[2026-08-23 01:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Jerusalem Post

Title: Iran condemns US plans of new sanctions as Trump warns against countries providing Iran a lifeline

Snippet: Iran on Saturday denounced US plans to announce new sanctions that could put further strain on the Islamic Republic's economy and have an impact on its most important trading partners, including China.

Read full article: https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/iran-news/article-906254

[2026-08-23 01:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Trump urges court to reject BBC bid for family records in defamation case

Snippet: The BBC logo is displayed at its headquarters in London, Nov. 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung, File)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/bbc-trump-defamation-lawsuit-subpoenas-ivanka-kushner-4608c3cf959b3ce30f59966ade0435d8

[2026-08-23 01:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Canada-US trade war deepens a historic rupture between allies

Snippet: People rally in response to U.S. President Donald Trump’s threats to Canadian sovereignty on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, March 9, 2025. (Justin Tang/The Canadian Press via AP File)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/canada-us-trade-war-trump-carney-tariffs-4d18583fe52134ca8550652ad9772d2c

[2026-08-23 01:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Federal judge strikes down Trump-era visa ban affecting 75 countries

Snippet: Secretary of State Marco Rubio arrives with Austrian Foreign Minister Beate Meinl-Reisinger, not shown, to the Treaty Room at the State Department, Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Tierney L. Cross)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/trump-administration-visa-ban-immigration-64feb19b54d1bce50891437a5ba25d50

[2026-08-23 01:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: BBC News

Title: Carney faces crucial test after walking away from Trump's deal

Snippet: The United States and Canada have entered into uncharted territory.

Read full article: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c3040pn8lmmo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

[2026-08-23 00:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: This Date in Baseball - Barry Bonds becomes the 1st player in ML history with 400 HRS and 400 SBs

Snippet: 1906 — On their way to the American League pennant, the Chicago White Sox beat the Washington Senators 4-1 for their 19th straight victory.

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/rich-hill-barry-bonds-baseball-josh-harrison-los-angeles-dodgers-9b76fc001df581ac9af3a8e51d9713e4

[2026-08-23 00:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: America In Focus: Fed officials eye higher rates; unemployment claims fall

Snippet: The logo of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors is seen before a news conference with Federal Reserve Board Chairman Kevin Warsh at the Federal Reserve in Washington, Wednesday, July 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/inflation-economy-trump-iran-unemployment-76fdb13084501823927c98cb65bf56d6

[2026-08-23 00:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Why China may have little to lose as ‘weakened’ Trump seeks North Korea talks

Snippet: The US president’s push to revive negotiations with Kim Jong-un could see Washington scaling back its military presence in the South

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3364914/why-china-may-have-little-lose-weakened-trump-seeks-north-korea-talks?utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-08-23 00:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Why China may have little to lose as ‘weakened’ Trump seeks North Korea talks

Snippet: The US president’s push to revive negotiations with Kim Jong-un could see Washington scaling back its military presence in the South

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3364914/why-china-may-have-little-lose-weakened-trump-seeks-north-korea-talks

[2026-08-22 23:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Gold and bitcoin went from chumps to champs very quickly this week

Snippet: An advertisement for the cryptocurrency Bitcoin is displayed on a building in Hong Kong on Nov. 18, 2021. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung, File)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/gold-bitcoin-treasury-dollar-bessent-inflation-trump-be7df8c0eaa159e4149df8efc4000fc9

[2026-08-22 23:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: CNBC

Title: U.S.-Canada trade talks collapse, ushering in wave of new tariffs

Snippet: Trade talks between the U.S. and Canada fell apart on Friday, triggering a new set of 50% Trump administration tariffs.

Read full article: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/08/22/us-canada-trade-talks-collapse-ushering-in-wave-of-new-tariffs.html

[2026-08-22 23:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: RT News

Title: TikTok dodges US trial over children’s data

Snippet: TikTok and its parent company ByteDance have agreed to pay $400 million to settle a US government lawsuit accusing the social media platform of illegally collecting children’s personal data.The out-of-court settlement, announced by the US Department of Justice on Friday, ends the case without the allegations being tested at trial and without any determination of liability.The case was brought in 2024 under the Biden administration by the DOJ and Federal Trade Commission.

Read full article: https://www.rt.com/news/644524-tiktok-doj-settlement-child-protections/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS

[2026-08-22 23:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: RT News

Title: TikTok dodges US trial over children’s data

Snippet: TikTok and its parent company ByteDance have agreed to pay $400 million to settle a US government lawsuit accusing the social media platform of illegally collecting children’s personal data.The out-of-court settlement, announced by the US Department of Justice on Friday, ends the case without the allegations being tested at trial and without any determination of liability.The case was brought in 2024 under the Biden administration by the DOJ and Federal Trade Commission.

