[2026-05-28 16:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South Korea

Title: Lee calls for stern punishment for those responsible for fatal overpass collapse in Seoul

Snippet: SEOUL, May 28 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Jae Myung on Thursday called for a prompt investigation and stern punishment for those responsible for recent safety-related incidents, including the collapse of an overpass in Seoul that killed three workers.

Read full article: https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260528006900315

[2026-05-28 16:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: ABC News

Title: Coroner finds smuggled drugs cause of inmate's death

Snippet: By Madeleine Stuchbery

Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-28/drug-death-in-fulham-prison-gippsland/106445378

[2026-05-28 16:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]

Source: ABC News

Title: Police treating woman's death in Canberra unit fire as suspicious

Snippet: Thu 28 May 2026 at 4:04pm

Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-28/police-say-canberra-belconnen-unit-fire-death-is-homicide/106732938

[2026-05-28 15:59 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Age

Title: ‘Corporate bullying’: Melbourne brothel sues bank for discrimination

Snippet: The owner of a South Melbourne brothel has accused Bendigo Bank of breaching discrimination laws when it shut down his accounts in a legal battle playing out before the Victorian Supreme Court this week.

Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/business/companies/corporate-bullying-melbourne-brothel-sues-bank-for-discrimination-20260527-p60146.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-05-28 15:46 UTC+10:00] [National / Victoria] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Age

Title: Accused paedophile Joshua Brown to admit childcare crimes, court hears

Snippet: Accused childcare rapist Joshua Dale Brown is set to admit responsibility for his crimes, as the lawyers for both sides flag they will seek the assistance of a County Court judge to determine which of his 156 charges will proceed.

Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/accused-paedophile-joshua-brown-to-admit-childcare-crimes-court-hears-20260528-p601pf.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-05-28 15:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: ABC News

Title: Gus Lamont search uncovers no new evidence, police say 'we won't give up'

Snippet: Thu 28 May 2026 at 3:41pm

Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-28/police-say-gus-lamont-search-uncovers-no-new-evidence/106731686

[2026-05-28 15:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: ABC News

Title: Teen accused of home invasion granted bail by Court of Appeal

Snippet: ABC Mildura-Swan Hill

Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-28/court-of-appeal-overrules-bail-refusal-teen-home-invasion/106731944

[2026-05-28 15:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]

Source: ABC News

Title: Man arrested over alleged 1994 armed robbery at Melbourne shopping centre

Snippet: Thu 28 May 2026 at 3:33pm

Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-28/police-arrest-man-armaguard-robbery-chadstone-cinema-cold-case/106732318

[2026-05-28 15:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Jerusalem Post

Title: Trump accuser E. Jean Carroll investigated by DOJ over perjury in sexual abuse, defamation cases

Snippet: The Justice Department has launched a criminal investigation into E. Jean Carroll, the writer who accused US President Donald Trump of raping her in the mid-1990s, a source familiar with the matter said on Wednesday.

Read full article: https://www.jpost.com/american-politics/article-897581

[2026-05-28 15:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: BBC News

Title: Organised crime and historic sex abuse cases driving Scotland trial backlog

Snippet: The backlog of trials in Scotland's highest criminal courts has nearly tripled, due in part to an increase in complex cases involving serious organised crime and historic sex abuse.

Read full article: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx21kng4dkgo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

[2026-05-28 15:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: ABC News

Title: Drone intercepted at Townsville prison with $1 million worth of contraband

Snippet: Thu 28 May 2026 at 3:22pm

Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-28/million-dollars-of-drone-contraband-at-townsville-prison/106732504

[2026-05-28 15:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: Dela Rosa escape ‘related’ to Senate shooting - CIDG

Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — The escape of Sen. Ronald dela Rosa from the Senate on May 14 and the shooting incident in the facility hours earlier were found out to be “related,” the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) of the Philippine National Police (PNP) said Thursday.

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/05/28/news/dela-rosa-escape-related-to-senate-shooting-cidg/2353311

[2026-05-28 15:21 UTC+10:00] [National / WA] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Age

Title: Young woman killed in regional WA car crash identified

Snippet: The driver killed in a crash in WA’s Wheatbelt at the weekend has been identified as a Welsh woman who had moved to Australia on a working holiday visa with her boyfriend.

Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/national/western-australia/young-woman-killed-in-regional-wa-car-crash-identified-20260528-p601pr.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-05-28 15:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Australian woman charged with traveling to Syria and joining IS

Snippet: Unidentified women walk between tents in a section of the camp housing Australian family members of suspected Islamic State militants in the Roj Camp in eastern Syria, Feb. 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Baderkhan Ahmad, File)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/islamic-state-group-australia-woman-charged-terrorism-09e96969f754adb511b7fade287f0a1e

[2026-05-28 15:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Asylum seekers deported by the US are imprisoned in Africa

Snippet: Under an opaque $7.5 million deal with the Trump administration, Equatorial Guinea’s all-powerful president has turned a hotel owned by his family into a prison for asylum seekers deported from the United States.

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/asylum-seekers-deported-africa-f37fb971a2f463a96bdde4911feefc7a

[2026-05-28 15:05 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Korea Herald

Title: 3 university students dead after car skids into bus

Snippet: Three university students died after a car crashed into a parked bus in Changwon, South Gyeongsang Province, early Wednesday morning, police said.

Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10757935

[2026-05-28 15:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Verdict due in trial over attack plot on Taylor Swift concert in Vienna

Snippet: Taylor Swift performs at the Paris Le Defense Arena during her Eras Tour concert in Paris, May 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Lewis Joly, File)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/austria-court-taylor-swift-concerts-plot-verdict-8f0709f69e96d71fc846886147923668

[2026-05-28 14:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South Korea

Title: (3rd LD) Court acquits ex-President Yoon of perjury over testimony at ex-PM's trial

Snippet: (ATTN: ADDS more details throughout)

Read full article: https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260528001453315

[2026-05-28 14:46 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Korea Herald

Title: Off-duty officer prevents stabbing at Daegu restaurant

Snippet: An off-duty police officer apprehended a man armed with a broken soju bottle at a restaurant in Daegu, preventing possible injuries to other customers, police said.

Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10757908

[2026-05-28 14:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: BBC News

Title: How CSI tactics are fighting the fly-tippers

Snippet: Yellow tape marked "Crime scene – Do not enter" seals off part of a residential street.

Read full article: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cpdpyg9xwwwo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

[2026-05-28 14:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: ABC News

Title: Man charged over alleged hit and run crash after 13yo boy critically injured

Snippet: Topic:Road Accidents and Incidents

Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-28/man-charged-over-buderim-alleged-hit-run-13yo-boy/106733094

[2026-05-28 14:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: Bat-wielding driver with dog terrorizes shoppers in Santa Monica as city struggles to control crime crisis

Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/05/28/us-news/bat-wielding-driver-and-dog-terrorize-shoppers-in-santa-monica-as-city-struggles-to-control-crime-crisis/

[2026-05-28 14:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: 4 people including 2 kids found dead in North Hills — authorities begin murder investigation

Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/05/28/us-news/four-people-shot-killed-in-north-hills/

[2026-05-28 14:16 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Age

Title: ‘ISIS bride’ charged with terror offences eight months after return

Snippet: A woman linked to Islamic State arrested and charged with terrorism offences has four children, sources close to the families say, one of whom was wounded by a gunshot in the final days of the so-called caliphate in 2019.

Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/politics/federal/isis-bride-charged-with-terror-offences-eight-months-after-return-20260528-p601nt.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-05-28 14:11 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]

Source: 9News

Title: Trump's Justice Department investigating his rape accuser

Snippet: Auto news: These are Australia's safest roads.

Read full article: https://www.9news.com.au/world/e-jean-carroll-criminal-investigation-rape-trial-donald-trump-rapist-usa-politics-news/960c7be4-81dc-4559-b9fc-35967c1ca619

[2026-05-28 13:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Zero Hedge

Title: FBI Arrests CIA Official With $40 Million in Gold Bars, $2 Million In Cash Stashed in His Home

Snippet: In what may be the most bizarre story of the week, if not all of 2026, the NYTimes reports that a senior CIA official was arrested last week after investigators found hundreds of gold bars worth over $40 million stashed in his Virginia residence, a non-fiat fortune that he apparently brought home from work, according to court papers.

