Topic: US Politics — Neutral reports only
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[2026-09-04 14:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Argentine president moves to block offshore oil project and bolster naval presence following US leader’s comments on UK alliance
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[2026-09-04 14:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Voting in this year’s midterm elections began amid a churning legal battle pitting blue states and voting rights groups against the Trump administration, which wants major new limits on mail ballots. North Carolina on Friday was scheduled to become one of the first states to send out absentee ballots, and officials said it will be business as usual.
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[2026-09-04 13:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The White House has slashed the number of places issuing visas on the continent at a time when Beijing is looking to open its doors
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[2026-09-04 13:59 UTC+10:00] [US visa] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The White House has slashed the number of places issuing visas on the continent at a time when Beijing is looking to open its doors
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[2026-09-04 13:55 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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[2026-09-04 13:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Specialist Anthony Matesic works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange in New York, Friday, Aug. 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)
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[2026-09-04 13:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The current and former presidents of the International Criminal Court's (ICC) governing body said efforts to isolate the institution diplomatically are aimed at eroding confidence in the international legal order, as President Donald Trump's administration has pressured countries to isolate the ICC.
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[2026-09-04 13:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: U.S. President Donald Trump's announcement of a 50% tariff on all vehicles produced in Canada is likely to affect the operations of Japanese automakers Honda and Toyota. (Nikkei montage/Source photos by Kazuhiro Noguchi, Shintaro Ino, Kei Higuchi and Reuters)
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[2026-09-04 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Venezuela is unlikely to add more than 200,000 to 300,000 barrels a day of oil production by 2030, limiting Washington's gains from taking control of about a fifth of the country's proven oil reserves.
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[2026-09-04 12:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: The Missouri Supreme Court has unanimously blocked a congressional map backed by United States President Donald Trump ahead of November’s midterm elections, restoring the state’s previous districts.
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[2026-09-04 12:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent praised the European Union for formally joining "Operation Economic Outcast," the U.S.-led sanctions campaign aimed at severing Tehran from the global financial system, as Washington widens its war to include economic pressure.
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[2026-09-04 12:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The US House of Representatives approved a Republican-backed bill that would penalise universities participating in boycotts of Israel as well as those restricting students from travelling there.
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[2026-09-04 12:00 UTC+10:00] [Declassified] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: Welcome to Declassified, a weekly humor column.
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[2026-09-04 11:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: En esta imagen difundida por el Cuerpo de Ingenieros del Ejército de Estados Unidos, el subsecretario del Ejército para Labores Civiles, Adam Telle, realiza un anuncio el 13 de abril de 2026, en South Bay, Florida. (Brigida I. Sanchez/Cuerpo de Ingenieros del Ejército de Estados Unidos vía AP)
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[2026-09-04 11:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: The current and former presidents of the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) governing body have said that efforts to isolate the institution diplomatically are aimed at eroding confidence in the international legal order, as US President Donald Trump’s administration has pressured countries to isolate the ICC.
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[2026-09-04 11:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Hello, this is Hui Jie writing to you from Singapore. Welcome to another edition of CNBC's Daily Open.
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[2026-09-04 11:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: United States Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth is facing increased scrutiny over his leadership of the Pentagon, with some of the criticism coming from within his own party.
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[2026-09-04 11:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Donald Trump on Thursday named Adam Telle, a civilian leader in the US Army Corps of Engineers, as the acting Army secretary following the departure of Dan Driscoll amid widespread reports of tensions with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.
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[2026-09-04 11:23 UTC+10:00] [Ukraine] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Negotiators to visit Kyiv and Moscow as US president Donald Trump says he wants to see an end to the war. What we know on day 1,654
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[2026-09-04 11:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: The Trump White House is reportedly looking to try and keep things 'quiet' related to the Iran war and Strait of Hormuz leading into the November midterms, after an intense flare-up in fighting this week.
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[2026-09-04 11:12 UTC+10:00] [Missouri] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Republican candidate Thomas Ross and former campaign manager allegedly devised plan to stash drugs in rival Louise Secker’s purse or vehicle
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[2026-09-04 10:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-09-04 10:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent that the European Union has officially joined Washington’s economic pressure campaign against Iran.
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[2026-09-04 10:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: TEHRAN — Iran said it hit US military bases in Kuwait and the UAE on Thursday, vowing to avenge a wedding attack it blamed on Washington as US Vice President JD Vance said the strike was being investigated.
