Around the world today: News pulse 2026-09-09 · Axios: 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 Mexico City.
Around the world today: News pulse 2026-09-12 · Korea JoongAng Daily: North Korea launches a series of SRBM missile tests from Wonsan in response to trilateral Freedom Edge military exercises conducted by Japan, South Korea, and the United States. A perspective from São Paulo.
Around the world today: News pulse 2026-08-19 · AP: The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) launches an investigation into troop conduct for their roles in the 2024 killing of five-year-old Palestinian girl Hind Rajab, her family, and 15 paramedics. A perspective from Dubai.
Around the world today: World brief 2026-09-14: Houthi forces seize control of the Hanish Islands in the Red Sea consolidating the group's control of the strategic sea lane off Yemen's western coast. A perspective from Mumbai.
Around the world today: News pulse 2026-08-28 · Sudan Tribune: Sudan's Rapid Support Forces says that they have seized the Bakori and Surkum Sudanese Army bases in the southeastern Blue Nile region alongside Sudan People's Liberation Movement–North. A perspective from Bangkok.
Around the world today: News pulse 2026-09-02 · Al Jazeera: In Kyiv, Ukraine, the Security Service of Ukraine and Defence Intelligence of Ukraine (HUR) have a shootout, injuring three HUR officers. A perspective from Singapore.
Around the world today: 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 Hong Kong.
Around the world today: 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 Beijing.
Around the world today: News pulse 2026-08-31 · ABS-CBN News: Saudi shipping company Bahri says that two Filipino crew members were killed after unidentified projectiles struck the oil tanker SIDR while it transited the Strait of Hormuz. A perspective from San Francisco.
A story worth mapping: News pulse 2026-09-05 · Demócrata: Two federal agents are killed in a shootout with an armed group in Omealca, Veracruz, Mexico. A perspective from Mexico City.
A story worth mapping: World brief 2026-09-15: The World Athletics Championships in 2029 and 2031 are awarded to Nairobi, Kenya, and Munich, Germany, respectively. It will be the first event to be held on the continent of Africa. A perspective from Buenos Aires.
A story worth mapping: News pulse 2026-08-30 · Axios: 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. A perspective from Rome.
A story worth mapping: 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 Rome.
A story worth mapping: News pulse 2026-09-01 · The Guardian: The Nepali Army reports that around 119 people have been rescued. A perspective from Helsinki.
A story worth mapping: News pulse 2026-08-31 · DW: Israel and Greece sign a 3 billion (US$3.48 billion) arms export deal that will enable the Israeli defense ministry to build the "Achilles Shield", a multi-layered air defense array similar to the Iron Dome, made entirely by Israeli systems, including David's Sling, SPYDER, and Barak MX. A perspective from Helsinki.
A story worth mapping: News pulse 2026-09-08 · RFI: Spain declassifies around 40 intelligence reports concerning the July migrant crisis into Ceuta, during which more than 70,000 people crossed from Morocco, amid scrutiny of whether Moroccan security forces facilitated the crossings and whether Spanish security services had prior warning of the influx. A perspective from Athens.
A story worth mapping: 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 Athens.
A story worth mapping: News pulse 2026-09-02 · Al Jazeera: In Kyiv, Ukraine, the Security Service of Ukraine and Defence Intelligence of Ukraine (HUR) have a shootout, injuring three HUR officers. A perspective from Cairo.
A story worth mapping: World brief 2026-09-14: Houthi forces seize control of the Hanish Islands in the Red Sea consolidating the group's control of the strategic sea lane off Yemen's western coast. A perspective from Cairo.
A story worth mapping: World brief 2026-09-13: The Assembly of Kosovo is declared constituted by acting president and speaker Albulena Haxhiu, but without the deputy speaker from the PDK. The Assembly then accepts the fourth cabinet of incumbent prime minister Albin Kurti. The PDK and the AAK both challenge the legitimacy of Kurti's government at the Constitutional Court. A perspective from Hong Kong.
A story worth mapping: News pulse 2026-09-09 · Axios: 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 Osaka.
A story worth mapping: 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 Beijing.
A story worth mapping: World brief 2026-09-12: The Atlantic hurricane season reaches a 103-day record in the satellite era without a hurricane after the season started on June 1, the first since 1941, with the El Niño in the Pacific Ocean being a big factor. A perspective from Beijing.
A story worth mapping: News pulse 2026-08-17 · Sudan Tribune: The Sudanese Armed Forces says that it has shot down a long-range drone used by the Rapid Support Forces in Sudan's North Kordofan state, the second drone shot down this month in the region. A perspective from Sydney.