Topic: US Politics — Neutral reports only
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[2026-08-20 02:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Heidi Overton, deputy director of the White House Domestic Policy Council, speaks during a meeting to sign an executive order about vaccines, Monday, Aug. 10, 2026, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
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[2026-08-20 02:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: RT News
Snippet: By Rachel Marsden, a columnist, political strategist, and host of independently produced talk-shows in French and English.
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[2026-08-20 02:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: RT News
Snippet: By Rachel Marsden, a columnist, political strategist, and host of independently produced talk-shows in French and English.
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[2026-08-20 02:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-08-20 02:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Less than two hours before massive U.S. tariffs on certain Canadian goods were set to switch on, President Donald Trump announced a tentative deal to stave off the new duties.
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[2026-08-20 02:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: SEOUL — Annual war games between South Korea and the United States will end about a week earlier than planned, both countries said on Wednesday, after US President Donald Trump ordered the “inappropriate and hostile” drills to be scaled back.
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[2026-08-20 02:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: CloseGet news alerts fromYou can manage notifications at any time by clicking the notifications icon.SubscribeMaybe later
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[2026-08-20 02:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 (Yonhap) -- U.S. President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he will meet North Korean leader Kim Jong-un later this year, noting that getting along with the reclusive leader is "a good thing" and that Pyongyang has 57 "very powerful" nuclear weapons.
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[2026-08-20 02:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: TIRANA — Here in Albania’s capital, hotel receptionists go out of their way to stress that the ongoing protests outside are entirely peaceful. Apparently, there have been quite a few room cancellations since mass demonstrations began in the spring. But ask them directly, and they might furtively hint that they welcome tourists taking part.
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[2026-08-20 01:45 UTC+10:00] [House of Representatives] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Republican James Comer writes to private equity investor demanding full cooperation with investigation
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[2026-08-20 01:41 UTC+10:00] [Donald Trump] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Senator Jon Ossoff, who is up for re-election, came up with arguably the standout line of the midterm elections so far
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[2026-08-20 01:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (2nd LD) Gov't aims to supply over 230,000 additional homes in Seoul metropolitan area to tame housing prices
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[2026-08-20 01:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: El senador Dan Sullivan (izq) en Palmer, Alaska, el 17 de agosto del 2026 y otro candidato al escaño senatorial con el nombre “Daniel J. Sullivan Jr” en la papeleta, en Petersburg, Alaska, el 3 de julio del 2026. (AP fotos/Mark Thiessen/Becky Bohrer)
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[2026-08-20 01:33 UTC+10:00] [Latest] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Duran
Snippet: The statements, views and opinions expressed in this column are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of this site. This site does not give financial, investment or medical advice.
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[2026-08-20 01:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (2nd LD) Gov't aims to supply over 230,000 additional homes in Seoul metropolitan area to tame housing prices
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[2026-08-20 01:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by Kimberley Hayek via The Epoch Times,
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[2026-08-20 01:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-08-20 01:14 UTC+10:00] [US midterm elections 2026] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Elections in Florida, Alaska and Wyoming provide a sense of how voters are feeling ahead of November’s midterms
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[2026-08-20 00:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Gente pasando el tiempo en la playa mientras se ven embarcaciones comerciales fondeadas en el estrecho de Ormuz ante Bandar Abbas, Irán, el miércoles 5 de agosto de 2026. (Amirhosein Khorgooi/ISNA via AP)
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[2026-08-20 00:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Dolientes asiste al funeral de varios palestinos muertos en un ataque aéreo lanzado el día anterior por el ejército israelí contra un café en el puerto de Gaza, en el hospital Shifa de Ciudad de Gaza, el miércoles 19 de agosto de 2026. (AP Foto/Jehad Alshrafi)
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[2026-08-20 00:31 UTC+10:00] [Courts] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and European Council President António Costa threw their weight behind the International Criminal Court Wednesday, after Washington sanctioned its president and another senior court official.
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[2026-08-20 00:27 UTC+10:00] [James Comey] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Justice department claims there’s ‘no dispute’ over whether ex-FBI head’s post could be read as a threat against Trump
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[2026-08-20 00:27 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Since 2017, I have covered South Korea’s political and economic landscape as a reporter, with a focus on foreign affairs, inter-Korean relations and security.As a foreign affairs reporter, I closely follow developments from the Ministry of Unification, the Foreign Ministry and the Defense Ministry, tracking shifts in diplomacy, military policy and North Korea’s evolving posture.
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[2026-08-20 00:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea said Wednesday that a U.S. decision to scale back military exercises with South Korea does not change what it see as their provocative nature, dampening hopes for a resumption of diplomacy between North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and U.S. President Donald Trump.