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[2026-09-04 10:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Vice President JD Vance speaks with reporters in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House, Thursday, Sept. 3, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) CORRECTION: Date corrected to Sept. 3 instead of July 23.
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[2026-09-04 10:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-09-04 10:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON, D.C. — Work is set to begin in Washington this month on an enormous arch proposed by President Donald Trump, a US official announced Thursday, signaling rapid advancement on a project that has raised hackles across the capital.
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[2026-09-04 10:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: US President Donald Trump hosted Hasidic rebbes and ultra-Orthodox (haredi) leaders at the White House on Thursday for a meeting ahead of Rosh Hashanah, described as the first meeting of its kind in the Oval Office in more than 50 years.
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[2026-09-04 10:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
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[2026-09-04 10:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON, D.C. — US President Donald Trump's White House on Thursday unveiled a website featuring classic arcade games — but with a "MAGA" twist, in which players can deport migrants and build a border wall.
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[2026-09-04 09:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Un hombre descansa en un sofá el jueves 27 de agosto de 2026 en las calles de La Habana. (AP Foto/Ramón Espinosa)
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[2026-09-04 09:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-09-04 09:23 UTC+10:00] [Middle East] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-09-04 09:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: En esta imagen del jueves 3 de septiembre de 2026, se ven videojuegos en el sitio web de la Casa Blanca, visto desde una computadora. (AP Foto/Jon Elswick)
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[2026-09-04 08:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office of the White House during a meeting with travel executives, Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
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[2026-09-04 08:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Maryland voters will get to decide in November on a congressional redistricting amendment being pushed by Democrats as part of nationwide battle for control of the U.S. House in future elections.
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[2026-09-04 08:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Two months after the Supreme Court gutted President Trump's first-day order ending automatic citizenship for children of illegal aliens and temporary visitors, a Maryland federal judge has now blocked the narrower follow-up that targeted the actual business model: birth tourism.
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[2026-09-04 08:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: This is the second time the administration has turned to the top court, after the curbs ordered by the president were blocked by a US judge
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[2026-09-04 08:43 UTC+10:00] [USPS] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: This is the second time the administration has turned to the top court, after the curbs ordered by the president were blocked by a US judge
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[2026-09-04 08:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: On Thursday, 56 civil rights and advocacy groups urged Congress to scrap a defence bill provision that would strengthen US-Israeli military technology ties, according to a letter seen by Reuters.
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[2026-09-04 08:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Former White House staffer calls for espionage and cyber options as Washington prepares for a potential Chinese breakthrough
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[2026-09-04 08:13 UTC+10:00] [Superpowers and AGI] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Former White House staffer calls for espionage and cyber options as Washington prepares for a potential Chinese breakthrough
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[2026-09-04 08:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: AP News
Snippet: President Donald Trump speaks during an event to present the Congressional Space Medal of Honor to Artemis II crew members, Friday, Aug. 28, 2026, at Johnson Space Center in Houston. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
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[2026-09-04 08:04 UTC+10:00] [News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Michael West Media
Snippet: September 4, 2026 08:04 | News
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[2026-09-04 07:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: In this photo taken with a smartphone, people opposing a congressional redistricting plan rally outside the Missouri Supreme Court in Jefferson City, Mo., Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2026, while displaying the number of petition signatures submitted seeking a statewide vote on the measure. (AP Photo/David A. Lieb)
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[2026-09-04 07:49 UTC+10:00] [Trump administration] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Project that critics say will disrupt historic sightlines in Washington DC is facing a lawsuit
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[2026-09-04 07:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: President Donald Trump's administration asked the Supreme Court on Thursday to let it enforce a new US Postal Service rule tightening the use of mail-in ballots, moving swiftly after a judge temporarily blocked the regulation ahead of the November midterm elections.
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[2026-09-04 07:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: WASHINGTON, Sep. 3 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's Industry Minister Kim Jung-kwan said Thursday that Seoul and Washington are continuing talks on U.S. semiconductor tariffs under the understanding that South Korea would not be put at a disadvantage compared with its competitors.
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[2026-09-04 07:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Banderas colocadas por equipos de construcción delimitan Memorial Circle, donde el presidente Donald Trump ha propuesto la construcción de un arco para conmemorar el aniversario 250 de los Estados Unidos, el 11 de mayo de 2026, en Washington. (AP Foto/Alex Brandon, Archivo)
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[2026-09-04 07:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Construction will soon begin on the so-called Arc de Trump monument in Washington, as US President Donald Trump moves to add his own permanent mark on the city's skyline.
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