Topic: Elections — Neutral reports only
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[2026-05-14 04:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: The Metropolitan Police has warned that it is preparing for potential violence and hate speech crimes across two protests in London this Saturday.
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[2026-05-14 04:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: A Republican senator who broke from his party to vote in favour of convicting US President Donald Trump in impeachment proceedings during his first term is facing a bruising primary challenge in his home state of Louisiana.
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[2026-05-14 04:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Two German soldiers have been attacked outside the NATO operational headquarters in Brunssum, Netherlands, according to dpa news agency and Der Spiegel. The assailants, who are yet to be identified, reportedly shouted anti-NATO slogans.
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[2026-05-14 03:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: At least a dozen gunshots rang out inside the Philippine Senate building in Manila earlier on Wednesday as police and marines moved to arrest Senator Ronald "Bato" Dela Rosa on an International Criminal Court warrant for alleged crimes against humanity linked to former President Rodrigo Duterte's brutal war on drugs, a campaign that left more than 6,000 suspected drug dealers dead in operations.
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[2026-05-14 03:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: The beloved former mayor of a conservative Kansas town reported to a federal immigration office Wednesday, a possible step toward deportation, months after acknowledging he had voted in elections despite not being a U.S. citizen.
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[2026-05-14 03:44 UTC+10:00] [Balkans] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: BRUSSELS — Montenegro’s EU bid moved a step closer to the finish line on Wednesday as EU officials began working on the accession treaty that would bring the Western Balkan country into the bloc.
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[2026-05-14 03:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: French prosecutors have requested a seven‑year prison sentence for former president Nicolas Sarkozy in his appeal trial over allegations that his 2007 presidential campaign received illegal funding from Muammar Gaddafi’s Libya — a case that has become one of the most explosive political‑financial scandals of France’s Fifth Republic.
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[2026-05-14 03:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: There are press conferences and then there are spectacles, not always matching communication strategies.
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[2026-05-14 03:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: FILE- Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy arrives at the appeals courthouse in Paris, France, Monday, March 16, 2026, for his trial over alleged illegal financing of his 2007 presidential campaign by the government of late Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus, File)
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[2026-05-14 03:11 UTC+10:00] [Courts] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: KYIV — Russia's parliament approved a bill that allows President Vladimir Putin to order the invasion of foreign countries during a session on Wednesday.
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[2026-05-14 03:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Israel's contestant at the Eurovision Song Contest has said he was surprised by protests that disrupted his semi-final performance.
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[2026-05-14 02:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Robinson has taken 17 wickets at 26.17 in five County Championship outings for Sussex in 2026
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[2026-05-14 02:44 UTC+10:00] [Gender equality] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: BRUSSELS — The European Commission will not enact an EU-wide ban on conversion therapy aimed at changing or suppressing the identity of LGBTQ+ people but will urge countries to outlaw it nationally, in response to a major citizens' petition.
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[2026-05-14 02:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: RT News
Snippet: US President Donald Trump’s counterterrorism director has suggested that two of the president’s loudest critics – Tucker Carlson and Nick Fuentes – are considered potential left-wing threats by the White House.
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[2026-05-14 02:30 UTC+10:00] [Aid and development] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: As the U.S. and other Western countries pull back from foreign aid, the European Union is trying to position itself as the grown-up still showing up.
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[2026-05-14 02:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: A Democrat has finally climbed to the top of the California governor’s race, according to a new poll.
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[2026-05-14 02:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: "Not in a million years" did Daniel Levy believe Tottenham would be fighting for Premier League survival this season after he stepped down as executive chairman in September.
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[2026-05-14 02:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: The brother of the Nottingham attacks killer has said he feared Valdo Calocane was going to take his own life, a public inquiry has heard.
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[2026-05-14 02:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Neighbours have described a man who died after a police shooting as "harmless" and "polite".
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[2026-05-14 02:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: CNN’s top data cruncher Harry Enten delivered a sobering message for Democrats on Tuesday, warning that Republicans remain firmly competitive ahead of the November midterms despite President Trump’s sagging poll numbers and voter frustration over the rising cost of living.
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[2026-05-14 02:09 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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[2026-05-14 02:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: COTABATO CITY — Four political parties participating in the first Parliament election in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) have endorsed the candidacy of Chief Minister Abdulraof “Sammy Gambar” Macacua for a district seat in Maguindanao del Norte.
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[2026-05-14 02:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: LAPU-LAPU CITY — As security forces flooded Cebu for the 48th Asean Leaders’ Summit, the Police Regional Office in Central Visayas (PRO-7) arrested 351 individuals during a weeklong anti-criminality campaign that started on May 3.
