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Iran hails ‘encouraging signals’ from US ahead of nuclear talks in Geneva
⁠Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has said that nuclear talks with the United States have produced “encouraging signals”, but warned that Tehran is prepared for any scenario ahead of another round of negotiations set for Thursday.
By Wings of Time 15 days ago in History
Iranians prefer 'precise' Israeli strike over US attack as protests resume at universities
Iranians, while "waiting every minute and second" for a US strike against the Islamic Regime, would prefer an Israeli strike due to the precise nature of the Air Force's strikes in June, while there is a perception that US strikes would "bring terrible destruction, like in Iraq and Afghanistan," a local, identified as Ali told KAN Reshet Bet on Sunday.
By Wings of Time 15 days ago in History
Why Attacking Iran Could Be Riskier Than Capturing Maduro
When President Trump said in January that a U.S. “armada” was heading to Iran, he compared it with the kind of force used in the military’s recent lightning operation in Venezuela, saying it was “able to rapidly fulfill its mission, with speed and violence.”
By Wings of Time 15 days ago in History
Iran Could Direct Proxies to Attack U.S. Targets Abroad, Officials Warn
A new billboard in Tehran this month. The uncertainty surrounding possible threats from Iran’s proxy groups further complicates the Trump administration’s war planning. Credit...Arash Khamooshi for The New York Times
By Wings of Time 15 days ago in History
The Annotated Elephant Man
The discovery as a child of the haunting, tragic life story of Jospeh Carey "John" Merrick was one of the most defining creative and spiritual apsects of my personal development. Throwing a tantrum as a child, not wanting my parents to watch the stage play starring Philip Anglim as "John Merrick, " and Kevin Conway, and later seeing that same play rebroadcast in images that haunt me, dream-like, to this day; images that seemed to have welled up from some past existence. Images of an eerie, quiet, void-like place wherein a Victorian presumed "Doctor" is unaccountably taken by the prone figure of someone we never see. Someone that a mob or crowd has captured, lifting them above their shoulders, holding them up to the light of God, outside a growing circle of musty darkened despair.
By Tom Baker15 days ago in History
Jacqueline Jackson is an example of a wife who honored her wedding vows.
Jacqueline Jackson is now the widow of Jesse Jackson, who was a preacher, and a controversial civil rights leader, and a politician. This picture speaks a thousand words to many other widows and me. The Jacksons were married for 63 years, and through all of their challenges, they remained together. This is not easy when one is in the public eye.
By Cheryl E Preston16 days ago in History
The Tragedy of Joan of Arc
In December last year, I wrote an article about Olga of Kiev, and I wanted to do something similar. That said, I wasn't sure where to start until I thought of Joan of Arc.
By Greg Seebregts17 days ago in History
Disturbing History: The Unsettling Case Of The 5 Year Old Mother From Peru
Born in September 1933 in the poverty-stricken district of Ticrapo, Peru, Lina Medina was one of nine children of Tiburelo and Victoria.
By Matesanz18 days ago in History
The Bizarre Disappearance Of Lars Mittank
On 30th June 2014, 28 year old German tourist Lars Mittank, travelled with a small group of friends to Golden Sands, a luxury resort on Bulgaria’s Black Sea coast.
By Matesanz18 days ago in History
The Day Churchill Came to Town
The Sinews of Peace March 5, 1946, dawned unseasonably mild, and a small Midwestern college town was about to play a big role in history. The events of that day included a stirring speech by Winston Churchill in Fulton, Missouri, the echoes of which seem to reverberate there still. Through a remarkable set of circumstances, the former Prime Minister of Britain had accepted the invitation of the college president, Franc L. McCluer, via the President of the United States, Harry Truman.
By KT Dunn19 days ago in History
George Washington is the only president officially designated to be honored on Presidents' Day
Presidents' Day is not an official name Presidents' Day is the third Monday in February, but officially, the date has been set aside to honor only one US president. Although today all American presidents are saluted on this date, the federal observance has not been changed. George Washington, whose birthdate is the 22nd, is the only leader of the free world who is recognized by the US Government.
By Cheryl E Preston20 days ago in History
Chinese New Year 2026: Year of the Fire Horse — Date, Traditions & More
Chinese New Year 2026: The Ultimate Guide to the Year of the Fire Horse When is Chinese New Year 2026? Tuesday, 17 February 2026 — and this one hits different.
By Zayn Naseer20 days ago in History