Topic: Politics — Neutral reports only
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[2026-07-16 03:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Former deputy foreign minister Sharren Haskel announced on Wednesday that she is launching a new right-wing political party called Israel First.
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[2026-07-16 03:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The UK is actively working on a comprehensive plan to ban all import and export transactions of goods and services with “illegal” Israeli settlements, Minister for Trade Chris Bryant announced on Wednesday.
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[2026-07-16 03:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency) chief David Zini has accepted Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's request to grant Sara Netanyahu lifelong security, Ynet reported on Wednesday evening.
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[2026-07-16 03:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: KYIV— Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Wednesday the CEO of state energy firm Naftogaz was "best prepared" to become Ukraine's next prime minister following a government reshuffle last week.
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[2026-07-16 03:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: US and Iraqi officials are set to conclude a major energy deal as part of Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi’s visit to Washington this week, according to Iraqi officials cited by AP Wednesday.
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[2026-07-16 03:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh appears before the House Financial Services Committee on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, July 14, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
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[2026-07-16 03:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Andy Burnham has not ruled out a wealth tax, suggesting his incoming government may have "to ask for a little more" tax at some point.
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[2026-07-16 03:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Polls suggest support for a change to the law, but there is considerable opposition politically - with some, as pictured here, saying it positions those eligible as a "burden"
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[2026-07-16 03:22 UTC+10:00] [Keir Starmer] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The outgoing prime minister was on good form during his sometimes emotional last PMQs. But Labour MPs were right that change was needed
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[2026-07-16 03:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Officials from the Transportation Ministry, led by Minister Miri Regev, are “unofficially” discussing limiting flights to prevent Israelis from reaching the country in time to vote, a source with knowledge of the matter told Haaretz on Wednesday.
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[2026-07-16 03:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Margaret Aspinall, whose son James died at Hillsborough, and Charlotte Hennessy whose Dad Jimmy was killed, have long campaigned for the legislation
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[2026-07-16 03:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: A United States Senate panel has begun grilling interim Attorney General Todd Blanche as he seeks confirmation to lead the Department of Justice, the country’s main federal law enforcement agency.
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[2026-07-16 03:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Visitors view the reinstalled educational panels about slavery at the site of President George Washington’s home in Philadelphia, Wednesday, July 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Tassanee Vejpongsa)
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[2026-07-16 03:01 UTC+10:00] [ASIA PACIFIC] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: Japan remains broadly negative on China as many countries in the rest of the world become more positive and overall start to see China more favorably than the United States, according to a recent survey by the Pew Research Center.
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[2026-07-16 02:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Sergii Koretskyi, the head of Ukraine’s state energy company Naftogaz, is the best candidate to serve as the next prime minister as the country undergoes its second cabinet reshuffle in a year.
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[2026-07-16 02:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: After years of planning, the Maine state government is seeking a contractor to run a program that aims to cut down on packaging waste, but its success will depend on how many municipalities participate.
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[2026-07-16 02:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Jay Clayton, President Donald Trump's pick for director of national intelligence, refused to say Joe Biden won the 2020 election, claimed not to know his predecessor Tulsi Gabbard took part in a raid of a Georgia election office earlier this year and defended subpoenaing New York Times journalists in a contentious Senate confirmation hearing on Wednesday.
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[2026-07-16 02:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Senior Israeli military officials told the Security Cabinet on Tuesday that the IDF now controls between 67% and 70% of the Gaza Strip, according to two Israeli sources.
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[2026-07-16 02:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Outgoing British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has promised to give his “wholehearted support” to his successor, Andy Burnham, in an emotional appearance in the House of Commons as he prepares to hand over his premiership.
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[2026-07-16 02:25 UTC+10:00] [Elon Musk] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Musk distributed money to three people before the 2025 election, which he claimed was critical to Trump’s agenda
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[2026-07-16 02:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
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[2026-07-16 02:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MALACAÑANG on Wednesday expressed optimism that legislation tagged as a priority by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. would be passed and enacted within the year.
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[2026-07-16 02:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: DASMARIÑAS CITY — Three-time vice mayor Rex Mangubat filed his certificate of candidacy (COC) on Wednesday, July 15, for this city’s lone congressional district, which will be disputed in what oddsmakers see as a three-cornered fight during a special election on Aug. 29, 2026.
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[2026-07-16 02:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: OVER the past couple of weeks, there has been a groundswell of public frustration over what have been steadily increasing electricity bills, with many complaining of bills ballooning by thousands of pesos from one month to the next despite no obvious increase in consumption, or in many cases, in spite of deliberate efforts by households to reduce electricity use.
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[2026-07-16 02:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: CEBU CITY — The Commission on Audit (COA) flagged the city government’s implementation of the Cebu City Medical Center (CCMC) project after auditors found engineering deficiencies, contract issues, and missing technical documents that delayed the completion of the long-running hospital construction.
