The global conversation: World brief 2026-09-14: United States district judge F. Dennis Saylor IV of Massachusetts postpones new rules limiting stays for international students and journalists, preventing the measures from taking effect while a legal challenge proceeds. A perspective from Melbourne.
The global conversation: News pulse 2026-08-20 · AP: The arrives in the Middle East to relieve the amidst a nine-month deployment and reports of mental health challenges among the crew and supply shortages on the aircraft carrier during the Iran war. A perspective from Auckland.
The global conversation: News pulse 2026-08-18 · Al Jazeera: The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations reports that a cargo vessel has come under attack off the Omani coast in the Strait of Hormuz, leaving one dead. A perspective from Chicago.
The global conversation: News pulse 2026-09-01 · France 24: The International Atomic Energy Agency reports that Syria's former government under Bashar al-Assad failed to declare nuclear material and facilities, confirming that infrastructure at Deir ez-Zor is consistent with an unfinished nuclear reactor and identifying about 73 tonnes of natural uranium. A perspective from Lisbon.
The global conversation: News pulse 2026-08-31 · France 24: The Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague, Netherlands, orders India to comply with the Indus Waters Treaty and restrict work on two hydroelectric projects that could violate it. India rejects the ruling and maintains that the treaty remains suspended. A perspective from Dublin.
On the public-interest radar: News pulse 2026-08-27 · Al Jazeera: Around 12 people are reported killed in a airstrike near the border with Chad. A perspective from Los Angeles.
On the public-interest radar: News pulse 2026-09-06 · Qazinform: Kazakhstan finishes first in the medal standings at the World Nomad Games. A perspective from Toronto.
On the public-interest radar: World brief 2026-09-14: Houthi forces advance towards the PLC-controlled cities of Marib and Taiz with heavy clashes underway. A perspective from Toronto.
On the public-interest radar: News pulse 2026-08-27 · BBC News: Denmark's parliament passes legislation granting 300,000 kr. (US$46,758) in compensation to each Greenlandic woman affected by non-consensual contraception administered under a Danish birth-control program in the 1960s and 1970s. A perspective from Mexico City.
On the public-interest radar: News pulse 2026-09-04 · Reuters: The remains of King Rukidi IV of the Tooro Kingdom return to Uganda for his burial. A perspective from Buenos Aires.
On the public-interest radar: News pulse 2026-09-06 · CNBC: U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner make their first visit to Kyiv, Ukraine, to meet with Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy for talks amidst renewed efforts to end the war. A perspective from Rome.
On the public-interest radar: News pulse 2026-09-12 · RTÉ: French officials investigate if the derailment in Cléon, Seine-Maritime, was caused by sabotage after a fragment of rail was found on the tracks. A perspective from Warsaw.
On the public-interest radar: News pulse 2026-08-17 · Eye Radio: South Sudanese president Salva Kiir meets with Darfur governor Minni Minnawi in Juba, South Sudan, to discuss efforts to end the conflict in Sudan. A perspective from Vienna.
On the public-interest radar: World brief 2026-09-12: North Korea launches a series of SRBM missile tests from Wonsan in response to trilateral Freedom Edge military exercises conducted by Japan, South Korea, and the United States. A perspective from Helsinki.
On the public-interest radar: News pulse 2026-08-18 · France 24: The United States imposes sanctions on International Criminal Court (ICC) president Tomoko Akane and senior trial lawyer Abdoulaye Seye over their alleged involvement in proceedings against officials from countries that do not recognize ICC jurisdiction. A perspective from Athens.
On the public-interest radar: News pulse 2026-09-04 · CNN: A Russian drone strikes the Security Service of Ukraine (SSU) headquarters in central Kyiv, injuring five people. Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy says the attack targeted acting SSU head Oleksandr Poklad, who was unharmed. A perspective from Cape Town.
On the public-interest radar: News pulse 2026-09-15 · France 24: Romanian farmers clash with gendarmes in Bucharest during protests against live export restrictions and other policies. The confrontations leave 24 people injured, including eight gendarmes, while police detain 26 protesters. A perspective from Dubai.
On the public-interest radar: News pulse 2026-08-19 · Middle East Eye: Around ten people are reported killed in an Israeli airstrike on a police station in Gaza City. A perspective from Mumbai.
On the public-interest radar: News pulse 2026-09-05 · Athletics Weekly: In track and field, Swiss athlete Audrey Werro wins the women's 800 metres at the Diamond League's Memorial Van Damme in Brussels, Belgium, with a meeting record of 1:54.75. A perspective from Delhi.
On the public-interest radar: News pulse 2026-09-03 · Al Jazeera: The Houthis launch an offensive in western Yemen, clashing with the Yemeni Armed Forces and aiming to reach and cut the road linking Taiz to Al-Makha district. Fourteen balistic missiles and several drones are launched in Taiz and Hodeidah. At least 18 Houthi fighters and 13 government troops are killed in the clashes. A perspective from Jakarta.
On the public-interest radar: News pulse 2026-08-19 · The Guardian: The Office for National Statistics reports that inflation in the United Kingdom rose to 2.9% last month amidst the Iran war. A perspective from Jakarta.
On the public-interest radar: News pulse 2026-08-27 · Al Jazeera: Around 12 people are reported killed in a airstrike near the border with Chad. A perspective from Hong Kong.
On the public-interest radar: News pulse 2026-08-28 · Al Jazeera: Greenland establishes a truth and reconciliation commission after experts conclude that a decades-long Danish contraceptive program violated Inuit women's rights but disagree on whether it constituted genocide. A perspective from Tokyo.
On the public-interest radar: News pulse 2026-09-09 · VINnews: Hamas claims that the Israel Defense Forces has killed 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 Osaka.