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- Pakistan launches retaliatory strikes on India...
- Australia's highest-ranking Catholic congratulates Pope Leo on his election...
- And in sport...
- Surfing legend Stephanie Gilmore beaten by rival less than half her age at Gold Coast Pro.
Pakistan's army says they have begun launching retaliatory strikes against India after accusing them of firing missiles at three of their air bases.
Al Jazeera reports Pakistan has targeted military bases in the Indian cities of Beas Pathankot and Udhampur according to a military source.
Earlier, Army spokesman Lieutenant General Ahmad Sharif Chaudhry said India had targeted bases in the Pakistani cities of Rawalpindi and Chakwal as well as the Jhang district in the eastern Punjab province.
He says the missiles that were not intercepted have not damaged Pakistan's air force capacity.
"The few that have been able to sneak in have not been able to cause any damage to the flying assets of Pakistan Air Force I want to assure the people of Pakistan that your armed forces are vigilant and thwarting all these cowardly acts of aggression by the Indians. This is part of the larger sinister plan to push the region and beyond into havoc.”
Indian and Pakistani soldiers have exchanged shells and gunfire across their frontier in the disputed region of Kashmir overnight in a growing military standoff that erupted following an attack on tourists.
United States President Donald Trump says leaders from both Russia and Ukraine should end the war immediately after the US embassy in Kyiv warned of a potentially significant air attack in the coming days,
The White House says President Trump says he had a good and productive call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Thursday [[8th May]], adding Mr Trump hopes both Ukraine and Russia will agree to a proposed 30-day ceasefire next week.
Ukraine has been pressuring Russia to accept the US proposed ceasefire as part of moves towards a peace agreement.
Donald Trump says he needs to see an attempt from both sides to end hostilities.
"I have a message for both parties. Get this war ended. We're losing 5,000 soldiers a week. Russian and Ukrainian soldiers and other people also, by the way. And I say, get this stupid war finished."
Australia's highest-ranking Catholic official has congratulated Pope Leo XIV on his election as head of the church.
The 45-year-old Ukrainian-born Bishop, Mykola Bychok, took part in the election of the new pope at the conclave in the Vatican.
Appointed as cardinal by Pope Francis last December the Melbourne church leader is the youngest cardinal in the Catholic Church and the first Australia-based cardinal since George Pell.
He says the appointment of the first US pope, Leo XIV, is an opportunity for the church of about 1.4 billion followers to unite and feel hope for the future.
"It was both a tremendous privilege and a solemn responsibility to take place in the conclave. With heartfelt joy and filel devotion I welcome the election of his-holiness Pope Leo XIV. This sacred moment marks the beginning of a new chapter in the life of the church: one filled with hope, prayer and a renewed commitment to unity and mission."
Google will pay $1.4 billion to Texas to settle claims the company collected users' data without permission.
The lawsuit was launched in 2022 when Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sued Google, saying the search giant collected millions of biometric identifiers, including voiceprints and records of face geometry, through its products and services like Google Photos and Google Assistant.
In a statement, Mr Paxton says, "For years, Google secretly tracked people's movements, private searches, and even their voiceprints and facial geometry through their products and services. I fought back and won."
Google did not immediately respond to an email seeking comment.
In sport,
Stephanie Gilmore has been out-surfed by a rival less than half her age but fellow veteran Sally Fitzgibbons is celebrating reaching her first World Surf League semi-final in more than four years at the Gold Coast Pro.
Eight-time world champion Gilmore was eliminated by 17-year-old Erin Brooks in the quarter-finals of the Championship Tour event today - which the 36-year-old first won before the Canadian was even born.
Brooks used superior wave selection to get the better of the Australian legend, who is due to return to the tour full-time next year.
And Sally Fitzgibbons took on Isabella Nichols in an all-Australian quarter-final with Fitzgibbons showing fighting spirit to claw her way to a win.
