[2026-04-18 06:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: Trump’s sacrilege Truth Social post: Letters to the Editor — April 18, 2026

Snippet: The Issue: President Trump’s now-deleted Truth Social post depicting himself as a Jesus-like figure.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/04/17/opinion/trumps-sacrilege-truth-social-post-letters/

[2026-04-18 06:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Al Jazeera

Title: Starmer rejects calls to quit as pressure mounts over Mandelson vetting

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.

Read full article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/4/17/starmer-rejects-calls-to-quit-as-pressure-mounts-over-mandelson-vetting

[2026-04-18 06:38 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 90]

Source: 9News

Title: The sticking point that could send Iran and the US back to war

Snippet: Hello and welcome to our rolling coverage of the war in the Middle East on Saturday, April 18.

Read full article: https://www.9news.com.au/world/us-israel-iran-war-live-updates-april-17-donald-trump-latest-world-news-headlines/f95384a1-2f5d-4d88-9ac7-d41f20746d48

[2026-04-18 06:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: ABC News

Title: Disarming the resistance in Lebanon unlikely to be easy for Trump

Snippet: Topic:Unrest, Conflict and War

Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04-18/donald-trump-lebanon-israel-ceasefire-disarming-the-resistance/106578708

[2026-04-18 06:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: ABC News

Title: As Trump spruiks Lebanon ceasefire, some want war to continue

Snippet: Topic:Unrest, Conflict and War

Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04-18/donald-trump-lebanon-israel-ceasefire-disarming-hezbollah-group/106578708

[2026-04-18 06:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Abogados de Trump negocian con el IRS para resolver su demanda de 10.000 millones de dólares

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)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/trump-demanda-irs-impuestos-divulgacion-acuerdo-1d9019dd166ed47a5e13b94e3a2d3cb1

[2026-04-18 06:18 UTC+10:00] [General Features] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Daily News

Title: Behind the bluster

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.

Read full article: https://dailynews.lk/2026/04/18/features/981542/behind-the-bluster/

[2026-04-18 06:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: US Supreme Court sides with Chevron in environmental case

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.

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/04/18/business/us-supreme-court-sides-with-chevron-in-environmental-case/2323057

[2026-04-18 06:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Pacific Northwest Sportswatch Daily Listings

Snippet: Washington State at UNLV — Prime Video

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/data-skrive-e6f8c2d80ef77e9eb1a2d493fbf37144

[2026-04-18 05:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: New DOJ fraud division thwarted $340M in benefit schemes during first week

Snippet: WASHINGTON — The Department of Justice announced Friday that its National Fraud Enforcement Division (NFED) thwarted fraud schemes targeting $340 million in taxpayer funds in its first week on the job — with more than $10 million paid back in restitution.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/04/17/us-news/dojs-new-fraud-division-thwarted-340-million-in-schemes-in-first-week/

[2026-04-18 05:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: ABC News

Title: Live: Trump says US will go into Iran to remove 'nuclear dust'

Snippet: Topic:Unrest, Conflict and War

Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04-18/iran-war-live-updates-blockade-hormuz-us-middle-east/106571926

[2026-04-18 05:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: RT News

Title: Trump orders probe into mysterious deaths of US nuclear scientists

Snippet: US President Donald Trump has ordered an investigation into the mysterious deaths and disappearances of nearly a dozen American scientists with access to some of the nation’s most closely guarded nuclear and space secrets. The cases have fueled online speculation ranging from foreign espionage to a government cover-up of classified UFO research.

Read full article: https://www.rt.com/news/638590-trump-us-scientist-deaths/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS

[2026-04-18 05:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Iran says its enriched uranium 'not going to be transferred'

Snippet: Iran's foreign ministry on Friday said the country's stockpile of enriched uranium would not be transferred "anywhere", denying an earlier claim by US President Donald Trump that the Islamic Republic had agreed to hand it over.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/iran-says-its-enriched-uranium-not-going-be-transferred

[2026-04-18 05:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Zero Hedge

Title: Does Trump Know Something We Don't About Potential SCOTUS Vacancies?

Snippet: Authored by Matt Margolis via PJMedia,com,

Read full article: https://www.zerohedge.com/political/does-trump-know-something-we-dont-about-potential-scotus-vacancies

[2026-04-18 05:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Daily News

Title: Trump says war in Iran is going ‘swimmingly’ and ‘should be ending pretty soon’ - DailyNews

Snippet: President Donald Trump on Thursday said that “the war in Iran is going along swimmingly.”

