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The Last Door: US-Iran Talks in Switzerland Could Decide War or Peace

The Last Door: US-Iran Talks in Switzerland Could Decide War or Peace

US and Iranian negotiators meet in Switzerland for make-or-break talks. If they fail, expect war. Here's what's really at stake.

James WhitfieldJun 21
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Swiss Talks: Iran, US Eye Lebanon in High-Stakes Burgenstock Meet

Swiss Talks: Iran, US Eye Lebanon in High-Stakes Burgenstock Meet

On day 114 of the Iran war, US and Iranian delegations meet in Switzerland with Qatar and Pakistan mediating. Lebanon's fate hangs in the balance.

James WhitfieldJun 21
Vance lands in Geneva as US and Iran inch toward ending their secret war

Vance lands in Geneva as US and Iran inch toward ending their secret war

JD Vance lands in Switzerland to negotiate an end to the US-Iran shadow war — a conflict nobody admits exists but everyone is dying in.

James WhitfieldJun 21
Al Jazeera Cameraman Ahmed Wishah Killed in Targeted Israeli Strike, Network Says

Al Jazeera Cameraman Ahmed Wishah Killed in Targeted Israeli Strike, Network Says

Al Jazeera cameraman Ahmed Wishah was killed Sunday in what the network called a targeted Israeli airstrike in Gaza, the fifth Al Jazeera journalist killed since the war began.

James WhitfieldJun 21
Inside Joburg’s Immigration Raids: Crackdown Kills the Small Shops That Keep the City Alive

Inside Joburg’s Immigration Raids: Crackdown Kills the Small Shops That Keep the City Alive

South Africa's immigration crackdown is supposed to save jobs. Instead, it's killing the inner-city small businesses that keep millions alive.

James WhitfieldJun 21
Your brain wasn't built for the 24/7 news firehose — and it's breaking

Your brain wasn't built for the 24/7 news firehose — and it's breaking

A new study confirms what you already feel: doomscrolling is a neurological trap. Your brain evolved for a world where bad news came in small doses — not a 24/7 firehose of cortisol and outrage.

James WhitfieldJun 21
I saw Israel's occupation up close: Destroyed villages and a simmering rage

I saw Israel's occupation up close: Destroyed villages and a simmering rage

I travelled into Israeli-occupied southern Lebanon with a humanitarian convoy. What I saw — destroyed villages, displaced families, and a simmering rage — will haunt me.

James WhitfieldJun 21
Colombia's Next President Picks a Side in a War That's Tearing the Country Apart

Colombia's Next President Picks a Side in a War That's Tearing the Country Apart

Colombia's presidential runoff offers a brutal choice: negotiate with armed gangs or bomb them. One candidate is backed by Trump. The other wants peace talks. The outcome will decide the country's future.

Clara VandenbergJun 21
A Machete, a Mosque, and a Country's Reckoning: Scotland's Hate Crime Horror

A Machete, a Mosque, and a Country's Reckoning: Scotland's Hate Crime Horror

A machete attack near a Glasgow mosque leaves three stabbed, one critical. Yet again, a community asks: When will the words stop becoming weapons?

James WhitfieldJun 21
White House Buries Voting Machine Flaws Report as Midterms Loom

White House Buries Voting Machine Flaws Report as Midterms Loom

A classified report on voting machine vulnerabilities is shelved until after the midterms. Critics call it a cover-up; the White House calls it prudence. Either way, democracy loses.

Clara VandenbergJun 21
Iran steps into Switzerland's neutral ring — can peace talks deliver?

Iran steps into Switzerland's neutral ring — can peace talks deliver?

Iran's delegation lands in Geneva for rare direct talks with the US. Sanctions, nuclear fears, and decades of distrust hang in the balance.

James WhitfieldJun 21
Iran Closes Strait of Hormuz as Vance Heads to Switzerland — Is War Already Here?

Iran Closes Strait of Hormuz as Vance Heads to Switzerland — Is War Already Here?

Iran just closed the Strait of Hormuz. JD Vance is flying to Switzerland. 16 are dead in Lebanon. This isn't a drill — it's the opening salvo of a global crisis.

Clara VandenbergJun 21