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GlobalPost @globalpost.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

Zelenskyy’s welcome was an abrupt switch. A day earlier, he vowed to keep hitting Russian energy sites after Trump urged Kyiv to stop—following Trump’s deal with Putin to buy Russian diesel, which would temporarily lift US sanctions.

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GlobalPost @globalpost.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

US President Donald Trump announced a Russia-Ukraine “energy ceasefire” Sunday, and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy welcomed it as “good news for everyone.” Russian drones struck energy targets in Kyiv and Kharkiv the same day. More below ⬇️

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GlobalPost @globalpost.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Czechs elect one-third of the Senate and more than 62,000 local council seats this weekend, and critics of PM Andrej Babiš hope the vote will rein in his right-wing populist coalition. Get the whole story with a subscription to GlobalPost, no commitment required: bit.ly/4AWocJd

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GlobalPost @globalpost.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Two men who monitored abuses and migrant boats in the Aegean face up to 20 years in prison as they go on trial in Greece this week on refugee-smuggling charges. Get the whole story with a subscription to GlobalPost, no commitment required: bit.ly/4AWocJd

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GlobalPost @globalpost.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

The Tigray People’s Liberation Front said it had “temporarily moved out” of the city. It and six other groups formed an alliance last month aimed at removing Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s government.

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GlobalPost @globalpost.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Ethiopian federal forces retook Mekelle, capital of the northern Tigray region, on Saturday after the Tigray People’s Liberation Front withdrew—a major shift in renewed fighting that has shattered a 2022 peace deal. More below 👇

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GlobalPost @globalpost.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Sen. Flávio Bolsonaro, son of Brazil’s imprisoned former president, beat President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva 47 percent to 45 percent in Sunday’s first round, forcing an Oct. 25 runoff for Latin America’s biggest economy. Get the whole story from GlobalPost: bit.ly/4rKKRnA

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GlobalPost @globalpost.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

A banking scandal implicating Brazilian presidential candidate Flávio Bolsonaro has made corruption a major issue before Sunday’s vote. Yet polls show he’s still running neck-and-neck with President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. Get the whole story here: bit.ly/4yujD7s

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GlobalPost @globalpost.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

On World News Day, a reminder that the next generation is keeping up with the world: roughly 14,000 students and teachers at more than 2,100 schools in 114 countries start each weekday with GlobalPost, for free. #WorldNewsDay bit.ly/46NTtAo

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GlobalPost @globalpost.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

NEW: Rebels from Ethiopia’s Tigray region launched a major offensive against the federal government Wednesday, seizing airports and effectively breaking the 2022 peace deal that ended a war that killed around 600,000 people. Get the whole story below 👇

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GlobalPost @globalpost.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Nepal is demanding climate compensation from China, India and the US after glacier-driven floods killed more than 1,400 people and knocked out over 10 percent of its power capacity—a risky ask of two neighbors the landlocked country relies on for trade. Get the whole story below 👇

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GlobalPost @globalpost.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

US President Donald Trump says Denmark has agreed to grant Washington “permanent control over security” in Greenland. Leaders in Denmark and Greenland welcomed the same deal in strikingly different terms. Get the whole story at the link below 👇

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GlobalPost @globalpost.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

A Seoul court ordered North Korea to pay $32.5 million for blowing up the inter-Korean liaison office in 2020. It’s the first time South Korea has directly sued its neighbor, although it has no way to collect. Get the whole story from GlobalPost: bit.ly/4y4jHdY

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GlobalPost @globalpost.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Former Kosovo President Hashim Thaçi and three other ex-commanders of the Kosovo Liberation Army were convicted in The Hague on Wednesday over 96 killings during Kosovo’s independence war. The verdict set off protests in Pristina. Get the whole story here: bit.ly/4rhqONi

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GlobalPost @globalpost.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland signed a pact this week backing independence, Irish reunification and a return to the EU. All three are currently led by parties that want out of the United Kingdom. Get the whole story at the link below 👇

