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Judge dismisses Trump’s $10B lawsuit against WSJ, Murdoch over reporting on ties to Epstein - AP News Judge dismisses Trump’s $10B lawsuit against WSJ, Murdoch over reporting on ties to Epstein AP News
Read full article → NYT Mostly Factual 45m ago
Trump Attack on Pope and Posting of Jesus Image Draws Widespread Criticism A prominent conservative bishop who serves on President Trump’s Religious Liberty Commission was among those who called on the president to apologize.
By Elizabeth Dias
Read full article → FT Very High 1h ago
US judge dismisses Trump lawsuit against Wall Street Journal Ruling finds newspaper did not act with malice in report over letter in birthday book for Jeffrey Epstein
Read full article → wapo Mostly Factual 1h ago
Judge dismisses Trump’s lawsuit against Wall Street Journal over Epstein drawing A federal judge on Monday dismissed a lawsuit filed by President Donald Trump that claimed that the Wall Street Journal defamed him by publishing a drawing of a naked woman it said Trump contributed to a birthday gift for Jeffrey Epstein.
By Scott Nover
Read full article → The Guardian Mostly Factual 1h ago
Pope Leo XIV pushes back against Donald Trump broadside against him – video Donald Trump has delivered an extraordinary broadside against Pope Leo XIV, saying the US-born leader of the Catholic church was “a very liberal person” who did not believe in stopping crime.
In response, the pope, who arrived in Algeria on Monday as part of an 11-day tour of Africa, told reporters on the papal flight that he did not fear the Trump administration and would continue to speak out against war.
The president's comments came after Leo suggested over the weekend that a “delusion ...
By Guardian Staff
Read full article → NPR High 56m ago
Judge dismisses Trump's $10B lawsuit over the Wall Street Journal's Epstein reporting In the order issued Monday, the judge wrote that President Trump had failed to make the argument that the article, which described a letter to Epstein that the newspaper said bore Trump's signature, was published with the intent to be malicious.
By The Associated Press
Read full article → Fox News Mixed 1h ago
Judge dismisses Trump's $10B defamation lawsuit against The Wall Street Journal over Epstein story A federal judge dismissed President Trump's $10 billion defamation lawsuit against The Wall Street Journal over a story about his alleged ties to Jeffrey Epstein.
Read full article → Al Jazeera Mostly Factual 1h ago
US judge dismisses Trump’s $10bn lawsuit against WSJ over Epstein story Dismissed lawsuit follows WSJ's report on letter allegedly signed by Donald Trump for Jeffrey Epstein’s 50th birthday.
Read full article → DW High 1h ago
Iran war: Trump warns Iran ships to steer clear of blockade President Donald Trump wants to use the blockade to stop Iran from collecting transit fees and to cut off its oil revenue. Oil prices rose sharply as the markets reopened. Follow DW for more.
Read full article → France 24 High 1h ago
Deadline passes for US blockade of Hormuz, Iran threatens to retaliate against Gulf neighbours The deadline passed on Monday for the start of a US military blockade of ships leaving Iran's ports, and Tehran threatened to retaliate against ports of its Gulf neighbours after weekend talks on ending the war broke down. Oil prices surged, with no sign of a swift reopening of the Strait of Hormuz to ease the biggest ever disruption in supplies. FRANCE 24's International Affairs Editor Kethevane Gorjestani tells us more.
By FRANCE24
Read full article → The Independent Mostly Factual 55m ago
Trump deletes post depicting him as Jesus Christ after MAGA base calls out ‘blasphemy’ A picture depicting Donald Trump as Jesus Christ has been deleted from the president’s Truth Social account after a wave of backlash from religious right figures accusing him of blasphemy.
By Alex Woodward
Read full article → Business Insider Mostly Factual 1h ago
Judge tosses Trump's lawsuit against Rupert Murdoch over Epstein birthday letter President Donald Trump on April 6, 2026
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A judge dismissed Trump's lawsuit against Rupert Murdoch.
