美國前也門問題特使蒂莫西·倫德金表示，沙特支持的、國際公認的也門政府最近向胡塞武裝控制的首都薩那發動軍事攻勢，旨在奪回領土。領土在也門就是一切。胡塞武裝本質上追求三樣東西：領土、籌碼和合法性。胡塞武裝是一支非常能幹的部隊，他們“一刻也沒有停歇”，即便在不打仗的時候也是如此。他們不斷補充庫存、補給、重建、重新設計，因此他們擁有整個中東所有非國家行爲體中最強大的軍事力量。他們可以在陸地和海上運用這支力量，正如在曼德海峽對航運的襲擊中所看到的那樣。不過胡塞武裝並非不可戰勝，憑藉更好的組織以及與也門部隊在實地更緊密的協調，沙特阿拉伯能夠克服這一地區威脅。沙特阿拉伯正試圖表明，還有其他國際行爲體反對（胡塞武裝）的推進，並希望看到也門實現穩定，使控制權回到幾乎得到所有國家承認的中央政府手中。

Indonesia's Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation reported Semeru erupted at 05:29 local time on Oct 6, producing an approximately 900m grey, dense ash plume that drifted northeast; the episode lasted 135 seconds. Semeru has been highly active YTD, recording 1,922 eruptions as of Oct 6 — the most in Indonesia this year — while the country has logged 4,946 eruptions YTD. The volcano remains at alert level 3; authorities warn against activity within 5 km of the crater and summit.

WBG now projects East Asia and Pacific growth of 4.5% this year, a 0.3ppt upward revision from its April forecast; growth is seen easing to 4.4% in 2027 and 4.3% in 2028. Vietnam received the largest upgrade, +1.1ppt to 7.4%. WBG warns regional resilience is highly dependent on AI-related manufacturing and exports, increasing vulnerability to a global tech-spending reversal. Excluding these products, regional trade growth is weak or negative; AI-linked goods account for over 50% of export growth in most economies and exceed 70% in Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam.