Topic: Law & Courts — Neutral reports only
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[2026-05-08 02:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Bill Yuen, London office’s manager, and Peter Wai found guilty of assisting foreign intelligence service on Thursday
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[2026-05-08 02:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The Senior Appointments Advisory Committee urged the High Court of Justice to reject petitions against the appointment of IDF Maj.-Gen. Roman Gofman as the next Mossad chief, arguing that its decision to clear the appointment was properly reached and did not justify judicial intervention.
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[2026-05-08 01:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: A document purported to be a suicide note written by disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein has been released by a judge in New York.
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[2026-05-08 01:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: BEIRUT — A dozen U.S. Democratic Senators have called for the U.S. Central Command to answer questions about American coordination with Israel in declaring broad “ evacuation zones ” in Lebanon and Iran, alleging that the practice may violate international law.
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[2026-05-08 01:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: The high-stakes trial in Elon Musk's lawsuit against OpenAI CEO Sam Altman will conclude its second week of proceedings on Thursday.
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[2026-05-08 01:12 UTC+10:00] [US supreme court] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The chief justice defends court’s impartiality after decisions on abortion, presidential immunity and voting rights
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[2026-05-08 00:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: LONDON (AP) — A U.K. border official and former Hong Kong police officer were convicted Thursday of spying for China by carrying out what prosecutors called “shadow policing” operations in Britain.
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[2026-05-08 00:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Police prosecutor Thomas Blom arrives in the court room before the detention hearing for a person suspected of spying for China, in Oslo, Tuesday July 2, 2024. A Norwegian citizen has been arrested on suspicion of attempting to spy for China. (Terje Bendiksby/NTB Scanpix via AP, File)
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[2026-05-08 00:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The UAE will form a committee to document Iran's attacks to support legal action, state media said on Thursday, after earlier calling for reparations.
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[2026-05-08 00:18 UTC+10:00] [Israel] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Yona Simcha Schreiber from settlement in West Bank faces charge of assault motivated by hostility towards religious group
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[2026-05-07 23:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) said Thursday it has received sworn statements from two state witnesses alleging that lawyer Levito Baligod played a role in influencing the identification of lawmakers to be included in succeeding phases of the Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF) scam investigation.
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[2026-05-07 23:01 UTC+10:00] [Foreign Affairs] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: A Chinese military court has handed two former defense ministers suspended death sentences following their convictions on graft charges.
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[2026-05-07 23:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Ye has taken his fight over samples used in his Donda album to a Los Angeles courtroom — and told jurors he’s being shaken down because of who he is.
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[2026-05-07 22:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — About 400 law students applied for the Office of the Ombudsman's legal internship program.
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[2026-05-07 22:14 UTC+10:00] [Germany] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Court in Hanover says man entitled to payout after he and his family had to lie on concrete
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[2026-05-07 22:00 UTC+10:00] [Atlanta] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Students and faculty have also protested against surveillance cameras on campus and handling of racist posts by a student
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[2026-05-07 21:48 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: An appeals court on Thursday upheld a lower court ruling siding with Google Korea in a corporate tax cancellation case worth over 150 billion won ($103 million).
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[2026-05-07 21:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 7 (Yonhap) -- An appeals court on Thursday upheld a lower court ruling siding with Google Korea in a corporate tax cancellation case worth over 150 billion won (US$103 million).
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[2026-05-07 21:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Court of Appeal rules in favour of Law Wai-man, saying trial judge had not properly directed jury to fully consider his violent personality traits
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[2026-05-07 21:15 UTC+10:00] [Law Wai-man] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Court of Appeal rules in favour of Law Wai-man, saying trial judge had not properly directed jury to fully consider his violent personality traits
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[2026-05-07 21:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Warning: this story contains content which some readers might find distressing
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[2026-05-07 21:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Supreme Court Associate Justice Clarence Thomas joins other members of the Supreme Court as they pose for a new group portrait, at the Supreme Court building in Washington, Oct. 7, 2022. Thomas was nominated by President George H. W. Bush to succeed Justice Thurgood Marshall and has served since 1991.
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[2026-05-07 20:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Senior maintenance surveyor Nick Yung thought wooden boards used to cover temporary openings at Wang Fuk Court designed to protect ‘broken’ windows
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[2026-05-07 20:50 UTC+10:00] [fire] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Senior maintenance surveyor Nick Yung thought wooden boards used to cover temporary openings at Wang Fuk Court designed to protect ‘broken’ windows
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[2026-05-07 20:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: The United States Board of Immigration Appeals has reinstated deportation proceedings against Palestinian student Mohsen Mahdawi, according to a court filing from his lawyers.
