Topic: Politics — Neutral reports only
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[2026-05-26 06:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Residents have begun leaving the southern suburbs of Beirut after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu signalled an escalation in attacks against Lebanon.
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[2026-05-26 06:43 UTC+10:00] [Australia news] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Australia now the world’s third-biggest nation for utility-scale batteries behind China and the US. Follow today’s news live
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[2026-05-26 06:21 UTC+10:00] [United States Politics and Government] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The New York Times
Snippet: He might not be done just yet.
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[2026-05-26 06:14 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: 9News
Snippet: Hello and welcome to our live rolling coverage of US politics and the conflict in the Middle East.
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[2026-05-26 06:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: The former chief executive of the ruling Scottish National Party (SNP), and ex-husband of former First Minister Nicola Sturgeon, has pleaded guilty to embezzling more than 400,000 British pounds ($540,000) from the party’s funds.
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[2026-05-26 06:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Protesters hold placards and lights during a rally against Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's policies on constitutional revision and military expansion, in front of the parliament building in Tokyo on May 19. © Reuters
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[2026-05-26 06:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The deadly shooting at the Islamic Center of San Diego has added another case to a widening American debate over political violence, hate crimes, and radicalization in a country already shaken by antisemitic attacks, threats against public officials, the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, and repeated attempts to target President Donald Trump.
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[2026-05-26 05:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Newly appointed Second Authority Council chairwoman Dr. Yifat Ben Hay-Segev and members of the council asked the High Court of Justice on Sunday to reject petitions against their appointments, arguing in preliminary responses that the challenges are politically driven and legally unfounded.
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[2026-05-26 05:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: The Israeli military says it has begun a wave of strikes across Lebanon following an announcement by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that his country will intensify its attacks on Hezbollah.
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[2026-05-26 05:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: By Tarik Cyril Amar, a historian from Germany working at Koç University, Istanbul, on Russia, Ukraine, and Eastern Europe, the history of World War II, the cultural Cold War, and the politics of memory
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[2026-05-26 05:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: By Tarik Cyril Amar, a historian from Germany working at Koç University, Istanbul, on Russia, Ukraine, and Eastern Europe, the history of World War II, the cultural Cold War, and the politics of memory
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[2026-05-26 05:43 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: 9News
Snippet: Property News: Australia's most expensive streets, and how much it costs to live in them.
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[2026-05-26 05:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-05-26 05:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was admitted to Hadassah Ein Kerem hospital on Monday evening for a dental procedure, according to his spokesperson.
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[2026-05-26 05:30 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Victorian senator Bridget McKenzie claimed taxpayer-funded flights to Tasmania on the weekend of her son’s engagement party, 10 months before she billed taxpayers to travel to his Tamar Valley wedding, according to expenditure records.
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[2026-05-26 05:29 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: 9News
Snippet: Property News: Australia's most expensive streets, and how much it costs to live in them.
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[2026-05-26 05:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-05-26 05:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Japan's supplementary budget will maintain subsidies meant to keep the price of gasoline at around the equivalent of $1 per liter. (Photo by Kazuho Fujiwara)
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[2026-05-26 05:09 UTC+10:00] [Social media ban] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Exclusive: Former health secretary’s intervention comes as government closes consultation on age limits for platforms
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[2026-05-26 05:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Federal Parliament
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[2026-05-26 05:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Far Right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir pushed for Prime Minister Benjamin Netnayhu to intensify fighting in Lebanon following Hezbollah drone attacks on Monday and amid developments over a potential US-Iran deal, which could influence Israel’s ability to strike the terror group.
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[2026-05-26 05:03 UTC+10:00] [Politics] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Politico
Snippet: ROME — Italy’s governing right-wing coalition appeared on course Monday night to disappoint hopes of a center-left resurgence, as early municipal election results signaled wins in provincial cities for the right two months after the government’s crushing referendum defeat.
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[2026-05-26 05:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya met Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha, on what she said was her first ‘working visit’ to Kyiv
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[2026-05-26 05:02 UTC+10:00] [Moscow] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya met Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha, on what she said was her first ‘working visit’ to Kyiv
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[2026-05-26 05:00 UTC+10:00] [Premier League] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: A century of our favourite images from the season including wild celebrations, protesting fans and goalmouth scrambles
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[2026-05-26 05:00 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: The revolving door between public office and the multibillion-dollar federal lobbying industry thrives on opacity. What little we do learn about it, meanwhile, generally comes from the attorney-general’s lobbyist register, which is hosted on one of the most poorly designed websites on the internet.
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[2026-05-26 04:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Arsenal’s long-awaited Premier League triumph is being felt far beyond north London, including on the streets of Freetown, Sierra Leone, where devoted Gunners fans are celebrating a title many thought they might never see.
