Topic: Politics — Neutral reports only
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[2026-07-16 14:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: President Donald Trump departs on Marine One after speaking at the United States Army War College in Carlisle, Pa., at the Pennsylvania Defense and Innovation Summit, Wednesday, July 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
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[2026-07-16 14:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-07-16 14:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Supporters listen to a speaker during a protest by the Cockroach Janta Party demanding the resignation of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan over alleged examination irregularities and repeated paper leaks, in New Delhi, India, on July 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)
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[2026-07-16 14:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — The United States’ Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has included a 52-year-old Filipino caregiver accused of molesting children in its “most wanted” list.
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[2026-07-16 14:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Part of a proposal to improve security at Lafayette Park, across from the White House, is photographed Wednesday, July 15, 2026, before a meeting on July 16 of the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts. (AP Photo/Jon Elswick)
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[2026-07-16 14:00 UTC+10:00] [Politics / NSW] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Former Liberal Minister John Sidoti says his erstwhile parliamentary colleagues are afraid to make the Independent Commission Against Corruption “fair”, saying he warned the integrity body would “come and bite other people” ahead of a blockbuster inquiry later this month.
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[2026-07-16 14:00 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Choi Yeong-joong, a member of the Cheongju City Council in North Chungcheong Province who has been accused of sexually exploiting a minor, ran in June's local elections and won while under police investigation over the allegations, local reports said Thursday.
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[2026-07-16 14:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Scandals are coming thick and fast in Chinese academia, with a former child prodigy also stripped of her master’s
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[2026-07-16 14:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Scandals are coming thick and fast in Chinese academia, with a former child prodigy also stripped of her master’s
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[2026-07-16 13:28 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Election authorities in North Chungcheong Province completed a recount of the Chungju mayoral election on Wednesday, slightly narrowing the gap between the top two vote-getters without overturning Mayor Lee Dong-seok's win.
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[2026-07-16 13:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by Lloyd Billingsley via AmericanThinker.com,
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[2026-07-16 13:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON, D.C. — The New York Times on Wednesday filed a motion to quash subpoenas that the Justice Department served on journalists who reported on security concerns involving the new, Qatari-gifted Air Force One, teeing up a significant court fight over press freedom and the government’s ability to force reporters to identify sources.
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[2026-07-16 13:13 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: WASHINGTON (Reuters) -- US President Donald Trump on Wednesday said federal immigration agents will not suspend vehicle stops, one day after officials announced a temporary pause after agents fatally shot two men in Texas and Maineduring traffic stops.
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[2026-07-16 13:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Thu 16 Jul 2026 at 1:05pm
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[2026-07-16 13:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: On Tuesday afternoon, the ruling coalition delivered one final punch to the nation’s gut on its way out when the Knesset passed a bill freezing the arrests of haredi (ultra-Orthodox) draft evaders for at least six months.
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[2026-07-16 12:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, July 16 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will launch a sovereign artificial intelligence (AI) model specializing in cybersecurity by the year's end to respond to growing security threats in the digital space, the science minister said Thursday.
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[2026-07-16 12:48 UTC+10:00] [National / Queensland] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: An inquiry into the behaviour of the CFMEU in Queensland has been shown video of union members storming a government building to disrupt a conference discussing major projects, and shutting police out of the room.
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[2026-07-16 12:41 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: WASHINGTON (AP) -- More than half the House Democrats voted Wednesday to strip $3.3 billion in US aid for Israel, the most substantial signal yet that once rock-solid bipartisan support for the country is disintegrating in the aftermath of its war in Gaza that has killed thousands of Palestinians.
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[2026-07-16 12:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: THE VA Ladder Summit 2026, held at the Department of Trade and Industry's Philippine Trade Training Center (PTTC) – Global MSME Academy in Pasay City on July 11, united freelancers, virtual assistants, agency owners, employers, educators, government leaders and technology partners under the theme "From Freelancer to Industry Leader."
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[2026-07-16 12:29 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Kweon Seong-dong, a five-term lawmaker of the main opposition People Power Party, was stripped of his National Assembly seat on Thursday, as his two-year jail term was confirmed at the Supreme Court over a sweeping scandal linked to the Unification Church.
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[2026-07-16 12:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: ADDS Seoul official's remarks in last 3 paras; CHANGES photos)
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[2026-07-16 12:23 UTC+10:00] [New Zealand] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Minister urges public to report cases of three or more sick or dead birds in a group after brown skua seabird tests positive for H5N1 on Wellington beach
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[2026-07-16 12:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, July 16 (Yonhap) -- The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld a suspended prison term for former Unification Minister Cho Myoung-gyon for forcing the resignation of a state agency official during former President Moon Jae-in's term.
