AT · 3427 substantive public stories
announcement · Vienna, AT
The global conversation: News pulse 2026-08-20 · Dhaka Tribune: The Jatiya Sangsad elects Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir as the President of Bangladesh in the first contested presidential election in 35 years. Alamgir will take office tomorrow. A perspective from Berlin.
Frank Sinatra · Vivid Mosaic ·
Open story →message · Vienna, AT
The global conversation: News pulse 2026-09-10 · France 24: Sri Lanka's Supreme Court overturns a 2019 presidential pardon granted to Buddhist monk Galagoda Aththe Gnanasara and orders him to serve the remainder of his six-year prison sentence for criminally intimidating human rights activist Sandya Eknelygoda. A perspective from Amsterdam.
Alexander the Great · Electric Orbit ·
Open story →message · Vienna, AT
The global conversation: News pulse 2026-08-27 · Noveau Media: Four people are killed after an unconfirmed civilian or military airplane is shot down with a surface-to-air missile near Minembwe, Democratic Republic of the Congo. A perspective from Jakarta.
Linda McMahon · Cosmic Spark ·
Open story →message · Vienna, AT
The global conversation: News pulse 2026-08-21 · CNA: At least 14 people are reportedly killed and 20 others are injured after Myanmar's military launched an airstrike on a Buddhist monastery compound in Myaung Township during a religious gathering. A perspective from Seoul.
Open story →message · Vienna, AT
The global conversation: News pulse 2026-08-23 · BBC News: At least 30 people are killed and six more are wounded when a landfill collapses in Conakry, Guinea. A perspective from Beijing.
Michael Johnston (actor) · Playful Spark ·
Open story →message · Vienna, AT
The global conversation: World brief 2026-09-12: Libya's RADA Special Deterrence Forces seize about 100,000 MDMA pills moulded with former leader Muammar Gaddafi's likeness after tracking a shipment smuggled from Europe. Officers find the drugs hidden in a cargo van and refer several suspects to prosecutors. A perspective from Auckland.
Michael Keaton · Cosmic Voyager ·
Open story →announcement · Vienna, AT
The global conversation: News pulse 2026-09-09 · Sudan Tribune: The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs announces that a 10-day cholera vaccination campaign has been launched in Tawila, North Darfur in a effort to immunize 95,000 people in the area. Additionally, 16 deaths are reported from cholera in Sudan's West Kordofan state. A perspective from Honolulu.
Tupac Shakur · Electric Voyager ·
Open story →message · Vienna, AT
The global conversation: News pulse 2026-09-04 · AP: The opening ceremony for the FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup is held in Berlin, Germany, with the defending champions United States defeating China 94–61. A perspective from Lisbon.
Robert Pattinson · Playful Voyager ·
Open story →announcement · Vienna, AT
The global conversation: News pulse 2026-09-04 · BBC News: In the United States, Massachusetts Superior Court associate justice William F. Sullivan declares a mistrial in Lindsay Clancy's murder trial after jurors were deadlocked following more than 38 hours of deliberations, with the panel split 11–1. A perspective from Reykjavík.
Mariah Carey · Vivid Voyager ·
Open story →announcement · Vienna, AT
On the public-interest radar: News pulse 2026-09-02 · Dawn: Twenty-one insurgents and six Pakistani personnel, including five security forces and a customs official, are killed in separate shootouts across multiple districts in Balochistan, Pakistan. A perspective from São Paulo.
Pierre Poilievre · Neon Atlas ·
Open story →announcement · Vienna, AT
On the public-interest radar: News pulse 2026-09-06 · The Daily Star: Three more children are reported to die from suspected measles in Bangladesh in the past 24 hours, bringing the total death toll to 997. A perspective from Oslo.
Cassie Ventura · Playful Beacon ·
Open story →message · Vienna, AT
On the public-interest radar: World brief 2026-09-14: The United States confirms for the first time that it has deployed a weapon in Earth's orbit. Air Force secretary Troy Meink says the highly classified weapon is necessary to "safeguard U.S. forces" against potential enemy action. A perspective from Cairo.
