Topic: Politics — Neutral reports only
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[2026-07-14 14:49 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Victoria] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: The Boroondara Council has sued Planning Minister Sonya Kilkenny and a James Packer-backed consortium over the government’s approval of a controversial $520 million Kew development on the former site of Leo’s Supermarket.
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[2026-07-14 14:44 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: For over a decade, I’ve navigated the complexities of North Korean affairs, security, and foreign policy from both Seoul and Washington, D.C. As the National Desk Political Team Lead, I track the pulse of geopolitics, closely following developments from the Unification Ministry and the Foreign Ministry. My mornings start with Rodong Sinmun—North Korea’s state mouthpiece—before diving into the day’s headlines from Seoul and Washington.
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[2026-07-14 14:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: From Japan’s bid for a massive tourism boom to a look at the illegal baby trade, here are a few highlights from SCMP’s recent Asia reporting
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[2026-07-14 14:34 UTC+10:00] [China] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: From Japan’s bid for a massive tourism boom to a look at the illegal baby trade, here are a few highlights from SCMP’s recent Asia reporting
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[2026-07-14 14:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, July 14 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's Ambassador to the United States Kang Kyung-wha will temporarily return home this week for consultations with government ministries on a range of bilateral issues, the foreign ministry said Tuesday.
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[2026-07-14 14:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz during a tour of northern Gaza said that the widespread destruction in the besieged enclave gives him a "good feeling".
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[2026-07-14 14:27 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Staff reporter at The Korea Herald’s National Desk, based in Seoul. Covers South Korea’s national security and foreign policy, with a focus on the Defense, Foreign and Unification Ministries, as well as the National Assembly.Before entering journalism, served as an Air Force officer. Experience includes providing translation and interpretation, as well as strategic input for planning efforts, at the ROK-US Combined Forces Command.
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[2026-07-14 14:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The proposal has reignited a decade-old debate over insurance and legal loopholes amid calls for phased policy changes
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[2026-07-14 14:22 UTC+10:00] [Moon Sung-jong] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The proposal has reignited a decade-old debate over insurance and legal loopholes amid calls for phased policy changes
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[2026-07-14 14:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Nigeria remains outraged following the anti-immigrant demonstrations in South Africa. Abuja intends to seek compensation from the South African government for its citizens who were expelled from the country.
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[2026-07-14 14:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Iraq’s Prime Minister-designate Ali al-Zaidi arrives at the Iraqi parliament to attend the voting of his government in Baghdad, Iraq, May 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban, File)
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[2026-07-14 14:00 UTC+10:00] [Turkey] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: He was elected mayor of Istanbul in 2019, and had announced his candidacy for the 2028 presidential elections. But Ekrem İmamoğlu is now behind bars, and his trial, on charges including fraud and organised crime, could take 12 years
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[2026-07-14 14:00 UTC+10:00] [Sweden] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: As general election looms, survey shows twice as many men as women support far-right Sweden Democrats
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[2026-07-14 14:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Iran’s absolutist position on the Strait of Hormuz has taken a long time to be seen for what it is in European capitals. This is despite the fact that Europe has, by and large, backed an initiative of the French and British to build a coalition of naval assets seeking to open up the strait.
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[2026-07-14 13:38 UTC+10:00] [WORLD] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: The Trump administration announced a “whole-of-government” campaign against the International Criminal Court on Monday, after some judges filed a lawsuit alleging the U.S. was punishing and pressuring them over past legal decisions.
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[2026-07-14 13:31 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: For professor Steven Prawer, the University of Melbourne’s campus protest against the war in Gaza became deeply personal in 2024 when 20 masked intruders occupied his office and told him he was guilty of genocide.
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[2026-07-14 13:28 UTC+10:00] [JAPAN] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: KOBE – A Japanese inquest panel decided it was inappropriate for public prosecutors to not indict the head of a political group that criticizes NHK over his alleged intimidation of a local assembly member in 2024.
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[2026-07-14 13:16 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Staff reporter at The Korea Herald’s National Desk, based in Seoul. Covers South Korea’s national security and foreign policy, with a focus on the Defense, Foreign and Unification Ministries, as well as the National Assembly.Before entering journalism, served as an Air Force officer. Experience includes providing translation and interpretation, as well as strategic input for planning efforts, at the ROK-US Combined Forces Command.
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[2026-07-14 13:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: China’s anti-corruption drive has resulted in the dismissal of another senior figure in the Communist Party
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[2026-07-14 13:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: China’s anti-corruption drive has resulted in the dismissal of another senior figure in the Communist Party
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[2026-07-14 13:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: RECASTS headline, lead with more info; ADDS details throughout, additional photo)
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[2026-07-14 13:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The weather system has weakened into a tropical storm but is continuing to wreak havoc across northeast China
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[2026-07-14 13:04 UTC+10:00] [Bohai Strait] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The weather system has weakened into a tropical storm but is continuing to wreak havoc across northeast China
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[2026-07-14 13:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: A missile targeted a site belonging to an Iranian Kurdish opposition group east of Iraq's Erbil, Reuters reported citing security sources.
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[2026-07-14 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: US President Donald Trump is set to host Iraqi Prime Minister Ali Al Zaidi at the White House on Tuesday, as Baghdad seeks to strengthen their relations amid a US-Iran conflict that has threatened to further destabilise the region.
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[2026-07-14 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Iraqi Prime Minister Ali Al Zaidi on Tuesday reaffirmed his government's commitment to a September 30 deadline for all armed groups in his country to hand over their weapons.
