[2026-03-17 15:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: What's in the voting bill that Republicans are pushing to the Senate floor

Snippet: Primary voters arrive to cast ballots at an official vote center in Dallas, Tuesday, March 3, 2026. (AP Photo/LM Otero)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/voting-trump-midterms-citizenship-republican-senate-d4acd3468c410a8842a0fe3e3b9cda57

[2026-03-17 15:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Iran live updates: UAE briefly closes airspace over Iranian attacks

Snippet: Volunteers clean debris from a residential building damaged when a nearby police station was hit Friday in a U.S.-Israeli strike in Tehran, Iran, Sunday, March 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/live/iran-war-israel-trump-03-17-2026

[2026-03-17 15:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Trump team pushes media to tell Iran war story the White House's way

Snippet: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth listens as President Donald Trump speaks to reporters while traveling aboard Air Force One en route from Dover Air Force Base, Del., to Miami, Saturday, March 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/trump-media-hegseth-carr-fcc-first-amendment-d8bba1bcfa09bd47a9e1523616be480c

[2026-03-17 15:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: ABC News

Title: 'Let them self-destruct': Iran war rift inside MAGA goes public

Snippet: Conservative MAGA commentators Megyn Kelly and Mark Levin traded barbs online. (Reuters: Kylie Cooper/Joshua Roberts)

Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-17/iran-war-splits-trump-maga-base/106462756

[2026-03-17 15:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: ABC News

Title: KAnalysis by Kamin Gock

Snippet: Kamin Gock is a North America correspondent based in Washington DC. He has previously worked as a journalist with 7.30 and as a state political reporter in the NSW newsroom. In 2023, he was awarded the Kennedy Young Journalist of the Year and the prestigious Andrew Olle Scholarship during which he worked at 4 Corners, Parliament House and the London bureau.

Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/kamin-gock/13663914

[2026-03-17 15:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Illinois voters pick a new slate of Democratic leaders in Tuesday primary

Snippet: U.S. Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-Ill.), center, speaks as U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly (D-Ill.), left, and Illinois Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton (D), listen to him during U.S. senate Democratic Primary Debate in Chicago, Thursday, Feb. 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/election-primary-illinois-democrats-senate-house-f9432112c459e87fdbfea0bdbcd4e492

[2026-03-17 14:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Will the strait of Hormuz torpedo Trump's war? - podcast

Snippet: Events in the narrow waterway are causing chaos around the globe. The Guardian’s energy correspondent, Jillian Ambrose, explains why

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/audio/2026/mar/17/strait-hormuz-trump-iran-war-full-story-podcast

[2026-03-17 14:27 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 90]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Middle East crisis live: Trump seeks to delay summit with China’s Xi amid Iran war; US embassy in Baghdad reportedly targeted in air attack

Snippet: Trump says US requested delay of ‘a month or so’ while key official insists move is not to pressure Beijing to help unblock strait of Hormuz; Iraqi officials says drones and rockets attacked embassy

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2026/mar/17/iran-war-live-updates-news-israel-trump-strikes-us-embassy-baghdad-strait-of-hormuz-middle-east-latest

[2026-03-17 14:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Al Jazeera

Title: Israel policy looms large over US elections in Illinois amid Iran war

Snippet: Washington, DC – Pro-Israel groups in the United States are spending millions of dollars in elections to assert their influence over the rising anger towards Israeli policies.

Read full article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/17/israel-policy-looms-large-over-us-elections-in-illinois-amid-iran-war

[2026-03-17 14:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: New York Post

Title: Trump believes he’ll have the ‘honor of taking Cuba’ in the future

Snippet: President Trump said Monday that he expects to have the “honor” of “taking Cuba,” days after the island’s communist government acknowledged it was in talks with the US.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/03/16/us-news/trump-believes-hell-be-taking-cuba-in-the-future/

[2026-03-17 13:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: Trump vows to 'take' Cuba as island reels from oil embargo

Snippet: HAVANA, Cuba — US President Donald Trump vowed Monday to "take" Cuba as the communist island plunged into darkness under a total power blackout linked to a crippling oil embargo imposed by Washington.

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/03/17/world/americas-emea/trump-vows-to-take-cuba-as-island-reels-from-oil-embargo/2301352

[2026-03-17 13:32 UTC+10:00] [drug trafficking] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Channeling Trump, Chile’s new president launches work on border barrier

Snippet: Arch-conservative leader Kast has vowed to crack down on immigration from Peru and Bolivia with his ‘Border Shield’ plan

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/world/americas/article/3346819/channeling-trump-chiles-new-president-launches-work-border-barrier

[2026-03-17 13:27 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 90]

Source: The Korea Herald

Title: Trump asks China to delay Xi summit as Iran war rages

Snippet: US President Donald Trump said Monday he had asked China to delay his summit with Xi Jinping by around a month while he deals with the war in the Middle East.

Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10696085

[2026-03-17 13:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: Trump demands allies help secure Strait of Hormuz

Snippet: TEHRAN, Iran — President Donald Trump on Monday demanded that US allies help secure the Strait of Hormuz, but European powers pushed back on a possible mission to reopen the vital waterway shut by Iran in response to US-Israeli attacks.

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/03/17/world/americas-emea/trump-demands-allies-help-secure-strait-of-hormuz/2301345

[2026-03-17 13:13 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 90]

Source: The Korea Herald

Title: China warns Trump's latest tariff moves could damage trade ties

Snippet: PARIS (AP) — China warned Monday that US President Donald Trump’s latest tariff moves could harm the countries’ trade relationship, at the end of high-level talks in Paris.

Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10696029

[2026-03-17 13:03 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 90]

Source: The Korea Herald

Title: Trump vows to 'take' Cuba as island reels from oil embargo

Snippet: US President Donald Trump vowed Monday to "take" Cuba as the communist island plunged into darkness under a total power blackout linked to a crippling oil embargo imposed by Washington.

Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10695988

[2026-03-17 13:02 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 90]

Source: The Korea Herald

Title: Trump upset as US partners reject call for escorts

Snippet: Several US allies rebuffed Donald ‌Trump's call Monday to send warships to escort tankers through the Strait of Hormuz, drawing criticism from the US president, who accused Western partners of ingratitude after decades of support.

Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10695984

[2026-03-17 13:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Steve Kerr alcanza 600 victorias con Golden State superando 125-117 a Wizards

Snippet: Kristaps Porzingis (7), de los Warriors de Goden State, se alza para encestar sobre Jamir Watkins (5) y Anthony Gill, de los Wizards de Washington, durante la primera mitad del juego de baloncesto de la NBA, el lunes 16 de marzo de 2026, en Washington. (AP Foto/John McDonnell)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/porzingis-warriors-wizards-nba-a0444141b6c05f24a17b8374bd0ac4e9

[2026-03-17 12:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: Steve Kerr notches 600th career win as Warriors snap season-long losing streak

Snippet: The Warriors arrived at their Washington, D.C., hotel in the wee hours Monday morning, slept off a gut-wrenching loss in the mecca of basketball and took the court again later that night against the woeful Wizards in front of a half-empty arena.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/03/16/sports/kerrs-600th-win-snaps-warriors-losing-streak-at-5-games/

[2026-03-17 12:45 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]

Source: 9News

Title: The 'loophole' allowing hundreds of thousands of NSW residents to own guns

Snippet: Over 200,000 people are taking advantage of a "loophole" in New South Wales firearms legislation to acquire guns, according to a research group.In many parts of Australia, people are required to prove they have a "genuine reason" to own a gun.In NSW, the overwhelming majority of firearms licence holders state that reason as either hunting or sports shooting, the latter of which only requires the holder to be a paid member of a sports shooting club.READ MORE: Donald Trump says

Read full article: https://www.9news.com.au/national/australia-nsw-gun-laws-genuine-reason-loophole/20dbc567-ed46-42e5-8773-070a38b419af

[2026-03-17 12:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Kerr earns 600th win, and Golden State hands Wizards their 12th straight loss

Snippet: Golden State Warriors center Kristaps Porzingis, top, dunks against Washington Wizards forward Anthony Gill, right, during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Monday, March 16, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/John McDonnell)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/warriors-wizards-score-c191386c3da4f9e8c3c9297c12a529f2

[2026-03-17 12:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: CNBC

Title: CNBC Daily Open: Trump seeks support on Hormuz as he sets sights on Cuba

Snippet: Taken from CNBC’s Daily Open, our international markets newsletter — Subscribe today

Read full article: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/17/cnbc-daily-open-trump-seeks-support-on-hormuz-as-he-sets-sights-on-cuba.html

[2026-03-17 12:24 UTC+10:00] [Wada] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Wada takes next step in fight with US, could ban Trump from World Cup, LA Olympics

Snippet: Locked in a years-long fight over funding with the United States, the World Anti-Doping Agency is not backing down

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3346812/wada-takes-next-step-fight-us-could-ban-trump-world-cup-la-olympics

[2026-03-17 12:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: US urges allies to designate Iran Guards, Hezbollah terrorists

Snippet: The Trump administration has asked US diplomats worldwide to urge allies to designate Iran’s Revolutionary Guard and Lebanon’s Hezbollah as terrorist organisations, citing an increased risk of attacks, according to an internal State Department document, Reuters reported.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/us-urges-allies-designate-iran-guards-hezbollah-terrorists

[2026-03-17 12:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: New York Post

Title: Trump taunts Gavin Newsom’s dyslexia, calling him ‘low IQ’

Snippet: Donald Trump has brutally ridiculed Gavin Newsom’s dyslexia — calling him unfit to be president due to his “learning disability” and “low IQ.”

