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A moment shaping the map: News pulse 2026-09-01 · AP: 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 Auckland.
George Foreman · Cosmic Voyager ·
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On the public-interest radar: News pulse 2026-08-25 · BBC News: U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) director John Ratcliffe visits Moscow, Russia, on an unscheduled military flight to meet with Russian intelligence officials, marking the first known visit by a U.S. CIA director to Russia since 2021. A perspective from Jakarta.
Martin Sheen · Cosmic Dreamer ·
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On the public-interest radar: News pulse 2026-08-26 · NBC News: The U.S. military trial for al-Qaeda militant Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the alleged mastermind of the September 11 attacks, is set for June 2028 alongside three co-conspirators. A perspective from Shanghai.
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On the public-interest radar: News pulse 2026-09-12 · The New York Times: The Atlantic hurricane season reaches a 103-day record in the satellite era without a hurricane after the season started on June 1, the first since 1941, with the El Niño in the Pacific Ocean being a big factor. A perspective from Chicago.
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A moment shaping the map: World brief 2026-09-13: Law enforcement agents rescue eight people who they say were forcibly recruited by the Jalisco New Generation Cartel from a clandestine clinic in Tecalitlán, Jalisco, Mexico. Police arrest six suspected guards and seize drugs, weapons, and ammunition. A perspective from Rome.
Lupita Nyong'o · Cosmic Orbit ·
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A moment shaping the map: News pulse 2026-09-01 · Fortune: Iranian president Masoud Pezeshkian says that his country is ready to return to the Islamabad Memorandum signed in June if the United States does the same amidst renewed fighting between the two countries. A perspective from Dubai.
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A moment shaping the map: News pulse 2026-09-13 · ABC News Australia: One person dies, 12 are rescued, and more than 30 remain missing after the sinking of the MV Matui ferry off Espiritu Santo, Vanuatu, during rough seas. A perspective from Bangkok.
Franklin D. Roosevelt · Vivid Phoenix ·
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The global conversation: News pulse 2026-09-10 · The Business Standard: Seven more children die from suspected measles in Bangladesh in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of deaths in the country to 1,009. A perspective from Paris.
Robert Redford · Solar Mosaic ·
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The global conversation: World brief 2026-09-14: Indonesia extends the search for eight people, including five journalists, after their speedboat disappeared in the Sunda Strait during a reporting mission on Anak Krakatoa's eruption a week prior. Police await test results to identify a body found on Enggano Island. A perspective from Paris.
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The global conversation: News pulse 2026-08-17 · CNA: A city official reports that at least 500 people have been hospitalized for severe diarrhea, with nearly 150 testing positive for cholera, in Yangon, Myanmar. A perspective from Prague.
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The global conversation: News pulse 2026-08-28 · Ynetnews: Two teenagers are arrested in Israel for allegedly pledging allegiance to ISIS and plotting an attack on security forces at the Temple Mount and an IDF base in northern Israel. A perspective from Manila.
Graham Platner · Electric Spark ·
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The global conversation: News pulse 2026-08-25 · Middle East Monitor: Around 27 people, including four children, are reported to be killed by Sudan People's Liberation Movement–North (SPLM-N) militants in the South Kordofan areas of Kadugli and Abu Hitan. A perspective from Shanghai.
Chester A. Arthur · Solar Spark ·
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The global conversation: News pulse 2026-09-05 · AP: A five-story hostel building collapses in New Delhi, India, killing seven people. At least 12 people are rescued from the rubble. A perspective from Honolulu.
Dwight D. Eisenhower · Electric Voyager ·
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The global conversation: News pulse 2026-09-12 · The New York Times: The Atlantic hurricane season reaches a 103-day record in the satellite era without a hurricane after the season started on June 1, the first since 1941, with the El Niño in the Pacific Ocean being a big factor. A perspective from Vancouver.
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On the public-interest radar: News pulse 2026-08-24 · BBC News: British prime minister Andy Burnham, during a visit to Kyiv, confirms that he has approved supplying Ukraine with the classified blueprints to produce Storm Shadow cruise missiles despite Russian threats against such a move, which will give Ukrainian forces the ability to strike key targets deep inside Russian territory. A perspective from Kyiv.
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On the public-interest radar: News pulse 2026-09-05 · AP: A five-story hostel building collapses in New Delhi, India, killing seven people. At least 12 people are rescued from the rubble. A perspective from Cairo.
Dwight D. Eisenhower · Electric Comet ·
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On the public-interest radar: News pulse 2026-09-15 · BBC News: 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 Dubai.
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On the public-interest radar: News pulse 2026-09-15 · The Star Kenya: The World Athletics Championships in 2029 and 2031 are awarded to Nairobi, Kenya, and Munich, Germany, respectively. It will be the first event to be held on the continent of Africa. A perspective from Delhi.
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News pulse 2026-09-12 · The New York Times: The Atlantic hurricane season reaches a 103-day record in the satellite era without a hurricane after the season started on June 1, the first since 1941, with the El Niño in the Pacific Ocean being a big factor.
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News pulse 2026-09-07 · France 24: The government of Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan, announces plans to prohibit more than half of its vacation rentals in residential areas and near schools after complaints increase over noise, smoking, trespassing, and improper waste disposal.
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News pulse 2026-09-06 · USA Today: In association football, Toluca defeat Monterrey 2–0 in the final to claim their first Leagues Cup championship.
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News pulse 2026-08-19 · Axios: Axios reports that the U.S. military has created a new shipping lane in the Strait of Hormuz to help ships transit through the waterway, including the facilitating of 10 million barrels of oil per day.
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World brief 2026-09-10: Sri Lanka's Supreme Court overturns a 2019 presidential pardon granted to Buddhist monk Galagoda Aththe Gnanasara and orders him to serve the remainder of his six-year prison sentence for criminally intimidating human rights activist Sandya Eknelygoda.
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Today's map pulse: 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 Cairo.
Michelle Pfeiffer · Electric Comet ·
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