Topic: Politics — Neutral reports only
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[2026-06-25 11:05 UTC+10:00] [Trump administration] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Trump says he’ll sign housing bill aimed at lowering costs only after Senate passes restrictive voting measure – key US politics stories from Wednesday 24 June at a glance
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[2026-06-25 11:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Anthropic has accused Alibaba Group of orchestrating one of the largest known efforts by a Chinese company to extract capabilities from a leading U.S. artificial intelligence model, according to a letter the AI company sent to several U.S. senators and White House officials.
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[2026-06-25 10:55 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: The University of Sydney has banned all collaborations with rogue states, following new advice from the federal government.
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[2026-06-25 10:51 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Victoria] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Liberal MP Moira Deeming has accused a former leader of her party, Matthew Guy, of assaulting her by putting her in a violent headlock at a public function.
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[2026-06-25 10:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, June 25 (Yonhap) -- The country's top economic policymaker said Thursday that the government will mobilize all available tools, including taxes and fiscal measures, to rein in rising inflation and reduce the burden on ordinary people.
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[2026-06-25 10:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: A little over a month ago, we explained that energy traders are "Traders Puzzled As Physical Oil Prices Tumble Amid Surging Chinese Crude Sales, Plunging Imports", and highlighted how already razor-thin independent refiner (teapot) margins had plunged to record negative as a result of the war in Iran and government policies meant to keep prices from rising.
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[2026-06-25 10:36 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: A joint police and prosecution team on Thursday was set to question a group of civil servants who worked at polling stations that experienced ballot shortages during the June 3 local elections, legal sources said.
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[2026-06-25 10:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, June 25 (Yonhap) -- A joint police and prosecution team on Thursday was set to question a group of civil servants who worked at polling stations that experienced ballot shortages during the June 3 local elections, legal sources said.
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[2026-06-25 10:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Secretary for security says committee investigating blaze will deliver results in a timely manner and commission of inquiry not needed
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[2026-06-25 10:30 UTC+10:00] [Fire Services Department] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Secretary for security says committee investigating blaze will deliver results in a timely manner and commission of inquiry not needed
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[2026-06-25 10:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Nairobi, Kenya – June 25, 2024 is a date many families in Kenya now mark in silence. What began as youth-led protests against the Finance Bill escalated into nationwide demonstrations, with protesters entering Parliament grounds during the unrest. In the violence that followed, people were killed and others went missing, according to rights groups and official tallies.
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[2026-06-25 10:00 UTC+10:00] [Politics] [Factuality: 100]
Source: SBS News
Snippet: LIVE, FREE and EXCLUSIVE
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[2026-06-25 10:00 UTC+10:00] [Politics] [Factuality: 95]
Source: SBS News
Snippet: LIVE, FREE and EXCLUSIVE
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[2026-06-25 09:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Mamdani-backed Israel critics swept the primaries, marking a seismic backlash against pro-Israel incumbent Democrats and solidifying the left-wing mayor’s status as a power broker in New York. Tuesday night ended with victories for three congressional candidates, Brad Lander, Claire Valdez, and Darializa Avila Chevalier. Eli Northrup, who was endorsed by Mamdani for the State Assembly’s District 69, also trounced Stephanie Ruskay.
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[2026-06-25 09:40 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: A Seoul court on Wednesday issued an arrest warrant for the founder of the Shincheonji Church of Jesus, a nonmainstream religious sect, over allegations he forced followers to join the main opposition People Power Party ahead of elections.
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[2026-06-25 09:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: The Antifa attack on the Texas ICE facility in Alvarado was a highly coordinated plan, using fireworks and a fake vandalism call to lure out ICE agents and police so that they could be shot in a hail of gunfire. Responding Alvarado Police Department Lieutenant Thomas Gross was shot in the shoulder and the rifle round exited his neck during the crossfire, but he managed to survive.
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[2026-06-25 09:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Chinese premier defends China’s competitive success and promises to share the dividends of its innovation with the world
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[2026-06-25 09:15 UTC+10:00] [Europe] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Chinese premier defends China’s competitive success and promises to share the dividends of its innovation with the world
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[2026-06-25 09:07 UTC+10:00] [WORLD] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte played to U.S. President Donald Trump’s love of praise and splashy visuals during a visit to Washington that was aimed at easing the U.S. leader’s anger over alliance nations’ reluctance to help with the campaign against Iran.
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[2026-06-25 09:00 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Elders of the Plymouth Brethren Christian Church and right-wing lobby group Advance face being compulsorily summonsed before Federal parliament to answer for their actions at the last election after both groups declined to appear voluntarily.
