Topic: Politics — Neutral reports only
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[2026-05-12 03:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: A Ukrainian man accused of an arson attack on the prime minister's house said he was forced to start the fire and did not intend to endanger anyone's life, the Old Bailey has heard.
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[2026-05-12 03:09 UTC+10:00] [Breaking News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Former Minister of Energy, Kumara Jayakody has sent a Letter of Demand seeking Rs. 500 million in damages from Prasad Siriwardena over allegedly defamatory statements made during a public meeting.
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[2026-05-12 02:58 UTC+10:00] [British politics] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: LONDON — Labour Party officials are now less likely to block leadership frontrunner Andy Burnham from returning to parliament after bruising election results last week, a member of the party’s ruling body has suggested.
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[2026-05-12 02:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: The Trump administration is engaged in a targeted effort to censor Disney and its ABC network through a series of sweeping regulatory actions, the sole Democrat on the Federal Communications Commission said Monday.
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[2026-05-12 02:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: After last week’s elections in England, Scotland and Wales, it wouldn’t be exaggerating to say that the UK Labour Party faces an existential crisis.
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[2026-05-12 02:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Pete Davidson took a brutal swipe at old foe Kanye West while torching comedian Tony Hinchcliffe during Netflix’s “The Roast of Kevin Hart” Sunday night — dragging the rapper’s antisemitic scandals and even assassinated political activist Charlie Kirk into the chaos.
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[2026-05-12 02:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Sergey Brin’s “MAGA girlfriend” is pushing back on claims that she dragged the Google co-founder to the political right, insisting the billionaire tech mogul’s political change of heart can be laid squarely at the feet of Democrats.
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[2026-05-12 02:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: The Netherlands is planning to push forward new legislation on banning trade with illegal Israeli settlements within weeks, the Dutch Foreign Minister Tom Berendsen told The National on Monday.
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[2026-05-12 02:45 UTC+10:00] [Cook, Timothy D] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The New York Times
Snippet: President Trump will be joined in China this week by 17 chief executives, including Elon Musk and Tim Cook.
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[2026-05-12 02:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The EU might be on the verge of a new migrant crisis, with more than half a million people waiting in Libya alone to cross into Europe, Greek Migration Minister Thanos Plevris has said.
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[2026-05-12 02:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Sir Keir Starmer is facing calls to resign as British prime minister, less than two years after a landslide election win. (AP: James Manning)
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[2026-05-12 02:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Ali al-Zaidi, Iraq's prime minister-designate endorsed by US President Donald Trump, owns a bank that was banned by the United States Treasury in 2024 for alleged links to Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), The Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday.
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[2026-05-12 02:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Every person who’s married technically has a prenup — either written by the government in the form of a marriage license, or by the two people who chose each other out of the other 8 billion people in the world.
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[2026-05-12 02:23 UTC+10:00] [discriminação] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: A Alemanha vive um crescimento alarmante dos crimes de ódio, que atingiram em 2024 o maior patamar desde o início da série histórica, em 2001. Dados oficiais do Departamento Federal de Investigações da Alemanha (BKA) e do Ministério do Interior alemão (BMI) mostram que as ocorrências motivadas por racismo, xenofobia e preconceito contra minorias se intensificaram nos últimos anos, consolidando uma tendência de alta.
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[2026-05-12 02:22 UTC+10:00] [Israeli Settlements] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The New York Times
Snippet: European Union foreign ministers agreed to impose sanctions on Israeli settlers accused of violent attacks on Palestinians on Monday, breaking months of political deadlock over such a move.
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[2026-05-12 02:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by Ben Sellers via HeadlineUSA,
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[2026-05-12 02:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella took the stand to testify in the Musk v. Altman trial in federal court in Oakland, California, on Monday.
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[2026-05-12 02:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Supporters of Senator Ronald Dela Rosa, the chief enforcer of former President Rodrigo Duterte's deadly "war on drugs," hold a protest as Dela Rosa is placed under the protective custody of the Senate in Pasay City, Metro Manila, Philippines, on Monday. © Reuters
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[2026-05-12 02:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: BANGKOK — Thailand's former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra was released early from prison on Monday, raising the prospect of a return to the spotlight for the political heavyweight.
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[2026-05-12 02:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: ONE of the most fearsome flags in the Philippine Revolution against Spain was the black-colored banner bearing a skull, crossbones and a bold white letter “K.” It was the insignia of Nueva Ecija patriot Gen. Mariano Llanera, who led the attack on San Isidro, Nueva Ecija, laying siege to the town’s Casa Tribunal, arsenal and government buildings.
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[2026-05-12 02:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
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[2026-05-12 01:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Britain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer has pledged to prove his doubters wrong as he fights for his political future in the wake of last week’s disastrous local election results and growing speculation that a leadership contest may not be far off.
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[2026-05-12 01:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: A former Qatari prime minister has said that the war on Iran is part of decades-long Israeli efforts to violently reshape the region, and that a unified “Gulf Nato” must be urgently established.
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[2026-05-12 01:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: LAUSD superintendent Alberto Carvalho has finally been spotted after months in hiding, following raids in February on his homes and offices as part of a federal corruption probe.
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[2026-05-12 01:43 UTC+10:00] [Keir Starmer] [Factuality: 95]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Are you a fresh face without too much baggage? Then a new home awaits you in No 10
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[2026-05-12 01:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Keir Starmer faces an existential battle for his premiership after the Labour Party's stunning losses in last week's local elections.
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[2026-05-12 01:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: There is a certain irony, given that Arsenal have been the kings of the dark arts on set-pieces this season, that they beat West Ham thanks to VAR ruling out Pablo's effort for a foul on Gunners keeper David Raya
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[2026-05-12 01:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Arsenal goalkeeper David Raya, center, is fouled by West Ham United’s Pablo Felipe in the build up to Callum Wilson disallowed goal during the English Premier League match in London, Sunday May 10, 2026. (John Walton/PA via AP)
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[2026-05-12 01:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Rob Jetten, leader of the center-left D66 party, speaks on stage during exit poll results an election venue during a general election in Leiden, Netherlands, Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong, file)
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[2026-05-12 01:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: The U.K.'s ruling Labour Party should commit to rejoining the EU at the next general election, London mayor Sadiq Khan has told CNBC.
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[2026-05-12 01:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Airbnb is reportedly launching a political war on Mayor Zohran Mamdani over New York City’s crackdown on short-term rentals — enlisting Rev. Al Sharpton and other influential black leaders in a bid to loosen restrictions ahead of next month’s World Cup.
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[2026-05-12 01:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi will call for a government-wide effort to identify risks in Japan's cyberdefenses. (Photo by Ken Suzuki)
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[2026-05-12 01:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, right, greets South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, at the Meeting in Defence of Democracy summit, in Barcelona, Spain, Saturday, April 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Joan Monfort)
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[2026-05-12 01:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: A Jerusalem man in his 60s was arrested after a complaint was filed over alleged threats to harm National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, Israel Police said on Sunday.
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[2026-05-12 01:14 UTC+10:00] [EU summit] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: BRUSSELS — Next time you’re doomscrolling on TikTok or Insta, you might come across influencers spilling the tea on ministerial policy discussions or what leaders are having for dinner during their summits.
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[2026-05-12 01:09 UTC+10:00] [Foreign policy] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: EU foreign ministers on Monday formally approved sanctions against Israeli settlers over attacks on Palestinians in the West Bank, after Hungary dropped months of opposition following its change of government.
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[2026-05-12 01:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Taiwan’s main opposition parties have cleared special defence budget bill after months of fractious debate and infighting
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[2026-05-12 01:02 UTC+10:00] [American Institute in Taiwan] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Taiwan’s main opposition parties have cleared special defence budget bill after months of fractious debate and infighting
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[2026-05-12 01:00 UTC+10:00] [Victorian politics] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Exclusive: state is now without caps on political donations or disclosure requirements, months out from November election
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[2026-05-12 01:00 UTC+10:00] [Premier League] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The Gunners’ title charge was strengthened by a goal called back, in a perfect encapsulation of what modern soccer has become
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[2026-05-12 01:00 UTC+10:00] [One Nation] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: One Nation supporters are not unique or special. And there are plenty of ways to express anger at a failing political system without scapegoating particular communities
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[2026-05-12 01:00 UTC+10:00] [Victorian politics] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Exclusive: Push to register unaffiliated party with identical name to grassroots group follows Avi Yemini’s plan to use ‘Free Palestine party’ to funnel votes to One Nation
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[2026-05-12 00:57 UTC+10:00] [US politics] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Defense secretary accuses senator of disclosing classified info but Kelly says ‘that’s not classified, it’s a quote from you’
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[2026-05-12 00:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: With Americans increasingly incensed over the steadily climbing cost of refueling their vehicles, the US Energy secretary says he's "open to all ideas" to bring down the price at the pump, to include suspending the federal gas tax.
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[2026-05-12 00:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: One person was killed and another injured on Sunday after Somali security forces opened fire to disperse an opposition‑led protest in the capital Mogadishu, according to opposition figures and witnesses, deepening tensions just days before President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud’s term expires.
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[2026-05-12 00:45 UTC+10:00] [Keir Starmer] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Monday’s ‘make or break’ speech was one of the PM’s best but the signs are that most Labour MPs have already seen enough
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[2026-05-12 00:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by Jonathan Turley,
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[2026-05-12 00:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Kaoru Mitoma del Brighton pelea por el balón con Pedro Lima del Wolverhampton en el encuentro de la Liga Premier el sábado 9 de mayo del 2026. (John Walton/PA via AP)
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[2026-05-12 00:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Justice Minister Yariv Levin’s refusal to cooperate with the senior judicial echelon is harming the Israeli public and obstructing the appointment of key judicial officials, Attorney-General Gali Baharav-Miara argued Monday.
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[2026-05-12 00:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The ICC confirmed the warrant had been confidentially issued last November and kept under seal
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