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Hostilities between India and Pakistan resume

Dozens of fighter planes are engaged on both sides. Kashmir is the long-standing bone of contention

India fired missiles at Pakistan last night in what it called "Operation Sindoor." It was a retaliation for an April 22 attack in Indian Kashmir by a Pakistan-backed terrorist group, the Resistance Front (according to India). The retaliation is said to have come now because Indian intelligence has discovered that the group is planning more attacks. The Pakistani government called the attack "an act...

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Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, India, 05/07/2025 10:40
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