Topic: US Politics — Neutral reports only
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[2026-08-22 13:50 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Diplomats never tell, but a new dark TV comedy created by the former Australian ambassador to France promises to be anything but discreet.
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[2026-08-22 13:41 UTC+10:00] [Canada] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The New York Times
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.
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[2026-08-22 13:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
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)
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[2026-08-22 13:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: A United States judge has struck down a policy introduced by the administration of President Donald Trump suspending the issuance of immigrant visas to applicants from 75 countries, saying the policy exceeded Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s statutory authority.
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[2026-08-22 13:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: El venezolano Javier Sanoja es empapado con la hielera por Joe Mack, su compañero de los Marlins de Miami, tras conectar el hit del triunfo sobre los Nacionales de Washington, el viernes 21 de agosto de 2026 (AP Foto/David Santiago)
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[2026-08-22 12:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Pentagon on Friday fired the editor-in-chief and publisher of the Stars and Stripes newspaper, which has covered the US military since the Civil War, leadership at the publication told US media.
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[2026-08-22 12:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Miami Marlins’ Javier Sanoja hits the game-winning RBI single during the ninth inning of a baseball game against the Washington Nationals, Friday, Aug. 21, 2026, in Miami. (AP Photo/David Santiago)
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[2026-08-22 12:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: President Donald Trump puts a championship ring into his pocket as owner Mark Walter presents him with a jersey during an event to honor the 2025 World Series champions Los Angeles Dodgers in the Rose Garden of the White House, Thursday, July 23, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
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[2026-08-22 12:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: President Donald Trump has been lashing out at reporters, often female journalists, when confronted with questions he does not like to answer.
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[2026-08-22 12:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON, D.C. — US and Canadian negotiators raced against the clock Friday to reach a trade deal before a midnight deadline when punishing new US tariffs are set to kick in.
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[2026-08-22 12:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: The Kremlin has newly said it is ready for dialogue with Washington and open to ideas for ending the conflict in Ukraine, but still says it will not compromise on Russia's core aims.
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[2026-08-22 11:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: WASHINGTON (AP) — Olivia Miles scored 24 points Natasha Howard added 21 points on 10-of-12 shooting and the Minnesota Lynx beat the Washington Mystics 94-84 on Friday night for their sixth straight win.
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[2026-08-22 11:52 UTC+10:00] [WORLD] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: Washington – The Pentagon on Friday fired the editor-in-chief and publisher of the Stars and Stripes newspaper, which has covered the U.S. military since the Civil War, leadership at the publication told U.S. media.
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[2026-08-22 11:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-08-22 11:41 UTC+10:00] [ENVIRONMENT] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: Washington – China is mulling a bid to host U.N. climate talks in 2028, two sources familiar with the matter said Friday, as it seeks to burnish its reputation as a leader in the fight against global warming.
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[2026-08-22 11:39 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: WASHINGTON -- Democratic lawmakers stepped up their offensive against US President Donald Trump on Friday, after he ordered the scaling back of military exercises with South Korea while pushing for renewed summitry with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un this year.
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[2026-08-22 11:35 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: WASHINGTON -- The US government has authorized a potential sale to South Korea of AIM-9X air-to-air missiles and related equipment, the State Department said Friday, noting that the proposed sale will help enhance the Asian ally's air defense capabilities.
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[2026-08-22 11:30 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: WASHINGTON -- An expert on Friday called on South Korea and the United States to address the "political fallout" of US President Donald Trump's decision to scale back their military exercises, noting that the "unnecessary crisis" between the allies has created a roadblock to a coordinated approach toward Pyongyang.
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[2026-08-22 11:28 UTC+10:00] [ENVIRONMENT] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: The Trump administration’s many steps to reshape and shrink the scope of federal environmental protection have been met with a flood of legal challenges from companies, environmental groups and state officials.
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[2026-08-22 11:24 UTC+10:00] [Donald Trump] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: President at rally in South Carolina makes comments on key strategic waterway and jokes about bombing Iran
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[2026-08-22 10:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-08-22 10:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-08-22 10:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Would-be assassins came close to ending Ying Zheng’s life on at least four occasions, including one whose weapon was a musical instrument
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[2026-08-22 10:15 UTC+10:00] [assassination attempts] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Would-be assassins came close to ending Ying Zheng’s life on at least four occasions, including one whose weapon was a musical instrument
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[2026-08-22 10:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: US President Donald Trump once again described the Strait of Hormuz as “an American territory” and reiterated that the US “cannot let Iran have a nuclear weapon”, Al Jazeera reported.
