UK to refuel Saudi jets to help counter Houthi attacks
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Prime Minister Andy Burnham agreed to time-limited RAF air-to-air refuelling of Saudi jets after a Saudi request, on advice from the defence and foreign secretaries. The decision follows renewed Houthi attacks, including an intercepted strike on Riyadh on Saturday and Houthi capture of Mocha and Red Sea islands near Bab al-Mandeb, through which about 12% of world trade passes. Burnham announced it en route to the UN General Assembly in New York on Monday.
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