Topic: Europe — Neutral reports only
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[2026-05-07 21:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Efforts by the German authorities to ban the display of Soviet flags or St. George ribbons during celebrations of the defeat of Nazism are blatant discrimination against Russia, former European Parliament Member Gunnar Beck has told RT.
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[2026-05-07 21:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Efforts by the German authorities to ban the display of Soviet flags or St. George ribbons during celebrations of the defeat of Nazism are blatant discrimination against Russia, former European Parliament Member Gunnar Beck has told RT.
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[2026-05-07 21:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: PSG supporters face French riot police as they celebrate Paris Saint-Germain’s Champions League semifinal victory over Bayern Munich at Place de la Concorde in Paris, Thursday, May 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Emma Da Silva)
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[2026-05-07 21:24 UTC+10:00] [Hospitals] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: The Spanish government is facing criticism for sending mixed signals over how it plans to handle passengers of a virus-stricken cruise due to dock in the Canary Islands this weekend.
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[2026-05-07 21:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: All eyes on UK local elections (Britain's 'Midterms') today.
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[2026-05-07 21:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: The Only Way Is Essex star Jake Hall has died at the age of 35 while in Spain.
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[2026-05-07 21:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: St. Pauli’s Arkadiusz Pyrka, left, and Mainz’s Phillipp Mwene battle for the ball during the German Bundesliga soccer match between FC St. Pauli and FSV Mainz 05 in Hamburg, Germany, Sunday, May 3, 2026. (Christian Charisius/dpa via AP)
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[2026-05-07 21:12 UTC+10:00] [Airline industry] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Ryanair says that unlike others it will not be cancelling summer flights, as it hedged fuel contracts before Iran war
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[2026-05-07 21:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Jannik Sinner of Italy returns the ball to Rafael Jodar of Spain during the Madrid Open tennis tournament in Madrid, Wednesday, April 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Pablo Garcia)
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[2026-05-07 21:06 UTC+10:00] [Big Tech] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: BRUSSELS — An agreement to implement the EU’s trade deal with the United States is on track to be finalized later this month, senior lawmaker Bernd Lange told POLITICO.
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[2026-05-07 21:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: After beating Australia’s best sprinters in their own backyard, and Japan’s top-notcher at home, there is nothing a trip to the UK would prove
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[2026-05-07 21:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: After beating Australia’s best sprinters in their own backyard, and Japan’s top-notcher at home, there is nothing a trip to the UK would prove
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[2026-05-07 21:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Attenboroughnculus tau is a type of parasitic wasp from Chile that was identified in the London Natural History Museum collection. (Supplied: Trustees of the Natural History Museum)
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[2026-05-07 20:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Local Spain
Snippet: An American citizen has applied for political asylum in Spain's Balearic Islands, claiming that he fears returning to the US due to his politics.
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[2026-05-07 20:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Previous slideNext slide Two men watch smoke rising after an Israeli strike in Nabatieh, southern Lebanon. ReutersInfo A man repaints a docked fishing boat in Juwana, Central Java. Local fishermen have not gone out to sea since May 4 following a roughly 75 per cent rise in Indonesian diesel prices driven by disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz.
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[2026-05-07 20:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Secretary of State Marco Rubio kicked off a two-day visit to Vatican City and Italy Thursday by meeting Pope Leo XIV, days after President Trump claimed the first American-born pontiff was “endangering a lot of Catholics and a lot of people.”
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[2026-05-07 20:42 UTC+10:00] [Air defense] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: KYIV — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has dispatched Kyiv's chief negotiator to meet with Trump envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner in the U.S., a top Ukrainian official told POLITICO.
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[2026-05-07 20:27 UTC+10:00] [Super League] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Bradford Bulls, York Knights and Toulouse are holding their own and the league needs more reach and diversity
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[2026-05-07 20:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: PSG’s head coach Luis Enrique attends a training session in Munich, Germany, Tuesday, May 5, 2026, ahead of the Champions League semifinal second leg soccer match between FC Bayern and PSG. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)
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[2026-05-07 20:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Liverpool’s Hugo Ekitike reacts after getting injured during the Champions League quarterfinal second leg soccer match between Liverpool and Paris Saint-Germain in Liverpool, England, Tuesday, April 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Jon Super)
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[2026-05-07 20:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: A young Russian woman who was part of a secretive online group calling for protests against government internet restrictions has fled the country after being held in police detention for two weeks and reportedly facing pressure from security services.
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[2026-05-07 20:00 UTC+10:00] [Travel and transport] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Bigger vehicles including electric can cause multiple harms, yet resistance to rise of SUVs and trucks has had mixed support
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[2026-05-07 19:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Brent crude futures briefly tumbled below $100 a barrel on Wednesday morning after an Axios report indicated the Trump administration and Tehran were working toward a one-page memorandum of understanding to end the war and reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
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[2026-05-07 19:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: An anti-Semitism row between Belgium and Israel has escalated after authorities charged ultra-orthodox rabbis with conducting unsafe circumcisions on toddlers in the city of Antwerp. The US has backed the Israelis in the matter.
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[2026-05-07 19:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: A Ukrainian drone attack killed at least one person in the southwestern Belgorod region, local authorities said Thursday, as Ukraine launched one of its largest air barrages against the country so far this year.
