Topic: Politics — Neutral reports only
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[2026-06-17 16:43 UTC+10:00] [COMMENTARY] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: One of the most striking things about contemporary America is the popularity of conspiracy theories.
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[2026-06-17 16:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, June 17 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks extended their winning streak for the fifth consecutive session on semiconductors, while investors remained cautious of the U.S. Federal Reserve's rate-setting meeting later this week.
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[2026-06-17 16:27 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: For months, the conventional wisdom was that Pauline Hanson would eventually trip up — that she would self-implode, be caught out by some association or crack under the weight of sustained scrutiny.
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[2026-06-17 16:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, June 17 (Yonhap) -- A special counsel team on Wednesday sought an 18-month prison term for Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon on charges of accepting illegal political funds.
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[2026-06-17 16:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi has called for a firm commitment to the ceasefire between the United States and Iran, urging all parties to work towards building a "sustainable security architecture in the region", according to the state-run Xinhua news agency.
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[2026-06-17 16:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:State and Territory Parliament
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[2026-06-17 16:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Presidential candidate Abelardo de la Espriella addresses supporters from inside a bulletproof booth aboard a barge on the Magdalena River after leading the first round of the presidential election and advancing to a runoff in Barranquilla, Colombia, May 31, 2026. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara, File)
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[2026-06-17 16:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Since 2017, I have covered South Korea’s political and economic landscape as a reporter, with a focus on foreign affairs, inter-Korean relations and security.As a foreign affairs reporter, I closely follow developments from the Ministry of Unification, the Foreign Ministry and the Defense Ministry, tracking shifts in diplomacy, military policy and North Korea’s evolving posture.
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[2026-06-17 16:12 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Staff reporter at The Korea Herald’s National Desk, based in Seoul. Covers South Korea’s national security and foreign policy, with a focus on the Defense, Foreign and Unification Ministries, as well as the National Assembly.Before entering journalism, served as an Air Force officer. Experience includes providing translation and interpretation, as well as strategic input for planning efforts, at the ROK-US Combined Forces Command.
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[2026-06-17 16:09 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The Export-Import Bank of Korea will provide $110 million in financing for Doosan's planned copper clad laminate production facility in Thailand, the policy lender said Wednesday, as it seeks to support the expansion of AI-related supply chains beyond China.
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[2026-06-17 16:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: At the start of this decade, Latin America leaned left as progressive politicians gained power amid public outrage over inequities worsened by the pandemic. Now, a political backlash is brewing. Rising crime and extortion have fueled support for conservative populists using strong-arm tactics against crime and immigration.
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[2026-06-17 16:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, June 17 (Yonhap) -- A Seoul court on Wednesday held arrest warrant hearings for three former senior officials of the Shincheonji Church of Jesus, a nonmainstream religious sect, over suspicions they forced followers to join the main opposition People Power Party (PPP) between 2021 and 2024.
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[2026-06-17 16:01 UTC+10:00] [Fact Check] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
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[2026-06-17 16:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity,
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[2026-06-17 15:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Ellie Chowns, a British Member of Parliament with the Green Party, raised a question regarding Israeli real estate events taking place in London over the weekend, which market and sell properties in illegal West Bank settlements.
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[2026-06-17 15:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: EVIAN-LES-BAINS, France, June 17 (Yonhap) -- South Korean President Lee Jae Myung said Wednesday that he and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi have agreed to advance their countries' bilateral ties to a new level, referring to their recent conversation on the sidelines of the Group of Seven (G7) summit in France.
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[2026-06-17 15:51 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Boomers have become the landlord generation with new figures revealing they hold a record share of rental homes, as negatively geared property owners run-up $16 billion worth of losses on their investments, an all-time high.
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[2026-06-17 15:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: OTTAWA, Ontario — A Canadian federal judge on Tuesday rejected Ghana's bid to get Thomas Partey into the country for the team’s first World Cup match while the midfielder awaits trial on rape charges.
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[2026-06-17 15:42 UTC+10:00] [National / Queensland] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: An extra $100 million to support social and affordable housing will be included in next week’s state budget, Queensland’s treasurer has announced, as the Crisafulli government defends its move to scrap affordable housing from state-facilitated developments.
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[2026-06-17 15:41 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Staff reporter at The Korea Herald’s National Desk, based in Seoul. Covers South Korea’s national security and foreign policy, with a focus on the Defense, Foreign and Unification Ministries, as well as the National Assembly.Before entering journalism, served as an Air Force officer. Experience includes providing translation and interpretation, as well as strategic input for planning efforts, at the ROK-US Combined Forces Command.
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[2026-06-17 15:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Local Spain
Snippet: Snap election proposal rejected, man in Valencia arrested on suspicion of murdering son's speech therapist, students in Bilbao protest low score in Basque exam and more news from Spain this Wednesday June 17th.
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[2026-06-17 15:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Wed 17 Jun 2026 at 3:38pm
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[2026-06-17 15:38 UTC+10:00] [ASIA PACIFIC] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: Australian far-right populist Sen. Pauline Hanson has called for a “monocultural society,” rejecting decades of multicultural policy and blaming the nation’s housing crisis on high levels of immigration.
