Topic: Politics — Neutral reports only
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[2026-07-17 11:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by Naveen Athrappully via The Epoch Times,
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[2026-07-17 11:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Hello, this is Hui Jie writing to you from Singapore. Welcome to another edition of CNBC's Daily Open.
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[2026-07-17 11:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Fri 17 Jul 2026 at 11:09am
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[2026-07-17 11:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: US President Donald Trump is delivering a primetime address from the White House focused on what his administration described as “protecting the integrity” of American elections.
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[2026-07-17 11:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: US President Donald Trump has made a prime-time White House address on election security, announcing the release of declassified intelligence documents detailing alleged vulnerabilities in the voting infrastructure.
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[2026-07-17 11:00 UTC+10:00] [Telstra] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Telco outlines reasons for network failure that hit mobiles, trains and retailers ahead of appearance at Senate inquiry
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[2026-07-17 10:57 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Telstra has conceded its mass network outage may have been avoided if a software update had been applied to the device that triggered it, and that its internal controls “were not good enough”, in a submission lodged with a Senate inquiry hours before executives face questioning.
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[2026-07-17 10:55 UTC+10:00] [Latest Stories] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Inquirer
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine National Police (PNP) on Friday maintained that it had yet to monitor any security threat to the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) parliamentary elections as the gun ban began ahead of the polls.
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[2026-07-17 10:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, July 17 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's exports of K-pop albums hit a record high in the first half of the year, government data showed Friday, driven in part by BTS' fifth studio album, "Arirang."
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[2026-07-17 10:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: With low public support for the war and the midterms looming, speech is expected to cover both foreign policy and domestic political issues
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[2026-07-17 10:44 UTC+10:00] [Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: With low public support for the war and the midterms looming, speech is expected to cover both foreign policy and domestic political issues
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[2026-07-17 10:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Fri 17 Jul 2026 at 10:42am
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[2026-07-17 10:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A federal agent wears an Immigration and Customs Enforcement badge in New York, June 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura, File)
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[2026-07-17 10:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Indiana Fever head coach Stephanie White talks with Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark (22) during the first half of an WNBA basketball game against the Las Vegas Aces Sunday, July 12, 2026, in Las Vegas. (Steve Marcus/Las Vegas Sun via AP)
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[2026-07-17 10:34 UTC+10:00] [Australia news] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Australian government says it is ‘deeply frustrated’ and will continue to press for ‘real charges with teeth’ over deaths of Bianca Jones and Holly Morton-Bowles
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[2026-07-17 10:31 UTC+10:00] [Ukraine] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: In final visit to Kyiv while in office, the outgoing British prime minister also says the UK’s resolve to support Ukraine ‘will not waver’. What we know on day 1,605
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[2026-07-17 10:24 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has met with a Chinese party and government delegation led by the country's top political adviser in Pyongyang and reaffirmed the two countries' commitment to expanding cooperation, the North's state media reported Friday.
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[2026-07-17 10:18 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 10:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: The Daily Telegraph leads with warnings from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to Andy Burnham, who is expected to become prime minister on Monday, saying that "Britain cannot afford a fresh spending binge". The IMF says the "deficit must be cut as PM-in-waiting considers nationalising Thames Water", after Burnham unveils plans to be "unashamedly" Labour, suggesting – in the paper's words – that "he will tax and spend more".
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[2026-07-17 10:06 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The Trump administration has finalized a rule that will prevent international students from staying in the US for more than four years unless they obtain the federal government's approval, the Department of Homeland Security said Thursday, announcing a departure from long-standing practice.
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[2026-07-17 10:00 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 90]
Source: SBS News
Snippet: LIVE, FREE and EXCLUSIVE
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[2026-07-17 10:00 UTC+10:00] [Politics] [Factuality: 100]
Source: SBS News
Snippet: LIVE, FREE and EXCLUSIVE
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[2026-07-17 09:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Fri 17 Jul 2026 at 9:55am
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[2026-07-17 09:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio told officials from more than 60 countries on Thursday that the United States would seek to refocus international counterterrorism efforts on what he called "far-left terror," arguing that left-wing violence had long been overlooked.
