India-Pakistan escalation and what's next in the US-Houthi ceasefire



Tension between India and Pakistan is escalating. The US is potentially shifting its attention away from the Houthis in Yemen. A Lebanese border region has become a flashpoint for conflict with Syria.

On this episode of Trending Middle East:

What’s behind the enduring India-Pakistan conflict?

World leaders call for restraint after India's strikes on Pakistan

US and Yemen's Houthis agree on ceasefire, says mediator Oman

'They attacked from all sides': How Lebanon's Bekaa valley became conflict flashpoint with Syria

This episode features Taniya Dutta, reporting for The National, Mina AlDroubi, senior foreign reporter, and Nada Atallah, Beirut correspondent.

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Updated: May 08, 2025, 6:38 AM

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