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Thousands of flights cancelled as Iran conflict upends global air travel
DUBAI, March 1 (Reuters) - Global air travel remained heavily disrupted on Sunday as war in Iran kept major Middle Eastern airports including Dubai, the world's busiest international hub, closed for a...
Mar 01, 2026 Stranded passengers wait near Emirates Airways customer service office at I Gusti Ngurah Rai International Airport after flights to Doha, Dubai, and Abu Dhabi were cancelled following strikes on Iran launched by the United States and Israel, in Kuta, Bali, Indonesia, March 1, 2026. REUTERS/Johannes Christo
Trump says 48 leaders killed in strikes on Iran, in Fox News interview
WASHINGTON, March 1 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump told Fox News on Sunday that 48 leaders have been killed in U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran. "It's moving along. It's moving along rapidly....
Mar 01, 2026 U.S. President Donald Trump speaks with CIA Director John Ratcliffe, accompanied by White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles and Secretary of State Marco Rubio, during military operations in Iran, at Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Florida, U.S. February 28, 2026. The White House/Social Media/Handout via REUTERS
Trump cheers death of Iranian leader, says strikes will continue
By Bo Erickson, Steve Holland, Humeyra Pamuk and Jasper Ward PALM BEACH, Florida, Feb 28 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday celebrated U.S.-Israeli airstrikes that he said killed Iran...
Feb 28, 2026 U.S. President Donald Trump visits a Whataburger in Corpus Christi, Texas, U.S., February 27, 2026. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz
Illinois lawmakers react to U.S. Military strikes on Iran
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Illinois political leaders from both parties are responding after President Donald Trump ordered military strikes against Iran, a move that has sparked debate in Washington over exe...
Feb 28, 2026 Smoke rises following an explosion, after Israel and the U.S. launched strikes on Iran, in Tehran, Iran, February 28, 2026. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS
Iranian leader Khamenei killed in strikes, Israel says
By Phil Stewart, Parisa Hafezi, Andrew Mills and Maayan Lubell WASHINGTON/JERUSALEM/DUBAI/DOHA, Feb 28 (Reuters) - The United States and Israel launched the most ambitious attack on Iran in decades on...
Feb 28, 2026 Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaks during a meeting in Tehran, Iran, February 17, 2026. Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader/WANA (West Asia News Agency)/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo
Judge orders release of dozens of immigrants detained illegally by ICE in Chicago
February 27, 2026 Article Summary A federal judge on Friday ordered the release of 32 people detained by federal immigration agents without warrants or probable cause. Those people must be released by...
Feb 28, 2026 Attorneys Michelle García of the ACLU of Illinois and Mark Fleming of the National
Immigrant Justice Center answer reporter questions on Feb. 27, 2026, at the Dirksen
Federal Courthouse in Chicago. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Maggie Dougherty)
Even amid partial DHS shutdown, Illinois remains on edge over ICE coming back
February 28, 2026 Article Summary Illinois and Chicago leaders are considering their legislative options while remaining on guard for another round of immigration raids, even as the Department of Home...
Feb 28, 2026 State and local officials discuss proposed revisions to the Welcoming City Ordinance at
Chicago’s City Hall on Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2026. (Medill Illinois News Bureau photo by
Sam Freeman)
New roadwork in the Peoria area begins on Monday
PEORIA, Ill. - On Monday, the University Street and Northmoor Intersection Reconstruction Project begins with lane closures on University Street from Cherokee Lane to the entrance of the North Univers...
Feb 28, 2026 Midwest Communications
East Bluff home under construction damaged by fire
PEORIA, Ill. - Firefighters were called to a home under construction in Peoria's East Bluff Friday night. Battalion Chief Larry Carter said crews arrived at a two-and-a-half story home in the area of ...
Feb 28, 2026 (Midwest Communications)
Paramount to buy Warner Bros Discovery in $110 billion deal; Netflix out of race
Feb 27 (Reuters) - Warner Bros Discovery has agreed to be acquired by Paramount Skydance in a $110 billion deal, ending a high-stakes bidding war after Netflix walked away from its agreement with the ...
Feb 27, 2026 The main gate of Paramount Pictures Studios in Los Angeles, California, U.S., February 27, 2026. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni
