Topic: International Orgs — Neutral reports only
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[2026-05-27 02:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: KUALA LUMPUR — As Southeast Asia cautiously navigates an increasingly uncertain strategic environment, Vietnamese President Tô Lâm’s upcoming visits to Thailand, Singapore and the Philippines deserve closer attention than what routine diplomatic itineraries would normally attract. At first glance, this may appear merely another round of Asean intra-regional engagements. But in reality, the timing, destinations and political symbolism involved suggest something more substantial: Vietnam is steadily positioning itself not only as a beneficiary of Southeast Asia’s strategic centrality, but increasingly
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[2026-05-27 01:26 UTC+10:00] [Americas] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: BRUSSELS — Washington told allies it will gradually scale down the number of strategic bombers, fighter jets, drones, submarines and warships dedicated to NATO as it continues pressing Europe to do more for its own defense.
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[2026-05-27 00:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The US has told NATO’s European members that it will reduce its military contributions to the bloc as Washington’s military planners set their sights on China, Der Spiegel reported on Tuesday.
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[2026-05-27 00:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The US has told NATO’s European members that it will reduce its military contributions to the bloc as Washington’s military planners set their sights on China, Der Spiegel reported on Tuesday.
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[2026-05-26 23:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — The International Criminal Court’s (ICC) Trial Chamber III will discuss the measures to protect witnesses who will be presented during the trial of former president Rodrigo Duterte.
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[2026-05-26 22:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Former International Criminal Court (ICC) chief prosecutor Fatou Bensouda has said the then-head of Israel's Mossad intelligence agency pressured her in a series of meetings to drop her investigation into alleged war crimes in occupied Palestine.
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[2026-05-26 22:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — The International Criminal Court’s (ICC) Trial Chamber III has issued a detailed agenda for the first status conference in the case against former president Rodrigo Duterte, scheduling discussions on the trial start date and evidence disclosure, witness protection and victims’ participation.
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[2026-05-26 18:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: Welcome to The Manila Times, where we bring you stories that shape our world.
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[2026-05-26 17:00 UTC+10:00] [Cricket] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Benafsha Hashimi fled the Taliban to Australia in 2021 and is determined to fight for the ICC to follow Fifa’s lead and recognise Afghanistan’s exiled players as the national side
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[2026-05-26 14:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: US President Donald Trump has derided Nato as a paper tiger and there will be many who agree with him.
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[2026-05-26 13:01 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The Brazilian government said Monday it has committed 3.1 billion reais ($617.5 million) to foster ecological investment in the Amazon region, as part of a plan to expand a federal program known as Eco Invest that was announced during last year’s COP30 — the annual United Nations climate summit it hosted last year.
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[2026-05-26 12:01 UTC+10:00] [Afghanistan war] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: Ivo Daalder, a former U.S. ambassador to NATO, is a senior fellow at Harvard University’s Belfer Center and host of the weekly podcast “World Review with Ivo Daalder.” He writes POLITICO’s From Across the Pond column.
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[2026-05-26 10:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — As the government tightened its noose on fugitive Sen. Ronald dela Rosa, members of the Supreme Court, which paved the way for his arrest by the International Criminal Court (ICC) by thumbing down his petition to stop the enforcement of the warrant explain their positions.
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[2026-05-26 07:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: SAO PAULO (AP) — The Brazilian government said Monday it has committed 3.1 billion reais ($617.5 million) to foster ecological investment in the Amazon region, as part of a plan to expand a federal program known as Eco Invest that was announced during last year’s COP30 — the annual United Nations climate summit it hosted last year.
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[2026-05-26 07:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Moscow has demanded the Czech Republic immediately release Metropolitan Bishop Hilarion detained in the country, branding the incident a “fabricated persecution” of the senior Russian Christian Orthodox hierarch.
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[2026-05-26 07:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Line Man delivery riders pick up food at a noodle restaurant in Bangkok on May 13. (Photo by Ken Kobayashi)
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[2026-05-26 02:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The future of the Middle East will not be written in Tehran, Brussels, or the halls of the United Nations. It will be written by strong nations willing to defend civilization, expand prosperity, and confront extremism without apology.
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[2026-05-26 02:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: (UPDATE) THE Department of Justice (DOJ) confirmed that the Philippines is seeking an Interpol Red Notice against Sen. Ronald dela Rosa, intensifying efforts to arrest the fugitive lawmaker on the basis of a warrant issued by the International Criminal Court (ICC) for crimes against humanity during the Duterte administration’s bloody war on drugs.
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[2026-05-26 02:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
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[2026-05-25 22:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Malaysia is preparing to take legal action against Israel at the International Court of Justice over the reported abuse of Gaza-bound aid flotilla activists after they were seized from international waters last week.
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[2026-05-25 18:15 UTC+10:00] [United Nations] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: SIPRI says Beijing’s participation in such UN missions helps ‘project an image of itself as a responsible major power’
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[2026-05-25 17:05 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Australia will spend nearly $150 million on Climate Change Minister Chris Bowen’s side role as president of negotiations at the United Nations’ next climate conference, as well as on supporting Pacific nations to participate in the global event.
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[2026-05-25 16:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: In hindsight, from the moment that Israel partially lost the US's backing for the war over the invasion of Rafah in May 2024, it became inevitable that the International Criminal Court would go after some Israeli officials regarding the conduct of the war with Hamas.
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[2026-05-25 16:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: London, Paris, Madrid, Rome and Ottawa have rejected a proposal for NATO member states to spend 0.25% of their GDP on the provision of military assistance to Ukraine, the Telegraph has reported.
