Topic: Crime & Justice — Neutral reports only
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[2026-05-01 05:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: A sharp rise in cybercrime has shaken India, where nearly 2.5 million people lost an estimated US$ 25 billion to digital fraud in 2025, highlighting growing risks in the country’s fast-expanding online payment ecosystem.
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[2026-05-01 05:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: There was a time when the Lanka Sama Samaja Party marched in May Day parades chanting, “Arise now, ye starvers.” Back then, Leftist political parties held their May Day parades through the streets of Colombo within a tradition of attacking rivals and exchanging blows. May Day was a restless day for the ‘club-and-baton’ squads of the Sri Lanka Police.
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[2026-05-01 05:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Killer FedEx driver Tanner Horner claimed he had made a “deal with the devil” by slaying 7-year-old Athena Strand, the jury at his murder trial was told.
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[2026-05-01 05:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Right-wing conspiracy theorist Alex Jones speaks to the media after arriving at the federal courthouse for a hearing in front of a bankruptcy judge, June 14, 2024, in Houston. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File)
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[2026-05-01 05:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Myanmar's detained former president Aung San Suu Kyi has been moved to house arrest, according to state media. (AP: Aung Shine, file)
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[2026-05-01 05:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: United States President Donald Trump has said Tennessee will redraw its electoral map following a US Supreme Court ruling that gutted a key provision of the landmark US Voting Rights Act.
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[2026-05-01 05:38 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: SBS News
Snippet: Four soldiers are on trial for their alleged involvement in an acid attack on a prominent activist in Indonesia. Source: SBS, AP
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[2026-05-01 05:36 UTC+10:00] [Law & Order] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Katunayake Airport Police arrested a Chinese national at a casino in Colombo Fort yesterday (30) for stealing $9,900 (approximately Rs. 3.1 million) from the Chief Immigration Doctor of the Russian Federation during a flight from Abu Dhabi.
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[2026-05-01 05:36 UTC+10:00] [Law & Order] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Aguruwathota Police stated that four women who were travelling on motorcycles after consuming alcohol have been arrested in the Remuna area.
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[2026-05-01 05:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Sri Lanka’s leading sports hydration brand Yeti Isotonic, partnered with the Negombo Rifle Club (NRC) as its official hydration partner at the recently concluded Sharpshooter 2026 held in Kandy. Sharpshooter 2026 is one of Sri Lanka’s premier shooting competitions, organised by the Hill Country Sports Shooting Club. The event attracted nearly 350 competitors, including elite shooters from the Army, Navy, Air Force, Police and leading civilian clubs.
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[2026-05-01 05:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: OAKLAND, Calif. — The judge presiding over the bombshell trial over the future of OpenAI has apparently had it with Elon Musk’s favorite line over the last three days – “You just can’t steal from a charity” – at one point reminding Musk that he was “not a lawyer.”
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[2026-05-01 05:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum has cast doubt on accusations by the United States that Sinaloa Governor Ruben Rocha collaborated with the Sinaloa drug cartel after US prosecutors charged him with having ties to organised crime.
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[2026-05-01 05:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: A collision of two motorcycles on the main road of Nattandiya town resulted in the death of one motorcyclist, Marawila Police said.
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[2026-05-01 05:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Six transgender Idaho residents are suing the state in federal court, asking a federal judge to declare a strict new bathroom ban unconstitutional.
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[2026-05-01 05:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: A California city near the Mexican border has had enough of the state’s openness toward illegal immigrants — now taking the state’s sanctuary laws to court.
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[2026-05-01 05:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Sir Keir Starmer has called for police to prosecute people chanting "globalise the intifada" during demonstrations, calling it an example of "extreme racism".
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[2026-05-01 05:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: California’s powerful coastal watchdog has suffered a major blow after the state Supreme Court unanimously ruled it overstepped its authority over a shoreline development.
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[2026-05-01 05:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Law, Crime and Justice
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[2026-05-01 04:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Elon Musk, the Tesla CEO, world’s richest man and OpenAI’s cofounder, took the stand Tuesday in a high-stakes trial revolving around a bitter feud between himself and former friends Sam Altman and Greg Brockman that could reshape the future development of artificial intelligence. (AP Video by Terry Chea)
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[2026-05-01 04:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: OAKLAND, California — Elon Musk wrangled with Sam Altman's lawyer on Thursday over the timing of his decision to sue OpenAI and whether he knew about discussions to turn it into a for-profit company, as he was cross-examined in a trial over his lawsuit that could determine the future of the ChatGPT maker.
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[2026-05-01 04:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Jeffrey Epstein wrote a suicide note before his 2019 death in a New York City federal lockup, his cellmate claims – but its contents remain secret seven years after his death because a judge ordered it sealed, a new report revealed Thursday.
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[2026-05-01 04:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Consumer Protection
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[2026-05-01 04:40 UTC+10:00] [UK news] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Keir Starmer pledges crackdown on protesters chanting or displaying antisemitic slogans as terror attack is assessed to be ‘highly likely’
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[2026-05-01 04:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta is threatening a total shutdown of Facebook and Instagram in New Mexico if a state judge orders the company to adopt new safety features, according to a court filing Thursday.
