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  "id": 14885423,
  "title": "UN Security Council condemns 'escalatory' Houthi strikes on Saudi Arabia",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/un-security-council-condemns-escalatory-houthi-strikes-on-saudi-arabia",
  "topic": "world",
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  "published": "2026-10-16T05:54:20.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Middle East Eye",
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    "url": "https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/un-security-council-condemns-escalatory-houthi-strikes-saudi-arabia"
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  "summary": "UN Security Council condemns 'escalatory' Houthi strikes on Saudi Arabia The UN Security Council has condemned the \"escalatory\" attacks by Iran-backed Houthis on Saudi Arabia, including \"reckless strikes\" on Riyadh's airport. The Saudi capital's international airport has been targeted by strikes 20 times since the beginning of the month, with an attack last weekend killing 13 people and wounding…",
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