[2025-12-03 09:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: National Guard shooting suspect pleads not guilty to murder from hospital bed

Snippet: The judge ordered Rahmanullah Lakanwal, 29, held in custody without bond, citing the ‘sheer terror’ of the fatal ambush in Washington

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3334970/national-guard-shooting-suspect-pleads-not-guilty-murder-hospital-bed

[2025-12-03 08:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: ProPublica

Title: The Tragedy of North Birmingham

Snippet: By the spring of 2020, the century-old industrial plant on Birmingham’s 35th Avenue was literally falling apart. Chunks of the metal doors fronting several of the 1,800-degree ovens — which heat coal to produce a fuel called coke — had broken off and tumbled to the ground.

Read full article: https://www.propublica.org/article/bluestone-jim-justice-north-birmingham

[2025-12-03 08:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: ProPublica

Title: They Called 911 for Help. Police and Prosecutors Used a New Junk Science to Decide They Were Liars.

Snippet: Tracy Harpster, a deputy police chief from suburban Dayton, Ohio, was hunting for praise. He had a business to promote: a miracle method to determine when 911 callers are actually guilty of the crimes they are reporting. “I know what a guilty father, mother or boyfriend sounds like,” he once said.

Read full article: https://www.propublica.org/article/911-call-analysis-fbi-police-courts

[2025-12-03 07:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Daily News

Title: Former Minister C. B. Ratnayake remanded in CIABOC case - DailyNews

Snippet: Colombo Chief Magistrate Asanga S. Boderagama yesterday (2) ordered the remand until December 16 of former Minister C. B. Ratnayake, who was arrested by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) for committing an offence of corruption under the Money Laundering Act.

Read full article: https://dailynews.lk/2025/12/03/breaking-news/907230/former-minister-c-b-ratnayake-remanded-in-ciaboc-case/

[2025-12-03 06:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Daily News

Title: Access as justice - DailyNews

Snippet: Over one billion people in the world today have some form of disability. They constitute the world’s largest minority, which is 15% of the total population of the world, and no one knows at what moment one may become a member of this minority.

Read full article: https://dailynews.lk/2025/12/03/features/906865/access-as-justice/

[2025-12-03 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Daily News

Title: Shed differences and unite to recover from this national disaster- NMSJ Leader Karu Jayasuriya - DailyNews

Snippet: National Movement for Social Justice Leader Karu Jayasuriya yesterday said that every section of society needs to come together without national, religious, or political divisions to recover from the national disaster. Issuing a release over the natural disaster following the cyclone, he said that the most urgent priority should be to ensure that affected families receive adequate food and are protected from diseases that can spread after a disaster of this scale.

Read full article: https://dailynews.lk/2025/12/03/local/906944/shed-differences-and-unite-to-recover-from-this-national-disaster-nmsj-leader-karu-jayasuriya/

[2025-12-03 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Daily News

Title: Crunch weekend as Air Force and Havies lead charge - DailyNews

Snippet: Havelock Sports Club will aim for their second win of the Maliban SLR Inter-Club A Division League when they meet Police Sports Club in their Week 4 clash at Police Park on Friday at 3 pm.

Read full article: https://dailynews.lk/2025/12/03/sports/907044/crunch-weekend-as-air-force-and-havies-lead-charge/

[2025-12-03 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Daily News

Title: Coroners seek Justice Ministry circular to release victims’ bodies - DailyNews

Snippet: The All-Ceylon Coroners’ Association President Anura Herath said that the coroners in the country are facing great inconvenience due to the fact that the Justice Ministry has not yet issued a circular to release the bodies of people who died in natural disasters without conducting a post-mortem examination.

Read full article: https://dailynews.lk/2025/12/03/local/907258/coroners-seek-justice-ministry-circular-to-release-victims-bodies/

[2025-12-03 04:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: Deutsche Welle

Title: Honduran ex-president pardoned by Trump, leaves prison

Snippet: Former president of Honduras, Juan Orlando Hernandez, was released from a US prison, shortly after he received a US presidential pardon from Donald Trump. His wife confirmed the release on Tuesday.

