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  "title": "Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan to hold first defence pact meeting, source says",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/30/turkey-saudi-arabia-pakistan-to-hold-first-defence-pact-meeting",
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  "published": "2026-08-30T10:46:35.000Z",
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  "summary": "ISTANBUL, Aug 30 (Reuters) - Top officials from Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan will gather in Istanbul on Monday for a first committee meeting under the joint defence accord that they signed this month, a Turkish foreign ministry source said. The \"Mecca Joint Defence Agreement\", signed on August 7, brought together Sunni Muslim U.S. allies concerned by the Iran war and regional conflict that…",
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