Topic: Politics — Neutral reports only
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[2026-07-18 19:00 UTC+10:00] [Illegal Immigration] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The New York Times
Snippet: In its nationwide immigration crackdown, the Trump administration has charged hundreds of people with assaulting or impeding federal agents. President Trump has branded them “insurrectionists,” “animals” and “thugs,” part of a broader effort by his administration to cast protesters and immigrants as violent criminals.
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[2026-07-18 19:00 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Less than a month after hailing a ceasefire, Trump resumed strikes on Iran, a move experts warn could prolong the war and hurt Republicans ahead of midterms
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[2026-07-18 19:00 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Victoria] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: In the heart of Yarraville, the Anderson Street level crossing has been central to inner-west life for 150 years.
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[2026-07-18 19:00 UTC+10:00] [World Cup 2026] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The Fifa president sought influence with the US leader. Instead, Fifa’s president has entangled football in politics and wounded the game’s credibility
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[2026-07-18 18:40 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-07-18 18:38 UTC+10:00] [Jair Bolsonaro] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: O Supremo Tribunal Federal (STF) manteve nesta sexta-feira (17/07) a prisão domiciliar do ex-presidente Jair Bolsonaro, condenado a 27 anos e três meses de prisão por tentativa de golpe de Estado, mas endureceu as restrições.
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[2026-07-18 18:25 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-07-18 18:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — In a dramatic escalation of diplomatic friction, China, through its foreign ministry, refused to apologize over the controversial "monkey" video which, it said was "independent of government policy" despite its release by a state-run media organization.
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[2026-07-18 17:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: In the Middle East of 2026, there is no longer room for illusions. Israel’s enemies do not operate only through missiles, drones, and terrorist organizations. They also use money, media, political influence, and sophisticated diplomacy.
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[2026-07-18 17:04 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Former Land Minister Won Hee-ryong is set to appear for questioning over a now-scrapped, controversial expressway construction project allegedly involving the family of now-imprisoned former first lady Kim Keon Hee, a special council team said Saturday.
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[2026-07-18 16:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, July 18 (Yonhap) -- Former Land Minister Won Hee-ryong is set to appear for questioning over a now-scrapped, controversial expressway construction project allegedly involving the family of now-imprisoned former first lady Kim Keon Hee, a special council team said Saturday.
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[2026-07-18 16:57 UTC+10:00] [Latest Stories] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Inquirer
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. on Saturday dismissed Beijing’s assertion that an AI-generated China Daily video portraying Filipinos as monkeys was not a government act.
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[2026-07-18 16:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: The announcement will form part of a flurry of policy measures from the incoming prime minister
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[2026-07-18 16:20 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: North Korea's Foreign Minister Choe Son-hui was set to arrive in Moscow on Saturday for an official visit, a Russian media outlet reported, citing a statement from the country's foreign ministry.
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[2026-07-18 16:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, July 18 (Yonhap) -- North Korea's Foreign Minister Choe Son-hui was set to arrive in Moscow on Saturday for an official visit, a Russian media outlet reported, citing a statement from the country's foreign ministry.
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[2026-07-18 16:00 UTC+10:00] [Gaza] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Defence minister seeks three ‘Naha’ outposts in Gaza as top commander says Israel now controls 65% of the strip, violating Trump ceasefire deal
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[2026-07-18 16:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The opposition has been handed the chance to portray the government as both ineffective and hypocritical ahead of the poll
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[2026-07-18 16:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The opposition has been handed the chance to portray the government as both ineffective and hypocritical ahead of the poll
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[2026-07-18 15:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Government Policy
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[2026-07-18 15:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Abhijeet Dipke, founder of the Cockroach Janta Party, center sitting, starts his indefinite hunger strike during a protest demanding the resignation of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan over alleged examination irregularities and repeated paper leaks in New Delhi, India, Saturday, July 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Shonal Ganguly)
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[2026-07-18 14:06 UTC+10:00] [Australian politics] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Government’s response to 54 recommendations made by Aftab Malik includes new education taskforce and federal police social cohesion team
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[2026-07-18 14:05 UTC+10:00] [National / NSW] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Four people have been arrested by federal “hate disruptor” squads over threats against federal politicians in just a month - while a NSW country town has been bombarded with flyers calling for “remigration”, the newest far-right code word for ethnic cleansing.
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[2026-07-18 14:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Labour Party’s Andy Burnham delivers a speech at the People’s History Museum in Manchester, England, Monday, June 29, 2026.(AP Photo/Alastair Grant)
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[2026-07-18 13:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The Israeli military has looted and destroyed three schools in southern Lebanon, Rima Karami, the country’s education and higher education minister, said in a statement carried by Lebanon’s state-run National News Agency (NNA) on Friday.
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[2026-07-18 13:45 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
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[2026-07-18 13:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines -- The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) has approved a new policy capping the booking or platform fees that may be charged by app-based taxi services, setting the maximum at 20 percent of the approved taxi fare or P60, whichever is lower.
