Topic: Politics — Neutral reports only
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[2026-07-13 20:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israel’s Ministry of National Security, headed by far right politician Itamar Ben Gvir, is set to transfer four million shekels ($1.31m) to a sanctioned group which supports illegal settler outposts in the occupied West Bank, Israeli media is reporting.
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[2026-07-13 20:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israel’s Ministry of National Security, headed by far right politician Itamar Ben Gvir, is set to transfer four million shekels ($1.31m) to a sanctioned group which supports illegal settler outposts in the occupied West Bank, Israeli media is reporting.
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[2026-07-13 20:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A shopper looks over Apple MacBook laptops on display in a Costco warehouse on June 2, 2026, in Sheridan, Colo. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)
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[2026-07-13 20:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: President Sheikh Mohamed and Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis discussed the impact of the Iran war on regional security and stability in a phone call on Monday.
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[2026-07-13 20:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Following two recent electoral defeats, PH’s coalition ally faces another stern test at the Negeri Sembilan poll on August 1
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[2026-07-13 20:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Following two recent electoral defeats, PH’s coalition ally faces another stern test at the Negeri Sembilan poll on August 1
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[2026-07-13 20:00 UTC+10:00] [US politics] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Senator played major role in critical negotiations with Democrats and members of his own party on key issues
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[2026-07-13 20:00 UTC+10:00] [US Congress] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Lawmakers face obstacles, including demands from Trump, Mitch McConnell’s absence and Graham’s sudden death
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[2026-07-13 20:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Local Spain
Snippet: Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez on Monday visited the scene of one of Spain's deadliest wildfires in recent history, which has claimed 13 lives and razed a huge area.
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[2026-07-13 20:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-07-13 19:53 UTC+10:00] [Banks] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: Belgium’s foreign minister accused the European Commission on Monday of taking “insufficient” action against trade with illegal Israeli settlements as a push to clamp down divides EU countries.
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[2026-07-13 19:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: Newly-appointed Cabinet Secretary Benhur Abalos denies having a hand in the resignation of Teodoro Herbosa as Health secretary. Herbosa's decision to step down, he insisted, was 'voluntary' due to medical reasons.
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[2026-07-13 19:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: This photo released by Moscow Region Governor Andrei Vorobyev’s official telegram channel shows firefighters working to extinguish a fire at a house burning after being damaged during a Ukrainian drone attack in Moscow region of Russia, on Monday, July 13, 2026. (Moscow Region Governor Andrei Vorobyev’s official telegram channel via AP)
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[2026-07-13 19:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas rings a bell to signify the start of a round table meeting of EU foreign ministers in Brussels, Monday, July 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Marius Burgelman)
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[2026-07-13 19:30 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke has rebuffed a push by the nation’s envoy for tackling Islamophobia to water down the importance of religion and ideology in defining terrorism, indicating the government does not plan to change the current wording.
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[2026-07-13 19:30 UTC+10:00] [National / Victoria] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: High-fee private schools Haileybury and Penleigh and Essendon Grammar School are among the biggest losers from a federal government wind-back of non-government school funding by 2029, each having their share cut by several million dollars.
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[2026-07-13 19:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, center, deputy prime minister and chairman of Barisan Nasional, celebrates its landslide victory in the Johor state election on July 11. The state's chief minister, Onn Hafiz Ghazi, is at right. (Photo by Norman Goh)
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[2026-07-13 19:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, center, deputy prime minister and chairman of Barisan Nasional, celebrates its landslide victory in the Johor state election on July 11. The state's chief minister, Onn Hafiz Ghazi, is at right. (Photo by Norman Goh)
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[2026-07-13 19:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, on the recommendation of security officials, has instructed the Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency) to investigate the alleged leak of the start date of Operation Roaring Lion to an unnamed media outlet.
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[2026-07-13 19:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Nearly half of Israelis (46%) and half of Jews (50%) believe that more pressure should be applied to enlist young haredi (ultra-Orthodox) men into the IDF, a July poll by the Israeli Society Index of the Jewish People Policy Institute (JPPI) revealed.
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[2026-07-13 19:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Michigan U.S. Sen. candidate, Rep. Haley Stevens, D-Mich., speaks with media after a debate at WoodTV studios on Tuesday, July 7, 2026, in Grand Rapids, Mich. (AP Photo/Kristen Norman)
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[2026-07-13 19:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: At least 27 people died in a huge fire that had engulfed a pub in Bangkok early on Monday morning, Thailand’s Prime Minister told the reporters at the scene. “Right now, we have been able to bring the deceased bodies out. For that, there were already 27 bodies,” said Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul.
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[2026-07-13 19:05 UTC+10:00] [Consumer Policy] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: BRUSSELS — The European Union will impose a minimum age for young internet users to access social media without parental supervision, Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced on Monday.
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[2026-07-13 19:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: France will summon the Russian ambassador to Paris in the coming days over an alleged cyberhacking campaign that Russia has carried out against European countries, including France, French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot said on Monday.
