Topic: US Politics — Neutral reports only
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[2026-09-09 01:30 UTC+10:00] [US news] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The more defense secretary Pete Hegseth tries to flex his manly strength, the wimpier he looks
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[2026-09-09 01:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-09-09 01:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Supporters of opposition presidential candidate Flavio Bolsonaro march with an effigy of U.S. President Donald Trump holding a doll depicting Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva as a prisoner, during an Independence Day event in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Monday, Sept. 7, 2026, the month before the general election. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)
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[2026-09-09 00:59 UTC+10:00] [US news] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Amid unpopular Iran war and persistent inflation, governor says state has had its name since before US existed
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[2026-09-09 00:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MIAMI — Secretary of State Marco Rubio begins a three-nation tour of Latin America on Tuesday, visiting U.S.-aligned conservative leaders as the Trump administration steps up military operations to combat drug trafficking and seeks further inroads in the Western Hemisphere aimed at improving America’s energy standing and combating illegal migration.
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[2026-09-09 00:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-09-09 00:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Secretary of State Marco Rubio, speaks during an event at the renamed Donald J Trump Institute of Peace, Thursday, Sept. 3, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
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[2026-09-09 00:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: El presidente Donald Trump escucha durante un evento de regreso a clases en la Rosaleda de la Casa Blanca, el lunes 24 de agosto de 2026, en Washington. (AP Foto/Alex Brandon)
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[2026-09-09 00:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Canada's retaliatory tariffs on U.S. goods took effect at 12:01 a.m. Tuesday - raising duties of 15%, 25%, and 50% on hundreds of American products after last month's collapse of bilateral talks. Ottawa says the package matches the United States "dollar for dollar, rate for rate." Finance Canada values the covered U.S.
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[2026-09-09 00:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: The U.K. government is pushing ahead with planned sanctions targeting Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, despite U.S. officials and lawmakers warning of economic consequences for doing so.
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[2026-09-09 00:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: LONDON (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump’s latest map-making exercise has rattled the North Atlantic.
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[2026-09-08 23:41 UTC+10:00] [Donald Trump] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Farewell, New Mexico. The war isn’t going well and nowhere on Earth is safe from the US president’s favourite displacement activity
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[2026-09-08 23:34 UTC+10:00] [Venice film festival] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Alex Gibney’s marathon documentary delivers numerous eye-raising insights into the broligarch’s business deals, early idealism and apocalyptic appetite for fathering children
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[2026-09-08 23:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: American patients would ultimately bear the cost of President Donald Trump's threatened tariffs on generic drugs, the CEO of Swiss pharmaceutical company Sandoz told CNBC, warning that manufacturers could be forced to raise prices or stop supplying some medicines.
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[2026-09-08 23:12 UTC+10:00] [Donald Trump] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The US president says criticising his soaring investment portfolio is ‘very unfair’. Tell that to the millions of Americans struggling with the cost of living
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[2026-09-08 23:00 UTC+10:00] [New Hampshire] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Centrist Chris Pappas faces progressive primary challenger Karishma Manzur while Republicans eye chance to flip seat
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[2026-09-08 22:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: KYIV, Ukraine — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Tuesday that US envoys on a visit to Kyiv presented some “very good, worthwhile ideas” for ending his country’s war with Russia, adding that he hopes to meet with President Donald Trump within two weeks.
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[2026-09-08 22:33 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea has dispatched an investigation team to assess the situation in the conflict-stricken Strait of Hormuz, the defense ministry said Tuesday, amid repeated calls from Washington for Seoul to assist its war efforts against Iran.
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[2026-09-08 22:33 UTC+10:00] [Donald Trump] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: O presidente dos Estados Unidos, Donald Trump, publicou neste domingo (06/09) nas redes sociais um possível novo uniforme a ser usado pelos integrantes da Força Espacial americana.
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[2026-09-08 22:30 UTC+10:00] [Washington] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: It’s not engagement vs security. The challenge is smart openness: protecting what matters without hurting a great US scientific strength
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[2026-09-08 22:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Sept. 8 (Yonhap) -- South Korea has dispatched an investigation team to assess the situation in the conflict-stricken Strait of Hormuz, the defense ministry said Tuesday, amid repeated calls from Washington for Seoul to assist its war efforts against Iran.
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[2026-09-08 22:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: At 3:30 p.m. on September 17, 2024, pagers began to beep and buzz in Beirut and all over Lebanon, alerting Hezbollah operatives to a message from their commanders. But the message was not from Hassan Nasrallah or anyone else in the terrorist organization. Within less than ten seconds, the pagers would explode, sending Hezbollah, Lebanon, Iran, and even the White House into a panic.
