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A moment shaping the map: World brief 2026-09-10: Algeria cuts diplomatic relations with the United Arab Emirates, without specifying a reason. A perspective from Auckland.
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A moment shaping the map: News pulse 2026-09-12 · Japan Today: May el-Toukhy's film Woman Unknown wins the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival in Italy, while Lee Chang-dong's Possible Love and Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor's NAZA win the competition's Grand Jury Prize and Special Jury Prize, respectively. A perspective from Lagos.
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A moment shaping the map: News pulse 2026-08-28 · Reuters: Demonstrators gather in Washington, D.C., United States, to protest against the Trump administration's alleged efforts to rollback voting and civil rights, 63 years after the March on Washington rally by civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. A perspective from Nairobi.
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A moment shaping the map: News pulse 2026-08-18 · Time: The United Arab Emirates suspends commercial exchanges, and financial transactions with Iran after Iran launched two ballistic missiles at the country. A perspective from Singapore.
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A moment shaping the map: News pulse 2026-09-15 · BBC News: Oman's maritime security centre reports that two sailors are reported to be missing after the Panama-flagged oil tanker El Gaia was attacked in the Strait of Hormuz near the Musandam Peninsula. A perspective from Shanghai.
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A moment shaping the map: News pulse 2026-08-22 · Motorsport: In open-wheel racing, the Freedom 250 Grand Prix kicks off in Washington, D.C. on the National Mall to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the U.S. Declaration of Independence, with former NASCAR driver Jeff Gordon winning the International Race of Champions. A perspective from Sydney.
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The global conversation: World brief 2026-09-12: Yemeni government forces strike Houthi positions near the port of Mokha, Taiz Governorate, and along the Mokha–Dhubab road, reporting that they destroyed vehicles and weapons and killed Houthi fighters after the group captured the city. A perspective from Dublin.
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The global conversation: News pulse 2026-08-19 · CNBC: 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 Reykjavík.
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On the public-interest radar: News pulse 2026-08-17 · AP: Three people are killed when a private helicopter crashes on Sifnos, South Aegean, Greece. A perspective from Mexico City.
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On the public-interest radar: News pulse 2026-08-26 · The Tanzania Times: Deogratius Ndejembi is appointed as Vice President of Tanzania, replacing Emmanuel Nchimbi who resigned yesterday. A perspective from Rome.
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On the public-interest radar: News pulse 2026-09-12 · Japan Today: May el-Toukhy's film Woman Unknown wins the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival in Italy, while Lee Chang-dong's Possible Love and Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor's NAZA win the competition's Grand Jury Prize and Special Jury Prize, respectively. A perspective from Helsinki.
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On the public-interest radar: News pulse 2026-08-27 · AP: U.S. president Donald Trump signs an executive order directing federal agencies to call Lake Ontario "Lake America." The change applies only to U.S. federal usage; Canada need not adopt it, and no international authority exclusively determines names of shared waters. A perspective from Nairobi.
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On the public-interest radar: News pulse 2026-08-24 · Time: The Iranian rial reaches 2.02 million rials ahead of the U.S. dollar, a record-low, ahead of U.S. sanctions. A perspective from Nairobi.
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On the public-interest radar: News pulse 2026-09-07 · Al Jazeera: Nine people, including two children, are killed, and five others are injured in an Israeli airstrike on a residential building in Kfar Reman, Lebanon. Separately, in the same city, two medics are killed in another airstrike on a vehicle. A perspective from Tokyo.
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On the public-interest radar: News pulse 2026-08-16 · Xinhua: Ten people are killed after a tourist bus overturns near Petrópolis, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. A perspective from Osaka.
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On the public-interest radar: News pulse 2026-09-02 · Al Jazeera: Norway seizes the Russian-owned Professor Molchanov ship near Svalbard to enforce a US$4.22 billion compensation award owed to Ukraine's Naftogaz for assets expropriated in Crimea. A perspective from Sydney.
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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 Rome.
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A moment shaping the map: 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 Prague.
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A moment shaping the map: News pulse 2026-09-04 · AP: The Pakistani military says it has killed 48 Baloch separatists in a series of raids on hideouts over the past 72 hours in Balochistan, Pakistan. A perspective from Stockholm.
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News pulse 2026-08-28 · Reuters: Demonstrators gather in Washington, D.C., United States, to protest against the Trump administration's alleged efforts to rollback voting and civil rights, 63 years after the March on Washington rally by civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr.
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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.
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News pulse 2026-09-13 · GhanaWeb: The Ghana Army says that Battalion 92 of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon will return to Ghana following a year of duty in southern Lebanon.
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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.
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News pulse 2026-09-07 · The Independent: North Korea and Russia opens the Yakov Novichenko Bridge at its border, the first road bridge connecting the two countries.
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