Topic: Politics — Neutral reports only
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[2026-08-05 19:40 UTC+10:00] [British politics] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: LONDON — Britains’ new Prime Minister Andy Burnham is considering holding a public inquiry into the U.K. activities of sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, Victims Minister Alex Davies-Jones said Tuesday evening.
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[2026-08-05 19:34 UTC+10:00] [Trump tariffs] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Government has so far returned $100bn to companies from levies that US supreme court struck down
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[2026-08-05 19:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Midfielder, who wants to stay at City, says club want to recapture prize they won four years in a row before Liverpool, Arsenal stepped in
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[2026-08-05 19:30 UTC+10:00] [Mateo Kovacic] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Midfielder, who wants to stay at City, says club want to recapture prize they won four years in a row before Liverpool, Arsenal stepped in
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[2026-08-05 19:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who was dramatically ousted following a brutal crackdown on protesters in 2024 and fled to India, is expected to make a rare public appearance after two years in exile in New Delhi on Wednesday.
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[2026-08-05 19:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: El-Sayed, Stevens face off in Michigan Democratic Senate primary
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[2026-08-05 19:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines -- Malacanang on Wednesday afternoon suspended work in government offices and classes at all levels in the National Capital Region and the provinces of Abra, Ilocos Sur, La Union, Benguet, Pangasinan and Zambales.
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[2026-08-05 19:06 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Victoria] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Triumphant champagne toasts, 4am phone calls to the premier, streams of texts, phoney meetings, board-stacking, prolific profanity and treachery aplenty.
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[2026-08-05 19:05 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Victoria] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: August 5, 2026 — 7:05pm
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[2026-08-05 19:01 UTC+10:00] [Climate and Environment] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ProPublica
Snippet: En los últimos 10 meses, residentes de múltiples vecindarios de Omaha, Nebraska, han contactado al gobierno municipal y federal después de que las pruebas de Flatwater Free Press y ProPublica mostraron que había suficiente metal tóxico en sus patios como para excavar y reemplazar la tierra de conformidad con las normas de la Agencia de Protección Ambiental.
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[2026-08-05 19:00 UTC+10:00] [Life and style] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: As Elon Musk, Peter Thiel and their peers have grown richer and more influential, Gil Durán argues they have all but abandoned democracy – and found the perfect government to enable them
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[2026-08-05 19:00 UTC+10:00] [Climate and Environment] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ProPublica
Snippet: In the last 10 months, residents in neighborhoods across Omaha, Nebraska, have contacted the city and federal government after tests by the Flatwater Free Press and ProPublica showed they had enough of the toxic metal in their yards for the dirt to be dug up and replaced under Environmental Protection Agency rules.
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[2026-08-05 18:57 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-08-05 18:09 UTC+10:00] [Australia news] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Energy minister says Australian households and energy reliability will be protected by new federal legislation
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[2026-08-05 18:02 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Seventeen restaurants in Korea listed in the Michelin Guide were found to have violated the Food Sanitation Act over the past three years, according to government data released Wednesday.
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[2026-08-05 18:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Progressive advocate Abdul El-Sayed won the Democratic nomination for the US Senate in Michigan on Wednesday, defeating Congresswoman Haley Stevens in a race that became one of the most expensive and closely watched primaries in US history.
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[2026-08-05 17:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — The Supreme Court (SC) on Wednesday dismissed petitions filed by Vice President Sara Duterte and lawyer Israelito P. Torreon seeking to halt the impeachment proceedings at the House of Representatives, ruling that the challenges had become moot after the Articles of Impeachment were transmitted to the Senate.
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[2026-08-05 17:50 UTC+10:00] [Gambling] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Sarah Henderson says bill ignores gambling inducements, uniting parties and independents against controversial legislation
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[2026-08-05 17:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 5 (Yonhap) -- The Supreme Court said Wednesday its full bench will rule on the insurrection trials of former Prime Minister Han Duck-soo and former Interior Minister Lee Sang-min, citing the gravity of the cases.
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[2026-08-05 17:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Left-wing protesters attempted to violently break into the Religious Zionist party's headquarters in Shoam, the party claimed on Wednesday morning.
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[2026-08-05 17:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Aug. 5. (Photo by Ken Suzuki)
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[2026-08-05 17:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEJONG, Aug. 5 (Yonhap) -- Labor Minister Kim Young-hoon pledged Wednesday to hold talks with labor groups over an envisioned special bill that would ease labor regulations at a planned semiconductor complex in the southwestern Honam region.
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[2026-08-05 17:16 UTC+10:00] [Philippine Elections] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Inquirer
Snippet: BACOLOD CITY–Rep. Javier Miguel Benitez (Negros Occidental, 3rd District) said he and 63 other lawmakers filed House Bill No. 10591 on Tuesday afternoon seeking to postpone the upcoming Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) from Nov. 2, 2026, to the last Monday of November 2028.
