Topic: US Politics — Neutral reports only
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[2026-04-09 07:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Joe Biden and his wife Jill ventured out in Santa Monica, Calif., amid his battle with cancer, Page Six is told.
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[2026-04-09 07:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON — US President Donald Trump will discuss the possibility of leaving NATO when he meets with the alliance's chief Mark Rutte on Wednesday, the White House said, accusing Washington's partners of "turning their back" on the American people.
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[2026-04-09 07:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The Trump administration has resumed processing special immigrant visas (SIVs) for Afghans and their families who assisted the US government after pausing the effort last year, but the move is a ruse certain to result in blanket denials, the advocacy group #AfghanEvac said on Wednesday.
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[2026-04-09 07:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: With regime change increasingly out of reach, the US president may pivot towards a business deal with Tehran’s fractured leadership
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[2026-04-09 07:02 UTC+10:00] [Karoline Leavitt] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: With regime change increasingly out of reach, the US president may pivot towards a business deal with Tehran’s fractured leadership
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[2026-04-09 07:00 UTC+10:00] [Vietnam] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The New York Times
Snippet: Trump Says Opening the Strait of Hormuz ‘Should Be Easy.’ Will It?1:34
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[2026-04-09 06:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: President Donald Trump has once again shown his compassion for an oppressed population by allowing Iran to agree to a cease-fire in this war (“Don’s halt on Doomsday,” April 8).
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[2026-04-09 06:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Attorneys for two Minnesota school districts and the state’s main teachers union asked a federal judge Wednesday to block a Trump administration change in policy that gave immigration authorities a freer hand to conduct enforcement actions in and near schools.
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[2026-04-09 06:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: TEHRAN, Iran — A ceasefire deal to pause the war in Iran appeared to hang by a thread Wednesday after the Islamic Republic closed the Strait of Hormuz again in response to Israeli attacks in Lebanon. The White House demanded that the channel be reopened and sought to keep peace talks on track.
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[2026-04-09 06:40 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: 9News
Snippet: Property News: Australia's most popular suburbs in every capital city.
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[2026-04-09 06:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: WASHINGTON — President Trump told The Post the CIA’s secret new “Ghost Murmur” tool was “very important” to rescuing a downed airman inside Iran this weekend — as leading physicists and engineers debate how the futuristic technology, said to detect heartbeats at great distance, might work.
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[2026-04-09 06:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: De izquierda a derecha: El comandante interino del Comando Cibernético de Estados Unidos, William Hartman; el director del FBI, Kash Patel; la directora de Inteligencia Nacional, Tulsi Gabbard; y el director de la CIA, John Ratcliffe, durante una audiencia de la Comisión Selecta Permanente de la Cámara de Representantes sobre Inteligencia, el jueves 19 de marzo de 2026, en Washington.
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[2026-04-09 06:30 UTC+10:00] [Donald Trump] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Loyalists rush to defend president for ‘outsmarting the critics’ but others decry deal as ‘a negative for our country’
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[2026-04-09 06:30 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: US President Donald Trump has recently escalated his rhetoric over the Iran war, using language that is unusually provocative. He warned that Iran could be “sent back to the Stone Age.” In a social media post, he went further, urging Iran to “Open the F---in' Strait,” accompanied by insults and threats that depart sharply from any recognizable form of diplomatic language.
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[2026-04-09 06:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: With minutes before a self-imposed deadline – and an unprecedented threat to wipe out Iran's "civilisation" - US President Donald Trump announced that a two-week ceasefire had been agreed to halt the war.
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[2026-04-09 06:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Oil prices plunged below $95 per barrel, and stock markets surged worldwide after President Donald Trump pulled back from his threat of devastating attacks against Iran.
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[2026-04-09 06:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The administration of US President Donald Trump is “weaponizing Christianity” to justify its actions in the Middle East, while Israel continues to act with impunity as much of the West turns a blind eye, Irish activist and satirist Tadhg Hickey has said.
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[2026-04-09 06:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The administration of US President Donald Trump is “weaponizing Christianity” to justify its actions in the Middle East, while Israel continues to act with impunity as much of the West turns a blind eye, Irish activist and satirist Tadhg Hickey has said.
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[2026-04-09 06:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: WASHINGTON — Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche on Tuesday revealed that the Department of Justice is currently probing thousands of cases of fraudsters bilking taxpayer-funded federal programs — with more than $1 trillion potentially vulnerable per year.
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[2026-04-09 06:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Donald Trump says fraudsters and charlatans are circulating fake versions of Iran's 10-point proposal. (Reuters: Nathan Howard)
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[2026-04-09 06:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The US vice president, who has largely stayed out of the spotlight regarding the war on Iran, will lead on Friday a team headed to Islamabad, Pakistan, to discuss next steps in ceasefire negotiations, the White House announced on Wednesday.
