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On The World 🌎 today:

🌐 A multilateral military force takes shape just outside of Gaza

🌐 @ghadden.bsky.social: African swine fever hits Barcelona

🌐 Jamaica's long-term recovery from Hurricane Melissa

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December 3, 2025 at 7:24 PM
On The World 🌎 today:

🌐 @joyhackel.bsky.social: 'Jaw-dropping' pardon for former Honduras leader

🌐 @jersiegel.bsky.social: Lessons from the world's most thriving megacity

🌐 @tibizea.bsky.social: Miss Universe: The scandal no one saw coming

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December 2, 2025 at 7:48 PM
On The World 🌎 today:

🌐 Venezuela's Maduro cracks down on dissent

🌐 @joyhackel.bsky.social: A former diplomat on Ukraine peace talks

🌐 @jersiegel.bsky.social: Shenzhen: The city that rewrote China's future

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December 1, 2025 at 7:47 PM
On The World 🌎 today:

🌐 Fisherman limit forays into Caribbean over fear of US strikes

🌐 @tibizea.bsky.social: Latin America's open arms approach to immigration — and why it's slipping

🌐 @hannahchanatry.bsky.social: New tech can track individual monarchs during migration

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November 26, 2025 at 7:04 PM
On The World 🌎 today:

🌐 @joyhackel.bsky.social: Prolonged drought conditions may force Tehran residents out

🌐 @pattidaniels.bsky.social: Disrupting the criminal networks behind sex trafficking

🌐 Filmmaker Mstyslav Chernov talks about new doc "2000 Meters to Andriivka"

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November 24, 2025 at 7:39 PM
On The World 🌎 today:

🌐 @hannahchanatry.bsky.social: The climate change issue that gets overlooked

🌐 Asian American teens help each other cope with stress

🌐 @biancahillier.bsky.social: First-ever Women's Futsal World Cup kicks off in the Philippines

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November 21, 2025 at 7:22 PM
On The World 🌎 today:

🌐 @joyhackel.bsky.social: US-Russia plan pressures Kyiv to concede

🌐 @ghadden.bsky.social: Spain's former king hopes new memoir reconciles him with family, country

🌐 Making it (NOT) rain in Indonesia

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November 20, 2025 at 7:28 PM
On The World 🌎 today:

🌐 @shirinj.bsky.social: Saudi crown prince visits US

🌐 @joshuacoe.bsky.social: AI takes on super bugs in new UK research project

🌐 In Indonesia, a 'palace' arises amid doubts

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November 18, 2025 at 7:30 PM
On The World 🌎 today:

🌐 @hannahchanatry.bsky.social: Escalation in Sudan's civil war

🌐 @tibizea.bsky.social: Chile appears to be the latest country whose voters lean right

🌐 The risks of living on an international space station

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November 14, 2025 at 7:21 PM
On The World 🌎 today:

🌐 @ghadden.bsky.social: France remembers deadliest terror attacks 10 years later

🌐 Inside Indonesia's new eco-capital

🌐 @paulsalopek.social talks about staying healthy on a global walk

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November 13, 2025 at 7:56 PM
On The World 🌎 today:

🌐 Jakarta's great climate wall

🌐 @hannahchanatry.bsky.social: US and China in competition for resources, with African countries stuck in the middle

🌐 @sushmitza.bsky.social: Explosions rock capitals in India and Pakistan

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November 11, 2025 at 7:23 PM
On The World 🌎 today:

@ginak.bsky.social: The world reacts to Zohran Mamdani's NYC win

@biancahillier.bsky.social: New rules aim to keep skiers safe

@orlabarry.bsky.social: Milan inmates turn abandoned refugee boats into musical instruments

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November 5, 2025 at 7:38 PM
On The World 🌎 today:

🌐 @hannahchanatry.bsky.social: Civilians escaping el-Fasher

🌐 @biancahillier.bsky.social: 91-year-old NYC marathon runner says his life started after retirement

