Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan sign defense pact

To display this content from YouTube, you must enable advertisement tracking and audience measurement. One of your browser extensions seems to be blocking the video player from loading. To watch this content, you may need to disable it on this site. Cover image: © France 24 05:08 Issued on: 07/08/2026 - 14:12 Progressive Democrats are hoping to build momentum after left-wing candidate Abdul El-Sayed narrowly defeated an establishment-backed rival in Michigan’s US Senate primary. The race was seen as a test of the party’s future direction, with El-Sayed campaigning on universal healthcare, campaign finance reform and an end to unconditional US military aid to Israel. France 24 International Affairs editor Kethevane Gorjestani shares further insights. Keywords for this article On the ground Middle East