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  "title": "Houthi missile attacks kill 58 Saudi-backed Yemeni govt forces: source",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/07/houthi-missile-attacks-kill-58-saudi-backed-yemeni-govt-forces-source",
  "topic": "world",
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  "published": "2026-08-07T01:30:22.000Z",
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  "summary": "Yemen's Iran-backed Houthis killed at least 58 government troops in missile and drone attacks on Thursday, a military source said, in one of the deadliest days of the country's civil war in four years. The attacks come as Yemen is increasingly drawn into the US-Israeli war with Iran, with the rebels stepping up attacks against both government forces and neighbouring Saudi Arabia, a key US ally…",
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        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Houthi missile attacks kill 58 Saudi-backed Yemeni govt forces",
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        "published": "2026-08-06T21:24:02.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "Houthi missile attacks kill 58 Saudi-backed Yemeni govt forces: source",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/06/houthi-missile-attacks-kill-58-saudi-backed-yemeni-govt-forces-source",
        "published": "2026-08-06T21:43:59.000Z"
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        "title": "Houthi missile attacks kill 58 Saudi-backed Yemeni govt forces",
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      {
        "outlet": "RTE News",
        "title": "58 Yemeni govt forces killed in Houthi missile attacks",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/07/58-yemeni-govt-forces-killed-in-houthi-missile-attacks",
        "published": "2026-08-07T03:34:15.000Z"
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