Topic: Elections — Neutral reports only
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[2026-05-17 01:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Celtic lift Premiership trophy after dramatic final day
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[2026-05-17 01:36 UTC+10:00] [Citizenship] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: Russian President Vladimir Putin simplified the process for citizenship for residents of Moldova’s Transnistria region, which Moldovan President Maia Sandu blasted as a mobilization tool for Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
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[2026-05-17 01:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Sadia Kabeya is back from the return-top-play protocol to start at open-side flanker for England
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[2026-05-17 01:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Sloppy decision-making and an inability to agree on key issues have rendered the EU effectively irrelevant on the global stage, the bloc’s former foreign policy chief Josep Borrell has argued.
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[2026-05-17 01:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Israel stands today at a precipice – not merely of a political cycle – but of a historic transformation in the Middle East. We are witnessing the most dramatic reconfiguration of the region since the carving up of the Middle East by the British and French over a century ago.
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[2026-05-17 00:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Watch Celtic lift the Scottish Premiership trophy for the fifth season in a row, denying Hearts on an astonishing final day.
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[2026-05-16 23:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Gunmen have kidnapped more than 50 children from three schools in the same town in north-eastern Nigeria, teachers and residents have said.
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[2026-05-16 23:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: US President Donald Trump has announced that Abu-Bilal al-Minuki, second in command of Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL) worldwide, has been killed in Nigeria on his orders.
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[2026-05-16 23:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Mark English hugged the inside of the track for much of the race before producing a sprint finish to win
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[2026-05-16 23:16 UTC+10:00] [Buildings] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: The Holy See announced Saturday that Pope Leo XIV will travel to France Sept. 25-28 for an official state visit, which marks the first formal trip by the Vatican leader in almost two decades.
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[2026-05-16 23:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Sat 16 May 2026 at 11:07pm
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[2026-05-16 22:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: By Alexey Martynov, a political scientist
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[2026-05-16 22:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Large crowds have descended upon central London for an anti-immigration rally dubbed ‘Unite the Kingdom’. Videos and photographs posted on social media on Saturday showed demonstrators assembling in the British capital hours before the main march began.
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[2026-05-16 22:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Israel’s ruling coalition has submitted a call for an early election following continued fractures from government allies over the issue of ultra-Orthodox conscription.
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[2026-05-16 21:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has said he will no longer recommend the United States as a destination for his children to study or work, citing what he described as a worsening “social climate” in America.
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[2026-05-16 21:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Swatch have closed their stores in cities across the UK after hundreds of people queued outside branches eager to buy a new limited watch.
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[2026-05-16 21:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Former Liverpool defender Alvaro Arbeloa has had a tricky time in charge of Real Madrid
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[2026-05-16 21:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Manchester United have reached an agreement with Michael Carrick to become the club's permanent head coach.
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[2026-05-16 21:08 UTC+10:00] [Asia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: Russian President Vladimir Putin will visit his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping on an official visit to Beijing on May 19-20, the Kremlin confirmed on Saturday.
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[2026-05-16 21:01 UTC+10:00] [Spain] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Conservatives expected to keep majority as socialists face drubbing and ballot tests trajectory of far-right Vox party
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[2026-05-16 20:58 UTC+10:00] [Defense] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: Gordon Repinski und das POLITICO-Team nehmen Euch mit durch die Hauptstadt - kurz, präzise, hintergründig. Montags bis freitags ab 5 Uhr.
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[2026-05-16 20:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Israel carried out strikes in Gaza targeting Hamas’ top military commander, Izz al-Din al-Haddad, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Israel Katz said in a joint statement. It marked the first attack on a senior official of the militant group since a US-backed deal in October intended to halt fighting in the Palestinian enclave.
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[2026-05-16 20:37 UTC+10:00] [Democracy] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: EU Enlargement Commissioner Marta Kos carried out her first official visit to Kosovo, on Friday, where calls were reignited over Pristina’s stalled membership bid to the EU.
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[2026-05-16 20:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: "Every morning when he wakes up, it's been the same two questions. Does Wes have the numbers? And does Andy have a seat?"
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[2026-05-16 20:00 UTC+10:00] [US midterm elections 2026] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Congressman Thomas Massie, chastized by the US president as a ‘lowlife’, will soon face the ballot box – setting up a crucial test of Trump’s political strength
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[2026-05-16 19:43 UTC+10:00] [Asia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: Taiwan asserted its sovereignty Saturday after U.S. President Donald Trump warned against Taiwanese self-determination following the American leader’s two-day summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing.
