Yemen's air force says it carried out 20 strikes on Houthi targets in Taiz: the hour's strongest signal
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Global Affairs/Middle East/Signal 45
Yemen's air force says it carried out 20 strikes on Houthi targets in Taiz
Yemen's air force says it carried out 20 strikes on Houthi targets in Taiz Yemen's armed forces spokesperson early on Friday said that air force warplanes carried out 20 precision strikes on Houthi targets over the past three hours in Taiz province.
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Global Affairs/Europe/Signal 44
OpenAI fires workers for mishandling 'sensitive information'
The former employees were investigated for sharing data with an outside AI evaluation group.
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Global Affairs/Middle East/Signal 42
Israel courts Europe’s far right, finding friends but also unease
As Israel faces international criticism over its actions in Gaza, it has begun forming alliances with far-right parties in Europe, raising concerns due to these parties’ ties to antisemitism.
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Global Affairs/Middle East/Signal 40
US sends Patriot missile batteries to Saudi Arabia, Qatar to protect oil, gas facilities
According to the report, the US wanted to reassure the countries that their key energy facilities would be protected in case major combat operations resume within the region.
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Global Affairs/Middle East/Signal 40
Editor’s Notes: Flydubai crisis shows why we need another major news agency
As editor of the Post, I would welcome another substantial international news agency. I would like a wider range of independently gathered accounts for our editors to consider.
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Global Affairs/Middle East/Signal 40
Louisiana brothers charged for raising funds for Hamas through social media scam
The two allegedly raised money for Hamas through disseminating propaganda and soliciting donations for "the poor and orphans in Gaza" via social media.
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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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Design & Architecture/North America/Signal 40
A "Mirror" Made Out of Motorized Penguins
21c Museum Hotels is a hospitality company that combines boutique hotels and restaurants with contemporary art gallery spaces free to the public.
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Design & Architecture/North America/Signal 40
A Utility Trailer that Folds Up for Storage
You might see this as a lame Autobot, but it's the only Transformer I'd have any actual use for: Adapt-X is the name of a utility trailer, that transforms into…a compact box. This allows you to store it in a space much smaller than its in-use footprint.
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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
AI Has Changed What Makes a Great Designer
For most of my nearly three decades teaching design at Parsons School of Design , there was a relatively straightforward answer to the question of what made a young designer valuable: technical proficiency.
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Design & Architecture/North America/Signal 40
Titan Straps: Fast, Tough Tie-Down Straps Invented for a Bikerafting Trip
Here's a fascinating way to travel: Bikerafting. First popularized in Alaska in the 1980s, you ride through the wilderness on your bike, carrying a packraft (an inflatable raft).
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Design & Architecture/North America/Signal 40
LDF 2026: Design collectives
Much has been said and written about design festivals having to bow to economic restraints and corporate rule. This year, independent collectives across London got together to shake up the establishment by just doing it themselves, together.
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Business & Finance/North America/Signal 40
AI is making cyberattacks faster and harder to detect, Interpol warns. Here’s what companies should watch
An Interpol executive warns AI is making existing cyber threats faster and harder to detect, while companies face new risks from the rise of agentic AI.
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Global Affairs/Africa/Signal 40
Sudan: Hunger, Malnutrition and Fuel Shortages Compound Sudan's Humanitarian Crisis
[Dabanga] Khartoum / El Obeid / Port Sudan / Kassala -- Sudan's humanitarian crisis is deepening as malnutrition among children claims lives in Darfur, soaring food prices hit families in North Kordofan and fuel shortages disrupt transport and production in eastern Sudan.
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Business & Finance/Global/Signal 39
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Milk Bar founder Christina Tosi said she saw an opportunity in hiring women leaders — and turned it into a business advantage.
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Business & Finance/Global/Signal 38
Indonesian Finance Minister: 'We are credible'
Indonesia Finance Minister Suahasil Nazara pledged policy continuity and reaffirmed that the country will maintain its 3% GDP budget deficit cap, despite parliamentary debate over raising it.
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Research & Discovery/Global/Signal 38
Falcon Heavy flies its first mission for U.S. spy satellite agency - Spaceflight Now
S. spy satellite agency Spaceflight Now SpaceX's powerful Falcon Heavy rocket launching secret US spy mission tonight: Watch it live Space LISTEN: Sonic booms on Space Coast during SpaceX Falcon Heavy launch WESH Live updates: SpaceX to launch Falcon Heavy from NASA's Kennedy…
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