Iranian officials and state-linked media have welcomed the Houthis' recent capture of parts of Yemen's Red Sea coastline, describing the advances as a major victory that could increase pressure on the United States.The Houthis, an armed and political movement rooted largely among Yemen's Zaidi Shia community, have controlled the capital Sanaa since 2014.

The United States has warned American companies to exercise extreme caution when considering business dealings with Afghanistan’s Taliban authorities, highlighting the potential legal and financial consequences of transactions involving the group.

Israeli forces have carried out a series of raids across the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem, with one man wounded during an incident in the Silwan area. The man, described as young, was moderately wounded after being shot by Israeli soldiers in the Ras al-Amud neighbourhood of Silwan, south of the Al-Aqsa Mosque, according to Jerusalem Governorate authorities.

Yemen's Houthi movement says it has freed more than 200 of its members who were being held by Saudi-backed pro-government forces in areas captured during the group's recent military advances. Houthi official Abdelkader al-Murtada said the detainees were prisoners of war and that some had spent as long as eight years in detention.

A man waving a Palestinian flag ran onto the field at Yankee Stadium during a Yankees-Mets Major League Baseball game, prompting security personnel to chase him and tackle him on the playing surface. The incident occurred as the New York Yankees hosted the New York Mets on the 25th anniversary of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, a significant date in New York’s history.

The United States has marked the 25th anniversary of the September 11 attacks, with current and former political leaders gathering to honour the nearly 3,000 people killed when hijacked aircraft crashed into the World Trade Center, the Pentagon and a field in Pennsylvania. President Donald Trump led a commemorative ceremony at the Pentagon, while Vice-President JD Vance joined thousands of mourners at the World Trade Center site in New York.

Iran-backed Houthi forces have taken full control of Yemen's Red Sea coastline after making a rapid advance against government forces, increasing their influence over one of the region's most strategically important maritime areas. The Houthi advance has extended across a number of coastal towns and includes control of Perim Island, which sits near the Bab al-Mandeb Strait, a key passage connecting the Red Sea with the Gulf of Aden.

Saudi Arabia has strongly condemned a series of drone attacks that struck its East-West oil pipeline after the aircraft were launched from Iraqi territory. Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said several drones originating from Iraq targeted areas of the pipeline in the Riyadh and Medina regions, causing injuries and material damage.