Read full article: https://www.dw.com/en/honduran-ex-president-pardoned-by-trump-leaves-prison/a-74990344

[2025-12-03 04:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Deutsche Welle

Title: European fraud probe targets former EU official Mogherini

Snippet: Former EU top diplomat Federica Mogherini was one of three suspects detained on Tuesday in police searches of the European Union's diplomatic service in Brussels and an elite university in Bruges.

Read full article: https://www.dw.com/en/european-fraud-probe-targets-former-eu-official-mogherini/a-74985269

[2025-12-03 03:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Deutsche Welle

Title: Abandono de pessoas idosas é crime e aumenta no Brasil

Snippet: Marta* tinha 71 anos quando foi internada em um hospital de Osasco, na Grande São Paulo. O marido a acompanhou por alguns dias, até que deixou de visitar a esposa que não apresentava melhoras e continuava hospitalizada.

Read full article: https://www.dw.com/pt-br/abandono-de-pessoas-idosas-%C3%A9-crime-e-aumenta-no-brasil/a-74989186

[2025-12-03 03:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Judge-led panel to probe deadly blaze as Hong Kong goes ahead with election

Snippet: Death toll from Wang Fuk Court inferno rises to 156 after five more bodies found

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3334962/judge-led-panel-probe-deadly-blaze-hong-kong-goes-ahead-election

[2025-12-03 02:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Deutsche Welle

Title: Plainte contre le clan Tshisekedi, la justice belge enquête

Snippet: Pillage, prédation, détournement et blanchiment présumé de fonds... ce sont des mots qui gravitent autour d'une enquête de la justice belge. L'affaire concerne le clan du président congolais, Félix Tshisekedi. Des ONG katangaises ont déposé plainte et depuis, les magistrats belges semblent avoir intensifié leurs enquêtes.

Read full article: https://www.dw.com/fr/rdc-katanga-justice-belgique-mines-tshisekedi/a-74978039

[2025-12-03 02:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: Deutsche Welle

Title: Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi sentenced to prison

Snippet: This is not the first conviction for Jafar Panahi. For decades, the filmmaker has experienced censorship and imprisonment in his home country of Iran. He never set out to be a political filmmaker.

Read full article: https://www.dw.com/en/iranian-filmmaker-jafar-panahi-sentenced-to-prison/a-72641831

[2025-12-03 02:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Hillsborough disaster report says 12 UK police officers would have faced charges

Snippet: Police initially tried to blame Liverpool fans after 97 died in UK’s worst stadium crush, with some officers amending statements

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/sport/football/article/3334957/report-1989-hillsborough-disaster-finds-12-police-officers-would-have-faced-charges

[2025-12-03 01:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: EU’s former top diplomat Mogherini charged in fraud investigation

Snippet: Federica Mogherini was arrested in Brussels amid raids over suspected fraud related to an EU-funded training programme for junior diplomats

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3334956/eus-former-top-diplomat-mogherini-detained-training-fraud-probe-source

[2025-12-03 00:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Ex-Honduran president freed from US prison after Trump pardon for drug crimes

Snippet: While in prison, Hernandez wrote to Trump calling him ‘Your Excellency’ and referring to their ‘shared values’

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/world/americas/article/3334949/ex-honduran-president-freed-us-prison-after-trump-pardon-amid-tight-election-race

[2025-12-03 00:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Rappler

Title: Hong Kong orders judge-led inquiry into fire that killed 156

Snippet: Already have Rappler+? Sign in to listen to groundbreaking journalism.

Read full article: https://www.rappler.com/world/asia-pacific/hong-kong-fire-updates-december-2-2025/

[2025-12-02 22:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Deutsche Welle

Title: South African radio host accused of recruiting for Russia

Snippet: A South African radio presenter appeared in court on Monday accused of recruiting men to fight for Russia in Ukraine.

