Topic: Politics — Neutral reports only
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[2026-05-25 02:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: President Isaac Herzog described an ongoing process of "brutalization" in Israeli society during the awards ceremony for the Jerusalem Unity Prize 2026 at the President's Residence in Jerusalem on Sunday.
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[2026-05-25 02:18 UTC+10:00] [United States Politics and Government] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The New York Times
Snippet: Three times over the past month, shots have been fired in the vicinity of top U.S. officials.
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[2026-05-25 02:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Local Spain
Snippet: Thousands of people marched through central Madrid on Sunday, chanting and waving banners to protest soaring rents and a housing shortage, and calling for urgent government action.
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[2026-05-25 02:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: Read this in The Manila Times digital edition.
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[2026-05-25 02:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: POLITICAL instability linked to the impeachment case against Vice President Sara Duterte could weigh on the Philippines’ outlook if tensions escalate into broader social unrest, Fitch Group unit analysts said.
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[2026-05-25 02:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: THE Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG), Department of Finance (DOF) and the Department of Trade and Industry’s (DTI) Joint Memorandum Circular (JMC) 01-2026 stands as one of the most consequential tax-related issuances released in recent years.
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[2026-05-25 02:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: LOCAL stocks are expected to trade sideways this week as investors remain cautious amid inflation concerns, the prospects of a further policy tightening, continued weakening of the peso against the US dollar, and the ongoing war in the Middle East.
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[2026-05-25 02:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: THE nagging and vexing legal issue of whether or not the government, particularly the president, as the head of the executive department, can effect the arrest, detention, rendition or surrender of a Filipino citizen to the International Criminal Court (ICC), pursuant to a warrant of arrest issued by it, as in the previous case of former president Rodrigo Duterte and in the present situation of Sen.
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[2026-05-25 02:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: BELLA Belen was a game-changer for Capital1 once finally unleashed in a delayed debut season in the Premier Volleyball League (PVL).
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[2026-05-25 01:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Max Dowman junto a sus compañeros del Arsenal en una sesión de entrenamiento en Londres el lunes 4 de mayo del 2026. (Steven Paston/PA via AP)
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[2026-05-25 01:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Manchester United’s Bruno Fernandes reacts during the English Premier League soccer match between Manchester United and Nottingham Forest in Manchester, England, Sunday, May 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Dave Thompson)
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[2026-05-25 01:46 UTC+10:00] [Nigel Farage] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Reform UK leader claims ‘counter-espionage experts’ suggest state-sponsored hackers are behind disclosure of £5m gift
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[2026-05-25 01:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke with US President Donald Trump, who agreed that Iran's nuclear enrichment sites will be dismantled, he wrote in an X/Twitter post on Sunday.
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[2026-05-25 01:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Rajasthan Royals’ Jofra Archer gestures during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Mumbai Indians and Rajasthan Royals in Mumbai, India, Sunday, May 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Ajit Solanki)
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[2026-05-25 01:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he and US President Donald Trump are aligned on forcing Iran to dismantle its nuclear capabilities as part of any deal.
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[2026-05-25 01:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Turkish riot police forced their way into the headquarters of the country's main opposition party on Sunday, days after a court dismissed its leadership.
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[2026-05-25 01:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Arsenal’s Max Dowman, center, and team-mates attend a training session at Sobha Realty Training Centre, London, Monday May 4, 2026. (Steven Paston/PA via AP)
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[2026-05-25 01:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Rachel Arazig sat down and wrote a Facebook post after October 7. She wasn’t sure exactly what she was building.
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[2026-05-25 01:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Turkish police forced the evacuation of the country’s main opposition party headquarters on Sunday, in a dramatic escalation of a legal crackdown on rivals of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
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[2026-05-25 01:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: English Premier League side claim second sevens title in three years following commanding victory over Yokohama F Marinos
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[2026-05-25 01:00 UTC+10:00] [Brighton & Hove Albion] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: English Premier League side claim second sevens title in three years following commanding victory over Yokohama F Marinos
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[2026-05-25 01:00 UTC+10:00] [Gambling] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Regulators and gambling harm advocates have been closely watching the rise in popularity of Polymarket and Kalshi
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[2026-05-25 01:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Gadi Eisenkot is undoubtedly one of the most prominent figures in Israeli politics today and is widely perceived as a leading alternative to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the Right, arguably more so than any other figure in the opposition bloc.
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[2026-05-25 00:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has described a case in which three teenage boys were spared custodial sentences over the rape of two girls as "appalling".
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[2026-05-25 00:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Romuald Wadagni took the oath of office of Sunday to become Benin's new president.
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[2026-05-25 00:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: ANKARA, Turkey — Hundreds of Turkish riot police using teargas forced their way into the Ankara headquarters of the main CHP opposition party on Sunday after a court dismissed its leadership, AFP journalists saw.
