As undersea cables break off Europe and Taiwan, proving sabotage is hard Officials have pointed to China and Russia as likely culprits, but legal challenges make prosecutions difficult. Taiwan’s Coast Guard prepares to board the Togo-flagged cargo ship Hong Tai 58, suspected of cutting an undersea communications cable on February 25, 2025 [Taiwanese Coast Guard…
‘Be quiet, small man’: Musk clashes with Polish PM over Starlink in Ukraine Tesla and SpaceX CEO insists he will not cut Ukraine’s access to internet service despite his disagreements with Kyiv. A Starlink logo on a smartphone in front of a Ukrainian flag on February 27, 2022 [Dado Ruvic/Reuters] Published On 10 Mar 202510…
Mahmoud Khalil, student leader of Columbia protests, arrested A US immigration enforcement agent said Khalil’s permanent residency was also being revoked, according to the protest leader’s lawyer. Khalil, an Algerian citizen of Palestinian origin, has been one of the lead negotiators with school administrators on behalf of the pro-Palestinian student protesters [File: Jeenah Moon/Reuters] United…
Russia claims new gains; Zelenskyy says ‘committed’ to dialogue with US Moscow said it captured territory shortly before potential peace talks begin in Saudi Arabia. Servicemen from the 128th Separate Territorial Defence Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine [File: Stringer/Reuters] Published On 9 Mar 20259 Mar 2025 Moscow says it has made new gains…
Syria’s al-Sharaa launches probe into deadly clashes, vows accountability Ahmed al-Sharaa says Syria will not be dragged into another civil war as he vows to hold accountable ‘anyone involved in civilian bloodshed’. Mourners attend a funeral in Latakia after deadly clashes in Latakia and Tartous [Orhan Qereman/Reuters] Published On 9 Mar 20259 Mar 2025 Syria’s…
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US ends sanctions waiver for Iraq to buy electricity from Iran Iraq faces worsening power shortages after the US cuts waivers tied to Iranian gas and electricity imports. Despite its oil and gas wealth, Iraq has suffered from decades of electricity shortages because of war, corruption and mismanagement and has become heavily reliant on imported…
Romania’s far-right candidate Georgescu barred from May presidential vote After the election authority’s decision, about 300 of Georgescu’s supporters gather outside the election bureau, shouting ‘freedom!’. Supporters of far-right candidate Calin Georgescu gather outside Romania’s central electoral bureau, after the rejection of his candidacy for the May presidential ballot rerun [George Calin via Reuters] Published…
LONG READ Who is Mark Carney, Canada’s new Liberal leader and next prime minister? Economist and ex-central banker takes over from Justin Trudeau in face of Trump tariff uncertainty, looming election. Mark Carney has won the race to become the new leader of Canada’s governing Liberal Party and the country’s next prime minister [Evan Buhler/Reuters]…
Israel cuts off electricity supply to Gaza as new truce talks set to resume The electricity cut threatens desalination plants as Palestinians suffer amid an ongoing aid blockade during Ramadan. Electricity pylons are seen near the Israel-Gaza fence on the Israeli side on July 3, 2024. [Amir Cohen/Reuters] Published On 9 Mar 20259 Mar 2025…