Topic: Elections — Neutral reports only
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[2026-08-17 12:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Rain forecast to hit this week will be welcome for many
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[2026-08-17 12:00 UTC+10:00] [Courts] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: Germany’s political parties have converged on an unusual point of agreement: A law penalizing citizens for insulting politicians needs to change, following controversial investigations of people who mocked Chancellor Friedrich Merz as “Pinocchio” and “Lying Fritz.”
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[2026-08-17 12:00 UTC+10:00] [Electricity] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: BRUSSELS — A Russian state-controlled corporation building a nuclear power plant in Hungary is facing allegations of safety, security and engineering failures at another project in Egypt that uses the same technology, according to internal documents obtained by POLITICO.
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[2026-08-17 11:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: The Ferrari Luce was launched in May
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[2026-08-17 11:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: The Democratic Party has so much going for it in the 2026 midterm election season, yet it looks like one man in particular might blow it for them. Hasan Piker, the 35-year-old left-wing influencer, is becoming a genuine electoral liability that could extend well beyond the races he's personally gotten involved in, and according to a report from the Wall Street Journal, Democrats are trying to do something about it.
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[2026-08-17 11:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Chris O'Connell advanced thanks to Casper Ruud's injury retirement. (Getty Images: Matthew Stockman)
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[2026-08-17 11:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Officials in Washington are allegedly discussing the possible use of nuclear weapons against Iran as the months-long conflict continues to escalate, former US Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene has claimed.
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[2026-08-17 11:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Victoria's education union members have voted in favour of a revised pay deal from the state government. (ABC News: Sacha Payne)
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[2026-08-17 10:46 UTC+10:00] [National / Victoria] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Australian Education Union members have voted to accept the state government’s latest pay and conditions offer, calling off a third statewide school strike at the eleventh hour.
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[2026-08-17 10:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Water companies being allowed to increase prices during droughts and Amy Hunt's gold medal run dominates Monday's papers. "Water cheek!" is the Metro's headline as it reports that campaigners have hit out after the government backed plans to allow water companies to increase prices during droughts. Government officials says the plan would "make bills fairer and more affordable while encouraging greater water efficiency".
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[2026-08-17 09:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-08-17 09:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Greg Hunter’s USAWatchdog.com,
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[2026-08-17 09:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Meta has been hit with successive losses in court over how its platforms have targeted and harmed young users, but a jury trial set to begin on Tuesday may pose the biggest threat yet to its operations.
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[2026-08-17 09:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: The BBC's Shaimaa Khalil sat down with Mopreme Shakur, Tupac Shakur's stepbrother, ahead of opening statements on Monday in trial of the man accused of killing the rapper.
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[2026-08-17 09:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Rory McIlroy is already assured of making to the 30-man season-ending Tour Championship
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[2026-08-17 08:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: US President Donald Trump has ordered the Pentagon to substantially scale back joint military exercises with South Korea, citing his “very good relationship” with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un.
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[2026-08-17 08:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: At least 15 cases of rape have been recorded in the Spanish North African enclave of Ceuta since it was swarmed by the massive influx of migrants in late July, El Mundo reported on Sunday, citing Spain’s national gendarmerie.
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[2026-08-17 07:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Robert Jenrick will make a speech on Reform's welfare plans on Monday
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[2026-08-17 07:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Russia has historically protected itself across several fronts by maintaining buffer states along the borders it shared with threatening powers. These states didn’t necessarily have to like Russia, much less become its allies, but their usefulness lay in causing even greater problems for Russia’s potential adversaries.
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[2026-08-17 07:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: President Donald Trump has said the US will "substantially reduce" joint military exercises with South Korea, citing his "very good relationship" with North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un.
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[2026-08-17 06:55 UTC+10:00] [Citizens' rights] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: Gordon Repinski und das POLITICO-Team nehmen Euch mit durch die Hauptstadt - kurz, präzise, hintergründig. Montags bis freitags ab 5 Uhr.
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[2026-08-17 06:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-08-17 06:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Brazil’s two main presidential candidates have inaugurated their campaigns by mustering supporters in their political strongholds ahead of what is expected to be a fierce October election.
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[2026-08-17 06:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Sebastien Pocognoli has agreed an initial two-year contract to lead Scotland
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[2026-08-17 06:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Hunts wins fourth gold as Great Britain storm to mixed 4x100m relay victory
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[2026-08-17 06:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: The top US military commander in the Middle East has said mental health is a "priority" on the warship USS Lincoln, following reports of difficult conditions on board the long-deployed ship.
