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DEFENCE & SECURITY

Netanyahu at UN: ‘Israel prevented genocide’ as delegates walk out

Türkiye’s delegate later told the assembly that the walkout was a “resounding diplomatic condemnation” of Netanyahu’s policies.

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Delegates seated in the UN General Assembly hall in New York, with the rostrum and the UN emblem at the back
DEFENCE & SECURITY

Burnham sends RAF aircraft to refuel Saudi jets

The refuelling agreement is “time-limited” and will be kept under review, Burnham said, without setting out how long the support would last.

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A Royal Air Force Voyager tanker aircraft, the same type being sent to refuel Saudi jets, refuels two RAF Tornado jets during a previous operation over Iraq in 2015