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Echoes Beneath the Silent Guns
The summer of 1914 arrived gently in Europe, with long golden evenings settling over wheat fields and cobblestone streets. In a small village near the border of the German Empire, sixteen-year-old Lukas Adler believed the world was wide and permanent. His father was a blacksmith; his mother kept a garden that seemed to bloom regardless of politics. News from faraway capitals felt distant—until the day everything changed.
By Maavia tahir2 days ago in History
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 3 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 3 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 3 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 3 days ago in History
The Christmas Day Massacre
Imagine it’s Christmas Eve, 1926. New York City is glowing under a light dusting of snow, the air is thick with the sound of upbeat jazz, and behind a few nondescript basement doors, the party of the century is in full swing. This was the height of Prohibition, a time when being a "dry" nation only seemed to make everyone thirstier. But while the flapper girls were dancing and the champagne was flowing, something dark was creeping into the glasses of unsuspecting revelers.
By KWAO LEARNER WINFRED5 days ago in History
The Most Genius "Legal Robbery" In History
Ireland’s small village of Bellewstown still remembers a man who pulled off a $600,000 robbery in broad daylight. The shocking part? He had no gun and wore no mask. After the operation, he walked around freely, and the police couldn’t touch him—because everything he did was technically legal.
By Imran Ali Shah5 days ago in History
