A story worth mapping: News pulse 2026-09-02 · Reuters: The global stock index rises following recent declines amidst the war in Iran including renewed tensions with the Japanese yen gaining against the United States dollar. A perspective from Mexico City.
A story worth mapping: News pulse 2026-09-06 · The Guardian: Exit polls show the far-right Alternative for Germany party winning the Saxony-Anhalt state election in Germany but failing to secure an absolute majority of seats. A perspective from Madrid.
A story worth mapping: News pulse 2026-08-30 · Sudan Tribune: Sudan's doctors network reports that five civilians are killed and thousands are displaced during attacks by Rapid Support Forces in Bara, North Kordofan. A perspective from Amsterdam.
A story worth mapping: News pulse 2026-08-24 · PBS: 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 Oslo.
A story worth mapping: News pulse 2026-09-15 · The Rio Times: The Brazilian public prosecutor's office files a civil action against Vale, the world's largest iron ore producer and one of Brazil's biggest companies, as well as the national mining agency and the Minas Gerais state government. The lawsuit is based on a containment overflow of two sumps at the Mina de Viga site in Congonhas in January, which caused the site to be shut down. A perspective from Athens.
A story worth mapping: News pulse 2026-08-20 · BBC News: 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 Lagos.
A story worth mapping: News pulse 2026-08-25 · AP: The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces announce they have officially dissolved and completed a merger with the Syrian army following the end of the civil war in 2024. A perspective from Dubai.
A story worth mapping: World brief 2026-09-11: Princess Astrid, an older sister of the late Norwegian King Harald V and daughter of Olav V, dies at the age of 94. A perspective from Dubai.
A story worth mapping: News pulse 2026-09-13 · BBC News: A Russian drone attacks a train bound for Warsaw, Poland, at Yahodyn station in western Ukraine, shortly after former UK prime minister Boris Johnson and top EU security officials had passed through the airspace. Former U.S. CIA director David Petraeus was also at the station at the time of the strike but was unharmed. A perspective from Mumbai.
A story worth mapping: News pulse 2026-09-04 · France 24: Palestinian football resumes after nearly three years due to the Gaza war, with the Palestinian Football Association launching a tournament involving more than 200 teams from refugee camps. A perspective from Bangkok.
A story worth mapping: World brief 2026-09-15: 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 Singapore.
The global conversation: News pulse 2026-08-18 · RTÉ: At least 100 people are killed when a gold mine collapses in Zamboye, Baboua, Central African Republic, at the border with Cameroon. A perspective from Los Angeles.
The global conversation: News pulse 2026-08-22 · Reuters: 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 Mexico City.
The global conversation: News pulse 2026-09-09 · AP: Fourteen people are killed and eleven others are injured in an explosion at a weapons depot in Sarmada, Syria. A perspective from São Paulo.
The global conversation: News pulse 2026-08-20 · AP: The Jatiya Sangsad elects Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir as the President of Bangladesh in the first contested presidential election in 35 years. Alamgir will take office tomorrow. A perspective from Madrid.
The global conversation: News pulse 2026-08-30 · Xinhua: Chinese leader Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan arrive in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, for the upcoming Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit and a state visit. A perspective from Oslo.
The global conversation: News pulse 2026-09-04 · Vanguard: Nine people, including five Department of State Services personnel, are killed during a security operation to rescue kidnapped victims in Oyo State, Nigeria. A perspective from Istanbul.
The global conversation: News pulse 2026-08-17 · Reuters: A Russian court sentences Yabloko deputy chairperson Lev Shlosberg to 11 years and one month in prison for discrediting the armed forces and spreading disinformation after he publicly condemned the Russo-Ukrainian war. A perspective from Cairo.
The global conversation: World brief 2026-09-12: Several residents are arrested after riots erupted yesterday in Kobani, Syria, over the murder of a Kurdish citizen that was blamed on an Arab man, while a prison riot and fire at Kobani prison leaves seven inmates dead. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reports the violence erupted over plans to transfer some prisoners to another prison in Aleppo. A perspective from Nairobi.
The global conversation: World brief 2026-09-11: Princess Astrid, an older sister of the late Norwegian King Harald V and daughter of Olav V, dies at the age of 94. A perspective from Nairobi.
The global conversation: News pulse 2026-08-20 · BBC News: 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 Hong Kong.
The global conversation: News pulse 2026-09-15 · Arab Times Kuwait: The Kuwaiti energy ministry reports that Kuwait's electrical grid has held despite attacks from Iran against it. A perspective from Shanghai.
The global conversation: News pulse 2026-08-30 · France 24: NASA launches the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope aboard a Falcon Heavy rocket from Florida, United States, to survey the universe, study dark matter and dark energy, and search for exoplanets and supernovae. A perspective from Sydney.
The global conversation: News pulse 2026-08-25 · The Straits Times: The death toll for the earthquakes in Venezuela this June exceeds past 6,500, with a total of 6,509 deaths reported. A perspective from Melbourne.