Topic: Law & Courts — Neutral reports only
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[2026-05-07 02:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: I am a Japanese citizen who adopted the legitimate child of my Filipina wife while we were living in Japan. Can such adoption be recognized in the Philippines and reflected in his birth certificate?
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[2026-05-07 01:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Lebanese newspaper Al-Akhbar has filed a legal complaint in Paris, accusing former Unifil official General Philippe Sidos of “apology for war crimes” over comments he made about the killing of one of the paper’s journalists, Amal Khalil.
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[2026-05-07 01:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: A Beirut criminal court has found singer-turned-militant Fadel Chaker and his former associate, the radical cleric Ahmed Al Assir, not guilty of involvement in an attempted murder more than a decade ago.
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[2026-05-07 01:14 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 01:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: A proposed class action lawsuit claims Roku and TCL “bricked” thousands of smart TVs through defective software updates that allegedly left sets frozen, black-screened or completely unusable.
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[2026-05-07 00:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-05-07 00:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: A coalition of campaign groups has made a formal complaint against the head of London’s Metropolitan Police for suggesting that protest organisers repeatedly intended to include synagogues on their planned demonstration routes in London.
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[2026-05-07 00:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni’s ugly legal battle isn’t over just yet, as the actress still has a pending motion connected to her “It Ends With Us” co-star’s dismissed lawsuit against her.
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[2026-05-07 00:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Justin Baldoni scored a “huge victory” by settling his legal war with Blake Lively, according to his lawyer, Bryan Freedman.
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[2026-05-07 00:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on Wednesday called on the European Commission to activate the EU's Blocking Statute to shield the International Criminal Court (ICC) and the United Nations from US sanctions.
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[2026-05-07 00:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Ryan Reynolds shared a carefree selfie with his wife, Blake Lively, after the actress reached a shocking settlement in her lawsuit against Justin Baldoni.
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[2026-05-07 00:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Hau Yan-ki, now 23, on trial for role in three alleged robberies during which four victims were beaten up and forced to transfer money to gang
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[2026-05-07 00:19 UTC+10:00] [trial] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Hau Yan-ki, now 23, on trial for role in three alleged robberies during which four victims were beaten up and forced to transfer money to gang
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[2026-05-07 00:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: A man with multiple aliases used the name of the famed Astor family to dupe a Mexican billionaire out of around $450 million in a bogus stock-backed loan scheme, according to a newly unsealed US indictment and other court records.
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[2026-05-06 23:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — The defense for former senator Ramon Revilla Jr. hoped for the best as it waited for the court ruling on his petition for bail.
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[2026-05-06 23:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: A married teacher who has admitted having sex with an underage student in her Florida classroom told the teen she wanted to leave her husband for him when he turned 18, according to new court documents.
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[2026-05-06 23:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Displaced residents petition for answers on finances, insurance claims and renovation contracts following deadly fire at Hong Kong estate
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[2026-05-06 23:48 UTC+10:00] [Will Power Architects Company] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Displaced residents petition for answers on finances, insurance claims and renovation contracts following deadly fire at Hong Kong estate
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[2026-05-06 23:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Even with acute cases of “Blue Dot Fever” plaguing its artists and allegedly forcing high-profile cancellations of Live Nation concert dates by Post Malone, Zayn Malik, Meghan Trainor and the Pussycat Dolls — the music giant said its concert business was up in Q1.
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[2026-05-06 23:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — Lawmakers of the House of Representatives have been provided with copies of the impeachment articles against Vice President Sara Duterte ahead of the expected vote on whether to send the matter to the Senate for trial.
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[2026-05-06 22:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: The Lakers are aware of the daunting task in front of them: defeat the reigning champion Thunder in their own building without their best player on the court.
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[2026-05-06 22:48 UTC+10:00] [Media law] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Editor-in-chief of Wall Street Journal says those with deep pockets are launching legal challenges as a PR strategy
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[2026-05-06 22:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Activists from FEMEN and Pussy Riot staged a protest in Venice ahead of the Venice Biennale, using smoke flares and slogans to denounce Russia’s return. The demonstration took place as journalists gathered before the event, which runs from 9 May to 22 November, and reflects wider tensions between artistic openness and political responsibility.
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[2026-05-06 22:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: The Essequibo River flows through Kurupukari crossing in Guyana, Nov. 19, 2023. (AP Photo/Juan Pablo Arraez, File)
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[2026-05-06 22:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: A woman was fatally stabbed by her "angry" partner before he went on to cause a gas explosion at their home in east London, a court has been told.
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[2026-05-06 21:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: A British court has convicted four members of the pro-Palestinian group Palestine Action over a 2024 raid on an Israeli-linked defense facility in Bristol, which they suspected was supplying the Israeli military with arms. The case has caused debate over the UK’s role in Israel’s campaign in Gaza, which led to widespread destruction and thousands of civilian casualties.
