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India and Pakistan exchange cross-border strikes

Merle Heusmann
May 9, 2025

India and Pakistan's latest conflict has expanded, days after India carried out airstrikes in Pakistan that followed an attack by gunmen on tourists in India-controlled Kashmir. Pakistan has rejected claims by India that it was behind that attack.

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