Topic: Politics — Neutral reports only
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[2026-07-23 20:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: A 29-year-old Nazareth man was indicted on Thursday after prosecutors alleged that he repeatedly tried to contact Hamas and sought the terrorist group’s help to attack National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir.
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[2026-07-23 20:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Iraqi Prime Minister Ali Al Zaidi arrived in Iran on Thursday as part of a regional tour aimed at boosting economic and political ties, paying his first visit to Tehran since taking office in May.
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[2026-07-23 20:46 UTC+10:00] [Ukraine] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas has offered a bit more detail on the new package of sanctions, saying they are “the largest round in four years,” and will “hit Putin where it hurts most.”
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[2026-07-23 20:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, July 23 (Yonhap) -- A ceremony marking the return of a pair of Qing Dynasty stone lion statues from a Seoul museum to the Chinese government took place Thursday, officials said.
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[2026-07-23 20:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: This is our flagship newsletter Morning Wire. You can subscribe here and we’ll email it to you daily.
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[2026-07-23 20:20 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korean Unification Minister Chung Dong-young said Thursday the government has shifted away from a policy focused on the denuclearization of North Korea, instead pointing to peace as a precondition to resuming stalled talks with Pyongyang.
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[2026-07-23 20:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: A mosque is attacked in the UK every five days, new figures have revealed, as Muslim leaders accuse the government of failing to respond with sufficient urgency to rising Islamophobia.
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[2026-07-23 20:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Thursday that the United States remains prepared to play a "constructive role" in helping bring an end to the war in Ukraine, following talks with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on the sidelines of an ASEAN summit in Manila.
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[2026-07-23 20:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The government informed the High Court of Justice this week that, “due to the constraints of the Knesset’s schedule,” it had been unable to complete legislation establishing its proposed commission of inquiry into the October 7 massacre before lawmakers left for the election recess.
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[2026-07-23 20:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The upgrade to a comprehensive partnership gives both countries a wider framework to deepen cooperation, analysts say
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[2026-07-23 20:00 UTC+10:00] [Canada] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The upgrade to a comprehensive partnership gives both countries a wider framework to deepen cooperation, analysts say
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[2026-07-23 19:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Millionaires including former footballer Gary Lineker and music producer Brian Eno have written to new prime minister Andy Burnham asking to be taxed more.
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[2026-07-23 19:31 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Anthony Albanese let his guard down last week when asked about former minister Ed Husic’s suggestion that Labor was going soft on big artificial intelligence firms.
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[2026-07-23 19:30 UTC+10:00] [Technology] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Two OpenAI models broke out of a locked-down testing environment this month, made their way onto the open internet and hacked a real company. Australian security experts say the same capability, in less careful hands, could be aimed at the systems running the electricity grid, banks, telcos and key government systems such as My Health Record.
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[2026-07-23 19:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: They command no army, run no country and cannot force a government to take action - but the role of secretary-general of the United Nations is still one of the most important on the world stage.
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[2026-07-23 19:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Latest possible typhoon brewing east of South China Sea poses ‘complex and severe’ challenge, officials say
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[2026-07-23 19:26 UTC+10:00] [Noul] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Latest possible typhoon brewing east of South China Sea poses ‘complex and severe’ challenge, officials say
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[2026-07-23 19:24 UTC+10:00] [British politics] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Politico
Snippet: LONDON — U.S. Ambassador to the U.K. Warren Stephens on Wednesday brushed off strident past criticism of Donald Trump from Britain’s new Foreign Secretary, Ed Miliband.
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[2026-07-23 19:19 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Victoria] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: A powerful new agency targeting organised crime and informed by Australia’s best criminal intelligence would be established within Victorian Police under the state government’s latest response to the Building Bad corruption scandal and amid mounting pressure on Premier Jacinta Allan.
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[2026-07-23 19:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf’s threat against all infrastructure in the region is a “dangerous escalation in rhetoric,” Bahraini analyst Ahmed Alkhuzaie warned The Jerusalem Post on Thursday.
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[2026-07-23 19:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Diaspora Affairs Minister Amichai Chikli called on Thursday for the immediate closure of the Turkish Consulate in Jerusalem after the release of a new strategic study alleging that Ankara is pursuing a long-term campaign to expand its influence in the city through political, civil, and ideological channels while supporting Hamas.
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[2026-07-23 19:15 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Anthony Albanese’s allies will temper the excitement of Labor’s grassroots by talking down the importance of new commitments to turbocharge the government’s green agenda, as the party gave itself licence to wind back contentious tax credits to miners.
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[2026-07-23 19:00 UTC+10:00] [Politics] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Selection of economist formerly at helm of green thinktank marks continuation of decarbonising Miliband era
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[2026-07-23 19:00 UTC+10:00] [Television] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The gay Netflix romance maintained a political edge despite rollbacks to queer and trans rights
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[2026-07-23 19:00 UTC+10:00] [Politics] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Anton Jäger has been lauded for his exceptional ability to make sense of these strange political times – and he’s only 32. The writer and academic explains why we’re living in an age of hyperpolitics
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[2026-07-23 19:00 UTC+10:00] [House of Representatives] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: With traffic slumping, a draft bill aims to force tech giants to pay media outlets for using their journalism
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[2026-07-23 19:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: With traffic slumping, a draft bill aims to force tech giants to pay media outlets for using their journalism
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[2026-07-23 19:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity News,
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[2026-07-23 18:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: According to a statement released by the Ministry of Islamic Endowments in Jerusalem, the Israeli Minister of National Security Itamar Ben Gvir entered the Al-Aqsa Mosque complex along with more than 3,000 Israeli settlers, under heavy protection from Israeli forces.
