Topic: US Politics — Neutral reports only
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[2026-05-08 21:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: The White House has called Star Wars actor Mark Hamill "one sick individual" after he posted an AI-generated image of US President Donald Trump in a shallow grave, alongside the caption "if only".
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[2026-05-08 21:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: ROMA (AP) — El ministro de Exteriores de Italia, Antonio Tajani, afirmó el viernes que le dijo al secretario de Estado de Estados Unidos, Marco Rubio, que Europa necesita a Washington, y viceversa, mientras el principal diplomático estadounidense concluía dos días de conversaciones para recomponer las relaciones en Italia y el Vaticano, tras semanas de tensiones por la guerra entre Estados Unidos e Israel con Irán.
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[2026-05-08 21:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: A plan to install permanent gates at the iconic Washington Square Park is igniting a tug-of-war between safety and preserving the Big Apple park’s historically “free” spirit.
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[2026-05-08 21:00 UTC+10:00] [US immigration] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The Guardian analyzed ICE records from January-August 2025, as advocates say the family-separation crisis will lead to generational trauma
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[2026-05-08 20:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame speaks during a signing ceremony with President Donald Trump and Democratic Republic of the Congo President Felix Tshisekedi, at the U.S. Institute of Peace, on Dec. 4, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)
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[2026-05-08 20:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Marco Rubio meets Pope Leo as US seeks to repair Vatican ties
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[2026-05-08 20:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio met Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican on Thursday. His visit was expected to be a fence-mending mission after weeks of tensions over the war in Iran in which US President Donald Trump has repeatedly bashed Pope Leo over his promotion of peace in the region.
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[2026-05-08 20:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 8 (Yonhap) -- The main opposition party leader on Friday claimed that the public is concerned about President Lee Jae Myung's "hasty" push to retake wartime operational control (OPCON) of troops from Washington, calling for adjustments in his security policy.
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[2026-05-08 20:00 UTC+10:00] [Donald Trump] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Trump’s ego cannot accept a humiliating loss, and we are already seeing the effects of his failure playing out
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[2026-05-08 19:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: A few months before Australia's conservative Liberal Party suffered its worst election defeat last May, Sydney stockbroker Angus Aitken donated A$230,000 ($165,000) to the party, a political cause he thought he would support for life.
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[2026-05-08 19:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The United Arab Emirates has disbursed $100m to the US-backed "Board of Peace" to finance the training of a Palestinian police unit destined for the Gaza Strip, The Times of Israel reported, citing diplomatic sources.
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[2026-05-08 19:00 UTC+10:00] [Environment] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ProPublica
Snippet: These highlights were written by the reporters and editors who worked on this story.
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[2026-05-08 18:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The United Arab Emirates has disbursed $100m to the US-backed "Board of Peace" to finance the training of a Palestinian police unit destined for the Gaza Strip, The Times of Israel reported, citing diplomatic sources.
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[2026-05-08 18:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump will also join the high-stakes summit in Beijing, sources say
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[2026-05-08 18:31 UTC+10:00] [Honeywell] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump will also join the high-stakes summit in Beijing, sources say
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[2026-05-08 18:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Una bandera estadounidense ondea entre la multitud mientras el papa León XIV aparece en el balcón central de la basílica de San Pedro para su primera bendición dominical tras su elección, en la plaza de San Pedro del Vaticano, el 11 de mayo de 2025. (AP Foto/Bernat Armangue, archivo)
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[2026-05-08 18:10 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The US said it carried out strikes on Iranian military targets after an attack on three American destroyers in the strait of Hormuz
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[2026-05-08 18:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iraq's oil ministry has denied US accusations against its deputy minister, who the United States hit with sanctions over alleged support to Iran, as Washington escalates pressure on Baghdad to break with Iranian-linked groups.
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[2026-05-08 18:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: President Donald Trump accused House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., of inciting the most recent assassination attempt against him, further escalating his feud with the top Democrat.
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[2026-05-08 18:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Having given Silicon Valley free rein to roll out the technology, US President Donald Trump is now considering introducing government oversight amid growing fears of an AI-powered cyberattack, as White House officials told AI company executives about plans for a working group of tech and government officials to examine potential oversight procedures in meetings last week.
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[2026-05-08 18:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Washington Nationals (18-20, second in the NL East) vs. Miami Marlins (17-21, fourth in the NL East)
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[2026-05-08 17:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping tour the Forbidden City in Beijing in November 2017. The U.S. leader is poised to visit the Chinese capital again next week. © AP
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[2026-05-08 17:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: President Donald Trump has said he will give the European Union until July 4 to ratify its trade agreement with the U.S., threatening to raise tariffs to "much higher" levels if the 27-nation bloc fails to do so.
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[2026-05-08 17:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Local Spain
Snippet: Whether it be US Congressional budget reports, Israeli newspaper columns or shifting geopolitics, there are some suggesting that Spain's sovereignty claims on Ceuta and Melilla could be coming under threat.