Read full article: https://www.rt.com/news/644524-tiktok-doj-settlement-child-protections/

[2026-08-22 22:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Trump looms large in Nebraska's 'blue dot' congressional district

Snippet: Denise Powell, the Democratic candidate for the House of Representatives in Nebraska’s second congressional district, walks with the Nebraska Democratic Party in a Juneteenth Parade in Omaha, Neb., Saturday, Aug. 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Rebecca S. Gratz)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/trump-omaha-nebraska-congress-strict-blue-dot-midterms-83d612c000e576b4c0737f28cfd6827c

[2026-08-22 22:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Trump transforms the White House Rose Garden with historical statues

Snippet: President Donald Trump has transformed the White House Rose Garden by adding statues of America’s founders. The makeover reflects Trump’s broader effort to leave a lasting mark on Washington, D.C. (AP Video shot by: Nathan Ellgren)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/trump-rose-garden-historical-statues-founders-sculptures-0fe922ef11337b4937adf3ac505e9b5b

[2026-08-22 21:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: Sen. Darline Graham’s ‘not my thing’ debate gaffe no accident: insiders

Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/08/22/us-news/darline-graham-gets-trump-push-as-love-gov-backs-opponent/

[2026-08-22 21:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: RT News

Title: Canada fires back at Trump’s 50% tariffs

Snippet: Ottawa will introduce reciprocal “dollar-for-dollar” measures in response to the 50% tariffs the US has imposed on Canadian goods, Prime Minister Mark Carney said in a statement on Friday, after trade talks with Washington broke down.

Read full article: https://www.rt.com/news/644508-canada-fires-back-trump-tariffs/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS

[2026-08-22 21:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: RT News

Title: READ MORE: Canada fires back at Trump’s 50% tariffs

Snippet: Ottawa will introduce reciprocal “dollar-for-dollar” measures in response to the 50% tariffs the US has imposed on Canadian goods, Prime Minister Mark Carney said in a statement on Friday, after trade talks with Washington broke down.

Read full article: https://www.rt.com/news/644508-canada-fires-back-trump-tariffs/

[2026-08-22 21:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: RT News

Title: What Russia learned from Putin and Trump in Anchorage

Snippet: By Fyodor Lukyanov, the editor-in-chief of Russia in Global Affairs, chairman of the Presidium of the Council on Foreign and Defense Policy, and research director of the Valdai International Discussion Club.

Read full article: https://www.rt.com/news/644511-what-russia-learned-anchorage/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS

[2026-08-22 21:00 UTC+10:00] [Abortion] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Trump’s new attorney general poses a huge threat to abortion rights | Moira Donegan

Snippet: A call revealing Todd Blanche’s plans to crack down on mifepristone lays bare the danger

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/aug/22/trump-attorney-general-todd-blanche-abortion-rights

[2026-08-22 20:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: US ambassador to Turkey breaks with Washington on Israel's occupation of Syria's Golan Heights

Snippet: US ambassador to Turkey Tom Barrack has said Israel’s occupation of Syria’s Golan Heights continues even though it ran against UN resolutions and international law.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/us-ambassador-turkey-breaks-washington-israels-occupation-syrias-golan

[2026-08-22 20:00 UTC+10:00] [US news] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Sean Duffy’s family road-trip reality series: we watched it – will anyone else?

Snippet: Trump transport chief’s YouTube show vowed to ‘celebrate America’s story’ – it’s debatable whether it celebrates anything besides the Duffys themselves

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2026/aug/22/sean-duffy-reality-road-trip-tv-youtube

[2026-08-22 19:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: Al Jazeera

Title: Iran says new US sanctions violate sovereignty of other states

Snippet: Iran has decried impending United States sanctions as a “complete erosion of sovereignty” following US President Donald Trump’s threat to punish any country doing business with Tehran.

