SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea became the first Asian nation to reach the Davis Cup Final 8 after clinching its match against India 3-1 on Saturday.
The South Koreans came from a set down in both singles matches on Friday to lead 2-0.
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India's N Sriram Balaji, bottom, returns the ball as his teammate Dhakshineswar Suresh watches during a double match of a Davis Cup World second-round qualifier against South Korea's Nam Jisung and Park Uisung in Seoul, South Korea, Saturday, Sept. 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
India's N Sriram Balaji, rear, returns the ball as his teammate Dhakshineswar Suresh watches during a double match of a Davis Cup World second-round qualifier against South Korea's Nam Jisung and Park Uisung in Seoul, South Korea, Saturday, Sept. 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
India's Dhakshineswar Suresh, right, returns the ball as his teammate N Sriram Balaji watches during a double match of a Davis Cup World second-round qualifier against South Korea's Nam Jisung and Park Uisung in Seoul, South Korea, Saturday, Sept. 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
India's Dhakshineswar Suresh, front, returns the ball as his teammate N Sriram Balaji watches during a double match of a Davis Cup World second-round qualifier against South Korea's Nam Jisung and Park Uisung in Seoul, South Korea, Saturday, Sept. 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
It lost the opening doubles Saturday but Soonwoo Kwan beat Sumit Nagal 6-1, 6-2 in the first reverse singles to advance South Korea to the Davis Cup finals in Bologna, Italy, in November.
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India's N Sriram Balaji, bottom, returns the ball as his teammate Dhakshineswar Suresh watches during a double match of a Davis Cup World second-round qualifier against South Korea's Nam Jisung and Park Uisung in Seoul, South Korea, Saturday, Sept. 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
India's N Sriram Balaji, rear, returns the ball as his teammate Dhakshineswar Suresh watches during a double match of a Davis Cup World second-round qualifier against South Korea's Nam Jisung and Park Uisung in Seoul, South Korea, Saturday, Sept. 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
India's Dhakshineswar Suresh, right, returns the ball as his teammate N Sriram Balaji watches during a double match of a Davis Cup World second-round qualifier against South Korea's Nam Jisung and Park Uisung in Seoul, South Korea, Saturday, Sept. 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
India's Dhakshineswar Suresh, front, returns the ball as his teammate N Sriram Balaji watches during a double match of a Davis Cup World second-round qualifier against South Korea's Nam Jisung and Park Uisung in Seoul, South Korea, Saturday, Sept. 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
Saudi Arabia warned of a “hostile aerial threat” and issued a string of emergency alerts across the kingdom, including in its capital, late Friday and early Saturday.
Also Saturday, Iran’s state TV reported that a man was executed after being convicted on charges of spying for Israel’s intelligence agency Mossad.
Here is the latest news from the Middle East on Friday. Full coverage is available here.
Saudi Arabia warned of a “hostile aerial threat” after issuing a string of emergency alerts across the kingdom late Friday and early Saturday, and at least one explosion was heard in the capital, Riyadh.
The alert heard in Riyadh was first for the Saudi capital since the latest escalation with Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebels.
No casualties or damage were reported after the alerts were lifted. Saudi authorities didn't say what prompted the alerts or the cause of the audible explosions, but they previously reported intercepting incoming Houthi missiles and drones.
The U.N.’s most powerful body said late Friday that the Houthis' military escalation, attacks and threats “risk further expanding the conflict, threatening maritime security and international trade” while undermining regional and international efforts to secure peace in Yemen.
It was warned that continued escalation would exacerbate the already dire humanitarian situation in the country.
The council's 15 members called for “practical cooperation” to prevent the Iran-backed Houthis from acquiring arms, military training, financing and other military-related assistance needed to carry out their attacks. They stressed that all countries must enforce the U.N. arms embargo against the rebel group.
Iran's state TV reported on Saturday that a man identified as Hossein Pedram was executed after being convicted on charges of spying for Israel’s intelligence agency Mossad.
The report said Pedram passed on to Israel classified information on “sensitive military sites” in Iran's Isfahan province. It didn't say how he accessed the classified information.
Pedram was reportedly arrested after those sites, which included missile bases, were targeted in the 12-day air-war by the U.S. and Israel against Iran in June last year.
A recent surge of executions in Iran prompted an international outcry by human rights groups.
This piece will be updated throughout the day as new developments emerge.
Supporters of Yemen's Houthi rebels raise their rifles during a rally in support of the group and to protest Saudi Arabia's accusation that the Houthis targeted Islam's holiest site of Mecca, in Sanaa, Yemen, Friday, Sept. 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Osamah Abdulrahman)
A supporter of Yemen’s Houthi rebels wears a poster showing the Kaaba at the Grand Mosque, tucked into a decorative sash above a dagger, during a rally to protest Saudi Arabia's accusation that the Houthis targeted Islam's holiest site, in Sanaa, Yemen, Friday, Sept. 18, 2026. Arabic reads, "Our souls are sacrificed for it". (AP Photo/Osamah Abdulrahman)
A soldier from Yemen's Houthi rebels stands in front of a giant banner of the Kaaba, during a rally to protest Saudi Arabia's accusation that the Houthis targeted Islam's holiest site in Sanaa, Yemen, Friday, Sept. 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Osamah Abdulrahman)
