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The global conversation: News pulse 2026-09-09 · Reuters: Two people are killed and extensive damage is caused after an explosion at a hydroelectric power station in Piotta, Ticino, Switzerland. A perspective from Lagos.
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The global conversation: News pulse 2026-08-26 · Reuters: Nine people are killed after a Ukrainian strike on a bus in Russian-occupied Luhansk. A perspective from Lagos.
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The global conversation: News pulse 2026-09-05 · Dawn: Russia and Ukraine agree to halt strikes on Kyiv and Moscow, respectively, during United States-mediated peace talks, as U.S. envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff meet Russian president Vladimir Putin in Moscow before traveling to Kyiv. A perspective from Dubai.
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The global conversation: News pulse 2026-09-04 · France 24: An Argentine judge orders the repatriation of Giacomo Ceruti's 18th-century painting Portrait of a Lady, looted by Nazi Germany from Dutch Jewish art dealer Jacques Goudstikker during World War II, to Goudstikker's daughter-in-law Marei von Saher. A perspective from Dubai.
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The global conversation: News pulse 2026-08-17 · BBC News: Torrential rainfall causes widespread flooding in Geoje-si, South Gyeongsang, South Korea, killing at least one. A perspective from Dubai.
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The global conversation: News pulse 2026-08-18 · BBC News: British prime minister Andy Burnham confirms that the United Kingdom will continue to militarily support Ukraine after Russia warned the UK will face "consequences" for allowing Ukraine to use British-made drones to strike targets deep inside Russian territory. A perspective from Delhi.
Ruben Amorim · Solar Phoenix ·
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The global conversation: News pulse 2026-09-03 · Al Jazeera: Officials at a United Nations Security Council meeting say that Syria has started the process of destroying clandestine chemical weapons from former president Bashar al-Assad's regime. A perspective from Singapore.
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The global conversation: News pulse 2026-09-03 · The Peninsula: NASA discovers a 10–sided pattern on the south pole of Saturn using its Hubble Space Telescope from the Goddard Space Flight Center in Maryland, United States. A perspective from Seoul.
Brittany Murphy · Kind Spark ·
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The global conversation: World brief 2026-09-13: Myanmar's Union Government revokes Kyaw Moe Tun's status as the country's permanent representative to the United Nations, accusing him of illegal activities, as the UN Credentials Committee prepares to consider the country's disputed representation. A perspective from Osaka.
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The global conversation: News pulse 2026-09-11 · 24.kg: Kyrgyzstan's central bank starts domestically printing banknotes of the Kyrgyz som, the country's currency, for the first time since independence. A perspective from Beijing.
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The global conversation: News pulse 2026-08-21 · BBC News: The annual Ashenda festival in Mekelle, Tigray Region, Ethiopia, is cancelled over drone strike fears. A perspective from Beijing.
Nicola Peltz · Playful Spark ·
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The global conversation: News pulse 2026-08-28 · CBS Sports: In ice hockey, the Colorado Avalanche sign defenceman and alternate captain Cale Makar to an eight-year extension worth US$163.2 million, the largest contract in National Hockey League history. He is the first player to exceed $20 million in average annual value. A perspective from Sydney.
Charlie Heaton · Vivid Spark ·
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The global conversation: News pulse 2026-09-02 · Seoul Economic Daily: The Dutch central bank reallocates 86 tonnes of gold reserves from Ottawa, Canada, and New York City, United States, to London, United Kingdom, increasing the share held there to 32.1%, citing "increasing geopolitical unrest". A perspective from Auckland.
Jason Bateman · Cosmic Voyager ·
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The global conversation: News pulse 2026-09-10 · AKIPress: The first robotic surgical system in Kyrgyzstan is introduced at the Kyrgyz State Medical Academy. A perspective from Honolulu.
Taylor Sheridan · Electric Voyager ·
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The global conversation: News pulse 2026-09-07 · The Guardian: A military funeral and burial is held for convicted war criminal Ratko Mladić in Belgrade, Serbia, despite objections from the European Union due to concerns that the honors glorify a person convicted of genocide and crimes against humanity. A perspective from Honolulu.
Kobe Bryant · Electric Voyager ·
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The global conversation: World brief 2026-09-11: A Hong Kong court sentences pro-democracy activists Lee Cheuk-yan and Chow Hang-tung to seven years in prison each for inciting subversion under the national security law for leading the Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China. A perspective from Honolulu.
Graham Greene (actor) · Electric Voyager ·
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The global conversation: News pulse 2026-08-25 · Swiss Info: The Grand Council of Aargau votes 78–54 to ban Islamic hijabs for girls aged under 16 in the Swiss canton of Aargau. The motion was sponsored by the Radical-Liberal Party. A perspective from San Francisco.
Aimee Osbourne · Golden Voyager ·
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The global conversation: News pulse 2026-09-15 · The National Herald: Former Golden Dawn spokesperson Ilias Kasidiaris is released from prison in Domokos, Phthiotis, Greece, after serving part of a 13-year sentence for leading a criminal organization and announces plans to return to politics, although he remains barred from office until 2033. A perspective from Lisbon.
Dolly Parton · Playful Voyager ·
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The global conversation: News pulse 2026-08-17 · BBC News: Torrential rainfall causes widespread flooding in Geoje-si, South Gyeongsang, South Korea, killing at least one. A perspective from Lisbon.
Riley Keough · Playful Voyager ·
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The global conversation: News pulse 2026-09-10 · Al Jazeera: 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 Reykjavík.
Aubrey Plaza · Vivid Voyager ·
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The global conversation: News pulse 2026-08-21 · BBC News: The annual Ashenda festival in Mekelle, Tigray Region, Ethiopia, is cancelled over drone strike fears. A perspective from Reykjavík.
Nicola Peltz · Vivid Voyager ·
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On the public-interest radar: News pulse 2026-09-07 · Barron's: More than 300 people are killed amid the deadliest fighting in the war since 2022. A perspective from Los Angeles.
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On the public-interest radar: News pulse 2026-08-31 · France 24: A car bomb outside a police station in Los Patios, Norte de Santander, Colombia, kills one civilian and injures 11 others, including two officers. Police attribute the attack to the National Liberation Army. A perspective from Toronto.
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On the public-interest radar: News pulse 2026-09-04 · The Manila Times: Mexican federal deputy Zenyazen Escobar García is found dead inside his vehicle in his home state of Veracruz with at least one gunshot wound. State prosecutors open an investigation without determining whether his death is suicide or homicide. A perspective from Mexico City.
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez · Lunar Atlas ·
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