[2026-05-16 13:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Video: Araghchi says US-Iran talks ‘suffering from lack of trust’

Snippet: Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi said on Friday that ongoing US-Iran negotiations are “suffering from the lack of trust", emphasising that Tehran seeks clear and well-defined terms before agreeing to any deal.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/video-araghchi-says-us-iran-talks-suffering-lack-trust

[2026-05-16 13:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Jerusalem Post

Title: NYT accuses Israel of trying to 'stifle journalism' by taking legal action over op-ed

Snippet: The New York Times accused Israel of attempting to “undermine independent reporting and stifle journalism” after the Prime Minister’s Office announced that it would take legal action against the outlet on Thursday over a controversial column.

Read full article: https://www.jpost.com/international/article-896344

[2026-05-16 13:30 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Age

Title: ‘It’s really hurting’: Multicultural leaders decry Coalition migration policy

Snippet: The Coalition’s plan to tie migration to housing completions and bar non-citizens from welfare programs is a “shameful” choice that makes immigrants feel less safe and damages social cohesion, multicultural leaders say.

Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/politics/federal/it-s-really-hurting-multicultural-leaders-decry-coalition-migration-policy-20260515-p5zxhe.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-05-16 13:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Zero Hedge

Title: BRICS Summit Can't Muster Joint Statement On Iran War Amid Deepening Division

Snippet: The two-day meeting of BRICS foreign ministers in New Delhi ended on Friday without a joint statement due to "differing views" on the US-Israeli war against Iran and the current situation in West Asia, the Indian government said in a statement.

Read full article: https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/brics-summit-cant-muster-joint-statement-iran-war-amid-deepening-division

[2026-05-16 13:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: Trump-supporting election denier has state sentence commuted

Snippet: LOS ANGELES — A US election denier whose case has been championed by Donald Trump was granted a commutation Friday that will see her released from state prison next month.

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/05/16/world/americas-emea/trump-supporting-election-denier-has-state-sentence-commuted/2345380

[2026-05-16 13:01 UTC+10:00] [Technology] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Asia Times

Title: Ready or not, AI government is already here

Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive

Read full article: https://asiatimes.com/2026/05/ready-or-not-ai-government-is-already-here/

[2026-05-16 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Villagers forced out of ancestral homes over Northern Metropolis megaproject in Hong Kong | South China Morning Post

Snippet: Chan Ho-yee’s family home sits within the Hung Shui Kiu/Ha Tsuen New Development Area, which the government plans to turn into a high-end service and logistics hub for the city.

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/video/hong-kong/3353748/villagers-forced-out-ancestral-homes-over-northern-metropolis-megaproject-hong-kong

[2026-05-16 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The National (UAE)

Title: Will Kevin Warsh bring relief or risk to Gulf markets? | The National

Snippet: Kevin Warsh faces an immediate test as he assumes the chairmanship at the US Federal Reserve: navigating the tension between higher interest rates and political pressure from President Donald Trump.

Read full article: https://www.thenationalnews.com/business/economy/2026/05/16/will-kevin-warsh-bring-relief-or-risk-to-gulf-markets/

[2026-05-16 13:00 UTC+10:00] [Editors' Pick] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Rappler

Title: [Newspoint] The ruse

Snippet: Already have Rappler+? Sign in to listen to groundbreaking journalism.

Read full article: https://www.rappler.com/voices/thought-leaders/newspoint-the-ruse-senate-coup-sara-duterte-impeachment/

[2026-05-16 12:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: UAE foreign minister meets Reform UK leader Nigel Farage

Snippet: Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan met Nigel Farage during a visit to the United Kingdom, according to a statement released by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the United Arab Emirates.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/uae-foreign-minister-meets-reform-uk-leader-nigel-farage

[2026-05-16 12:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: ABC News

Title: Kalgoorlie's 'shovel ready' water project misses out in federal budget

Snippet: Sat 16 May 2026 at 12:56pm

Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-16/water-bank-project-kalgoorlie-boulder-misses-out-federal-budget/106674432

[2026-05-16 12:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: US Supreme Court denies appeal of Virginia redistricting ruling

Snippet: WASHINGTON, D.C. — The US Supreme Court on Friday rejected a last-gasp effort by Virginia Democrats to revive a voter-approved redistricting plan that would have given their party an edge in November's midterm elections.

