US Senate soundly defeats bid to stop F-16 sale to Türkiye

The Senate voted 79 to 13 against a resolution of disapproval of $23 billion sale of 40 Lockheed Martin F-16s and nearly 80 modernization kits to Türkiye, introduced by Republican Sen. Rand Paul. Before the vote, Paul criticized Türkiye's government and said allowing the sale would, what he called, embolden its "misbehavior." Backers of the sale said it was important for Washington to keep its word to a NATO ally (Read more at Daily Sabah).