Iran receives US feedback on seven-day trust-building plan, main issue is sequencing: the hour's strongest signal
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Iran receives US feedback on seven-day trust-building plan, main issue is sequencing
The Qatari mediators conveyed the feedback they had received from Washington on Monday, meeting Araghchi and his team on their way back from the United States, the official said.
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Global Affairs/Middle East/Signal 43
US-led coalition ends mission in Iraq
A US-led coalition, in place since 2014 to combat jihadists in Iraq, has concluded its mission. This development raises concerns among some about the empowerment of pro-Iran armed factions.
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Global Affairs/Middle East/Signal 40
Sohlberg sets Central Elections Committee hearing on Likud petition against Fly&Vote initiative
Sohlberg ordered AID Coalition to explain differences between its response to the petition and information published on the Fly&Vote website.
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Global Affairs/Middle East/Signal 40
'The plane suddenly plunged': Israeli passengers recount chaos aboard flydubai flight
"From what I understand, the pilot tried to kill himself together with us," one passenger said.
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Global Affairs/Middle East/Signal 40
Hamas, PIJ and Mohammed Dahlan form electoral coalition despite Hamas pledge to cede Gaza rule
PIJ Deputy Secretary General Mohammed al-Hindi claimed the terrorist organization would support “a unified national list” made up of independent figures rather than members of the groups.
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Global Affairs/Middle East/Signal 40
What happens if pilots fight mid-flight? UAE law explained after violence on flydubai plane
UAE aviation regulations prohibit assaults, threats, or intimidation against crew members when such conduct interferes with or impairs their ability to perform their duties.
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Design & Architecture/North America/Signal 40
Cost-Cutting Disguised as Minimalism: Volvo's EX30 Dashboard Goes Too Far
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Design & Architecture/North America/Signal 40
The Easy Roller: An Alternative Take on the Pizza Cutter
While the traditional form of a pizza cutter is this… …Japanese manufacturer Fireside has a different take, offering a much more compact form factor: It's no surprise this Easy Roller came from Japan, where storage space is limited.
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Design & Architecture/North America/Signal 40
Mafell's Beefy Portable Drilling Station for Timber Framers
Traditional timber framing is still very much a thing in Europe. Timber framers often need to drill accurate holes for the pegs that will fasten two timbers, and these holes occasionally need to be drilled at angles.
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Design & Architecture/North America/Signal 40
Raak Design Casts Light on a Medical Tool
ENT doctors use nasal speculums to look inside a patient's nose. Typically the tool is held in one hand and a flashlight in the other. Belgian industrial design firm Raak Design streamlined this approach with their new speculum design for client VisionTech.
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Design & Architecture/North America/Signal 40
An Architectural-Scale Kintsugi Project
In the 1960s, college students stumbled across an abandoned ruin in the wilds of Warsaw, Virginia, outside of Richmond. The crumbling stone structure had been abandoned following a hurricane in the 1930s, and weather had taken its toll.
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Design & Architecture/North America/Signal 40
Saudi Arabia is Making…EVs?!?
For a while now, Saudi Arabia has been seeking to pivot away from fossil fuels as their main source of revenue. Even so, I did not see this coming. Ceer is a new Saudi Arabian auto manufacturer, the country's first.
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Design & Architecture/North America/Signal 40
London Design Fair 2026: The Victoria & Albert Museum
The best place to start at LDF , and arguably the heart of the festival, is the Victoria Albert Museum in South Kensington.
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Longform/North America/Signal 40
My Girlfriend’s New Clothes Are Making Her Look Unpolished and Unprofessional
I don't want to make her feel bad, but it's obvious.
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Longform/North America/Signal 40
My Sister-in-Law Demanded We Give Up Our Expensive Room on Vacation. Her Reasoning Doesn’t Hold Up.
Now everyone is upset.
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My Brother-in-Law Has Been Taking Advantage of Us for Months. But What I Found on My Credit Card Statement Is the Last Straw.
I have to put my foot down.
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Business & Finance/Global/Signal 40
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LinkedIn CEO Daniel Shapero said that AI safety roles are on the rise.
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Global Affairs/Europe/Signal 40
Ethiopia's last Jews dream of visa for Israel
Ethiopia has one of the oldest Jewish communities in the world, rumoured to be the descendants of the Queen of Sheba and King Solomon in 950 BC.
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