Topic: US Politics — Neutral reports only
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[2026-07-27 10:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: An Indian-backed port long seen as a counterweight to Beijing is now caught in the crossfire of the US war against Iran
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[2026-07-27 09:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: El coordinador de la Casa Blanca para la política fronteriza, Tom Homan, habla con periodistas frente a la residencia presidencial el lunes 20 de julio de 2026, en Washington. (AP Foto/Mark Schiefelbein)
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[2026-07-27 09:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: El abridor de los Rangers de Texas Max Scherzer lanza en la tercera entrada ante los Angelinos de Los Ángeles el martes 9 de julio del 2024. (AP Foto/Ryan Sun)
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[2026-07-27 09:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Washington had hailed the August talks with the de facto government of Delcy Rodriguez as an important step towards political reconciliation
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[2026-07-27 09:05 UTC+10:00] [Washington] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Washington had hailed the August talks with the de facto government of Delcy Rodriguez as an important step towards political reconciliation
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[2026-07-27 08:55 UTC+10:00] [US news] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Figures are source of dispute as US defense department days ago reduced record of troops killed and wounded
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[2026-07-27 08:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-07-27 08:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-07-27 07:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: United States President Donald Trump’s border czar says the vetting of an immigration officer involved in the deadly shooting of a Colombian native in Maine is under internal review after the officer’s relatives revealed to The Associated Press that he had a history of serious mental health struggles and violent behaviour.
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[2026-07-27 07:54 UTC+10:00] [Middle East] [Factuality: 100]
Source: SBS News
Snippet: The United States has paused its bombing campaign against Iran for a second consecutive night, with both Washington and Tehran signalling a willingness to give diplomacy another chance after nearly two weeks of escalating military action.
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[2026-07-27 07:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: BOSTON (AP) — Toronto veteran right-hander Max Scherzer will celebrate his 42nd birthday with a start, coming off the injured list and starting Monday’s series opener at Washington, Blue Jays manager John Schneider said.
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[2026-07-27 07:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: CJ Abrams, de los Nacionales de Washington, conecta un jonrón solitario durante la tercera entrada de un partido de béisbol contra los Diamondbacks de Arizona, el domingo 26 de julio de 2026, en Washington. (Foto AP/John McDonnell)
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[2026-07-27 07:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Peru’s President-elect Keiko Fujimori, left, receives her credentials from National Elections Board President Roberto Burneo in Lima, Peru, Wednesday, July 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)
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[2026-07-27 07:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Washington Nationals’ CJ Abrams hits a solo home run during the third inning of a baseball game against the Arizona Diamondbacks, Sunday, July 26, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/John McDonnell)
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[2026-07-27 07:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Israel’s government has approved the entry of the International Stabilization Force (ISF), part of United States President Donald Trump’s 20-point “peace plan,” to Gaza.
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[2026-07-27 06:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The revelation raises questions about properly counting the impact to US service members as the Trump administration has escalated strikes
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[2026-07-27 06:39 UTC+10:00] [Israel] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The revelation raises questions about properly counting the impact to US service members as the Trump administration has escalated strikes
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[2026-07-27 06:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Former President Juan Orlando Hernandez has returned to Honduras from the United States after President Donald Trump pardoned him after he received a 45-year jail sentence for drug trafficking.
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[2026-07-27 06:31 UTC+10:00] [Lula] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: O presidente Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva afirmou, em artigo publicado neste domingo (26/07) no jornal americano Washington Post, que o Brasil dispõe de mecanismos para garantir a reciprocidade diante das tarifas impostas pelos Estados Unidos. No texto, ele classificou as medidas adotadas por Washington como um "erro estratégico".
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[2026-07-27 06:30 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: For generations, the United States distinguished itself not simply by its wealth or military power, but by offering ambitious people born in other countries the chance to overcome the birthplace lottery. Unfortunately, the Donald Trump administration’s new visa policy for international students signals a gradual retreat from this defining ideal.
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[2026-07-27 06:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: White House border czar Tom Homan speaks with reporters outside the White House, Monday, July 20, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
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[2026-07-27 06:01 UTC+10:00] [US news] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Scott Gottlieb responds to report that company contacted the White House seeking to delay a recall announcement
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[2026-07-27 06:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Joshua Walker said Japan's $550 billion investment initiative in the U.S. must remain mutually beneficial for it to endure beyond the Trump administration. (Photo by Nikkei)
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[2026-07-27 05:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-07-27 05:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: President Donald Trump and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and others, salute as a U.S. Army carry team moves a transfer case containing the remains of Sgt. Angel S. Rampersad, of Ozone Park, N.Y. Wednesday, July 22, 2026, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
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[2026-07-27 04:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: An oil tanker moored off the coast of Muscat, Oman near the Strait of Hormuz
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[2026-07-27 03:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Biden administration officials predicted that Israel would expand the war in Gaza to be able to strike Iran and Lebanon, sources told The New Yorker.
