On the public-interest radar: 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 Oslo.
On the public-interest radar: News pulse 2026-09-14 · France 24: Nigeria's Dangote Group launches an initial public offering (IPO) of 4.1 billion shares at ₦525 (US$0.40) each, seeking to raise about ₦2.15 trillion ($1.6 billion) to fund the expansion of the Dangote refinery in Lekki, Lagos State. The sale is set to become Africa's biggest IPO. A perspective from Stockholm.
On the public-interest radar: News pulse 2026-08-25 · AP: Hungary foreign and deputy prime minister Anita Orbán files a criminal complaint against the government of former prime minister Viktor Orbán (no relation) over its purchase of 300 billion Ft (US$965 million) in ventilators during the COVID-19 pandemic in the country. A perspective from Cairo.
On the public-interest radar: 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 Lagos.
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 Nairobi.
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 Dubai.
On the public-interest radar: News pulse 2026-09-08 · Reuters: Bosnia and Herzegovina declares two Serbian embassy diplomats, military attaché Milan Dulanović and Security Intelligence Agency representative advisor at the embassy Darko Maksimović, as personae non gratae after attending the funeral of convicted war criminal Ratko Mladić in Belgrade. A perspective from Singapore.
On the public-interest radar: 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 Singapore.
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 Manila.
On the public-interest radar: 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 Beijing.
On the public-interest radar: News pulse 2026-08-17 · Garowe Online: 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 Beijing.
On the public-interest radar: 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 Shanghai.
On the public-interest radar: News pulse 2026-08-21 · France 24: In Mexico, Sinaloan governor Rubén Rocha Moya resumes office after a four-month suspension while contesting U.S. drug-trafficking charges and an extradition request. Mexican prosecutors say they find insufficient evidence linking him to criminal conduct. A perspective from Sydney.
On the public-interest radar: News pulse 2026-09-09 · TVP World: A train collides with a truck at a level crossing in Sokolniki Suche, Poland, killing one person and injuring 20 others. A perspective from Auckland.
On the public-interest radar: World brief 2026-09-11: Russian drone strikes hit two petrol stations in Kyiv, Ukraine, killing two people and injuring 12 others. A separate attack on a residential building injures eight people, while another strike kills a woman in Kyiv Oblast. A perspective from Auckland.
On the public-interest radar: 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. A perspective from Honolulu.
On the public-interest radar: News pulse 2026-08-26 · The Guardian: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approves the daraxonrasib drug as a treatment for metastatic pancreatic cancer, making it the first RAS inhibitor drug to be approved for the disease. This came after a previous study showed that it nearly doubled the survival rate for patients compared to chemotherapy. A perspective from San Francisco.
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 Chicago.
A moment shaping the map: News pulse 2026-08-30 · Space.com: NASA launches the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope aboard a Falcon Heavy rocket from Florida, United States, to survey the universe, study dark matter and dark energy, and search for exoplanets and supernovae. A perspective from Kyiv.
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 Toronto.
A moment shaping the map: News pulse 2026-09-01 · MindaNews: The 75,000-seater Kingdome, built by the Christian sect Kingdom of Jesus Christ, opens in Davao City, Philippines, becoming the largest indoor arena in the world. It surpasses the 55,000-seater Philippine Arena in Bulacan. A perspective from Mexico City.
A moment shaping the map: News pulse 2026-09-05 · AP: Twenty-five people are killed and several others are injured after a bus carrying mostly secondary school students plunges down a slope in Fogo island, Cape Verde. A perspective from Buenos Aires.
A moment shaping the map: News pulse 2026-09-04 · AP: Around 22 people are killed in a blaze of unknown origin at a wedding party in Lingwala, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo. A perspective from Buenos Aires.
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 Paris.