{
  "id": 13838320,
  "title": "Japan denounces Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia, urges deescalation",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/japan-denounces-houthi-attacks-on-saudi-arabia-urges-deescalation",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-12T01:09:23.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Mainichi",
    "slug": "the-mainichi",
    "url": "https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20261012/p2g/00m/0na/002000c"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi declared on Sunday that Japan unequivocally condemns the recent attacks by Yemeni Houthi rebels against Saudi Arabia, urging an immediate cessation of the escalating conflict. Acknowledging the Middle East's pivotal role in maintaining global peace and Japan's energy security, Tokyo is committed to exerting every diplomatic avenue towards deescalating and stabilizing the tense situation expeditiously with nations such as Saudi Arabia and Yemen. Motegi's statement emphasized that any assault on civilians or civilian infrastructure is wholly intolerable, and Japan reiterates its vehement condemnation of the Houthi's recent barrage of attacks.\n\nSaudi Arabia has endured a series of Houthi-backed assaults in recent days. A missile strike on King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh on Saturday claimed over ten lives and left three hundred people wounded. The same airport bore the brunt of a repeat Houthi assault on Sunday, according to Saudi officials. The United States' President Donald Trump has floated the possibility of the U.S. joining forces with Saudi Arabia in targeting the Houthis, as the protracted Iran war continues to unfold. This ongoing conflict has engendered apprehensions about potential disruptions in the supply of Middle Eastern crude oil, a resource-strapped Japan's critical dependency on which could exacerbate surging energy prices.",
  "summary": "TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi said Sunday that Japan denounces attacks by Yemen's Houthi rebels on Saudi Arabia, urging them to",
  "key_points": [],
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    "outlets": 5,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Ajel English",
        "title": "Lithuania condemns Houthi attacks, voices support for Saudi Arabia",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/11/lithuania-condemns-houthi-attacks-voices-support-for-saudi-arabia",
        "published": "2026-10-11T22:38:53.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Arutz Sheva - Israel National News",
        "title": "UK and US issue travel and aviation warnings for Saudi Arabia",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/11/uk-and-us-issue-travel-and-aviation-warnings-for-saudi-arabia",
        "published": "2026-10-11T23:41:08.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Jerusalem Post",
        "title": "FAA warns US airlines to exercise caution in Saudi Arabia flights",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/faa-warns-us-airlines-to-exercise-caution-in-saudi-arabia-flights",
        "published": "2026-10-12T01:36:08.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "Houthis’ flagrant attacks on Saudi Arabia must be condemned globally — Phar Kim Beng",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/houthis-flagrant-attacks-on-saudi-arabia-must-be-condemned-globally",
        "published": "2026-10-12T03:30:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}