Topic: Law & Courts — Neutral reports only
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[2026-09-17 13:34 UTC+10:00] [National / Queensland] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: A boy accused of murdering a young man in a group attack at a party has had his case heard in court for the first time.
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[2026-09-17 13:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The amendment introduced penalties for forcing someone to assume a transgender identity through surgical, chemical or hormonal procedures
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[2026-09-17 13:33 UTC+10:00] [Kali Sidharth Medepalli] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The amendment introduced penalties for forcing someone to assume a transgender identity through surgical, chemical or hormonal procedures
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[2026-09-17 13:19 UTC+10:00] [Editors' Pick] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
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[2026-09-17 13:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Alan Jones outside of court on Thursday. (ABC News: Ethan Rix)
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[2026-09-17 13:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Sept. 17 (Yonhap) -- A court of appeals on Thursday upheld a five-year prison sentence for a man in his 30s who was indicted for drunk driving in downtown Seoul and hitting a Japanese woman and her daughter last year, killing the mother.
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[2026-09-17 12:36 UTC+10:00] [BASEBALL] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: New York slugger Aaron Judge exited in the sixth inning of Wednesday’s game against the Minnesota Twins because of tightness in his lower right leg.
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[2026-09-17 12:35 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Chen, Baekhyun and Xiumin of EXO, known as subunit CBX, will meet and greet fans in China, according to a local media report on Wednesday.
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[2026-09-17 12:11 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) -- Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte made his first public appearance in over a year Wednesday as he attended a hearing at the International Criminal Court, where he's facing charges of crimes against humanity.
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[2026-09-17 12:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The Western powers have used the International Criminal Court (ICC) to keep former colonies “in line” while shielding their own nationals from its justice, Harry Roque, former spokesman for Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, told RT on Wednesday.
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[2026-09-17 11:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: People gather on the steps of Los Angeles City Hall during a protest on Jan. 30, 2026 in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)
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[2026-09-17 10:06 UTC+10:00] [National / NSW] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
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[2026-09-17 10:00 UTC+10:00] [Inside Track] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Rappler
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[2026-09-17 09:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: El artista Peter Max posa durante su exposición retrospectiva organizada por Road Show Company, el 6 de septiembre de 2014, en el centro comercial Northbrook Court de Northbrook, Illinois. (Foto Barry Brecheisen/Invision/AP, archivo)
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[2026-09-17 08:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Artist Peter Max poses for a photo during his retrospective with the Road Show Company exhibit, Sept. 6, 2014, in Northbrook Court mall in Northbrook, Ill. (Photo by Barry Brecheisen/Invision/AP, File)
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[2026-09-17 08:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: The Justice Department has used a national-security court that sat unused for three decades to deport an Afghan woman from the United States who supported an ISIS-inspired plot to carry out a mass shooting on Election Day in 2024.
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[2026-09-17 08:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by Preston Byrne via Preston Byrne,
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[2026-09-17 08:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Luke Keaschall (15), de los Mellizos de Minnesota, anota la carrera de la victoria con un sencillo de Victor Caratini en la 13ra entrada del juego de béisbol de Grandes Ligas contra los Yankees de Nueva York, el miércoles 16 de septiembre de 2026, en Minneapolis. (AP Foto/Abbie Parr)
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[2026-09-17 08:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Warrnambool man Christopher Jarvis hasn't been seen since his car was found torched in 2006. (Supplied: Australian Missing Persons Register)
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[2026-09-17 08:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: A test of loyalty: Ruling-party backlash over nominee raises questions about investigative independence
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[2026-09-17 08:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-09-17 07:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-09-17 07:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-09-17 06:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Aaron Judge de los Yankees de Nueva York durante el primer inning del juego contra los Mellizos de Minnestoa, el miércoles 16 de septiembre de 2026, en Minneapolis. (AP Foto/Abbie Parr)
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[2026-09-17 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Sunlight breaks through the clouds over Stanley on the Falkland Islands, also known as Islas Malvinas, March 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Ricardo Mazalan, File)
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[2026-09-17 05:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: New York Yankees’ Aaron Judge reacts after striking out during the third inning of a baseball game against the Minnesota Twins, Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2026, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)
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[2026-09-17 05:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-09-17 05:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The International Criminal Court (ICC) has served as a “tool” for Western countries to target leaders in the Global South who challenge them, political commentator and Behind the News Network editor Khonya Mathonsi has told RT.
