Topic: Politics — Neutral reports only
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[2026-09-28 17:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: UPDATES with planned parliamentary hearing)
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[2026-09-28 17:00 UTC+10:00] [Arsenal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: David Dein’s decision to hire the Frenchman ushered in an irreversible era of multiculturalism, giving birth to the Premier League we know today
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[2026-09-28 16:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: BANGKOK, Thailand — Eight people have died in flooding in Thailand since September 16, although none in the capital Bangkok which declared a disaster this weekend following heavy rains, the government said Monday.
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[2026-09-28 16:36 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Hur Jin-ho's "The Assassin(s)" won the Chuseok box office race, but its first lady assassination plot has sparked political storm
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[2026-09-28 16:35 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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[2026-09-28 16:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Sept. 28 (Yonhap) -- A special counsel team on Monday sought a one-year prison term for a lawmaker of the main opposition People Power Party on charges of giving a luxury bag to former first lady Kim Keon Hee.
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[2026-09-28 16:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: This month's victories for far-right and far-left parties in German state elections have intensified official debate over whether security authorities can restrict secret information that might be shared with Russia or criminal groups.
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[2026-09-28 16:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: In the early 2000s, Premier League defences tried to make the pitch as small as possible, giving their opposition less space to score in.
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[2026-09-28 16:00 UTC+10:00] [Television & radio] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Daring to defy the norms of political lobbying, the ex-US president is becoming a podcast mainstay – and is opening up about the books that inspired him. Plus, is the Richard Gere gerbil rumour true?
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[2026-09-28 15:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Sept. 28 (Yonhap) -- Defense Minister Kang Shin-chul said Monday that "appropriate, substantial and corresponding" measures would be taken if the recent explosion inside the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) is confirmed to have been caused by land mines planted by North Korea.
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[2026-09-28 15:51 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Since 2018, I have covered South Korea’s economic and financial landscape, with experience spanning the economy, banking, financial markets and securities industry.My current beat focuses on Korea’s major chaebol groups and technology industry, including Samsung, SK and LG, as well as global technology companies operating in Korea such as Apple, Google and OpenAI.
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[2026-09-28 15:49 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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[2026-09-28 15:46 UTC+10:00] [Australia news] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Minns government to spend $47.1m to recommission part of Silverwater jail while PSA says prison alone will not end violent behaviour
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[2026-09-28 15:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Labor's Shannon Fentiman and Steven Miles say the government needs to take accountability for reports released before the AFL grand final. (ABC News: Laura Lavelle)
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[2026-09-28 15:32 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: European parliament committee chair acknowledges both sides face trade barriers amid supply-chain diversification
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[2026-09-28 15:31 UTC+10:00] [Editors' Pick] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: Senator-judge Camille Villar makes a rare speech before the Senate Impeachment Court, in defense of four other senators who were absent because of troubles they were facing, legal or otherwise. She sheds tears for them, which, netizens joked, was more than can be said of faucets serviced by her family’s recently sold former company, PrimeWater.
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[2026-09-28 15:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan arrived in Washington on Monday for talks with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, the Saudi state news agency said, amid escalating hostilities between Riyadh and Yemen's Houthis.
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[2026-09-28 15:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The Netanyahu and 'change' blocs are tied at 52 seats each according to the latest Israeli election poll from Kan News, published on Sunday evening. Yashar, led by Gadi Eisenkot, remains the largest party.
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[2026-09-28 15:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Hamas slammed Israeli far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir after he posted a video of himself threatening to kill Palestinian prisoner Hassan Salameh.
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[2026-09-28 15:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Move would allow Aleksandar Vucic to swap offices if his party prevails in early parliamentary elections
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[2026-09-28 15:15 UTC+10:00] [Serbia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Move would allow Aleksandar Vucic to swap offices if his party prevails in early parliamentary elections
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[2026-09-28 14:58 UTC+10:00] [Technology] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: AI giant Anthropic will skip Thursday’s Senate hearing on rogue AI agents but send US and Australian executives to parliament next week.
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[2026-09-28 14:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: ACT Police Minister Marisa Paterson said anti-consorting laws were not the way to address bikie gangs. (ABC News: Callum Flinn)
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[2026-09-28 14:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Ten ousted executive council members face questioning over an alleged plot to depose the state’s ruler
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[2026-09-28 14:43 UTC+10:00] [Sedition Act] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Ten ousted executive council members face questioning over an alleged plot to depose the state’s ruler
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[2026-09-28 14:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Federal Government
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[2026-09-28 14:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Sept. 28 (Yonhap) -- The chief of the country's financial regulator said Monday that his agency and capital market-related organizations will redouble efforts to further boost the global status of South Korea's capital market via unwavering policy backup.
