Topic: US Politics — Neutral reports only
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[2026-07-16 15:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: El Capitolio de Estados Unidos, visto desde el Monumento a Washington, el 9 de julio de 2026, en Washington. (AP Foto/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
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[2026-07-16 15:42 UTC+10:00] [World / North America] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Washington: Australia should send military assets to the Gulf to help protect commercial shipping, former prime minister Scott Morrison has urged, as US bombing of Iran intensifies and a crisis redevelops in the Strait of Hormuz.
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[2026-07-16 15:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: UPDATES with Coupang's comments in last 2 paras) By Song Sang-ho
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[2026-07-16 15:34 UTC+10:00] [World / Middle East] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
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[2026-07-16 15:26 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Washington’s push to rebuild naval capacity could expand opportunities for Hanwha, HD Hyundai, Samsung Heavy Industries
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[2026-07-16 15:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: The U.S. has levied 25% tariffs on most imports from Brazil effective next week, concluding a yearlong investigation into what Washington calls unfair trade practices, and reigniting tensions with the Latin American nation after negotiation fell apart.
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[2026-07-16 15:01 UTC+10:00] [Trump tariffs] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Trade office cites investigation of Brazilian trade practices while Marco Rubio says Lula’s policies ‘bad for Americans and bad for Brazilians’
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[2026-07-16 14:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — The Senate Committee on Social Justice on Thursday began deliberations on measures aimed at strengthening government support for senior citizens and protecting the rights of street vendors, with Committee Chairman Sen. Erwin Tulfo emphasizing that legislation should prioritize the welfare of vulnerable sectors.
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[2026-07-16 14:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Forestry, Logging and Timber Industry
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[2026-07-16 14:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: El presidente Donald Trump parte en el Marine One tras pronunciar un discurso en la Escuela de Guerra del Ejército de Estados Unidos en Carlisle, Pensilvania, el miércoles 15 de julio de 2026, durante la Cumbre de Defensa e Innovación de Pensilvania. (AP Foto/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
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[2026-07-16 14:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: President Donald Trump speaks at the United States Army War College in Carlisle, Pa., during the Pennsylvania Defense and Innovation Summit, Wednesday, July 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
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[2026-07-16 14:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: President Donald Trump departs on Marine One after speaking at the United States Army War College in Carlisle, Pa., at the Pennsylvania Defense and Innovation Summit, Wednesday, July 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
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[2026-07-16 14:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: When major disasters strike, Americans are routinely waiting weeks — or even months — to receive presidential approval for aid. And if they live in a state that didn’t support President Donald Trump, chances are greater that aid will denied. (AP Production: Marissa Duhaney & Eva Malek)
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[2026-07-16 14:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Part of a proposal to improve security at Lafayette Park, across from the White House, is photographed Wednesday, July 15, 2026, before a meeting on July 16 of the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts. (AP Photo/Jon Elswick)
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[2026-07-16 14:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Department of Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin speaks during a news conference Wednesday, July 1, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/David ‘Dee’ Delgado)
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[2026-07-16 14:01 UTC+10:00] [US and Israeli Attack on Iran (2026)] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The New York Times
Snippet: No one starts a war expecting it to last forever.
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[2026-07-16 14:00 UTC+10:00] [Ukraine] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Taking war to heart of Russian territory has seized initiative and reset Zelenskyy’s relationship with Trump
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[2026-07-16 13:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: President Donald Trump speaks at the United States Army War College in Carlisle, Pa., during the Pennsylvania Defense and Innovation Summit, Wednesday, July 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
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[2026-07-16 13:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON, D.C. — The world has largely viewed the US more favorably than China for years, but those opinions have flipped in Beijing's favor this year, according to a new poll by the Pew Research Center, a remarkable shift driven in part by tensions between the Trump administration and US allies.
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[2026-07-16 13:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON, D.C. — The New York Times on Wednesday filed a motion to quash subpoenas that the Justice Department served on journalists who reported on security concerns involving the new, Qatari-gifted Air Force One, teeing up a significant court fight over press freedom and the government’s ability to force reporters to identify sources.
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[2026-07-16 13:13 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: WASHINGTON (Reuters) -- US President Donald Trump on Wednesday said federal immigration agents will not suspend vehicle stops, one day after officials announced a temporary pause after agents fatally shot two men in Texas and Maineduring traffic stops.
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[2026-07-16 12:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that Iran "wants to settle so badly," adding that he would decide whether or not to take that step.
