[2026-03-18 09:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: US government is FAR better off without conspiracy theorist Joe Kent

Snippet: Feverish Iran-war critics Tuesday seized on Joe Kent’s resignation as national counterterrorism director as somehow proving President Donald Trump was foolish to launch Operation Epic Fury, when in fact Kent’s “I quit” letter proves he never belonged in that high post.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/03/17/opinion/us-govt-is-far-better-off-without-conspiracy-theorist-joe-kent/

[2026-03-18 09:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Mayor Zohran Mamdani's office wants to pull legal support for Eric Adams in sex assault lawsuit

Snippet: New York City Mayor Eric Adams appears before a House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform hearing with Sanctuary City Mayors on Capitol Hill, March 5, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.,File)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/zohran-mamdani-eric-adams-nyc-sexual-assault-lawsuit-c1ffca067101056e5e3718e2272c539a

[2026-03-18 09:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Gotham FC, Washington Spirit set to play at Citi Field in July

Snippet: NJ/NY Gotham FC midfielder Rose Lavelle is mobbed by her teammates after scoring a goal during the second half of a NWSL women’s championship soccer match against the Washington Spirit, Nov. 22, 2025, in San Jose, Calif. (AP Photo/Justine Willard, File)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/nwsl-new-york-city-washington-spirit-gotham-5909a7be6c7dbf003bf4506031a61c20

[2026-03-18 09:24 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]

Source: 9News

Title: Trump-appointed intelligence official resigns over Iran war

Snippet: Auto news: These are Australia's safest roads.

Read full article: https://www.9news.com.au/world/joe-kent-donald-trumpappointed-intelligence-official-resigns-over-iran-war-says-iran-posed-no-imminent-threat/752d5c36-6099-4f1c-b495-35459d02d7d9

[2026-03-18 09:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Trump administration targets Medicaid fraud in Florida

Snippet: Administrator for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Dr. Mehmet Oz speaks during a news conference in the Old Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House campus Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Tom Brenner)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/florida-medicaid-fraud-investigation-federal-florida-trump-1b7dd359fe22758946ce1ef8124ff5c2

[2026-03-18 09:02 UTC+10:00] [Kid Rock] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Kid Rock decries settlement reached between Live Nation and Trump’s justice department

Snippet: Close ally of president was set to testify at antitrust trial of Ticketmaster parent company later this month

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/music/2026/mar/17/kid-rock-live-nation-ticketmaster-settlement

[2026-03-18 09:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Peru's prime minister steps down before congressional confirmation vote

Snippet: LIMA, Peru (AP) — Peru’s prime minister resigned Tuesday ahead of a mandatory vote in the nation’s Congress, where she needed a majority of legislators to confirm her recent appointment.

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/peru-prime-minister-resigns-crisis-elections-president-857777adcdfc68b931e5a0dfaca7981f

[2026-03-18 08:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: Why Iranian-Americans are cheering the war — and thanking Trump

Snippet: Crowds filled Westwood Boulevard on the night the war with Iran began, on February 28 — not in protest, but in celebration.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/03/17/opinion/why-iranian-americans-are-cheering-the-war/

[2026-03-18 08:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: AP News

Title: Judge orders restoration of Voice of America

Snippet: Kari Lake speaks to supporters at a campaign event, Sept. 4, 2024, in Mesa, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/voice-of-america-kari-lake-trump-cd6d1ef05272f842705da0ed38d3de24

[2026-03-18 08:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: ABC News

Title: Trump names Australia in outburst over lack of ally support in Iran

Snippet: US President Donald Trump has lashed out at America's allies for their lack of partipation in the Middle East conflict. (Reuters: Kevin Lamarque)

Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-18/trump-lashes-nato-australia-lack-of-iran-war-support/106458656

[2026-03-18 08:21 UTC+10:00] [Opinion] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Asia Times

Title: Trump’s coalition of the unwilling: a long time in the making

Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive

Read full article: https://asiatimes.com/2026/03/trumps-coalition-of-the-unwilling-a-long-time-in-the-making/

[2026-03-18 08:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Update on immigrants snared in Trump crackdown on campus activism

Snippet: Leqaa Kordia, left, moves to embrace friends, family and suppporters after being released from the Prairieland Detention Center in Alvarado, Texas, Monday, March 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/immigration-detainees-students-protesters-kordia-khalil-79c4b3bcef693129dd477e2656b47db2

[2026-03-18 08:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: Al Jazeera

Title: Trump says US does not ‘need’ Strait of Hormuz help, despite appeal

Snippet: United States President Donald Trump has said that the US does not “need any help” in reopening the Strait of Hormuz, despite his appeals for an international coalition to support shipping during the war against Iran.

