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On the public-interest radar: News pulse 2026-08-27 · The Times of Israel: The IDF also confirms that they have recently killed two Hamas militants that invaded the Re'im Base in Re'im during the October 7 attacks in separate strikes in the Gaza Strip, including a body guard to former leader Yahya Sinwar and a Nukhba forces militant. A perspective from Auckland.
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A moment shaping the map: News pulse 2026-08-19 · Jagonews24: Amidst the ongoing measles outbreak in Bangladesh, health minister M. A. Muhit says that the outbreak will need 2-3 months for it to be under control. A perspective from Kyiv.
Jennifer Coolidge · Bright Mosaic ·
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A moment shaping the map: News pulse 2026-09-12 · AP: A Russian drone strikes a civilian vehicle in Kramatorsk, Donetsk Oblast, killing three people. A perspective from Toronto.
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A moment shaping the map: News pulse 2026-09-04 · Reuters: The remains of King Rukidi IV of the Tooro Kingdom return to Uganda for his burial. A perspective from Paris.
Anthony Joshua · Solar Mosaic ·
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A moment shaping the map: News pulse 2026-09-03 · Axios: OpenAI releases GPT-6 Astra, the latest version of ChatGPT. A perspective from Madrid.
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A moment shaping the map: News pulse 2026-08-25 · LIGA: Latvia's cabinet ministry announces that the country will ban imported goods from Belarus and Russia starting September 1. A perspective from Amsterdam.
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A moment shaping the map: World brief 2026-09-10: The United States Geological Survey reports that a magnitude 4.1 earthquake has been detected after Israel carried out the strike in Ali al-Taher. A perspective from Vienna.
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A moment shaping the map: World brief 2026-09-11: Indonesia works with Indian authorities to repatriate five baby orangutans found in an Odisha forest after suspected trafficking. Odisha Police and India's Wildlife Crime Control Bureau examine how the apes, which are native to Borneo and Sumatra, reached India. A perspective from Istanbul.
Amanda Peet · Cosmic Phoenix ·
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A moment shaping the map: News pulse 2026-08-19 · Middle East Eye: Around ten people are reported killed in an Israeli airstrike on a police station in Gaza City. A perspective from Cairo.
Chad Michael Murray · Electric Phoenix ·
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A moment shaping the map: World brief 2026-09-15: 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 Cairo.
Emma D'Arcy · Electric Phoenix ·
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A moment shaping the map: 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 Lagos.
Bill Belichick · Golden Phoenix ·
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A moment shaping the map: News pulse 2026-09-07 · France 24: Malaysia lifts the state of emergency in Serian Division, Sarawak, after air pollution fell below hazardous levels, although several areas remain "very unhealthy" because of smoke from wildfires in Indonesia. A perspective from Nairobi.
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A moment shaping the map: 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 Dubai.
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A moment shaping the map: News pulse 2026-08-20 · AA: Eight people are killed when a Cessna 441 Conquest II aircraft crashes at the Cape Newenham Long Range Radar Site in Western Alaska, United States. A perspective from Dubai.
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A moment shaping the map: News pulse 2026-08-31 · AP: The United Arab Emirates defense ministry reports that an Iranian drone has been intercepted over the country's airspace. Additionally, Iran's army says that they have attacked the Al Minhad Air Base, which the UAE denies. A perspective from Mumbai.
Luka Dončić · Playful Phoenix ·
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A moment shaping the map: News pulse 2026-08-16 · Politico: A Spanish F/A-18 Hornet jet shoots down a Russian drone in Romanian airspace. The drone was downed near Galați after entering from Moldova. A perspective from Bangkok.
Thomas Massie · Vivid Phoenix ·
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A moment shaping the map: World brief 2026-09-14: Houthi forces advance towards the PLC-controlled cities of Marib and Taiz with heavy clashes underway. A perspective from Bangkok.
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A moment shaping the map: News pulse 2026-08-22 · Sudan Tribune: Sudan's industry ministry establishes a high-level committee to rehabilitate industrial zones in Khartoum State that were damaged during the ongoing civil war along with helping shuttered factories resume production. A perspective from Seoul.
Robert Lewandowski · Kind Spark ·
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A moment shaping the map: 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 Tokyo.
Ann Widdecombe · Lunar Spark ·
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A moment shaping the map: News pulse 2026-08-20 · CNA: A Chinese court sentences Evergrande founder Hui Ka Yan to life imprisonment for financial fraud, bribery, and embezzlement, and fines Evergrande and its real estate arm a combined ¥15.8 billion (US$2.35 billion). A perspective from Osaka.
Rosie O'Donnell · Neon Spark ·
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A moment shaping the map: 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 Beijing.
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A moment shaping the map: News pulse 2026-08-25 · LIGA: Latvia's cabinet ministry announces that the country will ban imported goods from Belarus and Russia starting September 1. A perspective from Sydney.
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A moment shaping the map: 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 Melbourne.
O. J. Simpson · Bright Voyager ·
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A moment shaping the map: News pulse 2026-08-23 · FNN: A earthquake strikes southern Ibaraki Prefecture in Japan, injuring 45 people. A perspective from San Francisco.
Oscar Piastri · Golden Voyager ·
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