The Turkish parliament ratified the Mecca Joint Defence Agreement in November 2026, enabling Ankara to dispatch military support to Saudi Arabia against Yemen's Houthi militants

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Houthi media reported that artillery shelling by Saudi-backed forces in the Shuaub district of Sanaa injured two women and two children on November 14, 2026

Yemeni army spokesman Colonel Majid al-Nuzaili stated that Saudi-backed forces killed or wounded 321 Houthi leaders and destroyed 117 military vehicles across Taiz, Lahij, Marib, and al-Jawf

Yemeni government forces made gains against Houthi fighters during heavy combat in the al-Hazm and Madghal districts of al-Jawf governorate, according to military officials

Houthi spokesman Yahya Saree stated that the Saudi-led coalition conducted 72 air strikes across Saada, Taiz, Lahij, and al-Jawf governorates over a 24-hour period

Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama stated on November 12, 2026 that NATO lacks a common position on when the summit will occur and confirmed it will not happen in 2027

The Philippines is expanding its network of security partnerships alongside its long-standing treaty alliance with the United States to counter China's actions in the South China Sea

U.S. President Donald Trump demanded loyalty from NATO members while accusing the alliance of failing to support his war on Iran

NATO members Spain, Belgium, and Slovenia spend lower percentages of their gross domestic product on defense than Albania

NATO held no defense ministers' meeting in October 2026, and no defense ministers' talks are planned for October 2027

A Houthi attack during the week prior to November 15, 2026, damaged an administrative building of state oil company Saudi Aramco in Riyadh's financial district

Center for European Policy Analysis Senior Fellow David Cattler stated that NATO could skip a summit if no pressing issues require bringing 32 leaders together

The Saudi Civil Defense issued an emergency alert at 4:08 a.m. on November 15, 2026, warning Riyadh residents of an aerial threat before three explosions were heard and an all-clear was issued

Australian Defence Minister Richard Marles stated the Australia-Philippines defence pact will deepen practical cooperation between defence forces and enhance maritime activities, information-sharing, and defence infrastructure development

Beijing routinely opposes joint military exercises between the Philippines and its international partners, asserting that such joint activities heighten regional tensions

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio have each skipped a NATO meeting or left talks early since taking office

NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte stated that NATO handles leaders' summits flexibly and will hold the next one when a necessity is there

NATO has cancelled its planned 2027 leaders' summit in Albania and scaled back high-level meetings amid alliance tensions over defense spending, Iran, and the war in Ukraine

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth used NATO defense ministerial meetings to criticize and cajole European allies and Canada over defense spending

Cross-border Houthi drone and missile strikes in Saudi Arabia killed 26 people between September 23, 2026, and November 15, 2026, including 23 killed in attacks targeting airports

Philippine Defence Secretary Gilberto Teodoro stated the Australia-Philippines Defense Cooperation Arrangement acts as an anti-red tape measure that simplifies coordination procedures for the bilateral Status of Visiting Forces Agreement