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‘Big man, are you playing politics?’ – Polish foreign minister attacks Elon Musk after Starlink reduced service to Ukrainian military

14 October 2026 at 12:05

Poland’s foreign minister publicly challenged Elon Musk on Wednesday after Ukrainian forces reported sudden restrictions on Starlink services that disrupted combat drone operations, asking whether the billionaire was again “playing politics” with his company. Additionally, there are now repots that President Donald Trump is considering severely limiting or cutting off intelligence to Ukraine entirely.

Sikorski posted on X while quoting a Kyiv Independent report on the restrictions: “Hey, Elon Musk, big man, are you playing politics with your products again?  As your European customers, we are watching you.”

Hey, @elonmusk, big man, are you playing politics with your products again? As your European customers, we are watching you.

— Radosław Sikorski 🇵🇱🇪🇺 (@sikorskiradek) October 14, 2026

The message came hours after Ukrainian officials said SpaceX had limited its military-grade Starshield package. Terminals lost connectivity when traveling faster than roughly 100 mph (160 km/h), with no advance notice. Presidential adviser Serhiy Beskrestnov said the change caused several missions to fail. A source with the 7th Rapid Reaction Corps confirmed impacts on drone control and logistics as well.

Starlink supports longer-range drone strikes on Russian supply lines. Poland funds more than 29,000 terminals at roughly $50 million a year.

Separately, Semafor reported Wednesday that the idea of cutting or limiting intelligence sharing with Ukraine is under active discussion inside the White House. President Trump publicly downplayed any cutoff, telling reporters the previous day that the U.S. is still sharing intelligence and “we help them,” while stressing his goal of ending the war.

An administration official told Semafor, however, that “Trump is pretty pissed off. He could order it.” 

The official suggested any restriction would focus on intelligence for targets inside Russia. CIA Director John Ratcliffe is said to oppose the idea.

There have been repeated Trump administration warnings that continued Ukrainian strikes on Russian oil refineries could lead to suspension of intelligence sharing and European purchases of U.S. weapons via the Prioritized Ukraine Requirements List (PURL). The pressure is linked to Trump’s efforts to lower diesel prices, including a deal with Russia on fuel supplies and calls for an “energy ceasefire.” Zelensky has noted the absence of advance warnings on some recent Russian missile strikes. Trump briefly suspended intelligence sharing last year after a tense meeting with Zelensky.

On top of tension between Trump and Zelensky, Sikorski also looms large in relation to Musk. 

Sikorski’s “big man” phrasing is a pat of a long-running feud. In March 2025, Musk said Ukraine’s “entire front line would collapse if I turned it (Starlink) off.” Sikorski noted Poland paid the bills and would seek alternatives if the service proved unreliable; Musk replied, “Be quiet, small man.” U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio urged gratitude. Musk later said Starlink would never be turned off or used as a bargaining chip. 

The reality is, however, that there is currently little alternative to Starlink, which is seen as a premier communications technology.

Musk had not publicly replied to Sikorski by late Wednesday and SpaceX did not immediately comment on the service limits. 

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Germany: 2 males with a migration background use robot ‘Ahmed’ to sexually assault young women in Cologne, possible first ever case of a robot used for sexual assault

14 October 2026 at 11:11

Cologne police are investigating an unprecedented incident in which a humanoid robot was allegedly used to sexually harass a 16-year-old girl on a busy city street, with the act filmed and livestreamed. Videos of the assault appear to show two men with a migration background controlling the robot, which they named “Ahmed,” an Arabic name. They also claim the robot is from the multicultural neighborhood of Neukölln in Berlin. 

The case, which has drawn international attention as potentially the first documented instance of a robot being used directly in a sexual assault, has to do with red-and-gold Unitree robot that approached different teenage women. In the videos, which Remix News has compiled into one longer clip, the robot grabs their behinds, makes masturbatory motions, and humps the women. 

The post has been censored on X.

At least one victim, a 16-year-old girl, has filed a criminal complaint.

According to a police statement, the roughly 1.2-meter-tall robot touched the girl on the buttocks and made thrusting motions against her between 11:45 p.m. and midnight on the night of October 10–11, 2026, near the corner of Palmstrasse and Hohenzollernring. 

The girl was with two friends, ages 17 and 18. Officers responding to the scene located a 16-year-old from Wegberg and a 19-year-old companion nearby. The robot was found in the trunk of a Volkswagen where the younger suspect had stowed it; police seized the machine and the pair’s mobile phones. Investigators are examining whether the movements were deliberately controlled via remote control or an app and are treating the matter as a suspected case of sexual harassment.

