Topic: Politics — Neutral reports only
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[2026-05-21 11:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by Brad Jones via The Epoch Times,
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[2026-05-21 11:39 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Queensland] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Queensland’s minister for the 2032 Olympics has been referred to the federal police over allegations he falsely enrolled to vote at a staffer’s home while not living there.
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[2026-05-21 11:29 UTC+10:00] [United States Politics and Government] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The New York Times
Snippet: How Rubio Is Driving the U.S. Pressure Campaign on Cuba2:51
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[2026-05-21 11:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was furious after a tense call with US President Donald Trump over a new proposal to end the war with Iran, Axios reported on Wednesday, citing three sources familiar with the matter.
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[2026-05-21 11:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was furious after a tense call with US President Donald Trump over a new proposal to end the war with Iran, Axios reported on Wednesday, citing three sources familiar with the matter.
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[2026-05-21 11:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: The U.S. is still at least a decade away from meaningfully reducing its dependence on China for the most critical rare earth minerals, despite billions of dollars in new investment and political pledges to move faster, according to a new report from Bloomberg.
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[2026-05-21 11:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: THE Department of Science and Technology (DOST) ramps up legislative support from both the House of Representatives and the Senate for its proposed National Measurement Institute of the Philippines (NMIPhil) Act to strengthen the country’s measurement infrastructure.
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[2026-05-21 11:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: The United States has removed sanctions against the UN special rapporteur on the occupied Palestinian territory, Francesca Albanese, a week after a federal judge said the measures restricted her freedom of speech.
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[2026-05-21 11:01 UTC+10:00] [United States Defense and Military Forces] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The New York Times
Snippet: The aircraft carrier Nimitz and its escort warships entered the southern Caribbean Sea on Wednesday and will remain in the region for at least a few days as part of the Trump administration’s campaign to pressure the Cuban government, according to the military’s Southern Command and a U.S. official.
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[2026-05-21 11:00 UTC+10:00] [Donald Trump] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Former president, 94, faces multiple US felony charges, including four counts of murder – key US politics stories from Wednesday 20 May
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[2026-05-21 10:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by Kevin Stocklin via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours),
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[2026-05-21 10:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: A San Antonio Democrat running for Congress has proposed turning a federal immigration detention facility into an internment camp for "American Zionists,” and that is only the beginning of what she has been saying out loud. Maureen Galindo, a candidate in Texas' newly redrawn 35th Congressional District, faces a Democratic primary runoff next week against former Bexar County Public Information Officer Johnny Garcia.
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[2026-05-21 10:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 21 (Yonhap) -- Official campaigning for the June 3 local elections and parliamentary by-elections kicked off Thursday, with the ruling and opposition parties launching all-out efforts to sway voters.
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[2026-05-21 10:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 21 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's finance minister said Thursday the country will seek to provide financial support to partners in the Middle East facing temporary liquidity shortages due to the prolonged conflict in the region.
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[2026-05-21 10:00 UTC+10:00] [Australia] [Factuality: 95]
Source: SBS News
Snippet: LIVE, FREE and EXCLUSIVE
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[2026-05-21 09:39 UTC+10:00] [Gaza flotilla] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Foreign affairs minister joins condemnation of Itamar Ben-Gvir after the Israeli national security minister shared video mocking detainees
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[2026-05-21 09:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Two police officers in Washington, DC, have sued the administration of President Donald Trump over its decision to establish a $1.776bn fund to compensate victims of alleged government “weaponisation”.
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[2026-05-21 09:27 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The nominee for the United States' top envoy to South Korea vowed Wednesday to ensure that American companies operating in the Asian country are not discriminated against, if she is confirmed by the Senate.
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[2026-05-21 09:15 UTC+10:00] [Inside Track] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: Already have Rappler+? Sign in to listen to groundbreaking journalism.
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[2026-05-21 09:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by John Haughey via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours),
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[2026-05-21 09:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A real estate broker says an organization denied her the opportunity to purchase land in an Arkansas development because of her Jewish ancestry, and because she has a Black husband and biracial children, according to a lawsuit filed Wednesday in federal court.
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[2026-05-21 09:03 UTC+10:00] [News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Michael West Media
Snippet: May 21, 2026 09:03 | News
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[2026-05-21 08:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-05-21 08:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-05-21 08:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Washington, DC – US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee has become the first official from the administration of President Donald Trump to join global criticism of Israel’s far-right national security minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir.
