Topic: Elections — Neutral reports only
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[2026-02-05 03:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: We will know in a matter of weeks whether Pep Guardiola's reign at Manchester City has run its course.
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[2026-02-04 16:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
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[2026-02-04 16:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Units clash as super app blocks links from AI chatbot’s US$144 million promotion for ‘impacting user experience and causing harassment’
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[2026-02-04 15:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
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[2026-02-04 13:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Although the ex-prime minister trails behind other candidates in support, he has helped the Democrats win back conservative voters
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[2026-02-03 12:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: A vote to hold the Clintons in contempt for defying subpoenas is suspended after they agree to appear in person
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[2026-02-02 19:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Alibaba unveils US$432 million campaign to push mass-market adoption of its AI as rivalry with Tencent, Baidu and ByteDance intensifies
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[2026-02-02 17:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Chinthaka Hewapathirana, representing the National People’s Power (NPP), has been appointed as the new Chairman of the Weligama Pradeshiya Sabha after a closely contested vote held on 2 February 2026.
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[2026-02-02 01:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The election outlook remains uncertain, with almost a quarter of voters undecided ahead of the February 8 election
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[2026-02-02 00:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: In Iraq, by convention, a Shiite Muslim is prime minister, the parliament speaker is a Sunni and the largely ceremonial presidency goes to a Kurd
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[2026-02-01 15:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Reformers, conservatives and populists face off in the coming election with lofty promises to fix the country’s economy and political system
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[2026-01-31 19:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: A lower house election victory would give flight to Prime Minister Takaichi’s fiscal expansionism – and introduce upheaval far beyond Japan
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[2026-01-31 19:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
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[2026-01-31 15:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Gen Z voters are more concerned about practical policies than party ideology, analysts say
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[2026-01-31 12:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Human resources staffer under investigation after telling job applicant they were on a ‘blacklist’; angry netizens say days off are a ‘basic right’
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[2026-01-31 11:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: With the economy struggling and corruption rife, Thai voters will look to the February 8 election as a chance to turn the country around
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[2026-01-31 06:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Government has re-affirmed its firm commitment to abolish the Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA), a long-standing election pledge, while assuring that public consultation will play a decisive role in shaping its replacement, Justice Minister and National Integration Harshana Nanayakkara said.
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[2026-01-30 13:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: DNI’s Tulsi Gabbard raises eyebrows as her team defends her presence as vital for ‘identifying vulnerabilities in our critical infrastructure’
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[2026-01-30 13:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday threatened new tariffs on countries supplying oil to Cuba, escalating a pressure campaign against the Communist-run island.
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[2026-01-30 06:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Transformed into mobile billboards during elections, hired by contestants to popularise their symbols—the rear windows of Sri Lankan three-wheelers also serve as moving message boards for working-class expression. But these stickers aren’t merely decoration or campaign tools. They’re creative outlets for drivers who spend long days navigating chaotic roads for little pay, turning their vehicles into canvases for personal philosophy and protest.
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[2026-01-29 22:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The 33-year-old fly-half, who has been battling concussion issues, was set to play a key role in city team’s Nations Cup campaign this year
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[2026-01-29 22:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Gregor McNeish forced to retire, in blow to Hong Kong’s Rugby World Cup plansThe 33-year-old fly-half, who has been battling concussion issues, was set to play a key role in city team’s Nations Cup campaign this year.
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[2026-01-29 21:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ProPublica
Snippet: When the FBI executed a warrant on Wednesday to seize records from the 2020 presidential vote in Fulton County, Georgia, it marked both an extraordinary event in the history of American elections and a significant escalation in President Donald Trump’s breaking of democratic norms, several legal experts said.
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[2026-01-29 20:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Experts fear the 2020 ballot seizure is a ‘poisoning of the well’ that marks the start of a broader legal offensive for the 2026 elections
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[2026-01-29 20:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Bangladesh’s national election on February 12 has brought tensions among the South Asian neighbours to the forefront
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[2026-01-29 14:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
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[2026-01-29 10:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: A Colombian lawmaker and a legislative candidate were on the twin-propeller plane that crashed in a mountainous region
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[2026-01-29 10:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: ProPublica
Snippet: On Jan. 20, 2025, President Donald Trump took the podium at his inauguration and promised to halt unauthorized border crossings and “begin the process of returning millions and millions of criminal aliens to the places from which they came.”
