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Republicans order key panel to score extension of Trump tax cuts as budget neutral
Senate Republicans have directed the Joint Committee on Taxation (JCT) to score the cost of extending the 2017 Trump tax cuts as a continuation of current policy that would not add significantly to federal deficits, which would allow them to make those tax rates permanent. The joint panel on taxation, which projects the deficit impact...
Published on: June 22, 2025 | Source:
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US warns of 'heightened threat environment' after strikes on Iran
The United States is warning of a “heightened threat environment” after President Trump ordered strikes on three Iranian nuclear sites on Saturday evening. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) issued a National Terrorism Advisory System (NTAS) bulletin on Sunday, alerting the public to the potential of cyberattacks carried out by those who support Iran or...
Published on: June 22, 2025 | Source:Netanyahu says Israel closer to goals after US strikes on Iran
Netanyahu says Israel closer to goals after US strikes on Iran Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says his country has advanced towards its strategic objectives in Iran following overnight US air raids on the Islamic republic’s nuclear facilities. “We have achieved a great deal, and thanks to President Trump, we have moved closer to our goals,” Netanyahu said during a televised press conference on Sunday. He...
Published on: June 22, 2025 | Source:Art prize challenges artists to paint with animal poo
A woman who opened a museum dedicated to poo after the death of a friend to bowel cancer wants portraits painted with animal dung for a unique art competition.
Published on: June 22, 2025 | Source:Rain, cold snap forecast for parts of Qld before school holidays
South-east Queensland residents can expect a reprieve from the wet and wintry weather later this week, before conditions pick up again ahead of the official start of the school holidays.
Published on: June 22, 2025 | Source:He's 13 and farming hundreds of hectares in the Riverina
In the New South Wales Riverina, delayed autumn rain threw winter sowing programs off kilter, but teenagers Declan and Brianna Dennis are helping get things back on track on their family farm.
Published on: June 22, 2025 | Source:Israel-Iran conflict: List of key events, June 22, 2025
Here are the key events on day 10 of the Israel-Iran conflict.
Published on: June 22, 2025 | Source:WATCH: UN Security Council holds emergency meeting after U.S. strikes on Iran
Iran’s U.N. ambassador, Amir Saeid Iravani, told an emergency meeting of the United Nations Security Council that the U.S. "decided to destroy diplomacy,” and that the Iranian military will decide the “timing, nature and scale” of the country's "proportionate response.”
Published on: June 22, 2025 | Source:“Today There Are Entire Peoples Humiliated by the Greed of Others” Claims Leo XIV
Pope Leo XIV presided this Sunday in Rome over his first ‘Corpus Christi’ since his election and, in his homily, he denounced the “indifferent pride” of the rich of the world before “entire peoples humiliated by the greed of others.” RELATED: Pope Leo XIV Calls To Support the Peace After Israel’s Aggression on Iran “Today, […]
Published on: June 22, 2025 | Source:IAEA confirms US strikes damaged tunnel entrances at Iran nuclear site
IAEA confirms US strikes damaged tunnel entrances at Iran nuclear site The United Nations nuclear watchdog has confirmed that US strikes damaged parts of Iran’s Isfahan nuclear facility, specifically entrances to its underground tunnels. “We have established that entrances to underground tunnels at the site were impacted,” the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said in a statement on Sunday. Prior to Israel’s 13...
Published on: June 22, 2025 | Source:A humiliated, desperate Iran has few options to retaliate against the US
Iran is promising a mighty punishment for US strikes on its nuclear sites. But it has few options for actual retaliation, and none of them are good.
Published on: June 22, 2025 | Source:Hundreds take to the streets of the Hague in demonstration against NATO days before major summit
Hundreds of protesters took to the streets of the Hague to show their discontent at NATO's climbing defence spending and a possible war with Iran, just days before the Dutch city hosts the decisive alliance summit.
Published on: June 22, 2025 | Source:Trump says MAGA should drop 'pathetic loser' Massie after pushback on US strikes
President Trump said on Sunday that the Make America Great Again (MAGA) movement should abandon Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) after his pushback Saturday night againsttheU.S. strikes on Iran. In a lengthy post on his Truth Social platform, Trump called Massie “not MAGA” and “a simple minded ‘grandstander’ who thinks it’s good politics for Iran to have...
Published on: June 22, 2025 | Source:NATO allies agree to 5 percent defense spending goal
Spain threw up a last-minute roadblock to the new spending target, but gave way after being granted flexibility.
Published on: June 22, 2025 | Source:Iran says US must 'receive a response' to strikes
Iran's president has said his country has to respond following US attacks on Iranian nuclear sites. The US called operation "Midnight Hammer" an "overwhelming success." Follow DW for more.
Published on: June 22, 2025 | Source:Houthis denounce US strikes on Iran as 'cowardly' and unlawful
Houthis denounce US strikes on Iran as 'cowardly' and unlawful Yemen’s Houthi movement has strongly condemned the US assault on Iran’s nuclear sites, calling it a “cowardly” act and a blatant breach of international law. In a statement issued by its political bureau, the group warned the attack posed a serious threat to peace and security across the region and beyond. It described the strikes as part of Washington’s “...
Published on: June 22, 2025 | Source:Kerrie left hospital clutching medication. She died 36 hours later
In 2023, Clint Seares's partner Kerrie Carroll died by suicide the day after being discharged after a previous attempt. He is worried the system still has not changed.