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[2026-05-21 08:20 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-05-21 07:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: The indictment was related to Castro’s alleged role in the shootdown of two small planes operated by the exile group Brothers to the Rescue. (AP video by Cody Jackson)
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[2026-05-21 07:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Congress will have the best chance in the courts to block a controversial $1.8 billion "lawfare" compensation fund set up by the Department of Justice to settle a lawsuit by President Donald Trump against the Internal Revenue Service, former federal prosecutors told CNBC on Wednesday.
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[2026-05-21 07:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. testifies before the Senate Committee on Finance hearing to examine the President’s proposed budget request for fiscal year 2027 for the Department of Health and Human Services on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, April 22, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
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[2026-05-21 07:48 UTC+10:00] [World / Middle East] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Jerusalem: Israel’s national security minister has been rebuked by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and triggered an international backlash after releasing videos taunting detained flotilla activists who tried to breach Israel’s blockade of Gaza and telling them they should be imprisoned for a long time.
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[2026-05-21 07:42 UTC+10:00] [Australia news] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Australia’s foreign minister condemns video posted by Israel’s national security minister taunting detained activists. Follow today’s news live
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[2026-05-21 07:27 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-05-21 07:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Federal Government
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[2026-05-21 07:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: The once iconic Holiday Inn villas in Port Vila, Vanuatu, sit partially sunken, July 19, 2025, after being hit by multiple cyclones and an earthquake that caused irreparable damage. (AP Photo/Annika Hammerschlag, File
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[2026-05-21 07:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: As the IDF continues to face a severe shortage of combat fighters and the government has avoided pressuring the haredi sector to join the military in larger numbers, an ongoing increase in female combat fighters has been one of the few bright spots.
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[2026-05-21 07:07 UTC+10:00] [Woodson, Robert L Sr] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The New York Times
Snippet: Robert L. Woodson Sr., a leader of the Black conservative movement who for a half-century worked to fight racism, poverty and crime in Black American communities by promoting self-help solutions and opposing government assistance, died on Tuesday at his home in Silver Spring, Md. He was 89.
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[2026-05-21 07:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Bolivia’s right-wing President Rodrigo Paz has said that he will reorganise his cabinet as he faces calls for his resignation amid weeks of widespread protests.
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[2026-05-21 07:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Government and Politics
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[2026-05-21 06:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: For many voters in Illinois, nothing appeared overtly suspicious in the 30-second election ad that aired in mid-March.
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[2026-05-21 06:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: SUWON, South Korea — Drenched in rain, hundreds of South Koreans cheered the North Korean visitors during a rare soccer match between the divided countries Wednesday as Pyongyang-based Naegohyang Women’s FC defeated host Suwon 2-1 against the backdrop of political tensions.
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[2026-05-21 06:32 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 90]
Source: 9News
Snippet: Auto news: Will Australians spend over $100,000 on a Chinese car?
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[2026-05-21 06:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: JERUSALEM — Israel's national security minister drew a sharp rebuke from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and triggered a backlash abroad Wednesday, after releasing videos taunting detained flotilla activists who tried to breach Israel's blockade of Gaza, telling them they should be imprisoned for a long time.
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[2026-05-21 06:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US President Donald Trump had a difficult conversation on Tuesday about ceasefire talks, Axios reported on Wednesday.
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[2026-05-21 06:00 UTC+10:00] [Consumer affairs] [Factuality: 95]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Your consumer rights depend on the reason for the cancellation, policy professional Kat George writes, and whether the circumstances were beyond the organiser’s control
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[2026-05-21 05:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Democratic leaders are trying to prevent Maureen Galindo, a candidate who has repeatedly expressed antisemitic views, from winning their party’s nomination in next week’s Texas runoff, and they’ve accused Republicans of propping up her campaign.
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[2026-05-21 05:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: BALTIMORE (AP) — A federal judge on Wednesday refused to postpone a trial that is scheduled to start next month for civil claims stemming from the 2024 collapse of Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge, rejecting a request for a delay by companies involved in the deadly disaster.
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[2026-05-21 05:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by Aldgra Fredly via The Epoch Times,
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[2026-05-21 05:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Thu 21 May 2026 at 5:35am
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[2026-05-21 05:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Thu 21 May 2026 at 5:35am
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[2026-05-21 05:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Jessica van Vonderen is the anchor of Queensland's flagship TV news program at 7pm on ABC TV or live stream or catch up later on iview. The award-winning journalist been an integral part of ABC Queensland since 1999, working across TV, radio and online. As a former political reporter, she has been involved in the ABC's coverage of every Queensland election since 2004.
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