Topic: Politics — Neutral reports only
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[2026-05-21 18:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: This is The Manila Times, where we bring you stories that shape our world.
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[2026-05-21 17:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: While the United States backs away from threats to resume bombing Iran if it does not agree to a peace deal, Israel’s political establishment is reportedly itching for war.
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[2026-05-21 17:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The former health minister has proposed equalising capital gains levy with income tax, aiming for a ‘fairer’ UK wealth system
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[2026-05-21 17:40 UTC+10:00] [Wes Streeting] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The former health minister has proposed equalising capital gains levy with income tax, aiming for a ‘fairer’ UK wealth system
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[2026-05-21 17:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: The Green Party has announced its candidate for the Makerfield by-election next month.
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[2026-05-21 17:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The president criticised Israel for ‘going too far’ in detaining two South Koreans who were at sea trying to send aid to Gaza
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[2026-05-21 17:32 UTC+10:00] [Seoul] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The president criticised Israel for ‘going too far’ in detaining two South Koreans who were at sea trying to send aid to Gaza
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[2026-05-21 17:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Although the Prime Minister’s Office is still refraining from publicly discussing the identity of Maj.-Gen. Roman Gofman’s successor as the Prime Minister’s military secretary, the security establishment already sees the race entering its decisive phase.
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[2026-05-21 17:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: UPDATES with prime minister's remarks in last 3 paras)By Kang Yoon-seung
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[2026-05-21 17:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: A one-year-old baby girl has been officially recorded as a crime suspect by Kent Police after allegedly causing a minor injury to another toddler. This is part of a shocking tally where 683 children under 10 were reported for offences over three years.
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[2026-05-21 17:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: SEN. Christopher "Bong" Go has been elected anew as Chairman of the Senate Committee on Health and Demography, following the latest Senate reorganization, placing him again at the head of the chamber panel that handles public health, medical, hospital and quarantine services, and population-related concerns.
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[2026-05-21 17:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: SEN. Christopher "Bong" Go has been elected anew as Chairman of the Senate Committee on Health and Demography, following the latest Senate reorganization, placing him again at the head of the chamber panel that handles public health, medical, hospital and quarantine services, and population-related concerns.
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[2026-05-21 17:21 UTC+10:00] [National / WA] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Conservation groups have lined up to give Premier Roger Cook brickbats after he remarked that WA could be forced to start fracking the Kimberley region if Woodside’s Browse gas project was not developed.
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[2026-05-21 17:20 UTC+10:00] [National / WA] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Federal Treasurer Jim Chalmers has acknowledged growing concerns that changes to capital gains tax could impact Western Australia’s mining industry – particularly mineral exploration, which has been labelled as the nation’s “original startup”.
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[2026-05-21 17:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Forty-four Spanish activists detained in Israel who were on a Gaza-bound aid flotilla are expected to be released to Spain via Turkey in a flight leaving at 3 p.m. on Thursday, Spanish Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares said.
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[2026-05-21 17:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:State and Territory Government
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[2026-05-21 17:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Washington said it supported the deal after the row raised questions over US influence on weapons with American-made parts
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[2026-05-21 17:06 UTC+10:00] [USNI News] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Washington said it supported the deal after the row raised questions over US influence on weapons with American-made parts
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[2026-05-21 17:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Government and Politics
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[2026-05-21 17:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Thu 21 May 2026 at 5:04pm
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[2026-05-21 17:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on May 21, 2026 urges students to take advantage of the support of the government, as he reminded them that education was not a privilege but a right of every Filipino. Speaking before presidential scholars at the Obando Central School in Bulacan, Marcos encouraged the students to persevere in their studies and strive for success, stressing that education is a lifelong asset that cannot be lost, stolen, or taken away.
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[2026-05-21 17:00 UTC+10:00] [Arsenal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Arsenal won the title thanks to defensive excellence, relentless consistency and exploiting fine margins
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[2026-05-21 17:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines -- Sen. Panfilo Lacson said Sen. Pia Cayetano longed for some concern from the minority bloc during the May 13 shooting incident at the Senate and yet the majority group, where she belonged had tried to link them to the episode.
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[2026-05-21 16:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Poland’s foreign minister summoned Israel's ambassador over the detention of activists who were onboard the Gaza-bound aid flotilla.
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[2026-05-21 16:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Spanish Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares said that 44 Spanish activists who were on a Gaza-bound aid flotilla are expected to be released from Israeli custody on Thursday afternoon and deported back to their country.
