Topic: US Politics — Neutral reports only
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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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[2026-03-31 01:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: President Trump tore into the Supreme Court and the “dumb judges and justices” making up the US federal court system on Monday, as a case involving his executive order banning so-called “birthright citizenship” is scheduled for oral arguments Wednesday.
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[2026-03-31 01:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON — US President Donald Trump pushed concerns about surging world prices aside Monday and threatened to destroy Iran's oil wells, power plants and main export terminal if Tehran does not quickly accept a peace deal.
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[2026-03-31 01:00 UTC+10:00] [Petrol prices] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The US president thumbs his nose at concerns about the most serious energy crisis in global history. But Australia, like other countries, is paying a high price
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[2026-03-31 00:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: La sede de la Corte Suprema de Estados Unidos, en Washington, el 24 de febrero del 2026. (AP foto/Matt Rourke)
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[2026-03-31 00:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Shop now
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[2026-03-31 00:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: WASHINGTON — President Trump confirmed Sunday that a “massive” military complex is being built under his vaunted White House ballroom, providing new details on the secret project that was exposed in a recent lawsuit.
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[2026-03-31 00:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: From left, US Sen. Jacky Rosen, Vice Mister of Taiwan National Defense Ministry Hsu Szu-chien, US Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, Secretary-General of the Taiwan National Security Council Joseph Wu, Sen. John Curtis, and US Sen. Thom Tillis, first from right, smile as they visiting the National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology (NCSIST) in Taoyuan City, Northern Taiwan, Monday, March 30, 2026.
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[2026-03-31 00:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: House lawmakers are reportedly balking at one provision in the bipartisan Senate housing bill — and they’re completely right: Penalizing “build to rent” projects would only shrink the new-homes market.
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[2026-03-30 23:58 UTC+10:00] [World Cup 2026] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Human rights group says US is facing an ‘emergency’
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[2026-03-30 23:52 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 90]
Source: 9News
Snippet: US President Donald Trump has threatened widespread destruction of Iran's energy resources and other vital infrastructure if a deal to end the war with Tehran is not reached soon.In a social media post on Monday, Trump said "great progress is being made" in talks with Iran to end military operations.But he bristled that if a deal was not reached and and if the strategic Hormuz Strait was not immediately reopened, the US would broaden its offensive by "completely obliterating all
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[2026-03-30 23:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The US has been in “serious” discussions with a “new and more reasonable” Iranian government, President Donald Trump has claimed. In a post on his Truth Social platform, he also threatened to obliterate Iran’s critical energy infrastructure if no deal is “shortly reached.”
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[2026-03-30 23:41 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: US President Donald Trump on Monday threatened widespread destruction of Iran’s energy resources and other vital infrastructure, including desalination plants, if a deal to end the war with Tehran is not reached “shortly.” On the ground, the conflict showed no sign of letting up: Tehran struck a key water and electrical plant in Kuwait, and an oil refinery in Israel came under attack.
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[2026-03-30 23:39 UTC+10:00] [Kuomintang] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The trip signals Washington’s frustration with budget impasse, but analysts say real power over Taiwan policy rests with the White House
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[2026-03-30 23:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Vanessa Trump has been revealed to have an “intense” relationship with Tiger Woods after he was arrested for DUI again.
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[2026-03-30 23:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: US President Donald Trump is considering a military operation to seize the enriched uranium held at Iranian nuclear sites, the Wall Street Journal has reported, citing sources.
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[2026-03-30 23:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Islamabad, Pakistan – When the foreign ministers of Saudi Arabia, Turkiye and Egypt landed in Islamabad over the weekend, it marked the second meeting in less than two weeks of a diplomatic track working to contain the fallout of the US-Israel war on Iran and Tehran’s retaliatory strikes across the region.
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[2026-03-30 23:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor speaks during a service for retired Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor in the Great Hall at the Supreme Court in Washington, Dec. 18, 2023. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, Pool, File)
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[2026-03-30 23:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Economic and consumer confidence plummeted in Europe in March, according to official data released on Monday, in the latest evidence of how the Iran war is upending growth and inflation expectations.
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[2026-03-30 23:00 UTC+10:00] [Donald Trump] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: War is testing operating principle that has guided Trump for decades: construct a narrative, declare it to be true and relentlessly force the world to submit to it
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[2026-03-30 22:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: President Trump said Monday that a deal with Iran was “probably” close — but warned the US would obliterate the regime’s oil wells and power plants if it fell through.
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[2026-03-30 22:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Spain’s Defense Minister Margarita Robles waits for the start of a meeting of the North Atlantic Council in defense ministers format at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2025 (AP Photo/Omar Havana, file)
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[2026-03-30 22:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday that the U.S. will "completely" obliterate Iran's electric generating plants, oil wells and Kharg Island if the strategically vital Strait of Hormuz is not "immediately" reopened and a peace deal is not reached "shortly."
