Topic: Elections — Neutral reports only
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[2026-06-18 06:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Brazil’s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, center, gestures as he speaks with Germany’s Chancellor Friedrich Merz and IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva, ahead of a working session at the G7 summit, in Evian-les-Bains, France, Wednesday, June 17, 2026. (Mandel Ngan/Pool Photo via AP)
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[2026-06-18 06:30 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea's democracy appears to be recovering from one of the gravest crises in its recent history. The turmoil triggered by former President Yoon Suk Yeol's failed insurrection in December 2024 shook public confidence and raised concerns both at home and abroad about the resilience of the country's democratic institutions.
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[2026-06-18 06:23 UTC+10:00] [Oklahoma] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Jackson Lahmeyer, a Christian nationalist and Pastors for Trump founder, loses Trump endorsement to competitor
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[2026-06-18 05:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: 'I think he enjoyed that!' - Baker takes his first Test wicket
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[2026-06-18 05:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: By Murad Sadygzade, President of the Middle East Studies Center, Visiting Lecturer, HSE University (Moscow).
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[2026-06-18 05:54 UTC+10:00] [Andy Burnham] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Exclusive: Allies of Labour’s Makerfield candidate concerned rapid collapse of Starmer government would increase instability
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[2026-06-18 05:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Vozinha made seven saves against Spain
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[2026-06-18 05:37 UTC+10:00] [Banks] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: The president warned that continuing the war could lead to an "international depression.”
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[2026-06-18 05:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: DR Congo come from behind to hold Portugal to a 1-1 draw in their Group K match at the Houston Stadium in the Fifa World Cup.
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[2026-06-18 05:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: A teenage boy accused of fatally stabbing a nine-year-old girl had been expelled from school hours before her death, a court has heard.
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[2026-06-18 05:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: UN human rights experts have called for the release of a British couple sentenced to 10 years in an Iranian jail over spying claims.
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[2026-06-18 05:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: US officials have unveiled the full text of the US-Iran Memorandum of Understanding to extend the ceasefire, open the Strait of Hormuz and, they hope, end the conflict between the two countries nearly four months after it began.
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[2026-06-18 05:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Dan Evans lost to Novak Djokovic in the second round at Wimbledon 2025
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[2026-06-18 05:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: A former Nigerian oil minister has been cleared of taking bribes from wealthy oil executives in the form of luxury home stays and lavish spending sprees in the UK.
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[2026-06-18 04:50 UTC+10:00] [Artificial Intelligence] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: EVIAN-LES-BAINS, France — The West should come together to rein in the most capable artificial intelligence models to keep China at bay, leaders and top AI CEOs agreed in talks on Wednesday.
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[2026-06-18 04:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The Bavarian Administrative Court of Appeal has given the local office of Germany’s domestic intelligence agency the green light to continue surveilling the state chapter of Alternative for Germany (AfD). The right-wing opposition party has consistently polled ahead of its mainstream rivals nationwide, despite facing pressure on both the federal and regional levels.
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[2026-06-18 04:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Two historic goals in the Fifa Men's World Cup tell the story of a radical transformation in both football and the bodies of its elite players.
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[2026-06-18 04:43 UTC+10:00] [US news] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Lawmakers cite rushed timeline and public input despite pressure to redraw districts after supreme court opinion
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[2026-06-18 04:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Winning jockey William Buick received his award from William, the Prince of Wales
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[2026-06-18 04:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: The Federal Reserve held US interest rates between 3.5% and 3.75% after Kevin Warsh's first meeting in charge of the central bank.
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[2026-06-18 04:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Israel has moved to reduce the powers of Palestinian authorities in Hebron, one of the most volatile cities in the occupied West Bank, in a step Palestinians say violates a decades-old agreement and advances annexation.
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[2026-06-18 04:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Kickboxing great Rico Verhoeven (centre) had one professional boxing fight prior to his bout with Oleksandr Usyk, a win over journeyman Janos Finfera in 2014
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[2026-06-18 04:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: At least 250,000 British girls suffered sickening sexual abuse by Pakistani gangs, who were enabled by police, social workers, and even Prime Minister Keir Starmer, to commit “child rape on an industrial scale,” British MP Rupert Lowe’s ‘Rape Gang Report’ has detailed.
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[2026-06-18 04:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: 'How did that get there?!' - Bethell's brilliant catch removes Latham
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[2026-06-18 04:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Senior figures in Israel's defense establishment voiced frustration during a Security Cabinet meeting this week following the announcement of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the United States and Iran, arguing that the pressure campaign against Tehran was beginning to produce significant results.
