Topic: US Politics — Neutral reports only
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[2026-05-06 01:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON — The United States is "not looking for a fight" over the Strait of Hormuz and its ceasefire with Iran still holds, but any attack on commercial shipping will be met with a "devastating" response, the Pentagon chief said Tuesday.
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[2026-05-06 01:00 UTC+10:00] [Health] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Company pushes for lower excise and claims threats warrant secrecy, while critics say it has ‘no interest in public health or safety’
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[2026-05-06 00:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Secretary of State Marco Rubio is bracing for a “frank” conversation with Pope Leo XIV when Rubio heads to Rome later this week after friction between the Bishop of Rome and President Trump over immigration and the US war with Iran, the American ambassador to the Holy See said Tuesday.
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[2026-05-06 00:54 UTC+10:00] [Donald Trump] [Factuality: 95]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The latest conspiracy theory involves the president’s son and a book written in the 19th century. It’s yet another distraction from the war on Iran, the rising cost of living and the Epstein files
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[2026-05-06 00:53 UTC+10:00] [Trump administration] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: A federal judge also warned White House to tread carefully as it moves ahead with plans to revamp DC golf course
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[2026-05-06 00:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Video shows the moment an alleged drunk driver mounts the sidewalk and chases down a child riding a dirt bike in a shocking incident in a leafy Washington state neighborhood.
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[2026-05-06 00:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Pentagon briefing: Hegseth defends Hormuz mission, says US-Iran ceasefire intact
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[2026-05-06 00:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: The United Arab Emirates has come under Iranian fire again as missiles and drones were detected over the sky on Tuesday morning, the country’s ministry of defense said.
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[2026-05-06 00:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The hubris of Iran's leadership will prevent it from reaching a deal despite its disadvantageous position, INSS Iran researcher Beni Sabti said, arguing that Israel and the US have exhausted all options and should return to war.
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[2026-05-06 00:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: French President Emmanuel Macron addresses a media conference during the EU-Armenia summit at the Presidential Palace in Yerevan, Armenia, Tuesday, May 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Anthony Pizzoferrato)
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[2026-05-06 00:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Last week, US President Donald Trump announced to hike tariffs on cars and trucks manufactured in the European Union from 15 percent to 25 percent after accusing the bloc of taking too long to comply with the terms of the trade deal agreed last July.
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[2026-05-06 00:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: President Donald Trump arrives to speak at a charter school in The Villages, Fla., Friday, May 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
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[2026-05-06 00:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Secretary of War Pete Hegseth on Tuesday rejected rumors that Iran is using trained dolphins armed with explosives to block the Strait of Hormuz — but left the public wondering whether the US might have such a fantastical capability.
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[2026-05-06 00:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A hiring sign is displayed at a restaurant, in Niles, Ill., Tuesday, April 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
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[2026-05-06 00:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: President Donald Trump arrives to speak at a charter school in The Villages, Fla., Friday, May 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
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[2026-05-06 00:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: On April 24, the Lebanese and Israeli ambassadors in Washington met in the Oval Office in the presence of US President Donald Trump. This was their second meeting, and Mr Trump’s interest perhaps indicated he saw an advantage in pushing for negotiations that drew attention away from his much-criticised war with Iran.
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[2026-05-05 23:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Stickers sit on a table inside a polling place, Nov. 5, 2024, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson, File)
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[2026-05-05 23:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Foreign Minister Araghchi will arrive on Wednesday and hold talks with Chinese counterpart Wang Yi, Beijing has announced
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[2026-05-05 23:55 UTC+10:00] [Beijing] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Foreign Minister Araghchi will arrive on Wednesday and hold talks with Chinese counterpart Wang Yi, Beijing has announced
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[2026-05-05 23:50 UTC+10:00] [Trump administration] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Civil rights inquiry claims policy may breach Title IX as administration escalates attacks on trans rights
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[2026-05-05 23:44 UTC+10:00] [Defense] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: Ekrem Imamoğlu is the elected mayor of Istanbul and the presidential candidate for Turkey’s Republican People’s Party. He has been held in pretrial detention since March 2025.
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[2026-05-05 23:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: WASHINGTON, May 5 (Yonhap) -- U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Tuesday called on South Korea to "step up" to help reopen the crucial Strait of Hormuz, as the United States is conducting its "Project Freedom" mission to facilitate and restore safe passage in the waterway.
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[2026-05-05 23:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Rory McIlroy, of Northern Ireland, holds the trophy after winning the Masters golf tournament at the Augusta National Golf Club, Sunday, April 12, 2026, in Augusta, Ga.(AP Photo/Ashley Landis)
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[2026-05-05 23:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Tuesday said the fragile ceasefire with Iran is still in effect, one day after Tehran attacked U.S. forces and the commercial vessels they were protecting in the Strait of Hormuz.
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[2026-05-05 22:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: US President Donald Trump encouraged American Jews to observe a national Sabbath from sundown on May 15 to nightfall on May 16 in honor of 250 years of American independence.
