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A story worth mapping: News pulse 2026-09-11 · France 24: In Yemen, the Houthis seize Perim Island in the Strait of Bab al-Mandab after government forces withdrew, completing their takeover of the surrounding area and giving them control of territory overlooking a major sea lane between the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden. A perspective from Amsterdam.
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A story worth mapping: News pulse 2026-09-05 · SANA: A Russian airstrike on Kamianske, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, Ukraine, kills four people and injures five others, including one critically, according to Dnipropetrovsk governor Oleksandr Hanza. A perspective from Oslo.
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A story worth mapping: News pulse 2026-08-28 · Ynetnews: Two teenagers are arrested in Israel for allegedly pledging allegiance to ISIS and plotting an attack on security forces at the Temple Mount and an IDF base in northern Israel. A perspective from Athens.
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A story worth mapping: News pulse 2026-09-07 · Reuters: The Philippine Sandiganbayan appellate court issues an arrest warrant for Leyte's 1st district representative and former House speaker Martin Romualdez after the Office of the Ombudsman filed charges of plunder against him for the alleged ₱7.44 billion (US$118.62 million) worth of kickbacks he received from flood control, infrastructure, and other government projects. A perspective from Nairobi.
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A story worth mapping: News pulse 2026-09-01 · CNBC: In baseball, the Los Angeles Angels of the MLB are sold to Stan Kroenke of Kroenke Sports & Entertainment for an unspecified price, ending 23 years of ownership by Arte Moreno. The deal is pending regulatory review and is expected to be complete by 2027. A perspective from Cape Town.
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A story worth mapping: News pulse 2026-08-16 · Airline Geeks: The Federal Government of Somalia announces that Somali Airlines will resume flights beginning next month, ending a 35-year pause after the country entered a civil war in 1991. A perspective from Bangkok.
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A story worth mapping: News pulse 2026-09-03 · Daily Post Nigeria: Five people are killed and several other residents are abducted during a bandit attack in Kebbe, Sokoto State, Nigeria. A perspective from Manila.
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A story worth mapping: News pulse 2026-08-23 · Reuters: Two Israeli airstrikes kill two people, including a four-year-old boy, in the Gaza Strip in violation of the October 2025 ceasefire. A perspective from Manila.
Zoey Deutch · Electric Dreamer ·
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A story worth mapping: News pulse 2026-08-30 · NBC News: Two people are killed and nine injured during a mass shooting at a gathering in Trenton, New Jersey, United States. A perspective from Seoul.
Nicholas Hoult · Kind Dreamer ·
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A story worth mapping: News pulse 2026-08-19 · Axios: Axios reports that the U.S. military has created a new shipping lane in the Strait of Hormuz to help ships transit through the waterway, including the facilitating of 10 million barrels of oil per day. A perspective from Osaka.
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A story worth mapping: World brief 2026-09-13: In cricket, the India women's team wins its eighth Asia Cup title by defeating Sri Lanka by 72 runs, but refuses to accept the trophy from Asian Cricket Council president and Pakistani interior minister Mohsin Naqvi during the presentation ceremony. A perspective from Vancouver.
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A story worth mapping: News pulse 2026-08-27 · Kurdistan 24: Germany's Robert Koch Institute estimates 15,800 heat-related deaths during summer 2026, the highest total in a decade of monitoring, as repeated heat waves push temperatures above. A perspective from Lisbon.
Kemi Badenoch · Playful Explorer ·
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A story worth mapping: News pulse 2026-08-30 · Reuters: An orangutan named Sampurna is reported to be rescued from a haze fire zone in Ketapang, West Kalimantan, on Indonesia's Borneo island. A perspective from Dublin.
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A story worth mapping: News pulse 2026-09-10 · Sky News: The United States Geological Survey reports that a magnitude 4.1 earthquake has been detected after Israel carried out the strike in Ali al-Taher. A perspective from Reykjavík.
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The global conversation: World brief 2026-09-12: In tennis, Elena Rybakina wins the women's singles title at the US Open, her third major title, after defeating two-time defending champion Aryna Sabalenka in the final, 6–4, 5–7, 6–2. A perspective from Los Angeles.
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The global conversation: News pulse 2026-09-07 · France 24: The government of Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan, announces plans to prohibit more than half of its vacation rentals in residential areas and near schools after complaints increase over noise, smoking, trespassing, and improper waste disposal. A perspective from São Paulo.
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The global conversation: News pulse 2026-09-02 · The New York Times: U.S. federal judge Deborah Boardman of Maryland's district court blocks an attempt by the Trump administration from implementing an executive order aimed at ending birthright citizenship in the country. A perspective from Bucharest.
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The global conversation: News pulse 2026-08-25 · BBC News: U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) director John Ratcliffe visits Moscow, Russia, on an unscheduled military flight to meet with Russian intelligence officials, marking the first known visit by a U.S. CIA director to Russia since 2021. A perspective from Bucharest.
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The global conversation: News pulse 2026-09-04 · France 24: New Zealand becomes the second country after Australia to authorize pharmaceutical-grade MDMA for severe post-traumatic stress disorder, with Medsafe allowing two psychiatrists to prescribe it alongside psychotherapy in controlled clinical settings. A perspective from Cairo.
Anthony Bourdain · Electric Phoenix ·
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The global conversation: News pulse 2026-08-21 · The Star: Japan executes a 58-year-old man for a 2009 arson attack that killed five people at a pachinko parlor in Osaka. It is the first execution under Sanae Takaichi's premiership. A perspective from Nairobi.
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The global conversation: News pulse 2026-08-25 · Middle East Monitor: Around 27 people, including four children, are reported to be killed by Sudan People's Liberation Movement–North (SPLM-N) militants in the South Kordofan areas of Kadugli and Abu Hitan. A perspective from Mumbai.
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The global conversation: News pulse 2026-08-22 · Arab News Japan: Syrian state media reports that an IED struck a bus carrying security forces on the Maarounah–Al-Tall road near Damascus, injuring several passengers. A perspective from Seoul.
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The global conversation: News pulse 2026-08-25 · Africanews: Emmanuel Nchimbi announces his resignation as the vice president of Tanzania. A perspective from Tokyo.
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The global conversation: News pulse 2026-09-10 · The Business Standard: Seven more children die from suspected measles in Bangladesh in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of deaths in the country to 1,009. A perspective from Osaka.
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