Tensions are escalating between nuclear-armed neighbours India and Pakistan after a series of retaliatory strikes, raising concerns about potential conflict in the region.

Plus, as jury selection begins in Sean 'Diddy' Combs' sex trafficking trial, some surprising celebrity names have been drawn into the proceedings.

And in headlines today The judge overseeing the Sean 'Diddy' Combs case has slammed a lawyer who described the defence team as a 6 pack of white women; Doctors giving evidence at the mushroom murder trial explain how police managed to secure a sample of the meal from the bin and how Erin Patterson left hospital just 5 minutes after arriving complaining of gastro symptoms; NSW Police Commissioner Karen Webb has decided to step down; The Papal Conclave has officially begun to elect a new Pope; Media in the US have requested the documents in the Murdoch family succession feud case be unsealed

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