Topic: US Politics — Neutral reports only
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[2026-08-29 23:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: A security co-operation agreement between the US and Iraq’s Kurdistan Region is due to expire at the end of September, but it will not end ties between Erbil and Washington, Kurdish officials told The National, after reports US assistance to the region had been suspended.
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[2026-08-29 23:00 UTC+10:00] [US midterm elections 2026] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: In deep red South Carolina, the president helped stoke apprehension of a deeper red surge ahead of November’s US midterm elections
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[2026-08-29 22:00 UTC+10:00] [Trump administration] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Even after judges rejected the same ploy, the Trump administration is going directly to social media and telecommunications companies
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[2026-08-29 22:00 UTC+10:00] [US economy] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: There’s little optimism about treasury secretary’s ability to handle Trump’s tariffs, Iran sanctions and colossal US debt
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[2026-08-29 22:00 UTC+10:00] [Donald Trump] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Ignore Iran, the Epstein files, and your wallet – not to mention Trump’s plummeting approval ratings
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[2026-08-29 22:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks at the Davie shipyard in Levis, Quebec on Monday, Aug. 24, 2026. (Jacques Boissinot/The Canadian Press via AP)
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[2026-08-29 21:31 UTC+10:00] [Illicit drugs] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: An ecstasy pill shaped like the head of U.S. President Donald Trump is potentially lethal and should not be taken “under any circumstances,” a Dutch drug institute has warned.
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[2026-08-29 21:00 UTC+10:00] [International trade] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Avoiding US goods and services – from tech to whisky to air travel – has forced many to find a new way of living
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[2026-08-29 21:00 UTC+10:00] [Nasa] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Searching for exoplanets and clues on planet formation, the Roman telescope will lift off Sunday morning in Florida
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[2026-08-29 20:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Yaron Bob is getting ready to receive a new shipment of seven Iranian ballistic missiles, which were fired at Israel in March. The internationally known Israeli blacksmith transforms the Iranian rockets in his blacksmith studio into works of art and Judaica, which have reached as far as the White House.
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[2026-08-29 19:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Military planners in Washington worry that dwindling munitions stores may reduce the US’s ability to defend against potential threats from Russia and China, according to a Friday Wall Street Journal report citing US officials familiar with the matter.
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[2026-08-29 17:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-08-29 17:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Financial Times
Snippet: PublishedAugust 29 2026
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[2026-08-29 17:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: The staffer was found to have made tens of thousands of dollars through betting on what the president would say in his speeches
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[2026-08-29 16:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: US President Donald Trump has said Washington is making an unprecedented push to take control of about a fifth of Venezuela's vast oil reserves, claiming it will provide relief to Americans' pain amid soaring energy prices.
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[2026-08-29 16:00 UTC+10:00] [Iceland] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Country holds a knife-edge referendum that cuts across political divides on taking step closer to Brussels after Trump threats towards Greenland
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[2026-08-29 15:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: A federal judge on Friday ruled that laws that US President Donald Trump's administration used to cancel visas and initiate deportation proceedings against noncitizen college students based on their pro-Palestinian advocacy and criticism of Israel are unconstitutional.
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[2026-08-29 15:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-08-29 14:55 UTC+10:00] [Opinion] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-08-29 14:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The grieving father of Palestinian-American teenager Amer Rabee, who was shot dead by Israeli troops in the West Bank 16 months ago, has accused Washington of abandoning his family after offering little more than condolences.
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[2026-08-29 14:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The grieving father of Palestinian-American teenager Amer Rabee, who was shot dead by Israeli troops in the West Bank 16 months ago, has accused Washington of abandoning his family after offering little more than condolences.
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[2026-08-29 14:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: LOS ANGELES (AP) — Nneka Ogwumike had 24 points, Rae Burrell scored 12 of her 15 points in the fourth quarter, and the Los Angeles Sparks beat the Washington Mystics 88-82 on Friday night.
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[2026-08-29 14:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Icelanders are voting Saturday on whether to restart talks about joining the European Union. (AP Video by Kwiyeon Ha)
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[2026-08-29 14:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON, D.C. — A US military judge ruled Friday that confessions made by alleged 9/11 attacks mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed to FBI agents are inadmissible and cannot be used against him at trial, The New York Times reported.
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[2026-08-29 13:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: El presidente de Colombia, Abelardo de la Espriella, preside una ceremonia de juramentación de la nueva cúpula militar del país, el miércoles 26 de agosto de 2026, en Bogotá. (AP Foto/Fernando Vergara)
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[2026-08-29 13:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Two US Congresswomen have criticised Trump administration’s “immoral” war on Iran, which completed six months on Sunday.
