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Explosions at Jammu airport in Indian Kashmir

Explosions at Jammu airport in Indian Kashmir

Residents in Indian-administered Kashmir have said there are major and multiple explosions and sirens in the city of Jammu, causing a complete blackout. Shesh Paul Vaid, the region’s former director-general of police and a resident of Jammu, said on social media: “Bombing, shelling, or

How India-Pakistan conflict pushed planes off course

How India-Pakistan conflict pushed planes off course

Fresh tension between India and Pakistan has hit the commercial aviation industry, forcing rerouting of flights and cancellations. India said it struck nine Pakistani “terrorist infrastructure” sites on May 7, some of them hundreds of kilometres inside Pakistan, while the latter claime