Topic: US Politics — Neutral reports only
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[2026-04-15 06:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: ADDS more info in paras 11-12)By Song Sang-ho
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[2026-04-15 06:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: The Issue: Pope Leo XIV’s opposition to the US-Iran war, tweeting ”God does not bless any conflict.”
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[2026-04-15 06:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Queen Elizabeth II made fun of at least two US first ladies over the years, according to a bombshell new book.
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[2026-04-15 05:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Chinese readout warns of rising turmoil in veiled swipe at Washington and Trump as Beijing strengthens ties with Moscow
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[2026-04-15 05:59 UTC+10:00] [Middle East war] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Chinese readout warns of rising turmoil in veiled swipe at Washington and Trump as Beijing strengthens ties with Moscow
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[2026-04-15 05:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Trump's nominee for next Fed Chair, Kevin Warsh, disclosed assets with his wife, heiress Jane Lauder, that total at least $192 million, though - according to Bloomberg - "the actual figure for their holdings is certainly much higher", underscoring the extent of his close ties to Wall Street through personal investments and advisory positions.
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[2026-04-15 05:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: WASHINGTON, April 14 (Yonhap) -- U.S. President Donald Trump said Tuesday that additional peace talks between the United States and Iran "could be happening over the next two days" in Pakistan, a report said, days after the first round of their negotiations ended without an agreement.
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[2026-04-15 05:32 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 90]
Source: 9News
Snippet: Hello and welcome to our rolling coverage of the war in the Middle East on Wednesday, April 15.
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[2026-04-15 05:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: FIFA, the football governing body that organises the World Cup competition, has faced pressure to petition United States President Donald Trump to avoid immigration raids at this year’s tournament.
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[2026-04-15 05:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: WASHINGTON — Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche was adamant Tuesday that the Justice Department has “released everything” it has on late sex predator Jeffrey Epstein, as the top House Oversight Committee Democrat threatened to hold former AG Pam Bondi in contempt for declining to testify about the files.
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[2026-04-15 05:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Energy Secretary Chris Wright appeared on Fox News on Tuesday morning and said, "Yes, we have gas prices today over $4 a gallon. That's still a dollar less than they were during the Biden administration, and we're ending the 47-year conflict with Iran."
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[2026-04-15 05:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: CIUDAD DE MÉXICO (AP) — El Departamento del Tesoro de Estados Unidos anunció el martes sanciones contra dos casinos y tres personas por presuntamente brindar apoyo a las actividades delictivas del Cártel del Noreste, un grupo criminal que opera en la frontera entre México y Texas que fue designado el año pasado como organización terrorista por el gobierno del presidente Donald Trump.
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[2026-04-15 05:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Vista de frente al Kennedy Center para las Artes Escénicas, el 2 de febrero de 2026, en Washington. (Foto AP/Rahmat Gul, archivo)
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[2026-04-15 05:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Depois que as negociações de paz no Paquistão entre Estados Unidos e Irã fracassaram no último fim de semana, o presidente dos EUA, Donald Trump, ordenou que a Marinha dos EUA bloqueasse os portos iranianos, impedindo que navios que entrassem ou saíssem de qualquer porto ou instalação costeira do país através do Estreito de Ormuz.
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[2026-04-15 05:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: US President Donald Trump's staged delivery of fast food from McDonald's at the White House has gone viral, but the appearance of the 58-year-old grandmother working gig jobs to fund her husband’s cancer care has triggered a wave of criticism about healthcare costs in the country.
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[2026-04-15 05:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Eric Swalwell officially resigned from Congress Tuesday, shortly after one of his alleged victim’s came forward to accuse of him of rape in Los Angeles amid a series of sexual misconduct claims against the disgraced ex-politician.
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[2026-04-15 05:01 UTC+10:00] [House of Representatives] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Measure by Jamie Raskin follows statements by Trump about annihilating Iran and post depicting himself as Jesus
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[2026-04-15 05:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: The Trump administration has sued the state of Connecticut and its city of New Haven to try to overturn their sanctuary policies protecting illegal migrants — bringing the tally of such cases to 16.
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[2026-04-15 05:00 UTC+10:00] [Sport / NRL] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Age
Snippet: He held his nerve to help the Philadelphia Eagles win the Super Bowl, when he met US President Donald Trump on stage and during live performances on The Masked Singer.
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[2026-04-15 04:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: The Iran war has done little to slow the continuing march of progress for Dubai, the emirate's Economic Development Corporation chief executive Hadi Badri has told a leading forum in Washington.
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[2026-04-15 04:47 UTC+10:00] [Middle East] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-04-15 04:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., speaks at the National Action Network (NAN) Convention in New York, Saturday, April 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Angelina Katsanis)
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[2026-04-15 04:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Lonna Drewes joins her lawyer Lisa Bloom at a news conference in Beverly Hills, Calif., Tuesday, April 14, 2026, to detail allegations of sexual misconduct by Rep. Eric Swalwell, after Swalwell exited the California governor’s race and said he’ll resign his seat in Congress. The AP typically does not identify people who say they are victims of sexual assault unless they identify themselves publicly.
