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James Calloway
Beat Reporter — Broadband Policy (Evening 16–00) — Covers broadband policy, regulation, and government announcements.
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World
Israel confirms it tried to kill Hamas Gaza chief al-Amoudi; army radio says attempt likely failed
Photo: The Jerusalem Post
World
Egypt hosts four-way summit with Eritrea, Sudan and Somalia as Ethiopia tensions escalate
Photo: James Calloway
World
UAE attorney general brands flydubai cockpit attack an 'attempted terrorist act'
Photo: The Guardian
UK Broadband
Court backlogs will still fall despite jury-trial U-turn, Justice Secretary says
Photo: James Calloway
Politics
Trump pledges $5,000 to every adult American if Republicans keep Congress
Photo: Daniel Torok
Satellite Internet
Cold War US spy satellite breaks apart in orbit, scattering debris — cause unknown
Photo: realnewsindia.com
Politics
Tories plan to extend cuts beyond £47bn if they win next election, leak reveals
Photo: Flip News
Policy & Regulation
Maharashtra signs ₹10,520 crore BharatNet agreement for rural broadband push
Photo: Flip News
UK Broadband
British-Iranian man held over alleged RAF Fairford terror plot released on bail
Photo: Flip News
UK Broadband
Burnham to force MPs to vote on triple lock reform before next election
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Politics
Farage 'not being listened to' over safety threats, deputy says after terror plot charge
Photo: Flip News
Politics
Hegseth orders military 'stand down' so troops get a day off to vote in midterms
Photo: Flip News
Business
IMF hands Pakistan first MEFP draft as staff-level agreement talks enter final stretch
Photo: Flip News
UK Broadband
King will not apologise for slave trade on Caribbean tour, Palace confirms
Photo: Malay Mail
UK Broadband
Man, 40, shot dead in west London as crowds gathered for memorial service
Photo: Flip News
UK Broadband
Two Iranian men remanded in custody over alleged Manchester Jewish community bomb plot
Photo: Flip News
UK Broadband
Met urges students to move pro-Palestine march planned for 7 October anniversary
Photo: Bury Times
Funding & Grants
Shapiro announces $448 million in BEAD awards for Pennsylvania broadband
Photo: Pennsylvania Broadband Development Authority
Politics
Sanders, Ocasio-Cortez and Merkley unveil Ban Flock Act to block federal use of license-plate cameras
Photo: crbcnews.com
Satellite Internet
Satellogic launches first Merlin satellite on Falcon 9 from Vandenberg
Photo: skyeconews.com
UK Broadband
UAE threatens to pull billions from UK investments after Man City guilty verdict
Photo: Egypt Independent
UK Broadband
Worst bluetongue outbreak on record hits British farms as cases top 2,400
Photo: Farming UK
Satellite Internet
AT&T, T-Mobile and Verizon formalise satellite joint venture, name Paul Roth interim CEO
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Business
Paramount and Warner Bros Discovery to become 'Skydance' as $110bn merger nears close
Photo: Flip News
Business
Macron confirms G-7 will release up to 100 million barrels of diesel and crude; oil prices slide
Photo: Flip News
Politics
Balad leader Sami Abu Shehadeh withdraws from Knesset race after Supreme Court signals ban
Photo: Flip News
Satellite Internet
Blue Origin seeks FAA approval for 50 New Glenn launches a year from Cape Canaveral
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Policy & Regulation
Consumers' Research urges FCC to shut down the $4.5 billion High Cost Fund
Photo: Flip News
Science
SpaceX Crew-13 docks at ISS in record 7 hours 55 minutes, fastest U.S. flight yet
Photo: Flip News
Science
Record half of Europe faced 'very strong' heat stress this summer, Copernicus says
Photo: Flip News
Science
SpaceX Falcon Heavy lofts classified NRO payload in first spy-satellite mission
Photo: Flip News
Business
New Mexico asks judge for $35bn to $40bn penalty against Meta after privacy trial
Photo: Flip News
Satellite Internet
Rocket Lab signs biggest commercial Electron deal: 20 launches for Synspective
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Satellite Internet
AT&T boss John Stankey dismisses Starlink's mobile phone plan as 'not a viable strategy'
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Policy & Regulation
FCC chief Carr says taxpayer-funded Trump TV ads merit no review
Photo: Federal Communications Commission
Satellite Internet
Iran minister warns Starlink could be "final nail in the coffin" for Tehran's internet control
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Science
Webb maps 'extreme debris disks' and the planet-shattering collisions that built worlds
Photo: Joseph Olmsted (STScI)
Satellite Internet
Nokia and ICEYE join forces on secure defence satellite communications, first launches in 2028
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Satellite Internet
Ontario ministers grilled over secret SpaceX payout as MPP's kill-fee questions shut down
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Health
Pennsylvania records fifth measles death as outbreak nears 1,000 cases
Photo: CDC / Terri Hyde, M.D., M.P.H.
