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New cold front? Kashmir standoff raises specter of US-China proxy fight

The hostilities between India and Pakistan over the contested territory of Kashmir are igniting fears that a localized skirmish could boil over into a wider conflict and threaten the stability of the region.
Watching closely is China and President Xi Jinping, a party to the Kashmir dispute with a stake in the outcome.
«For China, the stakes are high. Pakistan is its closest ally, and Beijing would not like to see it humiliated,» Sadanand Dhume, senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute (AEI), told Fox News Digital.
«Seen through the prism of U.S.-China competition, each country has a ‘side’ in this conflict. China is joined at the hip with Pakistan, whereas the U.S. and India have grown increasingly close over the past two decades,» Dhume added.
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President Donald Trump, right, and India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi shake hands during a news conference in the East Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 13. (Photo/Alex Brandon)
The U.S. war in Afghanistan after 9/11 created a dependence on Pakistan’s military and intelligence that required close cooperation. Since the withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021, U.S. engagement with Pakistan has been limited and Islamabad has less relevance for Washington’s foreign policy aims.
Max Abrahms, an expert on terrorism at Northeastern University, told Fox News Digital that the fight over Kashmir could now become a venue for U.S.-China competition.
«The India-Pakistan conflict may emerge as a proxy war where India is backed by the U.S. and Pakistan is backed by China,» Abrahms said.
Yigal Carmon, president of the Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI) and a former counterterrorism advisor to the Israeli government, told Fox News Digital that Kashmir is not just a clash between India and Pakistan. If the war escalates, he said, it could lead to the dismantling of Pakistan and have repercussions in Afghanistan, Iran and China.

Indian police officers stand guard at a checkpoint near Pahalgam in south Kashmir after assailants indiscriminately opened fired at tourists visiting Pahalgam, Indian-controlled Kashmir, on April 22. (AP Photo/Dar Yasin)
«Balochistan may soon acquire a de-facto independence. China will be one of the main losers of such a development, as it has heavily invested in the Gwadar Port, located in the Balochistan province of Pakistan,» Carmon said.
New Delhi launched retaliatory strikes against Punjab and Pakistan-administered Kashmir following a deadly attack on tourists in the disputed Jammu and Kashmir region on April 22 that saw 26 people killed by terrorists.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi pledged a forceful response, saying the perpetrators will be pursued till the «ends of the earth.»
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Chinese President Xi Jinping, right, hugs Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari at a signing ceremony in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Feb. 5. (Wu Hao HAO/Pool/AFP via Getty Images)
How far Pakistan will target India is uncertain, but Pakistan’s military, which yields significant influence in Pakistani politics, will likely want to exert a powerful response and avoid any appearances that the country looks weak.
«If Pakistan suffers a humiliating defeat, it would weaken the military’s grip on the country,» AEI’s Dhume said.
Dhume also said that any conflict that unravels Pakistan’s domestic stability would give a boost to separatist groups in Balochistan and Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa provinces who have long sought independence from Pakistan.
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Chietigj Bajpaee, senior research fellow for South Asia at Chatham House, said that India will try to ensure that the conflict remains limited and focus its efforts on targeting terrorists, avoiding civilian casualties.
Bajpaee told Fox News Digital that maintaining an anti-Indian stance is important to the legitimacy of the Pakistani military and intelligence establishment, and adopting an assertive military posture will be necessary to assuage domestic pressures.

Paramilitary soldiers stand guard near Pahalgam in India on April 22. (Waseem Andrabi/Hindustan Times via Getty Images)
«Although I don’t see an imminent possibility of Pakistan breaking up or a spillover of the conflict into Iran or Afghanistan, the conflict could fundamentally alter the relationship between the military and the civilian government and population, which has already been in decline,» Bajpaee said.
The fear for many experts and policymakers is whether the clashes lead to inadvertent escalation between two nuclear-armed powers. India and Pakistan have an estimated combined 342 nuclear warheads, according to the Arms Control Association, and their nuclear doctrines are motivated by their mutual enmity and desire to deter the other.
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President Donald Trump has not yet engaged directly with Indian or Pakistani officials, but said Wednesday he wants to see them «work it out» and that «if I can do anything to help, I will be there.»
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$30K in migrant housing aid has Dem gov on hot seat for ‘revolving door’ policy

