On the public-interest radar: News pulse 2026-09-07 · AP: Amid the offensive, Saudi Arabia launches an airstrike against a prison in Al-Jawf Governorate, killing seven people, including a child, and trapping 35 more under the rubble. A perspective from New York.
On the public-interest radar: World brief 2026-09-12: Protesters gather in Germany across 20 cities against the Alternative for Germany following its victory in the Saxony-Anhalt state election. A perspective from New York.
On the public-interest radar: News pulse 2026-09-08 · Arab News: Peace talks are held by mediators from the African Union, the Intergovernmental Authority on Development, the Arab League, the European Union and the United Nations, in Khartoum, Sudan, in an effort to end the three-year long civil war, with UN envoy Pekka Haavisto attending the talks. A perspective from Toronto.
On the public-interest radar: News pulse 2026-08-23 · RSI: Four people are found dead after a fire at a restaurant in Thusis, Switzerland, two days ago. The search and rescue operation are concluded. A perspective from Toronto.
On the public-interest radar: News pulse 2026-09-10 · AP: Five people are killed and 40 others are injured after a bus carrying Dutch tourists crashes between Zernez and Susch, Switzerland. A perspective from Mexico City.
On the public-interest radar: News pulse 2026-08-25 · The Guardian: The U.S. military launches a strike against a vessel in the Caribbean Sea allegedly carrying drug smugglers, killing four people. A perspective from Mexico City.
On the public-interest radar: News pulse 2026-08-18 · AP: Zambian president Hakainde Hichilema is declared the winner by the electoral commission, re-electing him to a second term. A perspective from São Paulo.
On the public-interest radar: News pulse 2026-09-13 · AP: The Assembly of Kosovo is declared constituted by acting president and speaker Albulena Haxhiu, but without the deputy speaker from the PDK. The Assembly then accepts the fourth cabinet of incumbent prime minister Albin Kurti. The PDK and the AAK both challenge the legitimacy of Kurti's government at the Constitutional Court. A perspective from Buenos Aires.
On the public-interest radar: News pulse 2026-08-18 · AP: A Russian ballistic missile strike kills ten civilians and injures eight others in Pechenihy, Kharkiv Oblast. Several homes are completely destroyed. A perspective from Buenos Aires.
On the public-interest radar: News pulse 2026-08-20 · Reuters: At least 13 Tunisians are missing and two are rescued after their boat capsized off Tunisia while sailing toward Italy, according to the Tunisian Observatory for Human Rights. One survivor is in critical condition. A perspective from Paris.
On the public-interest radar: News pulse 2026-09-09 · BBC News: The Metropolitan Police launch a criminal investigation into Reform UK over allegations that it broke foreign funding laws in the United Kingdom, following an investigation by Channel 4 News. A perspective from Berlin.
On the public-interest radar: 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. A perspective from Berlin.
On the public-interest radar: News pulse 2026-08-27 · Euronews: The World Health Organization declares the Ebola outbreak in Uganda over after the country went 42 days without a new case of the virus. A perspective from Rome.
On the public-interest radar: News pulse 2026-08-25 · Philippine Daily Inquirer: El Salvador declares a nationwide red alert for meteorological and agricultural drought, while Panama declares an El Niño emergency as severe dry conditions damage crops and reduce traffic through the Panama Canal. A perspective from Amsterdam.
On the public-interest radar: 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 Prague.
On the public-interest radar: News pulse 2026-08-27 · Euronews: The World Health Organization declares the Ebola outbreak in Uganda over after the country went 42 days without a new case of the virus. A perspective from Prague.
On the public-interest radar: 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. A perspective from Vienna.
On the public-interest radar: News pulse 2026-09-15 · LRT: A drone crosses from Belarusian airspace into Lithuania before being shot down by a NATO fighter jet over the village of Pratkūnai, Kaišiadorys District Municipality, near Kruonis Pumped Storage Plant, two days after an unidentified object flew over Lithuanian airspace from Belarus to Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia. A perspective from Bucharest.
On the public-interest radar: News pulse 2026-08-19 · ABC News: Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy says that a Russian missile and drone attack on Kyiv killed at least 15 people and injured 40 others, damaging residential buildings, a children's hospital, and a school. A perspective from Bucharest.
On the public-interest radar: 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 Oslo.
On the public-interest radar: World brief 2026-09-12: Protesters gather in Germany across 20 cities against the Alternative for Germany following its victory in the Saxony-Anhalt state election. A perspective from Oslo.
On the public-interest radar: World brief 2026-09-11: The Lebanese Army arrests Suleiman Hilal Al Assad, a cousin of former Syrian president Bashar al-Assad, along with two other men, on drug trafficking charges. The men are now under the custody of Lebanon's defence ministry. A perspective from Stockholm.
On the public-interest radar: News pulse 2026-09-05 · AP: Philippine vice president Sara Duterte posts ₱360,000 (US$5,740) bail on three counts of grave threats, prompting a regional trial court to lift her arrest warrant. The charges concern alleged threats against president Bongbong Marcos, first lady Liza Araneta Marcos, and former House speaker Martin Romualdez. A perspective from Helsinki.
On the public-interest radar: News pulse 2026-08-24 · Reuters: The Central Election Commission of Kazakhstan declares the preliminary results from yesterday's election, stating that Ädilet secured 71% of the vote. A perspective from Helsinki.