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Trump cancels envoys’ trip to Pakistan for peace talks

South China Morning Post · · 188 words · By Mark Magnier
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5 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“US President Donald Trump on Saturday ordered his negotiating team not to travel to Pakistan for talks on ending the eight-week war that has upended the global economy.”
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Multiple web search results report that Donald Trump canceled plans to send a US delegation to Pakistan, citing that time was wasted. One source specifically mentions the cancellation of talks regarding the region.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — A brief armed conflict between India and Pakistan began on 7 May 2025, after India launched missile strikes on Pakistan, in a military campaign codenamed Operation Sindoor. India said that the operati…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_India–Pakistan_conflict
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Donald John Trump (born June 14, 1946) is an American politician, media personality, and businessman who is the 47th president of the United States. A member of the Republican Party, he served as the …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Trump
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Islamabad Talks, also known as the Islamabad Peace Talks, were held in Islamabad, Pakistan, on 11 and 12 April 2026. Aimed at stabilizing the 2026 Iran war ceasefire and negotiating a potential re…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamabad_Talks
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“Trump told special envoy Steve Witkoff and son-in-law Jared Kushner to stay put and avoid wasting more time until Tehran stepped up.”
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Multiple web search results mention Trump instructing his envoys, Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, to remain put until Tehran took action or until further developments occurred.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On April 12, 2025, Iran and the United States began a series of negotiations aimed at reaching a nuclear peace agreement, following a letter from US president Donald Trump to Iranian supreme leader Al…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025–2026_Iran–United_States_n…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Jared Corey Kushner (born January 10, 1981) is an American businessman, investor, and government official. Through his marriage to Ivanka Trump, he is the son-in-law of the 45th and 47th president of …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jared_Kushner
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Steven Charles Witkoff (born March 15, 1957) is an American real estate developer, investor, former attorney, and founder of the Witkoff Group. Since 2025, Witkoff has served as the United States spec…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Witkoff
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“Trump said on social media, “Too much time wasted on traveling, too much work!””
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Two separate web search results quote or paraphrase Trump stating that time was wasted on traveling and that there was infighting within the leadership of the relevant parties.
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web search NEUTRAL — “Too much time wasted on traveling, too much work! Besides which, there is tremendous infighting and confusion within their ‘leadership.’ Nobody knows who is in charge, including them,” he added.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2026/apr/25/middle-ea…
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web search NEUTRAL — Donald John Trump (born June 14, 1946) is an American politician, media personality, and businessman who is the 47th president of the United States. A member of the Republican Party, he served as the …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Trump
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web search NEUTRAL — Live news, investigations, opinion, photos and video by the journalists of The New York Times from more than 150 countries around the world. Subscribe for coverage of U.S. and international news, poli…
https://www.nytimes.com/
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“In a short call to Fox News, he expanded on his decision.”
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While multiple web search results mention Trump speaking on Fox News, the evidence does not provide a single, consistent source confirming that he 'expanded on his decision' specifically during a call to Fox News, making it difficult to corroborate the *expansion* of the decision across multiple independent reports.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Dominion Voting Systems v. Fox News Network (colloquially Dominion v. Fox) was a U.S. defamation lawsuit filed in March 2021 by Dominion Voting Systems against Fox News Channel and its corporate paren…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dominion_Voting_Systems_v._Fox…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Lara Lea Trump (née Yunaska; born October 12, 1982) is an American political figure who is the former co-chair of the Republican National Committee. She is married to Eric Trump, the third child of Do…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lara_Trump
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Donald Trump assumed office as the 47th president of the United States on January 20, 2025. The president has the legal authority to nominate members of his cabinet to the United States Senate for con…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_cabinet_of_Donald_Trump
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“Trump recounted that he told his people they were getting ready to leave, and he said ‘Nope, you’re not making an 18 hour flight to go there.’”
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The web search results mention Trump discussing travel and flights in general contexts, but none of the provided evidence explicitly contains the quote or narrative detail that he told his people they were 'not making an 18-hour flight to a specific location.'
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Donald John Trump (born June 14, 1946) is an American politician, media personality, and businessman who is the 47th president of the United States. A member of the Republican Party, he served as the …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Trump
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Donald John Trump Jr. (born December 31, 1977), often nicknamed Don Jr., is an American businessman and activist. He is the eldest child of Donald Trump, the 45th and 47th president of the United Stat…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Trump_Jr.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Trump family is a prominent wealthy American family. The most well-known member is Donald Trump, the 45th and current 47th president of the United States (2017–2021, 2025–present), which makes the…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trump_family
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