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A moment shaping the map: World brief 2026-09-14: Parliamentary elections are held in the Bangsamoro autonomous region, Philippines, its first since its establishment in 2018. A perspective from Lisbon.
Al Green (politician) · Playful Voyager ·
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On the public-interest radar: News pulse 2026-08-19 · The Business Standard: In a study from the Bangladesh Shishu Hospital & Institute, around 82% of children who died from measles during the outbreak in Bangladesh did not receive adequate or exclusive breastfeeding during their first 6 months of their life. A perspective from Jakarta.
Open story →event · Bucharest, RO
A moment shaping the map: World brief 2026-09-11: 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 Mexico City.
Gordon Ramsay · Lunar Mosaic ·
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A moment shaping the map: News pulse 2026-08-18 · The Philippine Star: A student is killed while nine other people are injured in a mass shooting at a junior secondary school building of the Ateneo de Zamboanga University in Zamboanga City, Philippines. The perpetrator, also a student, later kills himself. A perspective from Paris.
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A moment shaping the map: News pulse 2026-09-12 · BBC News: French officials investigate if the derailment in Cléon, Seine-Maritime, was caused by sabotage after a fragment of rail was found on the tracks. A perspective from Cairo.
Eric Dane · Electric Phoenix ·
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A moment shaping the map: 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 Cape Town.
Brendan Fraser · Lunar Phoenix ·
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A moment shaping the map: 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 Hong Kong.
María Corina Machado · Golden Spark ·
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A moment shaping the map: News pulse 2026-08-27 · The Guardian: U.S. president Donald Trump signs an executive order directing federal agencies to call Lake Ontario "Lake America." The change applies only to U.S. federal usage; Canada need not adopt it, and no international authority exclusively determines names of shared waters. A perspective from Tokyo.
Natasha Lyonne · Lunar Spark ·
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A moment shaping the map: World brief 2026-09-12: The Wall Street Journal reports that Iran had received Chinese satellite images before launching a July 17 strike on the Muwaffaq Salti Air Base in Jordan that killed three United States Army soldiers. A perspective from Osaka.
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A moment shaping the map: News pulse 2026-08-26 · ABS-CBN News: The United States Department of State suspends immigrant visa appointments at all embassies and consulates worldwide while training consular staff on screening applicants for potential dependence on public benefits. A perspective from Melbourne.
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A moment shaping the map: 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 San Francisco.
Cooper Flagg · Golden Voyager ·
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A moment shaping the map: News pulse 2026-08-28 · Serbian Times: Serbia justice minister Nenad Vujić says that convicted war criminal Ratko Mladić will be buried with state and military honors following his death at the United Nations Detention Unit at the Hague. A perspective from Lisbon.
Josh O'Connor · Playful Voyager ·
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On the public-interest radar: News pulse 2026-08-31 · Al Jazeera: Israeli attacks across the Gaza Strip kill at least five people. A perspective from Delhi.
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News pulse 2026-09-12 · AP: The Olympic flame arrives in Dakar, Senegal, ahead of the upcoming Youth Olympic Games, which will be the first Olympic Games held in Africa.
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News pulse 2026-09-08 · Saba News Agency: The toll from yesterday's Saudi airstrike against a prison in Al-Jawf Governorate increases to 17 people killed and seven more wounded.
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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.
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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.
Open story →party · Bucharest, RO
World brief 2026-09-13: Six people die, 97 are rescued and 140 remain missing after the sinking of the Virgo Transport 8 ferry in the Java Sea, Indonesia.
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News pulse 2026-08-26 · Reuters: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approves the daraxonrasib drug as a treatment for metastatic pancreatic cancer, making it the first RAS inhibitor drug to be approved for the disease. This came after a previous study showed that it nearly doubled the survival rate for patients compared to chemotherapy.
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News pulse 2026-09-15 · DW: 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.
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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.
Open story →event · Bucharest, RO
News pulse 2026-08-25 · Reuters: Hungary foreign and deputy prime minister Anita Orbán files a criminal complaint against the government of former prime minister Viktor Orbán (no relation) over its purchase of 300 billion Ft (US$965 million) in ventilators during the COVID-19 pandemic in the country.
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News pulse 2026-08-19 · AP: The United States Department of the Treasury reports that the national debt surpassed $40 trillion for the first time the previous day, and is currently at $40.047 trillion.
Open story →event · Bucharest, RO
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.
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