West Asia

Indians have been urged to remain indoors during aerial attacks as strikes target civilian infrastructure and flight services face disruptions.

Two vessels sank after projectile strikes near the strategic waterway, while US War Secretary Pete Hegseth repeated that Iran will never have nuclear weapons.

A report says the Iran-backed group is seeking parts from Chinese suppliers to develop an advanced ballistic missile system, as fighting cuts off food assistance to 800,000 people.

IndiGo, Air India Express, Air India and Akasa Air announced cancellation of services.

Yemen’s government says its military operation against the Houthis is advancing with Saudi support, as fighting intensifies near Taiz and strikes target Sanaa and Saudi Arabia.

The IRGC Navy said the vessel caught fire after ignoring warnings, as two Indian nationals remain missing following a drone attack on MT Petro Dolphin off Oman.

Yemeni military spokesperson Majeed al-Nuzaili said government forces had conducted 1,879 “targeting operations” against Houthis.

US President Donald Trump said the United States “may” join Saudi Arabia in taking action against the Houthis following the attack on the airport in the Saudi capital.

Saudi Arabia’s civil aviation authority said airport operations had been suspended.

Lebanon welcomed Trump's decision to lift a decades-old US flight ban, while Houthi attacks damaged three planes in Riyadh and a drone strike killed at least 40 in Sudan.

Pakistan International Airlines temporarily halted flights to Riyadh as cancellations and delays across Saudi Arabia disrupted travel, leaving thousands of passengers stranded and affecting Umrah pilgrims.

Two airport strikes in Saudi Arabia killed three people and wounded 36, as the kingdom faces growing attacks and fighting intensifies along Yemen’s Red Sea coast.

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