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China says it backs Pakistan in defending 'sovereignty'
Beijing (AFP) May 20, 2025 China said on Tuesday it supports Pakistan in defending "national sovereignty and territorial integrity", after a ceasefire ended four days of fighting with India over a deadly attack in Kashmir. Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi said China welcomed the two countries "handling differences through dialogue" as he met his Pakistani counterpart Mohammad Ishaq Dar in Beijing. Dar's visit comes after India and Pakistan exchanged tit-for-tat drone, missile and artillery fire following the April attack ... read more |
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PKK urges Turkey to ease imprisonment of 'chief negotiator' OcalanSulaimaniyah, Iraq (AFP) May 20, 2025 The Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) has said Turkey should ease prison conditions for its founder Abdullah Ocalan, declaring him the group's "chief negotiator" for any future talks after a decision to disband. ... more 
Pentagon chief launches another review into U.S Afghanistan withdrawalWashington DC (UPI) May 21, 2025 Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Tuesday announced the launch of a new "comprehensive review" of the United States' chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan to ensure those responsible face accountability. ... more 
India to resume border ceremony with PakistanAmritsar, India (AFP) May 20, 2025 India said Tuesday it would resume a daily border ceremony with neighbouring Pakistan which it briefly halted earlier this month following the most serious conflict between the nuclear armed arch-rivals for decades. ... more 
Indian vets to be re-deployed as security guards in Kashmir: govtSrinagar, India (AFP) May 17, 2025 Military veterans will be redeployed as security guards in Indian-administered Kashmir, New Delhi said on Saturday, a week after it reached a ceasefire with Pakistan to end their most serious conflict in decades. ... more |
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Indian PM Modi vows strong response to any future 'terrorist attack'New Delhi (AFP) May 12, 2025 Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi vowed Monday to respond strongly to any future "terrorist attack", and warned that New Delhi would not tolerate "nuclear blackmail" in the event of further conflict with Pakistan. ... more
India, Pakistan military to confer as ceasefire holdsNew Delhi (AFP) May 12, 2025 Indian and Pakistani military chiefs were set to confer Monday as a ceasefire that brought the nuclear-armed rivals back from the brink of all-out war held. ... more
India, Pakistan ceasefire holds after early violationsPoonch, India (AFP) May 11, 2025 A ceasefire appeared to hold on Sunday between India and Pakistan, hours after the nuclear-armed rivals accused each other of violating a truce that brought them back from the brink of all-out war. ... more 
Outside mediation now crucial for Pakistan and IndiaKarachi (AFP) May 10, 2025 With the risk of dangerous escalation between India and Pakistan the highest in decades, only international mediation can stop a spiral into all-out conflict between the nuclear-armed foes, analysts say. ... more
India says repulsed fresh Pakistan attacks as de-escalation efforts growSrinagar, India (AFP) May 9, 2025 India said Friday it had repulsed a wave of Pakistani drone and artillery attacks overnight, and Islamabad insisted it had not struck targets across the border, as the latest conflict between the nuclear-armed neighbours showed no signs of relenting. ... more |
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India warns Pakistan attacks will get 'firm response' after trading fire for another day
New Delhi (AFP) May 8, 2025 India warned Thursday any Pakistan military action would be met with "a very, very firm response", a day after New Delhi launched missile strikes in retaliation for an attack it blames on Islamabad. "Our response was targeted and measured. It (is) not our intention to escalate the situation," Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar said in a speech to his visiting Iranian counterpart. "However, if there are military attacks on us, there should be no doubt that it will be met with a very, very f ... read more 
A bitter return for Iraqis kicked out of EuropeRanya (AFP) May 8, 2025 Iraqi Mohammed Jalal lost 10 years of his life seeking asylum in Germany, without success. Instead of being granted refuge, he was sent back to the land he had fled. ... more |
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Dozens killed as India, Pakistan clash in worst violence in decades Muzaffarabad, Pakistan (AFP) May 7, 2025 India and Pakistan exchanged heavy artillery fire along their contested frontier on Wednesday after New Delhi launched deadly missile strikes on its arch-rival, in the worst violence between the nuclear-armed neighbours in two decades. ... more
Turkey warns of 'all-out war' risk in India-Pakistan clashIstanbul (AFP) May 7, 2025 Turkey on Wednesday warned of a risk of "all-out war" between India and Pakistan, after the worst violence between the nuclear-armed neighbours in two decades. ... more 
Meta blocks access to Muslim news page in IndiaWashington (AFP) May 7, 2025 Meta has banned a prominent Muslim news page on Instagram in India at the government's request, the account's founder said Wednesday, denouncing the move as "censorship" as hostilities escalate between India and Pakistan. ... more 
Pakistan warns will 'avenge' deaths from Indian strikesMuzaffarabad, Pakistan (AFP) May 7, 2025 Pakistan has warned it will "avenge" those killed by Indian air strikes that New Delhi said were in response to an attack in Kashmir, signalling an imminent escalation in the worst violence in decades between the nuclear-armed neighbours. ... more
India says strikes on Pakistan were 'right to respond' as Pakistan warns to 'avenge'New Delhi (AFP) May 7, 2025 India's Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said Wednesday that missile strikes against Pakistan were a "carefully planned" operation that exercised New Delhi's "right to respond". ... more |
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