Topic: US Politics — Neutral reports only
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[2026-04-18 12:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaks at a roundtable event with President Donald Trump about no tax on tips, Thursday, April 16, 2026, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Lucas Peltier)
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[2026-04-18 12:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON, D.C. — US President Donald Trump's administration on Friday issued a month-long sanctions waiver allowing the sale of Russian oil and petroleum products that are at sea, extending an earlier move to soften surging energy prices.
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[2026-04-18 12:28 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: 9News
Snippet: Auto news: Public electric car charging cables cut and stolen at shopping centre
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[2026-04-18 12:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Personas asisten a la celebración del 65 aniversario de la proclamación de la Revolución Cubana, el jueves 16 de abril de 2026, en La Habana. (AP Foto/Ramón Espinosa)
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[2026-04-18 12:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Heliot Ramos, de los Gigantes de San Francisco, celebra después de batear un cuadrangular durante la segunda entrada del juego de béisbol de Grandes Ligas contra los Nacionales de Washington, el viernes 17 de abril de 2026, en Washington. (AP Foto/Daniel Kucin Jr.)
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[2026-04-18 12:19 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-04-18 11:54 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Iran said Friday that it reopened the crucial Strait of Hormuz to commercial vessels in line with a temporary Israel-Lebanon ceasefire, but US President Donald Trump said a US naval blockade of Iranian ports will remain "in full force" until a peace deal is signed.
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[2026-04-18 11:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: San Francisco Giants’ Heliot Ramos celebrates after hitting a home run during the second inning of a baseball game against the Washington Nationals, Friday, April 17, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Daniel Kucin Jr.)
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[2026-04-18 11:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: People attend a celebration marking the 65th anniversary of the proclamation declaring the Cuban Revolution socialist, in Havana, Cuba, Thursday, April 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
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[2026-04-18 11:09 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: US President Donald Trump has said he expects the United States and Iran to reach a peace deal "in the next day or two," noting that a new round of negotiations between the two sides may take place this weekend, according to a report.
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[2026-04-18 11:00 UTC+10:00] [Donald Trump] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: From drones for Ukraine to warships for Australia, ‘peace-loving’ Japan is fast pivoting towards arming the world
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[2026-04-18 11:00 UTC+10:00] [Trump administration] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Iran’s parliamentary speaker warned it would will shut the strait again if the US blockade continues, which Trump said would remain in place until the conflict was fully concluded – key US politics stories from 17 April at a glance
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[2026-04-18 10:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: SAN JOSE, Costa Rica (AP) — Costa Rica on Friday received a second group of migrants deported from the United States as part of an agreement to help the Trump administration’s latest policy of deporting immigrants to “third countries.”
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[2026-04-18 10:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The American Jewish Committee is calling on US President Donald Trump to make the return of Americans in Iranian custody an “urgent national priority,” as his administration works to preserve a fragile ceasefire with Iran.
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[2026-04-18 10:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Reclutas del Servicio de Inmigración y Control de Aduanas (ICE) practican el tiro con pistola en el campo de tiro de los Centros Federales de Capacitación para las Fuerzas Policiales (FLETC) en Brunswick, Georgia, el 21 de agosto de 2025. (AP Foto/Fran Ruchalski/Archivo)
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[2026-04-18 10:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Former CIA Director John Brennan arrives for a meeting at the Capitol in Washington, May 21, 2019. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
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[2026-04-18 10:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran’s parliament speaker, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, said all recent claims by US President Donald Trump were “false,” adding that “they did not win the war with these lies, and they will certainly not get anywhere in negotiations either.” Writing on X, Ghalibaf listed several of Trump’s statements from the past hour and dismissed them.
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[2026-04-18 10:11 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: 9News
Snippet: A teenager was taken to hospital after a masked group attacked a gathering with machetes in Melbourne last night.It's believed about 12 people were seated outside a business at Eaton Mall when a large group of unknown offenders wearing balaclavas approached at about 7.45pm.At least two of the masked group pulled out machetes and attacked an 18-year-old Malvern East man.READ MORE: Trump and Iranian foreign minister say Strait of Hormuz is fully openHe was taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.A
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[2026-04-18 09:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: The Lebanon ceasefire appears to be legitimate and holding, and the biggest evidence of this is that Lebanese citizens themselves are pouring back into the war-ravaged south of the country, seeking to recover to their homes which are in some cases 'unlivable'.
