Topic: US Politics — Neutral reports only
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[2026-06-13 23:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Washington is using national security as a cover for its efforts to contain Chinese companies doing business overseas, Beijing says
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[2026-06-13 22:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Audience members cheer and boo during a UFC news conference at the Lincoln Memorial, ahead of Sunday’s fight on the South Lawn of the White House, Friday, June 12, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Allison Robbert)
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[2026-06-13 22:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: RT News
Snippet: For the first time, the chances of the US and Iran reaching an agreement are greater than 50%, despite Iran’s lingering distrust of Washington, Tehran-based Professor Seyed Mohammad Marandi told RT.
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[2026-06-13 22:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: RT News
Snippet: For the first time, the chances of the US and Iran reaching an agreement are greater than 50%, despite Iran’s lingering distrust of Washington, Tehran-based Professor Seyed Mohammad Marandi told RT.
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[2026-06-13 22:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: WASHINGTON (AP) — It’s common knowledge that ticks can spread infections that cause serious illnesses, including Lyme disease. Now health officials are trying to raise awareness of a lesser-known problem: a life-threatening allergy to meat triggered by tick bites.
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[2026-06-13 22:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Trump said in the Oval Office on Thursday that a deal to end the war is close, without giving details. Trump hours earlier threatened to launch major strikes on Iran and to seize control of its oil and gas industries as escalating attacks between the countries pushed the Middle East closer to full-scale war.
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[2026-06-13 22:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Models stand next to a latest EV car from Chinese automaker BYD showcased at the Auto China 2026, in Beijing, April 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Andy Wong, File)
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[2026-06-13 21:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Politico
Snippet: A U.S. federal judge has extended a block on President Donald Trump’s “Anti-Weaponization Fund,” but signaled she will drop the matter if the administration more definitively disavows the project.
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[2026-06-13 21:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-06-13 21:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., the vice chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee, speaks to reporters about FISA, the law that allows the U.S. to gather intelligence abroad, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, June 11, 2026. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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[2026-06-13 21:30 UTC+10:00] [Donald Trump] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: In the dead of night, behind a screen, the president’s name started to be purged from the facade of the Washington building
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[2026-06-13 20:52 UTC+10:00] [World / North America] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Washington: Workers stripped President Donald Trump’s name from the Kennedy Centre early on Saturday, less than six months after it went up, complying with a judge’s ruling that the performing arts landmark cannot be renamed without an act of Congress.
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[2026-06-13 20:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: North Korea has condemned Washington’s approval of advanced air-to-air missile sales to South Korea as “war exports,” warning the move would deepen tensions on the Korean peninsula.
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[2026-06-13 20:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: North Korea has condemned Washington’s approval of advanced air-to-air missile sales to South Korea as “war exports,” warning the move would deepen tensions on the Korean peninsula.
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[2026-06-13 20:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The Pentagon released the third batch of declassified files on unidentified flying objects on Friday. The disclosure adds 72 reports, witness accounts, photos, and videos to an ongoing transparency effort launched under a presidential order earlier this year.
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[2026-06-13 20:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The Pentagon released the third batch of declassified files on unidentified flying objects on Friday. The disclosure adds 72 reports, witness accounts, photos, and videos to an ongoing transparency effort launched under a presidential order earlier this year.
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[2026-06-13 20:00 UTC+10:00] [Donald Trump] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Barbara McQuade’s book is a piercing exposé of how Trump is eroding democracy by turning the US into a mafia state
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[2026-06-13 20:00 UTC+10:00] [Pentagon] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: US watchdog cites ageing aircraft, spare-part shortages, maintenance challenges, expertise gaps and delays fielding advanced tankers
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[2026-06-13 19:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A man walks by workers who are gathered below the sign for the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Friday, June 12, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)
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[2026-06-13 19:17 UTC+10:00] [Tren de Aragua] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: O chefe da organização criminosa de origem venezuelana Tren de Aragua, conhecido como Niño Guerrero, foi morto em uma operação militar dos Estados Unidos realizada em coordenação com as autoridades da Venezuela, anunciaram Washington e Caracas na noite desta sexta-feira (12/06).
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[2026-06-13 19:17 UTC+10:00] [Tren de Aragua] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: O chefe da organização criminosa de origem venezuelana Tren de Aragua, conhecido como Niño Guerrero, foi morto em uma operação militar dos Estados Unidos realizada em coordenação com as autoridades da Venezuela, anunciaram Washington e Caracas na noite desta sexta-feira (12/06).
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[2026-06-13 19:00 UTC+10:00] [Donald Trump] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Show goes on for Trump’s 80th birthday event – featuring a 92ft ‘Claw’, thousands of seats and a fighting cage – despite ominous weather forecasts
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[2026-06-13 18:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The Trump administration missed the court-mandated deadline to remove President Donald Trump's name from the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, saying it expected to complete the work on Saturday morning.
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[2026-06-13 18:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: The World Cup continues on Saturday, with Brazil beginning their campaign and three more group-stage matches taking place across North America.