Trump alleged a Wall Street Journal story about a letter to Jeffrey Epstein was defamatory.
Trump plans to refile the lawsuit, a spokesperson said.
A federal judge in Florida handed Donald Trump a setback in court Monday, tossing his lawsuit against Rupert Murdoch over a Wall Street Journal article about the president's relationship with Jeffrey Epstein...
Read full article → forbes 1h ago
Conservative Christians Angry With Trump Over Posting Christ-Like Image - Forbes Conservative Christians Angry With Trump Over Posting Christ-Like Image Forbes
Read full article → national-post Mostly Factual 1h ago
U.S. says it will intercept, divert or capture ships leaving Iran After peace talks in Pakistan broke down over the weekend, Trump said the U.S. would blockade the Strait of Hormuz
By Bloomberg News
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‘Wake-Up Call for Americans’: Hillary Clinton Warns Trump Wants to ‘Model Himself After Vladimir Putin’
Read full article → variety Mostly Factual 1h ago
Trump Deletes Post With Image Depicting Himself as Jesus After Backlash President Donald Trump’s Truth Social account removed an image depicting him as a Christ-like figure, after the post generated a wave of outrage from those across the political spectrum including some conservatives who deemed it blasphemous. The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Late Sunday evening, Trump posted an apparently […]
By Todd Spangler
Read full article → Times of India Mostly Factual 1h ago
Trump’s blockade of Strait of Hormuz begins: How will India be impacted? The Strait of Hormuz is a narrow stretch which is important for global trade flows, and is alone responsible for the transit of a fifth of the world’s oil supply. Asian economies like India and China source a big chunk of their crude oil, LPG, and LNG requirements via this strait.
By SMRITI JAIN
Read full article → hindustan-times Mostly Factual 1h ago
MAGA supporters turn on Trump: 'God shall not be mocked' over Jesus healing image The image triggered widespread condemnation online, even from many of Trump’s usual supporters.
Read full article → straits-times Mostly Factual 1h ago
Italy rallies round pope as Trump attack tests ties with Meloni - The Straits Times Italy rallies round pope as Trump attack tests ties with Meloni The Straits Times
Read full article → ndtv Mostly Factual 2h ago
Pakistan's Big Peace Bet Backfires After US Iran Talks Collapse. What Now? Pak's bid to broker USIran peace collapsed, exposing limits of its peacemaker role and now, with no clear path forward, has three options - behindthescenes diplomacy, regional containment, or trying to leverage its mediatory brand despite failure.
Read full article → channel-news-asia Mostly Factual 1h ago
Deadline passes for US blockade of Hormuz, Iran threatens to retaliate against Gulf neighbours
Read full article → ANSA Mostly Factual 3h ago
Italian politicians rally around Pope Leo after Trump's attack (ANSA) - ROME, APR 13 - Italian politicians of all colours rallied around Pope Leo XIV on Monday after Donald Trump blasted the American pontiff as "weak on crime" and "terrible for foreign policy" following his criticism of the United States and Israel's war against Iran.
Deputy Premier and Transport Minister Matteo Salvini was among the first to criticise Trump's attack on the pope.
"If anyone is working hard for peace and conflict resolution, it's Pope Leo," Salvini, the leader of the righ...
By ANSA
Read full article → The Week Mostly Factual 1h ago
Could Trump cause a Catholic schism? Pope Leo condemned the war and Trump accused him of ‘catering to the Radical Left’
By Joel Mathis, The Week US
Read full article → tmz Mixed 1h ago
Judge Dismisses President Trump's $10 Billion Lawsuit Against Wall Street Journal President Trump's $10 billion legal battle with the Wall Street Journal -- over its reporting on his alleged birthday letter to Jeffrey Epstein -- just took a major hit, with a judge throwing it out of court. In Monday morning's dismissal, the…
By TMZ Staff
Read full article → express-tribune Mostly Factual 11h ago
UK will not back blockade of Strait of Hormuz, Starmer says UK refuses to be drawn into Iran war, prioritises reopening Strait of Hormuz, PM says
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Reuters
Read full article → Daily Sabah Mixed 1h ago
Trump warns Iranian ships nearing US blockade will be ‘eliminated’ U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday that any Iranian vessels approaching a U.S. blockade of Iranian ports would be “immediately eliminated,” escalating tensions with Tehran.
