{
  "id": 15959266,
  "title": "US orders diplomats to depart Saudi Arabia amid Houthi strikes",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/us-orders-diplomats-to-depart-saudi-arabia-amid-houthi-strikes",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-21T19:46:27.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Al-Monitor",
    "slug": "al-monitor",
    "url": "https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2026/10/us-orders-diplomats-depart-saudi-arabia-amid-houthi-strikes"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "By Rami Ayyub, Humeyra Pamuk and Timour Azhari JERUSALEM/ISTANBUL/DUBAI, Oct 21 (Reuters) - The US State Department has ordered some diplomats and family members to depart from its missions in Saudi Arabia and plans to withdraw family members from a number of other US missions in the region, US officials told Reuters.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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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."
}