Topic: Politics — Neutral reports only
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[2026-05-15 12:47 UTC+10:00] [Business] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
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[2026-05-15 12:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines —The Supreme Court dismissed a petition seeking to compel the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to conduct manual counting of votes at the precinct level, affirming that the country’s automated election system does not require a parallel manual tally and that such a process would undermine the objectives of election automation.
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[2026-05-15 12:43 UTC+10:00] [Solomon Islands] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Wale won a parliamentary ballot 26 votes to 22 after incumbent Jeremiah Manele was ousted from power last week in a no-confidence vote
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[2026-05-15 12:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Hawaii Sen. Karl Rhoads speaks at a news conference about a bill that seeks to limit corporate money in politics in Honolulu on Thursday, April 23, 2026 (AP Photo/Jennifer Sinco Kelleher)
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[2026-05-15 12:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Gautam Adani, Indian billionaire and chairman of Adani Group, presides over the 51st Gems and Jewelry awards function in Jaipur, India, on Nov. 30, 2024. (AP Photo, File)
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[2026-05-15 12:33 UTC+10:00] [Australian budget 2026] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: If the opposition leader is serious about fixing the migration system, he should start by creating clearer pathways for people already contributing or stuck in limbo indefinitely
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[2026-05-15 12:30 UTC+10:00] [Australian politics] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Political editor Tom McIlroy and economics editor Patrick Commins speak with Jim Chalmers about the criticisms that his ‘reforming’ and ‘ambitious’ budget, while historic, stands to benefit only a relatively small number of Australians.
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[2026-05-15 12:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 15 (Yonhap) -- Prime Minister Kim Min-seok said Friday no single government agency can cope with terror threats alone at a time when new types of threats continue to emerge, as he called for civil and regional societies to work together with the government to build a systematic response system.
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[2026-05-15 12:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will have a “heart-to-heart, in-depth discussion” on the regional war and deepening energy partnerships with the UAE during a visit that will last a few hours on Friday.
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[2026-05-15 12:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — Malacañang dispelled claims that the Senate was attacked by law enforcers, saying initial investigation showed there was no operation by the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) or the Philippine National Police (PNP) to assault the chamber or arrest Sen. Ronald "Bato" dela Rosa.
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[2026-05-15 12:29 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 90]
Source: 9News
Snippet: Auto news: Will Australians spend over $100,000 on a Chinese car?
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[2026-05-15 12:26 UTC+10:00] [Australian media] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: And veteran Nine journalist Laurie Oakes delivers a masterclass in political reporting at Old Parliament House
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[2026-05-15 12:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Matthew Wale, the new prime minister of the Solomon Islands, faces challenges including a rising cost of living and managing relations with China and other countries. (Nikkei montage/Source photos by Koji Uema and Kyodo)
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[2026-05-15 12:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines —The August Twenty One Movement (ATOM) late called on Senate President Alan Peter Cayetano to resign, holding him accountable for the fiasco involving Senator Ronald dela Rosa, who is wanted by the International Criminal Court (ICC) on crimes against humanity charges.
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[2026-05-15 12:16 UTC+10:00] [CULTURE] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: As Japan’s population grays, domestic films about the problems of the elderly — and dystopian responses to them — have proliferated. Chie Hayakawa’s “Plan 75” (2022) imagines a near-future in which the government encourages senior enrollment in an assisted suicide program. And in Banmei Takahashi’s “Euthanasia Special Zone” (2026), Japan has legalized active euthanasia.
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[2026-05-15 12:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: Two weeks after the US Supreme Court struck down Louisiana's congressional map, state senators passed a plan Thursday that would eliminate a majority-Black district while giving Republicans a chance to win an additional seat in the midterm elections.
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[2026-05-15 12:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Fri 15 May 2026 at 12:07pm
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[2026-05-15 12:00 UTC+10:00] [National / Queensland] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Age
Snippet: The woman who died in a bus rollover on a remote stretch of the Bruce Highway in North Queensland was on the trip of a lifetime, the state’s premier said, as investigations into the “complex incident” continued.
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[2026-05-15 12:00 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: The campaign group that led to the NDIS being created is warning that Health Minister Mark Butler’s new bill to cut billions from the scheme risks breaking a central promise hard fought for by Australia’s disability community 13 years ago.
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[2026-05-15 12:00 UTC+10:00] [Italian politics] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: ROME — Late Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi’s “bunga bunga” scandal is back on the Italian political agenda, wreaking havoc in Giorgia Meloni’s justice ministry.
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[2026-05-15 12:00 UTC+10:00] [British politics] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: POLITICO’s weekly political series lifting the curtain on how Westminster really works.
