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A moment shaping the map: News pulse 2026-08-31 · France 24: A South Korean court sentences Unification Church leader Hak Ja Han to two years in prison for bribing officials, including former first lady Kim Keon Hee, in an effort to obtain policy favors. A perspective from Melbourne.
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A moment shaping the map: News pulse 2026-09-11 · Al Jazeera: Nigeria's National Assembly suspends all official visits and virtual engagements with South Africa in protest over repeated anti-migrant attacks there, including violence against Nigerians. A perspective from Toronto.
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A moment shaping the map: News pulse 2026-09-04 · France 24: Palestinian football resumes after nearly three years due to the Gaza war, with the Palestinian Football Association launching a tournament involving more than 200 teams from refugee camps. A perspective from Toronto.
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A moment shaping the map: News pulse 2026-09-08 · The Athletic via The New York Times: A third-year student in the marching band at the University of Iowa in Iowa City, U.S., dies after collapsing during extreme heat at the Iowa Hawkeyes season opener at Kinnick Stadium. Temperatures reached at the time of the game. A perspective from Warsaw.
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A moment shaping the map: News pulse 2026-08-19 · The Jerusalem Post: The IDF also confirms that they have killed four Nukhba force commanders from the Al-Qassam Brigades wing of Hamas in an airstrike on a cafe yesterday in Gaza City. A perspective from Vienna.
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A moment shaping the map: News pulse 2026-09-14 · Reuters: Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd announce that they will sail more container ships through the Suez Canal. A perspective from Lagos.
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A moment shaping the map: News pulse 2026-09-11 · Kursiv: Kyrgyzstan's central bank starts domestically printing banknotes of the Kyrgyz som, the country's currency, for the first time since independence. A perspective from Mumbai.
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A moment shaping the map: News pulse 2026-08-30 · France 24: 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 Seoul.
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A moment shaping the map: News pulse 2026-08-22 · The Athletic via The New York Times: In open-wheel racing, the Freedom 250 Grand Prix kicks off in Washington, D.C. on the National Mall to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the U.S. Declaration of Independence, with former NASCAR driver Jeff Gordon winning the International Race of Champions. A perspective from Seoul.
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A moment shaping the map: News pulse 2026-09-07 · DW: North Korea and Russia opens the Yakov Novichenko Bridge at its border, the first road bridge connecting the two countries. A perspective from Tokyo.
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A moment shaping the map: News pulse 2026-09-03 · Sudan Tribune: The International Organization for Migration reports the first operation of a voluntary repatriation flight for stranded migrants in Khartoum, Sudan, since the war started three years ago. A perspective from Beijing.
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A moment shaping the map: News pulse 2026-08-27 · The Philippine Star: Six people die after a pump boat carrying 13 passengers capsizes while crossing the Mapanuepe Lake in San Marcelino, Zambales, Philippines. Three others remain missing. A perspective from Beijing.
Luke Littler · Playful Spark ·
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News pulse 2026-08-21 · Middle East Monitor: Around 16 people in Sudan's Red Sea state have reportedly died from a heat stroke amidst a rise in temperatures in the state.
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News pulse 2026-08-16 · Arab News: Tuareg separatist Azawad Liberation Front releases six wounded Malian troops.
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News pulse 2026-08-28 · ESPN: In ice hockey, the Colorado Avalanche sign defenceman and alternate captain Cale Makar to an eight-year extension worth US$163.2 million, the largest contract in National Hockey League history. He is the first player to exceed $20 million in average annual value.
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News pulse 2026-09-04 · France 24: Palestinian football resumes after nearly three years due to the Gaza war, with the Palestinian Football Association launching a tournament involving more than 200 teams from refugee camps.
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News pulse 2026-09-15 · France 24: The Italian cruise ship Costa Serena docks in Nagoya, Japan, to house about 4,000 Asian Games athletes and officials as delegations report accommodation problems, including undersized beds, leaking sinks, and room shortages.
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World brief 2026-09-10: Russia drone strikes across Ukraine kill at least 15 people and injure 90 others, including victims in Dnipro, Mykolaiv, Odesa, Pavlohrad, and Sumy. Ukraine also strikes gas facilities in Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Ural, Russia.
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News pulse 2026-09-08 · The Pioneer: Russia launches drones and missiles at Kyiv, Ukraine, following a weekend pause in strikes, killing five people and injuring at least 10. The attacks damage civilian infrastructure at at least 16 locations and cause fires in five districts.
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News pulse 2026-08-24 · PBS: The United States Southern Command's Joint Task Force Western Hemisphere launches a strike on a vessel in the eastern Pacific Ocean on alleged drug traffickers, killing two people.
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News pulse 2026-08-31 · France 24: A South Korean court sentences Unification Church leader Hak Ja Han to two years in prison for bribing officials, including former first lady Kim Keon Hee, in an effort to obtain policy favors.
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News pulse 2026-08-27 · NTV Uganda: King Rukidi IV of Uganda's Tooro Kingdom, the youngest person to reign as a monarch, dies at the age of 34.
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World brief 2026-09-12: Russian drone strikes across Ukraine kill eight civilians, including two people in Zaporizhzhia, two people at a grocery store in Zhytomyr, one person in Kryvyi Rih, while a "massive attack" targeting the Port of Odesa and surrounding areas wounds at least 28 people.
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News pulse 2026-08-17 · The Guardian: Torrential rainfall causes widespread flooding in Geoje-si, South Gyeongsang, South Korea, killing at least one.
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