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[2026-05-25 16:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The UK, France, Spain, Italy, and Canda have rejected a proposal for NATO member states to spend 0.25% of their GDP on military assistance to Ukraine, The Telegraph has reported.
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[2026-05-25 10:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: With only eight of 18 links built and a 100-terawatt demand surge looming, analysts say the blueprint may need an overhaul for the AI age
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[2026-05-25 10:00 UTC+10:00] [Flame University] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: With only eight of 18 links built and a 100-terawatt demand surge looming, analysts say the blueprint may need an overhaul for the AI age
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[2026-05-25 02:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: THE nagging and vexing legal issue of whether or not the government, particularly the president, as the head of the executive department, can effect the arrest, detention, rendition or surrender of a Filipino citizen to the International Criminal Court (ICC), pursuant to a warrant of arrest issued by it, as in the previous case of former president Rodrigo Duterte and in the present situation of Sen.
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[2026-05-25 02:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: AMHERST, Massachusetts — Many commentators, including those on the right, have dubbed United States President Donald Trump’s “Operation Epic Fury” against Iran “Operation Epic Fail”: an extravagant waste of money, military hardware, and lives in the service of an ill-conceived war with ever-changing objectives. Meanwhile, most legal observers consider the operation an illegal act that violates the United Nations Charter’s prohibition on the use of military force except for self-defense or in armed interventions authorized by the UN Security Council.
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[2026-05-24 22:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: The British Army covertly took over a disused part of the London Underground in central London to plan a NATO military response to possible future Russian attacks.
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[2026-05-24 14:00 UTC+10:00] [International criminal court] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: US imposed sanctions on nine judges and a prosecutor after ICC issued arrest warrants for members of Israeli cabinet
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[2026-05-24 04:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: The last year of the Ukraine war has been marked by both warring sides remaining far from the negotiating table, instead opting for a battlefield solution, also as a deadly tit-for-tat drone and aerial war continues to unfold. This week things just got even worse concerning the distant prospect of restarting direct peace talks, something underscored by a fresh statement of Russia's Ambassador to the United Nations.
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[2026-05-24 02:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: THERE is chaos in the Philippine Senate, a once-revered chamber of Congress where the rule of law was established and upheld. Now, its reputation has been tarnished after shots were fired there and Sen. Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa, former president Rodrigo Duterte’s first police chief and primary enforcer of his bloody war on drugs, escaped its premises more than a week ago to avoid being arrested for crimes against humanity on a warrant issued by the International Criminal Court (ICC).
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[2026-05-24 02:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: THE arrest of former president Rodrigo Duterte on March 11, 2025, by virtue of a warrant of arrest issued by the International Criminal Court (ICC) and his eventual involuntary surrender to The Hague in the Netherlands has divided the nation.
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[2026-05-24 02:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
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[2026-05-24 01:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Syria continues its efforts to strengthen its ties with various international organizations. In the last week, the country has taken part in a military exercise in Turkey and has been invited to the G7 meeting in Paris. In addition, Syria has pursued new initiatives on international human rights issues and works with the World Health Organization.
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[2026-05-24 00:51 UTC+10:00] [Arms control] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: PRAGUE — Europe is trying to Trump-proof itself.
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[2026-05-24 00:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Czech President Petr Pavel has urged NATO to “show its teeth” in response to what he described as Russian “provocations” on the bloc’s eastern flank.
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[2026-05-24 00:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Czech President Petr Pavel has urged NATO to “show its teeth” in response to what he described as Russian “provocations” on the bloc’s eastern flank.
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[2026-05-23 22:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: Good day. Here are the stories of The Manila Times for Sunday, May 24, 2026.
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[2026-05-23 19:54 UTC+10:00] [Defense] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Politico
Snippet: PRAGUE — Swedish Defense Minister Pål Jonson said Saturday that Ukraine should have a path to join NATO, arguing that Kyiv’s battle-tested armed forces and fast-growing defense industry would strengthen the alliance despite opposition from some member countries.
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[2026-05-23 18:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Iran’s mission to the United Nations has accused Washington of “excessive demands” that are pushing peace talks towards collapse amid reports that United States President Donald Trump’s administration is preparing for strikes on Iran if negotiations to secure a deal fail.
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[2026-05-23 15:00 UTC+10:00] [Vladimir Putin] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The Russian dictator’s dreams of greatness threaten Nato and the EU, not just Ukraine. Here are eight ways in which he can be thwarted
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[2026-05-23 13:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — The International Criminal Court (ICC) has ordered the continued detention of former president Rodrigo Duterte pending trial, rejecting defense arguments that his declining health and cognitive impairment warranted release.
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[2026-05-23 13:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran’s mission to the United Nations accused the United States of pushing nuclear nonproliferation talks towards collapse through what it described as “excessive demands”.
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[2026-05-23 13:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — The International Criminal Court (ICC) granted former president Rodrigo Duterte's request to skip the first status conference in his crimes against humanity case, while denying a victims’ lawyer to participate remotely.
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[2026-05-23 10:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Hungary has withdrawn its intention to leave the International Criminal Court (ICC), Hungarian Prime Minister Péter Magyar announced on Friday.
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[2026-05-23 10:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: UNITED NATIONS (AP) — A four-week United Nations conference reviewing the treaty to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons ended Friday without agreement because of what experts said was a dispute between the United States and Iran over Iran’s nuclear program.
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[2026-05-23 05:25 UTC+10:00] [Nato] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Former general Petr Pavel says Moscow’s testing of alliance’s eastern flank should be met with firm line
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[2026-05-23 04:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
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