Topic: US Politics — Neutral reports only
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[2026-02-26 02:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Iran is prepared for a diplomatic approach with the US or “a remorseful response that would make any aggressor regret their malicious behavior,” Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf warned on Wednesday.
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[2026-02-26 02:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity.news,
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[2026-02-26 02:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: In a world on edge waiting to see what US President Donald Trump does next in the Middle East, he provided no clear signal when he presented the longest ever State of the Union address.
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[2026-02-26 02:08 UTC+10:00] [US news] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: With Republicans facing grim poll figures, Trump promised action to influence the vote citing debunked fraud claims
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[2026-02-26 02:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: ESPNU — American Athletic
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[2026-02-26 01:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Zimbabwe has abruptly pulled out of talks with the United States over a new health aid deal meant to replace a program dismantled under President Donald Trump.
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[2026-02-26 01:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Washington, DC – After Israeli settlers killed 19-year-old United States citizen Nasrallah Abu Siyam in the occupied West Bank last week, the US State Department said it “has no higher priority than the safety and security of Americans”.
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[2026-02-26 01:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 (Yonhap) -- U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said Wednesday that a new U.S. global tariff will rise to 15 percent or higher from 10 percent for some countries, as President Donald Trump's administration is taking steps to replace its sweeping emergency tariffs struck down by the Supreme Court.
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[2026-02-26 01:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The White House is weighing an executive order that would force banks to collect citizenship information from customers, the Financial Times has reported.
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[2026-02-26 01:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: US transport chief Duffy described the decision as the ‘Art of the Deal in real time’
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[2026-02-26 01:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has delivered the State of the Union. Now the challenge for him is to make that message stick.
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[2026-02-26 01:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Phil Collins se presenta en el Palacio de los Deportes en la Ciudad de México el 9 de marzo de 2018, a la izquierda, Lauryn Hill se presenta durante el sorteo para la Copa Mundial de fútbol de 2026 en Washington el 5 de diciembre de 2025, en el centro, y Shakira se presenta durante el Global Citizen Festival en Nueva York el 27 de septiembre de 2025.
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[2026-02-26 01:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: The US Supreme Court’s February 20 ruling has significantly limited President Donald Trump’s ability to use tariffs as a negotiation tool. However, friends and foes have not yet breathed a sigh of relief; restricting the President may increase his use of potentially much more damaging instruments.
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[2026-02-26 00:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: El secretario de Estado de Estados Unidos, Marco Rubio, llega antes de que el presidente Donald Trump pronuncie su discurso sobre el Estado de la Unión ante una sesión conjunta del Congreso en el Capitolio, Washington, el martes 24 de febrero de 2026. (AP Foto/Mark Schiefelbein)
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[2026-02-26 00:46 UTC+10:00] [Trump tariffs] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Jamieson Greer warns tariffs may climb from 10% after Trump imposed global levy amid US supreme court setback
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[2026-02-26 00:45 UTC+10:00] [Milwaukee] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Milwaukee city council member calls for inquiry into Uline’s previous ‘shuttle program’ to bring in Mexican workers
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[2026-02-26 00:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: US equity futures are higher into NVDA earnings release after the close, and the risk-on tone in the US yesterday has spread globally with tech giant's earnings a catalyst for maintaining the rally aided by Tech. As of 8:00am ET, S&P 500 futures were up 0.3% as with Nasdaq 100 contracts +0.4%; NVDA is up 0.6% in premarket trading and while blowout results from the company later today may soothe nerves about the AI trade, “even if they have tremendous
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[2026-02-26 00:09 UTC+10:00] [USA ice hockey team] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The newly crowned Olympic champions were warmly greeted by both Republicans and Democrats. They were also used as props by the president
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[2026-02-26 00:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: A row is simmering between the United States government and Anthropic, one of the tech companies that develops artificial intelligence (AI) tools for defence and civilian uses.
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[2026-02-26 00:00 UTC+10:00] [Far right (US)] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: International conference circuit gives worldwide right wing opportunities to share ideas and learn from each other
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[2026-02-26 00:00 UTC+10:00] [Donald Trump] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Critics concerned as Casey Means, aligned with RFK Jr on vaccine stance, does not have active medical licence
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[2026-02-25 23:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Iran on Wednesday denied Donald Trump's claim that it is building missiles that “could soon reach the US”, even as one expert called them “broadly true”.
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[2026-02-25 23:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: On January 27, US President Donald Trump declared on his Truth Social media platform that Iraq would be making a “disastrous mistake” if Nouri al-Maliki was reinstalled as prime minister. He argued that “last time Maliki was in power, the country descended into poverty and total chaos” and that this “should not be allowed to happen again.”Trump, typically riding roughshod over accepted practice, was openly seeking to influence the election of Iraq’s future prime minister.
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[2026-02-25 23:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: In February, US President Donald Trump convened the “Board of Peace” in Washington, DC, bringing together 59 representatives and several heads of state to launch his ambitious initiative to resurrect Gaza from decades of jihadist indoctrination and radicalization.
