Topic: Politics — Neutral reports only
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[2026-07-02 12:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, July 2 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's exports of pharmaceuticals surpassed US$10 billion for the first time last year, while production of such products also climbed to a new record high, government data showed Thursday.
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[2026-07-02 12:46 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: All three kidnapping-related messages that have surfaced in news media reports about the disappearance of "Today" show co-host Savannah Guthrie's elderly mother have been deemed by federal investigators to be fake communications, an FBI official told Reuters Tuesday.
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[2026-07-02 12:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi says Tehran will use part of its frozen assets in Qatar to purchase goods needed by the country following talks in Doha.
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[2026-07-02 12:44 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: President Lee Jae Myung vowed Thursday to turn the central Chungcheong provinces into the global center of artificial intelligence-led innovation as he promoted the government's plan to support large-scale facility investment in the region.
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[2026-07-02 12:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, July 2 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Jae Myung vowed Thursday to turn the central Chungcheong provinces into the global center of artificial intelligence (AI)-led innovation as he promoted the government's plan to support large-scale facility investment in the region.
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[2026-07-02 12:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by Jacob Burg via The Epoch Times,
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[2026-07-02 12:28 UTC+10:00] [Australia news] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: ‘Obviously disturbing’ if Catholic order’s historical sales of millions in property for $1 results in lack of money for victims, NSW supreme court hears
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[2026-07-02 12:20 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-07-02 12:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi says Tehran will use part of its frozen assets in Qatar to purchase goods needed by the country following talks in Doha.
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[2026-07-02 12:00 UTC+10:00] [Dumping/Duties] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: EU lawmakers are expected on Thursday to vote against lifting the immunity of the chair of the Parliament’s legal affairs committee, Renew MEP Ilhan Kyuchyuk, according to three people with knowledge of the matter.
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[2026-07-02 12:00 UTC+10:00] [Elections] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: BERLIN — An iconic figure of Germany’s far left is extending a hand to the surging far right in an effort to bring down the mainstream parties governing the country.
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[2026-07-02 12:00 UTC+10:00] [Corruption] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: PARIS — France’s far-right National Rally was hoping it could put its legal woes behind it next week — with the conclusion of a long-running embezzlement case against its leader Marine Le Pen — and finally concentrate all its energy on the 2027 election.
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[2026-07-02 11:45 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Andrew Hastie has vowed to recontest the next election as a Liberal, denying he was reconsidering his future amid competing views within the party about how best to tackle the surge of One Nation and despite being forced to ramp up personal security.
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[2026-07-02 11:45 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Victoria] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Most reporters don’t like to be part of the story. So it was an uncomfortable feeling to learn of my small part in the spiteful soap opera playing out at Wyndham City Council, a local spat that is taking on wider, and some say troubling, implications for democracy in Victoria.
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[2026-07-02 11:41 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: An industrywide 392 trillion-won ($252.5 billion) investment will be injected into the central Chungcheong area, including high bandwidth memory fabs and packaging facilities by Samsung Electronics Co. and SK hynix, as part of the government's drive to spread artificial intelligence-led growth, the industry ministry said Thursday.
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[2026-07-02 11:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by Aldgra Fredly via The Epoch Times,
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[2026-07-02 11:28 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Queensland] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Queensland’s public-spending watchdog has fast-tracked its probe of a bungled $188 million child safety IT system, as pressure mounts on the government over kids sleeping on department floors.
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[2026-07-02 11:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, July 2 (Yonhap) -- An industrywide 392 trillion-won (US$252.5 billion) investment will be injected into the central Chungcheong area, including high bandwidth memory (HBM) fabs and packaging facilities by Samsung Electronics Co. and SK hynix, as part of the government's drive to spread artificial intelligence (AI)-led growth, the industry ministry said Thursday.
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[2026-07-02 11:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, July 2 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean won rose slightly against the U.S. dollar Thursday, after remarks by U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh that inflation expectations had moderated.
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[2026-07-02 11:15 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Prime Minister Han Seong-sook said Thursday the government should focus on reining in inflation, after data showed that the country's consumer prices rose at the fastest pace in 30 months last month due to the lingering impact of the Middle East conflict.
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[2026-07-02 11:14 UTC+10:00] [Government] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Michael West Media
Snippet: Don't pay so you can read it. Pay so everyone can!
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[2026-07-02 11:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Lebanon's foreign minister has defended the country's framework agreement with Israel, signed in Washington last week, saying it is the only path to securing Israel's withdrawal from southern Lebanon.
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[2026-07-02 11:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, July 2 (Yonhap) -- Inflation is expected to ease in July from the previous month, supported by the government's efforts to stabilize consumer prices and lower crude oil prices following eased tensions in the Middle East, the central bank said Thursday.
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[2026-07-02 11:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, July 2 (Yonhap) -- Prime Minister Han Seong-sook said Thursday the government should focus on reining in inflation, after data showed that the country's consumer prices rose at the fastest pace in 30 months last month due to the lingering impact of the Middle East conflict.
