Topic: Europe — Neutral reports only
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[2026-05-17 04:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: A man has driven his car into pedestrians in the northern Italian city of Modena, injuring eight people, four seriously, officials say.
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[2026-05-17 04:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The driver is said to have got out of the vehicle and brandished a knife before being arrested
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[2026-05-17 04:03 UTC+10:00] [ram pedestrians] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The driver is said to have got out of the vehicle and brandished a knife before being arrested
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[2026-05-17 04:00 UTC+10:00] [Pauline Hanson] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: As support for One Nation surges, the Coalition is chasing populist policies as Labor desperately tries to combat the economic anxieties pushing voters right
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[2026-05-17 03:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: A post shared by Middle East Eye (@middleeasteye)
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[2026-05-17 03:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: PARIS — France’s Pasteur Institute said it has fully sequenced the Andes virus detected in a French passenger from the MV Hondius cruise ship and found that it matched viruses already known in South America, with no evidence so far of new characteristics that would make it more transmissible or more dangerous.
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[2026-05-17 03:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: At least twelve people have sustained injuries, with four reportedly in critical condition, after a car rammed into them in the Italian city of Modena.
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[2026-05-17 03:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: At least twelve people have sustained injuries, with four reportedly in critical condition, after a car rammed into them in the Italian city of Modena.
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[2026-05-17 03:36 UTC+10:00] [Conflict] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: Thousands of people took to the streets in Vienna on Saturday to protest Israel’s participation in this year’s Eurovision Song Contest, as the grand finale is set to kick off in the Austrian capital in the next few hours.
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[2026-05-17 03:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Wes Streeting, the former British health secretary who resigned from the government this week, says he will run to replace Prime Minister Keir Starmer when the contest is triggered.
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[2026-05-17 03:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Financial Police patrol a scene after a car incident in a street of Modena, Italy, Saturday, May 16, 2026. (Lapresse via AP)
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[2026-05-17 03:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: By Tarik Cyril Amar, a historian from Germany working at Koç University, Istanbul, on Russia, Ukraine, and Eastern Europe, the history of World War II, the cultural Cold War, and the politics of memory
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[2026-05-17 03:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: By Tarik Cyril Amar, a historian from Germany working at Koç University, Istanbul, on Russia, Ukraine, and Eastern Europe, the history of World War II, the cultural Cold War, and the politics of memory
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[2026-05-17 03:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: PARIS (AP) — Palestinian activist Ramy Shaath said French authorities are seeking to deport him on the grounds that he is a threat to public security, accusing France of targeting him over his pro-Palestinian activism.
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[2026-05-17 03:10 UTC+10:00] [Italy] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Man in 30s arrested over incident in Modena that left two seriously hurt
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[2026-05-17 03:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: A humpback whale rescued after beaching itself in Germany has been found dead near a Danish island.
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[2026-05-17 02:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Around 4,000 police officers were deployed across London on Saturday as tens of thousands of demonstrators took part in two major rallies held simultaneously in the British capital during one of the busiest weekends of the year. Supporters of far-right activist Tommy Robinson gathered in central London for a “Unite the Kingdom” march under heavy security, while a separate pro-Palestinian demonstration marked Nakba Day, commemorating the displacement of Palestinians during the creation of Israel in 1948.
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[2026-05-17 02:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Thousands will be marching in London on Saturday to mark the Nakba, the ethnic cleansing of Palestine in 1948, and protest more than two and a half years of Israel's ongoing genocide in Gaza. Among the marchers will be Haim Bresheeth-Zabner, the British-Israeli author and filmmaker and son of Holocaust survivors.
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[2026-05-17 02:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: One of Russia’s largest explosives plants was torched in an overnight drone blitz Saturday by Ukrainian forces, as Kyiv continues its campaign to target military infrastructure deep behind enemy lines.
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[2026-05-17 02:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Up to a dozen people were injured Saturday in Modena, Italy when a crazed driver rammed his car into a crowd at full speed — then got out and stabbed at least one person.
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[2026-05-17 02:35 UTC+10:00] [London] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The Met said it has arrested 11 people “for a variety of offences” so far. It did not specify how many arrests were linked to the Unite the Kingdom event and the pro-Palestine march.
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[2026-05-17 02:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: BERLIN — A humpback whale found dead this week off a Danish island has been identified as the animal released two weeks ago in a spectacular and contentious rescue effort, after repeatedly becoming stranded off Germany's Baltic Sea coast, authorities said Saturday.
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[2026-05-17 02:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Alaves fans celebrate after the Spanish La Liga soccer match between Alaves and Barcelona in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain, Wednesday, May 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Miguel Oses)
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[2026-05-17 02:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: An early Friday drone strike triggered a major fire at the Ryazan Oil Refinery, one of Russia's largest fuel production facilities, according to local residents and Russian monitoring channels.