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[2026-06-17 15:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The United States' war against Iran represents a more serious strategic setback than the Vietnam War, contending that it directly damaged core US interests and weakened Washington's position on the global stage, a Foreign Policy analyst has reported.
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[2026-06-17 15:32 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Age
Snippet: One Nation leader Pauline Hanson has called a journalist “trashy”, said there are too many abortions in Australia, and even swung behind AI red tape during her first appearance at the National Press Club in Canberra.
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[2026-06-17 15:11 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Since 2017, I have covered South Korea’s political and economic landscape as a reporter, with a focus on foreign affairs, inter-Korean relations and security.As a foreign affairs reporter, I closely follow developments from the Ministry of Unification, the Foreign Ministry and the Defense Ministry, tracking shifts in diplomacy, military policy and North Korea’s evolving posture.
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[2026-06-17 15:00 UTC+10:00] [Palestine Action] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The right is obsessed with ‘two-tier policing’. This is indeed a two-tier government – but the real victims are progressives
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[2026-06-17 14:46 UTC+10:00] [National / WA] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: City of Vincent councillors have voted unanimously to increase rates on vacant residential properties within the local government area by more than 40 per cent.
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[2026-06-17 14:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: Senator Sherwin Gatchalian is now the Senate president. He clinched the chamber's presidency during today’s Senate special session. With the addition of Senator Joel Villanueva, Gatchalian mustered 13 votes to be elected to the position. Villanueva used to be with the group of ousted Senate chief Alan Peter Cayetano.
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[2026-06-17 14:35 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-06-17 14:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Local Government
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[2026-06-17 14:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israeli rights group Peace Now has criticised the government's decision to assume planning and construction powers from the Palestinian Municipality of Hebron in areas linked to Israeli settlements and religious sites in the city.
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[2026-06-17 14:08 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-06-17 14:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh speaks during his swearing-in in the East Room of the White House, Friday, May 22, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
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[2026-06-17 14:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: German Chancellor Friedrich Merz welcomes Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk at the Chancellery in Berlin on Dec. 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Maryam Majd, File)
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[2026-06-17 14:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Last Wednesday, a day before the arrival in Beirut of a Saudi envoy, Yazid bin Farhan, Saudi Arabia announced it would lift all restrictions on Lebanese exports to the kingdom. The move was widely interpreted as Riyadh’s support for the Lebanese state, in particular President Joseph Aoun and Prime Minister Nawaf Salam.
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[2026-06-17 13:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — Malacañang and the House of Representatives on Wednesday congratulated Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian following his election as the new Senate President after Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano yielded to the new majority just in time for the special session.
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[2026-06-17 13:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — Executive Secretary Ralph Recto, Agrarian Reform Secretary Conrado Estrella III, and Labor Secretary Francis Tolentino have been designated as government caretakers during President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s working visit to Kazan, Russia, Malacañang said Wednesday.
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[2026-06-17 13:47 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Recently listed Barkly Rare Earths has pocketed its second government grant in as many weeks, this time securing up to A$115,000 in co-funding from the Northern Territory Government to support expansion drilling at its namesake rare earths project in the top end.
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[2026-06-17 13:43 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-06-17 13:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The Council on American-Islamic Relations (Cair) has condemned the Israeli government's reported seizure of authority over the Ibrahimi Mosque in the occupied West Bank city of Hebron, describing the move as an attack on Palestinian rights, religious freedoms and international law.
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[2026-06-17 13:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: LOS ANGELES — California's Governor Gavin Newsom hit back Tuesday at US Justice Department claims that federal investigations into him and his entourage were long-standing, insisting he was being targeted at Donald Trump's behest.
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[2026-06-17 13:26 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-06-17 13:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — With just over a month as Senate chief, Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano is the second "shortest serving" Senate president in Philippine history.
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[2026-06-17 13:09 UTC+10:00] [Victorian politics] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Candidates must ‘work their ass off’ to stop One Nation or expect withdrawal of union support, Trades Hall Council secretary says
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[2026-06-17 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, June 17 (Yonhap) -- The main opposition People Power Party (PPP) was set to file election petitions with the election watchdog Wednesday over a shortage of ballots reported during the June 3 local elections.
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[2026-06-17 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: When the leaders of the G7 group of nations arrived in France this week for their widely anticipated summit, there was plenty of bonhomie for the cameras. French President Emmanual Marcon and UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer smiled broadly as they shook hands. US President Donald Trump, a well-known sceptic of multilateralism, cut a brooding figure but it did not spoil the businesslike resolve projected by Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni
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[2026-06-17 12:52 UTC+10:00] [JAPAN] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: When the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan’s (CDP) Chikage Koga said that volunteers enlisting in the Self-Defense Forces are economically disadvantaged, she rekindled a longstanding debate over the SDF’s characterizations in political discourse — exposing a widening gap between public support and the political debates that continue to shape Japan’s civil-military relations.
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[2026-06-17 12:47 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Teachers’ groups call for legal safeguards, while critics say classroom conflicts should not be treated like criminal cases
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[2026-06-17 12:45 UTC+10:00] [JAPAN] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi held brief talks with U.S. President Donald Trump on the sidelines of the Group of Seven (G7) summit in France on Tuesday, exchanging views on the Indo-Pacific even as the crisis in the Middle East continued to dominate the gathering.
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