Topic: Law & Courts — Neutral reports only
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[2026-05-19 02:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: AD misericordiam is a logical fallacy used to appeal to pity rather than arguing on the basis of evidence. It is frequently employed to sway people’s emotions and empathy over an argument that lacks a foot to stand on. Lately, ad misericordiam has been used by top-tiered politicians who are either facing impeachment charges or are bound to be arrested by the International Criminal Court in The Hague for crimes against humanity.
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[2026-05-19 02:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: AS the Sulu claimants face mounting legal setbacks, recent United Kingdom (UK) corporate filings have placed renewed attention on Charles Webb, the private intelligence consultant described by KnowSulu as a key strategist behind their campaign against Malaysia.
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[2026-05-19 01:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Tue 19 May 2026 at 1:52am
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[2026-05-19 01:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Update (1130ET): The DOJ announces that as a part of the settlement agreement in President Donald Trump v. the IRS, the Attorney General established “The Anti-Weaponization Fund” to provide a systematic process to hear and redress claims of others who suffered weaponization and lawfare.
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[2026-05-19 01:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: A team of Romanian men, acting as proxies for the Iranian government, carried out a knife attack on a journalist working for a Persian-language media organization in London, prosecutors told a British court on Monday.
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[2026-05-19 01:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: A New York judge will allow a gun and writings found in Luigi Mangione's backpack after his 2024 arrest to be presented at his state murder trial, but has ruled that other items are inadmissible.
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[2026-05-19 01:06 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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[2026-05-19 01:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The office of the prosecutor of the International Criminal Court last month filed a secret arrest warrant application for Israeli finance minister Bezalel Smotrich over alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity committed against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank, sources briefed on the matter told Middle East Eye.
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[2026-05-19 00:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-05-19 00:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: But some Wang Chi House residents say they are being pressured because over 75 per cent of owners must indicate their preference by end June
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[2026-05-19 00:02 UTC+10:00] [Mr Sin] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: But some Wang Chi House residents say they are being pressured because over 75 per cent of owners must indicate their preference by end June
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[2026-05-19 00:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: The U.S. Supreme Court is seen Friday, May 15, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)
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[2026-05-19 00:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Watch the playback of the pretrial hearing in the state case against Luigi Mangione, who is charged with killing the CEO of UnitedHealthcare.
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[2026-05-18 23:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — Batangas 2nd District Rep. Gerville Luistro was named as the lead prosecutor of the House of Representatives for the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte.
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[2026-05-18 23:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A statue titled the “Authority of Law” sits in front of the Supreme Court on Friday, May 15, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)
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[2026-05-18 23:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: CAIRO (AP) — A Houthi-controlled court in Yemen has sentenced 19 people to death after their conviction for collaborating with the Saudi-led coalition that has been fighting the Iranian-backed rebels for over a decade.
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[2026-05-18 23:37 UTC+10:00] [Brian Thompson shooting] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Defense says police who arrested Mangione over murder of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson didn’t apprise him of his rights
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[2026-05-18 23:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The High Court of Justice on Monday ordered that the classified affidavit submitted by Brig.-Gen. “G” in the petitions against IDF Maj.-Gen. Roman Gofman’s appointment as Mossad chief should be transferred, without delay, to the relevant respondents who hold the proper security clearance – in this case, the government and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
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[2026-05-18 23:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: President Donald Trump speaks to reporters aboard Air Force One, Friday, May 15, 2026, as he returns from a trip to Beijing, China. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
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[2026-05-18 23:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-05-18 23:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Some in Taiwan argue the island’s leader and his ruling Democratic Progressive Party are rolling back decades of rhetoric under US pressure
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[2026-05-18 23:00 UTC+10:00] [Beijing] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Some in Taiwan argue the island’s leader and his ruling Democratic Progressive Party are rolling back decades of rhetoric under US pressure
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[2026-05-18 22:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Money the Colombian singer paid in fines - plus interest - will be paid back to her after a lengthy dispute over residency
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[2026-05-18 22:53 UTC+10:00] [José Luís Prada] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Money the Colombian singer paid in fines - plus interest - will be paid back to her after a lengthy dispute over residency
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[2026-05-18 22:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The vice-president’s impeachment trial starts amid chaos in the Senate from leadership battles and the fallout from her father’s ICC case
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[2026-05-18 22:51 UTC+10:00] [Senate] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The vice-president’s impeachment trial starts amid chaos in the Senate from leadership battles and the fallout from her father’s ICC case
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[2026-05-18 22:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s testimony in his criminal trial was canceled again on Monday morning, after the Jerusalem District Court accepted a last-minute request from his defense team citing undisclosed security and diplomatic reasons that prevented him from appearing.