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[2026-08-17 06:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Manchester Super Giants denied Trent Rockets the chance to win both men's and women's Hundred 2026 titles
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[2026-08-17 05:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Great Britain win the first mixed 4x100m relay ever staged in the European Athletics Championships, as Amy Hunt takes her fourth gold in the competition.
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[2026-08-17 05:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: The UN estimates that about 1.9 million people - 90% of Gaza's population - have been displaced since the war started
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[2026-08-17 05:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Brent crude futures ended last week near $88.50 a barrel as traders awaited details of Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent's planned escalation campaign of the economic war against Iran.
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[2026-08-17 05:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Manchester City were playing their first competitive game since Pep Guardiola's exit after a 10-year reign
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[2026-08-17 05:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Rodri captained Spain to World Cup glory this summer
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[2026-08-17 05:34 UTC+10:00] [Life] [Factuality: 90]
Source: SBS News
Snippet: Published 17 August 2026 5:34am
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[2026-08-17 05:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Barnaby Joyce has been around politics long enough to know how much attention a line like "one of the gayest parties" will get.
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[2026-08-17 05:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: More than 140,000 Likud registered members are set to vote on Monday in the party’s highly competitive primaries, as candidates made their final campaigning push on Sunday.
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[2026-08-17 05:00 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Three-year federal election cycles are costing the economy billions of dollars and leaving governments with too little time to pursue difficult reforms, according to a report calling for fixed four-year parliamentary terms.
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[2026-08-17 04:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The Likud Party is threatening to petition the Central Elections Committee and take legal action against the organizations behind the Fly&Vote initiative, which aims to help Israelis abroad travel to Israel to vote in the elections.
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[2026-08-17 04:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Arab Israeli activist Yoseph Haddad registered a new political party ahead of the upcoming elections and has been holding talks with various figures about joining his slate, Haddad’s office confirmed to The Jerusalem Post on Sunday.
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[2026-08-17 04:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: SAO BERNARDO DO CAMPO — Brazil's main presidential election candidates kicked off their campaigns Sunday in their political strongholds ahead of what is expected to be a tight October election.
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[2026-08-17 04:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Hamza Shaikh's century against Notts included seven fours and two sixes
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[2026-08-17 03:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Footage shows the wanted man sleeping on a roof, before police officers pull him off and arrest him
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[2026-08-17 03:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Rangers' reward for knocking out Premier Sports Cup holders St Mirren is a mouth-watering quarter-final against Old Firm rivals Celtic.
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[2026-08-17 03:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva waves to supporters during a presidential election campaign rally in Sao Bernardo do Campo, Sao Paulo state, Brazil, Sunday, Aug. 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)
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[2026-08-17 02:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Lebanese families are struggling to make ends meet as the country’s long-running financial crisis deepens amid Israeli attacks that have devastated homes and farmland, RT correspondent Steve Sweeney reports from Beirut.
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[2026-08-17 02:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Ronaldo led Portugal to a first major tournament win at Euro 2016
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[2026-08-17 02:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Likud launched a billboard ahead of election season featuring Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, and Hezbollah Secretary-General Naim Qassem, according to posts from Israeli social media accounts shared on Sunday.
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[2026-08-17 02:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: The fires broke out almost simultaneously on a Greek island near Athens on Sunday
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[2026-08-17 02:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: THE Police Regional Office in Western Visayas’ (PRO-6) continuous campaign against environmental crimes has resulted in the arrest of 33 wanted individuals and confiscation of P3.8 million worth of illegally caught fish and fishing tools in 24 hours. In a statement Sunday, Western Visayas police chief BGen. Randulf Tuaño said police conducted 21 operations in Aklan, Antique, Capiz, and Iloilo from 6 a.m.
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[2026-08-17 02:00 UTC+10:00] [Agriculture] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: ROME — In the barns where the milk for Italy’s most famous cheese is produced, the fans have barely stopped whirring for two months. As temperatures across northern Italy push close to 40 degrees Celsius, cows stand almost motionless, tongues lolling, while automated sprinklers soak their backs.
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[2026-08-17 01:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: By Tarik Cyril Amar, a historian from Germany working at Koç University, Istanbul, on Russia, Ukraine, and Eastern Europe, the history of World War II, the cultural Cold War, and the politics of memory
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