The global conversation: News pulse 2026-09-01 · Reuters: A car bomb explodes outside a police station in Norte de Santander Department, Colombia, killing a person and wounding eleven more. A perspective from Cairo.
The global conversation: News pulse 2026-08-23 · The Athletic via The New York Times: In open-wheel racing, American auto racing driver Kyle Kirkwood wins the IndyCar Freedom 250 Grand Prix event at the National Mall in Washington D.C., United States. A perspective from Lagos.
The global conversation: News pulse 2026-09-05 · Reuters: The 128 parties to the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons agree on a non-binding text defining lethal autonomous weapons systems, potentially enabling negotiations on international rules governing their use. A perspective from Seoul.
The global conversation: News pulse 2026-09-09 · Xinhua: A train collides with a truck at a level crossing in Sokolniki Suche, Poland, killing one person and injuring 20 others. A perspective from Tokyo.
The global conversation: News pulse 2026-09-10 · RTÉ: 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 Osaka.
The global conversation: News pulse 2026-08-29 · Garowe Online: The Cameroon-flagged Turkish cargo ship MV LUTUF, which was hijacked on August 17, is freed by Somali and Turkish forces off the coast of Somalia. Conversely, the Puntland ministry of security says a ransom was paid. A perspective from Beijing.
The global conversation: News pulse 2026-08-27 · A News: The death toll from the earthquake that struck the Flores island in East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia, rises to 111, with 176,000 people displaced. A perspective from Shanghai.
The global conversation: News pulse 2026-09-02 · AP: A crew member is killed, six others are missing, and one is rescued when a tugboat capsizes and sinks off the coast of Busan, South Korea. A perspective from Honolulu.
The global conversation: News pulse 2026-09-04 · The Guardian: In the United States, Massachusetts Superior Court associate justice William F. Sullivan declares a mistrial in Lindsay Clancy's murder trial after jurors were deadlocked following more than 38 hours of deliberations, with the panel split 11–1. A perspective from San Francisco.
The global conversation: World brief 2026-09-15: A court in Bangladesh sentences seven Awami League leaders who were former officials in former prime minister Sheikh Hasina's government to death in absentia over their role in deadly crackdowns on the anti-government protests in 2024. A perspective from San Francisco.
The global conversation: News pulse 2026-08-30 · CNA: The Korean Central News Agency reports that general No Kwang-chol has been dismissed as defence minister of North Korea, with Korean People's Army General Political Bureau director Kim Song-gi replacing him. A perspective from Lisbon.
On the public-interest radar: News pulse 2026-08-27 · MENA via The New Arab: Around 49 people are killed in a cattle raid on the Machar-Pakuek cattle camp in Mading Juer Boma in Tonj North County of South Sudan's Warrap state. A perspective from Mexico City.
On the public-interest radar: World brief 2026-09-14: Gulf states call off planned peace talks with Iran in response to Houthi ballistic missile attacks on Saudi Arabia and Yemeni government forces. A perspective from São Paulo.
On the public-interest radar: World brief 2026-09-10: Multiple projectile explosives launched from Iraq strike pumping stations along the East–West Crude Oil Pipeline in Saudi Arabia, causing a fire. A perspective from Madrid.
On the public-interest radar: News pulse 2026-09-01 · Reuters: A car bomb explodes outside a police station in Norte de Santander Department, Colombia, killing a person and wounding eleven more. A perspective from Rome.
On the public-interest radar: News pulse 2026-08-21 · Reuters: The Russian justice ministry designates independent news outlet Mediazona a "foreign agent" for a second time, accusing it of publishing false information about law enforcement. A perspective from Warsaw.
On the public-interest radar: News pulse 2026-08-20 · Knysna-Plett Herald: Two ANC members including a former Knysna councillor are shot dead, one day after a sitting Knysna councillor is shot dead in a suspected internal ANC faction fight in Knysna, Western Cape, South Africa. A perspective from Warsaw.
On the public-interest radar: News pulse 2026-08-27 · MENA via The New Arab: Around 49 people are killed in a cattle raid on the Machar-Pakuek cattle camp in Mading Juer Boma in Tonj North County of South Sudan's Warrap state. A perspective from Prague.
On the public-interest radar: News pulse 2026-08-20 · Knysna-Plett Herald: Two ANC members including a former Knysna councillor are shot dead, one day after a sitting Knysna councillor is shot dead in a suspected internal ANC faction fight in Knysna, Western Cape, South Africa. A perspective from Helsinki.
On the public-interest radar: News pulse 2026-08-22 · NBC News: A humanoid robot at the World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing, China, runs 100 meters in 9.39 seconds, surpassing a record set by Usain Bolt of 9.58 seconds at the World Athletics Championships in 2009. A perspective from Istanbul.
On the public-interest radar: News pulse 2026-09-05 · Philippine Daily Inquirer: Indonesia's disaster agency and air force conduct aerial firefighting operations to contain wildfires near the planned capital Nusantara in East Kalimantan, following a request from the Nusantara Capital City Authority. A perspective from Cairo.
On the public-interest radar: News pulse 2026-08-22 · NBC News: A humanoid robot at the World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing, China, runs 100 meters in 9.39 seconds, surpassing a record set by Usain Bolt of 9.58 seconds at the World Athletics Championships in 2009. A perspective from Nairobi.
On the public-interest radar: News pulse 2026-08-17 · López Doriga in Spanish: Members of the Mexican Navy seize 3.2 million doses of cocaine floating off the coasts of the state of Michoacán. This action represents a financial blow of Mex$340.2 million (US$20.11 million) to organized crime. A perspective from Delhi.
On the public-interest radar: World brief 2026-09-10: Multiple projectile explosives launched from Iraq strike pumping stations along the East–West Crude Oil Pipeline in Saudi Arabia, causing a fire. A perspective from Jakarta.