[2026-08-21 10:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Hong Kong’s hottest new openings, from Korean hotspot Yusang to the Song dynasty-inspired Canto Jade

Snippet: Discover Hong Kong’s freshest F&B openings: shared plates of Korean delicacies at Yusang, Canto Jade’s rolling out of dim sum trolleys, grab-and-go food at bottle shop-cum-wine bar General Provisions by Alfred’s and Harbour City’s Food Atlas food court

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/postmag/food-drink/article/3364384/hong-kongs-hottest-new-openings-korean-hotspot-yusang-song-dynasty-inspired-canto-jade?utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-08-21 10:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: CNBC

Title: Japan's historic yen intervention has ‘turbo-charged’ the carry trade

Snippet: Japan's historic effort to prop up the yen may have had an unintended consequence: giving some investors a better opportunity to double down on carry trade.

Read full article: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/08/20/us-japan-yen-intervention-bank-of-japan-carry-trade.html

[2026-08-21 09:58 UTC+10:00] [New South Wales] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Lily Hooper’s family was told she’d been found alive. ‘She’s coming home,’ her father said – then tears of joy turned to grief

Snippet: After eight days missing in the rugged NSW bush, word came through that the 18-year-old had been located. Her family were waiting with presents

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/aug/21/missing-teen-hiker-lily-hooper-body-found-what-happened-chris-minns-police

[2026-08-21 09:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Keffe D told detectives his nephew shot Tupac Shakur in 1996

Snippet: Duane Davis appears in court during his murder trial, related to the 1996 killing of rapper Tupac Shakur, in Clark County District Court at the Regional Justice Center in Las Vegas, Thursday, Aug. 20, 2026. (Steve Marcus/Pool Photo via AP)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/tupac-trial-vegas-keffe-davis-diddy-975a99dd868b39f616c3bdfe5a917c55

[2026-08-21 09:29 UTC+10:00] [Israel] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Zomi Frankcom did not deserve to die. Israel’s refusal to investigate her death and its failure to apologise is despicable | Geoffrey Robertson

Snippet: The Israeli ambassador has claimed ‘a court came to a decision that there’s no criminal liability’ but there is no evidence that any court has been involved

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/world/commentisfree/2026/aug/21/zomi-frankcom-killing-death-israel-idf-ntwnfb

[2026-08-21 09:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Investigators probe small plane crash with Pennsylvania State Police helicopter

Snippet: Pilot killed in violent collision with Pennsylvania police helicopter

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/helicopter-pennsylvania-police-crash-plane-probe-50ed96d65250a94e7ea3f21e7626c033

[2026-08-21 09:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Jerusalem Post

Title: Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan moved to hospital after court order, his party says

Snippet: Jailed former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan was transferred to a hospital in Islamabad early on Friday for medical examination, his party said, fulfilling a long-standing demand by supporters who say his health has deteriorated during more than three years in prison.

Read full article: https://www.jpost.com/international/article-906171

[2026-08-21 09:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Jerusalem Post

Title: Haredi protesters gather at Maccabim checkpoint over reported draft evader arrest - report

Snippet: Haredi (ultra-Orthodox) protesters gathered at the Maccabim checkpoint near Modi'in on Thursday night, after rumors spread that police were arresting a draft evader at the scene, N12 News reported.

Read full article: https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-906174

[2026-08-21 09:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: How has Lindsay Clancy become a more compelling victim than her three children who she brutally killed?

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

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/08/20/opinion/how-has-lindsay-clancy-become-a-more-compelling-victim-than-her-three-children-who-she-brutally-killed/

[2026-08-21 09:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Hong Kong court to deliver verdict in national security trial of activists

Snippet: FILE -A woman holds up a candle and an image of a man facing off tanks to mark the anniversary of the military crackdown on a pro-democracy student movement in Beijing, during a light candle vigil outside Victoria Park in Hong Kong, Friday, June 4, 2021. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung, File, File)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/hong-kong-tiananmen-verdict-alliance-9e1f5c915931eecfa083053dd262548b

[2026-08-21 08:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: RT News

Title: French police storm beach to stop migrant Channel crossing (VIDEO)

Snippet: Drone footage released by the UK’s Border Security Command on Thursday shows French police intercepting migrants attempting to cross the English Channel illegally.

Read full article: https://www.rt.com/news/644457-french-cops-bust-migrants/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS

[2026-08-21 08:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: Karmelo Anthony's lawyer asks for new trial in Texas track meet killing as new details are revealed

Snippet: McKINNEY, Texas — The Texas prosecutor who oversaw Karmelo Anthony 's conviction in a deadly stabbing at a high school track meet said Thursday that both sides had agreed to hold back evidence that risked further inflaming a case already boiling with racial tensions and death threats.