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[2026-09-17 05:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Israel is considering additional steps against the Netherlands over its decision to ban trade in Israeli products from the West Bank, east Jerusalem, and the Golan Heights after a court in The Hague rejected a legal attempt to stop the measure, a diplomatic source said on Wednesday.
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[2026-09-17 05:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The ability to turn online activity and organization into real-world violence, including attacks against synagogues and elected officials, is the most serious domestic threat currently facing the United States, FBI Director Kash Patel told the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday.
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[2026-09-17 05:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-09-17 05:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: The US House of Representatives has voted to hold billionaire Leon Black in contempt of Congress for defying legal summons related to its investigation into convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
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[2026-09-17 05:00 UTC+10:00] [National / Victoria] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Warrnambool rich-lister and Group 1 winning racehorse owner Colin McKenna’s $365 million estate is being challenged by his widow who is seeking a larger slice of the fortune he left behind.
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[2026-09-17 04:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Opponents are going to court in hopes of blocking a controversial $50 million grant Michigan awarded in August to fund construction of a Canadian company’s copper mine in the western Upper Peninsula.
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[2026-09-17 04:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The Central District Court in Lod sentenced Alexander Granovsky of Petah Tikva to 13 and a half years in prison on Wednesday for carrying out paid assignments for an Iranian agent, including setting vehicles on fire and photographing locations at the request of his handler. The prosecution said it was the harshest sentence so far in a series of cases against people recruited by Iranian agents through social media.
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[2026-09-17 03:15 UTC+10:00] [Democracy] [Factuality: 95]
Source: ProPublica
Snippet: This week, the Supreme Court rejected the Trump administration’s plans to impose new rules for mail-in voting for the midterm elections in November.
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[2026-09-17 03:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-09-17 03:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The Jerusalem District Court convicted four residents of Jerusalem’s Beit Safafa neighborhood on Wednesday in a case involving an alleged Iranian-directed plan to kill an Israeli nuclear scientist and his family, the State Attorney’s Office said.
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[2026-09-17 02:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: This courtroom sketch depicts government witness Bruce Hoffman testifying as defendant Mohammad Sharifullah, seated left, listens during the opening day of the trial for Sharifullah in federal court in Alexandria, Va., April 20, 2026. (Dana Verkouteren via AP)
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[2026-09-17 02:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The Justice Ministry’s Legal Aid Department opened 154,552 files in 2025, with family and debt matters accounting for most of its caseload, according to its annual report published on Wednesday.
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[2026-09-17 02:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Syria's parliament voted on Wednesday to abolish an Assad-era terrorism court and nullify the legal effects of its rulings, state-run Al-Ikhbariya TV reported, in one of the first significant legislative moves by the country's new assembly.
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[2026-09-17 01:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Clemson quarterback Tait Reynolds (2) is sacked by LSU defensive end Princewill Umanmielen (1) in the first half of an NCAA college football game, Saturday, Sept. 5, 2026 in Baton Rouge, La. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
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[2026-09-17 01:48 UTC+10:00] [Rachida Dati] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Rachida Dati accused of lobbying for carmaker Renault-Nissan when she was member of European parliament
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[2026-09-17 00:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-09-16 23:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: US President Donald Trump has lashed out at the Supreme Court for rejecting his push to curb mail-in voting, raising fears that the US president might use federal powers to meddle in November’s midterm elections.
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[2026-09-16 23:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-09-16 23:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has appeared in person for the first time at the International Criminal Court (ICC), where he is charged with crimes against humanity for killings during his “war on drugs“.
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[2026-09-16 22:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Rachida Dati ran to be mayor of Paris in March, but was beaten after a campaign in which her forthcoming trial was used as an argument against her
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[2026-09-16 22:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Government will conduct a legal study on criminalising bid-rigging in major building maintenance works and submit a proposal to the Legislative Council this year
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[2026-09-16 22:36 UTC+10:00] [Ho Wai-ho] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Government will conduct a legal study on criminalising bid-rigging in major building maintenance works and submit a proposal to the Legislative Council this year
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