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Indian and Pakistani troops exchanged gunfire for a second consecutive day on Saturday, as relations between the two nuclear-armed neighbors deteriorated following a deadly attack on tourists in India’s Kashmir region.
According to the Indian Army, its forces responded to "unprovoked" small arms fire from multiple Pakistani Army posts that began around midnight on Friday along the 740-kilometer (460-mile) Line of Control, the de facto border dividing Indian- and Pakistani-administered Kashmir.
The Indian Army said Pakistani troops had also initiated sporadic fire the previous night, but no casualties were reported on the Indian side.
There was no immediate response from Pakistan’s military regarding the latest exchanges.
Tensions between the two countries escalated sharply after an attack on April 22 that killed 26 tourists in Kashmir. Indian police have identified three suspects in connection with the assault, including two Pakistani nationals. Pakistan has denied any involvement and called for an international investigation into the incident.
In the wake of the attack, both countries announced retaliatory measures. Pakistan closed its airspace to Indian airlines, while India suspended the 1960 Indus Waters Treaty, which governs water-sharing from the Indus River and its tributaries.
Although India and Pakistan maintain a long-standing ceasefire agreement over the disputed Kashmir region, sporadic gunfire and skirmishes are common. The two countries have fought two of their three wars over Kashmir since gaining independence from Britain in 1947.
At least 69 people have died and almost 150 injured following a powerful 6.9-magnitude earthquake off the coast of Cebu City in the central Visayas region of the Philippines, officials said, making it one of the country’s deadliest disasters this year.
A tsunami threat was issued in Chile after a magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck the Drake Passage on Friday. The epicenter was located 135 miles south of Puerto Williams on the north coast of Navarino Island.
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A shooting in Nice, southeastern France, left two people dead and five injured on Friday, authorities said.
Snapchat will start charging users who store more than 5GB of photos and videos in its Memories feature, prompting backlash from long-time users.
Armenia’s foreign minister says the presidents of Azerbaijan and Türkiye have been verbally invited to attend the 8th European Political Community summit due in Yerevan next spring.
Iran's Minister of Road and Urban Development Farzaneh Sadegh has said that Iran and Russia are scheduled to sign a railway agreement next month in Moscow.
Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan has dismissed debate over who benefits more from recent agreements with Azerbaijan, calling the talks a mutual gain.
The U23 World Championship held in Novi Sad, Serbia, is nearing its conclusion. According to Azertag, two members of Azerbaijan’s freestyle wrestling team competed in the final bouts.
Israeli protesters gathered in Tel Aviv on Saturday (October 25), urging the government to finalise the hostage deal and secure the return of the remaining deceased captives held in Gaza.
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