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Houthis Attack Presidential Palace in Aden, Killing 5

HeadlineOct 16, 2026

In Yemen, five people are dead after Houthi militias struck the presidential palace in Aden, the seat of Yemen’s Saudi-backed, internationally recognized government. Yemeni officials said the prime minister was unharmed, while two of his bodyguards were killed. This follows Houthi strikes on Saudi oil infrastructure in recent days, as well as nearly two dozen attacks on King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh that Saudi officials say killed 17 people and injured more than 300.

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