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/05/16/world/americas-emea/us-supreme-court-denies-appeal-of-virginia-redistricting-ruling/2345377

[2026-05-16 12:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Trump ‘not optimistic’ on Jimmy Lai’s release after raising case with Xi

Snippet: Xi ‘said Jimmy Lai is a tough one for him to do’, US president says on his return trip from Beijing

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3353789/trump-not-optimistic-jimmy-lais-release-after-raising-case-xi?utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-05-16 12:38 UTC+10:00] [President] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Trump ‘not optimistic’ on Jimmy Lai’s release after raising case with Xi

Snippet: Xi ‘said Jimmy Lai is a tough one for him to do’, US president says on his return trip from Beijing

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3353789/trump-not-optimistic-jimmy-lais-release-after-raising-case-xi

[2026-05-16 12:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Zero Hedge

Title: Waste Of The Day: Seattle's Homelessness Fiasco

Snippet: Authored by Jeremy Portnoy via RealClear Politics,

Read full article: https://www.zerohedge.com/political/waste-day-seattles-homelessness-fiasco

[2026-05-16 12:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: The Jerusalem Post

Title: Jewish Rep. Steve Cohen will not run for reelection after Tennessee GOP redraws his district

Snippet: Rep. Steve Cohen, the Jewish Democrat from Tennessee at the center of a controversial Republican-led redistricting push, announced Friday that he will not seek reelection.

Read full article: https://www.jpost.com/american-politics/article-896342

[2026-05-16 12:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]

Source: New York Post

Title: Baby-faced mayor-elect of NJ town who still lives at home had car ‘repossessed,’ incumbent claims

Snippet: The 24-year-old mayor-elect of a New Jersey town who still lives at home no longer has a car — because it was repossessed, his soon-to-be predecessor claimed in a scathing statement the day after losing the election.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/05/15/us-news/belleville-nj-mayor-claims-his-successors-car-was-repod/

[2026-05-16 12:00 UTC+10:00] [British politics] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Politico

Title: 1 in 3 Reform UK voters has a positive view of Tommy Robinson

Snippet: LONDON — Tommy Robinson, the far-right anti-Islam activist who will lead a march through London on Saturday, is broadly unpopular in Britain — except among voters supporting Nigel Farage’s Reform UK.

Read full article: https://www.politico.eu/article/one-in-three-reform-uk-voters-positive-view-far-right-tommy-robinson/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication

[2026-05-16 12:00 UTC+10:00] [Elections] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Politico

Title: Andalusia election offers clues to Spain’s political trajectory

Snippet: MADRID — Sunday’s election in Spain’s most populous region — Andalusia — will set the tone for what kind of conservatives will be in pole position to confront Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez in next year’s general election.

Read full article: https://www.politico.eu/article/andalusia-election-spain-conservative-future/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication

[2026-05-16 12:00 UTC+10:00] [World / Asia] [Factuality: 95]

Source: The Age

Title: The Rock, the Punisher and the wild week in Philippine politics

Snippet: You have reached your maximum number of saved items.

Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/world/asia/the-rock-the-punisher-and-the-wild-week-in-philippine-politics-20260514-p5zx4y.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-05-16 11:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: ABC News

Title: Fury at bill increasing environmental water flows over private property

Snippet: Topic:State and Territory Parliament

Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-16/fury-over-easements-for-inundation-bill/106682636

[2026-05-16 11:35 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Korea Herald

Title: Top North Korean parliament official meets Vietnam FM in Pyongyang

Snippet: A top official of North Korea's rubber-stamp legislature met Vietnam's Foreign Minister Le Hoai Trung for talks in Pyongyang earlier this week, the North's state media reported Saturday.

Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10739207

[2026-05-16 11:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Nearly 200 ex-diplomats call on Canada to act against Israel

Snippet: Nearly 200 former Canadian diplomats have urged Prime Minister Mark Carney’s government to impose “robust” sanctions on Israel over conditions in the occupied Palestinian territories and Lebanon.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/nearly-200-ex-diplomats-call-canada-act-against-israel

[2026-05-16 11:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Zero Hedge

Title: Gun Control Advocates Turn Their Sights On Regulating Muskets?

Snippet: It's always interesting when gun control activists and the media discover something about the firearms world that gun enthusiasts have known for decades. It shows that the people desperately clamoring to erase the 2nd Amendment often know nothing about the weapons they want to regulate.

Read full article: https://www.zerohedge.com/political/gun-control-advocates-turn-their-sights-regulating-muskets

[2026-05-16 11:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: 5 matches involving Asian national teams that went down in the history of the premier football tournament

Snippet: INTERNATIONAL brand 1xBet tells the story of five matches that had the entire football world talking about Asian teams.

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/05/16/tmt-newswire/5-matches-involving-asian-national-teams-that-went-down-in-the-history-of-the-premier-football-tournament/2345375

[2026-05-16 11:06 UTC+10:00] [Trump administration] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Trump news at a glance: president’s China trip was heavy on hype, light on details

Snippet: Trump notably failed to push back on Xi Jinping’s rhetoric over the future of Taiwan – key US politics stories from Friday, 15 May at a glance

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/15/trump-news-at-a-glance-latest-updates-today

[2026-05-16 10:57 UTC+10:00] [United States International Relations] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The New York Times

Title: Why Were These C.E.O.s in Beijing With Trump?