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[2026-05-06 21:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: A British court has convicted four members of the pro-Palestinian group Palestine Action over a 2024 raid on an Israeli-linked defense facility in Bristol, which they suspected was supplying the Israeli military with arms.
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[2026-05-06 21:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: LONDON — Owners of some iPhones are in line to get cash payments of up to $95 from Apple after the company on Tuesday reached a $250 million settlement in a class-action lawsuit for false advertising of its artificial intelligence capabilities.
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[2026-05-06 21:20 UTC+10:00] [Breaking News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Supreme Court today (06) confirmed the death sentences imposed by the Jaffna High Court Trial-at-Bar on four accused, including known suspect ‘Swiss Kumar’, in connection with the 2015 abduction, gang rape and murder of 18-year-old schoolgirl Sivaloganathan Vidya in Jaffna.
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[2026-05-06 21:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — Filipino tennis ace Alex Eala turned back Polish Magdalena Frech, 6-0, 3-6, 6-4, in the WTA 1000 Italian Open first round at the Stadio Pietrangeli Court in Rome Wednesday evening in Manila.
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[2026-05-06 21:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu clashed with prosecutor Yehudit Tirosh on Wednesday during his testimony in Case 4000, as the cross-examination returned to Walla’s coverage of him and his Likud campaign during the final days of the 2015 election.
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[2026-05-06 21:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The Beersheba District Court is set to hear an appeal Wednesday afternoon against the detention extension of two foreign activists taken into Israeli custody after Israel intercepted a Gaza-bound flotilla last week.
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[2026-05-06 21:00 UTC+10:00] [Mississippi] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Lawmakers to convene for special session to redraw state supreme court districts at building with racist history
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[2026-05-06 21:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Narendra Modi’s ruling coalition now controls roughly 70 per cent of India’s state legislatures, giving him a historic grip on power
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[2026-05-06 21:00 UTC+10:00] [New Delhi] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Narendra Modi’s ruling coalition now controls roughly 70 per cent of India’s state legislatures, giving him a historic grip on power
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[2026-05-06 20:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: A judge in Moscow ruled Tuesday that Vadim Moshkovich, the billionaire founder of the agriculture giant Rusagro, must transfer his stake in the company to the state as he stands trial.
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[2026-05-06 20:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: By Courtney Barrett Peters
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[2026-05-06 20:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Contrary to popular conjecture, late sex predator Jeffrey Epstein had solid dirt on “only one person” and strenuously denied any connection to Mossad or the CIA, his former lawyer Alan Dershowitz told “Pod Force One.”
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[2026-05-06 19:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: A Kentucky man is set to go to trial next year after he allegedly abducted and killed a woman, wrapped her body, stored it under his trailer and dumped it on the side of a road seven years ago, according to authorities.
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[2026-05-06 19:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: The Nibok refugee settlement on Nauru is shown from the air, Sept. 4, 2018. (Jason Oxenham/Pool Photo via AP, File)
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[2026-05-06 19:41 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The ruling Democratic Party of Korea on Wednesday unveiled five more candidates for the upcoming parliamentary election in June, to be held the same day as South Korea's local election.
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[2026-05-06 19:30 UTC+10:00] [National / NSW] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: The former King’s School headmaster joked about a staff member’s violent remarks towards an autistic boy the day before he hit a student on the head with the back of his hand, court documents have revealed.
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[2026-05-06 19:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: A South Carolina inmate convicted of killing a state trooper more than 25 years ago cannot be executed due to a mental illness that has him believing he is immortal, a judge ruled.
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[2026-05-06 18:52 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Three-term lawmaker Rep. Han Byung-do was reelected as the ruling Democratic Party of Korea's floor leader on Wednesday.
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[2026-05-06 18:41 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-05-06 18:38 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: A 39-year-old man was sentenced to 11 years in prison for attempting to abduct, rob and kill the head of a company in Incheon after months of planning, a court said Wednesday.
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[2026-05-06 18:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — The spokesman and defense counsel has described as "fake news" and "pure fiction" allegations that her client, Vice President Sara Duterte, threw a laptop at him over her alleged frustrations on her impeachment case.
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[2026-05-06 17:48 UTC+10:00] [ENVIRONMENT] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: Wellington – New Zealand, which attracts millions of tourists each year with its pristine nature and spectacular landscapes, is facing a legal challenge over "magical thinking" in its climate promises.
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[2026-05-06 17:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Clinton Gordon Sutcliffe is on trial for murder in Toowoomba's Supreme Court. (ABC News: Tobi Loftus)
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[2026-05-06 17:37 UTC+10:00] [Breaking News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Colombo High Court has announced that the trial of former Energy Minister Kumara Jayakody, who is facing corruption charges filed by the Bribery Commission, will commence on June 17.
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