Topic: Politics — Neutral reports only
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[2026-05-07 14:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Former South Korean Prime Minister Han Duck-soo, center, arrives at the Seoul Central District Court for his first sentencing trial in the insurrection case, in Seoul, South Korea, Jan. 21, 2026. (Chung Sung-Jun/Pool Photo via AP, File)
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[2026-05-07 14:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Federal Government
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[2026-05-07 14:39 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Queensland] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Two ministers facing scrutiny over a previously secret affair should have sought state integrity watchdog advice when sworn into their roles, guidance from the Queensland agency says.
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[2026-05-07 14:39 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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[2026-05-07 14:31 UTC+10:00] [New South Wales] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Davis, 32, arrested on Wednesday and charged with inciting hatred and causing fear. Arrest comes after police criticised at royal commission into antisemitism
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[2026-05-07 14:31 UTC+10:00] [Breaking News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Actor-turned-politician Vijay, who made a blockbuster debut in politics by breaking the DMK’s and AIADMK’s traditional duopoly, has staked claim to form the next government in Tamil Nadu in a meeting with Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar. However, sources said the governor is not convinced TVK has the numbers yet to form the government, explaining the formal position as of now, though the Congress has promised support and others are also expected to join.
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[2026-05-07 14:24 UTC+10:00] [AFL] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Spotlight falls on those who have roles with wagering companies
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[2026-05-07 14:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Local Government
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[2026-05-07 14:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Matt Mahan speaks with members of the media following a California gubernatorial debate hosted by CBS LA at Pomona College in Claremont, Calif., Tuesday, April 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
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[2026-05-07 14:04 UTC+10:00] [National / NSW] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: More than half of Moore Park’s 18-hole golf course will be retained in the NSW government’s final plan to carve up the Sydney site, under a compromise aimed at appeasing golfers who fought to save the full course.
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[2026-05-07 14:00 UTC+10:00] [Russia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Exclusive: Documents obtained by consortium of journalists show role of Moscow university in training operatives in military intelligence
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[2026-05-07 14:00 UTC+10:00] [Hungary] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Let’s not draw the wrong conclusions from Hungary’s election or the US president’s troubles
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[2026-05-07 13:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Philippine Foreign Affairs Secretary Theresa Lazaro opens an ASEAN foreign ministers meeting on May 7 in Cebu, ahead of the bloc's 48th summit the next day. © Reuters
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[2026-05-07 13:54 UTC+10:00] [Breaking News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Sri Lanka’s most Trusted and Innovative media services provider
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[2026-05-07 13:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Sir Keir Starmer and his Labour government in Britain are struggling in the polls. (Reuters: Jack Taylor)
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[2026-05-07 13:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Sights like this are common on farms in the path of VNI West and WRL. (ABC Rural: Warwick Long)
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[2026-05-07 13:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Such has been the poise with which Yash Punja has taken to the Indian Premier League, it feels as though he was always destined for the big time.
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[2026-05-07 13:27 UTC+10:00] [Breaking News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Department of Meteorology says the prevailing showery condition across the island is expected to continue over the next few days due to a low-level atmospheric disturbance in the vicinity of Sri Lanka.
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[2026-05-07 13:25 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Seocho-gu in southern Seoul plans to introduce an artificial intelligence system to review contract documents, the district office said Thursday, in what it described as the country’s first such use of AI in a government administrative process.
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[2026-05-07 13:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: A South Korean appeals court has reduced the sentence of former Prime Minister Han Duck-soo by eight years for crimes relating to ex-President Yoon Suk Yeol’s declaration of martial law.
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[2026-05-07 13:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: A federal judge released a document on Wednesday, described as a suicide note purportedly written by late financier and accused sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein, years after his death in a Manhattan jail cell was ruled a suicide.
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[2026-05-07 13:11 UTC+10:00] [Australian politics] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Albanese government announces east coast gas reservation policy, which will require producers to set aside 20% of export volumes
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[2026-05-07 12:59 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The Seoul High Court on Thursday reduced former Prime Minister Han Duck-soo’s prison sentence to 15 years from 23 years, while upholding most of the main charges tied to his role in then-President Yoon Suk Yeol’s martial law declaration in December 2024.
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[2026-05-07 12:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 7 (Yonhap) -- The government will invest 30 billion won (US$20.7 million) in a project aimed at establishing an artificial intelligence (AI) data platform for autonomous vessels as part of its manufacturing transformation initiative, officials said Thursday.
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[2026-05-07 12:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: A lower court had sentenced Han in January to 23 years’ imprisonment for his role in the 2024 martial law declaration
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[2026-05-07 12:40 UTC+10:00] [Seoul] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: A lower court had sentenced Han in January to 23 years’ imprisonment for his role in the 2024 martial law declaration
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[2026-05-07 12:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by Michael Clements via The Epoch Times,
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[2026-05-07 12:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: If the first Parliamentary elections of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) on Sept. 14, 2026 is postponed again, it will undermine the democratic process, especially the peace condition of the entire region.
