[2026-05-18 08:08 UTC+10:00] [National / Victoria] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Age

Title: Teenage bike swarms in Melbourne draw Victoria Police attention

Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section

Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/teenage-bike-swarms-in-melbourne-draw-victoria-police-attention-20260517-p5zxw8.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-05-18 07:34 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]

Source: 9News

Title: Teen girls charged after alleged violent Sydney CBD spree

Snippet: Property News: Australia's most expensive streets, and how much it costs to live in them.

Read full article: https://www.9news.com.au/national/teen-girls-charged-alleged-assault-bus-driver-tourists-sydney-cbd/e97b39fb-0cc1-49bf-b891-efb45d8c56db

[2026-05-18 07:26 UTC+10:00] [Australia news] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Australia news live: NSW police make 993 arrests in four-day domestic violence sweep

Snippet: Police laid 2,063 charges and conducted 1,847 bail compliance checks in operation targeting offenders with a history of domestic violence. Follow today’s news live

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2026/may/18/australia-news-live-nsw-victoria-queensland-politics-labor-liberal-coalition-melbourne-sydney-brisbane-economy-weather-ntwnfb

[2026-05-18 06:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: ABC News

Title: Exit trafficking reports on the rise but even survivors don't know it's a crime

Snippet: Topic:Human Trafficking

Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-18/exit-trafficking-cases-rise-for-migrant-women/106650502

[2026-05-18 06:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: Gerrymander wars: Advantage GOP, Dems AWOL on Fauci reveal and other commentary

Snippet: The court’s reversal of Virginia’s gerrymander infuriated Democrats, notes Henry Olsen at The Washington Post. But they’ll be “even angrier” if — “as now appears possible — they win the national popular vote by a large margin but don’t capture the House.” The RealClearPolitics “generic congressional ballot had Democrats ahead by 6.6 percentage points.” But redistricting wars could give Republicans 14 more seats; to win the House, Dems “would need to carry every seat that Kamala Harris won plus just

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/05/17/opinion/gerrymander-wars-advantage-gop-dems-awol-on-fauci-reveal-and-other-commentary/

[2026-05-18 06:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: New York Post

Title: McDonald’s worker behind revolting French fry video to face criminal charges: cops

Snippet: The woman fired from a Massachusetts McDonald’s over viral video showing her stuffing French fries into her mouth and then putting them back in a box will face criminal charges, police said.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/05/17/us-news/mcdonalds-worker-behind-revolting-french-fry-video-to-face-criminal-charges-cops/

[2026-05-18 06:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Al Jazeera

Title: Israel kills at least five in Lebanon after ‘ceasefire’ extended

Snippet: A series of Israeli air attacks on southern and eastern Lebanon has killed at least five people and injured more than a dozen, according to the Health Ministry.

Read full article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/5/17/israel-kills-five-in-lebanon-after-ceasefire-with-hezbollah-extended

[2026-05-18 06:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Hiker killed in attack by herd of cows in Austrian Alps

Snippet: In the latest fatal incident involving livestock in the Alps, a 67-year-old woman was attacked in Lienz, East Tyrol on Sunday

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3353904/hiker-killed-attack-herd-cows-austrian-alps?utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-05-18 06:14 UTC+10:00] [Lienz] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Hiker killed in attack by herd of cows in Austrian Alps

Snippet: In the latest fatal incident involving livestock in the Alps, a 67-year-old woman was attacked in Lienz, East Tyrol on Sunday

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3353904/hiker-killed-attack-herd-cows-austrian-alps

[2026-05-18 05:54 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Age

Title: Teenagers charged over alleged bus assaults

Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section

Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/national/teenagers-charged-over-alleged-bus-assaults-20260518-p5zxy9.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-05-18 05:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: Justice is coming for victims of dangerous illegal-migrant truckers