Read full article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/22/iran-says-new-us-sanctions-violate-sovereignty-of-other-states

[2026-08-22 19:00 UTC+10:00] [US midterm elections 2026] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Persuasion, denial and bluster: Trump ‘stuck’ on Iran war ahead of elections

Snippet: As the president tries to extract the US from his Iran war quagmire, leadership in Tehran is only too happy to crush his midterm dreams

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2026/aug/22/trump-iran-war-midterm-elections

[2026-08-22 18:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Brazil’s Lula seeks end to ‘baseless tariffs’ in call with Trump

Snippet: Washington imposed two new sets of tariffs on Brazil in July, a key campaign issue ahead for the left-wing president ahead of the presidential election in October

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/world/americas/article/3364917/brazils-lula-seeks-end-baseless-tariffs-call-trump?utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-08-22 18:51 UTC+10:00] [Jair Bolsonaro] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Brazil’s Lula seeks end to ‘baseless tariffs’ in call with Trump

Snippet: Washington imposed two new sets of tariffs on Brazil in July, a key campaign issue ahead for the left-wing president ahead of the presidential election in October

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/world/americas/article/3364917/brazils-lula-seeks-end-baseless-tariffs-call-trump

[2026-08-22 18:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: Luke Bryan and Jason Aldean play White House press secretary ahead of Karoline Leavitt’s exit

Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/08/22/media/luke-bryan-and-jason-aldean-play-white-house-press-secretary-ahead-of-karoline-leavitts-exit/

[2026-08-22 18:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Marlins meet the Nationals with 1-0 series lead

Snippet: Washington Nationals (61-69, fourth in the NL East) vs. Miami Marlins (65-64, third in the NL East)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/miami-marlins-washington-nationals-baseball-cj-abrams-illinois-77dd56f48abf4551927c2e35e6e7d8a8

[2026-08-22 17:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: Rappler

Title: US hits Canadian goods with 50% tariffs after trade talks fail

Snippet: Already have Rappler+? Sign in to listen to groundbreaking journalism.

Read full article: https://www.rappler.com/world/us-canada/carney-trump-tariffs-trade-talks-fail/

[2026-08-22 16:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Morning recap

Snippet: Good morning Middle East Eye readers, US President Donald Trump said he views the Strait of Hormuz as “an American territory” and reiterated that the US “cannot let Iran have a nuclear weapon”.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/morning-recap-155

[2026-08-22 16:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Why South Korea wants to rebuild a DMZ railway despite Kim’s cold shoulder

Snippet: With Washington and Pyongyang talking over its head, Seoul is rebooting a border railway to keep its lonely diplomacy on track

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/east-asia/article/3364909/why-south-korea-wants-rebuild-dmz-railway-despite-kims-cold-shoulder?utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-08-22 16:44 UTC+10:00] [Cheorwon] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Why South Korea wants to rebuild a DMZ railway despite Kim’s cold shoulder

Snippet: With Washington and Pyongyang talking over its head, Seoul is rebooting a border railway to keep its lonely diplomacy on track

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/east-asia/article/3364909/why-south-korea-wants-rebuild-dmz-railway-despite-kims-cold-shoulder

[2026-08-22 16:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: ABC News

Title: US, Canada fail to reach tariff deal, deepen trade war

Snippet: Mark Carney, pictured with Donald Trump at the White House in 2025, says Canada will match the US's tariffs. (AP: Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press, File)

Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-22/us-imposes-tariffs-on-20-billion-worth-of-canadian-products/107067128

[2026-08-22 16:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: Far-left Florida Democrat Angie Nixon claims GOP is ‘literally trying to kill’ black Americans

Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/08/22/us-news/florida-senate-nominee-angie-nixon-claims-gop-is-trying-to-kill-black-americans/

[2026-08-22 16:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Portland and Washington meet for non-conference matchup

Snippet: Washington Mystics (21-15, 11-5 Eastern Conference) at Portland Fire (15-21, 6-11 Western Conference)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/bridget-carleton-shakira-austin-portland-pilots-washington-mystics-portland-9068ba3aa1044638b5861ee890177d89

[2026-08-22 15:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: US court strikes down Trump visa ban affecting South Asian nations

Snippet: Federal judge calls 75-country suspension ‘patently unlawful’, ruling officials cannot block visas based on nationality

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3364905/us-court-strikes-down-trump-visa-ban-affecting-south-asian-nations?utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-08-22 15:51 UTC+10:00] [Brazil] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: US court strikes down Trump visa ban affecting South Asian nations

Snippet: Federal judge calls 75-country suspension ‘patently unlawful’, ruling officials cannot block visas based on nationality

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3364905/us-court-strikes-down-trump-visa-ban-affecting-south-asian-nations

[2026-08-22 15:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Jerusalem Post

Title: US Navy aircraft transits Taiwan Strait before planned Xi-Trump meeting

Snippet: A US Navy P-8A Poseidon aircraft transited the Taiwan Strait in international airspace on Friday, in a move the US 7th Fleet said "demonstrates the United States' commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific".