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Read full article → Daily Nation Mostly Factual 4h ago
Pope Leo: I'm not afraid of Trump President Donald Trump has criticised Pope Leo as "terrible".
Read full article → vanguard-ng Mixed 47m ago
Trump threatens to ‘eliminate’ ships as US blockade of Iran ports begins “Iran’s navy is laying at the bottom of the sea” ... He said what they have not hit are Iran’s “fast attack ships”, because they are not “much of a threat” to the US blockade
The post Trump threatens to ‘eliminate’ ships as US blockade of Iran ports begins appeared first on Vanguard News.
By Oboh
Read full article → rudaw Mixed 1h ago
Iran pushes fast-tracked wartime trials amid fears of increased use of executions - rudaw.net Iran pushes fast-tracked wartime trials amid fears of increased use of executions rudaw.net
Read full article → myjoyonline Mixed 53m ago
US judge dismisses $10bn Trump defamation suit against Wall Street Journal A US judge has dismissed a case against the publisher of the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) over a story about ties the US president had to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
By Emmanuel Tetteh
Read full article → daily-mirror-lk Mixed 5h ago
’Don’t fear him’: Pope Leo pushes back against Trump, says he won’t back down on war criticism - Daily Mirror - Sri Lanka ’Don’t fear him’: Pope Leo pushes back against Trump, says he won’t back down on war criticism Daily Mirror - Sri Lanka
Read full article → citizen-tz Mixed 1h ago
Deadline passes for US blockade of Hormuz, Iran threatens to retaliate against Gulf neighbours - thecitizen.co.tz Deadline passes for US blockade of Hormuz, Iran threatens to retaliate against Gulf neighbours thecitizen.co.tz
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The US blockade of the Strait of Hormuz is a significant escalation of tensions with Iran, impacting global oil trade and potentially leading to military confrontation. Simultaneously, President Trump's controversial actions, including his legal battles and religious imagery, highlight ongoing domestic political and cultural divides, drawing attention away from international crises and raising questions about his leadership.
The Story What 61 sources agree on, dispute, and miss
The US has initiated a blockade of the Strait of Hormuz targeting Iranian ports. President Trump has threatened to destroy Iranian ships that approach the US blockade. A US judge dismissed President Trump's $10 billion defamation lawsuit against The Wall Street Journal regarding an article about his alleged ties to Jeffrey Epstein. President Trump posted and subsequently deleted an image on Truth Social depicting him as Jesus Christ, which drew widespread criticism. 5 agreed · 1 unverified
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The US blockade of the Strait of Hormuz began on Monday afternoon.
agreed · orf France 24 citizen-tz avgi
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Trump threatened to 'eliminate' Iranian ships approaching the US blockade.
agreed · vanguard-ng orf irozhlas n1-serbia aktuality-sk +2
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A US judge dismissed Trump's $10 billion defamation lawsuit against The Wall Street Journal.
agreed · myjoyonline newsbeast NPR Fox News iefimerida +10
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Trump deleted a Truth Social post depicting him as Jesus Christ after backlash.
agreed · NYT The Independent hindustan-times variety forbes
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Trump called Pope Leo XIV 'weak on crime' and 'terrible for foreign policy'.
agreed · balkan-web wsj ANSA Daily Nation
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Oil prices rose sharply as markets reopened following the blockade announcement.
unverified · DW
Focus of the US-Iran tensions
vanguard-ng orf irozhlas faz n1-serbia +10 moreaktuality-sk France 24 DW berlingske national-post vg Times of India Daily Sabah ruv avgi
Emphasizes the US blockade, Trump's threats to Iranian ships, and the geopolitical/economic implications.
