Ukraine expands satellite cooperation with Finland as doubts over Starlink persist
Ukraine has signed seven deals with Finland, including deals to expand kyiv’s use of Finnish satellite capacity through Nokia and ICEYE after recent Starlink disruptions revealed how much the country’s defense depends on a single private…
Magnitude 7 earthquake in Tibet kills 16, reports say – BBC News Africa
Magnitude 7 earthquake in Tibet kills 16, reports say BBC China: Magnitude 7 earthquake hits Tibet, killing 16 people, reports Xinhua Reuters Earthquake in China: powerful earthquake collapses hundreds of houses in Tibet KCCI Map: Magnitude 7.0…
Coroner moved to tears by death of child denied insulin for religious reasons
BRISBANE, Australia — An Australian coroner was moved to tears Thursday after hearing testimony from the older sister of an 8-year-old girl who died after her parents refused her insulin for religious reasons. Elizabeth Struhs died of ketoacidosis…
Hegseth bans DoD personnel from using nonpublic information to bet on U.S. military operations
Washington — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has banned Defense Department personnel from using nonpublic information to bet on U.S. military operations, according to a memorandum obtained by CBS News. In the Oct. 20 message to senior Pentagon leaders and…
Manuel Otto, German video game designer, dies after apparently live-streaming his suicide
German video game designer and influencer Manuel Otto allegedly committed suicide while broadcasting a livestream on Twitch, according to the streaming platform and his colleagues. He was 30 years old. Otto was a 14-year-old high school student when he…
Russian missiles hit Kyiv as Moscow says more than 800 Ukrainian drones shot down
kyiv, Ukraine — Russia bombarded kyiv with ballistic missiles in an hour-long nighttime barrage, while the Russian military said Thursday its air defenses intercepted more than 800 drones fired by Ukraine at Moscow and other cities. At least four people…
Russian oil giant Rosneft fears that a few more months of war in Ukraine could cause lasting damage to its business, Bloomberg reports — Meduza
Rosneft officials fear that a few more months of war in Ukraine could cause lasting damage to the company’s business, Bloomberg reported, citing sources. The company’s finances are deteriorating as profits decline and debt rises,…
‘Demeaning’ and ‘absurd’: backlash against consent ad for grandparents kissing – BBC News Africa
“Demeaning” and “absurd”: the reaction against an advertisement of consent of grandparents kissing BBC Irish PSA urges grandparents to get consent before kissing grandchildren, torn away after backlash New York Post Gn world
Huckabee expresses doubts about viability of Peace Council plans
United States Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee wonders if the Peace Council can keep its promises to the president that of Donald Trump peace plan for Gaza without more planning and resources from the U.S. government, according to a cable the embassy…
California-based pilot sparks safety fears after pro-terror posts
A Los Angeles-based United Airlines pilot has sparked security fears for openly expressing sympathy for Iran and an allied terrorist organization. Israel’s Transport Ministry informed United Airlines on Wednesday that pilot Sina Amjadian is being…