Topic: US Politics — Neutral reports only
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[2026-03-31 08:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Talks between the United States and Iran “are continuing and going well,” White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt has insisted, while Israel continues its strikes against Iran.
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[2026-03-31 08:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Kazem Jalali, Iran’s ambassador to Russia, has said that as of now Iran “doesn’t need any negotiations,” but remains a “rational player” that is “not looking for war.” Speaking on RT’s ‘Sanchez Effect’, he said that Tehran has “never denied peace talks,” but insisted there must be “proper conditions” before any dialogue can begin.
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[2026-03-31 07:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: UConn guard Braylon Mullins (24) scores the winning basket during the second half against Duke in the Elite Eight of the NCAA college basketball tournament, Sunday, March 29, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)
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[2026-03-31 07:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Colorado State head coach Jay Norvell looks on from the sideline during the second half of an NCAA college football game against Washington, Aug. 30, 2025, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson, File)
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[2026-03-31 07:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Shop now
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[2026-03-31 07:30 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: We have a saying here at Bloomberg, and it’s one we brought with us to New York City Hall: “If you can’t measure it, you can’t manage it.” The federal government is now in danger of proving just how much truth those words hold.
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[2026-03-31 07:15 UTC+10:00] [East Wing] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: US President Donald Trump described security features including ‘bulletproof glass’ and a ‘drone-proof roof’ at the US$400 million ballroom
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[2026-03-31 07:06 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 90]
Source: SBS News
Snippet: United States President Donald Trump has warned Iran that the US will destroy its energy operations if the Strait of Hormuz is not opened immediately. Source: AAP / Evan Vucci
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[2026-03-31 06:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has said the United States has done “nothing punitive” against the Cuban government, saying the current humanitarian situation on the island preceded recent actions by the administration of US President Donald Trump in the Caribbean.
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[2026-03-31 06:49 UTC+10:00] [Trump administration] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: During her opening remarks today, Karoline Leavitt continued to blame Democratic lawmakers for the longest partial government shutdown in history, after both chambers of Congress remain at an impasse on passing a funding bill to reopen a portion of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
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[2026-03-31 06:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: New York’s Republican gubernatorial hopeful is preparing to possibly sue the state — accusing Gov. Kathy Hochul and her fellow Democrats of “corruption” and trying to “rig the system” by denying him millions in matching campaign funds.
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[2026-03-31 06:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: With a massive US military buildup in the Middle East and prospects for a diplomatic breakthrough looking grim, an American operation against Iran might finally be around the corner. Modern geopolitics, military technology and Iran’s defences make a land invasion highly complex. Military history teaches us that airpower alone is insufficient to achieve the kind of aims the White House and Pentagon are aspiring for themselves.Defence analysts assume that a ground war on Iran’s own terrain- will send American troops
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[2026-03-31 06:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The recent right-wing campaign - joined by many leftists - in the US to blame Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for dragging Washington into a war on Iran is only the latest campaign to exonerate the US from its imperialist crimes and to absolve Israel of Netanyahu's alleged machinations.
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[2026-03-31 06:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: WASHINGTON — They have no shame.
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[2026-03-31 06:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: An ex-security staffer for President Joe Biden charged with killing his girlfriend in San Francisco told police it was a horrific accident.
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[2026-03-31 05:59 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-03-31 05:43 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: 9News
Snippet: Hello and welcome to our live rolling blog of the ongoing conflict in Iran, this Tuesday March 31.
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[2026-03-31 05:33 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Oil prices on course for record monthly rise amid risk of further escalation and mixed messaging from US
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[2026-03-31 05:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON — The White House on Monday expressed "concerns" over Israeli police blocking Jerusalem's Catholic leader from accessing Christianity's holiest site on Palm Sunday.
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[2026-03-31 05:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: En esta foto, publicada por la Oficina Presidencial de Taiwán, el presidente de Taiwán, William Lai Ching-te, saluda a legisladores estadounidenses de visita, entre ellos la senadora Jeanne Shaheen, segunda a la izquierda, y Jacky Rosen, a la izquierda, en Taipéi, Taiwán, lunes 30 de marzo de 2026. (Oficina Presidencial de Taiwán vía AP)
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[2026-03-31 05:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Unrest, Conflict and War
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[2026-03-31 05:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Republican gubernatorial candidate Bruce Blakeman and the statewide GOP ticket blasted New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s push to dramatically increase the inheritance tax that would hit the middle class — and proposed a plan Monday to stop it.
