The global conversation: News pulse 2026-08-29 · Middle East Eye: A tanker is struck by a unknown projectile while transiting through the Strait of Hormuz near Khasab, Oman, according to the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations. A perspective from Chicago.
The global conversation: News pulse 2026-09-05 · ABC News Australia: In Egypt, twelve people are sentenced to death for drugs trafficking, including television presenter Sarah Khalifa. A perspective from Miami.
The global conversation: News pulse 2026-09-14 · AP: 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 Vancouver.
The global conversation: News pulse 2026-09-01 · CNN: Germany raises its threat assessment to "high", orders the closure of Russia's consulate in Bonn, North Rhine-Westphalia, and the Russian House in Berlin, and tightens entry controls for Russian nationals after attributing the drone attacks at Leipzig/Halle Airport, Saxony, last month to Russia. A perspective from Vancouver.
The global conversation: News pulse 2026-08-18 · IGIHE: Four people are killed and 16 others are injured when a passenger bus crashes due to a brake failure in Kirehe District, Eastern Province, Rwanda. A perspective from Vancouver.
On the public-interest radar: News pulse 2026-09-11 · France 24: 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. A perspective from Kyiv.
On the public-interest radar: News pulse 2026-09-05 · SANA: A Russian airstrike on Kamianske, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, Ukraine, kills four people and injures five others, including one critically, according to Dnipropetrovsk governor Oleksandr Hanza. A perspective from Mexico City.
On the public-interest radar: News pulse 2026-08-25 · BBC News: U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) director John Ratcliffe visits Moscow, Russia, on an unscheduled military flight to meet with Russian intelligence officials, marking the first known visit by a U.S. CIA director to Russia since 2021. A perspective from São Paulo.
On the public-interest radar: News pulse 2026-08-16 · Global News: In flag football, Canada's women's team defeats the defending champion United States to win its third IFAF Flag Football World Championship title. Additionally, the men's football team qualifies for the upcoming Summer Olympics. A perspective from São Paulo.
On the public-interest radar: News pulse 2026-09-01 · Fortune: Iranian president Masoud Pezeshkian says that his country is ready to return to the Islamabad Memorandum signed in June if the United States does the same amidst renewed fighting between the two countries. A perspective from Berlin.
On the public-interest radar: News pulse 2026-08-27 · Marine Insight: The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations reports that a tanker in the Strait of Hormuz was hit by an "unknown projectile", causing a fire that was later extinguished. A perspective from Berlin.
On the public-interest radar: News pulse 2026-08-18 · Reuters: A drone strike hits a bus stop near the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant in Enerhodar, killing one plant worker and injuring several others. A perspective from Madrid.
On the public-interest radar: News pulse 2026-09-01 · CNN: Germany raises its threat assessment to "high", orders the closure of Russia's consulate in Bonn, North Rhine-Westphalia, and the Russian House in Berlin, and tightens entry controls for Russian nationals after attributing the drone attacks at Leipzig/Halle Airport, Saxony, last month to Russia. A perspective from Rome.
On the public-interest radar: News pulse 2026-08-19 · Axios: Axios reports that the U.S. military has created a new shipping lane in the Strait of Hormuz to help ships transit through the waterway, including the facilitating of 10 million barrels of oil per day. A perspective from Amsterdam.
On the public-interest radar: News pulse 2026-08-23 · AP: Eight people, including four children, are killed in a domestic shooting and house fire in Billings, Montana, United States. The gunman kills himself at the scene. A perspective from Warsaw.
On the public-interest radar: World brief 2026-09-12: May el-Toukhy's film Woman Unknown wins the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival in Italy, while Lee Chang-dong's Possible Love and Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor's NAZA win the competition's Grand Jury Prize and Special Jury Prize, respectively. A perspective from Bucharest.
On the public-interest radar: News pulse 2026-09-12 · The New York Times: Thousands of demonstrators gather in Dublin and Doonbeg, Ireland, against U.S. president Donald Trump's visit to the country and protest against his role in the wars in Iran and Gaza. A perspective from Oslo.
On the public-interest radar: World brief 2026-09-10: The European Central Bank raises its three key interest rates by 0.25 percentage points, lifting the deposit rate to 2.50%, as higher energy prices linked to the Iran war increase inflation pressures across the eurozone. A perspective from Stockholm.
On the public-interest radar: News pulse 2026-09-06 · AP: The death toll from mudslides caused by Typhoon Saudel in Suichuan County, Jiangxi, China, increases to three. A perspective from Istanbul.
On the public-interest radar: News pulse 2026-09-01 · France 24: Japan eases overtime enforcement by ending pressure on companies with special labor-management agreements to keep monthly overtime below 45 hours, as businesses face labor shortages. A perspective from Cairo.
On the public-interest radar: News pulse 2026-09-06 · AP: The death toll from mudslides caused by Typhoon Saudel in Suichuan County, Jiangxi, China, increases to three. A perspective from Mumbai.
On the public-interest radar: News pulse 2026-09-01 · France 24: Japan eases overtime enforcement by ending pressure on companies with special labor-management agreements to keep monthly overtime below 45 hours, as businesses face labor shortages. A perspective from Delhi.
On the public-interest radar: News pulse 2026-08-22 · Arab News Japan: Syrian state media reports that an IED struck a bus carrying security forces on the Maarounah–Al-Tall road near Damascus, injuring several passengers. A perspective from Singapore.
On the public-interest radar: News pulse 2026-08-27 · Kurdistan 24: Germany's Robert Koch Institute estimates 15,800 heat-related deaths during summer 2026, the highest total in a decade of monitoring, as repeated heat waves push temperatures above. A perspective from Auckland.