Fragile truce holds between India, Pakistan after days of fierce exchanges | India-Pakistan Tensions News

A ceasefire between India and Pakistan appears to be holding, after both sides accused each other of initial violations, as an uneasy calm has taken hold following days of the worst eruption of fighting between the nuclear-armed neighbours in decades. The Indian military sent a “hotline message” to Pakistan on Sunday about violations of an agreed-upon…

‘Who suffered the most?’: Fear and fatigue in Kashmir after ceasefire | India-Pakistan Tensions News

Srinagar, Indian-administered Kashmir — On Saturday morning at Fateh Kadal, a densely packed neighbourhood on the sloping embankment of the Jhelum river in Srinagar, Indian-administered Kashmir’s largest city, 62-year-old Hajira wrapped a cotton scarf with a brown paisley design around her shoulders. With her face muscles tense and sweat beading across her upper lip, she…

Why Burkina Faso’s junta leader has captured hearts and minds around the world

Ibrahim Traoré/X A charismatic 37-year-old, Burkina Faso’s military ruler Capt Ibrahim Traoré has skilfully built the persona of a pan-Africanist leader determined to free his nation from what he regards as the clutches of Western imperialism and neo-colonialism. His message has resonated across Africa and beyond, with his admirers seeing him as following in the…