Topic: Elections — Neutral reports only
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[2026-05-21 22:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Europe is facing an “energy crisis tsunami” following a series of political earthquakes, Kremlin envoy Kirill Dmitriev has warned. The forecast comes as energy shocks caused by the US‑Israeli war on Iran continue to destabilize supplies across the region.
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[2026-05-21 22:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: By Farhad Ibragimov – lecturer at the Faculty of Economics at RUDN University, expert and lecturer at the Department of Political Science, Faculty of Social Sciences and Mass Communications, Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation
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[2026-05-21 21:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Conservative MP Sir Desmond Swayne has won first place in the House of Commons' private members bill (PMB) ballot, giving him the best chance to create his own piece of legislation.
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[2026-05-21 21:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) including gonorrhoea and syphilis have hit record levels in Europe, according to new data.
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[2026-05-21 21:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: A cinema has banned under-16s from screenings after 19:00 BST unless they are accompanied by a "responsible adult".
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[2026-05-21 21:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Migration added 171,000 people to the UK's population last year, almost half the number seen in 2024, according to new Home Office data.
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[2026-05-21 21:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Max Dowman has made 12 appearances in all competitions this season
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[2026-05-21 21:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: China has called on the US to stop using "coercion" and "threats" against its ally Cuba, after Washington indicted former leader Raúl Castro on murder charges.
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[2026-05-21 21:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Local Spain
Snippet: Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez on Thursday presented what he called Spain's biggest-ever campaign against forest fires after deadly blazes devoured a record amount of land last year.
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[2026-05-21 21:17 UTC+10:00] [Law enforcement] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: Russia will provide Cuba with “active support” as the U.S. increases pressure on Havana, Kremlin foreign ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said Thursday.
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[2026-05-21 21:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill, Thursday, April 23, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)
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[2026-05-21 21:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: It is safe to say none of the 55 England players named in Thomas Tuchel's provisional World Cup squad will let their phones leave their sight for the next few hours.
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[2026-05-21 20:55 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Interior Minister Yun Ho-jung on Thursday said he will rule out using the South Korean operator of Starbucks in future government events, after the coffee chain came under fire for an inappropriate marketing campaign associated with a bloody military crackdown on a pro-democracy movement in 1980.
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[2026-05-21 20:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Katie Price will be called as a witness when her former husband Kieran Hayler stands trial accused of raping a 13-year-old girl, a court has heard.
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[2026-05-21 20:43 UTC+10:00] [Air defense] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: The Czech Republic's top general said Ukraine should join NATO in the future as the next "logical step."
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[2026-05-21 20:40 UTC+10:00] [Communications] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Politico
Snippet: Europe has strong space assets but it is underfunded, too slow and too fragmented in comparison to the U.S., European Space Agency boss Josef Aschbacher warned on Thursday.
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[2026-05-21 20:32 UTC+10:00] [Department] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: LONDON — The U.K. government has published a cache of documents relating to the appointment of the former Prince Andrew as its trade envoy.
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[2026-05-21 20:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham has said national politics has reached a "dangerous place" where "people in this country cannot afford a good life".
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[2026-05-21 20:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Paris Mayor Emmanuel Gregoire has launched a special inquiry into the city’s childcare system amid a growing scandal involving allegations of sexual abuse against children as young as three, French media has reported.
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[2026-05-21 19:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 21 (Yonhap) -- Interior Minister Yun Ho-jung on Thursday said he will rule out using the South Korean operator of Starbucks in future government events, after the coffee chain came under fire for an inappropriate marketing campaign associated with a bloody military crackdown on a pro-democracy movement in 1980.
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[2026-05-21 19:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Chip giant Nvidia reported yet another record quarter with sales and profits beating expectations, seemingly suggesting there's no slowdown in sight for the artificial intelligence (AI) boom.
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[2026-05-21 19:32 UTC+10:00] [Debt] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Politico
Snippet: BRUSSELS — The European Commission on Thursday downgraded economic growth estimates to 1.1 percent, as surging energy prices fueled by the Middle East war cause a slowdown.
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[2026-05-21 19:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Protestors will gather in Dublin later on Thursday to once again highlight the death of Yves Sakila.
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[2026-05-21 19:25 UTC+10:00] [Asylum] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: EU negotiators on Thursday failed to back rules to increase deportations from the bloc amid continued disagreement on a start date.