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[2026-08-29 13:34 UTC+10:00] [Opinion] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-08-29 13:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-08-29 13:30 UTC+10:00] [Latin America] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Rappler
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[2026-08-29 13:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: High interest rates and inflation, a fishing industry under threat and the shadow of Donald Trump are on the minds of Icelanders as the country goes to a referendum this weekend to decide whether it should restart negotiations on joining the European Union.
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[2026-08-29 13:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: With the war now at the six-month mark, the Trump administration has stepped up efforts to punish Iran financially with an ‘economic D-Day’
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[2026-08-29 13:23 UTC+10:00] [Pakistan] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: With the war now at the six-month mark, the Trump administration has stepped up efforts to punish Iran financially with an ‘economic D-Day’
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[2026-08-29 13:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Donald Trump's administration is considering giving away a section of the renowned Yosemite National Park to a private developer.
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[2026-08-29 12:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Europe only ranks fourth among Washington’s global security priorities, US envoy to NATO Matthew Whitaker has said, as President Donald Trump pushes the bloc’s members to take greater responsibility for their own defense.
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[2026-08-29 12:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Europe only ranks fourth among Washington’s global security priorities, US envoy to NATO Matthew Whitaker has said, as President Donald Trump pushes the bloc’s members to take greater responsibility for their own defense.
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[2026-08-29 12:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: New York Jets running back Chip Trayanum (40) is tackled by New York Giants defensive back Ar’Darius Washington (24) during the first half of a preseason NFL football game, Friday, Aug. 28, 2026, in East Rutherford, N.J. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger)
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[2026-08-29 12:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: The United States has struck a deal with Caracas that would give them control of some 65 billion barrels of Venezuela’s proven oil reserves, President Donald Trump has announced, while reviving the OPEC nation’s battered energy industry.
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[2026-08-29 12:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Brady House, de los Nacionales de Washington, recorre las bases luego de conseguir un jonrón de tres carreras ante los Marlins de Miami, el viernes 28 de agosto de 2026 (AP Foto/John McDonnell)
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[2026-08-29 12:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Teleprompter operator Gabriel Perez, who has since left the White House, made US$107,500 from bets on what Trump would say in speeches
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[2026-08-29 12:19 UTC+10:00] [Donald Trump] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Teleprompter operator Gabriel Perez, who has since left the White House, made US$107,500 from bets on what Trump would say in speeches
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[2026-08-29 11:46 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: U.S. President Donald Trump could put on the table the "tacit" acceptance of North Korea's nuclear program, a peace treaty and an end to South Korea-U.S. military exercises should a summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un take place, a former U.S. official has said.
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[2026-08-29 11:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Washington Nationals starting pitcher Jackson Kent throws during the first inning of a baseball game against the Miami Marlins, Friday, Aug. 28, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/John McDonnell)
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[2026-08-29 11:46 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: U.S. President Donald Trump made two trades in Coupang Inc. shares in June through his money managers, a financial disclosure report showed Friday, amid lingering tensions between Seoul and Washington over South Korea's regulatory response to a massive data breach involving the U.S.-listed e-commerce giant.
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[2026-08-29 11:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A helicopter from Marine Helicopter Squadron One, or HMX-1, flies past the White House after President Donald Trump arrived at the Ellipse near the White House, Friday, Aug. 28, 2026, in Washington, on return from Houston. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
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[2026-08-29 11:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Donald Trump said Friday his administration has reached a huge oil deal with Venezuela that gives the United States majority control of 65 billion barrels of proven petroleum reserves.
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[2026-08-29 11:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Venezuela has one of the world's largest known oil reserves but dilapidated infrastructure prevents much of it from being produced. (Reuters: Samir Aponte)
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[2026-08-29 11:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-08-29 11:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Baltimore Ravens kicker Tyler Loop (33) misses a field goal attempt against the Washington Commanders during the first half of an NFL preseason football game, Friday, Aug. 28, 2026, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)
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[2026-08-29 11:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: US President Donald Trump’s Marine One helicopter nearly collided with a passenger jet earlier this month after a radio failure prevented air traffic controllers from receiving its takeoff warning, federal investigators said on Thursday.
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[2026-08-29 11:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: US President Donald Trump’s Marine One helicopter nearly collided with a passenger jet earlier this month after a radio failure prevented air traffic controllers from receiving its takeoff warning, federal investigators said on Thursday.
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