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[2026-08-20 00:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: State Rep. Angie Nixon, D-Fla., speaks loudly on the House floor as the House votes on HB1D, a redistricting bill, during a special session of the Florida Legislature, April 29, 2026, in Tallahassee, Fla. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart, File)
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[2026-08-20 00:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: 1912 — Walter Johnson won his American League-record 15th straight game, downing Cleveland 4-2 in the opener of a doubleheader. Washington’s Carl Cashion pitched a six-inning no-hitter to give the Senators a 2-0 victory over the Cleveland Indians in the second game, which was called to allow Cleveland to catch a train to Boston.
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[2026-08-20 00:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 (Yonhap) -- Two senators have sent a letter to U.S. President Donald Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth calling on them to reverse their decision to scale back the ongoing South Korea-U.S. military exercise, warning that the cuts could degrade the allies' readiness and send a "wrong" signal to North Korea.
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[2026-08-19 23:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: ARCHIVO – El exdirector del FBI James Comey habla en una audiencia del Comité de Inteligencia del Senado en el Capitolio, en Washington, el 8 de junio de 2017. (AP Foto/Andrew Harnik, Archivo)
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[2026-08-19 23:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Short-lived White House communications director turned anti-Trump podcast host Anthony Scaramucci is the latest exec to host a hush-hush, high-level financial forum at a luxury destination.
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[2026-08-19 23:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: The exterior of the Kennedy Center is seen, Friday, July 31, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
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[2026-08-19 23:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Florida Republican gubernatorial candidate Byron Donalds, center, waves next to his wife Erika, while standing on stage with their children Darin, left, Damon, second from left, and Mason during at a primary election party Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2026, in Orlando, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux)
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[2026-08-19 23:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Mourners attend the funeral of Palestinians who were killed in an Israeli army strike on a cafe at the Gaza port the previous day, at Shifa Hospital in Gaza City, Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)
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[2026-08-19 23:18 UTC+10:00] [Donald Trump] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Some restraint on Trump’s excesses might be accomplished if November’s midterm elections give Democrats more power
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[2026-08-19 23:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-08-19 22:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: The International Criminal Court (ICC) has lashed out at the United States after the Trump administration added its chief and one of its senior lawyers to a list of sanctioned individuals, calling the move a “flagrant attack” on the court’s independence.
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[2026-08-19 22:58 UTC+10:00] [Irã] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: A continuidade da guerra lançada pelo presidente Donald Trump contra o Irã está levando as forças navais dos EUA ao limite de sua capacidade e deixando o Pacífico Ocidental sem a presença de porta-aviões americanos num momento em que a China busca aumentar sua influência na região.
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[2026-08-19 22:58 UTC+10:00] [Irã] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: A continuidade da guerra lançada pelo presidente Donald Trump contra o Irã está levando as forças navais dos EUA ao limite de sua capacidade e deixando o Pacífico Ocidental sem a presença de porta-aviões americanos num momento em que a China busca aumentar sua influência na região.
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[2026-08-19 22:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: The Canadian dollar climbed against most of its Group-of-10 peers after President Trump delayed 50% tariffs on billions of dollars of Canadian goods for three days, claiming on Truth Social that a trade deal was pending. The last-minute reprieve will ease trade tensions in North America.
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[2026-08-19 22:35 UTC+10:00] [International criminal court] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Trump administration put sanctions on the international criminal court’s president and a senior trial lawyer
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[2026-08-19 22:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-08-19 22:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Iran's parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf is visiting Baghdad while at the same time US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has spoken UAE National Security Adviser Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed Al Nahyan to discuss the Hormuz situation and security. Except of course the two sides aren't talking with each other.
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[2026-08-19 21:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Former FBI Director James Comey speaks during a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, June 8, 2017. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)
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[2026-08-19 21:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Europe is facing an erosion of the conditions that historically drove the continent's growth, its top central banker warned Wednesday, as she called on leaders not to repeat mistakes made during the dotcom boom in the age of AI.
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[2026-08-19 21:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Beijing’s ecological initiatives around the South China Sea flashpoint have been a growing source of tension with Manila and Washington
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[2026-08-19 21:19 UTC+10:00] [Beijing] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Beijing’s ecological initiatives around the South China Sea flashpoint have been a growing source of tension with Manila and Washington
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[2026-08-19 21:00 UTC+10:00] [Trump administration] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: New findings further call into question scientific judgment of current health leaders in the Trump administration
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[2026-08-19 20:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: US President Donald Trump has again praised the leader of nuclear-armed North Korea while rebuking key ally Seoul for failing to help Washington fight Iran, reigniting one of the most contentious diplomatic issues from his first term.
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[2026-08-19 20:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A visitor to the city wearing a mask of President Donald Trump poses for a photo in front of a Canadian flag being held by tourists from Toronto showing their support for Canada regarding trade tariffs, in front of the White House in Washington, Thursday, March 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)
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[2026-08-19 20:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Nvidia's effective monopoly over the most powerful chips has made U.S. export controls a key tool in Washington's effort to preserve its advantage over China in the AI race.
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[2026-08-19 20:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
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