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[2026-07-18 13:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: About 23 percent of Israelis are considering leaving the country, or have a relative who is, if Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is re-elected, according to a Channel 12 poll reported by The Times of Israel.
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[2026-07-18 13:30 UTC+10:00] [Environment] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines – Conservationists and the local government recently inaugurated the Apayao Biosphere Reserve Research Center, which will support ecological studies and knowledge sharing in the area, two years after Apayao was named as the Philippine’s fourth biosphere reserve.
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[2026-07-18 13:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: Bulacan Governor Daniel Fernando — together with Vice Governor Alexis Castro and Bulacan Environment and Natural Resources Office (Benro) Department Head Julius Victor Degala — presents during the first Monday Flag Raising Ceremony at the Bulacan Capitol Gymnasium, City of Malolos, Bulacan, the Certificate of Recognition awarded by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources for participating in the implementation of the Adopt an Estero/Waterbody Program last June 10, 2026 at the Widus Hotel Clark, Clark Freeport Zone, Pampanga.
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[2026-07-18 13:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by Madge Waggy,
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[2026-07-18 13:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: AMID the celebration of National Nutrition Month, Senate President Win Gatchalian reiterated his call to mobilize local government units (LGUs) in addressing the rise of stunting rates among Filipino children.
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[2026-07-18 13:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The Lod District Court issued an injunction on Thursday blocking a planned Likud vote after accepting a petition filed by the Social Forum affiliated with the National Labor Federation.
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[2026-07-18 13:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar revealed links between Global Somud Flotilla activists and Hamas during a conference on the rise of political terrorism, led by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio in Washington on Thursday.
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[2026-07-18 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Japan plans to acquire 27,500 Nvidia Rubin chips as part of a $2.4 billion, government-backed push to develop domestic humanoid robotics models and reduce its dependence on foreign AI. This major effort comes as physical AI comes after data center buildouts, with global shipments of humanoid robots expected to surge next year.
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[2026-07-18 12:43 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: The Albanese government has overlooked some of the most significant recommendations from the special envoy for tackling Islamophobia, as it commits to a raft of measures described as a necessary step in preventing religious discrimination “dangerously close” to becoming entrenched in society.
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[2026-07-18 12:42 UTC+10:00] [Latest Stories] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Inquirer
Snippet: Police Scene of the Crime Operatives and bomb disposal experts inspect the blast site in front of a mosque in Shariff Aguak, Maguindanao del Sur, after a grenade attack wounded five people on Saturday, July 18, 2026. — Photo courtesy of Shariff Aguak Vice Mayor Oping Ampatuan
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[2026-07-18 12:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by Jim Davis via AmericanThinker.com,
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[2026-07-18 12:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-07-18 12:31 UTC+10:00] [JAPAN] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: A former Japanese minister has blamed Indian authorities for a delay in completing Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ambitious high-speed rail corridor backed by funding and technology from the East Asian nation.
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[2026-07-18 12:18 UTC+10:00] [US politics] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez and Ayanna Pressley join rally to support Justin Pearson’s bid for a seat in Congress
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[2026-07-18 12:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: THE Clark International Airport Corp. (CIAC) was recognized by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. for remitting P585.71 million in dividends to the National Treasury, underscoring the state-run firm's commitment to sound fiscal management and its contribution to funding the government's priority programs for the Filipino people.
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[2026-07-18 12:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The Fukuoka prefectural government admitted it spent more than US$2 million on the excursions, triggering public anger
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[2026-07-18 12:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The Fukuoka prefectural government admitted it spent more than US$2 million on the excursions, triggering public anger
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[2026-07-18 11:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MORE undernourished public elementary school learners will soon benefit from safer and more reliable milk feeding as the Department of Education (DepEd) and the Department of Agriculture (DA) rolled out new guidelines to strengthen the government’s School-Based Feeding Program (SBFP).
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[2026-07-18 11:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto during a joint-press conference following their meeting at the Merdeka Palace in Jakarta on July 7. © Reuters
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[2026-07-18 11:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: The Israeli government has stripped Nile crocodiles of their protected status, paving the way for a proposal to build a detention facility for Palestinians surrounded by the reptiles, Israeli media reported on Thursday.
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[2026-07-18 11:43 UTC+10:00] [Russia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Thousands gather outside presidential office for second day, following surprise government reshuffle. What we know on day 1,606
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[2026-07-18 11:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Religious Discrimination
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[2026-07-18 11:06 UTC+10:00] [Latest Stories] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Inquirer
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — Beijing on Friday said a video published by state-run newspaper China Daily that portrayed Filipinos as monkeys was not produced by the Chinese government, while reiterating its rejection of the 2016 South China Sea arbitral award.
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[2026-07-18 10:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Albert Salgado es consolado por su novia en el lugar donde su tío Lorenzo Salgado Araujo fue baleado por un agente del ICE, el viernes 10 de julio de 2026, en Houston. (AP Foto/Annie Mulligan)
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