Topic: Politics — Neutral reports only
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[2026-05-14 20:15 UTC+10:00] [Crisis] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: Latvia’s center-right Prime Minister Evika Siliņa said Thursday she would resign, after her left-wing coalition partner withdrew its support for her in response to the firing of one of its ministers.
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[2026-05-14 20:12 UTC+10:00] [Editors' Pick] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: This is AI generated summarization, which may have errors. For context, always refer to the full article.
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[2026-05-14 20:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: Moscow is building “pragmatic” and “full-fledged” relations with the Taliban government in Afghanistan, Russian Security Council Secretary Sergei Shoigu said Thursday at a regional security gathering.
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[2026-05-14 20:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Hundreds of Israeli settlers, led by Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, stormed Joseph’s Tomb in the occupied West Bank city of Nablus on Wednesday.
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[2026-05-14 20:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: You’re watching The Manila Times’ News Prime.
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[2026-05-14 19:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — Sen. Imee Marcos urged her brother, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., to relieve National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) Director Melvin Matibag and two others over the NBI's alleged involvement in the shooting incident at the Senate on Wednesday night.
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[2026-05-14 19:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Medical Association (PMA) urged the government to bolster dengue prevention efforts by procuring dengue vaccines, as the country lags in eradicating the disease.
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[2026-05-14 19:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: The government has hit an interim target for speeding up hospital treatment in England.
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[2026-05-14 19:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Philippine Senate President Alan Peter Cayetano holds a letter addressed to Lower House Speaker Faustino Dy III, acknowledging the Senate’s receipt of the resolution containing the Articles of Impeachment against Vice President Sara Duterte, during a media briefing at the Senate in Pasay City on May 14, 2026.(AP Photo/Gerard Carreon)
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[2026-05-14 19:36 UTC+10:00] [Breaking News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment and Tourism Vijitha Herath, currently on an official visit to the Belarus, held bilateral discussions with Belarusian Foreign Minister Maxim Ryzhenkov and senior officials in Minsk aimed at enhancing cooperation between the two countries.
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[2026-05-14 19:30 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Prime Minister Anthony Albanese personally insisted on protecting existing negative gearing investors, a change critics say will entrench asset owners’ wealth, as the opposition pledges a “tax back guarantee” for voters.
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[2026-05-14 19:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Hundreds of Israeli settlers, led by Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, stormed Joseph’s Tomb in the occupied West Bank city of Nablus on Wednesday.
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[2026-05-14 19:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: A federal judge has temporarily blocked United States sanctions against Francesca Albanese, a United Nations expert on the occupied Palestinian territory.
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[2026-05-14 19:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — Sen. Migz Zubiri said the shooting incident at the Senate Wednesday night was a "breach" of public safety and institutional security.
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[2026-05-14 19:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Hungarian Prime Minister Peter Magyar, centre, attends the first, out-of-town cabinet meeting of the new Tisza government flanked by Balint Ruff, Head of the Prime Minister’s Office, and Foreign Minister Anita Orban, right, in the Opusztaszer National Historical Memorial Park in Opusztaszer, Hungary, Wednesday, May 13, 2026. (Robert Hegedus/MTI via AP)
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[2026-05-14 19:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Chinese Premier Li Qiang meets with U.S. business representatives including Apple CEO Tim Cook at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on May 14. © Reuters
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[2026-05-14 19:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: In a speech to lawmakers laced with all the pomp that accompanies the ceremonial opening of Parliament, the king said the U.K.'s economic, energy and national security would be tested as it deals with the fallout from the wars in Iran and Ukraine. The question is whether Prime Minister Keir Starmer will be around to implement the measures in the speech and, even if he remains in post, whether he will have the authority to push his proposals through.
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[2026-05-14 18:59 UTC+10:00] [Europe] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Evika Siliņa said she was frustrated by the response to the incident and late alerts for the population
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[2026-05-14 18:54 UTC+10:00] [National / Victoria] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Towers of up to 15 storeys would be permitted in inner Melbourne suburbs under the final piece of the state government’s signature planning overhaul that’s designed to boost housing density close to public transport.
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[2026-05-14 18:53 UTC+10:00] [ASIA PACIFIC] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: Chinese leader Xi Jinping warned U.S. President Donald Trump during a summit in Beijing on Thursday that missteps on Taiwan could push their two countries into “conflict,” even as Xi emphasized a “new positioning” of ties with the United States.
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[2026-05-14 18:51 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-05-14 18:50 UTC+10:00] [Fact Check] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: This is AI generated summarization, which may have errors. For context, always refer to the full article.
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[2026-05-14 18:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: RIGA, Latvia (AP) — Latvian center-right Prime Minister Evika Silina announced her resignation on Thursday, after the Progressives Party, her left-leaning coalition partner, pulled support from the government and left her without a majority.
