Topic: Politics — Neutral reports only
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[2026-08-04 02:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Canadian opposition leader Pierre Poilievre has called on the federal government to immediately designate Kataib Hezbollah as a terrorist entity on Sunday, urging authorities in an open letter to Minister of Public Safety Gary Anandasangaree to “immediately recommend that the government of Canada list Kataib Hezbollah as a terrorist entity under the Criminal Code.”
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[2026-08-04 02:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: During a ceremony, Uganda's military has unveiled a statue of the Israeli Prime Minister's older brother. Yonatan Netanyahu was killed during a hostage rescue operation in the East African country in 1976.
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[2026-08-04 02:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama, left, and U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent coordinated to bolster the yen from historic lows. (Source photos by Nikkei)
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[2026-08-04 02:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has reportedly held phone conversations on Monday with his counterparts in Oman and Pakistan, to discuss the latest regional developments after Trump called off US strikes against the country.
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[2026-08-04 02:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: PUBLIC debates fail not because people disagree, but because they often operate from entirely different realities. Some argue from evidence, while others argue from myth. Some raise legitimate policy concerns, while others circulate fabricated narratives. When these become entangled, public discourse collapses into propaganda and fear rather than informed deliberation.
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[2026-08-04 02:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: IN his fifth State of the Nation Address (SONA), President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. did not grapple with the nation’s crisis of governance with sufficient seriousness and urgency. As a result, he frittered away the SONA’s proven potential as a platform for national reform and renewal. He came away from the address without a plan to bring closure to the multiple crises and scandals eating away at the nation’s vitals, no program for the whole of government to execute and follow,
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[2026-08-04 02:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: KUALA LUMPUR — A coalition led by Malaysia’s former ruling UMNO party may be on a path back to national power after winning back-to-back state elections, analysts said.
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[2026-08-04 02:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: BAGUIO CITY — The city government, through the City Veterinary and Agriculture Office (CVAO), reiterated its strong condemnation of the illegal dog meat trade following the recent arrest of a man who was caught in the act of slaughtering three dogs in Barangay Kias.
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[2026-08-04 02:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: THE call by President Marcos in his State of the Nation Address last week to remove the system loss charge from consumer electricity bills is still a hot topic of conversation, but I am already looking past that. Having developed what I believe will be the solution (see my column from Sunday, Aug.
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[2026-08-04 02:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: OUT of the total 6.352 trillion national budget, the World Bank estimated that 20 percent goes to corruption. However, based on anecdotal information that goes around the construction sector, corrupt kickbacks in the past years have gone as high as 25 percent to 50 percent. On the basis of 20 percent corruption, this means P1.2 trillion goes to line the pockets of corrupt politicians and their chosen contractors.
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[2026-08-04 02:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
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[2026-08-04 01:46 UTC+10:00] [Newcastle United] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Premier League champions have £70m offer turned down
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[2026-08-04 01:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-08-04 01:36 UTC+10:00] [Trump administration] [Factuality: 95]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Coverage for gender-affirming care is no longer covered by federal plans, and workers must pay out of pocket
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[2026-08-04 01:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: A new study by Australia’s internet regulator has revealed that more than eight in 10 young Australian teens and preteens are continuing to use social media platforms despite the government’s prohibition for children under 16.
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[2026-08-04 01:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: In northern Ethiopia, hundreds of Tigrayans, including wounded fighters, have been fleeing into Sudan after fighting between the Ethiopian federal army and Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) rebels in Shererina.
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[2026-08-04 01:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Ghana's parliament passed a bill that could send cocoa farmers to prison for up to 20 years if they convert their farms to other uses without government approval, according to a copy of the bill seen by The Associated Press.
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[2026-08-04 01:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The Chinese government has substantially stepped up its public relations activities in Turkey following the damage to its image caused by the collapse of manufacturer BYD’s planned investment in the country.
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[2026-08-04 01:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Britain’s new prime minister’s first challenge may lie in the Indian Ocean where the future of a US-British facility remains unresolved
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[2026-08-04 01:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Britain’s new prime minister’s first challenge may lie in the Indian Ocean where the future of a US-British facility remains unresolved
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[2026-08-04 00:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Russian politician Boris Nadezhdin, right, accused of displaying “extremist symbols,” gestures speaking at the courtroom in the town of Dolgoprudny outside Moscow, Russia, Friday, July 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Pavel Bednyakov)
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[2026-08-04 00:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The High Court of Justice on Monday questioned whether a petition challenging legislation restricting UNRWA’s operations had established the factual basis needed for constitutional review, with all three judges repeatedly asking for evidence that the laws had caused concrete harm to an identifiable person.
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[2026-08-04 00:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Cai Qi meets frontier researchers, urging them to play their part in Communist Party governance
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[2026-08-04 00:32 UTC+10:00] [Tsinghua University] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Cai Qi meets frontier researchers, urging them to play their part in Communist Party governance
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[2026-08-04 00:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A person votes early in the Virginia redistricting referendum at the Fairfax County Government Center, April 3, 2026, in Fairfax, Va. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson, File)
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[2026-08-04 00:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Local Spain
Snippet: Spain's Foreign Minister insisted Monday that his country's sovereignty over Ceuta was "unquestionable", after tens of thousands of migrants irregularly entered the north African territory from Morocco.
