Topic: US Politics — Neutral reports only
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[2026-08-21 03:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-08-21 03:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — The Senate Impeachment Court should allow accredited news organizations to operate their own cameras inside the proceedings to ensure broader media coverage, House prosecutor and Manila 3rd District Rep. Joel Chua said Thursday.
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[2026-08-21 03:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
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)
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[2026-08-21 03:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Tennessee runs onto the field before an NCAA college football game against Georgia, Sept. 13, 2025, in Knoxville, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV, File)
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[2026-08-21 03:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: The US Energy Department announced on Thursday that it is backing seven critical minerals companies with $500 million in grants, the latest in a series of investments as President Donald Trump's administration looks to strengthen the country's domestic supply chain.
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[2026-08-21 03:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: South Korea has condemned North Korea’s launch of more than 10 short-range ballistic missiles, following military drills between Seoul and Washington that US President Donald Trump is seeking to curb.
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[2026-08-21 03:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by Matthew Vadum via The Epoch Times,
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[2026-08-21 02:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Washington Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels works out before a joint practice with the Miami Dolphins at NFL football training camp, Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2026 in Ashburn, Va. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)
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[2026-08-21 02:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: The USS George Washington has arrived in the Middle East, US Central Command said on Thursday, where it is expected to relieve the USS Abraham Lincoln amid an unusually long deployment and reports of deteriorating conditions.
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[2026-08-21 02:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Thursday there's a "very good chance" that the U.S. budget deficit under President Donald Trump has likely peaked.
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[2026-08-21 02:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-08-21 02:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: FYI - Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., talks with reporters after holding a town hall meeting in Sacramento, Calif., April 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)
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[2026-08-21 02:14 UTC+10:00] [US Government borrowing] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: As yields are dragged higher in the UK, Europe and Japan, the impact for consumers and businesses will be far-reaching
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[2026-08-21 02:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON — Concern about inflation deepened at the Federal Reserve’s meeting last month, with “several” policymakers ready to raise interest rates and “many” saying a hike in borrowing costs would be needed if inflation did not decline to the US central bank’s 2.0-percent target, minutes of the session showed on Wednesday.
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[2026-08-21 02:12 UTC+10:00] [Kim Jong-un] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: A Coreia do Sul estima que a Coreia do Norte tenha entre 80 e 120 ogivas nucleares, afirmou nesta quinta-feira (20/08) o ministro da Defesa sul-coreano, Ahn Gyu-back, citando um número muito diferente do mencionado um dia antes pelo presidente dos Estados Unidos, Donald Trump, que disse que Pyongyang teria 57 armas nucleares.
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[2026-08-21 02:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: TEHRAN — United States President Donald Trump pledged “economic warfare” against Iran and threatened any country that trades with it, prompting Iran to dismiss the plan on Thursday as a continuation of failed policies.
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[2026-08-21 02:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: SEOUL — North Korea has fired several short-range ballistic missiles, Seoul’s military said on Thursday, hours after United States President Donald Trump said he would meet Pyongyang’s Kim Jong Un this year.
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[2026-08-21 01:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: The USS George Washington aircraft carrier is pictured off the coast of Argentina, May 30, 2024.(AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano, File)
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[2026-08-21 01:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
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[2026-08-21 01:42 UTC+10:00] [US news] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Agreement is among largest third-country deportations driven by Trump administration’s immigration crackdown
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[2026-08-21 01:21 UTC+10:00] [US economy] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The enormous US debt under Trump will hobble the next Democratic administration – just as the GOP planned
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[2026-08-21 01:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: European natural gas prices surged to levels last seen during the energy crisis triggered by Russia's invasion of Ukraine, when severe supply disruptions sent global markets into turmoil.
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[2026-08-21 01:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: The Trump administration's plan to crush Iran's economy will likely negate the need for further U.S. military operations against the Islamic republic, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told CNBC on Thursday.
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[2026-08-21 00:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: United States President Donald Trump has threatened to financially punish any country providing an economic “lifeline” to Iran, as he declared an “economic D-Day” against Tehran.
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[2026-08-21 00:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: US President Donald Trump has announced what he describes as the “most crushing economic operation” against Iran, as Washington ramps up pressure on Tehran and talks to end the war between the two countries continue to stall.
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[2026-08-21 00:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Bitcoin surpassed $70,000 for the first time in over two months, propelled by US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s 'Operation Twist'-like move pushing US bond yields (and the dollar) lower followed by a high-stakes meeting President Trump held with crypto industry leaders.
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[2026-08-21 00:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: An aircraft carrier previously deployed to the Western Pacific has arrived in the Middle East, following an outcry over reported conditions on a sister vessel that had been deployed to the region amid the US-Israel war with Iran.
