{
  "id": 15743289,
  "title": "UK to deploy fighter jets to help protect Saudi Arabia from Houthi attacks",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/uk-to-deploy-fighter-jets-to-help-protect-saudi-arabia-from-houthi",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-20T11:50:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Dawn",
    "slug": "dawn",
    "url": "https://www.dawn.com/news/2038537/uk-to-deploy-fighter-jets-to-help-protect-saudi-arabia-from-houthi-attacks"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "British fighter planes will be deployed to help Saudi Arabia defend itself against increasing attacks from Yemen’s Houthi rebels, the UK government announced on Tuesday. The defence ministry said the deployment formed part of “additional defensive military support” to Riyadh. “The UK will fly defensive counter air missions to support the protection of Saudi cities and critical national…",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}