Topic: Politics — Neutral reports only
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[2026-05-11 20:04 UTC+10:00] [Agriculture] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: NICOSIA — France will not bow to pressure to conclude the EU’s budget negotiations by the end of 2026, its Europe minister said Monday.
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[2026-05-11 20:00 UTC+10:00] [Business] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Senator Chris Van Hollen and other Democratic lawmakers are embracing a policy that hardly benefits the middle class
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[2026-05-11 20:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: It’s great that Gov. Kathy Hochul now means to opt New York into the federal school-choice scholarship program — a win for schoolchildren at no cost to the state — but why is she hedging from the start?
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[2026-05-11 20:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: A coalition of private interstate bus companies is filing a federal lawsuit Monday alleging New York City unfairly hit them with a blizzard of tickets under the Big Apple’s “bounty hunter” idling law to curb pollution.
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[2026-05-11 20:00 UTC+10:00] [Immigration] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ProPublica
Snippet: A Georgia congressman running for one of the country’s most competitive U.S. Senate seats has vowed in social media posts and interviews to make America’s roads safer — by taking commercial driver’s licenses away from noncitizens.
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[2026-05-11 19:50 UTC+10:00] [World Cup 2026] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Average cost of one ticket claimed to be $3,000 (£2,200)
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[2026-05-11 19:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The hearing in the criminal trial of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu opened at the Tel Aviv District Court on Monday, amid the global tensions surrounding the war with Iran.
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[2026-05-11 19:45 UTC+10:00] [Breaking News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Natural Hazards Early Warning Centre has issued a Severe Lightning Advisory warning of thundershowers accompanied by intense lightning expected in several parts of the country from after 1.00 p.m. today, valid until 11.30 p.m. tonight (11).
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[2026-05-11 19:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: British Steel is set to be brought into public ownership, the prime minister has announced.
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[2026-05-11 19:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 11 (Yonhap) -- The national football governing body has submitted a formal request asking the government to allow a North Korean women's football team to visit South Korea for an international match, officials said Monday.
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[2026-05-11 19:35 UTC+10:00] [Breaking News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Pop star Dua Lipa has filed a $15m (£11m) lawsuit against Samsung, alleging it used her image on packaging for its televisions without permission.
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[2026-05-11 19:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: If convicted in a Senate trial, she would be removed from office and could be disqualified from holding office for life
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[2026-05-11 19:30 UTC+10:00] [Senate] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: If convicted in a Senate trial, she would be removed from office and could be disqualified from holding office for life
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[2026-05-11 19:30 UTC+10:00] [Politics / NSW] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: The NSW anti-corruption watchdog has launched an investigation into alleged corrupt conduct at the University of Wollongong, attending its campus and issuing a summons to its former interim vice chancellor.
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[2026-05-11 19:30 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: There is something perfectly fitting about Laurie Oakes and Michelle Grattan receiving, on the eve of a federal budget, inaugural awards for their immense contributions to political journalism.
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[2026-05-11 19:29 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: The towns that line the Murray River helped propel One Nation to victory in the Farrer byelection. From outside Albury to the South Australian border almost 600 kilometres to the west, all 15 polling booths dotted along the waterway turned orange on Saturday night.
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[2026-05-11 19:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: ADDS additional remarks from the finance minister from 10th para, new photo)By Kim Han-joo
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[2026-05-11 19:15 UTC+10:00] [British politics] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Politico
Snippet: LONDON — A Labour former minister threatening to challenge Keir Starmer as prime minister will give MPs until Tuesday morning to nominate her as leader.
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[2026-05-11 19:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Construction on the new White House ballroom is seen from the Washington Monument, Tuesday, May 5, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
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[2026-05-11 19:08 UTC+10:00] [Politics] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Keir Starmer is on stage now.
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[2026-05-11 19:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: A Canadian spy report validates New Delhi’s concerns about Sikh extremism, even as it accuses India of foreign interference and espionage
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[2026-05-11 19:00 UTC+10:00] [New Delhi] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: A Canadian spy report validates New Delhi’s concerns about Sikh extremism, even as it accuses India of foreign interference and espionage
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[2026-05-11 19:00 UTC+10:00] [Criminal Justice] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ProPublica
Snippet: More than a decade ago, a federal court found that the New York City Police Department had been unconstitutionally stopping and frisking Black and Hispanic residents. The ruling laid out required fixes, including something quite basic: The NYPD would review officers’ stops to make sure they were legal.
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[2026-05-11 18:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Passengers evacuated from the hantavirus‑stricken cruise ship MV Hondius began flying home on military and government aircraft after the vessel anchored in Tenerife, with one American testing positive and a French traveler developing symptoms during their separate repatriation flights on Sunday.
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[2026-05-11 18:56 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
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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[2026-05-11 18:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Yields on U.S. Treasurys moved higher at the start of a new trading week as traders monitored geopolitical developments around the Middle East conflict ahead of President Donald Trump's meeting with China premier Xi Jinping in Beijing later this week.