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[2026-05-07 20:41 UTC+10:00] [Breaking News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) has refiled a case before the Colombo High Court against former Central Bank Governor Ajith Nivard Cabraal, relating to the purchase of Greek Treasury bond investments in 2012.
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[2026-05-07 20:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Former JPMorgan banker and Wall Street high-flyer Chirayu Rana has hired an attorney who has repped Epstein accusers and other major sexual harassment cases in his legal battle with the nation’s largest bank over claims Rana was forced to be a “sex slave.”
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[2026-05-07 20:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: BEIJING (AP) — A Chinese military court gave suspended death sentences Thursday to former defense ministers Li Shangfu and Wei Fenghe, who were accused of bribery, according to the official Xinhua News Agency.
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[2026-05-07 20:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Company alleges potential sabotage in counter lawsuit but fails as court rules there is no evidence that woman passed secrets to her man
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[2026-05-07 20:00 UTC+10:00] [China] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Company alleges potential sabotage in counter lawsuit but fails as court rules there is no evidence that woman passed secrets to her man
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[2026-05-07 20:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Redistricting across the US has turned into all-out war between the Democrats and the Republicans ahead of the 2026 midterm elections in November.
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[2026-05-07 19:37 UTC+10:00] [Breaking News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Colombo Magistrate’s Court today (07) ordered the arrest of former SriLankan Airlines Chief Executive Officer Kapila Chandrasena after the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) informed court that the defendant had allegedly violated bail conditions.
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[2026-05-07 19:04 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: A Korean man accused of pouring boiling water on his Thai wife’s face, causing severe injuries, is facing a three-year prison term, sought by prosecutors Thursday as his trial resumed after a two-month delay.
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[2026-05-07 19:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu must submit his most up-to-date medical file to the court so it can examine when his prostate cancer was discovered, Ramle Magistrate’s Court President Judge Menahem Mizrahi ruled Thursday.
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[2026-05-07 18:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The US Board of Immigration Appeals has reinstated deportation proceedings against Mohsen Mahdawi, a Palestinian green-card holder who helped lead anti-war protests at Columbia University last year, his legal team have said.
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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 18:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: A US judge on Wednesday ruled that the Justice Department can keep 2020 election ballots seized during an FBI search in January, a win for President Donald Trump’s administration as it pursues the president’s false claims of widespread voter fraud.
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[2026-05-07 18:02 UTC+10:00] [Editors' Pick] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
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[2026-05-07 18:02 UTC+10:00] [Editors' Pick] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
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[2026-05-07 18:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Samuel Anthony Monkivitch, 50, pleads guilty in Hong Kong court to two counts of making off without payment and one of common assault
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[2026-05-07 18:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Samuel Anthony Monkivitch, 50, pleads guilty in Hong Kong court to two counts of making off without payment and one of common assault
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[2026-05-07 17:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — A local court junked a petition filed by Vice President Sara Duterte's husband, lawyer Manases Carpio, to stop a committee of the House of Representatives from acquiring tax records and other documents that can be used as evidence in its impeachment case against the vice president.
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[2026-05-07 17:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 7 (Yonhap) -- A ruling Democratic Party-led bill on a constitutional amendment was scuttled Thursday as the main opposition People Power Party (PPP) boycotted a parliamentary vote to pass the motion.
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[2026-05-07 17:00 UTC+10:00] [Life and style] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Ronnie is using Billy’s name to register for free streaming services and gyms, which Billy objects to. You get to preside over this trial Find out how to get a disagreement settled or become a juror
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[2026-05-07 16:51 UTC+10:00] [JAPAN] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: “Why didn’t you just run away?” “You must have been looking for men.”
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[2026-05-07 16:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: UPDATES with more details of ruling; CHANGES photo)
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[2026-05-07 16:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Three women were killed and two men were critically injured in the 2024 Greyhound bus crash. (Supplied: Farah Priela)
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[2026-05-07 15:58 UTC+10:00] [Cricket] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Australian batter had three glasses of wine before being pulled over
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[2026-05-07 15:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Monument and Heritage Site
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[2026-05-07 15:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: A Tunisian court has sentenced former Justice Minister Noureddine Bhiri, a senior figure in the _opposition Enna_hda movement, to 20 years in prison over allegations linked to the granting of passports and citizenship documents to foreign nationals wanted in terrorism-related cases.
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