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News pulse 2026-08-27 · AP: 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.
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News pulse 2026-08-21 · France 24: India's Supreme Court orders states to protect elephant corridors, identify and remove obstructions, and prohibit groups from using fire to drive wild elephants away amid increasing habitat loss and human-elephant conflict.
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World brief 2026-09-14: 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.
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News pulse 2026-09-01 · AA: The Turkish foreign ministry reports that Turkey has joined the U.S.-led Artemis Accords, becoming the 71st country to do so.
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News pulse 2026-08-29 · AP: 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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News pulse 2026-09-07 · The Independent: North Korea and Russia opens the Yakov Novichenko Bridge at its border, the first road bridge connecting the two countries.
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News pulse 2026-09-01 · Reuters: Four people are killed and more than ten others are injured when a car crashes into a gathering of government and military supporters in Mashhad, Razavi Khorasan, Iran. Traffic police arrest the driver and say the incident was unintentional.
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News pulse 2026-09-06 · The Daily Star: Three more children are reported to die from suspected measles in Bangladesh in the past 24 hours, bringing the total death toll to 997.
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News pulse 2026-09-01 · KCUR: The U.S. Department of Justice files a lawsuit against the public schools district of Kansas City, Kansas, over its policies that allow transgender students to share their preferred name, gender, and pronouns with school staff.
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Today's map pulse: News pulse 2026-09-05 · Motorsport Network: Dutch Loek Hartog rescues fellow driver from a burning car following an accident at the Shanghai International Circuit. A perspective from Athens.
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Today's map pulse: News pulse 2026-09-12 · La Jornada in Spanish: Four gunmen and a National Guard agent are killed and another is wounded after an attempted ambush against authorities in Jilotlán de los Dolores, Jalisco, Mexico. A perspective from Cairo.
George Washington · Electric Comet ·
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Today's map pulse: 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 Manila.
Brendan Fraser · Electric Dreamer ·
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Today's map pulse: 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. A perspective from Auckland.
Leo Woodall · Cosmic Explorer ·
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Around the world today: News pulse 2026-08-17 · Reuters: Humanitarian NGO Emergency rescues 50 migrants from a wooden boat in international waters off Libya and recovers seven bodies. Two survivors require urgent medical evacuation, and 29 of those rescued are unaccompanied minors. A perspective from Los Angeles.
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Around the world today: News pulse 2026-09-10 · The Times of Israel: The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and Shin Bet confirm that they have killed Hamas senior leader Farah Hamed, a senior member who was accused of carrying out the 2003 attack that resulted in the killing of, the late husband of Limor Son Har-Melech, in a airstrike in the Gaza Strip. A perspective from Athens.
Ana de Armas · Bright Phoenix ·
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Around the world today: 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 Lisbon.
Noah Kahan · Playful Voyager ·
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A story worth mapping: 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. A perspective from Toronto.
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The global conversation: News pulse 2026-09-03 · BBC News: Six crew members are referred to court as part of the investigation into the ship collision in the Sea of Marmara yesterday, while the search continues for the ten Turkish crew members aboard the sunken MV Tuğberk İmamoğlu cargo ship. A perspective from Kyiv.
David Corenswet · Bright Mosaic ·
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The global conversation: News pulse 2026-08-24 · BBC News: U.S. treasury secretary Scott Bessent announces Operation Economic Outcast, a campaign involving new sanctions against Iran, in an effort to isolate the regime. A perspective from Nairobi.
Eric Swalwell · Kind Phoenix ·
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The global conversation: News pulse 2026-08-20 · AP: A earthquake strikes the Parinacochas province in Peru. A perspective from Manila.
Bryan Cranston · Electric Spark ·
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On the public-interest radar: 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 Toronto.
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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 Toronto.
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On the public-interest radar: 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. A perspective from Rome.
Taylor Dearden · Cosmic Beacon ·
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On the public-interest radar: News pulse 2026-08-31 · Reuters: Kosovo's Vetëvendosje and Democratic League parties agree to support former Constitutional Court judge Bekim Sejdiu for president, potentially ending nearly two years of political deadlock and enabling the formation of a new government. A perspective from Warsaw.
Patrick Schwarzenegger · Golden Beacon ·
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