Topic: US Politics — Neutral reports only
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[2026-04-08 08:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: A New York story: My apartment. I have lived in it since before Washington wet his drawers splashing into the Delaware.
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[2026-04-08 08:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: U.S. crude oil prices tumbled Tuesday evening after President Donald Trump agreed to suspend attacks on Iran for two weeks.
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[2026-04-08 08:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: The reticence expressed by Democrats about removing President Donald Trump from office — even after he ousted Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and attacked Iran without seeking congressional approval — quickly fell away after his latest threat to Iran.
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[2026-04-08 08:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Washington is providing a real-time laboratory of modern warfare and Beijing is paying close attention to the lessons
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[2026-04-08 08:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Washington is providing a real-time laboratory of modern warfare and Beijing is paying close attention to the lessons
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[2026-04-08 07:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: The UN chief and the Pope have condemned US President Donald Trump's threat that "a whole civilisation will die tonight" unless Iran agrees a deal to end the war and unblock the Strait of Hormuz.
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[2026-04-08 07:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Pakistan issued a last-minute plea for a two-week extension for negotiations to end the US-Israeli war on Iran, as the clock ticks down on President Donald Trump’s 8 pm EST deadline to destroy the country’s “whole civilization”.
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[2026-04-08 07:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed defended his decision to appear with controversial podcaster Hasan Piker at an upcoming rally while distancing himself from the host’s past remarks on 9/11 and the October 7 attacks during a “Fox & Friends” appearance on Tuesday.
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[2026-04-08 07:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: The seal of the Dept of Justice is shown on the podium, Aug. 1, 2023, at an office of the Department of Justice in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
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[2026-04-08 07:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Pakistan has made an 11-hour appeal to United States President Donald Trump to push back his deadline for an Iran deal by two weeks and to Tehran to open the Strait of Hormuz during the same period, citing progress in a diplomatic push to end the US-Israeli war on Iran.
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[2026-04-08 07:31 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-04-08 07:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif requested US President Donald Trump to add a two-week extension to a deadline he imposed on Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz in a post on X/Twitter on Tuesday night.
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[2026-04-08 07:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Wall Street's trading was largely flat overnight as Donald Trump's latest Iran deadline ticked down, but the momentum was positive as Pakistan provided a possible last-minute compromise to an escalated bombing campaign.
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[2026-04-08 07:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: President Donald Trump threatened to blow up every bridge and power plant in Iran, action that would be so far-reaching that some experts in military law said it could constitute a war crime.
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[2026-04-08 07:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Tehran, Iran – United States President Donald Trump says daily life could be different on Wednesday for more than 90 million Iranians, after his deadline for Iran to back down and agree to a deal expires. Trump says that Iran’s electricity, bridges, and other critical infrastructure will be bombed, despite the deliberate targeting of civilian infrastructure being a violation of international law.
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[2026-04-08 07:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: US Trade Representative underscores US seeks substantial tariffs, unhindered rare earth access, and a stability-preserving leaders’ meeting
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[2026-04-08 07:03 UTC+10:00] [Washington] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: US Trade Representative underscores US seeks substantial tariffs, unhindered rare earth access, and a stability-preserving leaders’ meeting
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[2026-04-08 07:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Iran-linked hackers are disrupting systems tied to key US infrastructure after President Trump threatened an all-out assault against Tehran’s bridges and power plants, American officials said Tuesday.
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[2026-04-08 06:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Republicans may be unpopular headed into November’s midterm election, but Democrats have it even worse, putting at risk their chances of taking control of the Senate.
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[2026-04-08 06:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON — US President Donald Trump was looking at a request on Tuesday from mediator Pakistan to extend his Iran attacks deadline by two weeks -- hours after warning that "a whole civilization will die" if Tehran fails to make a deal.
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[2026-04-08 06:45 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: 9News
Snippet: Auto news: These are Australia's safest roads.
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[2026-04-08 06:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Viktor Orban and JD Vance both spoke at a rally event in Hungary ahead of the national election. (Reuters: Marton Monus)
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[2026-04-08 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: RECASTS paras 2-3; ADDS more info in para 8)By Song Sang-ho
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[2026-04-08 06:28 UTC+10:00] [Donald Trump] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Alarm among military observers after president says ‘whole civilization will die tonight’ if Iran ignores demands
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[2026-04-08 06:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Unrest, Conflict and War
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[2026-04-08 06:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: President Donald Trump departs after speaking with reporters during a news conference in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House, Monday, April 6, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
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[2026-04-08 06:15 UTC+10:00] [WORLD] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to wipe out Iran’s "whole civilization” and continued attacks on the country’s main oil export facility, as mediators pleaded with the president to extend his Tuesday deadline.
