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Kosmos 482 spacecraft was launched in 1972 and scheduled to make a controlled landing on Venus.

Soviet-era Venus probe crashes off Indonesia

A spacecraft launched in the 1970s has plunged into the Indian Ocean off Indonesia, more than fifty years after its failed launch to Venus.

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Indian Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri has urged Pakistan to address ‘violations’ of a ceasefire.

Explosions reported as India, Pakistan agree to ceasefire

Pakistan has reopened its airspace for flights, authorities say, as Indian and Pakistani officials announced a ceasefire but blasts were reported in Kashmir.

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India have accused Pakistan of “numerous ceasefire violations” along their de-facto border in Kashmir.

Blasts rock Indian Kashmir, as conflict escalates

Bomb blasts have rung out across Indian territories, as the military says it was shooting down Pakistani drones in the worst fighting between the two nations in nearly three decades.

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An architect of Australia’s defence policy has warned a lack of security spending could leave the nation at the mercy of an emboldened Russia and China.

‘Caught unprepared’: Aussie defence pioneer’s grim warning

‘We are just coasting along, she’ll be right, that sort of attitude and all the evidence is starting to show without exaggerating that she won’t be alright.’

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Pakistan says it reserves the right to retaliate after India targeted sites in Pakistani territory.

‘Ignited an inferno’: Pakistan vows retaliation over India's strikes

Tensions between India and Pakistan continue to soar after India struck ‘terrorist camps’ in Pakistani Kashmir, which Islamabad has branded an act of war.

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Chinese President Xi Jinping is expected to sign numerous agreements with Russia during his visit.

‘Important signal’: Putin, Xi to meet for ‘sensitive’ talks

Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin are preparing to meet in Moscow to discuss their ‘no limits’ partnership amid a trade war with US President Donald Trump.

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The latest missile strikes were a retaliation for a shocking terrorist attack in the tourist town of Pahalgam.

Urgent travel warning issued after deadly attacks

The Australian Government has issued an urgent warning for Aussies travellers after tensions between India and Pakistan escalated overnight following a series of missile strikes.

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India has launched strikes on 'terrorist' targets in Pakistan, the latest escalation between the two countries.

Explainer: Why did India attack Pakistan?

India’s strike on Pakistan is the latest flashpoint in decades of tension and conflict between the two countries. The Nightly explains why the relationship between the two has been fraught for 80 years.

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This photograph taken in 1989 shows Indian policemen taking positions after Kashmiri militants opened fire on government forces in the old city area of Naid Kadal in Srinagar.

A history of armed conflict between Pakistan and India

India’s strikes on Pakistani territory on Wednesday is the latest flashpoint in a long-simmering feud that goes back nearly eight decades and has killed thousands.

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Pakistan has warned India of a 'robust response' after sirstrikes killed at least eight people.

Jets shot down as Pakistan warns India of ‘robust response’

All-out war between India and Pakistan looks all but confirmed as tension between the two nations erupts following an airstrike that killed at least eight people and injured over 30 others.

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As Mr Collins was climbing the stairs to reach the third story of the hotel he lost his footing and fell three floors below to the basement in full view of his wife. 

Aussie tourist dead after falling down Thai hotel stairs

An Australian man has died in Thailand after falling down three flights of stairs in front of his wife the day before the couple were due to check out.

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A power outage in Bali has resulted in long lines at airport check-in counters.

Major update after Bali blackout leaves island in darkness

International travellers, tourists and locals were left in the dark as a massive blackout in Bali had airport staff scrambling and some of the Indonesian islands’ biggest motorways without power. 

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India's prime minister has vowed to hunt down those behind a deadly attack on tourists in Kashmir. (AP PHOTO)

‘Credible intelligence’: Pakistan says India planning strike

Pakistan’s information minister has claimed that India’s military could be ready to attack within the next 24 to 36 hours.

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Hollie's dog, Tiko, went missing on the holiday island in March.

Devastating reason expat living in Bali ‘had to move’ house

An expat living in Bali has revealed the sad reason why she ‘had to move out of her villa’ on the holiday island. 

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Donald Trump’s drive to recreate US manufacturing’s halcyon days ignores a number of the global economy’s current realities.

The trouble with MAGA’s manufacturing dream

Donald Trump underestimates the difficulty of producing in America - and how his own policies will make it harder.

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