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Saudi-Led Coalition Says It Intercepted a Houthi Ballistic Missile Aimed at Riyadh; Fire Burns at Airport Fuel Depot
The coalition said air defenses destroyed a missile fired at the Saudi capital early Sept. 19, while the Houthis claimed successful strikes on Riyadh and on Aramco facilities in Yanbu.
Analysts Say Satellite Images Show New Tunnel Hardening at Iran's 'Pickaxe Mountain'; Iran Calls Reports Baseless
Two Washington think tanks say 2026 imagery, including a Sept. 11 pass, shows reinforced tunnel portals and blocked access roads near Natanz, while both also assess the site is not currently operating and Iran denies any nuclear activity there.
North Korea Fires Short-Range Ballistic Missile About 450 Kilometers Into East Sea; Japan Reports a Second Launch Hours Later
South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff said a missile flew east from the Wonsan area on Sunday afternoon, and Japan's Defense Ministry later reported a second apparent ballistic launch the same evening.
Saudi Arabia Asked France, Britain, Pakistan and Egypt for Air-Defense Help as Interceptor Stocks Run Low, Regional Officials Say
Two regional officials say Riyadh is short on missile interceptors and has asked France, Britain, Pakistan and Egypt for help after a week of Houthi missile and drone attacks — though Pakistani and Turkish officials say they've received no such request; oil prices fell over the same week as traders bet Saudi crude would keep flowing.
Iran's Revolutionary Guard Says It Struck the Togo-Flagged Tanker Trend Near the Strait of Hormuz; Crew Reported Safe
The IRGC Navy says it hit the vessel for an "illegal" transit attempt; a maritime watchdog logged a fire from an "unknown projectile" without naming an attacker, and U.S. Central Command has not confirmed Iran's account.
Russian Guided Bomb Hits Sumy Apartment Building, Killing 2 and Injuring 8
The Sept. 18 strike on a nine-story block came hours before President Trump signed a new U.S. sanctions law on Russia; officials in Kyiv and Moscow disagree sharply over what that law will do.
Ukraine's Parliament Votes 317 to Dismiss Prosecutor General Kravchenko; Zelensky Names Kovalskyi Acting Successor
Kravchenko left Ukraine days after anti-corruption detectives searched his office, then said he had signed charges against the head of the agency investigating it; the agency says no charges were ever served.
Iran Summons German Ambassador After Merz Calls on Tehran to End Hormuz Blockade
Iran's foreign ministry called in Ambassador Axel Dittmann on September 17 over Chancellor Friedrich Merz's September 15 remarks and what it described as interventionist activity by the German embassy.
Myanmar Deports American Adam Castillo After U.S. Officials Meet Junta Representatives in Naypyidaw
Castillo, a former U.S. Marine and ex-head of the American Chamber of Commerce in Myanmar, was detained June 11 and flown out September 16; Myanmar's presidency said the deportation was meant to maintain friendly relations with Washington.
Poland's Tusk Tells Parliament Intelligence Points to Russian Plans for Drone and Rocket Strikes on NATO States
Tusk told the Sejm on Sept. 17 that allied assessments indicate Russia may send drones or missiles into NATO territory and call the hits accidents; Russia's foreign minister said the day before that Moscow has no intention of attacking Europe.
Von der Leyen Proposes 'Associate Member' Status for Canada; Trump Threatens EU With Tariffs Over Possible 'Hostile Act'
The European Commission president floated a status that does not exist in EU treaties, Carney told the European Parliament the two sides are "stronger together," and Trump warned of "very heavy tariffs" on Europe.
Italian NATO Jet Downs Drone Over Lithuania, the First Such Shootdown in Lithuanian Airspace
Lithuania says the drone crossed from Belarus and flew about 30 minutes before Italian Eurofighters destroyed it near Pratkūnai; President Gitanas Nausėda later said it was a Russian-made Gerbera apparently pushed off course by Ukrainian electronic warfare.