Shweta Desai

Tensions began after U.S.

forces disabled three ships manned by Indian sailors in as many days.

That included a ship that American forces targeted on Wednesday, killing three Indian sailors.

In a press statement, the foreign ministry said it launched a, quote, strong protest with U.S.

diplomat Jason Meeks over the downing of the vessels.

It said that Meeks was, quote, requested to convey India's strong concerns to his authorities.

U.S.

Central Command or CETCOM says all three vessels were attempting to transport Iranian oil in violation of an American blockade.

More than 320,000 Indians work as merchant sailors, making them quite vulnerable to these attacks.

For NPR News, I'm Shweta Desai.

Pakistan's Information Minister Ataola Tarar said in a post on X that the strikes were in response to a series of militant attacks targeting Pakistani security personnel that included an incident on Tuesday that killed six police officers.

Tarar said the strikes destroyed a training centre and a hideout of militants who belonged to a Pakistani offshoot of the Taliban.

It's the first major clashes between the two sides since February when Pakistan declared an open war on Afghanistan.

It accuses the Taliban of sheltering militants who have been conducting deadly attacks, mostly against Pakistani security personnel.

The Taliban has denied those claims.

For NPR News, I'm Shweta Desai.

Wait, this is true?

Nepali language outlet Kantipur reports that 52-year-old Dava Sherpa was hired as a cook by a company that leads expeditions up Mount Everest.

But he was ordered to accompany foreign climbers to the summit because of a shortage of manpower.

Sherpa went missing on May 29th near an area known as the Yellow Band.