Topic: US Politics — Neutral reports only
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[2026-04-14 00:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: US President Donald Trump has warned that Iranian ships that come close to the US blockade of Iranian ports will be "immediately eliminated."
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[2026-04-14 00:52 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 90]
Source: 9News
Snippet: Hello and welcome to our rolling coverage of the war in the Middle East on Tuesday, April 14.
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[2026-04-14 00:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
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.
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[2026-04-14 00:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Zero Hedge
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.
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[2026-04-14 00:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
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.
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[2026-04-14 00:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: UK will not back US blockade of Hormuz, PM Keir Starmer says
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[2026-04-14 00:32 UTC+10:00] [Middle East] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-04-14 00:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
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.
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[2026-04-14 00:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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.
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[2026-04-14 00:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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.
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[2026-04-14 00:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
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.
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[2026-04-14 00:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: 1910 — William Howard Taft became the first U.S. president to throw out the first ball at a baseball opener in Washington.
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[2026-04-14 00:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Global markets have been rattled after Donald Trump announced a US naval blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, escalating tensions following failed peace talks with Iran.
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[2026-04-14 00:08 UTC+10:00] [Donald Trump] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The US president’s conservative, Christian supporters decried the Truth Social post, calling it ‘disgusting’
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[2026-04-14 00:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: A US judge has dismissed a case against the publisher of the Wall Street Journal over a story about ties the US president had to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
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[2026-04-14 00:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: A US naval blockade of all ships entering and leaving Iranian ports in the Strait of Hormuz has begun.
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[2026-04-13 23:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: El presidente estadounidense Donald Trump presenta una revista Playboy y zapatillas doradas Trump en Sneaker Con Philadelphia, un evento popular entre coleccionistas de zapatillas, en Filadelfia, el sábado 17 de febrero de 2024. (Foto AP/Manuel Balce Ceneta, Archivo)
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[2026-04-13 23:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: WASHINGTON, April 13 (Yonhap) -- The U.S. military will start blockading all ship traffic in the Gulf of Oman and Arabian Sea east of the crucial Strait of Hormuz on Monday morning (Washington time), the U.S. Central Command said in a note to seafarers, according to a report.
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[2026-04-13 23:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: President Donald Trump waves to reporters as he walks on the South Lawn upon his arrival at the White House, Sunday, April 12, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
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[2026-04-13 23:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by Joseph Lord via The Epoch Times,
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[2026-04-13 23:32 UTC+10:00] [Middle East] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
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[2026-04-13 23:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The White House warned its staff against using their insider knowledge to place well-timed bets on sites such as Polymarket in a March 24 staff-wide email, the Wall Street Journal reported last week.
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[2026-04-13 23:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The United States' NATO allies said on Monday they would not get involved in US President Donald Trump's plan to blockade the Strait of Hormuz, further ratcheting up tensions within the increasingly fragile alliance.
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[2026-04-13 23:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: A federal judge in Florida on Monday dismissed President Donald Trump's $10 billion lawsuit against media baron Rupert Murdoch and The Wall Street Journal, which had alleged the newspaper defamed Trump in a story saying the president had sent a birthday letter to notorious sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
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[2026-04-13 23:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: The attacks come as Israel presses its offensive against Hezbollah in southern Lebanon, raising concerns over humanitarian access and civilian safety. Emergency workers reported repeated disruptions to rescue operations due to ongoing shelling in the area. The escalation follows Israel’s announcement that its forces have surrounded and are moving to capture Bint Jbeil, a town about 5 kilometres from the border, after killing more than 100 Hezbollah fighters there over the past week.
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[2026-04-13 23:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: The U.S. on Monday has begun blocking ships from entering or exiting the Strait of Hormuz, attempting to ratchet up pressure on Iran to reopen the key oil route after peace negotiations collapsed.
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[2026-04-13 23:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Middle East war will dominate global finance officials' talks this week in Washington, but World Bank President Ajay Banga is sounding the alarm about a bigger, looming crisis: a huge gap in jobs for the 1.2 billion people who will reach working age in developing countries in the next 10 to 15 years.
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[2026-04-13 23:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: US-born Pope Leo XIV pushed back Monday on President Donald Trump’s broadside against him over the US-Israel war in Iran, telling reporters that the Vatican’s appeals for peace and reconciliation are rooted in the Gospel, and that he doesn’t fear the Trump administration.
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[2026-04-13 23:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: ALGIERS, Algeria — Pope Leo XIV began a landmark visit to Algeria Monday in the first trip to the Muslim-majority country by a pontiff that risked being overshadowed by criticism from US President Donald Trump.