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[2026-09-08 22:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-09-08 21:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Un avión privado Bombardier Global Express se acerca para aterrizar en Lisboa, el 13 de junio de 2023. (AP Foto/Armando Franca, Archivo)
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[2026-09-08 21:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A laptop screen displays trades on the Kalshi website, April 16, 2026, in Portland, Ore. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane, File)
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[2026-09-08 21:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Washington commits millions of dollars at last week’s regional leaders’ forum in Palau, but experts say it will not be that simple
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[2026-09-08 21:00 UTC+10:00] [China] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Washington commits millions of dollars at last week’s regional leaders’ forum in Palau, but experts say it will not be that simple
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[2026-09-08 21:00 UTC+10:00] [Donald Trump] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The president apparently plans to focus on the person he most admires – himself – even if Republicans would rather he didn’t
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[2026-09-08 21:00 UTC+10:00] [Fifa] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Letter alleges Fifa president ‘has abused his power’
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[2026-09-08 21:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: The Trump administration has been trying to build up the U.S. battery supply chain and reduce its reliance on China. But the funding it has set aside for the effort is small compared with what would be needed to substantially loosen China's grip on the industry, according to analysts and executives who spoke with CNBC.
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[2026-09-08 21:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-09-08 20:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A Bombardier Global Express business jet approaches for landing in Lisbon, on June 13, 2023. (AP Photo/Armando Franca, File)
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[2026-09-08 20:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney talks with President Donald Trump before a group photo at the G7 Summit, June 16, 2025, in Kananaskis, Canada. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)
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[2026-09-08 20:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Voters in two US states — New Hampshire and Rhode Island — will head to the polls this week to select Democratic and Republican candidates for this November’s United States midterm elections.
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[2026-09-08 20:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: US officials have attacked the UK over its new trade sanctions on illegal Israeli settlements, amid speculation that Washington could publicly rebuke the British government.
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[2026-09-08 19:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Sept. 8 (Yonhap) -- Washington is pressuring South Korea to commit more than the US$350 billion it initially agreed to invest in the United States as part of their bilateral tariff deal, a lawmaker said Tuesday, citing a report from the trade ministry.
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[2026-09-08 19:42 UTC+10:00] [US politics] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Voters will choose candidates across full slate of federal, state and local offices over next two days
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[2026-09-08 19:17 UTC+10:00] [British politics] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: LONDON — U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee suggested Tuesday the U.S. could retaliate against the U.K. over new trade sanctions on illegal Israeli settlements, a further escalation between London and Washington hours ahead of an expected policy rollout.
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[2026-09-08 19:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-09-08 18:26 UTC+10:00] [National News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: IMPEACHMENT TRIAL. The Senate impeachment court in session for the trial of Vice President Sara Duterte.
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[2026-09-08 18:22 UTC+10:00] [Diplomacy] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: At least 12 people were killed overnight Monday into Tuesday in the first Russian airstrikes on Kyiv since the three-day ceasefire prompted by the visit of U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff and U.S. President Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner, authorities in the capital said.
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[2026-09-08 18:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: In this video, Senator-Judge Win Gatchalian asks Presiding Officer Chiz Escudero to explain the concept of amicus curiae ("friend of the court") for the public. Watch as Escudero breaks down how legal experts and retired Supreme Court justices can be invited to provide guidance on complex legal matters. Video by Senate of the Philippines
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[2026-09-08 18:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Microsoft's Copilot app is pictured on an Apple iPhone, left, and a device running the Android mobile operating system during a product showcase at Microsoft headquarters on April 4, 2025, in Redmond, Washington. (AP Photo/Jason Redmond) © AP
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[2026-09-08 18:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Washington Nationals (67-79, fourth in the NL East) vs. San Diego Padres (76-68, third in the NL West)
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[2026-09-08 17:59 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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[2026-09-08 17:13 UTC+10:00] [Pauline Hanson] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Around the globe, rightwing politicians pushing nationalist and anti-immigration policies are on the rise. The Populist explores the growing appeal of Pauline Hanson’s One Nation – a party that has imported the modus operandi of the populist right, including Trump-style attacks on the media.
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[2026-09-08 17:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Canada's retaliatory tariffs on a swathe of U.S. goods took effect on Tuesday after trade talks collapsed last month, as relations between Washington and Ottawa continue to sour.
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[2026-09-08 16:25 UTC+10:00] [JAPAN] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: Japan views the United States as a necessary partner, but has low confidence it will become “a better ally” after U.S. President Donald Trump’s second term ends, according to a new study.
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[2026-09-08 16:07 UTC+10:00] [COMMENTARY] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: GENEVA – When Chinese President Xi Jinping and U.S. President Donald Trump meet in Washington this month, AI will be near the top of the agenda. If they view the issue through the lens of technological rivalry and mutual suspicion, reaching any kind of understanding will be nearly impossible. But there is a way to reframe their thinking about the technology that puts them on the same side — and marks the first step toward confronting the existential challenge AI
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[2026-09-08 16:04 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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