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[2026-08-05 17:16 UTC+10:00] [National / Queensland] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Age
Snippet: The Queensland Nurses and Midwives’ Union has called for better working conditions and increased health funding, days after the Queensland government celebrated additional frontline staff, and a video of a nurse taking down an aggressive patient went viral.
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[2026-08-05 17:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Brazil has told Argentina its relations will be handled at the chargé d'affaires level after Argentine President Javier Milei again insulted Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, a Brazilian government source said on Tuesday.
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[2026-08-05 16:54 UTC+10:00] [Philippine News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: Already have Rappler+? Sign in to listen to groundbreaking journalism.
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[2026-08-05 16:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Since becoming prime minister in 2022, Anwar has struggled to win over support from Malaysia’s Malay-Muslim majority
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[2026-08-05 16:54 UTC+10:00] [Melaka] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Since becoming prime minister in 2022, Anwar has struggled to win over support from Malaysia’s Malay-Muslim majority
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[2026-08-05 16:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: A US judge on Tuesday granted the US Justice Department's request to dismiss cases against members of the right-wing Oath Keepers militia who took part in the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol, according to a court filing.
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[2026-08-05 16:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 5 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Jae Myung will preside over a closed-door meeting this week to review real estate market policies, a presidential spokesperson said Wednesday, as the government seeks to increase housing supply.
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[2026-08-05 16:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: FILE- In this March 11, 2021, file photo, a Hindu holy man smokes marijuana in the courtyard of Pashupatinath temple during Shivratri festival in Kathmandu, Nepal. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha, File)
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[2026-08-05 16:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: A group of Republican and Democratic US senators on Tuesday called for elections in Venezuela, seven months after President Donald Trump's administration removed then-President Nicolas Maduro and installed his vice president as acting president.
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[2026-08-05 16:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: An outspoken pro-Palestinian progressive who campaigned with Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed bested two establishment-backed picks in a Democratic House primary for a battleground district in the state on Tuesday.
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[2026-08-05 16:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Contractor and businessman David Appel and former MK Michael Kleiner, who currently serves as president of the Likud Party's internal court, were named as the suspects in an alleged multimillion-shekel real estate fraud scheme, Israeli media reported on Wednesday.
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[2026-08-05 16:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Abdul El-Sayed defeated Rep. Haley Stevens in Michigan's Democratic primary race on Wednesday, winning approximately 49% of the vote.
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[2026-08-05 16:25 UTC+10:00] [US midterm elections 2026] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: In this episode of Guardian Australia’s weekly US politics podcast, co-hosts Jonathan Yerushalmy and Reged Ahmad take a look at how the Michigan Senate primaries could decide the future of the Democrats. This is a race that has revealed the civil war raging inside the party, as some seek to take it further to the left, with candidates such as Abdul El-Sayed.
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[2026-08-05 16:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: CHANGES lead, headline; UPDATES throughout with more details; ADDS photo)
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[2026-08-05 16:23 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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[2026-08-05 16:22 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-08-05 16:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Nigerian President Bola Tinubu has approved salary increases of up to 80% for members of the armed forces, benefiting about 250,000 personnel as the government seeks to boost troop morale amid persistent insurgency, banditry and kidnapping.
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[2026-08-05 16:10 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Queensland] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Queensland Deputy Premier Jarrod Bleijie has batted away questions about his meetings with Australia’s richest woman, stating the pair spoke about the weather, while insisting his government alone made decisions, “not billionaires”.
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[2026-08-05 16:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Abdul El-Sayed, a progressive public health advocate, has won the Democratic nomination for the United States Senate, overcoming more than $60m in campaign spending, mostly from pro-Israel groups, NBC has projected.
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[2026-08-05 16:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Flight NH968 lands safely with 197 on board after 2024’s deadly crash at the same airport and last year’s mid-air disaster in Washington
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[2026-08-05 16:03 UTC+10:00] [All Nippon Airways] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Flight NH968 lands safely with 197 on board after 2024’s deadly crash at the same airport and last year’s mid-air disaster in Washington
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[2026-08-05 16:02 UTC+10:00] [National News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines – The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) said they have no information yet on reports that Senator Bato dela Rosa has been arrested.
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[2026-08-05 16:00 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Staff reporter at The Korea Herald’s National Desk, based in Seoul. Covers South Korea’s national security and foreign policy, with a focus on the Defense, Foreign and Unification Ministries, as well as the National Assembly.Before entering journalism, served as an Air Force officer. Experience includes providing translation and interpretation, as well as strategic input for planning efforts, at the ROK-US Combined Forces Command.
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[2026-08-05 15:59 UTC+10:00] [Environment / Climate change] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Climate and Energy Minister Chris Bowen has said he will use federal power to force the Queensland and Northern Territory governments to fall into line with his plan to require data centres to fully offset their electricity use with investments in renewable energy.
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[2026-08-05 15:56 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will be forced to cede ground on gambling reform after alarming testimony about addicts lured with drugs, escorts and thousands of dollars in free bets convinced the Senate that Labor’s laws were not good enough.
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[2026-08-05 15:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-08-05 15:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Wed 5 Aug 2026 at 3:54pm
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