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Iran Rejects Talks With U.S. Under Pressure and Aimed at Surrender, Senior Iranian Official Says

Iran Rejects Talks With U.S. Under Pressure and Aimed at Surrender, Senior Iranian Official Says

Published by Sam Flores

DUBAI, April ⁠21 (Reuters) – ⁠Iran could ⁠attend talks with the ​United States in Pakistan ‌if Washington abandons ‌its ⁠policy ⁠of pressure and threats, a senior Iranian ​official told Reuters on Tuesday, adding ​that Tehran rejects negotiations aimed ⁠at ⁠surrender. The official ⁠said mediator ​Pakistan was continuing efforts to ​persuade ⁠the United States to lift its naval blockade and ⁠release the Iranian-flagged container ship Touska, which ⁠was boarded and seized by U.S. forces on Sunday, and its crew. He accused Washington of “creating new obstacles every day ⁠instead of resolving the differences” to end the war. (Writing by Parisa ​Hafezi; Editing by ​Chizu Nomiyama) Copyright 2026 Thomson Reuters. Source link

Vance warns Iran not to ‘play’ the US as he departs for negotiations aimed at ending their war

Vance warns Iran not to ‘play’ the US as he departs for negotiations aimed at ending their war

Published by Sam Flores

HIGH STAKES FOR PEACE – AND FOR POLITICS It’s the highest-stakes moment thus far for Vance, who spent much of last year as more of a background player in the Trump White House, especially as others like Elon Musk and Rubio took turns as ever-present advisers for the president. But Vance’s portfolio is fattening fast, first with a mission to root out fraud in government programs at home and now to help solve a US war in the Middle East, where complicated doesn’t even begin to describe things. Vance, who served in the Iraq War while in the Marines and spent two years as a US senator for Ohio and a little more than one as vice president, has little diplomatic experience. On Wednesday, he dismissed speculation that the Iranians requested that he join the talks, telling reporters: “I don’t know that. I would be surprised if that was true. But, you know, I wanted to be involved because I thought I could make a difference.” Jonathan Schanzer, a former Treasury Department official who is …

Dusking is a trend aimed at helping people switch off at the end of the day. How does it work?

Dusking is a trend aimed at helping people switch off at the end of the day. How does it work?

Published by skeptic

At the end of the day, as the sky begins to darken, many people instinctively retreat indoors, turn on the lights and miss the arrival of dusk. A small but growing movement suggests people can benefit from doing the opposite: stepping outside and observing the slow transition from day to night. This practice, often described as “dusking”, involves watching the light start to disappear, noticing the changing colours of the sky, the emergence of evening sounds, and the quiet rhythms that mark the close of the day. Jenny Hall, Author provided (no reuse) This practice is rooted in historical traditions found in places as diverse as the Netherlands and parts of Africa. The idea has recently been revived by artist Lucy Wright and by Dutch poet Marjolijn van Heemstra among others. Wright performs a style of Morris dance that encourages participants “to dance the old sun down”, drawing attention to the moment when daylight fades. Van Heemstra describes dusking as taking time to simply watch the sunset and the gradual fading of light as a …

Georgia Republicans Push More Bills Aimed at Fulton County DA Fani Willis

Georgia Republicans Push More Bills Aimed at Fulton County DA Fani Willis

Published by Sam Flores

ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia Republicans are pushing for more restrictions on local prosecutors, saying their investigation into Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis proves the moves are needed. Willis in August 2023 obtained an indictment against Trump and 18 others, accusing them of participating in a wide-ranging scheme to illegally try to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election. That case was dismissed in November after courts barred Willis and her office from pursuing it because of an “appearance of impropriety” stemming from a romantic relationship she had with a prosecutor she had hired to lead the case. Several of the state senators who backed a measure that passed the chamber on Friday are running for statewide office, with primaries set for May 19. The fate of legislation concerning local prosecutors is unclear in the House, which is less rawly partisan than the Senate, although still under GOP control. The measure that passed the Senate adds more reasons that local prosecutors can be disciplined or removed by a commission created in 2024 to provide …

Greece’s crackdown on mosques is aimed at flushing out migrants, Muslim advocates say

Greece’s crackdown on mosques is aimed at flushing out migrants, Muslim advocates say

Published by Sam Flores

ISTANBUL (RNS) — In early February, a few weeks before the beginning of Ramadan, Greece’s minister of migration and asylum, Thanos Plevris, announced a nationwide sweep to close down “illegal places of worship,” specifically mentioning more than 60 unregistered mosques that are operating in Athens. But as Islam’s holy month of fasting began on Feb. 18, Greece’s Islamic community has maintained a defiant tone.  “If Plevris wants to make his Islamophobic plans, that creates sadness and distress to the Muslims, but they will not skip prayers because of an ultra right government,” Naim Elghandour, the president of the Muslim Association of Greece, told Religion News Service. ARCHIVE: Eid prayers held in a historic former mosque in northern Greece for the first time in 100 years The crackdown on mosques, which, like houses of worship in many countries in Europe and the Middle East, must be registered with the Greek government, came as the Greek Parliament was in the process of passing a strict new immigration bill that human rights advocates say criminalizes organizations coming to …

Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’ initially aimed at rebuilding Gaza, could have ‘global role’

Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’ initially aimed at rebuilding Gaza, could have ‘global role’

Published by Sam Flores

US President Donald Trump has unveiled his “Board of Peace,” a $1 billion initiative aimed at resolving international conflicts through permanent membership. Meanwhile, medical sources at Al-Shifa Hospital report that at least four people have been killed by Israeli fire in Gaza, and an infant has died from exposure to the cold. France24 correspondent Noga Tarnopolsky reports the latest from Jerusalem. Keywords for this article Source link

Bruce Springsteen honors Renee Good and blasts ICE in renewed fury aimed at Trump

Bruce Springsteen honors Renee Good and blasts ICE in renewed fury aimed at Trump

Published by Daniella Wilson

Get the inside track from Roisin O’Connor with our free weekly music newsletter Now Hear This Get our free music newsletter Now Hear This Get our free music newsletter Now Hear This Bruce Springsteen has again taken aim at President Donald Trump and ICE in the wake of the killing of Renee Good, delivering a pointed message to a crowd gathered for a benefit concert. Springsteen took the stage January 17 in a surprise appearance at the Light of Day Winterfest in his home state of New Jersey. The annual event raises funds for Parkinson’s disease and other neurodegenerative disorders. A longtime critic of Trump — with whom Springsteen publicly sparred last year — the 76-year-old rocker slammed the administration while introducing his 1978 song, “The Promised Land.” “I wrote this song as an ode to American possibility,” Springsteen said. “Right now we are living through incredibly critical times. The United States, the ideals and the value for which it stood for the past 250 years, is being tested like it has never been in …