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GlobalPost @globalpost.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Yemen’s Houthi rebels fired a dozen ballistic missiles into southern Saudi Arabia overnight Tuesday, igniting fires at oil facilities and injuring 73 people. Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Ministry vowed to “take all necessary measures” in response. More below ⬇️

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GlobalPost @globalpost.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

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GlobalPost @globalpost.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

LATEST: The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces has dissolved as an independent military force and completed its integration into the Syrian army, a major step toward President Ahmed al-Sharaa’s goal of reunifying Syria after nearly 14 years of civil war. Get the whole story below 👇

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GlobalPost @globalpost.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

It was Embalo’s opponents who were targeted in the aftermath, Tangi wrote. Pereira and other opposition figures were detained, while the officers who seized power were all known for their close ties to the deposed president.

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GlobalPost @globalpost.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

@TangiBihan wrote in December for @wpr.bsky.social that the takeover bore little resemblance to other coups: President Embalo announced his own arrest to a French magazine, remained safe throughout, and not one member of his party was detained.

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GlobalPost @globalpost.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Those results were never published. The electoral commission said masked gunmen stormed its headquarters and destroyed election materials, and officers held the commission’s president captive inside the building for five days.

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GlobalPost @globalpost.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

How we got here: On Nov. 26, three days after presidential elections and a day before results were due, military officers went on national television and said they had suspended the electoral process.

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GlobalPost @globalpost.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

What comes after: General elections are scheduled for early December. Junta leader Gen. Horta Inta-a is barred from running, and a court recently ordered the release of detained opposition leader Domingos Simões Pereira.

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GlobalPost @globalpost.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Rights groups including the Human Rights Foundation have called the referendum a sham, saying it could manufacture false legitimacy for the junta.

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GlobalPost @globalpost.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

What’s on the ballot? Whether the president, rather than lawmakers, should appoint the prime minister. The government says a stronger presidency is needed to improve conditions in the country.

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GlobalPost @globalpost.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Guinea-Bissau votes Aug. 30 on a referendum that would replace its parliamentary system with a far more powerful presidency. It is the country’s first national vote since a military junta seized power last November. (🧵)

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GlobalPost @globalpost.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

NEWS: The Democratic Republic of the Congo and the M23-led rebel alliance agreed this week on a roadmap for peace negotiations after five days of talks, even as fighting continues in the country’s volatile east. Get the whole story at the link below ⬇️

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GlobalPost @globalpost.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Iceland votes on Aug. 29 on whether to resume EU membership talks, a bid first suspended in 2013, now revived in part by unease over Trump’s threats to annex Greenland and talk of Iceland becoming a US state. Get the whole story at the link below 👇

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GlobalPost @globalpost.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Five years after President Kais Saied seized near-total power in Tunisia, a summer of rolling blackouts and water cuts has brought Tunisians back into the streets. Get the whole story at the link below 👇

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GlobalPost @globalpost.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

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GlobalPost @globalpost.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

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GlobalPost @globalpost.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

France just banned unsolicited telemarketing calls without prior consumer consent — fines up to €375,000 per call for companies that don't comply. Will America follow suit? Read the whole story: bit.ly/4x0XhtD

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GlobalPost @globalpost.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

NEW: Venezuela’s acting government and the opposition have agreed to overhaul the country’s highest court, the result of the first talks between the two sides since the US captured Maduro in January. Today’s GlobalPost has the details—and the outlook for future talks. Get the link below 👇

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GlobalPost @globalpost.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

In just three months in office, Hungary’s new PM Péter Magyar has pushed out the president and chief prosecutor, dismantled a surveillance office and opened investigations into his predecessor’s allies—a rapid dismantling of Viktor Orbán’s 16-year rule. Get the full story below 👇

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GlobalPost @globalpost.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

BREAKING: A 7.4-magnitude earthquake hit western #Colombia this morning, centered near San José del Palmar in Chocó. Felt in Bogotá, Ecuador, and Panama. Injuries and building damage reported in several cities including Quibdó and Cali.

