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  "title": "Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan sign joint defense agreement",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/07/saudi-arabia-turkey-and-pakistan-sign-joint-defense-agreement",
  "topic": "world",
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  "published": "2026-08-07T11:30:41.000Z",
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  "summary": "The pact commits the three countries to collective defense, bringing together NATO's second-largest army, the Muslim world's only nuclear power and the guardian of Islam's holiest sites.",
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        "outlet": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
        "title": "Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan sign defence pact",
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