Topic: Elections — Neutral reports only
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[2026-06-12 05:54 UTC+10:00] [Air defense] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: KYIV — Ukraine wants an additional $20 billion from its allies to cement its temporary battlefield advantage over Russia, a senior Ukrainian defense official told POLITICO.
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[2026-06-12 05:45 UTC+10:00] [Business / Banking & finance] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Australia’s privacy commissioner has placed an extraordinary gag order over her determination into a complaint about American Express, after a sustained campaign by the credit card company to keep the details secret.
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[2026-06-12 05:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-06-12 05:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: The 2026 World Cup has begun in Mexico City with an opening ceremony filled with vibrant colour, local culture and a performance by global music star Shakira.
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[2026-06-12 05:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Mourinho, 63, has won the Champions League twice as a manager
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[2026-06-12 05:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Ohioans soon will be required to provide a photo ID when voting by mail – a major change to a voting method that previously had been exempted from the strict voter ID requirement Republican lawmakers passed following the 2020 presidential election.
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[2026-06-12 05:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Government and Politics
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[2026-06-12 05:00 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 92]
Source: The Age
Snippet: June 12, 2026 — 5:00am
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[2026-06-12 04:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The European Commission should have revealed the details of its Covid-19 vaccine contracts with drugmakers to the public, an adviser to the EU’s highest court has declared. Among the contracts was a deal with Pfizer that commission President Ursula von der Leyen negotiated via text message.
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[2026-06-12 04:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: John Healey has quit as defence secretary amid a battle within government over funding for a long-delayed military spending plan.
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[2026-06-12 04:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Counter-terrorism police have taken over the investigation into a stabbing at a Manchester school in which two pupils and a teacher were injured.
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[2026-06-12 04:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Dozens of children questioning their gender, including some under 13 years old, were inappropriately prescribed medication by a Brighton GP practice, an NHS safety investigation has found.
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[2026-06-12 04:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has ruled out mixed-gender tank crews in a pilot program that would allow women to serve in frontline armored units, following objections from influential rabbis, according to media reports.
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[2026-06-12 04:27 UTC+10:00] [Airlines] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: BRUSSELS — EU policymakers are racing to finalize a long-delayed overhaul of air passenger rights before a Monday deadline, but few are happy with the deal taking shape.
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[2026-06-12 04:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Some councils in England have advised residents not to attach the national flag, St. George’s Cross, to public property, citing safety rules, community-cohesion concerns, and the need to maintain a welcoming environment, local media have reported.
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[2026-06-12 04:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: ERROR 404 page not found Click here to go to the home page
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[2026-06-12 03:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Ground-level footage from around the globe which millions of Pokemon Go users gathered over the years was likely fed to the US military, augmenting its satellite mapping for potential use in warfare, Google whistleblower Zach Vorhies has told RT.
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[2026-06-12 03:33 UTC+10:00] [EU funding] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: With just four days left to form a government, Romania’s Prime Minister-designate and MEP Eugen Tomac faced a setback Thursday when one of the country’s major parties declined to support him.
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[2026-06-12 03:11 UTC+10:00] [Diplomacy] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: BRUSSELS ― The head of the EU’s diplomatic service has given a staunch defense of her institution as it fights off suggestions that it be shut down.
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[2026-06-12 03:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The congressional inquest into Jeffrey Epstein’s network of influential associates has heard testimony from Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates and Epstein’s longtime executive assistant, Lesley Groff, as House investigators examine how the convicted sex offender maintained ties to prominent figures after his 2008 conviction for soliciting prostitution from a minor.
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[2026-06-12 03:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Being bribed with vapes and alcohol by mini-mart workers is a "normal" thing to hear about, two schoolgirls tell us on Hexthorpe Rd in Doncaster.
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[2026-06-12 03:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: UFC Freedom 250 is set to take place on the White House's South Lawn on 14 June, US President Donald Trump's 80th birthday, and is also part of celebrations to mark the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence.
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[2026-06-12 03:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Three tankers have been struck by the US military over the past three days, killing at least three people.
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[2026-06-12 03:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Many Germans want their politicians to be stripped of the special protection against defamation and insults they enjoy under current laws, a recent survey conducted by the INSA polling agency has shown. The issue has come into the spotlight following dozens of criminal cases opened against people calling Chancellor Friedrich Merz names online, with some of them facing thousands of euros in fines as a result.
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[2026-06-12 02:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: The surprise thing about John Healey's resignation is that he never looked like a quitter.
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[2026-06-12 02:41 UTC+10:00] [Banks] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: FRANKFURT — The European Central Bank raised interest rates on Thursday for the first time in almost three years, becoming the first major central bank to respond to the inflationary fallout of the Iran war.
