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A two-day crackdown that new reporting says killed as many as 36,500 Iranians — a death toll placing it among the deadliest short-term mass killings documented in modern history — followed an order by Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei to mercilessly crush nationwide protests “by any means necessary,” including accounts of wounded civilians executed inside hospitals, living victims stuffed in body bags, and a surgeon who described the scenes as a “nightmare” unlike anything he had seen.  A wave of major investigations published Sunday provides the clearest account yet of how the Islamic Republic responded after protests that began on…

Hollywood star Natalie Portman hit out at Trump administration officials on Saturday in the hours after an armed man was shot and killed by a federal agent in Minneapolis amid an illegal immigration crackdown. The Oscar winner told a crowd at the Sundance Film Festival: “What’s going on in our country right now is absolutely horrific, with the federal government, Trump’s government, Kristi Noem, ICE…” She added to Deadline, “What they’re doing is really the worst of the worst of humanity.” The Black Swan actor continued, “Then you also have the best of the best of humanity, for the way people are showing up…

The Ukrainian leader called the bloc indecisive and unable to defend itself during his speech in Davos The EU must stop sending military aid to Ukraine given that Vladimir Zelensky criticized the bloc during his speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Italian lawmaker Rossano Sasso has said.In his address on Thursday, Zelensky called the EU indecisive and insisted that it “needs to know how to defend itself,” instead of relying on the US. He also refrained from thanking the bloc for almost €193 billion ($227 billion) in military and financial aid provided to Ukraine since the escalation of…

Following rising concerns over a possible U.S. military strike, Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei has relocated to a heavily fortified underground compound in Tehran, according to reports, which cited sources close to the regime who revealed his son now oversees day-to-day operations. The development, reported this week by Iran International, underscores Tehran’s growing anxiety in the wake of escalating tensions with the United States over repeated threats to American forces, the regime’s brutal crackdown on its own people, and ongoing regional destabilization driven by Iran’s sponsorship of terror proxies across the Middle East. The facility was described by the sources…

Rep. Andy Biggs (R) told Breitbart News that Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes’ (D) ICE comments amount to “fantasizing about violent radicals shooting ICE agents.” Breitbart News reported Mayes was interviewed by 12 News and told them she does not consider ICE “officers” to be “real law enforcement.” She discussed Arizona’s “Stand Your Ground” law later in the interview, saying, “You have these masked, federal officers with very little identification — sometimes no identification — wearing plain clothes and masks and we have a ‘Stand Your Ground’ law that says if you reasonably believe your life is in danger and you’re in…

The West must accept this reality, or there will be war in Europe, the Hungarian prime minister has warned NATO and the European Union would do well to accept the fact that Russia will never allow them to come close to its borders, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has said. He also argued that Ukraine should serve as a “buffer zone” between the West and Russia to prevent a war in Europe.Since the escalation of the Ukraine conflict in February 2022, Budapest has openly opposed anti-Russian policies adopted by NATO and the EU, including sanctions against Moscow. Hungary has also…

Hollywood stars used red carpet appearances at the Sundance Film Festival on Saturday to denounce the killing of an American protester who was shot dead on the streets of Minneapolis by federal immigration agents. Actress Olivia Wilde, who was in Park City, Utah, for the premiere of “The Invite,” said the death of a second protester in just three weeks at the hands of federal agents was “unfathomable.” “I can’t believe that we’re watching people get murdered in the street,” she told AFP. “These brave Americans who have stepped out to protest the injustice of these ICE quote/unquote ‘officers,’ and…

A pair of kangaroos delivered chaos during the final stage of cycling’s Tour Down Under on Sunday after bouncing onto the Australian course and taking down several riders. Footage of the incident shows a kangaroo appearing on the 110-mile rural course with about 60 miles remaining, taking out the race leader in its path. Moments later, a second kangaroo appeared and bounced into the same cycling pack, adding to the chaos as news.com.au reports. Riders described the scene as surreal with some saying the unpredictable marsupials “threw themselves in front of the peloton.”  News.com.au noted live commentators were also left shaken and…

Opendoor CEO Kaz Nejatian said during an appearance on Breitbart News Saturday this week that President Donald Trump is doing an “excellent” job of lowering housing costs and increasing supply. Nejatian spoke to Breitbart News Saturday as the Trump administration has taken sweeping actions to lower housing costs and increase affordability for Americans across the board. Opendoor is an online company that makes cash offers on homes through an online process and relists them for sale, easing the home selling process. In early January, Trump moved to having Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, two government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs) that service loans, buy $200 billion…

Sunday on CNN’s “State of the Union,” Border Patrol Commander at Large Gregory Bovino said victims are the border patrol agents while discussing the fatal shooting in Minneapolis Saturday morning.  Bovino said, “Let’s look at why he was there in the first place. Was he simply walking by and just happened to walk into a law enforcement situation and try to direct traffic and stand in the middle of the road and then assault, delay and obstruct law enforcement? Or was he there for a reason? Did he fall victim to that violent and he didn’t rhetoric by a Mayor Frye, and…