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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky meets Prince Saud bin Mishaal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Deputy Governor of the Mecca Region, in Jeddah on March 26, 2026. © AFP via Handout Ukrainian Presidential Press
Ukraine and Saudi Arabia signed an “agreement” on defence cooperation that lays the foundation for future contracts and technological cooperation, President Volodymyr Zelensky said Friday during a visit to the oil-rich Gulf nation that has come under attack since the February 28 launch of the war in Iran. Follow our liveblog for the latest updates.
Yesterday's key developments:
- US President Donald Trump extended the deadline to open the Strait of Hormuz to April 6.
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Iran claimed to have not requested the 10-day pause on strikes on its energy plants, and has yet to deliver a final response to the US's 15-point plan to end the war.
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Israel took Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and parliamentary speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf off its hit-list after Pakistan asked Washington not to target them.
(FRANCE 24 with Reuters, AP and AFP)
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