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Yemen's Iran-backed Houthis continued targeting Saudi Arabia on October 16, with escalating attacks threatening Riyadh's regional leadership and economic standing, according to Deutsche Welle. The UN Security Council met on October 16 to address Sudan's deteriorating humanitarian crisis, as drone strikes kill civilians from El Obeid to Blue Nile and famine risk spreads across Darfur and Kordofan, UN News reported. Sudan faces the world's largest hunger and displacement crisis, with ambassadors pressing for a ceasefire, safe aid access and an end to weapons flows fueling the conflict. The dual security challenges in Sudan and Saudi Arabia illustrate the broader destabilization across the Middle East and Horn of Africa.