First Thing: Houthis appear to target Mecca as House votes to end Trump’s war on Iran
Muslim pilgrims perform their morning prayers in the Grand Mosque in Mecca. Photograph: Saudi Press Agency/ReutersView image in fullscreenMuslim pilgrims perform their morning prayers in the Grand Mosque in Mecca. Plus a catnapped bodega cat in Brooklyn is returned homeMartin BelamWed 16 Sep 2026 08.36 EDTLast modified on Wed 16 Sep 2026 08.37 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleGood morning.
- ▪Muslim pilgrims perform their morning prayers in the Grand Mosque in Mecca.
- ▪Photograph: Saudi Press Agency/ReutersView image in fullscreenMuslim pilgrims perform their morning prayers in the Grand Mosque in Mecca.
- ▪Plus a catnapped bodega cat in Brooklyn is returned homeMartin BelamWed 16 Sep 2026 08.36 EDTLast modified on Wed 16 Sep 2026 08.37 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleGood morning.
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| Original publisher | The Guardian — US |
| Canonical URL | https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/16/first-thing-houthis-target-mecca-house-votes-end-trump-war-iran |
| Publication time | Wed, 16 Sep 2026 12:36:22 GMT |
| Retrieval time | 2026-09-16T12:53:41.534Z |
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Muslim pilgrims perform their morning prayers in the Grand Mosque in Mecca. Photograph: Saudi Press Agency/ReutersView image in fullscreenMuslim pilgrims perform their morning prayers in the Grand Mosque in Mecca. Photograph: Saudi Press Agency/ReutersFirst Thing newsletterUS newsFirst Thing: Houthis appear to target Mecca as House votes to end Trump’s war on IranVote comes amid Republican call to impeach defense secretary Pete Hegseth. Plus a catnapped bodega cat in Brooklyn is returned homeMartin BelamWed 16 Sep 2026 08.36 EDTLast modified on Wed 16 Sep 2026 08.37 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleGood morning. Saudi Arabia’s air defenses intercepted and destroyed a Houthi drone south of Mecca yesterday before it entered prohibited airspace over the holy city.
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