Topic: US Politics — Neutral reports only
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[2026-05-16 14:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: American and Nigerian forces had assassinated Abu-Bilal al-Minuki in a ‘flawlessly executed mission’, the US president said on Truth Social
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[2026-05-16 14:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: The NFL is swatting away President Donald Trump’s criticism of its evolving business model.
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[2026-05-16 14:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: The winning numbers in Friday’s drawing of the “Washington Pick 3" game were:
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[2026-05-16 14:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: The winning numbers in Friday’s drawing of the “Washington Hit 5" game were:
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[2026-05-16 14:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: The winning numbers in Friday’s drawing of the “Washington Cash Pop” game were:
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[2026-05-16 14:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: The winning numbers in Friday’s drawing of the “Washington Keno” game were:
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[2026-05-16 14:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: The winning numbers in Friday’s drawing of the “Washington Match 4" game were:
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[2026-05-16 14:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Pope Leo XIV arrives for his weekly general audience in St. Peter’s Square, at the Vatican, Wednesday, May 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
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[2026-05-16 13:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., greets supporters at a campaign stop at Drago’s Restaurant Tuesday, May 5, 2026, in Metairie, La. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
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[2026-05-16 13:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: President Trump announced Friday night that US and Nigerian forces killed ISIS’s second in command in a “very complex mission.”
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[2026-05-16 13:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Unrest, Conflict and War
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[2026-05-16 13:28 UTC+10:00] [Jimmy Lai] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Family and supporters had hoped the US president could help free the 78-year-old British citizen during summit talks in Beijing
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[2026-05-16 13:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: El secretario de Defensa de EEUU, Pete Hegseth, testifica en una audiencia con legisladores el martes 12 de mayo de 2026, en Washington. Junto a él está el presidente del Estado Mayor Conjunto, el general Dan Caine. (Foto AP/Alex Brandon)
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[2026-05-16 13:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Eric Trump announced plans to sue MS Now and host Jen Psaki Friday for accusing him of being a board member of a company purportedly seeking to do business in China.
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[2026-05-16 13:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: LOS ANGELES — A US election denier whose case has been championed by Donald Trump was granted a commutation Friday that will see her released from state prison next month.
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[2026-05-16 13:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to the media aboard Air Force One en route to the U.S. on May 15, after visiting President Xi Jinping in China. © Reuters
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[2026-05-16 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Kevin Warsh faces an immediate test as he assumes the chairmanship at the US Federal Reserve: navigating the tension between higher interest rates and political pressure from President Donald Trump.
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[2026-05-16 13:00 UTC+10:00] [Editors' Pick] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: Already have Rappler+? Sign in to listen to groundbreaking journalism.
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[2026-05-16 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: The 11th China Military Intelligent Technology Expo opened Thursday at the China National Convention Center in Beijing, showcasing a lineup of drones, robotic war dogs, grenade launchers, wheeled unmanned systems, artificial intelligence, and other modern battlefield technologies.
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[2026-05-16 12:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON, D.C. — The US Supreme Court on Friday rejected a last-gasp effort by Virginia Democrats to revive a voter-approved redistricting plan that would have given their party an edge in November's midterm elections.
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[2026-05-16 12:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Sonia Citron scored 30 points, Kiki Iriafen had 25 points and 13 rebounds, and the Washington Mystics edged the Indiana Fever 104-102 on Friday night after Caitlin Clark forced overtime with a dramatic 3-pointer and 17 points in the fourth quarter.
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[2026-05-16 12:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Xi ‘said Jimmy Lai is a tough one for him to do’, US president says on his return trip from Beijing
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[2026-05-16 12:38 UTC+10:00] [President] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Xi ‘said Jimmy Lai is a tough one for him to do’, US president says on his return trip from Beijing
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[2026-05-16 12:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Rep. Steve Cohen, the Jewish Democrat from Tennessee at the center of a controversial Republican-led redistricting push, announced Friday that he will not seek reelection.
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[2026-05-16 12:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: US President Donald Trump claimed that the US and Iran had made multiple deals, which Iran then refused to acknowledge, in an interview with Fox News on Friday.
