Topic: US Politics — Neutral reports only
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[2026-04-24 22:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: On Friday, President Donald Trump extended a temporary waiver of the century-old Jones Act (Merchant Marine Act of 1920) for an additional 90 days. The move allows foreign-flagged vessels to transport fuel, oil, fertilizer, and other essential goods between U.S. ports, aiming to stabilize domestic supply chains and ease price pressures stemming from the ongoing U.S.-Israeli war with Iran and resulting disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz.
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[2026-04-24 22:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: The moon emerges from the clouds over the U.S. Capitol dome in Washington, Dec. 2, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
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[2026-04-24 22:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Nelcy Escorcia, center, holds a sign with a message reading in Spanish; “Thinking differently isn’t a crime; isolating and torturing them is”, during a protest outside a detention center where her husband, Franklin Parra, is being held on political grounds, in Caracas, Venezuela, Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)
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[2026-04-24 22:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Mileidy Mendoza and her children ride a bus from Caracas to visit her husband, Eric Diaz, imprisoned on political grounds at the Yare prison complex in San Francisco de Yare, Venezuela, Sunday, April 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)
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[2026-04-24 22:15 UTC+10:00] [Business] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Good morning, and welcome to our rolling coverage of business, the financial markets and the world economy.
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[2026-04-24 22:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by Kimberly Hayek via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours),
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[2026-04-24 22:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: The US is tightening conditions on its support for the Lebanese army, as discussions in Congress link future funding more explicitly to the disarmament of the Iran-backed Hezbollah, US and Lebanese sources have told The National.
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[2026-04-24 21:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: U.S. President Donald Trump has delivered a stark warning to the U.K., threatening to impose steep tariffs on the country unless it drops its digital services tax on U.S. tech companies.
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[2026-04-24 21:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by Jackson Richman via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours),
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[2026-04-24 21:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Previous slideNext slide Flowers in full bloom during the annual Azalea Festival in Gunpo, South Korea. AFPInfo About 20,000 teddy bears are displayed in Washington, with organisers saying they symbolise the abduction of Ukrainian children during the war with Russia. ReutersInfo Bags and belongings are laid out at Valiasr Square, in Tehran, in tribute to the schoolgirls killed in an air strike on Minab.
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[2026-04-24 21:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: United States President Donald Trump has claimed Iran is “collapsing financially” and said the country is losing millions of dollars a day due to Washington’s naval blockade of Iranian ports.
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[2026-04-24 21:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The US has threatened to "punish" its Nato allies for their lack of support in the war on Iran, including ejecting Spain from the alliance.
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[2026-04-24 21:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: President Ronald Reagan watches as first lady Nancy Reagan comments from the podium during the White House Correspondents’ Association annual dinner on April 23, 1987, in Washington. (AP Photo/Charles Tasnadi, File)
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[2026-04-24 21:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: The administration of United States President Donald Trump is reportedly considering more than doubling the annual limit for refugee admissions so it can admit more white South Africans.
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[2026-04-24 21:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: WASHINGTON — Ohio Rep. Max Miller is mired in a messy custody battle with his ex-wife that has involved a police investigation into their 2-year-old’s broken collarbone, court documents reveal.
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[2026-04-24 20:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: U.S. President Donald Trump said Thursday he has ordered the U.S. military to “shoot and kill” small Iranian boats that deploy mines to choke traffic through the Strait of Hormuz.
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[2026-04-24 20:41 UTC+10:00] [EU-US military ties] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: The former U.S. ambassador to NATO is urging British and European politicians not to alienate Donald Trump by criticizing his administration’s handling of the Iran war and its fallout.
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[2026-04-24 20:37 UTC+10:00] [Biodiversity] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: PARIS — France removed climate change from the agenda of this week's G7 talks to prevent a rift with the United States, according to a French government official.
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[2026-04-24 20:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Nato says there is no provision for member states to be suspended or expelled from the military alliance after a report said the US could seek to suspend Spain over its Iran war stance.
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[2026-04-24 20:11 UTC+10:00] [Opinion] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-04-24 20:02 UTC+10:00] [Air defense] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: NICOSIA — Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez on Friday downplayed a leaked Pentagon email suggesting Spain could be penalized for not supporting the war in Iran by having its NATO membership suspended.
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[2026-04-24 20:00 UTC+10:00] [Donald Trump] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The political gap between US evangelicals and Catholics is widening. And Trump won’t tolerate authority outside his own
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[2026-04-24 20:00 UTC+10:00] [US news] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: An internal watchdog will review the agency’s handling of records related to Jeffrey Epstein, including whether relevant documents were properly redacted
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[2026-04-24 20:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: President Donald Trump made a grave mistake in softening the federal stance on marijuana by reclassifying it as a Schedule III drug. The dangers of weed are real, insidious and growing worse.
