Flora Drury

London

Journalist at BBC

Journalist for @bbcworld. All the usual disclaimers apply.

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Qué se sabe de la "operación Sindoor", el ataque con misiles de India a Pakistán que dejó al menos 26 muertos y que Islamabad prometió que no quedará impune

1 week ago | es-us.noticias.yahoo.com | Flora Drury

Dos semanas después del mortal ataque militante a turistas en la región de Cachemira administrada por India, este país ha lanzado una serie de bombardeos en Pakistán y en la zona de Cachemira administrada por Pakistán. De acuerdo al reporte oficial, al menos 26 personas murieron en el ataque aéreo indio.
What we know about India's strike on Pakistan and Pakistan-administered Kashmir

1 week ago | bbc.com | Flora Drury

What we know about India's strike on Pakistan and Pakistan-administered KashmirReutersA city view of Muzaffarabad in Pakistan-administrated KashmirTwo weeks after a deadly militant attack on tourists in Indian-administered Kashmir, India has launched a series of strikes on sites in Pakistan and Pakistan-administered Kashmir.
What we know about India's strike on Pakistan and Pakistan-administered Kashmir

1 week ago | bbc.co.uk | Flora Drury

Kashmir is claimed in full by India and Pakistan, but administered only in part by each since they were partitioned in 1947. The countries have fought two wars over it. But more recently, it has been attacks by militants which have brought the two countries to the brink. Indian-administered Kashmir has seen an armed insurgency against Indian rule since 1989, with militants targeting security forces and civilians alike.
What we know about India's strikes on Pakistan and Pakistan-administered Kashmir

1 week ago | flipboard.com | Flora Drury

13 hours agoOn the ground in Kashmir: The Independent reports live from wreckage siteIndia said it had conducted precision strikes in Pakistan in an overnight military operation on Wednesday, 7 May, following a terrorist attack in Kashmir that left 26 people dead and escalated tensions between the nuclear-armed neighbours. Targets of the strikes were nine facilities allegedly linked to proscribed militant groups such as Lashkar-e-Taiba and Jaish-e-Mohammed, Indian officials claimed.
What we know about India's strike on Pakistan and Pakistan-administered Kashmir

1 week ago | flipboard.com | Flora Drury

3 hours agoDonald Trump weighs in on India strikes in Pakistani KashmirDonald Trump called airstrikes India said it launched in Pakistani Kashmir on Wednesday (7 May) “a shame.” The US president added that he hopes fighting between India and Pakistan “ends very quickly” and “people knew something was going to happen based on a little bit of the past.” Indian armed forces launched "Operation Sindoor," saying they had attacked "terrorist infrastructure" in nine sites.
Tears of joy as five Thai hostages held in Gaza are freed

Jan 30, 2025 | msn.com | Paweena Ninbut |Jiraporn Sricham |Flora Drury

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Tears of joy as five Thai hostages held in Gaza are freed

Jan 30, 2025 | yahoo.com | Paweena Ninbut |Jiraporn Sricham |Flora Drury

Five Thai farm workers who were abducted during the 7 October attacks by Hamas on Israel have been released after being held for almost 500 days in Gaza. They were handed over to the Red Cross during chaotic scenes along with two Israelis, shortly after a first Israeli hostage was freed. Pongsak Thaenna, Sathian Suwannakham, Watchara Sriaoun, Bannawat Seathao and Surasak Lamnao had all been working in southern Israel when they were kidnapped during the attacks in October 2023.
Afghanistan: Women suspended from midwife and nurse training - BBC News

Dec 3, 2024 | bbc.co.uk | Flora Drury |Turpekai Gharanai

Women at training colleges across the country were told they are not allowed to return to class.
Thousands defy Pakistan police in support of Imran Khan

Nov 26, 2024 | yahoo.com | Flora Drury

Thousands of opposition protesters have converged on Pakistan's heavily-barricaded capital, demanding the release of jailed former prime minister Imran Khan. The convoy - which is aiming for a square in the centre of Islamabad - has already clashed with security forces, who have been firing tear gas and rubber bullets at the marchers in an attempt to disperse them.
'Don't forget us': Teenage refugee reminds Gen Z of silenced Afghan girls

Nov 23, 2024 | yahoo.com | Flora Drury

When Nila Ibrahimi set out to build a website telling the stories of Afghan girls, it wasn't just to give them a voice. The 17-year-old Afghan refugee was also determined to remind her fellow Gen Zs in her adopted country, Canada, that they were similar - they even listened to Taylor Swift just like other teenage girls around the world. "I want to make them as real as possible so that other people, especially young people, Gen Z specifically, can put themselves in their shoes," she told the BBC.