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[2026-05-15 11:37 UTC+10:00] [Angus Taylor] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Prime minister claims Coalition imitating One Nation’s policies as refugee advocacy group warns migrants ‘should not be used as scapegoats’
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[2026-05-15 11:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Divers recovered and safely detonated a grenade-type improvised explosive device at the J.B. Converse Reservoir dam in Mobile, Alabama, a federally designated critical infrastructure site that supplies the region's drinking water.
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[2026-05-15 11:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Government and Politics
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[2026-05-15 11:07 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: 9News
Snippet: Property News: Australia's most popular suburbs in every capital city.
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[2026-05-15 11:04 UTC+10:00] [JAPAN] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said Thursday that the government is rushing to take measures against the cybersecurity threats posed by the Claude Mythos artificial intelligence model, describing such efforts as a "race against time."
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[2026-05-15 10:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by Zachary Stieber via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours),
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[2026-05-15 10:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Marine Transport Industry
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[2026-05-15 10:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Capital One is under fire once again over allegations that it has denied banking services to gun retailers and other customers viewed as politically conservative, even as President Donald Trump’s executive actions seek to curb such practices.
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[2026-05-15 10:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:State and Territory Parliament
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[2026-05-15 10:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Two big hurdles in the way of Andy Burnham's return to Parliament have been cleared.
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[2026-05-15 10:04 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: 9News
Snippet: Property News: Suburbs where house values rose most in the past 12 months.
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[2026-05-15 10:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The US House of Representatives narrowly defeated a Democratic-led resolution aiming to stop the Iran war until hostilities are authorized by Congress, but the effort to rein in US President Donald Trump's military campaign failed by the closest possible margin.
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[2026-05-15 10:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: SBS News
Snippet: LIVE, FREE and EXCLUSIVE
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[2026-05-15 09:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 15 (Yonhap) -- South Korea is gradually feeling the impact of the prolonged conflict in the Middle East through higher consumer prices despite strong export data, the finance minister said Friday, vowing proactive steps to stabilize supply chains.
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[2026-05-15 09:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is visiting the UAE, the Netherlands, Sweden, Norway and Italy. © Reuters
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[2026-05-15 09:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: A new public opinion survey from Emerson College Polling, a nonpartisan polling center based at Emerson College, shows that far-left incumbent Mayor Karen Bass remains the frontrunner in the Los Angeles mayoral race, though challenger Spencer Pratt appears to be gaining popularity and traction, which has clearly alarmed the Democratic Party.
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[2026-05-15 09:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: On Wednesday, TMZ published a story that was meant to be the big gotcha of all gotchas.
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[2026-05-15 09:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: In my home state of Montana, former University of Montana President Seth Bodnar is running for the US Senate as an “independent.”
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[2026-05-15 09:01 UTC+10:00] [Football] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Guardiola can claim 17th City trophy, Arteta weighs up another Arsenal reshuffle and Brentford’s European dreams could edge closer
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[2026-05-15 08:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Megan Green fills out her ballot in the Nebraska Primary Election at Omaha Community Playhouse Tuesday, May 12, 2026, in Omaha, Neb. (AP Photo/Rebecca S. Gratz)
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[2026-05-15 08:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: The FBI announced Thursday it is offering a $200,000 reward for information leading to the apprehension and prosecution of Monica Witt, a former U.S. service member and counterintelligence agent who was indicted by a federal grand jury in the District of Columbia in February 2019 on charges of espionage, including transmitting national defense information to the Iranian government.
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[2026-05-15 08:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Fri 15 May 2026 at 8:39am
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[2026-05-15 08:33 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Pauline Hanson launched a fiery crusade against tax hikes, Labor’s $250 income offset and the “Canberra bubble” before having her budget reply speech cut off mid-sentence for exhausting her allocated speaking time.
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[2026-05-15 08:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Prosecutors on Thursday charged a Salt Lake City-area police officer with manslaughter, alleging he violated police department policy and law enforcement standards when he shot an unarmed man through the back window of a pickup truck.
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[2026-05-15 08:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by Jackson Richman via The Epoch Times,
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[2026-05-15 08:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Un juez federal ha ordenado al gobierno de Donald Trump que traiga de vuelta a Estados Unidos a una mujer colombiana que fue deportada a la República Democrática del Congo pese a que la nación africana se había negado a aceptarla porque no podía atender sus necesidades médicas.
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[2026-05-15 08:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Billionaire and Democrat donor Stephen Cloobeck was arrested Tuesday in Los Angeles on suspicion of felony charges of attempting to prevent or dissuade a victim or witness from testifying after a warrant was issued for his arrest.
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[2026-05-15 07:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Defending champion Luke Humphries has made three successive night finals to confirm his play-off spot
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[2026-05-15 07:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by Micah Zimmerman via BitcoinMagazine.com,
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