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Saudi Arabia increasingly threatened by Houthis' advance - analysis

Saudi Arabia shot down a Houthi drone outside of Mecca, but the Saudi military response remains in disarray.

A member of Houthi security forces mans a machine gun mounted on the back of a patrol vehicle at the site of an anti-Saudi rally amid an escalation with the kingdom in Sanaa, Yemen, last month.
Commercial vessels are anchored off Yemen's coast at Bab al-Mandeb, in the straits connecting the Red Sea with the Gulf of Aden and the Indian Ocean on September 12, 2026

Saudi Arabia intercepts Houthi drone near Mecca, US to sell $2.8 billion in arms to Israel

Iranian Kurdish fighters from the Kurdistan Freedom Party, known as PAK take part in a training session at a base on the outskirts of Erbil, Iraq February 12, 2026.

Iran-linked drone attacks target Kurdish opposition groups in northern Iraq

US Representative Thomas Massie (R-KY) speaks with a reporter after introducing a resolution to impeach Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth

US Republican lawmaker seeks Hegseth's impeachment over Iran war


US VP Vance says Iran war 'will end immediately after the election' - report

US Vice President JD Vance says the Iran war will enter a 'different phase' after the midterms in an interview on Air Force Two.

Vice President JD Vance arrives at Joint Base Andrews Tuesday, 15th September 2026

US preparing for $2.8 billion arms sale to Israel, including over 40,000 bombs - report

The package will reportedly consist of 40,000 of the 2,000-pound bombs, including 20,000 MK-84s and 20,000 BLU-117s.

A screengrab from a video released by CENTCOM shows a flight deck crew member signaling an F‑35 jet on an aircraft carrier, in this image obtained from social media released on February 28, 2026

Staunch Israel supporter Coons expected to win Delaware Democratic Senate primary handily

Coons has served nearly three terms in the Senate. He won a special election in 2010 and then went on to secure two full terms in 2014 and 2020. 

Senator Chris Coons (D-DE) speaks alongside Democratic Senate Judiciary Committee members during a news conference on the nomination of acting Attorney General Todd Blanche alongside on Capitol Hill on July 15, 2026.

Iranian air defense shoots down third US drone over Strait of Hormuz, regime claims - report

Earlier, the Qatari-owned Al Jazeera reported that Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps had shot down a US MQ-1 drone over the Strait of Hormuz.

A US Air Force MQ-1 Predator, unmanned aerial vehicle, armed with AGM-114 Hellfire missiles, performs a low altitude pass during the Aviation Nation 2005 air show at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada in this November 13, 2005 USAF handout photo obtained by Reuters February 6, 2013.

Western intelligence warns of Iranian cyber campaign using spyware against activists, press

Britain's National Cyber Security Center said Iranian state-linked cyber actors had used a spyware family known as "CHOSEN BRICK" to steal emails, messages, and other sensitive information.

An illustrative photo of a laptop displaying the Iranian flag, representing Iran in a digital or cyber context, March 27, 2026.

The final frontier: US reveals Space Force has 'on-orbit space control weapons' for first time

Meink declined to say whether the weapons were kinetic, meaning systems designed to physically damage or destroy a target, or non-kinetic systems such as electronic warfare capabilities.

A satellite

US officials prepare for chaos amid concerns Trump will try use federal power to swing midterms

More than a dozen local and state election officials said they are hiring outside lawyers to prepare for potential demands by the administration for access to sensitive voting records.

US President Donald Trump arrives on stage at the Republican National Midterm Convention in Dallas, Texas, US, September 9, 2026.

In loss for Trump, US Supreme Court won't let Postal Service restrict mail ballots

Restricting mail-in ballots would stand to benefit Republicans given that Democratic voters disproportionately use mail-in ballots, according to various surveys.

The US Supreme Court during sunset in Washington, DC, US, August 7, 2026.

US Senator Mitch McConnell appears at Capitol following lengthy absence, hospitalization

McConnell arrived at the Capitol in a wheelchair and with what CNN described as a "noticeably thinner" appearance, but was able to make a few statements to the press while at the Senate.

US Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) arrives for a vote at the US Capitol on September 14, 2026 in Washington, DC

Russian VTB Bank sactioned for Iran deals bypassing US sanctions, Treasury announces

Already cut off from the dollar system over Russia's invasion of Ukraine, VTB now faces Iran-related sanctions that Treasury officials said could expose foreign banks and businesses to penalties.

 The logo of VTB bank is seen on the bank's headquarters in Tehran, Iran, May 23, 2023.