Topic: US Politics — Neutral reports only
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[2026-06-17 23:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: A temporary U.S. sanctions waiver allowing the sale and delivery of Russian seaborne crude oil expired for the third time on Wednesday, following comments made by U.S. President Donald Trump earlier this week that his administration is unlikely to renew it.
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[2026-06-17 23:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The US President Donald Trump accused former president Barack Obama of “bribing” Iran with $1.7 billion to agree to the 2015 nuclear agreement.
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[2026-06-17 23:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Una persona lleva un flamingo inflable durante una manifestación en Tirana, el sábado 13 de junio de 2026, contra la construcción de un enorme proyecto costero vinculado a Jared Kushner e Ivanka Trump en la zona de la laguna de Narta, Albania. (Foto AP/Hameraldi Agolli)
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[2026-06-17 23:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: The “Toy Story” movies, like “Star Wars” and those games Michael Jordan played with the Washington Wizards, pose a problem of canon.
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[2026-06-17 23:27 UTC+10:00] [Group of Seven] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The New York Times
Snippet: As at many diplomatic gatherings, the real action at the annual Group of 7 summits often occurs on the sidelines, where world leaders mingle and make small talk that occasionally gets picked up by lurking microphones. These hot mics, as they are known, seemed to be working overtime on Tuesday, recording snippets of conversations that ranged from geopolitics and trade to the leaders’ personal lives.
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[2026-06-17 23:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — Sen. Loren Legarda said she was glad that Sen. Win Gatchalian was officially elected as Senate president but she will remain with the minority bloc.
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[2026-06-17 23:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: US leader warns framework is a work in progress and threatens to return to ‘dropping bombs’ if he does not like the terms of the agreement
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[2026-06-17 23:20 UTC+10:00] [Pakistan] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: US leader warns framework is a work in progress and threatens to return to ‘dropping bombs’ if he does not like the terms of the agreement
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[2026-06-17 23:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Just two years after Donald Trump urged Congress to kill Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act while on the campaign trail, he's now livid that Democrats won't help Republicans pass it.
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[2026-06-17 22:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Trabajadores en la sede de la Agencia Federal de Manejo de Emergencias en Washington, el 24 de enero del 2026. (AP foto/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
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[2026-06-17 22:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-06-17 22:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: US President Donald Trump denied recent reports that the US-Iran deal includes provisions for $300bn in investments for Tehran.
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[2026-06-17 22:36 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: US President Donald Trump expressed his commitment to playing a role in advancing Korean Peninsula issues while speaking with South Korean President Lee Jae Myung at the Group of Seven (G7) summit, a senior presidential official said Wednesday.
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[2026-06-17 22:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: People work at the Federal Emergency Management Agency headquarters in Washington, on Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson, File)
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[2026-06-17 22:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: UPDATES with more info, photo from 3rd para)
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[2026-06-17 22:02 UTC+10:00] [UFC] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Brazilian star said he took blows to the back of the head
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[2026-06-17 22:00 UTC+10:00] [Climate crisis] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Two-thirds of Americans say they are worried about climate but level of media coverage does not reflect this
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[2026-06-17 22:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: AmCham HK delegation expected to meet high-ranking US State Department official as part of annual trip to Washington, sources say
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[2026-06-17 22:00 UTC+10:00] [Washington] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: AmCham HK delegation expected to meet high-ranking US State Department official as part of annual trip to Washington, sources say
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[2026-06-17 21:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: PARIS — Mixed martial arts star Alex Pereira of Brazil has accused Frenchman Cyril Gane of landing multiple “illegal shots” during their fight for the interim UFC heavyweight title at the White House.
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[2026-06-17 21:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: EVIAN-LES-BAINS, France, June 16 (Yonhap) -- U.S. President Donald Trump expressed his commitment to playing a role in advancing Korean Peninsula issues while speaking with South Korean President Lee Jae Myung at the Group of Seven (G7) summit, a senior presidential official said Wednesday.
