Topic: Law & Courts — Neutral reports only
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[2026-05-14 19:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., describes the Democrats’ fight to regain the House majority even as Republicans pursue redistricting efforts across the South following a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that affects majority-Black congressional districts, during a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, May 13, 2026. (AP Photo/J.
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[2026-05-14 19:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: A federal judge has temporarily blocked United States sanctions against Francesca Albanese, a United Nations expert on the occupied Palestinian territory.
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[2026-05-14 18:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Detained Chinese-born Cambodian businessman is accused of running a sprawling online scam network from Southeast Asia
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[2026-05-14 18:53 UTC+10:00] [scmp] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Detained Chinese-born Cambodian businessman is accused of running a sprawling online scam network from Southeast Asia
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[2026-05-14 18:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: Senator Bato Dela Rosa has reportedly slipped out of the Senate building early this morning. This was disclosed by a senator who requested anonymity. The senator says he received reliable information that Dela Rosa secretly left the Senate at about 2:30 a.m. The NBI is verifying this report. NBI Director Melvin Matibag says they may ask the Senate and also the Office of the Sergeant-at-Arms whether Dela Rosa is no longer inside the Senate premises.
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[2026-05-14 18:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: The Philippine Senate President says that a politician wanted by the International Court (ICC) was no longer in the Senate building where he had been taking refuge, fearing his arrest.
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[2026-05-14 17:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's coalition on Wednesday submitted a bill to dissolve the Knesset and trigger elections amid an ultra-Orthodox conscription crisis.
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[2026-05-14 17:29 UTC+10:00] [Editors' Pick] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: Already have Rappler+? Sign in to listen to groundbreaking journalism.
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[2026-05-14 17:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Thu 14 May 2026 at 5:01pm
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[2026-05-14 17:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Letters issued confirming an August 31 deadline, with the government pledging expedited payouts for owners opting for cash compensation
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[2026-05-14 17:01 UTC+10:00] [Tai Po] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Letters issued confirming an August 31 deadline, with the government pledging expedited payouts for owners opting for cash compensation
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[2026-05-14 17:00 UTC+10:00] [United Nations] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: If resolution is passed governments will have legal responsibility to cut greenhouse gas emissions
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[2026-05-14 16:49 UTC+10:00] [Culture / Music] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Melbourne Symphony Orchestra says it will go to trial next week to defend an unfair dismissal case brought by a pianist whose concert it cancelled after he made comments on stage about Gaza, characterising the matter as a fight to “control” who appears on its stage.
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[2026-05-14 16:47 UTC+10:00] [Elections] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer is braced for an imminent challenge to his position with Health Secretary Wes Streeting expected to launch a bid for the leadership of the ruling Labour Party Thursday.
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[2026-05-14 16:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: For anyone who doubts that "Multiculturalism" is the preeminent political religion of the new age, the rhetoric of the majority of the European ruling class consistently proves the case.
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[2026-05-14 16:24 UTC+10:00] [Culture / Movies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: The ousted former boss of the Australian Film Institute has made a major concession on the first day of his unfair dismissal case in the Federal Court, dropping a demand that he be reinstated.
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[2026-05-14 16:19 UTC+10:00] [Supermarkets] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Reputation of Australia’s big supermarkets takes another hit as federal court finds Coles misled shoppers by promoting fake discounts
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[2026-05-14 16:12 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The ruling party's Seoul mayoral candidate on Thursday stressed the need to prioritize profitability in redevelopment and reconstruction projects to increase housing supply, while addressing renewed attacks over a decades-old assault case during a forum with senior editors from major Korean media outlets.
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[2026-05-14 15:53 UTC+10:00] [British politics] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Politico
Snippet: LONDON — Angela Rayner has been cleared of wrongdoing in a tax investigation, removing a potential hurdle to any bid to become the next leader of the ruling Labour Party.
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[2026-05-14 15:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: A federal judge on Wednesday temporarily blocked US sanctions against United Nations Special Rapporteur on Palestine Francesca Albanese, saying that the administration of Donald Trump likely violated her free-speech rights.
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[2026-05-14 15:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: A Nigerian court on Wednesday sentenced former power minister Saleh Mamman to 75 years in jail for siphoning off millions of dollars from hydro-electricity projects.
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[2026-05-14 15:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Thu 14 May 2026 at 3:03pm
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[2026-05-14 15:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Paris Jackson scored a big win for her late father Michael Jackson’s estate after a Los Angeles judge ruled that third-party law firms must return $625,000 in unauthorized bonus payments.
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[2026-05-14 14:54 UTC+10:00] [Fortescue] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Yindjibarndi Ngurra Aboriginal Corporation label federal court ruling against mining giant’s Solomon Hub iron ore operation ‘unsatisfactory’
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[2026-05-14 14:33 UTC+10:00] [National / WA] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: An Aboriginal group awarded more than $150 million for cultural and economic losses in a legal battle with mining giant Fortescue has welcomed findings by the court that ruled the company liable, but took aim at the WA government for not adopting a neutral position on the case.
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[2026-05-14 14:29 UTC+10:00] [National / NSW] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Keli Lane, who is serving a lengthy jail sentence for the murder of her newborn daughter, is seeking to use her prison diaries as part of her lawsuit against the state over alleged abuse in custody.
