Topic: Politics — Neutral reports only
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[2026-07-22 13:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity News,
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[2026-07-22 13:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: British Steel's plant in Scunthorpe, northern England, in March 2025: The U.K. government nationalized the operation "to protect the future of steel production" in the country, after its Chinese owner wanted to shut it down. © Reuters
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[2026-07-22 13:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: TOKYO (AP) — Japan recorded a trade deficit in June, according to government data released Wednesday, as the higher price of oil imports helped cause the second straight month of red ink.
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[2026-07-22 13:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, in a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing on Tuesday, put the cost of the war with Iran at $37.5 billion to date - while saying that a further $1.5 trillion was necessary for the adequate defense of the United States.
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[2026-07-22 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Three days after President Trump publicly urged her to run, the sister of the late Senator Lindsey Graham on Monday afternoon announced that -- unsatisfied with serving as an obviously unqualified interim senator through January -- she will run for the full six-year-term that starts in January. The development seemed to brush another potential candidate off the plate, but another one joined the field on Monday.
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[2026-07-22 12:56 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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[2026-07-22 12:54 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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[2026-07-22 12:52 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Twin red panda cubs have been born at Seoul Grand Park in South Korea’s first successful natural breeding of the endangered species, the Seoul Metropolitan Government said Tuesday.
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[2026-07-22 12:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: A Mexican national serving a decades-long prison sentence for murdering a Michigan woman has filed a federal lawsuit against US President Donald Trump, seeking $75 million in damages, a public apology, and American citizenship after claiming his case was exploited for political gain.
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[2026-07-22 12:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: A Mexican national serving a decades-long prison sentence for murdering a Michigan woman has filed a federal lawsuit against US President Donald Trump, seeking $75 million in damages, a public apology, and American citizenship after claiming his case was exploited for political gain.
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[2026-07-22 12:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Urban Development and Planning
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[2026-07-22 12:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has moved to prohibit imports of advanced drones, mainly from China, citing mounting national security concerns over military-grade technology.
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[2026-07-22 12:19 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: President Lee Jae Myung was to preside over a discussion Wednesday on ways to strengthen medical services in underserved regions and essential disciplines as the government seeks to reduce health care disparities between urban and regional residents.
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[2026-07-22 12:16 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea's finance minister on Wednesday called for vigilance over potential energy supply disruptions following renewed geopolitical tensions in the Middle East, vowing to take preemptive measures when necessary.
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[2026-07-22 12:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: En esta imagen cortesía de Robert Sullivan se puede ver a varios agentes que rodean a una persona tendida en el piso cerca del lugar de un incendio en el 26 de Federal Plaza en el bajo Manhattan, el lunes 20 de julio de 2026, en Nueva York. (Robert Sullivan vía AP)
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[2026-07-22 12:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: While some Pacific Islands Forum members have criticised the test near Tuvalu, Papua New Guinea appears to have backtracked, analysts say
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[2026-07-22 12:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: While some Pacific Islands Forum members have criticised the test near Tuvalu, Papua New Guinea appears to have backtracked, analysts say
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[2026-07-22 11:57 UTC+10:00] [Ukraine] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Zelenskyy hopes to end debacle over sacking of defence minister Mykhailo Fedorov; Kremlin’s sympathies for Wildberries. What we know on day 1,610
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[2026-07-22 11:54 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: A Perth-born pediatrician who became a notorious Islamic State fighter will face the full force of the law if he returns to Australia, the Albanese government has vowed, as the opposition calls for the man named “Dr Jihad” to be blocked from returning to the country.
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[2026-07-22 11:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Local Government
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[2026-07-22 11:45 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: The days of Labor Party luminaries disporting themselves in budgie smugglers while surrounded by young bikini-clad women are, sadly for us in the political circus industry, long gone from ALP national conferences.
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[2026-07-22 11:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by Aldgra Fredly via The Epoch Times,
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[2026-07-22 11:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Bloomberg reports that reactor developers Oklo and X-energy are joining a $200 million Trump administration-led program designed to speed new nuclear power plants for artificial intelligence data centers.
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[2026-07-22 11:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, July 22 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Jae Myung was to preside over a discussion Wednesday on ways to strengthen medical services in underserved regions and essential disciplines as the government seeks to reduce health care disparities between urban and regional residents.
