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Ukraine’s Zelensky warns of painful winter for Russia if energy truce talks fail
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky warned Moscow at the United Nations on Wednesday that his nation would strike back and make the coming winter deeply painful for Russia, if the two sides cannot agree a truce on energy attacks before the cold sets in. Ukraine and its allies are racing to secure limited agreements on energy infrastructure and Black Sea shipping before winter, fearing renewed… https://www.scmp.com/news/world/russia-central-asia/article/3368566/ukraines-zelensky-warns-painful-winter-russia-if-energy-truce-talks-fail?utm_source=rss_feed
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- NASA Welcomes Croatia as Newest Artemis Accords Signatory
The Republic of Croatia became the 74th signatory to the Artemis Accords on Wednesday during a ceremony in the capital city of Zagreb with NASA and U.S. Department of State officials present. “It is my privilege to welcome the Republic of Croatia as the latest signatory of the Artemis Accords,” said NASA Deputy Matt Anderson […] https://www.nasa.gov/organizations/oiir/artemis-accords/nasa-welcomes-croatia-as-newest-artemis-accords-signatory/
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- Ethiopia warns of ‘destruction’ as Tigray rebels launch offensive
Ethiopian President Taye Atske Selassie warned of “forces of destruction” as Tigray rebels launched an offensive. https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/9/23/ethiopia-warns-of-destruction-as-tigray-rebels-launch-offensive?traffic_source=rss
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- VC firm Bessemer now has another $5.75B to invest in (what else?) AI
The VC firm says that AI-native companies are growing faster than any technology, ever. https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/23/vc-firm-bessemer-now-has-another-5-75b-to-invest-in-what-else-ai/
Technology · DigiTechNepal @digitechnepal ·
- XPRIZE Wildfire winners spotted fires within 10 min—but couldn’t stop them
$11M competition showed wildfire detection is still easier than stopping fires. https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/09/xprize-wildfire-winners-spotted-fires-within-10-min-but-couldnt-stop-them/
Technology · DigiTechNepal @digitechnepal ·
- Trump's Board of Peace unveils $2.45bn plan to begin Gaza's reconstruction
The figure was announced during a meeting of the group's board at the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cwlyke0mm0x3o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss
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- Trump administration invites Putin to attend G20 summit in Miami
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio says summit would be opportunity for Russian president to engage with global leaders. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/9/23/trump-administration-invites-putin-to-attend-g20-summit-in-miami?traffic_source=rss
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- NASA Selects Far-Infrared Telescope as First in New Mission Class
NASA announced Wednesday a mission to explore the history and evolution of the universe, PRIMA (PRobe far-Infrared Mission for Astrophysics), is advancing to the next phase of development. This space telescope is the first in a new class of NASA astrophysics missions, called Probe Explorers, within the agency’s longstanding Explorers Program. “The PRIMA mission is […] https://www.nasa.gov/news-release/nasa-selects-far-infrared-telescope-as-first-in-new-mission-class/
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- Donald Trump built a US$5 million White House helipad. Don’t expect Xi Jinping to use it
US President Donald Trump has been very eager to show off to Chinese leader Xi Jinping his new US$5 million White House helipad, his latest bid to stamp his image on Washington. While Xi might act impressed and compliment the US president on his latest building project – part of Trump’s bid to match Xi’s splendour-filled hosting four months ago in Beijing and show the Chinese that Americans can… https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/3368565/donald-trump-built-us5-million-white-house-helipad-dont-expect-xi-jinping-use-it?utm_source=rss_feed
World · DigiNepal International @diginepalinternational ·
- Discord age verification rolls out today with changes spurred by user backlash
Discord will try to automatically estimate ages, require verification when it can't. https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/09/discord-age-verification-rolls-out-today-with-changes-spurred-by-user-backlash/
Technology · DigiTechNepal @digitechnepal ·
- Harvey Weinstein sentenced to 15 years in New York sexual assault retrial
The ruling seals six years of legal battles after Weinstein’s initial conviction for sexually assaulting TV assistant. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/9/23/harvey-weinstein-sentenced-to-15-years-in-sexual-assault-retrial?traffic_source=rss
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- YouTube promises custom feeds and a lot more AI later this year
YouTube's next year could change the content you see with a big focus on AI and livestreams. https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/09/youtube-promises-custom-feeds-and-a-lot-more-ai-later-this-year/
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- Grief and pain flow at hearing for Canadian suicide poison vendor Kenneth Law
Relatives of people who committed suicide using poison sold by a Canadian man gave wrenching accounts of pain and loss on Wednesday in court before a judge tasked with deciding the former chef’s prison term. Kenneth Law pleaded guilty in May to aiding in the suicide of 14 people in Canada after prosecutors determined they lacked evidence to convict him of murder over his online forums where he… https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3368564/grief-and-pain-flow-hearing-canadian-suicide-poison-vendor-kenneth-law?utm_source=rss_feed
World · DigiNepal International @diginepalinternational ·
- All you need to know about a state visit, as White House rolls out red carpet for Xi
A grand military welcome, a state dinner, tea at the White House and a tour of the National Archives: Chinese President Xi Jinping’s state visit to Washington will see his American counterpart, Donald Trump, roll out the pomp and pageantry. The United States’ capital is bracing for high-level bilateral discussions served with a side of symbolic gestures, marking Xi’s first state visit to the… https://www.scmp.com/news/us/diplomacy/article/3368563/all-you-need-know-about-state-visit-white-house-rolls-out-red-carpet-xi?utm_source=rss_feed
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- Manchester United losses jump nearly a third to $57m despite record revenue
