‘The fault lines in our world are widening’, António Guterres warns as world leaders gather for UN General Assembly – live updates: the hour's strongest signal
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Global Affairs/Europe/Signal 57
‘The fault lines in our world are widening’, António Guterres warns as world leaders gather for UN General Assembly – live updates
The UN secretary-general said the world must work together to solve problems in final major assembly address as secretary general Tehran appears to have relaxed its preconditions for reopening the strait of Hormuz, saying it is prepared to do so within seven days so long as the…
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Global Affairs/Middle East/Signal 53
Tunisia says 2026 summer hottest on record
Tunisia experienced its hottest summer on record in 2026, with temperatures significantly surpassing previous records since 1950.
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Investigative/Global/Signal 52
Iran, US hint at revival of talks as Trump, Pezeshkian due to attend UN - Reuters
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Investigative/Global/Signal 51
Lukashenko says Belarus doesn’t have enough potash for Trump - politico.eu
Lukashenko says Belarus doesn’t have enough potash for Trump politico.eu Belarus says no potash left after Trump claims massive deal for fertilizer The Hill Trump seeks ‘massive’ Belarus fertiliser deal amid Canada trade war The Guardian From Russian oil to Belarusian potash,…
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Global Affairs/Europe/Signal 50
Former Radio 1 DJ Tim Westwood charged with two more offences
Westwood, 68, charged with indecently assaulting teenage girl in 1991 and sexually assaulting 18-year-old woman in 2004 The former DJ Tim Westwood has been charged with two additional offences dating back to 1991 and 2004.
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Global Affairs/Europe/Signal 47
What is the White House pool and why is it in a row with Trump?
The White House press pool is at the centre of a major row between President Donald Trump and TV networks. What is it?
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Business & Finance/North America/Signal 45
Caraway’s $495 coffee maker is designed to keep plastic out of your morning cup of joe
Caraway spent years designing pretty pans without the toxic coatings . Next, it’s coming for the coffee maker. The brand’s first appliance, which launches today for $495 online and at Crate & Barrel stores, took five years and 10 pending patents.
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Science & Climate/Global/Signal 42
Children's sport is great at keeping them busy—but are they learning?
When families look into getting their children involved in sports and physical activities, there is often a lot to consider. For some, this means choosing between clubs and activities. For others, cost, transportation or availability can make organized sports harder to access.
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Global Affairs/Middle East/Signal 40
Russia spreads AI fakes claiming Jews are being paid to settle in Ukraine
A record number of Jewish pilgrims traveled to the Ukrainian city of Uman for Rosh Hashanah this year, according to local statistics.
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Global Affairs/Middle East/Signal 40
Negev teen charged over 45 TikTok reposts praising Hamas, October 7 massacre
The prosecution has asked the Beersheba Magistrate’s Court to keep Deif Allah Abu Rjeila in custody until the end of his trial, arguing that the number and content of the posts show that his release
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Global Affairs/Middle East/Signal 40
How Arab-Israeli air defense coordination is developing into a regional security shield
Iranian and Houthi attacks led to close cooperation between the US, Israel, and regional partners against the ballistic missile and drone threat. This laid the foundations for what came next.
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Design & Architecture/North America/Signal 40
Strutt's Awesome Powered Wheelchair is Not a Wheelchair (For Legal Reasons)
Let's say you've assembled a team and designed an awesome powered wheelchair. One that works better than incumbent designs and is easy on the eyes. How do you bring it to market?
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Design & Architecture/North America/Signal 40
Why Did the Aerodynamic Look Go Away, and Will It Come Back?
For automakers on the cusp of the 1990s, interest in aerodynamic efficiency was high. 32. This aerodynamic sculpting also yielded, to my eye, good-looking and well-proportioned cars.
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Design & Architecture/North America/Signal 40
Examples of Well-Worn Objects
Patina is often romanticized, as it (arguably) improves the look of leather and some metals. But sometimes objects just get worn out. Which they should, right?
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Design & Architecture/North America/Signal 40
Industrial Designer Erina Caldeira's Steel Twist on Woven Baskets
This KŌSA container references the directionality of traditional basket weaving, but here the perpendicular elements do not actually touch. Instead the structure comes from the material: Two pieces of thin sheet steel, seamlessly joined.
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Design & Architecture/North America/Signal 40
Furniture Designer Chiara Verde's Cork Lounge Chair
dIn the early- and mid-20th century, we saw the advent of chairs slung with leather. These were radical because they did away with supporting surfaces and upholstery, instead relying on leather suspended from a structural frame of metal tubing or wood.
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Design & Architecture/North America/Signal 40
From Hexagon to Hive: Designing Play Through the Geometry of Bees
How can a natural form become a design principle capable of shaping not only the aesthetics of a game, but also its narrative and modes of interaction? When designing a children's game, the challenge is not simply to create a set of rules.
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Design & Architecture/North America/Signal 40
Pedestal's Power Strip Accessories
Over the course of the past few decades, we've come to interact with power strips more and more. Despite that the object itself hasn't evolved much, because it doesn't need to, right? Danish tech accessory brand Pedestal begs to differ, with their collection of Power products .
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