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A moment shaping the map: News pulse 2026-08-24 · CNN: The United States Southern Command's Joint Task Force Western Hemisphere launches a strike on a vessel in the eastern Pacific Ocean on alleged drug traffickers, killing two people. A perspective from Melbourne.
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On the public-interest radar: News pulse 2026-08-27 · France 24: South Korean company SK Gas pays a record US$5.3 million for priority passage of the LPG tanker G. Spirit through the Panama Canal before El Niño-related transit restrictions reduced daily crossings. A perspective from Dubai.
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On the public-interest radar: News pulse 2026-08-23 · Reuters: Iran claims to have blacklisted 45 tankers in the Strait of Hormuz that breached its rules for crossing the waterway, with the Persian Gulf Strait Authority threatening fines, detainments, and confiscations against the named vessels. A perspective from Mumbai.
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On the public-interest radar: News pulse 2026-09-08 · France 24: Nicaragua urges the International Court of Justice to reject Germany's objections to its case, stating that German arms exports to Israel breach the Genocide Convention and international humanitarian law. Germany responds by saying that the court lacks jurisdiction over parts of the case. A perspective from Jakarta.
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On the public-interest radar: News pulse 2026-09-05 · Our Sports Central: In association football, Major League Soccer's Columbus Crew wins their 400th game in franchise history. A perspective from Dublin.
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On the public-interest radar: News pulse 2026-08-28 · CBS Sports: In ice hockey, the Colorado Avalanche sign defenceman and alternate captain Cale Makar to an eight-year extension worth US$163.2 million, the largest contract in National Hockey League history. He is the first player to exceed $20 million in average annual value. A perspective from Reykjavík.
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A moment shaping the map: News pulse 2026-09-05 · Our Sports Central: In association football, Major League Soccer's Columbus Crew wins their 400th game in franchise history. A perspective from London.
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A moment shaping the map: News pulse 2026-09-05 · The Star: Ten people are killed and six others are injured after a tank truck suffers a brake failure and explodes on the Hamedan–Sanandaj highway, Iran. A perspective from Oslo.
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A moment shaping the map: News pulse 2026-09-13 · The Independent: In athletics, British middle-distance runner Josh Kerr wins the inaugural World Athletics Ultimate Championship in the 1500 metres event in Budapest, Hungary's National Athletics Centre. A perspective from Cape Town.
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A moment shaping the map: News pulse 2026-08-22 · BBC News: Seven people are killed, including two police officers, and several others are injured in a three-vehicle collision on the A66 road in Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire, England. A perspective from Sydney.
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A moment shaping the map: News pulse 2026-09-05 · Dawn: Russia and Ukraine agree to halt strikes on Kyiv and Moscow, respectively, during United States-mediated peace talks, as U.S. envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff meet Russian president Vladimir Putin in Moscow before traveling to Kyiv. A perspective from Melbourne.
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On the public-interest radar: News pulse 2026-08-31 · Asharq Al Awsat: A judiciary in Iraq sentences Kata'ib Hezbollah member Amir Rahim Jabbar to 15 years in prison for his role in the kidnapping of American journalist Shelly Kittleson. A perspective from Vienna.
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On the public-interest radar: News pulse 2026-09-13 · The Independent: In athletics, British middle-distance runner Josh Kerr wins the inaugural World Athletics Ultimate Championship in the 1500 metres event in Budapest, Hungary's National Athletics Centre. A perspective from Nairobi.
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On the public-interest radar: News pulse 2026-09-04 · France 24: Malaysia declares a state of emergency in Serian Division, Sarawak, after haze from wildfires in nearby Kalimantan, Indonesia, pushed air pollution above hazardous levels, closing 647 schools. A perspective from Cape Town.
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News pulse 2026-09-09 · France 24: The International Atomic Energy Agency ends its investigation into Syria's nuclear activities after the new government granted inspectors access to nuclear sites. Its board terminates a 2011 resolution that found Syria in non-compliance with its nuclear safeguards obligations.
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News pulse 2026-09-02 · Seoul Economic Daily: The Dutch central bank reallocates 86 tonnes of gold reserves from Ottawa, Canada, and New York City, United States, to London, United Kingdom, increasing the share held there to 32.1%, citing "increasing geopolitical unrest".
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News pulse 2026-09-04 · The Manila Times: Mexican federal deputy Zenyazen Escobar García is found dead inside his vehicle in his home state of Veracruz with at least one gunshot wound. State prosecutors open an investigation without determining whether his death is suicide or homicide.
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News pulse 2026-09-01 · Reuters: Mexican musician Jonathan Meléndez of the band Camilo Séptimo, his pregnant wife, their three-year-old daughter, a domestic worker, and their pet dog are shot dead in a penthouse outside Mexico City, while Meléndez's six-year-old son is found unharmed. Prosecutors arrest two suspects.
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News pulse 2026-09-08 · Sudan Horizon: Around 13 people are killed in a drone strike by the Rapid Support Forces on a courthouse in Umm Ruwaba, North Kordofan.
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News pulse 2026-09-03 · Al Jazeera: Officials at a United Nations Security Council meeting say that Syria has started the process of destroying clandestine chemical weapons from former president Bashar al-Assad's regime.
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News pulse 2026-08-24 · CNN: The United States Southern Command's Joint Task Force Western Hemisphere launches a strike on a vessel in the eastern Pacific Ocean on alleged drug traffickers, killing two people.
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News pulse 2026-08-21 · Goal: 85 people were injured, including 35 police officers, after Kaiserslautern fans launched flares towards the main stand, while Mannheim fans stormed the pitch, causing the match between Kaiserslautern and Mannheim to be temporarily interrupted.
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News pulse 2026-08-25 · Swiss Info: The Grand Council of Aargau votes 78–54 to ban Islamic hijabs for girls aged under 16 in the Swiss canton of Aargau. The motion was sponsored by the Radical-Liberal Party.
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News pulse 2026-09-03 · France 24: A Colombian judge orders president Abelardo de la Espriella's government to suspend airstrikes on guerrilla camps in the Guaviare Department when intelligence indicated that minors may be present, after recent bombings killed at least three teenagers.
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