Topic: Politics — Neutral reports only
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[2026-09-28 15:32 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: European parliament committee chair acknowledges both sides face trade barriers amid supply-chain diversification
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[2026-09-28 15:31 UTC+10:00] [Editors' Pick] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: Senator-judge Camille Villar makes a rare speech before the Senate Impeachment Court, in defense of four other senators who were absent because of troubles they were facing, legal or otherwise. She sheds tears for them, which, netizens joked, was more than can be said of faucets serviced by her family’s recently sold former company, PrimeWater.
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[2026-09-28 15:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan arrived in Washington on Monday for talks with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, the Saudi state news agency said, amid escalating hostilities between Riyadh and Yemen's Houthis.
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[2026-09-28 15:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The Netanyahu and 'change' blocs are tied at 52 seats each according to the latest Israeli election poll from Kan News, published on Sunday evening. Yashar, led by Gadi Eisenkot, remains the largest party.
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[2026-09-28 15:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Hamas slammed Israeli far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir after he posted a video of himself threatening to kill Palestinian prisoner Hassan Salameh.
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[2026-09-28 15:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Move would allow Aleksandar Vucic to swap offices if his party prevails in early parliamentary elections
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[2026-09-28 15:15 UTC+10:00] [Serbia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Move would allow Aleksandar Vucic to swap offices if his party prevails in early parliamentary elections
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[2026-09-28 14:58 UTC+10:00] [Technology] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: AI giant Anthropic will skip Thursday’s Senate hearing on rogue AI agents but send US and Australian executives to parliament next week.
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[2026-09-28 14:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: ACT Police Minister Marisa Paterson said anti-consorting laws were not the way to address bikie gangs. (ABC News: Callum Flinn)
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[2026-09-28 14:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Ten ousted executive council members face questioning over an alleged plot to depose the state’s ruler
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[2026-09-28 14:43 UTC+10:00] [Sedition Act] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Ten ousted executive council members face questioning over an alleged plot to depose the state’s ruler
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[2026-09-28 14:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Federal Government
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[2026-09-28 14:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Sept. 28 (Yonhap) -- The chief of the country's financial regulator said Monday that his agency and capital market-related organizations will redouble efforts to further boost the global status of South Korea's capital market via unwavering policy backup.
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[2026-09-28 14:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israeli far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir posted a video of himself threatening to kill Palestinian prisoner Hassan Salameh.
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[2026-09-28 13:51 UTC+10:00] [ASIA PACIFIC] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: U.S. President Donald Trump has asked Chinese leader Xi Jinping if he would like to buy American weapons, the United States’ ambassador to Beijing revealed in a television interview Sunday.
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[2026-09-28 13:50 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Supporters of Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado took to the country's streets Sunday to demand her safe return and presidential elections that could lead to a democratic transition in Venezuela. The government has been widely accused of stealing elections, jailing dissidents and stifling freedom of speech.
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[2026-09-28 13:47 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Serbia’s populist President Aleksandar Vucic resigned Sunday to pursue a bid to become prime minister in an upcoming early parliamentary election that will test his firm rule in the Balkan country, which was rattled by nearly two years of protests.
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[2026-09-28 13:41 UTC+10:00] [Asia Pacific] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: LEADER. Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese reacts during a press conference in Sydney, Australia, in Sydney, Australia, on September 12, 2025.
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[2026-09-28 13:32 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-09-28 13:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi said that Iran attended the UN General Assembly last week to "forge peace" with the US, but added that it will "remain steadfast" in the face of aggression.
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[2026-09-28 13:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by James Bovard via JimBovard.com,
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[2026-09-28 13:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Back in the Great Depression era of the 1920s in the United States, the Republican Party campaigned on assuring voters of a “chicken in every pot and a car in every garage.”
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[2026-09-28 13:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: ADDS details throughout; CHANGES photos; TRIMS)By Kang Yoon-seung
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[2026-09-28 13:11 UTC+10:00] [National / NSW] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: A senior Parramatta Liberal councillor has quit the party hours before a contentious vote for the city’s lord mayor, citing concerns about the Coalition’s growing connection to One Nation.
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[2026-09-28 13:07 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Dateline Resources has landed heavyweight US Government backing in its fight to restart operations at its Colosseum gold-rare earths project in California, with two powerful federal departments throwing their weight behind the company’s push to overturn a preliminary court injunction.
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[2026-09-28 13:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Avanti West Coast train services will be nationalised from March next year, the government has announced.
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[2026-09-28 13:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had a secret meeting with UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan in Abu Dhabi, according to Israeli media reports.