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[2026-06-25 09:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Via American Greatness,
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[2026-06-25 08:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Federal Government
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[2026-06-25 08:32 UTC+10:00] [WORLD] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: Donald Trump and Republicans in the U.S. Senate squabbled on Wednesday, as the U.S. president abruptly canceled plans to sign a bipartisan housing bill and lawmakers pressed him over his handling of the war in Iran.
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[2026-06-25 08:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., leaves a closed-door meeting with President Donald Trump and Republican senators at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, June 24, 2026. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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[2026-06-25 08:13 UTC+10:00] [Australian security and counter-terrorism] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Home affairs minister Tony Burke says return permit ‘has to be issued’ following advice from agencies and lawyers
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[2026-06-25 08:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Federal Government
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[2026-06-25 08:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: An unrepentant NECDrastic reform needed for election watchdog that failed to watch itself
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[2026-06-25 08:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, June 25 (Yonhap) -- Mongolia is well placed to serve as a bridge in broadening regional dialogue to help establish peace on the Korean Peninsula, the country's former prime minister has said.
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[2026-06-25 07:53 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: The last of the Islamic State-linked Australian women stranded in a detention camp in Syria has been granted a permit to return to Australia, Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke has revealed.
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[2026-06-25 07:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Dive team operations at Southern Nevada’s Lake Mead National Recreation Area, consistently ranked as one of America’s most deadly federal recreation sites, have quietly been suspended because of staffing shortages and unmet equipment and training needs.
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[2026-06-25 07:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Rep. Suhas Subramanyam, D-Va., left, and Rep. Maxwell Frost D-Fla., speaks at a desk prepared for President Donald Trump as an official removes the presidential seal, after President Trump canceled the signing the bipartisan Housing Bill on the Capitol Wednesday, June 24, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
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[2026-06-25 07:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: The US Senate on Tuesday passed a war powers resolution - a symbolic rebuke of President Donald Trump which calls for an end to the US-Israeli war against Iran, and requires explicit authorization from Congress.
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[2026-06-25 07:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: The South Dakota Capitol stands in Pierre, S.D., Jan. 10, 2024. (AP Photo/Jack Dura, File)
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[2026-06-25 07:28 UTC+10:00] [Trump, Donald J] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The New York Times
Snippet: President Trump was angry.
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[2026-06-25 07:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu asserted that Israel will be the first country in the world to solve the global issue of explosive drones during a speech at the Federation of Local Authorities in Israel Conference on Wednesday.
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[2026-06-25 07:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Anthropic sent a letter to the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs accusing the Chinese tech company Alibaba of "brazenly" and "illicitly" attempting to extract its artificial intelligence capabilities, CNBC confirmed on Wednesday.
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[2026-06-25 07:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: The U.S. keeps one aircraft carrier stationed at the Yokosuka naval base in Japan. (Photo by Tomoki Mera)
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[2026-06-25 07:13 UTC+10:00] [News] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Michael West Media
Snippet: June 25, 2026 07:13 | News
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[2026-06-25 07:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Government and Politics
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[2026-06-25 07:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: With rate-hikes increasingly back 'on the table' fort Fed Chair Warsh's 'regime change' last week, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says that cutting interest rates won't necessarily lead to a weaker dollar - arguing that "you can have a strong dollar when rates are being cut" because if the fed is cutting because inflation is falling, while the economy stays strong - capital keeps flowing in and the dollar holds.
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[2026-06-25 06:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: The William McChesney Martin Jr. building, which houses the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, is seen on April 7, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)
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[2026-06-25 06:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Zimbabwe’s Senate has overwhelmingly approved a constitutional amendment that will keep President Emmerson Mnangagwa in office until 2030.
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[2026-06-25 06:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by Cory Franklin via RealClearWire,
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[2026-06-25 06:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Ruth Nasrullah, left, and Rocio Fierro-Perez, political director for the Texas Freedom Network, participate in an interfaith funeral-themed protest outside the Barbara Jordan Building in Austin on Monday, June 22, 2026. (Jay Janner/Austin American-Statesman via AP)
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[2026-06-25 06:33 UTC+10:00] [Australian politics] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: New party dubbed Community Strong Australia follows secret talks about future of community independents
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[2026-06-25 06:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: JERUSALEM — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has concluded his testimony in his graft trials, a justice ministry spokeswoman told AFP on Wednesday, as he grapples with a US-Iran deal widely interpreted as detrimental to the country's interests.
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[2026-06-25 06:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s growing political machine passed its first major electoral test on Tuesday, as all three of his endorsed congressional candidates won closely watched Democratic primaries.
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[2026-06-25 06:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Government and Politics
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[2026-06-25 06:21 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-06-25 06:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: A United States federal judge has blocked the Department of Justice (DOJ) from issuing subpoenas for the medical records of transgender patients who received gender-affirming care as minors from providers in New York.
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