A moment shaping the map: News pulse 2026-09-11 · Xinhua: Thirteen people are killed and eight others are injured when a minibus collided with a car and a logging truck in Kholmogorsky District, Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia. A perspective from Seoul.
On the public-interest radar: News pulse 2026-09-02 · Euronews: The MV Tuğberk İmamoğlu cargo ship sinks in the Marmara Sea after a collision with an oil tanker, leaving ten people missing. A perspective from Reykjavík.
A moment shaping the map: World brief 2026-09-15: 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. A perspective from Cairo.
Today's map pulse: World brief 2026-09-15: Kenya announces bans on exports of unprocessed gold and establishes at least three refineries, seeking to maximize its economic value by increasing domestic processing. A perspective from Madrid.
Today's map pulse: News pulse 2026-08-19 · France 24: A U.S.-led research team grows human brain organoids for seven years, the longest reported period, and finds that their cells continue maturing in patterns similar to normal brain development. A perspective from Helsinki.
Today's map pulse: News pulse 2026-09-10 · South Asian Herald: Health minister Sardar Md. Sakhawat Husain announces that Bangladesh will resume nationwide vaccinations beginning on September 25 amidst the ongoing measles outbreak. A perspective from Sydney.
Today's map pulse: News pulse 2026-09-13 · AP: Swedes vote to elect all 349 seats of the Riksdag. Incumbent prime minister Ulf Kristersson, who seeks to lead the Moderates to a second consecutive government while including the right-wing populist Sweden Democrats in his cabinet, is being challenged by the former prime minister and SAP leader Magdalena Andersson. Preliminary results indicate that the Red-Greens and the Centre Party are projected to have a combined total of 175 seats, while the four Tidö parties are projected to have a total of 174 seats. A perspective from Chicago.
Around the world today: News pulse 2026-09-11 · Al Jazeera: The Houthis announce the end and the success of their offensive, expelling government forces from six districts and seizing major locations. A perspective from Chicago.
Around the world today: News pulse 2026-08-20 · Baird Maritime: LSEG data shows that a vessel in France is loading wheat destined for Sudan, marking the first export of wheat from France to Sudan since August 2008. A perspective from Miami.
A story worth mapping: World brief 2026-09-13: An attack on the Panguna mine in the autonomous region of Bougainville, in Papua New Guinea, injures personnel and destroys equipment amid opposition to plans to reopen the copper mine. A perspective from Berlin.
A story worth mapping: World brief 2026-09-11: South Africa extradites six Nigerian nationals allegedly belonging to Black Axe to the United States, where they face wire fraud and money laundering charges linked to online romance scams that allegedly defrauded more than 100 victims. A perspective from Berlin.
A story worth mapping: News pulse 2026-08-27 · Korea Times: The Korea AeroSpace Administration says that the Nuri will launch 15 satellites, a record, into space from the Naro Space Center in South Korea's Goheung County on October 7. A perspective from Vienna.
A story worth mapping: News pulse 2026-08-21 · France 24: TikTok agrees to pay $400 million to settle a U.S. Justice Department lawsuit alleging violations of federal children's privacy law through the collection of personal data from users under 13 without parental consent. A perspective from Oslo.
A story worth mapping: World brief 2026-09-15: 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. A perspective from Delhi.
The global conversation: News pulse 2026-08-18 · Xinhua: Three people are killed after an explosion at a thermal power plant in Baniyas, Syria. A perspective from Istanbul.
The global conversation: News pulse 2026-08-18 · Sudan Horizon: The Sudan Doctors Network reports that recent attacks in Geissan of Sudan's Blue Nile region has displaced over 5,000 people to Damazin. A perspective from Dubai.
On the public-interest radar: News pulse 2026-09-05 · Uganda Mirror: Uganda's health ministry bans mourners from the Democratic Republic of the Congo from attending the burial ceremony of the late Tooro Kingdom king Rukidi IV amidst the Ebola outbreak. A perspective from Paris.
On the public-interest radar: News pulse 2026-08-30 · Reuters: Iran launches ballistic missiles at U.S. military bases in Jordan. A perspective from Madrid.
On the public-interest radar: News pulse 2026-09-11 · Xinhua: Thirteen people are killed and eight others are injured when a minibus collided with a car and a logging truck in Kholmogorsky District, Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia. A perspective from Amsterdam.
On the public-interest radar: News pulse 2026-08-31 · Reuters: A tribunal of first instance in Brussels, Belgium, orders biometrics company Semlex and 13 other defendants to stand trial over alleged corruption, money laundering, and tax fraud linked to a passport contract in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. A perspective from Delhi.
On the public-interest radar: News pulse 2026-08-27 · CTV News: A section of the Trans-Canada Highway in the Fraser Canyon reopens after being closed for seven weeks due to the wildfires. A perspective from Singapore.
On the public-interest radar: World brief 2026-09-15: Kenya announces bans on exports of unprocessed gold and establishes at least three refineries, seeking to maximize its economic value by increasing domestic processing. A perspective from Tokyo.
World brief 2026-09-15: Kenya announces bans on exports of unprocessed gold and establishes at least three refineries, seeking to maximize its economic value by increasing domestic processing.
News pulse 2026-09-12 · CNN: 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.