Topic: Politics — Neutral reports only
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[2026-06-22 11:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Iranian foreign minister takes to social media with the message that the real test remains ending the conflict in Lebanon
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[2026-06-22 11:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi has welcomed the outcome of the latest US-Iran talks in Switzerland, crediting Pakistani and Qatari mediation efforts with helping achieve what he described as major progress towards ending the war in Lebanon.
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[2026-06-22 11:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: For the third time in four years, we appear on the brink of a prime minister announcing their plan to leave office, not because they have lost a general election but because their own party has concluded they would be better off without them.
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[2026-06-22 11:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: BOGOTÁ, Colombia — A flamboyant US-backed lawyer who has never held public office narrowly won Colombia's presidential runoff Sunday, swinging the country hard to the right on a promise to wage war against drug-running guerrilla groups.
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[2026-06-22 11:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: The right-wing candidate Abelardo de la Espriella has narrowly won Colombia's presidential election, according to the initial vote count, marking a dramatic shift in how the government will tackle the country's internal armed conflict and violence.
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[2026-06-22 11:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: South America is undergoing a once-in-a-generation political realignment as voters turn against left-wing and unhinged socialist governments and embrace common-sense right-wing leaders who promise law and order, economic reform, and national renewal.
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[2026-06-22 11:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: “Even if Netanyahu tells me that one plus one equals two, I won’t believe him.”
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[2026-06-22 11:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The German government is preparing to back sweeping pension reforms that would gradually raise the retirement age to 70, end key early-retirement schemes and introduce additional contributions to a state-run investment fund, according to local media.
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[2026-06-22 11:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: While the government lauds its efforts, discarding the income-based poverty line obscures a full accounting of the problem
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[2026-06-22 11:30 UTC+10:00] [John Lee] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: While the government lauds its efforts, discarding the income-based poverty line obscures a full accounting of the problem
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[2026-06-22 11:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, June 22 (Yonhap) -- A special counsel team has booked former Defense Minister Kim Yong-hyun on suspicion of attempting to use a military intelligence unit to create a pretext for former President Yoon Suk Yeol's martial law bid, legal sources said Monday.
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[2026-06-22 11:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: TOKYO, Japan —The Japanese government has decided to raise visa fees for foreign nationals by revising a related cabinet order.
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[2026-06-22 11:16 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Prime Minister nominee Han Seong-sook apologized Monday over a recent information leak from the government's website for an audition-style startup incubation program.
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[2026-06-22 11:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, June 22 (Yonhap) -- The Premier League giants Manchester City and the 11-time Spanish champions Atletico Madrid will play preseason matches in Seoul this summer.
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[2026-06-22 11:02 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: President Lee Jae Myung's disapproval rating has surpassed his approval rating for the first time since he took office in June last year, a survey showed Monday, amid the fallout of ballot shortages reported during the recent local elections.
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[2026-06-22 11:01 UTC+10:00] [JAPAN] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: Japanese businesses are stepping up efforts to promote “human capital management,” responding to government calls to regard human resources as capital and maximize their value in order to enhance medium- to long-term corporate value.
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[2026-06-22 10:56 UTC+10:00] [Russia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Poland prime minister Donald Tusk hopes to defuse a ‘mistake’ from spiralling further; gasoline sales suspended in Crimea. What we know on day 1,580
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[2026-06-22 10:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran's acting defence minister, Majid Ibn al-Reza, has called on Islamic countries to establish a regional security belt, arguing that greater cooperation is needed to address shared security challenges.
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[2026-06-22 10:51 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Investigators on Monday were 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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[2026-06-22 10:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: UK lawmakers are set to debate the influence of pro-Israel lobbying groups on British politics on Monday and consider calls for a public inquiry into the issue.
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[2026-06-22 10:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, June 22 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Jae Myung's disapproval rating has surpassed his approval rating for the first time since he took office in June last year, a survey showed Monday, amid the fallout of ballot shortages reported during the recent local elections.
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[2026-06-22 10:42 UTC+10:00] [WORLD] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: TURRE, Spain – Daniel Northover left his home in Liverpool this month, which marks the 10th anniversary of Britain’s Brexit referendum, to move in with his 80-year-old mother in Turre, a town of 4,500 people in Andalusia in southern Spain.
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[2026-06-22 10:29 UTC+10:00] [Sport / Golf] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Southampton, New York: A new “Code of Conduct” policy was quietly put in place this year at each of golf’s major championships, a response to concern over bad behaviour on the course by players. It resulted in a two-shot penalty this week for Chilean Joaquin Niemann, who threw his club in disgust during the first round of the US Open.
