Topic: Law & Courts — Neutral reports only
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[2026-05-20 06:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The president and his sons’ finances will be further shielded as part of a settlement of the US$10 billion case over his leaked tax returns
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[2026-05-20 05:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: The U.S. Department of Justice filed a federal lawsuit against the state of Connecticut, Gov. Ned Lamont and Attorney General William Tong on Friday over a new state law that prohibits federal agents from wearing masks and requires them to display identification when operating in the state.
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[2026-05-20 05:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: President Donald Trump speaks about prescription drug prices in the South Court Auditorium in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House campus, Monday, May 18, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
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[2026-05-20 05:00 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Beijing/Hong Kong: By the time Australian lawyer Samuel Monkivitch was charged by Hong Kong police for a dine-and-dash spree across the city that targeted restaurants and five-star hotels, his reputation was well known among the city’s dining scene.
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[2026-05-20 04:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — The House of Representatives' panel of prosecutors for the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte was confident it can prove the allegations against her.
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[2026-05-20 04:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Ebony Parker looks on during jury selection for her trial on felony child neglect charges at the Newport News Circuit Court in Newport News, Va., Monday, May 18, 2026. (Peter Casey/The Virginian-Pilot via AP, Pool)
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[2026-05-20 04:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Education Secretary Linda McMahon testifies during a Senate Committee on Appropriations subcommittee hearing to examine proposed budget estimates and justification for fiscal year 2027 for the Department of Education on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, April 28, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)
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[2026-05-20 04:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON — A federal appeals court on Tuesday questioned whether the US military went too far in labelling AI company Anthropic a national security threat, as it heard arguments in a case that could reshape how the government deals with Silicon Valley.
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[2026-05-20 04:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Could Mary Bennet (Ella Bruccoleri) still have a shot at landing her big London crush, Tom Hayward (Dónal Finn)? The charming young lawyer might already have an “understanding” with Mary’s pal Ann Baxter (Varada Sethu), but in this exclusive clip from BritBox‘s The Other Bennet Sister Episode 5, he definitely seems like he might be interested in Mary?
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[2026-05-20 03:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-05-20 03:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: PROVO, Utah — Lawyers for the man accused of killing Charlie Kirk were in court Tuesday, making their case to bar reporters and the public from parts of a key upcoming hearing and seal some evidence after the judge rejected their request to ban news cameras from the courtroom.
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[2026-05-20 03:00 UTC+10:00] [Giro d'Italia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Vingegaard cuts gap on overall leader Eulálio to 27sec
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[2026-05-20 02:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Perovskite solar cells will be installed at Self-Defense Force facilities across Japan starting in 2027 if the trial pans out. (Photo by Mizuho Miyazaki)
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[2026-05-20 02:27 UTC+10:00] [Elon Musk] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: A long and bitter legal battle between tech billionaires Elon Musk and Sam Altman has culminated in victory for the OpenAI boss. Musk has vowed to appeal the verdict. But what did the trial reveal about big tech and the global AI race? Lucy Hough speaks to Guardian US tech and power reporter Nick Robins-Early
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[2026-05-20 02:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
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[2026-05-20 02:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
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[2026-05-20 01:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Portugal’s Afonso Eulalio starts the 10th stage of the Giro d’Italia cycling race from Viareggio to Massa, Italy, Tuesday May 19, 2026. (Massimo Paolone/LaPresse via AP)
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[2026-05-20 01:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by Matthew Vadum via The Epoch Times,
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[2026-05-20 01:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: A court in Pakistan has sentenced Umar Hayat, 23, to death for murdering a 17-year-old TikTok and Instagram influencer whose killing last year had reignited a debate about women’s safety.
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[2026-05-20 01:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Philippine authorities are investigating Senate security officers who discharged their weapons without provocation while a senator facing an International Criminal Court (ICC) arrest warrant took shelter inside the legislative building and later escaped.
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[2026-05-20 01:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The Senior Appointments Advisory Committee must reconvene to fill in the missing parts of its recommendation of IDF Maj.-Gen. Ronen Gofman, and submit an updated opinion within one week.
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[2026-05-20 01:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The International Criminal Court in The Hague is expected to issue arrest warrants against three senior political figures and two senior IDF commanders, according to estimates in Israel on Tuesday.
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[2026-05-20 00:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-05-20 00:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Far-right Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich says he has been told the prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) has requested a "secret" arrest warrant for him.
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[2026-05-19 23:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: ISLAMABAD (AP) — A Pakistani court on Tuesday sentenced a man to death for killing a teenage social media influencer outside her home last year when she rejected his offer of friendship.
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[2026-05-19 23:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: PARIS, France — Massively popular online shooter "Fortnite" was again available on Apple's online App Store, developer Epic Games said Tuesday, adding that it was "confident" of prevailing in a court battle with the iPhone maker.