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[2026-07-23 18:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Pubs, clubs and live music venues in England will be given a 20% cut to business rates from April, which the government estimates will save firms around £1,100 next year.
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[2026-07-23 18:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: A record 595,000 Israelis between the ages of 18 and 22 are expected to cast ballots for the first time in the election for the 26th Knesset, according to an analysis published Wednesday by geographic and demographic data firm Points Location Intelligence.
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[2026-07-23 18:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, July 23 (Yonhap) -- Unification Minister Chung Dong-young said Thursday the government has shifted away from a policy focused on the denuclearization of North Korea, instead pointing to peace as a precondition to resuming stalled talks with Pyongyang.
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[2026-07-23 18:38 UTC+10:00] [National / Victoria] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Victoria’s powerful education union has kept alive the prospect of further strike action as its leadership pushes its message that the battle with the government is not just about pay but improved funding for state school students.
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[2026-07-23 18:35 UTC+10:00] [Latest Stories] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Inquirer
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — The Dasmariñas government in Cavite has donated P50 million to the Commission on Elections (Comelec) for the conduct of special polls in the city’s lone legislative district.
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[2026-07-23 18:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: In a world where "Queers for Palestine" is a real thing and a Muslim communist with an LGBT cabinet is the mayor of the largest city in the US, the far-left vision of total intersectional multiculturalism seems to be in reach. The only people not welcome in this new world order would be straight, white Christian conservatives and anyone else who disagrees with wokeness.
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[2026-07-23 18:08 UTC+10:00] [Labor party] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Criticism comes as prime minister frames unity as point of difference to political opponents, saying ALP chooses ‘progress over protest’
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[2026-07-23 18:00 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The government is looking into "marriage penalties" in housing financing, and will roll out measures to address the issue, President Lee Jae Myung said Thursday.
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[2026-07-23 17:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, July 23 (Yonhap) -- The National Assembly elected the chairs of six standing committees allocated to the main opposition People Power Party (PPP) on Thursday, ending weeks of bipartisan deadlock over the formation of the parliamentary committees.
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[2026-07-23 17:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has pledged to set up fast-track courts to punish those involved in examination paper leaks, offering his first public response to youth-led protests challenging his government.
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[2026-07-23 17:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: NacDrone CEO Asawin Rompasert poses at the company's booth at a defense industry exhibition in Bangkok on July 8. (Photo by Joseph Rachman)
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[2026-07-23 17:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: MANILA, July 23 (Yonhap) -- Foreign Minister Cho Hyun on Thursday called on North Korea to respond to Seoul's offers for dialogue and join efforts to promote peace and stability on the Korean Peninsula at a regional security forum in Manila, the foreign ministry said.
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[2026-07-23 17:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, July 23 (Yonhap) -- The government finalized a budget proposal for official development assistance (ODA) for 2027 at 6.3 trillion won (US$4.6 billion) on Thursday, marking an increase of 871.2 billion won from this year.
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[2026-07-23 17:10 UTC+10:00] [Northern Territory] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: NT minister for trade and business Robyn Cahill makes scientifically inaccurate claims while pushing to make territory ‘datacentre capital of the globe’
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[2026-07-23 17:07 UTC+10:00] [JAPAN] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: The extension of parliament is playing havoc with lawmakers’ overseas travel plans, as a Lower House committee turned down an overseas trip request from some ruling lawmakers but approved others’ plans during the eight-day extension that ends Saturday.
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[2026-07-23 17:05 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: A Jewish community leader felt like he had failed as a parent on the day of the Bondi massacre because his children were home alone and scared their house would be targeted, the Royal Commission on Antisemitism and Social Cohesion has been told.
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[2026-07-23 17:00 UTC+10:00] [London] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Britain's capital has faced social media, press and political attacks designed to make residents and tourists feel unsafe. Ignore that: we have the facts
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[2026-07-23 17:00 UTC+10:00] [Editors' Pick] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: VEEP. Vice President Sara Duterte arrives at the Senate on July 7, 2026, to meet with her lawyers but does not attend the impeachment trial.
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[2026-07-23 17:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: A petition launched last week by economists regarding artificial intelligence’s transformative effect on the economy has secured the support of a glittering list of the profession’s heavyweights. The core demand is that policymakers must immediately intervene to protect society from the potential ill effects of AI.
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[2026-07-23 16:35 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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[2026-07-23 16:07 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Since 2017, I have covered South Korea’s political and economic landscape as a reporter, with a focus on foreign affairs, inter-Korean relations and security.As a foreign affairs reporter, I closely follow developments from the Ministry of Unification, the Foreign Ministry and the Defense Ministry, tracking shifts in diplomacy, military policy and North Korea’s evolving posture.
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