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[2026-05-16 11:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Washington Nationals’ Daylen Lile follows through on his swing after hitting a double against Baltimore Orioles pitcher Shane Baz during the second inning of a baseball game, Friday, May 15, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Terrance Williams)
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[2026-05-16 11:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: US President Donald Trump said the Strait of Hormuz “will be open” and vowed that Iran would not be allowed to use the strategic waterway “as a weapon”.
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[2026-05-16 11:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Palestinian American lawmaker Rashida Tlaib commemorated the Nakba in remarks delivered before the US Congress, saying the displacement of Palestinians during the creation of Israel in 1948 continues to shape events today.
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[2026-05-16 11:06 UTC+10:00] [Trump administration] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Trump notably failed to push back on Xi Jinping’s rhetoric over the future of Taiwan – key US politics stories from Friday, 15 May at a glance
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[2026-05-16 10:57 UTC+10:00] [United States International Relations] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The New York Times
Snippet: How Trump Changed the Way He Talks About China2:23
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[2026-05-16 10:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: U.S. President Donald Trump gestures as he departs Beijing Capital International Airport aboard Air Force One on May 15. © Reuters
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[2026-05-16 10:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Spencer Pratt has hit back at comedian Chelsea Handler after she reignited their decades-long feud by posting a profanity-laced video comparing him to Donald Trump.
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[2026-05-16 10:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Democratic lawmakers criticised President Donald Trump’s war on Iran, saying the conflict was driving up fertiliser, fuel and household costs across the United States.
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[2026-05-16 10:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Lebanon welcomed a 45-day extension of the ceasefire with Israel following two days of negotiations in Washington, even as Israeli attacks continued across Lebanon, killing at least 11 people on Wednesday.
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[2026-05-16 10:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: US President Donald Trump reaffirmed during his recent talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping that he would not change US policy toward Taiwan, US Ambassador to the United Nations Mike Waltz has said.
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[2026-05-16 10:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: US President Donald Trump reaffirmed during his recent talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping that he would not change Washington’s policy toward Taiwan, US Ambassador to the United Nations Mike Waltz has said.
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[2026-05-16 09:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: El gobierno del presidente Donald Trump quiere expropiar 14 acres de terreno en una montaña emblemática a las afueras de El Paso, propiedad de la diócesis católica de la vecina Las Cruces, Nuevo México, para instalar más barreras fronterizas; el lugar atrae a miles de personas para una peregrinación religiosa anual.
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[2026-05-16 09:30 UTC+10:00] [China] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Change reflects both transformation of US in Trump era and China’s increasing confidence on world stage
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[2026-05-16 09:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: President Trump claimed his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping told him he was “surprised” by US advancements in artificial intelligence.
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[2026-05-16 09:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: House Republicans fumed Friday after the Pentagon scrapped a deployment of 4,000 US troops to Poland – a nation War Secretary Pete Hegseth has praised for being a “model ally.”
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[2026-05-16 09:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: El fabricante de aviones Boeing realizará su primera venta a gran escala a China en casi una década, con un pedido de 200 aeronaves, aseguró el presidente estadounidense Donald Trump el viernes mientras regresaba de una cumbre con su homólogo chino Xi Jinping.
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[2026-05-16 09:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: President Trump downplayed the effect redistricting will have on the midterm elections and said the outcome of the Iran war will be a bigger factor.
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[2026-05-16 09:01 UTC+10:00] [Philippines] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Chaotic week in which enforcer of ‘war on drugs’ flees senate building leaves government looking ‘incompetent’
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[2026-05-16 08:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Harvard faculty begin voting Tuesday on what may be the most aggressive effort in decades to curb grade inflation, a long-running issue that has also drawn attention from the White House as it pushes broader higher-ed reforms, according to Bloomberg.
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[2026-05-16 08:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A statue titled the “Authority of Law” sits in front of the Supreme Court on Friday, May 15, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)
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[2026-05-16 08:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Sat 16 May 2026 at 8:13am
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[2026-05-16 08:06 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-05-16 08:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Behind the scenes in Washington, many policymakers are planning for an economic disruption: potential job displacement caused by AI.
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[2026-05-16 08:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The US delegation went to Beijing looking for deals, but a ‘super cycle’ of capital expenditures across Asia is already fuelling enormous growth
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[2026-05-16 08:00 UTC+10:00] [Malaysia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The US delegation went to Beijing looking for deals, but a ‘super cycle’ of capital expenditures across Asia is already fuelling enormous growth
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