Read full article: https://dailynews.lk/2026/04/18/local/981657/trump-says-war-in-iran-is-going-swimmingly-and-should-be-ending-pretty-soon/

[2026-04-18 05:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Zero Hedge

Title: A "Bulging Lobe" Of Polar Vortex Madness Headed For U.S. East

Snippet: Mother Nature across the Mid-Atlantic can only be described by the Katy Perry lyric, “You’re hot, then you’re cold,” as a meteorologist warns that a "tropospheric polar vortex" will sweep across the Lower 48 this weekend into early next week, abruptly ending the summer-like conditions in Washington, D.C.

Read full article: https://www.zerohedge.com/weather/bulging-lobe-polar-vortex-madness-headed-us-east

[2026-04-18 05:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: Al Jazeera

Title: US Congress temporarily extends controversial surveillance power under FISA

Snippet: The United States Congress has temporarily extended a controversial surveillance law which allows federal intelligence agencies to collect the data of foreigners, including their contacts with US citizens.

Read full article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/4/17/us-congress-temporarily-extends-controversial-surveillance-power-under-fisa

[2026-04-18 05:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: Trump's lawyers are in talks with the IRS to resolve president's $10B lawsuit

Snippet: WASHINGTON — Lawyers for President Donald Trump are engaged in talks with the IRS to resolve a $10 billion lawsuit the president filed against his own tax collection agency over the leak of his tax information to news outlets between 2018 and 2020.

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/04/18/world/trumps-lawyers-are-in-talks-with-the-irs-to-resolve-presidents-10b-lawsuit/2323036

[2026-04-18 05:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: Al Jazeera

Title: World reacts to Strait of Hormuz reopening amid US-Iran conflict

Snippet: Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and United States President Donald Trump have said that the Strait of Hormuz is open to commercial vessels.

Read full article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/4/17/world-reacts-to-the-opening-of-the-strait-of-hormuz-amid-us-iran-conflict

[2026-04-18 05:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Deutsche Welle

Title: Guerra eleva temor de desemprego e pobreza no Irã

Snippet: No Irã, mais de 93 milhões de pessoas vivem sob a sombra de uma guerra que pode voltar a explodir a qualquer momento. Após o colapso temporário das negociações de paz entre os Estados Unidos e o Irã no Paquistão, Washington passou a bloquear o Estreito de Ormuz. O objetivo é cortar as receitas iranianas com as exportações de petróleo e impedir que Teerã cobre pedágios pela passagem pelo estreito.

Read full article: https://www.dw.com/pt-br/guerra-eleva-temor-de-aumento-de-desemprego-e-pobreza-no-ir%C3%A3/a-76831754

[2026-04-18 05:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Trump's lawyers in talks with IRS to resolve his $10B lawsuit

Snippet: President Donald Trump speaks with reporters before departing on Marine One from the South Lawn of the White House, Thursday, April 16, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/trump-treasury-irs-lawsuit-tax-whistleblower-c710244db618b066f3070a65e75820a5

[2026-04-18 04:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Palestine Football Association president denied entry to Canada for Fifa event: Report

Snippet: The president of the Palestine Football Association (PFA), as well as two other officials from the organisation, have been denied visas to Canada for the annual Fifa Congress, which is being held in Vancouver on 30 April, The Guardian revealed on Friday.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/palestine-football-association-president-denied-entry-canada-fifa-event-report

[2026-04-18 04:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Al Jazeera

Title: Scholar Rumeysa Ozturk returns to Turkiye following Trump deportation push

Snippet: A doctoral student who was targeted for deportation under President Donald Trump has chosen to return to her native Turkiye, citing the “state-imposed violence and hostility” she faced in the United States.

Read full article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/4/17/scholar-rumeysa-ozturk-returns-to-turkiye-following-trump-deportation-push

[2026-04-18 04:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Milei dispone por decreto que Argentina y EEUU realicen ejercicios militares conjuntos

Snippet: El presidente Donald Trump saluda al presidente argentino Javier Milei en la Casa Blanca, el 14 de octubre de 2025, en Washington. (Foto AP/Alex Brandon, Archivo)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/argentina-entrada-fuerzas-militares-eeuu-ejercicios-conjuntos-87f5160cc8282c260af2d360c2537a43

[2026-04-18 04:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: White House meeting with Anthropic CEO over new AI model

Snippet: Pages from the Anthropic website and the company’s logo are displayed on a computer screen in New York on Feb. 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Patrick Sison, File)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/white-house-anthropic-meeting-ai-mythos-f3c590fcee98297832973d02d3979c87

[2026-04-18 04:38 UTC+10:00] [Photography] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: The week around the world in 20 pictures

Snippet: View image in fullscreenTyre, LebanonDisplaced children queue to receive toys at a shelter in Tyre. On Thursday, Donald Trump announced a 10-day ceasefire in Lebanon to be followed by a meeting between Israeli and Lebanese leaders next week, in a deal that it is hoped will bring progress toward a parallel peace agreement between the US and IranPhotograph: Louisa Gouliamaki/ReutersShareView image in fullscreenSidon, LebanonPeople attend a funeral for 13 security personnel killed in Israeli airstrikes near a government complex in

