Topic: US Politics — Neutral reports only
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[2026-04-14 13:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: J.D. Vance returns to Washington empty-handed after a diplomatic tour that saw the fall of a key European ally and a stalemate in Islamabad
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[2026-04-14 13:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Paul Skenes delivers during the first inning of a baseball game against the Washington Nationals in Pittsburgh, Monday, April 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
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[2026-04-14 13:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Following news that two tankers, one of which indicated China as its destination, had turned around earlier in the day after the Trump blockade of the Straits of Hormuz had kicked in, one of them - a tanker linked to China - is making its way through the Strait of Hormuz, testing President Trump’s naval blockade, Bloomberg reported.
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[2026-04-14 12:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Hezbollah has rejected negotiations, calling them “futile” and urging Lebanon to confront Israeli attacks as Israeli and Lebanese officials are set to hold rare direct talks in Washington.
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[2026-04-14 12:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: The United States military has carried out another attack on a vessel in the eastern Pacific, killing two people, in the latest deadly strike by US forces on boats that Washington alleges have links to Latin American drug trafficking cartels.
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[2026-04-14 12:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: US president deletes AI image of himself as Jesus-like figure amid a deepening feud with Pope Leo
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[2026-04-14 12:36 UTC+10:00] [Jesus Christ] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: US president deletes AI image of himself as Jesus-like figure amid a deepening feud with Pope Leo
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[2026-04-14 12:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: El pitcher de los Piratas de Pittsburgh Paul Skenes lanza en la primera entrada ante los Nacionales de Washington el lunes 13 de abril del 2026. (AP Foto/Gene J. Puskar)
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[2026-04-14 12:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: JERUSALEM — US President Donald Trump has raised the stakes in his showdown with Iran after declaring the American military has blockaded all of the country's ports.
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[2026-04-14 12:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Paul Skenes delivers during the first inning of a baseball game against the Washington Nationals in Pittsburgh, Monday, April 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
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[2026-04-14 12:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 14 (Yonhap) -- Cheong Wa Dae on Tuesday welcomed U.S. President Donald Trump's nomination of former Korean American congresswoman Michelle Park Steel as the U.S. ambassador to South Korea, expressing hope that her formal appointment would further strengthen bilateral ties.
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[2026-04-14 12:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON, D.C. — US Vice President JD Vance said Monday that Washington has made its red lines clear in talks with Iran on ending the Mideast war and it is now up to Tehran to take action.
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[2026-04-14 12:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: US Senate Democrats will again push for a vote to limit President Donald Trump’s authority to wage war against Iran, with Minority Leader Chuck Schumer saying the move aims to “stop the war in Iran and rein in an out-of-control Trump.”
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[2026-04-14 12:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: After six years as one of Donald Trump's most reliable foot soldiers, Marjorie Taylor Greene has made it clear that she's done - not just with Trump personally, but with what she believes the Republican Party is about to become, and is pretty much predicting disaster for them.
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[2026-04-14 12:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON, D.C. — Two US lawmakers stepped down Monday and two more faced possible expulsion over a series of scandals that have rattled both parties and thrown the House of Representatives into turmoil.
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[2026-04-14 12:00 UTC+10:00] [Brexit] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: Keir Starmer is trying to manage Donald Trump yet again. He has a long queue of people to tell him how.
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[2026-04-14 12:00 UTC+10:00] [Catholic] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: VATICAN CITY — Donald Trump put Giorgia Meloni in another tight spot on Monday, but this time she hit back.
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[2026-04-14 11:59 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: ALGIERS, Algeria (AFP) -- Pope Leo XIV said Monday he had "a moral duty" to speak out against war and didn't "fear" US President Donald Trump while the US leader criticized his calls for an end to the conflict in the Middle East.
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[2026-04-14 11:56 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Hezbollah says it will not abide by agreements that result from the Lebanon-Israel talks in the US; Trump claims Iran wants to make a deal
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[2026-04-14 11:50 UTC+10:00] [World / North America] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
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[2026-04-14 11:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: El Pentágono visto desde un avión, el martes 7 de abril de 2026, en Washington. (AP Foto/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
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[2026-04-14 11:43 UTC+10:00] [World / Middle East] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Washington: The US naval blockade of Iran that began on Monday (US time) has little precedent in recent decades, and the military has offered few details on how it might carry out the operation.
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[2026-04-14 11:42 UTC+10:00] [Trump administration] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Trump’s now-deleted post sparked the wrath of some of his loyal conservative Christian followers – key US politics stories from Monday 13 April at a glance
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[2026-04-14 11:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: El papa León XIV preside una vigilia por la paz en la Basílica de San Pedro, en el Vaticano, el sábado 11 de abril de 2026. (Foto AP/Gregorio Borgia)
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[2026-04-14 11:30 UTC+10:00] [World / Middle East] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Age
Snippet: April 14, 2026 — 11:30am
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[2026-04-14 11:23 UTC+10:00] [US & Canada] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: This is AI generated summarization, which may have errors. For context, always refer to the full article.