🇩🇪🔴JUST IN: Asylum seekers and men with a migration background are the main group that should be banned from German swimming pools, according to national police union leader @M_Ostermann. "But in the end, we are always just describing symptoms instead of tackling the root causes. And that is why it is completely clear that those outdoor pools are acting responsibly by simply not letting these groups of people – men, mostly with a migration background, often from the main asylum countries of origin – into the outdoor pools anymore." That is the advice comes after yet another wave of sexual assaults and violence in German pools from migrants. He further writes: "Enough is enough. They are men, and almost always from the main countries of origin for asylum seekers. Year after year, the same headlines, the same incidents, and the same excuses." "Public swimming pools used to be places of carefree enjoyment for children and families. Today, many people avoid them out of fear of violence, harassment, and disrespect." "Enough with the political whitewashing. Those who do not clearly name problems will never solve them. The rule of law must finally make this clear with all due consequence." "Anyone who threatens others, harasses women, or commits violence has forfeited their right as a guest and any claim to understanding. Zero tolerance means zero tolerance – swift proceedings, harsh penalties, and, where legally possible, consistent immigration consequences." "The people living in Germany have a right to safety. They have a right to public spaces being what they once were again: places for families and children – not for intimidation, violence, and disrespect." Follow: @RMXnews

— Remix News & Views (@RMXnews) June 29, 2026

The 16-year-old and his companion are accused of filming the encounter, streaming it live on social media, and providing commentary. 

Many of the victims appear to be German women. Some of them laugh or appear to be amused, but others appear uncomfortable or scream.

Media reports speculate the model is the Unitree R1-series model, priced around €5,000, which can walk, respond to voice commands, and be remotely operated or programmed with custom movement sequences. Experts have noted that the specific thrusting motions are not standard factory behaviors.

As Remix News has reported, many public areas have become insecure, featuring robberies, rapes, assaults, and other threats. However, for women, the threat level has gone up substantially, including from random street harassment due to mass immigration.

🇩🇪"I hate Berlin. Berlin is sh*t." A thief stole this young German woman’s phone and then told her, "in a mixture of English and German, that he would only give it to me if I had sex with him." This woman was assaulted in Berlin’s famed Görlitzer Park, where migrants gang raped a woman in 2023.

— Remix News & Views (@RMXnews) June 6, 2026

🇩🇪”You have 2 options. Either you give me your number right now… or we stay here until 5 a.m. and I’ll follow you all the way home to your house." A young German woman is relentlessly harassed and threatened by a migrant man. https://t.co/8qq3GJ203S

— Remix News & Views (@RMXnews) November 25, 2025

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‘They tore away my dignity, my body’ – 3 Pakistani migrants on trial for raping Belgian university student in convenience store

14 October 2026 at 09:57

A female University of Mons student was allegedly sequestered and raped in the back room of a convenience store by three men of Pakistani origin in the Belgian city of Mons. The suspects are now on trial as of Oct. 12, 2026, for aggravated rape and unlawful confinement.

The incident occurred in the early hours of Dec. 12, 2025, at a night shop on Rue de la Clef in Mons. The student, identified in reports as Laura, a pseudonym, entered the store around 1:30 a.m. after an evening out, first to buy cookies and later around 1:42 a.m., for a drink. A shop employee invited her to have a drink in the back room. She agreed while using a translation app to communicate with him and then followed him. While she was in the back of the shop, the other employees closed the shop at 2:29 a.m. with her still inside.

While she was with the men, the owner asked an employee to serve her whisky and Cola.

Concerned about the drinking the beverage, she texted her roommate: “I’m at the convenience store. If I don’t come back, call the police.”

After consuming the drink, her vision then blurred and she lost consciousness, according to Belgian news outlet L’Avenir.

She regained awareness around 6:34 a.m., alone in the back room, disoriented, with her clothes disheveled and without underwear. She then got up and left. 

Garbage collectors later described seeing a terrified young woman looking over her shoulder. She reported sexual violence to her roommate and medical exams found male DNA in her vagina. 

Police intervened at the shop, finding two men present and a third hidden in a cupboard. Investigators recovered the student’s underwear, which contained semen matching one of the three suspects.

The three men are all of Pakistani origin, including the shop owner and an employee. The police arrested the suspects. 

One also faces a charge related to an alleged attempted rape of another customer in July 2025, which involved an attempt to force a kiss in the back room. All three deny the charges. The owner has claimed the student tried to steal €7,000 from his pockets, a version the prosecution rejects as it does not explain the scientific evidence.

