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Today's map pulse: News pulse 2026-08-21 · RFI: The Hong Kong Court of First Instance convicts Lee Cheuk-yan and Chow Hang-tung of incitement to subversion over their leadership of a group that organized annual Tiananmen crackdown vigils. They face up to 10 years in prison. A perspective from Dubai.
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Today's map pulse: News pulse 2026-09-11 · Reuters: Russian drone strikes hit two petrol stations in Kyiv, Ukraine, killing two people and injuring 12 others. A separate attack on a residential building injures eight people, while another strike kills a woman in Kyiv Oblast. A perspective from Mumbai.
O. J. Simpson · Playful Comet ·
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Today's map pulse: News pulse 2026-08-17 · Eye Radio: South Sudanese president Salva Kiir meets with Darfur governor Minni Minnawi in Juba, South Sudan, to discuss efforts to end the conflict in Sudan. A perspective from Mumbai.
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Today's map pulse: World brief 2026-09-10: Seven more children die from suspected measles in Bangladesh in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of deaths in the country to 1,009. A perspective from Mumbai.
James Cameron · Playful Comet ·
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Today's map pulse: News pulse 2026-08-27 · BBC News: Denmark's parliament passes legislation granting 300,000 kr. (US$46,758) in compensation to each Greenlandic woman affected by non-consensual contraception administered under a Danish birth-control program in the 1960s and 1970s. A perspective from Manila.
Jensen Huang · Electric Dreamer ·
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Today's map pulse: News pulse 2026-09-15 · France 24: A New Zealand inquiry finds that police and Oranga Tamariki failed to act on warnings that Tom Phillips might abduct his three children and possessed firearms, contributing to missed opportunities to prevent or end their nearly four-year disappearance. A perspective from Seoul.
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Today's map pulse: News pulse 2026-09-06 · Firstpost: Eleven climbers are killed and six others are injured after an avalanche struck a group of 33 on Mount Mizhirgi in Kabardino-Balkaria, Russia. Six other climbers are missing as rescuers continue search operations. A perspective from Osaka.
Teyana Taylor · Neon Dreamer ·
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Today's map pulse: News pulse 2026-08-25 · Gulf News: The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations reports that an oil tanker has been struck by a unknown projectile off the coast of Oman near the strait. No casualties are reported. A perspective from Beijing.
Paddy Pimblett · Playful Dreamer ·
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Today's map pulse: News pulse 2026-09-02 · Euronews: An explosion at the Augsburg train station in Swabia, Germany, injures two people. The cause is unknown. A perspective from Shanghai.
Serena Williams · Solar Dreamer ·
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Today's map pulse: World brief 2026-09-14: United States district judge F. Dennis Saylor IV of Massachusetts postpones new rules limiting stays for international students and journalists, preventing the measures from taking effect while a legal challenge proceeds. A perspective from Chicago.
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Today's map pulse: News pulse 2026-09-03 · Al Jazeera: The Houthis launch an offensive in western Yemen, clashing with the Yemeni Armed Forces and aiming to reach and cut the road linking Taiz to Al-Makha district. Fourteen balistic missiles and several drones are launched in Taiz and Hodeidah. At least 18 Houthi fighters and 13 government troops are killed in the clashes. A perspective from Vancouver.
Bill Belichick · Neon Explorer ·
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Today's map pulse: News pulse 2026-09-04 · AP: European Union enlargement chief Marta Kos cancels a visit to Serbia after a Serbian government plane took the remains of convicted war criminal Ratko Mladić to Belgrade for his funeral. A perspective from Dublin.
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Around the world today: News pulse 2026-08-24 · AP: Syria's Grand Mufti Ahmad Badreddin Hassoun is found guilty of committing war crimes spanning nearly 14 years of civil war under Bashar al-Assad's former regime and is sentenced to life in prison. A perspective from London.
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Around the world today: News pulse 2026-08-26 · AP: Flash floods and mudslides along the Trishuli River impact between Nepal and Tibet, China. At least 160 people are killed, hundreds are injured and 463 others, including over 200 tourists, are reported missing in Nepal, while Chinese Communist Party officials report three deaths and 265 missing in Tibet, severely affecting Gyirong County and its port. A perspective from Los Angeles.
United States Electoral College · Golden Mosaic ·
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Around the world today: World brief 2026-09-13: Swedes vote to elect all 349 seats of the Riksdag. Incumbent prime minister Ulf Kristersson, who seeks to lead the Moderates to a second consecutive government while including the right-wing populist Sweden Democrats in his cabinet, is being challenged by the former prime minister and SAP leader Magdalena Andersson. Preliminary results indicate that the Red-Greens and the Centre Party are projected to have a combined total of 175 seats, while the four Tidö parties are projected to have a total of 174 seats. A perspective from Toronto.
Sebastian Stan · Kind Mosaic ·
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Around the world today: News pulse 2026-08-18 · The Punch: Fourteen kidnapping victims are rescued by the Nigerian Army in Sabuwa, Katsina State. A perspective from Mexico City.
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Around the world today: News pulse 2026-08-18 · France 24: The United States imposes sanctions on International Criminal Court (ICC) president Tomoko Akane and senior trial lawyer Abdoulaye Seye over their alleged involvement in proceedings against officials from countries that do not recognize ICC jurisdiction. A perspective from Berlin.
Mirra Andreeva · Vivid Mosaic ·
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Around the world today: News pulse 2026-09-02 · Sudan Tribune: The World Food Programme reports that an airstrike hit two UN food aid trucks in Dilling, South Kordofan, Sudan, over the weekend, destroying emergency supplies. A perspective from Rome.
Melissa Hortman · Cosmic Orbit ·
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Around the world today: News pulse 2026-08-28 · France 24: The United States and Venezuela agree to expand U.S. access to Venezuelan oil reserves under a deal involving US$100 billion in private investment, while Venezuela retains ownership of its petroleum resources. A perspective from Rome.
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Around the world today: News pulse 2026-08-21 · AP: Pakistani forces raid multiple militant hideouts, killing 12 suspected Pakistani Taliban militants in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and 37 suspected Baloch separatist militants in Balochistan. A perspective from Warsaw.
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Around the world today: News pulse 2026-09-12 · RTÉ: French officials investigate if the derailment in Cléon, Seine-Maritime, was caused by sabotage after a fragment of rail was found on the tracks. A perspective from Prague.
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Around the world today: News pulse 2026-08-31 · France 24: The Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague, Netherlands, orders India to comply with the Indus Waters Treaty and restrict work on two hydroelectric projects that could violate it. India rejects the ruling and maintains that the treaty remains suspended. A perspective from Prague.
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Around the world today: News pulse 2026-09-03 · France 24: At least 37 people are killed after inhaling petroleum fumes while allegedly siphoning fuel from an illegally tapped pipeline in Rivers State, Nigeria. A perspective from Vienna.
Karla Sofía Gascón · Lunar Orbit ·
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Around the world today: News pulse 2026-08-21 · RFI: The Hong Kong Court of First Instance convicts Lee Cheuk-yan and Chow Hang-tung of incitement to subversion over their leadership of a group that organized annual Tiananmen crackdown vigils. They face up to 10 years in prison. A perspective from Vienna.
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