Topic: Politics — Neutral reports only
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[2026-05-21 03:04 UTC+10:00] [Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: O presidente Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva assinou nesta quarta-feira (20/05) um decreto que incorpora as mudanças estabelecidas pelo Supremo Tribunal Federal (STF) ao Marco Civil da Internet, ampliando a responsabilidade de provedores de internet e plataformas digitais por conteúdos ilícitos publicados por seus usuários.
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[2026-05-21 03:00 UTC+10:00] [Artificial Intelligence] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: PARIS — France’s interior minister vowed the country will take “legal action” after a government agency said it had uncovered evidence that an Israeli firm ran a disinformation campaign aimed at pro-Palestinian candidates during municipal elections in March.
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[2026-05-21 02:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: United States federal prosecutors have indicted Cuba’s former President Raul Castro in connection with the 1996 downing of planes operated by the Miami-based exile group Brothers to the Rescue.
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[2026-05-21 02:54 UTC+10:00] [Baltics] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Politico
Snippet: STRASBOURG ― The co-chair of the Greens group in the European Parliament, Bas Eickhout, announced he will step down as an MEP with immediate effect.
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[2026-05-21 02:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Arsenal supporters celebrate in a pub near the Arsenal stadium after Arsenal’s soccer team won the Premier League title in London, Tuesday, May 19, 2026.(AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali)
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[2026-05-21 02:18 UTC+10:00] [US politics] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Retired Capitol police officer and DC officer allege Trump’s $1.8bn fund unlawfully rewards January 6 rioters and allies
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[2026-05-21 02:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: The UAE on Wednesday launched a first wave of AI agents to boost government services as it seeks to put bold plans into action to champion the use of the advanced technology.
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[2026-05-21 02:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy gestures while answering a question from a news reporter during a gathering of his cabinet Jan. 21, 2026, in Juneau, Alaska. (AP Photo/Becky Bohrer, File)
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[2026-05-21 02:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga — The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), in partnership with the local government of Masinloc in Zambales, has trained 96 members of Bantay Dagat to strengthen protection and enforcement efforts within the Masinloc and Oyon Bay Protected Landscape and Seascape (MOBPLS).
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[2026-05-21 02:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MEDELLIN, Cebu — A richer and creamier kind of milk may soon become part of Cebu’s growing food security push as the provincial government explores expanding dairy buffalo production in several towns across the province.
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[2026-05-21 02:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: EARLIER this week, I happened to catch a Grab ride with a driver who had tuned in to the evening newscast on radio station DZBB. The top news was about the pathetic circus going on in the Senate, of course, but the next story, reported by a young-sounding woman, was about the power emergency that happened last week.
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[2026-05-21 02:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: LONDON — Arsenal celebrated their first Premier League title for 22 years on Tuesday after Manchester City were held to a 1-1 draw by Bournemouth, sparking wild scenes of joy around the Emirates Stadium.
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[2026-05-21 02:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The High Court of Justice on Wednesday appeared deeply skeptical of Justice Minister Yariv Levin’s refusal to cooperate with Supreme Court President Isaac Amit, pressing Levin’s attorney over whether the minister was effectively attempting to decide who heads the judiciary.
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[2026-05-21 02:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Former Cuban President Raúl Castro has been indicted in the United States, a senior Trump administration official said on Wednesday, in a move that marks an escalation in Washington's pressure campaign against the Caribbean island's communist government.
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[2026-05-21 02:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: El exjugador del Arsenal Ian Wright arriba afuera del Emirates Stadium para celebrar con los aficionados el título de la Liga Premier el martes 19 de mayo del 2026. (AP Foto/Alberto Pezzali)
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[2026-05-21 02:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
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[2026-05-21 01:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud said Riyadh welcomed US President Donald Trump’s decision to allow more time for negotiations with Iran.
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[2026-05-21 01:39 UTC+10:00] [Latest Stories] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Inquirer
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — The Commission on Elections (Comelec) will train 9,000 personnel of the Philippine National Police (PNP) to serve as contingent electoral board members for the first Bangsamoro parliamentary elections in September this year, its chairperson George Erwin Garcia said on Wednesday.
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[2026-05-21 01:36 UTC+10:00] [Elections] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: LONDON — A by-election in which Keir Starmer's rival Andy Burnham could win a parliamentary seat will be held on June 18.
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[2026-05-21 01:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: Finnish authorities plan to deport an anti-war Russian man on May 28 after his asylum appeals were rejected, the exiled broadcaster TV Rain reported Wednesday, citing an exiled politician from St. Petersburg familiar with his case.
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[2026-05-21 01:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Trump-endorsed Republican candidate Ed Gallrein has defeated Representative Thomas Massie in a primary election in Kentucky, in a result that the Israel lobby spent tens of millions of dollars to secure.