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[2026-04-08 06:05 UTC+10:00] [Business / Markets] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Investors are nervously waiting for the latest deadline set by President Donald Trump to destroy Iran’s power plants and bridges, with futures pointing to a slight fall in the Australian sharemarket when it opens on Wednesday.
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[2026-04-08 06:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: A slew of Democratic lawmakers are calling for US President Donald Trump to be removed from office via the 25th Amendment - a process by which the vice president and the cabinet assess him as unfit to continue his duties.
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[2026-04-08 06:02 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-04-08 06:02 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: SBS News
Snippet: Trump's deadline for Iran to end its blockade of Gulf oil will expire at 10am on Wednesday. Source: AAP / Pool
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[2026-04-08 05:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: ADDS more info in lead, paras 3, 8-12)By Song Sang-ho
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[2026-04-08 05:54 UTC+10:00] [Donald Trump] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Lawmakers call for use of 25th amendment after president brazenly threatens to commit war crimes in Iran
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[2026-04-08 05:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif called on President Trump to extend the deadline yet again to delay the US mass bombing of Iran’s infrastructure.
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[2026-04-08 05:50 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: President Trump outlined the U.S. operation that rescued the two-man crew of an F-15 after the fighter jet was shot down on Friday in Iran. He called the mission “one of the largest, most complex, most harrowing” the U.S. military had ever conducted.
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[2026-04-08 05:50 UTC+10:00] [General Opinion] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: In Washington, planning for a war with Iran always started with the same stubborn reality: It would be hard to fight and even harder to win. The country is vast and mountainous. Much of its military infrastructure is buried in caves and bunkers. Any serious plan to neutralize Iran’s nuclear ambitions or topple the regime quickly arrived at the same conclusion — that success required ground forces and would result in American casualties.
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[2026-04-08 05:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Washington, DC – As the clock ticks down on US President Donald Trump’s “deadline” for Iran, analysts warn that further escalation may prolong and expand the conflict with the Middle Eastern country and is unlikely to lead to a swift victory for the United States.
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[2026-04-08 05:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: La central eléctrica Damavand vista desde un camino cercano en las afueras de Teherán, Irán, el martes 7 de abril de 2026. (AP Foto/Francisco Seco)
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[2026-04-08 05:35 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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[2026-04-08 05:33 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 Wednesday, April 8.
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[2026-04-08 05:26 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: SBS News
Snippet: Donald Trump has rapidly shifted his stance on how useful the Strait of Hormuz is to the US. Source: SBS, Getty / Graphic by Rosemary Vasquez-Brown
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[2026-04-08 05:21 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 90]
Source: 9News
Snippet: Auto news: Will Australians spend over $100,000 on a Chinese car?
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[2026-04-08 05:16 UTC+10:00] [World / Middle East] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Age
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[2026-04-08 05:10 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: 9News
Snippet: Auto news: These are Australia's safest roads.
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[2026-04-08 05:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche speaks during a news conference regarding developments in the Trump Administration’s anti-fraud efforts, at the Justice Department in Washington, Tuesday, April 7, 2026. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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[2026-04-08 05:00 UTC+10:00] [National / Victoria] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Clive Palmer’s $110 million Victorian senator, Ralph Babet, is already laying the groundwork for life after politics. The guy perhaps best known for his love of US President Donald Trump has simply had enough.
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[2026-04-08 04:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: ROMA (AP) — El papa León XIV afirmó el martes que la amenaza del presidente estadounidense Donald Trump de destruir la civilización iraní es “verdaderamente inaceptable” y manifestó que cualquier ataque contra infraestructura civil viola el derecho internacional.
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[2026-04-08 04:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: ROME (AP) — Pope Leo XIV said Tuesday that U.S. President Donald Trump’s threat to destroy Iranian civilization was “truly unacceptable” and said any attacks on civilian infrastructure violate international law.
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[2026-04-08 04:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: TEHRAN, Iran — Three times a week, Asghar Hashemi undergoes dialysis treatment at a hospital in northern Tehran. He fears that if power stations are knocked out, as US President Donald Trump has threatened in escalating rhetoric, his life will be in danger.
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[2026-04-08 04:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates is set to testify before the US congress in June about his interactions with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, lawmakers have confirmed.
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