China says 'concerned' by India strikes on Pakistan, urges restraint

"We are willing to work together with the international community and continue to play a constructive role in easing the current tensions"
7 May 2025, 03:58 AM

Several airports in north India shut for civilians

Meanwhile, Indian airlines have cancelled their flights to and from various cities, including Jammu and Srinagar
7 May 2025, 03:58 AM

3 fighter jets crashed in India's J&K: govt sources

Three fighter jets crashed in India's Jammu and Kashmir territory on Wednesday, four local government sources told Reuters, hours after India said it struck nine Pakistani "terrorist infrastructure" sites across the border
7 May 2025, 03:19 AM

Airlines re-route, cancel flights due to India-Pakistan fighting

Several Asian airlines said on Wednesday they were re-routing or cancelling flights to and from Europe because of fighting between India and Pakistan
7 May 2025, 02:59 AM

India briefed US after strikes on Pakistan: Indian embassy

Indian National Security Advisor Ajit Doval briefed US Secretary of State Marco Rubio shortly after New Delhi's strikes on Pakistan, the Indian embassy in Washington said Tuesday.
7 May 2025, 02:21 AM

Junta in quake-hit Myanmar extends ceasefire to May 31 - state media

The junta initially announced a ceasefire in early April, days after the March 28 earthquake
7 May 2025, 02:13 AM

Rubio urges India-Pakistan talks to 'defuse' situation: White House

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has spoken with his counterparts from India and Pakistan
7 May 2025, 02:10 AM

Death toll from Indian strikes on Pakistan jumps to 8 civilians: military spokesman

'In total in at six locations there were 24 impacts in Pakistan'
7 May 2025, 02:05 AM

Pakistan says civilians hit, claims downing 5 Indian jets

Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said Islamabad was responding to the Indian attacks but did not provide details
6 May 2025, 23:06 PM

India says strikes ‘non-escalatory in nature’

India today said it carried out "precision strikes at terrorist camps" inside Pakistan and Pakistani-controlled Kashmir, days after it blamed Islamabad for a deadly attack on the Indian side of the contested region
6 May 2025, 22:51 PM

World calls for calm as India-Pakistan crisis deepens

26 killed in Pakistan, 12 in India: reports
6 May 2025, 22:26 PM

UN chief concerned over Indian military actions in Pakistan

"The world cannot afford a military confrontation between India and Pakistan."
6 May 2025, 22:15 PM

UNSC urges Indo-Pak talks on Kashmir

The United Nations Security Council has urged India and Pakistan to ease tension and avoid military conflict, Pakistan said yesterday, as hostilities between the nuclear-armed rivals surge after a deadly attack on tourists in disputed Kashmir.
6 May 2025, 18:12 PM

7 paramilitaries killed in bomb attack in SW Pakistan

Seven Pakistani paramilitary troops were killed and five others wounded yesterday in a homemade bomb attack on a convoy in southwestern Balochistan province, officials said.
6 May 2025, 18:01 PM

India cuts water flow through Baglihar dam

Days after placing the Indus Waters Treaty into abeyance to punish Pakistan over the Pahalgam terror attack, India has curtailed the flow of water through the Baglihar dam on the Chenab river and is planning similar measures at the Kishanganga dam on the Jhelum River, PTI reported, citing a source.
5 May 2025, 18:01 PM

Pakistan conducts 2nd missile test

Pakistan yesterday conducted a second missile test and India ordered civil defence drills in an escalating stand-off over contested Kashmir that the UN said has brought the two nations to the brink of war.
5 May 2025, 18:01 PM

9 dead, dozens hurt after boats capsize in China: state media

Nine people have died and 70 were hospitalised after strong winds caused boats carrying tourists to capsize at a scenic spot in southwestern China, state media said Monday
5 May 2025, 03:02 AM

Maldives president holds record 15-hr press conference

Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu addressed a press conference for nearly 15 hours, his office said yesterday, claiming it broke a previous record held by Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky.
4 May 2025, 18:01 PM

India-Pakistan gunfire triggers terror of past conflict

For 10 nights straight, gunfire between Indian and Pakistani soldiers has echoed from the border
4 May 2025, 07:27 AM

Singapore ruling party wins election in landslide

Wong's People's Action Party took all but 10 seats in the 97-seat unicameral legislature
4 May 2025, 03:51 AM