The Mecca defence pact and Meloni’s record-breaking run

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We head to Istanbul for Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan’s first-ever Mecca Defence Alliance meeting. Then we’re off to Milan to discuss Italian prime minister Giorgia Meloni’s new era of stability.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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