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A moment shaping the map: News pulse 2026-08-21 · Kuwait Times: Five people are reported missing and eight others are injured after a fire at a restaurant with apartments in Thusis, Grisons, Switzerland. A perspective from Reykjavík.
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A moment shaping the map: World brief 2026-09-12: 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 Honolulu.
Noah Kahan · Electric Voyager ·
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A moment shaping the map: News pulse 2026-09-02 · Arab News: The World Food Programme reports that an airstrike hit two UN food aid trucks in Dilling, South Kordofan, Sudan, over the weekend, destroying emergency supplies. A perspective from Vancouver.
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On the public-interest radar: News pulse 2026-09-05 · Philippine Daily Inquirer: Indonesia's disaster agency and air force conduct aerial firefighting operations to contain wildfires near the planned capital Nusantara in East Kalimantan, following a request from the Nusantara Capital City Authority. A perspective from San Francisco.
Caroline Kennedy · Golden Explorer ·
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On the public-interest radar: News pulse 2026-08-28 · Serbian Times: Serbia justice minister Nenad Vujić says that convicted war criminal Ratko Mladić will be buried with state and military honors following his death at the United Nations Detention Unit at the Hague. A perspective from San Francisco.
Josh O'Connor · Golden Explorer ·
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On the public-interest radar: News pulse 2026-09-08 · Saba News Agency: The toll from yesterday's Saudi airstrike against a prison in Al-Jawf Governorate increases to 17 people killed and seven more wounded. A perspective from Chicago.
Diana, Princess of Wales · Kind Explorer ·
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On the public-interest radar: News pulse 2026-09-01 · Reuters: A car bomb explodes outside a police station in Norte de Santander Department, Colombia, killing a person and wounding eleven more. A perspective from Lisbon.
Kurt Russell · Playful Explorer ·
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A moment shaping the map: News pulse 2026-08-22 · NBC News: A humanoid robot at the World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing, China, runs 100 meters in 9.39 seconds, surpassing a record set by Usain Bolt of 9.58 seconds at the World Athletics Championships in 2009. A perspective from London.
Cooper Flagg · Cosmic Mosaic ·
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A moment shaping the map: News pulse 2026-09-12 · AP: The Olympic flame arrives in Dakar, Senegal, ahead of the upcoming Youth Olympic Games, which will be the first Olympic Games held in Africa. A perspective from New York.
Clint Eastwood · Electric Mosaic ·
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A moment shaping the map: News pulse 2026-09-05 · Reuters: The 128 parties to the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons agree on a non-binding text defining lethal autonomous weapons systems, potentially enabling negotiations on international rules governing their use. A perspective from Los Angeles.
Emmanuel Macron · Golden Mosaic ·
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A moment shaping the map: News pulse 2026-09-10 · The Times of Israel: 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 São Paulo.
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A moment shaping the map: News pulse 2026-08-22 · AP: The Central African Republic's government closes down a gold mine site in Zamboye that killed over 100 people after it collapsed, citing non-compliance with regulatory procedures. A perspective from São Paulo.
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A moment shaping the map: News pulse 2026-09-04 · BBC News: The remains of King Rukidi IV of the Tooro Kingdom return to Uganda for his burial. A perspective from Buenos Aires.
Glen Powell · Playful Mosaic ·
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A moment shaping the map: News pulse 2026-09-04 · BBC News: The remains of King Rukidi IV of the Tooro Kingdom return to Uganda for his burial. A perspective from Madrid.
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A moment shaping the map: News pulse 2026-08-25 · Reuters: Hungary foreign and deputy prime minister Anita Orbán files a criminal complaint against the government of former prime minister Viktor Orbán (no relation) over its purchase of 300 billion Ft (US$965 million) in ventilators during the COVID-19 pandemic in the country. A perspective from Vienna.
Taylor Dearden · Lunar Orbit ·
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A moment shaping the map: News pulse 2026-09-09 · Radio Dabanga: The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs announces that a 10-day cholera vaccination campaign has been launched in Tawila, North Darfur in a effort to immunize 95,000 people in the area. Additionally, 16 deaths are reported from cholera in Sudan's West Kordofan state. A perspective from Oslo.
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A moment shaping the map: News pulse 2026-08-18 · The Philippine Star: 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 Lagos.
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A moment shaping the map: News pulse 2026-08-31 · Reuters: Italian prime minister Giorgia Meloni announces that Italy will extend its suspension of the Schengen free movement agreement with Spain for another 15 days in response to the migrant crisis event at the Ceuta border fence with Morocco. A perspective from Delhi.
Curry Barker · Solar Phoenix ·
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A moment shaping the map: News pulse 2026-09-12 · BBC News: 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 Jakarta.
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A moment shaping the map: News pulse 2026-09-14 · Entertainment Weekly: American actress Jean Smart wins a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series for her role in Hacks, becoming the first actress to win for every season of a show. A perspective from Manila.
Keanu Reeves · Electric Spark ·
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A moment shaping the map: News pulse 2026-08-18 · Latinus in Spanish: Five gunmen are killed by members of the Mexican Army after an encounter in Los Palillos locality, Los Reyes, Michoacán. A perspective from Seoul.
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A moment shaping the map: News pulse 2026-08-31 · Reuters: Kosovo's Vetëvendosje and Democratic League parties agree to support former Constitutional Court judge Bekim Sejdiu for president, potentially ending nearly two years of political deadlock and enabling the formation of a new government. A perspective from Shanghai.
Patrick Schwarzenegger · Solar Spark ·
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News pulse 2026-08-31 · France 24: The death toll from the flash flood in Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona, United States, last Saturday rises to two, while the number of people missing falls from more than 20 to one after park rangers locate most of those previously unaccounted for.
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News pulse 2026-09-01 · Firstpost: The Turkish foreign ministry reports that Turkey has joined the U.S.-led Artemis Accords, becoming the 71st country to do so.
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