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CNA
3 days ago
- General
- CNA
India arrests 81 for 'sympathising' with Pakistan
There has been a wider clampdown on social media since an April 22 attack on tourists in Indian-administered Kashmir, the deadliest on civilians in the contested Muslim-majority territory in decades. New Delhi blamed Islamabad for backing militant groups it said carried out the attack, charges that Pakistan denied. India and Pakistan then fought a four-day conflict, their worst standoff since 1999, before a ceasefire was agreed on May 10. India's counter-terrorism agency last month arrested a paramilitary police officer for allegedly spying for Pakistan, while authorities have arrested at least 10 other people on espionage charges in May, according to local media. Sarma is also pushing efforts to stem the contentious issue of illegal immigration. Assam shares a long and porous border with neighbouring Muslim-majority Bangladesh. Indian media have reported that Assam's government has allegedly rounded up dozens of alleged Bangladeshis in the past month and taken them to the frontier to cross. The Times of India newspaper on Saturday reported that Assam was "dumping them in no-man's land", suggesting that at least 49 had been pushed back between May 27-29 alone. The Assam government has not commented on the reports. Bangladesh, largely encircled by land by India, has seen relations with New Delhi turn icy, after the Dhaka government was toppled in an uprising last year.
The Guardian
24-05-2025
- Politics
- The Guardian
Indian troops shoot dead Pakistani man crossing frontier, officials say
Indian border troops shot dead a Pakistani man who they said had crossed the international frontier and did not stop when challenged, the force has said. The shooting comes two weeks after India and Pakistan agreed a ceasefire after a four-day conflict, in which more than 70 people were killed in missile, drone and artillery fire. India's Border Security Force (BSF) said its troops had spotted 'one suspicious person advancing towards the border fence', which lies beyond the international frontier, in Gujarat state's Banaskantha district on Friday evening. 'They challenged the intruder, but he continued to advance, prompting them to open fire,' the BSF said in a statement on Saturday. 'The intruder was neutralised on the spot.' A photograph released by the force showed a dead man with greying hair. The conflict began after a militant attack in Indian-administered Kashmir in April that killed 26 people. The Indian government accused Pakistan-backed militant groups of being behind the incident and launched targeted missile strikes at 'terrorist infrastructure and camps' over the border. Pakistan responded by firing missiles at Indian military targets. After the ceasefire, the Indian government said any future terrorist attacks on its territory would be considered an act of war. Pakistan has denied any involvement in last month's militant attack in Kashmir. It has become more vocal in blaming India for a rising wave of militant attacks that have struck Pakistan, particularly in the regions of Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Pakistan has repeatedly accused India of using proxy militant groups to carry out terrorist attacks in order to destabilise the country, which India has denied.
Bloomberg
22-05-2025
- Politics
- Bloomberg
France and Saudi Arabia Aim to Disarm Hamas in New Peace Push
France and Saudi Arabia are working on a proposal to disarm the Iran-backed militant group Hamas and pave the way for its demobilization, according to people familiar with the discussions. Saudi officials have been in contact with Hamas as part of its push, according to people briefed on the matter. It's unclear if French officials have also been talking to Hamas, which is designated a terrorist organization by the European Union and US.
Reuters
20-05-2025
- Politics
- Reuters
Russia's Lavrov says radical groups engaged in 'ethnic cleansing' in Syria
MOSCOW/DAMASCUS May 20 (Reuters) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Tuesday that Moscow is deeply concerned by what he said was ethnic cleansing being carried out by "radical militant groups" in Syria. The comments came as Syrian sources and Russian social media channels reported an apparent attack on one of the two military bases Moscow maintains in Syria. "Radical militant groups are carrying out real ethnic cleansing, mass killings of people based on their nationality and religion," Lavrov said, according to a transcript of his comments published on the Foreign Ministry website. There was no indication as to what groups he was referring to in his speech to a reception to mark the last day of the Easter period for Orthodox Christians. Russia, which maintains two military bases in Syria, was a key backer of the government of ousted President Bashar al-Assad, who is now in Russia, where he was given asylum. A March outbreak of sectarian violence in Syria's coastal northwest, which was an Assad stronghold, left hundreds of members of the former leader's Alawite sect dead. Russia has attempted to maintain ties with Syria's new authorities, who have said that they may yet allow Moscow to retain use of the Hmeimim airbase and Tartus naval base. Two sources in Syria familiar with the matter said that the Hmeimim airbase had come under attack earlier on Tuesday. Military Informer, a pro-Russian Telegram channel that focuses on military matters, published what it said was video of a firefight between Russian troops and Syrian fighters at the base. Reuters could not verify the footage. The Syrian sources said that the motive for the attack on the airbase, which has sheltered Alawite refugees since the March attacks, was unclear. One, a Syrian security official based in the coastal city of Latakia, said an investigation was underway. U.S. President Donald Trump this month ordered sanctions on Syria imposed during Assad's rule removed, in a major policy shift for Washington.
