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party · Portland, US
Around the world today: News pulse 2026-09-05 · BBC News: The United States Central Command says its forces have destroyed three Iranian oil tankers linked to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, including one in the Gulf of Oman, after alleged Iranian missile attacks on U.S. naval vessels. A perspective from Istanbul.
Elle Fanning · Cosmic Phoenix ·
Open story →event · Pittsburgh, US
Around the world today: News pulse 2026-09-04 · The Gulf Observer: Tajikistan's capital Dushanbe begins construction on the 340-meter-high Dushanbe Tower, which is set to become the tallest building in Central Asia. President Emomali Rahmon and Mayor Rustami Emomali lay the building's foundation stone. A perspective from Istanbul.
Curt Cignetti · Cosmic Phoenix ·
Open story →party · Baltimore, US
Around the world today: News pulse 2026-09-03 · The Borneo Post: Authorities in Indonesia rescue a mother orangutan and her baby from wildfire smoke on the island of Borneo. A perspective from Istanbul.
Martin Luther King Jr. · Cosmic Phoenix ·
Open story →event · Zurich, CH
Around the world today: News pulse 2026-09-02 · Euronews: The MV Tuğberk İmamoğlu cargo ship sinks in the Marmara Sea after a collision with an oil tanker, leaving ten people missing. A perspective from Istanbul.
Daveigh Chase · Cosmic Phoenix ·
Open story →party · Seattle, US
Around the world today: News pulse 2026-09-01 · Al-Arabiya: Peru's foreign ministry says that the country has cut off ties with Iran, accusing it of escalating the war in the Middle East. A perspective from Istanbul.
Kristen Bell · Cosmic Phoenix ·
Open story →event · Kansas City, US
Around the world today: News pulse 2026-08-31 · Reuters: A tribunal of first instance in Brussels, Belgium, orders biometrics company Semlex and 13 other defendants to stand trial over alleged corruption, money laundering, and tax fraud linked to a passport contract in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. A perspective from Istanbul.
Vivek Ramaswamy · Cosmic Phoenix ·
Open story →party · Dallas, US
Around the world today: News pulse 2026-08-31 · Reuters via Arab News: Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) says that a supertanker caught fire after hitting two naval mines in the Strait of Hormuz. The IRGC accuses the United States of responsibility for the attack, which the United States Central Command on an X post denies. A perspective from Istanbul.
Open story →event · Munich, DE
Around the world today: News pulse 2026-08-30 · Reuters: Iran launches ballistic missiles at U.S. military bases in Jordan. A perspective from Istanbul.
Olivia Munn · Cosmic Phoenix ·
Open story →party · Munich, DE
Around the world today: News pulse 2026-08-28 · CNN: King Harald V of Norway dies at the age of 89 after a 35-year reign and is succeeded by his son Haakon VIII. A perspective from Istanbul.
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi · Cosmic Phoenix ·
Open story →event · Mexico City, MX
Around the world today: News pulse 2026-08-27 · The Manila Times: Malaysia says that 1,476 Burmese people will be voluntarily repatriated on September 29 in the first phase of a return program agreed with Myanmar, using Myanmar naval vessels. A perspective from Istanbul.
Alex Pereira · Cosmic Phoenix ·
Open story →party · Oslo, NO
Around the world today: News pulse 2026-08-27 · The Jerusalem Post: The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and its Spokesperson's Unit confirms Al-Qassam Brigades commander Ismail Mohammad Ibrahim Barim, who held Edan Alexander, Avera Mengistu, and Matan Zangauker as hostages, was killed in a strike in Khan Yunis. A perspective from Istanbul.
Elizabeth Smart · Cosmic Phoenix ·
Open story →event · New York, US
Around the world today: News pulse 2026-08-26 · Arbiterz: A spokesperson for Malian singer Salif Keita confirms that he has cancelled all upcoming concerts in South Africa over its response to anti-migrant protests in the country. A perspective from Istanbul.
Jake Gyllenhaal · Cosmic Phoenix ·
Open story →party · Quebec City, CA
Around the world today: News pulse 2026-08-25 · Sudan Tribune: Sudan’s social welfare ministry reports that 224 cases of child sexual violence have been documented since the conflict. A perspective from Istanbul.
Orlando Bloom · Cosmic Phoenix ·
Open story →event · Mexico City, MX
Around the world today: News pulse 2026-08-24 · TRT World: A Russian missile strike on the outskirts of Kharkiv kills three people and leaves eight others wounded. A perspective from Istanbul.
Michael Schumacher · Cosmic Phoenix ·
Open story →party · Washington, US
Around the world today: News pulse 2026-08-23 · Shabelle Media: At least ten people are killed and several others injured in clashes between federal forces and residents protesting a controversial demolition and forced eviction in Yaaqshid neighbourhood of Mogadishu. A perspective from Istanbul.
Tracy Reiner · Cosmic Phoenix ·
Open story →event · San Antonio, US
Around the world today: News pulse 2026-08-21 · France 24: TikTok agrees to pay $400 million to settle a U.S. Justice Department lawsuit alleging violations of federal children's privacy law through the collection of personal data from users under 13 without parental consent. A perspective from Istanbul.
Renée Zellweger · Cosmic Phoenix ·
Open story →party · Warsaw, PL
Around the world today: News pulse 2026-08-20 · CNBC: The World Health Organization says that the Democratic Republic of the Congo will receive 70,000 doses of the Ebola vaccine candidate developed by Merck to combat the Ebola outbreak in the country. A perspective from Istanbul.
Emma Thompson · Cosmic Phoenix ·
Open story →event · Guadalajara, MX
Around the world today: News pulse 2026-08-19 · Reuters: Twenty-three people are killed and five others are injured in a head-on collision between a bus and a truck on the BR-373 near Ipiranga, Paraná, Brazil. A perspective from Istanbul.
Marcus Freeman · Cosmic Phoenix ·
Open story →party · Philadelphia, US
Around the world today: News pulse 2026-08-18 · Xinhua: Three people are killed after an explosion at a thermal power plant in Baniyas, Syria. A perspective from Istanbul.
Open story →event · Los Angeles, US
Around the world today: News pulse 2026-08-17 · Fox Business: California's energy commission approves the United States's first energy-efficiency standards for replacement tires, aiming to reduce rolling resistance and lower driver fuel costs by 2029. However, manufacturers warn the strict limits could eliminate up to 70% of current replacement tire options by 2033. A perspective from Istanbul.
Open story →party · Lisbon, PT
Around the world today: News pulse 2026-08-16 · Dawan Africa: 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 Istanbul.
Open story →event · Puebla, MX
Around the world today: World brief 2026-09-14: The World Food Programme reports that Sudan's Darfur region is having its driest rainy season since the 1980s, worsening famine conditions amidst the ongoing civil war. A perspective from Istanbul.
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad · Cosmic Phoenix ·
Open story →party · Orlando, US
Around the world today: World brief 2026-09-12: Christian Harrison and Neal Skupski win the men's doubles title at the US Open without dropping a set in the tournament after defeating Kevin Krawietz and Tim Pütz, 6–4, 7–6(8–6) in the final. A perspective from Istanbul.
Rachel Weisz · Cosmic Phoenix ·
Open story →event · Milan, IT
Around the world today: World brief 2026-09-11: Thirteen people are killed and eight others are injured when a minibus collided with a car and a logging truck in Kholmogorsky District, Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia. A perspective from Istanbul.
Kristin Chenoweth · Cosmic Phoenix ·
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