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[2026-06-12 02:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: By RT newsroom, a team of multi-lingual journalists with over a decade of experience in Russian and international reporting, delivering original research and insights often missing from mainstream coverage
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[2026-06-12 02:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Three men have been jailed for violent disorder at a protest in Southampton following the murder of Henry Nowak.
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[2026-06-12 02:00 UTC+10:00] [Artificial Intelligence] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: Le grand sujet politique du jour, analysé en 15 minutes par les journalistes de POLITICO. Du lundi au jeudi, avant 18h.
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[2026-06-12 01:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Several floors in the Pentagon building have been placed on lockdown following the detection of an "air quality issue", prompting hazardous material (hazmat) response teams to the scene.
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[2026-06-12 01:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Democrat Brad Lander approaches microphones outside a federal court in New York on Thursday, June 11, 2026, after a judge exonerated him on a misdemeanor obstruction charge stemming from an immigration protest last September. (AP Photo/Larry Neumeister)
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[2026-06-12 01:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Germany and the EU risk “sleepwalking” into a direct confrontation with Russia by becoming parties to the Ukraine conflict after abandoning diplomatic engagement with Moscow, the former head of the German Navy has warned in an interview with Berliner Zeitung.
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[2026-06-12 01:12 UTC+10:00] [Migration] [Factuality: 95]
Source: Politico
Snippet: Pope Leo XIV on Thursday slammed European governments for their “indifference” to the plight of migrants during his visit to the Spanish island of Gran Canaria.
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[2026-06-12 01:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: One Nation’s predicted primary vote is ahead of both the Labor government and Coalition opposition for the first time, marking a new level of popularity for a party that has sat at the fringe of Australian politics for decades, and sparking a flurry of questions about whether Pauline Hanson could actually become prime minister.
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[2026-06-12 01:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: A pill version of the blockbuster weight-loss drug Wegovy has been approved in the UK, meaning people can soon buy it with a prescription.
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[2026-06-12 01:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Via American Greatness,
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[2026-06-12 00:44 UTC+10:00] [Agriculture] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: BRUSSELS — A group of wealthy northern EU countries has launched a revolt against a proposal for only minimal cuts to the bloc’s €2 trillion budget.
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[2026-06-12 00:34 UTC+10:00] [Airlines] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: Der wirtschaftspolitische Podcast von POLITICO Deutschland.
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[2026-06-12 00:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Somali referee Omar Artan, who was denied entry to the United States to officiate at the World Cup, has been appointed to take charge of the Uefa Super Cup match between Paris St-Germain and Aston Villa later this summer.
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[2026-06-12 00:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Elliot Anderson helped Nottingham Forest to the Europa League semi-finals last season
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[2026-06-12 00:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: One of the lead cast of the Mean Girls UK tour has said she has not left her house and is frightened following disorder in Belfast that has led to the show being cancelled.
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[2026-06-12 00:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: US inflation accelerated to a three-year high in May as soaring energy costs linked to the US-Israeli war on Iran pushed prices higher across the economy, according to government data. Food prices also rose sharply.
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[2026-06-11 23:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Liverpool defender Virgil van Dijk will arrive at the World Cup with Netherlands after a gruelling season for club and country
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[2026-06-11 23:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: The backlog of asylum appeal cases has reached a new record high, according to Ministry of Justice figures.
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[2026-06-11 23:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: In the days following Unai Emery's appointment as Aston Villa head coach, John McGinn was north of the border catching up with some old friends.
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[2026-06-11 23:41 UTC+10:00] [Aluminum] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: A Brussels court sentenced Belgian-Russian national Victor Labin on Thursday to five years in prison for illegally exporting dual-use goods and chemicals to Russia.
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[2026-06-11 23:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: UPDATES lead, 2nd para; ADDS additional info at bottom)
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[2026-06-11 23:27 UTC+10:00] [Communications] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: LONDON — U.K. ministers will announce a ban on under-16s accessing certain social media platforms as well as livestreaming, disappearing messages, and functionalities that allow communication with adult strangers, two people familiar with discussions in the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology and No. 10 respectively told POLITICO.
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[2026-06-11 23:24 UTC+10:00] [2026 FIFA World Cup] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: European football’s governing body, UEFA, on Thursday announced that Somali referee Omar Artan — who was controversially barred from entering the U.S. for the 2026 World Cup — will officiate a major European match in August.
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[2026-06-11 23:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Two words leap out of John Healey's resignation letter and they amount to a devastating – and recurring – critique of Sir Keir Starmer's government.
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