Topic: Politics — Neutral reports only
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[2026-09-26 13:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The spot meant for CNN on Trump’s Air Force One flight on Saturday will be taken up by Real America’s Voice News, a conservative network
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[2026-09-26 13:26 UTC+10:00] [Knoxville] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The spot meant for CNN on Trump’s Air Force One flight on Saturday will be taken up by Real America’s Voice News, a conservative network
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[2026-09-26 13:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has announced a ban on online gambling, just days before an election in which he is seeking a fourth term as the country's leader.
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[2026-09-26 13:22 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Main opposition lawmaker Rep. Bae Hyun-jin on Saturday urged J. Y. Park, founder of JYP Entertainment, to testify at the upcoming parliamentary audit of South Korean government bodies.
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[2026-09-26 13:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The Saudi Arabia-led coalition forces in Yemen said its air defence systems intercepted and destroyed a ballistic missile launched by the Iran-backed Houthis towards the kingdom.
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[2026-09-26 13:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: President Donald Trump has rejected Iran’s latest ceasefire proposal and told aides that he expects Washington to resume bombing the Islamic Republic after the November midterm elections, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday, citing US officials.
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[2026-09-26 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: The state of California spends billions of state and local tax dollars each year on welfare benefits for illegal immigrants through programs built to sidestep federal restrictions on public assistance, according to a new report from City Journal.
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[2026-09-26 12:11 UTC+10:00] [Sport / AFL] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Alastair Clarkson’s epic St Vincent’s de Paul dummy spit following his sacking as Roos coach and Kylie Minogue were the default plays for laughs by political leaders at the annual North Melbourne grand final breakfast.
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[2026-09-26 12:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL), a US government-funded international news organization, has released a new report on the teardown of a mostly intact Russian Geran-4 “Seeker” turbojet drone, revealing what makes these new one-way attack drones deadlier than the older piston-powered Geran-2s.
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[2026-09-26 12:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: “Trump certainly deserves a shellacking — his presidency combines the unthinkable with the unnecessary with the unhinged,” growls Joe Klein at Sanity Clause, but he’s not making any predictions. “Senate races across the country,” including red states, “are all within or near the margin of error.” I’m “hoping that the Democrats will take one of the Houses,” but “I’m not willing to bet the farm on that.” One worry: Democrats this year “have accepted socialism in the same righteous, benighted
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[2026-09-26 12:09 UTC+10:00] [World / North America] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: OpenAI said websites of “dozens” of organisations, including governments and universities have been broken into by it artificial intelligence (AI) bots, just days after the Australian federal government revealed that an OpenAI agent hacked into Medicare.
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[2026-09-26 12:06 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Kyiv has denied Seoul's claim that the two parties agreed to keep the recent transfer of two North Korean prisoners-of-war to South Korea confidential, sparking criticism from President Lee Jae Myung's political opponents.
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[2026-09-26 12:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: OpenAI has confirmed the hacking of an Australian government website is one of dozens of more breaches by its agents globally. (Reuters: Carlos Barria, file)
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[2026-09-26 11:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Report says City found guilty of 114 financial rule breaches spanning more than a decade; club have always denied any wrongdoing
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[2026-09-26 11:28 UTC+10:00] [English football] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Report says City found guilty of 114 financial rule breaches spanning more than a decade; club have always denied any wrongdoing
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[2026-09-26 11:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: The Ansar Allah movement, commonly called the Houthis, have remained the most recognizable name and force in Yemen of late, but lesser known among many headline consumers is the country's internationally recognized government, which is directly backed by the Saudis and recognized by the United Nations.
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[2026-09-26 11:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — Filipino gymnast Carlos Yulo is set to receive a base of P4 million from the Philippine government after winning two gold medals at the 20th Asian Games in Japan.
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[2026-09-26 11:05 UTC+10:00] [United States Politics and Government] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The New York Times
Snippet: The White House on Friday night informed Congress that it intended to cancel about $810 million that lawmakers had approved for education and health-related programs, its latest attempt to use a legally untested power to unilaterally rescind spending without the approval of lawmakers.
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[2026-09-26 11:00 UTC+10:00] [Donald Trump] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: President using rare power to revoke expenditure with bipartisan approval to aid immigrant services
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[2026-09-26 10:50 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: New York: Anthony Albanese has never been consumed by foreign affairs.
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[2026-09-26 10:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The illiberal view of power and rejection of checks and balances shared by US President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu go hand in hand with a refusal to take responsibility before their respective peoples, raising the gravest concerns ahead of crucial electoral deadlines in Israel and the United States.
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[2026-09-26 10:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The Finance Ministry published final procedures on Wednesday for a NIS 35 million pilot program that will compensate uninsured businesses for direct property damage caused by protection-money extortion, after Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich advanced the measure.
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[2026-09-26 10:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Some top New York Jewish Democrats are defending New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called him an “antisemite” and said he is “buddies” with Hamas.
