Topic: US Politics — Neutral reports only
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[2026-03-01 12:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Unrest, Conflict and War
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[2026-03-01 12:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The US president’s risk tolerance evolved dramatically, leading to strikes on Iran’s clerical leadership, as talks dragged on
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[2026-03-01 11:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: When Rebekah Lee was in her twenties, she decided to embark on an ambitious climb up Mount Stuart in Washington State and "made a series of bad decisions".
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[2026-03-01 11:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Forças militares dos Estados Unidos e de Israel lançaram na manhã deste sábado (28/02) uma ampla campanha aérea contra o Irã, numa operação batizada como "Fúria Épica" por Washington e que logo passou a incluir alvos em dezenas de províncias do país persa.
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[2026-03-01 11:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Tl;dr: Bloomberg macro strategist, Michael Ball, warned that President Trump’s urging of Iranians to overthrow the government gives Saturday’s US and Israeli strikes on Iran the potential to usher in a more prolonged higher-volatility era rather than being a one-off tradeable shock.
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[2026-03-01 11:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: President Donald Trump holds up a fist after disembarking Air Force One at Palm Beach International Airport in West Palm Beach, Fla., Friday, Feb. 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
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[2026-03-01 11:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: US President Donald Trump’s unilateral decision to launch strikes against Iran has met a mixed response in Congress, as lawmakers are split over the issue, mostly along party lines. Democrats are now seeking to stop the campaign under the 1973 War Powers Act.
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[2026-03-01 11:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: The phone call between US President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer was brief, I am told, and was instigated by the White House.
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[2026-03-01 11:00 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: SBS News
Snippet: Both Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu have said the Israeli-US strikes were aimed at ending a security threat and ensuring Iran could not develop a nuclear weapon. Source: AAP / Yi Yin
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[2026-03-01 10:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: American and Israeli forces have carried out strikes on cities across Iran, in what US President Donald Trump has described as "major combat operations".
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[2026-03-01 10:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Figures from across the United States political spectrum have reacted to President Donald Trump’s joint attack with Israel on Iran, with Republicans largely expressing support and Democrats failing to offer a robust and unified response.
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[2026-03-01 10:49 UTC+10:00] [US news] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Crowds gather in DC, New York and beyond to denounce Trump’s Iran strikes as an illegal act of war
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[2026-03-01 10:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: SEATTLE (AP) — Braeden Carrington had career highs of nine 3-pointers and 32 points, Nick Boyd added 22 points, and Wisconsin defeated Washington 90-73 on Saturday.
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[2026-03-01 10:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: CHENEY, Wash. (AP) — Alton Hamilton IV scored 23 points as Eastern Washington beat Northern Arizona 88-57 on Saturday.
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[2026-03-01 10:19 UTC+10:00] [Trump administration] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The US joined an Israeli assault after intel suggested Iran’s top clerics and commanders could be hit at once
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[2026-03-01 09:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: President Donald Trump leaves the stage after speaking at the Port of Corpus Christi in Corpus Christi, Texas, Friday, Feb. 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Michael Gonzalez)
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[2026-03-01 09:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: US President Donald Trump claimed late on Saturday that Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in US-Israeli strikes, an announcement that was earlier denied by Iran's foreign minister, state media and his personal office.
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[2026-03-01 09:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Despite a second-term pledge to end US involvement in costly and destructive foreign wars, President Donald Trump has initiated a full-scale offensive to topple the Iranian government just more than a year after returning to office.
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[2026-03-01 09:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: US president Donald Trump has announced the killing of Iran’s supreme leader Ali Khamenei after joint US-Israeli air strikes hit his compound on Saturday.
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[2026-03-01 09:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The US president gave mixed signals about whether the attack was coming, but his weekend Mar-a-Lago trip may have been the big giveaway
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[2026-03-01 09:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Trump said on social media that Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei is dead, saying his passing is “the single greatest chance for the Iranian people to take back their Country.” The death occurred after a joint US and Israeli aerial bombardment that targeted Iranian military and governmental sites.
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[2026-03-01 08:50 UTC+10:00] [World / North America] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: March 1, 2026 — 8:50am
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[2026-03-01 08:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: US President Donald Trump has said he believes that Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is dead. In a post on Truth Social, Trump wrote “Khamenei, one of the most evil people in History, is dead.”
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[2026-03-01 08:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth stands outside the Pentagon during a welcome ceremony for the Japanese defense minister at the Pentagon in Washington, Jan. 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf, File)
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[2026-03-01 08:24 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-03-01 08:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: US President Donald Trump has said he believes reports that Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in air strikes are accurate, though he stopped short of confirming the claim outright.
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[2026-03-01 07:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: WASHINGTON (AP) — Chance Gladden’s 22 points helped Boston University defeat American 68-65 in a regular-season finale on Saturday.