Read full article: https://www.zerohedge.com/political/fbi-arrests-cia-official-40-million-gold-bars-2-million-cash-stashed-his-home

[2026-05-28 13:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: ABC News

Title: Corruption watchdog criticises three-year police integrity unit delay

Snippet: Thu 28 May 2026 at 1:53pm

Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-28/queensland-police-integrity-unit-complaints-ccc-barbour/106732514

[2026-05-28 13:51 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]

Source: 9News

Title: Notorious pedophile fights 'excessive' life sentence

Snippet: One of Australia's worst pedophiles, childcare worker Ashley Paul Griffith, has launched a bid to slash the life sentence he received for abusing dozens of young children.Lawyers for the notorious predator today argued in the Queensland Court of Appeal that the 27‑year non‑parole period he was handed in 2024 was "manifestly excessive" as they sought leave to appeal.Griffith is behind bars after a horrifying history of abuse stretching almost two decades was exposed.READ MORE: 'ISIS bride' charged with terrorism offencesAshley

Read full article: https://www.9news.com.au/national/notorious-pedophile-ashley-paul-griffith-fights-life-sentence/81d12f2e-d903-4cf2-a1be-617d615e91ff

[2026-05-28 13:51 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]

Source: 9News

Title: Notorious paedophile fights 'excessive' life sentence

Snippet: One of Australia's worst paedophiles, childcare worker Ashley Paul Griffith, has launched a bid to slash the life sentence he received for abusing dozens of young children.Lawyers for the notorious predator today argued in the Queensland Court of Appeal that the 27‑year non‑parole period he was handed in 2024 was "manifestly excessive" as they sought leave to appeal.Griffith is behind bars after a horrifying history of abuse stretching almost two decades was exposed.READ MORE: 'ISIS bride' charged with terrorism offencesAshley

Read full article: https://www.9news.com.au/national/notorious-paedophile-ashley-paul-griffith-fights-life-sentence/81d12f2e-d903-4cf2-a1be-617d615e91ff

[2026-05-28 13:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: Matthew Perry's assistant gets more than 3 years in prison for central role in his ketamine death

Snippet: LOS ANGELES — Matthew Perry’s live-in personal assistant, who had a central role in the “Friends” actor’s descent into ketamine addiction and injected him with a fatal dose of the drug, was sentenced Wednesday to three years and five months in prison, bringing an end to the legal saga surrounding the death of one of the biggest TV stars of his generation.

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/05/28/entertainment-lifestyle/matthew-perrys-assistant-gets-more-than-3-years-in-prison-for-central-role-in-his-ketamine-death/2353274

[2026-05-28 13:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: Missing girl spotted near Mexican border with person suspected of killing her mother

Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/05/27/us-news/la-missing-girl-spotted-near-mexico-border-with-father-wanted-in-murder-case/

[2026-05-28 13:07 UTC+10:00] [World / North America] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Age

Title: Justice Department launches criminal probe into Trump accuser E. Jean Carroll, source says

Snippet: Washington: The US Justice Department has launched a criminal investigation into E. Jean Carroll, the writer who accused President Donald Trump of raping her in the mid-1990s, a source familiar with the matter said on Wednesday (Washington time).

Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/world/north-america/doj-launches-criminal-probe-into-trump-accuser-e-jean-carroll-source-says-20260528-p601l0.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-05-28 13:03 UTC+10:00] [National / NSW] [Factuality: 90]

Source: The Age

Title: Coconut Cartel decapitated as police swoop on alleged Sydney boss

Snippet: Police have dismantled what they say is the Australian operation of the so-called Coconut Cartel, a gang locked in a months-long feud with the Alameddine crime family over control of Sydney’s illicit drug market, after seizing almost 400 kilograms of methamphetamine and arresting its alleged onshore leader.

Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/national/nsw/coconut-cartel-decapitated-as-police-swoop-on-alleged-sydney-boss-20260528-p601iw.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-05-28 12:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: Australian police charge woman with terrorism over IS links

Snippet: SYDNEY — Australian police charged on Thursday a woman allegedly linked to the Islamic State group (IS) with membership of a terrorist organization and entering a known conflict zone.

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/05/28/world/asia-oceania/australian-police-charge-woman-with-terrorism-over-is-links/2353265

[2026-05-28 12:52 UTC+10:00] [JAPAN] [Factuality: 95]

Source: The Japan Times

Title: Japan ruling LDP proposes GPS devices for stalkers to safeguard victims

Snippet: The ruling Liberal Democratic Party has proposed that stalkers be fitted with GPS devices in order to protect victims.

