World · 16 September 2026
Saudi warplanes strike Yemen as Houthi drones target oil ports
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Saudi Arabia and Houthi fighters exchanged heavy air and drone strikes on Wednesday as a six-month-old regional war widened into a new front in Yemen. The United States told government staff to avoid the Yemen border and oil prices remained near $108 a barrel amid global supply concerns. Donald Trump faced growing pressure over whether to provide direct military support to Riyadh to prevent a deeper energy crisis.
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