Topic: World News — Neutral reports only
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[2026-06-18 15:52 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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[2026-06-18 15:51 UTC+10:00] [Melbourne] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Coroner tells freebirth inquest new material ‘of such significance’ any findings must be postponed so information can be analysed
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[2026-06-18 15:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-06-18 15:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-06-18 15:47 UTC+10:00] [Russia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Mayor of Russian capital claims about 180 drones heading to the city were shot down as flames and smoke billow over outskirts
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[2026-06-18 15:47 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: In "The Eyes," K-drama mainstay goes blind, and proves — yet again — there's far more to her than a lovable sweetheart
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[2026-06-18 15:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Thu 18 Jun 2026 at 3:45pm
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[2026-06-18 15:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Thu 18 Jun 2026 at 3:41pm
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[2026-06-18 15:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Thu 18 Jun 2026 at 3:39pm
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[2026-06-18 15:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — The Home Development Mutual Fund (HDMF) or Pag-IBIG Fund has offered promotional housing rates for members above the socialized housing price ceiling up to P10 million.
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[2026-06-18 15:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: ROME, Italy — The United Nations’ food agencies warned Wednesday that acute hunger is set to worsen across 13 global hot spots in the coming months, with conflict, funding shortages and climate shocks pushing millions closer to famine.
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[2026-06-18 15:34 UTC+10:00] [World / North America] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Riverhead, New York: After spending decades waiting for justice, relatives of women murdered by New York’s Gilgo Beach serial killer laid into him on Wednesday before he was sentenced to life in prison. He told them: “I am responsible” for the crimes.
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[2026-06-18 15:33 UTC+10:00] [National News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
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[2026-06-18 15:32 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: German baritone Matthias Goerne and Korean pianist Sunwoo Yekwon join forces Sunday for a piece they each fell in love with: Schubert’s “Winterreise.”
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[2026-06-18 15:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has accused Elon Musk of interfering in British politics and “whipping up division” over the murder of 18-year-old university student Henry Nowak. The X owner has made several posts about the case, which has triggered public outrage and protests in Britain, as well as a public apology from the prime minister.
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[2026-06-18 15:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Moscow fends off drone attack, Kyiv targeted in second air strike this week, as Zelensky seeks Trump’s support for a peace deal
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[2026-06-18 15:31 UTC+10:00] [Enerhodar] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Moscow fends off drone attack, Kyiv targeted in second air strike this week, as Zelensky seeks Trump’s support for a peace deal
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[2026-06-18 15:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: COVINGTON, Louisiana — Tropical Storm Arthur was downgraded to a low pressure area along the upper Texas coast Wednesday night but forecasters expected its remnants to bring life-threatening flooding and days of heavy rains to parts of the southeastern United States, according to the National Hurricane Center in Miami.
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[2026-06-18 15:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, June 18 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Jae Myung plans to give a press briefing this week on the results of his 10-day trip to Europe that included visits to Belgium and Italy, and his attendance at a Group of Seven (G7) summit, his office said Thursday.
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[2026-06-18 15:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Local Government
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[2026-06-18 15:30 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Enhypen will bring out a new album in August, according to a local media report on Thursday.
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[2026-06-18 15:29 UTC+10:00] [Global Affairs] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
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[2026-06-18 15:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: LONDON — Archaeologists revealed Thursday that they have discovered a structure near the prehistoric stone circle of Stonehenge in southern England that may have served as a “prototype” for the 5,000-year-old Neolithic monument.
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[2026-06-18 15:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: A painting produced by an eight-year-old schoolboy is to be shown before all UK screenings of Toy Story 5.
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[2026-06-18 15:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: Former President Barack Obama is getting a little help from his friends in celebrating the opening of his presidential museum in Chicago.
