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  "id": 17278846,
  "title": "Saudi-led coalition says it destroyed Houthi drone over Medina region",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/saudi-led-coalition-says-it-destroyed-houthi-drone-over-medina-region",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-30T19:46:34.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Al-Monitor",
    "slug": "al-monitor",
    "url": "https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2026/10/saudi-led-coalition-says-it-destroyed-houthi-drone-over-medina-region"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Oct 30 (Reuters) - The Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen said on Friday it had intercepted and destroyed a drone launched by Yemen's Houthis over Saudi Arabia's Medina region, home to one of Islam's holiest sites and visited by millions of Muslim pilgrims each year. Cross-border attacks between the Saudi-led coalition, which backs Yemen's internationally recognised government, and the…",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Middle East Eye",
        "title": "Houthis deny Saudi-led coalition claims of firing drone towards Mecca",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/houthis-deny-saudi-led-coalition-claims-of-firing-drone-towards-mecca",
        "published": "2026-10-30T06:09:01.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Jerusalem Post",
        "title": "Drone launched by Houthis intercepted, destroyed over Mecca, Saudi-led coalition says",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/drone-launched-by-houthis-intercepted-destroyed-over-mecca-saudi-led",
        "published": "2026-10-30T06:21:35.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Ajel English",
        "title": "Coalition intercepts Houthi ballistic missile and drone targeting southern region, Riyadh",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/coalition-intercepts-houthi-ballistic-missile-and-drone-targeting",
        "published": "2026-10-30T16:09:07.000Z"
      }
    ]
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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."
}