Read full article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/17/trump-says-us-does-not-need-strait-of-hormuz-help-despite-appeal

[2026-03-18 08:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: US drivers see gas prices jump to their highest level since 2023 as the Iran war drags on

Snippet: Prices are displayed on a Chevron gas station sign in Houston, Tuesday, March 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/us-oil-trump-war-iran-gas-prices-edef1d6c5bf85ab64d959510fb50f0bd

[2026-03-18 08:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: RT News

Title: ‘They will do nothing for us’ – Trump on NATO

Snippet: US President Donald Trump has sharply criticized other NATO nations’ unwillingness to join the US-Israeli military campaign against Iran, denouncing the bloc as a “one-way street” that America has never really needed.

Read full article: https://www.rt.com/news/635361-nato-do-nothing-trump/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS

[2026-03-18 08:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: Trump says to make delayed China trip in 'five or six weeks'

Snippet: WASHINGTON — US President Donald Trump said Tuesday he expected to travel to China in a bit over one month, after postponing the trip slated for the end of March due to his war on Iran.

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/03/18/world/trump-says-to-make-delayed-china-trip-in-five-or-six-weeks/2302277

[2026-03-18 08:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Qué saber sobre la creciente crisis económica y política en Cuba

Snippet: Un motociclista transporta a un cliente con un televisor en una caja durante un apagón en La Habana, el martes 17 de marzo de 2026. (AP Foto/Ramón Espinosa)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/cuba-apagones-petroleo-eeuu-trump-45cb189eaf41779a29edf1fef46df9af

[2026-03-18 07:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: MTA sues Trump admin to release $60M in frozen 2nd Avenue Subway funding

Snippet: New York transit officials sued the Trump administration Tuesday, claiming the feds have illegally withheld nearly $60 million in funding for the expansion of the Second Avenue Subway into East Harlem.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/03/17/us-news/mta-sues-trump-admin-to-release-60m-in-frozen-2nd-avenue-subway-funding/

[2026-03-18 07:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Deutsche Welle

Title: Trump pressiona setor de defesa em meio à guerra no Irã

Snippet: O presidente dos Estados Unidos, Donald Trump, recebeu recentemente executivos de sete grandes empresas do setor de defesa na Casa Branca, como parte dos esforços de seu governo para fortalecer a indústria armamentista do país à medida que a guerra contra o Irã se intensifica.

Read full article: https://www.dw.com/pt-br/trump-pressiona-setor-de-defesa-em-meio-%C3%A0-guerra-com-o-ir%C3%A3/a-76401887

[2026-03-18 07:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Al Jazeera

Title: Rubio says Cuba needs to ‘get new people in charge’ as US ratchets pressure

Snippet: United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio has said that Cuba “has to get new people in charge,” and the administration of US President Donald Trump continues to heap pressure on the island nation.

Read full article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/17/rubio-says-cuba-needs-to-get-new-people-in-charge-as-us-ratchets-pressure

[2026-03-18 07:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: Senate GOP moves on Save America Act, the likely doomed voter ID bill Trump wants above all else

Snippet: WASHINGTON — Senate Republicans forged ahead with President Trump’s premier legislation to tighten voter eligibility for federal elections — despite defections from some in their party and united opposition from Democrats.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/03/17/us-news/senate-gop-moves-on-save-america-act-the-voter-id-bill-trump-wants-above-all-else/

[2026-03-18 07:30 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Korea Herald

Title: [Brahma Chellaney] US shows China how to seize Taiwan

Snippet: Since returning to office last year, US President Donald Trump has ordered military strikes from the Caribbean and eastern Pacific to Africa and the Middle East, targeting alleged drug-smuggling boats and suspected terrorist groups. He has attacked Venezuela and kidnapped its leader, Nicolas Maduro. And he has joined Israel in a large-scale assault on Iran that amounts to a major escalation from last year’s strikes, which supposedly “obliterated” the country’s nuclear facilities.

Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10696450

[2026-03-18 07:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: Democrats’ misdirected Iran war outrage: Letters to the Editor — March 18, 2026

Snippet: Democrats are blaming President Trump in any manner possible for the Iran situation (“The War Critics’ Agenda,” Editorial, March 14).

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/03/17/opinion/democrats-misdirected-iran-war-outrage-letters/

[2026-03-18 07:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: In Their Words: How Gregory Bovino became a face of Trump's mass deportations

Snippet: U.S. Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino shouts at protesters, Jan. 11, 2026, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Jen Golbeck, File)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/bovino-retirement-trump-immigration-border-patrol-67c94e813f6725c63ed4c0701990dcae

[2026-03-18 07:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Trump arremete contra la OTAN por no ayudar a asegurar el estrecho de Ormuz y opta por ir solo

Snippet: El presidente Donald Trump habla durante una reunión con el primer ministro irlandés Micheál Martin en el Despacho Oval de la Casa Blanca, el 17 de marzo de 2026, en Washington. (Foto AP/Alex Brandon)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/trump-aliados-iran-ormuz-europa-otan-macron-c961e27b2079270b86b8b66c2fd6de28

