Nuclear-armed foes Pakistan and India must exert “maximum restraint” and step back from the brink of war, UN chief Antonio Guterres urged Monday, as tensions between the South Asian neighbors soared.
Relations have reached “a boiling point,” Guterres told reporters, warning it was “essential ... to avoid a military confrontation that could easily spin out of control. Now is the time for maximum restraint and stepping back from the brink.”
