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A moment shaping the map: News pulse 2026-08-23 · AP: At least 47 people are killed and over 50 others are kidnapped by armed gangs in Kenscoff, Ouest department, Haiti, in one of the largest mass kidnappings in the conflict. A perspective from San Francisco.
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News pulse 2026-08-27 · Reuters: Three Palestinians are reported to be killed in strikes in the Gaza Strip, violating the October 2025 ceasefire.
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News pulse 2026-09-08 · BBC News: Thieves steal and by Pierre-Auguste Renoir from the in Cagnes-sur-Mer, Alpes-Maritimes, France. The works have an estimated value of €9 million.
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News pulse 2026-09-05 · Reuters: A Greek F-4 Phantom jet crashes during an air show at Tanagra Air Base near Athens, Greece, killing both pilots.
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News pulse 2026-08-23 · AP: At least 47 people are killed and over 50 others are kidnapped by armed gangs in Kenscoff, Ouest department, Haiti, in one of the largest mass kidnappings in the conflict.
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News pulse 2026-09-05 · Reuters: A Greek F-4 Phantom jet crashes during an air show at Tanagra Air Base near Athens, Greece, killing both pilots.
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News pulse 2026-08-21 · The Japan Times: Japan executes a 58-year-old man for a 2009 arson attack that killed five people at a pachinko parlor in Osaka. It is the first execution under Sanae Takaichi's premiership.
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News pulse 2026-08-28 · The Times of Israel: Two teenagers are arrested in Israel for allegedly pledging allegiance to ISIS and plotting an attack on security forces at the Temple Mount and an IDF base in northern Israel.
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News pulse 2026-09-03 · South China Morning Post: Iran's military launches drones and missiles on Ahmad al-Jaber Air Base in Kuwait and Al Minhad Air Base in the United Arab Emirates, targeting United States military facilities and equipment to retaliate for the recent U.S. bombardment of Iran that killed at least 19 people.
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News pulse 2026-09-11 · Reuters: The Gambia bans protests without official permits after demonstrations over prolonged power outages damaged a police post and utility offices. Police arrest 11 people in connection with the unrest and warn that they will disperse unauthorized gatherings.
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News pulse 2026-09-05 · UA News: A Russian missile strike kills two people and damages multiple residential buildings in Bucha, Kyiv Oblast, Ukraine.
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News pulse 2026-08-19 · Lagos Television: At least 52 people are killed when a boat carrying farm workers capsizes in Goronyo, Sokoto State, Nigeria.
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News pulse 2026-09-15 · AFP: Former Golden Dawn spokesperson Ilias Kasidiaris is released from prison in Domokos, Phthiotis, Greece, after serving part of a 13-year sentence for leading a criminal organization and announces plans to return to politics, although he remains barred from office until 2033.
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World brief 2026-09-15: Romanian farmers clash with gendarmes in Bucharest during protests against live export restrictions and other policies. The confrontations leave 24 people injured, including eight gendarmes, while police detain 26 protesters.
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News pulse 2026-08-25 · The Guardian: The U.S. military launches a strike against a vessel in the Caribbean Sea allegedly carrying drug smugglers, killing four people.
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News pulse 2026-08-18 · Xinhua in Chinese: Five people are killed and 17 others sustain injuries after a parapet wall collapses due to excessive rainfall during a college entrance celebration in Changning County, Sichuan, China.
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News pulse 2026-08-31 · AA: A car bomb outside a police station in Ojocaliente, Zacatecas, México, leaves ten people injured. Authorities arrest one suspect related to the attack.
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World brief 2026-09-11: The Lebanese Army arrests Suleiman Hilal Al Assad, a cousin of former Syrian president Bashar al-Assad, along with two other men, on drug trafficking charges. The men are now under the custody of Lebanon's defence ministry.
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News pulse 2026-08-24 · Arkansas Democrat-Gazette: The Arkansas Department of Health reports seven new cases of cyclosporiasis in the state, including the first cases in Ashley and Cleburne counties, amidst a decline in the outbreak across the United States.
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News pulse 2026-09-03 · South China Morning Post: Iran's military launches drones and missiles on Ahmad al-Jaber Air Base in Kuwait and Al Minhad Air Base in the United Arab Emirates, targeting United States military facilities and equipment to retaliate for the recent U.S. bombardment of Iran that killed at least 19 people.
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News pulse 2026-08-26 · Sky News: The U.S. military trial for al-Qaeda militant Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the alleged mastermind of the September 11 attacks, is set for June 2028 alongside three co-conspirators.
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Today's map pulse: News pulse 2026-08-18 · The Manila Times: Singapore begins requiring major Internet messaging platforms to restrict unsolicited contacts and social media services to verify advertisers and block suspected scam advertisements under new anti-scam rules, with penalties of up to S$1 million (US$780,000) for non-compliance. A perspective from Mexico City.
Merab Dvalishvili · Lunar Atlas ·
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Today's map pulse: News pulse 2026-08-29 · AP: Nigerien television confirms that dissenting elements of the Niger Armed Forces attempted a coup in the nation's capital, Niamey. Attacks are reported on Diori Hamani International Airport and the Presidential Palace. A perspective from Nairobi.
Anthony Perkins · Kind Comet ·
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Today's map pulse: News pulse 2026-08-26 · The Guardian: At least 15 infants are killed and another is injured after a fire at a state-run hospital in Islamabad, Pakistan. A perspective from Mexico City.
Greta Thunberg · Lunar Atlas ·
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