RT News - October 6 2026 (09:00 MSK)

Yemen's Houthis launch a barrage of attacks on Saudi Arabia, targeting oil infrastructure and the capital's international airport. It comes as Saudi-backed forces claim to have recaptured a key Red Sea port city - gaining greater control over the critical Bab al- Mandeb strait. In a widening of the war - Türkiye and Pakistan announce that their forces will be deployed to Saudi as part of a mutual defense pact - the first time the agreement's been sprung into action.