Snippet: A facet of the trucking industry little known to the general public has had a big impact on highway safety — and last week a US Supreme Court ruling ensured that it will have to take responsibility for the rigs it helps send out on the road.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/05/17/opinion/justice-is-coming-for-victims-of-illegal-migrant-truckers/

[2026-05-18 05:51 UTC+10:00] [crime] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Deutsche Welle

Title: Dez pessoas são assassinadas dentro de casa no México

Snippet: Pelo menos dez pessoas foram mortas a tiros no município de Tehuitzingo, no estado de Puebla, na região central do México, informaram as autoridades locais neste domingo (17/05). De acordo com a Secretaria de Segurança de Puebla, as vítimas são seis homens, três mulheres e uma menor recém-nascida. O tiroteio ocorreu dentro de uma residência.

Read full article: https://www.dw.com/pt-br/dez-pessoas-s%C3%A3o-assassinadas-dentro-de-casa-no-m%C3%A9xico/a-77191380

[2026-05-18 05:49 UTC+10:00] [News] [Factuality: 90]

Source: Michael West Media

Title: Police called over crowd frenzy at UK Swatch stores

Snippet: May 18, 2026 05:49 | News

Read full article: https://michaelwest.com.au/police-called-over-crowd-frenzy-at-uk-swatch-stores/

[2026-05-18 05:40 UTC+10:00] [Australia] [Factuality: 100]

Source: SBS News

Title: This charity receives millions from the government. Workers say conditions were 'like a jail'

Snippet: LIVE, FREE and EXCLUSIVE

Read full article: https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/palm-scheme-workers-report-poor-conditions-at-madec-australia/euapzq4da

[2026-05-18 05:30 UTC+10:00] [National / Victoria] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Age

Title: Police taskforce launches major investigation into Metro Tunnel rort

Snippet: A specialist police taskforce has launched a major investigation into a multimillion-dollar Metro Tunnel rort that Big Build officials and contractors knew about for months but never formally relayed to police.

Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/police-taskforce-launches-major-investigation-into-metro-tunnel-rort-20260517-p5zxv4.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-05-18 05:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Mexican authorities say 10 people killed by gunmen in Puebla state

Snippet: MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican authorities on Sunday said at least 10 people had been killed in an attack by gunmen in the town of Tehuitzingo in the east-central state of Puebla.

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/mexico-killings-gunmen-puebla-03c03753b931ab6d9189e7b2186abf4e

[2026-05-18 05:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Al Jazeera

Title: Mexican officials announce 10 dead in early-morning shooting in Tehuitzingo

Snippet: The government in the Mexican state of Puebla has confirmed the deaths of 10 people in an early-morning shooting in the city of Tehuitzingo.

Read full article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/5/17/mexican-officials-announce-10-dead-in-early-morning-shooting-in-tehuitzingo

[2026-05-18 05:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Norway arrests Chinese man for spying, interior security service says

Snippet: The suspect was arrested on Friday, just weeks after a Chinese woman was arrested suspected of spying on satellite data

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3353902/norway-arrests-chinese-man-spying-interior-security-service-says?utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-05-18 05:21 UTC+10:00] [satellite data] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Norway arrests Chinese man for spying, interior security service says

Snippet: The suspect was arrested on Friday, just weeks after a Chinese woman was arrested suspected of spying on satellite data

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3353902/norway-arrests-chinese-man-spying-interior-security-service-says

[2026-05-18 05:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Jerusalem Post

Title: London Nova Festival exhibit's sign removed over fears of antisemitic crimes

Snippet: London's Nova Music Festival exhibit had its main sign removed after police requested its removal due to the potential for antisemitic incidents, Israeli media reported on Sunday.

