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UPDATE: Explosions heard over Qatar capital Doha after Iran threat to retaliate for US strikes
UPDATED 12:14 P.M. DOHA/ISTANBUL/TEL AVIV (Reuters) -Explosions were heard over Qatar's capital Doha on Monday, a Reuters witness reported, shortly after a Western diplomat said there had been a credi...
Jun 23, 2025 People attend a protest against the U.S attack on nuclear sites, amid the Iran-Israel conflict, in Tehran, Iran, June 22, 2025. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS
Trump, US Senate Republicans face test as 'Big Beautiful Bill' deadline looms
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump and his allies in the Senate face a political free-for-all over passage of his sweeping tax-cut and spending legislation, which Republican congression...
Jun 23, 2025 FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump talks to reporters upon his arrival at Morristown Municipal Airport in Morristown, New Jersey, U.S., June 20, 2025. REUTERS/Ken Cedeno/File Photo
US lawmakers call for Congress to review Trump's Iran actions
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Some Democratic and Republican lawmakers on Sunday called on Congress to rein in President Donald Trump's use of military force in Iran and prevent U.S. involvement in a deepenin...
Jun 23, 2025 FILE PHOTO: U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) looks on, after President Donald Trump delivered remarks on tariffs, in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 2, 2025. REUTERS/Leah Millis/File Photo
NBA-Thunder cap incredible season by beating Pacers in Game 7 to win NBA Finals
(Reuters) -The Oklahoma City Thunder capped an extraordinary season by defeating the Indiana Pacers 103-91 in Game 7 of the NBA Finals on Sunday to win the franchise's first title since relocating fro...
Jun 23, 2025 Jun 22, 2025; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA; Oklahoma City Thunder forward Jalen Williams (8) drives for a lay-up as Indiana Pacers guard Bennedict Mathurin (00) defends during the second half of game seven of the 2025 NBA Finals at Paycom Center. Mandatory Credit: Alonzo Adams-Imagn Images
GasBuddy: Peoria gas prices almost unchanged in the past week, as prices nationally are on the rise
PEORIA, Ill. -Gas prices in Peoria were almost unchanged in the last week, down 0.3 cents a gallon, averaging $3.27 on Monday, according to GasBuddy's survey of 148 stations in Peoria. Prices in Peori...
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JD Vance says U.S. at war with Iran's nuclear program, not Iran
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Vice President JD Vance said on Sunday the U.S. was not at war with Iran but at war with its nuclear program, adding the program had been pushed back by a very long time due to ...
Jun 22, 2025 FILE PHOTO: U.S. Vice President JD Vance delivers remarks at the Wilshire Federal Building in Los Angeles, California, U.S., June 20, 2025. REUTERS/Daniel Cole/File Photo
U.S. strikes against Iran not aimed at regime change, Pentagon chief says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. military's strikes on Iran's nuclear sites were not a preamble to plans for regime change, U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Sunday, adding that private messa...
Jun 22, 2025 U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth holds a briefing at the Pentagon, after the U.S. struck Iranian nuclear facilities, during the Israel-Iran conflict, in Arlington, Virginia, U.S., June 22, 2025 in this still image taken from handout video. Reuters TV/U.S. Department of Defense/Handout via REUTERS
Pope Leo urges international diplomacy to prevent "irreparable abyss"
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) -Pope Leo on Sunday said the international community must strive to avoid war that risks opening an "irreparable abyss", and that diplomacy should take the place of conflict. U....
Jun 22, 2025 FILE PHOTO: Pope Leo XIV holds a Jubilee audience on the occasion of the Jubilee of Sport, at St. Peter's Basilica, at the Vatican June 14, 2025. REUTERS/Yara Nardi/File Photo
Area congressmen's reactions to U.S. attack on Iran differ
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Two congressmen representing Central Illinois have opposing views on President Donald Trump's decision to join Israel's war against Iran. U.S. Rep. Darin LaHood (R-Dunlap) praised t...
Jun 22, 2025 FILE PHOTO: U.S. Air Force B-2 Spirit bomber, assigned to the 509th Bomb Wing out of Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, performs a fly-over during the Speed of Sound Airshow, at Rosecrans Air National Guard Base in St. Joseph, Missouri, U.S. September 14, 2024. U.S. Air National Guard/Master Sgt. Patrick Evenson/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo
Stocks on edge after U.S. attacks Iran
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Investors are bracing for a knee-jerk selloff in stock markets on Monday after the weekend's U.S. attack on Iran raised the specter of retaliation and higher oil prices. The Middl...
Jun 22, 2025 FILE PHOTO: Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) March 28, 2016. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/ File Photo
