Topic: Elections — Neutral reports only
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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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[2026-01-22 07:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The education reforms are a key pledge in the NPP’s election manifesto. The party noted that the country’s educational system is archaic and not geared to meet the challenges of advances in technology. It also does not produce a citizen capable of meeting demands of the current job market.
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[2026-01-21 20:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The cases come as the country enforces new rules sending littering offences to court as the Visit Malaysia 2026 campaign rolls out
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[2026-01-21 20:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: US tech mogul Elon Musk has hinted at buying Ryanair amid a public quarrel with the low-cost airline's boss Michael O'Leary.
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[2026-01-21 20:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Election Commission has officially announced the political parties recognized for electoral purposes in 2025, under Section 7(4)(b) of the Parliamentary Elections Act, No. 01 of 1981.
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[2026-01-21 17:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: With challenges from the populist right and a new centrist alliance, Sanae Takaichi may not get her hoped-for stronger mandate
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[2026-01-21 07:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
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[2026-01-20 21:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: As several African countries head to the polls in 2026, election outcomes will directly shape leadership, policy priorities, and democratic credibility at home, while also influencing regional alliances and global security cooperation.
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[2026-01-20 19:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Bulgarian politician Rumen Radev on Monday announced that he will officially resign as the nation's president on Tuesday. He will be replaced by Vice President Iliana Yotova, who will serve in his stead until new elections are held.
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[2026-01-20 16:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
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[2026-01-20 15:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The party born of protests that toppled Sheikh Hasina now finds itself overshadowed by a resurgent Jamaat-e-Islami
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[2026-01-20 02:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: The third and final round of Myanmar's election is scheduled to take place on Sunday, with the outcome already a foregone conclusion.
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[2026-01-19 23:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Days after the presidential election in Honduras, the two leading candidates are still neck and neck. At one point, only about 500 votes were separating the centrist Salvador Nasralla and the conservative Nasry Asfura.
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[2026-01-19 20:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The PM stakes her future on a February 8 vote, but one expert warns her support may not save a ruling party dogged by funding scandals
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[2026-01-19 14:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Record immigration and the ‘Trump factor’ fuelled a xenophobic election surge, but analysts say another political target is emerging
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[2026-01-19 06:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Only a small fraction of candidates contesting Bangladesh’s 13th National Parliament election are women, highlighting persistent gender gaps in political representation, despite long-standing commitments by political Parties.
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[2026-01-18 21:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Portugal’s socialist candidate won the first round and will face the far-right candidate in the second round next month
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[2026-01-18 15:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Veteran President Yoweri Museveni was the landslide winner of Uganda’s presidential election, the chief of the electoral commission said on Saturday.
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[2026-01-18 07:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Sanae Takaichi hates Japan's hot summers and especially the humid heat of the campaign trail between July and September. But the weather is not the only reason Japan's prime minister has called for parliamentary elections in snowy February — the first winter elections in Japan in 36 years. The main impetus is her soaring popularity with voters.
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[2026-01-18 02:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Museveni’s main rival, Bobi Wine, claimed there was ‘massive ballot stuffing’ and that his party’s polling agents were abducted
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[2026-01-18 01:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni has secured a seventh term in office.
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[2026-01-17 16:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Michael West Media
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[2026-01-17 14:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
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[2026-01-17 10:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Yoweri Museveni, who has ruled Uganda since seizing power in 1986, is seeking a decisive victory in Thursday's election to extend his 40-year rule amid ongoing debate about his eventual succession.
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[2026-01-17 10:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
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[2026-01-17 06:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The European Union is reportedly under pressure to appoint a special envoy to negotiate directly with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Despite media reports naming Alexander Stubb as a candidate, citing his familiarity with Russia, the Finnish president’s actions and rhetoric make him a non-starter in Moscow.
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[2026-01-17 04:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Serbia entered 2026 in full pre-election mode — even though a date for a parliamentary election has not yet been set.
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[2026-01-16 23:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Uganda election marred by violence and internet blackout as one MP accuses security forces of killing 10 supporters at his home during crackdown
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[2026-01-16 22:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Jockey Club will sponsor show as part of campaign to celebrate the equine zodiac throughout the Year of the Horse, from races to exhibitions
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[2026-01-16 19:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
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[2026-01-16 07:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Swiss firm says Mustang Panda leveraged US-Venezuela tensions as geopolitical lures in a malware campaign against government-related targets
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[2026-01-16 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Singapore’s Leader of the Opposition in parliament, Pritam Singh, has been stripped of his title by the prime minister following a vote by lawmakers.
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[2026-01-16 06:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: "If we have a referendum I would vote for the unification with Romania. Look at what's happening around Moldova today. Look at what's happening in the world," Moldovan President Maia Sandu said in an interview with British podcast, The Rest is Politics, on January 11. "It is getting more and more difficult for a small country like Moldova to survive as a democracy, as a sovereign country, and of course to resist Russia," she added.
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[2026-01-16 03:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
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[2026-01-16 01:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: People in Uganda headed to the polls in a tense environment on Thursday, as President Yoweri Museveni seeks to extend his rule into a fifth decade.
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[2026-01-15 21:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The bloc should encourage Indonesia’s approach of engaging key stakeholders in efforts to resolve the Myanmar crisis, observers say
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[2026-01-15 20:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-01-15 18:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Order From Chaos was launched with a successful Kickstarter campaign, but production and delivery were complicated by President Donald Trump’s ever-changing tariffs
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[2026-01-15 16:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Financial Times
Snippet: Marc Filippino, Leo Lewis and Akila Quinio
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[2026-01-15 12:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: A 51–50 vote kills war powers resolution after Trump pressure flips two key Republican defectors
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[2026-01-15 11:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Takaichi’s LDP is expected to lose millions of votes as Komeito allies with the CDP after ending its coalition with the ruling party
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[2026-01-15 07:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Warning: This article contains descriptions of violence.
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[2026-01-15 04:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Ugandans head to the polls on January 15 in one of the most closely watched elections in recent years. Incumbent President Yoweri Museveni, who has ruled since 1986, seeks a seventh term, and his biggest challenger is musician-turned-politician Robert Kyagulanyi Sentamu, also known as Bobi Wine.
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