Topic: Crime & Justice — Neutral reports only
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[2026-05-16 07:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The US has arrested Iraqi national and senior member of the Kataib Hezbollah terrorist organization, Mohammad Baqer Saad Dawood Al-Saadi, on Friday. He was charged with providing material support for Iranian-backed terrorist organizations and accused of directing attacks targeting US citizens and interests
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[2026-05-16 07:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: At least seven people have been killed and dozens wounded after Israeli forces bombed a residential building and a civilian vehicle west of Gaza City.
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[2026-05-16 07:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: A former Colorado county clerk sentenced to nearly nine years in prison for attempting to reverse the results of the 2020 election had her sentence commuted Friday by Democratic Gov. Jared Polis.
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[2026-05-16 07:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Sat 16 May 2026 at 7:16am
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[2026-05-16 07:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: The lawyers for Mahmoud Khalil, a former Columbia University student targeted for deportation by the United States government over his pro-Palestine advocacy, have called on an immigration appeals court to reopen and terminate his case.
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[2026-05-16 07:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: At least seven Palestinians have been killed and dozens injured in two Israeli air strikes on a residential building and a civilian vehicle in Gaza City, according to medical sources.
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[2026-05-16 07:03 UTC+10:00] [US news] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Former election clerk who allowed unauthorized access to voting systems was convicted and sentenced to nine years
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[2026-05-16 06:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: A 15-year-old boy was charged with attempted murder Friday in the wild gang gun battle that left a 5-year-old girl wounded by a stray bullet this week, cops said.
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[2026-05-16 06:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: There is little doubt that Iran's Shahed drone threat has become a major concern, menacing surrounding Gulf states, commercial tanker traffic in the Strait of Hormuz, and U.S. bases across the region. This backdrop helps explain why the State Department's Rewards for Justice program has now put up to $15 million for new information in connection with an already sanctioned Iranian drone-production network linked to the IRGC-Qods Force.
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[2026-05-16 06:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Young Dolph performs at The Parking Lot Concert in Atlanta on Aug. 23, 2020. (Photo by Paul R. Giunta/Invision/AP, File)
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[2026-05-16 06:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Warning for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers: this article contains references to and images of someone who has died.
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[2026-05-16 06:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: A former security chief in Mexico’s Sinaloa state has been taken into US custody on allegations linked to the Sinaloa Cartel, according to federal court records and reports unsealed late Thursday.
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[2026-05-16 06:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Missouri running back Ahmad Hardy, left, is congratulated after his team defeated Mississippi State in an NCAA college football game Nov. 15, 2025, in Columbia, Mo. (AP Photo/L.G. Patterson)
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[2026-05-16 06:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: A dramatic standoff brought the 91 Freeway in Riverside to a grinding halt Friday morning after a crash involving a stolen Kia sparked a massive law enforcement response.Authorities sealed off every eastbound and westbound lane between 14th Street and Mission Inn Avenue while heavily armed officers surrounded the wrecked blue vehicle, according to the California Highway Patrol and Caltrans.
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[2026-05-16 06:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: They’re ready to paw-trol!
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[2026-05-16 06:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: From China’s nuclear weapons to Trump’s summit entourage, here are highlights from our overseas correspondents in the first half of May 2026
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[2026-05-16 06:00 UTC+10:00] [New York] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: From China’s nuclear weapons to Trump’s summit entourage, here are highlights from our overseas correspondents in the first half of May 2026
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[2026-05-16 05:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: A heartwarming “promposal” orchestrated with the help of local police has left social media users smiling after officers staged a fake “arrest” so a teenage boy could surprise his date with an unforgettable invitation to prom.
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[2026-05-16 05:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Los Angeles mayoral hopeful Nithya Raman is facing another viral campaign moment after delivering what critics are calling a word salad answer to a straightforward question about defunding the police.
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[2026-05-16 05:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Participants gather in Moscow’s Arbitration Court to hold a hearing to consider a lawsuit by Russia’s Central Bank against Belgium-based financial clearinghouse Euroclear in Moscow, Russia, Jan. 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Pavel Bednyakov, File)
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[2026-05-16 05:45 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Many Australians, Kevin Rudd pronounced in 2021, were worried the Morrison government had appointed Gina Cass-Gottlieb to run the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission. Rudd charged the competition solicitor with being “a long-serving Murdoch family associate”. She was a “former personal lawyer to Lachlan Murdoch”, Rudd noted, and she had been a director of Murdoch family’s corporate trustee, Cruden Financial Services.
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[2026-05-16 05:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Roberto Orozco-Ramirez Jr and Sr. embrace outside of the Cascade County Sheriff’s after being released, Thursday, May 14, 2026, in Great Falls, Mont. (Lauren Miller, Montana Free Press, CatchLight Local/Report for America via AP)
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[2026-05-16 05:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Disturbing video of a Roblox character shooting up a Manhattan high school sparked alarm this week – until the footage was finally removed from social media Friday.