Published on: June 22, 2025 | Source:'Boomers beware' threat won't cut it as government opens door to tax reforms
Labor’s timidity may finally be evaporating but the backlash over tax reform is coming and it could get ugly.
Published on: June 22, 2025 | Source:While America makes war, China is peacefully remaking itself
America is sidetracked and weakened by wars and unrest. Donald Trump understands the problem but has been unable to resist the pressure from America’s military establishment and Israel.
Published on: June 22, 2025 | Source:Rubio: 'No planned military operations' against Iran unless they attack Americans
Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Sunday that the United States currently has no military operation planned against Iran but left the door open for future strikes if the country does not demonstrate a meaningful effort to make peace. “We have other targets that we could hit, but we achieved our objective,” Rubio said...
Published on: June 22, 2025 | Source:The Chinese state connections behind Lara's waste incinerator
A waste incinerator designed to burn 400,000 tonnes of rubbish a year is proposed for Lara, an area in the outskirts of Geelong. Locals vehemently oppose the project on environmental grounds and because of a lack of information about who will build it.
Published on: June 22, 2025 | Source:After US attack, Iran could reconsider its nuclear strategy
After US attack, Iran could reconsider its nuclear strategy On Sunday,USPresident Donald Trump publiclyannounced:"The US military carried out massive precision strikes on the three key nuclear facilities in the Iranian regime: Fordow, Natanz and Isfahan. I can report to the world that the strikes were a spectacular military success. Iran's key nuclear enrichment facilities have been completely and totally obliterated."...
Published on: June 22, 2025 | Source:At least 22 people killed in suicide bomber attack on Greek Orthodox church in Syria
A suicide bomber in Syria opened fire then detonated an explosive vest inside a Greek Orthodox church filled with people praying on Sunday, killing at least 22 and wounding 63 others, state media reported.
Published on: June 22, 2025 | Source:Eastern half of U.S. bakes under heat dome, with more days of dangerous temperatures ahead
Tens of millions of people across the Midwest and East braced Sunday for another sweltering day of dangerously hot temperatures as a rare June heat wave continued to grip parts of the U.S.
Published on: June 22, 2025 | Source:As airstrikes intensify, Iranians are flocking to the borders
Some Iranians are fleeing the country to escape the attacks while others are trying to enter Iran to reunite with their families,after days of internet blackouts made it impossible to contact them.
Published on: June 22, 2025 | Source:Iran warns US bases involved in strikes will be targeted
Iran warns US bases involved in strikes will be targeted A senior adviser to Iran’s supreme leader has warned that any military base used by US forces to attack Iranian nuclear sites will be treated as a legitimate target. “Any country in the region or elsewhere that is used by American forces to strike Iran will be considered a legitimate target for our armed forces,” Ali Akbar Velayati said in a statement published...
Published on: June 22, 2025 | Source:Gulf allies shaken by Trump’s Iran strikes
Arab rulers had feted Trump and urged him to avoid military option that would leave them exposed to retaliation
Published on: June 22, 2025 | Source:Tulsi Gabbard on Iran’s nuclear capabilities
We compare and contrast Tulsi Gabbard’s congressional testimony that Iran is not building a nuclear weapon, with her rec
Published on: June 22, 2025 | Source:Iranian missile fired on Tel Aviv after U.S. strikes causes heavy damage but few injuries
Hours after theU.S. struck three Iranian nuclear sites,Iran launched more than 40 missiles toward Israel on Sunday. At an impact site in Tel Aviv, the blast had sheared off the face of a multistory residential building and damaged several others, but few people were wounded, as many residents had been evacuated and others made it to bomb shelters.
Published on: June 22, 2025 | Source:At least 20 killed in Damascus church bombing attack, dozens wounded
Blast in Dweil’a on the outskirts of Syria's capital was carried out as people were praying inside the Mar Elias Church.
Published on: June 22, 2025 | Source:Nine Iranian troops killed in Israeli strikes on Yazd military sites
Nine Iranian troops killed in Israeli strikes on Yazd military sites Israeli attacks on two military installations in Iran’s central Yazd province have left nine Iranian security personnel dead, local media reports. Fars News Agency quoted officials who confirmed that the casualties included seven members of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and two army soldiers. The strikes mark a serious escalation in the...
Published on: June 22, 2025 | Source:Israel says remains of 3 more hostages recovered, as refugee camp in Gaza struck
Four people were killed on Sunday in an airstrike in the Nuseirat refugee camp in central Gaza, according to Al-Awda Hospital, where the bodies were brought. It said another 22 people were wounded while waiting for aid trucks.
Published on: June 22, 2025 | Source:Satellite images and decoy planes: Behind the US attacks on Iran
It took months of planning and included over 125 planes, a submarine and 14 "bunker buster" bombs. BBC Verify explains how the US mission "Operation Midnight Hammer" took place.
Published on: June 22, 2025 | Source:Preserving America’s grid: Congress must make hydropower a priority
Congress must invest in hydropower to modernize aging facilities, create jobs, and support energy independence, as the industry faces a critical moment with 40 percent of the non-federal fleet facing license expiration in the next decade.
Published on: June 22, 2025 | Source:Latin American Governments Condemn US Aggressions on Iran
Several Latin American governments have expressed their concerns and condemned the recent escalation in the Middle East after three US strikes in Iranian nuclear facilities. RELATED: US Joins Israel and Strike Iran’s Nuclear Facilities in Fordow The US attacks hit the facilities of Fordow, Natanz and Isfahan, confirmed by President Donald Trump himself. These actions […]
Published on: June 22, 2025 | Source: