Topic: Politics — Neutral reports only
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[2026-05-12 07:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday urged Indians to cut down on petrol and diesel consumption and stop buying gold, in a sign that the US-Israeli war on Iran is starting to jolt the world’s fourth-largest economy.
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[2026-05-12 07:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Government and Politics
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[2026-05-12 07:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: At least 61 Labour MPs are demanding that Prime Minister Keir Starmer resign, Sky News reported on Monday. This comes after the party came out as the biggest loser in last week’s local elections, relinquishing more than 1,300 council seats across the country.
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[2026-05-12 07:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: At least 70 Labour MPs are demanding that Prime Minister Keir Starmer resign, Sky News reported on Monday. This comes after last week’s local elections in which the party came out as the biggest loser, relinquishing more than 1,300 council seats across the country.
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[2026-05-12 06:52 UTC+10:00] [Australian budget 2026] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Deputy Liberal leader says Coalition should listen ‘very carefully’ to results of Farrer byelection. Follow the latest updates
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[2026-05-12 06:45 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-05-12 06:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Germany and Ukraine will jointly develop long-range drones, German Defense Minister Boris Pistiorius has said during an unannounced visit to Kiev. The Ukrainian military has routinely used unmanned aerial vehicles for attacks deep inside Russia that targeted civilians and critical infrastructure.
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[2026-05-12 06:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: President Trump is signing a pair of executive orders aimed at lowering beef prices, a White House official told The Post – his latest effort to ease affordability as the price of a tasty steak skyrockets and inflation concerns loom ahead of this year’s midterm elections.
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[2026-05-12 06:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The Knesset plenum passed on Monday, by a unanimous vote of 93 to 0, the final second and third readings on a bill to prosecute terrorists involved in the October 7 massacre, granting authority to impose the death penalty and conduct public trials for the perpetrators of the attacks at a Jerusalem military court.
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[2026-05-12 06:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Cam Hamilton, acting administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, testifies before the House Committee on Appropriations subcommittee on Homeland Security oversight hearing of FEMA on Capitol Hill in Washington, May 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)
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[2026-05-12 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: The mayor of Arcadia admitted to acting as an illegal foreign agent of China in a federal plea deal unsealed on Monday.
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[2026-05-12 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: When President Lee Jae Myung recently urged his Cabinet members not to let safety worries become an excuse to cancel school field trips, he was making a familiar point: Some risk is inherent in any worthwhile experience.
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[2026-05-12 06:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Virginia Democrats formally requested the US Supreme Court block an order from the state’s highest court invalidating the referendum that cleared the way for aggressive gerrymandering.
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[2026-05-12 06:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Sir Keir Starmer has not included a second attempt to reform welfare in Wednesday's King's Speech, the BBC has learnt.
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[2026-05-12 06:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: American business and policy circles seek trade certainty, AI dialogue and signs rivalry can be managed despite wider tensions
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[2026-05-12 06:23 UTC+10:00] [Strait of Hormuz] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: American business and policy circles seek trade certainty, AI dialogue and signs rivalry can be managed despite wider tensions
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[2026-05-12 06:03 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: 9News
Snippet: Auto news: Public electric car charging cables cut and stolen at shopping centre
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[2026-05-12 06:00 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: About 1.30pm today, hundreds of journalists will reluctantly hand over their phones, disconnect from the internet and spend the next six hours locked up in specially prepared newsrooms in Canberra, Sydney and beyond.
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[2026-05-12 05:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A poster on the Virginia redistricting referendum is seen during voting at Mason Square, Tuesday, April 21, 2026, in Alexandria, Va. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
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[2026-05-12 05:50 UTC+10:00] [Business] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The ongoing and planned trade reforms, including the gradual removal of para-tariffs, could improve competitiveness and increase household consumption by around 3.1%, with stronger gains for lower-income households, the World Bank’s April 2026 South Asia Economic Update release on Friday(8) said.
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[2026-05-12 05:50 UTC+10:00] [Sports] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The National men’s cricket team is in the process of appointing a new captain for both the ODI format and Twenty20 format. After considering five names proposed for the same, experienced Kusal Mendis has been proposed as the new captain for the white ball format (ODI and T-20 formats), reliable sources said.
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[2026-05-12 05:50 UTC+10:00] [Breaking News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Sri Lanka is set to amend its National Environmental Act for the first time in 26 years, introducing a slew of major reforms including stronger legal provisions aimed at improving environmental regulation and enforcement.
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[2026-05-12 05:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Two out of three Americans think President Donald Trump has not clearly explained why the country has gone to war with Iran, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll completed on Monday that also showed his approval rating ticking up from the lowest level of his term.
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[2026-05-12 05:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Opposition leader Yair Lapid said on Monday that he expects additional political mergers in the near future ahead of the upcoming elections, describing his newly formed Together party, led by former prime minister Naftali Bennett, as a necessary partnership to promote national unity.
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[2026-05-12 05:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: CBS’s flagship news magazine show “60 Minutes” recently sat down for an hour-and-20-minute interview with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, 14 minutes of which were aired by the network on Sunday.
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[2026-05-12 05:49 UTC+10:00] [Business] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The establishment of the Viet Nam-Sri Lanka Business Council will enhance bilateral relations, fostering partnerships beyond trade driven by shared ambitions, Export Development Board Chairman Mangala Wijesinghe told the Viet Nam Sri Lanka Business forum held in Colombo on Friday (8).
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[2026-05-12 05:49 UTC+10:00] [Sports] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Government has launched a project worth Rs. 450 million to encourage school children across the island to engage in sports. The inaugural event, chaired by the Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports, Sunil Kumara Gamage was held last Friday at the Department of Sports Development, where the official distribution of sports equipment to several schools commenced.
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[2026-05-12 05:49 UTC+10:00] [Breaking News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The atmospheric disturbance in the lower atmosphere over the Bay of Bengal in the vicinity of Sri Lanka has intensified into a low-pressure area, authorities said.
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[2026-05-12 05:48 UTC+10:00] [Business] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: A special proposal has been submitted to make Sri Lanka the richest country in the world, based on the gem resources it possesses.
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[2026-05-12 05:48 UTC+10:00] [Sports] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Janaka Priyantha Kumara came up with good performance at the recently concluded Masters Athletic Championships in Male, Maldives when he clinched Under 45 long jump gold medal and four other silver medals from track events.
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[2026-05-12 05:48 UTC+10:00] [Breaking News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Fisheries, Aquatic and Ocean Resources Ministry said that obstacles to exporting Sri Lankan Blue Swimming Crab to the US market have been cleared, as Sri Lanka successfully met the stringent conditions imposed under the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA).
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[2026-05-12 05:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: All-rounder Sathya Sandeepani will lead the Sri Lanka women’s A team for the ODI and T-20 match series against New Zealand Women’s A team which will commence with first ODI today at Rangiri Dambulla International Cricket Stadium ,
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[2026-05-12 05:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Energy Minister Dr. Anura Karunathilaka yesterday assured that there will be no issues regarding the country’s fuel supply in the coming period.
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[2026-05-12 05:46 UTC+10:00] [Business] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Sri Lankan ICT companies have strengthened their presence in the European market through participation in a strategic market exposure programme organized under the collaboration between the Sri Lanka Export Development Board (EDB) and the Import Promotions Desk Germany (IPD).
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[2026-05-12 05:46 UTC+10:00] [Sports] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Oluvil Eastern Warriors Sports Club beat Sober Sports Club, Addalaichenai by seven wickets in the final to emerge champions and bagged the ‘Late H.M.Zainulabdeen Memorial Champion Trophy-2026’ in the nine-a- side limited 5 over’s flood-lit cricket tournament conducted by Addalaichenai Al-Naja Sports Club at the Addalaichenai New Star Play Grounds recently.
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[2026-05-12 05:46 UTC+10:00] [Breaking News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The magisterial inquiry into the death of former SriLankan Airlines CEO Kapila Chandrasena, who was accused of accepting a US$ 2 million bribe during the acquisition of Airbus aircraft, will take place today (12) before Fort Magistrate Pasan Amarasena. The post-mortem examination regarding his death was conducted last Thursday (7).
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[2026-05-12 05:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office has lashed out at new European Union sanctions targeting Israeli settlers, rejecting the measures as illegitimate.
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[2026-05-12 05:45 UTC+10:00] [Business] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Renewed tensions in the Middle East weighed negatively on the Colombo Bourse alongside rising global oil prices.
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[2026-05-12 05:45 UTC+10:00] [Sports] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Maliban Biscuits ‘B’ empowered by their bowlers led by Chathuranga Dewapriya (3-6) and Mohomad Shilmi (3-15) defeated Star Garments by three wickets to qualify for the final of the Stafford Motors sponsored MCA G division T20 cricket tournament at the Thurstan College ground on Sunday.
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[2026-05-12 05:45 UTC+10:00] [Breaking News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) National Organiser and MP Namal Rajapaksa said he and his party will appear before investigative bodies whenever they are called, stressing that cooperation is the best way to prove innocence.
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[2026-05-12 05:44 UTC+10:00] [Sports] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: President’s College Mahara advanced to the Under 19 division 3 Tier ‘B’ inter schools limited overs cricket tournament semi finals when they beat C.W.W. Kannangara Central College Hunumulla by 7 wickets in the quarter final at Reid Avenue.
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[2026-05-12 05:44 UTC+10:00] [Local] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Police yesterday said legal action will be taken against vehicles fitted with dangerous modifications and excessively noisy exhaust systems.
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[2026-05-12 05:43 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Oil prices have risen after US President Donald Trump said Iran’s response to US proposals to end the war was “totally unacceptable”.
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[2026-05-12 05:40 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: A South Korean ship sailing near the Strait of Hormuz was attacked on Monday, according to the Korean media outlet Chosun Daily, citing a government official.
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[2026-05-12 05:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi on Sunday evening responded to France and United Kingdom deploying warships near the Strait of Hormuz, warning that they would “be met with a decisive and immediate response.”
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[2026-05-12 05:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Association of the Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) should rethink its energy strategy in the wake of the West Asia crisis, by accelerating diversification and collaborating with more reliable and resilient partners for long-term energy security.
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[2026-05-12 05:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The grim reality of a man on death row knowing that he is fated to be executed in hours to come and his mental state at that very moment is something dreadful to think of. Riverstone is a new Sinhala movie that depicts such a scenario.
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[2026-05-12 05:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The India-Nepal relationship, never on an even keel, has suffered a jolt again. An issue of protocol and differences over sovereignty vis-a-vis the Lipulekh Pass,are rocking the boat now.
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[2026-05-12 05:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by J.B. Shurk via American Thinker,
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[2026-05-12 05:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Breaking the pattern of diplomatic niceties, the recent visit of the President of Vietnam, Tô Lâm, to Sri Lanka was an opportunity to increase Sri Lanka’s international focus to greater regional partnerships (beyond the ones traditionally known to the country) as Tô Lâm’s visit occurs at time when country is on the lookout for routes to sustainable economic recovery).
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