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Rubio Hosts Meeting of Indo-Pacific Quad, Wraps up G20 Gathering

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio hosted a meeting with the foreign ministers of Australia, India and Japan on Saturday, their third meeting this year, as plans take shape for a summit of the leaders of the four countries in Manila next month. The leaders' summit, expected to occur during the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) conference in the Philippine capital on November 15-18, would be the first since 2024, and the first for US President Donald Trump.

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Syria weighs joining Mecca defence pact, foreign minister says

Syria weighs joining Mecca defence pact, foreign minister says Syria is considering whether to join the Mecca defence pact, Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani said on Saturday. “Discussions are currently underway to evaluate Syria’s entry into the Mecca alliance,” Shaibani told the Manama Dialogue conference in Bahrain. Under the pact, signed by Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan in Mecca in August, an attack on one member is considered an attack on all three. Saudi Arabia has come under heavy…

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