Topic: US Politics — Neutral reports only
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[2026-04-28 21:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio praised US President Donald Trump’s leadership and transparency during the shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, as he also addressed ongoing tensions with Iran and conflict involving Hezbollah in an interview with Fox News Channel’s Trey Yingst on Monday.
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[2026-04-28 21:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: For more news, analysis, and the latest updates, head to jpost.com.
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[2026-04-28 21:04 UTC+10:00] [WORLD] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON – U.S. President Donald Trump's administration has terminated the entire National Science Board of more than 20 members, two fired members of the board said on Monday.
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[2026-04-28 21:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: King Charles III and Queen Camilla arrived at the White House Monday for a four-day U.S. visit celebrating America’s 250th anniversary. President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump welcomed the royal couple for tea and a look at a new White House beehive.
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[2026-04-28 20:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: President Trump brought up both Saturday night’s shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner and Russian President Vladimir Putin within minutes of King Charles III and Queen Camilla arriving at the White House Monday to kick off their historic state visit.
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[2026-04-28 20:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Kid Rock, the rap-rockstar turned ardent supporter of US President Donald Trump, addressed the Pentagon on Monday, discussing the Strait of Hormuz and war on Iran.
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[2026-04-28 20:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: NATO leaders could stop gathering annually due in part to the “drama” associated with US President Donald Trump, according to Reuters.
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[2026-04-28 20:26 UTC+10:00] [US news] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: State visit of UK royals continues as monarch to tell US lawmakers that ‘our countries have always found ways to come together’
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[2026-04-28 20:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Desde 8 de abril, os Estados Unidos buscam um acordo com o Irã para encerrar a guerra. No entanto, as conversações, conduzidas por meio de mediadores, estão estagnadas. O impasse se agravou no fim de semana passado, depois que o ministro do Exterior do Irã, Abbas Araghchi, deixou o Paquistão sem demonstrar qualquer intenção de dialogar com Washington, que, por sua vez, cancelou a viagem a Islamabad dos enviados especiais Steve Witkoff e Jared Kushner.
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[2026-04-28 20:22 UTC+10:00] [George Clooney] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Star tells awards ceremony: ‘I disagree with everything that this administration stands for, but there’s no place for the kind of violence we saw two nights ago’
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[2026-04-28 20:00 UTC+10:00] [Regulation] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ProPublica
Snippet: Even a glance at Shy’tyra Burton’s life reveals her need for the sort of federal government assistance that helps disabled Americans stay in their homes. Born two months prematurely into a poor family in Philadelphia, unable to breathe or swallow without tubes and largely confined to medical facilities until age 4, Burton was diagnosed with a litany of developmental and intellectual disabilities that left her with an IQ below 70.
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[2026-04-28 19:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Previous slideNext slide Children cool off at Gorai Beach in Mumbai, India, where a weather warning is in place due to a heatwave. EPAInfo Britain's King Charles III and US President Donald Trump meet for tea at the White House in Washington. ReutersInfo Children are enchanted by a bird at a displacement shelter in Sidon, Lebanon, where Israel and Hezbollah continue to trade attacks despite a ceasefire.
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[2026-04-28 19:54 UTC+10:00] [National / Victoria] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: To submit a letter to The Age, email letters@theage.com.au. Please include your home address and telephone number below your letter. No attachments. See here for our rules and tips on getting your letter published.
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[2026-04-28 19:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Trump's blockade is having a predictable effect on Iran's economy and oil industry, with reports that the regime is scrambling to repurpose old and rusty tankers as floating storage. Kharg Island is hitting capacity and the results could lead to disaster for Iran's oil wells.
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[2026-04-28 19:33 UTC+10:00] [Editors' Pick] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
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[2026-04-28 19:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON, D.C. — Comedian Jimmy Kimmel hit back on Monday at Donald Trump's call for him to lose his job over a joke about First Lady Melania Trump days before an alleged attempt to assassinate the US president.
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[2026-04-28 19:00 UTC+10:00] [White House correspondents' dinner shooting] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The reaction to the Washington DC shooting shows that Americans are swinging between outrage, exhaustion and numbness
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[2026-04-28 19:00 UTC+10:00] [Law and Legislation] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The New York Times
Snippet: Long before he became a hero of the Republican Party’s libertarian wing, Ron Paul was a little-known Texas congressman with a fringe idea: He wanted to re-tether the dollar to gold.
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[2026-04-28 18:49 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-04-28 18:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON, D.C. — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 31 points and the defending champion Oklahoma City Thunder swept into the second round of the NBA playoffs on Monday with a 131-122 victory at Phoenix.
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[2026-04-28 18:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: ADDS more details in paras 3-4, 6)
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[2026-04-28 18:21 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The PGA Tour's Cadillac Championship ($20 million purse) will be held from Thursday through Sunday at the Trump National Doral Miami's Blue Monster Course near Miami, Florida.
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[2026-04-28 18:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: The US Air Force has reportedly opened an investigation into a fire that broke out over the weekend at RAF Fairford in the UK. Crucially, it is a key US-allied base hosting a US bomber unit carrying out strikes on Iran as part of Trump's Operation Epic Fury.
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[2026-04-28 18:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Hossein Vafaei during his match against Si Jiahui on day six of the World Snooker Championship 2026 at the Crucible Theatre, Sheffield, England, Thursday April 23, 2026. (Richard Sellers/PA via AP)
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[2026-04-28 18:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: A political and media dispute has erupted involving United States President Donald Trump, First Lady Melania Trump and late-night television host Jimmy Kimmel.
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[2026-04-28 18:06 UTC+10:00] [Sport] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: Iran has defied the odds and scored a major victory over the world number one, Trump.