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[2026-05-16 05:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Ghislaine Maxwell boasted to her family about getting special treatment behind bars — including private visits with snacks and front-of-the-line access, according to private emails revealed by a former employee of a Texas federal lock-up.
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[2026-05-16 05:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: The deranged ex-Broadway dancer accused of shoving a retired Big Apple teacher to his death was indicted for murder Thursday night — hours after he flashed another carefree grin inside a Manhattan courtroom.
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[2026-05-16 05:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by Jonathan Turley,
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[2026-05-16 05:00 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
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[2026-05-16 05:00 UTC+10:00] [Politics / NSW] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Taxpayers shelled out more than $650,000 for both sides of a high-stakes court case launched by Premier Chris Minns’ chief of staff, which stripped the parliament’s upper house of its power to compel witnesses to attend hearings.
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[2026-05-16 04:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: A Ukrainian man accused of conspiring to set fire to a car linked to Sir Keir Starmer has told the Old Bailey he was only at the crime scene after being asked to help with some "luggage".
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[2026-05-16 04:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AP) — An unspecified number of students are missing after suspected jihadi militants attacked a secondary school in Nigeria’s northeastern Borno state on Friday, police told The Associated Press.
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[2026-05-16 04:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz said Israeli forces had killed Izz al-Din al-Haddad, described by Israel as Hamas’s top military commander in Gaza.
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[2026-05-16 04:35 UTC+10:00] [Birmingham] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Police investigate incident on Thursday after witness claims seeing Raise the Colours logo on side of vehicle
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[2026-05-16 04:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MIAMI — The Justice Department is preparing to seek an indictment against former Cuban President Raúl Castro, three people familiar with the matter told The Associated Press on Friday, as President Donald Trump threatens possible military action against the communist-run island.
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[2026-05-16 04:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON — The Justice Department will seek the death penalty for the man accused of fatally shooting two staff members of the Israeli Embassy in Washington outside a Jewish museum, prosecutors said in a court filing Friday.
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[2026-05-16 04:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: A MAGA influencer and her banker boyfriend were charged in a racist pepper-spray assault on a family with children in London, authorities said Friday.
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[2026-05-16 04:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Fans cheer at the start of an NCAA college basketball game between Iowa and Illinois, Feb. 18, 2017, at Carver Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)
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[2026-05-16 04:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: A California woman accused of pepper spraying an Army veteran during a caught-on-camera road-rage confrontation was arrested Thursday after allegedly leading police on a wild four-mile chase before officers discovered a large concealed knife inside her car, authorities said.
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[2026-05-16 04:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: The U.S. Department of Justice logo is seen on a podium before a news conference, Monday, May 4, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
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[2026-05-16 04:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: The US government is seeking the death penalty for the suspect charged with killing two Israeli embassy staff members in Washington DC last year.
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[2026-05-16 04:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Whether it’s aristocratic scandal in 1980s Britain, masked vigilantes battling authoritarian superheroes, or jewel thieves plotting multimillion-dollar robberies in Los Angeles, the latest releases on streaming platforms are packed with high-stakes drama and morally messy characters.
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[2026-05-16 03:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: NEW YORK — Claudine Longet, the French singer and actor who was at the center of a highly publicized manslaughter trial after she was charged with the fatal shooting of her boyfriend, Olympic skier Vladimir “Spider” Sabich, has died at age 84.
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[2026-05-16 03:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Toronto police officers investigate outside the U.S. consulate in Toronto on March 10, 2026. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP, File)
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[2026-05-16 03:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON — The FBI is offering a $200,000 reward for information leading to capture and prosecution of a former U.S. Air Force counterintelligence specialist who defected to Iran in 2013 and was later charged with revealing classified information to the Tehran government.
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[2026-05-16 03:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: An Iraqi national with suspected ties to Hezbollah has been arrested on charges of carrying out a slew of terror attacks in Europe — and plotting the bombing of a New York synagogue.
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[2026-05-16 03:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: KYIV — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky vowed on Friday to launch more retaliatory strikes on Russia, a day after a Russian strike on Kyiv killed 24 people, including three children, according to officials.
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[2026-05-16 03:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: A husband and wife have been handed suspended prison sentences after taking their teenage sons to Pakistan to be married.
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[2026-05-16 02:57 UTC+10:00] [Scottish Premiership] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Official under watch after personal details leaked online
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[2026-05-16 02:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: South African president Cyril Ramaphosa's political party, the African National Congress (ANC) said it was fully behind him even as the opposition continued to demand his resignation.
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[2026-05-16 02:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: A lone survivor in a group of Italian tourists killed while scuba diving escaped death in the Maldives Thursday — because she stayed behind on a yacht while her friends took the plunge.
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[2026-05-16 02:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Southern California homeowners are being warned to check their bushes, flower beds and trees after deputies discovered hidden surveillance cameras allegedly planted by burglars scouting homes in an upscale LA suburb.
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