Topic: Politics — Neutral reports only
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[2026-06-18 18:21 UTC+10:00] [United States Politics and Government] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The New York Times
Snippet: President Lai Ching-te of Taiwan voiced “high hopes” on Thursday that President Trump would approve $14 billion in arms orders for the island, downplaying concerns raised last month when Mr. Trump suggested U.S. military support for Taiwan was negotiable, unsettling longstanding American policy.
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[2026-06-18 18:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, June 18 (Yonhap) -- The ruling and opposition parties agreed Thursday to hold a confirmation hearing for Prime Minister nominee Han Seong-sook next week.
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[2026-06-18 18:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, June 18 (Yonhap) -- Vice Defense Minister Lee Doo-hee on Thursday visited an Army unit in the northeastern city of Chuncheon to inspect its readiness posture ahead of the rainy summer season, the defense ministry said.
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[2026-06-18 18:00 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Fresh from assuring Australia she stands for the little, hard-pressed people, Pauline Hanson accepted another gift from billionaire Gina Rinehart on Thursday.
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[2026-06-18 17:59 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: One Nation leader Pauline Hanson is claiming a protest staged during her inaugural address to the National Press Club on Wednesday must have been an inside job despite campaign group Get Up claiming responsibility and adamant denials of involvement from the club.
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[2026-06-18 17:50 UTC+10:00] [National News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
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[2026-06-18 17:49 UTC+10:00] [National / Victoria] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Deakin University has scrapped plans for a shake-up that would have put almost a third of its total workforce in doubt after a groundswell of opposition.
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[2026-06-18 17:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: An Israeli labor union warned Social Equality Minister May Golan (Likud) on Wednesday that her ministry’s reported decision to stop funding municipal LGBTQ+ coordinators could lead to layoffs and reduce services for vulnerable communities across the country.
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[2026-06-18 17:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: CHANGES dateline; MENDS timeframe in lead paras; ADDS details in paras 5-7)By Song Sang-ho
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[2026-06-18 17:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Government and Politics
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[2026-06-18 17:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The two were allegedly involved in the detonation of an improvised explosive device on a railway line in April, which killed another suspect
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[2026-06-18 17:35 UTC+10:00] [Bathonia village] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The two were allegedly involved in the detonation of an improvised explosive device on a railway line in April, which killed another suspect
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[2026-06-18 17:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Federal Government
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[2026-06-18 17:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Local Spain
Snippet: Catalan parliament approves law to eradicate asbestos, Spain’s population set to reach 53 million by 2076, and more news from Spain on Thursday 18th June.
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[2026-06-18 17:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Blanca Nubia Monroy poses with a photograph of her son, Julian Oviedo, who disappeared in 2008 and whose body was found months later in a clandestine grave, in Bogota, Colombia, , June 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)
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[2026-06-18 16:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Andy Burnham looks to return to Westminster via the Makerfield by-election, paving the way for a potential Labour leadership challenge
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[2026-06-18 16:58 UTC+10:00] [Andy Burnham] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Andy Burnham looks to return to Westminster via the Makerfield by-election, paving the way for a potential Labour leadership challenge
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[2026-06-18 16:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Federal Parliament
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[2026-06-18 16:55 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Since 2017, I have covered South Korea’s political and economic landscape as a reporter, with a focus on foreign affairs, inter-Korean relations and security.As a foreign affairs reporter, I closely follow developments from the Ministry of Unification, the Foreign Ministry and the Defense Ministry, tracking shifts in diplomacy, military policy and North Korea’s evolving posture.
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[2026-06-18 16:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Initial discussions between the US and Iran are planned at the Buergenstock mountaintop resort in Switzerland on Friday, the Swiss government said on Thursday.
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[2026-06-18 16:47 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-06-18 16:45 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: By almost any measure, Forrestania Resources’ transformation from a small-cap explorer into a major emerging gold producer with a sprawling multi-hub footprint across Western Australia’s premier mining belts in barely three years represents an extraordinary evolution.
