[2026-06-16 01:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: Vico Sotto says Pasig reforms must endure beyond his term

Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto said reforms implemented under his administration should not depend on his continued presence in government, stressing that the real test of his governance will be whether these changes remain after he leaves office.

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/06/15/news/national/vico-sotto-says-pasig-reforms-must-endure-beyond-his-term/2365862

[2026-06-16 01:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Relief and wariness: Asia watches US-Iran deal for real impact

Snippet: While the deal may ease some economic pressure on Asian governments, the ‘real test’ is whether it will hold, analysts say

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3357206/relief-and-wariness-asia-watches-us-iran-deal-real-impact?utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-06-16 01:35 UTC+10:00] [Asia] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Relief and wariness: Asia watches US-Iran deal for real impact

Snippet: While the deal may ease some economic pressure on Asian governments, the ‘real test’ is whether it will hold, analysts say

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3357206/relief-and-wariness-asia-watches-us-iran-deal-real-impact

[2026-06-16 01:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: UK prohibits social media use for under-16s, including TikTok and YouTube

Snippet: LONDON — Britain will ban children aged under 16 from using a range of social media apps, including Snapchat, TikTok and YouTube, to protect them from harmful content and excessive screen time, Prime Minister Keir Starmer said Monday.

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/06/15/world/uk-prohibits-social-media-use-for-under-16s-including-tiktok-and-youtube/2365846

[2026-06-16 01:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Trial of Rwanda opposition leader Ingabire postponed for a day

Snippet: Rwandan opposition leader Victoire Ingabire listens to the judge during her trial Sept. 5, 2011, in Kigali, Rwanda. (AP Photo/Shant Fabricatorian, File)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/rwanda-opposition-leader-ingabire-trial-738f31b523103bf0415b77364a54b6f8

[2026-06-16 01:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Greece vows to enforce Europe's toughest migration policies

Snippet: Greece’s Migration Minister Thanos Plevris attends a swearing in ceremony at the Presidential palace, in Athens, on Monday, June 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris, File)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/migration-greece-libya-human-rights-africa-306f5842ad4a002a078eea6e57760bcd

[2026-06-16 01:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Jerusalem Post

Title: No consensus for EU sanctions against Israel's Ben-Gvir, top diplomat says

Snippet: EU foreign ministers have not reached a consensus to approve sanctions against Israel's far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, EU's top diplomat Kaja Kallas said on Monday.

Read full article: https://www.jpost.com/international/article-899499

[2026-06-16 01:00 UTC+10:00] [Aukus] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Wong and Marles left waiting in the wings is further proof Aukus was never anything more than a political stunt | Allan Behm

Snippet: All the flimflam and palaver amount to nothing in the face of domestic realities. Perhaps the UK’s John Healey has done us all a good turn

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jun/16/uk-defence-minister-john-healey-resignation-wong-marles-aukus-exposed-political-stunt

[2026-06-16 00:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Nikkei Asia

Title: New era of cooperation between Britain and Japan

Snippet: British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi at a business roundtable in Downing Street, London, on June 14. © Reuters

Read full article: https://asia.nikkei.com/opinion/new-era-of-cooperation-between-britain-and-japan

[2026-06-16 00:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: CNBC

Title: Anthropic to meet with Trump administration over Mythos dispute

Snippet: Senior Anthropic staffers are meeting with Trump administration officials in Washington, D.C., on Monday to try to resolve the artificial intelligence company's latest high-profile dispute with the U.S. government, according to a source close to the company.

Read full article: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/06/15/anthropic-mythos-trump-ai.html

[2026-06-16 00:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Ukraine begins EU membership negotiations

Snippet: From left, Finnish Prime Minister Petteri Orpo, Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Latvia’s Prime Minister Andris Kulbergs pose for photo after a news conference at the Nordic and Baltic countries meeting in Tallinn, Estonia, Tuesday, June 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/europe-membership-accession-ukraine-moldova-negotiations-c58f079d0c2c5b3cc32eaa1df7f3db2d

[2026-06-16 00:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: RT News

Title: The US tore up the Iran deal. Now it may settle for a weaker one

Snippet: By Farhad Ibragimov – lecturer at the Faculty of Economics at RUDN University, expert and lecturer at the Department of Political Science, Faculty of Social Sciences and Mass Communications, Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation

Read full article: https://www.rt.com/news/641616-emerging-us-iran-deal/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS

[2026-06-16 00:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: RT News

Title: The US tore up the Iran deal. Now it may settle for a weaker one

Snippet: By Farhad Ibragimov – lecturer at the Faculty of Economics at RUDN University, expert and lecturer at the Department of Political Science, Faculty of Social Sciences and Mass Communications, Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation

Read full article: https://www.rt.com/news/641616-emerging-us-iran-deal/

[2026-06-16 00:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Financial Times

Title: Arson attacks targeting Keir Starmer properties originated in Russia

Snippet: Miles Johnson explains the Russian connection behind the firebombing of the prime minister's flat

Read full article: https://www.ft.com/video/f8ad28b8-966d-45be-bafc-977f55193773

[2026-06-16 00:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: BBC News

Title: Bowen: Iran deal ends Trump's war that revealed limit of US dominance

Snippet: The war has been President Donald Trump's worst foreign policy blunder – so far.