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While she is shutting down her sanctuary state’s migrant shelters, critics are accusing Democratic Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey of simply shifting the costs over to a program that makes migrants eligible to receive at least $30,000 in housing assistance over two years.
The Boston Herald reported in June that the Healey administration had increased spending in Massachusetts’ HomeBASE program to $97 million in 2025, up from $9.5 million in 2022, according to state data.
The outlet reported that eligible families in the Massachusetts-run shelter system were being provided with $30,000 in rental assistance over two years. According to the Herald, the total caseload for HomeBASE increased under Healey from 1,473 in January 2023 to 7,767 in April 2025, more than a 400 percent increase. The outlet also said that some eligible families could qualify for an additional $15,000 in a third year of assistance but that state officials planned to pause third year assistance in July.
After that report, Massachusetts GOP Chair Amy Carnevale commented that the HomeBASE program amounted to being «shelters by another name.»
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As Massachusetts Democratic Governor Maura Healey closes down the sanctuary state’s migrant shelters, she is facing criticism for simultaneously shifting costs to dramatically increase spending on a program that detractors say makes immigrants eligible to receive $30,000 in housing assistance. (Photo by Jonathan Wiggs/The Boston Globe via Getty Images and Joseph Prezzioso/AFP via Getty Images)
«Taxpayers are giving migrant families nearly limitless free rental assistance. Meanwhile, federal action means these families won’t be receiving work permits anytime soon,» she went on, adding, «The migrant shelter crisis is not over, and cost-shifting is not leadership.»
This month, Healey announced the closure of all remaining hotel shelters in the Bay State amid the formal termination of her executive emergency focused on the state’s Biden-era migrant influx.
In a statement emailed to Fox News Digital, Carnevale said that «friends, favors, and failures continue to emerge even as she declares that the migrant crisis is over.»
«Healey should rip off the Band-Aid and tell the public whether these same oversights are occurring in the HomeBASE program,» she continued.
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A security guard patrols the emergency overflow shelter for migrants at the Melnea A. Cass Recreation Complex in Boston. (Craig F. Walker/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)
«The abuse of taxpayer dollars, coupled with a stunning lack of oversight by Maura Healey and her administration, will define her legacy as governor.»
Meanwhile, Jon Fetherston, a former Massachusetts migrant shelter director who blew the whistle about rampant crime and abuse taking place in the system, commented that «instead of creating stability, HomeBase has become a revolving door of short-term rental assistance.»
He said that because migrants often spend the bulk of their $30,000 on upfront costs, many become unable to sustain their housing within months.
«The Healey Administration’s expansion of the HomeBASE program was sold to the public as a solution, one that would save money, reduce shelter dependence, and help migrant families become self-sufficient. But the reality is far different,» he explained. «HomeBASE is now a bloated, mismanaged program that’s failing both the taxpayers who fund it and the migrants it claims to help.»
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Boston Mayor Michelle Wu and Gov. Maura Healey tour a Boston facility housing over 300 migrant families. (John Tlumacki/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)
«HomeBASE, in its current form, is a broken promise,» he said. «Taxpayers are footing a nearly $100 million bill with little transparency, no measurable outcomes and no end in sight. The promise of savings from closing hotel shelters is being quietly replaced with backdoor spending that still lacks accountability.
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«This isn’t a hand-up; it’s a setup for failure.»
Fox News Digital reached out to Healey’s office for comment but did not receive a response by the time of publication.
Fox News Digital’s Charles Creitz contributed to this report.
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Viajó a Turquía con su hijo y terminó con 40 puntos en la cabeza: «Pensé que me moría»

