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Humza Yousaf and Leo Varadkar write to India and Pakistan leaders urging peace

HUMZA Yousaf and former Irish Taoiseach Leo Varadkar have written to the leaders of India and Pakistan calling for peace.

The National (Scotland) · May 7, 2025

On the ground in Kashmir: The Independent reports live from wreckage site

India said it had conducted precision strikes in Pakistan in an overnight military operation on Wednesday, 7 May, following a terrorist attack in Kashmir that left 26 people dead and escalated tensions between the nuclear-armed neighbours.

The Independent UK · May 7, 2025

Information war: Are India and Pakistan telling the truth about attacks?

The nuclear-armed South Asian neighbours compete to shape the narrative after India strikes inside Pakistan.

Al Jazeera · May 7, 2025

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Modi’s deadly bombing strike on Pakistan goes to the heart of India’s great dilemma

A military attack on the same day as a trade deal with the UK reveals a nation keen to strut the world stage, but hampered by regional enmity and history, says Chietigj Bajpaee of Chatham House

The Guardian - UK · May 7, 2025

India and Pakistan can ill afford war, but who will talk them down?

The US has brought the two sides back from the brink before, but the mood is very different with Trump

The Guardian - UK · May 7, 2025

Backlash after minister says UK could sell weapons to India as war with Pakistan looms

Business secretary Jonathan Reynolds said the UK should not be ‘squeamish’ about exporting its defence sector

The Independent UK · May 7, 2025

The airlines forced to cancel flights after India’s airstrike on Pakistan

Authorities in Pakistan said 57 international flights were in the country's airspace when India struck

The Independent UK · May 7, 2025

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Op Sindoor: Strategic signalling, not final blow to terrorism

A swift, high-profile 25-minute military mission involving 24 precision strikes on terrorist sites across nine locations in Pakistan. This marked the launch of Operation Sindoor – India’s retaliation two weeks after 26 civilians were killed in Pahalgam.

Newslaundry · May 7, 2025

India vs. Pakistan (and China)

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Reason · May 7, 2025

Protesters demonstrate in central London after Indian missile strikes on Pakistan

Officers from Met Police attended to ensure the protest passed peacefully

Evening Standard · May 7, 2025

‘A step above anything done before’: Defence experts break down Op Sindoor

Responding to the Pahalgam terror attack, the Indian Armed Forces launched Operation Sindoor, striking nine terrorist sites across Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir in an operation described as “focused, calibrated, and non-escalatory”.

Newslaundry · May 7, 2025

Voices: Right now, there’s just one thing preventing nuclear war between India and Pakistan

COMMENT: As an uneasy, decades-long standoff breaks into open conflict, Peter Popham says the hostile neighbours have failed to develop protocols to prevent tensions from escalating further – to catastrophic levels

The Independent UK · May 7, 2025

Operation Sindoor: What’s the significance of India’s Pakistan targets?

India struck multiple targets in Pakistan and Pakistan-administered Kashmir in the aftermath of the Pahalgam attack.

Al Jazeera · May 7, 2025

India-Pakistan: Can other countries pull them from the brink of conflict?

Other nations call for restraint while offering mediation to ease tensions.

Al Jazeera · May 7, 2025

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Evening Standard · May 7, 2025

OPINION - As India and Pakistan teeter on the nuclear brink, Britain could have a crucial role to play

The missile strikes on Pakistan carried out by Indian warplanes herald another outbreak of serious conflict between the two neighbours who started fighting in the very year they won independence from Britain in 1947. In just over 50 years they fought four major regional wars – including in 1971, when…

Evening Standard · May 7, 2025

Why are Pakistan and India fighting? Their history explained amid fears of an all-out war

There have been fears raised that an all-out war could begin

The Independent UK · May 7, 2025

Pakistanis say India will ‘pay a huge price’ following cross-border strikes

Pakistanis vowed to make India “pay a huge price” following cross-border strikes between the two nuclear-armed rivals on Wednesday (May 7).

Evening Standard · May 7, 2025

Starmer calls for calm amid ‘rising tensions’ between India and Pakistan

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer said the UK and allies were pushing for de-escalation after exchanges of fire between the nuclear-armed neighbours.

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The Independent UK · May 7, 2025

Bollywood filmmakers blast Trump’s threat on foreign movies

Filmmakers, producers, and distributors are struggling to assess the precise impact of Trump’s tariffs on foreign movie industry

The Independent UK · May 7, 2025

Sotheby’s Hong Kong postpones auction of Buddha jewels after India threatens legal action

Auction of sacred Buddha relics paused to allow discussion between parties contesting ownership

The Guardian - UK · May 7, 2025

First Thing: Pakistan PM authorises ‘corresponding action’ after India strikes kill 26

UN calls for maximum restraint from two nuclear powers. Plus, Israeli minister accused of ethnic cleansing for vowing ‘Gaza will be entirely destroyed’

International Business Times · May 7, 2025

Explosions And Fire On The Contested India-Pakistan Border

At dawn Wednesday on the contested border between India and Pakistan, in the usually sleepy Indian-run town of Poonch, a thumping explosion ripped the air as an artillery shell smashed into a building.

Evening Standard · May 7, 2025

London statue unveiling honouring Bollywood icons Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol postponed amid India-Pakistan conflict

The statue, which is to celebrate the 30th anniversary of Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge, will now be unveiled at a later date as fears of an all-out war between India and Pakistan escalate

The Independent UK · May 7, 2025

Flights avoid Pakistan airspace after India’s pre-dawn missile strikes

The escalation, one of the most serious between the nuclear-armed neighbours in over two decades, has left northern airspace across the subcontinent nearly empty of civilian aircraft

Al Jazeera · May 7, 2025

India-Pakistan deadly strikes force airlines to re-route, cancel flights

Foreign airlines forced to take longer routes or cancel flights to avoid airspace of both India and Pakistan.

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