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A moment shaping the map: World brief 2026-09-12: Iraq closes three border crossings with Iran after Iraqi and Saudi officials said that a drone attack on Saudi Arabia's East–West Crude Oil Pipeline originated from Iraq. A perspective from Manila.
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A moment shaping the map: News pulse 2026-08-18 · BBC News: The UK Health Security Agency confirms that an outbreak of salmonella in the UK has left one person dead and hundreds more ill. The outbreak is believed to be linked to imported eggs. A perspective from Seoul.
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A moment shaping the map: News pulse 2026-09-04 · Reuters: 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 Tokyo.
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A moment shaping the map: News pulse 2026-08-27 · France 24: Zambian presidential candidate Brian Mundubile surrenders to police and is questioned over an alleged national security threat after two weeks in hiding following the disputed presidential election, in which he finished second. A perspective from Melbourne.
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A moment shaping the map: News pulse 2026-09-05 · AP: Tens of thousands of people rally in Zagreb, Croatia, demanding the removal of about 37,000 tonnes of illegally dumped hazardous waste from Gospić and a ban on waste imports amid concerns over soil and groundwater contamination. A perspective from Auckland.
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A moment shaping the map: World brief 2026-09-14: The First Ministers of Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Wales meet in Cardiff at a summit to call for their independence from the United Kingdom. A perspective from San Francisco.
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A moment shaping the map: News pulse 2026-08-22 · Minnesota Star Tribune: American far-right activist Jake Lang, who was pardoned last year for his role in the January 6 riot at the United States Capitol, is arrested during a protest in Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. A perspective from Miami.
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A moment shaping the map: World brief 2026-09-15: The World Athletics Championships in 2029 and 2031 are awarded to Nairobi, Kenya, and Munich, Germany, respectively. It will be the first event to be held on the continent of Africa. A perspective from Miami.
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News pulse 2026-08-31 · Al Jazeera: A woman stabs two people in Times Square, New York City, U.S., killing a Bank of America vice president and injuring another person, before police fatally shot her after she refused commands to drop her knives.
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News pulse 2026-09-06 · AP: Eleven people are killed and seven others are injured when a fuel tanker hits other cars and explodes, reportedly due to a faulty brake system, near Sanandaj, Kurdistan province, Iran.
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News pulse 2026-09-12 · Korea JoongAng Daily: North Korea launches a series of SRBM missile tests from Wonsan in response to trilateral Freedom Edge military exercises conducted by Japan, South Korea, and the United States.
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News pulse 2026-09-03 · AP: In the United States, the Supreme Court of Missouri blocks the use of a congressional map intended to favor Republicans, despite the map having already been used for primary elections in the state. A referendum on the 2025 map will appear on the ballot for the November election in the state.
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News pulse 2026-08-22 · Daily Tribune: The United States imposes 50% tariffs on about US$20 billion of Canadian goods after trade talks fail to produce an agreement. Canadian prime minister Mark Carney says Canada will impose equivalent retaliatory tariffs.
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World brief 2026-09-15: A Russian Navy warship fires two flares at a Danish military helicopter in the Baltic Sea.
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News pulse 2026-09-09 · AP: The death toll from the Saudi airstrike against a prison in Al-Jawf Governorate, two days ago, increases to 23 people.
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News pulse 2026-08-23 · PBS: The Hawk Fire near Reno, Nevada, U.S., grows to more than 20 square miles (53 sq. km.) and spreads across the Peavine Peak of Humboldt–Toiyabe National Forest, prompting evacuations.
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News pulse 2026-08-24 · Al Jazeera: 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.
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News pulse 2026-08-25 · Al-Monitor: United States president Donald Trump and the navy say that all mines have been cleared from the Strait of Hormuz.
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World brief 2026-09-11: The Houthis announce the end and the success of their offensive, expelling government forces from six districts and seizing major locations.
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News pulse 2026-09-13 · The Star: Three people are killed and 15 others are injured when gunfire erupted outside a school in Cotabato City, Bangsamoro, Philippines, used as a polling station for the Bangsamoro Parliament election the following day. Police say that members of rival political factions clashed while competing to be first in line to vote.
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World brief 2026-09-13: 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.
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News pulse 2026-08-30 · Al Jazeera: Following the floods that killed over 1,000 people in Nepal and Tibet, several countries and organizations pledge over $19.8 million total in emergency humanitarian aid, including Canada, the European Union, the United Kingdom, the United States, and the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Society.
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News pulse 2026-08-31 · DW: Israel and Greece sign a 3 billion (US$3.48 billion) arms export deal that will enable the Israeli defense ministry to build the "Achilles Shield", a multi-layered air defense array similar to the Iron Dome, made entirely by Israeli systems, including David's Sling, SPYDER, and Barak MX.
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News pulse 2026-09-06 · AP: Eleven people are killed and seven others are injured when a fuel tanker hits other cars and explodes, reportedly due to a faulty brake system, near Sanandaj, Kurdistan province, Iran.
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