Topic: Europe — Neutral reports only
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[2026-05-18 14:00 UTC+10:00] [Einstürzende Neubauten] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The band’s newest member, Josefine Lukschy, was born the year their fifth album was released. They and founding member Blixa Bargeld talk about leading the counter counter-culture
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[2026-05-18 14:00 UTC+10:00] [Cloud] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: TALLINN — Europe will likely never be fully independent from foreign technologies because it relies too much on software from the United States and hardware from China, Juha Martelius, the head of Finland’s Security and Intelligence Service, told POLITICO.
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[2026-05-18 13:52 UTC+10:00] [China] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: China’s deep relationship with Russia remains a continuing cause for concern in the west, particularly since Moscow launched its invasion of Ukraine
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[2026-05-18 13:39 UTC+10:00] [Der Podcast] [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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[2026-05-18 13:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Experts say the plans reflect awareness of drone and other types of hi-tech warfare amid the Russia-Ukraine and Iran conflicts
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[2026-05-18 13:37 UTC+10:00] [Korea Institute for National Unification] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Experts say the plans reflect awareness of drone and other types of hi-tech warfare amid the Russia-Ukraine and Iran conflicts
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[2026-05-18 13:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Financial Times
Snippet: Simply sign up to the Business education myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox.
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[2026-05-18 13:21 UTC+10:00] [France] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Singer and actor who has appeared in more than 40 films faces investigations in France and Belgium
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[2026-05-18 13:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: National Police agents in Spain arrested an 18-year-old with ties to jihadist terrorism in the town of Tarifa last Monday, Spanish police reported.
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[2026-05-18 13:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: On Saturday night in Vienna, Noam Bettan walked onto the Eurovision stage carrying the hopes of Israeli fans on his shoulders. He also carried the weight of another year in which Israel’s place in the competition had been openly challenged, debated, and, in some quarters, opposed outright, leading to the boycott of the competition by five countries – Spain, Slovenia, the Netherlands, Ireland, and Iceland.
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[2026-05-18 12:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Lotte Biologics said Monday it signed a contract manufacturing agreement with UK biotech firm Ottimo Pharma for antibody drugs, expanding the two companies' existing partnership.
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[2026-05-18 12:25 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The government convened a regular trade promotion meeting Monday to discuss South Korea's pending trade issues with the United States, the European Union and other economic partners, the trade ministry said.
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[2026-05-18 12:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: CANNES, France — For Sandra Hüller, eruptions of emotion don’t come naturally. She prefers to be quiet and calm, and often her screen presence radiates intensity when she’s simply watching. But when she explodes — whether in grief or karaoke — she can be magnificent.
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[2026-05-18 12:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 18 (Yonhap) -- The government convened a regular trade promotion meeting Monday to discuss South Korea's pending trade issues with the United States, the European Union (EU) and other economic partners, the trade ministry said.
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[2026-05-18 12:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: One of Europe’s most crowded tourist cities is cracking down on cruises and their passengers, with the mayor of the city pushing to fast-track a tax hike on short-stay passengers.
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[2026-05-18 12:00 UTC+10:00] [Courts] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: STRASBOURG — The European Parliament is poised on Tuesday to shield a senior German lawmaker from investigation, reigniting allegations that MEPs are abusing parliamentary immunity to protect their own.
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[2026-05-18 12:00 UTC+10:00] [Bonds] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: Former French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe believes it’s France’s mainstream conservative voters who will propel him to the presidency in a showdown with the far right next year.
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[2026-05-18 12:00 UTC+10:00] [Customs] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: LÜBECK, Germany — The police and customs officers had been waiting for hours. Parked outside the Radisson Blu Senator Hotel in the northern German city of Lübeck, they sat in silence, engines off, watching the entrance.
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[2026-05-18 12:00 UTC+10:00] [Aging] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: LONDON — The weirdest thing about weeks like the last one in Westminster is ... they don’t feel that weird anymore.
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[2026-05-18 12:00 UTC+10:00] [Agriculture] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: Andrew Puzder is the ambassador of the United States to the European Union.
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[2026-05-18 11:50 UTC+10:00] [World / Europe] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Age
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[2026-05-18 11:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Russian envoy Mikhail Ulyanov suggested that Iran consider appointing a special envoy to Russia similar to the arrangement Tehran recently established with China.
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[2026-05-18 11:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: French opposition leader Jean-Luc Mélenchon condemned what he described as “European complicity” in the US and Israeli strikes on Iran that triggered a wider regional conflict.
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[2026-05-18 11:19 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-05-18 11:00 UTC+10:00] [London] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Pilots say such a move would mark a major escalation of retribution for Japanese PM’s remarks on Taiwan
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[2026-05-18 10:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Cuba has acquired more than 300 military drones from Russia and Iran and discussed possible attacks on US assets in the region, Axios claimed on Sunday, citing classified intelligence reports.
