Topic: Politics — Neutral reports only
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[2026-06-17 21:00 UTC+10:00] [Colombia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Many small-scale landowners now include conservation measures alongside everyday farming. But progress is precarious, and the threat of guerrilla violence and poverty remain whichever candidate wins
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[2026-06-17 21:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Euro architect Christian Noyer says Chinese capital can help Europe build AI, green industries and strategic autonomy as it revamps markets
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[2026-06-17 21:00 UTC+10:00] [European Central Bank] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Euro architect Christian Noyer says Chinese capital can help Europe build AI, green industries and strategic autonomy as it revamps markets
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[2026-06-17 20:56 UTC+10:00] [Brexit] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: LONDON — Labour MPs want to swap out the prime minister mid-term without hurling their party — and the nation — into turmoil. There’s a recent precedent, and it’s not good.
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[2026-06-17 20:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: The UAE is working on a "highly ambitious plan" to boost its logistics sector that would help to reduce its dependence on the Strait of Hormuz to "zero", the country's Minister of Foreign Trade said.
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[2026-06-17 20:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: U.S. President Donald Trump, left, speaks with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney prior to a group photo of G7 leaders and invited nations during the G7 summit in Evian-les-Bains, France, Tuesday, June 16, 2026. (Dominique Jacovides, Pool Photo via AP)
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[2026-06-17 20:36 UTC+10:00] [US politics] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Republican primary runoff voters chose US representative Mike Collins to face Ossoff in November
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[2026-06-17 20:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Proposal follows Beijing’s point man on Hong Kong affairs Xia Baolong’s endorsement of city’s efforts on its first five-year plan
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[2026-06-17 20:36 UTC+10:00] [Central] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Proposal follows Beijing’s point man on Hong Kong affairs Xia Baolong’s endorsement of city’s efforts on its first five-year plan
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[2026-06-17 20:35 UTC+10:00] [Editors' Pick] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
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[2026-06-17 20:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: On Monday, five judges quashed a High Court ruling that found the UK government's proscription of direct action group Palestine Action to be unlawful.
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[2026-06-17 20:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s visit to Russia is expected to strengthen the Philippines’ energy security efforts while showcasing Manila’s ability to balance relations with major global powers, a political analyst said on Wednesday.
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[2026-06-17 20:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, June 17 (Yonhap) -- The government and the ruling party on Wednesday reaffirmed that illegal acts in protests over ballot shortages in this month's local elections will not be tolerated, vowing a stern response against such acts.
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[2026-06-17 20:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A woman waves an Iranian flag during a pro-government campaign as a portrait of the slain Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed in U.S. and Israeli strikes on Feb. 28, is displayed at right, in downtown Tehran, Iran, Monday, June 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
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[2026-06-17 20:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: You’re watching The Manila Times’ News Prime.
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[2026-06-17 20:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Lin Chia-lung, Taiwan's minister of foreign affairs, speaks to members of the Taiwan Foreign Correspondents' Club on June 17. (Photo by Lauly Li)
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[2026-06-17 20:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Un buque de guerra ruso atracado en Puerto Sudán, Sudán, el 28 de febrero de 2021. (Foto AP, Archivo)
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[2026-06-17 20:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:State and Territory Parliament
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[2026-06-17 20:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The rebuttal stage in Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s criminal trial continued at the Tel Aviv District Court on Wednesday, with the questioning shifting from the prosecution’s cross-examination to the attorneys for Netanyahu’s co-defendants in the media-related cases.
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[2026-06-17 20:00 UTC+10:00] [Politics] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ProPublica
Snippet: As a House committee debated President Donald Trump’s signature domestic policy bill last year, Republican backers repeatedly emphasized that its changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, also known as food stamps, wouldn’t affect vulnerable people.
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[2026-06-17 20:00 UTC+10:00] [Inside Track] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
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[2026-06-17 19:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: The small constituency of Makerfield in northwest England has found itself in the eye of the storm of British politics with a by-election on Thursday that will not only produce a new member of parliament but could also pave the way for a new prime minister.
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[2026-06-17 19:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Manchester City’s Bernardo Silva walks off the pitch as he played last match for the team during a Premier League soccer match between Manchester City and Aston Villa in Manchester, England, Sunday, May 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)
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[2026-06-17 19:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A leadership standoff in the Philippine Senate ended Wednesday with the removal of an ally of former President Rodrigo Duterte as leader of the chamber, which will soon start the impeachment trial of his daughter, incumbent Vice President Sara Duterte.