[2026-03-18 07:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: What to know about the blackouts and deepening crisis in Cuba

Snippet: Large parts of Cuba were without power on Tuesday after its third blackout within four months underscored the island’s deepening energy and economic crises and rising political tensions with U.S. President Donald Trump. (AP video by Ariel Fernández and Milexsy Durán)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/cuba-us-blackouts-power-electricity-trump-rubio-64b7a303cfd6667a5d4312c288d2fc1f

[2026-03-18 07:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Cornyn and Paxton both remain in Republican Senate runoff in Texas

Snippet: Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, departs following votes at the Capitol, Thursday, March 5, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Allison Robbert)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/republican-senate-texas-cornyn-paxton-trump-7e1f74d3c0f53b7dba471530f364f7f3

[2026-03-18 07:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: ABC News

Title: Turnbull responds to Trump's spray at allies

Snippet: Topic:Government and Politics

Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-18/federal-politics-live-blog-turnbull-trump/106466790

[2026-03-18 07:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Al Jazeera

Title: US Attorney General Pam Bondi subpoenaed for congressional Epstein probe

Snippet: A subcommittee in the United States Congress has subpoenaed Attorney General Pam Bondi, compelling her to testify in a closed-door hearing as part of a probe into convicted former sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

Read full article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/17/us-attorney-general-pam-bondi-subpoenaed-for-congressional-epstein-probe

[2026-03-18 06:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Daily News

Title: ‘Not our war’: US allies balk at Trump’s Strait of Hormuz demands - DailyNews

Snippet: President Donald Trump has berated and threatened America’s NATO allies.

Read full article: https://dailynews.lk/2026/03/18/breaking-news/968671/not-our-war-us-allies-balk-at-trumps-strait-of-hormuz-demands/

[2026-03-18 06:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Daily News

Title: Israel and America The illusion of control - DailyNews

Snippet: War has erupted between the United States, Israel, and Iran, shattering assumptions that calibrated pressure could prevent a wider conflict.The road to war was not paved by a sober calculation of costs and benefits, but by an illusion of control: the belief that USA and Israel could coerce Iran into submission through threats, deployments and limited strikes without triggering a broader regional conflagration.War between the United States, Israel and Iran has now moved from threat to reality.By manufacturing an atmosphere

Read full article: https://dailynews.lk/2026/03/18/general-opinion/968596/israel-and-america-the-illusion-of-control/

[2026-03-18 06:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: US Senate candidate convicted of tossing live tarantula into Airbnb in ‘Home Alone’-inspired harassment campaign

Snippet: A US Senate candidate was just convicted of tossing a live tarantula into a home she rented out on Airbnb — admitting she got the bizarre idea from the flick “Home Alone’’ to try to get her tenant to flee.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/03/17/us-news/us-senate-candidate-convicted-of-tossing-tarantula-into-airbnb/

[2026-03-18 06:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: MTA sues Trump administration over subway funding

Snippet: Metropolitan Transportation Authority workers are seen during a media tour of subway tunnels built in the 1970s that will be part of the Second Ave Subway expansion project, Nov. 23, 2021, in New York. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/new-york-subway-funding-trump-lawsuit-7c4ea370e583455a3fa229d55e720f1e

[2026-03-18 06:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Pam Bondi subpoenaed by Congress over Epstein files

Snippet: Attorney General Pam Bondi listens as she testifies before a House Judiciary Committee oversight hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Feb. 11, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Tom Brenner, file)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/justice-department-epstein-bondi-subpoena-a3baffeaba386ee2e6e5041b067b83d3

[2026-03-18 06:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Trump fumes at NATO for refusing to help secure Strait of Hormuz

Snippet: President Donald Trump listens to a reporter’s question during a meeting with Irish Prime Minister Micheál Martin in the Oval Office of the White House, on St. Patrick’s Day, Tuesday, March 17, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/trump-iran-nato-strait-of-hormuz-europe-4e0cf38708e9c3ba8ea2a36148620067

[2026-03-18 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: New York Post

Title: Trump fuels mystery on which ex-president he’s been talking to about Iran

Snippet: WASHINGTON — Could it have been the 45th?

