Topic: Politics — Neutral reports only
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[2026-07-17 19:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The plan to establish coastal defence assets in Palawan is unlikely to close the country’s military gap with China, analysts say
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[2026-07-17 19:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Andy Burnham, del Partido Laborista, pronuncia un discurso en el Museo de Historia del Pueblo en Manchester, Inglaterra, el 29 de junio de 2026. (AP Foto/Alastair Grant)
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[2026-07-17 19:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Move to expand QDII quotas signals a deeper opening of China’s markets and growing appetite for global assets
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[2026-07-17 19:00 UTC+10:00] [State Council's Information Office] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Move to expand QDII quotas signals a deeper opening of China’s markets and growing appetite for global assets
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[2026-07-17 19:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity.news,
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[2026-07-17 18:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: Nationwide fuel shortages are beginning to put pressure on Russia’s agricultural sector, despite directives from President Vladimir Putin to guarantee farmers enough supplies for the harvest and planting seasons, Agriculture Minister Oksana Lut said Friday.
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[2026-07-17 18:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: China has rejected US President Donald Trump’s claim that Beijing masterminded the theft of 220 million American voter files to meddle in the 2020 election. Trump’s explosive remarks came ahead of Chinese President Xi Jinping’s planned visit to Washington in late September and amid a tentative trade truce between the two countries.
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[2026-07-17 18:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: China has rejected US President Donald Trump’s claim that Beijing masterminded the theft of 220 million American voter files to meddle in the 2020 election. Trump’s explosive remarks came ahead of Chinese President Xi Jinping’s planned visit to Washington in late September and amid a tentative trade truce between the two countries.
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[2026-07-17 18:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: BEIJING (AP) — China on Friday said it has never interfered in U.S. elections and has no interest in doing so, urging Washington to stop making what it described as “groundless accusations” after President Donald Trump accused Beijing of meddling in the 2020 election.
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[2026-07-17 18:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Just two months before a planned United States-China summit, President Donald Trump on Thursday made unverified claims that Beijing interfered in the 2020 election which he lost.
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[2026-07-17 18:37 UTC+10:00] [Latest Stories] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Inquirer
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — Incumbent Dasmariñas, Cavite Mayor Jennifer Barzaga, the mother of former lawmaker Kiko Barzaga, on Friday filed her certificate of candidacy (COC) for the special elections of the lone congressional seat in the city, according to the Commission on Elections (Comelec).
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[2026-07-17 18:27 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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[2026-07-17 18:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Urban Development and Planning
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[2026-07-17 18:16 UTC+10:00] [Victorian politics] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The party’s state executive decided MP’s fate after she withdrew her legal action against the party earlier this week
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[2026-07-17 18:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Rare wartime protests have broken out in Ukraine in the wake of President Zelensky sacking his popular Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov - which is reportedly in process but not finalized yet.
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[2026-07-17 18:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Jenkin Suen, counsel for the Hong Kong government, arrives for the closing submissions at the Independent Commission investigation hearing into last year’s Tai Po deadly fire, in Hong Kong, Friday, July 17, 2026. (AP Photo/May James)
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[2026-07-17 18:04 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Victoria] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Moira Deeming has been dumped as a Liberal candidate for the November election and will serve out her remaining days in parliament as a lame-duck MP.
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[2026-07-17 18:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Jon Ossoff, the Jewish senator from Georgia and the focus of speculation about a 2028 run for the presidency, is prepared to be the target of an address Thursday night by President Donald Trump.
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[2026-07-17 18:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Malaysia will immediately deport any Israeli citizens found in the country, Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said Wednesday, as federal authorities investigate allegations that Israelis using dual citizenship were participating in a technology-focused community in Johor's Forest City.
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[2026-07-17 18:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul has proposed replacing the expiring UN peacekeeping mission in Lebanon with an EU-mandated force to prevent a security vacuum, he told the RedaktionsNetzwerk Deutschland.
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[2026-07-17 18:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Environmental Protection Minister Idit Silman declared the Nile crocodile a “cultivated wild animal” in a move intended to allow the Israel Prison Service to station crocodiles around prisons, despite opposition from her ministry’s legal adviser and the Israel Nature and Parks Authority, Ynet reported on Thursday.
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[2026-07-17 18:00 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Staff reporter at The Korea Herald’s National Desk, based in Seoul. Covers South Korea’s national security and foreign policy, with a focus on the Defense, Foreign and Unification Ministries, as well as the National Assembly.Before entering journalism, served as an Air Force officer. Experience includes providing translation and interpretation, as well as strategic input for planning efforts, at the ROK-US Combined Forces Command.
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[2026-07-17 18:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Beijing activates a Level 2 national emergency response as heavy rainfall triggers a major landslide in Pengshui county
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[2026-07-17 18:00 UTC+10:00] [Zhang Chengzhong] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Beijing activates a Level 2 national emergency response as heavy rainfall triggers a major landslide in Pengshui county
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[2026-07-17 17:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israel's parliament, the Knesset, approved a law on Thursday allowing gender segregation in higher education.
