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By Abhijith Ganapavaram and Ariba Shahid NEW DELHI (Reuters) -Air France and Germany’s Lufthansa were among global carriers avoiding Pakistani airspace, airlines said and flight-tracking websites showed on Monday, as tension between nuclear-armed neighbours India and Pakistan remained high after a deadly attack in Kashmir last month. India took measures such as closing its airspace …

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By Aftab Ahmed, Sarita Chaganti Singh and Krishna N. Das SRINAGAR (Reuters) – India has begun work to boost reservoir holding capacity at two hydroelectric projects in the Himalayan region of Kashmir, sources with knowledge of the matter told Reuters, after fresh tension with Pakistan led it to suspend a water-sharing pact. The work represents …

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By Joshua McElwee VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Filipino Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle is sometimes called the “Asian Francis” because of his infectious smile, easy laugh, and spontaneity with words.  Like the late Argentine pope, he hails from a country far from the Catholic Church’s traditional power base of Europe and came to Rome with an …

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By Saeed Shah and Shivam Patel ISLAMABAD/NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India and Pakistan have significantly upgraded their military capabilities since the nuclear-armed neighbours clashed in 2019, posing increased risks of escalation even in a limited conflict, former military officers and experts say. Pakistan says India plans a military incursion after New Delhi blamed Islamabad for …

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MOSCOW (Reuters) -Chinese President Xi Jinping will make an official visit to Russia from May 7-10 to participate in celebrations of the 80th anniversary of the defeat of Nazi Germany, the Kremlin said on Sunday. In a statement on Telegram, the Kremlin said that Xi will discuss with Russian President Vladimir Putin the development of …

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MANILA (Reuters) -Two people, including a five-year-old girl, were killed and several others injured when a car crashed into the entrance of Manila’s international airport on Sunday, authorities said, adding the incident may not have been intentional. The incident occurred when a black SUV crashed through the outer railing and into the walkway near the …

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