Topic: US Politics — Neutral reports only
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[2026-05-14 00:03 UTC+10:00] [US news] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: With US inflation at a three-year high, US president insisted he’s not focused on economic hardship sparked by the conflict
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[2026-05-14 00:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: President Donald Trump landed in Beijing on Wednesday, accompanied by an entourage that included Nvidia's Jensen Huang and Elon Musk, after pledging to urge China's Xi Jinping to "open up" to US business at the start of their two-day summit.
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[2026-05-14 00:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Israel is concerned that US President Donald Trump may reach a "bad deal" with Iran, and is trying to influence negotiations to address key issues, Israeli officials told CNN.
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[2026-05-14 00:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: US President Donald Trump’s rejection of Tehran’s peace terms suggests that he will accept nothing short of surrender, according to Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi.
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[2026-05-14 00:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: US President Donald Trump’s rejection of Tehran’s peace terms suggests that he will accept nothing short of surrender, according to Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi.
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[2026-05-14 00:00 UTC+10:00] [E Jean Carroll] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Appeals court rules US president will not have to pay award until the US supreme court reviews case or rejects an appeal
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[2026-05-14 00:00 UTC+10:00] [Trump administration] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Lineup to include pastor who called Democratic platform ‘demonic’, Christian author who said he would die in fight to overturn 2020 election and rabbi who has defended torture
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[2026-05-13 23:59 UTC+10:00] [Editors' Pick] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
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[2026-05-13 23:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) on Wednesday denied allegations that its agents fired shots inside the Senate complex during a tense lockdown linked to the standoff over Sen. Ronald dela Rosa.
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[2026-05-13 23:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: US President Donald Trump descended the steps of Air Force One in Beijing on Wednesday evening, greeted with pomp and pageantry ahead of a high-stakes meeting with his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping.
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[2026-05-13 23:45 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: 9News
Snippet: Property News: Australia's most popular suburbs in every capital city.
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[2026-05-13 23:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Todd Lyons, director interino del Servicio de Inmigración y Control de Aduanas de Estados Unidos (ICE por sus iniciales en inglés), durante una entrevista para televisión en la Casa Blanca, el 3 de noviembre de 2025, en Washington. (AP Foto/Manuel Balce Ceneta, Archivo)
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[2026-05-13 23:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: President Trump and his Air Force One entourage have arrived in Beijing on Wednesday, greeted by a lavish red carpet welcome. The American president was received by Chinese Vice President Han Zheng, China’s ambassador to Washington Xie Feng, Executive Vice Foreign Minister Ma Zhaoxuong, and US envoy to Beijing David Perdue.
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[2026-05-13 23:34 UTC+10:00] [UK news] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: View image in fullscreenBeijing, ChinaDonald Trump disembarks from Air Force One as he arrives for his state visit to China, his first in 10 years. The Iran war, trade, artificial intelligence and Taiwan are expected to dominate the US president’s talks with Chinese leadersPhotograph: Evan Vucci/ReutersShareView image in fullscreenFátima, PortugalThe statue of Our Lady of Fátima is carried through the crowd during the procession of candles, the highlight of celebrations at the Catholic shrinePhotograph: Armando França/APShareView image in fullscreenReggio Emilia,
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[2026-05-13 23:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: WASHINGTON — A federal watchdog is investigating a program that spent $38 billion under ex-Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem to convert vacant buildings into immigrant detention facilities, The Post has learned.
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[2026-05-13 23:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Todd Lyons, acting director of the U.S. Immigration and Customs. Enforcement (ICE), speaks during a television interview the White House Nov. 3, 2025 in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)
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[2026-05-13 23:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: Several personnel, soldiers, and media reporters were gathered safely in one area inside the Senate of the Philippines after gunshots were heard inside the building.
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[2026-05-13 23:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — The House of Representatives sent the articles of impeachment against Vice President Sara Duterte to the Senate on Wednesday night.
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[2026-05-13 23:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: ADDS more info in paras 3-4, 6) By Song Sang-ho
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[2026-05-13 23:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: The Philippine Senate is in lockdown with military personnel seen entering the building where a senator wanted by the International Criminal Court had sought refuge.
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[2026-05-13 23:07 UTC+10:00] [Ukraine] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Moscow and Kyiv trade long-range attacks after brief truce and Donald Trump’s assertion war could end soon
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[2026-05-13 23:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: US President Donald Trump has arrived in Beijing on the first trip to China by an American leader since in his own previous visit, during his first term in 2017.
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[2026-05-13 22:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: Panic briefly erupted outside the Senate in Pasay City after gunshots were heard inside the Senate building on Wednesday, May 13, prompting supporters of Sen. Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa to surge toward the Senate gates.
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[2026-05-13 22:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: There will be plenty on the agenda as US President Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, meet in Beijing: AI, trade, Taiwan and the ongoing crisis in the Gulf, to start with.
