Topic: Politics — Neutral reports only
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[2026-07-15 12:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: UPDATES paras 7-9 with more remarks)By Park Boram
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[2026-07-15 12:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) has removed the need for qualified Transport Network Vehicle Service (TNVS) operators to file franchise renewal applications, saying the move is part of efforts to simplify government transactions.
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[2026-07-15 12:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-07-15 12:41 UTC+10:00] [Special Coverages] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Inquirer
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines – The Senate impeachment trial resumes Wednesday, July 15, with no witnesses expected to take the stand as both the prosecution and defense shift their focus to a key legal issue involving Vice President Sara Duterte’s bank and tax records.
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[2026-07-15 12:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Counsel representing independent committee, government and other parties to all deliver final submissions from Wednesday to Friday
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[2026-07-15 12:38 UTC+10:00] [scmp] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Counsel representing independent committee, government and other parties to all deliver final submissions from Wednesday to Friday
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[2026-07-15 12:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — Strengthening the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) is what most Filipinos want the government to pursue in defending the country's maritime rights, according to a Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey commissioned by the Stratbase Group.
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[2026-07-15 12:24 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Opposition Leader Angus Taylor has accused Cricket Australia of “woke moralising” after it announced cricket would once again be played on Australia Day but the national anthem would probably not be played out of sensitivity towards Indigenous Australians.
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[2026-07-15 12:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Federal and state health officials are reportedly zeroing in on Taco Bell restaurants as a possible culprit in one of the biggest parasite outbreaks to slam the U.S. in years, a nasty bug that turns your guts into a nonstop disaster zone of explosive diarrhea and misery.
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[2026-07-15 12:09 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: WASHINGTON (AP) -- US President Donald Trump gave Iraq's new prime minister an effusive welcome at the White House on Tuesday, promoting the "tremendous chemistry" between him and a fellow wealthy businessman who arrived at the seat of governmental power without any prior political experience.
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[2026-07-15 12:08 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: President Lee Jae Myung stressed the need for reform and innovation in carrying out policy tasks at government ministries and agencies Wednesday, saying the remainder of his five-year term may be more important in achieving his policy goals.
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[2026-07-15 12:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: RECASTS headline; UPDATES paras 1-8 with more info, new photo)By Park Boram
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[2026-07-15 12:00 UTC+10:00] [British politics] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: LONDON — Britain’s political leadership is about to get a glow-up.
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[2026-07-15 12:00 UTC+10:00] [Borders] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: Vladimir Putin has no intention of striking a peace deal with Ukraine and is more likely to instead escalate his war after Moscow’s parliamentary election in September, according to Russian opposition activist Garry Kasparov.
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[2026-07-15 12:00 UTC+10:00] [Brexit] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: LONDON — Brits are skeptical of Nigel Farage’s claim that the political establishment is out to get him and reckon his by-election gambit will backfire, according to new polling conducted for POLITICO.
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[2026-07-15 12:00 UTC+10:00] [Agriculture] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: ROME — Political competition is heating up on Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s right flank ahead of next year’s election — and her government’s proposed reform of hunting laws has become the latest battleground in Italy’s culture wars.
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[2026-07-15 12:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: Read this in The Manila Times digital edition.
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[2026-07-15 11:59 UTC+10:00] [JAPAN] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: On a hot, humid day in Tokyo, metropolitan government official Noboru Watanabe overcame embarrassment to come to work in shorts, an unusual choice in a country where formal business attire is still the norm.
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[2026-07-15 11:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by Calum Patterson via Dexerto,
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[2026-07-15 11:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Wed 15 Jul 2026 at 11:36am
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[2026-07-15 11:27 UTC+10:00] [National / Queensland] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: A former “public sector renewal” leader in the Newman government has been enlisted as the temporary boss of Queensland’s state library amid a period of significant leadership change and broader overhaul at the cultural institution.
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[2026-07-15 11:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: LONDON — The UK government said Tuesday it will introduce an overnight social media curfew for children aged 16 and 17, after Prime Minister Keir Starmer last month announced an under-16 social media ban.