Read full article: https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/05/28/japan/crime-legal/japan-ldp-proposal-stalkers-gps/

[2026-05-28 12:51 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Age

Title: Melbourne woman charged with terrorism offences after returning from Syria

Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section

Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/national/melbourne-woman-charged-with-terrorism-offences-after-returning-from-syria-20260528-p601nm.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-05-28 12:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: 9 missing after Washington paper mill tank rupture and officials say there's no hope of survivors

Snippet: LONGVIEW, Washington — Crews resumed the grim search Wednesday for nine people presumed killed at a Washington state paper mill where a chemical tank ruptured a day earlier in one of the deadliest U.S. workplace accidents in years.

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/05/28/world/americas-emea/9-missing-after-washington-paper-mill-tank-rupture-and-officials-say-theres-no-hope-of-survivors/2353262

[2026-05-28 12:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South Korea

Title: Court to decide on arrest of Chinese dissident who fled to S. Korea by sea

Snippet: SEOUL, May 28 (Yonhap) -- A court is expected to decide Thursday whether to formally arrest a Chinese dissident, who fled China in a rubber boat and arrived in South Korea earlier this week by sea.

Read full article: https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260528004700315

[2026-05-28 12:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: US Justice Department launches criminal probe into Trump accuser E. Jean Carroll

Snippet: Federal prosecutors investigate whether E. Jean Carroll committed perjury in her two civil lawsuits against Donald Trump

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3355104/us-justice-department-launches-criminal-probe-trump-rape-accuser-e-jean-carroll?utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-05-28 12:36 UTC+10:00] [Pam Bondi] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: US Justice Department launches criminal probe into Trump accuser E. Jean Carroll

Snippet: Federal prosecutors investigate whether E. Jean Carroll committed perjury in her two civil lawsuits against Donald Trump

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3355104/us-justice-department-launches-criminal-probe-trump-rape-accuser-e-jean-carroll

[2026-05-28 12:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Death toll from Israeli strike on residential tower in Gaza City rises to 10

Snippet: An Israeli strike that struck a residential building in Gaza City has killed 10 people - including four children - according to local reports citing sources from ambulance and emergency services.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/death-toll-israeli-strike-residential-tower-gaza-city-rises-10

[2026-05-28 12:29 UTC+10:00] [National / NSW] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Age

Title: Nine charged as offshore crime syndicate targeted

Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section

Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/national/nsw/nine-charged-as-offshore-crime-syndicate-targeted-20260528-p601mu.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-05-28 12:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: Al Jazeera

Title: Google employee charged with insider trading over Polymarket bets

Snippet: A Google software engineer has been charged with fraud by US authorities after allegedly using insider information to win more than $1.2m in bets on the prediction market platform Polymarket.

Read full article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/5/28/google-employee-charged-with-insider-trading-over-polymarket-bets

[2026-05-28 12:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: Trans high school track athlete wins girls’ state championship before key Supreme Court ruling

Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/05/27/us-news/trans-high-school-track-athlete-wins-girls-state-championship-before-key-supreme-court-ruling/

[2026-05-28 12:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: BBC News

Title: Google worker charged with using internal data to make $1.2m on bets

Snippet: A Google employee has been arrested for allegedly using his access to company information to successfully place lucrative bets on the prediction platform Polymarket.

Read full article: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c052yv259jvo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

[2026-05-28 11:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: ABC News

Title: US Justice Department launches criminal probe into E Jean Carroll

Snippet: Topic:Law, Crime and Justice

Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-28/trump-doj-launches-jean-carroll-investigation/106731094

[2026-05-28 11:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: ABC News

Title: Accused exit trafficker fraudulently cancelled wife's visa application, police say

Snippet: Topic:Human Trafficking

Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-28/canberra-man-charged-with-exit-trafficking/106731402

[2026-05-28 11:45 UTC+10:00] [Trump administration] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: US justice department reportedly opens criminal inquiry into Trump accuser E Jean Carroll

Snippet: Officials said to be examining whether Carroll committed perjury in 2022 deposition tied to lawsuits against president

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/27/trump-doj-investigation-e-jean-carroll

[2026-05-28 11:40 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]

Source: 9News

Title: Police to provide update on Gus Lamont case as search continues

Snippet: Auto news: Public electric car charging cables cut and stolen at shopping centre

Read full article: https://www.9news.com.au/national/gus-lamont-police-update-may-28-missing-child/09a3a373-4b54-4193-ba98-11d99c68cc0b

[2026-05-28 11:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South Korea

Title: (2nd LD) Court acquits ex-President Yoon of perjury over testimony at ex-PM's trial

Snippet: (ATTN: UPDATES throughout with details; RESTORES previous material)

Read full article: https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260528001452315