Topic: Politics — Neutral reports only
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[2026-06-17 09:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: ABC Midwest & Wheatbelt
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[2026-06-17 08:56 UTC+10:00] [National / WA] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: The City of South Perth council has voted to spend an extra $900 a day to extend the term of its local government monitor until August 17.
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[2026-06-17 08:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:State and Territory Government
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[2026-06-17 08:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Syria would do a “better job” fighting the Lebanon-based militant group Hezbollah than Israel, without “killing everyone else,” US President Donald Trump suggested on Tuesday, in a rare public criticism of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government.
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[2026-06-17 08:30 UTC+10:00] [US midterm elections 2026] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Voters have also been casting ballots in Alabama and Washington DC, where for the first time in over 10 years, the city will elect a new mayor in November
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[2026-06-17 08:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by Aldgra Fredly via The Epoch Times,
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[2026-06-17 08:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Two police officers who were held hostage for almost a year by Colombia’s largest remaining rebel group were released Tuesday, the nation’s human rights defender’s office said.
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[2026-06-17 08:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: Respect legal procedures and reject election conspiracy theoriesPetitions over ballot shortages and other mismanagement should follow legal procedures, not fuel calls for nationwide re-runs or conspiracy theories.
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[2026-06-17 07:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Israel must ensure northern security “at any cost” and hold territory up to the Litani River, Heritage Minister Amichai Eliyahu (Otzma Yehudit) told The Jerusalem Post on Tuesday, amid criticism over the emerging US-Iran agreement and its potential impact on Israel’s military operations in Lebanon against Hezbollah.
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[2026-06-17 07:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by Ken Silva via Headline USA,
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[2026-06-17 07:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Jeffrey Epstein attempted suicide at least three times before his death in a Manhattan jail cell in 2019, according to the New York Times. Investigators reportedly found multiple nooses in his cell after his death, a report detailing the convicted sex offender’s final days in federal custody has revealed.
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[2026-06-17 07:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Jeffrey Epstein attempted suicide at least three times before his death in a Manhattan jail cell in 2019, according to the New York Times. Investigators reportedly found multiple nooses in his cell after his death, a report detailing the convicted sex offender’s final days in federal custody has revealed.
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[2026-06-17 07:35 UTC+10:00] [Eduardo Bolsonaro] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Por unanimidade, a Primeira Turma do Supremo Tribunal Federal (STF) condenou nesta terça-feira (16/06) o ex-deputado federal Eduardo Bolsonaro a quatro anos e dois meses de prisão pelo crime de coação no curso do processo.
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[2026-06-17 07:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: UNITED NATIONS — Chief Antonio Guterres will visit gang-ravaged Haiti on Tuesday to show solidarity with victims of violence in the impoverished Caribbean nation long plagued by political, economic and security woes.
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[2026-06-17 07:23 UTC+10:00] [AI (artificial intelligence)] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Josh Shapiro, Pennsylvania’s governor, squares off with state lawmakers over the facilities powering an AI boom
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[2026-06-17 07:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., walks from the chamber to his office at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, June 16, 2026. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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[2026-06-17 07:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Government and Politics
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[2026-06-17 07:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by Jonathan Turley,
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[2026-06-17 06:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Cheng Li-wun sought to strengthen ties with US policymakers and address questions about her party’s Beijing policy
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[2026-06-17 06:59 UTC+10:00] [cross-Strait relations] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Cheng Li-wun sought to strengthen ties with US policymakers and address questions about her party’s Beijing policy
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[2026-06-17 06:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:State and Territory Government
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[2026-06-17 06:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: President Donald Trump poses for a photo with Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu before he boards Air Force One at Ben Gurion International Airport, Oct. 13, 2025, near Tel Aviv, as Israel’s President Isaac Herzog watches at left. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)
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[2026-06-17 06:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Major League Baseball on Monday issued a warning to three players who represent the gayest city in America, but who dared to write references to a biblical passage on their Pride Night uniforms. The three San Francisco Giants teamed up for the subtle gesture at Friday night's home game, which they lost 5-1 to the visiting Chicago Cubs.
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[2026-06-17 06:39 UTC+10:00] [Hillary Clinton] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Former secretary of state says the winner of a genuine Democratic primary ‘would have beaten Donald Trump’
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[2026-06-17 06:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, left, meets with Todd Blanche, President Donald Trump’s nominee to be attorney general, at the Capitol in Washington, Monday, June 15, 2026. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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[2026-06-17 06:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had not seen the memorandum of understanding between the United States and Iran as of Tuesday evening, according to a person familiar with the matter cited by the Associated Press.