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[2026-05-07 12:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Narendra Modi says the latest election shows India's democracy is vibrant. (Reuters: Adnan Abidi )
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[2026-05-07 12:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: COTABATO CITY - The Commission on Elections has accredited the political party of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) to compete in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) Parliamentary polls, sparking jubilation among supporters of continued peaceful means to end decades of secessionist rebellion in the south.
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[2026-05-07 12:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: A 64-year-old Chinese national has been convicted by a federal jury of selling more than a million fraudulent COVID-19 tests nationwide out of a Fresno biolab during the pandemic.
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[2026-05-07 12:12 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: A special government team has been sent to Dubai to investigate the cause of a now-extinguished fire on a South Korean-operated vessel in the Strait of Hormuz, officials said Thursday.
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[2026-05-07 12:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Jeepney drivers gather to receive government cash aid in Manila on April 16. Transportation workers are among those hit hardest by soaring fuel prices in the Philippines, which imports 98% of its oil needs. © Reuters
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[2026-05-07 12:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Jeepney drivers gather to receive government cash aid in Manila on April 16. Transportation workers are among those hit hardest by soaring fuel prices in the Philippines, which imports 98% of its oil needs. © Reuters
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[2026-05-07 12:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Concerns in Japan are also mounting over the security ties between Japan and the US as Trump seeks to withdraw more troops from Europe
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[2026-05-07 12:00 UTC+10:00] [Tokyo] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Concerns in Japan are also mounting over the security ties between Japan and the US as Trump seeks to withdraw more troops from Europe
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[2026-05-07 12:00 UTC+10:00] [EU-Russia relations] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: BRUSSELS — A right-wing Luxembourgish politician is leading a drive to recruit fellow members of the European Parliament to travel to Russia, according to a letter seen by POLITICO.
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[2026-05-07 12:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: This week on Culture Bites, hosts Enas Refaei and Farah Andrews discuss the Venice Biennale, exploring highlights from this year’s edition and the controversies surrounding the event.
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[2026-05-07 12:00 UTC+10:00] [Elections] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: MADRID — A contentious far-right drive to grant Spaniards priority access to public services ahead of immigrants is turning into a crucial political battleground before an important regional election in Andalusia this month.
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[2026-05-07 12:00 UTC+10:00] [British politics] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: LONDON — Tens of millions of Brits are voting Thursday in elections that could hasten the fragmentation of U.K. politics — and make Keir Starmer’s job as prime minister even more precarious.
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[2026-05-07 11:59 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Age
Snippet: The father of Janai Safar, one of the so-called “ISIS brides” returning to Australia, is expected to be at Sydney Airport to try to greet his daughter amid expectations she will be arrested by police soon after touching down on Thursday evening.
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[2026-05-07 11:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 7 (Yonhap) -- An appeals court on Thursday reduced former Prime Minister Han Duck-soo's sentence from 23 years to 15 years in prison over his role in former President Yoon Suk Yeol's brief imposition of martial law.
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[2026-05-07 11:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 7 (Yonhap) -- A special government team has been sent to Dubai to investigate the cause of a now-extinguished fire on a South Korean-operated vessel in the Strait of Hormuz, officials said Thursday.
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[2026-05-07 11:54 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Hot on the heels of Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s blunt rejection of a popular campaign to ramp up gas company taxes, Labor is set to reveal terms of the first-ever east coast gas reservation policy to force exporters to hold back supply for local users.
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[2026-05-07 11:54 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
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[2026-05-07 11:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: RIO DE JANEIRO — Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva will discuss cooperation in the fight against organized crime and tariffs with U.S. President Donald Trump, Brazil's finance minister Dario Durigan said Wednesday, one day ahead of the scheduled meeting between the presidents.
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[2026-05-07 11:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: AP News
Snippet: People visit the Supreme Court, Thursday, April 30, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
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[2026-05-07 11:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: The University of Virginia’s Center for Politics shifted 17 House races Wednesday in response to redistricting, primary elections and congressional scandals.
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[2026-05-07 11:40 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Spend a bit of time with an ageing former member of the federal press gallery and you’re likely to find yourself entertained – and possibly shocked – by stories from what was known as the Non-Members’ Bar at the Old Parliament House in Canberra.
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[2026-05-07 11:36 UTC+10:00] [Culture / Art & design] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Venice: The head of Australia’s peak arts agency believes the creative sector must prepare for more political storms over free speech, after fierce criticism of artist Khaled Sabsabi led to him being temporarily dumped as the nation’s choice for the Venice Biennale.
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