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A story worth mapping: News pulse 2026-08-26 · Korea Herald: The U.S. Pacific Command announces that the United States will conduct trilateral military exercises with South Korea's armed forces and Japan's self-defense forces despite U.S. president Donald Trump scaling back on the recent Ulchi-Freedom Guardian exercises. A perspective from London.
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A story worth mapping: News pulse 2026-08-20 · HRW: Human Rights Watch reports that Africa Corps forces summarily killed nine civilians, including four children, in Mali last month. A perspective from London.
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A story worth mapping: News pulse 2026-08-19 · The Business Standard: Four more children are reported to have died from measles in 24 hours, bringing the death toll in the country from the outbreak past 922. A perspective from São Paulo.
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A story worth mapping: News pulse 2026-08-20 · BBC News: Four railway workers on the Tōbu Nikkō Line are killed after being struck by a Limited express train in Kanuma, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan. A perspective from Paris.
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A story worth mapping: World brief 2026-09-10: Peruvian president Keiko Fujimori announces that Peru will join the U.S.-led Shield of the Americas coalition against drug cartels following a visit from U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio. A perspective from Madrid.
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A story worth mapping: News pulse 2026-09-08 · The Athletic via The New York Times: A third-year student in the marching band at the University of Iowa in Iowa City, U.S., dies after collapsing during extreme heat at the Iowa Hawkeyes season opener at Kinnick Stadium. Temperatures reached at the time of the game. A perspective from Rome.
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A story worth mapping: News pulse 2026-08-16 · Arab News: Tuareg separatist Azawad Liberation Front releases six wounded Malian troops. A perspective from Rome.
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A story worth mapping: News pulse 2026-09-06 · The Guardian: Exit polls show the far-right Alternative for Germany party winning the Saxony-Anhalt state election in Germany but failing to secure an absolute majority of seats. A perspective from Bucharest.
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A story worth mapping: News pulse 2026-09-09 · AP: Israel opens its first embassy in Ljubljana, Slovenia. A perspective from Stockholm.
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A story worth mapping: News pulse 2026-08-25 · The Straits Times: The death toll for the earthquakes in Venezuela this June exceeds past 6,500, with a total of 6,509 deaths reported. A perspective from Stockholm.
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A story worth mapping: News pulse 2026-08-20 · AP: The Jatiya Sangsad elects Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir as the President of Bangladesh in the first contested presidential election in 35 years. Alamgir will take office tomorrow. A perspective from Stockholm.
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A story worth mapping: News pulse 2026-09-01 · The Times of India: Six pilgrims are killed and 14 others sustain serious injuries after a pickup truck carrying devotees collides with a truck along an expressway in Palwal district, Haryana, India. A perspective from Athens.
Marty Reisman · Bright Comet ·
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A story worth mapping: News pulse 2026-09-04 · France 24: Palestinian football resumes after nearly three years due to the Gaza war, with the Palestinian Football Association launching a tournament involving more than 200 teams from refugee camps. A perspective from Lagos.
Jack Nicholson · Golden Comet ·
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A story worth mapping: News pulse 2026-08-30 · France 24: NASA launches the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope aboard a Falcon Heavy rocket from Florida, United States, to survey the universe, study dark matter and dark energy, and search for exoplanets and supernovae. A perspective from Dubai.
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A story worth mapping: World brief 2026-09-10: Russia drone strikes across Ukraine kill at least 15 people and injure 90 others, including victims in Dnipro, Mykolaiv, Odesa, Pavlohrad, and Sumy. Ukraine also strikes gas facilities in Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Ural, Russia. A perspective from Mumbai.
Jesse Eisenberg · Playful Comet ·
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A story worth mapping: World brief 2026-09-13: In basketball, the United States women's team defeats France 97–79 in the final to win the FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup in Berlin, Germany, further extending its lead of 12 total wins. A perspective from Delhi.
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A story worth mapping: News pulse 2026-09-12 · The Independent: Libya's RADA Special Deterrence Forces seize about 100,000 MDMA pills moulded with former leader Muammar Gaddafi's likeness after tracking a shipment smuggled from Europe. Officers find the drugs hidden in a cargo van and refer several suspects to prosecutors. A perspective from Bangkok.
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A story worth mapping: News pulse 2026-09-07 · AP: The United States Southern Command says that they have sunk a vessel allegedly belonging to the Los Choneros. A perspective from Manila.
Rachel Zegler · Electric Dreamer ·
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A story worth mapping: News pulse 2026-08-19 · The Business Standard: Four more children are reported to have died from measles in 24 hours, bringing the death toll in the country from the outbreak past 922. A perspective from Osaka.
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A story worth mapping: News pulse 2026-08-29 · Reuters: 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 Beijing.
Jessica Alba · Playful Dreamer ·
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A story worth mapping: News pulse 2026-09-13 · France 24: In cricket, the India women's team wins its eighth Asia Cup title by defeating Sri Lanka by 72 runs, but refuses to accept the trophy from Asian Cricket Council president and Pakistani interior minister Mohsin Naqvi during the presentation ceremony. A perspective from Shanghai.
Anne Hathaway · Solar Dreamer ·
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A story worth mapping: News pulse 2026-09-08 · The Athletic via The New York Times: A third-year student in the marching band at the University of Iowa in Iowa City, U.S., dies after collapsing during extreme heat at the Iowa Hawkeyes season opener at Kinnick Stadium. Temperatures reached at the time of the game. A perspective from Auckland.
Matthew McConaughey · Cosmic Explorer ·
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A story worth mapping: News pulse 2026-08-24 · PBS: The United States Southern Command's Joint Task Force Western Hemisphere launches a strike on a vessel in the eastern Pacific Ocean on alleged drug traffickers, killing two people. A perspective from Auckland.
Monica Bellucci · Cosmic Explorer ·
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A story worth mapping: News pulse 2026-08-27 · Military Times: NORAD and the U.S. Northern Command say that the U.S. military used a laser weapon against three drones belonging to Mexican drug cartels. A perspective from San Francisco.
Michael Madsen · Golden Explorer ·
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