Rubio plays peacemaker in India-Pakistan tensions after Kashmir attack

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Secretary of State Marco Rubio called senior officials from India and Pakistan, looking to mediate between the two following a terrorist attack in Kashmir that India blamed on its northwestern neighbor.

Rubio spoke over the phone with Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, urging both to ease tensions and pursue a path to peace, according to State Department spokeswoman Tammy Bruce.

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