Read full article: https://www.jpost.com/diaspora/antisemitism/article-896491

[2026-05-18 05:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: Former Dodger Scott Erickson says he stepped on gas before crash that killed young boys

Snippet: Former MLB pitcher Scott Erickson testified this week that he hit sped up when he spotted two young boys in a Westlake Village crosswalk moments before they were fatally struck in 2020.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/05/17/us-news/former-dodger-scott-erickson-says-he-stepped-on-gas-after-seeing-young-boys-in-deadly-crash/

[2026-05-18 05:00 UTC+10:00] [National / NSW] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Age

Title: ‘Repeated acts of deceit’: Bankrupt businessman behind bars

Snippet: A twice-bankrupted, twice-jailed pretend property developer is back behind bars, this time for contempt of court.

Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/national/nsw/repeated-acts-of-deceit-bankrupt-businessman-behind-bars-20260517-p5zxvn.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-05-18 04:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: San Francisco DA Brooke Jenkins warns ‘devastating’ California court ruling will unleash crime wave

Snippet: San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins has warned a recent court ruling will allow scores of career criminals to walk free — with “devastating” consequences for public safety across California.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/05/17/us-news/sf-da-brooke-jenkins-warns-of-devastating-court-ruling/

[2026-05-18 04:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: Suspected Islamist attack on Nigerian military school kills 17 police trainees

Snippet: ABUJA — At least 17 police officers were killed in Nigeria’s northeast Yobe state after suspected Islamist militants attacked ​a specialised military school that also trains police officers, ‌the national police spokesman said late on Saturday.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/05/17/world-news/suspected-islamist-attack-on-nigerian-military-school-kills-17-police-trainees/

[2026-05-18 04:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: Notorious vagrant known as ‘Pee Pee Poo Poo Man’ arrested on horrifying new charges

Snippet: A homeless deviant who terrorized Toronto with a series of vile poop-bucket attacks in 2019 has now been arrested in connection with two alleged sexual assaults, cops said.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/05/17/world-news/notorious-pee-pee-poo-poo-man-busted-for-2-alleged-sexual-assaults/

[2026-05-18 04:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: In Cannes, Cate Blanchett says #MeToo 'got killed very quickly' in Hollywood

Snippet: Cate Blanchett poses for photographers upon arrival at the premiere of the film ‘Paper Tiger’ at the 79th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Saturday, May 16, 2026. (Photo by Scott A Garfitt/Invision/AP)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/cate-blanchett-cannes-metoo-b6aad2d24c90ab60da3471bc7bd110c4

[2026-05-18 04:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: New York Post

Title: Netanyahu praises IDF for strike killing Hamas ‘chief murderer’ and Oct. 7 mastermind

Snippet: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Saturday that Israeli forces had targeted and killed the head of Hamas’s “military wing” Izz al-Din al-Haddad, calling him the “chief murderer” and a key figure behind the Oct. 7, 2023, massacre.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/05/17/world-news/netanyahu-praises-idf-for-strike-killing-hamas-chief-murderer-izz-al-din-al-haddad/

[2026-05-18 04:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Israel’s PM says close to killing all architects of October 7 attack

Snippet: Netanyahu’s remarks followed the announcement that Hamas commander Ezzedine al-Haddad had been killed in an air strike in Gaza on Friday

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/world/middle-east/article/3353901/israels-pm-says-close-killing-all-architects-october-7-attack?utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-05-18 04:05 UTC+10:00] [Gaza] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Israel’s PM says close to killing all architects of October 7 attack

Snippet: Netanyahu’s remarks followed the announcement that Hamas commander Ezzedine al-Haddad had been killed in an air strike in Gaza on Friday

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/world/middle-east/article/3353901/israels-pm-says-close-killing-all-architects-october-7-attack

[2026-05-18 03:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: NYC developer allegedly bragged about court scam a day before FBI arrest: ‘Ha ha’

Snippet: An accused sleazy loose-lipped developer boasted that he controlled a Brooklyn courthouse — just a day before the feds carted him off to the jailhouse, according to shocking court revelations.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/05/17/us-news/nyc-developer-allegedly-bragged-about-court-scam-the-day-before-fbi-bust-ha-ha/

[2026-05-18 03:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Iraqi farmer killed to hide evidence of two Israeli bases in country: Report

Snippet: The presence of two secret Israeli bases in Iraq may have led to the death of a shepherd who discovered them, according to an investigation by The New York Times (NYT).