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/08/21/world/americas-emea/karmelo-anthonys-lawyer-asks-for-new-trial-in-texas-track-meet-killing-as-new-details-are-revealed/2409696

[2026-08-21 08:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: US charges woman with IS-inspired plot to blow up New York State Capitol

Snippet: US authorities charged a woman who allegedly supported the Islamic State group with a terrorism offense Thursday after she told an FBI informant she "wanted to destroy" the New York State Capitol buildings, court filings showed.

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/08/21/world/americas-emea/us-charges-woman-with-is-inspired-plot-to-blow-up-new-york-state-capitol/2409695

[2026-08-21 08:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: BBC News

Title: French becoming more effective in stopping small boat crossings, UK says

Snippet: French police slash migrant small boat

Read full article: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c1d1v333ewxo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

[2026-08-21 08:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: Hong Kong Tiananmen activists to receive national security verdict

Snippet: A Hong Kong court will deliver a verdict in the national security trial of two pro-democracy Tiananmen activists on Friday, in a case widely criticized as exemplifying the erosion of freedom of expression in the city.

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/08/21/world/asia-oceania/hong-kong-tiananmen-activists-to-receive-national-security-verdict/2409694

[2026-08-21 08:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: Michael Cohen, Trump's former fixer-turned-enemy, is hosting the president on his radio show

Snippet: WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is expected to appear Thursday on the radio show of his former fixer-turned-foe Michael Cohen, making a public reunion with the man who once called him a “Cheeto-dusted cartoon villain” and testified against him both in court and before Congress.

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/08/21/world/americas-emea/michael-cohen-trumps-former-fixer-turned-enemy-is-hosting-the-president-on-his-radio-show/2409690

[2026-08-21 07:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: ABC News

Title: Multiple child abuse reports not actioned before boy's death in skip bin

Snippet: Police at the scene of the death in Port Lincoln where the boys were sleeping in a skip bin when a garbage truck picked it up. (ABC News)

Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-21/coronial-inquest-death-of-indigenous-boy-skip-bin-port-lincoln/107056860

[2026-08-21 07:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: ABC News

Title: Body believed to be missing hiker recovered from NSW bushland, police say

Snippet: The body of a woman believed to be missing bushwalker Lily Hooper has been recovered from Nattai National Park overnight, police say.

Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-21/nsw-lily-hooper-search-and-recovery-police-retrieve-body/107059780

[2026-08-21 07:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: In photos: Funeral of 17-year-old Palestinian killed by Israel in March

Snippet: Palestinians held a funeral on Thursday for 17-year-old Salim Sami Salim Fuqaha, whose body Israeli authorities had withheld since he was killed on 16 March, in the village of Sinjil, north of Ramallah in the occupied West Bank.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/photos-funeral-17-year-old-palestinian-killed-march-israel

[2026-08-21 07:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: US demands China release American who was lured to country then arrested on spying charges

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

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/08/20/world-news/us-demands-china-release-american-who-was-lured-to-country-then-arrested-on-spying-charges/

[2026-08-21 07:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Family mourns Miami restaurateur killed in Kenya helicopter crash

Snippet: This photo provided by Kenya Red Cross shows Kenya Red Cross emergency response teams during a multi-agency rescue and recovery operation in response to a helicopter crash near Mt. Ololokwe in Samburu, Kenya, Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2026. (Kenya Red Cross via AP) ADDITION: Removes reference to killed tourists

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/kenya-helicopter-crash-344065032b869b7094755cb6dac130a5

[2026-08-21 07:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Al Jazeera

Title: Pakistan’s ex-PM Imran Khan reportedly moved to hospital from jail

Snippet: Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan has been transferred from jail to hospital by police and security, according to local media reports.

Read full article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/20/pakistans-ex-pm-imran-khan-transferred-from-jail-to-hospital

[2026-08-21 07:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: Bloody, naked madman shot by cops in horror SoCal hospital showdown

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

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/08/20/us-news/simi-valley-police-officer-shoots-man-after-alleged-hospital-attack/

[2026-08-21 07:13 UTC+10:00] [National / Queensland] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Age

Title: Man charged with rape, stalking after alleged morning attack on woman

Snippet: A 32-year-old man has been charged with rape and stalking after the alleged “horrific” assault of a young woman on her early-morning walk west of Brisbane.

Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/national/queensland/man-charged-with-rape-stalking-after-alleged-morning-attack-on-woman-20260821-p60q96.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-08-21 07:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: PNP urges vigilance, community role in student safety

Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine National Police (PNP) emphasized that keeping students safe requires vigilance and stronger community involvement beyond physical security measures.

