Topic: US Politics — Neutral reports only
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[2026-08-26 03:16 UTC+10:00] [China] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: A nova investida do governo do presidente Donald Trump contra o Irã e seus parceiros comerciais elevou as tensões entre as duas maiores potências do mundo, Estados Unidos e China.
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[2026-08-26 03:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The Canadian government has announced that it will impose retaliatory tariffs of up to 50% on around 700 American products, after US President Donald Trump hit Canada with a round of tariffs and threatened further increases.
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[2026-08-26 03:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The Canadian government has announced that it will impose retaliatory tariffs of up to 50% on around 700 American products, after US President Donald Trump hit Canada with a round of tariffs and threatened further increases.
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[2026-08-26 03:12 UTC+10:00] [Americas] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: At the start of the year, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney called on the world’s middle powers to band together against Donald Trump. But a new trade war with the U.S. came before they were ready.
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[2026-08-26 03:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by Naveen Athrappully via The Epoch Times,
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[2026-08-26 02:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Xavi Hernández posa para una foto al llegar a la alfombra roja de una recepción de bienvenida previa al sorteo de la Copa del Mundo de fútbol de 2026 en el Centro Kennedy en Washington, el 4 de diciembre de 2025. (Foto AP/Chris Carlson)
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[2026-08-26 02:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: South Carolina Sen. Darline Graham staved off a challenge from Rep. Ralph Norman in the state's Senate primary runoff election, and with the help of President Donald Trump's endorsement will advance to November's general election.
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[2026-08-26 02:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Nearly six months since the United States and Israel launched the first missiles in their war on Iran, Washington is pivoting to a strategy of tougher sanctions and economic isolation in a bid to force Tehran to accept its terms for a peace deal.
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[2026-08-26 02:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: ARCHIVO – Un agente federal porta una placa del Servicio de Inmigración y Control de Aduanas (ICE, por sus siglas en inglés) en Nueva York, el 10 de junio de 2025. (AP Foto/Yuki Iwamura, Archivo)
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[2026-08-26 02:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: The rial dropped to 2.02 million to the U.S. dollar as trading opened on currency markets. The currency had already been under pressure before the U.S. and Israel attacked Iran on Feb. 28 - now Trump’s administration has promised even stronger sanctions than those already in place would be announced Monday, including secondary sanctions on countries that continue to do business with Iran.
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[2026-08-26 02:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro speaks during a news conference at the Department of Justice, Dec. 4, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)
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[2026-08-26 02:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-08-26 02:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: The move came after the Trump administration imposed 50% tariffs over the weekend on Canadian goods following the collapse of trade negotiations. Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney accused Washington of trying to subordinate Canada.
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[2026-08-26 02:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Xavi Hernández poses for a photo as he arrives on the red carpet for a welcome reception ahead of the draw for 2026 soccer World Cup at the Kennedy Center in Washington, Dec. 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson, File)
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[2026-08-26 02:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: SEN. Bam Aquino called for the immediate passage of Senate Bill (SB) 2390, or the Comprehensive School Safety Act, which aims to establish a nationwide framework for preventing and responding to violence and other threats in schools.
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[2026-08-26 02:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: CAIRO/WASHINGTON, D.C. — Iran pledged to retaliate against expanded United States economic sanctions that the Americans said would cut off Iran’s economic lifeline, with Tehran expressing confidence that major trading partners would resist Washington’s pressure campaign.
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[2026-08-26 02:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON, D.C. — Canada said it would announce on Tuesday its response to United States President Donald Trump’s new tariffs, as neighbo rs that used to be close allies spiral into a trade war.
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[2026-08-26 02:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: OUR barangay (village) elections got another jolt. First, it was oil prices from the Middle East war. Now it’s a Senate bill resetting the polls to 2028 and stretching barangay terms to five years over the objection of election watchdogs, including the National Citizens Movement for Free Elections. Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman George Erwin Garcia has warned that billions already spent could go to waste.
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[2026-08-26 02:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: KOTA KINABALU — Last week, United States President Donald Trump appeared once again to be extending an olive branch to North Korea, signaling his willingness to engage its leader Kim Jong Un while calling for a reduction in the scale of joint US-South Korean military exercises. To some observers, this may look like Washington is softening its stance toward Pyongyang.
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[2026-08-26 02:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The United States continues to hold discussions with Israel, Turkey, and Syria amid recent regional tensions, with Washington saying that restraint and dialogue are the best way to prevent further escalation, a State Department spokesperson told Maariv.
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[2026-08-26 02:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
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[2026-08-26 02:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: THERE are 12 Senate seats up for election in 2028. But ask Filipino voters today to fill them, and the average ballot stops at seven names.
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[2026-08-26 01:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 (Yonhap) -- U.S. President Donald Trump said Tuesday that all mines have been removed or detonated from the Strait of Hormuz, warning Iran that any ship placing new mines will be destroyed.
