Topic: US Politics — Neutral reports only
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[2026-08-19 06:06 UTC+10:00] [Banks] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: As the administration promises unprecedented economic isolation, former US officials and Iran experts warn Tehran may be willing to absorb far more pain than Washington anticipates.
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[2026-08-19 06:01 UTC+10:00] [Trump administration] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Harvard, Yale, Stanford and others face directive to review and cut alliances Pentagon deems national security risk
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[2026-08-19 05:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: ARCHIVO – Un niño juega cerca de la máquina donde se pesa la caña de azúcar en el vecindario Lima en La Romana, donde Central Romana Corporation, Ltd. realiza sus operaciones de caña de azúcar en República Dominicana, el 17 de noviembre de 2021. (AP Foto/Matias Delacroix, Archivo)
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[2026-08-19 05:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: A whistleblower alleges that United States President Donald Trump’s administration’s findings that three of the country’s most prestigious academic institutions violated civil rights law by tolerating anti-Semitism were “predetermined” as part of a “politically mandated effort” that allegedly discarded standard investigative procedures.
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[2026-08-19 05:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: The Pentagon has issued formal notifications to 30 US universities, directing them to carry out reviews of their academic, financial and research collaborations with "foreign entities of concern".
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[2026-08-19 05:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: MONROVIA, Liberia (AP) — Liberia aceptó recibir hasta 1.200 deportados de terceros países procedentes de Estados Unidos, informaron las autoridades del país de África occidental el martes, en uno de los mayores acuerdos de este tipo bajo la política del gobierno del presidente Donald Trump destinada a disuadir la migración ilegal.
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[2026-08-19 05:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iranian-American comedian Max Amini has drawn criticism online after describing those fighting the US and Israel as a different "species" with "no sense of morals", while arguing that Washington's war is against Iran's government rather than its people.
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[2026-08-19 05:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: PALO ALTO, California/HONG KONG -- China's DeepSeek is once again causing a stir in American tech and policy circles, this time with the release last week of V4 Pro, a so-called open weight AI model that is free for anyone to download. The move has Washington and Silicon Valley debating more intensely than ever whether -- and how -- the U.S.
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[2026-08-19 05:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Already US officials have signaled they may just abandon hard-hit bases in the Middle East altogether, in the wake of Iran's retaliation as a result of Operation Epic Fury, and a conflict that's dragged on for nearly six months.
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[2026-08-19 05:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: FILE -Liberia’s President Joseph Boakai addresses the 80th session of the UN General Assembly at United Nations headquarters, Sept. 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Angelina Katsanis, File)
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[2026-08-19 05:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent walks past reporters following an interview with Fox News outside the White House, Thursday, July 30, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
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[2026-08-19 05:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: El Golfo de Omán cerca del Estrecho de Ormuz, visto desde Khor Fakkan, Emiratos Árabes Unidos, el 1 de mayo del 2026. (AP foto/Fatima Shbair)
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[2026-08-19 05:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: A United States federal judge has ruled that the administration of President Donald Trump can revoke legal protections that shielded more than 5,000 Ethiopians from deportation.
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[2026-08-19 05:09 UTC+10:00] [Alcohol] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: A deal to avoid 50 percent duties on some Canadian goods is on Trump's desk, as Ottawa and Washington work towards a broader trade agreement.
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[2026-08-19 05:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: US special envoy for Syria Tom Barrack defended the Syrian government on Tuesday after Israeli air strikes targeted the Abu al-Duhur military air base in northern Syria, calling it an "unnecessary escalation".
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[2026-08-19 04:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The International Criminal Court (ICC) said in a statement on Tuesday that US sanctions on its top members "undermine the rule of law" after Washington imposed measures on the ICC president and its senior lawyer.
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[2026-08-19 04:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: The federal government's gambling ad crack down is expected to pass the Senate before the parliament sitting week ends. (Getty: South_agency)
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[2026-08-19 04:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The Trump administration announced Tuesday it is moving ahead with plans to rescind a quarter-century-old rule that blocked logging, road building and other development on national forest lands, drawing the ire of environmentalists nationwide.
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[2026-08-19 04:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The Trump administration is examining whether to pull troops out of the Gulf as a result of the US-Israeli war on Iran, with the Pentagon weighing the risks facing large US bases in the region that have come under Iranian drone and missile attack.
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[2026-08-19 04:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Denmark has deployed a batch of fresh military conscripts to Greenland for the first time in modern history, as Copenhagen seeks to assert its control over the Arctic territory in response to threats of annexation from US President Donald Trump.
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[2026-08-19 04:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Denmark has deployed a batch of fresh military conscripts to Greenland for the first time in modern history, as Copenhagen seeks to assert its control over the Arctic territory in response to threats of annexation from US President Donald Trump.
