The World Web Times - worldwebtimes.com https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html NPR News: 09-25-2026 12PM EDT Early Powerwall owners got a really useful upgrade path. Powerwall 2 owners in North America and Australia can now add a Powerwall 3 to the same home setup. The older batteries keep working, while Powerwall 3 steps in as the main controller and adds more storage and much higher output. More capacity. More power. Same system growing with you. Your original setup just became a lot more expandable. @Tesla / Writer: Annette, Grok Imagine Designer: Janné 🇺🇸 The U.S. bond market just went somewhere it hasn’t been in more than 20 years. The 30-year Treasury yield hit its highest level since 2004 yesterday, after jumping 18 basis points in just 2 days as investors sold U.S. government bonds. And this isn’t just bond-market drama. When long-term Treasury yields jump, borrowing costs across the economy can get dragged higher with them. Mortgage rates are already back above 7%, with Freddie Mac putting the average 30-year fixed rate at 7.03%. Put that into real money: on a $400,000 mortgage, going from 6% to 7% adds roughly $260 a month before taxes and insurance. And that’s before you even get to the price of the house. A few ugly days in the b Romanian football fans displayed a huge banner that read “DEFEND NIGERIAN CHRISTIANS.” Just in the first half of 2026, 2,550 Christians have been killed by Islamist in Nigeria. 🇳🇬 AMISP releases white paper on the separation of church and state in Armenia Azerbaijan has outlined plans for Nakhchivan to become its second region after Garabagh and East Zangezur to have all of its electricity supplied from green sources, according to Deputy Energy Minister Elnur Soltanov who spoke to AnewZ. Soltanov said surplus power could be exported as Azerbaijan develops four green-energy corridors linking the country with Europe, Türkiye and Central Asia, with the aim of adding green electricity to its existing oil and gas exports. UN Secretary-General Mark Rutte: Nuclear Capability Of Iran Must Be ‘Severely Degraded’ BREAKING: As anti-regime protests for democratic elections spread across Venezuela, the likelihood of opposition leader Maria Corina Machado returning to the country starts surging on Polymarket.⁠com 51% that she returns before 2027 🇻🇪 Минюст России внес в реестр “иностранных агентов” медиапроект “Ходорковский Live”, журналиста Валерия Клепкина и искусствоведа Марию Микаелян. “Ходорковский Live” был запущен в 2022 году в рамках медиапроектов Михаила Ходорковского, который также находится в реестре “иноагентов”. https://smarturl.click/0O5bwm Новости дня | 25 сентября 2026 г. It appears that style won over substance – just as both leaders had wished for. 🔗: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/09/25/xi-trump-both-got-exactly-what-they-wanted-from-state-visit/?WT.mc_id=tmgoff_tw_post_they-wanted-from-state-visit/ 🇾🇪 Yemen government-aligned forces say Nation Shield artillery targeted Houthi gatherings in Kahboub/Kehbub, near Bab el-Mandeb, forcing fighters to withdraw. The area is strategically important because its heights overlook routes toward the strait, and recent reporting confirms heavy fighting there. MORE: The Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD) continues to baselessly claim a Russian encirclement of Dobropillya as part of the Kremlin’s cognitive warfare effort to exaggerate Russian battlefield successes and portray Ukrainian defenses as collapsing. There has been no evidence from the battlefield in recent weeks suggesting significant Russian advances toward Dobropillya, and recent Ukrainian reports refute the Russian claims. ISW has observed no evidence to support these Russian MoD claims of advances within or surrounding Dobropillya, and recent statements from Ukrainian officials directly refute them. ISW has in fact observed evidence to assess that the nearest Russian-held territory is MORE: The Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD) continues to baselessly claim a Russian encirclement of Dobropillya as part of the Kremlin’s cognitive warfare effort to exaggerate Russian battlefield successes and portray Ukrainian defenses as collapsing. There has been no evidence from the battlefield in recent weeks suggesting significant Russian advances toward Dobropillya, and recent Ukrainian reports refute the Russian claims. ISW has observed no evidence to support these Russian MoD claims of advances within or surrounding Dobropillya, and recent statements from Ukrainian officials directly refute them. ISW has in fact observed evidence to assess that the nearest Russian-held territory is 🇺🇸🇨🇳 Xi Jinping says he and Trump are now “charting the course” of U.S.