Topic: US Politics — Neutral reports only
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[2026-08-31 14:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Chinese President Xi Jinping is set to make rare state visits to Egypt and, likely India, before his expected trip to the U.S. in late September.
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[2026-08-31 14:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 31 (Yonhap) -- Government officials from South Korea and the United States met in Washington, D.C., last week and agreed to expand cooperation in the area of nuclear and high-energy physics, Seoul's science ministry said Monday.
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[2026-08-31 14:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: US President Donald Trump has urged Canadian businesses operating in the American market to relocate south of the border “immediately,” amid an escalating trade war between the two neighboring nations.
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[2026-08-31 14:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: US President Donald Trump has urged Canadian businesses operating in the American market to relocate south of the border “immediately,” amid an escalating trade war between the two neighboring nations.
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[2026-08-31 14:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: President Donald Trump waves from the stairs of Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews, Md., Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2026.(AP Photo/Luis M. Alvarez)
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[2026-08-31 14:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: Google has updated its maps application to rename Lake Ontario as “Lake America” for users in the United States, reflecting a recent order by President Donald Trump that changed the name of the lake, the global technology giant says.
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[2026-08-31 14:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Vice President JD Vance speaks at CompoTech headquarters, Monday, August 24, 2026 in Brewer, Maine. (Anna Moneymaker/Pool Photo via AP)
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[2026-08-31 13:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Google has updated its maps for US-based users to reflect Donald Trump's name change of Lake Ontario to Lake America. (Reuters: Evan Vucci)
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[2026-08-31 13:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: United States Senator Ted Cruz backed President Donald Trump’s Truth Social post declaring “mission accomplished” in the war with Iran, while going further by calling for the collapse of the Iranian regime during a Meet the Press interview on Sunday.
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[2026-08-31 12:56 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: US President Donald Trump on Sunday threatened a prominent NBC broadcast journalist with possible punishment by US media regulators as the Republican expressed disappointment with coverage of his candidate endorsements ahead of November's midterm elections.
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[2026-08-31 12:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-08-31 12:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Washington plans to impose sanctions on another bank this week as it steps up its campaign to economically isolate Tehran amid the deadlocked truce talks, the US Treasury chief has said.
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[2026-08-31 12:01 UTC+10:00] [Banks] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: LONDON — Andy Burnham spent most of his first 42 days as prime minister in his comfort zone, talking about jobs, living costs, homelessness and shifting power out of London.
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[2026-08-31 11:57 UTC+10:00] [Business / The economy] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: August 31, 2026 — 11:57am
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[2026-08-31 11:45 UTC+10:00] [World / North America] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: August 31, 2026 — 11:45am
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[2026-08-31 11:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: El piloto de carreras Alex Palou saluda al público previo al arranque del IndyCar Freedom 250 Grand Prix en Washington, el sábado 23 de agosto de 2026. (AP Foto/Nick Wass)
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[2026-08-31 11:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON, United States — President Donald Trump on Sunday threatened a prominent NBC broadcast journalist with possible punishment by US media regulators as the Republican expressed disappointment with coverage of his candidate endorsements ahead of November's midterm elections.
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[2026-08-31 10:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico, left, and Tarrant County Commissioner Alisa Simmons arrive for a news conference at UTA, Sunday, Aug. 30, 2026, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/LM Otero)
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[2026-08-31 10:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON, United States — The United States said Sunday it had attacked Iranian rocket launchers on a small island in the Strait of Hormuz, its first strikes on Iran in a month, prompting Tehran to retaliate.
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[2026-08-31 10:16 UTC+10:00] [Middle East] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: MISSILE SYSTEM. A banner with a picture of US President Donald Trump next to an Iranian missile system is displayed at Azadi Square in Tehran, Iran, on July 30, 2026.
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[2026-08-31 09:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Un letrero de Google en un edificio ubicado dentro del complejo de la compañía, el 24 de septiembre de 2019, en Mountain View, California. (AP Foto/Jeff Chiu, Archivo)
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[2026-08-31 09:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Alex Palou (10) of Spain stands during the National Anthem before the IndyCar Freedom 250 Grand Prix auto race in Washington, Sunday, Aug. 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
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[2026-08-31 08:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The move echoes what Google did in 2025 when Trump issued an order to rename the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America
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[2026-08-31 08:34 UTC+10:00] [Alphabet] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The move echoes what Google did in 2025 when Trump issued an order to rename the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America
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[2026-08-31 08:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent departs after speaking at a news conference, Monday, Aug. 24, 2026, at the Treasury Department in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
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[2026-08-31 08:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-08-31 08:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Venezuelan President Delcy Rodriguez on Saturday evening unveiled further details of the grand US oil deal that was announced by President Trump on Friday, detailing that her country will receive about $19 per barrel of oil produced under the long-term energy deal.
