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BBC Urdu correspondent Farhat Javed reports from Muzaffarabad in Pakistan-administered Kashmir where an Indian air strike damaged a mosque and some houses. Though many people had left the area last night, some residents have been able to return to assess the damage to their properties, locals told the BBC. A sense of fear and uncertainty … Read more

The UK government has hit back against claims by opposition parties that the newly-agreed trade deal with India could disadvantage British workers. Business and Trade Secretary Jonathan Reynolds told the BBC there was “no situation” in which he would “ever tolerate” British workers being undercut as a result of a trade agreement. Under the terms … Read more

Australia has announced a National Rugby League (NRL) team will be established in Western Australia (WA) for the first time. The WA state government will invest A$65m (£31m; $42m) to set up and support the new club over the next seven years. WA premier Roger Cook said the announcement is “great news for sports fans” … Read more

BBC Urdu’s Umer Draz Nangiana reports from outside a building complex in Pakistan’s Muridke, which was targeted by India in its overnight air strikes. The building, which lies in a densely-populated area, remains cordoned off by security forces. Indian officials say that they “destroyed terror camps” in Pakistan and Pakistan-administered Kashmir on Wednesday. India blames … Read more

Debris from an unidentified aircraft has been found in Pampore in Indian-administered Kashmir. There is no official confirmation yet on which aircraft has crashed or who it belongs to. Pakistan’s military claims it has shot down five Indian fighter jets but India has not commented yet. The BBC’s Riyaz Masroor reports from the ground. Video … Read more

Within moments of the briefing with the business secretary beginning, Jonathan Reynolds described it to us as a case study in the government’s claim to be going further and faster in doing what it can to improve living standards. Little wonder ministers want to lean into this deal with Delhi, grappling as they are with … Read more

At least two people have reportedly been killed after a night of heavy fighting between Ukraine and Russia – with drone strikes on Kyiv and Moscow. The fighting comes a day ahead of a planned parade in the Russian capital to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of World War Two – with President … Read more

Former US president Joe Biden has told the BBC that the pressure put on Ukraine by President Donald Trump to end its war with Russia amounts to “modern-day appeasement” by his successor. In his first interview since leaving the White House, Biden discussed the 80th anniversary of VE Day, and told Radio 4’s Today programme … Read more

The Irish government has revised down its economic growth forecasts due to global uncertainty and warned that a transatlantic trade war will lead to a further economic weakening. It expects Ireland’s domestic economy to expand by 2.5% this year, down from an earlier forecast of 2.9%. In the event of a tariff war between the … Read more

Steve Rosenberg BBC Russia editor BBC Eighty miles from Moscow, a park echoes to the sound of explosions and gunfire. As plumes of thick grey smoke rise into the air, the Red Army storms across a bridge and battles for control of a tiny island. More Soviet soldiers are arriving by boat from across a … Read more