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[2026-07-17 17:48 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Government monitoring rates both Bangucheon carvings under 'cautionary observation' as flooding, weathering persist
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[2026-07-17 17:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:State and Territory Parliament
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[2026-07-17 17:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Five years ago, Middle East Eye published a column noting that it would be unwise, to say the least, for the United States to engage Iran, Russia and China at the same time. Unfortunately, the US has forged ahead with exactly this policy - with disastrous results.
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[2026-07-17 17:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Local Spain
Snippet: Spain's nuclear safety regulator on Thursday backed extending the operating life of the country's largest atomic power plant to 2030, beyond the government's planned 2028 shutdown.
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[2026-07-17 17:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Islamabad, Pakistan – At least 130 people, most of them children, have tested HIV-positive in connection with an outbreak at a government-run hospital in Karachi, Pakistan’s largest city, with officials adding that the number has risen sharply in recent weeks.
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[2026-07-17 17:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by John Wilder via WilderWealthyWise.com,
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[2026-07-17 17:25 UTC+10:00] [British politics] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: Andy Burnham will become the next leader of Britain’s governing party Friday, before replacing Keir Starmer as British prime minister early next week.
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[2026-07-17 17:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Chinese leader’s presence at World AI Conference signals Beijing’s push to elevate AI from tech priority to pillar of geopolitical strategy
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[2026-07-17 17:25 UTC+10:00] [China] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Chinese leader’s presence at World AI Conference signals Beijing’s push to elevate AI from tech priority to pillar of geopolitical strategy
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[2026-07-17 17:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Local Spain
Snippet: A Spanish court on Thursday confirmed Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez's wife Begoña Gómez will face trial for alleged influence peddling and embezzlement, just days after a court banned the premier's brother from holding public office.
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[2026-07-17 17:19 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Staff reporter at The Korea Herald’s National Desk, based in Seoul. Covers South Korea’s national security and foreign policy, with a focus on the Defense, Foreign and Unification Ministries, as well as the National Assembly.Before entering journalism, served as an Air Force officer. Experience includes providing translation and interpretation, as well as strategic input for planning efforts, at the ROK-US Combined Forces Command.
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[2026-07-17 17:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Japan’s Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara stands and bows after the Upper House passed a bill to revise the Imperial House Law during its plenary session in Tokyo, Friday, July 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
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[2026-07-17 17:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-07-17 17:00 UTC+10:00] [Politics and Government] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The New York Times
Snippet: Japan’s Parliament on Friday banned the desecration of the national flag, part of Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s efforts to bolster patriotism and shift politics further to the right.
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[2026-07-17 16:53 UTC+10:00] [Editors' Pick] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines – The Philippines did not strike while the iron was hot: During his presidency, Rodrigo Duterte sat on the monumental Arbitral Award that affirmed the country’s sovereign rights in the South China Sea. He called it a “mere piece of paper” that he’d “toss into the trash can.” Meanwhile, Chinese government vessels had their way in the strategic and resource-rich waters.
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[2026-07-17 16:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The US-led coalition shot down several drones on Friday over Erbil, in Iraq's northern Kurdistan region, Kurdish counterterrorism forces said.
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[2026-07-17 16:37 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The National Assembly is bracing for a filibuster by the main opposition People Power Party at the plenary session Monday, following weeks of parliamentary paralysis.
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[2026-07-17 16:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The opposition bloc is expected to gain 62 seats in the next election, while the current coalition is projected to fall to 48, according to the latest poll published on Friday by Maariv.
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[2026-07-17 16:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Israeli lawmakers attend a parliamentary session in Jerusalem for a vote on a bill that would change the authority and responsibilities of the attorney general Wednesday, July 15, 2026, in Jerusalem. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)
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[2026-07-17 16:26 UTC+10:00] [Fact Check] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: This is AI-generated and may have errors. For context, always refer to the full article. Report issues here.
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[2026-07-17 16:25 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Staff reporter at The Korea Herald’s National Desk, based in Seoul. Covers South Korea’s national security and foreign policy, with a focus on the Defense, Foreign and Unification Ministries, as well as the National Assembly.Before entering journalism, served as an Air Force officer. Experience includes providing translation and interpretation, as well as strategic input for planning efforts, at the ROK-US Combined Forces Command.
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[2026-07-17 16:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: US president’s prime-time address draws sharp backlash from immigrants who fear a surge in anti-Asian hate crimes
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[2026-07-17 16:18 UTC+10:00] [China] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: US president’s prime-time address draws sharp backlash from immigrants who fear a surge in anti-Asian hate crimes
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[2026-07-17 16:16 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Pauline Hanson has been condemned by senior members of the Albanese government and community groups for an inflammatory interview with far-right British activist Tommy Robinson in which the One Nation leader lamented the end of the White Australian policy and accused Muslim Australians of rorting the NDIS.
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[2026-07-17 16:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Via The Libertarian Institute
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