On the public-interest radar: News pulse 2026-09-08 · The Rising Nepal: The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority reports that 13,583 people have been rescued so far since flash floods ravaged Nepal. A perspective from San Francisco.
On the public-interest radar: News pulse 2026-09-06 · AP: Eleven people are killed and seven others are injured when a fuel tanker hits other cars and explodes, reportedly due to a faulty brake system, near Sanandaj, Kurdistan province, Iran. A perspective from Miami.
A moment shaping the map: News pulse 2026-09-14 · Sudan Tribune: Sudan's Popular Congress Party and Sudan Liberation Movement faction led by Abdul Wahid al-Nur agree to broaden talks aimed at ending the three-year civil war in the country. A perspective from Kyiv.
A moment shaping the map: News pulse 2026-08-30 · BBC News: Zambian presidential candidate Brian Mundubile is charged with treason amid an election dispute. A perspective from Paris.
A moment shaping the map: News pulse 2026-08-26 · BBC News: Flash floods and mudslides along the Trishuli River impact between Nepal and Tibet, China. At least 160 people are killed, hundreds are injured and 463 others, including over 200 tourists, are reported missing in Nepal, while Chinese Communist Party officials report three deaths and 265 missing in Tibet, severely affecting Gyirong County and its port. A perspective from Amsterdam.
A moment shaping the map: News pulse 2026-08-31 · ABS-CBN News: Saudi shipping company Bahri says that two Filipino crew members were killed after unidentified projectiles struck the oil tanker SIDR while it transited the Strait of Hormuz. A perspective from Singapore.
A moment shaping the map: News pulse 2026-08-26 · The Guardian: The University College London reports that neurosurgeons in London, England, have performed the first AI-assisted brain surgery at the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery in a 48-year old patient who was diagnosed with a brain tumor in 2024. A perspective from Jakarta.
A moment shaping the map: World brief 2026-09-14: Houthi forces seize control of the Hanish Islands in the Red Sea consolidating the group's control of the strategic sea lane off Yemen's western coast. A perspective from Shanghai.
A moment shaping the map: News pulse 2026-08-31 · ABS-CBN News: Saudi shipping company Bahri says that two Filipino crew members were killed after unidentified projectiles struck the oil tanker SIDR while it transited the Strait of Hormuz. A perspective from Dublin.
A moment shaping the map: News pulse 2026-08-30 · Axios: A spokesperson for the United States Central Command reports that the U.S. military has launched strikes on two Iranian rocket launchers at Larak Island in the Strait of Hormuz that were used by Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, its first strikes against the country since July. A perspective from Dublin.
A moment shaping the map: News pulse 2026-08-17 · Reuters: Iran says it barred two French embassy employees from returning for allegedly violating the Vienna Convention through activities supporting Iranian civil society. France says their work involved programs for civil society, students, and artists. A perspective from Dublin.
News pulse 2026-08-31 · Al Jazeera: A woman stabs two people in Times Square, New York City, U.S., killing a Bank of America vice president and injuring another person, before police fatally shot her after she refused commands to drop her knives.
News pulse 2026-09-08 · The Rising Nepal: The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority reports that 13,583 people have been rescued so far since flash floods ravaged Nepal.
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.
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.
News pulse 2026-09-05 · F1: At the same Grand Prix, Alpine driver Pierre Gasly achieves his maiden pole position after qualifying first, the first French driver to do so since Jean Alesi in 1997.
News pulse 2026-08-20 · AP: 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.
News pulse 2026-09-03 · AP: In the United States, the Supreme Court of Missouri blocks the use of a congressional map intended to favor Republicans, despite the map having already been used for primary elections in the state. A referendum on the 2025 map will appear on the ballot for the November election in the state.
News pulse 2026-09-14 · Sudan Tribune: Sudan's Popular Congress Party and Sudan Liberation Movement faction led by Abdul Wahid al-Nur agree to broaden talks aimed at ending the three-year civil war in the country.
News pulse 2026-09-01 · CNN: An American judge rules that the case against Tyler James Robinson, accused of murdering political activist Charlie Kirk in September 2025, can go to trial, citing sufficient probable cause.
News pulse 2026-08-17 · Sudan Tribune: The Sudanese Armed Forces says that it has shot down a long-range drone used by the Rapid Support Forces in Sudan's North Kordofan state, the second drone shot down this month in the region.
News pulse 2026-09-08 · The Rising Nepal: The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority reports that 13,583 people have been rescued so far since flash floods ravaged Nepal.