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GlobalPost @globalpost.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Germany defused a bomb-carrying drone found near a Ukrainian cargo plane at a major NATO airlift hub. The interior minister says "foreign powers" are likely responsible, without naming Russia. Get the whole story: bit.ly/4c6EnJa

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GlobalPost @globalpost.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Orcas just pulled off a never-before-documented hunting move: ramming a dead sunfish at full speed until it bursts into bite-sized pieces for the pod. Observed twice in Mexico's Gulf of California. Full story: bit.ly/4pZO6qB

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GlobalPost @globalpost.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Saudi Arabia's economy was supposed to take a hit from the war with Iran. Instead it's showing real resilience — rerouted oil routes, busy restaurants, and a kingdom increasingly hedging beyond the U.S. Get the whole story: bit.ly/3THDkZU

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GlobalPost @globalpost.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Brazil's Lula, 80, launched his campaign for a fourth term this weekend — framing the election as a fight to protect the country from foreign interference. Get the whole story: bit.ly/4wDYsPp

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GlobalPost @globalpost.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Ecuador elected a tough-on-crime president three years ago. Murder rates fell, then climbed right back. Now six of its cities rank among the world's 10 most dangerous, and a canal in Guayaquil has become a dumping ground for cartel victims. Get the whole story: bit.ly/4hLPY40

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GlobalPost @globalpost.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

Ukraine is operating from Libyan soil, striking Russian shadow fleet tankers in the Mediterranean. Also: Airbnb's EU data deadline, and Xi Jinping's "forever purge" with no end date. Discover the news most newsrooms ignore. Sign up today and your first two weeks are on us → bit.ly/46Zh7dQ

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GlobalPost @globalpost.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

📅 The Week Ahead: Nicaragua in Washington's sights. Burkina Faso erasing its last independent monitors. Qatar caught in a war it didn't want. Kashmir, one year on from the brink. 📧 Independent, Nonpartisan, Fair 📧 👉 bit.ly/46Zh7dQ

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GlobalPost @globalpost.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

Here's what GlobalPost subscribers are watching this week: Zimbabwe's president is moving to strip citizens of the right to elect their own leader. The Iran war is cracking NATO's foundation. And Brazil is caught between Washington's pressure and its own political future.

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GlobalPost @globalpost.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

Three elections next week — #Hungary, #Peru, and #Benin. One could end Europe's most entrenched illiberal government. One will produce a ninth president in 10 years. One may be democracy in name only. 🗳️ Three votes that couldn't look more different. Sign up today → bit.ly/46Zh7dQ

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GlobalPost @globalpost.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

An energy crisis rippling across Asia, a landmark corporate war crimes trial reaching its conclusion in Sweden, and Bolivia's two-decade leftist era thrown into reverse — this is what GlobalPost is watching this week.

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GlobalPost @globalpost.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

A cartel power vacuum in Mexico, a high-stakes Arctic election in Denmark, and a corruption scandal shaking Thailand's Buddhist institutions — these are just some of the biggest stories GlobalPost is watching this week.

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GlobalPost @globalpost.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

Two elections in #Europe and a widening war in the #MiddleEast — this is what GlobalPost is watching this week. In this week's newsletters, we're covering Slovenia's elections, Italy's judicial referendum, the Strait of Hormuz, and so much more. Start your 14-day FREE trial --> bit.ly/46Zh7dQ

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GlobalPost @globalpost.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

Three elections this week — Kazakhstan, Congo, and Vietnam. Three very different ideas of what democracy looks like in 2025. GlobalPost is watching all three in this week's daily newsletters and so much more. Start your 2-week trial today 👇 buy.stripe.com/bJe9AU5F16HS... 🗳️

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GlobalPost @globalpost.bsky.social · 03/12/2024

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GlobalPost @globalpost.bsky.social · 02/12/2024

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