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[2026-03-31 05:01 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Without diplomacy or restraint, the economic shock will deepen and US soldiers may become embroiled in a quagmire
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[2026-03-31 05:00 UTC+10:00] [World / Middle East] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: March 31, 2026 — 5:00am
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[2026-03-31 04:59 UTC+10:00] [Justice Department] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The newspaper claims Pentagon officials have implemented a revised press policy that circumvents the judge’s March 20 ruling
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[2026-03-31 04:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s son and Arab Gulf royals should be kicked out of the West and put on the front lines of an Iran invasion before the US sends its own troops, Steve Bannon, US President Donald Trump’s former chief strategist, said.
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[2026-03-31 04:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MINNEAPOLIS — The Trump administration sued Minnesota and its school athletics governing body on Monday, carrying out a threat to punish the state for allowing transgender athletes to compete in girls sports.
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[2026-03-31 04:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: US stocks jumped Monday afternoon and oil prices went on a wild ride as President Trump signaled a possible end to the war in Iran – even as the vital Strait of Hormuz remained closed and Tehran attacked Israel’s largest oil refinery.
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[2026-03-31 04:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Another detainee has died at an immigration facility in the United States, authorities have announced, raising concerns about the growing death toll of immigrants in government custody amid President Donald Trump’s crackdown.
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[2026-03-31 04:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: “Most” Transportation Security Administration employees got at least two periods of backpay as of Monday that they had missed due to the Department of Homeland Security shutdown, DHS Acting Assistant Secretary Lauren Bis said in a statement.
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[2026-03-31 04:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: WASHINGTON — The Department of Justice sued Minnesota on Monday for discriminating against female athletes by letting biological males compete against them and enter their bathrooms and locker rooms.
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[2026-03-31 04:15 UTC+10:00] [Trump administration] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Judge seems skeptical of Pentagon’s restrictive protocol but did not rule on forcing compliance on an earlier order
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[2026-03-31 04:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Una vista del Pentágono en Washington, el 26 de enero del 2020. (AP foto/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
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[2026-03-31 04:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON — Congestion at US airports is expected to ease this week after President Donald Trump ordered security officers be paid despite a partial government shutdown.
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[2026-03-31 03:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-03-31 03:48 UTC+10:00] [Donald Trump] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Presidential decisions can mean life or death for millions around the world, that’s why constitutional safeguards exist. But do they work in practice?
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[2026-03-31 03:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Attorney General Pam Bondi listens during a Cabinet meeting at the White House, Thursday, March 26, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
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[2026-03-31 03:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: The Pentagon and the surrounding area is seen in this aerial view in Washington, Jan. 26, 2020. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)
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[2026-03-31 03:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: WASHINGTON — Shocking leaked audio showed a lefty Democratic hopeful for Michigan Senate telling campaign staffers he wanted to avoid taking a position on the death of late Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei because many voters were distraught over it.
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[2026-03-31 02:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: La Embajada de Estados Unidos en Caracas, Venezuela, 8 de enero de 2026. (Foto AP/Matias Delacroix, archivo)
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[2026-03-31 02:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: United States President Donald Trump has renewed his threat to “blow up” a range of civilian infrastructure in Iran, including all of the country’s desalination plants, in a move that would threaten the water source for millions of people and that experts say would be illegal.
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[2026-03-31 02:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: One of two sailboats carrying humanitarian aid organized by activists with an international organization that departed from Mexico arrives in Havana, Cuba, Saturday, March 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
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[2026-03-31 02:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Gente pasa la noche en la oscuridad en el Malecón durante un apagón en La Habana, Cuba, el sábado 21 de marzo 2026. (AP Foto/Ramón Espinosa)
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[2026-03-31 02:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines -- Sen. Bam Aquino filed Senate Bill (SB) 2011 to classify gasoline, diesel, and other petroleum products as basic necessities, placing them under the government’s price control function.
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[2026-03-31 02:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Former South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford speaks during a news conference in front of the Statehouse, Nov. 12, 2019, in Concord, N.H. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola, File)
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[2026-03-31 02:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Cuba assistiu à chegada nesta segunda-feira (30/3) de um navio russo transportando 730 mil barris de petróleo bruto – o primeiro em quase três meses, desde que a suspensão das importações de petróleo venezuelano por decisão do governo americano deixou a ilha comunista à beira do colapso.
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[2026-03-31 02:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A traveler moves in view of an air traffic control tower at Philadelphia International Airport in Philadelphia, Friday, March 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
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[2026-03-31 01:43 UTC+10:00] [Asia Times] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-03-31 01:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: WASHINGTON — President Trump on Monday put Iran and the speaker of the Islamic Republic’s parliament on notice after Tehran attacked Israel’s biggest oil refinery and told The Post his response is coming “shortly.”
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[2026-03-31 01:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: President Trump is considering a military operation to send US soldiers inside Iran to extract nearly 1,000 pounds of uranium from Iran, officials said.
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