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[2026-05-16 19:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Mercedes-Benz is considering engaging in defense production if it would make “business sense,” its CEO Ola Kallenius has told the Wall Street Journal.
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[2026-05-16 19:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: A charity has called for a wider rollout of meningitis vaccines after a teenage boy in Oxfordshire died after contracting the disease.
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[2026-05-16 19:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: More than 4,000 police officers have been deployed to London on Saturday, as crowds start to gather for two rival protests in the capital.
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[2026-05-16 19:00 UTC+10:00] [Competition] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: Eurovision is “apolitical” but “is so big an event that it has a political impact,” a top official at the annual song contest’s organizer told POLITICO, adding that event managers are “prepared” for more disruptions during Saturday night’s final.
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[2026-05-16 18:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: By Ladislav Zemánek, non-resident research fellow at China-CEE Institute and expert of the Valdai Discussion Club
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[2026-05-16 18:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: FILE -South Korea’s Son Heung-min goes for the ball during the international friendly soccer match between South Korea and Ivory Coast in Milton Keynes, England, Saturday, March 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Dave Shopland, File)
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[2026-05-16 18:46 UTC+10:00] [Borders] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: A U.S.-brokered ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon, initially set to expire Sunday, will be extended by an additional 45 days, the U.S. State Department announced on Friday after two days of talks between Israeli and Lebanese delegations concluded in Washington.
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[2026-05-16 18:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Participants from every series of BBC's Race Across the World will run in memory of former contestant Sam Gardiner.
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[2026-05-16 18:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Democrat Senate candidate Mallory McMorrow accrued nearly a year’s worth of unpaid utility charges on her million-dollar home while campaigning on affordability.
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[2026-05-16 18:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: 0.3% counted, updated Sat 16 May 2026 at 6:16pmSat 16 May 2026 at 6:16pm
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[2026-05-16 17:55 UTC+10:00] [JAPAN] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: Renho, who previously served as executive deputy leader of the opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, has lost an election for the leadership of the party's Tokyo chapter.
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[2026-05-16 17:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Carano finds lifeline in Rousey fight after Disney firing
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[2026-05-16 17:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: A 38-year-old man has been killed by a 13ft (4m) great white shark in Western Australia.
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[2026-05-16 17:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Russian President Vladimir Putin will make an official visit to China on May 19 and 20, the Kremlin has said.
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[2026-05-16 16:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: US President Donald Trump says that American and Nigerian forces have killed the "second in command of ISIS globally" in a military operation in Africa.
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[2026-05-16 16:18 UTC+10:00] [Africa] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: American and Nigerian forces killed a leader of the Islamic State group in Nigeria in a joint operation carried out Friday, U.S. President Donald Trump said early Saturday.
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[2026-05-16 15:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Jeremy Doku has scored five goals and provided five assists in 28 Premier League appearances this season
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[2026-05-16 15:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 16 (Yonhap) -- A total of 513 candidates, including three local government heads, have been elected without a vote as they ran unopposed ahead of the June 3 local elections, the election watchdog said Saturday.
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[2026-05-16 15:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Chelsea have won eight and lost eight of their FA Cup final appearances so far, losing their past three in a row
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[2026-05-16 14:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The international community must take a more active approach to the plight of displaced Palestinians and the Israeli occupation of their land, Iranian Ambassador to the United Nations Amir-Saeid Iravani said on Friday.
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[2026-05-16 14:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Bloomberg reported that the United Arab Emirates unsuccessfully attempted to persuade fellow members of the Gulf Cooperation Council to join a coordinated military campaign against Iran during the early stages of the US-Israeli war.
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[2026-05-16 13:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., greets supporters at a campaign stop at Drago’s Restaurant Tuesday, May 5, 2026, in Metairie, La. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
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[2026-05-16 13:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Travis Jackson, of Montgomery, stands during a press conference outside the Alabama state house during a special session of the Alabama Legislature, Tuesday, May 5, 2026, in Montgomery, Ala. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)
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[2026-05-16 13:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Maureen Galindo, the housing activist and conspiracy theorist whose rants about “billionaire Zionists” have defined her pursuit of a US House seat in Texas, is within spitting distance of winning a Democratic runoff in a competitive San Antonio-area district.
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