Topic: US Politics — Neutral reports only
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[2026-07-28 23:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: El primer ministro iraquí Ali al-Zaidi habla en la Cumbre Empresarial de Irak de EEUU en la Cámara de Comercio de EEUU, el 17 de julio de 2026, en Washington. (Foto AP/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)
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[2026-07-28 23:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: US President Donald Trump has again threatened to strike Iran’s Pickaxe Mountain and civilian infrastructure, including bridges, unless Tehran agrees to a deal.
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[2026-07-28 23:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: El entonces presidente Joe Biden en un evento en Arlington, Virginia, el 16 de enero del 2025. (AP foto/Evan Vucci)
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[2026-07-28 23:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — Senate Majority Leader Juan Miguel Zubiri expressed support for President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s renewed push for nuclear energy, saying it was time for the Philippines to explore the said energy source.
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[2026-07-28 23:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: US President Donald Trump says Washington is engaged in “very friendly negotiations” with Iran after pausing military strikes last week, raising hopes that weeks of escalating attacks could give way to renewed diplomacy.
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[2026-07-28 23:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The US and Iran are engaged in “very friendly” negotiations, US President Donald Trump has said, warning he could order a return to hostilities if diplomacy fails.
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[2026-07-28 23:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: US-Iran attacks have remained paused, and oil prices have extended their declines, as President Trump has claimed Tehran and Washington are now having "very friendly talks" while at the same time suggesting negotiations might not be prolonged.
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[2026-07-28 22:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: President Joe Biden speaks during a Department of Defense Commander in Chief farewell ceremony at Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall, Jan. 16, 2025, in Arlington, Va. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)
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[2026-07-28 22:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The escalating war between the United States and Iran is no longer about Tehran’s nuclear programme, nor even about regime change, the objective that initially drove Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s campaign to draw US President Donald Trump into the conflict.
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[2026-07-28 22:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Chinese open-weight models are gaining wider adoption overseas, raising concerns in Washington over China’s accelerating AI progress
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[2026-07-28 22:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Chinese open-weight models are gaining wider adoption overseas, raising concerns in Washington over China’s accelerating AI progress
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[2026-07-28 21:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: El Air Force One con el entonces presidente de Estados Unidos, Joe Biden, llega a la base aérea de Osan en Pyeongtaek, Corea del Sur, el viernes 20 de mayo de 2022. (AP Foto/Lee Jin-man, archivo)
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[2026-07-28 21:54 UTC+10:00] [West Philippine Sea] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Inquirer
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — Sen. Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan sought a Senate investigation into the so-called “Ayungin Deal” or “Provisional Understanding” that the Philippines entered into with China covering rotation and resupply missions to the grounded BRP Sierra Madre.
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[2026-07-28 21:47 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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[2026-07-28 21:45 UTC+10:00] [National News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
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[2026-07-28 21:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi speaks at the U.S. Iraq Business Summit at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Friday, July 17, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr., file)
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[2026-07-28 21:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
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[2026-07-28 21:00 UTC+10:00] [Trump administration] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: ICE report reviewed by the Guardian discloses a patient was ‘subject to force feeding, hydration or urinary catheterization’, which experts have described as torture
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[2026-07-28 21:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh isn't likely to oversee an increase in interest rates at this week's Fed meeting, for at least three reasons.
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[2026-07-28 20:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: President Donald Trump speaks as Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu listens during a news conference at Mar-a-Lago, Monday, Dec. 29, 2025, in Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
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[2026-07-28 20:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Volodymyr Zelensky has said peace must be brought closer, ahead of talks at the White House
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[2026-07-28 20:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Israel would withdraw the IDF troops from Lebanese territory only in exchange for Hezbollah’s disarmament and the restoration of Lebanese state sovereignty throughout the country, senior US administration officials told Walla on Tuesday, ahead of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's scheduled meeting with US President Donald Trump at the White House.
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[2026-07-28 20:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Scranton Mayor Paige Cognetti speaks during a President Joe Biden campaign event in Scranton, Pa., April 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)
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[2026-07-28 20:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Three days after SpaceX’s blockbuster public debut, Rep. William Timmons bought as much as $100,000 of the rocket company's stock.
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[2026-07-28 20:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by Guy Birchall via The Epoch Times,
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[2026-07-28 20:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, and the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, are scheduled to meet with the US president after attending Tuesday’s funeral
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[2026-07-28 20:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: PHOTOS : Sen. Risa Hontiveros, with Sen. Tito Sotto, leads the public hearing of the Committee on Health and Demography inside the Philippine Senate in Pasay City, on July 28, 2026. Rep. Marlo Bancoro (1st District, Zamboanga Sibugay), Rep. Ivan Howard Guintu (1st District, Capiz), Rep. Jane Castro (2nd District Capiz), Romblon Gov.