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[2026-05-14 18:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Diplomats gathered in Jerusalem on Wednesday ahead of Jerusalem Day for a joint event hosted by the Jerusalem Center for Applied Policy (JCAP) and the Jerusalem Winery, in partnership with Deputy Mayor Adir Schwartz.
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[2026-05-14 18:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Latvian Prime Minister Evika Silina has announced her resignation amid a government crisis caused by an incident involving Ukrainian kamikaze drones hitting an oil depot near the Russian border.Silina announced the decision at a press briefing on Thursday. Just hours earlier, Interior Minister Rihards Kozlovskis, a member of Silina’s liberal-conservative Unity party, stated that the prime minister has no intention of leaving office.
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[2026-05-14 18:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Latvian Prime Minister Evika Silina has announced her resignation amid a government crisis caused by an incident involving Ukrainian kamikaze drones hitting an oil depot near the Russian border.
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[2026-05-14 18:27 UTC+10:00] [Events] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
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[2026-05-14 18:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: Senator Bato Dela Rosa has reportedly slipped out of the Senate building early this morning. This was disclosed by a senator who requested anonymity. The senator says he received reliable information that Dela Rosa secretly left the Senate at about 2:30 a.m. The NBI is verifying this report. NBI Director Melvin Matibag says they may ask the Senate and also the Office of the Sergeant-at-Arms whether Dela Rosa is no longer inside the Senate premises.
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[2026-05-14 18:15 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 90]
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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[2026-05-14 18:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: Senate President Alan Peter Cayetano claims some members of the new minority bloc were trying to stage a counter coup by wooing majority bloc members to join them. He said the concerned minority members used ‘intimidation’ in convincing some majority members to switch sides.
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[2026-05-14 18:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: The Philippine Senate President says that a politician wanted by the International Court (ICC) was no longer in the Senate building where he had been taking refuge, fearing his arrest.
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[2026-05-14 18:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 14 (Yonhap) -- Trade Minister Yeo Han-koo has conveyed Seoul's concerns over the European Union (EU)'s tougher steel safeguard plan and Mexico's tariff hike during his visit to the regions, the ministry said Thursday.
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[2026-05-14 18:00 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: The operators of Snowy Hydro 2.0 are bracing for a more than 10-fold cost blowout in the mega project that is already running seven years behind schedule.
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[2026-05-14 17:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Tthe Strait of Hormuz is open to all commercial ships if they coordinate with Iran’s naval forces, Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on Thursday.
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[2026-05-14 17:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: What we are witnessing this morning is the jostling on the expected start line of a race to be our next prime minister.
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[2026-05-14 17:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's coalition on Wednesday submitted a bill to dissolve the Knesset and trigger elections amid an ultra-Orthodox conscription crisis.
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[2026-05-14 17:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Seen as a potential challenger to Prime Minister Keir Starmer, Angela Rayner said she had been "exonerated" of the accusation she had "deliberately sought to avoid tax".
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[2026-05-14 17:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by Thomas Brooke via Remix News,
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[2026-05-14 17:29 UTC+10:00] [Editors' Pick] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
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[2026-05-14 17:28 UTC+10:00] [Victoria] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The state’s opposition said case was proof ‘the justice system is broken’
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[2026-05-14 17:25 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: I’m a staff reporter for The Korea Herald, covering national security and foreign policy across the Defense, Foreign and Unification Ministries, as well as the National Assembly. Before entering journalism, I served as an Air Force lieutenant, working as an interpreter and junior planner at the ROK–US Combined Forces Command.
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[2026-05-14 17:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Members of the King’s Body Guards of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen at Arms arrive at the Sovereign’s Entrance for the State Opening of Parliament in the House of Lords, in London, Wednesday May 13, 2026. (Aaron Chown/Pool Photo via AP)
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[2026-05-14 17:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — Actress Bela Padilla addressed growing criticism over her association with her uncle, Senator Robin Padilla, clarifying that his inclusion in the action-drama series "Blood vs Duty" was not influenced by her and stressing that their political beliefs differ.
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[2026-05-14 17:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Cuba has run out of oil and diesel, its energy minister said on Wednesday, as an ongoing U.S. blockade starves the island nation of fuel.
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[2026-05-14 17:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 14 (Yonhap) -- South Korea is seeking a breakthrough in its push to retake wartime operational control (OPCON) from the United States through a top-level political decision between their presidential offices, a source familiar with the matter said Thursday.
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[2026-05-14 17:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — The Liberal Party (LP) of the Philippines said Thursday that Filipinos should be concerned over the incidents that happened at the Senate on Wednesday, calling it a failure in leadership.
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[2026-05-14 17:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran on Thursday called on Brics member states to condemn what it says are violations of international law by the United States and Israel, Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said in a statement on his Telegram account.
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[2026-05-14 17:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Government and Politics
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[2026-05-14 17:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Bond traders are bracing for more U.K. instability as Prime Minister Keir Starmer is expected to be formally challenged by rivals on Thursday, as he clings to power.
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[2026-05-14 17:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Thu 14 May 2026 at 5:10pm
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