Topic: US Politics — Neutral reports only
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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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[2026-04-08 04:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: As each day passes, the posts on Truth Social become more unhinged. Panic is welling in US President Donald Trump’s belly. His unprovoked attack on Iran is turning into his worst nightmare.
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[2026-04-08 04:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: A ameaça do presidente Donald Trump de "dizimar" a infraestrutura essencial do Irã pode abrir a porta para crimes de guerra e violações do direito internacional, alertam especialistas e organizações de direitos humanos.
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[2026-04-08 04:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: The Damavand power station is seen from a nearby road on the outskirts of Tehran, Iran, Tuesday, April 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
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[2026-04-08 04:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Some of Donald Trump's allies are urging him not to follow through on his threats. (Reuters: Kevin Lamarque)
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[2026-04-08 04:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Policías cerca del Palacio de la República previo a la visita de Donald Trump Jr. en Banja Luka, Bosnia, el 7 de abril del 2026. (AP foto/Radivoje Pavicic)
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[2026-04-08 04:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Iran vowed Tuesday that a massive US attack will prompt its ally the Houthis to further try to strangle the flow of oil and goods through the region by closing the key Bab el-Mandeb strait.
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[2026-04-08 04:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: As President Trump ratchets up the pressure on the Iranian regime this week, Tehran continues to hit its immediate neighbors with wave after wave of attack drones.
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[2026-04-08 04:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON — Donald Trump is no stranger to provocative language. But his threat to wipe out Iranian civilization and other recent menacing comments have prompted critics to question the US president's mental health.
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[2026-04-08 04:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Tucker Carlson urged US officials to oppose any efforts by President Donald Trump to authorize large-scale attacks that would harm Iranian civilians, according to a report by the Wall Street Journal on Tuesday.
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[2026-04-08 04:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: WASHINGTON, April 7 (Yonhap) -- A senior U.S. diplomat on Tuesday expressed optimism about cooperation with South Korea in addressing the United States' concerns over a revision to the Asian country's network act aimed at tackling false online content.
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[2026-04-08 04:00 UTC+10:00] [World / North America] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Washington: The United States struck military targets on Iran’s Kharg Island while Israel blew up bridges and railway tracks as the hours tick down to President Donald Trump’s declared deadline for the country to make a deal that includes reopening the Strait of Hormuz.
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[2026-04-08 03:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A woman attends a rally calling for the end of the U.S. blockade against the island nation in Havana, Cuba, Tuesday, April 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
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[2026-04-08 03:51 UTC+10:00] [Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: President Masoud Pezeshkian says 14m people ‘declared their readiness to sacrifice their lives’ for defence of Iran
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[2026-04-08 03:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON — Billionaire Bill Gates is to testify on June 10 before a congressional committee investigating the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and his accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell, a source close to the matter told AFP on Tuesday.
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[2026-04-08 03:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: A panel of California lawmakers on Tuesday advanced state legislation that would crack down on online exploitation activity that targets minors.
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[2026-04-08 03:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: WASHINGTON — The CIA used a futuristic new tool called “Ghost Murmur” to find and rescue the second American airman who was shot down in southern Iran, The Post has learned.
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[2026-04-08 03:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: The clock is ticking on President Donald Trump's threat to wipe out much of Iran's civilian infrastructure if the country doesn't strike a deal by Tuesday evening in the US.
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[2026-04-08 03:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Tucker Carlson has publicly called on White House aides and Pentagon officials to refuse President Donald Trump’s orders if they involve mass attacks on Iranian civilians or the possible use of nuclear weapons, telling them to "say no, absolutely not" directly to the president and, if necessary, to "figure out the codes on the football yourself." The remarks, made on his popular podcast, come amid the ongoing U.S.-Israel military campaign against Iran and have triggered an immediate backlash from the
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[2026-04-08 03:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Mujeres participan en una manifestación para exigir el fin del bloqueo estadounidense a Cuba en La Habana, Cuba, el martes 7 de abril de 2026. (AP Foto/Ramón Espinosa)
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[2026-04-08 03:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: President Donald Trump on Tuesday heaped praise on Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán after Vice President JD Vance called his boss from the stage of a political rally at a soccer stadium in Budapest.