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[2026-04-15 04:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: The rising antisemitism around the globe, heavily funded and organized by Qatar and promoted on social-media platforms, risks creating a second Holocaust, the Israel president of the World Jewish Congress said on Tuesday at the Auschwitz concentration camp on Holocaust Remembrance Day.
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[2026-04-15 04:03 UTC+10:00] [Teenage pregnancy] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: In the US, the birth rate for 15- to 19-year-olds dropped 7% last year. But what seems like good news for society has been lamented by some leading Maga figures
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[2026-04-15 04:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: No ships have made it past the US naval blockade of Iran's ports and coastal areas, and six merchant ships have followed orders to turn back, the US military said on Tuesday, providing the first details on a day-old effort ordered by President Donald Trump after peace talks between the US and Iran broke down.
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[2026-04-15 03:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Vista de frente al Kennedy Center para las Artes Escénicas, el 2 de febrero de 2026, en Washington. (Foto AP/Rahmat Gul, archivo)
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[2026-04-15 03:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: ARCHIVO – La presidenta mexicana Claudia Sheinbaum en su conferencia de prensa matutina en el Palacio Nacional en Ciudad de México, el 23 de febrero de 2026. (AP Foto/Ginnette Riquelme, File)
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[2026-04-15 03:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: The Pentagon says no ships “made it past” the United States military blockade in the Strait of Hormuz in its first 24 hours and six merchant ships followed orders to turn around.
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[2026-04-15 03:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The first round of direct talks between Lebanon and Israel have come to an end in Washington, according to Lebanese state news, amid reports of ongoing attacks and advancement of the Israeli army into Lebanon.
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[2026-04-15 03:46 UTC+10:00] [Iran] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: While some US visitors back their president, shopkeepers who serve the papacy and tourists support the pontiff
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[2026-04-15 03:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by Stacy Robinson via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours),
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[2026-04-15 03:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Move comes as Washington locks US$565 million deal with Brazil’s only operating rare earth mine
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[2026-04-15 03:37 UTC+10:00] [Washington] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Move comes as Washington locks US$565 million deal with Brazil’s only operating rare earth mine
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[2026-04-15 03:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: WASHINGTON — Better not introduce him to Roundup.
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[2026-04-15 03:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: As Tennessee State Senators came to the floor on Monday afternoon, about two dozen activists formed a wall in the hallway, singing to the lawmakers.
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[2026-04-15 03:11 UTC+10:00] [Italy] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Remarks come as Italian PM suspends defence agreement with Israel amid growing domestic pressure over conflict
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[2026-04-15 03:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israel is continuing to launch strikes in multiple areas of southern Lebanon, amid direct talks between Israeli and Lebanese ambassadors mediated by the US, currently ongoing in Washington.
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[2026-04-15 03:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Voters walk outside the Fairfax County Government Center during early voting for the Virginia redistricting referendum, Friday, April 3, 2026, in Fairfax, Va. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
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[2026-04-15 03:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: US President Donald Trump is once again at odds with the Vatican, this time hurling personal attacks and wild insults at Pope Leo XIV.
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[2026-04-15 03:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: US President Donald Trump is once again at odds with the Vatican, this time hurling personal attacks and wild insults at Pope Leo XIV.
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[2026-04-15 02:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: If the purpose of trolling — the posting of offensive or inflammatory messages about an individual on social media — is to produce an overreaction, Donald Trump is a grandmaster of the genre.
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[2026-04-15 02:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON — Lebanon and Israel opened their first direct diplomatic talks in decades on Tuesday in Washington following more than a month of war between Israel and the Hezbollah militant group, with Secretary of State Marco Rubio calling it a “historic opportunity” but making clear no breakthrough agreement was immediately expected.
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[2026-04-15 02:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: A Republican member of US House of Representatives has called for rapists to be hanged, but insisted he wasn’t talking about fellow Congressmen who resigned over allegations of sexual misconduct.
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[2026-04-15 02:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: A Republican member of US House of Representatives has called for rapists to be hanged, but insisted he wasn’t talking about fellow Congressmen who resigned over allegations of sexual misconduct.
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[2026-04-15 02:43 UTC+10:00] [Hungary] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: With the ejection of Trumpian hero Viktor Orbán, Hungarians demanded a restored democracy. Now, Europe must support them
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[2026-04-15 02:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Ambassadors’ meeting in Washington was not expected to resolve Middle East crisis but could be a step towards broader negotiations
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[2026-04-15 02:41 UTC+10:00] [Marco Rubio] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Ambassadors’ meeting in Washington was not expected to resolve Middle East crisis but could be a step towards broader negotiations
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[2026-04-15 02:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Las portadas de diarios italianos sobre los comentarios peyorativos proferidos por el presidente estadounidense Donald Trump contra el papa León XIV. Foto tomada el 14 de abril del 2026. (AP foto/Domenico Stinellis)
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[2026-04-15 02:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: VATICAN CITY — Inappropriate. Ridiculous. Absurd. Visitors to the Vatican on Tuesday had some choice words for US President Donald Trump after his harsh criticism of Pope Leo XIV for his calls to soften the rhetoric of war.
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