Read full article: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cdr4x3vg347o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

[2026-06-16 00:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Zero Hedge

Title: Drinking The Court-Packing Kool-Aid: Buttigieg Joins The Calls To Take Over Supreme Court

Snippet: Authored by Jonathan Turley,

Read full article: https://www.zerohedge.com/political/drinking-court-packing-kool-aid-buttigieg-joins-calls-take-over-supreme-court

[2026-06-16 00:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Jerusalem Post

Title: Haredi parties halt coalition voting over daycare bill pulled from Knesset agenda

Snippet: The haredi (ultra-Orthodox) parties - Shas and United Torah Judaism - announced on Monday that they would halt voting in favor of coalition legislation after the highly controversial daycare subsidies bill, which would expand state-funded daycare subsidies for draft evaders, was not placed on the plenum’s schedule as planned.

Read full article: https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-899497

[2026-06-16 00:15 UTC+10:00] [Actualité] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Politico

Title: Un think tank pro-Orbán suspendu du registre de transparence européen

Snippet: BRUXELLES ― Un think tank de droite lié à l’ancien Premier ministre hongrois, Viktor Orbán, a été suspendu de la base de données de l’UE répertoriant les lobbyistes et les groupes de pression, après avoir été accusé de ne pas avoir publié certaines informations financières, notamment ses sources de financement.

Read full article: https://www.politico.eu/article/un-think-tank-pro-orban-suspendu-du-registre-de-transparence-europeen/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication

[2026-06-16 00:12 UTC+10:00] [World news] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: An intercepted oil tanker and a ‘Frankenwrap’: photos of the day – Monday

Snippet: View image in fullscreenLondon, UKThe prime minister, Keir Starmer, appears on the ITV show This Morning to talk about the new social media ban for under-16sPhotograph: Ken McKay/ITV/ShutterstockShareView image in fullscreenDorset, UKA military vessel patrols around the detained oil tanker Smyrtos outside Portland harbour. The tanker, which was operating as part of Russia’s shadow fleet and sailing under the flag of Cameroon, was intercepted by British forces in the Channel on SundayPhotograph: Finnbarr Webster/Getty ImagesShareView image in fullscreenBerck, FrancePeople thought

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/news/gallery/2026/jun/15/an-intercepted-oil-tanker-and-a-frankenwrap-photos-of-the-day-monday

[2026-06-16 00:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Jerusalem Post

Title: Knesset's election of Rabello as comptroller conducted unlawfully, retired justice tells high court

Snippet: Retired Supreme Court justice Yosef Elron told the High Court of Justice that the Knesset vote in which attorney Michael Rabello was elected state comptroller was conducted unlawfully, joining the core arguments raised in petitions seeking to cancel the result.

Read full article: https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/politics-and-diplomacy/article-899491

[2026-06-15 23:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Asian markets rise on news of US-Iran peace deal | South China Morning Post

Snippet: Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has confirmed that both nations have agreed to an immediate end to military operations on all fronts.

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/video/asia/3357202/asian-markets-rise-news-us-iran-peace-deal

[2026-06-15 23:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Al Jazeera

Title: What a UK court’s backing of the Palestine Action ‘terror’ ban means

Snippet: UK court upholds government appeal to keep Palestine Action on ‘terrorism’ list

Read full article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/15/what-a-uk-courts-backing-of-the-palestine-action-terror-ban-means

[2026-06-15 23:40 UTC+10:00] [Editors' Pick] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Rappler

Title: The war of ‘two’ Senate blue ribbon committees

Snippet: Already have Rappler+? Sign in to listen to groundbreaking journalism.

Read full article: https://www.rappler.com/newsbreak/inside-track/two-senate-blue-ribbon-committees-war/

[2026-06-15 23:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: BBC News

Title: Reform pledges new tax on hiring foreign workers

Snippet: Reform UK says it would tax companies hiring foreigners, in order to reduce the National Insurance (NI) paid by employers on their British staff, if it won the next general election.

