Sep 24 WATCH: Day 3 of the 2026 United Nations General Assembly By Associated Press Competing speeches from Benjamin Netanyahu and Mahmoud Abbas commanded attention at the United Nations on Thursday, even though the Palestinian leader wasn't there in person: The United States denied him a visa. Continue reading
Sep 21 Britain's Burnham to meet Trump and make UN debut after offering UK military support for Saudis By Jill Lawless, Associated Press Britain's Prime Minister Andy Burnham is set to meet U.S. President Donald Trump for the first time. Continue reading
Sep 20 Iran-backed Houthi rebels warn against joining Saudi Arabia in Yemen's growing civil war By Samy Magdy, Associated Press Mohamed al-Bukhaiti, a member of the Houthis’ political bureau, said Washington reached out to the rebels after their rapid advance down Yemen’s western coast to the Bab el-Mandeb Strait earlier this month. Continue reading
Sep 19 Saudi Arabia confirms Yemen's Houthi rebels tried to attack its capital with a ballistic missile By Toqa Ezzidin, Cara Anna, Associated Press The growing conflict near another important global shipping corridor has brought new pressures for markets. Continue reading
Sep 17 Tens of thousands flee as Iran-backed Houthis draw Yemen into wider war By Fatma Khaled, Associated Press An estimated 125,000 people have fled as Iran-backed Houthi rebels have advanced down the Red Sea coast to a key maritime chokepoint. Continue reading
Sep 15 Saudi airstrikes kill 3 in Yemen, Houthi official says By Associated Press The escalation comes after the Iran-backed Houthi rebels seized another two strategic islands in the southern Red Sea. Continue reading
Sep 14 Watch 9:36 Houthi gains in Yemen, attack on Saudi pipeline compound pressure on oil markets By Ali Rogin, Zeba Warsi, Dan Sagalyn Yemen's Houthi rebels seized more islands in the strategically crucial Bab al-Mandab Strait and now control the west coast of the country. This comes as a crucial pipeline in Saudi Arabia will be out of commission for weeks. Ali Rogin… Continue watching
Sep 14 Houthis seize 2 strategic Red Sea islands, and other Mideast developments By Associated Press Yemen's Houthi rebels have seized the strategic islands of Greater and Lesser Hanish in the southern Red Sea. This move strengthens their control over a key maritime shipping route. Continue reading
Sep 13 Fighting in Yemen intensifies, and Houthis launch more attacks on Saudi Arabia By Abdulnasser Alseddik, Samy Magdy, Associated Press The Yemeni government vowed to send more forces to the Red Sea coast after conceding a “painful” defeat last week when Houthis captured the port city of Mokha and an island on the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, a crucial shipping alternative… Continue reading
Sep 11 Watch 2:52 Iran-backed Houthis seize island at entrance to Red Sea, threatening Saudi oil exports By Ali Rogin, Zeba Warsi Houthi rebels in Yemen consolidated lightning gains across the country's western coast. The group, which recently resumed fighting with the Saudi-backed government, also extended its hold on the Bab al-Mandab Strait, a crucial chokepoint at the southern reaches of the… Continue watching