Read full article: https://www.dw.com/en/south-africa-radio-host-accused-of-recruiting-fighters-for-russia/a-74974394

[2025-12-02 21:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Deutsche Welle

Title: Bangladesh sentences ex-UK minister Siddiq over corruption

Snippet: A court in Bangladesh convicted in absentia on Monday British lawmaker and former minister Tulip Siddiq in a corruption case alongside her aunt, the country's ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.

Read full article: https://www.dw.com/en/bangladesh-sentences-ex-uk-minister-siddiq-over-corruption/a-74972924

[2025-12-02 21:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: How a husband’s secret life between Singapore and Malaysia was exposed

Snippet: Ng Teong Min, jailed for bigamy, shed tears in court and pleaded guilty to deceiving his first wife for 30 years, and fathering two more children

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3334929/singapore-husbands-30-year-double-life-secret-malaysian-family-exposed

[2025-12-02 21:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Hong Kong court postpones inquest verdict on 2012 Lamma Island ferry crash

Snippet: Court has already twice postponed ruling for inquest into collision between Lamma IV ferry and Sea Smooth catamaran

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3334928/hong-kong-court-postpones-inquest-verdict-2012-lamma-island-ferry-crash

[2025-12-02 21:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Deutsche Welle

Title: Hong Kong: Young activists suffer in silence

Snippet: "I knew I might go to prison for trying to make change — but the cost was greater than I imagined," said Kelly Kwok Man-hei. She was 18 years old when she was arrested in 2021 for "conspiracy to incite subversion" and "conspiracy to manufacture explosives."

Read full article: https://www.dw.com/en/hong-kong-young-activists-suffer-in-silence/a-74889278

[2025-12-02 20:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Deutsche Welle

Title: Peru: 12 dead as landslide hits boats in Amazon region river

Snippet: A landslide in the Amazon region in Peru has killed at least 12 people and injured another 20, the authorities said Monday.

Read full article: https://www.dw.com/en/landslide-hits-boats-in-peru-amazon-region/a-74975027

[2025-12-02 20:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Rappler

Title: Porac, Pampanga Mayor Jing Capil ordered arrested for graft

Snippet: Already have Rappler+? Sign in to listen to groundbreaking journalism.

Read full article: https://www.rappler.com/nation/porac-pampanga-mayor-jing-capil-ordered-arrested-graft/

[2025-12-02 20:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Families of domestic helpers killed in Hong Kong blaze to get nearly HK$800,000

Snippet: Labour chief Chris Sun says government will work with the Philippine consulate to make sure money distributed to right people

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/article/3334914/families-domestic-helpers-killed-hong-kong-blaze-get-nearly-hk800000

[2025-12-02 20:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Michael West Media

Title: Mary Kostakidis. Forced to argue against Israel's war in an Australian court - Michael West

Snippet: Don't pay so you can read it. Pay so everyone can!

Read full article: https://michaelwest.com.au/mary-kostakidis-forced-to-argue-against-israels-war-in-an-australian-court/

[2025-12-02 20:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Deutsche Welle

Title: Virus has killed almost 9 million birds ― and counting

Snippet: Despite the bird flu-related death of a man in the US, the risk of another human pandemic remains low — currently — according to public health agencies and experts.

Read full article: https://www.dw.com/en/virus-has-killed-almost-9-million-birds-and-counting/a-74972319

[2025-12-02 19:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: ‘Unconstitutional’: Mahathir reports PM Anwar to police over Trump trade deal

Snippet: Ex-PM claims the deal lacks constitutional approval and undermines bumiputra privileges, which benefit ethnic Malays and indigenous groups

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3334905/mahathir-reports-pm-anwar-police-over-unconstitutional-malaysia-us-trade-deal

[2025-12-02 19:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Daily News

Title: Former minister C.B. Ratnayake arrested by Bribery Commission - DailyNews

Snippet: Former Minister C. B. Ratnayake was arrested today (02) by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC).