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[2026-07-22 11:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, July 22 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's finance minister on Wednesday called for vigilance over potential energy supply disruptions following renewed geopolitical tensions in the Middle East, vowing to take preemptive measures when necessary.
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[2026-07-22 11:08 UTC+10:00] [Zohran Mamdani] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Mayor had said he was reviewing ability to execute arrest warrant issued by the ICC for Israeli prime minister
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[2026-07-22 11:06 UTC+10:00] [India] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Main opposition leader is bundled into a bus by police during Delhi CJP protests after accusing Narendra Modi of ‘destroying the future of India’s youth’
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[2026-07-22 11:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Andy Burnham's first full day as prime minister and fresh details about Ann Widdecombe's death dominate Wednesday's front pages. The Metro leads with reports that Widdecombe was hit on the head with a hammer 21 times on the day she was killed. Prosecutors told Westminster Magistrates' Court it was a "planned and targeted" attack carried out with a "ferocity of violence".
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[2026-07-22 10:57 UTC+10:00] [WORLD] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: France passed legislation to restrict the use of social media for children under 15 years old, becoming the first major European country to do so in a move that may strain relations with U.S. technology companies and President Donald Trump.
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[2026-07-22 10:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Democrats have grilled US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth over the Iran war during his testimony before the Senate as the White House requested additional funding for operations in the Middle East.
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[2026-07-22 10:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Democrats grilled US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth over the Iran War during his testimony before the US Senate as the White House requested additional funding for operations in the Middle East.
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[2026-07-22 10:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Zelensky strikes again in another major military firing, amid his promised big cabinet and military 'reshuffle'.
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[2026-07-22 10:22 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Queensland] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Age
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[2026-07-22 10:15 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea is asking Samsung Electronics and SK hynix to shoulder three national burdens: win the global semiconductor race, sustain the country’s export economy and revitalize regions left behind by decades of industrial concentration. That may prove visionary industrial policy. It may also place excessive weight on companies that already serve as Korea’s most important economic engine.
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[2026-07-22 10:15 UTC+10:00] [Opinion] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-07-22 10:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by Tom Gantert via The Epoch Times,
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[2026-07-22 10:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Wed 22 Jul 2026 at 10:01am
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[2026-07-22 10:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, July 22 (Yonhap) -- The government has called on exporters to play a proactive role in stabilizing the foreign exchange market, including the converting of export proceeds into the Korean won, the finance ministry said Wednesday.
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[2026-07-22 10:00 UTC+10:00] [Politics] [Factuality: 95]
Source: SBS News
Snippet: This article contains references to domestic and family violence.
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[2026-07-22 09:52 UTC+10:00] [National / Queensland] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: A report to the Queensland government from a group of domestic violence survivors calling for a civilian review system for complaints about poor police responses has been kept under wraps.
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[2026-07-22 09:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: The Treasury Department announced Tuesday morning that it has successfully implemented new safeguards to prevent government payments to dead people in an effort to reduce waste and fraud.
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[2026-07-22 09:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Gadi Eisenkot’s Yashar! party would emerge as the largest faction in the Knesset if elections were held today, winning 24 seats, according to a Channel 12 poll published Monday evening.
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[2026-07-22 08:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Moldova’s parliament has elected financier Vasile Tofan as prime minister and approved his new government.
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[2026-07-22 08:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Wed 22 Jul 2026 at 8:53am
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[2026-07-22 08:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Nearly 400 New Jersey residents who were not US citizens cast ballots after thousands of non-citizens were accidentally registered to vote between 2023 and 2024 due to a software error, Democratic Governor Mikie Sherrill said on Tuesday.
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[2026-07-22 08:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Wed 22 Jul 2026 at 8:35am
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[2026-07-22 08:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:State and Territory Parliament
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[2026-07-22 08:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-07-22 08:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: Ten months of undetected hacking exposes security failures: A breach affecting about 10,000 officials has raised fears of a broader failure in government cyberdefenses and possible national security risks.
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[2026-07-22 08:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: AdvertisementAdvertisementNEWSCMP Economy SeriesThe state of China’s EV industryChina’s electric vehicle (EV) industry sits at the centre of numerous economic and geopolitical trends: consumer spending, environmental protection, trade policy, high-end manufacturing, technology and more. In this short series, the SCMP assesses the current state of the sector within these broader contexts.
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