{
  "id": 14815743,
  "title": "UN Security Council slams ‘escalatory’ Houthi attacks",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/un-security-council-slams-escalatory-houthi-attacks-14815743",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-15T22:56:07.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today-freemalays",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/world/2026/10/16/un-security-council-slams-escalatory-houthi-attacks"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The United Nations Security Council delivered a strong condemnation on Thursday for escalating Houthi attacks against Saudi Arabia, including reckless strikes on Riyadh's international airport. The airport has been targeted 20 times since the start of the month, with an attack last weekend claiming 13 lives and injuring over 300. In a joint statement led by Greece's Evangelos Sekeris, the 15-member UN body strongly denounced the \"escalatory\" and continued Houthi assaults on the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, as well as ongoing threats against commercial shipping in the Red Sea and Bab al-Mandab Strait. The Security Council also reaffirmed the kingdom's right to self-defense under international law. Following the airport attack, the Saudi coalition claimed to have intercepted a missile in the region of Medina, a holiest city in Islam, though the Houthis denied involvement. Thursday, the Houthis launched a missile strike on the Yemeni government's interim capital, Aden, targeting command centers within the palace and surrounding facilities. The assault resulted in five deaths and 16 injuries among security personnel and civilian employees. The Yemeni civil war, in which Saudi Arabia has spearheaded a military coalition backing the government since 2015, flared up again in September following the breakdown of a prolonged truce.",
  "summary": "The Saudi capital’s international airport has been targeted in 20 strikes since Oct 1, with an attack last weekend killing 13 people.",
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        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "UN Security Council slams ‘escalatory’ Houthi attacks",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/un-security-council-slams-escalatory-houthi-attacks",
        "published": "2026-10-15T22:56:07.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Middle East Eye",
        "title": "Saudi Arabia calls Houthi attacks on civilian facilities 'full-fledged war crimes'",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/saudi-arabia-calls-houthi-attacks-on-civilian-facilities-full-fledged",
        "published": "2026-10-16T01:51:33.000Z"
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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."
}