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/gallery/2026/apr/17/the-week-around-the-world-in-20-pictures

[2026-04-18 04:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: ABC News

Title: The world faces a grim reality, even if Trump exists in a different one

Snippet: Slowly, the issue of the state of Donald Trump's mind is becoming the subject of serious discussion. (Reuters: Jessica Koscielniak)

Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04-18/fallout-iran-war-spreads-focus-donald-trump-mind/106576096

[2026-04-18 04:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: US Congress extends controversial surveillance law by 10 days

Snippet: The short-term fix comes after a Trump-backed bid to secure a longer-term extension failed in the House

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3350544/us-congress-extends-controversial-surveillance-law-10-days?utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-04-18 04:27 UTC+10:00] [Congress] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: US Congress extends controversial surveillance law by 10 days

Snippet: The short-term fix comes after a Trump-backed bid to secure a longer-term extension failed in the House

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3350544/us-congress-extends-controversial-surveillance-law-10-days

[2026-04-18 04:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Al Jazeera

Title: What has Trump said ahead of possible US-Iran talks and what could it mean?

Snippet: Washington, DC – United States President Donald Trump has posted a series of rapid-fire messages on the US-Israeli war with Iran, claiming that his government secured major concessions ahead of a possible next round of ceasefire talks.

Read full article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/4/17/what-has-trump-said-ahead-of-possible-us-iran-talks-and-what-could-it-mean

[2026-04-18 04:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: Trump admin mulls unfreezing $20B in frozen Iranian assets — as prez expects peace deal this weekend

Snippet: The United States is considering releasing $6 billion in frozen Iranian assets as part of a first phase in a potential deal to end the war with Iran if certain conditions are met, a source familiar with discussions exclusively told The Post on Friday — with the potential to ultimately release a total of $20 billion.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/04/17/us-news/trump-admin-mulls-unfreezing-20m-in-frozen-iranian-assets-as-prez-expects-peace-deal-this-weekend/

[2026-04-18 04:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Lebanon truce is key to ending Iran war but challenges remain

Snippet: A 10-day truce appeared to be holding in Lebanon early Friday, promising a pause in fighting between Israel and the Hezbollah militant group and possibly clearing one major obstacle to a deal between Iran and the United States and Israel to end weeks of devastating war.

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/lebanon-israel-hezbollah-ceasefire-iran-trump-explain-35f32a4baffcc542b618d2d3fc2b7428

[2026-04-18 04:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Jerusalem Post

Title: Trump says US to recover uranium from Iran, meet for further negotiations 'very soon'

Snippet: US President Donald Trump told Reuters on Friday that the US will work with Iran to recover its enriched uranium and bring it back to the United States.

Read full article: https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/iran-news/article-893375

[2026-04-18 04:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: The National (UAE)

Title: The Art of the Iran Deal: Former negotiators discuss tactics for Trump's team | The National

Snippet: Talks between the US and Iran are expected to resume soon as a fragile ceasefire holds, but American officials involved in previous nuclear deal negotiations with Tehran have some advice for President Donald Trump's administration.

Read full article: https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/us/2026/04/17/the-art-of-the-iran-deal-ex-negotiators-on-tactics-for-trumps-team/

[2026-04-18 03:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Trump says 'no sticking points' remain in Iran talks

Snippet: US President Donald Trump told AFP on Friday there were "no sticking points" left for a peace deal with Iran, which he said was "very close" as Tehran declared the Strait of Hormuz open to commercial shipping.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/trump-says-no-sticking-points-remain-iran-talks

[2026-04-18 03:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Iran war: France and UK to lead ‘defensive’ force for Strait of Hormuz

Snippet: Trump, meanwhile, says he received a Nato offer to help secure the key waterway but told the alliance to ‘STAY AWAY’

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/world/middle-east/article/3350543/iran-war-france-and-uk-lead-defensive-force-strait-hormuz?utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-04-18 03:35 UTC+10:00] [UK] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Iran war: France and UK to lead ‘defensive’ force for Strait of Hormuz

Snippet: Trump, meanwhile, says he received a Nato offer to help secure the key waterway but told the alliance to ‘STAY AWAY’

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/world/middle-east/article/3350543/iran-war-france-and-uk-lead-defensive-force-strait-hormuz

[2026-04-18 03:20 UTC+10:00] [Macron] [Factuality: 90]

Source: Politico

Title: Europe to accelerate effort to secure Hormuz despite Trump’s order to ‘STAY AWAY’

Snippet: PARIS — European leaders pledged to rapidly ramp up a multinational effort to secure the Strait of Hormuz after Iran said it would reopen the vital waterway to maritime traffic, even if Donald Trump doesn't want their help.