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[2026-02-25 23:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Dr. Casey Means, a wellness influencer, left, and journalist Megyn Kelly attend a confirmation hearing for Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for the Secretary of Health and Human Services post, at the Capitol in Washington, Jan. 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis, File)
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[2026-02-25 23:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: O presidente dos Estados Unidos, Donald Trump, fez nesta terça‑feira (25/02), em uma sessão conjunta do Congresso, seu discurso anual sobre o Estado da União, destacando o aumento da produção econômica, a redução nos números da imigração e a equipe masculina de hóquei no gelo dos EUA.
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[2026-02-25 23:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Analysts expect Ottawa to diversify trade as future of North American trade pact remains uncertain, while a US departure would ‘hit Canada like an earthquake’
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[2026-02-25 22:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: President Donald Trump exits the House Chamber after delivering 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)
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[2026-02-25 22:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: In his State of the Union address Trump said his preference was to use diplomacy in dealing with Iran. But, he added, “I will never allow the world’s number one sponsor of terror — which they are, by far — to have a nuclear weapon.”
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[2026-02-25 22:23 UTC+10:00] [State of the Union address] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: President claimed during longest ever State of the Union speech that Tehran was building weapons that could strike the US
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[2026-02-25 22:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: US President Donald Trump offered rare praise to Hamas during his State of the Union address, saying the Palestinian movement had “worked along with Israel” to retrieve the bodies of Israeli captives.
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[2026-02-25 22:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Shortly before US President Donald Trump gave his State of the Union address on Tuesday evening, senior officials from the US House of Representatives and Senate emerged from a classified briefing on Iran held by Secretary of State Marco Rubio and CIA chief John Ratcliffe.
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[2026-02-25 22:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Parientes de personas fallecidas durante la ocupación rusa reaccionan en el Muro de Recuerdo durante una ceremonia para conmemorar el cuarto aniversario de la invasión rusa de plena escala de Ucrania, en Bucha, Ucrania, el martes 24 de febrero de 2026. (AP Foto/Sergei Grits)
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[2026-02-25 22:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Phil Collins performs at Palacio de los Deportes in Mexico City on March 9, 2018, left, Lauryn Hill performs during the draw for the 2026 soccer World Cup in Washington on Dec. 5, 2025, center, and Shakira performs during the Global Citizen Festival in New York on Sept. 27, 2025.
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[2026-02-25 21:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Cuba is buckling under a severe economic crisis. Years of economic mismanagement, turbocharged by hyperinflation and population decline, have left the nearly seven-decade-old communist government weaker than at any point in years. Now, the Trump administration has promised maximum pressure, with President Trump openly vowing to bring the regime to its knees.
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[2026-02-25 21:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Relatives of those killed during the Russian occupation react at the Wall of Remembrance during a ceremony to mark the fourth anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, in Bucha, Ukraine, Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)
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[2026-02-25 21:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: President Donald Trump delivered his longest speech to Congress - lasting one hour 47 minutes - and told US lawmakers that the "country is winning again" as he touted his administration's achievements.
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[2026-02-25 21:37 UTC+10:00] [Donald Trump] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: President hails ‘turnaround for the ages’ but offers few policy pledges and repeats jibes against ‘crazy’ Democrats
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[2026-02-25 21:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The German chancellor’s visit comes as Europe rebalances China ties under a more assertive US foreign policy led by Donald Trump
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[2026-02-25 21:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Una mujer cruza una calle mientras las motocicletas pasan en Teherán, Irán, el martes 24 de febrero de 2026. (AP Foto/Vahid Salemi)
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[2026-02-25 21:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Duran
Snippet: Starmer is in zugzwang. Mandelson arrest on suspicion of misconduct in public office
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[2026-02-25 21:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: US President Donald Trump has wrapped up his State of the Union address, promising "our future will be bigger, better, brighter, bolder, and more glorious than ever before." Trump's 108-minute speech broke his own record for longest presidential address to Congress.
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[2026-02-25 21:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Donald Trump delivered a combative State of the Union address on Tuesday night that hailed what he said was an American "turnaround for the ages".
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[2026-02-25 21:00 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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[2026-02-25 21:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by Kevin Stocklin via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours),
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[2026-02-25 20:52 UTC+10:00] [US & Canada] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: This is AI generated summarization, which may have errors. For context, always refer to the full article.
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[2026-02-25 20:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: ‘Going to war with America, Israel and Nato will have very horrible and unpredictable consequences,’ a Tehran resident says
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[2026-02-25 20:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Iranian state TV released on Tuesday a video showing the country’s Revolutionary Guard holding a drill that included launching missiles, flying drones and firing guns at targets along its coast, without elaborating on the exact time or place of the exercise.
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[2026-02-25 20:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Defense-minded Israelis were watching US President Donald Trump's State of the Union speech avidly for mentions of the word "Iran," but also more specifically, for the words "ballistic missiles."
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[2026-02-25 20:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Northern Colorado Bears (18-10, 8-7 Big Sky) at Eastern Washington Eagles (11-17, 9-6 Big Sky)
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