Topic: US Politics — Neutral reports only
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[2026-03-18 22:50 UTC+10:00] [US news] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Republicans almost certain to push through appointment following the ousting of Noem amid public backlash to her aggressive immigration approach
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[2026-03-18 22:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: As United States President Donald Trump tries to build a coalition of navies willing to open the Strait of Hormuz, some countries are negotiating safe passage directly with Iran, underscoring a new de facto reality, analysts say: Regardless of military results, Tehran is calling the shots on who gets to use the world’s most important energy waterway.
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[2026-03-18 22:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla., arrives before Ireland’s Prime Minister Micheál Martin presents President Donald Trump with a bowl of shamrocks during a St. Patrick’s Day event in the East Room of the White House, Tuesday, March 17, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
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[2026-03-18 22:00 UTC+10:00] [Robert F Kennedy Jr] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Records shed light on how Scott Brown – then Trump’s New Zealand ambassador, now running for Senate – responded to Kennedy’s 2019 Samoa trip ahead of measles outbreak
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[2026-03-18 22:00 UTC+10:00] [Politics] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Pardoned by Trump after violating US banking law, Ben Delo provides funding, networking, and podcasting space for a range of groups, including those with hardline views on migration and abortion
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[2026-03-18 22:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Republican Sen. Markwayne Mullin of Oklahoma is President Donald Trump’s nominee for Homeland Security Secretary, following the firing of Kristi Noem. Mullin told reporters at the Capitol on Thursday that he would get DHS “focused on protecting the homeland.”
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[2026-03-18 21:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Un soldador se ve en una planta de Allen Engineering Corporation el lunes 16 de marzo de 2026, en Paragould, Arkansas. (AP Foto/Kevin Wurm)
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[2026-03-18 21:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines -- Senate President Vicente Sotto III urged Filipinos to become responsible pet owners since they play a role in preventing rabies and protecting public health.
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[2026-03-18 21:00 UTC+10:00] [Trump administration] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Trump pick for homeland security secretary followed firing of Kristi Noem amid blowback for anti-immigration tactics
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[2026-03-18 21:00 UTC+10:00] [Donald Trump] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The US president is using the language and the strategy of authoritarians once again
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[2026-03-18 21:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: The Trump administration aims to “rebalance” the media by encouraging television broadcasters to “stand up” for their communities and air more patriotic programming, Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Brendan Carr said in the latest episode of “Pod Force One.”
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[2026-03-18 20:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Illinois Lieutenant Governor Juliana Stratton has won the Democratic primary for an open United States Senate seat in one of a slate of closely watched races shaped by heavy spending from special interest groups, including pro-Israel lobbying networks and the artificial intelligence industry.
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[2026-03-18 20:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Cuba's President Miguel Díaz-Canel on Wednesday lashed out at the "almost daily" threats from the U.S. and pledged to meet the Trump administration's move to choke off the island's fuel supplies with "unyielding resistance."
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[2026-03-18 20:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: As Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi travels to Washington for her first summit with U.S. President Donald Trump stateside, the Iran conflict will loom large over their meeting.
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[2026-03-18 19:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines -- Some senators are facing more than one complaint before the Senate Ethics Committee, Sen. Joseph Victor Ejercito said on Wednesday.
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[2026-03-18 19:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: George Washington Revolutionaries (18-15, 9-11 A-10) at Utah Valley Wolverines (25-8, 15-5 WAC)
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[2026-03-18 19:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Bradley Braves (19-12, 13-8 MVC) at George Washington Revolutionaries (15-17, 7-12 A-10)
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[2026-03-18 19:34 UTC+10:00] [Washington] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Comments build on Beijing’s recent tendency towards detailing economic and lifestyle benefits for island from reunification
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[2026-03-18 18:30 UTC+10:00] [World / Middle East] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Dubai/Tel Aviv: Iran has targeted Tel Aviv with missiles carrying cluster warheads, and Iranian state television has claimed the attacks were in retaliation for Israel’s assassination of Iran’s security chief, Ali Larijani.
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[2026-03-18 18:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: French Finance Minister Roland Lescure told CNBC that France is willing to support the U.S. in securing the Strait of Hormuz — just not while ships are still coming under attack in the vital maritime passage.