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[2026-04-09 06:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Marilyn Gladu’s defection means the PM is just one seat short of the majority he says he needs to deal with Trump
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[2026-04-09 06:11 UTC+10:00] [Canada] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Marilyn Gladu’s defection means the PM is just one seat short of the majority he says he needs to deal with Trump
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[2026-04-09 06:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: A ceasefire deal struck by Washington and Tehran is a “disaster” and “failure,” several prominent Israeli politicians have said. Israel was left out of the equation, they argued, calling it a strategic mistake on the part of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
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[2026-04-09 06:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: A ceasefire deal struck by Washington and Tehran is a “disaster” and “failure,” several prominent Israeli politicians have said. Israel was left out of the equation, they argued, calling it a strategic mistake on the part of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
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[2026-04-09 06:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON — Donald Trump claimed "total" victory after a ceasefire with Iran. But critics say the deal is a fresh example of their maxim that the tough-talking US president always "chickens out."
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[2026-04-09 06:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The White House said Vice President JD Vance will lead the US negotiating team in talks with Iran aimed at reaching a permanent end to the war on Iran.
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[2026-04-09 06:01 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-04-09 06:00 UTC+10:00] [The Masters] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: One of the great lessons of the Masters is money only goes so far, with strict rules designed to keep out ticket touts
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[2026-04-09 05:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: From left, Acting Commander of the U.S. Cyber Command William Hartman, FBI Director Kash Patel, Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard and CIA Director John Ratcliffe, listen during a House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence hearing to examine worldwide threats, Thursday, March 19, 2026, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Tom Brenner)
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[2026-04-09 05:54 UTC+10:00] [Business / Markets] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Australia’s sharemarket is expected to slide on opening despite oil prices plunging and stock markets surging worldwide after President Donald Trump announced a two-week ceasefire in the US-Israeli war against Iran.
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[2026-04-09 05:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Varias personas pasan en vehículos eléctricos frente a la embajada de Estados Unidos durante una marcha juvenil antiimperialista organizada por el gobierno en La Habana, Cuba, el jueves 2 de abril de 2026. (AP Foto/Ramón Espinosa)
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[2026-04-09 05:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The US and Iran reached a ceasefire deal on Tuesday, less than two hours before the deadline President Trump imposed for Iran to meet his demands or else face wide-scale destruction.
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[2026-04-09 05:46 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: US President Donald Trump on Wednesday threatened to impose massive 50% tariffs on countries sending military firepower to Iran, putting Russia and China on notice.
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[2026-04-09 05:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said NATO allies have not done enough to support the US-Israeli war on Iran.
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[2026-04-09 05:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by Amin Haqshanas via CoinTelegraph.com,
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[2026-04-09 05:40 UTC+10:00] [Defense] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: The U.S. under Donald Trump is seen as more of a threat than an ally, according to a new POLITICO Pulse survey of six major EU countries.
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[2026-04-09 05:34 UTC+10:00] [Business] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Pride Rock Partners, a Sri Lankan company specialised in Ceylon Cinnamon Leaf Essential Oils, cemented its position on the global stage, when it hosted a session at the World Aroma Ingredients Congress and Expo 2026 organised by Essential Oil Association of India from March 16-18, at Hotel Fairmont Mumbai.
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[2026-04-09 05:32 UTC+10:00] [Latest] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Duran
Snippet: Switch to the dark mode that's kinder on your eyes at night time.
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[2026-04-09 05:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Everything now turns on the Strait of Hormuz.
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[2026-04-09 05:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: US President Donald Trump told AFP on Tuesday that he believes China got Iran to negotiate a ceasefire in the war against Israel and the United States.
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[2026-04-09 05:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The United States and Iran agreed to a two-week ceasefire brokered by Pakistan, potentially suspending a six-week-old war that has killed thousands, spread across the Middle East and caused unprecedented disruption to the world’s energy supplies.
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[2026-04-09 05:22 UTC+10:00] [World / Middle East] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Washington: Iran says it has effectively closed the Strait of Hormuz after Israel stepped up its attacks against Lebanon, as the White House insists it will hold the Iranian regime to the conditions of a “fragile ceasefire” that is less than 24 hours old.
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[2026-04-09 05:18 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: 9News
Snippet: Hello and welcome to our rolling coverage of the ongoing conflict in the Middle East on Thursday, April 9.
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[2026-04-09 05:13 UTC+10:00] [Conflict] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: ROME — Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni will try on Thursday to revamp her premiership, after rising energy prices and her ties to U.S. President Donald Trump helped contribute to a bruising referendum defeat last month.
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[2026-04-09 05:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: The White House has said that the United States continues to reject any uranium enrichment inside Iran, reiterating that US President Donald Trump did not agree to a “wish list” submitted by Tehran.
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[2026-04-09 05:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: FILE- Sue Bird joins the Attacking Third broadcast before the NWSL women’s championship soccer match between NJ/NY Gotham FC and the Washington Spirit, Saturday, Nov. 22, 2025, in San Jose, Calif. (AP Photo/Justine Willard)
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[2026-04-09 04:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Nearly 5,000 white Afrikaners have entered the United States under a programme launched by President Donald Trump nearly a year ago based on unfounded claims that the South African minority faces persecution, a document seen by AFP on Wednesday showed.
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[2026-04-09 04:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: ADDS more remarks in paras 5-13)By Song Sang-ho
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[2026-04-09 04:48 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The chasm between the two sides remains vast. A mega-deal remains the only path to averting a return to full-scale war
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