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[2026-05-18 22:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Shauki Abu Latif, who was elected head of the Rama Local Council and later suspended amid legal proceedings, was convicted by the Haifa District Court on Monday after admitting, as part of a plea agreement, to assisting extortion by threats, fraud, and breach of trust.
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[2026-05-18 21:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: A Spanish court has ordered the country's tax authority to refund €55m (£48m, $64m) to singer Shakira after ruling that the money was improperly collected in a dispute over her taxes.
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[2026-05-18 21:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: Senate President Alan Peter Cayetano on Monday said the Senate leadership would push through with the impeachment proceedings against Vice President Sara Duterte without unnecessary delays, even as he intensified accusations against the National Bureau of Investigation over last week’s shooting inside the Senate complex.
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[2026-05-18 21:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: CEBU CITY — A Cebuano business process outsourcing executive admitted before a United States federal court that he participated in a multi-million dollar publishing and film adaptation fraud scheme that victimized more than 800 aspiring authors across the US.
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[2026-05-18 21:34 UTC+10:00] [Editors' Pick] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
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[2026-05-18 21:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A polling judge, right, helps guide a voter’s ballot into a voting machine during the Pennsylvania primary election, at Mont Alto United Methodist Church in Alto, Pa., on May 17, 2022. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)
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[2026-05-18 21:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A woman walks by a map showing Evergrande development projects in China, as she heads to an Evergrande city plaza in Beijing on Sept. 18, 2023. (AP Photo/Andy Wong, File)
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[2026-05-18 21:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Tehran will take the US and Israel to court over attacks on Iranian cultural sites, the Islamic Republic’s deputy foreign minister, Kazem Gharibabadi, has said.
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[2026-05-18 21:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Tehran will take the US and Israel to court over attacks on Iranian cultural sites, the Islamic Republic’s deputy foreign minister, Kazem Gharibabadi, has said.
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[2026-05-18 21:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: A French judge will investigate the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, following a complaint filed by NGOs against Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, sources told AFP on Saturday.
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[2026-05-18 21:01 UTC+10:00] [Shakira] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Singer says she has faced ‘years of public shaming’, as court rules tax agency made mistake over her 2011 status
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[2026-05-18 20:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Mon 18 May 2026 at 8:58pm
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[2026-05-18 20:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Yasmin Ibrahim Elzanaty, a lawyer from Egypt who was working as a cultural mediator on a rescue ship a week ago, said when shots were fired “right next to me” as the vessel sailed in international waters off Libya, everyone on board was “terrified”.
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[2026-05-18 20:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: Opposing groups gathered outside the Senate complex as lawmakers began the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte. One side near the Senate gates was occupied by supporters of Duterte and Senator Bato dela Rosa. They called for the dismissal of the impeachment case. On the opposite side, members of labor and progressive groups demanded the impeachment of the Vice President.
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[2026-05-18 20:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: The Senate, sitting as an impeachment court, directed Vice President Sara Duterte to reply within 10 days on the Articles of Impeachment. The prosecution may file a reply within a non-extendible period of five days from receipt of the response. Cayetano is serving as the presiding officer of the impeachment court.
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[2026-05-18 20:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: The Senate has convened as an impeachment court. Cayetano will serve as presiding officer in the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte. He took his oath, vowing to administer “impartial justice according to the Constitution and the laws of the Philippines.” The 22 senators present also took their oath as senator-judges.
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[2026-05-18 20:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: By Roxanne Fitzgerald
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[2026-05-18 20:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Local Spain
Snippet: A Spanish court has ordered the tax authority to refund Colombian pop star Shakira more than €55 million ($64 million) improperly collected in a dispute over her 2011 taxes, according to a ruling seen Monday.
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[2026-05-18 20:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: PwC International seeks removal from case as liquidators press claims against global arm as well as the Hong Kong and mainland China units
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[2026-05-18 20:03 UTC+10:00] [Eddie Middleton] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: PwC International seeks removal from case as liquidators press claims against global arm as well as the Hong Kong and mainland China units
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[2026-05-18 19:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Shakira performs during the Global Citizen Festival in New York on Sept. 27, 2025. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP, File)
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[2026-05-18 19:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Ukraine’s Elina Svitolina kisses the trophy after winning against United States’ Coco Gauff at the end of the women’s final match at the Italian Open tennis tournament in Rome, Saturday, May 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
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[2026-05-18 19:18 UTC+10:00] [National / Victoria] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: The high-profile “dick pic” defamation legal tussle between Cate Sayers and her ex-husband, Luke Sayers, took a Hollywood turn on Monday when a former Academy Award nominee made a surprise appearance in the Victorian Supreme Court to clap eyes on the action.
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