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[2026-05-14 14:26 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: A burst of gunfire rang out late Wednesday in the Philippine Senate, sparking chaos in the building where authorities had tried to arrest a senator wanted by the International Criminal Court in connection with a deadly government crackdown on drugs.
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[2026-05-14 14:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: AP News
Snippet: President Donald Trump speaks at the Raymond F. Kravis Center for the Performing Arts in West Palm Beach Fla., Friday, May 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
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[2026-05-14 14:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Multiple gunshots sent people running for cover inside the Philippine Senate, where a legislator wanted by the International Criminal Court has sought refuge.
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[2026-05-14 13:40 UTC+10:00] [Special Coverages] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Inquirer
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines – Sen. Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa, whom the International Criminal Court has tagged as a “suspect” over his alleged role in former President Rodrigo Duterte’s bloody war on drugs, has reportedly left the Senate following a gunfire incident Wednesday night.
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[2026-05-14 13:27 UTC+10:00] [Breaking News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Colombo Crimes Division (CCD) has arrested Ousmand Gunasekara, alias ‘Gampaha Ousmand,’ for organizing criminal Sanjeewa Kumara Samararatne, popularly known as ‘Ganemulla Sanjeewa.’ The arrest was made last night (13) in the Sri Bodhi Road area in Gampaha.
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[2026-05-14 13:05 UTC+10:00] [National News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: After months of hiding from the International Criminal Court (ICC) amid reports of a warrant for his arrest, Senator Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa surfaced at the Senate, triggering a series of chaotic events that led to gunshots being fired within the chamber’s premises.
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[2026-05-14 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: One way to judge an economy’s health is by seeing how people pay for goods and services. A region once dominated by cash, many parts of the Middle East have adopted card and digital payments – a process spurred by smartphone adoption, government policy and the Covid-19 pandemic.
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[2026-05-14 12:55 UTC+10:00] [Canada] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Alberta judge ruled provincial government must consult with First Nations before collecting signatures for a proposed referendum
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[2026-05-14 12:53 UTC+10:00] [News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Michael West Media
Snippet: May 14, 2026 12:53 | News
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[2026-05-14 12:52 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: A South Korean court recently overturned a 1987 ruling, saying the defendant at the time was wrongly convicted of trying to defect to North Korea.
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[2026-05-14 12:52 UTC+10:00] [JAPAN] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: Japan's Supreme Court has requested a related parliamentary commission to file a petition with the Judge Impeachment Court to seek the dismissal of a judge indicted for alleged habitual gambling through an online casino site.
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[2026-05-14 12:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: A juror who helped convict Alex Murdaugh in the killings of his wife and son was left stunned by the South Carolina Supreme Court’s “crazy” decision Wednesday to overturn the verdict.
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[2026-05-14 12:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: The pricing patterns of these six products show how Coles was found to have misled consumers through its Down Down pricing patterns.
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[2026-05-14 12:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: UPDATES throughout with decision to halt trial; CHANGES headline, lead, photo)
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[2026-05-14 12:08 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The Seoul High Court on Thursday opened the appellate trial over former President Yoon Suk Yeol's conviction for leading an insurrection through his botched martial law imposition in December 2024.
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[2026-05-14 12:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Police warned that accused Cambridge, Mass., shooter Tyler Brown would “hurt or kill someone” again after being handed a soft sentence for opening fire at cops in 2020.
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[2026-05-14 12:02 UTC+10:00] [China] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-05-14 12:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: LONDON — Backers of Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham are pressing the Labour Party’s ruling body to agree an extended leadership election timetable, three people with knowledge of the conversations have told POLITICO — a move that would give him a chance to return to Parliament and become eligible to run for prime minister.
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[2026-05-14 11:55 UTC+10:00] [National / Queensland] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: A Brisbane homeowner has been ordered to remove his patio area, a cubby house and part of his pool terrace that were built on his neighbour’s land – long before he purchased the property – in a fierce land battle in the city’s leafy west.
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[2026-05-14 11:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: WASHINGTON (Reuters) -- The US Senate on Wednesday approved Kevin Warsh as chair of the Federal Reserve, putting the 56-year-old lawyer and financier at the helm as the US central bank grapples with intensifying inflation that may make it hard to push through the interest-rate cuts that President Donald Trump has demanded.
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[2026-05-14 11:41 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-05-14 11:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: TORONTO — A Canadian judge ruled Wednesday that officials in Alberta erred in approving a petition from separatists in the province, a decision the pro-independence camp immediately pledged to appeal.
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[2026-05-14 11:09 UTC+10:00] [International Criminal Court] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The ex-police chief, accused by the ICC of crimes in Duterte’s drug war, is evading arrest over the bloody campaign that killed thousands
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[2026-05-14 11:00 UTC+10:00] [Food / Eating out (Syd)] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: When David Jones unveiled the first food hall at its flagship Sydney department store in 1936, it was heralded as a sign of progress. A grand staircase descended to a 20th-century marvel of imported canned goods, cakes illuminated within fluted glass cabinets, and a “snack bar” with maple-wood booths and red leather upholstery.
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