Topic: US Politics — Neutral reports only
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[2026-08-18 20:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Washington head coach Jedd Fisch watches from the sideline during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Oregon, Nov. 29, 2025, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson, File)
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[2026-08-18 20:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Illinois head coach Bret Bielema looks on before an NCAA college football game against Washington, Oct. 25, 2025, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson, File)
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[2026-08-18 20:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Maryland quarterback Malik Washington throws during warmups before the start of an NCAA college football game against Michigan State, Saturday, Nov. 29, 2025, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Jose Juarez, file)
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[2026-08-18 20:00 UTC+10:00] [US news] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Health data appears to be most affected by administration’s attempt to wipe findings that don’t align with its priorities, tracker shows
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[2026-08-18 19:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: The US has said Iran is refusing to make concessions that Washington considers necessary for a lasting peace deal, as Tehran appeared to adopt a harder line after the expiry of a 60-day window for talks.
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[2026-08-18 19:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: UPDATES with more details from 6th para; CHANGES photo; ADDS byline)By Kim Seung-yeon
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[2026-08-18 19:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Foreign Affairs
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[2026-08-18 19:00 UTC+10:00] [Florida] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Politics that worked for Democratic candidates in New York, Minnesota, Michigan won’t cut it in red Florida, analysts say
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[2026-08-18 18:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: China's then-President Jiang Zemin, right, and then-Premier Zhu Rongji vote to endorse Jiang's political theory at the close of the Communist Party's Congress in November 2002. © Reuters
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[2026-08-18 18:46 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: For over a decade, I’ve navigated the complexities of North Korean affairs, security, and foreign policy from both Seoul and Washington, D.C. As the National Desk Political Team Lead, I track the pulse of geopolitics, closely following developments from the Unification Ministry and the Foreign Ministry. My mornings start with Rodong Sinmun—North Korea’s state mouthpiece—before diving into the day’s headlines from Seoul and Washington.
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[2026-08-18 18:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Washington Nationals (60-66, fourth in the NL East) vs. Texas Rangers (61-64, second in the AL West)
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[2026-08-18 17:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: El presidente de Corea del Sur, Lee Jae-myung, segunto por la derecha, habla durante una reunión del gobierno en la oficina presidencial en Seúl, Corea del Sur, el martes 18 de agosto de 2026. (Yonhap via AP)
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[2026-08-18 17:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, June 18 (Yonhap) -- U.S. Forces Korea (USFK) Commander Gen. Xavier Brunson visited the defense ministry Tuesday for a meeting with Defense Minister Ahn Gyu-back, after U.S. President Donald Trump ordered the military to scale down a regular combined exercise with South Korea.
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[2026-08-18 16:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (2nd LD) Lee proposes dialogue with N. Korea to officially end Korean War, halt Pyongyang's nuclear program
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[2026-08-18 16:37 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-08-18 16:34 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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[2026-08-18 16:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: South Korean President Lee Jae-myung, second from right, speaks during a cabinet meeting at the presidential office in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2026. (Yonhap via AP)
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[2026-08-18 16:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: El representante de Comercio de Estados Unidos, Jamieson Greer, en el centro, sale del Departamento de Comercio de Estados Unidos tras una reunión con funcionarios canadienses en Washington, el lunes 17 de agosto de 2026. (Kelly Geraldine Malone/The Canadian Press via AP)
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[2026-08-18 16:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-08-18 16:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Speaking to Fox News after a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, US President Donald Trump's envoy and son-in-law, Jared Kushner, said that Israel will have the support of the US to “finish the job properly” in Gaza if Hamas does not agree to disarm.
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[2026-08-18 15:44 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea’s Industry Ministry on Tuesday denied that semiconductors are being considered as the first project under Seoul’s US investment commitments, as Industry Minister Kim Jung-kwan holds last-minute talks in Washington over the package and related tariff issues.
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[2026-08-18 15:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Trump says talking to North Korea’s Kim makes the south safer
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[2026-08-18 15:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Donald Trump met with the North Korean leader three times during his first term. (AP: Evan Vucci, File)
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[2026-08-18 15:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: A weeklong confrontation around Palestinian homes in Kusra has turned the village, about 10 miles south of Nablus, into the latest focal point of an increasingly volatile West Bank, drawing unusual rebukes from Washington and the Vatican and renewing questions inside Israel over the state’s ability - and willingness - to contain violent settlers.
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[2026-08-18 15:30 UTC+10:00] [World / North America] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: In a scene from Tucker Carlson’s documentary on Donald Trump’s 2024 campaign, the president and his aide, Natalie Harp, sit next to each other, surrounded by other staff, watching Kamala Harris formally accept the Democratic nomination.
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[2026-08-18 15:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Amid escalating Israeli settler violence, US House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries called on the Trump administration to pressure Israel into protecting Palestinians in the occupied West Bank.
