[2026-04-14 03:47 UTC+10:00] [Catholic] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Politico

Title: Meloni slams ‘unacceptable’ Trump comments on Pope Leo

Snippet: Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has condemned U.S. President Donald Trump’s social media tirade against Leo XIV, even as the president continued his war of words with the first American pope.

Read full article: https://www.politico.eu/article/giorgia-meloni-slams-unacceptable-us-donald-trump-comments-on-pope-leo/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication

[2026-04-14 03:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: NY GOP gubernatorial candidate Bruce Blakeman blasts ‘cooler cop’ conviction, promises first day pardon

Snippet: Republican gubernatorial candidate Bruce Blakeman blasted a recent conviction and vowed to pardon the recently sentenced “cooler cop” on day one of his potential administration.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/04/13/us-news/ny-gop-gubernatorial-candidate-bruce-blakeman-blasts-cooler-cop-conviction-promises-first-day-pardon/

[2026-04-14 03:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: In Pacific Ocean, Super Typhoon Sinlakua bears down on group of remote US islands

Snippet: Trump has approved emergency help for Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands, where Sinlakua is expected to make landfall on Tuesday

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/australasia/article/3349957/pacific-ocean-super-typhoon-sinlakua-bears-down-group-remote-us-islands?utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-04-14 03:42 UTC+10:00] [Atlantic] [Factuality: 92]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: In Pacific Ocean, Super Typhoon Sinlakua bears down on group of remote US islands

Snippet: Trump has approved emergency help for Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands, where Sinlakua is expected to make landfall on Tuesday

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/australasia/article/3349957/pacific-ocean-super-typhoon-sinlakua-bears-down-group-remote-us-islands

[2026-04-14 03:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Project 2025 author Paul Dans drops primary challenge to Lindsey Graham

Snippet: Paul Dans, director of Project 2025 at the Heritage Foundation, speaks at the National Religious Broadcasters convention, Feb. 22, 2024, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV, File)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/lindsey-graham-paul-dans-donald-trump-1501c670c5f7bee9dc9147ee0aec362a

[2026-04-14 03:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: The Jerusalem Post

Title: I-RAN: How Trump reshaped the battlefield with Tehran - opinion

Snippet: One of the most strategically sophisticated conflicts of the 21st century has unfolded, marked by advanced intelligence and cyberwarfare, and resulting in the removal of key leaders from one of the world’s most dangerous regimes. Those theocratic bullies seized control of Persia and turned life for its people into a living hell, imprisoning them in an apocalyptic cesspool all in the name of Allah.

Read full article: https://www.jpost.com/opinion/article-892833

[2026-04-14 03:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: New York Post

Title: Trump refuses to apologize to Pope Leo XIV over Iran war dispute, dismisses backlash against since-deleted Jesus post

Snippet: President Trump refused to apologize Monday to Pope Leo XIV amid their public fight over the US-Iran war, claiming the leader of the Roman Catholic Church “said things that are wrong.”

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/04/13/us-news/trump-refuses-to-apologize-to-pope-leo-xiv-over-iran-war-dispute-dismisses-backlash-against-since-deleted-jesus-post/

[2026-04-14 03:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]

Source: New York Post

Title: ‘The View’s Ana Navarro Shuts Down Melania Trump’s Claim She Had No Knowledge of Epstein’s Crimes: “All She Did Was Open Up The Pandora’s Box”

Snippet: Ana Navarro thinks Melania Trump‘s statement denying any connection to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein could do the First Lady more harm than good.