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[2026-05-11 18:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Government to sell 1 trillion won NXC stake, expects tax revenue and FX inflows
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[2026-05-11 18:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: Former senator Antonio Trillanes IV appeared at the Senate on Monday to serve the warrant of arrest on Sen. Ronald Dela Rosa issued by the International Criminal Court. He was accompanied by officials of the National Bureau of Investigation.
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[2026-05-11 18:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is expected to vow to "face up to the big challenges" facing the U.K. in a make-or-break speech on Monday, amid mounting pressure on his leadership.
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[2026-05-11 18:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 11 (Yonhap) -- Kim Jin-ill, a professor of economics at Korea University, has been recommended as a new member of the Bank of Korea (BOK)'s monetary policy board, the central bank said Monday.
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[2026-05-11 18:39 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: When Anthony Albanese reneges on his pledge not to touch investor tax concessions on Tuesday, his government will present the nation with a set of numbers to justify the shift.
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[2026-05-11 18:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: EU foreign ministers are planning to discuss the possibility of engaging in direct talks with Russia when they meet later this month, the bloc’s foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said Monday, as U.S. efforts to negotiate an end to the war in Ukraine remain at a standstill.
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[2026-05-11 18:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The government will review fuel subsidies for higher-income Malaysians but has yet to decide how the cut-off should be applied, Anwar says
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[2026-05-11 18:35 UTC+10:00] [BUDI95] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The government will review fuel subsidies for higher-income Malaysians but has yet to decide how the cut-off should be applied, Anwar says
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[2026-05-11 18:30 UTC+10:00] [National / NSW] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Age
Snippet: It is fair to assume that voters want to have people like themselves in parliament (“Polling booth data from Farrer teaches many lessons. These are three of the biggest”, May 11). That is, representatives who understand and know from experience the voter’s situation: their problems, needs and aspirations. Easy enough for me.
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[2026-05-11 18:10 UTC+10:00] [Breaking News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: India’s PM has urged people not to buy gold for a year, reduce fuel consumption and conserve foreign exchange as the Iran war drags on.
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[2026-05-11 18:00 UTC+10:00] [Federal Reserve] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Warsh would succeed outgoing Fed chair Jerome Powell as Trump continues his push to influence the US central bank
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[2026-05-11 17:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: French President Emmanuel Macron kicked off a visit to Kenya on Sunday ahead of the Africa Forward Summit, a gathering meant to showcase France’s new policy for the continent — a shift from a former colonial power seen as dominating to what Paris describes as a partnership of equals.
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[2026-05-11 17:42 UTC+10:00] [Breaking News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Iran’s FM spokesperson says the US continues to have “unreasonable demands”, adding that Iran’s response to Trump’s proposal, that Tehran sent to Pakistan yesterday, “was not excessive”. Al Jazeera
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[2026-05-11 17:41 UTC+10:00] [Philippine News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: Already have Rappler+? Sign in to listen to groundbreaking journalism.
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[2026-05-11 17:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 11 (Yonhap) -- Some 6,000 people have been reported on charges related to the crime of distorting the law, police said Monday, about two months after new legislation criminalizing such offenses went into effect.
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[2026-05-11 17:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity.news,
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[2026-05-11 17:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: If more than one third of the lower house backs her impeachment, the Senate will be required to convene a trial with its members as jurors
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[2026-05-11 17:22 UTC+10:00] [Sara Duterte-Carpio] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: If more than one third of the lower house backs her impeachment, the Senate will be required to convene a trial with its members as jurors
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[2026-05-11 17:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Britain’s Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer speaks to Labour Party members at Kingsdown Methodist Church Hall, in Ealing, west London, Friday May 8, 2026, a day after the local elections. (Stefan Rousseau/PA via AP)
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[2026-05-11 17:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 11 (Yonhap) -- South Korean shipping company HMM has begun preparations to repair a cargo vessel damaged in a fire in the Strait of Hormuz, company officials said Monday, after the government concluded it was hit by airborne objects.
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[2026-05-11 17:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: United Kingdom Prime Minister Keir Starmer is likely to face a leadership challenge amid calls from parliamentarians for him to step down following the Labour Party’s stunning loss in local elections.
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[2026-05-11 17:06 UTC+10:00] [Breaking News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Police in Wellawali have opened an investigation into a suspicious death reported from the Sinnawatta area.
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[2026-05-11 17:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Passengers are sprayed with disinfectant by Spanish government officials before boarding a plane after disembarking from the hantavirus-stricken cruise ship MV Hondius at Tenerife airport in the Canary Islands, Spain, Sunday, May 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Arturo Rodriguez)
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[2026-05-11 17:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 11 (Yonhap) -- Prime Minister Kim Min-seok presided over a meeting Monday to discuss how to carry out South Korea's official development assistance (ODA) over the next five years, including strategies for aid in the healthcare and cultural sectors, his office said.
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