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Global AffairsMiddle EastSignal 53
Syrian court sentences Bashar al-Assad to death in absentia
Syrian court sentences Bashar al-Assad to death in absentia
Syrian court sentences Bashar al-Assad to death in absentia: the hour's strongest signal
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Global AffairsMiddle EastSignal 53
Total solar eclipse 2026: Where, when and how to watch on Wednesday?
Millions will see the sun disappear as the eclipse sweeps from the Arctic to Europe, bringing two minutes of totality.
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Global AffairsEuropeSignal 50
France bans unsolicited telemarketing calls
Cold calling is coming to an end in France, with one consumer group calling the ban a "small revolution".
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InvestigativeGlobalSignal 49
Exclusive | U.S. Fires on Ship Breaking Its Blockade of Iran - WSJ
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Global AffairsMiddle EastSignal 48
Syria says IAEA will announce 'significant progress' on nuclear file
A Syrian official told Reuters that Syria was consulting with the IAEA to fulfill its own obligations and that "there is no Israeli role in this process."
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Global AffairsMiddle EastSignal 44
Lebanon becomes first Arab country to abolish death penalty
Hezbollah’s parliamentary bloc walked out of Tuesday’s session in protest of the measure.
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Global AffairsEuropeSignal 42
Luigi Mangione back in court as key questions remain over case ahead of murder trial
Mangione's lawyers have yet to signal their defence, while prosecutors are in a battle over evidence.
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Global AffairsMiddle EastSignal 40
Chinese citizen pleads guilty to attempting to smuggle US military equipment to PRC
Dingwei Chen, a 29-year-old Chinese citizen, tried to purchase US-manufactured military communications hardware on the black market with the intention of smuggling the technology to China.
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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
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
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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Science & ClimateGlobalSignal 40
Mathematical model shows how birds create a synchronized dawn chorus
Every morning, groups of birds start singing and chirping around the same time, typically when the sun starts rising. While zoologists have been studying this collective bird behavior, called the dawn chorus, for decades, the factors driving it remain poorly understood.
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LongformNorth AmericaSignal 40
I Knew About My Husband’s Guilty Pleasure in Bed While We Were Dating. But This Isn’t What I Agreed To.
Slate reports on this developing story.
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Global TechAsiaSignal 40
Why your Amazon order confirmation emails have become so unhelpful - The Verge
Why your Amazon order confirmation emails have become so unhelpful The Verge