Topic: US Politics — Neutral reports only
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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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[2026-04-09 04:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Trump's threat to wipe out a "whole civilisation" was both "inappropriate" and "extraordinary", Anthony Albanese said. (ABC News: Matt Roberts)
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[2026-04-09 04:23 UTC+10:00] [US politics] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Over 70 Democratic lawmakers are calling for amendment to be invoked to remove Trump from office amid war
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[2026-04-09 04:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: WASHINGTON, April 8 (Yonhap) -- The United States and Iran will have the first round of their negotiations in Pakistan this weekend to end their war, the White House said Wednesday, a day after they agreed to a two-week ceasefire.
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[2026-04-09 04:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Republican lawmakers greeted news of a ceasefire for the US-Israeli war on Iran with polite applause and some scepticism, while their Democratic counterparts called it a monumental defeat for the US.
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[2026-04-09 04:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth declared victory Wednesday after the U.S. and Iran reached a 2-week ceasefire, praising Donald Trump as a “president of peace” who “chose mercy” in agreeing to the ceasefire.
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[2026-04-09 03:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. speaks during a fireside chat with CPAC Senior Fellow Mercedes Schlapp at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Dallas, Saturday, March 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Gabriela Passos)
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[2026-04-09 03:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Secretary of War Pete Hegseth rebuked a reporter mid-briefing Wednesday at the Pentagon after she interrupted as he was calling on another journalist, telling her to “just wait” before continuing with questions on Iran and the US-brokered cease-fire.
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[2026-04-09 03:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: La entonces secretaria de Justicia de Estados Unidos Pam Bondi en la Oficina Oval en la Casa Blanca en Washington, el 29 de enero del 2026. (AP foto/Allison Robbert)
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[2026-04-09 03:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Bettors are rattled by mounting accusations surrounding leading Democrat Eric Swalwell, shifting odds toward billionaire progressive Tom Steyer in California’s governor’s race.
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[2026-04-09 03:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (3rd LD) Lee says S. Korea, France agree to cooperate on safe passage through Strait of Hormuz
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[2026-04-09 03:30 UTC+10:00] [Benchmarks] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: Three-and-a-half thousand meters above sea level, chunks of icy rock tumble down the side of Chile’s Juncal Glacier and crash into the lake below.
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[2026-04-09 03:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: ALBANY – Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman, the designated GOP nominee for governor, is suing New York’s state campaign finance matching system after its Democrat-controlled board voted to deny him potentially millions of dollars in public matching funds ahead of November’s election.
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[2026-04-09 03:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Unrest, Conflict and War
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[2026-04-09 03:21 UTC+10:00] [Conflict] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: BRUSSELS ― Donald Trump makes a mess. Europe gets called on to clean it up, or at least pay a hefty price to deal with it.
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[2026-04-09 03:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: US President Donald Trump has just given the world a masterclass in the art of dealmaking. You threaten armageddon one minute, and cave in to your enemy’s main demands the next. This should go down in the textbooks of diplomacy.
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[2026-04-09 03:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Attorney General Pam Bondi speaks to the media, June 27, 2025, in the briefing room of the White House in Washington, as President Trump looks on. (AP Photo/Manuel Ceneta, File)
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[2026-04-09 03:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: In a day, Donald Trump went from threatening that Iran's civilisation "will die tonight" to declaring that Iran's ten-point plan was a "workable" basis for negotiation in Pakistan.
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[2026-04-09 03:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: All eyes are on the very shaky Iran ceasefire, at a moment Tehran is already threatening to pull out due to heavy Israeli attacks on Lebanon. Iran says it has again halted Hormuz oil transit, and there's much that's still up in the air and uncertain. The briefing with press secretary Karoline Leavitt is expected to begin at 1300ET:
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[2026-04-09 02:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: TEHRAN, Iran — Iran, the United States and Israel agreed to a two-week ceasefire in an 11th-hour deal that headed off US President Donald Trump's threat to unleash a bombing campaign to destroy Iranian civilization. Hours later, Iran and Gulf Arab countries reported new attacks Wednesday.
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[2026-04-09 02:52 UTC+10:00] [Donald Trump] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Nixon’s Vietnam strategy appears at play in Trump’s Iran threats, but he may want to ponder the ex-president’s fate
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[2026-04-09 02:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Live updates: Follow the latest news on the Iran war
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[2026-04-09 01:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: US President Donald Trump is set to meet Nato Secretary General Mark Rutte at the White House on Wednesday, after hinting he may seek to reduce Washington's support for the bloc – or leave it altogether.
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[2026-04-09 01:47 UTC+10:00] [Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The US and Iran have agreed to a two-week conditional ceasefire, thanks to a last-minute diplomatic intervention led by Pakistan.
