Topic: International Orgs — Neutral reports only
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[2026-04-27 05:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Defence Secretary, Air Vice Marshal (Retd) Sampath Thuyacontha held discussions with Haiti’s Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aime and Foreign Affairs Minister Raina Forbin, during his official visit to the United Nations in New York.
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[2026-04-27 02:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: THE International Criminal Court (ICC), conceived by the Rome Statute as a court of last resort for countries that do not have the capacity to prosecute those committing crimes against humanity or having such capacity to go after them refuses to do so, has of late come under a barrage of criticism owing to its assuming jurisdiction over countries that are nonmembers, like the United States, Israel, Russia and the Philippines.
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[2026-04-26 23:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Schools managed by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) have reduced their educational activities to a four day week in response to significant funding issues, UNRWA’s West Bank assistant field public information officer Abeer Midhat Ismail confirmed to The Jerusalem Post on Sunday.
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[2026-04-26 20:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Finnish Finance Minister Riikka Purra has warned of growing pressure on the country’s public finances. The warning comes just days after the government unveiled a multi-year fiscal plan that combines increased military aid to Ukraine with domestic spending cuts.
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[2026-04-26 19:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: UNITED NATIONS — Four candidates vying to lead the United Nations have spent hours being grilled about their views on issues from restoring global peace to ending escalating poverty — in what the UN General Assembly president called one of the toughest job interviews in the world.
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[2026-04-26 16:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran has submitted documentation of attacks on civilians to international bodies, including the International Criminal Court and the International Committee of the Red Cross, according to Pir-Hossein Kolivand, head of the Iranian Red Crescent Society.
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[2026-04-26 14:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Michelle Bachelet, former Chilean president and a candidate for United Nations secretary-general, speaks during an informal dialogue at U.N. headquarters, Tuesday, April 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)
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[2026-04-26 13:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israel’s ambassador to the United Nations, Danny Danon, said he supports diplomatic efforts and direct negotiations with Lebanon, while stressing that Israel will continue to respond to threats from Hezbollah.
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[2026-04-26 06:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Hundreds of Spaniards gathered in central Madrid on Saturday to protest against the US-Israeli war on Iran, the conflict in Gaza, and the presence of NATO bases in Spain.
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[2026-04-26 06:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Hundreds of people gathered in central Madrid on Saturday to protest against the US-Israeli war against Iran, the conflict in Gaza, and the presence of NATO bases in Spain.
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[2026-04-26 02:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
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[2026-04-25 23:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Greece’s Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, right, and France’s President Emmanuel Macron participate in a media conference at Maximos Mansion in Athens, Greece, Saturday, April 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Michael Varaklas)
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[2026-04-25 21:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Two British fighter jets that scrambled from a Romanian air base received a green light to shoot down Russian drones flying not far from the border with the NATO country, Romania’s Defense Ministry has said. Romanian and UK officials have stressed that the warplanes never entered Ukraine’s airspace, or opened fire on Russian UAVs.
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[2026-04-25 20:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: At least seven people were killed in Russian strikes across Ukraine overnight, including five in the central city of Dnipro, where officials said an apartment building was hit.
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[2026-04-25 15:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: ‘Fear of US abandonment’ is helping forge a new Middle East – but don’t expect an Islamic Nato just yet
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[2026-04-25 15:30 UTC+10:00] [Middle East] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: ‘Fear of US abandonment’ is helping forge a new Middle East – but don’t expect an Islamic Nato just yet
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[2026-04-25 12:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines -- Prosecutors at the International Criminal Court (ICC) have asked judges to order the public release of a redacted defense filing in the case against former president Rodrigo Duterte, arguing that confidentiality claims are unjustified and could undermine witness confidence.
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[2026-04-25 11:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Washington is eyeing how to pressure Spain out of the NATO alliance, after the Spanish government has taken firm anti-Israel positions, as well as come out strongly against Trump's Iran war, even disallowing some base and logistics access to the US armed forces.
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[2026-04-25 11:00 UTC+10:00] [Trump administration] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Brussels officials will draw up a plan on how to use the EU’s little-known mutual assistance pact in the event of a foreign attack – key US politics stories from Friday 24 April
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[2026-04-25 10:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: It's become a joke - through gritted teeth - these days in EU circles, that whenever leaders meet, as they did these last two days in Cyprus - expecting to discuss practicalities, such as the new EU budget - they get railroaded by yet another crisis.
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[2026-04-25 05:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Defence Secretary Air Vice Marshal (Retd) Sampath Thuyacontha met Assistant Secretary-General responsible for the Middle East, Europe, the Americas, Asia and the Pacific at the Departments of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs and Peace Operations (DPPA-DPO) Khaled Khiari on Wednesday (22), continuing his official visit to the United Nations Headquarters in New York City.
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[2026-04-25 04:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran’s mission to the United Nations has condemned the US's interception of a commercial vessel, describing it as a serious violation of international law.
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[2026-04-25 04:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Recent deadly Israeli attacks on Lebanon and Hezbollah rocket fire into Israel may amount to serious violations of international humanitarian law, the United Nations human rights office (OHCHR) says.