Read full article: https://decider.com/2026/04/13/the-views-ana-navarro-shuts-down-melania-trumps-claim-epsteins-crimes/

[2026-04-14 03:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: Trump tips DoorDash driver $100 for McDonald’s delivery at Oval Office to promote ‘no taxes on tips’

Snippet: WASHINGTON — President Trump tipped a DoorDash driver with a $100 bill after she delivered two bags of McDonald’s to the Oval Office Monday.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/04/13/us-news/trump-tips-doordash-driver-100-for-mcdonalds-delivery-at-oval-office/

[2026-04-14 03:18 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Trump’s war has emboldened Iran. Diplomacy is the only solution | Kenneth Roth

Snippet: The military approach has backfired, with Iran’s position only strengthened. But the door is still open to a deal

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/apr/13/trump-war-iran-diplomacy

[2026-04-14 03:05 UTC+10:00] [Iran] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Trump badly needs a way out of this war. Right now, that’s everyone’s problem | Gaby Hinsliff

Snippet: The looming shortage of medicines and fertiliser is only going to get worse with the latest US blockade. Europe and the UK need to step up diplomatically

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/apr/13/donald-trump-war-us-blockade-medicine-fertiliser-shortages-uk-europe

[2026-04-14 03:04 UTC+10:00] [Donald Trump] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Ben Jennings on Trump and the pope – cartoon

Snippet: Ben Jennings on Trump and the pope – cartoon

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/picture/2026/apr/13/ben-jennings-on-trump-and-the-pope-cartoon

[2026-04-14 03:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: BBC News

Title: Trump deletes controversial Truth Social post where he appears Jesus-like

Snippet: Faced with growing backlash, US President Donald Trump appears to have removed a controversial Truth Social post depicting himself as a Jesus-like figure.

Read full article: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c17v8y0z9z2o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

[2026-04-14 02:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South Korea

Title: (LEAD) U.S. maritime blockade in Strait of Hormuz under way; Trump warns Iranian boats not to come close

Snippet: WASHINGTON, April 13 (Yonhap) -- The U.S. military on Monday began blockading ships entering or exiting Iranian ports, ratcheting up pressure on the Islamic Republic after Washington and Tehran failed to reach an agreement during their peace talks in Pakistan over the weekend.

Read full article: https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260413011351315

[2026-04-14 02:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: LGBTQ+ groups win as Trump administration agrees to fly Pride flag again

Snippet: New York politicians and activists raise a rainbow flag on a pole in Christopher Park across the street from the Stonewall Inn, Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026, in New York, a few days after it was removed by the National Park Service to comply with guidance from the Trump administration. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura, File)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/stonewall-rainbow-flag-trump-lgbtq-historic-preservation-ac4ab59d3251476139700db6687828ca

[2026-04-14 02:43 UTC+10:00] [Georgia] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Georgia Republican governor candidate runs slew of anti-immigration ads ahead of primary

Snippet: Rick Jackson is flooding Georgia’s media markets with ads attacking immigrants, transgender people and DEI

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/13/rick-jackson-georgia-anti-immigration-ads

[2026-04-14 02:43 UTC+10:00] [Donald Trump] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Trump media company drops lawsuit against the Guardian

Snippet: TMTG drops defamation claim over report that prosecutors were investigating payments received as possible money laundering

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/13/trump-media-guardian-lawsuit

[2026-04-14 02:41 UTC+10:00] [Middle East] [Factuality: 90]

Source: Asia Times

Title: NATO allies bash Trump’s Hormuz blockade as oil passes $100 a bbl

Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive

Read full article: https://asiatimes.com/2026/04/nato-allies-bash-trumps-hormuz-blockade-as-oil-passes-100-a-bbl/

[2026-04-14 02:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Zero Hedge

Title: Buried For 7 Years: Declassified Transcripts Blow Up Trump Impeachment Story

Snippet: In a long-awaited release that sent ripples through Washington on Monday, the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (HPSCI) has declassified closed-door 2019 transcripts from briefings with then-Intelligence Community Inspector General (ICIG) Michael Atkinson. The documents, withheld from the public for over seven years, reveal critical details about the anonymous “whistleblower” whose complaint about President Trump's phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky triggered Trump's first impeachment - details that directly contradict the narrative of a neutral, non-partisan civil servant

Read full article: https://www.zerohedge.com/political/buried-7-years-declassified-transcripts-blow-trump-impeachment-story

[2026-04-14 02:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: CNBC

Title: Trump deletes Truth Social image depicting him as Jesus: 'It was me as a doctor'

Snippet: President Donald Trump on Monday morning deleted a Truth Social post with an image showing himself appearing like Jesus Christ after it was met with backlash.

