After such a strong year for movies, the brutal limitations of Oscar nominations were bound to have some big omissions. Here are the biggest snubs and surprises.

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Trump’s stunning turn on Greenland has once again shone the spotlight on the NATO secretary general, who has emerged as a pivotal figure for a frazzled Europe struggling to get through to the US ...

Cinema has been a part of Iran for nearly its entire history. Though the work of Ebrahim Khan Akkas Bashi is no longer extant ...

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The administration's actions could lead the shadow fleet to stop transporting sanctioned oil from countries such as Russia ...

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Whether by overthrow or old age, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, 86, will soon need a replacement — but the Islamic ...

Onetime allies, the United States and Iran have seen tensions escalate repeatedly in the four decades since the Islamic ...

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has built his 37-year rule on uncompromising repression. His answer to the current protests is no ...

Mount Damavand is many things at once: a dormant volcano, a national icon, a climber's proving ground, a wildlife refuge, and ...

Iran is no stranger to protest movements, which have erupted periodically under clerical rule, most recently in 2022 ...