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[2026-03-01 07:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: El capitolio de Estados Unidos, el viernes 27 de febrero de 2026, en Washington. (AP Foto/Rahmat Gul)
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[2026-03-01 07:00 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Iran strikes are attempt to hijack the global narrative and drown out Epstein and tariffs with the thunder of cruise missiles
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[2026-03-01 07:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: TL;DR, while we find the actions of the Trump administration disappointing - based on their anti-interventionist campaign promises vs. the interventionist reality - there can be little doubt (given the speed and breadth of action) that kneejerk protests emerging within minutes of an event are clearly manufactured, aimed at leftist youth, and risk alienating antiwar conservatives.
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[2026-03-01 06:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: This combo of file photos show Iran’s key political and religious figures, top row, from left, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, President Masoud Pezeshkian, Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, Khamenei Adviser on Public Policy Ali Larijani, Chief Justice Gholam Hossein Mohseni Ejehi, Head of Assembly Experts Mohammad-Ali Movahedi Kermani and Secretary of Guardian Council Ahmad Jannati, bottom row, from left, Khamenei’s Chief of Staff Mohammad Golpayegani, Khamenei Adviser on International Affairs Ali Akbar Velayati, Khamenei Adviser on Foreign Policy Kamal Kharazi,
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[2026-03-01 06:40 UTC+10:00] [World / North America] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Democrats are demanding an immediate vote in the US Congress over military action launched by Donald Trump against Iran, accusing the president of usurping the legislative branch’s power to declare war.
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[2026-03-01 06:29 UTC+10:00] [News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Michael West Media
Snippet: March 1, 2026 06:29 | News
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[2026-03-01 06:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON — Key members of Congress are demanding a swift vote on a war powers resolution that would restrain President Donald Trump's military attack on Iran unless the administration wins their approval for what they warn is a potentially illegal campaign that risks pulling the United States into a deeper Middle East conflict.
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[2026-03-01 06:13 UTC+10:00] [US Politics] [Factuality: 90]
Source: SBS News
Snippet: In Minnesota, Trump's immigration crackdown and the deaths of two anti-ICE protestors at the hands of federal agents have been a source of fear and mourning. Credit: SBS Dateline / Getty / Jon Moore
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[2026-03-01 06:08 UTC+10:00] [Australia] [Factuality: 90]
Source: SBS News
Snippet: Bobbi Waterman used to work at NASA's Kennedy Space Center. Since retiring, she's explored more of herself and the world. Source: Supplied
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[2026-03-01 05:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Ragip Soylu, Turkey bureau chief for Middle East Eye, assesses Ankara’s position on the ongoing Israeli-US war on Iran: Turkey did everything it could to stop the US attack on Iran, but it failed. Ankara stopped short of directly condemning Washington in order to preserve the rapport between Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and US President Donald Trump.
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[2026-03-01 05:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: The U.S. Capitol is photographed Friday, Feb. 27, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)
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[2026-03-01 05:28 UTC+10:00] [Iran] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The building appears to be among many devastated in Trump’s ‘major combat operations’ as long expected attacks arrive
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[2026-03-01 05:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Pouco após Israel lançar o que chamou de "ataques preventivos" contra o Irã na manhã deste sábado (28/02), o presidente dos Estados Unidos, Donald Trump, confirmou que as ações faziam parte de uma ampla ofensiva conjunta israelo-americana.
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[2026-03-01 05:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity.news,
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[2026-03-01 04:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The US and Israel have launched a major attack in order to lay waste to much of Iran’s military as well as deny it the ability to build a nuclear weapon, according to US President Donald Trump.
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[2026-03-01 04:33 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 95]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The US president upended half a century of US foreign policy in an eight-minute video with another attempt at Middle Eastern regime change
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[2026-03-01 04:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON — Republicans largely welcomed strikes launched Saturday by US forces and ally Israel against Iran but prominent Democrats condemned what they called an illegal aggression.
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[2026-03-01 04:06 UTC+10:00] [OpenAI] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: CEO Sam Altman claims military will not use AI product for autonomous killing systems or mass surveillance
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[2026-03-01 04:00 UTC+10:00] [US news] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: After Zohran Mamdani’s upset, a new wave of challengers targets incumbents, driven by fury at Donald Trump
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[2026-03-01 03:55 UTC+10:00] [Iran] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Members of Congress swiftly denounced the president’s military action against the Islamic Republic alongside Israel
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[2026-03-01 03:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: SEN. Robinhood Padilla has filed Senate Bill 1906, a measure seeking to lower the optional retirement age of government employees from 60 to 56.
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[2026-03-01 03:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: ON Feb. 24, a group of 18 “ex-Marines,” accompanied by lawyer Levito Baligod, appeared at a press conference in historic Club Filipino. They came with a big story to tell amid public clamor for the indictment of the “big fish” involved in the corruption of public funds worth trillions of pesos.
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[2026-03-01 02:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: This image provided by the family in February 2026 shows a drawing made by a 13-year-old Colombian girl when she was detained at South Texas Family Residential Center in Dilley, Texas, where the Trump administration is holding immigrant families. (AP Photo)
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