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/03/16/us-news/trump-taunts-gavin-newsoms-dyslexia-calls-him-low-iq/

[2026-03-17 12:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: CNBC

Title: Oil jumps over 2% as doubts linger over U.S.-backed plan to protect Strait of Hormuz shipping

Snippet: Oil prices jumped over 2% on Tuesday as uncertainty lingered over a U.S.-led coalition to protect shipping through the Strait of Hormuz.

Read full article: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/17/oil-prices-wti-brent-hormuz-coalition-shipping-trump.html

[2026-03-17 12:10 UTC+10:00] [Trump administration] [Factuality: 90]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Trump news at a glance: president threatens allies for not wading into strait of Hormuz as Iran conflict continues

Snippet: US president wants countries to help police the strait after Iran effectively closed the vital fossil fuel shipping channel – key US politics stories from Monday 16 March at a glance

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/16/trump-administration-news-updates-today

[2026-03-17 12:00 UTC+10:00] [Cuba] [Factuality: 90]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Trump predicts US will have ‘honour of taking Cuba’ amid power blackout

Snippet: US president declares he can do ‘anything I want’ after oil blockade plunges country into darkness

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/17/donald-trump-can-take-cuba-oil

[2026-03-17 11:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: AP News

Title: Trump says a predecessor told him he wishes he'd attacked Iran

Snippet: President Donald Trump speaks after signing an executive order regarding a task force on fraud in the Oval Office of the White House, Monday, March 16, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/trump-iran-war-former-president-confession-37d8ffa692903d41c47a85245244d971

[2026-03-17 11:59 UTC+10:00] [News] [Factuality: 90]

Source: Michael West Media

Title: Trump seeks to delay meeting with China’s Xi

Snippet: March 17, 2026 11:59 | News

Read full article: https://michaelwest.com.au/trump-seeks-to-delay-meeting-with-chinas-xi/

[2026-03-17 11:50 UTC+10:00] [World / Asia] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Age

Title: Trump demand for Beijing’s help with Iran lands flat

Snippet: Beijing: By normal foreign policy metrics, it ought to be seen as a little galling for Washington to demand Beijing’s support to help resolve a Middle East crisis of its own making, let alone one resulting from an attack on China’s friend in the region.

Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/world/asia/trump-demand-for-beijing-s-help-with-iran-lands-flat-20260316-p5oayq.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-03-17 11:36 UTC+10:00] [WORLD] [Factuality: 95]

Source: The Japan Times

Title: Trump call for Chinese warships hits sensitive topic for Xi

Snippet: U.S. President Donald Trump’s demand for China to send warships to the Strait of Hormuz will almost certainly be rejected out of hand. But it unwittingly touches a sensitive debate simmering among foreign policy thinkers in Beijing: Should President Xi Jinping start using his military to shape geopolitical outcomes?

Read full article: https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/03/17/world/politics/trump-chinese-warships-xi/

[2026-03-17 11:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: Energy secretary tears Gavin Newsom apart for stream of ‘ignorant’ comments on gas prices

Snippet: Energy Secretary Chris Wright branded Gavin Newsom ”ignorant” for blaming the spike in gas prices on Donald Trump and the conflict in Iran, adding the state has “strangled its own oil and gas production.”

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/03/16/us-news/energy-secretary-slams-gavin-newsom-over-ignorant-comments-on-california-gas-prices/

[2026-03-17 11:34 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Korea Herald

Title: White House chief of staff Susie Wiles has breast cancer but will keep working through treatment

Snippet: WASHINGTON (AP) -- White House chief of staff Susie Wiles has been diagnosed with early stage breast cancer but plans to continue working through her treatment, retaining her place as one of President Donald Trump's closest aides during a period of political turbulence.

Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10695825

[2026-03-17 11:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Seoul says Hormuz naval deployment needs careful deliberation

Snippet: South Korea said US President Donald Trump’s request for Seoul to send warships to the Strait of Hormuz requires “very careful” deliberation and no decision has been made on any deployment.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/seoul-says-hormuz-naval-deployment-needs-careful-deliberation

[2026-03-17 11:28 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Korea Herald

Title: Kennedy Center votes to shut down operations for 2 years and names a new president

Snippet: WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Kennedy Center's board of directors voted on Monday to shut down operations for two years following this summer's July 4 celebrations. The widely expected decision comes in the wake of numerous resignations and cancellations during President Donald Trump's second term, although Trump himself has cited the need for repairs as a reason for the closure.

Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10695807

[2026-03-17 11:16 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]

Source: 9News

Title: Donald Trump says he'll be 'taking Cuba' in latest escalation

Snippet: Auto news: Public electric car charging cables cut and stolen at shopping centre

Read full article: https://www.9news.com.au/world/donald-trump-cuba-taking-venezuela-usa-politics-news/ad77bf7e-441b-40fc-b041-37829374c809

[2026-03-17 11:09 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 90]

Source: The Korea Herald

Title: Trump says US requested summit with Xi be delayed 'a month or so'

Snippet: US President Donald Trump said Monday the United States has requested that a planned summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping be delayed for "a month or so," as the US conducts its military campaign against Iran.

Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10695760

[2026-03-17 11:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: 'No expert' predicted Gulf attacks, claims Trump

Snippet: US President Donald Trump says the wave of attacks on Gulf countries has surprised Washington and security analysts.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/no-expert-predicted-gulf-attacks-claims-trump

[2026-03-17 11:06 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 90]

Source: The Korea Herald

Title: Trump renews calls on S. Korea, China, Japan, others to help keep Strait of Hormuz open

Snippet: US President Donald Trump on Monday renewed his calls for South Korea, China, Japan and other countries to help reopen the Strait of Hormuz, a key oil shipping route off Iran, amid growing concerns over disruptions to shipping through the vital waterway.

Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10695742

[2026-03-17 11:00 UTC+10:00] [National Assembly] [Factuality: 92]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: South Korea in ‘Catch-22 situation’ over Trump’s call for warships to secure Hormuz

Snippet: Seoul is expected to seek national consensus and wait for the outcome of the Takaichi-Trump summit before deciding, observers say

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3346756/south-korea-catch-22-situation-over-trumps-call-warships-secure-hormuz

[2026-03-17 10:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: CNBC

Title: Asia-Pacific markets set to track Wall Street gains as oil declines

Snippet: Asia-Pacific markets were set to rise Tuesday as investors monitor the latest developments in the Iran war and as U.S. President Donald Trump looks to delay his meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping by "a month or so."

Read full article: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/17/asia-pacific-markets-today-nikkei-225-kospi-hang-seng-index.html

[2026-03-17 10:52 UTC+10:00] [Donald Trump] [Factuality: 90]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Trump seeks to delay China summit as Vance denies ‘wedge’ over Iran war

Snippet: Pair attempt to strike united front amid reports vice-president skeptical over US-Israeli attack on Iran

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/16/trump-china-summit-iran-war

[2026-03-17 10:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: What to know as WADA weighs barring Trump from Olympics, World Cup

Snippet: The idea sounds outlandish, if not downright impossible.

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/trump-wada-olympics-world-cup-624d1e60db9189340d772c4602123998

[2026-03-17 10:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: Chuck Schumer’s shutdown gambit gets riskier by the day

Snippet: Next time your flight’s delayed or canceled, or you’re stuck in an endless TSA line, thank a congressional Democrat.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/03/16/opinion/chuck-schumers-shutdown-gambit-gets-riskier-by-the-day/

[2026-03-17 10:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: Top Democrats file criminal referral against fired DHS Secretary Kristi Noem

Snippet: A criminal referral accusing fired Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem of lying to Congress was filed Monday by a pair of top Democratic lawmakers.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/03/16/us-news/top-democrats-file-criminal-referral-against-fired-dhs-secretary-kristi-noem/

[2026-03-17 10:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: Black gold gushes into California as offshore dill kicks into gear following Trump executive order

Snippet: After being offline for more than a decade, oil is officially flowing again through the Santa Ynez Pipeline System off the coast of Southern California.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/03/16/us-news/black-gold-gushes-into-california-as-offshore-dill-kicks-into-gear-following-trump-executive-order/

[2026-03-17 10:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]

Source: New York Post

Title: Fetterman trashes ‘ignorant’ AOC’s ‘tone-deaf’ views on Israel — and predicts she won’t challenge Schumer

Snippet: WASHINGTON — Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman is trashing “ignorant” far-left New York City Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez for her “tone-deaf” approach to Israel — and predicted she won’t challenge Big Apple Dem Sen. Chuck Schumer in 2028.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/03/16/us-news/fetterman-trashes-ignorant-aocs-tone-deaf-views-on-israel-and-predicts-she-wont-challenge-schumer/

[2026-03-17 10:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: RT News

Title: Iran: the foreign policy puzzle that keeps defeating Washington

Snippet: By Maxim Suchkov, Director of the MGIMO Institute for International Studies (IIS)

Read full article: https://www.rt.com/news/635257-iran-foreign-policy-puzzle/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS

[2026-03-17 10:00 UTC+10:00] [Middle East] [Factuality: 90]

Source: Rappler

Title: Trump upset as key US partners shun call for Hormuz warship escorts

Snippet: This is AI generated summarization, which may have errors. For context, always refer to the full article.

Read full article: https://www.rappler.com/world/middle-east/donald-trump-upset-us-partners-shun-call-hormuz-warship-escorts/