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A story worth mapping: News pulse 2026-08-24 · The Japan Times: British prime minister Andy Burnham, during a visit to Kyiv, confirms that he has approved supplying Ukraine with the classified blueprints to produce Storm Shadow cruise missiles despite Russian threats against such a move, which will give Ukrainian forces the ability to strike key targets deep inside Russian territory. A perspective from Hong Kong.
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A story worth mapping: News pulse 2026-08-21 · The Japan Times: Japan executes a 58-year-old man for a 2009 arson attack that killed five people at a pachinko parlor in Osaka. It is the first execution under Sanae Takaichi's premiership. A perspective from Osaka.
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A story worth mapping: News pulse 2026-09-13 · AP: 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 Shanghai.
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A story worth mapping: News pulse 2026-09-12 · AP: Several residents are arrested after riots erupted yesterday in Kobani, Syria, over the murder of a Kurdish citizen that was blamed on an Arab man, while a prison riot and fire at Kobani prison leaves seven inmates dead. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reports the violence erupted over plans to transfer some prisoners to another prison in Aleppo. A perspective from Sydney.
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A story worth mapping: News pulse 2026-08-23 · AP: At least 47 people are killed and over 50 others are kidnapped by armed gangs in Kenscoff, Ouest department, Haiti, in one of the largest mass kidnappings in the conflict. A perspective from Melbourne.
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A story worth mapping: News pulse 2026-09-02 · Reuters: U.S. federal judge Deborah Boardman of Maryland's district court blocks an attempt by the Trump administration from implementing an executive order aimed at ending birthright citizenship in the country. A perspective from San Francisco.
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A story worth mapping: News pulse 2026-08-22 · The Jerusalem Post: The Israeli Army Radio reports that the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) launched a drone strike against a militant in southern Syria whom they accuse of prepping an improvised explosive device (IED) attack against Israeli troops currently occupying the region. A perspective from San Francisco.
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A story worth mapping: News pulse 2026-09-12 · USA Today: 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 Chicago.
Cynthia Erivo · Kind Explorer ·
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A story worth mapping: News pulse 2026-08-29 · Al Jazeera: Tuareg rebels free 60 Malian soldiers in exchange for army officer-turned-defector Inkinane Ag Attaher. A perspective from Chicago.
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A story worth mapping: News pulse 2026-09-12 · AP: Several residents are arrested after riots erupted yesterday in Kobani, Syria, over the murder of a Kurdish citizen that was blamed on an Arab man, while a prison riot and fire at Kobani prison leaves seven inmates dead. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reports the violence erupted over plans to transfer some prisoners to another prison in Aleppo. A perspective from Miami.
Macaulay Culkin · Lunar Explorer ·
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A story worth mapping: News pulse 2026-08-26 · The Globe and Mail: At least 15 infants are killed and another is injured after a fire at a state-run hospital in Islamabad, Pakistan. A perspective from Vancouver.
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A story worth mapping: News pulse 2026-08-31 · The Guardian: A data from the Methane Alert and Response System reports that Turkmenistan has started the process of clearing methane leaks from its oil and gas facilities. A perspective from Lisbon.
Larry Ellison · Playful Explorer ·
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A story worth mapping: News pulse 2026-08-23 · Middle East Eye: The Iran parliament's National Security and Foreign Policy Commission approves a draft allowing Iran to charge ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz. A perspective from Dublin.
Wyatt Russell · Solar Explorer ·
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The global conversation: News pulse 2026-08-29 · Al Jazeera: Tuareg rebels free 60 Malian soldiers in exchange for army officer-turned-defector Inkinane Ag Attaher. A perspective from Kyiv.
Chester Bennington · Bright Mosaic ·
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The global conversation: News pulse 2026-09-10 · AP: Five people are killed and 40 others are injured after a bus carrying Dutch tourists crashes between Zernez and Susch, Switzerland. A perspective from London.
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The global conversation: News pulse 2026-08-31 · AA: A car bomb outside a police station in Ojocaliente, Zacatecas, México, leaves ten people injured. Authorities arrest one suspect related to the attack. A perspective from New York.
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The global conversation: News pulse 2026-08-26 · The Globe and Mail: At least 15 infants are killed and another is injured after a fire at a state-run hospital in Islamabad, Pakistan. A perspective from New York.
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The global conversation: World brief 2026-09-15: The United Nations reports that more than 100,000 people have fled their homes in western and southern Yemen due the ongoing Houthi offensive against Yemeni government forces, and that 2,400 refugees have arrived in Djibouti in the last four days alone. A perspective from New York.
Carl Reiner · Electric Mosaic ·
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The global conversation: News pulse 2026-09-11 · Reuters: The Gambia bans protests without official permits after demonstrations over prolonged power outages damaged a police post and utility offices. Police arrest 11 people in connection with the unrest and warn that they will disperse unauthorized gatherings. A perspective from Toronto.
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The global conversation: News pulse 2026-08-27 · Euronews: The World Health Organization declares the Ebola outbreak in Uganda over after the country went 42 days without a new case of the virus. A perspective from Toronto.
Sophie Cunningham · Kind Mosaic ·
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The global conversation: News pulse 2026-08-31 · AA: A car bomb outside a police station in Ojocaliente, Zacatecas, México, leaves ten people injured. Authorities arrest one suspect related to the attack. A perspective from Mexico City.
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The global conversation: News pulse 2026-08-27 · Reuters: Iran's Supreme National Security Council secretary Mohsen Rezaei says that Iran is preparing a set of conditions for reopening the Strait of Hormuz after mediators called for them to do so. A perspective from Mexico City.
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The global conversation: News pulse 2026-09-03 · South China Morning Post: Iran's military launches drones and missiles on Ahmad al-Jaber Air Base in Kuwait and Al Minhad Air Base in the United Arab Emirates, targeting United States military facilities and equipment to retaliate for the recent U.S. bombardment of Iran that killed at least 19 people. A perspective from São Paulo.
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The global conversation: News pulse 2026-09-03 · AP: Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov says that Russia will close Goethe-Institut cultural centers in Moscow, Saint Petersburg, and Yekaterinburg in response to Germany closing Russia's consulate in Bonn and the Russian House in Berlin following the drone attacks at Leipzig/Halle Airport last month. A perspective from Paris.
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