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The global conversation: News pulse 2026-08-16 · Reuters: Three people, including a teenager, are killed and two others are injured in a shooting in Isla Cristina, Andalusia, Spain. Police investigate the attack as a possible dispute between rival drug-trafficking groups and search for the gunman. A perspective from Beijing.
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The global conversation: News pulse 2026-08-23 · Middle East Eye: The Iran parliament's National Security and Foreign Policy Commission approves a draft allowing Iran to charge ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz. A perspective from Sydney.
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The global conversation: World brief 2026-09-14: Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd announce that they will sail more container ships through the Suez Canal. A perspective from Miami.
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The global conversation: News pulse 2026-09-06 · Reuters: In Formula One racing, Mercedes driver Kimi Antonelli wins the Italian Grand Prix, becoming the first Italian driver in 60 years to win on home soil after Ludovico Scarfiotti in 1966. A perspective from Lisbon.
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On the public-interest radar: News pulse 2026-09-03 · AP: At least one person is killed and no less than 11 people are abducted by ISM militants in an attack on a hunting camp in Niassa Province, Mozambique. A perspective from Buenos Aires.
Cameron Diaz · Playful Atlas ·
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On the public-interest radar: News pulse 2026-08-17 · DW: The United Nations reports that at least 2,325 people have died from the current Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo, making it the deadliest in the country's history. A perspective from Warsaw.
Penny Marshall · Golden Beacon ·
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On the public-interest radar: News pulse 2026-09-04 · Reuters: A Philippine regional trial court issues an arrest warrant for vice president Sara Duterte on three counts of grave threats against president Bongbong Marcos, first lady Liza Araneta Marcos, and former House speaker Martin Romualdez, setting bail at ₱120,000 (US$2,000) per count. A perspective from Vienna.
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On the public-interest radar: News pulse 2026-09-01 · Reuters: In baseball, the Los Angeles Angels of the MLB are sold to Stan Kroenke of Kroenke Sports & Entertainment for an unspecified price, ending 23 years of ownership by Arte Moreno. The deal is pending regulatory review and is expected to be complete by 2027. A perspective from Vienna.
Bill Skarsgård · Lunar Beacon ·
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On the public-interest radar: News pulse 2026-09-04 · France 24: The American Automobile Association reports that the average U.S. diesel price reached a record $5.85 per gallon, up from $3.71 a year earlier, amid disruptions to global energy markets caused by the Iran war. A perspective from Bucharest.
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On the public-interest radar: News pulse 2026-08-30 · AA: Mexican security forces kill Los Reyes cartel leader Luis Enrique Barragán Chávez and his bodyguard during an operation in Tocumbo, Michoacán, after coming under gunfire. A perspective from Oslo.
Kate Winslet · Playful Beacon ·
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On the public-interest radar: News pulse 2026-08-26 · The Globe and Mail: At least 15 infants are killed and another is injured after a fire at a state-run hospital in Islamabad, Pakistan. A perspective from Oslo.
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On the public-interest radar: News pulse 2026-08-17 · Al Jazeera: An explosion is reported at a school in the Dashte Barchi neighborhood of Kabul, Afghanistan, injuring several people. The perpetrator is unknown. A perspective from Nairobi.
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On the public-interest radar: World brief 2026-09-12: Four gunmen and a National Guard agent are killed and another is wounded after an attempted ambush against authorities in Jilotlán de los Dolores, Jalisco, Mexico. A perspective from Nairobi.
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On the public-interest radar: News pulse 2026-08-19 · France 24: Merck and Moderna report that their cancer vaccine candidate showed positive results in their late-stage trial in preventing a recurrence of melanoma, including in high-risk patients. A perspective from Manila.
Michelle Yeoh · Electric Dreamer ·
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On the public-interest radar: News pulse 2026-08-22 · The Daily Post Nigeria: Five people are killed in a head-on road collision along the Lagos–Badagry Expressway near Lagos, Nigeria. A perspective from Osaka.
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On the public-interest radar: News pulse 2026-09-14 · Free Malaysia Today: The World Food Programme reports that Sudan's Darfur region is having its driest rainy season since the 1980s, worsening famine conditions amidst the ongoing civil war. A perspective from Chicago.
Erling Haaland · Kind Explorer ·
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On the public-interest radar: News pulse 2026-09-08 · Arab News: Peace talks are held by mediators from the African Union, the Intergovernmental Authority on Development, the Arab League, the European Union and the United Nations, in Khartoum, Sudan, in an effort to end the three-year long civil war, with UN envoy Pekka Haavisto attending the talks. A perspective from Dublin.
Victor Wembanyama · Solar Explorer ·
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A moment shaping the map: News pulse 2026-09-01 · Al Jazeera: The United States carries out additional airstrikes against Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corp (IRGC) targets in Iran, in response to recent attempted attacks on commercial shipping vessels in the Strait of Hormuz and on U.S. troops in the region, according to the U.S. Central Command. Five members of the IRGC Aerospace Force are killed in Kermanshah. A perspective from Kyiv.
Talulah Riley · Bright Mosaic ·
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A moment shaping the map: News pulse 2026-09-15 · LRT: A drone crosses from Belarusian airspace into Lithuania before being shot down by a NATO fighter jet over the village of Pratkūnai, Kaišiadorys District Municipality, near Kruonis Pumped Storage Plant, two days after an unidentified object flew over Lithuanian airspace from Belarus to Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia. A perspective from Madrid.
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A moment shaping the map: News pulse 2026-08-16 · Sudan Tribune: The African Union (AU) holds a meeting with Sudanese officials in an effort to end the war, marking the first talks by the AU in the country since the military led by Abdel Fattah al-Burhan seized power in the October 2021 coup. A perspective from Prague.
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A moment shaping the map: News pulse 2026-09-01 · The Guardian: The New Zealand Conservation Department reports that the amount of critically endangered kākāpō have reached 325 in the country following the addition of 90 chicks, exceeding 300 for the first time in 75 years. A perspective from Oslo.
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A moment shaping the map: News pulse 2026-08-30 · CNN: One person is killed and five others are injured in a mass shooting at a rave in Aarau, Aargau, Switzerland. The perpetrator is on the run. A perspective from Cairo.
Minka Kelly · Electric Phoenix ·
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A moment shaping the map: News pulse 2026-09-12 · USA Today: The Atlantic hurricane season reaches a 103-day record in the satellite era without a hurricane after the season started on June 1, the first since 1941, with the El Niño in the Pacific Ocean being a big factor. A perspective from Cape Town.
Cynthia Erivo · Lunar Phoenix ·
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A moment shaping the map: News pulse 2026-08-25 · The Guardian: The U.S. military launches a strike against a vessel in the Caribbean Sea allegedly carrying drug smugglers, killing four people. A perspective from Manila.
Tyler, the Creator · Electric Spark ·
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