Topic: Politics — Neutral reports only
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[2026-06-29 12:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — Residents and visitors in Cagayan de Oro City can access Philippine Postal Corporation (PHLPost) services, including postal ID applications, during the Government-Owned and Controlled Corporations’ (GOCCs) Service Caravan on June 29 to 30 at SM CDO Downtown Mall.
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[2026-06-29 12:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Housing minister Winnie Ho also says government still needs at least four years to fulfil Beijing’s order to eradicate substandard homes
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[2026-06-29 12:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Housing minister Winnie Ho also says government still needs at least four years to fulfil Beijing’s order to eradicate substandard homes
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[2026-06-29 12:00 UTC+10:00] [Trump administration] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Former president calls Trump ‘a loser’ and criticizes his attempted makeover of Washington. Key US politics stories from Sunday 28 June at a glance
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[2026-06-29 11:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — First Lady Liza Araneta Marcos jokingly called San Juan City Mayor Francis Zamora “senator” during the rollout of the government’s rice assistance program in the city on Monday.
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[2026-06-29 11:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: The U.S. Supreme Court is expected to decide in the coming days whether President Donald Trump can remove Federal Reserve Board of Governors member Lisa Cook from her post - an extraordinary step that would mark the first presidential firing of a Fed official since the central bank's founding in 1913 and directly test the institution's independence from political interference.
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[2026-06-29 11:30 UTC+10:00] [National / NSW] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Mosman Council is preparing for a housing showdown with the NSW government over a masterplan aimed at protecting its harbour slopes and heritage backstreets from state planning reforms and instead funnelling the bulk of its future housing density along one of the city’s busiest road corridors.
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[2026-06-29 11:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, June 29 (Yonhap) -- The finance ministry said Monday it will issue 160 billion won (US$104 million) in government bonds for individuals next month.
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[2026-06-29 11:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Iraq has launched a major anti-corruption crackdown ahead of Prime Minister Ali al‑Zaidi’s visit to Washington next month. The raids reportedly targeted Deputy Oil Minister Ali Maarij, whom the US had previously accused of aiding Iran.
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[2026-06-29 11:12 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: The Reserve Bank has revealed it may cut interest rates deeper and more quickly to soften the hit caused by shocks such as the pandemic recession rather than print money, as it plans to run “fire drills” to test how it would deal with another economic earthquake.
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[2026-06-29 11:09 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Opposition Leader Angus Taylor insists he needs more time to turn around his party’s fortunes after twin polls showed the Coalition has failed to capitalise on a stall in One Nation’s momentum, while Labor regained its lead over the minor party.
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[2026-06-29 11:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A giant Vietnamese national flag hangs from a balcony in the old quarter of Hanoi, Vietnam, Monday, Sept. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian, File)
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[2026-06-29 11:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Previous July 1 anniversaries have delivered financial policy changes, and markets anticipate expanded cross-border access this year
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[2026-06-29 11:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Previous July 1 anniversaries have delivered financial policy changes, and markets anticipate expanded cross-border access this year
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[2026-06-29 10:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, who is stepping down following a revolt within his own party, is interested in becoming the next secretary general of NATO, The Observer reported on Sunday.
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[2026-06-29 10:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer, who is stepping down following a revolt within his own party, is interested in becoming the next secretary-general of NATO, The Observer reported on Sunday.
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[2026-06-29 10:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Religious identity remains a strong indicator of political affiliation in Israel, with support for coalition and opposition parties closely tracking voters' religious self-identification, according to a new Israel Democracy Institute (IDI) analysis.
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[2026-06-29 10:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Mohammed bin Ahmed Al Yamahi, who is also the chairman of the Committee on Palestine, said the Palestinian cause is at a critical stage that requires a unified Arab position and stronger parliamentary and diplomatic action, Emirates News Agency reported.
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[2026-06-29 10:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: The uncomfortable reality for socialist Democrats is that the anti-capitalist and anti-American movement is not an organic uprising from the working class, as they often portray in their propaganda.
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[2026-06-29 10:00 UTC+10:00] [Editors' Pick] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
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[2026-06-29 09:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Lebanese Parliament Speaker and Hezbollah ally Nabih Berri says that the trilateral framework agreement between Lebanon, Israel and the United States will not pass as it doesn’t guarantee Lebanon’s rights.
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[2026-06-29 09:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Andy Burnham's "10 year mission" to "raise living standards" leads the Financial Times. In his first speech as "probable prime minister-in-waiting", he is expected to set out plans for a new "No 10 North" based in Manchester. The FT says his aim to decentralising power has "echoes of Starmer and Johnson".