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[2026-08-19 04:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: By Mishel Bychkova, Vice-President, Center for Middle Eastern Studies (Moscow)
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[2026-08-19 04:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: By Mishel Bychkova, Vice-President, Center for Middle Eastern Studies (Moscow)
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[2026-08-19 04:27 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 04:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: President Donald Trump is in renewed trade talks with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, with just hours to go before the U.S. imposes 50% tariffs on hockey sticks, wine and an array of other Canadian imports, according to various news reports Tuesday.
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[2026-08-19 03:59 UTC+10:00] [Inequality] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: New York mayor Zohran Mamdani shows Britain’s Andy Burnham that confronting billionaires need not mean the end of cooperation with Donald Trump
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[2026-08-19 03:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Kilmar Ábrego García en el tribunal en Nashville, Tennessee, el 26 de febrero del 2026. (AP foto/George Walker IV)
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[2026-08-19 03:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: La senadora Elissa Slotkin, demócrata por Michigan, en el Congreso en Washington, el 14 de enero del 2025. (AP foto/Ben Curtis)
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[2026-08-19 03:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Workers continue construction on the new White House ballroom, as seen from the Washington Monument, Monday, Aug. 17, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
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[2026-08-19 02:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Cargo ships are seen at sea in the Gulf of Oman near the Strait of Hormuz, from a rocky shoreline near Khor Fakkan, United Arab Emirates, May 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Fatima Shbair, File)
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[2026-08-19 02:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: US President Donald Trump is famous for his seemingly off-the-cuff policy changes and governing via social media, but his subversion of traditional diplomacy during the Iran war is alienating allies at a challenging moment.
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[2026-08-19 02:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Sen. Elissa Slotkin, D-Mich., speaks during a hearing at the Capitol in Washington, Jan. 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis, File)
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[2026-08-19 02:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: This is not the first time the US president, faced with a foreign policy obstacle, has threatened to annex foreign territory
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[2026-08-19 02:48 UTC+10:00] [Gaza Strip] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: This is not the first time the US president, faced with a foreign policy obstacle, has threatened to annex foreign territory
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[2026-08-19 02:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: El Edificio Ejecutivo Eisenhower en Washington el 30 de julio del 2026. (AP foto/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
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[2026-08-19 02:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Amid trade embargoes, asset freezes and attacks on ships as part of a naval blockade, Washington has announced a plan to enact a new wave of restrictions on Iran, targeting its economy.
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[2026-08-19 02:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: SEOUL — Japan underlined on Tuesday that security cooperation with the United States and South Korea was “critical” for the region’s stability, after President Donald Trump alarmed allies by scaling back military drills with Seoul while hailing his ties with Pyongyang.
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[2026-08-19 02:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Missouri running back Ahmad Hardy (29) runs past Mississippi State linebacker Tyler Lockhart (11) and safety Hunter Washington (21) during the second half of an NCAA college football game Nov. 15, 2025, in Columbia, Mo. (AP Photo/L.G. Patterson, File)
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[2026-08-19 02:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: In this undated photo canoeists navigate the Pocket River in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness near Ely, Minn. (Nathaniel Minor/Minnesota Public Radio via AP, File)
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[2026-08-19 02:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: GAZA CITY, Palestinian Territories — Hamas said on Tuesday it remained committed to the United States-backed Gaza peace deal after White House envoy Jared Kushner spoke to Israel about steps toward the group’s disarmament.
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[2026-08-19 02:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
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[2026-08-19 01:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Iran has called US President Donald Trump “delusional” after he proclaimed the Strait of Hormuz a “new US territory.”
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[2026-08-19 01:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Iran has called US President Donald Trump “delusional” after he proclaimed the Strait of Hormuz a “new US territory.”
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[2026-08-19 01:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: President Sheikh Mohamed received a phone call from US President Donald Trump on Tuesday, during which the two leaders discussed co-operation and ways to strengthen ties between their countries.
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[2026-08-19 01:56 UTC+10:00] [Fifa] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Mosengo-Omba says Fifa’s congress backs Infantino
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[2026-08-19 01:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by Travis Gillmore via The Epoch Times,
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[2026-08-19 01:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Gianandrea Noseda, director musical de la Orquesta Sinfónica Nacional, dirige la orquesta durante un ensayo en el teatro La Scala de Milán, Italia, el 26 de febrero de 2024.(Foto AP/Antonio Calanni, File)
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[2026-08-19 01:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The US Defense Department formally notified 30 domestic academic institutions, directing them to immediately review their "academic, financial, and research collaborations with foreign entities of concern," the department announced on Monday.
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[2026-08-19 01:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Congressional Democrats will introduce a war powers resolution prohibiting military action against Oman, after US President Donald Trump threatened to bomb the country for holding talks with Iran.
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[2026-08-19 01:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Congressional Democrats will introduce a war powers resolution prohibiting military action against Oman, after US President Donald Trump threatened to bomb the country for holding talks with Iran.
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