Topic: US Politics — Neutral reports only
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[2026-06-04 00:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: El candidato presidencial Abelardo de la Espriella, del movimiento Defensores de la Patria, se dirige a sus seguidores desde el interior de una cabina a prueba de balas tras liderar la primera vuelta de las elecciones presidenciales y avanzar a la segunda vuelta en Barranquilla, Colombia, el domingo 31 de mayo de 2026.
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[2026-06-04 00:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: US President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's intense phone call regarding the IDF planning to strike Beirut “sends a message of Iranian victory, both on the battlefield and in terms of perception,” Institute for National Security Studies (INSS) researcher Beni Sabti told 103FM on Wednesday.
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[2026-06-04 00:30 UTC+10:00] [Editors' Pick] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: Here are today’s headlines – the latest news in the Philippines and around the world:
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[2026-06-04 00:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: United States President Donald Trump has appointed businessman and federal housing regulator Bill Pulte as acting director of national intelligence (DNI).
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[2026-06-04 00:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The US is increasing pressure on Hezbollah and is seeking to get Israel to avoid striking Beirut as Washington hosts Israel-Lebanon talks.
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[2026-06-03 23:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-06-03 23:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — Sen. Loren Legarda raised the constitutionality of the election of Sen. WIn Gatchalian as Senate president pro tempore and "acting" Senate president.
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[2026-06-03 23:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — Newly-installed Senate Majority Leader Miz Zubiri described as "unbelievable" and "illegal" the attempt of ousted Senate president Alan Peter Cayetano to close the session only on paper.
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[2026-06-03 23:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: La educadora y ex primera pama de EEUU, Jill Biden, llega al centro cultural y comunitario 92NY para presentar su autobiografía, el martes 2 de junio de 2026, en Nueva York. (Foto de Andy Kropa/Invision/AP)
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[2026-06-03 23:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-06-03 23:30 UTC+10:00] [News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Michael West Media
Snippet: June 3, 2026 23:30 | News
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[2026-06-03 23:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Zach Lahn, Republican candidate for Iowa governor, speaks during a campaign event Thursday, May 28, 2026, in Newton, Iowa. (Erin Murphy/The Gazette via AP)
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[2026-06-03 23:00 UTC+10:00] [Editors' Pick] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
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[2026-06-03 22:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON, D.C. — Cancer researchers highlighted several treatment breakthroughs during their annual summit in Chicago that concluded Tuesday, including preliminary but encouraging data on potential benefits of weight loss medications.
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[2026-06-03 22:27 UTC+10:00] [Editors' Pick] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
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[2026-06-03 22:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: President Donald Trump's plan to hand out $1.8bn (£1.3bn) in taxpayer funding to political allies lasted all of two weeks before his Department of Justice (DOJ) abandoned the idea amid an intense backlash from Republicans in Congress.
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[2026-06-03 22:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: OSLO — Hollywood legend Richard Gere criticized Donald Trump on Tuesday, calling the US president a "maniac" who has "dismantled almost everything that was good" about the United States.
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[2026-06-03 22:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: US President Donald Trump said Iran has agreed not to have a nuclear weapon and that he would probably meet with Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khameneiat at some point if things "work out".
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[2026-06-03 21:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: The U.S. Trade Representative has issued an overnight statement and proposed a new round of tariffs of at least 10% on imports from 60 trading partners, marking the administration's largest attempt yet to rebuild its tariff empire after the Supreme Court struck down earlier levies.
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[2026-06-03 21:40 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: President says he would ‘like to meet’ Mojtaba Khamenei, who US officials have previously said was injured in attacks, and says Iran has said it will not have a nuclear weapon
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[2026-06-03 21:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: By Farhad Ibragimov – lecturer at the Faculty of Economics at RUDN University, expert and lecturer at the Department of Political Science, Faculty of Social Sciences and Mass Communications, Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation
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[2026-06-03 21:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: In a surprise turn of events, the Senate 11-member minority bloc has become the majority after Sen. Chiz Escudero switched to the opposition side on June 3, 2026.. Escudero, who belonged to the majority bloc led by Senate President Alan Peter Cayetano suddenly appeared at the plenary hall, creating a quorum.