World
Trump says he discussed release of political prisoners with Xi
Photo: Daniel Torok / The White House
Satellite Internet
NASA selects three new science investigations for its Moon Base outpost
Photo: James Calloway
World
Pakistan vows to defend Saudi Arabia against Iran-backed Houthis 'by whatever means'
Photo: Times of Islamabad
Technology
FTC opens industry-wide probe into Anthropic, OpenAI and other AI labs over rogue AI agents
Photo: Flip News
Technology
Andrew Bailey warns time is running out to control 'self-improving' AI
Photo: Office of the U.S. Ambassador to the U.K.
World
Big Oil's bid to kill Boulder climate lawsuit goes before Supreme Court on Monday
Photo: Jeff Kubina
Technology
ElevenLabs' valuation doubles to $22bn on surging AI voice-agent demand
Photo: Rafał Masłow
Business
Poundland bosses in management buyout talks with former Asda chief Andy Bond
Photo: Robin Stott
World
Romania's parliament rejects pro-EU PM-designate Muresan, deepening crisis
Photo: Parlamentul Republicii Moldova
Satellite Internet
Blue Origin seeks FAA approval to fly New Glenn up to 50 times a year from Cape Canaveral
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Satellite Internet
Starlink to start operating in Bosnia and Herzegovina "in a few days or weeks"
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Satellite Internet
Starlink suffers hours-long outage, then restores service for thousands of users
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Technology
Trump says executive order will officially rename AI 'super intelligence' in US documents
Photo: White House / Daniel Torok
Satellite Internet
NASA targets December for uncrewed Starliner return-to-flight mission
Photo: Bill Ingalls
Satellite Internet
FAA grants Starship Flight 14 launch and reentry licence for first orbital attempt
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UK Broadband
Andy Burnham commits to NHS-style social care reform even if it means unpopular tax rises
Photo: James Calloway
Sport
Nick Bosa ruled out multiple weeks as 49ers' defensive line takes another hit
Photo: James Calloway
Satellite Internet
Starship Flight 14 still awaits FAA approval as manifest points to Florida debut
Photo: SpaceX
Business
Azerbaijan signs $10bn-plus investment deals as Absheron gas field gets final go-ahead
Photo: Flip News
Business
Madison Dearborn Partners to take Marygold Companies private in $2-a-share cash deal
Photo: Flip News
Health
Pennsylvania measles outbreak spreads, with 55 new cases reported since Wednesday
Photo: Los Angeles County Department of Public Health
Satellite Internet
Airtel and Starlink launch satellite-to-mobile service in Uganda
Photo: The Habari Network
Satellite Internet
Israel's UN envoy offers Starlink terminal to Iranian diplomat at UNGA — and is ignored
Photo: Iftah Gafner
Business
BP weighs acquisition of Devon Energy's Eagle Ford shale assets in renewed US push
Photo: Flip News
Business
Japan's 10-year bond yield hits 30-year high as US selloff ripples across Asia
Photo: Flip News
Health
NHS staff to be suspended on the spot if suspected of snooping on patient records
Photo: Flip News
Policy & Regulation
Ofcom says no new AI rules for telecoms needed for now as one in 12 Britons use AI to manage bills
Photo: Flip News
Politics
Trump, House speaker Mike Johnson and tech CEOs to meet on AI on 29 September, Reuters reports
Photo: Flip News
Funding & Grants
State broadband chiefs say BEAD 'true-up' round leaves gaps it can't fill
Photo: Broadband Breakfast
Business
