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Saudi Arabia says Houthi forces in Yemen carried out a third attack in a week on Riyadh International Airport, killing at least 12 people and wounding 300 — the kingdom's deadliest strike in over a decade. The United States, the United Nations, Egypt, Qatar, Palestine and Japan have condemned the attack, with President Trump saying Washington may join the fight against the Houthis.
Operations at Saudi Arabia's King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh were suspended after a fresh attack on Saturday afternoon that wounded several people, the kingdom's civil aviation authority said. The strike follows Thursday's Houthi attacks that killed at least three Saudis, including a pilot, at the same airport.
Eritrea has asked the UN Security Council to impose deterrent measures after accusing Ethiopia of declaring war, while Addis Ababa accuses Asmara of a full-scale invasion of Tigray. The two neighbors are trading blame for starting a conflict that experts say is edging toward open war.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio invoked the ancient Greco-Persian wars during a speech in Athens, casting today's Iran as the heir to an old adversary and drawing sharp reactions in Tehran. Iranian officials, commentators and ordinary citizens pushed back, accusing him of distorting history to justify military pressure on Iran.
An Israeli drone strike in Lebanon's Hermel district near the Syrian border wounded six people, Lebanon's Health Ministry said, including five Syrian nationals and one Lebanese citizen. Israel's military said it targeted a "Syrian terrorist" it alleged was operating under Iranian direction and planning attacks on Israeli forces in southern Syria.
UN special envoy Hans Grundberg told the Security Council that Yemen has returned to 'full-scale war' amid continuing clashes between Houthi forces and the internationally recognized government. Saudi Arabia and the Yemeni government urged the Council to act against Houthi escalation.
At least 30 displaced civilians, including 26 women and 4 children, were killed in an RSF drone strike on Wad al-Mahi province in southeastern Sudan, according to the provincial governor. The attack, which also wounded dozens, is the latest in a series of drone strikes on the Blue Nile region as the RSF pushes toward Damazin.
Ethiopia has told the UN Security Council that Eritrea launched a "full-scale invasion" of its northern Tigray region, with troops advancing up to 60 km, while Eritrea accuses Addis Ababa of waging an unprovoked war of aggression and plotting to seize its Red Sea port of Assab. The mutual accusations come days after the two neighbors severed diplomatic ties.
Ukrainian drone strikes have partially disabled an AI data center run by Russian tech giant Yandex, a day after another of its data facilities was hit in the Ryazan region. Kyiv is widening its campaign to target Russian technology infrastructure while continuing strikes on missile plants and oil refineries, prompting Yandex to say its teams are working around the clock to maintain services.
