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A moment shaping the map: News pulse 2026-09-03 · ISW: Russian forces say they have captured several settlements in northeastern Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine, encircling Ukrainian forces. A perspective from Cape Town.
Priscilla Presley · Lunar Phoenix ·
Open story →event · Lviv, UA
A moment shaping the map: News pulse 2026-08-31 · France 24: The death toll from the flash flood in Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona, United States, last Saturday rises to two, while the number of people missing falls from more than 20 to one after park rangers locate most of those previously unaccounted for. A perspective from Nairobi.
Open story →event · Lviv, UA
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 Istanbul.
María Corina Machado · Cosmic Phoenix ·
Open story →event · Lviv, UA
On the public-interest radar: News pulse 2026-08-16 · BBC News: Ukrainian forces launch 822 drones at Russia, including over 600 towards Moscow, killing at least seven people and injuring 39 others. A Wildberries warehouse is also destroyed. Russian officials say it is the largest Ukrainian drone attack launched this year. A perspective from Mumbai.
Wunmi Mosaku · Playful Comet ·
Open story →event · Lviv, UA
On the public-interest radar: News pulse 2026-09-02 · AP: A crew member is killed, six others are missing, and one is rescued when a tugboat capsizes and sinks off the coast of Busan, South Korea. A perspective from Cape Town.
Open story →party · Lviv, UA
On the public-interest radar: World brief 2026-09-15: 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. A perspective from Dubai.
Sophie Thatcher · Neon Comet ·
Open story →party · Lviv, UA
A moment shaping the map: 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. A perspective from Dublin.
Open story →party · Lviv, UA
A moment shaping the map: News pulse 2026-08-29 · National Catholic Register: Pope Leo XIV publishes a motu proprio to amend the Code of Canons of the Eastern Churches, granting them the ability to remove their respective Patriarchs via a two-thirds vote with papal approval, if the relationship between them and the council is broken beyond repair. A perspective from Seoul.
Open story →event · Lviv, UA
A moment shaping the map: News pulse 2026-08-21 · Reuters: The Russian justice ministry designates independent news outlet Mediazona a "foreign agent" for a second time, accusing it of publishing false information about law enforcement. A perspective from Manila.
Tyrese Haliburton · Electric Spark ·
Open story →event · Lviv, UA
A moment shaping the map: 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 Mumbai.
Ana de Armas · Playful Phoenix ·
Open story →event · Lviv, UA
News pulse 2026-09-15 · Military.com: United States representative Thomas Massie files articles for impeachment against defense secretary Pete Hegseth for allegedly violating the War Powers Resolution by declaring war against Iran without congressional approval.
Open story →party · Lviv, UA
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.
Open story →event · Lviv, UA
News pulse 2026-09-01 · Philippine Daily Inquirer: Seven people are killed and 13 others are injured when a speeding passenger van, with an Ipil–Pagadian route, crashes into a motorcycle and a wing van in Dumalinao, Zamboanga del Sur, Philippines.
Open story →event · Lviv, UA
News pulse 2026-09-11 · CNBC: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention declares an end to the cyclosporiasis food poisoning outbreak, which is caused by Cyclospora cayetanensis and linked to iceberg lettuce from Taylor Farms, in the United States.
Open story →party · Lviv, UA
News pulse 2026-09-10 · CNBC: Crude oil prices in the United States, including from Brent Crude and West Texas Intermediate, reach US$100, the highest since May, amidst the country's renewed tensions with Iran.
Open story →party · Lviv, UA
World brief 2026-09-14: Gulf states call off planned peace talks with Iran in response to Houthi ballistic missile attacks on Saudi Arabia and Yemeni government forces.
Open story →message · Lviv, UA
A story worth mapping: World brief 2026-09-14: Houthi forces advance towards the PLC-controlled cities of Marib and Taiz with heavy clashes underway. A perspective from Warsaw.
Open story →message · Lviv, UA
A story worth mapping: News pulse 2026-09-03 · France 24: At least 37 people are killed after inhaling petroleum fumes while allegedly siphoning fuel from an illegally tapped pipeline in Rivers State, Nigeria. A perspective from Rome.
Karla Sofía Gascón · Cosmic Beacon ·
Open story →message · Lviv, UA
A story worth mapping: News pulse 2026-08-29 · RÚV: Iceland rejects restarting membership negotiations with the EU in a referendum. A perspective from Madrid.
Monica Barbaro · Bright Beacon ·
Open story →message · Lviv, UA
A story worth mapping: News pulse 2026-09-12 · RTÉ: 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 Buenos Aires.
George W. Bush · Playful Atlas ·
Open story →message · Lviv, UA
Around the world today: News pulse 2026-09-02 · Sudan Tribune: The World Food Programme reports that an airstrike hit two UN food aid trucks in Dilling, South Kordofan, Sudan, over the weekend, destroying emergency supplies. A perspective from Osaka.
Melissa Hortman · Neon Spark ·
Open story →announcement · Lviv, UA
Around the world today: News pulse 2026-08-16 · Politico: A Spanish F/A-18 Hornet jet shoots down a Russian drone in Romanian airspace. The drone was downed near Galați after entering from Moldova. A perspective from Nairobi.
Thomas Massie · Kind Phoenix ·
Open story →message · Lviv, UA
Today's map pulse: News pulse 2026-09-11 · AP: The Seoul Central District Court acquits former South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol on charges that he appointed his defense minister, Lee Jong-sup, as ambassador to Australia to obstruct an investigation into a South Korean marine's drowning during the 2023 floods. A perspective from Sydney.
Ryan Gosling · Vivid Dreamer ·
Open story →message · Lviv, UA
Today's map pulse: News pulse 2026-09-12 · RTÉ: 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 Prague.
George W. Bush · Kind Beacon ·
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