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Israeli security officials have rerouted the prime minister's aircraft away from JFK over fears New York's mayor could disrupt it, though one Israeli source says the change is about parking and security rather than politics.

President Trump will meet NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani at Gracie Mansion on Monday, his first visit to the mayor's own city despite months of public sparring between the two.

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan told NTV that Ankara would have "no difficulty" meeting Saudi Arabia's military needs under the Makkah Defence Alliance, following similar commitments already made by Pakistani officials, as the pact nears full institutionalisation.

Pakistan has condemned the deadly Kohat mosque attack and called on the Afghan Taliban to dismantle terrorist sanctuaries, recruitment networks, and infrastructure operating from Afghanistan. "Condemnation must be matched by concrete action," the Ministry of Information said, demanding credible and verifiable action.

Pakistan's courts are already ordering what Johnson demands. The man who slashed Britain's aid to Pakistan now wants to use "our leverage" to overrule its courts. Everything else in his Daily Mail column is wrong, half-told or left out.