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World in brief August 19 2024
“The only good Tory is a dead Tory."
SAUDI ARABIA: A former Saudi spook alleges Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman began the country’s disastrous Yemen war by forging his father’s signature on a royal decree launching it.
Saad al-Jabri made his allegation to the BBC. He lives in exile, having worked with a previous crown prince, Mohammed bin Nayef, who has been imprisoned since being dropped for bin Salman in 2017.
SOUTH CHINA SEA: Philippine and Chinese coastguard ships collided near an atoll close to the disputed Spratly Islands today.
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