Topic: Politics — Neutral reports only
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[2026-09-25 22:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: U.S. airlines waived change fees for flights Friday through Sunday ahead of a nor'easter that federal forecasters warn will bring high winds and rainfall with the potential for dangerous flooding.
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[2026-09-25 22:43 UTC+10:00] [Global Risk-Reward Monitor] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-09-25 22:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: US futures erased earlier losses and are trading at session highs led by tech, as bonds steadied (with the 10Y at multi-decade highs of 5.17%) after oil’s latest rally lost steam, helping US stocks to extend gains for the week. As of 8:00am ET, S&P futures are up 0.4% setting up the benchmark to post its first weekly advance in three; Nasdaq futures gain 0.7% with chipmakers and memory storage names bouncing and Mag 7 stocks mostly higher, led by
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[2026-09-25 22:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Fears of a communications blackout in northern Ethiopia have increased as fighting flares between the federal military and forces from the Tigray region and their allies.
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[2026-09-25 22:28 UTC+10:00] [British politics] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: BERLIN — U.K. Prime Minister Andy Burnham is preparing to travel to Berlin in early October for talks with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, according to two people familiar with preparations for the visit.
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[2026-09-25 22:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Following our earlier coverage of Barclays senior China economist Yingke Zhou's view that Chinese leader Xi Jinping's state visit delivered "more signaling, less substance," attention turns to Taiwan, where Xi pressed President Donald Trump to oppose Taiwan independence.
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[2026-09-25 22:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: A região do Tigré, no norte da Etiópia, viveu uma das guerras mais sangrentas do século 21. Os combates entre as tropas do governo federal e forças rebeldes mataram centenas de milhares de pessoas e deslocaram milhões entre 2020 e 2022, segundo estimativas. Um acordo de paz encerrou formalmente a guerra, mas conflitos voltaram a eclodir na região etíope nos últimos dias.
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[2026-09-25 22:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Israeli United Nations Ambassador Danny Danon posted a video on social media on Thursday, showing him approaching the Iranian UN delegation, offering the Starlink internet device shown during Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's speech for the people of Iran.
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[2026-09-25 22:00 UTC+10:00] [US news] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Federal agencies told to prioritize recreational fishing and to reconsider scientific standards as well as regulations
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[2026-09-25 21:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: The 2026 World Cup was hosted by the United States, Canada and Mexico
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[2026-09-25 21:48 UTC+10:00] [Donald Trump] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Xi is expected to depart Washington after touring the nation’s vault of records, where the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution and the Bill of Rights are held
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[2026-09-25 21:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: A joint defence pact between Turkey, Saudi Arabia, and Pakistan has not yet been submitted to the Turkey's parliament for approval, Parliament Speaker Numan Kurtulmus said on Friday, adding he expected the agreement to be formally submitted when parliament returns from recess next month.
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[2026-09-25 21:31 UTC+10:00] [Italy] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Critics say decree also banning burqa in schools shows Italian PM worried about losing far-right voters in next year’s elections
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[2026-09-25 21:30 UTC+10:00] [US midterm elections 2026] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: By Donald Trump’s telling, we’re in a US ‘golden age’. Americans may feel differently. Plus: Anger at the elite and a gunfluencer runs in Texas
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[2026-09-25 21:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Observers say elaborate ceremonies in Washington should not be seen as proof of shifting US policy towards Taipei
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[2026-09-25 21:26 UTC+10:00] [Donald Trump] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Observers say elaborate ceremonies in Washington should not be seen as proof of shifting US policy towards Taipei
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[2026-09-25 21:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The move comes ahead of Italy’s election next year, in which PM Meloni’s party faces pressure the even further right National Future party
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[2026-09-25 21:20 UTC+10:00] [integration] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The move comes ahead of Italy’s election next year, in which PM Meloni’s party faces pressure the even further right National Future party
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[2026-09-25 21:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Four people have become the first to face charges related to the deadly political unrest in Senegal between 2021 and 2024, their lawyer said.
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[2026-09-25 21:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The US government has joined Elon Musk’s appeal against an EU fine imposed on X, accusing Brussels of “regulatory overreach” and escalating a transatlantic clash over its regulation of US tech firms.
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[2026-09-25 20:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: While it may have been unexpected for some, vacuum flasks usually filled with hot water are an everyday sight in China
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[2026-09-25 20:49 UTC+10:00] [Donald Trump] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: While it may have been unexpected for some, vacuum flasks usually filled with hot water are an everyday sight in China
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[2026-09-25 20:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: In the coming days, the Shin Bet’s Unit 730, which is responsible for protecting public figures, will begin providing security for Gadi Eisenkot, one of the opposition's main candidates to aim for the prime minister role in the upcoming elections, Maariv reported on Friday.
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[2026-09-25 20:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Britain's foreign minister met his Iranian counterpart on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York and told him his country would "not tolerate intimidation, threats or hostile activity on UK soil" from groups linked to Iran.