Read full article: https://www.jpost.com/international/article-906233

[2026-08-22 14:39 UTC+10:00] [Middle East] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Asia Times

Title: Oil importer China won’t aid Trump economic warfare against Iran

Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive

Read full article: https://asiatimes.com/2026/08/oil-importer-china-wont-aid-trump-economic-warfare-against-iran/

[2026-08-22 14:23 UTC+10:00] [Canada] [Factuality: 90]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Canada vows to match Trump’s 50% tariffs after trade deal talks fail

Snippet: Mark Carney accuses Washington of ‘unfair’ last-minute changes to deal, as US and Canada fail to reach agreement after three-day extension of talks

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/22/canada-tariffs-trump-trade-deal-talks-fail

[2026-08-22 14:15 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 90]

Source: The Korea Herald

Title: US, Canada fail to reach a tariff deal, deepen trade war

Snippet: WASHINGTON -- The United States and Canada failed ‌to reach a trade deal late on Friday, and the US said it would impose 50 percent tariffs on some imports from ‌Canada, an escalation of tensions between the two long-time allies.

Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10848715

[2026-08-22 14:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: New York Post

Title: Trump’s 50% tariffs on Canada take effect after last-minute talks fail

Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/08/22/us-news/trumps-50-tariffs-on-canada-take-effect-after-last-minute-talks-fail/

[2026-08-22 14:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: New York Post

Title: Trump’s 50% tariffs on $20B in Canadian goods take effect after last-minute talks collapsed

Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/08/22/us-news/trumps-50-tariffs-on-canada-take-effect-after-last-minute-talks-collapses/

[2026-08-22 14:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: Al Jazeera

Title: US imposes 50% tariffs on $20bn worth of Canadian goods after talks fail

Snippet: The United States has put 50-percent tariffs on more than $20bn worth of Canadian goods after trade negotiators from the two countries failed to finalise a trade deal, despite three days of talks in Washington DC.

Read full article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/22/us-imposes-50-tariffs-on-20bn-worth-of-canadian-goods-after-talks-fail

[2026-08-22 14:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Why the bond market is flexing its muscles, and why everyone needs to care

Snippet: Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaks to members of the media outside the White House in Washington, Thursday, Aug. 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/bond-market-yields-treasury-mortgages-savings-b62bedeb7a8b7d5479e25a560b52176c

[2026-08-22 13:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: Supreme Court's chief justice allows work on Trump’s $400M White House ballroom to continue for now

Snippet: WASHINGTON, D.C. — Chief Justice John Roberts on Friday allowed the White House to continue construction on President Donald Trump’s $400 million ballroom project for now, as the Supreme Court considers the Trump administration's emergency request to intervene in lawsuits over the project.

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/08/22/world/americas-emea/supreme-courts-chief-justice-allows-work-on-trumps-400m-white-house-ballroom-to-continue-for-now/2410257

[2026-08-22 13:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: EEUU se dispone a aplicar aranceles del 50% a productos canadienses

Snippet: WASHINGTON (AP) — Estados Unidos se enfila a imponer aranceles del 50% sobre 20.000 millones de dólares en productos canadienses a primera hora del sábado, después de que las negociaciones no lograran resolver las diferencias entre ambas naciones.

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/eeuu-canada-aranceles-importaciones-trump-cd652020e6ce7fc20ef25051351e5994

[2026-08-22 13:50 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Age

Title: ‘Scorched earth for satire’: How this former ambassador’s show was scuppered by Trump

Snippet: Diplomats never tell, but a new dark TV comedy created by the former Australian ambassador to France promises to be anything but discreet.

Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/national/scorched-earth-for-satire-how-this-former-ambassador-s-show-was-scuppered-by-trump-20260819-p60pst.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-08-22 13:41 UTC+10:00] [Canada] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The New York Times

Title: U.S. Says Canada Has Declined a Trade Deal to Stave Off Tariffs

Snippet: Marathon trade talks between the United States and Canada to stave off fresh tariffs by the Trump administration on Canadian goods collapsed late Friday, a top United States official said, leading to the introduction of 50 percent levies on more Canadian goods.

Read full article: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/21/world/canada/trump-tariffs-trade-deal-carney-canada.html

[2026-08-22 13:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: US is set to impose 50% tariffs on Canadian products

Snippet: President Donald Trump walks on the Ellipse as he arrives on Marine One near the White House, Friday, Aug. 21, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/canada-us-trade-tariffs-trump-857ef76b20a766e370d70176135b678e