Lo que prometía ser unas vacaciones soñadas en la costa turca se transformó en una pesadilla para Fia Lane, una joven madre británica de 30 años. El accidente no solo la dejó con graves heridas físicas, sino que también impactó de lleno en su hijo Kairo, de apenas 7 años, que presenció todo y aún no logra superar el trauma.
Todo comenzó en agosto de 2023, cuando Fia viajó desde Ealing, West London, junto a Kairo, su hermana menor Mischa-Leigh (18) y su madre Cathy (54) para visitar a su tía Diane en Fethiye, una ciudad portuaria sobre la famosa Costa Turquesa de Turquía.
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El primer día transcurrió entre playa y cenas familiares. Pero al día siguiente, la tragedia golpeó de lleno.
Un paseo en cuatriciclo que terminó en horror
La mañana arrancó tranquila, con un chapuzón en la pileta del complejo donde vivía Diane. Después, Fia y Mischa-Leigh decidieron dar una vuelta en el cuatriciclo de la tía, algo habitual entre los residentes de la zona.
Sin casco y vestidas con ropa liviana, salieron a recorrer las calles internas del barrio. “Nunca me preocupé por el casco en esas calles tranquilas”, reconoció Fia.
Pero en segundos, todo cambió. Un gato se cruzó en el camino y Mischa-Leigh, al intentar esquivarlo, apretó el acelerador en vez del freno. El cuatriciclo volcó y Fia salió despedida, golpeando la cabeza contra el asfalto y perdiendo el conocimiento.
“Cuando desperté, no podía ver nada. Sentía que me moría”, relató. Una mujer que pasaba por ahí la asistió mientras Fia solo pensaba en su hijo: “¿Dónde está mi bebé?”. Kairo, que había visto todo, gritaba desesperado: “¿Mi mamá está muerta?”.
El cuatriciclo volcó y Fia salió despedida. (Foto: The Sun).
Heridas, miedo y una cuenta pendiente
La ambulancia llegó rápido, pero antes de trasladarlas al hospital, pidieron los pasaportes. Mischa-Leigh, que se había aferrado al cuatriciclo, solo sufrió un corte profundo en el brazo. Fia, en cambio, tenía el brazo derecho completamente inmovilizado, la cabeza sangrando y un dolor insoportable.
En el hospital, los médicos le diagnosticaron luxación de hombro, le dieron puntos en el pie y le realizaron 40 puntos de sutura en el cuero cabelludo y la frente. Todo esto, mientras Fia caía en la cuenta de un error clave: había olvidado contratar seguro de viaje.
Los médicos le diagnosticaron luxación de hombro. (Foto: The Sun).
“Siempre sacaba seguro, incluso con cobertura para cuatriciclos. Esta vez, se me pasó”, lamentó. El costo de la atención médica fue de 400 libras para ella y 15 puntos para su hermana, una suma que podría haber sido mucho mayor.
El impacto emocional en su hijo y la recuperación
A pesar del dolor, Fia decidió quedarse el resto de las vacaciones para que Kairo pudiera reemplazar el recuerdo del accidente por momentos más felices. Pero el pequeño no pudo superar el susto: “Me abrazaba todo el tiempo y me preguntaba si estaba bien”. Fia decidió quedarse el resto de las vacaciones para que Kairo pudiera reemplazar el recuerdo del accidente por momentos más felices. (Foto: The Sun).
De regreso en Londres, Fia tuvo que mudarse con su madre durante tres meses porque no podía valerse por sí misma. Nuevos estudios revelaron que, además de la luxación, tenía el brazo fracturado y el hombro desalineado. Ahora espera fisioterapia y no descarta una cirugía.
Kairo, por su parte, sigue marcado por lo vivido. “No quiere volver a Turquía. Si le menciono visitar a Diane, me dice que ni loco”, contó Fia. “Todavía habla del accidente y temo que nunca olvide haberme visto así”. Fia Lane decidió compartir su historia para advertir a otros viajeros. (Foto: The Sun).
El consejo de Fia: “Nunca subestimen los riesgos”
Fia Lane decidió compartir su historia para advertir a otros viajeros: “Siempre revisen que tengan seguro de salud completo, sobre todo si van a hacer actividades de riesgo. Yo tuve suerte de que la cuenta no fuera más alta”.
Y dejó una última reflexión: “Jamás volvería a subirme a un cuatriciclo sin casco. Son máquinas pesadas y peligrosas. Pagué caro por un rato de diversión, pero podría haber sido mucho peor”.
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