Read full article: https://www.politico.eu/article/europe-to-accelerate-effort-secure-hormuz-despite-donald-trump-order-to-stay-away/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication

[2026-04-18 03:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Zero Hedge

Title: Senate Votes To Repeal Biden-Era Mining Ban In Minnesota, Sending Bill To Trump

Snippet: Authored by Aldgra Fredly via The Epoch Times,

Read full article: https://www.zerohedge.com/political/senate-votes-repeal-biden-era-mining-ban-minnesota-sending-bill-trump

[2026-04-18 03:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South Korea

Title: Trump says he expects Iran deal in 'a day or two': report

Snippet: WASHINGTON, April 17 (Yonhap) -- U.S. 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.

Read full article: https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260418000200315

[2026-04-18 03:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Pope urges Cameroon to reject violence at mass that draws 120,000 people

Snippet: Believers slept overnight on mats to hear the address from the pontiff, who has drawn Trump’s ire with his anti-war comments

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/world/africa/article/3350542/pope-urges-cameroon-reject-violence-mass-draws-120000-people?utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-04-18 03:15 UTC+10:00] [Angola] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Pope urges Cameroon to reject violence at mass that draws 120,000 people

Snippet: Believers slept overnight on mats to hear the address from the pontiff, who has drawn Trump’s ire with his anti-war comments

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/world/africa/article/3350542/pope-urges-cameroon-reject-violence-mass-draws-120000-people

[2026-04-18 02:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Presidente colombiano anuncia reunión con su par venezolana en Caracas el 24 de abril

Snippet: El presidente de Colombia, Gustavo Petro, habla durante una conferencia de prensa en la embajada colombiana en Washington, el 3 de febrero de 2026. (AP Foto/José Luis Magaña, Archivo)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/colombia-venezuela-petro-delcy-rodriguez-reunion-caracas-c1f1642ee0016d09df21d0f93456ae7d

[2026-04-18 02:34 UTC+10:00] [US Congress] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: US Congress passes 10-day extension of surveillance law amid Republican infighting

Snippet: Trump repeatedly demanded that Republicans unify to pass a longer extension of the Fisa warrantless spying law

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/17/congress-fisa-extension-warrantless-surveillance-law

[2026-04-18 02:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Macron y Starmer celebran reapertura de Ormuz y piden seguridad permanente para la navegación

Snippet: El primer ministro británico Keir Starmer, izquierda, y el presidente francés Emmanuel Macron copresiden una reunión multinacional virtual en el palacio presidencial de los Elíseos, en París, el viernes 17 de abril de 2026. (Tom Nicholson/Pool Foto vía AP)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/francia-reino-unido-reunion-ormuz-iran-eeu-trump-7042657b8afb5743394dd610fa0c536c

[2026-04-18 02:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei set to meet White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles amid AI fight: reports

Snippet: Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei was reportedly set to meet Friday with White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles, in the wake of a bitter feud in which the Pentagon blacklisted the AI giant and the exec lashed out at the Trump administration.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/04/17/business/anthropic-ceo-dario-amodei-set-to-meet-white-house-chief-of-staff-susie-wiles-amid-ai-fight-reports/

[2026-04-18 02:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: US to recover uranium from Iran at a 'leisurely pace', Trump tells Reuters

Snippet: US President Donald Trump told Reuters on Friday that the US will work with Iran to recover its enriched uranium.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/us-recover-uranium-iran-leisurely-pace-trump-tells-reuters

[2026-04-18 02:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South Korea

Title: (LEAD) Trump thanks Iran for opening Strait of Hormuz, says blockade will remain until deal is struck

Snippet: (ATTN: RECASTS para 2; UPDATES with more info, details in paras 6-8, 10-16)By Song Sang-ho

Read full article: https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260417009551315

[2026-04-18 02:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: On the US-Israel vs Iran war ceasefire

Snippet: THE account of how successful United States President Donald Trump’s war on Iran was, which has been made by Defense Secretary Peter Hegseth and the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. Dan Caine, in a recent press conference, makes one wonder whether the US should have demanded unconditional surrender from Iran, instead of agreeing to a ceasefire and sit down and talk peace.

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/04/18/opinion/columns/on-the-us-israel-vs-iran-war-ceasefire/2322934

[2026-04-18 02:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The National (UAE)

Title: Trump Hormuz blockade proves effective, says US Interior Secretary | The National

Snippet: US Interior Secretary Doug Burgum has said President Donald Trump's "brilliant" blockade strategy in the Strait of Hormuz put Washington in a “very strong position", while also crediting the role of Gulf states in that success.

Read full article: https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/us/2026/04/17/trump-hormuz-blockade-proves-effective-says-us-interior-secretary/