Panic in Damascus: residents buy food as rebels advance
Syrian rebel forces in Hama Photo: Ghaith Alsayed/AP Residents of the Syrian capital on Saturday rushed to stock up on food and medicine after reports that rebel forces began to surround Damascus. Many shops and pharmacies have closed amid the rapidly deteriorating situation, AFP reports. In the suburb of Jaraman, protesters demolished statues of former […]
Historic meeting in Paris: Trump, Macron and Zelenskyy discuss Ukraine’s future
Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Emmanuel Macron and Donald Trump in Paris in December 2024, before the opening of Notre Dame Cathedral / Photo: Stephane Lemouton / Bestimage On Saturday, the first trilateral meeting between US President-elect Donald Trump, French President Emmanuel Macron and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy took place in Paris. The event, organised at the Elysee […]
Trump: US should not intervene in Syria
US President-elect Donald Trump has said that the United States should not intervene in the Syrian conflict, even though Syrian rebel forces are approaching the country’s capital, Damascus. He wrote about this on Saturday on his Truth Social platform, AFP reports. “The situation in Syria is complicated, but it is not our ally, and the […]
SpaceX expands Ukraine’s access to Starshield through new contract with the Pentagon
Starshield.Photo: hipertextual. SpaceX has signed a new contract with the US Department of Defence to provide Ukraine with access to a highly secure version of its Starshield satellite network. This was reported by Time Ukraine Israel, citing Bloomberg. The contract provides for the connection of 2,500 additional Starlink terminals to the encrypted Starshield channel, which […]
