Topic: Politics — Neutral reports only
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[2026-06-27 02:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: I WROTE last week that the Land Transportation Office (LTO), under Assistant Secretary Markus Lacanilao, has reform ambitions but is still plagued with institutional failures. First, the Toll Regulatory Board’s chronic deferment of RFID enforcement clogs tollways for compliant motorists, while the LTO itself has withheld RFID stickers already paid for through registration fees.
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[2026-06-27 02:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WHAT has become of the Philippines when a parent can no longer send a child to school without silently praying that the classroom remains a classroom, not a crime scene? What has become of a country where a team-building activity, supposedly designed to strengthen discipline, camaraderie and trust, ends with grieving mothers asking why their sons never came home?
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[2026-06-27 02:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: ERROR 404 page not found Click here to go to the home page
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[2026-06-27 02:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: THE two scriptwriters were brainstorming for a screenplay of the next political thriller they had been commissioned to write.
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[2026-06-27 01:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-06-27 01:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Minneapolis Federal Reserve President Neel Kashkari said Friday he has changed his outlook and now expects that one interest rate increase will be necessary this year.
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[2026-06-27 01:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Somalia’s Second Deputy Prime Minister was deported from Kenya on Thursday over allegations of passport fraud, according to numerous reports.
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[2026-06-27 01:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: ARCHIVO – El edificio federal Ariel Rios, que aloja a la Oficina de Alcohol, Tabaco, Armas de Fuego y Explosivos de Estados Unidos (ATF, por sus siglas en inglés), el 8 de diciembre de 2024, en Washington. (AP Foto/Jose Luis Magana, Archivo)
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[2026-06-27 01:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, received a call from Abbas Araghchi, Foreign Minister.
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[2026-06-27 01:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: Sergei Ivanov, a former Russian defense minister, Kremlin chief of staff and longtime ally of President Vladimir Putin, has died at the age of 73, the VTB United League basketball organization, where he served as honorary president, said Friday.
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[2026-06-27 01:00 UTC+10:00] [Australia news] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Tony Barry and Barrie Cassidy examine a big week in politics. Will Zali Steggall and Allegra Spender prove successful with their new centrist political party? Is Angus Taylor in trouble after a week of stumbles responding to One Nation policies? And what lessons should Anthony Albanese learn from Keir Starmer’s downfall?
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[2026-06-27 01:00 UTC+10:00] [Anthony Albanese] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: While Anthony Albanese calls ousted British PM Keir Starmer his mate, the pair share very different political fortunes
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[2026-06-27 01:00 UTC+10:00] [Queensland politics] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The LNP’s unapologetic moves on crime, transgender healthcare and police-led suppression of protests are a throwback to days many thought had come and gone
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[2026-06-27 01:00 UTC+10:00] [Angus Taylor] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The opposition leader’s response on multiculturalism prompts concern over how he is managing the party’s biggest challenge
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[2026-06-27 00:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: John Bolton, former national security adviser to President Donald Trump, pleaded guilty on Friday to one count of retaining national security information related to his work during the first Trump administration.
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[2026-06-27 00:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The West is scrambling to shore up Kiev with fresh funding and political backing as EU leaders gather in Poland for the Ukraine Recovery Conference, billed as a key forum for rebuilding the country amid the conflict with Russia.
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[2026-06-27 00:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: There is an old, haunting metaphor frequently deployed in politics and psychology to illustrate the human tendency to ignore gradual, catastrophic decay: the boiling frog.
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[2026-06-27 00:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: John Bolton, a prominent critic of US President Donald Trump who once served as his national security adviser, has pleaded guilty to unlawfully retaining classified information during a federal court hearing in Maryland.
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[2026-06-27 00:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: A federal court in New York has summoned US President Donald Trump to respond to a lawsuit brought by three sitting judges of the International Criminal Court (ICC), who accuse his administration of punishing them with sweeping sanctions for their work on investigations involving Israel and the United States.
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[2026-06-27 00:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: The Ariel Rios Federal Building, which houses the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) is seen, Dec. 8, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)
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[2026-06-27 00:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity News,
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[2026-06-26 23:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: With inflation topping 4%, the Trump administration is easing off its long-standing calls for the Federal Reserve to immediately cut interest rates. That is giving new Fed Chairman Kevin Warsh an extended political grace period as he deals with a challenging economic environment, but underscores the depth of the pushback he could face if the mercurial president changes his mind.
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[2026-06-26 23:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: UAE Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan spoke over the phone on Friday with his Iranian counterpart Abbas Araghchi, Emirati state media has reported.
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[2026-06-26 23:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Friday led the launch of the updated roadmap and a new digital platform aimed at strengthening the government’s fiscal reform agenda to promote transparency, accountability, and prudent use of public funds.