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[2026-05-25 00:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by Steven Edginton via RealClearInvestigations,
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[2026-05-25 00:25 UTC+10:00] [David Miliband] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Former Labour minister says complete disengagement has potential ‘for us to end up in a very, very difficult position’
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[2026-05-25 00:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu offered advertising executive Yuval Horowitz, one of the creators of the IDF’s October 7 atrocities film, the role of managing Likud’s election campaign.
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[2026-05-25 00:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Slovenia has voted in a strongly pro-Israel prime minister, marking a striking political shift after Slovenia's recent hostility towards the Jewish State.
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[2026-05-25 00:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Max Dowman was named in the starting line-up for Arsenal's match at Crystal Palace
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[2026-05-25 00:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: France has banned Israel’s far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir from entering its territory, citing his “unspeakable” behaviour of taunting Gaza flotilla activists who were arrested by Israeli police forces.
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[2026-05-25 00:00 UTC+10:00] [Canada] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Like David Cameron in 2016, premier Danielle Smith is facing a mutinous party and has called a referendum about a referendum while vowing a ‘no’ vote
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[2026-05-24 23:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Voters in Texas head to the polls on Tuesday for the Republican run-off in the highly contentious US Senate primary between the state’s Attorney General Ken Paxton, who was endorsed by President Donald Trump, and John Cornyn, the incumbent, who has represented Texas in the US Senate since 2002.
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[2026-05-24 23:17 UTC+10:00] [Premier League] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: ⚽ 4pm BST kick-off | Premier League clockwatch – live ⚽ Live scores | Latest table | Top scorers | Email Scott
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[2026-05-24 23:11 UTC+10:00] [Andy Burnham] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Discussions highlight how seriously senior Labour figures are treating Burnham’s path back to Westminster
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[2026-05-24 22:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Nigeria’s president Bola Tinubu will run for re-election in January after clinching his party’s presidential nomination with a landslide victory in the All Progressives Congress primaries.
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[2026-05-24 22:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: Good day. Here are the top stories of The Manila Times for Monday, May 25, 2026.
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[2026-05-24 22:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Syria's parliament is set to meet for the first time since the fall of Bashar Al Assad as president, after elections were held on Sunday in areas regained from Kurdish-led fighters.
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[2026-05-24 22:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The High Court of Justice will convene at 4 p.m. Sunday for a follow-up hearing on Justice Minister Yariv Levin’s handling of the Judicial Selection Committee, as dozens of judicial posts remain empty and the election clock threatens to freeze the process altogether.
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[2026-05-24 22:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The High Court of Justice is set to convene on Tuesday for a follow-up hearing on petitions against the government’s decision to close Army Radio, as Attorney-General Gali Baharav-Miara argued that the move cannot be viewed as a narrow decision about one military station, but as part of a wider government effort affecting Israel’s free press.
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[2026-05-24 22:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Turkey is facing a potential political crisis as the leading opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) has been thrown into turmoil.
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[2026-05-24 22:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The Islamic Republic will continue funding and supporting its network of proxies, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi promised in a message sent to Hezbollah chief Naim Qassem, the regime official confirmed on Telegram.
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[2026-05-24 22:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: From left, West Ham United’s Konstantinos Mavropanos, Jarrod Bowen and Valentin Castellanos applauds the fans following their English Premier League soccer match against Newcastle United in Newcastle upon Tyne, England, Sunday, May 17, 2026. (Owen Humphreys/PA via AP)
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[2026-05-24 22:41 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: 9News
Snippet: Russia has used the powerful hypersonic Oreshnik ballistic missile during a mass drone and missile attack on Kyiv that killed at least two people, marking the third time the weapon has been used in the four-year war.The intense aerial assault damaged buildings across the Ukrainian capital, including near government offices, residential buildings, schools, a market and schools, Ukrainian authorities said.
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[2026-05-24 22:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Morocco's king on Saturday granted an official pardon to 18 Senegalese soccer fans jailed over hooliganism linked to a chaotic Africa Cup of Nations final that saw supporters attempt to storm the field, the Royal Cabinet said.
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[2026-05-24 22:10 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Credit:Aresna Villanueva
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[2026-05-24 22:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Migrants cost German taxpayers — just at the federal level — €24.8 billion in 2025, according to new data in the “refugee costs report” from the German Federal Ministry of Finance. However, the true sum is much higher.
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[2026-05-24 22:00 UTC+10:00] [US midterm elections 2026] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Global Pepfar program has long had Republican leadership and bipartisan support, but initiative is under fire
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[2026-05-24 21:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A truck passes political signs outside a polling place at Good Shepherd Catholic Church in South Hill, Va., on Tuesday, April 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Allen G. Breed)
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