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[2026-07-02 10:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The government says the probability of a Nankai Trough megaquake occurring within the next 30 years stands at 60 to 90 per cent or higher
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[2026-07-02 10:58 UTC+10:00] [Takehiko Yoshizawa] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The government says the probability of a Nankai Trough megaquake occurring within the next 30 years stands at 60 to 90 per cent or higher
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[2026-07-02 10:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The chairman of the Central Elections Committee issued an interim order directing the removal of a video published on both the Prime Minister’s Office’s official accounts and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s personal political account.
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[2026-07-02 10:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: A woman mentioned in files released by the US Department of Justice relating to Jeffrey Epstein, who alleged that US President Donald Trump sexually assaulted her, fears retaliation from the Trump administration amid escalating controversy around the handling of her case, The Guardian reported Tuesday.
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[2026-07-02 10:35 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Seoul stocks opened sharply lower Thursday as a sell-off of US semiconductor shares weighed on market sentiment, while investors assessed fresh remarks from Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh.
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[2026-07-02 10:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority workers repair distribution lines damaged by Hurricane Maria in the Cantera community of San Juan, Puerto Rico, Oct. 19, 2017. (AP Photo/Carlos Giusti, File)
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[2026-07-02 10:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Malik Beasley, centro, ex jugador de la NBA, sale del tribunal federal de Brooklyn, el miércoles 1 de julio de 2026, en Nueva York. (Foto AP/Heather Khalifa)
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[2026-07-02 10:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, July 2 (Yonhap) -- Seoul stocks opened sharply lower Thursday as a sell-off of U.S. semiconductor shares weighed on market sentiment, while investors assessed fresh remarks from Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh.
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[2026-07-02 10:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Ukraine wants weapons in exchange for the soldiers, but analysts say South Korea fears provoking Russia and Pyongyang
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[2026-07-02 10:00 UTC+10:00] [Russia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Ukraine wants weapons in exchange for the soldiers, but analysts say South Korea fears provoking Russia and Pyongyang
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[2026-07-02 10:00 UTC+10:00] [Pauline Hanson] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: It’s the first Guardian Essential poll following Pauline Hanson’s provocative speech at the National Press Club – where she attacked multiculturalism, climate action, the United Nations, and the ABC and SBS. Her polling numbers have since stalled, and even One Nation supporters are expressing concerns about her policy offerings.
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[2026-07-02 10:00 UTC+10:00] [Politics] [Factuality: 95]
Source: SBS News
Snippet: LIVE, FREE and EXCLUSIVE
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[2026-07-02 10:00 UTC+10:00] [Politics] [Factuality: 100]
Source: SBS News
Snippet: LIVE, FREE and EXCLUSIVE
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[2026-07-02 09:31 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Chief political commentator James Massola has won the 2026 Federal Press Gallery Journalist of Year Award for his insightful analysis of the power brokers and factional alliances that have shaped the government and the Coalition.
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[2026-07-02 09:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by AG News Staff via American Greatness,
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[2026-07-02 09:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-07-02 08:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: A federal judge in the United States has blocked proposed restrictions on mail-in voting that were championed by President Donald Trump.
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[2026-07-02 08:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: US President Donald Trump dedicated a museum honoring Theodore Roosevelt on Wednesday, invoking the Republican president's legacy and linking it to his own vision for America ahead of the country's 250th anniversary.
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[2026-07-02 08:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Bank Hapoalim CEO Yadin Antebi said the next Israeli government’s central economic challenge would be gaining control over the defense budget, warning that the size of the defense budget would have a major effect on Israelis’ standard of living in the coming years.
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[2026-07-02 08:45 UTC+10:00] [Premier League] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Match-fixing and gambling scandals in recent months show much work must be done to put Hong Kong football on a firm foundation for growth
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[2026-07-02 08:41 UTC+10:00] [United States Politics and Government] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The New York Times
Snippet: Gov. Jared Polis of Colorado on Wednesday fired two members of his clemency board after they spoke out against his decision to commute the prison sentence of the election denier Tina Peters.
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[2026-07-02 08:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — The Manila city government has issued several road closures in anticipation of the third day of the Iglesia Ni Cristo (INC) rally at Liwasang Bonifacio.
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[2026-07-02 08:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Former NBA player Malik Beasley arrives outside of Brooklyn federal court, Wednesday, July 1, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Heather Khalifa) CORRECTION: name of the photographer corrected to Heather Khalifa instead of Yuki Iwamura
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[2026-07-02 08:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: In the same week Democrats began sounding alarms over radical left-wing revolutionaries gaining power and hijacking the party, there is a new report from Axios that Kamala Harris privately spoke with far-left New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani and held closed-door meetings with progressives, including pro-Palestinian activists, as she appears to lay the groundwork for a potential 2028 White House run.
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[2026-07-02 07:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iranian parliament speaker and negotiator Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf says inspections of nuclear sites that have been bombed and damaged are "not allowed under any circumstances".
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[2026-07-02 07:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi threatened to “school” Israel if the US does not fulfill its commitment to “muzzling its pets in Tel Aviv” under the recently signed US-Iran Memorandum of Understanding in a post on X/Twitter on Wednesday.
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