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[2026-09-25 20:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The Gen Z group that forced out an education minister is demanding the election chief’s resignation over alleged voter roll irregularities
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[2026-09-25 20:30 UTC+10:00] [Chief Election Commissioner] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The Gen Z group that forced out an education minister is demanding the election chief’s resignation over alleged voter roll irregularities
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[2026-09-25 20:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Chairman Kevin Warsh likes to measure his tenure as Federal Reserve chairman in days, and 127 days in, his promise of regime change is taking shape. He's moving fast on some easy and very visible items directly in his control but is constrained from making bigger changes by the state of the economy and by his colleagues on the Fed.
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[2026-09-25 20:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: Russia’s ruling party, United Russia, won a record number of seats in the lower-house State Duma, election officials announced Friday in confirming the final results of the country’s first wartime parliamentary election, an outcome that was all but predetermined in Russia’s tightly controlled political system, where true opposition had been barred from the ballot and public criticism of the war remains illegal.
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[2026-09-25 20:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Chelsea have won two of their opening five Premier League games this season
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[2026-09-25 20:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Nepalese Prime Minister Balendra Shah has slammed the current global system, saying it allows weapons to be moved efficiently but leaves poorer countries struggling to secure food, fuel, and other essentials for their populations. “We have built a world with flawless logistics for war and broken logistics for food,” Shah told the United Nations General Assembly in New York on Thursday.
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[2026-09-25 20:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Late last week, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic inaugurated a factory producing Israeli-made drones, giving his military and the local economy a boost during an election year.
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[2026-09-25 19:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: The US government is seeking to join Elon Musk's legal challenge to overturn a €120m (£105m) EU fine against X over its blue tick badges.
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[2026-09-25 19:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Morocco's ruling coalition has dominated parliamentary elections, but the vote has also revealed growing disengagement among voters.
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[2026-09-25 19:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: London shares fell on Thursday as continued fighting in the Middle East pushed oil prices to one-week highs, stoking inflation concerns worldwide and lifting government bond yields.
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[2026-09-25 19:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Following Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's address to the UN General Assembly on Thursday, the Foreign Ministry is concluding a five-week digital campaign aimed at one of the most challenging audiences for Israeli public diplomacy: the younger generation.
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[2026-09-25 19:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Local Spain
Snippet: The Spanish government has proposed a new draft bill which aims to regulate the influx of new data centres and force companies such as Meta, Amazon Web Services, Blackstone and Google to generate their own energy.
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[2026-09-25 19:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — A lawyer has filed a second petition before the Supreme Court challenging the Senate sitting as an impeachment court over its new ruling on the number of votes needed to convict Vice President Sara Duterte.
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[2026-09-25 19:06 UTC+10:00] [BUSINESS] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: Japan no longer needs a reflationary policy of aggressive monetary easing and nimble fiscal spending, according to Growth Strategy Minister Minoru Kiuchi, one of the Cabinet’s most aggressive reflationists.
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[2026-09-25 19:00 UTC+10:00] [Criminal Justice] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ProPublica
Snippet: Across the country, states have been shuttering their youth prisons as juvenile crime has plummeted and research shows the facilities are not effective at keeping youth out of trouble after release. From 2000 to 2022, the number of the highest-security facilities for kids has dropped by more than 40%, the most recent federal data shows.
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[2026-09-25 18:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Taiwan's government on Friday denounced Chinese President Xi Jinping's comments on the island's future to US President Donald Trump as a "distortion of the facts," saying only the Taiwanese people can decide their future.
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[2026-09-25 18:46 UTC+10:00] [Latest Stories] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Inquirer
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — All preparations and ongoing activities for the November 2026 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) have been canceled following the enactment of the law postponing the polls, Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chair George Erwin Garcia said.
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[2026-09-25 18:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: How threatening is an Israeli film about war crimes and AI-enabled mass killing in Gaza?
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[2026-09-25 18:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu flew to New York on Wednesday in search of one powerful campaign image, while apparently having to do without another.
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[2026-09-25 18:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Dozens of United Nations delegates left the room in support of Palestine as the Israeli prime minister prepared to begin his address to the general assembly on Thursday.
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[2026-09-25 18:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: A soldier stands next to an armored vehicle during a demonstration at the Army Southern Testing Center in Tainan, Taiwan, on Sept. 23. © Reuters
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[2026-09-25 17:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The ex-prime minister’s legal team also dismisses a ‘stupid question’ about ‘the billions’ donated by the Saudi royal family
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[2026-09-25 17:59 UTC+10:00] [house arrest] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The ex-prime minister’s legal team also dismisses a ‘stupid question’ about ‘the billions’ donated by the Saudi royal family
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[2026-09-25 17:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-09-25 17:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Iraq and the US have signed a deal to transfer a diplomatic and logistics hub at Baghdad airport, Iraq's Foreign Ministry said early on Friday, as part of preparations for the full withdrawal of American forces.
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[2026-09-25 17:20 UTC+10:00] [Philippine elections] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
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