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[2026-07-27 03:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Lt. Gov. Sylvia Luke, a Democrat, was indicted by an Oahu grand jury on Friday on charges of criminal conspiracy to commit bribery, bribery, and falsifying candidate committee reports. The charges stem from an alleged 2022 scheme, dating to her time as a powerful state lawmaker, to steer state money toward COVID-19 testing contracts during the pandemic.
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[2026-07-27 03:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: In the first 13 months of US President Donald Trump’s second term in office, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu racked up a hefty amount of miles flying the Tel Aviv-Washington route.
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[2026-07-27 03:19 UTC+10:00] [Trump administration] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Singer rebukes Trump administration after it uses her song Firework over footage of missile striking Iranian naval ship
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[2026-07-27 02:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity.news,
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[2026-07-27 02:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Biden administration officials have expressed regret that the former US president's support for Israel ultimately "enabled" Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to broaden the war in the region, according to a long-form New Yorker investigation published last week.
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[2026-07-27 02:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Un tribunal federal de apelaciones confirmó un fallo que, en casi la mitad de los estados de Estados Unidos, detuvo la orden ejecutiva del presidente Donald Trump para crear una lista federal de votantes elegibles y limitar la entrega de boletas por correo únicamente a las personas incluidas en esa lista.
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[2026-07-27 02:29 UTC+10:00] [US foreign policy] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Even if no reactors are built, Donald Trump’s announcement of a double-standards deal with Riyadh has wrought further damage in a new era of proliferation
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[2026-07-27 02:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Department of Elections workers sort mail-in ballots for the California primary election at City Hall on Tuesday, June 2, 2026, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)
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[2026-07-27 02:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The Pentagon is contemplating what could become “the most sophisticated operation in military history” to seize Iran’s stockpile of enriched uranium, the New York Post reported on Saturday, citing sources.
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[2026-07-27 02:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The Pentagon is contemplating what could become “the most sophisticated operation in military history” to seize Iran’s stockpile of enriched uranium, the New York Post reported on Saturday, citing sources.
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[2026-07-27 02:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-07-27 02:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: US President Donald Trump has paused attacks on Iran to give talks “some space” for diplomacy, American envoy to the UN Mike Waltz has said, with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu set to visit the White House this week.
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[2026-07-27 02:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-07-27 02:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: IN the first half of 2026, the nation witnessed dramatic leadership shifts in the Senate, spiced up with the “numbers game,” boycotts, a shooting incident and the arrest of two senators in between.
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[2026-07-27 02:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: World Jewish Congress Israel President Sylvan Adams met Iranian Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi in Paris on Sunday to discuss their shared vision for a free and democratic Iran, renewed relations between the Iranian and Jewish peoples, and the eventual restoration of diplomatic ties between Israel and a future democratic Iran.
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[2026-07-27 02:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
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Why the prosecution is failing in VP Sara’s impeachment trialTHE impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Zimmerman Duterte plods on with the public watching in exasperation, as there is no sign of improving its snail-like pace; its erroneous, vexing and incorrigible rulings by the presiding officer, competing with the unremarkable parade of worthless prosecution witnesses, who, instead of truthful testimonies, provide evasive and worthless narratives that distort and obfuscate the circumstances that surrounded the vice president’s controversial remarks.
So far, the three prosecution witnesses, presented to prove Article IV of the impeachment complaint charging VP Sara for the impeachable offense of betrayal of public trust — Senior Agent Mark Calilung, Regional Director Jeremy Lotoc and Director Melvin Matibag, all from the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) — have not proved the case of the prosecution.
Calilung was presented to prove the authenticity of the video containing the online conference of VP Sara, where she uttered the remarks the prosecution regarded as grave threats and inciting to sedition, which formed the basis of the impeachable offense of betrayal of public trust.
In the first place, the said conference is not in dispute nor were the utterances made there; hence, Calilung’s testimony on this matter is unnecessary and useless. His other testimony touched on the investigation he conducted at that conference. Instead of favoring the prosecution, he highlighted the fact the inquiry he made was superficial and merely for show. He limited his investigation to four participants, i.e. news reporters and a blogger. He disregarded getting information from the other reporters present to determine the environment under which VP Sara’s remarks were made.
Calilung did not coordinate with the Presidential Security Group as to whether the vice president’s statements constituted a threat to the life of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., nor did it coordinate with the Armed Forces of the Philippines to evaluate whether her remarks constituted a threat to national security.