In court a Monday morning, the public prosecutor treated the three as co-authors of the rape. 

“None of the three justifies the closing of the shop while this young woman is inside,” the prosecutor stated, requesting sentences of four and five years. 

The court also discussed a possible requalification of the facts as failure to assist a person in danger for two of the accused, while the defense lawyers pleaded for acquittal. 

The student’s lawyer, Odile Maes, argued the men knew what was happening in the back room and shared responsibility, calling them “sexual predators.”

 The victim was present in court and delivered emotional testimony, saying: “I have the feeling of having been thrown away like a broken toy that night. They tore away my dignity, my body, my friends, my family, my studies, and many other things. I demand justice.”

The student has described lasting effects including nightmares, isolation, fear of men, weight gain, and the loss of a student job, though she completed her first year of university with schedule adjustments. A judgment is expected in early November.

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‘Horror scenario’ – Trans Egyptian child killer transferred to Swedish women’s prison accused of harassment and exposing his penis

13 October 2026 at 15:52

In April 2024, Egyptian national Paulus Said Foukaih Abdelshahed murdered his seven-year-old daughter and eight-year-old son in their Södertälje home by placing bags over their heads and pumping helium gas into them through a hose. The children had earlier been taken for Happy Meals and shopping. Their mother discovered the bodies that evening; Abdelshahed, then around 37, had also attempted suicide but failed.

Investigators determined that Abdelshahed had searched for terms before the murders, such as “killed his own children,” “die together” and “the most gentle way to kill someone.” Abdelshahed also confessed to the crimes during a police interrogation.

Södertälje District Court convicted him in December 2024 of premeditated murder with particular ruthlessness, imposing a life sentence and deportation. A psychiatric evaluation found no severe mental disorder that would warrant compulsory care instead of prison.

The report noted that he suffered from depression, but the judgment noted that “his actions did not appear psychotic but instrumental.”

However, Abdelshahed told investigators he suffered from gender dysphoria, had identified as female since childhood, and killed the children because he believed he could not live as a woman and that they would not cope without him.

He had previously presented as “Lily” at work and elsewhere. However, all his appeals were rejected.

To Abdelshahed’s benefit, Sweden’s new Legal Gender Recognition Act took effect on July 1, 2025. It lowered the age limit to 16, with parental consent for minors, and removed the requirement for a formal gender-dysphoria diagnosis; a certificate from a licensed healthcare professional confirming that the applicant’s registered sex does not match their perceived gender identity is sufficient.

In autumn 2025, Skatteverket approved Abdelshahed’s change of legal sex to female and of name to Lily. The Swedish prison service then transferred him from the high-security men’s prison at Tidaholm with a security class 1 designation to the women’s facility in Ystad, which has a lower security class 2 designation. The agency cited the new legal status and the need to house him with women.

Abdelshahed did not undergo any gender-changing surgery and he has retained his male anatomy.

Since the transfer, multiple female inmates and staff have reported ongoing problems. Accounts published by Expressen describe a tall, broad-shouldered individual with a beard walking around in a short nightshirt that exposes the penis. Abdelshahed has also reportedly attempted to enter unlocked shower and laundry areas while women are present and made numerous sexual advances.

“[He doesn’t] wear underwear, like the rest of us do. When I and others have told the staff, we are told that we are LGBTQI-hostile,” said a woman who was imprisoned at Ystad with Abdelshahed.

Another inmate described the situation facing female prisoners as a “horror scenario.” She related that “Lily” has walked into the laundry room and exposed his penis to her.

“The shower room also serves as a laundry room and Lily deliberately goes there when I’m washing, just to show herself naked,” the woman said.

He has also allegedly invited younger or vulnerable inmates to the cell under the pretext of applying makeup, and engaging in other conduct perceived as harassment or exhibitionism.

One woman with documented PTSD from prior sexual assault reportedly suffered a panic attack after an exposure incident and was then disciplined for “transphobic behavior.”

Several police reports of sexual molestation were dropped for lack of evidence, while complaints to the Parliamentary Ombudsman have not been pursued.

Staff members have told unions they fear being labelled anti-LGBTQ or “transphobic” if they raise concerns, and some feel their reports are dismissed by management.

Ystad prison director Anders Jansson has stated that placement follows the legal sex marker and that the facility is adapting, though guidelines for such situations remain unclear.

Prison service leadership has been summoned to parliamentary committees to explain the case.

In Sweden, trans advocacy groups have characterized coverage of the case as a campaign against transgender people.

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