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[2026-04-25 03:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: The United Nations human rights office on Friday said it had identified patterns of strikes on civilians and residential areas in Lebanon and Israel that could constitute serious breaches of international humanitarian law
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[2026-04-25 02:29 UTC+10:00] [EU-US military ties] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: NICOSIA — EU leaders were pressed by Cyprus this week to clarify how the bloc's little-used mutual defense clause is supposed to work, aiming to better protect member countries while not undermining NATO.
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[2026-04-25 02:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: The newly appointed head of the United Nations peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo, MONUSCO, arrived in the rebel-held city of Goma on Friday.
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[2026-04-25 02:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: FIFTY-THREE years after the first United Nations International Conference on the Environment was held in Stockholm in 1972, the world experienced the steady emergence and growth of environmental law as a new field of law to deal with environmental problems on a national and global scale.
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[2026-04-25 02:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: FIFTY-THREE years after the first United Nations International Conference on the Environment was held in Stockholm in 1972, the world experienced the steady emergence and growth of environmental law as a new field of law to deal with environmental problems on a national and global scale.
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[2026-04-25 02:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: BY any measure, the International Criminal Court (ICC) rejected the jurisdiction challenge, despite the Philippines’ withdrawal from the ICC in 2018. The court ruled that it still has jurisdiction because crimes occurred while the Philippines was a member, a critical legal precedent. Confirming charges against former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte is historic.
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[2026-04-25 01:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The US is allegedly weighing unprecedented measures to punish NATO members it believes failed to support its war against Iran, Reuters reported on Friday, citing an internal Pentagon email. The options are said to include the possible suspension of Spain from the bloc, according to the outlet.
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[2026-04-25 00:21 UTC+10:00] [Editors' Pick] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: Here are today’s headlines – the latest news in the Philippines and around the world:
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[2026-04-25 00:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Falkland islanders voted almost unanimously to stay under British rule in a 2013 referendum. (Reuters: Marcos Brindicci)
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[2026-04-24 23:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: Jurors at the Venice Biennale have disqualified Russian and Israeli artists from consideration for the prestigious Golden and Silver Lion awards this year, citing International Criminal Court (ICC) arrest warrants for the leaders of both countries.
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[2026-04-24 23:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Just three weeks after a United Nations-backed gang suppression force arrived in Haiti, the country’s prime minister has told the Security Council that the situation has improved in the capital, Port-au-Prince.
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[2026-04-24 23:13 UTC+10:00] [Nato] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Members will plan how to come to each other’s aid in the event of an attack as Nato faces worst crisis in its history
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[2026-04-24 21:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The US has threatened to "punish" its Nato allies for their lack of support in the war on Iran, including ejecting Spain from the alliance.
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[2026-04-24 21:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: An email has circulated within the United States Defense Department laying out potential measures the US could take against NATO allies it believes have not sufficiently supported its war on Iran, such as Spain and the United Kingdom, according to a US official quoted by the Reuters news agency.
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[2026-04-24 20:58 UTC+10:00] [National News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines – Former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte is going to trial at the International Criminal Court (ICC) for his crimes against humanity case.
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[2026-04-24 20:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Local Spain
Snippet: Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez on Friday stressed his country was a "reliable member" of Nato, after a report the United States was considering possibly trying to expel Spain over its refusal to support operations in the Middle East war.
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[2026-04-24 20:41 UTC+10:00] [EU-US military ties] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: The former U.S. ambassador to NATO is urging British and European politicians not to alienate Donald Trump by criticizing his administration’s handling of the Iran war and its fallout.
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[2026-04-24 20:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Former Philippines' president Rodrigo Duterte will face trial at the International Criminal Court after judges on Thursday confirmed charges of crimes against humanity over his so-called "war on drugs."
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[2026-04-24 20:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Nato says there is no provision for member states to be suspended or expelled from the military alliance after a report said the US could seek to suspend Spain over its Iran war stance.
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[2026-04-24 20:02 UTC+10:00] [Air defense] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: NICOSIA — Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez on Friday downplayed a leaked Pentagon email suggesting Spain could be penalized for not supporting the war in Iran by having its NATO membership suspended.
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[2026-04-24 19:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez arrives for the EU Summit in Nicosia, Cyprus, Friday, April 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)
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[2026-04-24 19:28 UTC+10:00] [Agriculture] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: The number of people in the most catastrophic stages of acute hunger has skyrocketed since 2016, even as the money to address it has shrunk, according to a major United Nations report released Friday.
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[2026-04-24 18:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Europe's "biggest, most important question" is whether the United States is ready to be a loyal NATO partner in case of a Russian attack, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk told the Financial Times.
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[2026-04-24 18:19 UTC+10:00] [Asia Pacific] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
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[2026-04-24 18:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: An internal Pentagon email outlines options for the United States to punish NATO allies it believes failed to support US operations in the war with Iran, including suspending Spain from the alliance and reviewing the US position on Britain’s claim to the Falkland Islands, a US official told Reuters.
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[2026-04-24 18:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: This is The Manila Times, where we bring you stories that shape our world.
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[2026-04-24 17:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Talks between Asean and China to agree on setting rules for maritime behaviour and crisis management under the code have stalled
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