Topic: US Politics — Neutral reports only
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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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[2026-04-08 01:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: WASHINGTON, April 7 — US Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested more than 800 people following tips shared by federal airport security officials from the start of Donald Trump’s presidency through February 2026, internal ICE data reviewed by Reuters show, a figure far above what was previously publicly known.
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[2026-04-08 01:24 UTC+10:00] [Donald Trump] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Martin Rowson on Trump’s bunker – cartoon
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[2026-04-08 01:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: With Iran blocking the Strait of Hormuz, the Houthis' threat to close the Bab el-Mandeb Strait is likely one of the reasons Gulf states have not responded militarily to Iran’s attacks, Yemen expert Inbal Nissim-Louvton, from the Open University and the Moshe Dayan Center at Tel Aviv University, told The Jerusalem Post on Tuesday.
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[2026-04-08 01:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: WASHINGTON — Secretary of War Pete Hegseth’s planned press conference on Tuesday was abruptly canceled without explanation hours in advance, as the US began striking Kharg Island, where roughly 90% of Iran’s oil is handled.
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[2026-04-08 01:11 UTC+10:00] [Bridges] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: PARIS — French President Emmanuel Macron said two French nationals who had been detained in Iran for years left the country just hours before U.S. President Donald Trump’s impending deadline for Tehran to cut a deal with the United States or face civilizational erasure.
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[2026-04-08 01:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: The Trump administration is reviewing a “racial equity” plan released by Mayor Zohran Mamdani — with a top Department of Justice official calling the city’s proposal “fishy.”
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[2026-04-08 01:06 UTC+10:00] [Donald Trump] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: President threatens in Truth Social post to annihilate Iran if government ignores deadline to reopen strait of Hormuz
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[2026-04-08 00:58 UTC+10:00] [Middle East] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-04-08 00:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: This year’s midterm elections aren’t just about who wins in November — they’re about who wins the fights over gerrymandering taking place right now.
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[2026-04-08 00:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: President Trump on Tuesday denied Tucker Carlson’s bombastic reporting that he was considering nuclear war on Iran, blasting the controversial commentator in a phone call with The Post.
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[2026-04-08 00:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: US and Iran near escalation with hours before 8pm deadline; Washington ramps up threats as Pakistan pushes mediation
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[2026-04-08 00:28 UTC+10:00] [Strait of Hormuz] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: US and Iran near escalation with hours before 8pm deadline; Washington ramps up threats as Pakistan pushes mediation
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[2026-04-08 00:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Washington receives ‘10-point proposal from Iran’ with US president claiming it could serve as ‘a workable basis on which to negotiate’
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[2026-04-08 00:28 UTC+10:00] [Strait of Hormuz] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Washington receives ‘10-point proposal from Iran’ with US president claiming it could serve as ‘a workable basis on which to negotiate’
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[2026-04-08 00:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: US stocks fell Tuesday morning and oil prices rose as President Trump’s 8 p.m. ET deadline for Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz quickly neared – and investors feared a deal would not be reached in time.
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[2026-04-08 00:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Sky News
Snippet: The possibility of US strikes against civilian infrastructure marks a significant departure from Washington's previous stance on possible war crimes.
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[2026-04-08 00:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by T.J.Muscaro via The Epoch Times,
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[2026-04-08 00:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: So US President Donald Trump wants to return Iran to the "Stone Ages where it belongs".
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[2026-04-08 00:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: A senior Iranian source told Reuters they were prepared to plunge the Middle East into darkness as "the US has not changed its tone" on the conflict.
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[2026-04-07 23:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: President Donald Trump has suggested that the United States will destroy Iranian “civilisation” if Tehran does not open the Strait of Hormuz and submit to his terms.
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[2026-04-07 23:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The US has struck more than 50 military targets on Iran’s Kharg Island, including bunkers, radar systems, and ammunition depots, according to Iranian and Western media reports.
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[2026-04-07 23:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: Marcos filed Senate Bill No. 2007, which seeks to amend Republic Act No. 8479, or the Downstream Oil Industry Deregulation Act of 1998.
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[2026-04-07 23:20 UTC+10:00] [Middle East] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: This is AI generated summarization, which may have errors. For context, always refer to the full article.