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[2026-05-01 04:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley has defended how officers subdued the suspect in the Golders Green attack, after Green Party leader Zack Polanski shared a post condemning their actions.
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[2026-05-01 04:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Myanmar’s former leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been moved to house arrest, state media report, more than five years after the military toppled the civilian government that the Nobel laureate had led and jailed her.
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[2026-05-01 04:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: The suspect accused of beating to death a British male model after a Halloween party was wearing a clown costume during the savage attack — and had been at a bottomless brunch with his Harley Quinn-dressed lover, his trial was told.
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[2026-05-01 04:18 UTC+10:00] [Venice Biennale] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Decision follows backlash from Italian government and European Commission
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[2026-05-01 04:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: An Iranian exile and independent investigative journalist is heading toward a critical court hearing in Canada, as members of a prominent Iranian family seek to curb her ability to publish allegations linking them to wealth and influence tied to the Islamic Republic.
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[2026-05-01 04:00 UTC+10:00] [AI (artificial intelligence)] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Researchers say results mark a ‘profound change in technology that will reshape medicine’
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[2026-05-01 03:49 UTC+10:00] [UK news] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Jews in Britain are facing a wave of hate spread by hostile states, and some homegrown. We can only tackle it by working together
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[2026-05-01 03:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: A young woman is suing Roblox, Discord and Uber after a repeat predator used the platforms to groom her when she was 15 – paying a driver to bring her from Indiana to his New Jersey home where he kept her locked in a small, dank room and repeatedly raped her, according to the suit.
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[2026-05-01 03:45 UTC+10:00] [Politics] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: The entire international jury of the Venice Biennale resigned on Thursday in the latest escalation of a months-long political fight over Russia’s return to the exhibition.
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[2026-05-01 03:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A private security officer stands next to a closed Russia’s pavilion at the 59th Biennale of Arts exhibition in Venice, Italy, Tuesday, April 19, 2022. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni, File)
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[2026-05-01 03:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: An Israeli human rights organisation has petitioned the Supreme Court to demand the immediate release of 14 doctors from Gaza held without charge for more than a year.
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[2026-05-01 03:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: US President Donald Trump has called on his Israeli counterpart Isaac Herzog to pardon Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who is facing charges of bribery, fraud, and breach of trust.
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[2026-05-01 03:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: An inquest into the shooting of five people in west Belfast in 1972 has found that the Army "lost control" in a number of cases and "overreacted to a perceived threat".
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[2026-05-01 03:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The day after Independence Day (Yom Ha’atzma’ut), a religious Israeli man was arrested by the police and then detained for several hours. His “crime”? Having displayed both the Israeli and Palestinian flags on his kippah. After being released and requesting its return, his kippah was given back to him torn, with the Palestinian flag carefully removed by the police.
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[2026-05-01 02:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: A heartbroken Alabama mother of three died by suicide hours after her abusive husband allegedly murdered their 4-month-old baby, according to family members and police.
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[2026-05-01 02:42 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: A police paddy wagon engulfed in flames.Credit:Sam Mooy
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[2026-05-01 02:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Thirteen individuals have been referred to the Abu Dhabi Federal Court of Appeal over a multimillion-dollar scheme to illegally procure military equipment for Sudan’s Armed Forces (SAF) through UAE-based companies and financial channels.
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[2026-05-01 02:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: The detained former Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been moved to house arrest, the country's state media has reported.
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[2026-05-01 02:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: State media broadcast a photograph of the Nobel laureate flanked by two uniformed personnel – the first public image of her in years
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[2026-05-01 02:33 UTC+10:00] [MRTV] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: State media broadcast a photograph of the Nobel laureate flanked by two uniformed personnel – the first public image of her in years
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[2026-05-01 02:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON — A man accused of trying to storm the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner with guns and knives and attempting to kill President Donald Trump agreed on Thursday to remain jailed for now while he awaits trial.
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[2026-05-01 02:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Violence has erupted after a crowd gathered outside Alice Springs Hospital following the arrest of Jefferson Lewis.
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[2026-05-01 02:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Thirteen suspects are to stand trial over a multimillion-dollar plot to buy military equipment and weapons through the UAE's financial system and send them to the Sudanese Armed Forces for use in the country's civil war.
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[2026-05-01 02:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: A former singer for Spandau Ballet who believed he could have "sex on demand" has been sentenced to 14 years in prison after being convicted of eight charges, including rape and attempted rape.
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[2026-05-01 02:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: The terror suspect accused of stabbing two Jewish men in London has been identified as a Somali-born thug who previously served time for knifing a police officer and his dog, and was wanted over another suspected attack hours earlier.
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[2026-05-01 02:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: LAST year, I wrote about a word that briefly escaped the confines of legal language and entered everyday conversation: “forthwith.” It appeared in Article XI, Section 3(4) of the 1987 Constitution, where it provides that impeachment trial by the Senate shall “forthwith proceed.” At the time, I turned to dictionaries — especially the Oxford English Dictionary — to clarify its meaning: “immediately, at once, without delay or interval.”
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