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[2026-07-14 12:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL/SEJONG, July 14 (Yonhap) -- The following are the key economic policy measures planned by the South Korean government for the second half of 2026.
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[2026-07-14 12:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL/SEJONG, July 14 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean government on Tuesday revised up its economic growth projection for 2026 to 3 percent, up 1 percentage point from its previous outlook, citing a semiconductor supercycle and easing uncertainties surrounding the Middle East.
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[2026-07-14 12:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: In a trailer for the upcoming Bollywood film "Chauhaan," an Indian army officer, standing before protesters, says, "The fault wasn't ours." He also argues that pellet guns cause "limited damage." (Screenshot from JioStudios' YouTube page)
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[2026-07-14 12:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by Charles Bass and Richard Swett via RealClearPolitics.com,
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[2026-07-14 12:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Syria’s newly formed People’s Assembly on Sunday elected constitutional law scholar Dr. Abdul Hamid al-Awak as speaker, while Mustafa Moussa and Dr. Madona Suhail Bashara were elected deputy speakers during the legislature’s first session since the fall of former President Bashar Assad, marking the launch of Syria’s first legislative body in the country’s transitional period.
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[2026-07-14 12:29 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: PARIS (AP) -- Ukraine and nine other countries announced Monday they were forming a coalition to protect Europe from ballistic missiles, utilizing Kyiv's experience in fighting Russia's full-scale invasion for over four years.
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[2026-07-14 12:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, July 14 (Yonhap) -- Wang Huning, China's top political adviser, will make an official three-day visit to North Korea this week, the North's state media reported Tuesday.
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[2026-07-14 12:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: Facebook X More Pinterest Linked in Tumblr Reddit Facebook Messenger Copy URL URL is copied. OK
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[2026-07-14 12:10 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Political scientist says former presidents’ recurring legal troubles reflect the presidency’s expansive appointment and budgetary powers
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[2026-07-14 12:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Last month, the Supreme Court struck down Trump's executive order attempting to end birthright citizenship. Justice Kavanaugh joined that majority in striking down the order, but he also filed a separate partial dissent, and his reasoning did Republicans a favor.
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[2026-07-14 12:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: A dispute over an immigration bill passed by the European Parliament has escalated into a criminal complaint, with a Swedish MEP accusing a Danish colleague of racist hate speech over a social media comment, The Guardian reported on Monday.
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[2026-07-14 12:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: A dispute over an immigration bill passed by the European Parliament has escalated into a criminal complaint, with a Swedish MEP accusing a Danish colleague of racist hate speech over a social media comment, The Guardian reported on Monday.
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[2026-07-14 12:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Hungary’s parliament has approved a constitutional amendment to remove President Tamas Sulyok from his largely ceremonial position, the latest move to dismantle the power of figures associated with former Prime Minister Viktor Orban.
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[2026-07-14 12:01 UTC+10:00] [British politics] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: LONDON — Nigel Farage is spending the summer railing against “the Establishment.”
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[2026-07-14 12:00 UTC+10:00] [Special Coverages] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Inquirer
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines – Vice President Sara Duterte’s defense team continues its cross-examination of National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) official, lawyer Jeremy Lotoc, the prosecution’s second witness, as the Senate impeachment court resumes the trial proceedings Tuesday, July 14.
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[2026-07-14 12:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, July 14 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's exports of information and communication technology (ICT) products in the first half hit a fresh six-month high, boosted by the artificial intelligence (AI) boom, government data showed Tuesday.
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[2026-07-14 12:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: For the first time in 50 years, an Israeli government will last its full four-year term after it was announced on Sunday that the next general election will be held on October 27.
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[2026-07-14 11:51 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: For over a decade, I’ve navigated the complexities of North Korean affairs, security, and foreign policy from both Seoul and Washington, D.C. As the National Desk Political Team Lead, I track the pulse of geopolitics, closely following developments from the Unification Ministry and the Foreign Ministry. My mornings start with Rodong Sinmun—North Korea’s state mouthpiece—before diving into the day’s headlines from Seoul and Washington.
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[2026-07-14 11:42 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The US launched strikes on Iran early Tuesday morning, hours after President Donald Trump said Washington is “reinstating” a blockade on Iran in the Strait of Hormuz. Trump separately suggested the United States will charge other ships for safe passage, upending hundreds of years of American policy supporting freedom of navigation across the globe.
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[2026-07-14 11:32 UTC+10:00] [World / North America] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Washington: It has been a sleeper issue – pun intended – in American politics for decades. This week, members of US Congress will vote on whether to end the twice-yearly changing of the clocks, and make daylight saving time permanent.
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[2026-07-14 11:10 UTC+10:00] [Japan] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Issue must be addressed with ‘even greater rigour’, says government spokesman, after New York Times report on how it has become a spy hub for Vladimir Putin
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[2026-07-14 11:08 UTC+10:00] [US politics] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Nordone was 13 when brother became her legal guardian – and was a key presence as he rose in the Republican ranks
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[2026-07-14 11:06 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: A committee on reforming South Korean football has decided to extend the deadline for electing the next president of the Korea Football Association, seeking to ensure a more transparent process as part of broader reform efforts.
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[2026-07-14 10:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, July 14 (Yonhap) -- A committee on reforming South Korean football has decided to extend the deadline for electing the next president of the Korea Football Association (KFA), seeking to ensure a more transparent process as part of broader reform efforts.
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