🌐 @ghadden.bsky.social: Insurgents cut off Mali’s fuel supply

+ some spooky news 👻

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October 31, 2025 at 6:40 PM
On The World 🌎 today:

🌐 @joshuacoe.bsky.social: Jamaicans without power in wake of Hurricane Melissa

🌐 @shirinj.bsky.social: Israel strikes Gaza, killing about 100 people

🌐 Dutch use “harm reduction” instead of jail to solve drug crisis

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October 29, 2025 at 6:46 PM
On The World 🌎 today:

🌐 @joshuacoe.bsky.social: Drone strikes near Khartoum upend hopes of reopening airport

🌐 @ghadden.bsky.social: Daytime coffee raves keep the party going without the hangover

🌐 @jersiegel.bsky.social: Sleeper trains are making a comeback in the US

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October 22, 2025 at 6:24 PM
On The World 🌎 today:

@joyhackel.bsky.social: The scandal that jailed Nicolas Sarkozy

@tibizea.bsky.social: Meme del Real, from legendary Mexican band Café Tacvba, ventures solo

@joshuacoe.bsky.social: Japan elects its first female prime minister

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October 21, 2025 at 6:03 PM
On The World 🌎 today:

@hannahchanatry.bsky.social: Bolivians elect a center-right president

@marcowerman.bsky.social: New film tells story of teen who produced world famous jazz concert

@sushmitza.bsky.social: Why betting on card games is part of celebrating Diwali

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October 20, 2025 at 6:36 PM
On The World 🌎 today:

🌐 Ukraine’s president is in Washington for talks

🌐 Desert lions in Namibia become the only maritime lions in the world

🌐 Musicians take part in the International Chopin Piano Competition

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October 17, 2025 at 6:36 PM
On The World 🌎 today:

🌐 Trump confirms he authorized the CIA to conduct secret operations in Venezuela

🌐 Doctors Without Borders shutters its emergency care center in Haiti’s capital

🌐 After 130 years, playwright and author Oscar Wilde gets his library card back

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October 16, 2025 at 6:26 PM
On The World 🌎 today:

🌐 Kenyans mourn the death of key opposition leader Raila Odinga

🌐 An Australian runner sets a new record on the Pacific Crest Trail

🌐 A town in Nigeria holds its annual World Twins Festival

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October 15, 2025 at 6:48 PM
On The World 🌎 today:

🌐 @joyhackel.bsky.social: Aid groups trickle of supplies entering Gaza "not enough yet"

🌐 @pattidaniels.bsky.social: Germany's most wanted man, walking free in Moscow

🌐 @joshuacoe.bsky.social: Rising tensions between Taliban and Pakistan

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October 14, 2025 at 6:37 PM
On The World 🌎 today:

🌐 Israelis celebrate the release of their hostages as questions loom

🌐 Madagascar’s president flees as military backs Gen Z protests

🌐 Acclaimed deaf poet and percussionist release new album

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October 13, 2025 at 6:34 PM
On The World 🌎 today:

🌐 @joyhackel.bsky.social: 'A very, very nervous time' for Gaza peace prospects

🌐 @hannahchanatry.bsky.social: The price of gold is skyrocketing

🌐 @bbcrobc.bsky.social/ @news.dw.com : Dvorak house reopens years after renovation

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October 9, 2025 at 6:32 PM
On The World 🌎 today:

@joshuacoe.bsky.social: Midwife in Sudan describes sexual violence, atrocities committed by militias

@biancahillier.bsky.social: FIFA suspends members of Malaysia's men's national soccer team

@joyhackel.bsky.social: Father recounts leaving Gaza City

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October 8, 2025 at 6:46 PM
On The World 🌎 today:

🌐 Renewable energy sources surpass coal for the first time

🌐 Rising fear among Caribbean fishermen amid US strikes

🌐 Israeli American rabbi shares thoughts on second anniversary of Oct. 7 attack

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October 7, 2025 at 6:31 PM