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6 days ago | 
eldiario.es | Peter Beaumont
Como represalia por la masacre de abril en Cachemira, India está lanzando misiles contra lo que dice que son campamentos de grupos armados en Pakistán. Una vez más, las miradas se han centrado en la relación que, según India, hay entre Islamabad y los grupos armados que lanzaron ataques contra la disputada región himalaya de Cachemira. Entre ellos, el grupo Lashkar-e-Taiba. ¿Qué es Lashkar-e-Taiba?
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1 week ago | 
theguardian.com | Peter Beaumont
With India launching missile strikes on what it says are camps associated with militant groups inside Pakistan in retaliation for last month’s massacre in Kashmir, attention has once again focused on India’s claimed relationship between Islamabad and armed groups involved in attacks in the disputed Himalayan region of Kashmir, most prominently Lashkar-e-Taiba. What is Lashkar-e-Taiba?
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1 week ago | 
theguardian.com | Peter Beaumont
Control of Kashmir, in the foothills of the Himalayas, has been disputed since India and Pakistan gained independence from Britain in 1947. Both claim it in full, but each controls a section of the territory, separated by one of the world’s most heavily militarised borders: the “line of control” based on a ceasefire border established after their 1947-48 war. India and Pakistan have gone to war twice since over Kashmir, most recently in 1999.
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1 week ago | 
theguardian.com | Peter Beaumont
The US will halt its bombing campaign against Yemen’s Houthis after Donald Trump claimed the Iran-aligned group had agreed to stop targeting shipping in the Red Sea.
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1 week ago | 
aol.co.uk | Peter Beaumont
The US will halt its bombing campaign against Yemen’s Houthis after the Iran-aligned group agreed to stop targeting shipping in the Red Sea.
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1 week ago | 
jdsupra.com | Nicholas Adams |Valentin Autret |Peter Beaumont
In the inaugural issue of this newsletter, we examine significant developments, court rulings and trends to watch in Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America, the Middle East and the United States. Trends To WatchHyperinflation. Many jurisdictions across Africa have been beset by hyperinflation, causing major problems for entities in the region with contracts that provide for payment to be made in U.S. dollars.
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2 weeks ago | 
theguardian.com | Peter Beaumont
Tensions between the arch-rivals India and Pakistan have escalated rapidly after the massacre of 25 Indian tourists and a Nepalese citizen in the disputed Himalayan Kashmir region on Tuesday, prompting warnings of a return to conflict. A previously unknown Islamic militant group calling itself the Resistance Front has claimed responsibility for the attack, which India immediately linked to Pakistan, although it did not publicly produce any evidence. Pakistan has denied any involvement.
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2 weeks ago | 
ca.news.yahoo.com | Aakash Hassan |Peter Beaumont
India and Pakistan closer to conflict over Kashmir attack as tit-for-tat moves mountIndian paramilitary forces patrol the streets on Thursday after one the region’s deadliest attack on civilians since 2000. Indian paramilitary forces patrol the streets on Thursday after one the region’s deadliest attack on civilians since 2000.
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3 weeks ago | 
theguardian.com | Aakash Hassan |Peter Beaumont
Indian security forces flooded the Himalayan region of Kashmir as soldiers and police launched a massive manhunt for the perpetrators of a militant attack on Tuesday that claimed the lives of at least 26 tourists. As tens of thousands of armed police and soldiers fanned out across the region setting up checkpoints and searching vehicles, many businesses remained closed afer a call by religious and political figures.
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3 weeks ago | 
msn.com | Aakash Hassan |Peter Beaumont
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