BHP halts operations at world's largest copper mine after fatal accident
Photo: Bachelot Pierre J-P
Technology
ShinyHunters claim to have stolen data on nearly all FBI agents; bureau says it is investigating
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UK Broadband
Charity regulator warns Save the Children over staff put at risk in Yemen
Photo: Dan (twiga_swala, Brussels)
World
Collins calls 'pay-to-play' report a 'hit job' as Maine Democrats demand answers
Photo: Mikaela McGee / U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Funding & Grants
Washington signs first seven BEAD contracts in $165m push to connect 122,000 homes
Photo: Focue
Technology
Altman to brief UN Security Council in person as AI safety lineup confirmed
Photo: Amos Ben Gershom, Government Press Office of Israel
Policy & Regulation
Trump administration's BEAD overhaul aided SpaceX, telecom analyst Blair Levin says
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UK Broadband
Burnham agrees to review Chagos deal after Trump calls it 'terrible' at first UNGA meeting
Photo: House of Commons
UK Broadband
Burnham announces AI defence partnership with US in debut UN speech
Photo: House of Commons
UK Broadband
Burnham defends UK sanctions on Israeli settlements at UN, warning political trust "will fall even lower"
Photo: Simon Dawson / No 10 Downing Street
World
US F-16 fighter jet crashes on approach to Spangdahlem base in Germany, pilot ejects
Photo: Capt. Tana R.H. Stevenson, U.S. Air Force
World
Hurricane Polo strengthens to Category 5 off Mexico, threatening US Southwest floods
Photo: Alexander Gerst
World
Police use teargas on protesters as disabled 87-year-old evicted from Madrid home
Photo: M. Peinado
UK Broadband
Counter-terror police thwart suspected plot against Manchester Jewish community
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UK Broadband
Met warns spiking tactics are shifting to everyday medicines and laced vapes as Freshers' Week begins
Photo: Jacek Halicki
World
Morocco votes in parliamentary elections after a year of Gen Z protests
Photo: Flad / SVG-image-maker
Sport
Nasser Al-Attiyah wins Asian Games skeet team gold, completing unique Dakar double
Photo: Doha Stadium Plus Qatar
World
Pakistan seals roads into Islamabad ahead of PTI march for Imran Khan's release
Photo: Advertbalcha
World
Pakistan's new drone deal is with Trump-backed firm also selling to India
Photo: US Air Force, via DefenseMirror
Technology
Qualcomm unveils Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 and Extreme Gen 6, its first 2nm phone chips
Photo: Qualcomm
Business
Royal Caribbean to take $3 billion, 50% stake in Sandals in landmark cruise-to-land deal
Photo: Baldwin040
World
Rubio to meet Lavrov in New York on Wednesday morning, State Department says
Photo: U.S. Department of State
UK Broadband
Sandie Peggie's union tribunal opens in Dundee as nurse says RCN 'wasn't taking it as seriously as I was'
Photo: Geograph contributor
World
Saudi King Salman denounces Houthis as "terrorist militia" in rare rebuke
Photo: Ron Przysucha / U.S. Department of State
Satellite Internet
Sharp takes aim at Starlink dominance with universal satellite antenna
Photo: Irvin calicut
Politics
Collins warns White House against political review of NIH grants
Photo: Mikaela McGee / U.S. Department of Homeland Security
UK Broadband
UK pay awards cool to 3% as employers tighten budgets, Brightmine data shows
Photo: Robin Sones
UK Broadband
UK Space Command chief suspended over alleged serious sexual offence and theft
