Topic: Europe — Neutral reports only
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[2026-05-12 13:33 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Monday that Russia has no intention of ending the more than four-year-old war with his country and Kyiv was preparing for further attacks.
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[2026-05-12 13:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: British citizens and Labour Party insiders will wake to a fraught and tense UK after Prime Minister Keir Starmer came under renewed pressure to tender his resignation.
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[2026-05-12 13:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: British citizens and Labour Party insiders will wake to a fraught and tense UK after Prime Minister Keir Starmer came under renewed pressure to tender his resignation.
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[2026-05-12 13:09 UTC+10:00] [Agence France-Presse] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Traders’ catch-cry ‘Not a Chance Hormuz Opens’ replaces ‘Trump Always Chickens Out’ as grim predictions swirl over gridlock, oil prices
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[2026-05-12 12:43 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: HD Construction Equipment said Tuesday its emergency automated equipment stop technology (E-Stop) has won Italy’s SaMoTer Innovation Award, expanding its push in Europe’s tightly regulated construction market.
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[2026-05-12 12:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: UFC crowds within the borders of this nation love themselves a hearty “U-S-A” chant.
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[2026-05-12 12:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: ‘He has made me feel more proud to be British than any politician or any figure since I was born,’ a content creator says
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[2026-05-12 12:33 UTC+10:00] [Japanese people] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: ‘He has made me feel more proud to be British than any politician or any figure since I was born,’ a content creator says
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[2026-05-12 12:21 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Celltrion said Tuesday it acquired French health care company Gifrer as the Korean biopharmaceutical firm expands its European business to include generics and over-the-counter products.
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[2026-05-12 12:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: PARIS, France — Cannes Film Festival rolls out the red carpets on Tuesday for its annual showcase in France, grappling with the dizzying speed of AI-powered disruption and the absence of major Hollywood studios.
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[2026-05-12 12:00 UTC+10:00] [Agriculture] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: OSLO — In a suburban restaurant outside the Norwegian capital, a handful of pro-Europe activists are trying to do something that has failed for decades: drag their country back into the EU debate.
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[2026-05-12 12:00 UTC+10:00] [Democracy] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: BERLIN — As Friedrich Merz’s popularity plunges to new lows — compounding his already-weak coalition’s troubles little more than a year into office — the chancellor is traveling the country to persuade Germans that things remain on the right track.
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[2026-05-12 12:00 UTC+10:00] [Global reporters network] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: THE HAGUE — The investigators and digital experts gathered in The Hague called it a “hackathon,” but the target was not a piece of software — it was missing Ukrainian children.Over two days in mid-April, teams from 18 countries convened in Europol’s headquarters to comb through photographs, social media profiles and metadata, seeking information about children believed to have been abducted by the Kremlin and taken to Russia, Belarus or occupied areas of Ukraine.“It looked a bit like a 1990s
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[2026-05-12 11:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: The Green Party has admitted that its leader Zack Polanski has, until recently, been living on a houseboat in London and may have failed to pay council tax.
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[2026-05-12 11:50 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Calls mounted late Monday for Britain's embattled Prime Minister Keir Starmer to quit, despite his pledges to prove his doubters wrong after his ruling Labour party was crushed in local and regional elections.
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[2026-05-12 11:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: India rejected Russia’s offer to sell it liquefied natural gas subject to US sanctions, despite a huge shortfall driven by Middle East tensions, leaving a tanker bound for India in limbo as talks continue on permitted cargoes, Reuters reports.
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[2026-05-12 11:20 UTC+10:00] [Europe] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Asia-Pacific’s largest intergenerational wealth transfer in modern times is set to transpire over the next 30 years, financial firm predicts
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[2026-05-12 10:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 12 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's Celltrion Inc. said Tuesday it acquired the entire stake in French health care company Gifrer in a bid to expand its presence in the European Union.
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[2026-05-12 10:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Almost 200 so-called Russian "shadow fleet" vessels have entered UK waters since the prime minister threatened to intercept them nearly seven weeks ago, BBC Verify analysis suggests.
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[2026-05-12 10:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: The UK's leading baby-safety charity and an MP have written to the health secretary calling for "urgent action" to regulate the infant-sleep industry, following a BBC investigation.
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[2026-05-12 10:05 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: 9News
Snippet: Auto news: Public electric car charging cables cut and stolen at shopping centre
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[2026-05-12 10:04 UTC+10:00] [Russia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Since Russian invasion, about 20,500 children have been unlawfully deported or forcibly transferred to Russia or Russian-held territories in Ukraine. What we know on day 1,539
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[2026-05-12 10:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Japan has not had a centralised intelligence service since World War II. Sanae Takaichi wants to change that
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[2026-05-12 10:00 UTC+10:00] [North Korea] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Japan has not had a centralised intelligence service since World War II. Sanae Takaichi wants to change that
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[2026-05-12 09:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: In London, an award-winning film-maker documents her best friend's journey into an assisted marriage in line with his family's Pakistani heritage. More
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[2026-05-12 09:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: A Hornchurch resident was convicted of several charges on Monday, according to the Crown Prosecution Service, after pleading guilty to assaulting a man while asking if he was Jewish on Saturday.