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[2026-06-18 03:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Sir Keir Starmer's survival strategy has notched up yet again, with further defiant talk aimed at raising the political barrier as high as possible for his potential challengers to clear.
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[2026-06-18 03:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Russian President Vladimir Putin’s main trait is his mercifulness, RT Editor-in-Chief Margarita Simonyan has said.
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[2026-06-18 03:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Ryanair passengers were stranded in Greece after their UK-bound flight left without them as airports grapple with passport control delays.
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[2026-06-18 02:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Luxembourg MEP Fernand Kartheiser has described a reported European Parliament inquiry into his contacts with Russian officials as “surreal,” arguing that the EU is targeting dialogue with Moscow while seeking a role in future Ukraine peace efforts.
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[2026-06-18 02:50 UTC+10:00] [Media] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: EVIAN-LES-BAINS, France — Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on Wednesday said her government would not take the initiative to introduce a social media ban on teens like those in the works in France, the U.K and other countries.
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[2026-06-18 02:50 UTC+10:00] [Courts] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Politico
Snippet: BRUSSELS — Former Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán hopes Marine Le Pen is the far-right candidate in next year’s French presidential election.
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[2026-06-18 02:46 UTC+10:00] [Election présidentielle 2027] [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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[2026-06-18 02:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: AI will lead to more need for workers rather than make people redundant, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos predicted during an appearance at a tech conference in Paris.
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[2026-06-18 02:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Jude Bellingham is set to start in England's coveted number 10 role for their World Cup opener against Croatia.
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[2026-06-18 02:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Thu 18 Jun 2026 at 2:29am
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[2026-06-18 02:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: A former Olympic athlete has been acquitted of controlling and coercive behaviour towards his wife.
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[2026-06-18 02:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: An anonymous Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency) officer whose identity was exposed by Likud MK Tally Gotliv petitioned the High Court of Justice on Wednesday against the Knesset’s decision to grant her immunity from criminal prosecution, arguing that the vote was legally flawed, politically predetermined, and dangerous to Israel’s security services.
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[2026-06-18 02:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Police in Berlin forcibly broke up a demonstration by Polish activists seeking to place a wooden cross at a memorial to their country’s victims of Nazi Germany on Tuesday, according to organizers and footage circulating online.
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[2026-06-18 02:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Rex Heuermann, known as the Gilgo Beach serial killer, who admitted to brutally murdering eight women, received the maximum sentence on Wednesday.
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[2026-06-18 01:52 UTC+10:00] [Energy] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Politico
Snippet: BERLIN — German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul urged the U.S. and Iran to make public the details of their peace agreement on Wednesday, saying Berlin could only consider joining a mission to secure the Strait of Hormuz once the terms are clear.
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[2026-06-18 01:45 UTC+10:00] [Foreign policy] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: A member of European Council President António Costa’s cabinet reached out to open a channel of communication with the Kremlin, an EU official told POLITICO.
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[2026-06-18 01:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: The driving test backlog won't be reduced to the target of seven weeks until autumn next year, the Transport Secretary has said.
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[2026-06-18 01:23 UTC+10:00] [Cars] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: LONDON — U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer and India’s Narendra Modi agreed on the sidelines of the G7 leaders summit to implement the trade deal they signed nearly a year ago.
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[2026-06-18 01:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Ben Stokes has won 24 of his 42 Tests since he was appointed Test captain in April 2022
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[2026-06-18 01:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: Russia’s state railway monopoly announced Wednesday the creation of a specialized task force to manage fuel transportation across the country, as an increasing number of regions implement rationing measures amid a coordinated Ukrainian drone campaign against oil refineries and supply lines.
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[2026-06-18 01:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The UK will divert money from other government departments to increase the defense budget, Prime Minister Keir Starmer has said.
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[2026-06-18 01:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: England beat Ireland but Sciver-Brunt in injury scare
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[2026-06-18 00:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Jenny Simpson represented the United States at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing and the 2012 Games in London
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[2026-06-18 00:51 UTC+10:00] [Breaches] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: BRUSSELS — Former Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán was in a defiant mood on his return to Brussels on Wednesday, insisting that he’s staying in politics and will continue to fight the EU on issues such as migration.
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[2026-06-18 00:46 UTC+10:00] [construction] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: The European Parliament on Wednesday urged Albania to suspend construction in protected areas, piling pressure on Prime Minister Edi Rama over a proposed Jared Kushner-linked luxury resort that has sparked the country’s largest protests in decades.
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