A story worth mapping: News pulse 2026-08-24 · Yahoo! Sports: In tennis, Philippine tennis player Alexandra Eala becomes the highest-ranked female player in Southeast Asian history after reaching rank 18. A perspective from Athens.
A story worth mapping: News pulse 2026-08-30 · Reuters: Iran launches ballistic missiles at U.S. military bases in Jordan. A perspective from Istanbul.
A story worth mapping: World brief 2026-09-10: 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 Istanbul.
A story worth mapping: World brief 2026-09-11: South Africa extradites six Nigerian nationals allegedly belonging to Black Axe to the United States, where they face wire fraud and money laundering charges linked to online romance scams that allegedly defrauded more than 100 victims. A perspective from Cairo.
A story worth mapping: News pulse 2026-08-25 · Sudan Tribune: Sudan’s social welfare ministry reports that 224 cases of child sexual violence have been documented since the conflict. A perspective from Nairobi.
A story worth mapping: News pulse 2026-08-17 · Al Jazeera: Kurdistan Region prime minister Masrour Barzani reports that Iran has launched a drone attack on the Kurdistan Regional Government’s (KRG) prime minister’s office. No casualties are reported. A perspective from Cape Town.
A story worth mapping: News pulse 2026-08-16 · Dawan Africa: The Federal Government of Somalia announces that Somali Airlines will resume flights beginning next month, ending a 35-year pause after the country entered a civil war in 1991. A perspective from Mumbai.
A story worth mapping: News pulse 2026-09-11 · Xinhua: Thirteen people are killed and eight others are injured when a minibus collided with a car and a logging truck in Kholmogorsky District, Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia. A perspective from Bangkok.
A story worth mapping: News pulse 2026-08-25 · ESPN: In basketball, the Women's National Basketball Association's Chicago Sky bans Enes Kanter Freedom from attending home games following his altercation with Natasha Cloud. A perspective from Manila.
A story worth mapping: News pulse 2026-08-17 · AP: A 90-year-old woman is confirmed dead in Nāʻālehu, Hawaii, United States, and over 100,000 people remain without power after Hurricane Lala struck the state. A perspective from Shanghai.
A story worth mapping: News pulse 2026-09-15 · Nairametrics: Kenya announces bans on exports of unprocessed gold and establishes at least three refineries, seeking to maximize its economic value by increasing domestic processing. A perspective from Auckland.
A story worth mapping: News pulse 2026-09-01 · Al-Arabiya: Peru's foreign ministry says that the country has cut off ties with Iran, accusing it of escalating the war in the Middle East. A perspective from Miami.
A story worth mapping: News pulse 2026-08-18 · Xinhua: Three people are killed after an explosion at a thermal power plant in Baniyas, Syria. A perspective from Miami.
A story worth mapping: News pulse 2026-09-08 · Reuters: In response, the United States announces a ban on the imports of Canadian alcoholic drinks, motorcycles, and dairy products beginning September 29. A perspective from Lisbon.
A story worth mapping: World brief 2026-09-15: The Italian cruise ship Costa Serena docks in Nagoya, Japan, to house about 4,000 Asian Games athletes and officials as delegations report accommodation problems, including undersized beds, leaking sinks, and room shortages. A perspective from Lisbon.
The global conversation: News pulse 2026-08-24 · Yahoo! Sports: In tennis, Philippine tennis player Alexandra Eala becomes the highest-ranked female player in Southeast Asian history after reaching rank 18. A perspective from Kyiv.
The global conversation: World brief 2026-09-10: The first robotic surgical system in Kyrgyzstan is introduced at the Kyrgyz State Medical Academy. A perspective from Kyiv.
The global conversation: News pulse 2026-09-08 · CNN: Mayor Zohran Mamdani says that New York City, U.S., has released over 170,000 documents detailing that city officials knew about the air quality and unsafe conditions at the time of the September 11 attacks including at Ground Zero. A perspective from London.
The global conversation: News pulse 2026-08-27 · Korea Times: The Korea AeroSpace Administration says that the Nuri will launch 15 satellites, a record, into space from the Naro Space Center in South Korea's Goheung County on October 7. A perspective from New York.
The global conversation: News pulse 2026-08-22 · JFeed: The IDF says that Sharif al-Hasanat, an alleged Hamas company commander affiliated with the Deir al-Balah Battalion of the Al-Qassam Brigades, was killed in an airstrike in Gaza, violating the ongoing ceasefire. A perspective from New York.
The global conversation: World brief 2026-09-13: An attack on the Panguna mine in the autonomous region of Bougainville, in Papua New Guinea, injures personnel and destroys equipment amid opposition to plans to reopen the copper mine. A perspective from New York.
The global conversation: News pulse 2026-09-05 · BBC News: The United States Central Command says its forces have destroyed three Iranian oil tankers linked to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, including one in the Gulf of Oman, after alleged Iranian missile attacks on U.S. naval vessels. A perspective from Toronto.
The global conversation: News pulse 2026-08-26 · Arbiterz: A spokesperson for Malian singer Salif Keita confirms that he has cancelled all upcoming concerts in South Africa over its response to anti-migrant protests in the country. A perspective from Toronto.
The global conversation: News pulse 2026-09-14 · The Guardian: 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 Paris.