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Pakistan said most of the missiles were intercepted and that retaliatory strikes were underway. It's an escalation in a conflict triggered by a massacre last month that India blames on Pakistan. https://www.npr.org/2025/05/10/g-s1-65664/pakistan-india-retaliation-underway

Indian leader Narendra Modi and Pakistan’s army chief Asim Munir both believe they are fighting a just war against a sworn enemy https://www.ft.com/content/d0299bee-4e37-4bc7-a752-85bf1932cfe7

India News: Amid escalating tensions, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has urged Pakistan's army chief Asim Munir to de-escalate hostilities with India, offering https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/find-ways-to-de-escalate-us-top-diplomat-rubio-speaks-with-pakistan-army-chief-asim-munir/articleshow/121047498.cms

The Indian army said on Saturday that Pakistan was continuing its "blatant escalation" with drone strikes and using other munitions along India's western border, and its "enemy designs" would be thwarted. https://www.reuters.com/world/india/pakistan-continuing-blatant-escalation-border-says-indian-army-2025-05-10/

Journalists with the Shan State-based news outlet Shwe Phee Myay continue to report amid civil war and repression. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/5/10/reporting-from-behind-shifting-front-lines-in-myanmars-civil-war

A full-blown war between India and Pakistan would be the first ever between two nuclear-armed nations. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/5/10/could-india-pakistan-use-nuclear-weapons-heres-what-their-doctrines-say

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Pakistan conducts retaliatory strikes targeting India after India fired missiles at three air bases in steepest escalation in their confrontation yet https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/may/10/india-pakistan-military-reprisals-escalate-what-we-know-so-far

Tensions between the two nuclear-armed neighbours have escalated closer to a full-scale war https://www.ft.com/content/ebad770b-b290-4c4f-88e3-a1effdd0c50e

Having walked the corridors of power, Pakistan’s former leader knew what it meant to wield terrible responsibility. She also understood the absurdity of mutual destruction. https://www.politico.eu/article/india-pakistan-benazir-bhuttos-chilling-warning/

Pakistan's military says it has launched retaliatory strikes on sites in India, alarming world powers about further hostilities between the nuclear nations. https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2025/05/09/pakistan-launches-attacks-on-india-upping-tension-between-nuclear-powers/83546837007/

Amid rising tensions between Indian and Pakistan, an American blogger revealed that he is stranded in the neighbouring country but is safe. https://www.ndtv.com/offbeat/india-pakistan-tension-american-youtuber-says-hes-stuck-in-pakistan-8376688

Pakistan said early Saturday it had hit multiple military targets, days after India launched its largest strikes inside Pakistan in decades. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/05/09/india-pakistan-military-attacks/

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The Group of Seven countries on Friday urged maximum restraint from both India and Pakistan and called on them to engage in direct dialogue amid rising hostilities between the two nuclear-armed Asian neighbors. https://www.reuters.com/world/g7-nations-urge-india-pakistan-have-direct-dialogue-2025-05-10/

There’s been a profound and dangerous shift in their rivalry, and it threatens U.S. interests. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/09/opinion/india-and-pakistan-enter-a-more-dangerous-era.html

Pakistan said India fired missiles at three air bases early on Saturday including one close to the capital, Islamabad, but Pakistani air defences intercepted most of them as the neighbours extended their worst fighting in nearly three decades. https://www.reuters.com/world/india/pakistan-says-three-air-bases-targeted-by-indian-missiles-2025-05-10/

Powerful explosions were reported early Saturday across multiple Pakistani air bases, including a critical installation near the capital Islamabad, prompting the Pakistani government to shut down the country's airspace to all civilian aircraft. https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/india-pakistan-tensions-operation-sindoor-explosions-heard-at-3-pak-air-bases-airspace-shut-to-all-air-traffic-reports-8376371

Pakistan has launched attacks on "multiple targets" across India, according to the media wing of Pakistan's military. https://news.sky.com/story/pakistan-launches-military-operation-against-india-13364836

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Pakistan has accused India of firing missiles at three of its military's air bases on Saturday. Pakistan's military said it then launched missiles at Indian-controleld areas of Kashmir. DW has more. https://www.dw.com/en/pakistan-launches-missiles-after-saying-india-targeted-bases/live-72497443

Army spokesman says most missiles were intercepted and all Pakistan Air Force assets are safe as tensions between nuclear armed neighbours soar https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2025/may/10/pakistan-says-three-air-bases-attacked-by-indian-missiles-live-updates

The Pakistan military said most of the Indian missiles, fired from military jets, were intercepted by air defences https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/may/09/pakistan-accuses-india-targeting-three-military-bases-tensions-escalate

Myanmar is China’s top source of raw rare earth elements. As conflict threatens that supply chain, Beijing is moving more directly to intervene in Myanmar’s civil war. https://thediplomat.com/2025/05/northern-myanmar-poses-a-challenge-to-chinas-critical-minerals-strategy/