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[2026-09-26 10:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The White House will not allow CNN journalists to join US President Donald Trump on an Air Force One trip to Knoxville, Tennessee, on Saturday, The Washington Post reported, citing two people familiar with the decision.
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[2026-09-26 10:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam demanded on Friday that Israel withdraw from Lebanon, amid remarks during the leader's speech to the United Nations General Assembly in New York.
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[2026-09-26 10:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: SAO PAULO — Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Friday banned sports betting sites, the biggest sponsor of the country's football clubs, just days before a nailbiter election in which he is seeking a fourth term.
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[2026-09-26 10:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Premier League side Manchester City being found guilty of breaking the majority of the 115 financial rules they were accused of breaching leads a number of Saturday's papers. "The 114 guilty verdicts that rocked football," is how the i Weekend describes it. The paper calls the verdicts a "warning to foreign owners", quoting Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy as saying "investment is welcome, undue influence is not".
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[2026-09-26 10:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Tens of thousands of students took to the streets across Germany on Friday to protest the government’s military service reform amid Berlin’s push to expand the armed forces, citing the alleged threat from Russia.
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[2026-09-26 10:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by Matthew Vadum via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours),
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[2026-09-26 09:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: The Supreme Court on Friday turned away an attempt to use a new Missouri congressional map backed by President Donald Trump, putting an end to a long-running legal dispute as absentee voting is underway in the midterm elections.
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[2026-09-26 09:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Let’s hope the US Senate makes time to second the House’s move to cancel a carbon tax that California imposes on the rest of the country.
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[2026-09-26 09:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Problems including workforce ageing and job mismatch demand a more precise, well-crafted government response
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[2026-09-26 09:15 UTC+10:00] [unemployment] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Problems including workforce ageing and job mismatch demand a more precise, well-crafted government response
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[2026-09-26 09:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by Jacki Thrapp and Jan Jekielek via The Epoch Times,
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[2026-09-26 09:02 UTC+10:00] [Trump administration] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Some Democrats say taxpayer-funded ad could be illegal government propaganda aimed at influencing voters
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[2026-09-26 08:59 UTC+10:00] [Philippine Elections] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Inquirer
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — House of Representatives lawmakers were split on the enactment of a law that effectively suspends the 2026 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE), with Minority members saying that the people would not benefit from this.
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[2026-09-26 08:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Iman Dashti, a Michigan University student, confronted Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed this week about his habitual whitewashing and rationalization of Islamic terrorism.
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[2026-09-26 08:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: New York bans doctors from having sexual relations with patients — but not teachers having sex with students: Want any more proof that teacher-union political power is out of control?
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[2026-09-26 08:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by Matthew Vadum via The Epoch Times,
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[2026-09-26 08:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Currencies were one discussion topic between Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, center left, and U.S. President Donald Trump at United Nations headquarters. © Reuters
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[2026-09-26 08:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu did not disclose an alleged warning from the UAE president that Hamas was planning a major attack during a Gaza security meeting held on October 1, 2023, six days before the October 7 massacre, The New York Times reported on Friday.
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[2026-09-26 08:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Sept. 26 (Yonhap) -- The number of foreign nationals in South Korea reached 2.87 million last month, up 5.3 percent from a year earlier, government data showed Saturday.
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[2026-09-26 07:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says his country has proposed a deal to the US that would see the Strait of Hormuz reopened within a week.
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[2026-09-26 07:44 UTC+10:00] [Paulo Gonet] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: O Conselho Superior do Ministério Público Federal (CSMPF) decidiu nesta sexta-feira (25/09) contra o afastamento do procurador-geral da República, Paulo Gonet, dos casos relacionados ao escândalo do Banco Master e, por margem apertada, rejeitou a abertura de um inquérito contra o PGR.
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[2026-09-26 07:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Dozens of people were arrested in New York City while protesting against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's participation in the United Nations General Assembly on Thursday.
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[2026-09-26 07:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by Brett Heinz via Responsible Statecraft,
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[2026-09-26 07:30 UTC+10:00] [Latest Stories] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Inquirer
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has signed a law moving the next Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) to November 2028 and extending the term of incumbent officials from four to five years.
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[2026-09-26 07:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: US Democratic Rep. Ro Khanna called on Israel to release imprisoned Fatah leader Marwan Barghouti, arguing that Palestinians should be allowed to choose their own leadership and that Barghouti could play a role in a future Israeli-Palestinian peace process.
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[2026-09-26 07:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Eight sailors in the USS Abraham Lincoln's carrier strike group attempted suicide during a deployment that ran 286 days at sea, acting Navy Secretary Hung Cao has told Congress, weeks after the administration waved off reports of deteriorating conditions aboard the carrier.
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[2026-09-26 07:03 UTC+10:00] [Donald Trump] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says the ball is now in Washington’s court, after setting out conditions for ending the war
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