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[2026-06-29 08:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: ‘Any attempt to adopt new or separate arrangements … will only lead to more complicated situations,’ said Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi
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[2026-06-29 08:27 UTC+10:00] [Lebanon] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: ‘Any attempt to adopt new or separate arrangements … will only lead to more complicated situations,’ said Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi
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[2026-06-29 08:09 UTC+10:00] [WORLD] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: LONDON – Andy Burnham, the Labour lawmaker expected to replace Keir Starmer as British prime minister, will outline his vision for Britain on Monday, his office said, promising to change how the nation is governed with power moving from London to the regions.
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[2026-06-29 08:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: Beyond political geographyInfrastructure, not politics, will determine whether Korea's chip expansion plan succeeds
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[2026-06-29 07:43 UTC+10:00] [Politics] [Factuality: 100]
Source: SBS News
Snippet: LIVE, FREE and EXCLUSIVE
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[2026-06-29 07:37 UTC+10:00] [Australia news] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Jotham Napat’s visit renews expectations that the two countries can sign the Nakamal pact after long negotiations. Follow today’s news live
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[2026-06-29 07:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The IDF destroyed a 200-meter terror tunnel used by Hezbollah in Lebanon, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Israel Katz announced on Sunday night.
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[2026-06-29 07:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Renewable Energy
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[2026-06-29 07:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Andy Burnham will give what his team has called "his first major leadership speech" on Monday morning and will promise to "lift Britain back up to where it should be".
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[2026-06-29 07:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Government and Politics
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[2026-06-29 06:44 UTC+10:00] [Australia news] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Want to get this in your inbox every weekday? Sign up for the Morning Mail here, and finish your day with our Afternoon Update newsletter
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[2026-06-29 06:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Former US President Joe Biden has called Donald Trump a “loser,” accusing his successor of narcissism, vanity, and “brazen, blatant corruption.” The remarks came on the second anniversary of his fumbled debate performance against Trump, which ultimately led to him dropping his bid for re-election.
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[2026-06-29 05:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Fable 5, Anthropic’s most powerful AI model, is set to return to worldwide availability following more than two weeks of it being banned by the US government, Axios reported on Saturday.
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[2026-06-29 05:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: After roughly a year and a half of backlog, political tensions, and legal pressure, the Judicial Selection Committee on Sunday selected 68 people for posts across Israel’s court system.
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[2026-06-29 05:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Three International Criminal Court (ICC) judges have had their bank accounts frozen, lost their health insurance and were cut off from basic financial services as a result of sanctions imposed by the Trump administration, a complaint filed in a New York federal court reveals.
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[2026-06-29 05:32 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Credit:Aresna Villanueva
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[2026-06-29 05:31 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Every state and territory government bar one will have to start cutting key services because of the size of the interest bill on their debt, which is growing twice as fast as federal debt and is on track to surpass $1 trillion by the turn of the decade.
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[2026-06-29 05:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-06-29 05:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: By Ashleigh Barraclough
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[2026-06-29 05:00 UTC+10:00] [National / NSW] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: One afternoon in mid-2024, a desperate Randwick man typed up an email to the prime minister.
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[2026-06-29 05:00 UTC+10:00] [World / Asia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Beijing: Uyghur and Tibetan groups in Australia say they fear China will use its new ethnic unity law to target their communities and they have urged the Albanese government to condemn the measures.
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[2026-06-29 05:00 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Victoria] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: You have to wonder just what a show that aired for three decades has to do to make the voting list for the favourite Australian TV programs of all time. It is certainly what Daryl Somers has been ruminating since TV Week issued a list of 140 shows, and asked the public to cast their vote as a way to determine the 70 favourite Aussie TV offerings of the past 70 years.
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[2026-06-29 05:00 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Former attorney-general Mark Dreyfus has called for a sweeping expansion of Australia’s hate speech laws and tighter restrictions on gun ownership, arguing extremists are exploiting legal loopholes and that the country can do more to prevent antisemitic violence.
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[2026-06-29 05:00 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: A crowd-funded probe into the contentious AUKUS pact will be warned that Australia is not prepared for any potential nuclear accident at naval base HMAS Stirling, arguing a worst-case failure could trigger explosions, mass evacuation and long-term environmental contamination.
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[2026-06-29 05:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Political Parties
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[2026-06-29 04:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Thousands of protesters have packed the streets of the central Serbian city of Kraljevo, refusing to ease their pressure on President Aleksandar Vucic even after he promised to resign and open the door to early elections.
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[2026-06-29 04:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Political Ideologies
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[2026-06-29 04:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Turkey has officially registered one of Alexander the Great’s famed battlefields as a "Historical Site," Turkish Culture and Tourism Minister Mehmet Nuri Ersoy announced on X/Twitter in mid-June.
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