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  • Affairs
  • Episode 3386
  • 21 Oct 2026
  • 38 min

UK fighter jets head to Saudi while Italian and French forces head to the streets

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  • The Monocle Daily
  • Affairs
  • Episode 3386
  • 38 min

Inzamam Rashid explains why UK fighter jets are being sent to protect Saudi cities. Then: Phil Clark and Erin O’Halloran explore whether troops on the ground in France and Italy will quell protests or fan the flames. 

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  • Andrew Mueller

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