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[2026-01-28 19:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
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[2026-01-27 02:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
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[2026-01-26 22:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: जापान की प्रधानमंत्री सनाए ताकाइची ने पिछले शुक्रवार को संसद के निचले सदन को भंग करने की औपचारिक घोषणा की. इसके साथ ही देश में 8 फरवरी को मध्यावधि चुनाव कराने का कार्यक्रम तय किया गया है. ताकाइची इन मध्यावधि चुनावों के जरिए देश के सामने मौजूद कठिन चुनौतियों का सामना करने के लिए, मतदाताओं से नए सिरे से समर्थन और विश्वास हासिल करना चाहती हैं.
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[2026-01-26 22:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: On January 26, 2006, Hamas won the Palestinian legislative elections. Twenty years later, Gaza is still living inside the consequences of that vote.
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[2026-01-26 22:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Yen hits two-month high amid fears US and Japan will intervene to prop up the currency ahead of Japan’s election next month
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[2026-01-26 17:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: From tossing tear gas to defending fatal shootings, the US Border Patrol chief relishes his high-profile role in Trump’s America
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[2026-01-26 17:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Disenfranchised citizens and migrants dismiss the election as a meaningless exercise designed solely to validate the military’s iron grip
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[2026-01-26 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Elordi makes his debut as brand ambassador in a short directed by Sofia Coppola, spotlighting the line’s flexible bracelets and rings
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[2026-01-26 06:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Café chain, Barista Sri Lanka, reaffirmed its commitment to community upliftment with the successful conclusion of its annual “Share a Meal” campaign, conducted for the sixth consecutive year in partnership with SOS Children’s Villages Sri Lanka.
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[2026-01-26 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Bangladesh’s student leaders, one of the main driving forces behind the mass protests that brought down former prime minister Sheikh Hasina in 2024, now face an uncertain political future.
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[2026-01-26 03:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Labour Party committee blocks Andy Burnham’s candidacy in an 8-1 vote, denying him a platform before the next election
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[2026-01-25 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Lawmakers from ruling DPP have dismissed process as political theatre designed to generate publicity ahead of election season
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[2026-01-25 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: To secure his legacy, Anwar Ibrahim must ensure his reform doesn’t accidentally encourage the very political instability he seeks to prevent
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[2026-01-25 03:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Incumbent ruler Yoweri Museveni, 81, president since 1986, was declared winner of the January 15 election, but Wine alleged extensive fraud
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[2026-01-24 19:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: From fake fist-fights to made-up arrests, AI-generated clips are confusing voters in a nation where just 31 per cent are digitally literate
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[2026-01-24 06:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Universities (Amendment) Bill was passed in Parliament with amendments, without a vote yesterday. This Bill seeks to amend the Universities Act No.16 of 1978.
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[2026-01-23 20:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
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[2026-01-23 14:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi will dissolve parliament on Friday (Jan 23) ahead of a snap election on Feb 8, counting on her Cabinet’s high poll numbers to steer her otherwise unpopular ruling party to victory.
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[2026-01-23 07:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: It is not easy to conclusively analyse the achievements and failures of a 15-month old Government as it has another 45 months to fulfill promises given to the masses at September 2024 Presidential Election and November 2025 Parliamentary Elections.
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[2026-01-23 03:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Jack Smith testifies before a Republican-led House panel and asserts that Donald Trump ‘wilfully broke’ laws in a bid to keep power
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[2026-01-22 18:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Sri Lanka Police have successfully brought 21 drug traffickers hiding abroad back to the country in 2024 and 2025, marking a major milestone in the national campaign “Ratama Ekata” to eradicate the drug menace.
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[2026-01-22 10:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Vote in European Parliament to revoke city’s special trade status and on sanctions to take place Thursday evening
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