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[2026-06-13 18:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Seattle Mariners (37-34, first in the AL West) vs. Washington Nationals (35-35, fourth in the NL East)
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[2026-06-13 17:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Manifestantes ondean una bandera de Estados Unidos y carteles mientras operarios se preparan para retirar el nombre del presidente Donald Trump del John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts en Washington, el 13 de junio de 2026. (AP Foto/Cliff Owen)
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[2026-06-13 17:00 UTC+10:00] [World Cup 2026] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: We must highlight the awful stance of the White House towards so many competing nations, but also the hypocrisy of leaders who acquiesce
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[2026-06-13 16:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-06-13 16:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: President Donald Trump has said US forces have killed an “infamous leader” of Tren De Aragua, a Venezuelan gang that the administration has branded a global “terrorist” organisation and drug-smuggling cartel.
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[2026-06-13 16:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Iraqi Prime Minister Ali Al Zaidi is set to travel to Washington next month, his first official visit to the US since forming a government in May.
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[2026-06-13 16:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Washington Mystics (5-6, 4-3 Eastern Conference) at New York Liberty (9-4, 6-0 Eastern Conference)
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[2026-06-13 16:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Elon Musk utiliza su celular durante una cena de Estado para el presidente de Estados Unidos, Donald Trump, y el de China, Xi Jinping, en el Gran Salón del Pueblo, el 14 de mayo de 2026, en Beijing. (AP Foto/Mark Schiefelbein, archivo)
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[2026-06-13 16:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Construction crews prepared to remove President Donald Trump’s name from the Kennedy Center Friday after a judge rejected a last-minute request from the board to keep it in place. Workers erected scaffolding as supporters gathered nearby and appeals continued.
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[2026-06-13 15:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: President Donald Trump said US forces carried out a strike that killed Hector Rusthenford Guerrero Flores, also known as Niño Guerrero, the leader of Venezuelan prison gang Tren de Aragua, on Friday
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[2026-06-13 15:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: SENATOR Christopher “Bong” Go has filed nine Senate bills aimed at addressing key concerns in health care, consumer protection, transportation, housing, public safety, industry development, tourism, and livelihood support.
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[2026-06-13 15:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The interception comes after weeks of halting talks between Tehran and Washington, mediated by Pakistan
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[2026-06-13 15:25 UTC+10:00] [Washington] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The interception comes after weeks of halting talks between Tehran and Washington, mediated by Pakistan
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[2026-06-13 14:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: A judge rejected a request by the board, run by Trump allies, to pause Friday’s deadline to remove all references to him from its operations
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[2026-06-13 14:37 UTC+10:00] [Mark Twain Award for American Humour] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: A judge rejected a request by the board, run by Trump allies, to pause Friday’s deadline to remove all references to him from its operations
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[2026-06-13 14:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Colt Emerson, de los Marineros de Seattle, celebra su jonrón de dos carreras en el dugout durante la segunda entrada de un partido de béisbol contra los Nacionales de Washington, el viernes 12 de junio de 2026, en Washington. (Foto AP/Nick Wass)
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[2026-06-13 14:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Kennedy Center was running out of options Friday evening to keep President Donald Trump's name on the facade of the iconic performing arts venue.
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[2026-06-13 13:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-06-13 13:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Seattle Mariners’ Colt Emerson celebrates his two-run home run in the dugout during the second inning of a baseball game against the Washington Nationals, Friday, June 12, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)
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[2026-06-13 13:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Sat 13 Jun 2026 at 1:16pm
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[2026-06-13 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: ROME, June 13 (Yonhap) -- A senior South Korean official has said that it is "too early" to say whether President Lee Jae Myung would meet U.S. President Donald Trump for a summit on the sidelines of the Group of Seven (G7) summit in France next week.
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[2026-06-13 12:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Randy Arozarena, de los Marineros de Seattle, celebra en el dugout tras anotar gracias a un triple de Dominic Canzone durante la segunda entrada de un partido de béisbol, el viernes 12 de junio de 2026, en Washington. (Foto AP/Nick Wass)
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[2026-06-13 12:48 UTC+10:00] [World / Middle East] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: New York: At least 39 times, Donald Trump has declared that a deal between the US and Iran is close, imminent or nearly complete.
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[2026-06-13 12:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: WASHINGTON (AP) — Sonia Citron scored 17 points and made the winning jumper as time expired, rookie Lauren Betts scored a season-high 18 points on 8-of-9 shooting and the Washington Mystics beat the Toronto Tempo 86-85 on Friday night.
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[2026-06-13 12:42 UTC+10:00] [WORLD] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: Paris – U.S. President Donald Trump has repeatedly declared that Iran and the U.S. are on the verge of agreeing to a deal to end the Middle East war, but a litany of sticking points have delayed finalizing an accord and will complicate its implementation, analysts say.
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[2026-06-13 12:34 UTC+10:00] [Americas] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: Héctor Guerrero faced drug, weapons and terrorism charges in the U.S.
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