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[2026-08-18 15:21 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: For over a decade, I’ve navigated the complexities of North Korean affairs, security, and foreign policy from both Seoul and Washington, D.C. As the National Desk Political Team Lead, I track the pulse of geopolitics, closely following developments from the Unification Ministry and the Foreign Ministry. My mornings start with Rodong Sinmun—North Korea’s state mouthpiece—before diving into the day’s headlines from Seoul and Washington.
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[2026-08-18 15:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Trump on USS Lincoln deployment: 'Not nearly long enough'
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[2026-08-18 14:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Axios reported that Congressional Democrats are planning to push for new resolutions in order to restrict US President Donald Trump's war powers, after he threatened to "bomb the shit" out of Oman.
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[2026-08-18 14:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: South Korean President Lee Jae Myung said Tuesday that maintaining peace was "most important" for the country, but it needs to prepare for the "worst case scenario." His comments come after U.S. President Donald Trump ordered Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to "substantially reduce" joint drills with Seoul so as to not "send a signal that is totally inappropriate and hostile" to North Korea.In a Truth Social post Sunday stateside, Trump cited his "very good" relationship with North Korean leader Kim
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[2026-08-18 14:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 18 (Yonhap) -- The unification ministry on Tuesday expressed hope for a summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, stressing that such a meeting, if held, may help bring peace and stability to the Korean Peninsula.
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[2026-08-18 14:27 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-08-18 14:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Florida Republican congressman and gubernatorial candidate Byron Donalds addresses members of the Hispanic Police Officers Association in Doral, Fla., after receiving the group’s endorsement, Thursday, Aug. 6, 2026, (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
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[2026-08-18 14:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Florida Republican congressman and gubernatorial candidate Byron Donalds talks with a member of the Hispanic Police Officers Association in Doral, Fla., after receiving the group’s endorsement, Thursday, Aug. 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
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[2026-08-18 14:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: The value of Arabic intellectual property, the development of Arabic-language AI tools and new ways of financing the region’s creative industries are among the subjects at this year’s Congress of Arabic and Creative Industries in Abu Dhabi.
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[2026-08-18 14:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: A cargo vessel was struck by a projectile while transiting the Strait of Hormuz, the U.K. Maritime Trade Operations agency said Tuesday, signaling persisting navigation risks in the waterway as Washington and Tehran harden their positions.
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[2026-08-18 14:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: United States Trade Representative Jamieson Greer, center, leaves the U.S. Department of Commerce following a meeting with Canadian officials, in Washington, Monday, Aug. 17, 2026. (Kelly Geraldine Malone/The Canadian Press via AP)
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[2026-08-18 14:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Alaska U.S. Senate candidate Mary Peltola, a Democrat, speaks during a campaign rally on May 14, 2026, in Juneau, Alaska. (AP Photo/Becky Bohrer, file)
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[2026-08-18 14:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Financial Times
Snippet: Maga is forging ties with Europe’s far right and influencing political debate across the Atlantic. But its ‘America First’ ideology often collides with European nationalism.
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[2026-08-18 13:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Demanding beauty regime and 24/7 availability have prompted some senior female employees to quit the Trump administration
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[2026-08-18 13:56 UTC+10:00] [Mother Jones] [Factuality: 95]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Demanding beauty regime and 24/7 availability have prompted some senior female employees to quit the Trump administration
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[2026-08-18 13:51 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: JERUSALEM (AFP) -- US President Donald Trump's envoy Jared Kushner said Monday that progress towards disarming Hamas and moving forward with a Gaza peace plan could begin within a month, after meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
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[2026-08-18 13:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by Andrew Korybko,
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[2026-08-18 13:46 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: WASHINGTON (AP) — Civil rights advocates on Monday asked the US Supreme Court to review a Texas law requiring public schools to display the Ten Commandments, teeing up a potential new test of state-sponsored religious expression in classrooms.
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[2026-08-18 13:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: People look at an electronic stock chart board showing Japan’s Nikkei index at a securities firm Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2026, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
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[2026-08-18 13:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: A high-level American delegation met Hamas leader Khalil al-Hayya in Egypt on Sunday as the Trump administration tried to move its Gaza plan forward and narrow the gaps over Hamas’s disarmament, Israel’s withdrawal and the future governance of the territory.
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[2026-08-18 12:21 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: WASHINGTON (AP) -- US President Donald Trump says vandals are to blame for large swaths of dead grass on the National Mall near the World War II Memorial -- in the spot where he had a stage built and hosted crowds for his July 4 celebration.
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[2026-08-18 12:04 UTC+10:00] [Donald Trump] [Factuality: 95]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: CNN says attack ‘beneath the office’ after Kristen Holmes asked president about Jon Ossoff’s comments on key aide
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[2026-08-18 12:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The US would not allow the reconstruction of Gaza until the Palestinian enclave is fully demilitarized, President Donald Trump’s peace envoy Jared Kushner said following meetings with Hamas officials and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
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[2026-08-18 12:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The US would not allow the reconstruction of Gaza until the Palestinian enclave is fully demilitarized, President Donald Trump’s peace envoy Jared Kushner said following meetings with Hamas officials and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
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