balkan-web NYT The Independent hotnews hindustan-times +14 morestraits-times klix-ba 20-minuten The Week The Guardian die-presse forbes index-hr publico mkd-mk ANSA Daily Nation daily-mirror-lk press-tv
Focuses on Trump's criticism of Pope Leo XIV and the backlash over his Jesus image post, linking it to broader political and religious controversies.
myjoyonline newsbeast NPR digi24 Fox News +12 moreiefimerida rudaw tmz Business Insider la-vanguardia naftemporiki wapo Al Jazeera der-standard AP bloomberg wsj
Highlights the dismissal of Trump's defamation lawsuit against The Wall Street Journal regarding Jeffrey Epstein.
Iran's response to the blockade
faz France 24 citizen-tz avgi
Iran threatens retaliation against Gulf neighbors and views the blockade as an act of war.
vanguard-ng danas aktuality-sk Daily Sabah
Iran is portrayed as defiant, with Trump claiming their navy is at the 'bottom of the sea' but acknowledging their 'fast attack ships' are not a major threat to the blockade.
The specific details of the US blockade's implementation and its immediate effects on shipping.
Reported orf faz France 24 DW berlingske national-post Times of India citizen-tz avgi
Missing balkan-web NYT vanguard-ng +47
The UK's stance on the Strait of Hormuz blockade, with Starmer stating they will not back it.
Reported express-tribune
Missing balkan-web NYT vanguard-ng +56
The impact of the blockade on Norway's economy.
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AP NYT bloomberg wsj FT wapo The Guardian NPR Fox News Al Jazeera Focus of the US-Iran tensions Iran's response to the blockade The specific details of the US blockade's implementation and its immediate effects on shipping. The UK's stance on the Strait of Hormuz blockade, with Starmer stating they will not back it. The impact of the blockade on Norway's economy.
Show all (4 more) The narrative shifted from a primary focus on the geopolitical tensions surrounding the Strait of Hormuz blockade to a broader coverage encompassing President Trump's domestic controversies, including his legal battles and controversial social media posts, and his public criticism of Pope Leo XIV.
Blockade Announcement and Threats April 13 morning
The US announced the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, with President Trump threatening to destroy Iranian ships that approach.
Trump's Controversial Posts and Criticism April 13 early afternoon
Trump posted and then deleted an image depicting himself as Jesus, drawing widespread criticism, and also criticized Pope Leo XIV.
Defamation Lawsuit Dismissal April 13 mid-afternoon
A US judge dismissed Trump's $10 billion defamation lawsuit against The Wall Street Journal.
International Reactions and Economic Concerns April 13 late afternoon
Iran threatened retaliation, while various international outlets reported on the economic implications and political reactions to Trump's actions.
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Source Outleti General editorial lean of the outlet Storyi How they covered this specific story Tone Factuality The Guardian left left critical Mostly Factual critical of Trump's broadside against Pope
The Independent center-left left critical Mostly Factual critical of Trump's deleted Jesus post
Coverage leans: balanced
The overall coverage is balanced, with a mix of outlets focusing on the US-Iran tensions and others on Trump's domestic controversies. There's a clear divide in emphasis, but no single dominant political lean across all articles.
