The fighting between India and Pakistan intensified sharply on Saturday, with both sides targeting air bases and military sites, and each blaming the other for striking first. Pakistan said India had targeted at least three of its air bases with air-to-surface missiles in the early hours of Saturday, including Nur Khan, a key air force […]
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The 69-year-old is the first cardinal from US to lead the world’s largest Christian Church. A new pope has been elected – the first from the United States to lead the Roman Catholic Church. But the institution is divided between progressives and traditionalists, in a world polarised by conflict and widening political division. So, what
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In 2023, the pair cut down the almost 200-year-old tree on Hadrian’s Wall in northern England. A British court has found two men guilty of cutting down the famous “Sycamore Gap” tree in what prosecutors called a “moronic mission”. Newcastle Crown Court found former friends Daniel Graham, 39, and Adam Carruthers, 32, guilty of criminal
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Pakistan Defence Minister Khawaja Asif on Friday said that Islamabad has “no option left other than full a blown war” in response to what he described as India’s increasingly aggressive posture over the past four days read more Pakistan Defence Minister Khawaja Asif on Friday said that Islamabad has “no option left other than full
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Both countries have substantial nuclear arsenals. International concern is mounting over the India-Pakistan conflict, as both are armed with substantial nuclear arsenals. Atomic bombs have only been used twice – 80 years ago on Japan. What nuclear risks do the current hostilities pose? Presenter: James Bays Guests: Dan Smith – Director of the Stockholm International
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African nations are drowning in debt. A halt of US aid to many countries on the continent could worsen the crisis. Africa is a continent rich in natural resources with a young population. African nations in theory have the potential to transform their economies. But many of them are facing mountains of debt. Africa’s external
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Trump aims to drum up financial support for the US with his Middle East trip, but Iran and Gaza also hang in the balance. United States President Donald Trump plans to tout trillions of dollars of Arab investments in the US as a major achievement, but other issues are at stake, says University of Maryland
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Seoul’s military says launches may have been to test weapons intended for export. North Korea has fired a flurry of short-range ballistic missiles into the sea off its east coast, South Korea’s military has said, in what Seoul called a possible test of weapons intended for export. North Korean forces launched the missiles from an
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China’s Xi Jinping likens ‘US hegemony’ to ‘fascist forces’ ahead of Vladimir Putin summit Financial Times China’s Xi arrives in Moscow in show of support for Putin after Ukrainian drones target capital Reuters Xi’s Visit to Russia Complicates China’s Courtship of Europe The New York Times Xi Jinping begins four-day Russia visit after Ukrainian drones attack Moscow The Guardian