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[2026-08-31 08:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A sign is displayed on a Google building at their campus in Mountain View, Calif., Sept. 24, 2019. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)
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[2026-08-31 08:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Iranian-born and Washington-based expert analyses Tehran’s leverage, China’s non-intervention strategy and shifting Persian Gulf alliances
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[2026-08-31 08:00 UTC+10:00] [Strait of Hormuz] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Iranian-born and Washington-based expert analyses Tehran’s leverage, China’s non-intervention strategy and shifting Persian Gulf alliances
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[2026-08-31 07:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: El secretario del Tesoro de Estados Unidos, Scott Bessent, en conferencia de prensa el lunes 24 de agosto de 2026, en Washington. (AP Foto/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
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[2026-08-31 07:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Tehran has launched missile and drone strikes on US military positions in Jordan after Washington attacked Iran’s Larak Island, reigniting direct hostilities following a month-long lull.
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[2026-08-31 07:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Joseph Kent, the former director of the US National Counterterrorism Centre, urged Washington to immediately withdraw troops from the Gulf as Tehran woved to respond to Larak island attack.
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[2026-08-31 07:06 UTC+10:00] [World / Middle East] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Washington: US forces struck Iranian rocket launchers on the Strait of Hormuz in the first military action in a month, according to a US official, breaking a lull in fighting during an intermittent war that has lasted more than six months.
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[2026-08-31 06:38 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-08-31 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The biggest change in the Korea-US alliance may not be the exercise Washington cut short. Instead, look at what the United States is asking Korea to provide. Across industries — from shipbuilding to next-generation artillery — Korean capabilities are important where American capacity is constrained. The $350 billion investment framework offers an opportunity to help rebuild US industries and embed Korean technology, management and know-how in that renewal.
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[2026-08-31 06:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: WASHINGTON (AP) — Fuerzas estadounidenses lanzaron ataques contra lanzacohetes iraníes en el estrecho de Ormuz, en lo que representa su primera acción militar en un mes, informó un funcionario de Estados Unidos el domingo.
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[2026-08-31 05:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Otto López de los Marlins de Miami luego de conectar un jonrón de dos carreras en el noveno inning ante los Nacionales de Washington, el domingo 30 de agosto de 2026, en Washington. (AP Foto/Nick Wass)
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[2026-08-31 05:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The threat comes after Kristen Welker said Trump had ‘mixed results’ on his endorsement of political candidates in party primaries
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[2026-08-31 05:37 UTC+10:00] [Federal Communications Commission] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The threat comes after Kristen Welker said Trump had ‘mixed results’ on his endorsement of political candidates in party primaries
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[2026-08-31 05:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Miami Marlins’ Otto Lopez celebrates his two-run home run during the ninth inning of a baseball game against the Washington Nationals, Sunday, Aug. 30, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)
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[2026-08-31 05:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: US Democrats on Friday slammed the Trump administration for dragging out the war on Iran to its six month anniversary, warning Republicans would pay the price in the upcoming midterm elections.
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[2026-08-31 05:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: US President Donald Trump said on Sunday that oil secured under a newly struck deal with Venezuela will be used to refill the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, which has been sharply reduced in recent years amid global supply disruptions and high fuel prices.
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[2026-08-31 05:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-08-31 04:50 UTC+10:00] [ICE (US Immigration and Customs Enforcement)] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Tom Homan says rightwing influencer overstayed visitor visa after receiving final order of removal
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[2026-08-31 03:50 UTC+10:00] [Far right (US)] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: ‘Alt-right’ agitator and former Trump backer deported from US is said also to be too extreme for Reform
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[2026-08-31 03:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The heads of the US armed forces jointly warned US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth against continuing operations in Iran, The Washington Post reported on Sunday.
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[2026-08-31 03:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu would have liked to have reinvaded it in early 2026 (or, for that matter, never to have been forced into a ceasefire with Hamas by the Trump administration in October 2025) and at almost every moment since then.
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[2026-08-31 03:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Venezuela maintains control over its oil resources under a new agreement with the US granting Washington significant access to the country’s proven crude reserves, acting President Delcy Rodriguez said on Saturday.
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[2026-08-31 03:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Venezuela maintains control over its oil resources under a new agreement with the US granting Washington significant access to the country’s proven crude reserves, acting President Delcy Rodriguez said on Saturday.
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