Topic: Law & Courts — Neutral reports only
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[2026-05-12 23:06 UTC+10:00] [Beijing] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Beijing reaffirms support for Hong Kong judiciary as foreign ministry calls former media tycoon ‘principal mastermind’ of 2019 anti-government protests
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[2026-05-12 23:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s cross-examination in Case 4000 formally ended Tuesday, bringing to a close a major phase of his testimony in the public corruption trial and shifting prosecutors’ questioning to Case 2000, the media bribery case centered on his dealings with Yediot Aharonot publisher Arnon “Noni” Mozes.
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[2026-05-12 22:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines—British barrister Peter Haynes KC (King's Counsel) has been named as the new lead counsel for former president Rodrigo Duterte in proceedings before the International Criminal Court (ICC) according to information circulating within ICC legal circles and records from his chambers in the United Kingdom.
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[2026-05-12 22:00 UTC+10:00] [US voting rights] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Since the Citizens United decision of 2010, the justices have dismantled Americans’ voices. The only solution is at the ballot box
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[2026-05-12 21:34 UTC+10:00] [Editors' Pick] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
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[2026-05-12 21:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: The Philippine Air Force on Tuesday denied claims that a chartered plane was on standby to fly Sen. Ronald ‘Bato’ dela Rosa to The Hague after the International Criminal Court confirmed issuing an arrest warrant against the lawmaker.
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[2026-05-12 21:23 UTC+10:00] [Israel] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Knesset approves plan for livestreamed trials in military court, drawing comparisons to 1962 Adolf Eichmann trial
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[2026-05-12 21:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines —The House of Representatives on Tuesday elected 11 lawmakers who will serve as prosecutors during the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte at the Senate.
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[2026-05-12 21:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: During a doorstop interview at the Senate of the Philippines in Manila, Senator Ronald Dela Rosa tells the media that he will not surrender to the International Criminal Court for his alleged role in former president Rodrigo Duterte's drug war. Philippine authorities said they would not arrest for now the lawmaker, capping a lengthy Senate standoff.
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[2026-05-12 20:44 UTC+10:00] [National News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
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[2026-05-12 20:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The Israeli parliament approved a bill on Monday to establish public trials and impose the death penalty on Palestinian detainees accused of taking part in the 7 October attacks.
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[2026-05-12 20:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Philippine Senator Ronald dela Rosa speaks to reporters at the Philippine Senate in Pasay, Philippines on Tuesday, May 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
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[2026-05-12 20:15 UTC+10:00] [Breaking News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: 22 Buddhist monks arrested at Bandaranaike International Airport for allegedly smuggling “Kush” cannabis and “Hashish” from Thailand have been ordered to remain in remand custody until May 26 by the Negombo Magistrate’s Court.
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[2026-05-12 20:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James stands on the court in the closing minutes of Game 4 in a second-round NBA basketball playoffs series against the Oklahoma City Thunder, Monday, May 11, 2026, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
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[2026-05-12 19:40 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: This is the budget Jim Chalmers has been itching to hand down for a decade.
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[2026-05-12 19:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Jean Adrien Nathaneal Luckoo, 24, allegedly crashed his car into a tree in Perth's north-east, killing his two young daughters.
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[2026-05-12 19:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: The Indigenous traditional owners of land in north-western Australia have been awarded a record A$150.1 million ($108.3m; £79.9m) payout after a court ruled one of the country's most well-known billionaires mined their land without permission.
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[2026-05-12 18:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Andre Langos and Sam Smith will be sentenced in South Australia's District Court next month. (ABC News: Che Chorley)
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[2026-05-12 18:45 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The Seoul High Court on Tuesday sentenced former Interior and Safety Minister Lee Sang-min to nine years in prison, two years longer than the lower court’s sentence.
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[2026-05-12 18:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Complaints of misconduct against a judge are to be examined after a U-turn by a judicial watchdog.
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[2026-05-12 18:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: A judge in Moscow on Tuesday sentenced exiled television journalist Tikhon Dzyadko to eight years in prison in absentia after finding him guilty of spreading “fakes” about Russia’s armed forces and violating the country’s law on “foreign agents.”
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[2026-05-12 18:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Air Force (PAF) on Tuesday denied that a chartered plane was on standby at the Villamor Airbase in Pasay City waiting to transfer Sen. Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa to The Hague, Netherlands following the confirmation of an arrest warrant issued by the International Criminal Court (ICC) against him.
