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The Palestinian Authority said internet and fixed-line communication services were down in Gaza on Thursday following an attack on the territory''s
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On 17–18 November 2024, two submarine telecommunication cables, the BCS East-West Interlink and C-Lion1 fibre-optic cables, were disrupted in the Baltic Sea.
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On 17–18 November 2024, two submarine telecommunication cables, the BCS East-West Interlink and C-Lion1 fibre-optic cables, were disrupted in the Baltic Sea. The incidents involving both cables occurred in close proximity to each other and near-simultaneously, which prompted accusations from European government officials and NATO member states of hybrid warfare and sabotage as the cause of the damage. Currently, the damage to those undersea cables has not been conclusively attributed to any specific p
Because of the internet outage in Afghanistan, it was impossible for The Associated Press to call the Taliban spokesperson directly for additional information about the putative repair of the
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