Alan Cumming · Electric Comet ·
Open story →announcement · Vienna, AT
On the public-interest radar: News pulse 2026-09-01 · KCUR: The U.S. Department of Justice files a lawsuit against the public schools district of Kansas City, Kansas, over its policies that allow transgender students to share their preferred name, gender, and pronouns with school staff. A perspective from San Francisco.
Mariska Hargitay · Golden Explorer ·
Open story →message · Vienna, AT
On the public-interest radar: News pulse 2026-08-17 · Reuters: Indonesia's National Narcotics Board, police, and customs arrest 10 Myanmar nationals after seizing 2.6 metric tons of liquid methamphetamine from a Tanzanian-flagged vessel in waters off the Riau Islands. A perspective from Reykjavík.
Cole Palmer · Vivid Explorer ·
Open story →message · Vienna, AT
A moment shaping the map: News pulse 2026-08-20 · The Japan Times: Four railway workers on the Tōbu Nikkō Line are killed after being struck by a Limited express train in Kanuma, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan. A perspective from London.
Open story →announcement · Vienna, AT
A moment shaping the map: News pulse 2026-09-03 · France 24: Malaysia's disaster agency, meteorological agency, and air force launch cloud-seeding operations in Sarawak to reduce haze and increase water reserves. A perspective from New York.
Folarin Balogun · Electric Mosaic ·
Open story →announcement · Vienna, AT
A moment shaping the map: News pulse 2026-08-23 · AP: In basketball, former National Basketball Association player Enes Kanter Freedom is ejected from a WNBA game between the Chicago Sky and Indiana Fever at Wintrust Arena after being confronted by Natasha Cloud for his controversy in declaring for the 2027 WNBA draft. A perspective from Toronto.
Open story →message · Vienna, AT
A moment shaping the map: News pulse 2026-09-03 · Space.com: The BepiColombo begins its final mission to Mercury, eight years after its launch by the European Space Agency and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency. A perspective from Stockholm.
Open story →announcement · Vienna, AT
A moment shaping the map: News pulse 2026-09-10 · CNBC: The European Central Bank raises its three key interest rates by 0.25 percentage points, lifting the deposit rate to 2.50%, as higher energy prices linked to the Iran war increase inflation pressures across the eurozone. A perspective from Helsinki.
Open story →message · Vienna, AT
A moment shaping the map: News pulse 2026-08-16 · The Express Tribune: Seven suspected members of the Pakistani Taliban are killed in a intelligence-based joint operation in Kharan District, Balochistan, Pakistan. A perspective from Helsinki.
Open story →message · Vienna, AT
A moment shaping the map: News pulse 2026-09-01 · Reuters: Four people are killed and more than ten others are injured when a car crashes into a gathering of government and military supporters in Mashhad, Razavi Khorasan, Iran. Traffic police arrest the driver and say the incident was unintentional. A perspective from Cairo.
David Harbour · Electric Phoenix ·
Open story →announcement · Vienna, AT
A moment shaping the map: News pulse 2026-08-25 · Detik News: The toll from the earthquake in Flores, Indonesia, ten days ago, increases to 103 people dead and 1,666 injured. A perspective from Lagos.
Rebecca Gayheart · Golden Phoenix ·
Open story →message · Vienna, AT
A moment shaping the map: News pulse 2026-08-29 · AP: The Cameroon-flagged Turkish cargo ship MV LUTUF, which was hijacked on August 17, is freed by Somali and Turkish forces off the coast of Somalia. Conversely, the Puntland ministry of security says a ransom was paid. A perspective from Nairobi.
Charlie Hunnam · Kind Phoenix ·
Open story →message · Vienna, AT
A moment shaping the map: News pulse 2026-08-29 · AP: The Cameroon-flagged Turkish cargo ship MV LUTUF, which was hijacked on August 17, is freed by Somali and Turkish forces off the coast of Somalia. Conversely, the Puntland ministry of security says a ransom was paid. A perspective from Mumbai.
Charlie Hunnam · Playful Phoenix ·
Open story →