Topic: Europe — Neutral reports only
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[2026-05-21 20:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Thursday that the Iran crisis can only be resolved through diplomatic channels that take Iranian interests into account.
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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 20:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by Steve Watson via modernity.news,
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[2026-05-21 20:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Egisto Ott had been a director in his nation’s secret service and was accused of passing on classified information between 2017 and 2021
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[2026-05-21 20:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Egisto Ott had been a director in his nation’s secret service and was accused of passing on classified information between 2017 and 2021
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[2026-05-21 20:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Thu 21 May 2026 at 8:25pm
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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 20:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Britain’s Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, formerly known as Prince Andrew, looks round as he leaves after attending the Easter Matins Service at St. George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle, England, April 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth, File)
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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 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 reports.
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[2026-05-21 20:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Local Spain
Snippet: Spain's government has set itself the goal of getting high-speed rail to numerous regions which have long been waiting for AVE trains to reach them, connecting them to other parts of Europe through a rail expansion called the Atlantic Corridor.
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[2026-05-21 19:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: FILE -The Euro currency symbol is seen prior to a press conference after an ECB’s governing council meeting in Frankfurt, Germany, Dec. 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Michael Probst, File)
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[2026-05-21 19:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Palantir is among the most controversial technology companies of the modern era. Its clients include US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice), the US Army, police, intelligence, and security agencies in multiple European countries. The company also supplies technology to the Israeli military amid its genocide in Gaza.
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[2026-05-21 19:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: The taunting of flotilla activists by Israeli far-right minister Itamar Ben-Gvir has led to renewed calls for the EU to impose sanctions on him.
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[2026-05-21 19:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Ukrainian servicemen of Khartia brigade check the drone aerial view in the command centre Kharkiv region, Ukraine, Wednesday, May 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Andrii Marienko)
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[2026-05-21 19:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A festivalgoer poses for photographers as people sit by the beach along the Croisette during the 79th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Friday, May 15, 2026. (AP Photo/John Locher)
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[2026-05-21 19:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: U.S. President Donald Trump, right, shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping while leaving after a visit to the Zhongnanhai Garden in Beijing, Friday, May 15, 2026. (Evan Vucci/Pool Photo via AP, File)
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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] [World / Europe] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Rome: A calendar featuring close-ups of young, handsome men in priestly attire has been a perennial Rome souvenir for the past two decades – but few, it seems, are actually men of the cloth.
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[2026-05-21 19:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: The CEO of one of France's biggest engineering groups told CNBC that Europe mustn't rely on U.S. infrastructure, warning of "dangerous" over-reliance on infrastructure like Elon Musk's Starlink.
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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 19:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: Russia’s agricultural watchdog announced Wednesday a temporary restriction on all flower imports originating from or transiting through Armenia, a move that comes amid fraying relations between the two countries.
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[2026-05-21 19:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Argentina’s Lionel Messi celebrates with the trophy in front of the fans after winning the World Cup final soccer match between Argentina and France at the Lusail Stadium in Lusail, Qatar, Sunday, Dec. 18, 2022. Lionel Messi says he is coming to Inter Miami and joining Major League Soccer. After months of speculation, Messi announced his decision Wednesday, June 7, 2023,to join a Miami franchise that has been led by another global soccer icon in David Beckham since its inception
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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 19:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Britain’s Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, formerly known as Prince Andrew, looks round as he leaves after attending the Easter Matins Service at St. George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle, England, April 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth, File)
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[2026-05-21 18:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Singer Jeanette took centre stage at the Cannes Film Festival on Wednesday evening with a live performance accompanying a beach screening of Cría Cuervos, the acclaimed film by Spanish director Carlos Saura. The event at the "Cinéma de la Plage" marked 50 years since the film’s 1976 release and drew festival guests, film lovers and members of Saura’s family to Macé beach on the Croisette.
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[2026-05-21 18:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Local Spain
Snippet: With average waiting lists of up to six months in some regions, driving school groups and Spain's traffic authority are pointing to different reasons (and each other) to explainer why learner drivers and hauliers must wait so long to take their practical test.
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[2026-05-21 18:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Local Spain
Snippet: Aside from Spain, the next total solar eclipse will also be visible in Greenland, Iceland, Russia and a small portion of Portugal, with a partial eclipse in other parts of Europe and western Africa.
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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 18:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: The trade deal between the U.K. and Gulf states is a "monumental achievement," Bahrain's industry minister told CNBC.
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[2026-05-21 18:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Over the past two decades, ageing populations, rising retirement ages and higher education levels have contributed to rising employment rates among workers aged 55 and over across OECD countries. Yet many workplaces are still designed around shorter careers, leading many people to leave work earlier than they need or want to.
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[2026-05-21 18:00 UTC+10:00] [Photography] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: View image in fullscreenJames Woodley, Birmingham, 1999Elsewhere tells the story of skateboarding in the UK during the pivotal era of 1987 to 2002, when the British iteration of the sport developed its own unique identity. The book is the product of a lifetime of collecting, researching and interviewing the biggest names in UK skateboarding history.
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[2026-05-21 18:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 21 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's trade watchdog decided Thursday to impose anti-dumping tariffs on polyvinyl chloride (PVC) paste resin products from four European nations, according to Seoul's industry ministry.
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[2026-05-21 17:54 UTC+10:00] [Europe] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: This is AI generated summarization, which may have errors. For context, always refer to the full article.
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[2026-05-21 17:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The former health minister has proposed equalising capital gains levy with income tax, aiming for a ‘fairer’ UK wealth system
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[2026-05-21 17:40 UTC+10:00] [Wes Streeting] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The former health minister has proposed equalising capital gains levy with income tax, aiming for a ‘fairer’ UK wealth system
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[2026-05-21 17:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: A one-year-old baby girl has been officially recorded as a crime suspect by Kent Police after allegedly causing a minor injury to another toddler. This is part of a shocking tally where 683 children under 10 were reported for offences over three years.
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[2026-05-21 17:22 UTC+10:00] [Ukraine] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Dobré ráno, or good morning from Prague.
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[2026-05-21 17:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: The UAE is an important market and an increasingly strategic economic partner, Business France chief executive Louis Margueritte has told The National.
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[2026-05-21 17:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Forty-four Spanish activists detained in Israel who were on a Gaza-bound aid flotilla are expected to be released to Spain via Turkey in a flight leaving at 3 p.m. on Thursday, Spanish Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares said.
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[2026-05-21 17:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 21 (Yonhap) -- Nine Korean works have been invited to the Avignon Festival set to take place in France this summer, organizers said Thursday, marking the first time in 28 years Korean-language productions will officially take the stage at one of the world's most prestigious performing arts festivals.
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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 17:00 UTC+10:00] [Business / Consumer affairs] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
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[2026-05-21 16:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Local Spain
Snippet: Spain increases age window for breast cancer screening, Spanish director Almodóvar calls Trump, Netanyahu and Putin 'monsters', Rafa Nadal to launch Netflix documentary series and more news on Thursday May 21st.
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[2026-05-21 16:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Inflation has eased from its recent peaks, but price growth remains stubbornly high across much of Europe.
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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: 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 16:01 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] [United Kingdom holidays] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Eccentric public art, strange ruins, eerie landscapes, follies … Britain has a rich store of curiosities. An enthusiast selects 10 of the quirkiest finds from his new book
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[2026-05-21 16:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by Andrew Korybko,
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