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India threat to halt water from Kashmir would be “act of war”, Pakistan minister says | BBC News

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Pakistan’s defence minister has told the BBC that India’s threat to halt the flow of water from Indian-administered Kashmir would be “an act of war”.

Speaking to Azadeh Moshiri in Islamabad, Khawaja Muhammad Asif said: “It will be a declaration of war, you know, you are actually depriving us of water, which is our right, which was acknowledged by India, as it is written in that treaty. We want that treaty to stay alive.”

It comes after India suspended a major treaty governing water sharing of six rivers in the Indus basin between the two countries, following Tuesday’s deadly attack in Kashmir in which 26 people died.

Mr Asif denied Pakistan was involved in the attack in Pahalgam.

The suspension of the water treaty is among several steps India has taken against Pakistan, accusing it of backing cross-border terrorism – a charge Islamabad flatly denies. It has also hit back with reciprocal measures against Delhi.

The treaty allocated the three eastern rivers – the Ravi, Beas and Sutlej – of the Indus basin to India, while 80% of the three western ones – the Indus, Jhelum and Chenab – to Pakistan.

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Tehran vows to strike US bases in Europe if they are used to attack Iran | BBC News

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Iran’s security chief says Tehran will attack any US military bases, including in Europe, if they are used to launch attacks on Iran.

Mohsen Rezaei also vowed that not even a single particle of enriched nuclear material will be allowed to leave his country, as part of any negotiations to end the war.

The US Treasury Secretary, Scott Bessent, is moved out of his Washington DC home to a military base – with US media reporting it’s because of Iran-linked threats to his life.

Meanwhile three men have been charged by the US over what they say are a string of Iran-backed terror plots in Europe and America, including the incident at RAF Fairford.

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Sugar Daddy, Sugar Baby: Trading intimacy for education – BBC News

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Meet British women who are funding themselves through university by dating rich older men via websites. Emma Jane Kirby meets them and asks – who is exploiting whom?

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How does a country prepare for war in 1,000 days? | The Security Brief

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The Defence Secretary has warned the UK to be ready for war in less than 3 years, as Russia and Iran ramp up production of …

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Yemen war: Explosions at Aden airport as new government arrives – BBC News

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Explosions have rocked the airport in Yemen’s port city of Aden soon after a plane carrying the new government arrived from Saudi Arabia.

At least five people were killed and dozens more wounded, a security source told Reuters.

PM Maeen Abdulmalik Saeed and cabinet members reportedly escaped unharmed and were taken to a presidential palace.

The information minister said the blasts were the result of a “cowardly terrorist attack” by Houthi rebels.

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Will Trump back Hegseth against a Republican-led revolt? | BBC News

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Republican congressman Thomas Massie has brought articles of impeachment to the House floor against US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth. 

Donald Trump has so far stood by Hegseth – but will it last? And what is in the articles of impeachment? 

00:00 Intro
01:04 Who is Pete Hegseth?
03:23 Why is he being impeached?
05:35 Who is Thomas Massie?
06:29 What’s the military perspective?
07:56 How have Hegseth and Trump reacted?
09:24 What happens next?

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