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[2026-07-28 20:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Washington, DC – United States President Donald Trump is set to host Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House for the seventh time during his second term, flouting the political risk of holding a high-profile meeting with the increasingly unpopular leader amid the US-Israel war with Iran.
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[2026-07-28 20:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is expected at the White House on Tuesday for talks with U.S. President Donald Trump, as he looks to shore up support for Kyiv at a time when the Russia and Iran conflicts have shown signs of converging.
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[2026-07-28 20:00 UTC+10:00] [Nonprofits] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ProPublica
Snippet: In a private ceremony on Sept. 17, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth stood at a podium inside the National Archives building in Washington, D.C., and praised a Florida nonprofit for what he called a singular achievement in American education. The attendees were celebrating the Foundation for Liberty and American Greatness, which announced that it had reached 2 million children with civics education since its founding in 2016.
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[2026-07-28 20:00 UTC+10:00] [US politics] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Memorials for the Republican senator to start in US Capitol as Israeli and Ukrainian leaders are set to meet with Trump
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[2026-07-28 19:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu departed from Israel on Monday afternoon for the United States, where he will be hosted in the Oval Office on Tuesday. "This is my eighth meeting with him since he was elected President, more than any other international leader," Netanyahu told reporters ahead of the Trump meeting.
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[2026-07-28 19:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has arrived in Washington, DC, and will visit the White House on Tuesday, with the war on Iran topping the agenda.
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[2026-07-28 19:28 UTC+10:00] [Southeast Asia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-07-28 19:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: El presidente de Estados Unidos, Donald Trump, se reúne con el presidente de Ucrania, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, en un aparte de la cumbre de la OTAN en Ankara, Turquía, el miércoles 8 de julio de 2026. (AP Foto/Alex Brandon)
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[2026-07-28 19:00 UTC+10:00] [Courts] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ProPublica
Snippet: Across the country, federal judges are calling out Department of Justice lawyers, questioning in unprecedented ways whether they can be trusted to tell the truth or uphold centuries-old legal norms.
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[2026-07-28 18:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Tuesday that he will focus his upcoming meeting with US President Donald Trump on acquiring anti-ballistic defense systems and ammunition.
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[2026-07-28 18:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Toronto Blue Jays (49-58, fifth in the AL East) vs. Washington Nationals (54-53, third in the NL East)
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[2026-07-28 18:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: In his meeting last week with President Donald Trump, Lebanese President Joseph Aoun went out of his way to defend Lebanon’s speaker of parliament, Nabih Berri. Mr Aoun underlined that “Berri is a man of state” from southern Lebanon, and he understood the magnitude of the destruction there. He wanted an end to the war, Mr Aoun continued, but acknowledged the “sensitivity of his position and ties to Hezbollah”.
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[2026-07-28 18:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: The Supreme Court's job approval rating among all Americans has hit a record low, as support for the high court by Republicans sharply dropped in 2026, a new Gallup poll has found.
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[2026-07-28 17:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Dario Amodei wants the US to retain its AI advantage over China, highlighting distillation risks and advocating mandatory model safety tests
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[2026-07-28 17:10 UTC+10:00] [IBM] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Dario Amodei wants the US to retain its AI advantage over China, highlighting distillation risks and advocating mandatory model safety tests
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[2026-07-28 17:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is expected to brief US President Donald Trump about Iran's actions in Pickaxe Mountain and the efforts by the regime to re-establish its nuclear program in the area, the New York Post reported on Monday, citing an Israeli source.
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[2026-07-28 17:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-07-28 16:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Discussions over the future of the Strait of Hormuz continued on Tuesday as Iran's Foreign Ministry said it had held talks on the strategically vital maritime passage with Saudi and Omani counterparts.
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[2026-07-28 16:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: In today’s episode of Trending Middle East, US President Donald Trump prepares to host Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the White House, with Iran expected to dominate the agenda as Washington weighs diplomacy alongside the threat of renewed military action.
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[2026-07-28 16:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: All 100 members of the US Senate have been invited to a meeting on Tuesday evening with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky when he is in Washington for the funeral of late Republican Senator Lindsey Graham, two Senate aides said.
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[2026-07-28 16:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: A video with plans and suggestions on how to kill US first lady Melania Trump was shared on Tuesday by IRGC-linked Tasnim News Agency, with the video calling on "freedom fighters" to target the shops the first lady frequents.
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[2026-07-28 16:16 UTC+10:00] [Special Coverages] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Inquirer
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines – Opposition lawmakers from the Senate and the House of Representatives will deliver their respective Kontra-Sona speeches Tuesday, July 28, 2026, following President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s fifth State of the Nation Address (Sona).
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[2026-07-28 15:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: President Donald Trump listens as Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club, Dec. 29, 2025, in Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)
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