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  "id": 6759079,
  "title": "Houthis seize key Red Sea island, tighten grip on Bab al-Mandab",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/11/houthis-seize-key-red-sea-island-tighten-grip-on-bab-al-mandab-6759079",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-11T11:34:46.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
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    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/world/2026/09/11/houthis-seize-key-red-sea-island-tighten-grip-on-bab-al-mandab"
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  "summary": "Boats carrying armed Houthi fighters reached Mayyun Island after government forces withdrew from it on Thursday.",
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        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Houthis seize key Red Sea island, tighten grip on Bab al-Mandab",
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      {
        "outlet": "Al-Monitor",
        "title": "Iranian arms and advice helped Yemen's Houthis seize key Red Sea city, sources say",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/11/iranian-arms-and-advice-helped-yemens-houthis-seize-key-red-sea-city",
        "published": "2026-09-11T16:53:11.000Z"
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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."
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