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[2026-06-22 10:27 UTC+10:00] [National / WA] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Fears are growing a deadly avian flu strain discovered in Australia’s largest state is spreading, with 16 sick or dead birds reported, although the government is calling for calm.
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[2026-06-22 10:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, June 22 (Yonhap) -- Prime Minister nominee Han Seong-sook apologized Monday over a recent information leak from the government's website for an audition-style startup incubation program.
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[2026-06-22 10:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, June 22 (Yonhap) -- Investigators on Monday were 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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[2026-06-22 10:18 UTC+10:00] [WORLD] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: Conservative attorney Abelardo de la Espriella led Colombia’s presidential runoff as early results came in Sunday, putting him in a strong position to sweep aside Gustavo Petro’s leftist movement and align Bogota with the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump.
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[2026-06-22 10:06 UTC+10:00] [WORLD] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk warned that Poland and Ukraine were committing a “strategic mistake” as a political conflict over the commemoration of controversial World War II fighters continued to escalate.
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[2026-06-22 10:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Ottawa is fielding its largest military contingent in years at the Rimpac drills. Whether it can sustain the commitment is another matter
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[2026-06-22 10:01 UTC+10:00] [Alberta] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Ottawa is fielding its largest military contingent in years at the Rimpac drills. Whether it can sustain the commitment is another matter
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[2026-06-22 10:00 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: SBS News
Snippet: LIVE, FREE and EXCLUSIVE
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[2026-06-22 09:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by Dylan Morgan via The Epoch Times,
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[2026-06-22 09:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Government and Politics
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[2026-06-22 09:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Right-wing candidate Abelardo De La Espriella won the Colombian presidential elections in a tight race on Sunday.
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[2026-06-22 09:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: It’s a buyer’s market as signs of recovery in first-tier cities return bargaining power to home purchasers amid policy easing
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[2026-06-22 09:00 UTC+10:00] [home prices] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: It’s a buyer’s market as signs of recovery in first-tier cities return bargaining power to home purchasers amid policy easing
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[2026-06-22 09:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Government wants more listed firms trading stocks in renminbi and will use city’s hub status to help mainland Chinese firms expand overseas
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[2026-06-22 09:00 UTC+10:00] [Tencent Holdings] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Government wants more listed firms trading stocks in renminbi and will use city’s hub status to help mainland Chinese firms expand overseas
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[2026-06-22 08:45 UTC+10:00] [Legislative Council] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Cases surge despite an overall drop in rape and indecent assault cases. The government pledges to tighten laws before the end of its term
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[2026-06-22 08:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Cases surge despite an overall drop in rape and indecent assault cases. The government pledges to tighten laws before the end of its term
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[2026-06-22 08:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by Jeff Louderback via The Epoch Times,
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[2026-06-22 08:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-06-22 08:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-06-22 08:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Colombians are on track to elect pro-Trump lawyer Abelardo de la Espriella in Sunday’s presidential runoff, according to preliminary results, steering the country back to the right after four years under its first left-wing president, Gustavo Petro.
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[2026-06-22 08:24 UTC+10:00] [WORLD] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: The U.S. and Iran began talks in Switzerland on a peace deal to settle the issue of the Islamic Republic’s nuclear program and permanently reopen the Strait of Hormuz as President Donald Trump once again threatened strikes if Hezbollah keeps attacking Israel.
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[2026-06-22 08:15 UTC+10:00] [National / WA] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Two new free mental health support centres have opened in Bunbury and Kalamunda, after new federal government figures revealed just one clinic in Perth’s east had delivered more than 25,000 appointments since it opened.
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[2026-06-22 08:12 UTC+10:00] [WORLD] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: Allies of Keir Starmer expect him to set out a timetable for his departure as U.K. prime minister in the coming days, putting Britain on course for its seventh premier in a decade and paving the way for Andy Burnham to replace him.
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[2026-06-22 08:04 UTC+10:00] [Australia news] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Australian federal police arrested and charged two men after allegedly finding 2.7 tonnes of cocaine in ‘bunkers’ under shipping containers
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[2026-06-22 08:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Harvard-trained professor examines the tension between strengthening centralised control and encouraging local enthusiasm
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[2026-06-22 08:00 UTC+10:00] [Singapore] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Harvard-trained professor examines the tension between strengthening centralised control and encouraging local enthusiasm
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