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A moment shaping the map: News pulse 2026-08-16 · AP: The death toll of the Lake Kariba vessel capsizing in Zimbabwe from last week rises to 72 after twelve more bodies are recovered. A perspective from Chicago.
Stephen Colbert · Kind Voyager ·
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A moment shaping the map: News pulse 2026-09-10 · Reuters: Peruvian president Keiko Fujimori announces that Peru will join the U.S.-led Shield of the Americas coalition against drug cartels following a visit from U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio. A perspective from Tokyo.
Jennifer Aniston · Lunar Spark ·
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A moment shaping the map: News pulse 2026-08-28 · Sudan Tribune: Sudan's Rapid Support Forces says that they have seized the Bakori and Surkum Sudanese Army bases in the southeastern Blue Nile region alongside Sudan People's Liberation Movement–North. A perspective from Hong Kong.
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A moment shaping the map: News pulse 2026-08-21 · France 24: Turkish justice minister Akın Gürlek announces that Turkey has issued an Interpol arrest warrant for Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu for his role in attacks on activists seeking to deliver humanitarian aid to Gaza. A perspective from Manila.
Grover Cleveland · Electric Spark ·
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A moment shaping the map: News pulse 2026-09-14 · France 24: United States district judge F. Dennis Saylor IV of Massachusetts postpones new rules limiting stays for international students and journalists, preventing the measures from taking effect while a legal challenge proceeds. A perspective from Singapore.
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A moment shaping the map: World brief 2026-09-10: Five people are killed and 40 others are injured after a bus carrying Dutch tourists crashes between Zernez and Susch, Switzerland. A perspective from Mumbai.
Cesar Chavez · Playful Phoenix ·
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A moment shaping the map: News pulse 2026-08-27 · Middle East Monitor: Sudan's Security Affairs Coordination Committee lifts the curfew and state of emergency on the capital Khartoum after two years. A perspective from Miami.
Michelle Monaghan · Lunar Voyager ·
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News pulse 2026-09-02 · Times of India: Five people are killed and 20 others injured after a passenger bus collides with a tanker truck on the National Highway 39 in Rewa District, Madhya Pradesh, India.
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News pulse 2026-08-23 · PBS: The Hawk Fire near Reno, Nevada, U.S., grows to more than 20 square miles (53 sq. km.) and spreads across the Peavine Peak of Humboldt–Toiyabe National Forest, prompting evacuations.
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News pulse 2026-09-06 · The Times of Central Asia: The final day of the World Nomad Games is held, with hosts Kyrgyzstan defeating Kazakhstan 12–0 to win the kok-boru final in Cholpon-Ata. Kyrgyzstan wins the gold medal in kok-boru, Kazakhstan wins the silver, and Russia wins the bronze.
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News pulse 2026-09-01 · Al Jazeera: Former British prime minister Keir Starmer resigns as a member of the House of Commons for his appointment to the Chiltern Hundreds; a by-election will be held to fill his parlimentary seat of Holborn and St Pancras.
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World brief 2026-09-13: 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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World brief 2026-09-12: Iraq closes three border crossings with Iran after Iraqi and Saudi officials said that a drone attack on Saudi Arabia's East–West Crude Oil Pipeline originated from Iraq.
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A story worth mapping: News pulse 2026-09-07 · NBC News: A private Piper PA-34-200T Seneca aircraft goes missing off Andros Island, the Bahamas, with four people on board. A search and rescue operation is ongoing. A perspective from Athens.
Aaron Taylor-Johnson · Bright Comet ·
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A story worth mapping: News pulse 2026-08-20 · KTUU-TV: Eight people are killed when a Cessna 441 Conquest II aircraft crashes at the Cape Newenham Long Range Radar Site in Western Alaska, United States. A perspective from Cape Town.
Khabib Nurmagomedov · Lunar Comet ·
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A story worth mapping: News pulse 2026-09-06 · BBC News: A Boeing 767-300 cargo plane operated by 21 Air, contracted by Amazon Air, overshoots the runway and strikes vehicles while landing at Miami International Airport in Florida, United States, killing five people and injuring five others. A perspective from Singapore.
Aaron Hernandez · Bright Dreamer ·
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A story worth mapping: World brief 2026-09-11: A case of Ebola is reported in the Sud-Ubangi province, making it the seventh province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo the outbreak has spread to. A perspective from Shanghai.
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A story worth mapping: News pulse 2026-09-07 · NBC News: A private Piper PA-34-200T Seneca aircraft goes missing off Andros Island, the Bahamas, with four people on board. A search and rescue operation is ongoing. A perspective from Rome.
Aaron Taylor-Johnson · Cosmic Beacon ·
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Around the world today: News pulse 2026-08-23 · Garowe Online: At least ten people are killed and several others injured in clashes between federal forces and residents protesting a controversial demolition and forced eviction in Yaaqshid neighbourhood of Mogadishu. A perspective from Vancouver.
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Around the world today: News pulse 2026-08-22 · The Times of Israel: The IDF says that Sharif al-Hasanat, an alleged Hamas company commander affiliated with the Deir al-Balah Battalion of the Al-Qassam Brigades, was killed in an airstrike in Gaza, violating the ongoing ceasefire. A perspective from Auckland.
Anthony Head · Cosmic Voyager ·
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Around the world today: News pulse 2026-08-27 · Redfm: A section of the Trans-Canada Highway in the Fraser Canyon reopens after being closed for seven weeks due to the wildfires. A perspective from Sydney.
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Around the world today: News pulse 2026-09-04 · Al Jazeera: Israel frees four prisoners, including two Syrian citizens, via International Committee of the Red Cross as part of efforts to revive U.S.-backed peace talks signed between Israel and Lebanon. A perspective from Stockholm.
Marie Antoinette · Solar Orbit ·
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Today's map pulse: News pulse 2026-08-25 · CNBC: Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi and Omani foreign minister Badr bin Hamad Al Busaidi say that Iran and Oman have discussed a proposal to establish a temporary joint shipping route for ships in the Strait of Hormuz. A perspective from Rome.
Marlon Brando · Cosmic Beacon ·
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Today's map pulse: News pulse 2026-08-19 · AP: The United Nations reports that 36 humanitarian workers and contractors in South Sudan have been killed since the start of the year, surpassing the 31 killed last year. A perspective from Mexico City.
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