Read full article: https://dailynews.lk/2025/12/02/local/906594/former-minister-c-b-ratnayake-arrested-by-bribery-commission/

[2025-12-02 18:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: No tolerance for sabotage of Hong Kong fire relief efforts, John Lee warns

Snippet: City leader issues warning following arrests for allegedly seditious remarks related to last week’s deadly fire at Wang Fuk Court in Tai Po

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3334878/no-tolerance-sabotage-hong-kong-fire-relief-efforts-john-lee-warns

[2025-12-02 17:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Explainer | Why China Yugur ethnic group weddings involve groom shooting 3 arrows at bride

Snippet: Unique ritual at elaborate ceremony stems from ‘monster slaying’ legend; nuptials also involve fire and a lamb shank smeared with butter

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/people-culture/article/3334223/why-china-yugur-ethnic-groups-wedding-tradition-involves-groom-shooting-3-arrows-bride

[2025-12-02 15:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: White House defends ‘double-tap’ US attack on alleged drug boat as lawful

Snippet: US military operation on September 2 killed 11 people, including those who survived the initial strike, raising accusations of a possible war crime

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/world/americas/article/3334858/white-house-defends-double-tap-us-attack-alleged-drug-boat-lawful

[2025-12-02 15:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Hong Kong man facing murder charge after wife found with knife wounds, burns

Snippet: Fire put out in Tuen Mun flat, with police arresting man, 51, on suspicion of murdering wife, 50

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3334853/man-arrested-arson-murder-after-woman-found-injured-hong-kong-flat-dies

[2025-12-02 13:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: 1 building to open briefly at Hong Kong fire-hit estate as death toll hits 156

Snippet: Wang Chi House residents will be allowed to return home to retrieve valuables and personal belongings on a one-off visit

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3334832/john-lee-orders-judge-led-independent-inquiry-uncover-truth-behind-hong-kong-fire

[2025-12-02 11:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Exclusive | What is role of property management giant ISS at blaze-ravaged Hong Kong estate?

Snippet: ISS EastPoint played a pivotal role in HK$330 million renovation of Wang Fuk Court and knew about defects in fire safety system as early as May

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3334814/what-role-property-management-firm-iss-hong-kong-estate-ravaged-deadly-blaze

[2025-12-02 08:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Alleged CEO killer tries to exclude evidence from US murder trial

Snippet: Luigi Mangione’s defence argues police conducted an illegal warrantless search of his backpack, threatening his right to a fair trial

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3334822/luigi-mangione-fights-exclude-evidence-trial-murder-unitedhealthcare-ceo

[2025-12-02 06:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Deutsche Welle

Title: Imran Khan's sister tells DW officials denying jail visits

Snippet: The family of Pakistan's former Prime Minister Imran Khan has demanded a meeting with the jailed politician, expressing worries about Khan's health after being denied access to him for several weeks.

Read full article: https://www.dw.com/en/imran-khans-sister-tells-dw-officials-denying-jail-visits/a-74971830

[2025-12-02 06:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Daily News

Title: Strict legal action against those circulating false information – Police - DailyNews

Snippet: Police Spokesperson Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) F. U. Wootler stated that strict legal action will be taken against individuals who irresponsibly circulate false and unethical information at a time when the entire nation is united in facing the current disaster situation.

Read full article: https://dailynews.lk/2025/12/02/breaking-news/906393/strict-legal-action-against-those-circulating-false-information-police/

[2025-12-02 06:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: Daily News

Title: The night the hill shifted - DailyNews

Snippet: For days, rain moved across the hills of Warakapola. By the night of the 28th, the ground at Monrovia Estate, behind the Thulhiriya Court Complex, could no longer hold.

Read full article: https://dailynews.lk/2025/12/02/features/906162/the-night-the-hill-shifted/

[2025-12-02 02:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: ProPublica

Title: What a Recorded Interview Between Police and Preachers Reveals About How a Minnesota Church Handled Sexual Abuse

Snippet: There were so many details in the women’s reports to law enforcement that were hard for me to read. That they were just little girls when it happened. That a man many knew as the “fun uncle” had touched them sexually under their skirts and tops. And that it happened in church or while swimming at the lake or during games of hide-and-seek.