Snippet: How Trump Changed the Way He Talks About China2:23

Read full article: https://www.nytimes.com/video/us/politics/100000010906537/why-were-these-ceos-in-beijing-with-trump.html

[2026-05-16 10:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: EEUU arresta a iraquí acusado de plan contra sinagoga en NYC tras ataques en Europa y Canadá

Snippet: Esta fotografía incluida en una denuncia penal desprecintada el 15 de mayo de 2026 por parte de la corte federal de distrito para el distrito sur de Nueva York muestra a Mohammad Baqer Saad Dawood Al-Saadi, a la derecha, con Qasem Soleimani, excomandante de la Fuerza Quds del Cuerpo de la Guardia Revolucionaria Islámica, que se encontró en la cuenta de Snapchat de Saadi, según una denuncia penal federal.(Corte federal de distrito para el distrito sur de Nueva York vía

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/ataques-guerra-iran-iraqui-atentados-amsterdam-nueva-york-paris-53c38f2ff3d30d654b83b6853d05f78c

[2026-05-16 10:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South Korea

Title: Top N. Korean parliament official meets Vietnam FM in Pyongyang

Snippet: SEOUL, May 16 (Yonhap) -- A top official of North Korea's rubber-stamp legislature met Vietnam's Foreign Minister Le Hoai Trung for talks in Pyongyang earlier this week, the North's state media reported Saturday.

Read full article: https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260516000400315

[2026-05-16 10:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Zero Hedge

Title: Canada's Assisted Suicide Program Could Include Children And The Mentally Ill

Snippet: Canada's MAID program is the subject of ongoing concern among anti-globalist movements across the western world. The assisted suicide system kills around 15,000 or more Canadians each year and is quickly expanding to include more and more people who are not terminally ill.

Read full article: https://www.zerohedge.com/political/canadas-assisted-suicide-program-could-include-teens-and-infants

[2026-05-16 10:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: RT News

Title: Trump backs ‘status quo’ on Taiwan – US envoy to United Nations

Snippet: US President Donald Trump reaffirmed during his recent talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping that he would not change US policy toward Taiwan, US Ambassador to the United Nations Mike Waltz has said.

Read full article: https://www.rt.com/news/640058-trump-taiwan-backs-status-quo/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS

[2026-05-16 10:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: RT News

Title: Read Full Article at RT.com

Snippet: US President Donald Trump reaffirmed during his recent talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping that he would not change Washington’s policy toward Taiwan, US Ambassador to the United Nations Mike Waltz has said.

Read full article: https://www.rt.com/news/640058-trump-taiwan-backs-status-quo/

[2026-05-16 10:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Beyond bamboo: Vietnam’s To Lam mounts a diplomacy offensive

Snippet: The security chief turned paramount leader is chasing the markets and capital required to reach high-income status by 2045

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3353683/beyond-bamboo-vietnams-lam-mounts-diplomacy-offensive?utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-05-16 10:00 UTC+10:00] [Apec] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Beyond bamboo: Vietnam’s To Lam mounts a diplomacy offensive

Snippet: The security chief turned paramount leader is chasing the markets and capital required to reach high-income status by 2045

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3353683/beyond-bamboo-vietnams-lam-mounts-diplomacy-offensive

[2026-05-16 10:00 UTC+10:00] [Politics] [Factuality: 100]

Source: SBS News

Title: Government to reassess fuel excise extension as reserves swell, July cutoff nears

Snippet: LIVE, FREE and EXCLUSIVE

Read full article: https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/government-to-reassess-fuel-excise-extension-as-reserves-swell-july-cutoff-nears/ixy1ok945

[2026-05-16 09:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Araghchi warns Americans will pay economic price for Iran war

Snippet: Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi said Americans would bear increasing economic costs from what he described as a “war of choice” launched by the United States and Israel against Iran.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/araghchi-warns-americans-will-pay-economic-price-iran-war

[2026-05-16 09:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: Xavier Becerra has more questions to answer about fraud scandal

Snippet: Xavier Becerra says he didn’t know that his former chief of staff and former political aide were taking money from his California campaign account and lying to the government about it.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/05/15/opinion/xavier-becerra-has-more-questions-to-answer-about-scandal/

[2026-05-16 09:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: ABC News

Title: Has the PM squandered his 'Big Tobacco' moment with gambling ads?

