Topic: Politics — Neutral reports only
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[2026-06-18 01:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The UK will divert money from other government departments to increase the defense budget, Prime Minister Keir Starmer has said.
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[2026-06-18 01:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Beirut, Lebanon – On June 6, Lebanon’s second airport received a flight carrying a number of officials, including Prime Minister Nawaf Salam.
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[2026-06-18 01:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Ankara gave Hezbollah delegations assurances that Turkey supported the Iran-backed group’s continued role in Lebanon, and that Damascus had no plans to take action against the terrorist organization, Lebanese Member of Parliament Ali Fayyad told the Hezbollah-affiliated Al-Mayadeen last week.
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[2026-06-18 01:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Erias Lukwago, lawyer for Uganda’s veteran opposition leader Kizza Besigye, speaks during a court session on a ruling on Besigye’s bail application at the High Court in Kampala, Uganda, Monday, Dec. 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Hajarah Nalwadda)
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[2026-06-18 01:00 UTC+10:00] [Pauline Hanson] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Labor minister says Australians would lose their jobs and wages would go down if One Nation’s policies became law
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[2026-06-18 01:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: How many weddings do you have this month, and what are you going to wear?
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[2026-06-18 00:51 UTC+10:00] [Breaches] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: BRUSSELS — Former Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán was in a defiant mood on his return to Brussels on Wednesday, insisting that he’s staying in politics and will continue to fight the EU on issues such as migration.
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[2026-06-18 00:46 UTC+10:00] [construction] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: The European Parliament on Wednesday urged Albania to suspend construction in protected areas, piling pressure on Prime Minister Edi Rama over a proposed Jared Kushner-linked luxury resort that has sparked the country’s largest protests in decades.
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[2026-06-18 00:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Candidates are making their final pitch for votes in the Makerfield by-election, in a contest that could also determine who becomes the next prime minister.
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[2026-06-18 00:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: El jugador del Manchester City Bernardo Silva sale del campo tras su último partido con el equipo en el encuentro ante el Aston Villa en la Liga Premier el domingo 24 de mayo del 2026. (AP Foto/Alastair Grant)
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[2026-06-18 00:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: National Security Minister MK Itamar Ben-Gvir has appointed six members of bereaved families from the Choosing Life Forum as official inspectors under the Death Penalty for Terrorists Law, Ben-Gvir confirmed on Wednesday.
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[2026-06-18 00:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Fears are mounting in Israel over a public rift emerging with the US, the country’s most important backer, amid reports that the ruling Likud party shelved an election campaign to promote Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s close ties with President Donald Trump.
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[2026-06-18 00:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: TAIPEI, Taiwan — Attempts by China to exert pressure or influence on other countries to limit Taiwan’s access to international events has become “the new normal,” the island’s foreign minister said Wednesday.
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[2026-06-18 00:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Eyal Zamir announced on Wednesday that the pilot program to try out women serving in tank units will begin in November, despite opposition from about one-third of the hesder yeshivas that provide significant numbers of religious Zionist combat soldiers.
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[2026-06-18 00:01 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Energy Minister Chris Bowen has opposed the electricity market regulator’s controversial plan to raise the cost of connecting to the electricity network, fuelling a clash over the charges to be levied on home owners who have installed batteries.
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[2026-06-18 00:00 UTC+10:00] [Editors' Pick] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: Here are today’s headlines – the latest news in the Philippines and around the world:
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[2026-06-17 23:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by Aldgra Fredly via The Epoch Times,
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[2026-06-17 23:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima hosted a formal ceremony at the Royal Palace, where the royal couples stood for the Dutch and Japanese national anthems and reviewed a ceremonial guard of honour. Children waving Dutch and Japanese flags gathered outside the palace as the imperial and royal families greeted guests and officials.
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[2026-06-17 23:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: TOKYO (AP) — Japanese government fair trade watchdog officials have raided six major ice cream makers on suspicion of price fixing.
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[2026-06-17 23:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Employees will be available only ‘via telephone calls and email’, an official says, citing an order from the supreme leader
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[2026-06-17 23:36 UTC+10:00] [Taliban] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Employees will be available only ‘via telephone calls and email’, an official says, citing an order from the supreme leader
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[2026-06-17 23:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk Wednesday said the killing of a Russian artist who was critical of President Vladimir Putin has the hallmarks of a political assassination.