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[2026-06-17 21:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton, D-D.C., reflects on her time as a young civil rights activist during the 1963 March on Washington, during an Associated Press interview in her office on Capitol Hill in Washington, Aug. 9, 2023. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
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[2026-06-17 21:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Marchers with the Greater Seattle Business Association, Washington State’s LGBTQ+ and allied chamber of commerce, hold rainbow letters spelling out “Seattle,” during the annual Seattle Pride Parade, June 25, 2023, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson, File)
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[2026-06-17 21:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: Defense chief to propose target year for wartime OPCON transfer to S. Korean, U.S. presidents at year-end
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[2026-06-17 21:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: Defense chief to propose target year for wartime OPCON transfer to S. Korean, U.S. presidents at year-end
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[2026-06-17 21:33 UTC+10:00] [Trump administration] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Move will allow Trump’s controversial pick, Bill Pulte, to assume role and remain in place for at least several weeks
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[2026-06-17 21:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Of all the military failures the US has suffered in the past 25 years in the Middle East, the Iran war is probably the most consequential.
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[2026-06-17 21:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
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[2026-06-17 21:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Alex Bores, democratic candidate in New York’s 12th Congressional District, speaks during “NY-12 for Congress: Candidate Forum” at 92NY, April 15, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura, File)
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[2026-06-17 21:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Reports of a $300 billion fund slated for Iran are false, US President Donald Trump said at the sidelines of the G7 summit on Wednesday.
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[2026-06-17 21:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
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[2026-06-17 21:00 UTC+10:00] [US voting rights] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Following the supreme court’s gutting of the voting rights act, the president’s recent claims of fraud are cause for serious concern
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[2026-06-17 20:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Donald Trump said Wednesday at the G7 conference that the U.S. will "go right back to dropping bombs" if he doesn't like the Iran deal.
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[2026-06-17 20:52 UTC+10:00] [World news] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Meanwhile, back to G7, the White House has published a video of the moment Trump arrived in the room for this morning’s session – and told other leaders “I am the boss.”
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[2026-06-17 20:47 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Israel’s continued military operation in southern Lebanon puts at risk the agreement reached between Iran and the US on Sunday
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[2026-06-17 20:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: U.S. President Donald Trump, left, speaks with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney prior to a group photo of G7 leaders and invited nations during the G7 summit in Evian-les-Bains, France, Tuesday, June 16, 2026. (Dominique Jacovides, Pool Photo via AP)
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[2026-06-17 20:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: El presidente de Ucrania, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, durante una cumbre del G7 en Evian-les-Bains, Francia, el 16 de junio de 2026. (AP Foto/Vadim Ghirda)
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[2026-06-17 20:36 UTC+10:00] [US politics] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Republican primary runoff voters chose US representative Mike Collins to face Ossoff in November
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[2026-06-17 20:35 UTC+10:00] [Editors' Pick] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
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[2026-06-17 20:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: US President Donald Trump has criticised Israeli conduct in southern Lebanon, saying the country has been killing civilians and not just Hezbollah members.
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[2026-06-17 20:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: You’re watching The Manila Times’ News Prime.
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[2026-06-17 20:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy attends the G7 summit in Evian-les-Bains, France, Tuesday, June 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)
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[2026-06-17 20:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Israeli forces have reportedly carried out new strikes in southern Lebanon despite renewed criticism from US President Donald Trump of Israel's actions in the country.
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[2026-06-17 20:00 UTC+10:00] [Politics] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ProPublica
Snippet: As a House committee debated President Donald Trump’s signature domestic policy bill last year, Republican backers repeatedly emphasized that its changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, also known as food stamps, wouldn’t affect vulnerable people.
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[2026-06-17 20:00 UTC+10:00] [Inside Track] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
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[2026-06-17 19:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: US President Donald Trump has criticised Israeli conduct in southern Lebanon, saying the country has been killing civilians and not just Hezbollah members.
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[2026-06-17 19:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A leadership standoff in the Philippine Senate ended Wednesday with the removal of an ally of former President Rodrigo Duterte as leader of the chamber, which will soon start the impeachment trial of his daughter, incumbent Vice President Sara Duterte.
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[2026-06-17 19:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: El presidente de Estados Unidos, Donald Trump, posa para una foto de grupo con, de izquierda a derecha, el presidente de Paraguay, Santiago Peña; el de República Dominicana, Luis Abinader; el de Bolivia, Rodrigo Paz Pereira; el de El Salvador, Nayib Bukele, y el de Argentina, Javier Milei, en la cumbre Shield of the Americas, en el Trump National Doral Miami, en Doral, Florida, el 7 de marzo de 2026.
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[2026-06-17 19:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: The U.S. Capitol and National Mall are seen as the set up for the America 250 celebration, in Washington, Saturday, June 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)
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[2026-06-17 19:00 UTC+10:00] [Health Care] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ProPublica
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