Trump said he was displeased by the attack on Saudi Arabia.

Oct 9 — Saudi Arabia’s ambassador to Yemen Mohammed Jabir said on Friday Houthi fighters have been cleared from the Bab al‑Mandeb. Jabir gave no operational details and the Houthis have not responded. Houthi forces seized multiple strategic positions in Hodeidah and Taiz in September and advanced onto Mayyun (Perim) Island. Yemen’s government launched Operation Dawn of Yemen this week to retake Houthi-held areas; on Oct. 5 it said it had regained strategic ground around the Bab al‑Mandeb.

Foreign Ministry spokesman Mao Ning said at a routine briefing that on the morning of the 8th a Philippine coast guard vessel entered waters near Ren'ai Reef (Second Thomas Shoal) in the Spratly Islands without Chinese permission. China coast guard took law-based measures it describes as lawful and reasonable; after communication China, on humanitarian grounds, immediately allowed a small-boat transfer of an injured person and provided necessary facilitation. The Philippines says its crew completed a medevac despite alleged Chinese water cannon and dangerous maneuvers; China accused some Philippine figures of misrepresenting facts and said it will resolutely respond to any malicious provocation and firmly defend its territorial sovereignty and maritime rights.