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[2026-07-16 02:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-07-16 02:00 UTC+10:00] [Musk, Elon] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The New York Times
Snippet: In the weeks after President Trump named Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy to lead the so-called Department of Government Efficiency, the two men and their allies developed a frosty relationship. Just as Mr. Trump was inaugurated last January, Mr. Ramaswamy left the initiative, aimed at downsizing the federal work force, before it began, and Mr.
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[2026-07-16 01:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: At the beginning of the war, I sat with Aliyah and Integration Minister Ofir Sofer (Religious Zionist Party) in a Tel Aviv studio before a recording. A technician was clipping a mic to his jacket, and I asked Sofer how he was doing.
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[2026-07-16 01:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: The Defense team on Wednesday said it is shifting its strategy in the impeachment trial against Vice President Sara Duterte after the Senate impeachment court grants the request for subpoena to the three witnesses on the alleged misuse of confidential funds during her tenures at the Office of the Vice President (OVP) and the Department of Education (DepEd).
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[2026-07-16 01:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by Aldgra Fredly via The Epoch Times,
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[2026-07-16 01:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has condemned his successor, outgoing UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer, for once again falsely stating that the party was “institutionally antisemitic” under his leadership.
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[2026-07-16 01:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich is the true architect of the draft evasion law, former prime minister Naftali Bennett said in an interview with 103FM on Wednesday.
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[2026-07-16 01:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Former Iranian foreign minister and current member of parliament Manouchehr Mottaki said that Iran should launch a ground war, infiltrate and seize a US military base in the Middle East, and take thousands of US military personnel hostage in Iran during an interview broadcast on Iranian state media on Wednesday.
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[2026-07-16 01:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: A warmer and less confrontational tone than usual was struck during Sir Keir Starmer's final PMQs appearance as prime minister.
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[2026-07-16 01:05 UTC+10:00] [Algorithms] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: LONDON — One of Keir Starmer’s final acts before he announced his resignation as prime minister was to unveil a social media ban for under-16s.
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[2026-07-16 01:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by Kimberley Hayek via The Epoch Times,
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[2026-07-16 01:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Over 80 British MPs and lords have called on their government to impose comprehensive sanctions on Israel, as a collection of charities slammed outgoing prime minister Keir Starmer's legacy on Palestine.
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[2026-07-16 01:00 UTC+10:00] [Australian politics] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The reality is Australia won’t be able to direct much of the activity of Anthropic, Microsoft, Google or OpenAI
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[2026-07-16 01:00 UTC+10:00] [Republicans] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: When Senator Lindsey Graham unexpectedly died this week, he left behind a new uncertainty in US politics. Known as a critical deal-maker in Congress, Republicans have lost a key bridge between the Democrats – and Donald Trump.
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[2026-07-16 01:00 UTC+10:00] [Datacentres] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Prime minister’s plan will create energy regulations for datacentres in Australia
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[2026-07-16 01:00 UTC+10:00] [Nigel Farage] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Exclusive: Politician spoke to senior figures in Reform in March that year about covering lost earnings, sources tell the Guardian
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[2026-07-16 00:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The Israeli government announced on Tuesday that it had approved a budget of approximately 1.3bn shekels ($434m) to fund the establishment of 34 new settlements in the occupied West Bank.
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[2026-07-16 00:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Cross-party MPs have demanded an urgent, independent investigation into the British Museum’s erasures of “Palestine", “Palestinian” and “Israelite occupation” from displays, citing fears of political interference and misleading statements by the national institution.
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[2026-07-16 00:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Nuclear test veterans met then Labour opposition leader, Sir Keir Starmer, in 2021, campaigning for full disclosure of the impact of the UK's nuclear bomb testing programme.
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[2026-07-16 00:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: A group of lawyers and legal organisations have launched an initiative to "defend" the International Criminal Court (ICC) as the body comes under increasing pressure from the US.
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[2026-07-16 00:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, July 14, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
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[2026-07-16 00:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi arrived in Qatar on Wednesday to meet officials and offer condolences after the death of former emir Sheikh Hamad, at a time of heightened tension between Doha and Tehran.
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[2026-07-16 00:33 UTC+10:00] [Advocacy] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: BERLIN — German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Wednesday pushed back against a new, million-dollar funding scheme from U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration to support “free speech and religious liberty” in Europe.
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[2026-07-16 00:30 UTC+10:00] [World news] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Beneath the drone strikes and talk of ceasefires lies a battle over history that is testing Kyiv’s chances for an end to the conflict
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[2026-07-16 00:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: The American flag flies at half staff at the Capitol in Washington, Monday, July 13, 2026, after the sudden death of Rep. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)
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