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[2026-09-28 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Sept. 28 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's data ministry said Monday it plans to merge two institutes under its wing in line with the government's bid to cut the number of public institutions by 20 percent.
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[2026-09-28 13:00 UTC+10:00] [Editors' Pick] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
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[2026-09-28 13:00 UTC+10:00] [Agriculture] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: The health of the ocean is fundamental to life on Earth. It sustains food security, livelihoods, biodiversity and climate stability for billions of people. As we approach the 2030 deadline for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and pass the midpoint of the United Nations Decade of Ocean Science, global ocean governance must be strengthened, not weakened.
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[2026-09-28 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Today is the final day of the UN General Assembly’s high-level debate, and diplomats will soon begin leaving New York after another week of speeches, meetings and championing competing visions of the international order. However, this UNGA is significant for another reason – it marks the changing of the guard at an institution that faces some sharp questions about its continued relevance.
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[2026-09-28 12:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Hundreds of supporters of Venezuela’s opposition leader Maria Corina Machado have taken to the streets to demand her safe return and presidential elections that could lead to a democratic transition in the country.
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[2026-09-28 12:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — The Manila city government activated its “Oplan Libreng Sakay” on Monday, Sept. 28, as the three-day transport strike by Manibela got underway.
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[2026-09-28 12:31 UTC+10:00] [National / NSW] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: ARL Commission chairman Peter V’landys has thanked NSW Premier Chris Minns for scrapping planned trackwork that threatened to cause grand final chaos for tens of thousands of Newcastle fans as the NRL decider sold out on Monday morning.
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[2026-09-28 12:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Sept. 28 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's finance minister met with the central bank governor Monday to discuss ways to strengthen coordination to address economic uncertainties, the finance ministry said.
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[2026-09-28 12:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Sept. 28 (Yonhap) -- The budget ministry said Monday it has briefed a delegation of senior Vietnamese government officials on South Korea's public financial management policies.
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[2026-09-28 12:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Rapper Nicki Minaj urged young Americans to vote Republican in the upcoming midterm elections during an appearance on Fox's My View with Lara Trump, according to comments Fox News reported Sunday. Minaj, a supporter of President Donald Trump, also accused the Democratic Party of discouraging black voters from breaking with the party.
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[2026-09-28 12:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:State and Territory Government
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[2026-09-28 12:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is preparing a potential International Criminal Court (ICC) case against Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, seeking to use it as leverage in their escalating dispute, i24NEWS has reported, citing sources.
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[2026-09-28 12:00 UTC+10:00] [Abortion] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: Europe’s biggest political family is already preparing its 2029 election strategy to win back voters from the far right — even as its own members split over whether to work with those parties and how far to follow them on policy.
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[2026-09-28 11:49 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: President Lee Jae Myung plans to preside over a meeting this week to check progress on the government's "three megaprojects" initiative centered on building up the semiconductor and artificial intelligence industries, his office said Monday.
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[2026-09-28 11:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Sept. 28 (Yonhap) -- The government and the ruling Democratic Party (DP) agreed Monday to pursue legal amendments to strengthen sanctions against companies that repeatedly engage in collusive practices.
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[2026-09-28 11:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Sept. 28 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Jae Myung plans to preside over a meeting this week to check progress on the government's "three megaprojects" initiative centered on building up the semiconductor and artificial intelligence (AI) industries, his office said Monday.
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[2026-09-28 11:31 UTC+10:00] [France] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Marine Le Pen hails ‘historic victory’ as her party and allies win enough seats to form caucus just months ahead of presidential poll
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[2026-09-28 11:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: JERUSALEM — Israeli media reported on Sunday that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had made an unannounced visit to the United Arab Emirates to meet with the Gulf state's leader.
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[2026-09-28 11:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich has called for Israel to “go to war” in the occupied West Bank and “do there what we did in Gaza”, as the country heads towards general elections next month.
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[2026-09-28 10:52 UTC+10:00] [China] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: David Perdue’s remarks come after a Taiwanese minister spoke of the ‘severe’ military threat posed by Beijing to the self-ruled island
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[2026-09-28 10:35 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Unification Minister Chung Dong-young will visit Northern Ireland, Ireland and Germany starting this week in an effort to explain South Korea's approach to peaceful coexistence with North Korea, the ministry said Monday.
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[2026-09-28 10:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Sept. 28 (Yonhap) -- Unification Minister Chung Dong-young will visit Northern Ireland, Ireland and Germany starting this week in an effort to explain South Korea's approach to peaceful coexistence with North Korea, the ministry said Monday.
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[2026-09-28 10:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: As lawmakers weigh lifting the statutory deficit ceiling, economists warn of downgrades and higher borrowing costs
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