Topic: US Politics — Neutral reports only
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[2026-04-02 16:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: U.S. President Donald Trump said the U.S. will hit Iran "extremely hard" over the next two or three weeks in a national address on Wednesday.
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[2026-04-02 16:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Sky News
Snippet: It was the latest in a series of attempts by Donald Trump to allay voter and investor worries about the war's duration, oil and gas supply and the cost of living concerns.
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[2026-04-02 16:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Washington, DC – When the White House announced that Donald Trump would be making a speech to the nation about the war on Iran, it was expected that the United States president would make a major announcement.
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[2026-04-02 16:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: The vice chair of Florida’s Democratic Party who was reportedly planning a run for Congress was found dead in her home Wednesday morning and her husband was arrested in connection with the suspected domestic violence incident.
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[2026-04-02 15:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Donald Trump insisted Wednesday that the United States was nearing victory in Iran as he laid out his case more than a month into a war that has sent his approval rating tumbling.
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[2026-04-02 15:45 UTC+10:00] [Iran war] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The remarks come after Trump said the conflict is ‘very close’ to completion, while signalling plans for fresh attacks in the coming days
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[2026-04-02 15:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: The winning numbers in Wednesday’s drawing of the “Washington Lotto” game were:
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[2026-04-02 15:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: The winning numbers in Wednesday’s drawing of the “Washington Keno” game were:
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[2026-04-02 15:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: The winning numbers in Wednesday’s drawing of the “Washington Pick 3" game were:
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[2026-04-02 15:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: The winning numbers in Wednesday’s drawing of the “Washington Cash Pop” game were:
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[2026-04-02 15:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: The winning numbers in Wednesday’s drawing of the “Washington Hit 5" game were:
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[2026-04-02 15:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: The winning numbers in Wednesday’s drawing of the “Washington Match 4" game were:
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[2026-04-02 15:30 UTC+10:00] [World / Middle East] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Washington: There was almost nothing new in Donald Trump’s live address to the nation (and the world) about the war against Iran. Whatever questions you had at 11.59am on Thursday AEDT, you would have still had at 12.20pm, too.
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[2026-04-02 15:22 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Since 2017, I have covered South Korea’s political and economic landscape as a reporter, with a focus on foreign affairs, inter-Korean relations and security.As a foreign affairs reporter, I closely follow developments from the Ministry of Unification, the Foreign Ministry and the Defense Ministry, tracking shifts in diplomacy, military policy and North Korea’s evolving posture.
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[2026-04-02 15:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Donald Trump offered nothing new in an address that was expected to provide clarity. (REUTERS: Alex Brandon)
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[2026-04-02 15:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said the U.K. will host an international diplomatic conference this week on ways to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Asked about U.S. President Donald Trump’s comment to the Daily Telegraph newspaper that he is considering pulling out of NATO, Starmer said Britain is “fully committed to NATO.”
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[2026-04-02 15:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: In his first national address since launching the Iran war, President Donald Trump said U.S. forces are “on track to complete” their mission soon, as the “core strategic objectives are nearing completion. Still, he vowed heavy strikes would continue.
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[2026-04-02 15:12 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said US forces will “finish the job” in Iran soon as “core strategic objectives are nearing completion,” offering a full-throated defense of the war Wednesday night in his first national address since the conflict began more than a month ago.
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[2026-04-02 15:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Packets of insulin vials and pens are warehoused at a Kaiser warehouse in Downey, Calif., March 18, 2023. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, file)
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[2026-04-02 15:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill, Friday, March 27, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)
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[2026-04-02 15:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Migrants deported months ago by the United States to El Salvador under the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown arrive at Simon Bolívar International Airport, in Maiquetia, Venezuela, July 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos, File)
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[2026-04-02 14:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
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[2026-04-02 14:23 UTC+10:00] [United States] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-04-02 14:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Una persona se encuentra frente a una pantalla electrónica que muestra el índice Nikkei de Japón en una correduría de valores el jueves 2 de abril de 2026, en Tokio. (AP Foto/Eugene Hoshiko)
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[2026-04-02 14:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: El presidente Donald Trump sostiene una orden ejecutiva recién firmada en el Despacho Oval de la Casa Blanca, el martes 31 de marzo de 2026, en Washington. (AP Foto/Alex Brandon)
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[2026-04-02 13:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iranian television announced that missiles reached the port of Haifa, just minutes after Trump declared to have "decimated" the country.
