Saudi Arabia issues emergency alerts as Houthi threats raise security concerns
Saudi authorities issued emergency warnings to residents on Monday, urging people to remain indoors and follow ...
Elon Musk’s Starlink is experiencing a widespread service outage, the company announced on its website on Monday. Downdetector had recorded more than 43,000 users in the United States were affected as of 12:35 a.m. ET (0435 GMT).
The majority of users reported internet connectivity issues (60%), while 39% cited a total blackout and 1% complained of poor service.
“Starlink is currently experiencing a service outage. Our team is investigating,” the company said, offering no further details.
Ukrainian Armed Forces drone systems commander Robert Brovdi (“Madyar”) warned that Starlink had stopped working along the entire frontline.
As of publication, Ukraine’s Minister of Digital Transformation, Mykhailo Fedorov, had not commented on the large-scale outage.
Outages are being reported beyond Ukraine as well. Downdetector recorded more than 30,000 complaints about Starlink disruptions by Monday morning.
One person was killed and nearly a dozen hurt in a fresh attack on Riyadh's international airport on Sunday, Saudi authorities reported, a day after a strike claimed by Yemen's Houthis killed 13 people and wounded more than 300.
Yemen's Houthis renewed warning to airlines, airport workers, and travellers against using Saudi airports, saying the warning should be taken seriously and that the kingdom “bore responsibility for failed interceptions”, a day after an attack on Riyadh's international airport that killed 12 people.
The Houthi movement has escalated their attacks on Saudi Arabia, targeting the airport in Riyadh and other cities, killing more than a dozen people.
The Kremlin on Monday rejected a 60-day ceasefire idea proposed by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to allow his country to hold presidential elections, saying it wanted an overall peace deal instead.
Ukraine is ready to stop attacks on Russian oil refineries if Moscow also halts strikes on Ukrainian energy infrastructure, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Sunday.
Saudi authorities issued emergency warnings to residents on Monday, urging people to remain indoors and follow civil defence instructions amid concerns over a hostile aerial threat linked to the escalating conflict with Yemen's Houthi movement.
The 2026 Paris Motor Show has opened with a clear message: competition is intensifying as carmakers race to embrace electric vehicles, cutting-edge technology and new designs.
The Kremlin on Monday rejected a 60-day ceasefire idea proposed by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to allow his country to hold presidential elections, saying it wanted an overall peace deal instead.
A 14-year-old pupil has been arrested after shooting and injuring a headteacher and a teacher with a hunting rifle at a school in Aubagne, near Marseille, on Monday. Neither suffered life-threatening injuries, officials said.
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