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[2026-04-07 23:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: WASHINGTON, April 7 (Yonhap) -- U.S. President Donald Trump warned Tuesday that a "whole civilization will die tonight," ratcheting up pressure on the Islamic Republic hours ahead of his deadline for reopening the crucial Strait of Hormuz.
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[2026-04-07 23:15 UTC+10:00] [Corruption] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: BUDAPEST — U.S. Vice President JD Vance on Tuesday insisted that Brussels rather than Washington was interfering in Hungarian politics before a crunch election on April 12, which will decide the future of key MAGA ally Prime Minister Viktor Orbán.
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[2026-04-07 23:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: El presidente Donald Trump habla con reporteros en la Casa Blanca en Washington, el 6 de abril del 2026. (AP foto/Mark Schiefelbein)
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[2026-04-07 23:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: An Iranian flag hangs over the rubble of a building of the Sharif University of Technology that was hit by an airstrike in Tehran. (West Asia News Agency via Reuters)
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[2026-04-07 23:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Financial Times
Snippet: James Politi in Washington
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[2026-04-07 22:59 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: 9News
Snippet: Property News: Australia's most expensive streets, and how much it costs to live in them.
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[2026-04-07 22:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: President Donald Trump on Tuesday sharply ramped up his threats against Iran, warning "a whole civilization will die tonight" unless the country's leadership strikes a deal that involves reopening the Strait of Hormuz.
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[2026-04-07 22:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: On April 5, US President Donald Trump issued an expletive-laden threat to Iran: open the Strait of Hormuz, whose near closure has spiked oil prices globally, or else bridges and power plants would be bombed.
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[2026-04-07 22:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: US President Donald Trump once again exhorted Iran to make a deal by his Tuesday deadline, saying a "whole civilization will die tonight" if an agreement is not reached to end the conflict.
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[2026-04-07 22:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Podcaster Katie Miller, who is also the wife of White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller, said on Fox News overnight that the Trump administration and the State Department, under Secretary Marco Rubio, are planning to revoke the visas of thousands of Iranian elites living in the U.S.
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[2026-04-07 22:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: US futures reversed earlier gains and oil advanced following reports that Iran's Kharg island was targeted earlier on Tuesday, while the market was largely paralyzed ahead of Trump’s 8pm ET deadline for Iran to agree to a ceasefire or face escalation. As of 8:00am ET, S&P futures are down 0.4%, and Nasdaq futures slide 0.6%.
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[2026-04-07 22:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: WASHINGTON — President Trump ominously declared that “a whole civilization will die tonight” as his 8 pm ET deadline for Iran to cut a deal or else face an onslaught of attacks against its bridges and power plants.
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[2026-04-07 22:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that Iranian “civilisation will die tonight”, once again threatening Iran unless it makes a deal to end the war.
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[2026-04-07 22:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Video released by Iranian police was said to show Iranian forces firing at an aircraft over Isfahan
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[2026-04-07 22:14 UTC+10:00] [National News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: Already have Rappler+? Sign in to listen to groundbreaking journalism.
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[2026-04-07 22:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: US President Donald Trump has threatened to strike Iranian civilian infrastructure within hours if Tehran does not reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Reports meanwhile indicate Israel is already targeting infrastructure across Iran.
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[2026-04-07 21:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Donald Trump said it bluntly and without mincing words in a message posted on his Truth Social network on 30 March: France has been "VERY UNHELPFUL" in the war on Iran, and the United States “will REMEMBER!!!".
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[2026-04-07 21:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: An Iranian flag hangs over the rubble of a building of the Sharif University of Technology that was hit by an airstrike in Tehran. (West Asia News Agency via Reuters)
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[2026-04-07 21:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: For more news, analysis, and the latest updates, head to jpost.com.
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[2026-04-07 21:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: This week will see the Iran war reach 40 days of fighting, which is a far cry from the mere "four days" some US administration officials offered as a possible 'optimistic' timeline at the very opening of Trump's Operation Epic Fury.
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[2026-04-07 21:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran’s Revolutionary Guards have warned they could disrupt oil and gas supplies to the United States and its allies if Washington crosses Tehran’s “red lines”.
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[2026-04-07 21:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: The Marcos administration is following due process regarding the possible plunder case against former Speaker Martin Rumualdez and former Senate President Chiz Escudero.
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[2026-04-07 21:00 UTC+10:00] [Washington DC] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Washington DC has the highest unemployment rate in the US
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