Additionally, Calilung was called to the witness stand as an expert witness on cyber libel. It turned out he only trained for two weeks — hardly a training experience required of a witness before qualifying as an expert witness in a particular field. This witness could not also answer directly the questions of the defense counsel on cross-examination, dodging these — a trait that understandably and unsurprisingly characterized the manner of responses by the other two NBI witnesses.
One of them, Lotoc, was nowhere an improvement on Calilung as a witness. He effectively sunk further the prosecution’s case as he validated Calilung’s testimony that the NBI’s first and second investigations were not thorough and merely pro porma. Both Calilung and Lotoc admitted that they did not investigate the threat against VP Sara’s life, apart from sending her an invitation to provide their agency information on the threat — which she declined — despite the continuing visible threat, in addition to the oppressive acts committed against her, her family, her staff and her allies, especially the withdrawal of her trusted security personnel, whose circumstances triggered her outburst, calling out the people for help on the imminence of her physical obliteration and seeking justice for her planned assassination, as well as unmasking her would-be perpetrators.
Lotoc, using his being a lawyer to full extent, hewed and dodged as he avoided answering directly the questions from the cross-examiner. He came out as an unreliable witness when he admitted that he was facing serious criminal charges of arbitrary detention and unlawful arrest at the Office of the Ombudsman, including crimes involving moral turpitude, such as theft, robbery and perjury.
Both Calilung and Lotoc admitted that there were no reported seditious acts committed by various groups as a consequence of VP Sara’s allegedly seditious remarks and grave threats against President Marcos, nor was she present at anti-government rallies advocating to overthrow the government.
The third prosecution witness, Matibag, whose political somersaulting qualifies him as a political operator, thereby exposing his dubious political loyalty to a cause, is a patently biased witness. He admitted to writing three vicious, disparaging articles in the Daily Tribune against VP Sara. His wife is a member of the House of Representatives who voted to impeach the vice president. He cannot, therefore, say anything good against the respondent and would certainly testify against her, and in fact he did, with gusto.
Despite the relentless propagandizing of the prosecution team inside the impeachment court, inadvertently aided by the erroneous rulings of the presiding officer, as well as the constant black propaganda dished out in public by its allies in Congress, its case against VP Sara and obsession to remove her from office and disqualify her from running in the 2028 presidential elections has not gained a foothold, simply because there is no constitutional basis for the articles of impeachment.
Not even a foolish rant from a member of the impeachment court notorious for advocating the necessity of bending or breaking a law could help the prosecution’s losing cause. This law bender railed against his colleagues for standing up and defending themselves from malicious innuendo and evident intimidation coming from a prosecution witness and a government official who foisted the filing of cases against two senator-judges, necessarily impugning their integrity. He doesn’t even know the function of the impeachment court, which is to hear a case filed against an impeachable officer and to decide it in accordance with the law and evidence presented before it.
One begins to wonder what sins have the people committed to deserve a harebrained politician, and what graver sins they have committed, to deserve failed governance from those they have placed in power.Snippet: THE impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Zimmerman Duterte plods on with the public watching in exasperation, as there is no sign of improving its snail-like pace; its erroneous, vexing and incorrigible rulings by the presiding officer, competing with the unremarkable parade of worthless prosecution witnesses, who, instead of truthful testimonies, provide evasive and worthless narratives that distort and obfuscate the circumstances that surrounded the vice president’s controversial remarks.
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[2026-07-27 01:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran will halt its own attacks as long as the United States maintains its latest pause on air strikes, a senior Iranian official told Reuters on Sunday, after President Donald Trump abruptly called off his two-week-old bombing campaign.
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[2026-07-27 00:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: Raymond Democrito Mendoza is currently a deputy speaker of the House of Representatives in the 19th Congress of the Philippines. He has been representing the Trade Union Congress Party, the political arm of Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (TUCP), since the 14th Congress via the party list.
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[2026-07-27 00:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Unreleased documentary footage shows that the late US senator Lindsey Graham spent years privately pressing US President Donald Trump and foreign leaders to overthrow Iran’s regime, at times advocating military action that went beyond what Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was prepared to support, The Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday.
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[2026-07-27 00:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Laura Loomer en una entrevista con The Associated Press, en Kiev, Ucrania, el 26 de julio del 2026. (AP foto/Andrew Kravchenko)
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[2026-07-26 23:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Laura Loomer speaks during her interview with The Associated Press, in Kyiv, Ukraine, Sunday, July 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Andrew Kravchenko)
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[2026-07-26 23:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-07-26 23:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON — Temperatures hit sweltering highs across much of the central United States on Saturday as forecasters warned that dangerously hot weather from Dallas to North Dakota would push into next week, with roughly 80 million people facing heat advisories.
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