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[2026-04-02 13:52 UTC+10:00] [Middle East] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-04-02 13:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: President Donald Trump speaks about the Iran war from the Cross Hall of the White House on Wednesday, April 1, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, Pool)
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[2026-04-02 13:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Persons walk in front of an electronic stock board showing Japan’s Nikkei index at a securities firm Thursday, April 2, 2026, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
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[2026-04-02 13:48 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: WASHINGTON (AP) -- US President Donald Trump has been fuming about NATO, musing about leaving the alliance, ratcheting up his criticism of European leaders and exposing a wider rift in the trans-Atlantic alliance -- this time over the Iran war.
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[2026-04-02 13:47 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: US president’s apparent decision to leave highly enriched uranium in hands of regime creates a more risky scenario than before the war began, experts say
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[2026-04-02 13:40 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korean stocks dropped over 3 percent late Thursday morning after US President Donald Trump warned that the United States would strike Iran "extremely hard" over the next few weeks.
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[2026-04-02 13:39 UTC+10:00] [World / North America] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Washington: US President Donald Trump sought on Wednesday night (Washington time) to explain his rationale for the war against Iran at a pivotal moment at home and abroad, but he offered few new details as he amasses extraordinary executive authority to prosecute the military operation.
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[2026-04-02 13:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: US President Donald Trump revealed on Wednesday that the US only launched its war on Iran to assist its partners in the region, a statement that likely references a long-held Israeli bid for Washington to attack Tehran.
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[2026-04-02 13:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: President Donald Trump holds a signed executive order in the Oval Office of the White House Tuesday, March 31, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
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[2026-04-02 13:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON, D.C. — House Speaker Mike Johnson and Senate Majority Leader John Thune announced a plan Wednesday to fully fund the Department of Homeland Security, moving past a split between the two Republican leaders that resulted in Congress leaving Washington last week without a fix to a record-setting partial government shutdown.
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[2026-04-02 13:17 UTC+10:00] [News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Michael West Media
Snippet: April 2, 2026 13:17 | News
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[2026-04-02 13:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: WASHINGTON (Reuters) -- US President Donald Trump made a historic visit to the US Supreme Court on Wednesday to attend arguments over the legality of a policy he considers crucial to his hard-line approach toward immigration -- a directive he signed last year on his first day back in office that would limit birthright citizenship.
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[2026-04-02 13:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The Israeli military said air defences were responding to an Iranian missile salvo, shortly after US President Donald Trump delivered an address.
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[2026-04-02 13:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Paul George, alero de los 76ers de Filadelfia, dispara durante el partido del miércoles 1 de abril de 2026, ante los Wizards de Washington (AP Foto/John McDonnell)
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[2026-04-02 12:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: US President Donald Trump has urged countries that buy oil from the Middle East to unblock the Strait of Hormuz by force unless Iran reopens the vital shipping route to all vessels.
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[2026-04-02 12:50 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: US President Donald Trump said Wednesday the United States will hit Iran "extremely hard" over the next two to three weeks, while highlighting that its "core strategic" military objectives in the war against the Islamic Republic are "nearing completion."
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[2026-04-02 12:49 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: 9News
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[2026-04-02 12:46 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
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[2026-04-02 12:42 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-04-02 12:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: US President Donald Trump in his address said countries that receive oil through the Strait of Hormuz should show "courage" and seize the key waterway.
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[2026-04-02 12:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Philadelphia 76ers guard Tyrese Maxey (0) goes to shoot past Washington Wizards guard Will Riley during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Wednesday, April 1, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/John McDonnell)
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[2026-04-02 12:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: “Survivor” fans are fuming after President Donald Trump’s speech interrupted the CBS series’ extra-long merge episode.
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[2026-04-02 12:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: President Trump vowed to bomb the Iranian regime “back to the stone ages” during his primetime address to the nation Wednesday.“Thanks to the progress we’ve made, I can say tonight that we are on track to complete all of America’s military objectives shortly, very shortly,” Trump said.
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[2026-04-02 12:22 UTC+10:00] [Technology] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: April 2, 2026 — 12:22pm
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