Read full article: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/czx5ne278x8o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

[2026-06-15 23:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The National (UAE)

Title: Israel must withdraw from Lebanon for sustainable peace, Lebanese minister says | The National

Snippet: The Israeli army must withdraw from the areas it occupies in southern Lebanon for a ceasefire to succeed, a senior Lebanese minister told The National on Monday, after the announcement of a peace deal between Iran and the US that includes the Lebanese front.

Read full article: https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/mena/2026/06/15/israel-must-withdraw-from-lebanon-for-sustainable-peace-lebanese-minister-says/

[2026-06-15 23:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: BBC News

Title: Russia was behind arson attacks targeting PM, BBC reveals

Snippet: Even after Roman Lavrynovych set fire to Sir Keir Starmer's house, he seemed to know as much about the prime minister as a bullet knows about its target.

Read full article: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c8r2l352z2do?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

[2026-06-15 23:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: BBC News

Title: 'Positive' or 'unnecessary'? - UK teens on social media ban

Snippet: School children in Preston and Manchester had mixed feelings about a proposed social media ban for under-16s following an announcement from Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer.

Read full article: https://www.bbc.com/news/videos/c20yl13lj09o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

[2026-06-15 23:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: 'Israel is weaker': Israeli political class reacts angrily to the US-Iran peace deal

Snippet: Anger and disappointment broke out in Israel on Monday morning after mediator Pakistan announced late on Sunday that the US and Iran had reached a peace agreement.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/israel-weaker-israeli-political-class-reacts-angrily-us-iran-peace-deal

[2026-06-15 23:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Al Jazeera

Title: How Pakistan mediated a US-Iran agreement after more than 100 days of war

Snippet: Islamabad, Pakistan – Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif says there were moments in the final stretch of negotiations between the United States and Iran when the talks appeared close to collapse.

Read full article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/15/how-pakistan-mediated-a-us-iran-agreement-after-more-than-100-days-of-war

[2026-06-15 23:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: Gatchalian: Senate ready to act on special session agenda

Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — Senate President Pro Tempore Sherwin Gatchalian on Monday called on fellow senators in the "rival" Cayetano-led bloc to attend the special session on June 17.

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/06/15/news/gatchalian-senate-ready-to-act-on-special-session-agenda/2365628

[2026-06-15 22:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Wave of Philippine government website hacks raises alarms over security, investor trust

Snippet: Analysts warned that repeated breaches of high-profile state websites could erode trust even if no sensitive data were stolen

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3357196/wave-philippine-government-website-hacks-raises-alarms-over-security-investor-trust?utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-06-15 22:50 UTC+10:00] [Senate] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Wave of Philippine government website hacks raises alarms over security, investor trust

Snippet: Analysts warned that repeated breaches of high-profile state websites could erode trust even if no sensitive data were stolen

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3357196/wave-philippine-government-website-hacks-raises-alarms-over-security-investor-trust

[2026-06-15 22:43 UTC+10:00] [Interest rates] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: US and UK central banks expected to keep interest rates on hold amid Iran peace deal

Snippet: Federal Reserve to make first decision under Kevin Warsh as Middle East hopes ease inflation pressures

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/jun/15/us-uk-interest-rates-federal-reserve-iran-war-kevin-warshinflation

[2026-06-15 22:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The National (UAE)

Title: Europe debates framework to harden position on Israel | The National

Snippet: European foreign ministers gathered in Luxembourg on Monday to discuss ways to harden the bloc's position on illegal Israeli settlements and the Israeli far-right minister Itamar Ben-Gvir.

Read full article: https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/europe/2026/06/15/europe-debates-framework-to-harden-position-on-israel/

[2026-06-15 22:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: BBC News

Title: Social media ban - bold and blunt, but no silver bullet

Snippet: When I arrived at 10 Downing Street this morning to hear the prime minister announce the UK's social media ban for under-16s, I had to hand in my phone for security reasons.

Read full article: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cddl65dp0rdo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

[2026-06-15 22:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Thailand’s Thaksin is out of jail, but can he ‘leave politics behind’?

Snippet: While the former PM is ‘no longer a political magnet’, analysts say he will still be behind the scenes as Pheu Thai tries to make a comeback

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/people/article/3357195/thailands-thaksin-out-jail-can-he-leave-politics-behind?utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-06-15 22:36 UTC+10:00] [Anutin Charnvirakul] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Thailand’s Thaksin is out of jail, but can he ‘leave politics behind’?