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[2026-06-17 23:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: The threat to ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz has lessened following the announcement of the Iran deal, a naval coalition led by the United States told shippers in a notice this week.
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[2026-06-17 23:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — Sen. Loren Legarda said she was glad that Sen. Win Gatchalian was officially elected as Senate president but she will remain with the minority bloc.
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[2026-06-17 23:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz said Israel will deepen its cooperation with Somaliland, whose officials denied rumours that the Israeli military is building a base there.
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[2026-06-17 23:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Just two years after Donald Trump urged Congress to kill Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act while on the campaign trail, he's now livid that Democrats won't help Republicans pass it.
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[2026-06-17 23:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov spoke to his Iranian counterpart Abbas Araghchi on Wednesday about the US-Iran deal, and said Moscow was ready to help.
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[2026-06-17 23:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Mainland police say Liu Ren founded group that operated multiple online gambling platforms and aggressively solicited Chinese citizens
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[2026-06-17 23:00 UTC+10:00] [Prince Group] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Mainland police say Liu Ren founded group that operated multiple online gambling platforms and aggressively solicited Chinese citizens
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[2026-06-17 22:59 UTC+10:00] [Artificial Intelligence] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Politico
Snippet: EVIAN-LES-BAINS, France — Prime Minister Keir Starmer has not sought a carve-out to U.S. export controls imposed on Anthropic’s most advanced AI models, a spokesperson said ahead of a lunch between G7 leaders and tech CEOs.
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[2026-06-17 22:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Trabajadores en la sede de la Agencia Federal de Manejo de Emergencias en Washington, el 24 de enero del 2026. (AP foto/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
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[2026-06-17 22:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: A memorandum of understanding between the United States and Iran has opened a new political fight before the public has seen the full text of the agreement.
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[2026-06-17 22:41 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Unification Minister Chung Dong-young said Wednesday that South and North Korea, not outside powers, should lead in resolving security issues on the Korean Peninsula.
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[2026-06-17 22:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: The government is to apologise to victims of historical forced adoptions in England, Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson has said, following years of campaigning from mothers and adoptees.
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[2026-06-17 22:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: People work at the Federal Emergency Management Agency headquarters in Washington, on Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson, File)
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[2026-06-17 22:25 UTC+10:00] [Balkans] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: ROME — Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni spent years pushing Italy’s post-fascist right toward the political mainstream. Now a former army general is pulling it back.
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[2026-06-17 22:24 UTC+10:00] [Politics] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: What a week it’s been for French sound engineers!
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[2026-06-17 22:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The case risks rekindling tensions between Poland and Russia, exacerbated by drone crashes on Polish territory last autumn
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[2026-06-17 22:16 UTC+10:00] [Vladimir Putin] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The case risks rekindling tensions between Poland and Russia, exacerbated by drone crashes on Polish territory last autumn
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[2026-06-17 22:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Hull City were promoted to the Premier League for the third time in their history after beating Middlesbrough at Wembley
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[2026-06-17 22:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: AmCham HK delegation expected to meet high-ranking US State Department official as part of annual trip to Washington, sources say
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[2026-06-17 22:00 UTC+10:00] [Washington] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: AmCham HK delegation expected to meet high-ranking US State Department official as part of annual trip to Washington, sources say
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[2026-06-17 21:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Toronto, Canada – When Diana Gallego listened to Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney’s widely touted speech at the World Economic Forum at the start of this year, she couldn’t help but feel a disconnect.
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[2026-06-17 21:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-06-17 21:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: A senior Israeli official has questioned whether Israel would have launched its operation against Iran had it known the political consequences in advance amid growing public anger.
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[2026-06-17 21:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: One month into the latest Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, neighbouring Rwanda says it's taking "public health precautions," even though no cases have been detected within its borders.
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[2026-06-17 21:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: There is no Israeli military presence in Somaliland and no talks for Israel to open a base there, Somaliland's Defense Minister Mohamed Yusef Ali told Reuters on Wednesday.
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[2026-06-17 21:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: By Fyodor Lukyanov, the editor-in-chief of Russia in Global Affairs, chairman of the Presidium of the Council on Foreign and Defense Policy, and research director of the Valdai International Discussion Club.
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[2026-06-17 21:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: By Fyodor Lukyanov, the editor-in-chief of Russia in Global Affairs, chairman of the Presidium of the Council on Foreign and Defense Policy, and research director of the Valdai International Discussion Club.
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[2026-06-17 21:13 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
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