Topic: US Politics — Neutral reports only
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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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[2026-04-15 02:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: WASHINGTON — Three House Republican committee chairmen accused ActBlue Tuesday of having “deliberately obstructed” their investigation into the Democratic fundraising platform following a bombshell report that suggested it misled Congress about its fraud safeguards during the 2024 election.
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[2026-04-15 02:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby pitched a blockbuster merger with rival American Airlines during a White House meeting with President Trump, according to a report.
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[2026-04-15 02:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Lebanon’s armed group Hezbollah said on Tuesday that it carried out attacks on Israeli forces near the border amid ongoing talks between Lebanon’s government and Israel taking place in Washington.
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[2026-04-15 02:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON, D.C. — United States Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced on Monday a “major” defense partnership with Jakarta following a meeting with his Indonesian counterpart Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin at the Pentagon.
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[2026-04-15 02:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: WASHINGTON, April 14 (Yonhap) -- No ships were able to pass the U.S. naval blockade of Iranian ports over the first 24 hours of its implementation, and six merchant vessels complied with naval orders to turn around and reenter an Iranian port on the Gulf of Oman, U.S. Central Command said Tuesday.
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[2026-04-15 02:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Catholics in Vatican City, locals and tourists alike, reacted Tuesday to an ongoing dispute between U.S. President Donald Trump and Pope Leo XIV, the head of the Catholic church. (AP Video: Andrea Rosa)
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[2026-04-15 02:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON, D.C. — US President Donald Trump warned Monday that any Iranian attack boats that approach the American naval blockade around Iran’s ports would be destroyed, despite international calls for a ceasefire to be respected and negotiations to resume.
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[2026-04-15 02:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: The Department of Justice seal is seen in Washington, Nov. 28, 2018. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)
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[2026-04-15 02:00 UTC+10:00] [US politics] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Congressman says keeping gas supplies at home could lower costs for Americans amid price hikes sparked by war
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[2026-04-15 02:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: War distractions and limited goals risk turning Beijing talks into optics over substance, as expectations shrink and planning falters
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[2026-04-15 02:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: War distractions and limited goals risk turning Beijing talks into optics over substance, as expectations shrink and planning falters
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[2026-04-15 01:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Voting booths are seen at the Culpeper County Voter Registration office during the early voting period for the Virginia redistricting referendum Friday, April 3, 2026, in Culpeper, Va. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
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[2026-04-15 01:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Eric Swalwell has been given mere hours to resign from Congress or other members will move to expel him.
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[2026-04-15 01:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has long been considered one of Donald Trump's closest allies in Europe. (AP: Evan Vucci)
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[2026-04-15 01:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio called the first direct Lebanon-Israel talks in decades a "historic opportunity" as the meeting began between the two countries in Washington.
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[2026-04-15 01:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Addressing a delegation of more than 130 senior law enforcement leaders from the United States, Europe, and beyond, on Holocaust Remembrance Day at Auschwitz, Sylvan Adams, President of the World Jewish Congress – Israel Region, said that the Holocaust showed how ignoring hatred can lead to the breakdown of society.
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[2026-04-15 01:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum gives her the daily, morning news conference at the National Palace in Mexico City, Feb. 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Ginnette Riquelme, File)
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[2026-04-15 01:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by Travis Gillmore via The Epoch Times,
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[2026-04-15 01:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.) will remain eligible for his congressional pension and other benefits whether the disgraced lawmaker resigns from Congress or is expelled by his fellow lawmakers.
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[2026-04-15 01:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Former President Joe Biden reportedly wanted Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer to be his vice president but “had to choose” former Vice President Kamala Harris.
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[2026-04-15 01:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: US Vice President JD Vance has waded into the feud between President Donald Trump and Pope Leo XIV, after the American president sparked global controversy for attacking the Catholic leader over his criticism of the US-Israeli war on Iran.