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[2026-07-17 09:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: It’s no secret that JD Vance has lost the confidence of many Jewish Republicans, who have taken issue with the vice president’s reprimanding of Israeli officials, indulgence of anti-Israel conspiracy theories and silence on Tucker Carlson, the prominent pundit who has turned against Israel.
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[2026-07-17 09:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Republicans in the US Congress forged ahead on Thursday with a $95 billion budget plan to meet President Donald Trump's demands for new defense funding for the war in Iran, farm assistance, and a sweeping overhaul of voting requirements ahead of the November midterm elections.
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[2026-07-17 09:25 UTC+10:00] [Donald Trump] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Speculation surrounding tonight’s address has mounted since Trump promised big announcement without being specific
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[2026-07-17 09:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Fri 17 Jul 2026 at 9:24am
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[2026-07-17 09:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by Nate Kostar via CoinTelegraph.com,
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[2026-07-17 09:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Presidential hopeful of the Liberty Advances coalition Javier Milei brandishes a chainsaw during a rally in La Plata, Argentina, Sept. 12, 2023.(AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko, File)
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[2026-07-17 09:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The Israeli government distributed dozens of drones, rangers, and other equipment to farms on the eastern border of the country in a ceremony last week in the Jordan Valley.
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[2026-07-17 09:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Sadiq Khan and 25 others will now be able to sit in the House of Lords, where they can scrutinise, revise and vote on United Kingdom legislation as life peers.
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[2026-07-17 09:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Agreeing to Kyiv’s co-production proposal risks triggering a backlash from Beijing and Moscow, analysts say
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[2026-07-17 09:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Agreeing to Kyiv’s co-production proposal risks triggering a backlash from Beijing and Moscow, analysts say
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[2026-07-17 08:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Fri 17 Jul 2026 at 8:56am
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[2026-07-17 08:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Joe Biden's publisher has picked a release date for his memoir, Promise Me, America, and the timing may reflect how little the party wants to talk about him before November.
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[2026-07-17 08:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A memorial grows at the site where Lorenzo Salgado Araujo was fatally shot by ICE agents, last week, on Monday, July 13, 2026, in Houston. (AP Photo/Karen Warren)
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[2026-07-17 08:47 UTC+10:00] [Donald Trump] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: William Upham, a 35-year-old former marine, faces federal charges and up to five years in prison, officials say
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[2026-07-17 08:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Critics, however, fear that designating groups as far-left terror organisations risks targeting lawful protests and political opponents
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[2026-07-17 08:42 UTC+10:00] [Charlie Kirk] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Critics, however, fear that designating groups as far-left terror organisations risks targeting lawful protests and political opponents
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[2026-07-17 08:37 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 08:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-07-17 08:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Peru’s President-elect Keiko Fujimori, left, receives her credentials from National Elections Board President Roberto Burneo in Lima, Peru, Wednesday, July 15, 2026. (AP Foto/Martín Mejía)
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[2026-07-17 08:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, July 17 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has met with a Chinese party and government delegation led by the country's top political adviser in Pyongyang and reaffirmed the two countries' commitment to expanding cooperation, the North's state media reported Friday.
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[2026-07-17 08:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: A defining character trait of the average leftist is the complete lack of emotional impulse control (often a sign of bad parenting and a low IQ). Rarely if ever do we see news stories about conservatives and Trump supporters being arrested for "crashing out" and violently attacking random progressives on the street because their eyes caught a glimpse of a Kamala Harris hat or a gay pride flag.
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[2026-07-17 07:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:State and Territory Government
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[2026-07-17 07:51 UTC+10:00] [National / Victoria] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Victorian teachers, principals and education support staff will be offered a pay rise of 28.3 per cent over the next four years by the state government, as it tries to avoid school strikes planned for next Thursday.
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[2026-07-17 07:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: A senior adviser to US President Donald Trump has described left-wing political violence as a "fatal cancer to civilisation" and suggested that anyone who supports left-wing groups such as Antifa is "deformed".
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[2026-07-17 07:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Andy Burnham takes over as prime minister from Sir Keir Starmer next week
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[2026-07-17 07:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: The Trump administration has given final notice of plans to implement stricter rules on foreign students, including preventing them from staying in the US for more than four years unless they get permission from the federal government.
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