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/iraqi-farmer-killed-hide-evidence-two-israeli-bases-country-report

[2026-05-18 03:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: German police kill escaped tiger, animal handler seriously injured

Snippet: Police said the injured man, a volunteer, was inside the tiger enclosure when the animal broke free from a private facility near Leipzig

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3353900/german-police-kill-escaped-tiger-animal-handler-seriously-injured?utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-05-18 03:19 UTC+10:00] [Tiger] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: German police kill escaped tiger, animal handler seriously injured

Snippet: Police said the injured man, a volunteer, was inside the tiger enclosure when the animal broke free from a private facility near Leipzig

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3353900/german-police-kill-escaped-tiger-animal-handler-seriously-injured

[2026-05-18 03:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Al Jazeera

Title: Italy’s leaders visit victims of Modena car-ramming, stabbing attacks

Snippet: Italy’s Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and President Sergio Mattarella have visited victims of car-ramming and stabbing attacks on the main shopping street of the northern city of Modena.

Read full article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/5/17/italian-leaders-visit-victims-of-modena-car-ramming-stabbing-attacks

[2026-05-18 03:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: New York Post

Title: Tupac murder suspect addresses fears Suge Knight could out him in upcoming memoir

Snippet: Tupac Shakur murder suspect Duane “Keefe D” Davis isn’t worried Suge Knight will finger him in an upcoming memoir as being involved in the shooting death of the rap legend.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/05/17/entertainment/tupac-shakur-murder-suspect-shrugs-off-suge-knights-upcoming-memoir/

[2026-05-18 02:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Israeli strikes in Gaza kill one, wound several in Khan Younis and Gaza City

Snippet: Israeli air strikes on Khan Younis and Gaza City have killed one person and wounded several others, according to local reports.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israeli-strikes-gaza-kill-one-wound-several-khan-younis-and-gaza-city

[2026-05-18 02:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Al Jazeera

Title: Three community kitchen workers among five killed by Israel in Gaza

Snippet: Israeli attacks across the Gaza Strip have killed at least five Palestinians, including three in Deir el-Balah, and others in Khan Younis and Beit Lahiya.

Read full article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/5/17/three-community-kitchen-workers-among-five-killed-by-israel-in-gaza

[2026-05-18 02:30 UTC+10:00] [Russia] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: At least four people killed in Russia as Ukraine launches retaliatory strikes

Snippet: Wave of almost 600 drones launched across 14 regions, after Moscow’s deadly three-day attack on Ukraine last week

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/17/people-killed-in-russia-ukraine-retaliatory-strikes-moscow

[2026-05-18 02:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: ICC prosecutors want November start for Duterte trial

Snippet: PROSECUTORS at the International Criminal Court (ICC) have proposed that the trial of former president Rodrigo Duterte begin on Nov. 30, 2026, while lawyers representing victims urged judges to start proceedings earlier in September and pressed for the use of Tagalog and Cebuano interpreters to ensure affected communities can follow the case.

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/05/18/news/national/icc-prosecutors-want-november-start-for-duterte-trial/2345745

[2026-05-18 02:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: Crackdown in Southeast Asia pushes scam networks to Sri Lanka

Snippet: COLOMBO — A surge in arrests of suspected foreign scammers in Sri Lanka has authorities concerned that the island is fast becoming a hub for online crime, following sweeping crackdowns in hotspots Cambodia and Myanmar.