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[2026-06-18 16:43 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-06-18 16:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Thu 18 Jun 2026 at 4:41pm
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[2026-06-18 16:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Thu 18 Jun 2026 at 4:41pm
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[2026-06-18 16:38 UTC+10:00] [ASIA PACIFIC] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: RANONG, Thailand – Chaiyaporn Arunrasamee hunched over his fishing nets, overlooking the waters of the Andaman Sea, where Thailand’s government is proposing an ambitious “Land Bridge” that will ferry goods between ports on opposite sides of the peninsula.
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[2026-06-18 16:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, June 18 (Yonhap) -- Seoul stocks surged by more than 2 percent past another historic landmark, surpassing the 9,000-point level for the first time in history, as investors bet on chipmakers in the face of a hawkish stance by the Federal Reserve and Iran uncertainty.
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[2026-06-18 16:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Taiwan's President Lai Ching-te speaks to reporters at a briefing hosted by the Taiwan Foreign Correspondents’ Club in Taipei on June 18. (Presidential office)
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[2026-06-18 16:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Murray-Darling Basin
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[2026-06-18 16:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: RECASTS headline, lead; UPDATES throughout with latest info; CHANGES photo)
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[2026-06-18 16:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on Wednesday urged Israel to be a "positive player" for peace in the Middle East, following a deal between Iran and the US.
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[2026-06-18 16:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: The Alternative for Germany (AfD) continues to run away from its main rival, the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and its sister party, the Christian Socialist Union (CSU) in a new poll, which shows the AfD nine points ahead.
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[2026-06-18 15:53 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: A special parliamentary probe into the National Election Commission and its regional branches has begun, with the rival parties having agreed to pass a proposal to execute a 45-day investigation on Thursday.
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[2026-06-18 15:52 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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[2026-06-18 15:52 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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[2026-06-18 15:35 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: The $12 billion Snowy 2.0 scheme will cop further cost and timeline blowouts, auditors say, but the project is beset with management failures and the government-owned corporation delivering the project cannot yet say how much more it will cost and how much longer it will take.
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[2026-06-18 15:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has accused Elon Musk of interfering in British politics and “whipping up division” over the murder of 18-year-old university student Henry Nowak. The X owner has made several posts about the case, which has triggered public outrage and protests in Britain, as well as a public apology from the prime minister.
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[2026-06-18 15:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Local Government
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[2026-06-18 15:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif seems to have deleted a post on X announcing the US-Iran Memorandum of Understanding, with a reuploaded version omitting any reference to an upcoming official signing ceremony.
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[2026-06-18 15:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: The UK government is "urgently" reviewing a system used to keep young and vulnerable people safe after a BBC investigation revealed how a nursery worker arrested for downloading indecent images of children was able to get another childcare job.
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[2026-06-18 15:12 UTC+10:00] [BUSINESS] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: TOKYO/LONDON – The British government is in advanced talks with Japanese carmaker Nissan about providing it with financial support in return for a long-term commitment and investment in its Sunderland plant, five sources with knowledge of the discussions said.
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[2026-06-18 15:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: People check out an electric vehicle at the 19th Dhaka Auto Series of Exhibitions in Dhaka on April 24. Government incentives are expected to lift demand for EVs in Bangladesh. © Getty Images
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[2026-06-18 14:56 UTC+10:00] [ASIA PACIFIC] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: TAIPEI – Taiwan safeguarding its own security and refusing rule by China’s Communist Party should not be seen as a provocation, President Lai Ching-te said on Thursday, adding he hoped a new U.S. arms sale package can be approved soon.
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[2026-06-18 14:53 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-06-18 14:52 UTC+10:00] [WORLD] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: JERUSALEM – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s hopes of clinging to power in an election this autumn have long been shaky, but the interim U.S. deal with Iran has added yet another complication.
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[2026-06-18 14:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: By Song Sang-ho and Cho Joon-hyung
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[2026-06-18 14:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Senegal's Constitutional Council on Wednesday declined to hear a challenge against former prime minister Ousmane Sonko's recent reinstatement to parliament, where he now serves as speaker after a falling-out with President Bassirou Diomaye Faye.
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[2026-06-18 14:41 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-06-18 14:38 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Premier League and Bundesliga clubs reportedly keeping tabs on Lee Han-beom, who plays for Danish club Midtjylland
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[2026-06-18 14:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: People living in the Greater Manchester constituency of Makerfield will shortly head to the polls to elect their new MP.
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