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[2026-04-14 11:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Oil prices fell Tuesday as traders weighed a U.S. blockade of Iranian shipping and signs that Washington and Tehran could still continue peace talks.
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[2026-04-14 11:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard released a trove of declassified documents Monday, revealing the flimsy work, biased evidence and lack of first-hand accounts the former intelligence community inspector general used to advance the 2019 impeachment of President Trump.
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[2026-04-14 11:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Prominent figures in the US Christian community have criticised President Donald Trump over his comments about Pope Leo XIV, with some calling for an apology.
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[2026-04-14 11:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: The Pentagon is seen from an airplane, Tuesday, April 7, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
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[2026-04-14 11:03 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The South Korean won strengthened against the US dollar Tuesday amid expectations that Washington and Tehran may resume talks following their recent ceasefire.
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[2026-04-14 11:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israel is expected to present a plan for a long-term military presence in southern Lebanon during talks with Lebanese officials in Washington, Israeli media reported.
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[2026-04-14 11:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: El representante republicano Tony Gonzales, por Texas, durante una ceremonia fúnebre de Hershel W. “Woody” Williams, el 14 de julio de 2022, en Washington. (Tom Williams/Pool photo via AP, Archivo)
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[2026-04-14 10:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 14 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean won strengthened against the U.S. dollar Tuesday amid expectations that Washington and Tehran may resume talks following their recent ceasefire.
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[2026-04-14 10:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Americans are reacting to President Donald Trump’s escalating feud with Pope Leo XIV and the backlash surrounding an AI-generated image depicting the president as a Jesus-like figure, which has since been deleted.
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[2026-04-14 10:41 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: 9News
Snippet: Property News: Suburbs where house values rose most in the past 12 months.
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[2026-04-14 10:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Eric Swalwell is finished.Not just finished as a candidate for governor. Finished as a serious political force in California.His announcement that he is resigning from Congress confirms what was already obvious: This scandal was politically unsurvivable.
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[2026-04-14 10:32 UTC+10:00] [World / North America] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-04-14 10:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: US Vice President JD Vance said it would be best for the Vatican to “stick to matters of morality” as tensions persist between President Donald Trump and Pope Leo XIV over the Iran war.
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[2026-04-14 10:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: DC is in full meltdown mode after Eric Swalwell announced on Monday he would resign from Congress amid explosive sexual misconduct allegations — sparking a firestorm of speculation from lawmakers on both sides of the aisle.
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[2026-04-14 10:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: UCLA center Lauren Betts poses with WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert after being selected fourth overall by the Washington Mystics in the first round of the WNBA basketball draft Monday, April 13, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Pamela Smith)
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[2026-04-14 10:05 UTC+10:00] [US & Canada] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: This is AI generated summarization, which may have errors. For context, always refer to the full article.
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[2026-04-14 10:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: El pívot de los Wizards de Washington Anthony Davis camina en la cancha en un tiempo muerto en el encuentro ante los Lakers de Los Ángeles el lunes 30 de marzo del 2026. (AP Foto/Ryan Sun)
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[2026-04-14 10:00 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: SBS News
Snippet: Donald Trump's attacks on the Pope (right) and posting AI imagery comparing himself to Jesus come amid the backdrop of the war in the Middle East, which his defence secretary Pete Hegseth (left) has framed as a religious war. Source: AAP / Graphic art by Eugene Uymatiao
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[2026-04-14 09:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Asia-Pacific markets were set to open higher Tuesday, amid hopes that a deal between Washington and Tehran was still possible even as the U.S. blockades Iranian ports in the Strait of Hormuz.
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[2026-04-14 09:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Pope Leo told Reuters on Monday that he plans to continue speaking out against war after US President Donald Trump's direct attack on the leader of the 1.4-billion-member Church.
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[2026-04-14 09:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Vice President JD Vance, after returning from unsuccessful negotiations with Iran over the weekend, said Monday that it is up to the Islamic Republic to make the next move on peace talks with the U.S.
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[2026-04-14 09:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 14 (Yonhap) -- Euisun Chung, executive chair of Hyundai Motor Group, has attended a major global economic forum in Washington amid the South Korean automotive group's growing U.S. investment drive.
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[2026-04-14 09:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: US Vice President JD Vance said recent talks between Washington and Tehran in Islamabad marked “a lot of progress,” while defending the administration’s decision to block Iranian shipping through the Strait of Hormuz.
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[2026-04-14 09:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: UPDATES with more info in paras 7, 9-10, 13-14)By Song Sang-ho
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