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[2026-05-05 22:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Pentagon addresses whether ceasefire over or violated: Caine says Iran's Monday operations were "all below the threshold of restarting major combat operations at this point."
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[2026-05-05 22:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Mulambo Hamakuni Haimbe, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Zambia, addresses the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly at United Nations headquarters, Monday, Sept. 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)
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[2026-05-05 22:36 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: WASHINGTON (Reuters) -- US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Tuesday that a US operation to protect commercial ships from Iran in the Strait of Hormuz is temporary, Washington is not looking for a fight and the ceasefire with Iran is still in effect.
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[2026-05-05 22:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: After waging a war on the pretext of stopping Iran from developing nuclear weapons, the US and Israel have ignited a new arms race
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[2026-05-05 22:30 UTC+10:00] [Gaza] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: After waging a war on the pretext of stopping Iran from developing nuclear weapons, the US and Israel have ignited a new arms race
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[2026-05-05 22:24 UTC+10:00] [Pope Leo XIV] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: US president directs fresh criticism at pontiff days before secretary of state Marco Rubio’s visit to Vatican
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[2026-05-05 22:09 UTC+10:00] [Cars] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Tuesday rebuffed U.S. President Donald Trump’s threat to hike tariffs on European cars, warning Washington to stick to the terms of its trade deal with Brussels.
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[2026-05-05 21:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: US President Donald Trump should send large amounts of weapons to Iranian civilians in order to spark a civil war in the country, Senator Lindsey Graham, one of the biggest cheerleaders of the US-Israeli war on Iran, has suggested.
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[2026-05-05 21:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: US President Donald Trump should send large amounts of weapons to Iranian civilians in order to spark a civil war in the country, Senator Lindsey Graham, one of the biggest cheerleaders of the US-Israeli war on Iran, has suggested.
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[2026-05-05 21:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Ties within Western blocs are becoming increasingly strained, UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has admitted, after he sparred with US President Donald Trump over the Iran war on several occasions.
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[2026-05-05 21:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Ties within Western blocs are becoming increasingly strained, UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has admitted, after he sparred with US President Donald Trump over the Iran war on several occasions.
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[2026-05-05 21:12 UTC+10:00] [US news] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Trump-endorsed candidate facing a long-shot challenge from car designer and YouTube provocateur Casey Putsch
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[2026-05-05 21:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: The latest war between Israel and Hezbollah began on March 2, when Hezbollah fired rockets into northern Israel, two days after the United States and Israel launched a war on its main backer, Iran. Israel has since carried out hundreds of airstrikes and launched a ground invasion of southern Lebanon, capturing dozens of towns and villages along the border.
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[2026-05-05 21:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Democrats may be in disarray, but that’s not enough to save Republicans from electoral catastrophe this November.
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[2026-05-05 20:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Un carguero se ve fondeado en el estrecho de Ormuz cerca de Bandar Abbas, Irán, el sábado 2 de mayo de 2026.(Amirhosein Khorgooi/ISNA via AP)
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[2026-05-05 20:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The White House is weighing the possibility of reviewing new artificial intelligence models before official release, marking a potential shift from its current hands-off approach, the New York Times reported on Monday, citing sources.
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[2026-05-05 20:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The White House is weighing the possibility of reviewing new artificial intelligence models before official release, marking a potential shift from its current hands-off approach, the New York Times reported on Monday, citing sources.
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[2026-05-05 20:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: WASHINGTON — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is crisscrossing the country as he lays the groundwork for an increasingly likely 2028 presidential campaign — refining his pitch, building relationships and working to move past his bruising 2024 defeat by President Trump.
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[2026-05-05 19:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: European officials have expressed dismay, disappointment, and surprise in the wake of the weekend announcement by the Trump administration that the US will be withdrawing some 5,000 troops from Germany over the coming months.
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[2026-05-05 19:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: The United States Secret Service said it returned fire at a gunman near the White House, wounding him and briefly triggering a lockdown.
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[2026-05-05 19:01 UTC+10:00] [Primaries and Caucuses] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The New York Times
Snippet: ‘The Devil Wears Prada 2’ Lobs a Shot at Corporate Media2:28
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[2026-05-05 19:00 UTC+10:00] [Criminal Justice] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ProPublica
Snippet: These highlights were written by the reporters and editors who worked on this story.
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[2026-05-05 18:56 UTC+10:00] [World news] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: ‘Russia could cease fire at any moment, and this would stop the war,’ Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in sharp criticism of Putin
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[2026-05-05 18:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: SEOUL — South Korea said Tuesday it will "review its position" on joining US operations in the Strait of Hormuz after President Donald Trump urged Seoul to take part following an apparent Iranian attack on one of its ships.
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[2026-05-05 18:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Minnesota Twins (15-20, fifth in the AL Central) vs. Washington Nationals (16-19, third in the NL East)
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