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Geopolitics

Man who attacked nun on CCTV in Jerusalem acquitted on grounds of mental health

BBC News – World · Europe

A Jerusalem court said the Jewish attacker was having a psychotic episode when he assaulted the nun, in an incident which caused outrage.

Startups

ART-PV is stacking two solar cells on top of each other to push past silicon's limit

Your Story · India

The IIT Bombay spinout has built a tandem cell combining perovskite with silicon and CdTe, and is setting up a pilot manufacturing line on campus with governme…

Startups

VDT builds the robots that travel inside pipelines looking for the flaw that will burst

Your Story · India

The Noida-based company makes inline inspection tools that run through oil and gas pipelines, measuring their shape and detecting metal loss, in a category Ind…

Geopolitics

In Japan, Yayoi Kusama Is Remembered as a Visionary and a Rebel

The New York Times – World · US

Artists, scholars and fans celebrated Ms. Kusama as a cultural giant who helped bring Japanese art to the masses.

Tech & Startups

Submit Your Questions: The Great Data Center Backlash

Wired · Global

You have questions about data centers, and WIRED has answers. Join our livestream on September 10 and our panel of experts will tell you everything you need to…

Geopolitics

Small plane crashes in water next to remote Alaska coastal town, killing all 4 on board

The Hindu – World · India

Troopers were able to get the bodies of the four adults out of the plane. They're being sent to the medical examiner's office and their names will not be relea…

Geopolitics

Survivors of Deadly Nepal Flood Recall Its Devastating Force

The New York Times – World · US

Survivors described the terrifying speed and power of the “boulders, sand and thick sludge” that killed hundreds and wiped out villages on the border between N…

General

Families await news of missing loves ones after catastrophic floods

NBC News – World · US

Relatives of people missing in devastating floods along the border of Nepal and China waited outside a Kathmandu hospital, desperate for news of loved ones. "A…

Entrepreneurship

Vince Molinari Built a Fintech Company by Doing What the Startup Playbook Says Not to Do

Inc. · Global

Vince Molinari explains why regulated-industry founders should expect more time and expense, learn from failure, and innovate inside the rules.

Tech & Startups

Stop Touching Your Keyboard. Use This AI-Powered Microphone Instead

Wired · Global

The Relay Q, due next year, is the latest attempt to reposition voice as the most seamless method for human-computer interaction.

Geopolitics

Scenes From a Destroyed Barbershop in Lebanon

The New York Times – World · US

Our reporter Abdi Latif Dahir visits a barbershop in Lebanon that was demolished in an Israeli airstrike in the conflict between Israel and Hezbollah.

Geopolitics

Where Drones Cannot See, the Ukraine War Is a Deadly Game of Cat and Mouse

The New York Times – World · US

Russian troops are trying to infiltrate the vast, overgrown reservoir basin of a dam they blew up three years ago as Ukrainian soldiers hunt them at close quar…

Geopolitics

What caused the Nepal-Tibet flash floods?

BBC News – World · Europe

At least 270 people have died in the massive flash floods, while more than 800 others are missing.

Geopolitics

Days before Mohan Bhagwat’s New York event, X suspends host AHEAD’s account

Indian Express – World · India

- X suspended AHEAD Forum's account ahead of an RSS event in NYC, with no disclosed reason; AHEAD appeals for restoration. - Controversy surrounds the event,…

Geopolitics

A Venezuelan oilman faced a Swiss arrest warrant. The U.S. had other plans for him.

The Washington Post – World · US

The Trump administration intervened in a Swiss criminal investigation of Alejandro Betancourt, who has been helping Washington as an intermediary in Caracas.

Geopolitics

Yayoi Kusama Was the Avant-Garde Radical Who Became a Pop Icon

The New York Times – World · US

In her mass-produced ubiquity, Kusama became one of her own dots, spreading her image into every corner of our culture.

AI / Deep Tech

Is Slate Auto’s new electric truck the EV Americans need?

MIT Technology Review · Global

EVs account for under 10% of total new-vehicle sales in the US, and the numbers are declining. From a climate perspective, that’s pretty dismal, especially bec…

Geopolitics

Thirty-four Australians missing in Nepal flash floods: PM Albanese

The Hindu – World · India

At this point, Nepal is a developing country; it doesn't have the resources that an event like that would have in Australia, so information is difficult, says …

Geopolitics

Nestle wants India to consult on food-labelling rules amid debate on packaging warnings

Indian Express – World · India

- Nestle urges India to consult companies for scientific front-of-pack labeling, despite public push for health warnings. - India’s government faced industry…

Geopolitics

Nepal flash flood: Massive flood sweeps through Northern Nepal

The Hindu – World · India

The Hindu’s complete coverage of the Nepal flash floods

Geopolitics

When lakes decline, can they recover?

Deutsche Welle (DW) – World · Europe

While some of the world's largest lakes are shrinking dramatically, others show that recovery is possible.

Geopolitics

Why social media addiction is so hard to regulate

Deutsche Welle (DW) – World · Europe

Meta and other social media platforms face lawsuits alleging they foster addictive use among young people. Now regulators are struggling to rein in their engag…

Geopolitics

Rescuers in Nepal Face Devastated Roads and Tough Terrain After Deadly Flood

The New York Times – World · US

The deadly Himalayan torrent damaged roads and dozens of bridges. The devastation was impeding the search for survivors and relief deliveries, aid groups said.