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[2026-07-16 12:41 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: WASHINGTON (AP) -- More than half the House Democrats voted Wednesday to strip $3.3 billion in US aid for Israel, the most substantial signal yet that once rock-solid bipartisan support for the country is disintegrating in the aftermath of its war in Gaza that has killed thousands of Palestinians.
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[2026-07-16 12:40 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Coupang spent $250,000 lobbying the Trump administration and Congress in the second quarter through a firm with close ties to the president, extending a Washington campaign amid its ongoing conflict with South Korean regulators over the company's massive data breach.
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[2026-07-16 12:20 UTC+10:00] [R Kelly] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The R&B singer was found guilty of racketeering, sex trafficking and producing child abuse images, with his lawyer lobbying the US president for more than a year
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[2026-07-16 12:00 UTC+10:00] [China Looks West] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: Peter Navarro is the White House senior counselor for trade and manufacturing.
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[2026-07-16 11:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: China’s production of drug inputs has boomed in recent years, increasing market share and prompting fears of weaponisation in Washington
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[2026-07-16 11:59 UTC+10:00] [biotechnology] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: China’s production of drug inputs has boomed in recent years, increasing market share and prompting fears of weaponisation in Washington
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[2026-07-16 11:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: King County Superior Court Judge Roger Rogoff stands in court on Oct. 10, 2016, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File)
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[2026-07-16 11:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON, D.C. — A leading US science body will launch a major report Thursday on how precisely specific extreme weather events can be tied to climate change, a growing research field underpinning billion-dollar lawsuits against the fossil fuel industry.
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[2026-07-16 11:30 UTC+10:00] [World / North America] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Age
Snippet: There are times when electronic communications delivering a confusion of soul-sapping developments – often from a US president’s tweeting finger and amplified by populist boosters around the world – feels so dispiriting that the fantasy of a remote island free of the internet and mobile phone coverage beckons almost irresistibly.
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[2026-07-16 11:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-07-16 11:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: TEHRAN, Iran — The United States launched a new wave of strikes against Iran on Wednesday to curb its ability to threaten shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, as President Donald Trump warned he could widen attacks unless the Islamic republic returned to talks.
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[2026-07-16 11:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The administration of US President Donald Trump has come under scrutiny in Congress over its decision to give the United Arab Emirates easier access to advanced AI chips. Critics question whether business ties involving the president’s family influenced the policy change.
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[2026-07-16 11:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The administration of US President Donald Trump has come under scrutiny in Congress over its decision to give the United Arab Emirates easier access to advanced AI chips. Critics question whether business ties involving the president’s family influenced the policy change.
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[2026-07-16 10:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by Jack Phillips via The Epoch Times,
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[2026-07-16 10:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-07-16 10:33 UTC+10:00] [Middle East] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-07-16 10:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Donald Trump said that the US "appreciates" Iran after it allowed an American who was "wrongfully detained" in 2024 to leave the country.
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[2026-07-16 10:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Staff lay a carpet on the tarmac before President Donald Trump exits Air Force One upon arriving for the NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey, Tuesday, July 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
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[2026-07-16 10:04 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: WASHINGTON (AP) — The US Mint has begun producing a new $1 coin bearing President Donald Trump's face to help celebrate America’s 250th birthday, the Treasury Department said Wednesday.
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[2026-07-16 10:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The American citizen had been held since December 2024
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[2026-07-16 10:00 UTC+10:00] [us citizen] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The American citizen had been held since December 2024
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[2026-07-16 09:46 UTC+10:00] [Trump administration] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Global views appear to have flipped in Beijing’s favour, driven in part by tensions between the Trump administration and US allies, a new Pew survey shows
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[2026-07-16 09:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-07-16 09:36 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: US President Donald Trump said Wednesday that his administration will "probably" look at South Korean and other companies for shipbuilding cooperation as part of efforts to reinforce the United States Navy.
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[2026-07-16 09:34 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: E-commerce giant Coupang spent $250,000 lobbying the White House, the House of Representatives and the Office of the US Trade Representative during the second quarter of the year through a firm with close ties to US President Donald Trump, a lobbying disclosure report showed Wednesday.
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[2026-07-16 09:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The White House is considering releasing sensitive intelligence related to China and its ability to interfere in US elections that some Trump officials worry could be misleading, according to four people with knowledge of the deliberations.
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[2026-07-16 09:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: President Donald Trump's nominee to be the top US spy, Jay Clayton, refused on Wednesday to directly acknowledge that the Republican president lost the 2020 election despite repeated questioning by Democrats in a tense Senate confirmation hearing.
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[2026-07-16 09:28 UTC+10:00] [Donald Trump] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Trump’s effort to revamp the landmark stretched well past the goal of having it ready by the Fourth of July
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