Musk Says Ukraine Violated Starlink Terms of Service by Using It For Offensive Drone Attacks
SpaceX owner Elon Musk wrote in a post on X on Saturday that Ukraine had violated Starlink's terms of service by using the satellite internet service for offensive drone attacks. He said the loophole that allowed those attacks had been closed. The statement highlights ongoing tension over how the Starlink network, provided to Ukraine for communications, is being used in combat operations against Russian forces.
Source: Antiwar — Published: 25 October 2026 19:30 — Summarized with AI
US Launches Two More Airstrikes in Somalia, Bringing 2026 Total to 90
US Africa Command has announced that its forces launched two more airstrikes in Somalia, as the Trump administration continues a record-shattering bombing campaign in the country that receives virtually no media coverage in the US. AFRICOM said in one press release that it conducted a strike on October 21 targeting al-Shabaab. The new strikes bring the total number of US airstrikes in Somalia in 2026 to 90, underscoring the scale of the ongoing military campaign.
Source: Antiwar — Published: 25 October 2026 18:44 — Summarized with AI
Israeli Strikes Across Gaza Kill at Least Eight Palestinians
Israeli attacks killed at least eight Palestinians across Gaza on Sunday as the Israeli military appears to be escalating its strikes ahead of Tuesday's Knesset elections. Israeli strikes on Sunday included the bombing of the Islamic University in Gaza City, which killed at least three people and injured eight. University sources told AFP about the damage. The reported escalation comes as Israel prepares for national elections, with violence in Gaza continuing to exact a civilian toll.
Source: Antiwar — Published: 25 October 2026 18:14 — Summarized with AI
Three Shepherds Captured in Latest Israeli Operations in Southwest Syria
Israeli troops continued to operate across southwest Syria over the weekend, with multiple incursions reported against the Quneitra Governorate seemingly focused primarily on excavation and carving out the Sufa 53 Line that the IDF is imposing on the ground in the area. Israel has been keen on establishing a trench-line separating Syria from its own territory. Three shepherds were captured in the latest Israeli operations, adding to tensions in the border region.
Source: Antiwar — Published: 25 October 2026 17:43 — Summarized with AI
Yemen: Saudi Airstrikes on Civilian Homes, Cement Factory Workers’ Housing Kill 17
Saudi airstrikes pounded Yemen's Hodeidah province and the capital, Sanaa, on Saturday, killing at least 17 civilians as the US-backed bombing campaign continues to have a devastating impact on Yemeni civilians. One strike on Saturday hit housing units for workers at a cement factory in the Sanaa Governorate, killing eight civilians, including four children. The strikes add to the mounting civilian toll from the ongoing Saudi-led campaign in Yemen.
Source: Antiwar — Published: 25 October 2026 17:02 — Summarized with AI
Israel Steps Up Lebanon Strikes, Masses Troops Along Border
The weekend saw heavy Israeli artillery shelling and drone overflights across Lebanon, with growing concerns that the ongoing war, already seeing a scaling up of daily strikes, is about to see another substantial Israeli escalation. Shelling was reported in Tyre District, with the heaviest strikes in Mansouri and Majdal Zoun. Vehicles advanced into Haddatha. Israel is also massing troops along the border, raising fears of a wider confrontation with Hezbollah and further displacement of civilians.
Source: Antiwar — Published: 25 October 2026 16:39 — Summarized with AI
Trump Says US Oil Companies Are Making a ‘Fortune’ Due to the Iran War
President Trump on Saturday boasted that US oil and gas companies are making a fortune due to the shipping disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz caused by his war with Iran, and dismissed the high gas prices that Americans are facing at the pump. He said oil prices are temporarily high and will be falling dramatically. The remarks drew attention to the economic winners and losers of the conflict, with consumers bearing higher fuel costs while energy firms profit.
Source: Antiwar — Published: 25 October 2026 16:17 — Summarized with AI
Hegseth Built a New Pentagon Office for Religion. Military Religious Leaders Wish He Hadn’t.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has built a new Pentagon office for religion, a move that military religious leaders wish he had not made. One Army chaplain told The Intercept, asking what to tell a soldier who believes an action is immoral but also believes that God commanded it. The report raises questions about the role of religion in military decision-making and the potential pressure on chaplains and service members navigating moral and religious conflicts within the armed forces.
Source: https://theintercept.com/feed/?rss — Published: 25 October 2026 10:00 — Summarized with AI
An American lawyer helped open a backchannel between Biden’s White House and Putin. A Financial Times report details the exchanges, a later unofficial peace bid, and how it fell apart.
The Financial Times has published details of back-channel talks between US leaders and Vladimir Putin in 2022 and early 2023. The effort began with Richard Conn, an American lawyer who had worked in Russia for years and, after the war began, grew concerned that Putin might use nuclear weapons. In fall 2022, Conn worked through intermediaries to deliver a conciliatory message from Joe Biden's administration to Putin and later received a response to peace proposals. By early 2023, official negotiators Yuri Ushakov and Eric Green had effectively ended Conn's channel.
Source: https://meduza.io/rss/en/all — Published: 25 October 2026 04:42 — Summarized with AI