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Territorial Disputes Dominate Geneva Peace Talks

US President Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner, US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, US Army Secretary Daniel Driscoll sit before closed-door talks with Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Andriy Yermak  (not pictured) on ending Russia's war in Ukraine, at the US Mission in Geneva, Switzerland. Negotiators from Russia and Ukraine convened in Geneva for a new round of U.S.-mediated peace talks, with territorial disputes emerging as the central point of contention. The discussions, held over two days, come amid heightened pressure from U.S. President Donald Trump, who has urged Kyiv to “come to the table fast” in pursuit of a settlement.  Both sides remain deeply divided over land claims, which have become the primary obstacle to progress. The Kremlin has signaled that territorial issues will dominate the agenda, while Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has voiced concerns that Kyiv is facing disproportionate p...
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"Starlink Goes Dark: Global Outage Disrupts Musk’s Satellite Network"

 


Starlink Suffers Rare Global Outage, Disrupting Internet Access Worldwide

Elon Musk’s satellite internet service, Starlink, experienced a rare and widespread outage on July 24, leaving tens of thousands of users across multiple continents without connectivity for over two hours.

The disruption began around 3 p.m. EDT and was traced to a failure in internal software services that operate Starlink’s core network. Downdetector, a crowdsourced outage tracker, reported over 61,000 incidents at the peak of the outage.

Starlink, operated by SpaceX, acknowledged the issue on its X account, stating, “We are actively implementing a solution.” Elon Musk also apologized, assuring users that SpaceX would “remedy the root cause to ensure it doesn’t happen again”.

The outage affected users in North America, Europe, and Africa, including critical regions like Canada’s North, where Starlink is a vital lifeline for telehealth, education, and emergency communications. In Ukraine, where the service supports military communications, the blackout raised concerns about operational resilience.

Experts speculated that the outage may have been caused by a botched software update or a cyberattack, drawing comparisons to the CrowdStrike incident that disrupted global systems in 2024.

Service was restored after approximately 2.5 hours, but the incident has sparked renewed scrutiny of satellite internet infrastructure and its growing role in global connectivity.


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