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Iran’s long-standing sponsorship of Islamist militant organizations across the Middle East has made the regime led by Ali Khamenei a major destabilizing force in the region. The post Iranian Regime Unleashes Foreign Islamist Militias and Terrorist Groups on Innocent Protesters appeared first on The Gateway Pundit.

Ryan Coogler’s blues-steeped vampire epic Sinners led all films with 16 nominations to the 98th Academy Awards on Thursday, setting a record for the most in Oscar history. Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences voters showered Sinners with more nominations than they had ever bestowed before, breaking the 14-nomination mark set by All About Eve, Titanic and La La Land. Along with best picture, Coogler was nominated for best director and best screenplay, and double-duty star Michael B. Jordan...

Here are the nominees in key categories for the 98th Academy Awards, to be handed out in Hollywood on March 15.

Andrew Bustamante explains that his "stance" on the subject has been "fairly consistent", and believes there remains a "bigger concern" than a nuclear-tipped Intercontinental Ballistic Missile

The European Parliament has overwhelmingly backed a resolution calling for sanctions on Hong Kong officials and for the city’s special trade status to be revoked in protest of former media boss Jimmy Lai Chee-ying’s conviction in a national security trial. At the plenary session in Strasbourg, France, on Thursday, 503 parliament members voted in favour of the non-binding resolution, with only nine voting against it. There were 100 abstentions. Lai, the 78-year-old founder of the now-defunct...

Amazon MGM Studios is releasing the Mattel film, based on the '80s toys and series, on June 5 in theaters.

Trump’s new enterprise is the clearest sign yet of his expansionist interventionist intent - and however bizarre, we should take note, chief international correspondent Bel Trew writes

Russia has proven that it’s capable of retaining its nuclear second-strike capabilities, but the US’ continued attempt to neutralize them is very unfriendly, which greatly impedes any possible “New Détente” after the end of the Ukrainian Conflict. Russian Foreign Minister … The post Russia’s Foreign Minister Lavrov Warns America: US’ Dangerous Attempt to Establish Strategic Superiority Over Russia appeared first on Global Research.

The head of the Hong Kong Bar Association has called on the public not to apply “political lenses” to court rulings, following several high-profile national security cases that have put the spotlight on the city’s rule of law. Senior Counsel Jose-Antonio Maurellet, who was re-elected uncontested for a second term to helm the professional body on Thursday, also expressed full confidence in the city’s judicial independence. Maurellet said that amid heightened geopolitical tensions, national...

Republished with permission by the Daily Caller News Foundation Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick was heckled by former Vice President Al Gore during a World Economic Forum (WEF) event in Davos, Switzerland on Tuesday, according to news coverage. The post Al Gore Heckles and Boos Trump Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick at Davos Dinner appeared first on The Gateway Pundit.

TOPEKA — A Kansas City Chiefs attorney told legislators Wednesday that projections show STAR bonds financing the team’s stadium deal will be paid off 10 to 15 years earlier than the expected 30-year term, upping economic benefits for the state. Korb Maxwell, a Chiefs attorney, told legislators the planned $3 billion domed stadium and mixed-use […]

As winter temperatures drop, thousands of apartment buildings in Kyiv remain without heating and electricity following Russian strikes on energy infrastructure. Some residents say indoor temperatures have fallen to just 1°C, forcing them to sleep in winter clothes or seek shelter with relatives.