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[2026-06-03 21:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: The Trump administration is scrapping plans to create a $1.8 billion fund meant to compensate allies of the president, the Justice Department’s top official said Tuesday.
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[2026-06-03 21:00 UTC+10:00] [Trump administration] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: New proposal quietly published last week would amount to ‘devastating blow’ for science, experts warn
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[2026-06-03 21:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-06-03 20:52 UTC+10:00] [Big Tech] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: BRUSSELS — The European Commission criticized U.S. plans to impose a new 10 percent tariff on the EU on Wednesday after the Trump administration found that Brussels had failed to ban the import of goods made with forced labor.
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[2026-06-03 20:50 UTC+10:00] [US midterm elections 2026] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Democrats seek to oust Republicans in New Jersey and Iowa, while other major races remain up in the air
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[2026-06-03 20:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: The Iranian regime has agreed not to have nuclear weapons, President Donald Trump told the New York Post's "Pod Force One" podcast — but he added that Tehran could still "change their mind."
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[2026-06-03 20:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Last night’s primaries set the table for some of the most competitive midterm races. This morning we bring you the key takeaways, including on races we haven’t called yet. Also in the news today: Our investigation finds allegations of medical neglect for ICE detainees across the U.S.; the Trump administration is scrapping the $1.8 billion settlement fund; and an AP exclusive look at what’s described as the “dig of the century.”
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[2026-06-03 20:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: US President Donald Trump confirmed that he called Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu "f****ing crazy" during a call on Monday in an interview on the New York Post's "Pod Force One" with Miranda Devine, released on Wednesday.
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[2026-06-03 20:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-06-03 20:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A rare albino buffalo fondly named after Donald Trump for its distinctive blond tuft kept in an enclosure at the national zoological park, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Friday, May 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Rajib Dhar)
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[2026-06-03 20:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-06-03 20:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-06-03 20:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-06-03 20:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-06-03 20:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-06-03 20:00 UTC+10:00] [Business] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: In survey of more than 300 fired probationary employees, 95% reported continuing mental health effects
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[2026-06-03 20:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-06-03 19:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Voters in six US states headed to the polls on Tuesday for a series of primary elections, which will help shape the political landscape before November’s midterms.
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[2026-06-03 19:30 UTC+10:00] [Trump Administration] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ProPublica
Snippet: A group of lawmakers demanded answers from the White House this week following a ProPublica investigation revealing that a top aide to the president intervened to secure a $620 million Pentagon loan to a startup linked to the president’s eldest son.
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[2026-06-03 19:29 UTC+10:00] [Donald Trump] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Trade minister says Australia has ‘robust, comprehensive and world-leading legislation addressing forced labour and modern slavery’
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[2026-06-03 19:25 UTC+10:00] [Donald Trump] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: A Suprema Corte dos Estados Unidos permitiu nesta terça-feira (02/06) que o estado do Alabama use um mapa eleitoral (a divisão dos distritos eleitorais) que favorece o Partido Republicano, revertendo assim a decisão anterior de um tribunal que havia determinado que essa redistribuição de distritos intencionalmente discrimina eleitores negros.
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[2026-06-03 19:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Republican television commentator Steve Hilton and Democratic former cabinet secretary Xavier Becerra have taken an early lead in the primary race for California governor.
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[2026-06-03 19:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump, walk the red carpet before the 48th Kennedy Center Honors, Dec. 7, 2025, at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson, file)
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[2026-06-03 18:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, June 3 (Yonhap) -- Cheong Wa Dae said Wednesday the government will do its best to ensure that the balance of benefits under the existing South Korea-U.S. tariff agreement will not be compromised after Washington proposed additional duties on goods from 60 economies following a forced labor probe.
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[2026-06-03 18:43 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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[2026-06-03 18:40 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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[2026-06-03 18:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: The United States has imposed new sanctions on senior figures from the M23 rebel movement and the FDLR militia, escalating pressure on armed groups fueling conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. The move signals Washington’s determination to enforce commitments made under the Washington peace accords.
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[2026-06-03 18:26 UTC+10:00] [World / Middle East] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Cairo/Washington: Gulf hostilities have flared anew, with the US military saying Iranian missile attacks on Bahrain, Kuwait and other regional targets were either thwarted or failed, as diplomacy between Washington and Tehran showed little progress.
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