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A story worth mapping: News pulse 2026-09-11 · Al Jazeera: The U.S. Central Intelligence Agency releases 71 documents warning of a threat from Al Qaeda prior to the September 11 attacks, including presidential daily briefs during the administrations of former U.S. presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush from 1998 to the day after the attacks. A perspective from Mumbai.
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A story worth mapping: News pulse 2026-08-24 · Time: The Iranian rial reaches 2.02 million rials ahead of the U.S. dollar, a record-low, ahead of U.S. sanctions. A perspective from Mumbai.
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A story worth mapping: News pulse 2026-09-13 · France 24: In tennis, Alexander Zverev wins the men's singles title of the 2026 US Open after defeating Ben Shelton in the final, 6–3, 7–6(7–2), 5–7, 6–2. It is his first US Open title and second major title overall. A perspective from Bangkok.
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A story worth mapping: News pulse 2026-08-17 · AP: Three people are killed when a private helicopter crashes on Sifnos, South Aegean, Greece. A perspective from Bangkok.
Eddie Redmayne · Vivid Comet ·
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A story worth mapping: News pulse 2026-08-23 · AP: In basketball, former National Basketball Association player Enes Kanter Freedom is ejected from a WNBA game between the Chicago Sky and Indiana Fever at Wintrust Arena after being confronted by Natasha Cloud for his controversy in declaring for the 2027 WNBA draft. A perspective from Manila.
Dennis Quaid · Electric Dreamer ·
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A story worth mapping: News pulse 2026-09-08 · Reuters: Russia launches drones and missiles at Kyiv, Ukraine, following a weekend pause in strikes, killing five people and injuring at least 10. The attacks damage civilian infrastructure at at least 16 locations and cause fires in five districts. A perspective from Seoul.
Mahatma Gandhi · Kind Dreamer ·
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A story worth mapping: World brief 2026-09-13: In Formula One racing, Kimi Antonelli wins the inaugural Spanish Grand Prix at the Madring in Madrid, Spain. A perspective from Seoul.
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A story worth mapping: News pulse 2026-09-07 · The Independent: North Korea and Russia opens the Yakov Novichenko Bridge at its border, the first road bridge connecting the two countries. A perspective from Osaka.
Narendra Modi · Neon Dreamer ·
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A story worth mapping: News pulse 2026-09-15 · BBC News: Oman's maritime security centre reports that two sailors are reported to be missing after the Panama-flagged oil tanker El Gaia was attacked in the Strait of Hormuz near the Musandam Peninsula. A perspective from San Francisco.
Ariana Grande · Golden Explorer ·
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A story worth mapping: News pulse 2026-08-18 · Time: The United Arab Emirates suspends commercial exchanges, and financial transactions with Iran after Iran launched two ballistic missiles at the country. A perspective from Chicago.
Jimmy Kimmel · Kind Explorer ·
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A story worth mapping: World brief 2026-09-11: 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 Chicago.
Sam Worthington · Kind Explorer ·
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A story worth mapping: News pulse 2026-08-25 · Detik News: The toll from the earthquake in Flores, Indonesia, ten days ago, increases to 103 people dead and 1,666 injured. A perspective from Miami.
Rebecca Gayheart · Lunar Explorer ·
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A story worth mapping: News pulse 2026-09-04 · AP: The Pakistani military says it has killed 48 Baloch separatists in a series of raids on hideouts over the past 72 hours in Balochistan, Pakistan. A perspective from Lisbon.
Paul Mescal · Playful Explorer ·
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A story worth mapping: World brief 2026-09-11: 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 Lisbon.
Sam Worthington · Playful Explorer ·
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The global conversation: News pulse 2026-09-02 · Dawn: Twenty-one insurgents and six Pakistani personnel, including five security forces and a customs official, are killed in separate shootouts across multiple districts in Balochistan, Pakistan. A perspective from Kyiv.
Pierre Poilievre · Bright Mosaic ·
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The global conversation: News pulse 2026-08-29 · Vatican News: Pope Leo XIV publishes a motu proprio to amend the Code of Canons of the Eastern Churches, granting them the ability to remove their respective Patriarchs via a two-thirds vote with papal approval, if the relationship between them and the council is broken beyond repair. A perspective from Kyiv.
Isabela Merced · Bright Mosaic ·
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The global conversation: News pulse 2026-08-20 · The Japan Times: Four railway workers on the Tōbu Nikkō Line are killed after being struck by a Limited express train in Kanuma, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan. A perspective from Kyiv.
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The global conversation: News pulse 2026-08-31 · Reuters: Adobe Inc. reaches a US$4 billion deal to offer free access to AI tools in Saudi Arabia with its Ministry of Communications and Information Technology and Humain. A perspective from Toronto.
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The global conversation: News pulse 2026-09-12 · France 24: 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 São Paulo.
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The global conversation: News pulse 2026-09-10 · Israel National News: The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and Shin Bet confirm that they have killed Hamas senior leader Farah Hamed, a senior member who was accused of carrying out the 2003 attack that resulted in the killing of, the late husband of Limor Son Har-Melech, in a airstrike in the Gaza Strip. A perspective from Paris.
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The global conversation: World brief 2026-09-12: Libya's RADA Special Deterrence Forces seize about 100,000 MDMA pills moulded with former leader Muammar Gaddafi's likeness after tracking a shipment smuggled from Europe. Officers find the drugs hidden in a cargo van and refer several suspects to prosecutors. A perspective from Berlin.
Michael Keaton · Vivid Mosaic ·
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The global conversation: News pulse 2026-08-28 · CNN: Serbia justice minister Nenad Vujić says that convicted war criminal Ratko Mladić will be buried with state and military honors following his death at the United Nations Detention Unit at the Hague. A perspective from Madrid.
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The global conversation: News pulse 2026-08-25 · AP: Hungary foreign and deputy prime minister Anita Orbán files a criminal complaint against the government of former prime minister Viktor Orbán (no relation) over its purchase of 300 billion Ft (US$965 million) in ventilators during the COVID-19 pandemic in the country. A perspective from Prague.
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The global conversation: News pulse 2026-09-13 · France 24: In tennis, Alexander Zverev wins the men's singles title of the 2026 US Open after defeating Ben Shelton in the final, 6–3, 7–6(7–2), 5–7, 6–2. It is his first US Open title and second major title overall. A perspective from Vienna.
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