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[2026-05-13 22:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: The Pentagon is considering renaming the war with Iran from "Operation Epic Fury" to "Operation Sledgehammer" if President Trump orders a renewed full-scale bombing campaign against Iran, according to an NBC News report published Tuesday.
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[2026-05-13 22:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: U.S. President Donald Trump has landed in Beijing for a highly anticipated presidential summit with his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping.
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[2026-05-13 22:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: More than a dozen gunshots rang out at the Philippine Senate as police and marines moved in to arrest a senator wanted by the International Criminal Court for alleged crimes against humanity.
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[2026-05-13 22:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Customers shop in the produce section of a grocery store on Monday, May 11, 2026, in Portland, Ore. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane)
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[2026-05-13 22:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: ADDS photo, more info in paras 3, 17) By Song Sang-ho
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[2026-05-13 22:35 UTC+10:00] [Trump administration] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The ex-lawyer who Trump described as ‘very talented’ was previously deputy commissioner for food at the FDA
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[2026-05-13 22:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Volleys of gunshots were heard at the Philippine Senate on Wednesday and people were told to run for cover, Reuters witnesses heard, as chaos mounted in anticipation of an attempt to arrest a top senator wanted by the International Criminal Court.
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[2026-05-13 22:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Breaking News
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[2026-05-13 22:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Watch a live view from the Senate in the Philippines after gunshots were heard.
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[2026-05-13 22:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: Panic at the hallways as gunshots were heard inside the Senate of the Philippines. Police personnel from the Philippine National Police National Capital Region Police Office and Senate security immediately formed defensive lines and tightened security as tensions escalated in and outside the compound amid issues surrounding the ICC arrest warrant against Senator Ronald "Bato" Dela Rosa.
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[2026-05-13 22:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Alex Soros, on behalf of his father George Soros, stands in the East Room of the White House, Jan. 4, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)
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[2026-05-13 22:23 UTC+10:00] [Philippines] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Ronald dela Rosa, accused of crimes against humanity by international criminal court, in standoff with authorities
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[2026-05-13 22:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Chaos mounted in anticipation of an attempt to arrest a top senator wanted by the International Criminal Court
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[2026-05-13 22:21 UTC+10:00] [International Criminal Court] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Chaos mounted in anticipation of an attempt to arrest a top senator wanted by the International Criminal Court
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[2026-05-13 22:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: BEIJING — President Trump touched down in China’s capital Wednesday evening ahead of a crucial summit with Xi Jinping, after promising to call on the Asian power to “open up” to American business.
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[2026-05-13 22:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Military personnel enter the senate building where Philippine Senator Ronald dela Rosa has been under protective custody since Monday. (REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez)
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[2026-05-13 21:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: US equity futures are up (alongside oil and yields, go figure), reversing yesterday's modest losses, as optimism around the earnings potential of AI outweighs concerns over hot inflation readings bringing dip buyers back to drive tech stocks higher, with traders betting that the tech rally has further room to run while also hoping on good news from the Trump-Xi summit set to start today in Beijing.
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[2026-05-13 21:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: BEIJING, May 13 (Yonhap) -- U.S. President Donald Trump arrived in Beijing on Wednesday for a much-anticipated summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping, where the leaders are expected to discuss an array of knotty issues, including trade, the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran and Taiwan.
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[2026-05-13 21:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: U.S. and Chinese flags flutter next to the portrait of late Chairman Mao Zedong at Beijing's Tiananmen Square on May 13, marking President Donald Trump's visit.
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[2026-05-13 21:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Optimism surrounding another set of peace proposals aimed at shaping a peace deal between Iran and the United States quickly faded this week as the two sides appeared to instead pull further apart, digging in and insisting that the other compromise for negotiations to resume.
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[2026-05-13 21:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: US intelligence agencies are telling policymakers that Iran has regained access to most of its missile sites, launchers and underground facilities, contrary to Washington’s rhetoric about decimating Iran, according to a report by The New York Times (NYT).
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[2026-05-13 21:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: In the past, the notion of “peace through strength” was read as a military proposition: Assemble enough force, and adversaries will stand down.
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[2026-05-13 21:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., questions Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as he testifies before a Senate Committee on Finance hearing on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, April 22, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
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[2026-05-13 21:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: During an interview on 103FM, former prime minister and former IDF chief of staff Ehud Barak criticized Netanyahu for presenting what he called an unrealistic vision to US President Donald Trump. He referred to a meeting between the two leaders where Netanyahu reportedly suggested that military action against Iran could lead to regime collapse, stating: "We will act, the regime will crack, there is an opportunity to eliminate the leadership, this will topple the regime." Barak dismissed these claims, arguing
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[2026-05-13 21:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Every week, The Post will bring you our picks of the best one-liners and stories from satirical site the Babylon Bee to take the edge off Hump Day. Want more of a chuckle? Be sure to click the links.
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[2026-05-13 20:52 UTC+10:00] [US-China] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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