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[2026-08-26 01:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: The Trump administration plans to charge employers a fee of $103,265 for H-1B skilled foreign workers, according to a proposed regulation posted on Monday. Revenue from the fee would be used to offset the costs of running the federal immigration system - including courts and US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
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[2026-08-26 01:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The US formally removed Syria from its list of state sponsors of terrorism on Monday, after the required 45-day congressional review of President Donald Trump’s decision to rescind the designation ran its course.
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[2026-08-26 01:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Watch: What are these sanctions and who will be affected?
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[2026-08-26 01:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: China on Tuesday warned the US that it could retaliate if Washington expands its sanctions campaign against Iran to target Chinese companies, potentially opening a new front in tensions between the world’s two largest economies.
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[2026-08-26 01:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Ghislaine Maxwell has been convicted and jailed for supplying young women to Jeffrey Epstein. (GOP Oversight via Reuters)
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[2026-08-26 01:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: China on Tuesday warned the US that it could retaliate if Washington expands its sanctions campaign against Iran to target Chinese companies, potentially opening a new front in tensions between the world’s two largest economies.
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[2026-08-26 01:05 UTC+10:00] [Military] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ProPublica
Snippet: Shortly after taking office last year, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth polled the nation’s top commanders about cutting a program designed to protect civilians during U.S. military operations.
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[2026-08-26 01:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: The US has said "the single greatest financial offensive ever" will help it and Israel end their ongoing war with Iran.
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[2026-08-26 01:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: US President Donald Trump said that the US Navy informed him that all mines have been cleared from the Strait of Hormuz in a Tuesday Truth Social post.
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[2026-08-26 00:55 UTC+10:00] [National News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
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[2026-08-26 00:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: United States President Donald Trump says he is considering changing the name of Lake Ontario to Lake America as the trade war between the US and Canada escalates.
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[2026-08-26 00:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: The CEO of Trump-linked World Liberty Financial said the company offers real utility and operates independently of political influence, refuting allegations of potential conflicts of interest.
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[2026-08-26 00:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-08-25 23:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON — The U.S. Secret Service has confirmed it is aware that Iranian state media has aired a video that appears to threaten the life of Barron Trump, President Donald Trump's youngest son.
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[2026-08-25 23:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: President Donald Trump drew fresh attention to a long-running controversy on Sunday when he reposted a Just the News article on Truth Social headlined "ICE refuses to disclose records on Ilhan Omar fraud probe, cites ongoing 'enforcement proceedings.'" His decision to amplify the report, without comment, renewed scrutiny of allegations that have dogged Rep.
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[2026-08-25 23:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — Senate Minority Leader Alan Peter Cayetano on Tuesday called for stronger safeguards for victims and taxpayers as the Senate moves to establish clearer rules on liability and compensation for nuclear energy damage.
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[2026-08-25 23:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Oklahoma grassroots activist N’kiyla Jasmine Thomas is facing off on Tuesday against centrist Jim Priest in a Democratic Senate race that has become the latest litmus test for progressive politics in a conservative stronghold.
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[2026-08-25 23:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: After Canada stood firm in negotiations, analysts say that Washington failed to gain ‘veto’ on Ottawa’s trade with other countries
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[2026-08-25 23:00 UTC+10:00] [us China trade war] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: After Canada stood firm in negotiations, analysts say that Washington failed to gain ‘veto’ on Ottawa’s trade with other countries
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[2026-08-25 23:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: There continue to be clear signals that the White House is moving away from the potential for renewed military action and instead settling in for a long economic siege campaign targeting Iran, on a permanent basis.
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[2026-08-25 22:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Canada is poised to announce new tariffs on U.S. goods Tuesday in retaliation for the 50% duties that President Donald Trump imposed after a breakdown in trade talks, Canadian trade minister Dominic LeBlanc told CNBC.
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[2026-08-25 22:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: BEIJING — The U.S. is threatening to cut businesses that help Iran evade sanctions off from the American financial system. It puts China's banks in an uncomfortable position: Beijing can reject the demands, but its biggest lenders still have strong incentives to preserve access to U.S. dollars.
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[2026-08-25 22:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-08-25 22:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Global stocks rose as chipmakers rebounded, with falling bond yields adding support to risek sentiment after Brent crude slid below $90 a barrel, down more than 3% after a New York times reports that "evacuated foreign service officers could begin heading back to their posts as early as this week...
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[2026-08-25 22:25 UTC+10:00] [World / Asia] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Beijing: China has fired a warning shot at Washington, making clear it won’t cease cooperating with Iran and was prepared to retaliate if the Trump administration continued with fresh sanctions.
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[2026-08-25 22:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Barron Trump en la ceremonia de inauguración de su padre en Washington el 20 de enero del 2025. (AP foto/Evan Vucci)
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[2026-08-25 21:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Barron Trump watches as his father, President Donald Trump attends an indoor Presidential Inauguration parade event at Capital One Arena, in Washington, Jan. 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)
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