Anonymous Source Tracker

Examples of how major English-language news organizations use anonymous sources. Updated daily.


Starbucks says it is not currently considering a full sale of its China ...
... declined to be named as the information was not public. Starbucks however has not decided yet whether to sell a controlling or a minority stake in its China ...

Reuters  ∙  June 24, 2025


UK to purchase fighter jets capable of carrying tactical nuclear ...
Britain would likely need the United States to supply those weapons for use on the planes, said one British official who declined to be named. Advertisement ...

Reuters  ∙  June 24, 2025


Banks, Insurers Curbs on Thermal Coal Undermined by Loophole ...
... declined to be named because they weren't authorized to speak publicly. It follows a spike in the dynamic following Russia's 2022 invasion of Ukraine, when ...

Bloomberg  ∙  June 24, 2025


What is Perplexity, the AI startup said to be catching Meta and ...
Meta spoke with AI search engine Perplexity about a potential acquisition, although a deal was not reached, according to a person familiar with the discussions.

MSN  ∙  June 24, 2025


Israel-Iran war live: Trump declares ceasefire in '12-day war'; Israel ...
Qatar's prime minister reportedly secured Iran's agreement in a call with Tehran, an official briefed on the matter told Reuters. Trump's proclaimed ...

The Guardian  ∙  June 24, 2025


Israel-Iran war live: Israeli government confirms it has agreed to ...
... official briefed on the matter told Reuters. The German chancellor said in a post on X: We will discuss with our American and European partners on the ...

The Guardian  ∙  June 24, 2025


House could vote on landmark crypto legislation next month - Live ...
... with knowledge of the matter who were granted anonymity to discuss unannounced planning. Republican leaders are exploring voting on a package that would ...

Politico  ∙  June 24, 2025


Deals of the day - Mergers and acquisitions | Reuters
... with knowledge of the matter told Reuters, as a raft of takeover bids reshapes Italian finance. read more. ** Volvo Group said it ...

Reuters  ∙  June 24, 2025


StanChart Plans SRT Tied to $2 Billion of Corporate Loans ...
... with knowledge of the matter with knowledge of the matter. The reference portfolio includes loans from both North America and Europe, said the people ...

Bloomberg  ∙  June 24, 2025


Iranians welcome ceasefire but fearful for future | Reuters
One man in a busy Tehran street, who also asked to remain anonymous, said "It's the people who are paying the price - whether our people or theirs. Both ...

Reuters  ∙  June 24, 2025


Hundreds of international doctors due to start medical residencies ...
NBC News spoke with eight doctors who have struggled to obtain visas ahead of their residencies, most of whom asked to remain anonymous for fear of affecting ...

NBC News  ∙  June 24, 2025


Five people rushed to hospital after 'unexpected turbulence' on ...
People thought that they were going to lose their lives,” one passenger, who asked to remain anonymous, told WRAL. Others claimed that it took the pilot too ...

New York Post  ∙  June 24, 2025


Trump brokered ceasefire in call with Netanyahu while US team ...
The official, providing details of the ceasefire on condition of anonymity, said Israel agreed to it so long as Iran does not launch fresh attacks. Iran ...

Reuters  ∙  June 24, 2025


US strikes may have set back Iran nuclear program only months ...
... sources with knowledge of the matter told Reuters. The initial report was prepared by the Defense Intelligence Agency, the Pentagon's main.

MSN  ∙  June 24, 2025


Maryland Closed a Baltimore Addiction Program. For Some Patients ...
Drug use in the buildings remained common, said some of the patients, who declined to be identified for fear of retaliation, including possible eviction.

New York Times  ∙  June 24, 2025


LNG freight rates hit 8-mth top on tight tanker availability, Mideast ...
... declined to be identified as he was not authorised to speak to the media. Insurance costs for LNG tankers going through the Strait of Hormuz have also ...

Reuters  ∙  June 24, 2025


JPMorgan Re-Packages Freddie Mortgage Bonds From Axonic Into ...
... declined to be identified discussing sensitive information. A spokesperson for Bank of America declined to comment. Bond managers are eager to sink more ...

