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Today's map pulse: News pulse 2026-09-08 · Reuters: Bosnia and Herzegovina declares two Serbian embassy diplomats, military attaché Milan Dulanović and Security Intelligence Agency representative advisor at the embassy Darko Maksimović, as personae non gratae after attending the funeral of convicted war criminal Ratko Mladić in Belgrade. A perspective from Cairo.
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Today's map pulse: News pulse 2026-09-08 · Al Jazeera: Indonesia reopens its airport in Jakarta and four others after previously being closed due to ashes from Anak Krakatoa. A perspective from Singapore.
Callum Turner · Bright Dreamer ·
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Today's map pulse: News pulse 2026-09-04 · AP: Around 22 people are killed in a blaze of unknown origin at a wedding party in Lingwala, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo. A perspective from Jakarta.
Dick Cheney · Cosmic Dreamer ·
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Today's map pulse: News pulse 2026-08-29 · Vatican News: Pope Leo XIV publishes a motu proprio to amend the Code of Canons of the Eastern Churches, granting them the ability to remove their respective Patriarchs via a two-thirds vote with papal approval, if the relationship between them and the council is broken beyond repair. A perspective from Hong Kong.
Isabela Merced · Golden Dreamer ·
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Today's map pulse: News pulse 2026-08-23 · AP: In basketball, former National Basketball Association player Enes Kanter Freedom is ejected from a WNBA game between the Chicago Sky and Indiana Fever at Wintrust Arena after being confronted by Natasha Cloud for his controversy in declaring for the 2027 WNBA draft. A perspective from Sydney.
Dennis Quaid · Vivid Dreamer ·
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Today's map pulse: News pulse 2026-09-05 · AP: Twenty-five people are killed and several others are injured after a bus carrying mostly secondary school students plunges down a slope in Fogo island, Cape Verde. A perspective from San Francisco.
Gary Oldman · Golden Explorer ·
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Today's map pulse: News pulse 2026-08-18 · Reuters: A student is killed while nine other people are injured in a mass shooting at a junior secondary school building of the Ateneo de Zamboanga University in Zamboanga City, Philippines. The perpetrator, also a student, later kills himself. A perspective from Vancouver.
Sarah Catherine Hook · Neon Explorer ·
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Today's map pulse: News pulse 2026-08-31 · Reuters: A South Korean court sentences Unification Church leader Hak Ja Han to two years in prison for bribing officials, including former first lady Kim Keon Hee, in an effort to obtain policy favors. A perspective from Dublin.
Chase Infiniti · Solar Explorer ·
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Around the world today: News pulse 2026-08-17 · Reuters: Indonesia's National Narcotics Board, police, and customs arrest 10 Myanmar nationals after seizing 2.6 metric tons of liquid methamphetamine from a Tanzanian-flagged vessel in waters off the Riau Islands. A perspective from New York.
Cole Palmer · Electric Mosaic ·
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Around the world today: World brief 2026-09-12: Libya's RADA Special Deterrence Forces seize about 100,000 MDMA pills moulded with former leader Muammar Gaddafi's likeness after tracking a shipment smuggled from Europe. Officers find the drugs hidden in a cargo van and refer several suspects to prosecutors. A perspective from Buenos Aires.
Michael Keaton · Playful Mosaic ·
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Around the world today: News pulse 2026-09-13 · France 24: An attack on the Panguna mine in the autonomous region of Bougainville, in Papua New Guinea, injures personnel and destroys equipment amid opposition to plans to reopen the copper mine. A perspective from Berlin.
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Around the world today: News pulse 2026-09-11 · France 24: 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 Warsaw.
Kendrick Lamar · Golden Orbit ·
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Around the world today: News pulse 2026-08-25 · Middle East Monitor: The Wall Street Journal reports that U.S. president Trump launched Operation Epic Fury in February despite warnings from U.S. vice president JD Vance and then-intelligence director Tulsi Gabbard. A perspective from Bucharest.
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Around the world today: News pulse 2026-08-21 · France 24: In Mexico, Sinaloan governor Rubén Rocha Moya resumes office after a four-month suspension while contesting U.S. drug-trafficking charges and an extradition request. Mexican prosecutors say they find insufficient evidence linking him to criminal conduct. A perspective from Oslo.
Anthony Gordon (footballer) · Playful Orbit ·
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Around the world today: News pulse 2026-09-15 · Hindustan Times: United States representative Thomas Massie files articles for impeachment against defense secretary Pete Hegseth for allegedly violating the War Powers Resolution by declaring war against Iran without congressional approval. A perspective from Dubai.
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Around the world today: News pulse 2026-08-26 · Reuters: An overnight Ukrainian drone attack "completely destroys" a Wildberries depot in Tambov Oblast, Russia. A perspective from Delhi.
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Around the world today: News pulse 2026-09-05 · AP: Twenty-five people are killed and several others are injured after a bus carrying mostly secondary school students plunges down a slope in Fogo island, Cape Verde. A perspective from Bangkok.
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Around the world today: News pulse 2026-08-25 · Detik News: The toll from the earthquake in Flores, Indonesia, ten days ago, increases to 103 people dead and 1,666 injured. A perspective from Manila.
Rebecca Gayheart · Electric Spark ·
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Around the world today: News pulse 2026-08-23 · Sudan Horizon: Sudan's defence ministry says that the country's armed forces (SAF) have shot down a "hostile" drone from Ethiopia entering its airspace, which was seen flying over the Blue Nile region. A perspective from Manila.
Maya Rudolph · Electric Spark ·
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Around the world today: News pulse 2026-09-08 · Al Jazeera: Indonesia reopens its airport in Jakarta and four others after previously being closed due to ashes from Anak Krakatoa. A perspective from Seoul.
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Around the world today: News pulse 2026-08-22 · Motorsport: In open-wheel racing, the Freedom 250 Grand Prix kicks off in Washington, D.C. on the National Mall to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the U.S. Declaration of Independence, with former NASCAR driver Jeff Gordon winning the International Race of Champions. A perspective from Seoul.
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A story worth mapping: News pulse 2026-08-19 · CNBC: The United States Department of the Treasury reports that the national debt surpassed $40 trillion for the first time the previous day, and is currently at $40.047 trillion. A perspective from Oslo.
Zack Polanski · Playful Beacon ·
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A story worth mapping: News pulse 2026-08-31 · Bangkok Post: Ukraine tightens security measures for Kyiv's public transport, schools, and parliament amid increased Russian drone attacks, including restrictions on large school gatherings, possible remote learning, and expanded shelter arrangements. A perspective from Nairobi.
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A story worth mapping: News pulse 2026-09-02 · Al Jazeera: Norway seizes the Russian-owned Professor Molchanov ship near Svalbard to enforce a US$4.22 billion compensation award owed to Ukraine's Naftogaz for assets expropriated in Crimea. A perspective from Hong Kong.
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