Saudi Arabia issues warnings throughout kingdom amid clashes with Houthis

Saudi Arabia issued civil defense warnings across multiple regions, including Dhahran, Dammam, Abqaiq, and Al-Ahsa, amid ongoing Houthi attacks, before later declaring the danger had passed. Separately, the UAE rescued 22 Arab nationals from a cargo ship fire in the Sea of Oman.

Saudi Arabia's civil defense issued warnings of potential threats in several parts of the kingdom, including Dhahran, home to oil giant Saudi Aramco's headquarters, as well as Dammam, Abqaiq, and Al-Ahsa governorate, before later declaring the danger had passed. The country has been under consistent attacks by Yemen's Houthi rebels over the past month. Separately, the United Arab Emirates National Guard rescued 22 Arab nationals from a fire on a cargo ship in the Sea of Oman. In Japan, a strong earthquake of magnitude 5.7 shook central Japan, injuring at least 22 people and causing damage in Aichi and Shizuoka prefectures. Pope Leo addressed an estimated 40,000 people in Uruguay, urging them to bridge political differences during his 12-day South American tour. In Paraguay, a judge ordered pretrial detention for impeached ex-president Santiago Pena over his alleged role in a banking crisis involving Ueno bank.