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World brief 2026-09-11: In Yemen, the Houthis seize Perim Island in the Strait of Bab al-Mandab after government forces withdrew, completing their takeover of the surrounding area and giving them control of territory overlooking a major sea lane between the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden.
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News pulse 2026-09-08 · Reuters: Indonesia's food agency suspends nearly 2,000 kitchens in its national free meals programme after they fail to register for mandatory sanitation inspections, as the agency strengthens food safety measures following widespread food poisoning cases.
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News pulse 2026-09-13 · Reuters: Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy sanctions his former press secretary, Iuliia Mendel, and nine others for allegedly spreading Russian propaganda and supporting Russia in its war against Ukraine. The 10-year sanctions include asset freezes and trade restrictions.
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News pulse 2026-09-03 · Arab News: Israel releases prisoner Malek Ghazi and hands him over to the Lebanese army, the first release since the war started in March, as part of an effort to revive peace talks.
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World brief 2026-09-13: Melissa Jefferson-Wooden and Kenny Bednarek win the inaugural women's and men's 200 metres at the World Athletics Ultimate Championship.
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News pulse 2026-09-11 · Gulf News: 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 2026-08-27 · Redfm: A section of the Trans-Canada Highway in the Fraser Canyon reopens after being closed for seven weeks due to the wildfires.
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News pulse 2026-08-31 · The Guardian: Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) says that a supertanker caught fire after hitting two naval mines in the Strait of Hormuz. The IRGC accuses the United States of responsibility for the attack, which the United States Central Command on an X post denies.
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News pulse 2026-09-09 · UA News: Saudi Arabia launches 32 airstrikes in four governorates in Yemen against the Houthis.
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News pulse 2026-09-01 · BBC News: Former British prime minister Keir Starmer resigns as a member of the House of Commons for his appointment to the Chiltern Hundreds; a by-election will be held to fill his parlimentary seat of Holborn and St Pancras.
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News pulse 2026-08-27 · Reuters: In athletics, Brazilian Alison dos Santos and American Masai Russell break the world records in men's 400 metres hurdles (45.80 seconds) and women's 100 metres hurdles (12.09 seconds), respectively, at the 2026 Weltklasse Zürich in Zurich, Switzerland.
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News pulse 2026-09-07 · NBC News: A private Piper PA-34-200T Seneca aircraft goes missing off Andros Island, the Bahamas, with four people on board. A search and rescue operation is ongoing.
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News pulse 2026-08-20 · KTUU-TV: Eight people are killed when a Cessna 441 Conquest II aircraft crashes at the Cape Newenham Long Range Radar Site in Western Alaska, United States.
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World brief 2026-09-14: Chile becomes the first country in South America to eliminate dog-transmitted rabies, with the World Health Organization confirming the milestone.
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News pulse 2026-08-19 · AP: The United Nations reports that 36 humanitarian workers and contractors in South Sudan have been killed since the start of the year, surpassing the 31 killed last year.
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News pulse 2026-09-15 · Reuters: ProRail services across northern and central parts of the Netherlands are disrupted by a sabotage operation after pipes are attached to tracks, resulting in the failure of railway signals.
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News pulse 2026-09-11 · Gulf News: 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 2026-08-27 · BBC: Sudan's Security Affairs Coordination Committee lifts the curfew and state of emergency on the capital Khartoum after two years.
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World brief 2026-09-13: Turkish police detain at least 63 people in raids targeting LGBTQ+ organizations and venues across several provinces. The justice ministry says investigations involve 162 suspects, nine associations and 13 businesses over alleged offences including prostitution and obscenity.
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News pulse 2026-08-30 · NBC News: A spokesperson for the United States Central Command reports that the U.S. military has launched strikes on two Iranian rocket launchers at Larak Island in the Strait of Hormuz that were used by Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, its first strikes against the country since July.
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News pulse 2026-08-26 · Sky News: 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.
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News pulse 2026-08-29 · France 24: A flash flood in the Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona, United States, leaves about 15 people missing and prompts the evacuation of at least 62 others.
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News pulse 2026-08-21 · Middle East Eye: Three people are killed and six more wounded in an explosion at a house in the Ain al-Qasab village of Idlib, Syria.
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World brief 2026-09-12: The Olympic flame arrives in Dakar, Senegal, ahead of the upcoming Youth Olympic Games, which will be the first Olympic Games held in Africa.
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