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[2026-07-13 19:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Election season in Israel has officially begun, and the 25th Knesset will become the first time since 1988 that elections have been held after a full four-year term.
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[2026-07-13 19:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — Malacañang on Monday clarified that President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.'s appointment of former Budget secretary Amenah Pangandaman as chairman and chief executive officer of the state-run Al-Amanah Islamic Investment Bank did not clear her of any potential liability in the ongoing investigation into alleged anomalies related to the government’s flood control projects.
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[2026-07-13 18:39 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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[2026-07-13 18:38 UTC+10:00] [World news] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: French president hosts ‘coalition of the willing’ in Paris amid hopes that Ukraine’s recent advances could force Putin towards negotiations
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[2026-07-13 18:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Yoon, 65, is involved in eight legal cases and is currently appealing a life sentence handed down in February
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[2026-07-13 18:29 UTC+10:00] [Kim Keon Hee] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Yoon, 65, is involved in eight legal cases and is currently appealing a life sentence handed down in February
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[2026-07-13 18:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Ukrainian President Zelensky is undertaking a dramatic cabinet reshuffle, at a moment Kiev sees itself as having military momentum against Russia with its non-stop drone assaults on Russian energy sites.
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[2026-07-13 18:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: For decades, Islam has been a political lightning rod in Europe.
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[2026-07-13 18:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: For decades, Islam has been a political lightning rod in Europe.
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[2026-07-13 17:50 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Age
Snippet: One Nation senator Malcolm Roberts hailed American conspiracy theorist Alex Jones as “a beacon of hope around the world” after the shock jock spent years claiming the Sandy Hook school massacre was staged and promoting the September 11 terrorist attacks as an inside job.
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[2026-07-13 17:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: A 375kg haul of gold has been recovered in the investigation linked to detained deputy oil minister Adnan Al Jumaili in Iraq, the Supreme Judicial Council announced on Monday.
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[2026-07-13 17:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Shas MK Haim Biton was questioned Sunday night by Lahav 433 as part of supplementary investigative proceedings into his alleged misconduct and use of public funds to finance an ultra-Orthodox (haredi) newspaper.
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[2026-07-13 17:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: British Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s Defence Investment Plan (DIP), although presented as an urgent response to unprecedented security threats facing Britain, says more about the imperatives of domestic politics than about national security needs.
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[2026-07-13 17:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: French political figure Éric Zemmour is arguing that robotics represents the true economic future of France, offering a technological solution to labor shortages in factories and farms rather than relying on mass immigration.
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[2026-07-13 17:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Iraqi Prime Minister Ali Al Zaidi has departed for a visit to the US, his first international trip since taking office, with oil and gas deals expected to be signed as part of a broader push to strengthen strategic ties with Washington.
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[2026-07-13 17:23 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Rep. Ahn Cheol-soo of the main opposition People Power Party on Monday slammed KB Kookmin Bank for lowering the cap on mortgage lending, accusing it of following government policies at the cost of harming the public.
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[2026-07-13 17:15 UTC+10:00] [Sport / Racing] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: The formidable duo of leading Sydney apprentice Siena Grima and premier trainer Chris Waller will spearhead a strong attack at Tuesday’s Newcastle meeting, joining forces for five top contenders on the eight-race program.
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[2026-07-13 17:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Government says seven pilot licences for 63 vehicles issued as of June, as Chinese tech firm Baidu trials sixth-generation robotaxi in Lantau
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[2026-07-13 17:11 UTC+10:00] [Derek Chung Cheuk-ming] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Government says seven pilot licences for 63 vehicles issued as of June, as Chinese tech firm Baidu trials sixth-generation robotaxi in Lantau
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[2026-07-13 17:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Local Spain
Snippet: Spain's conservative ex-prime minister Mariano Rajoy faced criticism at home and in France Sunday after saying the neighbouring country's national football team had "no French players".
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[2026-07-13 16:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, July 13 (Yonhap) -- South Korea expects to collect at least 500 trillion won (US$332 billion) in taxes next year, a record sum, the budget minister said Monday, while vowing to establish a "future response fund" for sustainable growth.
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[2026-07-13 16:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, July 13 (Yonhap) -- The Bank of Korea (BOK) is widely expected to raise its benchmark interest rate later this week, with investors now focusing on how far and how quickly the central bank will tighten monetary policy in the coming months.
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[2026-07-13 16:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, July 13 (Yonhap) -- A government task force was launched Monday to devise countermeasures against stalking-related murders and incidents of dating violence.
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[2026-07-13 16:10 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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[2026-07-13 16:05 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Victoria] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Voters are showing signs of drifting back towards the major parties as the state election nears, with both Labor and the Coalition recording modest improvements in their primary vote and still at level pegging four months out from polling day.
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[2026-07-13 16:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The acquittal removes the threat to the Muar MP’s parliamentary seat and gives him room to rebuild his political career
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