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[2026-09-28 14:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israeli far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir posted a video of himself threatening to kill Palestinian prisoner Hassan Salameh.
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[2026-09-28 13:51 UTC+10:00] [ASIA PACIFIC] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: U.S. President Donald Trump has asked Chinese leader Xi Jinping if he would like to buy American weapons, the United States’ ambassador to Beijing revealed in a television interview Sunday.
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[2026-09-28 13:50 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Supporters of Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado took to the country's streets Sunday to demand her safe return and presidential elections that could lead to a democratic transition in Venezuela. The government has been widely accused of stealing elections, jailing dissidents and stifling freedom of speech.
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[2026-09-28 13:47 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Serbia’s populist President Aleksandar Vucic resigned Sunday to pursue a bid to become prime minister in an upcoming early parliamentary election that will test his firm rule in the Balkan country, which was rattled by nearly two years of protests.
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[2026-09-28 13:41 UTC+10:00] [Asia Pacific] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: LEADER. Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese reacts during a press conference in Sydney, Australia, in Sydney, Australia, on September 12, 2025.
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[2026-09-28 13:32 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-09-28 13:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi said that Iran attended the UN General Assembly last week to "forge peace" with the US, but added that it will "remain steadfast" in the face of aggression.
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[2026-09-28 13:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by James Bovard via JimBovard.com,
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[2026-09-28 13:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Back in the Great Depression era of the 1920s in the United States, the Republican Party campaigned on assuring voters of a “chicken in every pot and a car in every garage.”
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[2026-09-28 13:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: ADDS details throughout; CHANGES photos; TRIMS)By Kang Yoon-seung
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[2026-09-28 13:11 UTC+10:00] [National / NSW] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: A senior Parramatta Liberal councillor has quit the party hours before a contentious vote for the city’s lord mayor, citing concerns about the Coalition’s growing connection to One Nation.
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[2026-09-28 13:07 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Dateline Resources has landed heavyweight US Government backing in its fight to restart operations at its Colosseum gold-rare earths project in California, with two powerful federal departments throwing their weight behind the company’s push to overturn a preliminary court injunction.
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[2026-09-28 13:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Avanti West Coast train services will be nationalised from March next year, the government has announced.
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[2026-09-28 13:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had a secret meeting with UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan in Abu Dhabi, according to Israeli media reports.
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[2026-09-28 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Sept. 28 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's data ministry said Monday it plans to merge two institutes under its wing in line with the government's bid to cut the number of public institutions by 20 percent.
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[2026-09-28 13:00 UTC+10:00] [Editors' Pick] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
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[2026-09-28 13:00 UTC+10:00] [Agriculture] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: The health of the ocean is fundamental to life on Earth. It sustains food security, livelihoods, biodiversity and climate stability for billions of people. As we approach the 2030 deadline for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and pass the midpoint of the United Nations Decade of Ocean Science, global ocean governance must be strengthened, not weakened.
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[2026-09-28 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Today is the final day of the UN General Assembly’s high-level debate, and diplomats will soon begin leaving New York after another week of speeches, meetings and championing competing visions of the international order. However, this UNGA is significant for another reason – it marks the changing of the guard at an institution that faces some sharp questions about its continued relevance.
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[2026-09-28 12:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Hundreds of supporters of Venezuela’s opposition leader Maria Corina Machado have taken to the streets to demand her safe return and presidential elections that could lead to a democratic transition in the country.
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[2026-09-28 12:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — The Manila city government activated its “Oplan Libreng Sakay” on Monday, Sept. 28, as the three-day transport strike by Manibela got underway.
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[2026-09-28 12:31 UTC+10:00] [National / NSW] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: ARL Commission chairman Peter V’landys has thanked NSW Premier Chris Minns for scrapping planned trackwork that threatened to cause grand final chaos for tens of thousands of Newcastle fans as the NRL decider sold out on Monday morning.
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[2026-09-28 12:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Sept. 28 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's finance minister met with the central bank governor Monday to discuss ways to strengthen coordination to address economic uncertainties, the finance ministry said.
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[2026-09-28 12:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Sept. 28 (Yonhap) -- The budget ministry said Monday it has briefed a delegation of senior Vietnamese government officials on South Korea's public financial management policies.
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