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A story worth mapping: News pulse 2026-09-12 · USA Today: 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 Melbourne.
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A story worth mapping: News pulse 2026-09-07 · Al Jazeera: A military funeral and burial is held for convicted war criminal Ratko Mladić in Belgrade, Serbia, despite objections from the European Union due to concerns that the honors glorify a person convicted of genocide and crimes against humanity. A perspective from Honolulu.
Kate Hudson · Electric Explorer ·
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A story worth mapping: News pulse 2026-08-23 · AP: At least 47 people are killed and over 50 others are kidnapped by armed gangs in Kenscoff, Ouest department, Haiti, in one of the largest mass kidnappings in the conflict. A perspective from Honolulu.
Pete Rose · Electric Explorer ·
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A story worth mapping: World brief 2026-09-13: Three people are killed and 15 others are injured when gunfire erupted outside a school in Cotabato City, Bangsamoro, Philippines, used as a polling station for the Bangsamoro Parliament election the following day. Police say that members of rival political factions clashed while competing to be first in line to vote. A perspective from Honolulu.
Jarrett Stidham · Electric Explorer ·
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The global conversation: News pulse 2026-09-10 · The Financial Times: Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and defense minister Israel Katz say that the IDF has destroyed a Hezbollah tunnel in Ali al-Taher. A perspective from Mexico City.
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The global conversation: World brief 2026-09-12: Four gunmen and a National Guard agent are killed and another is wounded after an attempted ambush against authorities in Jilotlán de los Dolores, Jalisco, Mexico. A perspective from Mexico City.
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The global conversation: News pulse 2026-08-20 · Reuters: At least 13 Tunisians are missing and two are rescued after their boat capsized off Tunisia while sailing toward Italy, according to the Tunisian Observatory for Human Rights. One survivor is in critical condition. A perspective from São Paulo.
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The global conversation: News pulse 2026-08-20 · Africanews: Cameroon President Paul Biya returns to the country following a two-and-a-half-month absence. A perspective from Madrid.
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The global conversation: News pulse 2026-08-28 · BBC News: A Russian drone strike hits a supply depot in Bucha, Kyiv Oblast, Ukraine, triggering explosions and a fire, killing at least 37 people and forcing the evacuation of almost 400 residents. Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy says explosives stored near homes worsened the disaster. A perspective from Rome.
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The global conversation: News pulse 2026-09-03 · AP: Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov says that Russia will close Goethe-Institut cultural centers in Moscow, Saint Petersburg, and Yekaterinburg in response to Germany closing Russia's consulate in Bonn and the Russian House in Berlin following the drone attacks at Leipzig/Halle Airport last month. A perspective from Warsaw.
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The global conversation: World brief 2026-09-10: An Irish court charges Jason Hutch, a son of alleged crime boss Gerry Hutch, with facilitating a criminal organisation, the same day he was extradited from Spain. A perspective from Prague.
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The global conversation: News pulse 2026-08-21 · The Japan Times: 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 Vienna.
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The global conversation: News pulse 2026-09-12 · Hindustan Times: Iran and the United Arab Emirates sign a joint statement calling for restraint in the war. Additionally, Iranian president Masoud Pezeshkian and Abu Dhabi ruler Khaled bin Mohamed Al Nahyan meet at the BRICS summit, the highest profile meeting between the two countries since the war started on February 28. A perspective from Helsinki.
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The global conversation: News pulse 2026-09-01 · Reuters: Haakon VIII takes the oath as King of Norway before the Storting following the death of his father, Harald V. His daughter, Ingrid Alexandra, takes the oath as Crown Princess. A perspective from Helsinki.
Kris Kristofferson · Vivid Orbit ·
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The global conversation: News pulse 2026-08-21 · The Japan Times: 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 Mumbai.
Asha Bhosle · Playful Phoenix ·
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The global conversation: News pulse 2026-09-15 · AP: The World Athletics Championships in 2029 and 2031 are awarded to Nairobi, Kenya, and Munich, Germany, respectively. It will be the first event to be held on the continent of Africa. A perspective from Delhi.
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The global conversation: News pulse 2026-09-03 · France 24: In association football, the French Football Federation upholds Bordeaux's relegation to Régional 1, the sixth tier of the French football league system, rejecting the club's request for reinstatement in National 2 following its exclusion from national competitions over financial concerns. A perspective from Bangkok.
Robert Duvall · Vivid Phoenix ·
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The global conversation: News pulse 2026-08-29 · Al Jazeera: Tuareg rebels free 60 Malian soldiers in exchange for army officer-turned-defector Inkinane Ag Attaher. A perspective from Bangkok.
Chester Bennington · Vivid Phoenix ·
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The global conversation: News pulse 2026-09-13 · The Guardian: One person dies, 12 are rescued, and more than 30 remain missing after the sinking of the MV Matui ferry off Espiritu Santo, Vanuatu, during rough seas. A perspective from Jakarta.
Michael Jordan · Cosmic Spark ·
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The global conversation: News pulse 2026-09-02 · France 24: The Dutch central bank reallocates 86 tonnes of gold reserves from Ottawa, Canada, and New York City, United States, to London, United Kingdom, increasing the share held there to 32.1%, citing "increasing geopolitical unrest". A perspective from Osaka.
Jayne Mansfield · Neon Spark ·
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The global conversation: News pulse 2026-09-11 · Reuters: The Gambia bans protests without official permits after demonstrations over prolonged power outages damaged a police post and utility offices. Police arrest 11 people in connection with the unrest and warn that they will disperse unauthorized gatherings. A perspective from Sydney.
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The global conversation: News pulse 2026-08-23 · Middle East Eye: The Iran parliament's National Security and Foreign Policy Commission approves a draft allowing Iran to charge ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz. A perspective from Honolulu.
Wyatt Russell · Electric Voyager ·
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The global conversation: News pulse 2026-08-27 · Reuters: Three Palestinians are reported to be killed in strikes in the Gaza Strip, violating the October 2025 ceasefire. A perspective from Dublin.
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On the public-interest radar: News pulse 2026-09-15 · LRT: A drone crosses from Belarusian airspace into Lithuania before being shot down by a NATO fighter jet over the village of Pratkūnai, Kaišiadorys District Municipality, near Kruonis Pumped Storage Plant, two days after an unidentified object flew over Lithuanian airspace from Belarus to Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia. A perspective from Kyiv.
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