12:12⇢India-Pakistan Conflict Escalates With Deadly Missile Exchange
⌨The newspapers report extensively on the escalating conflict between nuclear-armed India and Pakistan. Multiple sources confirm India launched missile strikes into Pakistan, killing at least 38 people (Breitbart, CBS, CNN, NPR, NYTimes, AP News). Pakistan claims to have downed Indian fighter jets and has authorized its military to take "corresponding actions" (CNN, NYTimes, Washington Post). Domestically, the REAL ID deadline has arrived today, with airports implementing new requirements for domestic air travel (LA Times, USA Today). Other headlines note the papal conclave beginning at the Vatican (ABC News, The Epoch Times) and Trump's continued confrontation with Harvard University (Boston Globe, The Atlantic).