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The global conversation: News pulse 2026-08-31 · ABS-CBN News: Saudi shipping company Bahri says that two Filipino crew members were killed after unidentified projectiles struck the oil tanker SIDR while it transited the Strait of Hormuz. A perspective from São Paulo.
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The global conversation: News pulse 2026-09-11 · Reuters: Ukrainian drone strikes kill two people and injure three others in Tula Oblast, Russia, while a separate strike kills a 37-year-old man in Kursk Oblast, according to regional officials. A perspective from Buenos Aires.
Virat Kohli · Playful Mosaic ·
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The global conversation: 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. A perspective from Buenos Aires.
Georgina Rodríguez · Playful Mosaic ·
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The global conversation: News pulse 2026-08-26 · News.az: Russia orders the arrest of German Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung journalist, charging him in absentia over comments interpreted as calling for the killing of Russians, a crime punishable by up to six years in prison. A perspective from Paris.
Pep Guardiola · Solar Mosaic ·
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The global conversation: 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 Berlin.
Timothy Olyphant · Vivid Mosaic ·
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The global conversation: News pulse 2026-09-06 · Al Jazeera 1: Seven people are killed and 20 more injured in a series of Israeli airstrikes in southern Lebanon. A perspective from Amsterdam.
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The global conversation: News pulse 2026-08-20 · Infobae in Spanish: Argentina deports a Mexican Rear Admiral accused of leading a fuel-smuggling network inside the Mexican Navy to Mexico after the Mexican government withdraws its extradition request. He is taken to the Altiplano maximum-security prison, where his brother and alleged co-leader, Vice Admiral Manuel Roberto Farías Laguna, is also imprisoned. A perspective from Amsterdam.
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The global conversation: 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 Warsaw.
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The global conversation: News pulse 2026-08-17 · Reuters: Iran says it barred two French embassy employees from returning for allegedly violating the Vienna Convention through activities supporting Iranian civil society. France says their work involved programs for civil society, students, and artists. A perspective from Vienna.
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The global conversation: News pulse 2026-09-06 · The Times of Central Asia: The final day of the World Nomad Games is held, with hosts Kyrgyzstan defeating Kazakhstan 12–0 to win the kok-boru final in Cholpon-Ata. Kyrgyzstan wins the gold medal in kok-boru, Kazakhstan wins the silver, and Russia wins the bronze. A perspective from Oslo.
Natalie Portman · Playful Orbit ·
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The global conversation: News pulse 2026-09-15 · Bloomberg: Romanian farmers clash with gendarmes in Bucharest during protests against live export restrictions and other policies. The confrontations leave 24 people injured, including eight gendarmes, while police detain 26 protesters. A perspective from Stockholm.
Michael Jackson · Solar Orbit ·
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The global conversation: News pulse 2026-09-15 · The Guardian: A Russian Navy warship fires two flares at a Danish military helicopter in the Baltic Sea. A perspective from Athens.
LeBron James · Bright Phoenix ·
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The global conversation: News pulse 2026-08-29 · Philippine Daily Inquirer: A person is rescued while four people are missing when a sport utility vehicle plunges into a river after a bridge in Tarlac City, Philippines, collapses. The bridge has been serving as an alternative route as another partially collapsed days prior amid monsoon rains. A perspective from Athens.
Iga Świątek · Bright Phoenix ·
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The global conversation: News pulse 2026-08-26 · Military.com: Iranian deputy foreign minister Kazem Gharibabadi says that Iran will not allow military vessels to transit through the strait under the proposed agreement. A perspective from Lagos.
Ella Purnell · Golden Phoenix ·
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The global conversation: News pulse 2026-09-06 · The Times of Central Asia: The final day of the World Nomad Games is held, with hosts Kyrgyzstan defeating Kazakhstan 12–0 to win the kok-boru final in Cholpon-Ata. Kyrgyzstan wins the gold medal in kok-boru, Kazakhstan wins the silver, and Russia wins the bronze. A perspective from Dubai.
Natalie Portman · Neon Phoenix ·
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The global conversation: News pulse 2026-08-30 · BBC News: Zambian presidential candidate Brian Mundubile is charged with treason amid an election dispute. A perspective from Dubai.
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The global conversation: 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 Mumbai.
Péter Magyar · Playful Phoenix ·
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The global conversation: News pulse 2026-08-17 · ABS-CBN News: A crowd crush at the Ashokdham Temple in Bihar, India, kills at least seven people and injures 19 others. A perspective from Bangkok.
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The global conversation: 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. A perspective from Jakarta.
Kevin De Bruyne · Cosmic Spark ·
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The global conversation: 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. A perspective from Manila.
Jane Austen · Electric Spark ·
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The global conversation: News pulse 2026-09-15 · Bloomberg: Romanian farmers clash with gendarmes in Bucharest during protests against live export restrictions and other policies. The confrontations leave 24 people injured, including eight gendarmes, while police detain 26 protesters. A perspective from Hong Kong.
Michael Jackson · Golden Spark ·
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The global conversation: News pulse 2026-09-04 · Asia-News: Tajikistan's capital Dushanbe begins construction on the 340-meter-high Dushanbe Tower, which is set to become the tallest building in Central Asia. President Emomali Rahmon and Mayor Rustami Emomali lay the building's foundation stone. A perspective from Hong Kong.
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The global conversation: News pulse 2026-08-25 · Reuters: Canada announces retaliatory tariffs on about US$20 billion worth of U.S. annual imports in response to the 50% tariffs by U.S. president Donald Trump and his administration. A perspective from Hong Kong.
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The global conversation: News pulse 2026-08-26 · News.az: Russia orders the arrest of German Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung journalist, charging him in absentia over comments interpreted as calling for the killing of Russians, a crime punishable by up to six years in prison. A perspective from Tokyo.
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