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/05/18/world/asia-oceania/crackdown-in-southeast-asia-pushes-scam-networks-to-sri-lanka/2345659

[2026-05-18 02:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: Fragile Senate shakeup and spurious ICC arrest warrant

Snippet: THE unexpected and sudden appearance of Sen. Ronald “Bato” de la Rosa at the Senate last Monday, May 11, after a forced absence of six months in the upper chamber, following an announcement of Ombudsman Jesus “Boying” Remulla confirming that the International Criminal Court (ICC) had a warrant of arrest issued against the senator, tagged as a co-perpetrator in the commission of the crime against humanity case filed against former president Rodrigo Duterte, triggered a bizarre turn of political events.

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/05/18/opinion/columns/fragile-senate-shakeup-and-spurious-icc-arrest-warrant/2345699

[2026-05-18 02:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: Five NPA rebels killed in Negros clash with troops, weapons seized

Snippet: ERROR 404 page not found Click here to go to the home page

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/05/18/regions/five-npa-rebels-killed-in-negros-clash-with-troops-weapons-seized/2345723

[2026-05-18 01:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: Chicago woman stabs infant girl to death with knife before jumping out window: cops

Snippet: A 25-year-old Chicago woman has been charged with murder after allegedly stabbing a baby girl to death and then leaping from an upper-level window, cops said.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/05/17/us-news/chicago-maniac-stabs-infant-girl-to-death-then-jumps-out-window-cops/

[2026-05-18 01:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: Gotham’s tyrannical ‘bike kings’ are taking over the city

Snippet: New York City is dealing with elevated crime and disorder, failing and emptying schools, taxpayer flight and a fiscally crunched City Hall.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/05/17/opinion/gothams-tyrannical-bike-kings-are-taking-over-the-city/

[2026-05-18 01:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: Ukraine conducts large-scale drone strikes on Russia, killing 4 and wounding a dozen others

Snippet: KYIV, Ukraine — One of Ukraine's largest drone strikes on Russia killed at least four people, including three near Moscow, and wounded a dozen others, local authorities said Sunday. Debris fell on Russia's largest airport without causing damage.

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/05/17/news/world/ukraine-conducts-large-scale-drone-strikes-on-russia-killing-4-and-wounding-a-dozen-others/2345733

[2026-05-18 01:00 UTC+10:00] [New South Wales] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Sway a crowd, wear a martyr’s crown: how one NSW politician went from scandal to political success – and wrote a playbook still used today

Snippet: At the turn of last century, an ambitious young solicitor caused a scandal in a high-profile murder case. Years later he was a political leader in a new nation. How did he do it?

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/may/18/richard-denis-meagher-nsw-solicitor-politician-the-stained-man-book

[2026-05-18 01:00 UTC+10:00] [Coles] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Coles caught red handed, so what next? – podcast

Snippet: Australian retailers are on notice after the federal court handed down a landmark judgment against the nation’s second-largest supermarket chain. Coles was found to have misled shoppers by promoting discounts that were not real after the Australian consumer watchdog launched legal action in 2024.

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/audio/2026/may/18/coles-caught-red-handed-so-what-next-full-story-podcast

[2026-05-18 00:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: ABC News

Title: Train driver charged after deadly crash in Thailand

Snippet: Topic:Disasters, Accidents and Emergency Incidents

Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-18/train-driver-charged-after-deadly-crash-in-bangkok/106690154

[2026-05-18 00:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: Bay Area man charged with trying to export hundreds of turtles illegally

Snippet: A Bay Area man tried to export hundreds of turtles from the United States to Taiwan before federal law enforcement arrested and charged him on Friday, foiling his too-slow plans.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/05/17/us-news/bay-area-man-charged-with-trying-to-export-hundreds-of-turtles-illegally/

[2026-05-18 00:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Iraqi farmer killed to hide evidence of two Israeli bases: Report

Snippet: The presence of two secret Israeli bases in Iraq may have led to the death of a shepherd who discovered them, according to an investigation by The New York Times (NYT).

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/iraqi-farmer-killed-hide-evidence-two-israeli-bases-report