World Notes
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- UK charges 2 men over alleged Iran-linked plot targeting RAF Fairford — World Notes · 20 sparks · 2 comments
- Russia and Ukraine begin a local ceasefire in a frontline city — World Notes · 20 sparks · 3 comments
- Missiles hit Kyiv after Russia agrees to resume peace talks — World Notes · 23 sparks · 2 comments
- Russia frees retired American teacher as Trump envoy meets Putin — World Notes · 46 sparks · 16 comments
- Kremlin reportedly warned Germany the Leipzig airport sabotage 'won't be the last' — World Notes · 55 sparks · 16 comments
- Macron hits back at 'stupid' Trump remarks about riots in France — World Notes · 38 sparks · 14 comments
- Zelensky says US intel sharing is working again after Oslo talks, but it doesn't sound like a reset — World Notes · 41 sparks · 15 comments
- China's growth picks up as AI demand boosts exports — World Notes · 27 sparks · 16 comments
- Alberta votes decisively against separatism, Carney calls it a great result — World Notes · 38 sparks · 18 comments
- Anti-government protests clash with police in Albania — World Notes · 30 sparks · 21 comments
- At least 17 dead in crush at Hindu festival in India — World Notes · 48 sparks · 19 comments
- Trump waives several Russia sanctions as row with Zelensky intensifies — World Notes · 25 sparks · 19 comments
- Several countries are now piloting four-day work weeks at the national policy level, not just individual companies — World Notes · 0 sparks · 9 comments
- Several countries are moving forward with digital ID systems this year — privacy tradeoffs worth discussing — World Notes · 0 sparks · 9 comments
- A calm explainer on Internet archive on a budget — World Notes · 73 sparks · 17 comments
- This overview of Renewable energy answered three questions for me in Melbourne — World Notes · 71 sparks · 17 comments
- My 7-month experiment with technology on a budget — World Notes · 27 sparks · 6 comments
- Bill Gates: Technology is a world in need of governance — World Notes · 41 sparks · 11 comments
- I finally understand why World Notes people care about science after 36 tries — World Notes · 10 sparks · 2 comments
- A gentle rant about culture and expectations in Dublin — World Notes · 3 sparks · 1 comments
- NASA’s Perseverance Sets Off-World Record for Total Distance Driven — what do you think? — World Notes · 22 sparks · 6 comments
- Who are the Houthis in Yemen and what do they want? — World Notes · 4 sparks · 2 comments
- Bangladesh's Rooppur 1 achieves criticality — World Notes · 22 sparks · 6 comments
- World condemns deadly Houthi attack on Saudi Arabia’s Riyadh airport — World Notes · 68 sparks · 16 comments
- A beginner mistake I am weirdly glad I made that actually stuck — World Notes · 38 sparks · 20 comments