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US Senate defeats bid to stop F-16 fighter jet sale to Turkey, voting continues

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April 26, 2024
Reuters

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate on Thursday soundly defeated an effort to stop the $23 billion sale of F-16 fighter jets and modernization kits to Turkey, which President Joe Biden's administration approved after Turkey approved Sweden's joining the NATO alliance.

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