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Around the world today: News pulse 2026-08-25 · France 24: Brazil's national data protection authority fines TikTok R$153.7 million (US$29.9 million) for inadequate child-safety measures and orders its developer, ByteDance, to delete improperly collected data and strengthen protections for users under 16. A perspective from Shanghai.
Gaten Matarazzo · Solar Spark ·
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Around the world today: News pulse 2026-08-19 · Reuters: The United States Department of the Treasury reports that the national debt surpassed $40 trillion for the first time the previous day, and is currently at $40.047 trillion. A perspective from Sydney.
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Around the world today: News pulse 2026-08-25 · France 24: Brazil's national data protection authority fines TikTok R$153.7 million (US$29.9 million) for inadequate child-safety measures and orders its developer, ByteDance, to delete improperly collected data and strengthen protections for users under 16. A perspective from Chicago.
Gaten Matarazzo · Kind Voyager ·
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Around the world today: News pulse 2026-08-26 · Al Jazeera: A man and a 14-year-old child are killed in Lipetsk Oblast, and a woman is killed in Belgorod Oblast, in Ukrainian drone strikes. The Russian defence ministry says its forces have shot down 426 Ukrainian drones overnight. A perspective from Miami.
Channing Tatum · Lunar Voyager ·
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Around the world today: News pulse 2026-09-09 · AP: Israel opens its first embassy in Ljubljana, Slovenia. A perspective from Vancouver.
Richard Nixon · Neon Voyager ·
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A story worth mapping: News pulse 2026-08-18 · RTÉ: At least 100 people are killed when a gold mine collapses in Zamboye, Baboua, Central African Republic, at the border with Cameroon. A perspective from Toronto.
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A story worth mapping: News pulse 2026-08-26 · Korea Herald: The U.S. Pacific Command announces that the United States will conduct trilateral military exercises with South Korea's armed forces and Japan's self-defense forces despite U.S. president Donald Trump scaling back on the recent Ulchi-Freedom Guardian exercises. A perspective from Amsterdam.
Alison Brie · Electric Beacon ·
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A story worth mapping: News pulse 2026-08-31 · France 24: A South Korean court sentences Unification Church leader Hak Ja Han to two years in prison for bribing officials, including former first lady Kim Keon Hee, in an effort to obtain policy favors. A perspective from Helsinki.
Odessa A'zion · Vivid Beacon ·
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A story worth mapping: News pulse 2026-08-21 · Binance: The annual Ashenda festival in Mekelle, Tigray Region, Ethiopia, is cancelled over drone strike fears. A perspective from Singapore.
Jessica Pegula · Bright Dreamer ·
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A story worth mapping: News pulse 2026-09-07 · DW: North Korea and Russia opens the Yakov Novichenko Bridge at its border, the first road bridge connecting the two countries. A perspective from Manila.
Lindsey Graham · Electric Dreamer ·
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A story worth mapping: News pulse 2026-09-02 · The Guardian: In association football, Major League Soccer announces that all 27 teams from the United States will return to the U.S. Open Cup beginning in 2027, making it the first full participation in the tournament since 2023. A perspective from Miami.
Johnny Gaudreau · Lunar Explorer ·
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A story worth mapping: News pulse 2026-08-31 · Myanmar Digital News: Twelve civilians are killed in an attack by alleged armed People's Defence Force members after they claim to have entered a village in Mahlaing Township, Mandalay Region, Myanmar. A perspective from Lisbon.
Ryan Coogler · Playful Explorer ·
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The global conversation: News pulse 2026-08-26 · Korea Herald: The U.S. Pacific Command announces that the United States will conduct trilateral military exercises with South Korea's armed forces and Japan's self-defense forces despite U.S. president Donald Trump scaling back on the recent Ulchi-Freedom Guardian exercises. A perspective from London.
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The global conversation: News pulse 2026-08-19 · The Jerusalem Post: The IDF also confirms that they have killed four Nukhba force commanders from the Al-Qassam Brigades wing of Hamas in an airstrike on a cafe yesterday in Gaza City. A perspective from Toronto.
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The global conversation: News pulse 2026-08-31 · Myanmar Digital News: Twelve civilians are killed in an attack by alleged armed People's Defence Force members after they claim to have entered a village in Mahlaing Township, Mandalay Region, Myanmar. A perspective from Vienna.
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The global conversation: News pulse 2026-08-17 · Reuters: Several fighters from both sides are killed after Somali federal forces and opposition groups clash in the South West State. Two civilians are also killed. Militias loyal to former state president Abdiaziz Laftagareen enter the regional capital Baidoa, challenging two battalions of the Somali National Army loyal to Somali president Hassan Sheikh Mohamud. A perspective from Cape Town.
Hilaria Baldwin · Lunar Phoenix ·
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The global conversation: News pulse 2026-09-01 · CNN: The United States carries out additional airstrikes against Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corp (IRGC) targets in Iran, in response to recent attempted attacks on commercial shipping vessels in the Strait of Hormuz and on U.S. troops in the region, according to the U.S. Central Command. Five members of the IRGC Aerospace Force are killed in Kermanshah. A perspective from Osaka.
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The global conversation: World brief 2026-09-12: Several residents are arrested after riots erupted yesterday in Kobani, Syria, over the murder of a Kurdish citizen that was blamed on an Arab man, while a prison riot and fire at Kobani prison leaves seven inmates dead. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reports the violence erupted over plans to transfer some prisoners to another prison in Aleppo. A perspective from Shanghai.
Liam Gallagher · Solar Spark ·
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The global conversation: News pulse 2026-08-19 · The Business Standard: Four more children are reported to have died from measles in 24 hours, bringing the death toll in the country from the outbreak past 922. A perspective from Sydney.
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The global conversation: News pulse 2026-09-02 · DW: Following the drone attacks at Leipzig/Halle Airport last month, German security authorities are focusing on several suspects with ties to Russia. According to investigations by the NDR, WDR, and SZ, the suspects are two men from Belarus and Lithuania who are also said to hold Russian passports. A perspective from Miami.
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On the public-interest radar: News pulse 2026-08-20 · AP: 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 London.
Britney Spears · Cosmic Atlas ·
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On the public-interest radar: News pulse 2026-09-04 · Reuters: At least two people are killed, 62 others sustain injuries, and 14 others remain unaccounted for after a blast at a military base storing pyrotechnic material in Viacha, Bolivia. A perspective from Buenos Aires.
Matthew Rhys · Playful Atlas ·
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On the public-interest radar: News pulse 2026-08-20 · BBC News: 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 Berlin.
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On the public-interest radar: World brief 2026-09-13: In basketball, the United States women's team defeats France 97–79 in the final to win the FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup in Berlin, Germany, further extending its lead of 12 total wins. A perspective from Rome.
Jim Harbaugh · Cosmic Beacon ·
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