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Houthi strikes on Riyadh airport and Hormuz attacks push Brent to $110
Saudi Arabia weighs a response, and Trump says the U.S. 'may' join, as the U.S.-Iran confrontation spreads across the Gulf
RIYADH — Iran-backed Houthi forces have hit Saudi civilian infrastructure repeatedly in recent weeks. A missile strike on Riyadh's King Khalid International Airport on October 10 killed 12 to 14 people, depending on the account, and wounded more than 300. A second strike the next day killed one more. The Saudi-led coalition says the Houthis have attacked the airport 20 times this month, and operations there were suspended. President Trump has said the U.S. 'may' join Saudi retaliation. A Houthi official has threatened a 'swift and painful' response if it does. Separately, at least nine tankers and cargo ships have been attacked in the Strait of Hormuz since October 11, and U.S. Central Command says Iran sank the container ship GFS Pride. Brent crude touched $110 on October 16. Tehran said it was still reviewing a U.S. response to its proposal to reopen the strait.
Why it mattersA widening Gulf war threatens the world's main oil chokepoint and the Saudi economy, and could pull the U.S. into direct combat with the Houthis.
Senators demand Pentagon probe of Ukraine's Starshield data cutoff
Nine senators from both parties ask the inspector general who ordered the slowdown and whether U.S. personnel in Kyiv were endangered
AI sell-off drags Nasdaq to worst week since June as oil tops $100
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Ukraine launches 1,000-drone raid on Moscow and St. Petersburg as energy truce frays
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The World
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Business & Markets
Treasury yields ease from 24-year highs but 10-year holds near 5%
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Technology & Science
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Law & Courts
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Memphis
Judge lifts block on state takeover of Memphis schools
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Ideas
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Arts & Culture
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Sports
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Travel
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