-China relations together. He says the two agreed to keep building a relationship based on strategic stability, respect, fairness and reciprocity. Xi’s verdict after the White House talks: the outlook between Washington and Beijing is getting “brighter.” Writer: Sol The UN Security Council condemns “in the strongest terms” continued Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia, including strikes affecting civilian and energy infrastructure, and demands an immediate end to the military escalation. Putin warns Europe against sending troops to Ukraine: “That means a war … Ukraine-Russia war latest: Moscow strikes Kyiv’s data centres cutting … Nor’easter forecast: Timing the rain, wind and coastal flooding Pope Leo XIV affirms need for media to cover public figures when asked about Trump ban 🇺🇦🇺🇸 “ONLY TRUMP CAN GET PUTIN TO THE TABLE” Exclusive: Ukraine’s Chief of Staff @kyrylo_budanov says if there’s going to be a real trilateral meeting with Putin, there’s only 1 country Russia will actually listen to: the U.S. And now Putin says he’s considering it. @realdonaldtrump @ZelenskyyUA and Putin. 1 table. Could this actually be the beginning of the end of the war? How Letters of Credit (LC) Empower Secure International Trade: A … The role of letters of credit in the international sale of goods Mastering Letter of Credit in International Trade 🇺🇸🇨🇳 Trump says his White House meeting with Xi Jinping was “very, very productive” and teased good news for American farmers. His pitch was basically: America’s happy, China’s happy, everybody wins 😂 Writer: Sol If you’re thinking about bringing an iced coffee to an interview, recruiters and career coaches have some advice. https://on.wsj.com/4yfrPID #Ethiopia-Based Think Tank Horn Review: Ethiopia’s Tigray Crisis In Context – Report & audio here https://ow.ly/9fh250ZRvLa #MEMRI Üç ölkənin hərbi qulluqçuları taktiki fəaliyyətləri yerinə yetirib Jeyhun Bayramov discusses implementation of Khankendi Communiqué at ECO meeting in New York OTS Secretariat lowers flags in memory of Kazakh servicemen killed during exercises Վիրավորները վшռվելով հիվանդանոց էին մտնում, շորերը հալված, մարմիններին կպած. բժիշկների հուշերը It appears that the US has moved most of its warships away from Iran’s coast. The ships had been deployed to support the US naval blockade of Iran. In early september IRGC tested the Qasem Basir anti-ship ballistic missile, which has a range of about 1,200 km. That range covers much of the Gulf of Oman and parts of the Arabian Sea, potentially putting US navy vessels operating across the region within striking range. The delicate bargain of the British monarchy https://ft.trib.al/B0iVerk Conditions worsen in Jersey Shore as the nor’easter moves closer. Here’s the latest. 27 ივლისს უშუალო მონაწილე ვარ პროცესების, როგორ დაიდო ეს შეთანხმება NSW OSINT: 🚨Marine Le Pen issues a stark warning against pushing for direct conflict with nuclear-armed Russia, urging Western leaders to dial back reckless rhetoric before starting a war Europe can’t contain. Russia could quickly restart up to 80% of its grain terminal capacity in the Black Sea and Sea of Azov if diplomatic efforts to halt mutual attacks by Russia and Ukraine result in a ceasefire, a Reuters analysis of industry data showed. https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2026/09/25/russia-can-restart-80-of-black-sea-grain-export-terminals-if-attacks-stop-analysis-a93797 NSW OSINT: 🚨Marine Le Pen issues a stark warning against pushing for direct conflict with nuclear-armed Russia, urging Western leaders to dial back reckless rhetoric before starting a war Europe can’t contain. RT by @POTUS: RT by @POTUS: Site Visit with the President of the People’s Republic of China and Madame Peng BREAKING: The Supreme Court lets the Trump administration use a revamped federal voter eligibility database for now. https://apnews.com/article/save-database-noncitizen-voters-trump-supreme-court-412e12f5a492dd20e407812f30f7c139?taid=6ab69658a627190001d5f316&utm_campaign=TrueAnthem&utm_medium=AP&utm_source=Twitter 🔴 Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski warns that Russia may be “cooking up something big” this year and could stage a false flag attack to create a pretext for military mobilization 🔴 Poland does not know what Moscow may do, but must prepare to deter any potential move, he adds GOP senators rip Trump’s red-carpet welcome for Xi over China-Iran ties – The New Voice of Ukraine RUSSIA ELECTION RESULT: Putin’s Party Sweeps Parliamentary Poll Amid Ukraine War, Gets 58% Votes Third Eye OSINT and Analysis: ❗3rd JeM Terrorist eliminated during Op Trashi on 22nd Feb 2026 is Ashraf Ghani. ⭐He was eliminated along with Saifullah @ Atique Nazir and Mutabir. Third Eye OSINT and Analysis: ❗3rd JeM Terrorist eliminated during Op Trashi on 22nd Feb 2026 is Ashraf Ghani. ⭐He was eliminated along with Saifullah @ Atique Nazir and Mutabir. StarkGate – Project Overview, Analytics, and Data StarkGate | Secure Cross-Chain Crypto Bridge for Ethereum starkgate.com Global Security and Intelligence News Review Posts – WorldWebTimes.com