Topic: Elections — Neutral reports only
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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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[2026-05-16 13:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: LOS ANGELES — A US election denier whose case has been championed by Donald Trump was granted a commutation Friday that will see her released from state prison next month.
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[2026-05-16 12:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: The 24-year-old mayor-elect of a New Jersey town who still lives at home no longer has a car — because it was repossessed, his soon-to-be predecessor claimed in a scathing statement the day after losing the election.
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[2026-05-16 12:00 UTC+10:00] [British politics] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: LONDON — Tommy Robinson, the far-right anti-Islam activist who will lead a march through London on Saturday, is broadly unpopular in Britain — except among voters supporting Nigel Farage’s Reform UK.
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[2026-05-16 12:00 UTC+10:00] [Elections] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: MADRID — Sunday’s election in Spain’s most populous region — Andalusia — will set the tone for what kind of conservatives will be in pole position to confront Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez in next year’s general election.
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[2026-05-16 11:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: The US justice department is reportedly preparing to indict aging Cuban leader Raúl Castro in the coming days over the shooting down of two aircraft three decades ago.
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[2026-05-16 11:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The US-mediated truce between Israel and Lebanon has been extended by 45 days, State Department spokesman Tommy Pigott said on Friday.
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[2026-05-16 10:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: While recent days have felt like winter for some, things will gradually get warmer, especially later in the week ahead.
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[2026-05-16 10:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: US President Donald Trump reaffirmed during his recent talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping that he would not change US policy toward Taiwan, US Ambassador to the United Nations Mike Waltz has said.
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[2026-05-16 10:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Rory McIlroy is aiming for his seventh major title
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[2026-05-16 09:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Maths teacher John Hammond was a few weeks into his job at a new school, chatting to colleagues in the staff room during lunch break.
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[2026-05-16 09:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Xavier Becerra says he didn’t know that his former chief of staff and former political aide were taking money from his California campaign account and lying to the government about it.
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[2026-05-16 09:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Aston Villa secure Champions League spot in win over Liverpool
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[2026-05-16 09:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Top leaders of the main Palestinian political faction, Fatah, are electing its highest decision-making body, at its first major conference in a decade.
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[2026-05-16 09:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: The Eurovision Song Contest reaches its grand final on Saturday night, with Finland, Greece and Australia among the favourites to win.
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[2026-05-16 09:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Claire Brosseau has travelled the world doing stand-up comedy and acting in television shows, films and plays. She has also been struggling with diabilitating mental illness from a young age, and has been treated by psychiatrists in four major North American cities over three decades.
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[2026-05-16 09:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: The Swiss Federal Intelligence Service has said it will finally open long-sealed files on the notorious Nazi war criminal Josef Mengele, but without saying when.
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[2026-05-16 08:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Aston Villa secure Champions League spot in win over Liverpool
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[2026-05-16 08:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Harvard faculty begin voting Tuesday on what may be the most aggressive effort in decades to curb grade inflation, a long-running issue that has also drawn attention from the White House as it pushes broader higher-ed reforms, according to Bloomberg.
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[2026-05-16 08:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Sat 16 May 2026 at 8:31am
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[2026-05-16 07:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: HL: Boeing ordered to pay $49.5 million to family of 737 MAX crash victim
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[2026-05-16 07:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Police are looking for a man who appeared to make antisemitic threats captured on video in east London.
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[2026-05-16 07:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Ollie Watkins scores twice as Aston Villa move above Liverpool into fourth in the Premier League and seal qualification for next season's Champions League.
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[2026-05-16 07:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Pep Guardiola is aiming to win the FA Cup for the third time
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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 07:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: US President Donald Trump has said he would accept a 20-year suspension by Iran of its nuclear programme, in what appears to be confirmation of a shift in position away from a demand for a total end to it.
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[2026-05-16 07:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: George Hendy scored four of Northampton's 14 tries
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[2026-05-16 07:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: DENVER (AP) — Colorado Gov. Jared Polis on Friday commuted the sentence of election conspiracy theorist Tina Peters following pressure from President Donald Trump, the latest instance of the president using his powers to reward those who echoed his baseless claims of mass fraud as the cause of his 2020 loss.
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[2026-05-16 07:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Hearts and Celtic go head-to-head for the Scottish Premiership title
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[2026-05-16 07:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Sat 16 May 2026 at 7:06am
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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 07:00 UTC+10:00] [News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Michael West Media
Snippet: May 16, 2026 07:00 | News
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[2026-05-16 06:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: A British aerospace company that was developing a replacement for the famous Red Arrows fighter jet has gone into administration, resulting in the loss of about 30 jobs.
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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 06:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: US President Donald Trump’s meeting with his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, was heavy on pomp, praise, and promises. But what did both leaders walk away with after the superpower summit in Beijing?
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[2026-05-16 06:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: On Wednesday, as Sir Keir Starmer stood in the House of Lords and watched the King read out the government's plan for the coming year, the prime minister's three biggest rivals within Labour were preparing their next moves.
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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 05:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: When Donald Trump strode onto a stage at a campaign rally in Indiana in 2016, he made one thing clear: China was America's chief economic antagonist.
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[2026-05-16 05:47 UTC+10:00] [APEC] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: President Donald Trump returns from his two-day summit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping with hints of deals but no progress on key issues that vex the U.S.-China relationship.
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[2026-05-16 05:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: California gubernatorial candidate Tom Steyer is defending his campaign’s controversial use of paid social media influencers after state election regulators opened an investigation into whether online creators failed to properly disclose sponsored political content.
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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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