第58天【一周要闻】

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Pakistan's prime minister, Imran Khan, warned India not to attack his country in retaliation for a suicide -bombing in Kashmir that killed 40 Indian security personnel, the worst attack on security forces in the region in 30 years of conflict.

A militant group based in Pakistan said it was responsible.

As tensions mounted between the two arch-rivals, a gun battle between police and suspected militants killed nine people in a village in Kashmir.

Amid the hostilities Saudi Arabia's crown prince and de facto leader, Muhammad bin Salman, visited Pakistan and India, where he promised large investment deals.

The Saudi foreign minister offered to help ease tensions between the two neighbours,underscoring the Saudis' new-found confidence on the world stage.

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Poland withdrew from a central European summit in Jerusalem after a dispute with Israel over how to characterise Poland's treatment of its Jewish community during the second world war.

Israel's acting foreign minister said Poles  "suckle anti-Semitism with their mother's milk".

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South Africa's government pledged 69bn rand ($4.9bn) to prop up Eskom, a state-owned power utility that is close to bankruptcy.