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[2026-06-17 19:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: As Colombia prepares for its upcoming presidential election on Sunday, Ivan Cepeda, a senator and human rights activist, represents the left’s bid to continue the political legacy of President Gustavo Petro.
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[2026-06-17 19:34 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Pauline Hanson’s first speech at the National Press Club has outlined her plans to clamp down on Muslim migration, end multiculturalism and axe the government’s climate change department, as the One Nation leader claimed four of Australia’s closest allies were “absolute s-holes”.
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[2026-06-17 19:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: A British government minister has been accused of trying to bait Green Party leader Zack Polanski into committing a terrorism offence by asking him whether he supports the direct action group Palestine Action.
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[2026-06-17 19:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has said the firing of warning shots by a Russian frigate to divert a UK-flagged civilian yacht near British territorial waters was troublesome and “should not have happened”, but was not linked to the seizing of a Russian shadow fleet vessel over the weekend.
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[2026-06-17 19:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Vice-chairman of China’s top military decision-making body says first-of-its-kind course sharpened officers’ ideological transformation
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[2026-06-17 19:23 UTC+10:00] [Marxism] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Vice-chairman of China’s top military decision-making body says first-of-its-kind course sharpened officers’ ideological transformation
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[2026-06-17 19:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: U.S. Treasury yields inched higher on Wednesday as investors await the outcome of Kevin Warsh's first Fed policy meeting.
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[2026-06-17 19:01 UTC+10:00] [Pauline Hanson] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The One Nation leader offered a series of inflammatory statements at the National Press Club that may play well with her supporters but will alarm many others
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[2026-06-17 19:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: A soldier with leg injuries climbs onto a UGV in May, in eastern Ukraine. (Courtesy of the Armed Forces of Ukraine)
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[2026-06-17 19:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: ‘We don’t stir up trouble,’ He Lifeng says as first vice-premier to attend annual Lujiazui Forum since 2019, ‘but we’re absolutely not afraid of it’
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[2026-06-17 19:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: ‘We don’t stir up trouble,’ He Lifeng says as first vice-premier to attend annual Lujiazui Forum since 2019, ‘but we’re absolutely not afraid of it’
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[2026-06-17 19:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: Candidates in a by-election contest that could determine who becomes Britain’s next prime minister are making their final pitches to voters ahead of Thursday’s vote.
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[2026-06-17 19:00 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Age
Snippet: June 17, 2026 — 7:00pm
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[2026-06-17 19:00 UTC+10:00] [Editors' Pick] [Factuality: 95]
Source: Rappler
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[2026-06-17 19:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity,
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[2026-06-17 18:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-06-17 18:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, June 17 (Yonhap) -- 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 18:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney has said a US-Iran deal to end the war could be a "game changer" in the region and beyond.
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[2026-06-17 18:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Former Spanish Prime Minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero arrives at the National Court to be questioned by a judge in an investigation into alleged influence peddling and other possible crimes related to the government’s bailout of an airline, in Madrid, Spain, Wednesday, June 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
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[2026-06-17 18:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Burt Jones, who was endorsed by Donald Trump, has lost in Georgia’s gubernatorial run-off to billionaire Rick Jackson, but candidates backed by the US president secured Senate nominations in Alabama, Georgia and Oklahoma in the primary elections on Tuesday.
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[2026-06-17 18:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: Welcome to The Manila Times, where we bring you stories that shape our world.
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[2026-06-17 18:21 UTC+10:00] [ASIA PACIFIC] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: Seoul – South Korean President Lee Jae Myung asked U.S. President Donald Trump to take the lead in seeking a peaceful resolution of tensions with North Korea during a brief exchange at the Group of Seven summit on Tuesday, Lee’s office said.
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[2026-06-17 18:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — The Commission on Appointments (CA) on Wednesday approved the promotion of five senior military officials and 85 foreign affairs officers whose confirmations were delayed due to the Senate power struggle.
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[2026-06-17 18:06 UTC+10:00] [National / Victoria] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: The number of Victorian government schools in poor condition is steadily increasing, according to a major audit of the state’s school building authority, with about one in seven campuses found to be in poor condition last year.
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[2026-06-17 18:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Canadian foreign minister Anita Anand announced the country would provide an additional $100 million in funding to support the UN, the Red Cross, the Red Crescent, and other NGOs last week, within days of UNRWA confirming it had terminated the contracts of 70 staff members in Gaza for ties with UNRWA, according to a statement by the foreign ministry.
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[2026-06-17 17:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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