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[2026-04-15 01:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: WASHINGTON (AP) — Un tribunal de apelaciones dictaminó el martes que un juez federal debe poner fin a su investigación por desacato sobre la negativa del gobierno de Trump de cumplir una orden de dar la vuelta a aviones que transportaban a migrantes venezolanos hacia El Salvador.
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[2026-04-15 01:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon on Tuesday urged US lawmakers to vote in Kevin Warsh as Federal Reserve Chair as soon as possible, while Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent voiced confidence that would happen in spite of impending hurdles at the Senate.
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[2026-04-15 01:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Arthur Sze attends the 70th National Book Awards ceremony on Nov. 20, 2019, in New York. (Photo by Greg Allen/Invision/AP, File)
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[2026-04-15 01:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Mustafa Barghouti, the general secretary of the Palestinian National Initiative, reacts to US President Donald Trump plan to forcibly expel Palestinians from Gaza so Washington can "have" the enclave. In a wide-ranging interview, Barghouti also speaks about how ethnic cleansing has accelerated in the occupied West Bank amid rising settler attacks.
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[2026-04-15 01:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Mustafa Barghouti, the general secretary of the Palestinian National Initiative, reacts to US President Donald Trump plan to forcibly expel Palestinians from Gaza so Washington can "have" the enclave. In a wide-ranging interview, Barghouti also speaks about how ethnic cleansing has accelerated in the occupied West Bank amid rising settler attacks.
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[2026-04-15 01:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: China has dismissed reports that it supplied or plans to supply weapons to Iran as "baseless smears," after multiple outlets cited US intelligence accusing Beijing of potentially entering the war indirectly.
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[2026-04-15 01:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: U.S. District Judge James Boasberg, chief judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, stands for a portrait at E. Barrett Prettyman Federal Courthouse in Washington, March 16, 2023. (Carolyn Van Houten/The Washington Post via AP, File)
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[2026-04-15 01:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: In this extended interview, Norman Finkelstein, the political analyst and author who has studied Palestine and Israel for decades, speaks to us about the fate of the Palestinian people. Finkelstein gives a frank take on how Israel, along with the Trump administration, will continue and accelerate its plan to ethnically cleanse Palestinians in the area between the River Jordan and the Mediterranean Sea.
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[2026-04-15 01:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Meloni had been a supporter of Trump, but has criticised his decision to go to war with Iran and denounced his weekend criticism of Pope Leo
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[2026-04-15 01:10 UTC+10:00] [European] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Meloni had been a supporter of Trump, but has criticised his decision to go to war with Iran and denounced his weekend criticism of Pope Leo
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[2026-04-15 01:02 UTC+10:00] [Italian politics] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: ROME — U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday branded Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni as “unacceptable” and complained she was “no longer the same person,” a day after she criticized his attack on Pope Leo XIV.
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[2026-04-15 01:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: US-brokered peace talks between Israel and Lebanon began in Washington on Tuesday, as Israel and Hezbollah continue to trade strikes.
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[2026-04-15 01:00 UTC+10:00] [Angus Taylor] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The Coalition’s hardline policy is ‘thin on substance and quite big on symbolics’, according to one expert. Which details are missing?
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[2026-04-15 01:00 UTC+10:00] [Anthony Albanese] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Earlier this month, as the United States and Israel’s war on Iran raged, the prime minister frustrated many when he reiterated his support for the US- Australian alliance. And he did so again days later when he responded to Donald Trump’s threat to wipe out the entire Iranian civilisation by calling it inappropriate.
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[2026-04-15 00:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The US has tightened its grip on energy exports from the Persian Gulf with a new naval blockade on Iranian supplies, risking fresh shocks to already fragile global markets.
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[2026-04-15 00:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: There is rarely a day when US President Donald Trump does not command attention on social media, with posts ranging from attacks on public figures to sweeping claims about his own achievements. The same tone has carried into his handling of the war on Iran, where he has repeatedly insisted that US actions have weakened Tehran and decisively shifted the conflict in Washington’s favor.
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