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Global News Roundup: Houthi Strikes, Mecca Defense Pact, and Nigeria Crash
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Firstpost•06-10-2026, 06:28
Global News Roundup: Houthi Strikes, Mecca Defense Pact, and Nigeria Crash
- •Yemen's Iran-backed Houthis claimed attacks on Riyadh's international airport and an Aramco refinery, while the Saudi-led coalition destroyed targets on the Red Sea coast.
- •Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, and Turkiye activated the Mecca defence pact, agreeing to rapid military deployment following an emergency meeting in Riyadh.
- •President Donald Trump approved execution by firing squad for Nidal Hasan, the former US Army psychiatrist convicted of the 2009 Fort Hood shooting.
- •A Nigerian Air Force plane crash in the country's southwest killed all 32 people on board, prompting President Bola Tinubu to declare three days of national mourning.
- •Best-selling British author and former Conservative MP Jeffrey Archer has died suddenly at the age of 86.
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Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, and Turkiye agreed to immediately put their collective defence commitments into effect under the Mecca Joint Defence Agreement, ensuring the rapid deployment of agreed military forces and capabilities in Saudi Arabia.
President Donald Trump approved the execution by U.S. Army firing squad of Nidal Hasan, who is a former U.S. Army psychiatrist convicted of shooting dead 13 people at a military base in 2009.
A Nigerian Air Force plane crashed in the country's southwest, resulting in the deaths of all 32 people on board, which prompted President Bola Tinubu to declare three days of national mourning.
