Topic: Politics — Neutral reports only
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[2026-05-23 05:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Former Chelmsford immigration court judge Nina Fróes sits in her living room in Mattapoisett, Mass., on April 27, 2026, holding a letter notifying her that her position was not converted, effectively ending her role as a judge. (Eleonora Bianchi/The New Bedford Light via AP)
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[2026-05-23 05:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney says Alberta is “at the centre” of his plans for the country’s economy, hours after the province announced that it will vote later this year on whether to hold a referendum on separating from Canada.
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[2026-05-23 05:00 UTC+10:00] [Jacinta Allan] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Jacinta Allan will announce a plan to offer 2,000 apprenticeships at the revived State Electricity Commission, as part of a pre-election push
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[2026-05-23 05:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Government and Politics
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[2026-05-23 05:00 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
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[2026-05-23 04:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: The Trump administration's new investigation-compensation fund is drawing sharp criticism from members of the president's own party who declined to pass government-funding legislation on Thursday due to disagreements over the fund.
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[2026-05-23 04:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON — Speculation swirled Friday over the last-minute collapse of President Donald Trump's planned executive order on powerful AI models, with fingers pointing at the president's allies in Silicon Valley who oppose government oversight of the technology.
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[2026-05-23 04:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Supporters of Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party, or CHP, shout slogans as they gather outside the party’s headquarters in Ankara, Friday, May 22, 2026. (Gunsu Ozmen/DIA Photo via AP)
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[2026-05-23 04:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., speaks as Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, listens during an oversight hearing at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, March 3, 2026. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
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[2026-05-23 04:30 UTC+10:00] [World / North America] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Washington: Donald Trump’s director of national intelligence Tulsi Gabbard has resigned, citing her husband’s health battle, becoming the fourth member of the president’s cabinet to depart this year – all of whom were women.
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[2026-05-23 04:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Sunrisers Hyderabad’s Heinrich Klaasen, left and captain Ishan Kishan interacts after Klaasen hits a six during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Royal Challengers Bengaluru in Hyderabad, India, Friday, May 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A.)
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[2026-05-23 04:17 UTC+10:00] [Mahmoud Khalil] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Move comes after federal appeals court upholds ruling that opens door for government to detain and deport Khalil
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[2026-05-23 04:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Donald Trump urged the incoming Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh to be "totally independent" at a White House swearing in ceremony on Friday.
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[2026-05-23 04:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Local Spain
Snippet: Spain's Supreme Court on Thursday struck down a national registry for tourist accommodation to combat illegal short-term rentals, ruling that the central government had overstepped its authority into areas controlled by the regions.
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[2026-05-23 04:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: El director técnico del Manchester City, Pep Guardiola, espera el inicio del partido de fútbol de la Liga Premier inglesa entre el AFC Bournemouth y el Manchester City en Bournemouth, Inglaterra, el martes 19 de mayo de 2026. (Foto AP/Ian Walton)
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[2026-05-23 04:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Ali Al Zaidi was named prime minister-designate more than a month ago, and it’s been more than a week since his appointment was confirmed. Yet in all this time, the businessman-turned-politician has managed to fill just 60 per cent of his cabinet berths.
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[2026-05-23 03:47 UTC+10:00] [Gabbard, Tulsi (1981- )] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The New York Times
Snippet: Tulsi Gabbard, the director of national intelligence, submitted a letter of resignation to President Trump on Friday, saying that she was stepping away to support her husband after he recently was diagnosed with a rare form of bone cancer.
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[2026-05-23 03:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: She cited her husband’s diagnosis with a rare form of bone cancer as the reason for her departure as director of national intelligence
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[2026-05-23 03:43 UTC+10:00] [Tulsi Gabbard] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: She cited her husband’s diagnosis with a rare form of bone cancer as the reason for her departure as director of national intelligence
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[2026-05-23 03:41 UTC+10:00] [Defense] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: PRAGUE — Russia is trying to turn a string of stray combat drones appearing over the Baltic countries into a political crisis between Ukraine and some of its staunchest allies. So far, the effort appears to have fallen flat.
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[2026-05-23 03:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-05-23 03:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-05-23 03:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Justice Clarence Thomas, right, administers the oath during the swearing in of Kevin Warsh as Chairman of the Federal Reserve, left, as Warsh’s wife Jane Lauder looks on, in the East Room of the White House, Friday, May 22, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
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[2026-05-23 03:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: WASHINGTON, May 22 (Yonhap) -- Kevin Warsh was sworn in as the new Federal Reserve chair on Friday, vowing to lead a "reform-oriented" central bank, as U.S. President Donald Trump said he wants Warsh to be "totally independent" in his leadership role.
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[2026-05-23 03:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Kevin Warsh assumed office as US Federal Reserve chairman on Friday, with heightening inflation fears over a prolonged Iran war pushing up odds of higher interest rates.
