Pakistan says no de-escalation with India amid attacks
- Pakistan’s military says there will be “no de-escalation” with India until it has responded to India’s Wednesday strikes.
- Pakistan has denied claims by India’s armed forces that “military stations” in Indian-administered Kashmir’s Jammu and Udhampur, and in Punjab state’s Pathankot, were targeted in drone and missile attacks. No casualties were reported.
- Pakistan’s information minister says his country has engaged only in a “defensive response so far” to India’s attacks on his country, as Pakistan’s military said India launched attack drones into Pakistan on Thursday, killing at least two civilians.
- At least 48 people have been reported killed so far – 32 of them in Pakistan – since India launched missiles on Wednesday that it said targeted “terrorist camps” in Pakistan and Pakistan-administered Kashmir. Pakistan retaliated with a barrage of artillery strikes.
- The clashes follow escalating tension between the two nuclear-armed countries since a deadly attack in Indian-administered Kashmir’s Pahalgam on April 22, which India blamed on Pakistan. Pakistan has denied any involvement.
Jammu resident reports drone attack on the city
Jammu resident Rashul Singh Oberh has told Al Jazeera that blackout in the city in Indian-administered Kashmir started at about 8pm local time (14:30 GMT) and that a drone attack started about 15 to 30 minutes later.
“I’m at my workplace and can see red light and explosions in the sky,” he said.
Ukraine says it has busted Hungarian spy ring collecting military data
Two Ukrainians arrested as authorities claim operation had one eye on a possible future military incursion
Fri 9 May 2025 13.31 BST
Ukraine says it has busted Hungarian spy ring collecting military data
Two Ukrainians arrested as authorities claim operation had one eye on a possible future military incursion
Ukrainian authorities claim to have busted a Hungarian spy ring operating on its territory, alleging that Budapest was collecting sensitive military data with one eye on a possible future incursion into the west of the country.
Hungary’s foreign minister dismissed the accusations as “propaganda” and announced the expulsion of two Ukrainians described as “spies working under diplomatic cover” at the Ukrainian embassy in Budapest.
Propaganda slip-up: Iran accidentally exposes sensitive missile data
On May 4, 2025, Tehran announced it had tested a new ballistic missile system. Iranian state television swiftly began broadcasting propaganda videos showcasing the test. However, there was a minor oversight: one of the propaganda videos posted on social media inadvertently revealed on-screen data showing the missile’s drag coefficient, a sensitive piece of information that could make it easier for Iran’s enemies to block the missiles
The new ballistic missile, named "Qasem Basir", is the latest addition to Tehran's extensive family of ballistic missiles. It has a range of 1,300km, a lightweight carbon fibre body along with a 500kg warhead, and a camera to ensure precise targeting.
Brigadier General Aziz Nasirzadeh, Iran's defence minister, who appeared prominently in the propaganda footage, claimed that the new missile system was developed based on experiences gained during two recent Iranian missile attacks against Israel in April and October 2024. "No defence system, neither THAAD nor Patriot, is capable of intercepting Qasem Basir missiles," Nasirzadeh asserted.
UN agencies warn Israel plans for aid distribution endanger lives in Gaza
International aid agencies warned on Friday that plans presented by Israel to control aid distribution in Gaza, including a U.S.-backed proposal, will only increase suffering and death in the devastated Palestinian territory, which has been under a total Israeli blockade for nearly 10 weeks.
They urged Israel to lift its ban on all food, medicine and other supplies entering Gaza, which has caused a surge of malnutrition and hunger among Palestinians as supplies rapidly dwindle.
“Humanitarian aid should never be used as a bargaining chip,” UNICEF spokesperson James Elder said in Geneva.
How a park ranger alerted world to Sycamore Gap tree's fate
Martin Lindsay
Daniel Graham and Adam Carruthers have been found guilty of cutting down the iconic Sycamore Gap tree. The deliberate felling of the tree on Hadrian's Wall in Northumberland angered people around the world. For the man who was first on the scene, it was a moment that changed his life forever.
Park ranger Gary Pickles was in shock.
Where once had stood arguably England's favourite tree, there was now just air.
When the call had come through earlier that morning, Gary had thought it was a prank.
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