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[2026-03-30 22:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu must have persuaded Donald Trump that a war on Iran would unfold much like the pager attack in Lebanon 18 months ago.
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[2026-03-30 22:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Democratic House candidate Shawn Harris talks with voters in Rome, Ga., on Thursday, March 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Charlotte Kramon)
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[2026-03-30 22:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: The U.S. Supreme Court is seen in Washington on Feb. 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)
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[2026-03-30 22:00 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: If there is any consistency to Trump’s policy, it is a series of frantic attempts to justify his original blunder and extricate himself from its dire consequences
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[2026-03-30 22:00 UTC+10:00] [Donald Trump] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: President is convening so-called ‘God squad’ to override provisions of Endangered Species Act for ‘national security’
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[2026-03-30 21:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: US President Donald Trump said his country could "take the oil in Iran" as thousands of American troops mobilise to the Middle East.
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[2026-03-30 21:00 UTC+10:00] [US news] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: A New York congressional primary is exposing the gap between Democrats who want to fight Trump and Democrats who want to fight for something
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[2026-03-30 21:00 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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[2026-03-30 21:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Republican gubernatorial hopeful Bruce Blakeman is accusing foe Gov. Kathy Hochul of being in cahoots with the ride-sharing app Uber in a pay-to-play scheme to get her re-elected.
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[2026-03-30 20:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Local Spain
Snippet: Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has posted a video of himself with a red cap reminiscent of that of the 'Make America Great Again' movement, seen by many as a dig at Donald Trump at a time when tensions between the US and Spain are higher than ever.
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[2026-03-30 20:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: The winning numbers in Sunday’s drawing of the “Washington Cash Pop” game were:
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[2026-03-30 20:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Trump says deal with Iran is 'close', but warns US could seize Kharg Island
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[2026-03-30 20:00 UTC+10:00] [Criminal Justice] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ProPublica
Snippet: These highlights were written by the reporters and editors who worked on this story.
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[2026-03-30 19:37 UTC+10:00] [Business / The economy] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
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[2026-03-30 19:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: President Trump has said the US could take Iran’s oil – as he mulls over a daring operation to seize one of the Islamic Republic’s energy strongholds.
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[2026-03-30 19:23 UTC+10:00] [Oil] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Stock markets in Asia drop sharply, with investors nervous over escalation of Middle East conflict
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[2026-03-30 19:21 UTC+10:00] [Business] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Asian stocks fall and Brent rises to over $115 a barrel; Trump says US could seize Iran’s export hub on Kharg Island
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[2026-03-30 19:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Philadelphia Flyers (37-24-12, in the Metropolitan Division) vs. Washington Capitals (37-28-9, in the Metropolitan Division)
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[2026-03-30 19:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Washington Nationals (2-1) vs. Philadelphia Phillies (1-2)
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[2026-03-30 18:31 UTC+10:00] [Middle East] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The US president hints at a looming deal even as thousands of US marines arrive in the region, reportedly for ground operations
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[2026-03-30 18:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: A former Washington DC air traffic controller on duty the night of the fatal January 2025 mid-air collision involving an American Airlines plane and a US Army helicopter warned how there were “obvious holes” already in the system at the time of the disaster.
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[2026-03-30 18:00 UTC+10:00] [World / Middle East] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Canberra/Washington: Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has called for more clarity from Donald Trump about his aims for the war in Iran, as the US president muses on the possibility of seizing the regime’s oil supplies.
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[2026-03-30 17:41 UTC+10:00] [COMMENTARY] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: War is always a gamble. That is true even when leaders call it something else, like “special military operation” (Russian President Vladimir Putin’s evasive name for his full-scale invasion of Ukraine) or “excursion” (U.S. President Donald Trump’s preferred term for his attack on Iran).
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[2026-03-30 17:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: U.S. President Donald Trump said he has "no problem" with a Russian crude tanker delivering fuel to Cuba, appearing to reverse course over his administration's oil blockade as the island grapples with a deepening energy crisis.
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[2026-03-30 17:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Anthony Albanese says he wants a clearer picture from from the US as to its objectives in Iran. (ABC News: Callum Flinn )
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[2026-03-30 17:14 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: For over a decade, I’ve navigated the complexities of North Korean affairs, security, and foreign policy from both Seoul and Washington, D.C. As the National Desk Political Team Lead, I track the pulse of geopolitics, closely following developments from the Unification Ministry and the Foreign Ministry. My mornings start with Rodong Sinmun—North Korea’s state mouthpiece—before diving into the day’s headlines from Seoul and Washington.
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