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[2026-05-14 02:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Taylor won the 50-over World Cup with England in 2009 and 2017 and the T20 World Cup in 2009
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[2026-05-14 02:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
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[2026-05-14 02:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Saudi Arabia conducted covert strikes on Iran during the Middle East war, Reuters reported on Wednesday, citing sources.
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[2026-05-14 01:55 UTC+10:00] [Health] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Exclusive: Doctors say ‘highly concerning’ poll highlights risk to patients of turning to AI for medical advice
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[2026-05-14 01:54 UTC+10:00] [Immigration] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Politico
Snippet: DUBLIN — Ireland’s former Prime Minister Bertie Ahern has landed his party in electoral hot water by making unguarded anti-immigrant comments on the campaign trail.
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[2026-05-14 01:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Spencer Pratt is gaining major ground in the Los Angeles mayoral race, according to a new poll.
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[2026-05-14 01:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: First Minister Rhun ap Iorwerth has revealed his ministerial team in Wales' first ever Plaid Cymru government.
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[2026-05-14 01:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: He is in an appeal trial on charges that he sought Libyan financing for his 2007 election
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[2026-05-14 01:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: He is in an appeal trial on charges that he sought Libyan financing for his 2007 election
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[2026-05-14 01:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Tens of thousands marched through Brussels on Tuesday to protest Belgian federal reforms, rising military spending, and what demonstrators say are insufficient action on soaring energy prices. The rally comes amid an EU-wide energy crisis and rising defense budgets across the bloc.
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[2026-05-14 00:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: A South Carolina court has overturned the 2023 murder convictions of Alex Murdaugh, a disgraced lawyer who was convicted of killing his wife and son.
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[2026-05-14 00:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: The bodies of three women have been recovered from the sea off Brighton.
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[2026-05-14 00:48 UTC+10:00] [Coronavirus] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: Europe's disease agency chief said EU cooperation on hantavirus had been “very, very strong" after the French Prime Minister called on ministers to work closer together in their response.
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[2026-05-14 00:48 UTC+10:00] [Elections] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: LONDON — Wes Streeting looks poised to challenge Keir Starmer’s leadership of Britain’s ruling Labour Party. Now the health secretary’s critics are racing to get an opponent in the game.
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[2026-05-14 00:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Former taoiseach (Irish prime minister) Bertie Ahern has said he has no issue with people who come to Ireland "through the visa and asylum systems" after facing criticism over comments he made on immigration in a video.
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[2026-05-14 00:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: A woman is isolating on the Pitcairn Islands, a remote British Overseas Territory in the South Pacific, after travelling on a hantavirus-hit cruise ship.
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[2026-05-14 00:10 UTC+10:00] [Airplanes] [Factuality: 95]
Source: Politico
Snippet: LONDON — Boris Johnson once said that “when the herd moves, it moves.” Keir Starmer is trying to stop it trampling him alive.
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[2026-05-14 00:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Lock Jake Ball was part of the 2019 Wales side that won the Grand Slam and reached a World Cup semi-finals
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[2026-05-14 00:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: WhatsApp has introduced private chats with its AI chatbot which not even the tech company will be able to read in a new "incognito" mode.
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[2026-05-14 00:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: US President Donald Trump’s rejection of Tehran’s peace terms suggests that he will accept nothing short of surrender, according to Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi.
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[2026-05-14 00:00 UTC+10:00] [Trump administration] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Lineup to include pastor who called Democratic platform ‘demonic’, Christian author who said he would die in fight to overturn 2020 election and rabbi who has defended torture
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[2026-05-13 23:58 UTC+10:00] [Far right] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: BERLIN — A top adviser to Russian President Vladimir Putin has invited politicians from the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party to an economic forum in June in an illustration of how the Kremlin is cultivating ties with Germany’s far right.
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[2026-05-13 23:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: US President Donald Trump descended the steps of Air Force One in Beijing on Wednesday evening, greeted with pomp and pageantry ahead of a high-stakes meeting with his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping.
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[2026-05-13 23:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Southampton's players have booked a second appearance at Wembley this season - but it could yet be taken away from them for spying
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[2026-05-13 23:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: A survivor of Jeffrey Epstein's abuse has told how the late sex offender sexually abused her while he was under house arrest for soliciting prostitution from a minor.
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[2026-05-13 23:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Spain has become the latest European nation to call for the EU to build its own army as opposed to relying on the NATO framework, citing a growing rift with the US. The idea itself, however, has split European NATO members, with many still viewing the US-led military bloc as a preferable defense mechanism.
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[2026-05-13 23:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Dozens of dogs kept in sham animal shelters and used for online scamming have been rescued by police and animal rights organisations in Uganda following a BBC investigation.
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