Tanzania is under curfew with a nationwide Internet blackout following violent protests during the October 29, 2025 elections. President Samia Suluhu Hassan faced minor opposition after major challengers were jailed or disqualified. Reports of dozens killed, heavy security, and schools closed highlight escalating unrest. Watch for latest updates on this unprecedented political crisis in East Africa.

Tanzania Crisis: Over 30 Killed In Violent Protests, Massive Blackout 

Cubans were in despair Wednesday after their cash-strapped communist country plunged into its fifth nationwide power blackout in a year.

Fifth Blackout In A Year Hits Cuba With 10m People In The Dark

Rajasthan Barmer Jaisalmer Jodhpur Ceasefire Live: Blackouts were imposed in Rajasthan's Barmer and Jaisalmer.

Rajasthan Ceasefire News: Blackouts in Jaisalmer, Barmer after India confirms Pakistan violated ceasefire

India news: On Friday, 9 May, the Gujarat government enforced blackouts across several villages near the Indo-Pak border.

Indo-Pak War | 'Ban on flying drones, leaves cancelled': Blackouts in Kutch, parts of Gujarat, amid drone sightings in J&K and Punjab

Panic and chaos in Spain and Portugal; Spanish Prime Minister says a probe is now underway and asserts that no hypothesis can be ruled out at this moment. Watch for more details!

Spain launches official probe to solve massive blackout case

Spain, Portugal, and parts of France were hit by a massive power outage, a major power outage hitting Spain and Portugal, leaving millions without electricity. Now, power is back to most of Spain and Portugal. The cause is attributed to a rare atmospheric phenomenon, according to Portugal's grid operator. Watch for more details!

Spain: Power Supply Almost Fully Restored After One Of Europe’s Most Severe Blackouts

Cuba under nationwide blackout as Hurricane Rafel hits

People in Cuba are experiencing countrywide blackout after power plant collapse. The power crisis in Cuba has triggered protest. On Friday Cuba experienced a nationwide blackout after the island's main power plant failed, causing the communist country's electricity grid to collapse, the energy ministry said. Watch our report to know more.

Cuba's Largest Power Plant Collapses, People Protest

Millions in Cuba are still in Dark. People in Cuba are experiencing countrywide blackout after power plant collapse. Cuba managed to restore limited power to its greed by Friday evening. Although 90% of the island remained without electricity including some of the key hospitals. Watch to know more.

Following a Countrywide blackout triggered by the collapse of a major power plant, Cuba managed to restore limited power to its greed by Friday evening. Although 90% of the island remained without electricity including some of the key hospitals. Watch to know more.

Cuba Suffers Nationwide Power Outage

Ecuador will implement nationwide nighttime blackouts and teleworking in the public sector. This comes as the country has been hit by the worst drought in decades which is threatening the country's hydroelectric plants.

Ecuador Implements Electricity Rationing and Blackouts Amid Severe Drought

Meta-owned Facebook and Instagram were back up after a two-hour outage impacted thousands of users globally. While the company blamed it on a technical issue, reports predict that the outage must have cost CEO Mark Zuckerberg almost $100 million in revenue loss.

Gravitas | Meta Blackout: How much money did Mark Zuckerberg lose?

Kenyan minister issues ‘rare’ apology after blackout plunges main airport terminal into darkness

NASA briefly lost contact with the International Space Centre recently. But what made it lose contact? A power outage at NASA's mission control centre caused the ISS communications blackout. The outage lasted about 90 minutes.

How NASA lost contact with International Space Station for first time ever

More than half of Argentina plunges into darkness as fire knocks out power grid

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Trending on WION: Apple forecasts low iPhone shipments; Ukrainians brace for blackouts

#Gravitas | Have you heard about the #BlackoutChallenge? It encourages people to choke themselves until they pass out due to lack of oxygen. The mother of a 10-yr-old-girl recently sued TikTok for causing her death. A U.S. court has dismissed the lawsuit as 'wrongful'. Molly Gambhir reports.

Gravitas: Did this Viral TikTok trend cause a girl's death?

The blackout challenge on TikTok encourages users to hold their breath until they pass out due to a lack of oxygen. How do we hold these firms responsible for their dangerously defective algorithm and negligent conduct? Molly Gambhir brings you the details

WION Fineprint | New TikTok trend: Hold your breath till you pass out

Earlier this year, Japan narrowly avoided a major blackout. PM Fumio Kishida wants to fire up nuclear plants again to deal with future shortages. Will the people of Japan back the move - after the Fukushima nuclear disaster in 2011? Palki Sharma brings you a report.

Gravitas: Why Japan feels the need of nuclear power again

Top energy producer Australia braces for blackouts

Chinese power producers in Pakistan have threatened to shut down their power plants. The Pakistani government owes them well over $1 billion. Will Pakistan be pushed into another blackout? Palki Sharma tells you more.

Gravitas: Will Chinese power producers push Pakistan into a blackout?

Announcing a 13-hour daily power card due to a deepening economic crisis, Sri Lanka has now imposed a 36-hour national curfew which started from 6 pm today till Monday.

Sri Lanka faces 13-hour blackout, island nation imposes 36-hour curfew

Island nation of Sri Lanka is facing nationwide 13-hour-long power cuts from today and this comes as the economic crisis in the nation is expected to worsen even further.

Sri Lanka faces 13-hour blackout; hospitals halt surgery, runs out of life-saving medicines

‘Cyber Armageddon’ in Europe: Thousands go offline following Russia-Ukraine war, says report

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