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[2026-05-07 19:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: The European Union is considering rules that would restrict its member governments' use of U.S. cloud providers to handle sensitive data, sources familiar with the talks told CNBC.
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[2026-05-07 19:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: On May 1, 2026, the Pentagon announced that Secretary of War Pete Hegseth had ordered the withdrawal of some 5,000 American troops from Germany, out of roughly 36,000 US troops stationed there. Germany is the main American base of operations in Europe. This is therefore not merely a numerical reduction, but a potential blow to the logistical nerve center of US operations in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa.
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[2026-05-07 19:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Britain’s Daniel Dubois gestures during the weigh-in, July 18, 2025, in London, ahead of his world heavyweight boxing title fight against Ukraine’s Oleksandr Usyk. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung, File)
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[2026-05-07 19:00 UTC+10:00] [Pubs] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: For 400 years, The Hare and Hounds in Bowland Bridge offered a warm welcome to locals and travellers. Then the rent doubled. With two pubs a day closing in England and Wales, can the community save this 17th-century gem?
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[2026-05-07 19:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by Drew Johnson via PJMedia.com,
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[2026-05-07 18:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: France’s Paris Court of Appeal on Wednesday ruled that investigations should resume against Rwanda’s former first lady for her alleged “complicity in genocide.”
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[2026-05-07 18:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: People walk in front of Victory Day poster walking from closed for entry Red Square decorated for the celebrations of the 81st anniversary of the Soviet Union’s victory over Nazi Germany during World War II, in Moscow, on Wednesday, May 6, 2026, backdropped by the Spasskaya Tower on the right.
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[2026-05-07 18:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Nottingham Forest’s Morgan Gibbs-White receives treatment for a head injury during the English Premier League soccer match between Chelsea and Nottingham Forest in London, Monday, May 4, 2026. (John Walton/PA via AP)
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[2026-05-07 18:20 UTC+10:00] [World news] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Four empty oil tanks were reportedly damaged, although it’s unclear whether the drones belong to Ukraine or Russia
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[2026-05-07 18:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Head of the Russian Security Council and former president, Dmitry Medvedev, has penned an article ahead of the 81st anniversary of Soviet victory over Nazi Germany, or Russia's V-Day, lambasting Europe's new path of reckless militarization. As widely featured in state media, he argued that the "animal fear" of unacceptable losses will prevent Germany and the wider "United Europe" from launching another attack against Russia.
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[2026-05-07 18:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: Russia’s Foreign Ministry is urging foreign governments and international organizations to evacuate their staff from Kyiv, warning of “inevitable” retaliatory strikes on the city if Ukrainian attacks against Russia this week disrupt annual Victory Day celebrations.
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[2026-05-07 17:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: Russia’s Foreign Ministry is urging foreign governments and international organizations to evacuate their staff from Kyiv, warning of “inevitable” retaliatory strikes on the city if Ukrainian attacks against Russia on Saturday disrupt annual Victory Day celebrations.
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[2026-05-07 17:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Amazon has become the first retailer in the UK to start a drone delivery service with a limited launch in Darlington, County Durham.
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[2026-05-07 17:54 UTC+10:00] [Europe] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
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[2026-05-07 17:45 UTC+10:00] [Brussels bubble] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: BRUSSELS — A controversial €3.6 million plan to build a 450-seat conference hall at the Committee of the Regions’ Brussels headquarters has been put on hold.
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[2026-05-07 17:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity.news,
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[2026-05-07 17:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: From former wine critic on passion for endurance sport to art show on East, West gardens, here are seven stories from SCMP’s recent reporting
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[2026-05-07 17:15 UTC+10:00] [Alzheimer's gene] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: From former wine critic on passion for endurance sport to art show on East, West gardens, here are seven stories from SCMP’s recent reporting
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[2026-05-07 17:01 UTC+10:00] [Northeast Asia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-05-07 17:01 UTC+10:00] [Television] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: This astounding true story, written by Neil Forsyth, asks the question: what if the A-Team was comprised entirely of disgruntled customs officers?
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[2026-05-07 17:00 UTC+10:00] [Politics] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: In my constituency, volunteers chat with people in deprived areas – most of whom find they are to the left of their voting intentions. The results are exhilarating
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[2026-05-07 17:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: US President Donald Trump has repeatedly criticised Nato allies for failing to support the US-Israeli attack on Iran on 28 February, an escalation that led to the closure of the Strait of Hormuz - the world’s most critical energy artery - bringing misery to millions across the globe.
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[2026-05-07 16:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Local Spain
Snippet: Spain's property prices rise by 16.9 percent year-on-year in April, labour minister calls for sick leave and holiday fund for the self-employed, and more news from Spain on Thursday 7th May.
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[2026-05-07 16:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Local Spain
Snippet: A ship hit by a deadly hantavirus outbreak will reach the Spanish island of Tenerife "within three days", with the evacuation of passengers to start from May 11th, the government said on Wednesday.
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[2026-05-07 16:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: European stocks opened slightly higher on Thursday as investors await the outcome of reports that Washington and Tehran are nearing an agreement to end the war.
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