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Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan sign defence pact
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What happenedPakistan says an attack on any of the three will amount to an attack against all, amid conflict in the Middle East.
The headline splitThe left frames it as "Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan have signed a key defense agreement". The right frames it as "‘Mecca Agreement’: Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan Sign Joint Military Pact".
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15 sources across Left, Center, and Right all describe the same event.
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WHAT EACH SIDE EMPHASIZED
Left / center-leftSaudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan have signed a key defense agreement
Philadelphia Inquirer · Center-left · News report
CenterSaudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan sign defence pact
BBC World · Center · News report
Right / center-rightFor Israel, peace with Saudi Arabia is not worth a nuclear arms race in the Middle East - opinion
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