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Mutual defence: The alliances that preceded Turkiye-Pakistan-Saudi pact New pact says an armed ⁠attack on any one of the ⁠three countries would be ⁠regarded as an ⁠attack against them all.…

Kushner to visit Israel after Netanyahu rejects Gaza Board of Peace plan Visit to address Israeli opposition to plan for Hamas to disarm, Israel to withdraw from Gaza, board official…

EXPLAINER Saudi Arabia announces start of Red Sea defence alliance: Will it work? Thirteen countries have become members of the Saudi-led maritime alliance. Save People sail their boats past container…

News US missionary kidnapped in Niger released after nine months in captivity Kevin Rideout, a pilot with the evangelical missionary agency SIM International, was abducted in the capital, Niamey, on…

Russia stance will be defended in court, pledges World Athletics chief Coe Russian Athletics has lodged new claim at Court of Arbitration for Sport to challenge sanctions, but WA will…

Man City tight-lipped on Rodri transfer amid Barcelona and Real Madrid link Manchester City’s Enzo Maresca coy on the future of midfielder Rodri ahead of Community Shield showdown with Arsenal.…

EXPLAINER Huckabee calls Israeli settlers ‘terrorists’: Can US push end Qusra siege? US ambassador to Israel issues a rare condemnation of a violent siege by Israeli settlers on families in…

Israeli PM Netanyahu calls UK ‘the Islamic Republic of Britain’ The Israeli PM’s remark comes amid signs of growing tension between Israel and the UK’s Labour government. Save Israeli Prime…