
AI-generated summary
The conflict in Yemen between the Saudi-backed government and the Houthis has been ongoing since 2014. Saudi Arabia is waging a military campaign against the Houthis with the support of a coalition of countries.
Brief retelling from RIA II
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman asked US President Donald Trump to strike the Houthis in Yemen.
President Trump refused and US administration officials emphasized that they do not yet plan to directly intervene in the conflict with the Houthis.
MOSCOW, September 11 - RIA Novosti. US President Donald Trump refused requests from Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia Mohammed bin Salman to strike the Houthis in Yemen, Axios reports, citing sources in the American administration.
The crown prince called President Trump twice on Thursday urging him to strike the Houthis, the sources said.
“Trump refused, and US administration officials emphasized that they are not yet planning to directly intervene in the conflict with the Houthis,” the publication quotes two sources as saying.

A fire in Tyumen that engulfed seven residential buildings on an area of 700 square meters has been completely extinguished. The cause of the fire is being established.

Ukrainian serviceman Vitaly Tabunshchikov, who surrendered, told RIA Novosti about the problems of the Ukrainian Armed Forces with the delivery of food and water to positions: soldiers take turns leaving positions for food, and for water they go independently to a broken village to a well, covering about two kilometers.

The Iranian-backed Houthis have seized the Yemen port city of Mokha, located 30 miles from the Bab al-Mandeb Strait, in a move that analysts say significantly increases Tehran's influence over global shipping amid Iran-US tensions.

Polish journalist and activist Andrzej Poczobut, released from a Belarusian prison in April 2026, returned to Belarus for a week to meet his family and visit the office of the Union of Poles in Belarus in Grodno. Donald Trump's special envoy John Cole plans to come to Minsk on September 14 to negotiate the release of political prisoners, and Belarusian customs officer Piotr Osipenko was sentenced to 16 years in prison on political charges.

Pakistani Ambassador to Russia Faisal Niyaz Tirmizi said that the countries are working on launching direct flights to develop business. He also noted the high popularity of President Vladimir Putin among Pakistanis and their anticipation of his visit.

The Russian Embassy in Beijing said that local Tibetan authorities have not confirmed information about hundreds of Russian tourists being stranded on Mount Kailash due to a mudslide. Pilgrims and tourists continue their routes around the mountain, and foreigners who have completed their journey leave Tibet in an organized manner.