India strikes Pakistan

Plus, Vatican conclave to pick new pope.

Get full access to Reuters.com for just $1/week. Subscribe now. Daily Briefing Daily Briefing By Edson Caldas India attacked Pakistan in the worst fighting in more than two decades between the nuclear-armed enemies. We look at their history of clashes, international reactions and what residents of Pakistani Kashmir are saying. You can also follow live updates. Elsewhere, we cover ice-breaker US-China trade talks, the Fed's upcoming rate decision and the conclave to elect a new pope. Today's Top News   Rescuers remove a body from a building after it was hit by an Indian strike in Muridke near Lahore, Pakistan. REUTERS/Mohsin Raza India strikes Pakistan India said it struck nine Pakistani "terrorist infrastructure" sites, following a deadly attack on tourists in Kashmir last month. Islamabad reported six Pakistani locations were targeted, and that none of them were militant camps. At least 26 civilians were killed and 46 injured, a Pakistan military spokesperson said. Residents of Muzaffarabad, the capital of Pakistan-administered Kashmir, said they fled their homes and ran into surrounding hills. India's latest action, which prompted reactions from world leaders including US President Donald Trump, adds to a long list of military conflicts between the nuclear-armed neighbors. In other news Former US President Joe Biden said his successor's pressure on Ukraine is a form of "modern-day appeasement" that will never satisfy Moscow. Speaking to the BBC, he said Russian President Vladimir Putin believes Ukraine is part of "mother Russia" and "anybody who thinks he's going to stop is just foolish". Russia launched an intense drone and missile attack on Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities overnight, killing a mother and her son in the capital, amid faltering attempts to broker a pause in the fighting. Sudan's army said its anti-aircraft systems intercepted drones targeting the country's largest naval base in the wartime capital Port Sudan. Explosions were heard in the city, though it was not immediately clear whether they were near the Flamingo base. Israeli strikes on a school housing displaced families in northern Gaza killed 13 Palestinians earlier today, local health authorities said. In more news from the enclave, we look at a hunger crisis rippling across its health sector. Roman Catholic cardinals will begin the task of electing a new pope, locking themselves away from the world until they choose the man they hope can unite a diverse but divided global Church. Vatican Correspondent Joshua McElwee joins the Reuters World News podcast to explain what will happen during the conclave. Business & Markets   Chinese authorities announced a raft of stimulus measures, including interest rate cuts and a major liquidity injection, as Beijing steps up efforts to soften the economic damage caused by the trade war with the United States. US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and chief trade negotiator Jamieson Greer will meet China's economic tsar He Lifeng in Switzerland this weekend for talks that could be the first step toward resolving the trade war disrupting the global economy. Earlier today, world stocks held on to most of their recent gains and oil prices rose on news of the forthcoming meeting between top US and Chinese trade officials. But the dollar was down and European stocks dropped as caution prevailed about prospects for any tariff deal ahead of a Federal Reserve decision on rates. The Fed will doubtless leave interest rates unchanged later today, but the meeting may be the last where the outcome is so cut and dried with Trump's tariffs casting a shadow of uncertainty over the economic outlook. The rush to cut interest rates at major central banks slowed to a trickle last month. 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