Internet service providers including Charter, Verizon and Comcast are shifting customers away from the Affordable Connectivity Program, an expired federal internet subsidy that helped low-income households pay for broadband, according to earnings calls and people familiar with the matter. The $14.2 billion program, which went into effect in December 2021, served…
The former partner of Ugandan athlete Rebecca Cheptegei, who is accused of killing her by dousing her in petrol and setting her on fire, has died from burns sustained during the attack, the Kenyan hospital where he was being treated said on Tuesday. Cheptegei, 33, who competed in the marathon…
An Israeli official has floated the possibility of offering Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar safe passage out of Gaza, once all remaining hostages held in the Palestinian territory are released. Hirsch said those conditions, along with Gaza being “demilitarized and deradicalized,” could help recover Gaza and end the war. On Tuesday,…
A senior Hezbollah commander has been killed in an Israeli airstrike in Lebanon. Mohammed Qassem Al-Shaer, a commander of Hezbollah’s elite Radwan Force, was killed in a strike on the village of Qaraoun in the western Beqaa Valley on Tuesday, according to the Israel Defense Forces (IDF). The IDF said…
Dozens of people have been arrested after protesters clashed with police at a major defense expo in Australia on Wednesday, which saw some demonstrators set fire to bins and target police horses and officers respond with pepper spray, according to local media. Police officers struggled to control the crowd of…
Lurking in the bushes near Pokrovsk in eastern Ukraine is a unit of men who have two things in common: The short amount of time they have served defending their nation and time spent behind bars. The 15 infantry men of the 59th Brigade, part of the Shkval – or…
The last captive orca in all of Latin America cuts a lonely figure. “Kshamenk” has lived in the Mundo Marino oceanarium in the Argentine city of San Clemente del Tuyú since 1992 – the majority of that time, following the death of his female companion in 2000, as the lone…
Planning regulation is slowing down the rollout of faster internet, the chief executive of BT’s consumer division has told Sky News. Planning rules were said to be the “key barrier” to implementing 5G mobile phone signal by BT consumer division CEO Marc Allera. He described the legislation as “very arcane…
Scientists tracking the spread of dengue fever have named popular European holiday destinations they say are at risk from future outbreaks. The disease is carried by Asian tiger mosquitos, which are becoming more common in Europe, including parts of southern France, Italy and Spain. The mosquito was even spotted at…
Australia plans to set a minimum age for children to access social media due to concerns about mental and physical health. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said his government would soon trial age verification technology before banning children from opening social media accounts later this year. He said the limit would…