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The global conversation: News pulse 2026-09-13 · The Star: Three people are killed and 15 others are injured when gunfire erupted outside a school in Cotabato City, Bangsamoro, Philippines, used as a polling station for the Bangsamoro Parliament election the following day. Police say that members of rival political factions clashed while competing to be first in line to vote. A perspective from Melbourne.
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The global conversation: News pulse 2026-08-21 · France 24: Turkish justice minister Akın Gürlek announces that Turkey has issued an Interpol arrest warrant for Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu for his role in attacks on activists seeking to deliver humanitarian aid to Gaza. A perspective from Honolulu.
Grover Cleveland · Electric Voyager ·
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The global conversation: News pulse 2026-09-03 · AP: In the United States, the Supreme Court of Missouri blocks the use of a congressional map intended to favor Republicans, despite the map having already been used for primary elections in the state. A referendum on the 2025 map will appear on the ballot for the November election in the state. A perspective from San Francisco.
Kaitlin Olson · Golden Voyager ·
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The global conversation: News pulse 2026-08-26 · The Guardian: The University College London reports that neurosurgeons in London, England, have performed the first AI-assisted brain surgery at the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery in a 48-year old patient who was diagnosed with a brain tumor in 2024. A perspective from San Francisco.
Christian Pulisic · Golden Voyager ·
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The global conversation: World brief 2026-09-14: The First Ministers of Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Wales meet in Cardiff at a summit to call for their independence from the United Kingdom. A perspective from Miami.
Timothy Olyphant · Lunar Voyager ·
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On the public-interest radar: News pulse 2026-09-01 · The Guardian: The Nepali Army reports that around 119 people have been rescued. A perspective from Kyiv.
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On the public-interest radar: News pulse 2026-08-24 · RFI in French: Two peacekeepers from Ethiopia of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan are killed in an ambush by unknown gunmen in Jonglei State, South Sudan. Three more peacekeepers, two policemen and two civilians are also wounded. A perspective from London.
Tony Hinchcliffe · Cosmic Atlas ·
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On the public-interest radar: World brief 2026-09-12: Iraq closes three border crossings with Iran after Iraqi and Saudi officials said that a drone attack on Saudi Arabia's East–West Crude Oil Pipeline originated from Iraq. A perspective from Mexico City.
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On the public-interest radar: World brief 2026-09-13: The Ghana Army says that Battalion 92 of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon will return to Ghana following a year of duty in southern Lebanon. A perspective from Buenos Aires.
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On the public-interest radar: News pulse 2026-09-14 · France 24: United States district judge F. Dennis Saylor IV of Massachusetts postpones new rules limiting stays for international students and journalists, preventing the measures from taking effect while a legal challenge proceeds. A perspective from Paris.
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On the public-interest radar: News pulse 2026-08-29 · Philippine Daily Inquirer: A person is rescued while four people are missing when a sport utility vehicle plunges into a river after a bridge in Tarlac City, Philippines, collapses. The bridge has been serving as an alternative route as another partially collapsed days prior amid monsoon rains. A perspective from Berlin.
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On the public-interest radar: World brief 2026-09-10: Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and defense minister Israel Katz say that the IDF has destroyed a Hezbollah tunnel in Ali al-Taher. A perspective from Madrid.
Taylor Momsen · Bright Beacon ·
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On the public-interest radar: News pulse 2026-09-06 · AP: Eleven people are killed and seven others are injured when a fuel tanker hits other cars and explodes, reportedly due to a faulty brake system, near Sanandaj, Kurdistan province, Iran. A perspective from Rome.
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On the public-interest radar: News pulse 2026-08-24 · Al Jazeera: Syria's Grand Mufti Ahmad Badreddin Hassoun is found guilty of committing war crimes spanning nearly 14 years of civil war under Bashar al-Assad's former regime and is sentenced to life in prison. A perspective from Rome.
Thierry Henry · Cosmic Beacon ·
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On the public-interest radar: News pulse 2026-08-23 · AP: Kazakhstanis vote to elect 145 members to the 1st convocation of the unicameral Kurultai following the passage of the new constitution on 15 March. Contesting parties must get at least five percent of the vote in order for lists to gain proportional representation. A perspective from Amsterdam.
Danny Masterson · Electric Beacon ·
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On the public-interest radar: News pulse 2026-08-18 · BBC News: The UK Health Security Agency confirms that an outbreak of salmonella in the UK has left one person dead and hundreds more ill. The outbreak is believed to be linked to imported eggs. A perspective from Warsaw.
Péter Magyar · Golden Beacon ·
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On the public-interest radar: News pulse 2026-09-09 · Reuters: The Tooro Kingdom in western Uganda selects Prince Edward Rukidi Kijanangoma, a television news anchor and editor, as its new monarch following the death of Rukidi IV last month. A perspective from Vienna.
Justin Bieber · Lunar Beacon ·
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On the public-interest radar: News pulse 2026-08-26 · News.az: Russia orders the arrest of German Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung journalist, charging him in absentia over comments interpreted as calling for the killing of Russians, a crime punishable by up to six years in prison. A perspective from Vienna.
Pep Guardiola · Lunar Beacon ·
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On the public-interest radar: News pulse 2026-08-27 · The Times of Israel: The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and its Spokesperson's Unit confirms Al-Qassam Brigades commander Ismail Mohammad Ibrahim Barim, who held Edan Alexander, Avera Mengistu, and Matan Zangauker as hostages, was killed in a strike in Khan Yunis. A perspective from Bucharest.
Sandra Bullock · Neon Beacon ·
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On the public-interest radar: News pulse 2026-08-27 · Middle East Monitor: Sudan's Security Affairs Coordination Committee lifts the curfew and state of emergency on the capital Khartoum after two years. A perspective from Oslo.
Michelle Monaghan · Playful Beacon ·
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On the public-interest radar: World brief 2026-09-15: A Russian Navy warship fires two flares at a Danish military helicopter in the Baltic Sea. A perspective from Oslo.
Ilona Maher · Playful Beacon ·
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On the public-interest radar: News pulse 2026-08-31 · Al Jazeera: A woman stabs two people in Times Square, New York City, U.S., killing a Bank of America vice president and injuring another person, before police fatally shot her after she refused commands to drop her knives. A perspective from Helsinki.
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On the public-interest radar: News pulse 2026-08-19 · AP: Nine people, including eight Bangladeshi nationals, are killed and six others are injured in a hotel fire in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. A perspective from Helsinki.
Masoud Pezeshkian · Vivid Beacon ·
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On the public-interest radar: News pulse 2026-09-06 · The Times of Central Asia: The final day of the World Nomad Games is held, with hosts Kyrgyzstan defeating Kazakhstan 12–0 to win the kok-boru final in Cholpon-Ata. Kyrgyzstan wins the gold medal in kok-boru, Kazakhstan wins the silver, and Russia wins the bronze. A perspective from Nairobi.
Natalie Portman · Kind Comet ·
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