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[2026-05-23 02:54 UTC+10:00] [Ammunition] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Politico
Snippet: Czech President Petr Pavel admitted he had a rocky relationship with Prime Minister Andrej Babiš — but said he was willing to try and find compromises.
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[2026-05-23 02:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Janez Jansa addresses the Slovenian Parliament during a session in Ljubljana, Slovenia, Friday, May 22, 2026, before appointing him as prime minister, ending a political deadlock after tight elections in March. (AP Photo/Igor Kupljenik)
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[2026-05-23 02:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: El director técnico del Manchester United, Michael Carrick, celebra tras el partido de fútbol de la Liga Premier inglesa entre el Manchester United y el Liverpool en Mánchester, Inglaterra, el domingo 3 de mayo de 2026. (Foto AP/Dave Thompson)
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[2026-05-23 02:43 UTC+10:00] [Elections in Europe] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: Slovenia’s National Assembly on Friday handed nationalist politician Janez Janša his fourth term as prime minister.
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[2026-05-23 02:41 UTC+10:00] [Canada] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Alberta premier calls for referendum on secession after judge ruled initiative to force binding vote invalid
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[2026-05-23 02:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Hull City boss Sergej Jakirovic and Middlesbrough counterpart Kim Hellberg are both looking to end their first season in English football with promotion to the Premier League
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[2026-05-23 02:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Premier Danielle Smith plans to hold a vote that will bring the oil-rich province closer to a referendum on independence
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[2026-05-23 02:30 UTC+10:00] [Alberta] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Premier Danielle Smith plans to hold a vote that will bring the oil-rich province closer to a referendum on independence
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[2026-05-23 02:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: London Mayor Sir Sadiq Khan has been accused of "putting politics over public safety" after blocking a £50m contract between the Metropolitan Police and US tech firm Palantir.
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[2026-05-23 02:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Incoming Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh's talk about "regime change" at the central bank has generated speculation about everything from interest rates to major personnel changes to fundamental alterations in the way it operates and communicates.
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[2026-05-23 02:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Did the Pentagon just back down amid pressure from China? It appears so. As we reported Thursday, China has been actively holding up a proposed visit by Elbridge Colby, the Pentagon's under-secretary of defense for policy. The move is a transparent effort to pressure President Trump over a looming $14 billion weapons package for Taiwan.
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[2026-05-23 02:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: NAGA CITY, Cebu — A vast stretch of provincial land in southern Cebu that once sat largely idle may soon become the center of government services, sports development, and food distribution for the province.
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[2026-05-23 02:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: THE latest International Criminal Court (ICC) spectacle in the Philippines is being marketed, predictably, as a grand morality play about accountability, justice and the rule of law. But scratch the surface, it’s actually a new franchise of the “Hunger Games” among political elites played in the domestic political theater dressed in international legal costume.
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[2026-05-23 02:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Disposable flavored electronic cigarette devices are displayed for sale at a store in Pinecrest, Fla., June 26, 2023. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell, File)
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[2026-05-23 02:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s visit to Japan from May 26 to 29 comes at a particularly sensitive moment. The Indo-Pacific security environment is being reshaped by great-power competition, and the Philippines’ relations with China remain fragile and in urgent need of stabilization. How Manila manages the optics and outcomes of this visit will say much about the kind of foreign policy it intends to pursue.
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[2026-05-23 01:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Senate Appropriations subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Chair Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska., speaks during hearing on the budget request for the EPA on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, May 13, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
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[2026-05-23 01:36 UTC+10:00] [Israel] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: He may be the most brazen of the nation’s leaders, but his ideological spirit is found throughout its government, and beyond
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[2026-05-23 01:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: A Turkish court has annulled the 2023 leadership election of the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP), dealing a blow to opponents of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his Justice and Development Party (AKP).
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[2026-05-23 01:20 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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[2026-05-23 01:20 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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[2026-05-23 01:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Senegalese Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko on Friday condemned Western "tyranny" in wanting to "impose" homosexuality, and rejected any attempt to stop the application of a new law toughening sentences for same-sex relations.
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[2026-05-23 01:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The United Kingdom, Italy, Germany, France, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand issued a joint statement on Friday condemning Israel for its policies in the West Bank and the rise in settler violence, according to several of the countries' government websites.
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[2026-05-23 01:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The UK's security minister has paid tribute to the country's "deep rooted" relationship with Israel and hailed the "commitment to robust democratic governance, rule of law, and judicial independence" that he believes both nations share.
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[2026-05-23 01:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Prime Minister Mark Carney makes a statement in the Library of Parliament in Centre Block on Parliament Hill, in Ottawa, on Friday, May 22, 2026. (Justin Tang/The Canadian Press via AP)
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[2026-05-23 01:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: A handful of senior Muslim clerics were arrested across Russia this week, according to reports circulating in pro-government blogs and media outlets.
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