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[2026-04-18 09:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: RECASTS headline; UPDATES throughout)By Song Sang-ho
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[2026-04-18 09:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The model’s capabilities give it a potentially unprecedented ability to identify cybersecurity vulnerabilities – and to exploit them
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[2026-04-18 09:17 UTC+10:00] [Scott Bessent] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The model’s capabilities give it a potentially unprecedented ability to identify cybersecurity vulnerabilities – and to exploit them
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[2026-04-18 09:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: President Donald Trump supporters sit on a tailgate near the venue where the president is scheduled to speak later, Friday, April 17, 2026, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
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[2026-04-18 09:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: La presidenta interina de Venezuela, Delcy Rodríguez, sonríe durante una reunión con una delegación encabezada por el secretario de Energía de Estados Unidos, Chris Wright, en el Palacio de Miraflores en Caracas, Venezuela, el 11 de febrero de 2026. (Foto AP/Ariana Cubillos, Archivo)
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[2026-04-18 08:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: US President Donald Trump told reporters that ceasefire talks with Iran will continue "over the weekend" and said that "a lot of good things are happening that includes Lebanon too."
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[2026-04-18 08:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Backers of President Trump jammed an Arizona megachurch Friday as he was set to headline a Turning Point USA rally to bolster turnout amongst Republican voters ahead of the midterm elections.
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[2026-04-18 08:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Oil tankers are remaining cautious about sailing through the Strait of Hormuz after Iran declared Friday that the sea lane is open to commercial ships, video footage shows.
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[2026-04-18 08:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Rabbi Yehuda Kaploun, the US special envoy for monitoring and combating antisemitism, said this week that the United States will bar individuals from attending the World Cup who are accused of fostering antisemitism in their home countries.
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[2026-04-18 08:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei denied a Friday claim from US President Donald Trump that the US will work with Iran to recover its enriched uranium and bring it back to the United States.
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[2026-04-18 08:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., appears before the House Education and Workforce Committee to defend his agency’s policies and goals at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Friday, April 17, 2026. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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[2026-04-18 07:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Court filings have indicated that lawyers for President Donald Trump are seeking a resolution with the Department of Justice over a $10bn lawsuit he filed against the Internal Revenue Service (IRS).
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[2026-04-18 07:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. invoked former President Joe Biden’s “delusional” behavior when asked on Friday if President Trump should be removed from office under the 25th Amendment.
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[2026-04-18 07:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Pittsburgh Penguins center Sidney Crosby (87) skates with the puck against Washington Capitals left wing Ilya Protas (62) during the third period of an NHL hockey game, Sunday, April 12, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)
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[2026-04-18 07:31 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: SBS News
Snippet: Trump's upbeat comments have raised hopes that two of the primary obstacles to an agreement between the US and Iran have now been removed. Source: AAP / Alex Brandon/AP
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[2026-04-18 07:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The US and Iran announced on Friday that the Strait of Hormuz, a waterway that shuttles a quarter of the global oil supply, is now back open to all vessels after Tehran wrested control of the strait following the US-Israeli attack on Iran.
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[2026-04-18 07:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The Spanish leader is hosting heads of state and government in a bid to counter the US president and revive the political left
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[2026-04-18 07:05 UTC+10:00] [pedro sanchez] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The Spanish leader is hosting heads of state and government in a bid to counter the US president and revive the political left
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[2026-04-18 07:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by Scott Yenor via American Greatness,
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[2026-04-18 06:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Cleveland Cavaliers’ Donovan Mitchell, who did not dress for the game, shoots during a timeout in the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Washington Wizards in Cleveland, Sunday, April 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)
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[2026-04-18 06:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Jill Biden bid a whopping $35,000 for a cameo in Season 2 of “Heated Rivalry,” but was outbid by some more diehard fans of the show.
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[2026-04-18 06:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The US and Iran announced on Friday that the Strait of Hormuz, a waterway that shuttles a quarter of the global oil supply, is now back open to all vessels after Tehran wrested control of the strait following the US-Israeli attack on Iran.
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[2026-04-18 06:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: The Issue: President Trump’s now-deleted Truth Social post depicting himself as a Jesus-like figure.
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[2026-04-18 06:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Keir Starmer says he is “absolutely furious” that he was not informed that Peter Mandelson failed his security vetting before being appointed UK envoy to Washington, as the United Kingdom prime minister faced renewed calls to resign over the affair.
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[2026-04-18 06:38 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 90]
Source: 9News
Snippet: Hello and welcome to our rolling coverage of the war in the Middle East on Saturday, April 18.
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[2026-04-18 06:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Unrest, Conflict and War
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[2026-04-18 06:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Unrest, Conflict and War
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[2026-04-18 06:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: El presidente de Estados Unidos, Donald Trump, habla con reporteros antes de viajar en el Marine One desde el Jardín Sur de la Casa Blanca, el jueves 16 de abril de 2026, en Washington. (AP Foto/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
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[2026-04-18 06:18 UTC+10:00] [General Features] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Washington and Tehran will have to make compromises and the current deadline must be extended. But with the will there’s clearly a way.
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[2026-04-18 06:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON — The US Supreme Court unanimously ruled in favor of oil giant Chevron on Friday in a case that could impact environmental damage lawsuits.
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[2026-04-18 06:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Washington State at UNLV — Prime Video
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