Bloomberg  ∙  June 24, 2025


More than 445K voters head to polls in hotly contested NYC primary ...
“I just turned 75, I shouldn't even be out in this kind of heat,” a worker, who did not want to be named, said. “We've been here since 5 a.m. It's cooler ...

New York Post  ∙  June 24, 2025


Fears Sunderland's Barnes Park is unsafe after animal killings
Another, who also did not want to be named, said he had considered wearing a body camera after coming across groups of youths with catapults and hearing ...

BBC  ∙  June 24, 2025


Exclusive: Early US intel assessment suggests strikes on Iran did not ...
It is based on a battle damage assessment conducted by US Central Command in the aftermath of the US strikes, one of the sources said. The analysis of the ...

CNN  ∙  June 24, 2025


FBI plans to shift agents from immigration enforcement to ...
FBI plans to shift agents from immigration enforcement to counterterrorism: Sources. The shift was prompted by the U.S. strikes in Iran, the sources said. By ...

ABC News  ∙  June 24, 2025


Exclusive: Le Pen's far-right French party rebuffed US offer of ...
The aim, one of the sources said, was to discuss ways the Trump administration could offer public support to Le Pen, who wants to overturn her conviction.

Reuters  ∙  June 24, 2025


Japan tariff negotiator arranging seventh US visit, sources say ...
... sources said sources said on Tuesday. The main focus of the visit is expected to be on U.S. tariffs imposed on Japanese ...

Reuters  ∙  June 24, 2025


Behind Closed Doors, Harvard Officials Debate a Risky Truce With ...
The three people familiar with the matter spoke on the condition of anonymity because they did not want to be identified discussing negotiations that are ...

New York Times  ∙  June 24, 2025


White House Postpones Briefing Congress on Iran Strikes - The ...
The Senate briefing has been rescheduled for Thursday, according to one person familiar with the situation who spoke on the condition of anonymity because they ...

New York Times  ∙  June 24, 2025


India's aviation watchdog cancels planned Air India audit, sources ...
... cancelled its planned visit to Air India headquarters on Tuesday for an annual regulatory audit, two people with direct knowledge said.

Reuters  ∙  June 24, 2025


Tuesday's Mini-Report, 6.24.25
... people with direct knowledge of the matter told NBC News.” * It's hard not to wonder if this news had anything to do with this news: “The Trump ...

MSNBC  ∙  June 24, 2025


FBI returning agents to counterterrorism work after diverting them to ...
... people with direct knowledge of the matter told NBC News. Don Holstead, the assistant director for counter terrorism, issued guidance over the weekend ...

NBC News  ∙  June 24, 2025


Senate parliamentarian privately indicated support for GOP's ...
... people with direct knowledge of the matter. The parliamentarian has not issued an official ruling on the new proposal, which would give states more time ...

Politico  ∙  June 24, 2025


FBI returning agents to counter-terrorism work after diverting them to ...
... threats from Iran, four people with direct knowledge of the matter told NBC News. How To Borrow From Your Home Without Touching Your Mortgage · Ad. LendingTree.

MSN  ∙  June 24, 2025


India's aviation watchdog cancels planned Air India audit
... annual regulatory audit, two people with direct knowledge said. Side Sleepers Get Achy Shoulders, Few Know This "Side Sleeper" Trick · Ad. Derila. Air India ...

MSN  ∙  June 24, 2025


Housing market at risk of "sustained downturn" as price growth cools
And on a seasonally adjusted basis, prices fell 0.4% nationally from March. What they're saying: That decline "raises the risk that prices are entering a ...

Axios  ∙  June 24, 2025


Best practice recommendations for clinical homologous ...
Best practice recommendations for clinical homologous recombination deficiency testing published. Story by Science X staff. • 4h.