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[2026-06-18 15:23 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Tech giant retreats from low-margin markets while expanding AI across products, manufacturing
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[2026-06-18 15:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Varias pantallas muestran la cotización del índice bursátil Nikkei 225 en Tokio, el jueves 18 de junio de 2026. (Kyodo News via AP)
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[2026-06-18 15:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-06-18 15:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Thu 18 Jun 2026 at 3:14pm
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[2026-06-18 15:13 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 92]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: A supposedly random license plate system in Gwangju was manipulated hundreds of times by district office employees to secure coveted “golden numbers” such as 7777 and 5555, an internal audit found.
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[2026-06-18 15:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: The UK government is "urgently" reviewing a system used to keep young and vulnerable people safe after a BBC investigation revealed how a nursery worker arrested for downloading indecent images of children was able to get another childcare job.
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[2026-06-18 15:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, June 18 (Yonhap) -- A senior North Korean diplomat has pledged to deepen cultural exchanges and cooperation with China during an event hosted by the Chinese Embassy in Pyongyang, according to the embassy Thursday.
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[2026-06-18 15:08 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Posco International, the trading and energy arm of Posco Group, said Thursday that it had completed the integration of Indonesian palm oil producer Sampoerna Agro and launched a new corporate identity under the name PT Prime Agri Resources, or PT.PAR.
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[2026-06-18 15:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: In the Democratic Republic of the Congo and other parts of Africa, some women are having baby after baby under cultural pressure to produce a male heir, even risking their health. Africa has the world’s fastest-growing population, but many births occur in conditions that women around the world would find challenging.
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[2026-06-18 15:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Caleb Tutt's life looks much like that of many Gen Z professionals in London - rent, student debt and a routine shaped by commutes and convenience food.
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[2026-06-18 15:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The incidents have raised questions about whether more precautions need to be taken in countries like Malaysia where the weather is harsh
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[2026-06-18 15:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The incidents have raised questions about whether more precautions need to be taken in countries like Malaysia where the weather is harsh
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[2026-06-18 15:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Curaçao’s Livano Comenencia celebrates after scoring during the World Cup Group E soccer match between Germany and Curacao in Houston, Sunday, June 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
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[2026-06-18 15:01 UTC+10:00] [JAPAN] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: The National Police Agency (NPA) said Thursday that it has dispatched a liaison officer to Bangkok as part of a broader push to crack down on fraud groups operating out of Southeast Asia.
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[2026-06-18 15:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Thu 18 Jun 2026 at 3:00pm
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[2026-06-18 15:00 UTC+10:00] [World news] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Kyiv is not taking any risks amid Moscow’s efforts to integrate Minsk ever more closely into its war
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[2026-06-18 14:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: A head-on fatal collision between two trains in mid Wales could have been avoided, an investigation has found.
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[2026-06-18 14:56 UTC+10:00] [ASIA PACIFIC] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: TAIPEI – Taiwan safeguarding its own security and refusing rule by China’s Communist Party should not be seen as a provocation, President Lai Ching-te said on Thursday, adding he hoped a new U.S. arms sale package can be approved soon.
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[2026-06-18 14:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: The US and Iran have signed an interim peace agreement aimed at ending their latest war and setting out a 60-day framework for a broader settlement, in a deal that immediately halts hostilities and opens the Strait of Hormuz to shipping.
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[2026-06-18 14:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Thu 18 Jun 2026 at 2:55pm
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[2026-06-18 14:53 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-06-18 14:53 UTC+10:00] [Indigenous Australians] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Coroner overturned initial police finding of suicide, saying their investigation was ‘deeply flawed, superficial and inadequate from the outset’
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[2026-06-18 14:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: The percussion and swaying rhythms of Al Ayala, the scent of incense and the brewing of strong Emirati gahwa greeted visitors as the Beijing International Book Fair opened on Wednesday with the UAE as guest of honour.
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[2026-06-18 14:52 UTC+10:00] [WORLD] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: JERUSALEM – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s hopes of clinging to power in an election this autumn have long been shaky, but the interim U.S. deal with Iran has added yet another complication.
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[2026-06-18 14:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: ZAPOPAN, Mexico, June 17 (Yonhap) -- South Korea can become the first team to win their group at this year's FIFA World Cup by beating Mexico this week and getting some help from other teams.
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