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[2026-04-24 20:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: A new bill under consideration in Congress would create 100-foot “buffer zones” around houses of worship — making it a federal crime to interfere with congregants as they practice their religion.
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[2026-04-24 19:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez arrives for the EU Summit in Nicosia, Cyprus, Friday, April 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)
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[2026-04-24 19:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: "Os Estados Unidos vão trabalhar com o Líbano para o ajudar a proteger-se do Hezbollah", disse Donald Trump num comunicado na sua plataforma Truth Social.
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[2026-04-24 19:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: International equity markets are priced too high and will fall, according to a senior leader at the Bank of England.
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[2026-04-24 19:18 UTC+10:00] [Global Risk-Reward Monitor] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-04-24 19:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: When US President Donald Trump extended the ceasefire with Iran this week without setting an end date, he did more than buy time. He redefined what this phase of the conflict is about.
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[2026-04-24 19:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Comments shared by United States President Donald Trump referring to India as a “hellhole” were “in poor taste” and at odds with the countries’ relationship, an Indian official has said.
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[2026-04-24 18:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: U.S. Treasury yields were little changed on Friday, a day after President Donald Trump announced that Israel and Lebanon extended their ceasefire agreement.
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[2026-04-24 18:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: President Trump on Friday called for the 2020 election to be “permanently wiped from the books” if the Southern Poverty Law Center is convicted of making fraudulent payments totaling $3 million to members of white supremacist groups the organization claimed to fight.
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[2026-04-24 18:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: President Donald Trump said he would impose tariffs on Britain if Prime Minister Keir Starmer does not drop the digital service tax, The Telegraph reported on Friday, citing an interview with the president.
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[2026-04-24 18:33 UTC+10:00] [Donald Trump] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: President accuses Britain of trying to ‘make an easy buck’ from American tech firms, weeks after warning UK–US trade deal can be changed
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[2026-04-24 18:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: United States President Donald Trump announced a three-week extension of the ceasefire in Lebanon, even as Israel continued bombing the country on Friday.
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[2026-04-24 18:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Pope Leo XIV on Thursday held an open-air mass in Equatorial Guinea in front of tens of thousands of followers, wrapping up his first major international tour that began with harsh criticism of his stance on Iran from United States President Donald Trump.
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[2026-04-24 18:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: It's no secret that Europe and western satellite nations like Canada and Australia have been rather hostile in rhetoric when it comes to the US. This trend started well before the war in Iran and is owed largely to the ideological break between American conservative movements and European globalists and "multiculturalists".
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[2026-04-24 18:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: An internal Pentagon email outlines options for the United States to punish NATO allies it believes failed to support US operations in the war with Iran, including suspending Spain from the alliance and reviewing the US position on Britain’s claim to the Falkland Islands, a US official told Reuters.
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[2026-04-24 18:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Foreign ministry says deal will aid protection of pandas and other threatened species and help global biodiversity conservation efforts
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[2026-04-24 18:12 UTC+10:00] [National Zoo] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Foreign ministry says deal will aid protection of pandas and other threatened species and help global biodiversity conservation efforts
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[2026-04-24 18:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Iranian speedboat swarms add to the danger for commercial ships and US Navy warships
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[2026-04-24 18:12 UTC+10:00] [War] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Iranian speedboat swarms add to the danger for commercial ships and US Navy warships
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[2026-04-24 18:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Washington Nationals (11-15, third in the NL East) vs. Chicago White Sox (10-15, fourth in the AL Central)
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[2026-04-24 18:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Secretary of State denies that Washington had asked Iranian team not to come, but warns that some members of delegation may not be welcome
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[2026-04-24 18:00 UTC+10:00] [Andrea Abodi] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Secretary of State denies that Washington had asked Iranian team not to come, but warns that some members of delegation may not be welcome
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[2026-04-24 17:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Iranian officials on Thursday refuted US President Donald Trump’s claims of a leadership rift in the country.
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[2026-04-24 17:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The New York Times
Snippet: Beirut11:04 a.m. April 24
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[2026-04-24 17:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: United States President Donald Trump announced a three-week extension of the ceasefire in Lebanon, even as Israel continued bombing the country on Friday.
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[2026-04-24 17:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: US President Donald Trump and Fifa president Gianni Infantino have close ties
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