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Global AffairsMiddle EastSignal 44
Saudi Arabia seeks coalition to protect Red Sea shipping
The composition of the coalition has not yet been finalised and is being discussed with dozens of countries, according to the report.
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Global AffairsMiddle EastSignal 41
Civilians killed in new 'heavy wave' of US strikes on Iran
American forces "successfully completed a heavy wave of strikes against Iran", and struck dozens of Islamic Revolutionary Guard targets.
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Global AffairsMiddle EastSignal 40
No Jew’s freedom should come with a price tag
Many advocates have argued that, in several high-profile federal cases, Jewish defendants received disproportionately harsh sentences compared with similarly situated non-Jewish defendants.
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Global AffairsMiddle EastSignal 40
What is behind Israel’s escalating rhetoric against Turkey and Syria?
After the founding of Israel, Turkey became the first Muslim-majority country to recognize Israel. Israel and Turkey had good relations until the rise of the AKP party in the early 2000s.
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Global AffairsMiddle EastSignal 40
IDF drafts new principles document outlining values as discipline declines, elections near
The document is also expected to address the IDF’s nonpartisan nature ahead of approaching elections by clearly setting out its policies, according to the report.
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Global AffairsMiddle EastSignal 40
Greek firefighters battle deadly wildfires on Crete for a second day as fires spread across Europe
On Wednesday, three Greek firefighters died battling blazes during high winds on Crete and on the mainland, and two more were lightly injured.
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Global AffairsMiddle EastSignal 40
Record heatwave expected to hit Israel this weekend with potential 47°C in Sea of Galilee region
Extreme heat is forecast for the southern Golan Heights, the northern valleys, the Lower Galilee, the Kinneret Valley, the Dead Sea coast, the Jordan Valley, the Arava, the Judean Desert, and Negev.
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Design & ArchitectureNorth AmericaSignal 40
Light is Bringing Back the Flip Phone
In a sign that consumer technology has gone too far, for the first time in modern history we're seeing a younger generation pushing back. In the early 20th century, all teenagers dreamt of owning a radio; in the latter half, a (landline) telephone, a TV, a Walkman, a cell phone.
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Design & ArchitectureNorth AmericaSignal 40
DreamDomes' Elegant, Weather-Resistant Dome-Shaped Event Tents
This elegant Crossover L event tent is by DreamDomes , a UK-based event-structure company. Unlike a pole tent, it requires no central support, and provides uninterrupted floor space. Additionally, the dome shape does a better job handling wind.
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Design & ArchitectureNorth AmericaSignal 40
Michael Hilgers' Multifunctional Side Table
This simple design for a multifunctional table is by Berlin-based designer Michael Hilgers. It's two pieces of powder-coated steel and serves as a side table; or, flipped over, it becomes a magazine rack.
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Design & ArchitectureNorth AmericaSignal 40
Leatherman's Experimental Ratcheting Bit Driver
Leatherman's Garage line is where the company test-markets experimental tools, producing them in small batches. Their latest is the Garage Batch #009 , a ratcheting bit driver that doesn't resemble anything else in their line-up.
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Design & ArchitectureNorth AmericaSignal 40
Luxury Furniture, or ID Student Project?
In furniture design, there's sometimes an aesthetic and conceptual overlap between high-end minimalist luxury designs and an ID student project. This Fagiolo lounge chair is one of those.
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Design & ArchitectureNorth AmericaSignal 40
The Dutch Community Where People Live on Strips of Land in a Lake
In much of the world, owning a lakeside home is desirable. But in the Dutch town of Loosdrecht, residents live within the lake itself, with houses on their own impossibly skinny islands: The unique geography is of course manmade, the result of peat mining.
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Design & ArchitectureNorth AmericaSignal 40
A Gate with an Elegant Integrated Latch
Australian fabricator Jim Semple was hired to design and build a patio railing and gate.
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Science & ClimateEuropeSignal 40
Why the most central law in cosmology may need to be broken
The cosmological principle is the foundation of modern cosmology – but its usefulness doesn’t necessarily make it true, says columnist Leah Crane
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Business & FinanceNorth AmericaSignal 39
Jeep maker Stellantis swings to profit on rising demand in North America; shares fall 5%
Auto giant Stellantis on Thursday swung to profit in the second quarter, boosted by rising demand in North America.
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Business & FinanceNorth AmericaSignal 39
Shell posts best quarterly profit in four years as Iran war boosts oil and gas prices
The bumper result comes as energy majors receive a profit boost from soaring fossil fuel prices amid the Iran war.
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Business & FinanceEuropeSignal 39
Chinese stocks on track for worst month in decade
Investors pull out of ‘picks and shovels’ suppliers to AI boom