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[2026-05-26 04:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: Canada’s prime minister says a referendum on whether to pursue separation would be “a very dangerous bluff”
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[2026-05-26 04:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Hezbollah added more pressure on the Lebanese government for engaging in direct talks with Israel, which is fighting the group's militants in southern Lebanon.
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[2026-05-26 04:45 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Morrison-era immigration minister Alex Hawke says the Coalition policy to restrict welfare benefits to citizens needs to be revised as opposition MPs worry the tough stance is being misunderstood and causing alarm in Chinese and Indian communities.
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[2026-05-26 04:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: In the Democratic Republic of Congo, a new wave of drone strikes has hit both rebel-held and government-controlled areas.
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[2026-05-26 04:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-05-26 04:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Likud MK Galit Distel-Atbaryan announced on Monday that she will not run in the upcoming primaries for her party and will not be in the next Knesset elections.
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[2026-05-26 03:57 UTC+10:00] [United States International Relations] [Factuality: 92]
Source: The New York Times
Snippet: President Trump reiterated on Monday his call for more nations in the Middle East to normalize diplomatic relations with Israel as part of a peace deal with Iran.
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[2026-05-26 03:49 UTC+10:00] [Asylum] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: The Netherlands is pushing ahead with plans to set up Europe’s first “return hubs” outside the bloc where migrants who have been denied the right to stay in the EU can be deported — with “concrete steps” expected in the months ahead.
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[2026-05-26 03:32 UTC+10:00] [Baltics] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: A Royal Air Force plane carrying U.K. Defense Secretary John Healey had its signal jammed while flying near the Russian border on Thursday.
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[2026-05-26 03:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: BOGOTÁ, Colombia — Colombians vote Sunday in a presidential election overshadowed by a surge in violence, facing a stark choice between extending four years of leftist rule or shifting sharply right.
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[2026-05-26 03:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum says her government has agreed to host Iran’s national football team during the upcoming World Cup after the United States refused to accommodate the squad.
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[2026-05-26 03:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: BEIJING, China — Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic deepened ties with China on Monday during a trip to Beijing as he faced pressure at home from anti-government protests in his Balkan country, including a major rally that prompted clashes over the weekend.
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[2026-05-26 03:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: AMID political upheavals in Congress, public health advocates warn that health must not be sidelined.
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[2026-05-26 03:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Hezbollah has the military capabilities and support to drag Lebanon into a civil war, Lt.-Col. (res.) Sarit Zehavi, founder and president of the Alma Research and Education Center, told The Jerusalem Post on Monday. Her comments came a day after Hezbollah Secretary-General Naim Qassem directed the terror group’s follower base to “bring down the government.”
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[2026-05-26 03:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: THE Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) welcomed the appointment of Rolando Toledo to its Board of Trustees and paid tribute to outgoing Trustee Beatriz Torno for her years of public service, as the state pension fund strengthens its governance and improves its services for members and pensioners.
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[2026-05-26 02:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: The Metropolitan Police says it is changing its policy on releasing more body-worn video from officers "where it can improve transparency and trust in policing".
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[2026-05-26 02:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Cambodia ’s new conscription law, which establishes penalties of up to five years in prison for those who evade military service, has come into effect, the country’s Prime Minister Hun Manet said Monday.
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[2026-05-26 02:40 UTC+10:00] [Cambodia] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The New York Times
Snippet: Cambodia’s strongman, Hun Sen, pardoned the country’s most prominent opposition politician, Kem Sokha, on Monday, in a move that might be intended to ease the kingdom’s strained relationship with the West and strengthen the legitimacy of his son’s government.
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[2026-05-26 02:40 UTC+10:00] [Latest Stories] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Inquirer
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — While a large majority of Filipinos support the government’s actions in defending the country’s territory and sovereign rights over the West Philippine Sea, one out of three Filipinos in Davao Region disagree with this assertion, according to a survey.
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[2026-05-26 02:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: ISLAMABAD - Islamabad’s key negotiator between the United States and Iran, army chief Asim Munir, is in Beijing alongside the country’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif for talks with Chinese leaders, Pakistan television showed on Monday.
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[2026-05-26 02:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: THERE is a market failure in economics known as the free rider problem. It happens when some people consume public goods and services without paying for them, while the costs are shouldered by the rest of taxpayers. In an emerging market like the Philippines, there are many free riders, posing a heavy burden on the government’s narrowing fiscal space and people’s budget.
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[2026-05-26 02:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: When Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was about to lose the 1999 elections, he sought to project strength and resolve. He had said about the opposition that “They are scared,” but these words were less an accusation than a projection, reflecting his state of mind.
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[2026-05-26 01:50 UTC+10:00] [Cyprus] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Strongly anti-Turkish party doubles its seats although mainstream parties did not see vote crumble as predicted
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