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[2026-04-28 18:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Washington Nationals (13-16, third in the NL East) vs. New York Mets (9-19, fourth in the NL East)
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[2026-04-28 18:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: US First Lady Melania Trump has called on ABC to fire late-night TV host Jimmy Kimmel over a sketch in which he referred to her as “an expectant widow” – just two days before a gunfire scare at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner.
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[2026-04-28 17:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: United States President Donald Trump’s national security team is reviewing an Iranian proposal aimed at halting its joint war with Israel, reopening the Strait of Hormuz and delaying negotiations over Tehran’s nuclear programme until after the war ends.
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[2026-04-28 17:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 28 (Yonhap) -- Donald Trump Jr., the eldest son of U.S. President Donald Trump, is currently visiting South Korea, sources said Tuesday.
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[2026-04-28 17:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has accused Iran of using the Strait of Hormuz as an “economic nuclear weapon,” stressing that Washington will not accept the reopening of the waterway on Tehran’s terms and postponing talks on its nuclear program.
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[2026-04-28 17:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 28 (Yonhap) -- The foreign ministry said Tuesday it is reviewing sending a reply to a letter from U.S. Republican lawmakers calling for an end to what they described as discriminatory regulations against Coupang and other American companies.
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[2026-04-28 17:30 UTC+10:00] [World / Middle East] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Dubai/Washington: US President Donald Trump is unhappy with the latest Iranian proposal on resolving the two-month war, a US official said, dampening hopes for a resolution to the conflict that has disrupted energy supplies, fuelled inflation and killed thousands.
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[2026-04-28 17:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Novartis' CEO warned Tuesday that the U.S. drug pricing policy under President Donald Trump poses a "very difficult situation" and the reality will soon catch up with both drugmakers and patients.
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[2026-04-28 17:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin slammed Rep. Rosa DeLauro for being “uninformed” Monday after the Connecticut Democrat completely lost it and suggested he drink weed killer during a heated congressional budget hearing.
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[2026-04-28 17:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: George Clooney sparked fury online after he defended Jimmy Kimmel over his quip about First Lady Melania Trump looking like an “expectant widow” – which aired just two days before the White House Correspondents’ Dinner shooting, the third attempt on President Trump’s life.
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[2026-04-28 17:06 UTC+10:00] [US politics] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: In the wake of the shooting at the White House correspondents’ dinner, Donald Trump and the White House machine have come out fighting – blaming the press and the Democratic party for increased violence against politicians.
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[2026-04-28 17:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: United States President Donald Trump’s national security team is reviewing an Iranian peace proposal aimed at halting the war and reopening the Strait of Hormuz. The plan comes as Washington weighs its next steps, including delaying talks on Iran’s nuclear programme.
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[2026-04-28 17:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Alphabet's Google joined a growing list of technology firms to sign a deal with the US Department of Defense to use its artificial intelligence models for classified work, The Information reported on Tuesday, citing a person familiar with the matter.
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[2026-04-28 16:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Britain's King Charles will address the US Congress on Tuesday with a message of unity between the United Kingdom and the United States, promoting the "special relationship" at a time of differences between the British government and President Donald Trump over the war with Iran.
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[2026-04-28 16:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: US President Donald Trump said on Monday that Jimmy Kimmel should immediately be fired by ABC and parent company Walt Disney, joining his wife Melania Trump in calling out the late-night talk show host for a monologue he delivered prior to a shooting near a gathering of journalists and politicians over the weekend.
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[2026-04-28 16:16 UTC+10:00] [Technology] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
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[2026-04-28 16:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON, D.C. — King Charles III will embrace some of Washington's most formal ceremonial trappings on Tuesday as he tries to emphasize a bond between the United Kingdom and the United States that is so strong it can withstand the political turmoil of the moment.
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[2026-04-28 15:45 UTC+10:00] [World / North America] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Washington: One thing that struck but did not shock me about the response to Saturday night’s shooting incident at the Washington Hilton is how many people vehemently believe it was staged by the Trump administration.
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[2026-04-28 15:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Geopolitical analyst Giorgio Cafiero said a diplomatic solution between the United States and Iran would require greater flexibility from Washington on uranium enrichment levels.
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[2026-04-28 15:39 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: For over a decade, I’ve navigated the complexities of North Korean affairs, security, and foreign policy from both Seoul and Washington, D.C. As the National Desk Political Team Lead, I track the pulse of geopolitics, closely following developments from the Unification Ministry and the Foreign Ministry. My mornings start with Rodong Sinmun—North Korea’s state mouthpiece—before diving into the day’s headlines from Seoul and Washington.
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[2026-04-28 15:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Un agente de aduanas lleva un parche de la Agencia de Protección de Fronteras y Aduanas el 27 de octubre de 2017 en el el aeropuerto John F. Kennedy en Nueva York. (AP Foto/Mark Lennihan, archivo)
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[2026-04-28 15:29 UTC+10:00] [Trump administration] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Positions ‘terminated, effective immediately’, says email to scientists sent on president’s behalf, in move labelled ‘dangerous attack’ on US innovation
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[2026-04-28 15:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Two regional officials say that Iran has offered to end its chokehold on the Strait of Hormuz in exchange for the U.S. lifting its blockade on the country and an end to the war. A standoff remains on the strait, the narrow mouth of the Persian Gulf through which a fifth of all traded oil and natural gas passes, as Iran has restricted movement through it and the U.S.
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[2026-04-28 15:26 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Britain's King Charles III met Donald Trump at the White House Monday, kicking off a high-stakes state visit shadowed by transatlantic tensions and a new alleged attempt to assassinate the US president.
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