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[2026-05-12 09:05 UTC+10:00] [World / Europe] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: London: The ponderous and painful revolt against Keir Starmer reached a point on Monday when the British Prime Minister had to address his Labour colleagues with an earnest plea to stay in the job.
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[2026-05-12 09:00 UTC+10:00] [Britain] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Disposal of VodafoneThree adds to Li family’s record of cycle-savvy moves, with investors weighing where war chest will flow next
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[2026-05-12 09:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Disposal of VodafoneThree adds to Li family’s record of cycle-savvy moves, with investors weighing where war chest will flow next
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[2026-05-12 08:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Paul McCartney’s post Beatles exhibit at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame has hit a road block.
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[2026-05-12 08:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Eric Clapton ended a recent concert in Spain early after he was struck by an object thrown by someone in the audience.
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[2026-05-12 08:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: A new mom in the United Kingdom allegedly took time to pamper herself and buy a lottery ticket before taking her gravely injured 7-week-old daughter to the hospital — causing complications that led to the tot’s death at age 2.
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[2026-05-12 08:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Surrounded by supporters, FC Barcelona players celebrate atop a bus after winning the Spanish La Liga title in Barcelona, Spain, Monday, May 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Joan Monfort)
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[2026-05-12 07:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Tottenham Hotspur’s Mathys Tel, right, celebrates scoring during the English Premier League soccer match between Tottenham Hotspur and Leeds United in London, Monday May 11, 2026. (John Walton/PA via AP)
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[2026-05-12 07:31 UTC+10:00] [Big Tech] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: Texas sued Netflix on Monday for allegedly tracking, collecting and profiting from data produced by children and other customers without their knowledge.
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[2026-05-12 07:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: One of the British stars of the Tony-nominated show “Giant” is battling antisemitism in art and in life — and he has a dire warning for New Yorkers.
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[2026-05-12 07:12 UTC+10:00] [Premier League] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The story should have been about Mathys Tel deciding it was time to unfurl the brilliance that took the French forward to Bayern Munich when he was a teenager. Tottenham were closing in on survival when the 21-year-old broke the deadlock against Leeds United but Roberto De Zerbi has been in north London long enough to know nothing is straightforward when his team play at home.
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[2026-05-12 07:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Bologna’s Joao Pedro, second left, challenges for the ball with Napoli’s Alisson Santos during the Italian Serie A soccer match between Napoli and Bologna in Naples, Italy, Monday, May 11, 2026. (Alessandro Garofalo/LaPresse via AP)
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[2026-05-12 07:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: A brief “three-day ceasefire” between Ukraine and Russia to permit Moscow to commemorate victory over Nazi Germany was announced by Kyiv in a statement that was “short but strong on symbolism,” notes Aidan G. Stretch at The Free Press. Ukraine, in “dictating the terms” of the break in hostilities, indicates that Zelensky is not engaging in “mere posturing.” While Ukraine’s “long-range strike campaign” was originally “heavily” reliant on US help, “last spring, the Trump administration began to wind down this
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[2026-05-12 07:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: A Tunisian man has been charged with planning a terrorist attack at the Louvre in Paris, French media reported on Monday.
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[2026-05-12 07:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Famous foodie Stanley Tucci is setting off on another trip around Italy in Season 2 of “Tucci in Italy.”
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[2026-05-12 06:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: The European Union and United Kingdom have imposed sanctions on Russian institutions and officials accused of systematically deporting and indoctrinating Ukrainian children.
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[2026-05-12 06:49 UTC+10:00] [Europe] [Factuality: 100]
Source: SBS News
Snippet: LIVE, FREE and EXCLUSIVE
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[2026-05-12 06:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Iran has warned European countries on Monday against sending warships to the Strait of Hormuz. Iran’s foreign ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei argued that any European involvement would only push energy prices higher and create additional complications to an already delicate situation.
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[2026-05-12 06:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Germany and Ukraine will jointly develop long-range drones, German Defense Minister Boris Pistiorius has said during an unannounced visit to Kiev. The Ukrainian military has routinely used unmanned aerial vehicles for attacks deep inside Russia that targeted civilians and critical infrastructure.
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[2026-05-12 06:16 UTC+10:00] [Buildings] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: KYIV — Ukrainian state anti-corruption watchdogs have officially charged Andriy Yermak, the former head of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s office, with corruption and money laundering.
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[2026-05-12 05:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: A man jailed over the abduction of his five-year-old son may have left the UK in the three days it took prison staff to notify police he had been mistakenly released from custody, the High Court has been told.
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[2026-05-12 05:48 UTC+10:00] [News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Michael West Media
Snippet: May 12, 2026 05:48 | News
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[2026-05-12 05:48 UTC+10:00] [Russian Invasion of Ukraine (2022)] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The New York Times
Snippet: One thing seemed apparent after Moscow’s muted commemoration this weekend of the Soviet victory over Nazi Germany during World War II: President Vladimir V. Putin is feeling the pressure.
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[2026-05-12 05:46 UTC+10:00] [Business] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Sri Lankan ICT companies have strengthened their presence in the European market through participation in a strategic market exposure programme organized under the collaboration between the Sri Lanka Export Development Board (EDB) and the Import Promotions Desk Germany (IPD).
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