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/03/17/us-news/mystery-remains-about-trump-speaking-to-pro-iran-war-ex-president/

[2026-03-18 06:28 UTC+10:00] [Kemi Badenoch] [Factuality: 90]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Kemi Badenoch calls Trump’s repeated criticisms of Starmer ‘childish’

Snippet: Tory leader says US president’s words ‘completely wrong’ as she tries to distance herself from his war on Iran

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/mar/17/kemi-badenoch-trump-criticisms-starmer-childish

[2026-03-18 06:27 UTC+10:00] [California] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Oil flows again through controversial California pipeline after Trump order

Snippet: Pipeline, closed since 2015 after huge oil spill, reopens after president cites need to boost US supply amid war on Iran

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/17/oil-california-pipeline-iran

[2026-03-18 06:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Chief Justice Roberts calls for personal criticism of judges to stop

Snippet: John Roberts, Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, speaks during lecture to the Georgetown Law School graduating class of 2025, in Washington, May 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/supreme-court-threat-roberts-trump-judges-a79db51d40411b6f4113b431ed92c677

[2026-03-18 06:19 UTC+10:00] [Iran] [Factuality: 90]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Trump confirms delay of Beijing meeting with Xi amid Iran conflict

Snippet: Visit with Chinese leader pushed back by up to six weeks as Trump stays in Washington during escalating US-Israeli war with Iran

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/us/article/3346937/trump-confirms-delay-beijing-meeting-xi-amid-iran-conflict

[2026-03-18 06:18 UTC+10:00] [Cuba] [Factuality: 90]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Trump’s threats to ‘take’ Cuba signal rising US pressure as island grapples with power crisis

Snippet: National power outage is making life extremely difficult and may force Havana into biggest economic reforms in 67 years

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/17/trumps-explicit-threats-spark-fear-and-loathing-for-struggling-cubans

[2026-03-18 06:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: New York Post

Title: Sheriff leading Nancy Guthrie investigation faces massive recall effort from furious locals: ‘He has been an embarrassment’

Snippet: Chris Nanos the sheriff in charge of the Nancy Guthrie investigation, is facing a massive recall drive from furious locals, after the Democrat was accused of “embarrassing” the county, The Post can reveal.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/03/17/us-news/sheriff-leading-nancy-guthrie-investigation-faces-massive-recall-effort-from-furious-locals/

[2026-03-18 06:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: Brian Cole Jr., man charged with planting pipe bombs before the Jan. 6 riot, argues Trump’s mass pardons apply to him

Snippet: WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s sweeping act of clemency for rioters who stormed the US Capitol also should apply to a man charged with planting pipe bombs near the national headquarters of the Democratic and Republican parties on the eve of the Jan. 6, 2021, riot, the suspect’s attorneys argue in a bid to get his case dismissed.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/03/17/us-news/brian-cole-jr-man-charged-with-planting-pipe-bombs-before-the-jan-6-riot-argues-trumps-mass-pardons-apply-to-him/

[2026-03-18 06:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Rep. Jasmine Crockett confirms security team member killed by Dallas police in standoff

Snippet: Primary candidate for U.S. Senate Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, speaks during a campaign event in Richardson, Texas, Thursday, Feb. 19, 2026. (AP Photo/LM Otero)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/mike-king-jasmine-crockett-law-enforcement-general-news-dallas-00949312b2b94883e5086286883d0e99

[2026-03-18 05:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Wisconsin Senate passes $133M package to combat forever chemicals

Snippet: This Wisconsin State Capitol is seen on Dec. 31, 2020, in Madison, Wis. (AP Photo/Morry Gash, File)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/pfas-wisconsin-bill-senate-passage-evers-fbfe59d8cabcbab6296ec088fcb36d2a

[2026-03-18 05:58 UTC+10:00] [Russia] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Ella Baron on Vladimir Putin and the benefits to Russia of war in Iran – cartoon

Snippet: Ella Baron on Vladimir Putin and the benefits to Russia of war in Iran – cartoon

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/picture/2026/mar/17/ella-baron-donald-trump-war-iran-cartoon

[2026-03-18 05:57 UTC+10:00] [Gerry Adams] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: ‘I don’t distance myself from the IRA’: Gerry Adams brings his ‘dead true’ denials to court | Esther Addley

Snippet: Former politician tells court he was never a member of the IRA in case brought by survivors of republican bombings

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/mar/17/gerry-adams-beret-high-court-benny-hill

[2026-03-18 05:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: 2026 Chicago Cubs Schedule

Snippet: March 26 Washington, 2:20 p.m.

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/st-louis-pittsburgh-milwaukee-cincinnati-new-york-mets-089e36f290126df534f88072cd8328ad

[2026-03-18 05:51 UTC+10:00] [Colombia] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Colombian president accuses Ecuador after ‘27 charred bodies’ found near border

Snippet: Relations deteriorate as Gustavo Petro claims government of Trump ally Daniel Noboa bombing targets in Colombia

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/17/colombian-president-ecuador-bodies

[2026-03-18 05:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: A federal judge brings RFK Jr.'s anti-vaccine crusade to a halt

Snippet: Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. enters the House Chamber before President Donald Trump delivers the 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. (Kenny Holston/The New York Times via AP, Pool)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/kennedy-vaccines-judge-ruling-maha-aad16db9d014f9c024d8c42b2e2365bf