MSN  ∙  June 24, 2025


DOGE aide known as 'Big Balls' resigns
... with knowledge of the matter confirmed that Edward Coristine, who codes under the “Big Balls” alias, departed, in a statement to The Hill. Coristine, a…

The Hill  ∙  June 24, 2025


The Cell Phone Shop at the Center of the #DontMuteDC Movement ...
(He declined to give his last name.) During the pandemic, Mohamed says, management opened a cannabis “gifting” shop as a separate business with a discrete ...

MSN  ∙  June 24, 2025


Street corner flower sellers are staying home. It's a disaster for LA's ...
One owner, who would not give his name, said his 10 foot by 30 foot stall costs $4,000 in monthly rent. He estimated that he can stay afloat for only two to ...

MSN  ∙  June 24, 2025


Vendors respond to fears of ICE raids after Broadacres Marketplace ...
... did not wish to be identified. “I think that they are kind of helping us by closing down so that we can avoid the situation all and all but it is also like ...

MSN  ∙  June 24, 2025


Tata Capital Is Said to Get SEBI Approval for $2 Billion IPO ...
The Securities and Exchange Board of India notified the company and its bankers, according to the people, who asked not to be identified as the information is ...

Bloomberg  ∙  June 24, 2025


The Latest: As Trump goes to NATO, DHS says US remains at ...
The people insisted on anonymity to share what Congress has been told. —By Mary Clare Jalonick and Kevin Freking. A GOP plan to sell more than 3,200 square ...

Star Tribune  ∙  June 24, 2025


Israel says Iran launching missiles after ceasefire, Iranian military ...
To secure the ceasefire, Trump had communicated directly with Netanyahu, according to a senior White House official who insisted on anonymity to discuss the ...

Washington Times  ∙  June 24, 2025


Deadline Trump Announced for Iran to Begin Ceasing Fire against ...
... insisted on anonymity to discuss the Monday talks. Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and special envoy Steve Witkoff communicated with the Iranians ...

MSN  ∙  June 24, 2025


No China Crisis for Starbucks Stock (SBUX) as it Denies Full Sale ...
... declined to be named as the information was not public. Starbucks, however, has not decided yet whether to sell a controlling or minority stake in its China ...

The Globe and Mail  ∙  June 24, 2025


New magistrate judge appointed to Minnesota federal courts
An employee at the store on Tuesday, who declined to give her name, said she cried for three hours upon learning of the closure. card image · World · Trump ...

Star Tribune  ∙  June 24, 2025


At hit-and-run killer's sentencing, the joyful memories and endless ...
An employee at the store on Tuesday, who declined to give her name, said she cried for three hours upon learning of the closure. card image · Real Estate · New ...

Star Tribune  ∙  June 24, 2025


Italian regulator fines Eni and its plastics unit 32 million euros for ...
Wells Fargo has hired a senior banker from Citigroup to lead its activism defense practice, a person familiar with the situation said on Wednesday, as ...

Reuters  ∙  June 24, 2025


Exclusive | OpenRouter, a Marketplace for AI Models, Raises $40 ...
The company is now valued at roughly $500 million, according to a person familiar with the situation. Atallah declined to comment on valuation. OpenRouter ...

Wall Street Journal  ∙  June 24, 2025


Trump administration plans to limit classified info it shares with ...
The Trump administration is planning to limit classified information shared with Congress, sources familiar with the matter told ABC News.

ABC News  ∙  June 24, 2025


US strikes did not destroy Iran nuclear programme, says intelligence ...
The Islamic Republic's stockpile of enriched uranium was not eliminated in Saturday's bombings, sources familiar with the Defense Intelligence Agency evaluation ...

BBC  ∙  June 24, 2025


Israel-Iran live updates: Senators see classified report on Iran nuke ...
... sources familiar with the phone call told ABC News. Trump "was exceptionally firm and direct" with Netanyahu about what needed to happen to sustain the ...

ABC News  ∙  June 24, 2025


Shell in Early Talks to Acquire BP - What's News - WSJ Podcasts
P.M. Edition for June 25. Talks between Shell and rival BP are in their early stages, according to people familiar with the matter, but a tie-up would be ...

Wall Street Journal  ∙  June 24, 2025