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[2026-07-15 11:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Nobleman used ceremony to invoke help from ancestors, and then politics made it awkward
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[2026-07-15 11:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Nobleman used ceremony to invoke help from ancestors, and then politics made it awkward
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[2026-07-15 11:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The party aims to build goodwill and promote dialogue while supporting cross-strait peace, delegation leader says
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[2026-07-15 11:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The party aims to build goodwill and promote dialogue while supporting cross-strait peace, delegation leader says
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[2026-07-15 11:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: With the right policy support, there is great scope for media operations to function as sandboxes for developing and testing advanced AI technologies
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[2026-07-15 11:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: With the right policy support, there is great scope for media operations to function as sandboxes for developing and testing advanced AI technologies
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[2026-07-15 10:58 UTC+10:00] [WORLD] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON/KYIV – For Ukraine and its supporters, the sudden death of U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham raises an important question: Without a close ally of U.S. President Donald Trump advocating loudly for Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s government, will his administration’s recent tilt in favor of Kyiv last?
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[2026-07-15 10:50 UTC+10:00] [Espionage] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Postwar rules limit state collection of intelligence and prosecution of illegal operatives, but the government of Sanae Takaichi is beefing up its capabilities
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[2026-07-15 10:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, July 15 (Yonhap) -- Prime Minister Han Seong-sook said Wednesday the government should make sure that the energy impact of the rekindled Middle East conflict does not spread to the lives of vulnerable people already grappling with heat waves and heavy rains.
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[2026-07-15 10:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Wed 15 Jul 2026 at 10:32am
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[2026-07-15 10:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: The bottom module of an EUV machine made by ASML, seen at the headquarters of Belgian chip research lab IMEC in March. Once fully assembled, the machine will be used to develop and commercialize future generations of computer chips in Belgium. © Reuters
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[2026-07-15 10:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Government document lays out plan for thousands of islets, many of which are rich in minerals and fresh water but have been damaged over time
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[2026-07-15 10:30 UTC+10:00] [China] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Government document lays out plan for thousands of islets, many of which are rich in minerals and fresh water but have been damaged over time
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[2026-07-15 10:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-07-15 10:29 UTC+10:00] [WORLD] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: New York writer E. Jean Carroll received the $5 million plus interest that she won from U.S. President Donald Trump in her sexual abuse lawsuit three years ago, days after Trump failed to sway a judge to block the transfer during a last-ditch appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court.
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[2026-07-15 10:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill speaks with attendees during an election night watch party for U.S. Senate candidate Rep. Julia Letlow, R-La., May 16, 2026, in Baton Rouge, La. (AP Photo/Matthew Hinton, File)
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[2026-07-15 10:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The navy’s first littoral combat ship is arriving later this year without the anti-ship missiles meant to give it offensive teeth
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[2026-07-15 10:00 UTC+10:00] [International Islamic University of Malaysia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The navy’s first littoral combat ship is arriving later this year without the anti-ship missiles meant to give it offensive teeth
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[2026-07-15 09:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, July 15 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Jae Myung was set to begin receiving briefings Wednesday from all government ministries and agencies to review progress in the implementation of their policy tasks.
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[2026-07-15 09:33 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea added 63,000 jobs in June from a year earlier, government data showed Wednesday, marking the first rebound in two months, although manufacturing sector jobs continued to lose ground.
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[2026-07-15 09:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A Louisiana man has been accused of murder in the fatal shooting of a deputy U.S. marshal who joined other officers in trying to arrest him at his home after he failed to show up for trial on rape and sexual battery charges.
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[2026-07-15 09:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, right, welcomes Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi, to the Pentagon, during a ceremony, Tuesday, July 14, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
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[2026-07-15 09:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-07-15 09:15 UTC+10:00] [China] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The central government has allocated billions to climate resilience infrastructure, but the damage wrought by Typhoon Bavi shows more needs to be done
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[2026-07-15 09:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The central government has allocated billions to climate resilience infrastructure, but the damage wrought by Typhoon Bavi shows more needs to be done
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[2026-07-15 09:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran’s Foreign Minister spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei said that the US military’s attack on a ranger post in Hormozgan is the latest example in a list of American war crimes against Iran which “grows longer every day”.
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[2026-07-15 09:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEJONG, July 15 (Yonhap) -- South Korea added 63,000 jobs in June from a year earlier, government data showed Wednesday, marking the first rebound in two months, although manufacturing sector jobs continued to lose ground.
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[2026-07-15 08:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: President Donald Trump speaks as he meets with Iraq’s Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi in the Oval Office of the White House, Tuesday, July 14, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
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