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[2026-05-18 10:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla has accused the US of fabricating a pretext for a potential invasion following an Axios report claiming that the island had acquired attack drones from Russia and Iran.
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[2026-05-18 10:26 UTC+10:00] [Ukraine] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Kyiv says electronics factory for weapon parts and oil pumping station among targets; Zelenskyy claims Ukraine outstripping Russia on battlefield. What we know on day 1,545
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[2026-05-18 10:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Jon Rahm, of Spain, hits from the fourth tee during the final round of the PGA Championship golf tournament at Aronimink Golf Club, Sunday, May 17, 2026, in Newtown Square, PA. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
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[2026-05-18 09:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Germany's intelligence service refers to the image of a watermelon slice as one of the identifying symbols of secular pro-Palestinian antisemitism and extremism. This appears as part of a new webpage on the website for Germany’s Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution (the BfV) called 'Secular pro-Palestinian extremism.'
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[2026-05-18 09:39 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Renowned filmmaker Park Chan-wook has received the highest cultural honor given by the French government, becoming the fourth Korean to receive the prestigious award.
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[2026-05-18 09:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 18 (Yonhap) -- Renowned filmmaker Park Chan-wook has received the highest cultural honor given by the French government, becoming the fourth Korean to receive the prestigious award.
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[2026-05-18 09:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: It takes Fatima Bio only a moment to respond when we ask what it was like to be an asylum seeker in London.
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[2026-05-18 08:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Frankfurt’s head coach Albert Riera reacts disappointed during the German Bundesliga soccer match between Borussia Dortmund and Eintracht Frankfurt in Dortmund, Germany, Friday, May 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
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[2026-05-18 08:39 UTC+10:00] [Cancer] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: MADRID — The conservative People’s Party won an election in Spain’s Andalusia region but looks to have lost its majority in the local parliament, in a setback for the party’s moderates as they prepare for next year’s general election.
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[2026-05-18 08:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Alimami Gory del Paris FC celebra con sus compañeros tras anotar en el encuentro ante el Paris Saint Germain en la Ligue 1 el domingo 17 de mayo del 2026. (AP Foto/Michel Euler)
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[2026-05-18 08:12 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: SBS News
Snippet: LIVE, FREE and EXCLUSIVE
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[2026-05-18 08:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: England lift the Six Nations, achieving the Grand Slam and beating France
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[2026-05-18 08:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Paris FC’s Alimami Gory, centre left, celebrates with teammates after scoring his side’s second goal during the French League One soccer match between Paris FC and Paris Saint-Germain in Paris, Sunday, May 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)
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[2026-05-18 07:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Paris Hilton debuted dark brown locks as she walked the runway at the Gucci Cruise 2027 collection fashion show on Saturday, a big change from her usual platinum-hued tresses.
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[2026-05-18 07:18 UTC+10:00] [Latest] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Duran
Snippet: Switch to the dark mode that's kinder on your eyes at night time.
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[2026-05-18 07:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The EU has been filling its underground gas storage facilities at record-low rates for three consecutive days this week, Russia’s state-owned giant Gazprom has said, citing figures by the Gas Infrastructure Europe (GIE) association.
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[2026-05-18 07:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The EU has been filling its underground gas storage facilities at record-low rates for three consecutive days this week, Russia’s state-owned Gazprom has said, citing figures by the Gas Infrastructure Europe (GIE) association.
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[2026-05-18 07:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: On Saturday a 31-year-old Italian man of Moroccan heritage hit several people before crashing into a shop window, colliding with a woman
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[2026-05-18 07:03 UTC+10:00] [incident] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: On Saturday a 31-year-old Italian man of Moroccan heritage hit several people before crashing into a shop window, colliding with a woman
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[2026-05-18 07:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 18 (Yonhap) -- More than 20,000 Ukrainian children have been deported or forcibly separated from their families amid the prolonged Russia-Ukraine war, envoys from the European Union (EU), Canada and Ukraine to South Korea said, calling on the international community to join hands to address "large-scale and systematic" violations of children's human rights.
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[2026-05-18 07:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 18 (Yonhap) -- The following is the full text of an editorial jointly written by Ambassador of the European Union to South Korea Ugo Astuto, Ambassador of Canada to South Korea Philippe Lafortune and Charge d'Affaires ad interim of Ukraine to South Korea Andrii Vieshkin, calling on the international community to ensure the return of Ukrainian children deported or forcibly separated from their families.
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[2026-05-18 06:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: CANNES, France — The day John Lennon was shot, on Dec. 8, 1980, he and Yoko Ono gave an interview to a San Francisco radio crew from their home in New York's Dakota Apartments.
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[2026-05-18 06:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: England lift the Six Nations trophy after beating out France in the Grand Slam decider
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[2026-05-18 06:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Real Madrid’s Vinicius Junior celebrates after scoring the opening goal during the Spanish La Liga soccer match between Real Madrid and Sevilla in Seville, Spain, Sunday, May 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Jose Breton)
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