Today's map pulse: News pulse 2026-08-31 · Reuters via Arab News: Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) says that a supertanker caught fire after hitting two naval mines in the Strait of Hormuz. The IRGC accuses the United States of responsibility for the attack, which the United States Central Command on an X post denies. A perspective from Buenos Aires.
Today's map pulse: 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 Amsterdam.
Today's map pulse: News pulse 2026-08-27 · The Jerusalem Post: The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and its Spokesperson's Unit confirms Al-Qassam Brigades commander Ismail Mohammad Ibrahim Barim, who held Edan Alexander, Avera Mengistu, and Matan Zangauker as hostages, was killed in a strike in Khan Yunis. A perspective from Helsinki.
Today's map pulse: News pulse 2026-09-01 · Al Jazeera: Iranian state media reports that five civilians were killed and 63 more were wounded at a wedding party at a home in Kuhestak, Hormozgan province, during an American airstrike against Iranian military targets. A perspective from Athens.
Today's map pulse: 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 Athens.
Today's map pulse: News pulse 2026-09-05 · Uganda Mirror: Uganda's health ministry bans mourners from the Democratic Republic of the Congo from attending the burial ceremony of the late Tooro Kingdom king Rukidi IV amidst the Ebola outbreak. A perspective from Dubai.
Today's map pulse: 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 Delhi.
Today's map pulse: News pulse 2026-09-11 · AFP: A Hong Kong court sentences pro-democracy activists Lee Cheuk-yan and Chow Hang-tung to seven years in prison each for inciting subversion under the national security law for leading the Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China. A perspective from Seoul.
Today's map pulse: World brief 2026-09-15: 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 Tokyo.
Today's map pulse: News pulse 2026-08-30 · AA: Two people are killed and nine injured during a mass shooting at a gathering in Trenton, New Jersey, United States. A perspective from Osaka.
Today's map pulse: News pulse 2026-09-06 · The New York Times: A Boeing 767-300 cargo plane operated by 21 Air, contracted by Amazon Air, overshoots the runway and strikes vehicles while landing at Miami International Airport in Florida, United States, killing five people and injuring five others. A perspective from Shanghai.
Today's map pulse: News pulse 2026-09-12 · CNN: 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 Sydney.
Today's map pulse: 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 Sydney.
Today's map pulse: World brief 2026-09-11: 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 Melbourne.
Today's map pulse: News pulse 2026-08-20 · Baird Maritime: LSEG data shows that a vessel in France is loading wheat destined for Sudan, marking the first export of wheat from France to Sudan since August 2008. A perspective from Honolulu.
Today's map pulse: World brief 2026-09-10: The International Monetary Fund reports that the global growth of the global economy is on track to reach 3% in 2026 despite the war in Iran, but also cautioned that risks still remain high. A perspective from Chicago.
Around the world today: World brief 2026-09-14: 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 New York.
Around the world today: News pulse 2026-09-10 · CNN: Multiple projectile explosives launched from Iraq strike pumping stations along the East–West Crude Oil Pipeline in Saudi Arabia, causing a fire. A perspective from Buenos Aires.
Around the world today: News pulse 2026-08-31 · Reuters: A tribunal of first instance in Brussels, Belgium, orders biometrics company Semlex and 13 other defendants to stand trial over alleged corruption, money laundering, and tax fraud linked to a passport contract in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. A perspective from Rome.
Around the world today: 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 Warsaw.
Around the world today: News pulse 2026-09-12 · Arab News: The Wall Street Journal reports that Iran had received Chinese satellite images before launching a July 17 strike on the Muwaffaq Salti Air Base in Jordan that killed three United States Army soldiers. A perspective from Stockholm.
Around the world today: News pulse 2026-09-10 · CNN: Multiple projectile explosives launched from Iraq strike pumping stations along the East–West Crude Oil Pipeline in Saudi Arabia, causing a fire. A perspective from Helsinki.
Around the world today: News pulse 2026-08-26 · ABS-CBN News: Meta Platforms agrees to pay up to $16.7 billion to settle claims by 29 U.S. states over alleged harms to young users and to impose new usage limits and safeguards for teenagers on its social media platforms Facebook and Instagram. A perspective from Helsinki.