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/08/21/news/pnp-urges-vigilance-community-role-in-student-safety/2409667

[2026-08-21 07:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: Zubiri endorses 7 international treaties covering trade, security, justice

Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — Majority Leader Juan Miguel Zubiri on Thursday endorsed seven international treaties and agreements covering aviation security, space objects liability, taxation, education, extradition and cross-border criminal cooperation.

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/08/21/news/zubiri-endorses-7-international-treaties-covering-trade-security-justice/2409666

[2026-08-21 07:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: BBC News

Title: FBI arrests woman over alleged plot to bomb New York capitol building

Snippet: Police provided images of Bowie with a shopping trolley seen allegedly buying bomb-making parts at a local hardware store

Read full article: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c5y615l2w46o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

[2026-08-21 07:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: Stream It Or Skip It: ‘Blood Sacrifice’ On Netflix, Where A Police Detective Turns To His Estranged Ex-Cop Father To Help Him Solve Grisly Cop Killings

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

Read full article: https://decider.com/2026/08/20/blood-sacrifice-netflix-review-stream-it-or-skip-it/

[2026-08-21 06:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: Boy, 8, killed in freak accident at summer camp: ‘Never forgotten’

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

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/08/20/us-news/boy-8-killed-in-freak-accident-at-summer-camp-never-forgotten/

[2026-08-21 06:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: ABC News

Title: Police investigate fatal fire at Melbourne caravan park

Snippet: About 20 firefighters responded to the blaze at a caravan park in Campbellfield this morning. (ABC News)

Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-21/fatal-fire-caravan-park-campbellfield/107061842

[2026-08-21 06:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Investigators examining Trump foes seek Mar-a-Lago search interviews

Snippet: This image, contained in the indictment against former President Donald Trump, and partially redacted by source, shows boxes of records being stored on the stage in the White and Gold Ballroom at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Fla. (Justice Department via AP)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/justice-department-trump-maralago-b561cf695c2b8476a4320b03155c3d90

[2026-08-21 06:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: BBC News

Title: My family have fished this river for 300 years - now pollution has killed all the fish

Snippet: Keith's great-grandfather, William Elias - pictured here with Keith's cousin Malcolm - would make coracles

Read full article: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cewr9evwdwko?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

[2026-08-21 06:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: Lawyer for Penn State frat bro’s dad charged in coke ring makes wild claim

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

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/08/20/us-news/lawyer-for-penn-state-frat-bros-dad-charged-in-coke-ring-makes-wild-claim/

[2026-08-21 06:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: ABC News

Title: High Court admission of secret recording could open doors for victims

Snippet: The High Court rejected the man's argument that the recording of him admitting to the first rape was obtained illegally. (ABC News: Matt Roberts)

Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-21/high-court-rules-secret-recording-admissible-in-rape-case/107046278

[2026-08-21 06:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Zero Hedge

Title: "No Thanks!" Has A Price: Trump Guts Korea War Games, Courts Kim As The Seoul Alliance Buckles

Snippet: Hours before 18,000 South Korean troops were due to kick off this year's Ulchi Freedom Shield exercise alongside their American counterparts, President Trump pulled the rug - instructing Secretary of War Pete Hegseth to "substantially reduce the Joint Military Exercises" with Seoul. By Wednesday the allies confirmed the annual drills - the backbone of combined readiness against the North - had been chopped nearly in half, from 11 days to five, with live field-training events canceled or downgraded to computer

Read full article: https://www.zerohedge.com/political/no-thanks-has-price-trump-guts-korea-war-games-courts-kim-seoul-alliance-buckles

[2026-08-21 06:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]

Source: ABC News

Title: NT victims of crime left in 'limbo’ as court wait times at record highs

Snippet: The number of prosecutions being committed to the territory's Supreme Court has hit record highs, with each also taking longer to progress. (ABC News: Tristan Hooft)

Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-21/nt-crime-victims-in-limbo-as-court-wait-times-hit-record-high/107060014

[2026-08-21 06:35 UTC+10:00] [Australia news] [Factuality: 90]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Australia news live: PM says he shouldn’t have gone on Bush Deep podcast; home sales to overseas buyers plunge

Snippet: Albanese said now-infamous interview, dubbed ‘melon-gate’, taught him he needs ‘to do better every day’. Follow today’s news live

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2026/aug/21/australia-news-live-anthony-albanese-melon-podcast-sydney-swans-melbourne-hotel-police-investigation-alan-jones-antisemitism-inquiry-icac-nsw-liberals-ntwnfb

[2026-08-21 06:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: Expert witness used ChatGPT to defend 3M in suit over deadly explosion that killed 3 – charging $90K for report