Snippet: Sat 16 May 2026 at 9:25am

Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-16/albanese-government-response-to-gambling-ad-inquiry-criticised/106684848

[2026-05-16 09:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Improved defences will help Hong Kong weather typhoon season

Snippet: Having learned lessons from Ragasa, the government has published guidelines, prepared barriers and employed technology from drones to AI

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/opinion/comment/article/3353730/improved-defences-will-help-hong-kong-weather-typhoon-season?utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-05-16 09:15 UTC+10:00] [Extreme weather] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Improved defences will help Hong Kong weather typhoon season

Snippet: Having learned lessons from Ragasa, the government has published guidelines, prepared barriers and employed technology from drones to AI

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/opinion/comment/article/3353730/improved-defences-will-help-hong-kong-weather-typhoon-season

[2026-05-16 09:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Zero Hedge

Title: Woke Judge Admits "Taking A Chance" On Violent Criminal... Who Then Went On Shooting Spree

Snippet: Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity.news,

Read full article: https://www.zerohedge.com/political/woke-judge-admits-taking-chance-violent-criminal-who-then-went-shooting-spree

[2026-05-16 09:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: New York Post

Title: Trump predicts Iran war will be bigger midterm factor than redistricting

Snippet: President Trump downplayed the effect redistricting will have on the midterm elections and said the outcome of the Iran war will be a bigger factor.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/05/15/us-news/trump-predicts-iran-war-will-be-bigger-midterm-factor-than-redistricting/

[2026-05-16 09:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: BBC News

Title: Palestinian leaders hold rare party meeting as polls show rising discontent

Snippet: Top leaders of the main Palestinian political faction, Fatah, are electing its highest decision-making body, at its first major conference in a decade.

Read full article: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/clyp1lnp4ygo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

[2026-05-16 09:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: BBC News

Title: Switzerland to open secret files on Auschwitz 'Angel of Death' Mengele

Snippet: The Swiss Federal Intelligence Service has said it will finally open long-sealed files on the notorious Nazi war criminal Josef Mengele, but without saying when.

Read full article: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cgjpyqjj8y4o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

[2026-05-16 09:01 UTC+10:00] [Philippines] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Where is Dela Rosa? Philippine senator outmanoeuvres president in evading arrest

Snippet: Chaotic week in which enforcer of ‘war on drugs’ flees senate building leaves government looking ‘incompetent’

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/16/dela-rosa-week-chaos-philippines

[2026-05-16 08:59 UTC+10:00] [National / Queensland] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Age

Title: What capital gains and negative gearing changes will do to Queensland housing

Snippet: David Crisafulli is unconvinced the federal government’s overhaul of property taxes will improve the housing crisis in Queensland but economists and leading financial figures forecast the changes will be most acute in the Sunshine State.

Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/national/queensland/what-capital-gains-and-negative-gearing-changes-will-do-to-queensland-housing-20260515-p5zxkc.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-05-16 08:31 UTC+10:00] [US news] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Iraqi accused of multiple terror attacks in US and Europe arrested and charged

Snippet: Mohammad Baqer Saad Dawood al-Saadi appeared in US federal court to face six terrorism-related charges

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/15/iraqi-terror-attacks-arrested-charged

[2026-05-16 08:04 UTC+10:00] [Far right] [Factuality: 95]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Neo-Nazi obsessed teen jailed for trying to kill Kurdish man in Bristol with axe

Snippet: Alina Burns, 19, who had said she wanted to ‘kill all Jews and Muslims’, attacked barber outside his shop

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/may/15/neo-nazi-obsessed-teen-jailed-for-trying-to-kill-kurdish-man-in-bristol-with-axe

[2026-05-16 08:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Watkins brilla y Aston Villa arrolla al Liverpool para asegurar plaza en la Liga de Campeones

Snippet: Ollie Watkins, del Aston Villa, celebra después de marcar el tercer gol de su equipo durante el partido de fútbol de la Liga Premier entre Aston Villa y Liverpool el viernes 15 de mayo de 2026, en Birmingham, Inglaterra. (Jacob King/PA via AP)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/watkins-aston-villa-liverpool-liga-campeones-25678b0819fdd9549f2f38a7782a0430

[2026-05-16 08:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Zero Hedge

Title: Rep. Steve Cohen Drops Reelection Bid After Tennessee Redistricting

Snippet: On Friday Democratic Rep. Steve Cohen of Tennessee announced he is ending his bid for reelection to Congress, capping a nearly 20-year career in the U.S. House. The decision comes days after the Republican-controlled Tennessee legislature approved a new congressional map that dramatically reshapes - and effectively dismantles - his longtime majority-Black 9th District in Memphis.

Read full article: https://www.zerohedge.com/political/rep-steve-cohen-drops-reelection-bid-after-tennessee-redistricting