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[2026-06-17 06:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Federal Government
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[2026-06-17 06:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by Victor Davis Hanson via American Greatness,
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[2026-06-17 06:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Renewable Energy
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[2026-06-17 06:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Haitian Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aimé, front center, walks with U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres as Guterres arrives to Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Tuesday, June 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Danica Coto)
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[2026-06-17 06:00 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: One Nation senator Malcolm Roberts labelled the United States “the world’s greatest terrorist organisation” in a 2024 interview, in comments that will challenge Pauline Hanson to bring her controversial colleague to heel and raise questions about the party’s fitness to govern.
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[2026-06-17 05:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: France’s domestic spy agency will swap software from US defense tech giant Palantir for a French-made alternative, Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu has said. Palantir, however, has said that the change won’t happen for years.
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[2026-06-17 05:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: France’s domestic spy agency will swap software from US defense tech giant Palantir for a French-made alternative, Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu has said. Palantir, however, has said that the change won’t happen for years.
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[2026-06-17 05:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: By Constantin von Hoffmeister, a political and cultural commentator from Germany, author of the book The Fate of White America and director of Multipolar Press
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[2026-06-17 05:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: By Constantin von Hoffmeister, a political and cultural commentator from Germany, author of the book The Fate of White America and director of Multipolar Press
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[2026-06-17 05:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: BRUSSELS, Belgium — The EU parliament Tuesday passed a ban on marketing plant-based foods as "steak" or "bacon" -- though veggie "burgers" will get to stay on European menus.
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[2026-06-17 05:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Via American Greatness,
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[2026-06-17 05:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: A new joint Jewish-Arab political party, A Place For All of Us, was launched on Tuesday ahead of the upcoming elections, calling for shared leadership and equality in Israeli society between Jews and Arabs.
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[2026-06-17 05:33 UTC+10:00] [World / Middle East] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Washington: US President Donald Trump says he told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that Syria should take responsibility for combatting the terrorist group Hezbollah in Lebanon because Israel’s campaign had been too violent and cost too many lives.
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[2026-06-17 05:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: California Gov. Gavin Newsom has launched an aggressive counteroffensive against a federal investigation he calls a politically motivated "fishing expedition" - for a probe which was opened under the Biden adminisgration.
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[2026-06-17 05:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: A United States federal judge has upheld the conviction of Hannah Dugan, a former Wisconsin judge who was convicted of helping a man evade federal immigration agents who came to her courtroom.
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[2026-06-17 05:00 UTC+10:00] [National / NSW] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Sydney’s inner west and middle-ring suburbs are facing the biggest wave of high-density housing development in decades as new figures reveal established communities are set to absorb thousands of apartments under the NSW government’s fast-tracked planning overhaul.
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[2026-06-17 05:00 UTC+10:00] [National / Queensland] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: The most important thing the government can do to save the Great Barrier Reef starts in a cow paddock, according to Lyndon Schneiders.
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[2026-06-17 04:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: This courtroom sketch depicts Rahmanullah Lakanwal, 29, seated left, with defense attorney Michelle Peterson, seated foreground, before U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta, Feb. 4, 2025 at Federal Court in Washington, as Assistant U.S. Attorney Christopher Tortorice speaks at the podium. (Dana Verkouteren via AP)
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[2026-06-17 04:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Jim Troupis, former campaign attorney for President Donald Trump, second from right, speaks with a group including his attorney Joe Bugni, left, after pleading not guilty to several felony forgery counts related to the 2020 fake elector scheme Tuesday, June 16, 2026, in Madison, Wis. (AP Photo/Scott Bauer)
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[2026-06-17 04:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has announced that under-16s will be banned from social media, and adults will have to verify their identity to use major platforms. Critics say it’s an opportunity for Starmer to fulfil his long-term goal of introducing digital ID by the back door.
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[2026-06-17 04:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has announced that under-16s will be banned from social media, and adults will have to verify their identity to use major platforms. Critics say it’s an opportunity for Starmer to fulfil his long-term goal of introducing digital ID by the back door.
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[2026-06-17 04:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Iran’s foreign minister has declared that any agreement ending the conflict with the United States must also include Israel’s withdrawal from Lebanese territory, warning that continued military action or occupation would violate the emerging memorandum of understanding.
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[2026-06-17 04:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: When the Federal Reserve wraps up its policy meeting Wednesday, one important thing could be missing — a dot.
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[2026-06-17 04:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: With SpaceX's stock rocketing during its first three days of trading, Elon Musk's company is getting an assist from the Department of Justice, which asked a federal court in Mississippi to toss a case against the company brought by the NAACP.
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