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[2026-04-08 03:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Islamabad, Pakistan – Standing before reporters at the White House, US President Donald Trump was asked whether a ceasefire with Iran was within reach.
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[2026-04-08 03:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON - The US economic and trade relationship with China is stable and President Donald Trump will aim to keep it that way in a meeting next month with Chinese President Xi Jinping, US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said on Tuesday.
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[2026-04-08 03:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Police officers stand in front of the Palace of the Republic prior visit of Donald Trump Jr. and meetings with representatives of the authorities of the Republika Srpska, in Banja Luka, Bosnia, Tuesday, April 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Radivoje Pavicic)
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[2026-04-08 03:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The vote comes just hours after Trump’s warning that a ‘whole civilization will die tonight’ if the strategic waterway is not opened
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[2026-04-08 03:25 UTC+10:00] [Security Council] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The vote comes just hours after Trump’s warning that a ‘whole civilization will die tonight’ if the strategic waterway is not opened
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[2026-04-08 03:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: President Donald Trump has pledged to target infrastructure across Iran unless the country reaches an "acceptable" deal to end the war with the US and Israel by Tuesday night.
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[2026-04-08 03:14 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Donald Trump’s threat to target Iran’s bridges and power plants follows a similar playbook to recent conflicts
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[2026-04-08 03:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by Dave Mason via The Center Square,
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[2026-04-08 03:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: The White House has denied that it has any plans to use nuclear weapons against Iran as a deadline imposed by President Donald Trump for Tehran to make a deal or face a massive onslaught looms.
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[2026-04-08 02:53 UTC+10:00] [Donald Trump] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: There is no question that Trump’s threats, if carried out, would amount to war crimes. The international justice system is positioned to act
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[2026-04-08 02:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: WASHINGTON — Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) will be lampooned in an attack ad from opponent Attorney General Ken Paxton’s campaign for going on “spring break” and leaving the Department of Homeland Security unfunded, The Post has learned.
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[2026-04-08 02:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: After President Donald Trump threatened the very existence of the “whole civilisation” of Iran on Tuesday, some Democrats said it is time for the US Constitution's 25th Amendment to be invoked.
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[2026-04-08 02:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Michigan Democratic gubernatorial candidate Abdul El-Sayed, addresses supporters during a rally, Sunday, Aug. 5, 2018, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio, File)
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[2026-04-08 02:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: OMBUDSMAN Jesus Crispin Remulla’s announcement that he is preparing plunder charges against former House speaker Martin Romualdez and former Senate president Francis Escudero is all but revolutionary in strengthening our justice system — if it is pursued of course.
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[2026-04-08 01:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Unrest, Conflict and War
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[2026-04-08 01:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: "Uma civilização inteira morrerá esta noite, para nunca mais voltar", escreveu Donald Trump nas redes sociais. O Presidente dos EUA acrescentou que as próximas horas assinalarão "um dos momentos mais importantes" da História mundial.
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[2026-04-08 01:47 UTC+10:00] [Cities] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: Italian Defense Minister Guido Crosetto sounded the alarm on Tuesday over the risk that the Iran conflict could turn nuclear.
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[2026-04-08 01:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Live updates: Follow the latest news on the Iran war
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[2026-04-08 01:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Live updates: Follow the latest news on the Iran war
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[2026-04-08 01:40 UTC+10:00] [Bridges] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: BRUSSELS — The EU has shrugged off Donald Trump’s threats to wipe out the “whole civilization” of Iran, with diplomats and officials signaling they weren’t taking the U.S. president’s remarks literally.
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[2026-04-08 01:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: WASHINGTON — A House Democrat vowed to furnish articles of impeachment against Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, whom she bashed as the “chief enabler” of President Trump’s “insane military action against Iran.”
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[2026-04-08 01:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: TEHRAN, Iran — US President Donald Trump warned "a whole civilization will die" in Iran if the country does not heed his midnight cutoff to open the Strait of Hormuz, as Tehran reported US-Israeli attacks on its infrastructure were already underway.
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[2026-04-08 01:30 UTC+10:00] [Late-night TV roundup] [Factuality: 95]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Late-night hosts discussed Trump’s unhinged social media posts about Iran and a very strange edition of the White House Easter egg roll
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[2026-04-08 01:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The US has denied it is considering using nuclear weapons in Iran following days of apocalyptic threats from US President Donald Trump.
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