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[2026-08-22 09:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: The Pentagon has fired the editor-in-chief of the Stars and Stripes, a prominent United States military newspaper, as well as one of its top reporters.
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[2026-08-22 09:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Miembros de la Guardia Nacional de Arkansas continúan su patrullaje tras bajar a una anciana en silla de ruedas debido a que el ascensor de la estación Columbia Heights del metro estaba fuera de servicio, el lunes 10 de agosto de 2026, en Washington. (AP Foto/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)
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[2026-08-22 09:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Several Italian and Albanian pro-Palestinian activists Albania have arrived in Albania's Vlore in support of the “Flamingo Revolution” protest movement opposing a planned luxury resort linked to US president Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner.
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[2026-08-22 09:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Un microbiólogo señala un cultivo aislado de E. coli en una placa de agar en el Departamento de Salud del Estado de Washington, el 3 de noviembre de 2015. (AP Foto/Elaine Thompson/Archivo)
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[2026-08-22 09:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-08-22 08:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-08-22 08:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: For the first time since becoming vice president of the United States, JD Vance has returned to his hometown of Middletown, Ohio, with a goal of rallying Republican voters ahead of November’s pivotal midterm elections.
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[2026-08-22 08:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: ARCHIVO – La bandera de la ONU ondea en un día tormentoso en la sede del organismo, durante la Asamblea General de las Naciones Unidas, el 22 de septiembre de 2022. (AP Foto/Ted Shaffrey, Archivo)
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[2026-08-22 08:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-08-22 08:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by Zachary Stieber via The Epoch Times,
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[2026-08-22 08:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: US President Donald Trump stated that Iran "would love" to make a deal with the US but was not prepared to make "the right deal," while speaking to the press on Friday.
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[2026-08-22 08:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Members of the Arkansas National Guard continue their patrol after carrying an elderly woman in her wheelchair down the steps to the train platform due to an out-of-service elevator at the Columbia Heights metro station, Monday, Aug. 10, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)
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[2026-08-22 08:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. — President Donald Trump is scheduled to travel to South Carolina on Friday to make a last-minute appeal for Sen. Darline Graham, his chosen candidate to replace her brother, the late Sen. Lindsey Graham, ahead of a Republican runoff next week.
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[2026-08-22 08:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MIDDLETOWN, Ohio — Vice President JD Vance returned to his hometown on Friday to campaign for Republican candidates at the steel plant where his grandfather worked and portray the Democratic Party his Papaw once supported as unrecognizable today.
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[2026-08-22 08:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: As Beijing enacts a state-led approach to climate adaptation, Washington leans on the private sector and Brussels tries to chart a middle way
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[2026-08-22 08:00 UTC+10:00] [China] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: As Beijing enacts a state-led approach to climate adaptation, Washington leans on the private sector and Brussels tries to chart a middle way
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[2026-08-22 07:46 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-08-22 07:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: The UN flag flies on a stormy day at the United Nations during the United Nations General Assembly, Sept. 22, 2022. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey, File)
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[2026-08-22 07:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: US President Donald Trump said on Friday he did not think that Iran was ready make the "right deal," and that Washington was observing "what happens" in the war.
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[2026-08-22 07:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-08-22 07:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: While Washington says it is monitoring certain countries, including Japan, for foreign exchange interventions, it also coordinated with Tokyo to prop up the yen
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[2026-08-22 07:30 UTC+10:00] [China] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: While Washington says it is monitoring certain countries, including Japan, for foreign exchange interventions, it also coordinated with Tokyo to prop up the yen
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[2026-08-22 07:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Continúan las obras en un helipuerto y el salón de baile en el Jardín Sur de la Casa Blanca, el miércoles 5 de agosto de 2026, en Washington. (AP Foto/Tierney L. Cross)
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[2026-08-22 06:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Work continues on the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
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[2026-08-22 06:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON — Klay Thompson had his NBA contract bought out by the Dallas Mavericks, the team announced on Friday, and will sign with the Miami Heat according to multiple reports.
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