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[2026-03-18 18:00 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Last year it was China’s answer to tariffs, now it’s Iran’s retaliation to airstrikes – ‘America First’ keeps foundering on global economics
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[2026-03-18 17:59 UTC+10:00] [Xi-Trump meeting] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Markets await clarity on a summit, hoping it will steady Hong Kong and China equities as Middle East hostilities weigh on sentiment
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[2026-03-18 17:08 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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[2026-03-18 17:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Detroit Pistons (49-19, first in the Eastern Conference) vs. Washington Wizards (16-52, 14th in the Eastern Conference)
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[2026-03-18 16:50 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-03-18 16:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Donald Trump appointed Joseph Kent as the director of the National Counterterrorism Center in 2024. (AP: Mark Schiefelbein)
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[2026-03-18 16:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Donald Trump has been calling on US allies to help end Iran's blockade of the Strait of Hormuz. (Reuters: Kevin Lamarque)
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[2026-03-18 16:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: An Israeli airstrike has struck an apartment building in Bachoura, central Beirut. The Israeli army had warned residents in the building to evacuate about an hour before completely flattening it as day broke. (AP video by: Fadi Tawil; Production by: Sally Abou AlJoud)
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[2026-03-18 16:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: FILE- Barges fully loaded with coal are anchored on Mahakam river in Samarinda, East Kalimantan, Indonesia, on Dec. 19, 2022. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara, File)
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[2026-03-18 16:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Oil tankers and cargo ships line up in the Strait of Hormuz as seen from Khor Fakkan, United Arab Emirates, Wednesday, March 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)
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[2026-03-18 16:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Cuba’s Miguel Diaz-Canel issued a defiant message after Donald Trump said he might ‘take’ the communist nation
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[2026-03-18 16:00 UTC+10:00] [Television] [Factuality: 95]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: This glossy murder mystery, starring Elisabeth Moss, Kerry Washington and Kate Mara, should be better than this. But if you brace yourself for a perfectly acceptable eight hours of entertainment, you’ll have a good time
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[2026-03-18 16:00 UTC+10:00] [Slovenia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Armed with Orbán’s ruthless playbook and Trump’s political style, Janez Janša would be another illiberal threat to the EU if he wins on 22 March
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[2026-03-18 16:00 UTC+10:00] [Iran nuclear deal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Negotiators had reached agreement on key issues despite Trump team’s idiosyncratic approach. Two days later, war began
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[2026-03-18 15:59 UTC+10:00] [Iran] [Factuality: 95]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Analysts said combination of Iran war and new date for Trump’s visit to Beijing could put Japan’s leader on the defensive.
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[2026-03-18 15:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Both security official Ali Larijani and Gen. Gholam Reza Soleimani were “eliminated last night,” Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said in a statement. Iranian state media did not immediately confirm either death.
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[2026-03-18 15:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A person looks at a stock price monitor showing New York Dow and Nikkei indexes also US dollar Japanese yen exchange rate at a security company Tuesday, March 17, 2026, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
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[2026-03-18 15:44 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Most Australians want the country to stay entirely out of the United States and Israel’s war against Iran, with an overwhelming majority worried by the conflict’s impact on cost of living in Australia.
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[2026-03-18 15:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: US President Donald Trump has confirmed he is delaying plans to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the end of the month, as the US-Israeli war on Iran continues to consume most of Washington’s focus.
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[2026-03-18 15:33 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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[2026-03-18 15:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: The winning numbers in Tuesday’s drawing of the “Washington Cash Pop” game were:
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[2026-03-18 15:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: The winning numbers in Tuesday’s drawing of the “Washington Match 4" game were:
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[2026-03-18 15:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: The winning numbers in Tuesday’s drawing of the “Washington Keno” game were:
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[2026-03-18 15:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: The winning numbers in Tuesday’s drawing of the “Washington Hit 5" game were:
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[2026-03-18 15:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: The winning numbers in Tuesday’s drawing of the “Washington Pick 3" game were:
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[2026-03-18 15:09 UTC+10:00] [COMMENTARY] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: Uh oh. Survey data from Politico, the media giant, shows that “the 21st century is more likely to belong to Beijing than to Washington,” at least if thinking among four key U.S. allies, Canada, France, Germany and the U.K. is indicative.
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[2026-03-18 15:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard exits the House chamber following President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress in the House chamber at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)
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[2026-03-18 15:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A welder is seen inside the Allen Engineering Corporation plant Monday, March 16, 2026, in Paragould, Ark. (AP Photo/Kevin Wurm)
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[2026-03-18 15:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: AP News
Snippet: FILE -Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell speaks during a news conference, Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026, at the Federal Reserve Board Building in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)
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[2026-03-18 14:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Donald Trump and billionaire Larry Ellison have been dragged into the blockbuster legal war between Hollywood fixer RJ Cipriani and Paramount president Jeff Shell in a saga straight out of a film noir.
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