
委內瑞拉國家通訊委員會已批准美國SpaceX旗下的星鏈衛星網路服務在境內營運,正式解除前總統馬杜洛執政期間實施的禁令與相關限制。
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委內瑞拉前總統馬杜洛在今年1月美軍行動中遭逮捕前,曾對馬斯克及其旗下社群平台與星鏈實施禁令與封鎖。
委內瑞拉已批准美國億萬富豪馬斯克旗下的星鏈(Starlink)衛星網路服務在境內營運,正式解除前總統馬杜洛(Nicolas Maduro)執政期間實施的禁令。
法新社報導,委內瑞拉國家通訊委員會(Conatel)9日宣布,已向美國太空探索科技公司(SpaceX)在委國的子公司核發7張許可證,准許其在全國提供星鏈服務。
根據亞太網路資訊中心(APNIC)的資料,在正式獲准營運前,委國已有約3.6%的網路使用者透過星鏈上網。
馬杜洛今年1月在美軍行動中遭逮捕前,曾透過一波宣傳活動猛烈抨擊馬斯克,馬斯克旗下的社群平台X也遭到委國當局封禁。
2024年馬杜洛具爭議性的連任結果出爐後,當局也曾逮捕販售星鏈天線的人士。
馬杜洛1月被捕後不久,馬斯克宣布,星鏈將向委國用戶提供1個月的免費服務。
6月24日,委國北部發生2起強震,釀成嚴重災情。星鏈隨後再次提供免費服務,以協助拉圭拉州(La Guaira)等重災區的重建作業。
致力推動數位自由的非政府組織VE Sin Filtro主任艾斯布魯阿(Andres Azpurua)表示,馬杜洛被捕前,美國對委內瑞拉實施的制裁也曾阻礙星鏈在當地營運。

The FBI arrested 34-year-old Californian Chinese real estate agent Zhang Wanying, accusing her of serving as a Chinese foreign agent since 2022, spying on the son of Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te and passing intelligence back to China. Taiwanese media commented that such bases appear to assist overseas Chinese in serving services, but are actually part of the intelligence network, and Zhang Wanying's occupation makes it easier to obtain sensitive personal information of customers. Another comment warned Taiwan not to fall into the Chinese Communist Party's cognitive warfare framework, emphasizing that it should adhere to a democratic stance. Meanwhile, a podcast explores feelings of inferiority in life in China, with interviewees describing feelings of powerlessness and fear caused by institutional restrictions and power structures.

European intelligence agencies pointed out that the Kremlin has ordered the expansion of sabotage and assassination threats in Europe, targeting senior executives of defense companies such as large and small drones in an attempt to weaken European support for Ukraine.

On Saturday (October 10), a missile attack hit King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, killing 12 people and injuring hundreds. The Saudi coalition blames the Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen and denounces it as a war crime. U.S. President Trump said Washington might join in the attack.

Panama was hit by strong earthquakes measuring 7.7 and 6.6 on the 9th, and the government declared a state of emergency on the 10th. The strong earthquake caused damage to 10 provinces and 2 indigenous autonomous regions across the country. 27 people were injured and no deaths were reported.

In an exclusive interview with Xinhua News Agency, Andrabi, Permanent Representative of Pakistan to the United Nations Office in Geneva, said that the Global Development Initiative has been proposed for five years to put development at the center of the international agenda, play a key role in promoting multilateralism and South-South cooperation, and promote each other with the "Belt and Road" initiative.

Several civil society groups in Japan held a joint exchange rally in Tokyo on the 10th to discuss issues such as long-range missile deployment, ammunition depot construction, and military base expansion. They opposed the Japanese government's military expansion and called for the maintenance of regional peace.