Read full article: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/13/trump-jesus-truth-social-pope-leo.html

[2026-04-14 02:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Deutsche Welle

Title: Papa Leão 14 é o novo alvo de Donald Trump

Snippet: Após semanas de estranhamento entre o Vaticano e o governo dos EUA, o presidente Donald Trump passou a direcionar ataques diretos ao papa Leão 14, num episódio que remete à tensão de uma década atrás entre a Casa Branca e a Santa Sé durante o primeiro governo do republicano e o papado de Francisco.

Read full article: https://www.dw.com/pt-br/papa-le%C3%A3o-14-%C3%A9-o-novo-alvo-de-donald-trump/a-76767585

[2026-04-14 02:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Zero Hedge

Title: Mapping The Hormuz Blockade: At Least 15 US Navy Ships Are In Place

Snippet: President Trump is once again engaged in a high risk bet in hopes that Iran will buckle to US demands after failed initial truce talks in Pakistan. The blockade now in effect as of Monday seeks to starve Iran of $200 million in daily oil revenues.

Read full article: https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/mapping-hormuz-blockade-least-15-us-navy-ships-are-place

[2026-04-14 02:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: BBC News

Title: Trump threat to Iranian civilians 'wrong', Starmer says

Snippet: Donald Trump's threat that a "whole civilisation" would die unless Iran agreed to end the war was "wrong", Sir Keir Starmer has said.

Read full article: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cd7j0p09j7no?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

[2026-04-14 02:13 UTC+10:00] [King Charles III] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: King Charles is due to visit Donald Trump. Here are the questions he needs to ask himself first | Zoe Williams

Snippet: As Trump depicts himself as Jesus Christ, and insults everyone from Keir Starmer to the pope, how can the king hope to keep this state visit on track?

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/apr/13/king-charles-visit-donald-trump-questions-he-needs-to-ask-himself

[2026-04-14 02:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]

Source: New York Post

Title: Top Trump official roasts gloating California gov. candidate after Swalwell exit

Snippet: One of the Department of Justice’s top prosecutors took a shot at California gubernatorial candidate Katie Porter for boasting about a glowing endorsement she received after the emergence of bombshell sexual assault allegations against Rep. Eric Swalwell.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/04/13/us-news/top-trump-official-roasts-katie-swalwell-after-swalwell-exit/

[2026-04-14 02:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: Trump posts, then deletes AI image of himself as Christ-like figure, sparking blasphemy accusations

Snippet: President Trump drew a firestorm of criticism — including from conservatives — for sharing an AI-generated image portraying himself as a Christ-like figure, with some accusing the commander-in-chief of “blasphemy.”

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/04/13/us-news/trump-posts-then-deletes-ai-image-of-himself-as-christ-like-figure-sparking-blasphemy-accusations/

[2026-04-14 02:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: How big is the US housing shortage? 10 million homes

Snippet: A worker installs a window on a house under construction in Richardson, Texas, Monday, March 23, 2026. (AP Photo/LM Otero)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/trump-housing-shortage-affordability-53aee15e8a48b930f286b19475b861ac

[2026-04-14 01:57 UTC+10:00] [Opinion] [Factuality: 90]

Source: Asia Times

Title: Trump: With God on his side?

Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive

Read full article: https://asiatimes.com/2026/04/trump-with-god-on-his-side/

[2026-04-14 01:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: How big is the US housing shortage? 10 million homes

Snippet: A worker installs a window on a house under construction in Richardson, Texas, Monday, March 23, 2026. (AP Photo/LM Otero)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/trump-housing-shortage-affordability-5db3092fa2f5f3c43929912c1bcddc3d

[2026-04-14 01:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: RT News

Title: Iran winning information war – Lego cartoonist to RT

Snippet: The US is losing the information war against Iran, as social media platforms allow the “raw, unfiltered truth” about the conflict to instantly reach millions, undermining Washington’s narrative, an Iranian-American Lego cartoonist has told RT.