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[2026-05-21 01:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Italy and France have denounced as "unacceptable" the treatment of pro-Palestinian activists who were on board a Gaza-bound aid flotilla intercepted by Israeli naval forces near Cyprus.
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[2026-05-21 01:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Israel’s ultra-nationalist government approved a plan on Wednesday to “develop and preserve heritage sites” in the occupied West Bank, a move campaigners say will be used as pretext to annex more Palestinian land.
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[2026-05-21 01:08 UTC+10:00] [Latest Stories] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Inquirer
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — The Commission on Elections (Comelec) is targeting to proclaim all winners of the first Bangsamoro parliamentary elections within two days after the elections, its chair, George Erwin Garcia said on Wednesday.
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[2026-05-21 01:04 UTC+10:00] [Gaza] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has demanded an apology from Israel over its treatment of Italian activists arrested on a Gaza aid flotilla.
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[2026-05-21 01:00 UTC+10:00] [Australian politics] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: White Australia group says it does not want to ‘doxx’ members as it challenges designation as banned hate group
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[2026-05-21 01:00 UTC+10:00] [Australian politics] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Lawyers of Hazara man who was allegedly sexually abused by carer launch bid to prevent imminent deportation to Pacific island
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[2026-05-21 01:00 UTC+10:00] [Paul Keating] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Former Labor prime minister says the wealthy have been beneficiaries of tax system ‘distortion’ for decades
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[2026-05-21 01:00 UTC+10:00] [Australian politics] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Economists believe home values are set for their first national slump since 2022, though Australia’s persistent housing shortage means any fall would be short term
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[2026-05-21 00:47 UTC+10:00] [Conflict of interest] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: PARIS — Dominique de Villepin, a former French prime minister expected to run in next year’s presidential election, is being investigated over gifts he received while serving as foreign minister, the country’s top financial prosecutor said Wednesday.
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[2026-05-21 00:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: ADDS statements from Samsung, labor minister in paras 6-10)
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[2026-05-21 00:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said that far-right National Security minister Itamar Ben Gvir's treatment of detained flotilla activists is "not in line with Israel's values and norms", but claimed that Israel has "every right" to intercept Gaza-bound flotillas.
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[2026-05-21 00:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and former German Chancellor Angela Merkel have done “unimaginable damage” to the EU through a series of disastrous policies, former Polish Prime Minister Leszek Miller has said.
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[2026-05-21 00:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Labour says there are "serious and deeply troubling allegations" relating to the social media pages of the Reform UK candidate in the Makerfield by-election.
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[2026-05-21 00:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Dr Sultan Al Jaber, Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology, on Wednesday said a drone strike on the Barakah Nuclear Energy Plant in Abu Dhabi was a “dangerous escalation”.
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[2026-05-21 00:30 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 00:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran's parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf has warned that the US's "overt and covert movements show that it is seeking a new round of war".
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[2026-05-21 00:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Far-right Israeli minister Itamar Ben-Gvir was berated by his own government on Wednesday after taunting detainees from a Gaza protest flotilla.
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[2026-05-21 00:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Police use a water cannon to disperse ultra-Orthodox Jewish men blocking a street during a protest against army recruitment in Jerusalem, Wednesday, April 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)
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[2026-05-21 00:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Public transport operators in Kenya have suspended their nationwide strike for one week following talks with the government, bringing a pause to two days of violent protests that left at least four people dead and more than 30 injured.
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[2026-05-21 00:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Itamar Ben Gvir was criticised by politicians in both Israel and around the world for the ‘unacceptable’ treatment of the activists
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[2026-05-21 00:06 UTC+10:00] [Ashdod] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Itamar Ben Gvir was criticised by politicians in both Israel and around the world for the ‘unacceptable’ treatment of the activists
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[2026-05-21 00:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The UK government has denied easing sanctions on Russia after coming under fire for issuing a temporary license allowing imports of Russian-origin diesel and jet fuel. London said the move was necessary to stabilize energy markets disrupted by the Middle East conflict.
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[2026-05-21 00:02 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Former prime minister Paul Keating has accused investors criticising the capital gains tax overhaul of pure greed, leaping to Treasurer Jim Chalmers’ defence as NSW Premier Chris Minns admonished his federal allies for failing to provide bigger income tax cuts.
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[2026-05-21 00:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: But some residents say questions remain over how and when they can expect to receive compensation
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[2026-05-21 00:00 UTC+10:00] [ISS EastPoint] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: But some residents say questions remain over how and when they can expect to receive compensation
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[2026-05-21 00:00 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 00:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: One reason US policy in the Middle East has been so problematic is that policymakers refuse to consider its impact on the needs of most of the citizens of the Arab world.
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[2026-05-20 23:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Unrest, Conflict and War
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[2026-05-20 23:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — The House of Representatives on Wednesday approved on second reading the proposed Kalinga Act, which seeks to enable a faster government response to fuel-driven inflation and other economic shocks.
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