Read full article: https://www.propublica.org/article/minnesota-old-apostolic-lutheran-church-sexual-abuse-police-recording

[2025-12-02 01:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Deutsche Welle

Title: په فاریاب کې د طالبانو د امربالمعروف ادارې پر مشر برید

Snippet: د طالبانو د امربالمعروف او نهي عن المنکر وزارت ويلي دي چې د یکشنبې په ماښام په ځایي وخت شاوخوا ۶ بجې یو حمله کوونکی چې غوښتل ېې د فاریاب مرکز ميمنې ښار د امربالمعروف ادارې مشر په نخښه کړي، هدف ته تر رسېدو مخکې ېې مخه ونیول شوه.

Read full article: https://www.dw.com/ps/attack-on-taliban-morality-police-foiled-in-northern-afghanistan/a-74971946

[2025-12-02 01:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Trump ally ousted as New Jersey prosecutor by appeal court

Snippet: The ruling calls into question the legitimacy of a number of cases and criminal charges approved during Habba’s challenged tenure

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3334811/trumps-ex-lawyer-alina-habba-ousted-new-jersey-prosecutor-appeal-court

[2025-12-02 01:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: 2,100 residents left homeless by Hong Kong fire move to temporary housing, hotels

Snippet: Some residents opt to stay with friends and family to stay close to former neighbourhood following last week’s fire at Wang Fuk Court

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3334810/2100-residents-left-homeless-hong-kong-fire-stay-temporary-housing-hotels

[2025-12-02 01:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Deutsche Welle

Title: مصر د غزې له پاره د پولیسو په روزونه پېل کړی

Snippet: مصر په سونو فلسطيني پوليسو ته روزنه ورکوي څو په غزې ترانګه کې تر جګړې وروسته د امنيتي ځواک برخه وګرځي. د دې نوي او روزل شوي ځواک موخه دا ده چې د يوې خپلواکمنې فلسطينۍ ادارې تر واک لاندې يو متحد او مسلکي امنیتي سیسټم رامنځته کړل شي.

Read full article: https://www.dw.com/ps/egypt-trains-hundreds-of-palestinians-for-future-gaza-police-force/a-74970695

[2025-12-01 23:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Deutsche Welle

Title: Australia police bust Sydney 'satanic' child sex abuse ring

Snippet: Australian police on Monday said detectives have charged four men operating out of the suburbs of Sydney for their alleged involvement in an international criminal gang sharing images of child sexual abuse involving symbols linked to Satanism on the internet.

Read full article: https://www.dw.com/en/sydney-child-sex-abuse-ring/a-74960937

[2025-12-01 21:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Daily News

Title: Police announce grace period for drivers - DailyNews

Snippet: The Sri Lanka Police have announced a special grace period for drivers who were unable to renew their driving licenses due to the ongoing adverse weather and natural disaster conditions across the island.

Read full article: https://dailynews.lk/2025/12/01/local/905930/police-announce-grace-period-for-drivers/

[2025-12-01 20:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Deutsche Welle

Title: Washington, D.C. shooting a 'tragedy waiting to happen'

Snippet: To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video

Read full article: https://www.dw.com/en/washington-dc-shooting-a-tragedy-waiting-to-happen/video-74946858

[2025-12-01 20:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Retired Hong Kong star tutor ‘K Kwong’ avoids jail sentence over upskirt video

Snippet: Kenneth Kwong, 64, placed on one-year probation after pleading guilty to unlawful recording of a woman on an escalator at Tai Wai station

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3334775/retired-hong-kong-star-tutor-k-kwong-avoids-jail-sentence-over-upskirt-video

[2025-12-01 20:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Daily News

Title: Badulla–Passara main road reopens for essential services after landslides - DailyNews

Snippet: The Badulla–Passara main road has been reopened to traffic to allow essential services to reach communities affected by recent landslides. Several sections of the road had been blocked, preventing government officials, the military, and police from accessing displaced residents.

Read full article: https://dailynews.lk/2025/12/01/uncategorized/905883/badulla-passara-main-road-reopens-for-essential-services-after-landslides/