Read full article: https://www.rt.com/news/638332-iran-lego-cartoon-artist/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS

[2026-04-14 01:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: RT News

Title: Read Full Article at RT.com

Snippet: The US is losing the information war against Iran, as social media platforms allow the “raw, unfiltered truth” about the conflict to instantly reach millions, undermining Washington’s narrative, an Iranian-American Lego cartoonist has told RT.

Read full article: https://www.rt.com/news/638332-iran-lego-cartoon-artist/

[2026-04-14 01:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: YouTube removes pro-Iran channel producing anti-Trump videos

Snippet: Google, the owners of YouTube, has removed a channel on the platform belonging to a pro-Iran group producing Lego-themed videos mocking Donald Trump.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/youtube-removes-iran-linked-channel-producing-anti-trump-animation

[2026-04-14 01:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: Judge tosses Trump defamation suit against Wall Street Journal

Snippet: MIAMI — A US federal judge on Monday tossed out a $10 billion defamation lawsuit filed by President Donald Trump against The Wall Street Journal.

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/04/13/world/judge-tosses-trump-defamation-suit-against-wall-street-journal/2319300

[2026-04-14 01:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: ABC News

Title: Judge dismisses Trump's Wall Street Journal defamation lawsuit over Epstein story

Snippet: Donald Trump sued Rupert Murdoch and his Wall Street Journal newspaper, accusing it of publishing a "false, malicious and defamatory" story. (Reuters: Carlo Allegri)

Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04-14/trump-lawsuit-on-wsj-and-murdoch-dismissed/106560890

[2026-04-14 01:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: Trump warns Iran boats breaching US blockade will be 'eliminated'

Snippet: WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said US forces would destroy any Iranian "fast attack ships" that approach the American naval blockade of Iranian ports that came into effect on Monday.

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/04/13/world/trump-warns-iran-boats-breaching-us-blockade-will-be-eliminated/2319299

[2026-04-14 01:04 UTC+10:00] [Oil] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Oil price tops $100 a barrel after peace talks fail and Trump orders blockade

Snippet: Naval blockade an attempt to choke off flow of Iranian oil as US president threatens to ‘eliminate’ nearby ships

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/apr/13/oil-price-tops-100-dollars-barrel-us-blockade-strait-of-hormuz

[2026-04-14 01:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Trump is returning to a war with Iran that offers no easy victory for anyone

Snippet: It is entirely in keeping with the way he has managed this war that US President Donald Trump’s first reaction to the collapse of talks in Islamabad was to announce a measure that helps Iran more than it hurts it.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/opinion/iran-war-trumps-antics-offer-no-easy-victory-anyone

[2026-04-14 01:00 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 95]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: The world is gripped by 3am dread thanks to an unhinged US president. Can someone turn the history machine off? | Brigid Delaney

Snippet: Amid the daily horror show in the Middle East is the realisation the so-called adults in the room are insane or powerless or just as bewildered as you are

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/apr/13/the-world-is-gripped-by-dread-trump-unhinged

[2026-04-14 00:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Al Jazeera

Title: US judge dismisses Trump’s $10bn lawsuit against WSJ over Epstein story

Snippet: Melania Trump denies 'relationship' with Jeffrey Epstein

Read full article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/4/13/us-judge-dismisses-trumps-10bn-lawsuit-against-wsj-over-epstein-story

[2026-04-14 00:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Trump says Iranian ships that come close to US blockade will be eliminated

Snippet: US President Donald Trump has warned that Iranian ships that come close to the US blockade of Iranian ports will be "immediately eliminated."

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/trump-says-iranian-ships-come-close-us-blockade-will-be-eliminated

[2026-04-14 00:52 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 90]

Source: 9News

Title: LIVE: US blockade of Strait of Hormuz begins

Snippet: Hello and welcome to our rolling coverage of the war in the Middle East on Tuesday, April 14.