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

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/08/20/business/expert-witness-used-chatgpt-to-defend-3m-in-suit-over-deadly-explosion-that-killed-3-charging-90k-for-report/

[2026-08-21 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: Stream It Or Skip It: ‘Chompoo: Lost and Forgotten’ on Netflix, a Bizarre True Crime Doc About the Suspect in a Child Homicide Becoming a Media Celebrity

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

Read full article: https://decider.com/2026/08/20/chompoo-lost-and-forgotten-netflix-review-stream-it-or-skip-it/

[2026-08-21 06:19 UTC+10:00] [New York] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Woman charged with planning IS-inspired attack on New York state capitol building

Snippet: Jessica ​Bowie, 35, of Albany, allegedly planned to deploy explosive before fleeing ⁠to IS-controlled territory in Syria

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/20/woman-charged-attack-new-york-capitol

[2026-08-21 06:15 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Age

Title: ‘Heinous’ crime: China’s disgraced king of real estate sentenced to life in jail

Snippet: China Evergrande Group’s founder Hui Ka Yan has been sentenced to life in prison, bringing an end to one of the most dramatic rise and fall stories in China’s corporate history.

Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/business/companies/heinous-crime-china-s-disgraced-property-king-sentenced-to-life-in-jail-20260821-p60q8n.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-08-21 06:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Opinion: Amid genocide in Gaza, why must Palestinian journalists uphold the illusion of neutrality?

Snippet: On 20 June 2026, the Israeli army killed Al Jazeera Mubasher cameraman Ahmed Wishah in a drone strike, less than two and a half months after the killing of his brother, Al Jazeera Mubasher correspondent Mohammed Wishah, who was targeted by the same army on 8 April.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/opinion-amid-genocide-gaza-why-must-palestinian-journalists-uphold

[2026-08-21 06:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: New York Post

Title: Family mourns girl, 8, killed in horrific SoCal crash allegedly caused by suspected drunk driver

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

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/08/20/us-news/girl-8-identified-as-victim-of-drunk-driver-in-horrific-socal-crash-cops/

[2026-08-21 05:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Albany woman charged with federal terrorism for Capitol explosive plot

Snippet: ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — An Albany woman who authorities said had been plotting to bomb the New York state Capitol building in an effort to kill lawmakers because she believed laws were being passed that were an affront to Islam is facing a federal terrorism charge.

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/new-york-capitol-terrorism-bomb-plot-9abab713194d0c6e6c1e693fd9088d42

[2026-08-21 05:31 UTC+10:00] [Massachusetts] [Factuality: 90]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Lindsay Clancy murder trial draws some 300 US supporters, many of them women: ‘nobody takes us seriously’

Snippet: The attorney for Clancy, who strangled her three children, says she suffered from postpartum psychosis

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/20/lindsay-clancy-murder-trial-supporters

[2026-08-21 05:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Jerusalem Post

Title: ISIS-linked female suspect arrested in plot to blow up New York State Capitol - report

Snippet: A female suspected of having ties to the Islamic State (ISIS) was arrested on Wednesday for plotting to blow up the New York State Capitol building in Albany, The New York Times reported on Thursday, citing three sources with knowledge of the matter.

Read full article: https://www.jpost.com/international/islamic-terrorism/article-906161

[2026-08-21 05:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: ABC News

Title: Five key takeaways from triple murderer Erin Patterson's appeal

Snippet: Erin Patterson (depicted above by a court sketch artist) is seeking to have her convictions overturned. (Supplied: Anita Lester)

Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-21/key-takeaways-erin-patterson-appeal-murder-conviction/107059510

[2026-08-21 05:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: ABC News

Title: 'Making trouble': Court unseals Murdoch family succession documents

Snippet: Rupert Murdoch wanted to prevent his more progressive children from influencing the future of his media empire. (Reuters: Fred Greaves)

Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-21/rupert-murdoch-nevada-trust-battle-court-documents-unsealed/107059904

[2026-08-21 04:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Al Jazeera

Title: Ahmad Hassoun, Assad’s ‘barrel bomb mufti’, faces Damascus court verdict

Snippet: The verdict in the criminal case against Ahmad Badreddin Hassoun, a top Muslim religious figure during former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s rule, is set to be announced in Damascus on Monday.

Read full article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/20/ahmad-badreddine-hassoun-assads-barrel-bomb-mufti-faces-court-verdict

[2026-08-21 04:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: Express train strikes and kills 4 workers at Japanese railway station

Snippet: TOKYO — An express train entering a station in Japan hit and killed four people who were doing weed control work on a railway track Thursday, officials said.

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/08/21/world/express-train-strikes-and-kills-4-workers-at-japanese-railway-station/2409598