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A moment shaping the map: World brief 2026-09-11: Ukrainian drone strikes kill two people and injure three others in Tula Oblast, Russia, while a separate strike kills a 37-year-old man in Kursk Oblast, according to regional officials. A perspective from Miami.
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A moment shaping the map: News pulse 2026-08-25 · AFP: South Korean automaker Hyundai Motor Company reaches a deal to end a month of walkouts by workers. A perspective from Toronto.
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A moment shaping the map: World brief 2026-09-13: 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. A perspective from Rome.
Timothy Busfield · Cosmic Orbit ·
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A moment shaping the map: News pulse 2026-09-04 · AP: At least three soldiers are killed and four are wounded by explosives dropped from drones in Ocaña, Norte de Santander, Colombia. Local authorities blame the attack on the National Liberation Army. A perspective from Nairobi.
Jake Bongiovi · Kind Phoenix ·
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A moment shaping the map: News pulse 2026-09-03 · ABS-CBN News: OpenAI releases GPT-6 Astra, the latest version of ChatGPT. A perspective from Manila.
Jermaine Jackson · Electric Spark ·
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A moment shaping the map: News pulse 2026-08-20 · Knysna-Plett Herald: Two ANC members including a former Knysna councillor are shot dead, one day after a sitting Knysna councillor is shot dead in a suspected internal ANC faction fight in Knysna, Western Cape, South Africa. A perspective from Beijing.
Alan Rickman · Playful Spark ·
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A moment shaping the map: News pulse 2026-08-30 · Sky News: At least eight people are killed and 18 others are missing when a passenger ferry sailing from Northern Cyprus to Turkey capsizes in the eastern Mediterranean sea. The ship was carrying 259 passengers and 8 crew members, of which 237 people have been rescued. A perspective from Shanghai.
Giorgia Meloni · Solar Spark ·
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A moment shaping the map: News pulse 2026-09-01 · Reuters: The U.S. Department of Justice files a lawsuit against the public schools district of Kansas City, Kansas, over its policies that allow transgender students to share their preferred name, gender, and pronouns with school staff. A perspective from Melbourne.
Stellan Skarsgård · Bright Voyager ·
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A moment shaping the map: News pulse 2026-08-31 · France 24: The death toll from the flash flood in Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona, United States, last Saturday rises to two, while the number of people missing falls from more than 20 to one after park rangers locate most of those previously unaccounted for. A perspective from Chicago.
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A moment shaping the map: News pulse 2026-09-08 · Reuters: A MBB Bo 105 helicopter operating for the Flying Doctors of Malaysia crashes near Long Lellang, Sarawak, Malaysia, killing all five onboard. A perspective from Miami.
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On the public-interest radar: News pulse 2026-08-28 · Serbian Times: Serbia justice minister Nenad Vujić says that convicted war criminal Ratko Mladić will be buried with state and military honors following his death at the United Nations Detention Unit at the Hague. A perspective from Mumbai.
Josh O'Connor · Playful Comet ·
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On the public-interest radar: News pulse 2026-09-10 · RTÉ: An Irish court charges Jason Hutch, a son of alleged crime boss Gerry Hutch, with facilitating a criminal organisation, the same day he was extradited from Spain. A perspective from Sydney.
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On the public-interest radar: News pulse 2026-09-09 · Xinhua: A train collides with a truck at a level crossing in Sokolniki Suche, Poland, killing one person and injuring 20 others. A perspective from Auckland.
Robert F. Kennedy · Cosmic Explorer ·
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On the public-interest radar: World brief 2026-09-12: The Wall Street Journal reports that Iran had received Chinese satellite images before launching a July 17 strike on the Muwaffaq Salti Air Base in Jordan that killed three United States Army soldiers. A perspective from Vancouver.
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A moment shaping the map: News pulse 2026-09-10 · CNBC: Crude oil prices in the United States, including from Brent Crude and West Texas Intermediate, reach US$100, the highest since May, amidst the country's renewed tensions with Iran. A perspective from Kyiv.
Andy Burnham · Bright Mosaic ·
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News pulse 2026-08-19 · The Business Standard: In a study from the Bangladesh Shishu Hospital & Institute, around 82% of children who died from measles during the outbreak in Bangladesh did not receive adequate or exclusive breastfeeding during their first 6 months of their life.
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News pulse 2026-09-14 · BBC News: The United States confirms for the first time that it has deployed a weapon in Earth's orbit. Air Force secretary Troy Meink says the highly classified weapon is necessary to "safeguard U.S. forces" against potential enemy action.
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News pulse 2026-08-22 · AP: The Central African Republic's government closes down a gold mine site in Zamboye that killed over 100 people after it collapsed, citing non-compliance with regulatory procedures.
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News pulse 2026-08-31 · France 24: The death toll from the flash flood in Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona, United States, last Saturday rises to two, while the number of people missing falls from more than 20 to one after park rangers locate most of those previously unaccounted for.
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News pulse 2026-09-08 · Reuters: A MBB Bo 105 helicopter operating for the Flying Doctors of Malaysia crashes near Long Lellang, Sarawak, Malaysia, killing all five onboard.
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News pulse 2026-08-31 · Reuters: Kosovo's Vetëvendosje and Democratic League parties agree to support former Constitutional Court judge Bekim Sejdiu for president, potentially ending nearly two years of political deadlock and enabling the formation of a new government.
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News pulse 2026-08-18 · The Philippine Star: A student is killed while nine other people are injured in a mass shooting at a junior secondary school building of the Ateneo de Zamboanga University in Zamboanga City, Philippines. The perpetrator, also a student, later kills himself.
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News pulse 2026-09-14 · BBC News: The United States confirms for the first time that it has deployed a weapon in Earth's orbit. Air Force secretary Troy Meink says the highly classified weapon is necessary to "safeguard U.S. forces" against potential enemy action.
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News pulse 2026-09-15 · DW: A court in Bangladesh sentences seven Awami League leaders who were former officials in former prime minister Sheikh Hasina's government to death in absentia over their role in deadly crackdowns on the anti-government protests in 2024.
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