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Drone attacks force Saudi Arabia to halt its East-West oil pipeline
Riyadh says the drones came from Iraqi territory but has deferred retaliation while Baghdad investigates, placing a vital Hormuz-bypass route under new pressure.
More than 46,000 people displaced as fighting escalates across Yemen
The UN’s sharply higher displacement count shows how the latest Houthi-government battles are converting a strategic Red Sea offensive into a widening civilian emergency.
Pakistan opens parallel talks with Iran and Saudi Arabia as Yemen fighting escalates
Separate calls involving Pakistan's defence chief and Saudi Arabia's foreign minister show Islamabad trying to contain regional spillover without promising military action.
UN Security Council holds emergency session as Yemen war enters a more dangerous phase
The meeting followed Houthi advances near Bab al-Mandeb and cross-border attacks, with diplomats warning that renewed warfare threatens civilians, aid operations and international shipping.
Houthis seize Mayyun Island after an offensive reaches the Bab el-Mandeb strait
The capture places Houthi forces on the island dividing the strategic waterway’s two shipping channels and raises new risks for Red Sea traffic.
Global bond sell-off resumes as oil rises above $107 and borrowing costs climb
A renewed flight from government debt spread across major economies as Middle East supply fears intensified inflation pressure and the ECB raised its policy rates.
Anthropic says users tried to employ Claude for weapons, pathogens and surveillance
The company says it disabled the identified operations, but its threat report shows how general-purpose AI is lowering barriers across military, biological and intelligence activity.
Saudi crown prince urged Trump to order US strikes against Yemen's Houthis
The request marks a reversal from Riyadh's earlier preference to handle the confrontation itself as Houthi advances threaten the Bab el-Mandeb shipping route.
Houthis capture Yemen’s Mocha port in a major Red Sea advance
The coastal breakthrough gives the Yemeni movement greater leverage near Bab el-Mandeb as regional fighting threatens shipping, energy flows and an already severe humanitarian crisis.
Global humanitarian assistance shrank sharply as 64 million fewer people received aid
A new system-wide assessment says donor cuts reduced both the reach and depth of assistance in 2025, with women, children, displaced people and older people hit hardest.
New Yemen fighting kills children as Houthi attacks trigger alerts in southern Saudi Arabia
Clashes across several Yemeni fronts and renewed cross-border attacks are displacing thousands of families and putting the fragile UN-led political process under greater strain.
Pakistan says renewed Houthi attacks could activate the Mecca defence pact
Islamabad’s warning gives the Saudi-Turkish-Pakistani security agreement its first serious test as fighting in Yemen again spills across borders.
Yemen’s new school year begins with an estimated 3.2 million children out of class
Families in Taiz are sending children to work as war, displacement and rising costs turn nominally free education into an unaffordable choice.