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[2026-05-12 18:04 UTC+10:00] [Australia news] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Federal court found miner’s Solomon Hub iron ore mine caused cultural and social harm, including the destruction of 140 heritage sites
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[2026-05-12 17:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Reinhardt Bosch has been charged with torturing and killing his son Rhuan in 2022. (Supplied)
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[2026-05-12 17:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: UPDATES with sentence recommendation for former defense minister in paras 6-7; ADDS photo)
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[2026-05-12 17:46 UTC+10:00] [UK news] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Moses Edwards, 45, from Wanstead, to appear in court in connection with incident in Whitechapel last week
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[2026-05-12 17:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: UPDATES with details)
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[2026-05-12 17:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — Malacañang on Tuesday said there are legal limitations to the grant of Senate protective custody to Senator Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa.
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[2026-05-12 17:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The High Court of Justice is set to hear petitions Tuesday against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s decision to appoint Maj.-Gen. Roman Gofman as the next head of the Mossad, in a case that has placed one of Israel’s most sensitive security appointments under rare judicial scrutiny.
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[2026-05-12 17:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James stands on the court in the closing minutes of Game 4 in a second-round NBA basketball playoffs series against the Oklahoma City Thunder, Monday, May 11, 2026, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
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[2026-05-12 17:14 UTC+10:00] [National / WA] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: A Federal court judge has awarded the Yindjibarndi people of Western Australia’s Pilbara region around $150 million dollars for cultural loss in their 18-year-long battle for compensation with Andrew Forrest’s mining company Fortescue.
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[2026-05-12 17:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Wong Pak-ting, 45, tried to kill wife, three daughters and himself out of fear they would be harrassed for his business debts, Hong Kong court hears
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[2026-05-12 17:12 UTC+10:00] [attempted murder] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Wong Pak-ting, 45, tried to kill wife, three daughters and himself out of fear they would be harrassed for his business debts, Hong Kong court hears
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[2026-05-12 17:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Dale McKenna's family were present throughout the trial, and many wrote victim impact statements detailing their loss. (ABC Southern Qld: Grace Nakamura)
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[2026-05-12 17:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — Sen. Panfilo Lacson said that Sen. Ronald Dela Rosa is now "effectively contained" as he returned to the Senate after over five months of hiding supposedly to evade the arrest order from the International Criminal Court (ICC).
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[2026-05-12 16:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 12 (Yonhap) -- An appeals court on Tuesday increased former Interior Minister Lee Sang-min's prison sentence to nine years from seven over his role in former President Yoon Suk Yeol's failed martial law bid.
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[2026-05-12 16:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Law, Crime and Justice
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[2026-05-12 16:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Law, Crime and Justice
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[2026-05-12 16:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: UPDATES with details)
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[2026-05-12 16:14 UTC+10:00] [National News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
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[2026-05-12 15:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 12 (Yonhap) -- The Supreme Court on Tuesday confirmed a two-year prison sentence for retired Army Maj. Gen. Noh Sang-won for collecting the personal information of military intelligence agents ahead of former President Yoon Suk Yeol's failed martial law bid.
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[2026-05-12 15:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 12 (Yonhap) -- Park Eun-bin, who delivered a clever and empathic performance as an autistic lawyer in the megahit drama "Extraordinary Attorney Woo" (2022), has once again teamed up with director Yoo In-shik for the new Netflix series "The Wonderfools," an action-packed comedy capturing an unlikely crew who come to possess superpowers.
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[2026-05-12 15:42 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: E-commerce giant faces end-June ruling in data breach investigation
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[2026-05-12 15:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: Supporters of Vice President Sara Duterte gather outside the Senate amid heightened tensions as authorities enforce a lockdown following the arrival of personnel from the National Bureau of Investigation carrying an arrest warrant for Senator Ronald "Bato" dela Rosa issued by the International Criminal Court.
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[2026-05-12 15:06 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Raw camera footage turned into social media content as more Koreans use home surveillance to safeguard against crime or for remote caring, but legal risks remain
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[2026-05-12 15:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: In today’s episode of Trending Middle East, analysis reviewed by The National shows nearly 100,000 civilian structures in southern Lebanon have been destroyed or damaged by Israel's campaign of "wanton destruction", with legal experts warning it could amount to a war crime.
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[2026-05-12 15:00 UTC+10:00] [Fact Check] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
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[2026-05-12 14:54 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Case raises questions over equal workplace benefits without legal recognition of same-sex marriage
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[2026-05-12 14:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The Israeli Knesset has passed legislation establishing a special military court to prosecute Palestinians accused of involvement in the attacks on southern Israel on 7 October 2023, according to The Times of Israel.
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[2026-05-12 14:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: The 17-year-old appeared in the ACT Childrens Court on Tuesday, charged with planning a terrorist attack. (ABC News: Matt Roberts)
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