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[2026-05-08 17:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: “Star Wars” actor Mark Hamill deleted a photo depicting President Trump as deceased and posted a new image to “apologize” on Thursday.
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[2026-05-08 17:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: In recent days, Iraq stood out in the region for what it has not said.
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[2026-05-08 16:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: European equity markets are expected to open broadly lower on Friday, after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened "much higher" tariffs against the EU.
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[2026-05-08 16:00 UTC+10:00] [Television] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Comedian Munya Chawawa’s documentary is a compelling dive into the world of wrestling and its many links with the 45th and 47th US president
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[2026-05-08 15:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Una efigie del presidente de Estados Unidos, Donald Trump, arde entre las llamas durante una manifestación por el Día Internacional de los Trabajadores en la Ciudad de Panamá, el 1 de mayo de 2026. (AP Foto/Matías Delacroix, archivo)
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[2026-05-08 15:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: In today’s episode of Trending Middle East, the fragile ceasefire between the US and Iran comes under renewed strain after both sides exchange fire near the Strait of Hormuz, while Washington waits for Tehran’s response to a proposed framework aimed at ending the conflict.
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[2026-05-08 15:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Move over TACO trade. Traders now have a new acronym for a market increasingly skeptical that the Strait of Hormuz crisis will end anytime soon: NACHO.
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[2026-05-08 15:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Pope Leo XIV meets with representatives of the world of culture at the Leon XIV Campus of the National University in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, Tuesday, April 21, 2026, on the ninth day of his 11-day pastoral visit to Africa. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini, File)
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[2026-05-08 15:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A flag from the United States waves in the crowd as Pope Leo XIV appears at the central balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica for his first Sunday blessing after his election, in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican, Sunday, May 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue, File)
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[2026-05-08 14:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A dealer watches computer monitors at a dealing room of Hana Bank in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, May 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
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[2026-05-08 14:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: An effigy of President Donald Trump goes up in flames during an International Workers’ Day march marking May Day in Panama City, May 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix, File)
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[2026-05-08 14:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: The winning numbers in Thursday’s drawing of the “Washington Pick 3" game were:
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[2026-05-08 14:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Dr. Zahra Shokri Varniab poses for a photo Friday, May 1, 2026, in Palo Alto, Calif. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
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[2026-05-08 14:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has been mired in scandal over the political appointment of Peter Mandelson as US ambassador, after the Epstein files revealed his close and enduring friendship with the late paedophile financier.
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[2026-05-08 14:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Rep. Justin J. Pearson, D-Memphis, speaks during a rally after a special session of the state legislature to redraw U.S. Congressional voting maps Thursday, May 7, 2026, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)
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[2026-05-08 14:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: WASHINGTON (AP) — The Iran war has caused the biggest disruption of global oil supplies in history and sent average U.S. gasoline prices surging past $4.50 a gallon this week.
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[2026-05-08 14:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: The winning numbers in Thursday’s drawing of the “Washington Keno” game were:
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[2026-05-08 14:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: The winning numbers in Thursday’s drawing of the “Washington Cash Pop” game were:
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[2026-05-08 14:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: The winning numbers in Thursday’s drawing of the “Washington Hit 5" game were:
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[2026-05-08 14:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Dangerous pre-war conditions are here following raft of unilateral actions taken by Trump administration, ex-senior White House adviser says
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[2026-05-08 14:00 UTC+10:00] [Joe Biden] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Dangerous pre-war conditions are here following raft of unilateral actions taken by Trump administration, ex-senior White House adviser says
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[2026-05-08 13:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: The winning numbers in Thursday’s drawing of the “Washington Match 4" game were:
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[2026-05-08 13:39 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Seven days ago, the US-Iran ceasefire was holding but negotiations seemed stalled, or inching forward at best. Then, Donald Trump and the US launched Project Freedom
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[2026-05-08 13:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: After the close on Thursday, the Court of International Trade (CIT) ruled to invalidate Trump's latest set of universal 10% tariff imposed two months ago under Sec. 122. The administration will quickly appeal this decision before it takes effect May 12. If the case follows the same pattern as the challenge to the IEEPA tariffs last year, a higher court might soon stay this ruling and leave the tariffs in place pending a longer review.
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[2026-05-08 12:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: ARCHIVO – El logotipo del Departamento de Seguridad Nacional durante una conferencia de prensa el 25 de febrero de 2015, en Washington. (AP Foto/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, archivo)
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[2026-05-08 12:51 UTC+10:00] [US and Israeli Attack on Iran (2026)] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The New York Times
Snippet: Even after the United States and Iran exchanged fire in the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday, President Trump insisted the cease-fire was still in effect and dismissed the Iranian attacks as a mere “trifle.”
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