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A moment shaping the map: News pulse 2026-09-11 · Reuters: The Gambia bans protests without official permits after demonstrations over prolonged power outages damaged a police post and utility offices. Police arrest 11 people in connection with the unrest and warn that they will disperse unauthorized gatherings. A perspective from Delhi.
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A moment shaping the map: News pulse 2026-09-08 · Sudan Tribune: A famine is reported across Sudan's Jebel Marra area in the Darfur region, with 20 people dying from hunger and diseases. A perspective from Cape Town.
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A moment shaping the map: World brief 2026-09-10: An Irish court charges Jason Hutch, a son of alleged crime boss Gerry Hutch, with facilitating a criminal organisation, the same day he was extradited from Spain. A perspective from Nairobi.
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A moment shaping the map: News pulse 2026-09-05 · UA News: A Russian missile strike kills two people and damages multiple residential buildings in Bucha, Kyiv Oblast, Ukraine. A perspective from Cairo.
Henry Cavill · Electric Phoenix ·
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A moment shaping the map: News pulse 2026-08-29 · Al Jazeera: Tuareg rebels free 60 Malian soldiers in exchange for army officer-turned-defector Inkinane Ag Attaher. A perspective from Vienna.
Chester Bennington · Lunar Orbit ·
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A moment shaping the map: News pulse 2026-08-22 · The Jerusalem Post: The Israeli Army Radio reports that the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) launched a drone strike against a militant in southern Syria whom they accuse of prepping an improvised explosive device (IED) attack against Israeli troops currently occupying the region. A perspective from Athens.
Kaitlyn Dever · Bright Phoenix ·
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World brief 2026-09-10: Crude oil prices in the United States, including from Brent Crude and West Texas Intermediate, reach US$100, the highest since May, amidst the country's renewed tensions with Iran.
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News pulse 2026-08-26 · The Globe and Mail: At least 15 infants are killed and another is injured after a fire at a state-run hospital in Islamabad, Pakistan.
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News pulse 2026-09-04 · Xinhua: The Democratic Republic of the Congo issues an updated 180-day response to the Ebola outbreak in the country.
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News pulse 2026-09-03 · South China Morning Post: Iran's military launches drones and missiles on Ahmad al-Jaber Air Base in Kuwait and Al Minhad Air Base in the United Arab Emirates, targeting United States military facilities and equipment to retaliate for the recent U.S. bombardment of Iran that killed at least 19 people.
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World brief 2026-09-10: Crude oil prices in the United States, including from Brent Crude and West Texas Intermediate, reach US$100, the highest since May, amidst the country's renewed tensions with Iran.
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News pulse 2026-08-23 · AP: At least 47 people are killed and over 50 others are kidnapped by armed gangs in Kenscoff, Ouest department, Haiti, in one of the largest mass kidnappings in the conflict.
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News pulse 2026-08-27 · Reuters: Three Palestinians are reported to be killed in strikes in the Gaza Strip, violating the October 2025 ceasefire.
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News pulse 2026-09-12 · Hindustan Times: Iran and the United Arab Emirates sign a joint statement calling for restraint in the war. Additionally, Iranian president Masoud Pezeshkian and Abu Dhabi ruler Khaled bin Mohamed Al Nahyan meet at the BRICS summit, the highest profile meeting between the two countries since the war started on February 28.
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World brief 2026-09-13: In tennis, Alexander Zverev wins the men's singles title of the 2026 US Open after defeating Ben Shelton in the final, 6–3, 7–6(7–2), 5–7, 6–2. It is his first US Open title and second major title overall.
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News pulse 2026-09-14 · Free Malaysia Today: The World Food Programme reports that Sudan's Darfur region is having its driest rainy season since the 1980s, worsening famine conditions amidst the ongoing civil war.
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News pulse 2026-09-01 · Reuters: Haakon VIII takes the oath as King of Norway before the Storting following the death of his father, Harald V. His daughter, Ingrid Alexandra, takes the oath as Crown Princess.
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News pulse 2026-09-09 · Arab News Pakistan: Peninsular Spain records its hottest summer since the State Meteorological Agency's measurements began in 1961, with an average temperature of and 61 heatwave days from June through August.
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News pulse 2026-08-17 · Al Jazeera: An explosion is reported at a school in the Dashte Barchi neighborhood of Kabul, Afghanistan, injuring several people. The perpetrator is unknown.
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News pulse 2026-09-02 · France 24: The Dutch central bank reallocates 86 tonnes of gold reserves from Ottawa, Canada, and New York City, United States, to London, United Kingdom, increasing the share held there to 32.1%, citing "increasing geopolitical unrest".
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Today's map pulse: News pulse 2026-09-01 · Daily Tribune: In basketball, the NBA announces that the Los Angeles Clippers had violated the league salary cap by signing Kawhi Leonard in 2022 via a series of external dealings. Penalties include fines of US$30 million for the Clippers and $700,000 for Leonard, the loss of the Clippers' first-round picks in each draft from 2029 to 2033, and a one-year suspension for Clippers owner Steve Ballmer. A perspective from San Francisco.
Jack Antonoff · Golden Explorer ·
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Today's map pulse: News pulse 2026-09-02 · Seoul Economic Daily: The Dutch central bank reallocates 86 tonnes of gold reserves from Ottawa, Canada, and New York City, United States, to London, United Kingdom, increasing the share held there to 32.1%, citing "increasing geopolitical unrest". A perspective from Shanghai.
Jason Bateman · Solar Dreamer ·
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Today's map pulse: News pulse 2026-09-02 · Seoul Economic Daily: The Dutch central bank reallocates 86 tonnes of gold reserves from Ottawa, Canada, and New York City, United States, to London, United Kingdom, increasing the share held there to 32.1%, citing "increasing geopolitical unrest". A perspective from Tokyo.
Jason Bateman · Lunar Dreamer ·
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Today's map pulse: News pulse 2026-08-31 · Al Jazeera: The total amount of cases of ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo exceeds 6,000. A perspective from Cairo.
Claire Danes · Electric Comet ·
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