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[2026-04-13 23:00 UTC+10:00] [Global climate talks] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Developing countries face possible shelving of crucial green action plan at IMF and World Bank spring meetings
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[2026-04-13 22:48 UTC+10:00] [Middle East] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-04-13 22:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Iran's military says the planned US blockade on Gulf ports will be an "illegal" act tantamount to "piracy" as Trump is also weighing limited strikes on Iran.
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[2026-04-13 22:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Stock futures are lower, but off their worst levels of the session, as Brent crude surged 7% to over $102 after Trump ordered a blockade of the Strait of Hormuz to take place at 10am ET. The moves look relatively contained given the breakdown of US-Iran talks, with strategists saying this is a moment to buy the dip.
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[2026-04-13 22:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A Sunday school group performs a hymn during Good Friday service at Re’ese Adbarat Debre Selam Kidist Mariam Church, an Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo church, in Washington, Friday, April 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Jessie Wardarski)
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[2026-04-13 22:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: O Comando Central dos Estados Unidos (Centcom) anunciou que começará nesta segunda-feira (13/04) a implementar um bloqueio de todo o tráfego marítimo que entra e sai dos portos do Irã , depois de o presidente Donald Trump ter afirmado que a Marinha dos EUA começaria a bloquear o Estreito de Ormuz.
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[2026-04-13 22:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Beijing’s foreign ministry denies that China plans to provide weapons and military tech to Iran
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[2026-04-13 22:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Beijing’s foreign ministry denies that China plans to provide weapons and military tech to Iran
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[2026-04-13 21:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks at the Liberal national convention in Montreal, Saturday, April 11, 2026. (Christinne Muschi/The Canadian Press via AP)
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[2026-04-13 21:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Two conceptual fallacies lie at the heart of the illegal American-Israeli assault on Iran.
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[2026-04-13 21:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Follow the latest news on the Trump administration, national politics and the war with Iran Wednesday as President Trump’s interview with FOX Business anchor Maria Bartiromo aired.
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[2026-04-13 21:52 UTC+10:00] [Politics] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: During the Q&A Nigel Farage was again asked about Richard Tice and his tax affairs by a reporter who asked why he did not know exactly how much Tice had paid in tax to settle this liability, and whether Tice should give that figure on the record.
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[2026-04-13 21:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Turkey said on Monday that NATO allies should use their July summit in Ankara to reset ties with United States President Donald Trump and prepare for a potential reduction of US involvement in the alliance.
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[2026-04-13 21:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Aluminum futures in London surged to a four-year high on Monday as President Trump's Strait of Hormuz blockade, set to take effect this morning, threatened to deepen supply chain disruptions across the Gulf region. On top of that, the Gulf's largest aluminum producer declared force majeure on parts of its contract book over the weekend.
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[2026-04-13 21:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: A defiant Iran on Monday accused the US of “piracy” following President Trump’s vow to block the Strait of Hormuz — as the regime taunted that the looming blockade would soon make Americans “nostalgic” for $4 gas.
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[2026-04-13 21:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Pope Leo has said he will continue to speak out against war after facing a torrent of criticism from US President Donald Trump, who described him as "weak on crime" and "terrible for foreign policy" for his rebukes of the Iran conflict.
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[2026-04-13 21:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: US President Donald Trump has shared an AI-generated image of himself as a robed, Christ-like figure healing a bedridden man, flanked by eagles, fighter jets, and US service members, with the Statue of Liberty and the US flag in the background. The post triggered backlash, with some users suggesting the figure being healed resembled the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
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[2026-04-13 21:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: US President Donald Trump has shared an AI-generated image of himself as a robed, Christ-like figure healing a bedridden man, flanked by eagles, fighter jets, and US service members, with the Statue of Liberty and the US flag in the background. The post triggered backlash, with some users suggesting the figure being healed resembled the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
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[2026-04-13 21:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Two conceptual fallacies lie at the heart of the illegal American-Israeli assault on Iran.
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[2026-04-13 21:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: El fundador de Xiaomi Lei Jun, a la izquierda, y el presidente del gobierno español, Pedro Sánchez, en la sede de Xiaomi en Beijing, el lunes 13 de abril de 2026. (Andres Martinez Casares/Pool Foto via AP)
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[2026-04-13 21:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Donald Trump hold a Playboy magazine and gold Trump sneakers at Sneaker Con Philadelphia, an event popular among sneaker collectors, in Philadelphia, Saturday, Feb. 17, 2024. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)
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