Photo: David Dozoretz
Technology
US warns Australia's algorithm opt-out law would 'facilitate censorship'
Photo: Dietmar Rabich
Business
US 30-year mortgage rate jumps to 7.12%, highest in over two years
Photo: Michigan Business Network
World
US withholds Sudanese leader al-Burhan's visa in ceasefire pressure move, sources say
Photo: Reuters, via Al Jazeera
Satellite Internet
UZ-SAT becomes authorised Amazon Leo satellite distributor in Uzbekistan
Photo: U.S. Space Force
World
Xi Jinping arrives in US today for three-day summit with Trump
Photo: Official website of the President of the Russian Federation
World
Yemen government forces seize strategic Jabal Zalat mountain overlooking Bab el-Mandeb
Photo: NASA/METI/AIST/Japan Space Systems
UK Broadband
Two inmates deny attempted murder of Sara Sharif's father at Belmarsh
Photo: Neil Clifton
Satellite InternetNews Brief
NASA welcomes Albania as newest Artemis Accords signatory
Photo: Zalasem1
World
US to 'shut down' Iranian airlines worldwide on 23 September, Bessent warns
Photo: U.S. Department of the Treasury
Technology
British Columbia sues OpenAI over ChatGPT role in Tumbler Ridge school shooting
Photo: Amos Ben Gershom, Government Press Office of Israel
UK BroadbandNews Brief
Burnham agrees RAF 'defensive' refuelling support for Saudi Arabia against Houthi attacks
Photo: Lauren Hurley / No 10 Downing Street
Sport
Mark Wood announces retirement from international cricket
Photo: Wikimedia Commons contributor (name unverified — file description page could not be fetched)
Funding & Grants
Nearly one in three co-ops turning down BEAD money, NRECA tells Lutnick
Photo: Preston Keres / USDA
World
Unknown projectile strikes tanker entering Strait of Hormuz, injuring two crew
Photo: PH1 Terry Cosgrove, US Navy
World
US strikes on alleged drug boats may be 'crimes against humanity', UN expert says
Photo: U.S. Coast Guard
Business
Accenture shares jump 6% as Anthropic names it to lead AI safety evaluations
Photo: BLM Platinum
World
China expels two top generals from Communist Party over disloyalty and corruption
Photo: Philip Nalangan
World
Pakistan carries out 'calibrated' airstrikes in Afghanistan; Kabul says civilians killed
Photo: SSG Matthew Clark, US Army
Business
Paramount settles with US states, clearing the way to close $110bn Warner Bros takeover
Photo: Carol M. Highsmith
World
Qatar launches Doha Investment fund arm as PM warns of regional "earthquake"
Photo: U.S. Department of State (Chuck Kennedy)
Business
Trump says US working on 'massive' Belarus potash deal; fertiliser stocks fall
Photo: Dave Eagle
World
US, Denmark and Greenland to sign Arctic security deal at UN General Assembly on Tuesday
Photo: Jeremy Harbeck
UK BroadbandNews Brief
Nearly 7,000 foreign criminals still in UK five years after they should have been deported, figures show
Photo: Steve Cadman
Sport
J.J. Spaun wins BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth after late final-round drama
Photo: Bryan Berlin
Sport
Man City beat Sunderland 5-3 in eight-goal Etihad thriller to keep perfect start
Photo: Arne Müseler
Network Rollouts
Paul Bunyan nears finish line on 1,800-location fibre build in central Aitkin County
Photo: Paul Bunyan Communications
Network Rollouts
Comcast finishes Eastern Ohio rural build: 2,300 unserved homes and businesses now live
Photo: Comcast Corporation
Policy & Regulation
SpaceX tells the FCC rural subsidies have 'outlived their purpose' — and Starlink makes them obsolete
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