The global conversation: News pulse 2026-09-12 · AP: A Russian drone strikes a civilian vehicle in Kramatorsk, Donetsk Oblast, killing three people. A perspective from New York.
The global conversation: World brief 2026-09-10: The United States Geological Survey reports that a magnitude 4.1 earthquake has been detected after Israel carried out the strike in Ali al-Taher. A perspective from Toronto.
The global conversation: News pulse 2026-08-22 · Sudan Tribune: Sudan's industry ministry establishes a high-level committee to rehabilitate industrial zones in Khartoum State that were damaged during the ongoing civil war along with helping shuttered factories resume production. A perspective from Prague.
The global conversation: News pulse 2026-09-09 · Phys.org: Scientists at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science in Colorado, U.S., and Liverpool John Moores University in England discover the first adult Tyrannosaurus trackway at Hell Creek Formation in North Dakota, U.S. The study is published in the Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. A perspective from Oslo.
The global conversation: News pulse 2026-08-25 · France 24: The Israel Defense Forces take control of the UNRWA's vocational training centre in Qalandia, East Jerusalem, West Bank, and begin removing the United Nations agency under legislation banning its operations in Israel. A perspective from Oslo.
The global conversation: World brief 2026-09-10: Seven more children die from suspected measles in Bangladesh in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of deaths in the country to 1,009. A perspective from Lagos.
The global conversation: News pulse 2026-09-06 · Qazinform: Kazakhstan finishes first in the medal standings at the World Nomad Games. A perspective from Mumbai.
The global conversation: World brief 2026-09-14: Houthi forces advance towards the PLC-controlled cities of Marib and Taiz with heavy clashes underway. A perspective from Dublin.
On the public-interest radar: News pulse 2026-08-29 · Hiiraan 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 Stockholm.
On the public-interest radar: News pulse 2026-08-30 · Asharq Al Awsat: Syrian security forces says that they have killed Firas Abdul Karim Hammoud, a army commander who served under ousted former Syrian president Bashar al-Assad, after he opened fire on forces as they tried to arrest him. A perspective from Lagos.
On the public-interest radar: News pulse 2026-08-30 · NK News: The Korean Central News Agency reports that general No Kwang-chol has been dismissed as defence minister of North Korea, with Korean People's Army General Political Bureau director Kim Song-gi replacing him. A perspective from Cape Town.
On the public-interest radar: News pulse 2026-09-15 · France 24: A New Zealand inquiry finds that police and Oranga Tamariki failed to act on warnings that Tom Phillips might abduct his three children and possessed firearms, contributing to missed opportunities to prevent or end their nearly four-year disappearance. A perspective from Melbourne.
A moment shaping the map: News pulse 2026-09-02 · Euronews: An explosion at the Augsburg train station in Swabia, Germany, injures two people. The cause is unknown. A perspective from Kyiv.
A moment shaping the map: World brief 2026-09-13: A Russian drone attacks a train bound for Warsaw, Poland, at Yahodyn station in western Ukraine, shortly after former UK prime minister Boris Johnson and top EU security officials had passed through the airspace. Former U.S. CIA director David Petraeus was also at the station at the time of the strike but was unharmed. A perspective from Los Angeles.
A moment shaping the map: World brief 2026-09-13: Swedes vote to elect all 349 seats of the Riksdag. Incumbent prime minister Ulf Kristersson, who seeks to lead the Moderates to a second consecutive government while including the right-wing populist Sweden Democrats in his cabinet, is being challenged by the former prime minister and SAP leader Magdalena Andersson. Preliminary results indicate that the Red-Greens and the Centre Party are projected to have a combined total of 175 seats, while the four Tidö parties are projected to have a total of 174 seats. A perspective from Toronto.
A moment shaping the map: News pulse 2026-09-10 · BBC News: The United States Alien Terrorist Removal Court orders the deportation of permanent resident Nazira Haji Zada to Afghanistan in its first case, after Haji Zada conceded that she supported an Islamic State-inspired mass-shooting plot planned for the 2024 presidential election. A perspective from São Paulo.
A moment shaping the map: News pulse 2026-08-27 · The Times of Israel: The IDF also confirms that they have recently killed two Hamas militants that invaded the Re'im Base in Re'im during the October 7 attacks in separate strikes in the Gaza Strip, including a body guard to former leader Yahya Sinwar and a Nukhba forces militant. A perspective from São Paulo.
A moment shaping the map: News pulse 2026-08-21 · AP: Pakistani forces raid multiple militant hideouts, killing 12 suspected Pakistani Taliban militants in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and 37 suspected Baloch separatist militants in Balochistan. A perspective from Warsaw.
A moment shaping the map: News pulse 2026-09-13 · USA Today: 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 Prague.
A moment shaping the map: News pulse 2026-08-26 · France 24: Two people are killed and nine others are seriously injured in a vehicle-ramming attack against pedestrians after a fight near a train station in Caen, Normandy, France. The perpetrator is arrested. A perspective from Oslo.
A moment shaping the map: News pulse 2026-09-14 · Al Jazeera: Parliamentary elections are held in the Bangsamoro autonomous region, Philippines, its first since its establishment in 2018. A perspective from Helsinki.
A moment shaping the map: World brief 2026-09-10: The United States Geological Survey reports that a magnitude 4.1 earthquake has been detected after Israel carried out the strike in Ali al-Taher. A perspective from Istanbul.