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Global AffairsMiddle EastSignal 45
Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan to sign joint defence deal
The pact follows nearly a year of negotiations and as the Iran war exposes Gulf states' security vulnerabilities.
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Global AffairsMiddle EastSignal 44
Houthi attacks kill 58 Saudi-backed Yemeni govt forces
A military official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said Thursday's attacks on troop camps were the worst in Yemen since 2022.
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InvestigativeGlobalSignal 41
Anti-Muslim US Congressman Andy Ogles loses Republican primary - aljazeera.com
com How solar donors helped take down a Trump-backed Republican Politico Live results: Rep. Andy Ogles falls to GOP challenger in Tennessee primary The Washington Post Rep.
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Global AffairsMiddle EastSignal 40
Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Pakistan to sign major defense pact amid Iran tensions
The planned pact would deepen cooperation between Riyadh, Ankara and Islamabad as the three countries seek greater strategic influence in the region.
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Global AffairsMiddle EastSignal 40
Nukhba terrorist who participated in Oct. 7 arrested while driving humanitarian aid truck
According to the reports, security forces stated that the terrorist had been collecting aid from the private sector, meaning that a private vendor had purchased it.
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Global AffairsMiddle EastSignal 40
Israeli strikes in Syria are threat to stability, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan claims
Fidan also condemned Israel's attacks in Gaza, saying that they "have once again shown that Netanyahu does not want peace," and in the West Bank, calling them "acts of terror."
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Global AffairsMiddle EastSignal 40
A wedding, a war and the generation carrying Israel forward
The young Israelis who rushed to serve after October 7 are now marrying, studying and starting careers, carrying the burdens of war while building the country they fought to defend.
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Design & ArchitectureNorth AmericaSignal 40
Sonic's Focus on the UX of Pencil Cases
Here Japanese stationery manufacturer Sonic rethinks the humble pencil case, which is typically a form-follows-function rectangle.
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Design & ArchitectureNorth AmericaSignal 40
Chinese Autonomous Buses are Spreading Around the World
S. was the dominant industrial power. We enjoyed conveniences and luxuries not readily available in other parts of the world, from air conditioning to appliances to cutting-edge vehicles.
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Design & ArchitectureNorth AmericaSignal 40
Combining Computational Design with Wicker
Wicker story is the name of an initiative by architect Priyanka Narula and her firm, Hyderabad-based Prelab Design Studio. "The project was a response to a prolonged quest to define the future of design in the Indian context," Narula writes.
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Design & ArchitectureNorth AmericaSignal 40
Unitree's Impressive Off-Road Dog-Bot/Pack Mule
It might seem silly to develop a dog robot that can breakdance, as Chinese robotics brand Unitree has done. However, they've put all that agility to practical use.
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Design & ArchitectureNorth AmericaSignal 40
U.S. Government Bans Foreign-Made Robots
Recently we've covered a number of robots, ranging from creepy to nifty: UBTECH's U1 companion robots. Unitree's crazy off-road AS2-W . Hyundai's parking robots .
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Design & ArchitectureNorth AmericaSignal 40
Meet Fusion Forward Competition Juror Michelle Lee, Partner at IDEO San Francisco
As a Partner and Executive Managing Director at IDEO San Francisco , Michelle Lee leads multidisciplinary teams of researchers, designers, and engineers across sectors ranging from healthcare and workplace culture to responsible digital design and the circular economy.
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Design & ArchitectureNorth AmericaSignal 40
Roof Racks That Automatically Lift and Lower the Load For You
These powered arms eliminate the single biggest hassle of a roof rack: The loading and unloading. They're made by multiple Chinese manufacturers you've never heard of, like Sionto and Kayjay.
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Business & FinanceNorth AmericaSignal 40
Schumer sees Senate map expanding deeper into red territory
The Democratic leader’s chosen candidates lost in two primaries. But he told Semafor he’s only adding to his midterm target list.
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Business & FinanceNorth AmericaSignal 39
Senate finalizes deal on Russia sanctions
The Senate is back in session after senators made progress on a voting deal to go on August recess — but didn’t fully clinch it.
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Global AffairsEuropeSignal 39
Buried for not being Brueghel: overlooked masterpiece by still-life pioneer discovered in storage area
The curator of Norway’s national museum in Oslo stumbled upon is bringing the work by the Flemish baroque artist Clara Peeters out of obscurity in a major exhibition of female artists Anonymous was often a woman: so said Virginia Woolf.
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Culture & ArtsEuropeSignal 39
Amanda Knox defends Fringe comedy show after claims it will 'trivialise violence'
Knox, who was convicted and later acquitted of the murder of a British student, said she does not downplay the seriousness of Meredith Kercher's death.