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[2026-08-04 00:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Occupied West Bank raids: Israeli government accused of backing settler attacks
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[2026-08-04 00:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: The UAE Ministry of Finance has integrated the Aani instant payments platform and Jaywan domestic card scheme into its payment channels, as the government accelerates the roll-out of national digital payment infrastructure across federal entities.
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[2026-08-04 00:05 UTC+10:00] [Clacton byelection August 2026] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Attieh Fard and Andy Erlam make their byelection pitch to voters, but Reform UK’s leader is conspicuously absent
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[2026-08-04 00:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich and National Missions Minister Orit Strock on Monday called on the government to hold a new vote on the recommendations of the government's Board of Peace (BoP), arguing that ministers approved the original decision based on incomplete and misleading information.
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[2026-08-04 00:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Discover Harry’s View as our veteran cartoonist casts his satirical eye over the political, social and economic landscape
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[2026-08-04 00:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Discover Harry’s View as our veteran cartoonist casts his satirical eye over the political, social and economic landscape
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[2026-08-03 23:59 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: A 30-year property super-cycle that has made Australian homes among the most expensive in the world may finally be coming to an end, one of the nation’s top economists has predicted, despite warnings prices will eventually rebound due to a chronic shortage of homes.
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[2026-08-03 23:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Analysts say Manila’s move could make it harder for Asean to agree on a common position regarding the code of conduct
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[2026-08-03 23:55 UTC+10:00] [Philippines] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Analysts say Manila’s move could make it harder for Asean to agree on a common position regarding the code of conduct
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[2026-08-03 23:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: A German court has acquitted a woman convicted of comparing Israel’s actions in Gaza with those of Nazi Germany, ruling that her posts constituted protected political expression.
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[2026-08-03 23:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: An Israeli court has blocked a plan by far right minister Itamar Ben Gvir to place crocodiles in moats encircling prisons where Palestinian prisoners are being held, Israeli media is reporting.
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[2026-08-03 23:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Alumnos participan en un programa de Head Start administrado por Easterseals, una organización que recibe un tercio de su financiamiento del gobierno federal, en Miami, el 29 de enero del 2025. (AP foto/Rebecca Blackwell)
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[2026-08-03 23:26 UTC+10:00] [Ukrainian politics] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has appointed Kyiv’s chief negotiator and former Defense Minister Rustem Umerov as head of the country’s Foreign Intelligence Service, according to a decree published by the presidential office on Monday.
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[2026-08-03 23:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: La primera ministra de Japón, Sanae Takaichi, visita un centro de evacuación para los afectados por el sismo de la semana pasada en Hikawa, al sur del país, el lunes 3 de agosto de 2026. (Japan Pool/Kyodo News vía AP)
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[2026-08-03 23:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Israel’s military was thrown into chaos after the country’s Defence Minister announced live on a right-wing talk show that he was replacing a senior general in charge of the occupied West Bank, prompting a massive backlash and accusations that the government is sacrificing legality for political gain.
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[2026-08-03 23:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: French President Emmanuel Macron’s departure from the Elysee Palace next year could open the door to Ukraine skeptics and create a “big problem” for the NATO coalition backing Kiev, The Telegraph reported on Sunday, citing sources.
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[2026-08-03 23:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Board of Peace (BoP) Director-General and High Representative for Gaza, Nickolay Mladenov, met with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and requested that all IDF strikes against Hamas in Gaza stop so a “14-day ceasefire” aimed at kickstarting the demilitarization of Hamas can begin, sources familiar with the matter told The Jerusalem Post on Monday.
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[2026-08-03 23:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: TOKYO — Residents in Japan's quake-hit southwestern prefecture of Kumamoto put out heaps of debris for collection as the region baked under intense heat.
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[2026-08-03 23:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Turkey on Sunday accused Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government of having no intention of achieving peace with the Palestinians, following Israel's latest military strikes in the Gaza Strip.
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[2026-08-03 23:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Mao Zhenhua says impact on China has been “small”, but it could focus policymakers’ minds on domestic economic woes
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[2026-08-03 23:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Mao Zhenhua says impact on China has been “small”, but it could focus policymakers’ minds on domestic economic woes
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[2026-08-03 23:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Americans are usually schooled in some of the key words, phrases and ideas of the US constitution. Its basic principles are written down and taught to schoolchildren. Under a 2004 federal law, on every Constitution Day, American schools hold educational programmes for pupils about the ways in which their country is governed.
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[2026-08-03 22:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: An Israeli court has blocked a plan by far right minister Itamar Ben Gvir to place crocodiles in moats encircling prisons where Palestinian prisoners are being held, Israeli media is reporting.
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[2026-08-03 22:53 UTC+10:00] [Como] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Supporters must not miss more than three home games
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