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[2026-05-21 19:06 UTC+10:00] [Antisemitism] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: Francesca Albanese, the Italian lawyer serving as the United Nations special rapporteur for the Palestinian territories, has been removed from the U.S. sanctions blacklist after a federal court intervened against the Trump administration’s decision.
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[2026-05-21 19:04 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Shinsegae Group Chairman Chung Yong-jin, whose group is Starbucks Korea’s largest shareholder, will be investigated directly by the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency after a civic group filed a complaint over the coffee chain’s controversial “Tank Day” tumbler promotion.
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[2026-05-21 19:00 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Victoria] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Victorian Labor members will press the Allan government to permanently waive public transport fares, fully fund public schools and scrap council rate caps at the party’s final state conference before moving into election mode.
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[2026-05-21 18:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: The Football Association has confirmed it has launched an investigation into Southampton's conduct after the club admitted to spying on three clubs in the Championship season.
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[2026-05-21 18:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The US intends to build up an icebreaker fleet larger than Russia’s, as the current gap in Moscow’s favor is “ridiculous,” President Donald Trump has said.
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[2026-05-21 18:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: The boss of EasyJet has said holidaymakers should not panic over whether flights will be affected by jet fuel supplies this summer.
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[2026-05-21 18:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Thomas Tuchel has some big calls to make before his World Cup squad announcement
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[2026-05-21 18:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: When you think about three Ellas, the first thing that comes to mind might be Rihanna's song Umbrella.
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[2026-05-21 17:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: It sounds rather like the slogan from one of those breathless adverts for discounted sofas.
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[2026-05-21 17:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: The Green Party has announced its candidate for the Makerfield by-election next month.
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[2026-05-21 17:00 UTC+10:00] [Pensions] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Pensioners vote and young people don’t, so the truism goes. That’s no longer any reason to avoid dealing with the triple lock
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[2026-05-21 16:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Sierra Leone has become the latest African nation to receive deportees from the United States as President Donald Trump’s immigration enforcement campaign continues to expand, with a first batch of nine migrants landing at Freetown International Airport on Wednesday.
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[2026-05-21 16:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Bolsonaro’s poll numbers take a hit from scandal over disgraced banker Daniel Vorcaro’s US$24 million film funding pledge
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[2026-05-21 16:34 UTC+10:00] [Flavio Bolsonaro] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Bolsonaro’s poll numbers take a hit from scandal over disgraced banker Daniel Vorcaro’s US$24 million film funding pledge
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[2026-05-21 16:27 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea shifted into election mode Thursday, with candidates and campaigners permitted to use microphones and sound trucks for two weeks.
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[2026-05-21 16:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: A woman who survived a crash that saw her car plunge hundreds of feet down a mountainside in north Wales said her mobile phone saved her life.
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[2026-05-21 16:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: When Michael Fraser moved into his retirement flat, he could hardly believe his luck.
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[2026-05-21 16:13 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: A botched campaign tied to painful democracy-era memories has drawn boycott calls, far-right memes and political apologies
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[2026-05-21 16:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The Strait of Hormuz – a critical chokepoint accounting for 20% of seaborne oil trade prior to the US-Israeli war against Iran – remains effectively blocked despite the tentative ceasefire. The traffic has ground to a halt due to the risks posed by mines, recurring attacks, and ship seizures, as well as insurers’ reluctance to step in.
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[2026-05-21 16:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Oleksandr Usyk on fighting Rico Verhoeven
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[2026-05-21 16:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Great Britain's Keely Hodgkinson was among the event winners to be presented with a crown by Serena Williams at Athlos in 2025
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[2026-05-21 16:00 UTC+10:00] [Ireland] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Gerry ‘the monk’ Hutch has won fans in north Dublin byelection campaign with anti-immigrant rhetoric
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[2026-05-21 15:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority on Thursday expanded its “Yes to Ayos” discipline campaign to Pateros, bringing in environmental groups as part of efforts to widen the campaign’s reach in Metro Manila.
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[2026-05-21 15:39 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The Gyeonggi Provincial Office on Thursday unveiled a voting guide for foreign residents in 13 languages to encourage eligible foreign voters to cast their ballots in the June 3 local elections.
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[2026-05-21 15:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Melbourne's Avalon Airport was partially shut down for several hours on Thursday after a laser hair removal device and a hot chocolate container sparked a bomb scare.
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[2026-05-21 15:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Rabbi Mara Nathan says watching an antisemitic conspiracy theorist emerge as a serious contender for a US House seat in her Texas district has been “very disorienting.”
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