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[2026-07-16 12:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Thu 16 Jul 2026 at 12:16pm
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[2026-07-16 12:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-07-16 12:01 UTC+10:00] [Far right] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: BRUSSELS — EU lawmakers are heading into recess with a stack of political homework: whether the Socialists should challenge Roberta Metsola, what her political family is prepared to offer to keep her in office, and how each group can protect its share of Parliament’s top jobs.
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[2026-07-16 12:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Observers point to the high costs of owning an e-jeepney and a lack of government support in enabling the electric shift
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[2026-07-16 12:00 UTC+10:00] [Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Observers point to the high costs of owning an e-jeepney and a lack of government support in enabling the electric shift
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[2026-07-16 11:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Rabat, Morocco – French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu’s first official foreign visit, a two-day trip to Morocco on July 15–16, marks the latest step in Paris’s effort to consolidate its diplomatic reset with Rabat after recognising Moroccan sovereignty over disputed Western Sahara.
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[2026-07-16 11:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: A former senior advisor to the Federal Reserve Board of Governors was sentenced to over three years in prison for lying to federal investigators about sharing restricted central-bank information with Chinese intelligence operatives, according to the Justice Department.
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[2026-07-16 11:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by Timothy Frudd via The Epoch Times,
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[2026-07-16 11:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, July 16 (Yonhap) -- The following is the full text of a statement by the Bank of Korea (BOK) on its monetary policy decision Thursday, where the central bank raised the key rate by 25 basis points to 2.75 percent at its rate-setting meeting in Seoul.
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[2026-07-16 11:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, July 16 (Yonhap) -- The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld a two-year prison term for Rep. Kweong Seong-dong of the main opposition People Power Party (PPP) for accepting illegal political funds from the Unification Church, stripping him of his parliamentary seat.
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[2026-07-16 11:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: U.S. calls on S. Korea not to impose 'disproportionate' burdens on U.S. firms under revised network act
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[2026-07-16 11:31 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Victoria] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-07-16 11:27 UTC+10:00] [Mindanao] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: Already have Rappler+? Sign in to listen to groundbreaking journalism.
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[2026-07-16 11:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — The Civil Service Commission (CSC) has come up with "clearer" guidelines in implementing a four-day compressed workweek in government offices, its top official said on Thursday.
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[2026-07-16 11:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Maricopa County Recorder candidate Arizona state Rep. Justin Heap, R-Phoenix, speaks during a campaign event Oct. 22, 2024, in Peoria, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File)
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[2026-07-16 11:04 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The Bank of Korea on Thursday raised its benchmark interest rate for the first time since May 2025, ending a pause in monetary policy that had persisted for more than a year, as mounting inflationary pressures and the prolonged weakness of the won strengthened the case for further monetary tightening.
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[2026-07-16 11:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The administration of US President Donald Trump has come under scrutiny in Congress over its decision to give the United Arab Emirates easier access to advanced AI chips. Critics question whether business ties involving the president’s family influenced the policy change.
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[2026-07-16 11:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The administration of US President Donald Trump has come under scrutiny in Congress over its decision to give the United Arab Emirates easier access to advanced AI chips. Critics question whether business ties involving the president’s family influenced the policy change.
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[2026-07-16 11:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: South Korea's central bank hiked its benchmark policy rate on Thursday, raising them for the first time since January 2023 as inflation in the country creeps up. The Bank of Korea's 25 basis point hike that increased rates to 2.75% was in line with median estimates from economists polled by Reuters.
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[2026-07-16 11:00 UTC+10:00] [Ukraine] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Zelenskyy tips next PM and baffles with defence minister sacking; crisis forces Russia to seek gasoline from India in reversal of trade flow. What we know on day 1,604
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[2026-07-16 11:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The government-owned investment firm generated nearly HK$6.5 billion in its second year, as Hong Kong’s economic vision begins to take shape
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[2026-07-16 11:00 UTC+10:00] [Joe Tsai] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The government-owned investment firm generated nearly HK$6.5 billion in its second year, as Hong Kong’s economic vision begins to take shape
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[2026-07-16 11:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: For under US$5 in tokens, a Beijing civil servant has created an app to keep track of which families have been evacuated
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[2026-07-16 11:00 UTC+10:00] [climate change] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: For under US$5 in tokens, a Beijing civil servant has created an app to keep track of which families have been evacuated
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[2026-07-16 10:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by Jack Phillips via The Epoch Times,
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[2026-07-16 10:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Australian Rules Football
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[2026-07-16 10:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — Consumer advocacy group CitizenWatch Philippines on Wednesday urged the government, telecommunications companies and educational institutions to align the country's digital infrastructure expansion with education reforms, saying the country's newly attained upper-middle-income (UMIC) status will only lead to sustained economic growth if the workforce is equipped with digital skills.
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