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Rubio offers US help to secure peace in escalating India-Pakistan conflict
US secretary of state urged both sides to de-escalate as he leads efforts to secure a solution to the deepening crisis
William Christou
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India and Pakistan accuse each other of cross-border attacks on military bases
Claims of missile attacks on targets deep inside both countries marks the steepest escalation in confrontation yet
Hannah Ellis-Petersen in Delhi and Shah Meer Baloch in Islamabad
News
Are we heading for another world war – or has it already started?
The rules-based world order is in retreat and violence is on the rise, forcing countries to rethink their relationships
Patrick Wintour Diplomatic editor
World
Who is Gen Asim Munir, the army chief leading Pakistan’s military amid India crisis?
Military chief once fell foul of Imran Khan, but since taking the top spot has been quietly amassing power over the government and supreme court
Hannah Ellis-Petersen in Delhi and Shah Meer Baloch in Islamabad
World
Pakistan accused of launching fresh wave of drone strikes on India
Explosions heard in Indian Kashmir as witnesses say attacks are heavier than those reported on Thursday
Hannah Ellis-Petersen in Delhi and Aakash Hassan in Kashmir
Environment
Weather tracker: Thunderstorms bring rain and hail to parts of the Balkans
Hot start to May gives way to significant rainfall, with egg-sized hailstones reportedly hitting Slavonski Brod in Croatia
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Sport
IPL cricket suspended amid growing India-Pakistan tensions
India’s cricket board has suspended the Indian Premier League amid rising tensions between India and Pakistan, whose PSL will move to the UAE
Simon Burnton
US news
Vance says US won’t intervene in India-Pakistan conflict: ‘None of our business’
Vice-president says US will seek to de-escalate but cannot force either nuclear power to ‘lay down their arms’
Andrew Roth in Washington
World
Pakistan denies attack on India-administered Kashmir after explosions reported in Jammu city – as it happened
Defence minister says ‘we have not mounted anything so far’ after multiple blasts reported
Maya Yang (now); Léonie Chao-Fong, Tom Ambrose and Martin Belam (earlier)
World
India claims to have thwarted Pakistan missile and drone strikes
Pakistan tried to hit Indian-administered Kashmir, Punjab and Rajasthan, according to India, which reported ‘no losses’
Hannah Ellis-Petersen in Delhi and Shah Meer Baloch in Islamabad
World
‘There will be war’: fear and defiance across border after Indian airstrikes in Pakistan
As crowds in Pakistan demand response to deadly attack, others fear all-out war with India, where mood also varies
Shah Meer Baloch in Rawalpindi and Hannah Ellis-Petersen in Delhi
Sport
India set for bid to stage World Test Championship final in 2027
India want to stage the final of the World Test Championship in 2027 with a formal proposal to be made to the International Cricket Council this summer
Exclusive by Matt Hughes
Stage
The Wrong Gods review – absorbing drama tackles dark chapter in India’s history
Counting and Cracking creator S Shakthidharan uses family and fable to examine epic ideas in this story of a community under threat
Dee Jefferson
World
Pakistan PM says India must ‘suffer the consequences’ for ‘cowardly’ attack – as it happened
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Jonathan Yerushalmy (now); Maya Yang and Léonie Chao-Fong (earlier)
Politics
Has UK-India trade deal ‘sold out British workers’ as Farage and Badenoch claim?
Row over exemption of national insurance contributions for Indian short-term workers overshadows deal
Eleni Courea Political correspondent
Opinion
The Guardian view on India and Pakistan: a newly dangerous moment in an old dispute | Editorial
Editorial: Both sides believe they are treading carefully, but without intercession the military clash following the murder of Hindu tourists in Kashmir could escalate
Editorial
World
India’s Pakistan strikes show how warfare has been normalised again
All-out war is unlikely but shifting of goalposts amid Gaza and Ukraine conflicts suggests Kashmir crisis could escalate
Dan Sabbagh Defence and security editor
World
Pakistan PM promises to ‘avenge each drop of blood’ after Indian airstrikes kill 31
Fears raised of escalating conflict after Pakistan accused India of ‘igniting an inferno’ in Kashmir and Punjab
Hannah Ellis-Petersen in Delhi, Shah Meer Baloch in Islamabad and Aakash Hassan in Kashmir
World
Shehbaz Sharif authorises ‘corresponding action’ after India strikes kill 26 – as it happened
Pakistan authorises retaliation after India conducts ‘precision strikes’ in Pakistan and Pakistan-administered Kashmir
Tom Ambrose (now); Martin Belam, Hamish Mackay, Jonathan Yerushalmy and Léonie Chao-Fong (earlier)
World
Kashmir crisis: what is Lashkar-e-Taiba and is it supported by Pakistan?
India claims to have attacked camps associated with a militant group in Pakistan – but what is its relationship with Islamabad?
Peter Beaumont
World
‘I hope we survive this hell tonight’: People in Kashmiri border villages fear more strikes
Residents on both sides had been preparing for violence for days. It came in the middle of the night, with the whistle of missiles overhead
Aakash Hassan in Kashmir and Shah Meer Baloch in Islamabad
Opinion
Modi’s deadly bombing strike on Pakistan goes to the heart of India’s great dilemma | Chietigj Bajpaee
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
Chietigj Bajpaee
Politics
Tory extinction ‘can’t be ruled out’, says Jeremy Hunt – as it happened
Former chancellor says he does not expect the Conservatives to die out as a party but he says it is a possibility
Andrew Sparrow
World
India and Pakistan can ill afford war, but who will talk them down? | Hannah Ellis-Petersen
The US has brought the two sides back from the brink before, but the mood is very different with Trump
Hannah Ellis-Petersen South Asia correspondent