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Saudi air raid alerts signal regional escalation

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The most pressing breaking story in the available coverage is the widening confrontation involving Saudi Arabia and the Houthis, with Saudi Arabia issuing its first air raid alerts for Riyadh since the Houthi escalation. Reuters also reports that the Saudis and Houthis have exchanged strikes, while civilians in Yemen are fleeing by boat as the conflict broadens regionally.