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[2026-08-21 00:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-08-21 00:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: The South Korean government has observed an alarming new launch of a missile barrage by North Korea on Thursday, announcing that an unidentified projectile was fired off the peninsula's east coast on Thursday.
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[2026-08-21 00:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Max D Lederer Jr, the longtime publisher of the United States military publication Stars and Stripes, announced his retirement in a memo to staff on Tuesday.
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[2026-08-21 00:00 UTC+10:00] [New Mexico] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Administration’s plan to scrap drilling-free buffer zone around New Mexico site prompts scrutiny from Unesco
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[2026-08-21 00:00 UTC+10:00] [Oceans] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Crustaceans are the subject of tests to see if alkalis added to seawater, so it absorbs more CO2, harm marine life. But Trump’s halt to funding threatens to scupper the research
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[2026-08-20 23:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: People deported by the US to Liberia will mostly hail from Latin American countries, including Cuba and Venezuela, Liberia's information minister told Reuters, as authorities prepared to receive the first deportation flight on Thursday.
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[2026-08-20 23:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: AP reporter Christopher Bodeen walks along the Mutianyu Great Wall section on the outskirts of Beijing, on Nov. 10, 2017, while covering Melania Trump’s visit to the wall. (AP Photo/Emily Wang)
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[2026-08-20 23:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Oil prices surged nearly 3 per cent on Thursday, extending a five-day rally as the expiry of a US-Iran memorandum of understanding and renewed pressure from Washington raised fears of further supply disruptions.
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[2026-08-20 23:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: The US Central Command (CENTCOM) has on Thursday confirmed the USS George Washington is now deployed in the Middle East, following the lengthy, over-extended deployment of personnel onboard the USS Lincoln, which has sparked crisis and media frenzy over poor conditions, lack of supplies, and worsening morale.
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[2026-08-20 23:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Islamabad, Pakistan – Pakistan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs summoned the top United States diplomat in Islamabad on Wednesday, hours after US Ambassador to India Sergio Gor described Indian-administered Kashmir as “an important part of India” during his first visit to the territory.
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[2026-08-20 23:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Bitcoin is trading at its highest levels since June thanks largely to a last-ditch push from the White House and crypto industry leaders to get the Clarity Act across the finish line in the coming weeks.
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[2026-08-20 23:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: US President Donald Trump’s latest threat about “economic consequences” for countries dealing with Iran appears to be aimed at countries in Asia and the Middle East, although details remain sparse at this point.
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[2026-08-20 23:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON — US drugmakers Merck and Moderna said Wednesday a personalized cancer treatment had shown success in reducing the recurrence of melanoma tumors in a late-stage trial hailed by experts as a "breakthrough."
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[2026-08-20 23:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Financial Times
Snippet: Ella Lee in Washington
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[2026-08-20 22:52 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un said Thursday that Washington's recent decision to scale down the ongoing Ulchi Freedom Shield (UFS) exercise has placed Seoul "in a poor plight of canceling 'war games' it liked very much."
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[2026-08-20 22:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Analysts say Kim Yo-jong’s statement reflects North Korea’s emphasis on setting the preconditions for resuming dialogue
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[2026-08-20 22:45 UTC+10:00] [Ukraine] [Factuality: 95]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Analysts say Kim Yo-jong’s statement reflects North Korea’s emphasis on setting the preconditions for resuming dialogue
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[2026-08-20 22:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 20 (Yonhap) -- The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un said Thursday that Washington's recent decision to scale down the ongoing Ulchi Freedom Shield (UFS) exercise has placed Seoul "in a poor plight of canceling 'war games' it liked very much."
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[2026-08-20 22:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: US futures slide and are trading at session lows, as bond yields surge after yesterday’s Treasury announcement, having now erased the entire post buyback-boost move; yields are 4-5bps higher as the curve bear steepens sharply with the 10Y yield now at 4.69%, above where it was before the Treasury's press release yesterday, driven by a surge in Brent above $94 after Trump vowed to unleash an "Economic D-Day" on Iran's economy.
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[2026-08-20 22:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: TORONTO (AP) — La primera ministra de Quebec afirmó que las negociaciones comerciales entre Canadá y Estados Unidos están “lejos de terminar” y exigió más información al primer ministro Mark Carney antes de decidir si un acuerdo incipiente protege adecuadamente los sectores lácteo y forestal de Quebec.
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[2026-08-20 22:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by Matthew Vadum via The Epoch Times,
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[2026-08-20 21:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: TORONTO (AP) — Quebec’s premier said Canada-U.S. trade negotiations are “far from over” and demanded more information from Prime Minister Mark Carney before deciding whether an emerging agreement adequately protects Quebec’s dairy and forestry sectors.
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[2026-08-20 21:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Britain’s Prince Harry, the Duke of Sussex, speaks at a roundtable about support for veterans, Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
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