Read full article: https://www.9news.com.au/world/us-israel-iran-war-live-updates-april-14-donald-trump-strait-of-hormuz-blockade/19d23a36-5dc2-4e5b-97d1-d0b6d3620170

[2026-04-14 00:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: New York Post

Title: US blockade of Iranian ports via Strait of Hormuz takes effect

Snippet: The US began its naval blockade preventing ships from leaving or entering Iranian ports via the Strait of Hormuz Monday after President Trump vowed to end Tehran’s “extortion” of other nations transiting the critical oil chokepoint.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/04/13/world-news/us-blockade-of-iranian-ports-via-strait-of-hormuz-takes-effect/

[2026-04-14 00:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: Zero Hedge

Title: US Allies Loudly Reject Trump's Scheme To Blockade Hormuz: 'Not Getting Dragged In'

Snippet: The United Kingdom and several other countries rejected Washington's plan to impose a blockade on Iranian ports and target ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz, which has gone into effect Monday.

Read full article: https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/several-us-allies-loudly-reject-trumps-scheme-blockade-hormuz-not-getting-dragged

[2026-04-14 00:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The National (UAE)

Title: 'Two words: Cease. Fire' - Lebanon's sole demand in talks with Israel | The National

Snippet: Lebanon’s opening demand will be singular and clear on Tuesday when it enters direct talks with Israel, a Lebanese political source with knowledge of the scheduled Washington meeting told The National.

Read full article: https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/mena/2026/04/13/two-words-cease-fire-lebanons-sole-demand-in-talks-with-israel/

[2026-04-14 00:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: Al Jazeera

Title: Trump wars Iranian military ships from approaching ‘our blockade’ in Gulf

Snippet: UK will not back US blockade of Hormuz, PM Keir Starmer says

Read full article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/4/13/trump-says-iranian-ships-will-be-eliminated-as-us-naval-blockade-begins

[2026-04-14 00:32 UTC+10:00] [Middle East] [Factuality: 90]

Source: Asia Times

Title: Top Iran diplomat: Deal ‘inches away,’ Trump team sabotaged talks

Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive

Read full article: https://asiatimes.com/2026/04/top-iran-diplomat-deal-inches-away-trump-team-sabotaged-talks/

[2026-04-14 00:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: New York Post

Title: Dow falls 350 points, oil surges above $100 after Trump announces Strait of Hormuz blockade

Snippet: US stocks fell Monday morning as oil surged past $100 a barrel after President Trump announced a new blockade of the Strait of Hormuz during the precarious ceasefire with Iran.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/04/13/business/dow-falls-350-points-oil-surges-above-100-after-us-announces-strait-of-hormuz-blockade/

[2026-04-14 00:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: Trump says gas prices may remain high through November midterm election

Snippet: MIAMI — U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday that the price of oil and gasoline may remain high through November’s midterm elections, a rare acknowledgement of the potential political fallout from his decision to attack Iran six weeks ago.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/04/13/business/trump-says-gas-prices-may-remain-high-through-november-midterm-election/

[2026-04-14 00:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: Judge dismisses $10B Trump lawsuit against WSJ over Epstein letter report

Snippet: A Miami federal judge dismissed President Trump’s $10 billion defamation suit against the Wall Street Journal Monday over a bombshell story about a lewd letter he purportedly sent to late sex predator Jeffrey Epstein for his 50th birthday.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/04/13/us-news/judge-dismisses-10b-trump-lawsuit-against-wsj-over-epstein-letter-report/

[2026-04-14 00:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Al Jazeera

Title: Trump’s threat to blockade Hormuz: Why it’s war’s latest major escalation

Snippet: United States President Donald Trump’s threat to begin blockading the Strait of Hormuz soon after talks in Islamabad between Washington and Tehran ended without a deal is a substantial escalation in the war on Iran, analysts say.

Read full article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/4/13/trumps-threat-to-blockade-hormuz-why-its-wars-latest-major-escalation