Manchester United's debt remains over 1 billion pounds ($1.3bn) despite record revenues that are unable to prevent loss. https://www.aljazeera.com/sports/2026/9/23/man-utd-losses-jump-almost-a-third-despite-record-revenues?traffic_source=rss
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- Ivory Coast vs Ghana: AFCON 2027 qualifier, kick-off time, lineups, teams
A star-studded opening to AFCON 2027 qualifying sees Real Madrid's Yan Diomande lead Ivory Coast against depleted Ghana. https://www.aljazeera.com/sports/2026/9/23/ivory-coast-vs-ghana-caf-afcon-qualifier-prediction-teams-lineups?traffic_source=rss
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- Enveda secures $311M to bring more nature-derived AI drugs into clinical trials
The round valued the AI biotech at $2 billion. It is currently testing drugs that treat skin conditions and preserve weight loss after stopping GLP-1s. https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/23/enveda-secures-311m-to-bring-more-nature-derived-ai-drugs-into-clinical-trials/
Technology · DigiTechNepal @digitechnepal ·
- Ukraine’s Zelenskyy calls for sustained pressure to end ‘Putin’s crazy war’
Ukrainian president urges world leaders to keep choking Russia's revenues to impede its war efforts. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/9/23/zelenskyy-calls-for-sustained-pressure-on-patient-zero-putin-in-un-speech?traffic_source=rss
World · DigiNepal International @diginepalinternational ·
- Israeli soldier wounded in car-ramming attack in occupied West Bank
Israeli soldier Neria Leiter wounded in a suspected car-ramming attack near the illegal settlement of Beit Horon. https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/9/23/23-09-sv-israeli-solider-injured-leiter-il?traffic_source=rss
World · DigiNepal International @diginepalinternational ·
- NASA Aircraft to Make Low-Altitude Research Flights Over Colorado
Agricultural emissions represent an important and understudied part of Earth’s land and atmosphere systems. The FarmFlux mission will deploy more than a dozen sensors to measure ozone, methane, ammonia, particulates, and other pollutants rising from agricultural lands and animal farms and the interaction with the Earth’s atmosphere. The mission is jointly led by NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center… https://www.nasa.gov/general/nasa-aircraft-to-make-low-altitude-research-flights-over-colorado/
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- Contrary to some reports, you don't have two brains
A bad press release makes a good excuse to look at how developmental biology works. https://arstechnica.com/science/2026/09/contrary-to-some-reports-you-dont-have-two-brains/
Technology · DigiTechNepal @digitechnepal ·
- Modal Motors is trying to cut China out of electric motors entirely
The startup is working on small, light motors with no rare earth magnets that are suited for drones, fans, and robots. https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/23/modal-motors-is-trying-to-cut-china-out-of-electric-motors-entirely/
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- Netflix releases trailer for Brad Bird's Ray Gunn
"It’s film noir and a hard-boiled detective story, but it’s got a lot more comedy and a lot more action." https://arstechnica.com/culture/2026/09/netflix-drops-trailer-for-brad-birds-ray-gunn/
Technology · DigiTechNepal @digitechnepal ·
- Paraguay’s president urges UN to let Taiwan in, calls island’s exclusion ‘a stain’
Paraguayan President Santiago Pena told the United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday that his country “is not neutral” on the Taiwan Strait, pledging support for the self-ruled island and calling for its “full and meaningful participation” in the UN system. Casting a conflict in the strait as a potentially far greater threat than the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, Pena warned of “ominous… https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3368561/paraguays-president-urges-un-let-taiwan-calls-islands-exclusion-stain?utm_source=rss_feed
World · DigiNepal International @diginepalinternational ·
- American views of China improve before Xi-Trump summit, Pew report finds
As Chinese President Xi Jinping makes his high-profile state visit to the US, Americans’ views of China remain negative but have improved in recent years, according to a new Pew Research Centre report. Using a “feeling thermometer” ranging from zero, the coldest rating, to 100, the warmest, Pew found that Americans gave China an average rating of 37, up from 28 in 2021. “The [Xi-Trump] meeting… https://www.scmp.com/news/us/article/3368560/american-views-china-improve-xi-trump-summit-pew-report-finds?utm_source=rss_feed
World · DigiNepal International @diginepalinternational ·
- NASA's Hubble seeks lensed supernova, marks 200,000 orbits
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope completed its 200,000th orbit around Earth on Sept. 19, marking another milestone for an observatory that continues to transform our understanding of the universe. https://phys.org/news/2026-09-nasa-hubble-lensed-supernova-orbits.html
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- NASA’s Hubble Telescope Reaches Milestone, Looks for Elusive Supernova
NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope captured this image of massive galaxy cluster MACS J0417 (left of center) on Sept. 19, 2026. This galaxy cluster acts as a gravitational lens, bending and magnifying light from objects far behind it. Supernova Athena, discovered by NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope in 2025, is predicted to reappear between now and […] https://www.nasa.gov/image-article/nasas-hubble-telescope-reaches-milestone-looks-for-elusive-supernova/
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- Iran’s Pezeshkian slams ‘terrorist’ US but extols diplomacy in UN speech
Pezeshkian leaves door open for negotiations, while calling out US blockade against Iran in Strait of Hormuz. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/9/23/irans-president-slams-trumps-bullying-in-defiant-unga-speech?traffic_source=rss
World · DigiNepal International @diginepalinternational ·
- Why does Greenland matter to the US?
Donald Trump says a new deal gives the US complete control over the island's security. https://www.aljazeera.com/video/inside-story/2026/9/23/why-does-greenland-matter-to-the-us-2?traffic_source=rss
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- US says it is open to talks with Cuba if it changes government
Marco Rubio made comments after Trump called Cuba a 'failed state' at the UN, prompting Cuban delegation to walk out. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/9/23/us-says-it-is-open-to-talks-with-cuba-if-it-changes-government?traffic_source=rss
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