Geopolitics

Glacial collapse caused seismic activity, ‘catastrophic’ Nepal floods: USGS

The Hindu – World · India

“Additional analysis of nearby seismic stations, long period seismic waves, and satellite imagery led to the determination that the seismic event was instead a…

Geopolitics

Two killed, three injured in hand grenade blasts in Pakistan's NW

The Hindu – World · India

There has been an uptick in terror incidents across Pakistan, especially in the restive KPK province over the last two years since the Taliban-led dispensation…

Geopolitics

As Anger Grows Over Trump Tariffs, Some in Canada Want Out of U.S. F-35 Deal

The New York Times – World · US

A year into a government review of the purchase of as many as 88 F-35s, one premier says buying American warplanes makes no sense in the face of President Trum…

Geopolitics

Democratic Socialists Are the Toast of the Party in Uruguay

The New York Times – World · US

The success of progressive candidates in the United States is inspiring leftists abroad struggling under pressure from the Trump administration and its allies.

Geopolitics

Iran weighs harsh penalties for contact with outside media in ‘foreign influence’ bill

The Washington Post – World · US

The push comes nearly six months after the U.S. and Israel launched the war, with no immediate diplomatic breakthrough in sight.

Geopolitics

She made history as a trans Indigenous chief. Then addiction cost her the job.

The Washington Post – World · US

Majur Traytowu is struggling to hold on to influence and authority amid a devastating alcohol epidemic ravaging her territory — and her own life.

Geopolitics

Andrew and Tristan Tate: A Timeline of Their Rise and a Web of Allegations

The New York Times – World · US

The brothers, who have denied all wrongdoing, are fighting extradition to Britain on multiple charges, including rape and sex trafficking.

Geopolitics

China’s Information Control Could Hamper Flood Rescue Efforts in Tibet

The New York Times – World · US

Videos of the disaster, which tore through the border area between Tibet and Nepal, have been removed from social media by China’s censors.

Geopolitics

CDU's Volkmann: Ukraine aid is not charity

Deutsche Welle (DW) – World · Europe

Former German Chancellor Helmut Kohl's grandson Johannes Volkmann spoke to DW about why Germany must continue to support Ukraine.

Geopolitics

Trump says he believes Iranian leader Mojtaba Khamenei still alive

The Hindu – World · India

Officially, Mr. Khamenei continues to lead his country under U.S. and Israeli attack. However, his public absence and the rise to power of veteran Revolutionar…

Geopolitics

Chinese Foreign Minister calls for U.S. and China to 'overcome obstacles' ahead of presidential summit

The Hindu – World · India

China-U.S. relations “still face various risks and challenges,” Wang Yi said

Geopolitics

UK urged to help free British-Egyptian ‘arrested in Cairo over sister’s activism’

The Guardian – World · Europe

Lawyers claim Eman el-Shazly, from Birmingham, was detained in effort to silence her sister, a critic of Sisi regimeThe UK Foreign Office has been asked to int…

Geopolitics

Who are India's NEET youth? What NITI's 8.7 crore figure really tells us

Times of India – World · India

A NITI Aayog report identifies significant barriers to youth employment and skilling in India. Existing skilling programs often lack outcome orientation and pl…

Geopolitics

Bundesliga season 2026-27: All you need to know

Deutsche Welle (DW) – World · Europe

From key dates to rising football stars and changes, DW has the latest on the new Bundesliga season.

Geopolitics

People pulled from mud in Nepal after deadly flash floods

BBC News – World · Europe

At least 160 people have been killed along the Nepal-Tibet border as rescuers struggle to reach the disaster zone.

Tech & Startups

The UK Power Grid Has a Phantom Data Center Problem

Wired · Global

The UK’s energy regulator is using a variety of tricks to keep speculative data center projects from plugging into the power grid. The country’s AI ambitions h…

Geopolitics

Usha Vance responds to El-Sayed’s ‘Papaw’ remark: ‘I kind of laughed’

Indian Express – World · India

- Usha Vance laughed off Abdul El-Sayed’s social media remark implying her Indian heritage might not be accepted by JD Vance’s grandparents. - Critics interp…

Geopolitics

Nepal flash floods kill 177, massive search on for missing: 10 updates

Indian Express – World · India

- **Flash floods in Nepal-Tibet killed 177, with over 1,500 missing, including 300 Indians and 400 international tourists.** - **Catastrophic floods likely t…

Geopolitics

Daily Quiz | On sack of Rome

The Hindu – World · India

On August 27, 410 CE, the three-day sack of Rome by the Visigoths came to an end, shocking the ancient world; how much do you know about the sack and its wider…

Geopolitics

Former Malaysian PM Ismail Sabri charged with concealing assets

The Hindu – World · India

The anti-graft agency in March last year said Ismail Sabri had submitted an assets declaration after being ordered to do so as part of its investigation into a…

Geopolitics

Meta reaches $16.68 billion settlement over social media harms to children

The Hindu – World · India

The settlement ⁠was reached during a California federal trial over claims brought by 29 states, averting one of the highest-profile tests yet of allegations th…

Geopolitics

CIA director warned Russia not to attack NATO members: U.S. media

The Hindu – World · India

The Wall Street Journal and CBS News reported that CIA Director John Ratcliffe aimed to dissuade Russia from attacking NATO members amid US intelligence assess…

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