“Say thank you” Rubio tells Poland amid Ukraine Starlink spat
Warsaw, Poland Reuters US Secretary of State Marco Rubio accused Poland’s foreign minister Radoslaw Sikorski of “making things up” and suggested on Sunday he was ungrateful, in a strong rebuke after Sikorski said Ukraine may need an alternative to the Starlink satellite service. Poland pays for Kyiv to use the services of Elon Musk’s Starlink, […]
Ukraine hemmed in as US backing frays three years after Russian invasion
Kyiv, Ukraine Reuters Ukraine enters the fourth year of all-out war with Russia on Monday, unsure it can rely any longer on its staunchest ally the United States as its exhausted troops fight to hold their ground against unrelenting enemy advances. Donald Trump blasted Volodymyr Zelenskiy last week as an unpopular “dictator” who needed to […]
UN says Israel evacuation order “wiped out” bid to improve Gaza aid
United Nations Reuters An Israeli military evacuation order covering a third of the Gaza Strip has “wiped out” the United Nations’ attempts to improve humanitarian aid deliveries via the Kerem Shalom crossing, a senior UN aid official said on Wednesday. Israel has been critical of UN-led aid operations in the enclave of 2.3 million people, […]
Sudanese seek connections through Starlink after weeks of blackouts
Omdurman, Sudan Reuters Some Sudanese residents cut off from mobile networks for weeks due to war between rival military factions are using Starlink satellite connections to access the internet, as regular coverage started to return to other parts of the country. The mobile blackout that began in early February has prevented people from buying essential […]
Israel vows action against Hamas in Rafah amid global calls for restraint
Cairo, Egypt/Jerusalem Reuters Israel will press ahead with an offensive against Hamas in Rafah, the last refuge for displaced Palestinians in southern Gaza, after allowing civilians to vacate the area, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday. The Israeli leader, who is under growing international pressure to hold off on the planned assault, gave no […]
Afghan girls struggle with poor internet as they turn to online classes
Kabul, Afghanistan Reuters Sofia logs in to class on a laptop in Kabul for an online English course run by one of a growing number of educational institutes trying to reach Afghanistan’s girls and women digitally in their homes. But when the teacher calls on Sofia to read a passage her computer screen freezes. “Can […]