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[2026-05-21 16:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: SEN. Christopher "Bong" Go filed on Monday, May 18, Proposed Senate Resolution 398 commending and congratulating the Gilas Pilipinas Women's 3x3 Team for winning the silver medal in the 2026 International Basketball Federation (FIBA) 3x3 Asia Cup, marking the country's best finish and first podium placement in the women's tournament.
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[2026-05-21 16:31 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-05-21 16:31 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: 9News
Snippet: The federal health minister has thrown millions of dollars at trying to get the worst outbreak of diphtheria in Australia's recorded history under control.Mark Butler confirmed there have been 230 cases of the rare bacterial disease reported so far this year, with about 60 per cent being in the Northern Territory and the remaining in Western Australia, South Australia and Queensland.Almost half of the cases are occurring in adults aged between 25 and 44.
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[2026-05-21 16:27 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea shifted into election mode Thursday, with candidates and campaigners permitted to use microphones and sound trucks for two weeks.
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[2026-05-21 16:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) has voted to support a landmark ruling from the International Court of Justice (ICJ), which found states have a legal responsibility to act to prevent the climate crisis from worsening.
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[2026-05-21 16:13 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: A botched campaign tied to painful democracy-era memories has drawn boycott calls, far-right memes and political apologies
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[2026-05-21 16:12 UTC+10:00] [Politics] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-05-21 16:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Thursday said the government would strictly monitor landfill areas to prevent another fire similar to the one that erupted at the Navotas Sanitary Landfill.
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[2026-05-21 15:57 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: For over a decade, I’ve navigated the complexities of North Korean affairs, security, and foreign policy from both Seoul and Washington, D.C. As the National Desk Political Team Lead, I track the pulse of geopolitics, closely following developments from the Unification Ministry and the Foreign Ministry. My mornings start with Rodong Sinmun—North Korea’s state mouthpiece—before diving into the day’s headlines from Seoul and Washington.
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[2026-05-21 15:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Defence Industry
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[2026-05-21 15:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: European Council President Antonio Costa on Thursday said he was "appalled" by the treatment of aid flotilla members attempting to enter Gaza by Israeli Minister Ben-Gvir.
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[2026-05-21 15:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: 104 people, including 82 Chinese nationals, detained in Phnom Penh raids as governments around world crack down on scam business
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[2026-05-21 15:47 UTC+10:00] [Chen Zhi] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: 104 people, including 82 Chinese nationals, detained in Phnom Penh raids as governments around world crack down on scam business
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[2026-05-21 15:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Boats float on the Naf River in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh. (Photo by Rohim Ullah)
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[2026-05-21 15:39 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The Gyeonggi Provincial Office on Thursday unveiled a voting guide for foreign residents in 13 languages to encourage eligible foreign voters to cast their ballots in the June 3 local elections.
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[2026-05-21 15:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Local Government
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[2026-05-21 15:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The government on Wednesday approved a 250 million NIS plan to preserve heritage and antiquities sites across the West Bank, Jordan Valley, and the Judean Desert, ahead of the anniversary of the Six-Day War in June.
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[2026-05-21 15:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Rabbi Mara Nathan says watching an antisemitic conspiracy theorist emerge as a serious contender for a US House seat in her Texas district has been “very disorienting.”
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[2026-05-21 15:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud continued to weaken in a new Maariv poll published Thursday, while Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich's Religious Zionist Party (RZP) crossed the electoral threshold for the first time in nearly six months.
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[2026-05-21 15:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Iran’s Interior Minister Ahmad Vahidi briefs the media on elections in Tehran, Iran, March 4, 2024. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi, File)
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[2026-05-21 15:04 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Staff reporter at The Korea Herald’s National Desk, based in Seoul. Covers South Korea’s national security and foreign policy, with a focus on the Defense, Foreign and Unification Ministries, as well as the National Assembly.Before entering journalism, served as an Air Force officer. Experience includes providing translation and interpretation, as well as strategic input for planning efforts, at the ROK-US Combined Forces Command.
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[2026-05-21 15:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Thu 21 May 2026 at 3:00pm
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[2026-05-21 14:58 UTC+10:00] [National / NSW] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Former City of Parramatta chief executive Gail Connolly was investigated by the local government watchdog in 2024 over allegations of misconduct and had council staff use their personal email addresses to co-ordinate a response to the probe, the ICAC has heard.
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[2026-05-21 14:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The German Interior Ministry is considering offering Syrian refugees up to €8,000 ($9,300) to return home voluntarily, Focus magazine has reported, citing government sources. The proposal comes as support for the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party, which has been campaigning heavily on migration concerns, reaches record highs.
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[2026-05-21 14:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Child Sexual Abuse
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