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[2026-05-17 02:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Ambulances carrying patients evacuated from the MV Hondius cruise ship with suspected hantavirus infection, leave the Bourget airport, north of Paris, Sunday, May 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)
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[2026-05-17 02:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: VIKTOR Orbán led Hungary as prime minister for 16 years before he was finally unseated by Hungarian voters in the April 2026 elections. His defeat was made possible by a broad coalition of political and civil society groups, led by Péter Magyar’s Tisza Party. Orbán had long projected himself as a populist and nationalist strongman, often aligning more closely with Russia’s Vladimir Putin than with the European Union and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).
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[2026-05-17 02:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
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[2026-05-17 01:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: St. Pauli’s Jackson Irvine in action during the German Bundesliga soccer match between FC St. Pauli and VfL Wolfsburg in Hamburg, Germany, Saturday, May 16, 2026. (Christian Charisius/dpa via AP)
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[2026-05-17 01:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: FERMO, Italy (AP) — Jhonatan Narváez claimed a second win at this year’s Giro d’Italia, while Afonso Eulálio remained in the overall lead after the eighth stage on Saturday.
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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 01:28 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 01:28 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 01:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Sun 17 May 2026 at 1:16am
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[2026-05-17 01:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: It’s that time of year again: the continent of Europe is uniting for one week through a shared love of music.
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[2026-05-17 00:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Italy’s Jannik Sinner celebrates after winning against Daniil Medvedev of Russia during their semifinal match at the Italian Open tennis tournament in Rome, Saturday, May 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
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[2026-05-17 00:35 UTC+10:00] [Wes Streeting] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Ex-health secretary, who is expected to launch leadership bid soon, condemns ‘heavy-handed’ approach
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[2026-05-17 00:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: The humpback whale recovered from a shallow bay off Wismar is being transported towards the North Sea in a flooded cargo ship just before the Danish border in Fehmarn, Germany, Wednesday, April 29, 2026. (Philip Dulian/dpa via AP)
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[2026-05-17 00:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Arrests were made as thousands of Union Flag-draped supporters joined Tommy Robinson's far-right Unite the Kingdom rally in central London.
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[2026-05-17 00:31 UTC+10:00] [Paris Olympics] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Swedish world record-holder sews up his win after two jumps while Norwegian Karsten Warholm is shocked in the 300m
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[2026-05-16 23:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Tens of thousands of people are marching through central London in two separate protests – one pro-Palestine demonstration a day after Nakba Day, and the other, a far-right rally staged by Tommy Robinson.
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[2026-05-16 23:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Austria’s Peter Schneider, 2nd from left, scores his side’s fourth goal past Britain’s goaltender Mat Robson, during the 2026 IIHF Men’s Ice Hockey World Championship preliminary round group A game between Britain and Austria, in Zurich, Switzerland, Saturday, May 16, 2026. (Andreas Becker/Keystone via AP)
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[2026-05-16 23:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: The Red Sea Film Foundation hosted its annual Women in Cinema gala in the south of France on Friday, during the 79th Cannes Film Festival.
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[2026-05-16 23:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: The UK government will introduce legislation banning new North Sea oil and gas exploration licences as part of its Energy Independence Bill.
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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 23:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: 1 of 17 Meadow Walker, the daughter of late “Fast & Furious” star Paul Walker, takes a cinematic bathroom break in Cannes, France. meadowwalker/instagram 2 of 17 Model Barbara Palvin and her actor hubby Dylan Sprouse bring a surprise guest with them to Cannes. GC Images 3 of 17 Lindsay Lohan is on the go, pulling her luggage through Brooklyn Heights as she films Hulu’s new thriller series “Count My Lies.” GC Images 4 of 17 On-screen lovers Jennifer Lopez
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[2026-05-16 22:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: President Trump's earlier previewed controversial troop cuts for the European continent may already be in progress, and could happen more rapidly than previously thought.
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[2026-05-16 22:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: FILE -Nigerian President Bola Tinubu speaks to the media ahead of his meeting with Britain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer inside 10 Downing Street in London, Thursday, March 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung, Pool, File)
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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 22:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Large crowds have descended upon central London for an anti-immigration rally dubbed ‘Unite the Kingdom’. Videos and photographs circulating on social media on Saturday showed demonstrators with Union Jack flags, crosses, and other Christian symbols marching through the streets of the British capital.
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[2026-05-16 22:18 UTC+10:00] [Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: It has long been suspected the Revolutionary Guards – specifically its Quds Force – was responsible for recent terror attacks in London, Canada and across Europe
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