Snippet: While the former PM is ‘no longer a political magnet’, analysts say he will still be behind the scenes as Pheu Thai tries to make a comeback

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/people/article/3357195/thailands-thaksin-out-jail-can-he-leave-politics-behind

[2026-06-15 22:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AfricaNews

Title: Britain will ban under-16s from using social media

Snippet: Britain will ban children under 16 from using a range of social media apps including Snapchat, TikTok and YouTube to protect young people from harmful content and excessive screen time, Prime Minister Keir Starmer said Monday.

Read full article: http://www.africanews.com/2026/06/15/britain-will-ban-under-16s-from-using-social-media/

[2026-06-15 22:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: What to expect in Alabama’s state primary runoff

Snippet: This combination of photos shows Republican candidates for U.S. Senate Jared Hudson, left, on May 7, 2026, in Enterprise, Ala., and Rep. Barry Moore, right, on April 17, 2023, in New York. (AP Photo, File)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/alabama-primary-runoff-senate-house-213961d76e33848ff06b430319f33128

[2026-06-15 22:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: RT News

Title: Swiss reject 10 million population cap

Snippet: Swiss voters have rejected a proposal to cap the population as concerns over economic damage trumped immigration fears in what some called the country’s Brexit moment.

Read full article: https://www.rt.com/news/641596-switzerland-population-referendum/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS

[2026-06-15 22:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: RT News

Title: Read Full Article at RT.com

Snippet: Swiss voters have rejected a proposal to cap the population as concerns over economic damage trumped immigration fears in what some called the country’s Brexit moment.

Read full article: https://www.rt.com/news/641596-switzerland-population-referendum/

[2026-06-15 22:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Can Andy Burnham offer Labour a new destiny?

Snippet: The impending by-election in Makerfield, in the north of the UK, is clearly of much more than mere local significance.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/opinion/can-andy-burnham-offer-labour-new-destiny

[2026-06-15 22:00 UTC+10:00] [Trump administration] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: AI use by the US government is ballooning. And the lack of transparency is troubling | Nathan E Sanders and Bruce Schneider

Snippet: The list of government AI use cases has ballooned by 70% since Biden left office and includes many plans to hand over sensitive governmental functions to AI

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jun/15/ai-use-by-the-us-government-is-ballooning-and-the-lack-of-transparency-is-troubling

[2026-06-15 21:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: What to expect in California’s special congressional primary

Snippet: The name plate of Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., has been removed from his former office, April 15, 2026, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Nathan Ellgren, File)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/california-primary-special-congressional-election-ca14-swalwell-321ae06b41163e38fabb9bce636f60ea

[2026-06-15 21:48 UTC+10:00] [Lobbying] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Politico

Title: EU transparency watchdog suspends Orbán-backed MCC Brussels

Snippet: BRUSSELS ― A right-wing think tank with links to former Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has been suspended from the EU’s database of lobbyists and campaign groups, after it was accused of failing to disclose financial information, including its funding sources.

Read full article: https://www.politico.eu/article/eu-transparency-watchdog-suspends-viktor-orban-mcc/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication

[2026-06-15 21:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: London court convicts 2 men of plot to torch 2 houses and a car linked to UK prime minister Starmer

Snippet: LONDON (AP) — Two men were convicted Monday of a plot last year to set fire to property linked to British Prime Minister Keir Starmer.

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/britain-starmer-plot-to-torch-houses-car-conviction-c3cda256ea9fe1ac3189915325235bde

[2026-06-15 21:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: UTP names Malaysia-bound national team

Snippet: With the support of Cebuana Lhuillier, the Unified Tennis Philippines has named the members of its national team following the successful staging of the 2026 UTP Elite Eight Playoffs, one of the country’s premier junior tennis championships.

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/06/15/sports/utp-names-malaysia-bound-national-team/2365518

[2026-06-15 21:45 UTC+10:00] [Editors' Pick] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Rappler

Title: How Senate committees work and why they matter

Snippet: This is AI generated summarization, which may have errors. For context, always refer to the full article.

Read full article: https://www.rappler.com/philippines/senate-committees-functions-scope-powers/

[2026-06-15 21:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Jerusalem Post

Title: Ban on British-designated terror org. Palestine Action is lawful, rules UK court of appeal

Snippet: The British government's decision to ban the pro-Palestinian campaign group Palestine Action, which it has designated a terrorist organization, is lawful, London's Court of Appeal ruled on Monday.

Read full article: https://www.jpost.com/diaspora/antisemitism/article-899464

[2026-06-15 21:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Jerusalem Post

Title: Trump regulatory probe finds US lenders may have 'debanked' people on political grounds

Snippet: Big US lenders are bracing for further public scrutiny over whether they improperly closed customer accounts as a top watchdog wraps up a review that is expected to name and shame banks and result in disciplinary action, said several people with knowledge of the matter.

Read full article: https://www.jpost.com/international/article-899463