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The edition of Tuesday, 1 September 2026.

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This edition is frozen: the articles are the state of the archived day, while the classifications on the cards show the current state of the open dataset.

Climate & Environment

3 articles
Inter Press Service IT Global South 2026-09-01

Deadly Flash Floods in Nepal Kill Hundreds and Leave Over 4,200 Missing

On the morning of August 26, an unprecedented series of flash floods struck Nepal and the Tibet Autonomous Region of China, causing immense destruction, killing hundreds of civilians and leaving thousands missing. Entire neighborhoods have been buried underwater and beneath mud…

centre-left leaning progressive EU-neutral
Econ GAL–TAN ●●●●○

Peace & Disarmament

3 articles
OCCRP US International 2026-08-28

Slovak Police Foil Possible Napalm Attack on Factory Producing Drones for Ukraine

A foiled napalm attack on a Ukrainian drone manufacturer in eastern Slovakia has exposed a hired sabotage plot that security officials say fits a broader pattern of hybrid warfare targeting Kyiv's defense supply chain across Europe.

centre leaning progressive pro-European
Econ GAL–TAN ●●●●○
Inter Press Service IT Global South 2026-08-31

35 Years After Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan’s Nuclear Choice Still Challenges the World

Across the vast steppe of northeastern Kazakhstan, the scars of the Cold War remain visible. At the Semipalatinsk Nuclear Test Site, the Soviet Union conducted 456 nuclear tests between 1949 and 1989, exposing nearby communities to radiation and leaving health and environmental…

centre-left leaning progressive EU-neutral
Econ GAL–TAN ●●●●○

Digital Rights

3 articles
Verfassungsblog DE Europe 2026-08-28

Gläserne Bürger:innen, abhängiger Staat

Palantir & Co. sind nicht nur ein gigantisches Datenschutzproblem. Die Systeme verschieben darüber hinaus Macht gleich doppelt – von den Bürger:innen zum Staat und vom demokratisch kontrollierten Staat zu privaten Firmen, im schlimmsten Fall zu Konzernen außerhalb Europas. Wie…

centre leaning progressive pro-European
Econ GAL–TAN ●●●●○
Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung DE DACH 2026-09-01

Datenschutz: Hamburg will Smart Glasses in Bädern und Bahnen verbieten

Zum Schutz der Privatsphäre will Hamburgs rot-grüne Koalition sogenannte Smart Glasses, aus Teilen des öffentlichen Lebens verbannen. Sie fordern zudem, dass der Bund den Einsatz der Geräte reguliert.

centre-right culturally centrist pro-European
Econ GAL–TAN ●●●●●

Health

3 articles

Economy & Labour

2 articles
Deutschlandfunk DE DACH 2026-09-01

Naher Osten - Einreiseverweigerung für palästinensische Lehrer - Christliche Schulen in Ost-Jerusalem streiken

Zahlreiche christliche Schüler in Jerusalem haben am Dienstag nicht wie geplant das neue Schuljahr begonnen. Grund ist ein Streik wegen fehlender Einreisegenehmigungen für Lehrer und Mitarbeiter. Die Palästinensische Autonomiebehörde forderte internationale Hilfe an.

centre culturally centrist pro-European public service
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Democracy & Rule of Law

2 articles
Inter Press Service IT Global South 2026-08-31

Zambia: An Uneven Contest, an Easy Win

On 24 August, police sealed off access to Zambia’s courts, closed the day before the deadline for petitions to challenge the results of the 13 August presidential election. The judiciary’s top official cited security reasons, but the timing left little doubt that authorities…

centre-left leaning progressive EU-neutral
Econ GAL–TAN ●●●●○

Migration & Refuge

2 articles
Mongabay US Global South 2026-08-31

Environmental crimes don’t stop at borders. Neither can the reporting

High gold prices have fueled illegal mining across the Amazon. As Brazil tightened controls on the trade, criminal groups found another route through Venezuela, where it could be laundered and then exported overseas, according to a Mongabay investigation published last year.…

centre leaning progressive EU-neutral
Econ GAL–TAN ●●●●●

Science & Research

2 articles
Inter Press Service IT Global South 2026-09-01

‘I am one who dies for life, not one who lives for death’ – Kurdish Political Prisoner Pakhshan Azizi

In 2024, Kurdish social worker Pakhshan Azizi was sentenced to death. She remains incarcerated in Evin Prison, Tehran, Iran. This is her story … Please read her letter from prison here. For more on Civicus’s Stand as My Witness Campaign. Additional reporting and research:…

centre-left leaning progressive EU-neutral
Econ GAL–TAN ●●●●○