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[2026-06-26 23:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Country’s new AI agent framework aims to cut costs and enhance security to boost enterprise adoption
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[2026-06-26 23:45 UTC+10:00] [Fan Kefeng] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Country’s new AI agent framework aims to cut costs and enhance security to boost enterprise adoption
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[2026-06-26 23:39 UTC+10:00] [Extreme heat] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Plans to protect people fall ‘far short of what is needed’, government told, as MP warns of heatwave deaths
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[2026-06-26 23:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Sergei Ivanov, Russia’s special representative for environment protection and transport, attends a Victory Day military parade marking the 75th anniversary of the Nazi defeat in World War II on Moscow’s Red Square, Russia, Wednesday, June 24, 2020. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin, Pool, File)
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[2026-06-26 23:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: The Senate impeachment court has finalized the initial schedule for the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte. Senate Secretary and Clerk of Court Renato Bantug said trial proceedings will start on July 6. The trial will be conducted from 2 p.m. onwards every Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday. This schedule will be followed until before President Marcos’ fifth State of the Nation Address on July 27.
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[2026-06-26 23:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Videos posted to social media show the plane striking the upper floors of Citic Tower, scattering debris in central business district
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[2026-06-26 23:19 UTC+10:00] [Starair Aircraft Co] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Videos posted to social media show the plane striking the upper floors of Citic Tower, scattering debris in central business district
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[2026-06-26 23:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: As Keir Starmer prepares to leave the UK’s highest office after less than two years, the media has lined up to explain why he failed to deliver on the enormous hype he received as opposition leader, and during his initial months in office. A repeated trope has been that Starmer was a “decent man,” but simply not cut out for mainstream politics.
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[2026-06-26 23:12 UTC+10:00] [US politics] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Bolton to plead guilty charges that he unlawfully retained sensitive national security information in agreement that includes $2.25m fine
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[2026-06-26 23:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Italy’s Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has rejected comments by Nato Secretary General Mark Rutte that Rome allowed US aircraft to use Italian air bases during the war on Iran.
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[2026-06-26 23:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: There was a time when Britannia ruled the waves. Now the waves rule Britannia.
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[2026-06-26 23:03 UTC+10:00] [Democracy] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: BRUSSELS — Turkish authorities have carried out hundreds of arrests, banned protests and curbed media freedoms ahead of the upcoming NATO summit in Ankara, with campaigners accusing the government of using the gathering as a pretext for a clampdown on civil society.
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[2026-06-26 22:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Authorities allied with Khalifa Haftar's administration in Libya have released 10 activists who were detained in the Libyan desert en route to Gaza in late May after a month in captivity.
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[2026-06-26 22:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The number of articles published over the last week accusing Donald Trump of “betraying” Israel by signing an MoU and now entering negotiations with Iran deserves a serious conversation.
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[2026-06-26 22:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defence Minister Israel Katz have said that troops will maintain an indefinite presence in southern Lebanon, Syria and the Gaza Strip.
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[2026-06-26 22:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Italy’s Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has rejected comments by Nato Secretary General Mark Rutte that Rome allowed US aircraft to use Italian air bases during the war on Iran.
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[2026-06-26 22:30 UTC+10:00] [Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Instead of hoping for Beijing to commit economic suicide, it would be more realistic for the EU to strike a mutually acceptable trade deal
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[2026-06-26 22:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Morocco will return to Greenwich Mean Time at the end of September, the country’s prime minister announced on Thursday.
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[2026-06-26 21:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Fifteen arrested after scammers impersonated government services, including Water Supplies Department, to dupe victims
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[2026-06-26 21:57 UTC+10:00] [Hui Yee-wai] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Fifteen arrested after scammers impersonated government services, including Water Supplies Department, to dupe victims
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[2026-06-26 21:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Cyprus’ President Nikos Christodoulides, center, Malta’s Prime Minister Robert Abela, center left, pose for a family photo during the high-level conference “Strengthening Islands and Coastal Communities of the European Union” in the southwestern coastal city of Paphos on the eastern Mediterranean island of Cyprus, Friday, June 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)
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[2026-06-26 21:29 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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[2026-06-26 21:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Friday called for “clarification” of the US role in trying to end the war in Ukraine, in a letter to his counterpart Marco Rubio.
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[2026-06-26 21:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by Kevin Finn via AmericanThinker.com,
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[2026-06-26 21:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defence Minister Israel Katz have said that troops will maintain an indefinite presence in southern Lebanon, Syria and the Gaza Strip.
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[2026-06-26 21:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: John Fleming, a U.S. Senate candidate, current Louisiana treasurer and former Republican House representative of Louisiana, greets supporters at a Ronald Reagan Newsmaker Luncheon in Baton Rouge, La., May 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)
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