NYT center-left center-left analytical Mostly Factual critical of Trump's controversial social media post
aftonbladet center-left center-left analytical — reporting Trump's decision to close Hormuz Strait
wapo center-left center-left neutral Mostly Factual reporting dismissal of Trump's lawsuit against WSJ
avgi center-left center-left urgent — reporting Hormuz blockade and Iran's reaction
NPR center-left center-left neutral High reporting dismissal of Trump's defamation suit
der-standard center-left center-left neutral — reporting dismissal of Trump's lawsuit against WSJ
danas center-left center-left analytical — critical of Trump's tactics against Iran
newsbeast center-left center-left neutral — reporting dismissal of Trump's defamation suit
n1-serbia center-left center-left urgent — reporting Trump's threats to sink Iranian ships
variety center-left center-left critical Mostly Factual reporting Trump deleting Christ-like image
iefimerida center-left center-left neutral — reporting dismissal of Trump's defamation suit
Business Insider center-left center-left neutral Mostly Factual reporting dismissal of Trump's lawsuit against Murdoch
index-hr center-left center-left neutral — reporting Iranian President's condemnation of Trump
Al Jazeera center-left center-left neutral Mostly Factual reporting dismissal of Trump's lawsuit against WSJ
publico center-left center-left neutral — reporting Pope's response to Trump's criticism
ndtv center-left center-left analytical Mostly Factual reporting collapse of US-Iran peace talks
hotnews center center-left neutral — reporting Iranian President's message to Pope
France 24 center center-left analytical High reporting blockade deadline and Iran's retaliation threats
DW center center-left analytical High reporting Trump's blockade warning and oil prices
n1-bih center center-left neutral — reporting Iranian President's condemnation of Trump
Yahoo center center-left critical Mostly Factual reporting Hillary Clinton's warning about Trump
balkan-web center center neutral — reporting Pope's reaction to Trump's criticism
vanguard-ng center center urgent Mixed reporting Trump's threats on Iran ships
orf center center neutral High reporting Trump's threats and blockade details
irozhlas center center urgent — reporting Trump's threats to Iranian ships
myjoyonline center center neutral Mixed reporting dismissal of Trump's defamation suit
digi24 center center analytical — reporting Melania Trump's involvement in Epstein case
aktuality-sk center center urgent — reporting Trump's threats and blockade announcement
ruv center center urgent — reporting Trump's threats to destroy Iranian ships
klix-ba center center neutral — reporting Iranian President's support for Pope
20-minuten center center critical Mostly Factual reporting ex-CIA chief's call for Trump's dismissal
The Week center center analytical Mostly Factual discussing potential Catholic schism due to Trump
rudaw center center neutral Mixed reporting Iran's wartime trials amid executions
tmz center center neutral Mixed reporting dismissal of Trump's lawsuit against WSJ
vg center center analytical — reporting economic impact of Trump's blockade
forbes center center neutral — reporting conservative Christian anger over Trump's image
citizen-tz center center neutral Mixed reporting blockade deadline and Iran's retaliation threats
AP center center neutral Very High reporting dismissal of Trump's lawsuit against WSJ
bloomberg center center neutral High reporting dismissal of Trump's libel suit
mkd-mk center center neutral — reporting Pope Leo's response to Trump's criticism
ANSA center center neutral Mostly Factual reporting Italian politicians rallying around Pope
Daily Nation center center neutral Mostly Factual reporting Pope Leo's defiance against Trump
daily-mirror-lk center center neutral Mixed reporting Pope Leo's pushback against Trump
express-tribune center center neutral Mostly Factual reporting UK's refusal to back blockade
hindustan-times center center-right critical Mostly Factual reporting MAGA supporters' backlash against Trump
straits-times center center-right neutral Mostly Factual reporting Italy's support for Pope against Trump
channel-news-asia center center-right neutral Mostly Factual reporting blockade deadline and Iran's retaliation threats
Times of India center center-right analytical Mostly Factual analyzing impact of Hormuz blockade on India
la-vanguardia center center-right neutral Mostly Factual reporting dismissal of Trump's lawsuit against WSJ
faz center center-right analytical — focusing on US strategy for Hormuz blockade
national-post center center-right neutral Mostly Factual reporting US interception plans after peace talks failed
die-presse center center-right analytical — analyzing Trump's religious justification for Iran war
naftemporiki center center-right neutral — reporting dismissal of Trump's defamation suit
wsj center center-right neutral High reporting Trump's criticism of Pope Leo
berlingske center-right center-right analytical — analyzing Trump's blockade strategy and economic risk
Daily Sabah center-right right urgent Mixed reporting Trump's threats to eliminate Iranian vessels
press-tv center-right right neutral Low reporting Pope's pledge to speak against war
Fox News center-right right neutral Mixed reporting dismissal of Trump's defamation lawsuit