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[2026-05-19 23:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: IDF Brig.-Gen. “G” told the High Court of Justice that incoming Mossad chief Maj.-Gen. Roman Gofman denied in 2022 that he had approved the transfer of intelligence materials from his division to Telegram channels, according to a newly declassified affidavit submitted in the petitions against Gofman’s appointment.
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[2026-05-19 22:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israel’s finance minister Bezalel Smotrich on Tuesday said the arrest warrant application for him at the International Criminal Court amounts to a “declaration of war” and threatened immediate retaliation against Palestinians.
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[2026-05-19 22:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israel’s finance minister Bezalel Smotrich on Tuesday said the arrest warrant application for him at the International Criminal Court amounts to a “declaration of war” and threatened immediate retaliation against Palestinians.
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[2026-05-19 22:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Israeli far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said he was informed that the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague had requested a warrant for his arrest.
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[2026-05-19 22:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Far-right Israeli minister Bezalel Smotrich has said he will sign an order to displace an entire village in the occupied West Bank, shrugging off the possibility of an International Criminal Court arrest warrant.
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[2026-05-19 22:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The footage also leans into popular culture, using Chinese rap and popular cartoon figures to court younger social media users
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[2026-05-19 22:00 UTC+10:00] [Ne Zha] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The footage also leans into popular culture, using Chinese rap and popular cartoon figures to court younger social media users
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[2026-05-19 21:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: The International Criminal Court (ICC) is seen on Dec. 9, 2025, in The Hague, Netherlands. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong, Pool, File)
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[2026-05-19 21:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: It is not only OpenAI but the AI race itself that was vindicated in the California courtroom last night.
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[2026-05-19 20:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: On Monday morning, a jury in Oakland, California, announced its verdict in one of the most-watched tech feuds between billionaire Elon Musk and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman. The nine-member jury handed a decisive victory to Altman, saying Musk had waited too long to bring his claims against the artificial intelligence company and its top executives.
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[2026-05-19 20:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: After it was canceled on Monday, the hearing in the criminal trial of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu resumed on Tuesday morning, but will be shortened due to “security reasons.”
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[2026-05-19 20:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: A US federal jury has rejected Elon Musk’s lawsuit against OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and other tech executives, dismissing claims that they unlawfully enriched themselves by abandoning the company’s founding mission, several news outlets reported Tuesday.
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[2026-05-19 20:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: A US federal jury has rejected Elon Musk’s lawsuit against OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and other tech executives, dismissing claims that they unlawfully enriched themselves by abandoning the company’s founding mission, several news outlets reported Tuesday.
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[2026-05-19 20:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: The International Criminal Court has opened hearings against former Libyan prison commander Mohammed Ali El Hishri, accused of overseeing widespread crimes against humanity at the notorious Mitiga detention centre near Tripoli. Prosecutors allege that thousands of migrants and civilians suffered torture, sexual violence, persecution and slavery under his authority between 2014 and 2020.
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[2026-05-19 19:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: From left to right at center, Albert Ho Chun-yan, Lee Cheuk-yan and Chow Hang-tung, all wearing masks and carrying candles, march in Victoria Park on June 4, 2020. This was the last vigil held in the park to commemorate victims of the Tiananmen crackdown on that day in 1989. (Photo by Kenji Kawase)
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[2026-05-19 19:35 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-05-19 19:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — The assignments for the four articles of impeachment has been divided among the 11 members of the prosecution team as it gears up for the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte.
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[2026-05-19 19:22 UTC+10:00] [Bailout] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: Spain’s National Court on Tuesday charged former Spanish Prime Minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero with money laundering, influence peddling and other criminal offenses committed in connection with the €53 million bailout of Plus Ultra airlines.
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[2026-05-19 19:02 UTC+10:00] [National News] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Rappler
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[2026-05-19 19:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Local Spain
Snippet: Spain's former Socialist Prime Minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero has been placed under investigation for influence peddling and related crimes, a court said Tuesday.
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[2026-05-19 18:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — Lanao del Sur 1st District Rep. Zia Alonto Adiong and Kabataan Rep. Renee Co were named as the House of Representatives' spokesmen in the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte.
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[2026-05-19 18:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: MADRID (AP) — A Spanish court said it is investigating former Spanish Primer Minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero for alleged influence peddling and other possible crimes as part of an investigation into a government bailout of an airline.
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[2026-05-19 18:38 UTC+10:00] [National News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
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[2026-05-19 18:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Chow Hang-tung, vice chairperson of the Hong Kong Alliance in Support of the Democratic Patriotic Movements of China, poses after an interview in Hong Kong on May 24, 2021. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu, File)
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