Al Jazeera
Al Jazeera is an international Arabic-language news television channel headquartered in Doha, Qatar. It was founded in 1996 as a satellite news outlet established by Qatar's ruling family, and launched shortly after as one of the first independent news broadcasters in the Arab world. It operates bureaus worldwide and broadcasts in multiple languages, including English.
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SpaceX unilaterally imposed speed limit on Starshield terminals in Ukraine on October 14, sparking dispute with the Trump administration
On the night of October 14, SpaceX unilaterally imposed a speed cap of approximately 160–161 km/h on Starshield military satellite terminals used by Ukraine, without prior warning. The restriction has disabled Ukrainian drone-interceptors designed to chase Russian jet-powered Shahed drones, and prompted a dispute over who ordered it: Ukraine's President Zelensky called the measure a "planned operation" after testing Starlink in EU countries at 180+ km/h without limits, while the White House, Elon Musk, Secretary of State Rubio and President Trump all denied involvement.
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Ukrainian Navy strikes Russian Borisoglebsk airfield with Neptune missiles, hitting six Su-34M bombers
On the night of October 15, Ukraine's Naval Forces struck the Borisoglebsk military airfield in Russia's Voronezh Oblast using the Neptune coastal missile system. According to the Ukrainian Navy, six Russian Su-34M fighter-bombers were hit, with President Volodymyr Zelensky and a Navy spokesperson specifying that four were destroyed and two damaged. Aviation support equipment was also destroyed, and fires and secondary detonations were reported on the airfield grounds. Russian authorities had not commented on the attack as of reporting.
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Ukraine formally notifies ICAO that Russian airspace is unsafe for civil aviation
On September 2, 2026, Ukraine officially notified the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) that Russia's airspace is unsafe for civil aviation and called on airlines and governments to avoid flights over Russian territory. The step followed President Zelensky's September 1 statement that Russian airspace was becoming fully unsafe due to Ukrainian drones and missiles responding to Russian aggression. Within hours, Turkish carriers cancelled flights between Turkey and Moscow, Russian airline shares fell, and Russian President Vladimir Putin accused Ukraine of "state terrorism" and threatened retaliation.