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Turkiye, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan sign joint defence agreement: What’s in it?

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  Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Turkiye have signed a joint defence pact as tensions in the Middle East continue to escalate with the United States and Israel’s war on Iran . The agreement, called the Mecca Joint Deterrence Agreement, was signed in the Saudi holy city of Mecca on Friday by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman and Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. Recommended Stories list of 3 items list 1 of 3 Houthi strikes in Yemen as Saudi Arabia braces for attacks: What we know list 2 of 3 Saudi ⁠Arabia, Pakistan and Turkiye sign defence deal amid regional turmoil list 3 of 3 Houthi attacks on gov’t forces hint that a major battle in Yemen is brewing end of list The pact is intended to provide a collective deterrence against any act of aggression by stipulating that an armed attack against any of the three would be regarded as an attack on all, the partners said jointly. In a statement of its own, the Pakistani...

Sri Lanka prisoners riot leaving 3 dead, 23 injured in chaos

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  Police and riot squads have been deployed after three inmates were killed and nearly two dozen others were injured in separate prison riots across Sri Lanka. Public Security Minister Ananda Wijepala told parliament on Friday that one prisoner was killed when 40 inmates broke out of their cells at the New Magazine Prison in the capital, Colombo, late on Thursday. Recommended Stories list of 2 items list 1 of 2 At least 26 people killed in Sri Lanka prison clashes list 2 of 2 Inmates and guards killed in deadly fighting at Sri Lanka prison end of list Two more prisoners were killed on Friday morning during a second riot at Kuruwita prison, about 80km (50 miles) from the capital, he said. Between the two incidents, 23 inmates were injured and admitted to hospitals, Wijepala said, adding that police and special forces ‌brought both riots under control. Additionally, police told the Reuters news agency that officers fired tear gas at protesting inmates at an open prison in the coastal...