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[2026-04-09 01:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: President Donald Trump has claimed that Lebanon was not included in the ceasefire between the United States and Iran, contradicting the assertion of Pakistan, which mediated the truce.
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[2026-04-09 01:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Israel has made clear that it doesn't see the newly declared US-Iran ceasefire as applying to its war in Lebanon, where it is still trying to destroy Hezbollah. The White House too has made its stance clear that it doesn't apply, but President Trump has stated his intent to take care of a Lebanon ceasefire separately.
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[2026-04-09 01:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: A two-week ceasefire announced by US President Donald Trump appeared to have brought a temporary halt to the US-Israeli war on Iran.
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[2026-04-09 01:30 UTC+10:00] [Late-night TV roundup] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Late-night hosts discussed Trump’s threat ‘a whole civilization will die tonight’ hours before a ceasefire
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[2026-04-09 01:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: US President Donald Trump has said that Lebanon was not included in the ceasefire deal struck between Iran and the US.
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[2026-04-09 01:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Bill Gates will testify before a US congressional committee about his interactions with the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, according to media reports.
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[2026-04-09 01:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Bill Gates will testify before a US congressional committee about his interactions with the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, according to media reports.
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[2026-04-09 01:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: America and Iran have claimed victory after a conditional ceasefire was agreed only hours after US President Donald Trump warned “a whole civilisation will die … never to be brought back again”.
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[2026-04-09 01:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Iran and the United States have both claimed victory in their conflict as they both accepted a two-week ceasefire just before US President Donald Trump’s apocalyptic deadline to obliterate Iranian “civilisation” if Tehran did not agree to a deal.
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[2026-04-09 01:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Outside, in a line that stretched around the block, the hundreds of people who turned out for Abdul el-Sayed’s campaign rally with Hasan Piker gave a range of reasons for showing up.
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[2026-04-09 01:00 UTC+10:00] [Australian economy] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: In backing down on his threats to destroy Iranian civilisation, Donald Trump has lessened concerns of a recession in Australia – at least for now
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[2026-04-09 01:00 UTC+10:00] [Australian foreign policy] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The prime minister clearly believed that Trump’s threat of mass bombings of bridges and power plants crossed a new line
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[2026-04-09 01:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: As the two sides prepare to meet in person in Pakistan, analysts identify American leader’s miscalculations leading to weaker footing
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[2026-04-09 01:00 UTC+10:00] [Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: As the two sides prepare to meet in person in Pakistan, analysts identify American leader’s miscalculations leading to weaker footing
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[2026-04-09 01:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The New York Times
Snippet: Right now, congressional leaders continue to wrangle over the 21st Century Road to Housing Act, a bipartisan effort to lower housing costs by making it easier to build. But while such legislation is urgently needed, there’s a way to build more homes without extensive new regulation or funding.
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[2026-04-09 00:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: The first vessels have passed through the Strait of Hormuz since Iran and the U.S. reached a two-week ceasefire deal, ship-tracking service MarineTraffic said Wednesday.
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[2026-04-09 00:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: U.S. stocks soared on Wednesday after President Donald Trump announced a two-week ceasefire with Iran, and beaten-down tech names shared in the rally.
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[2026-04-09 00:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: WASHINGTON — President Trump told The Post that he expects peace talks with Iran to happen in Pakistan “very soon” following the Tuesday cease-fire deal — but that Vice President JD Vance may not attend due to security concerns.
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[2026-04-09 00:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: WASHINGTON, April 8 (Yonhap) -- U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth claimed Wednesday the United States has achieved a "decisive" and "overwhelming" victory in the war with Iran, adding that the Islamic Republic will hand over its enriched uranium, or the U.S. will "take it out."
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[2026-04-09 00:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: President Trump on Wednesday said he is open to a controversial idea that would reshape global shipping lanes: allowing Iran to charge tolls on vessels passing through the Strait of Hormuz — if the US gets a cut of the action.
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[2026-04-09 00:21 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Defense secretary spoke to reporters in first press briefing since Trump announced ceasefire deal after 40 days of war
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[2026-04-09 00:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Washington Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin motions to the crowd after he scored his 1,000th career goal combining regular season and playoffs during the third period of an NHL hockey game against the Colorado Avalanche, Sunday, March 22, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)
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[2026-04-09 00:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: El presidente de Estados Unidos, Donald Trump, habla con reporteros durante la fiesta de los huevos de Pascua en el Jardín Sur de la Casa Blanca, el lunes 6 de abril de 2026, en Washington. (AP Foto/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
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[2026-04-08 23:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has stepped forward as a peacemaker to help secure a ceasefire with Iran. Pakistan borders Iran, and it is a close friend of the US. Pakistan’s prime minister has worked with the Trump administration and is considered to have warm ties with the White House.
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