Topic: Politics — Neutral reports only
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[2026-05-07 03:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Presidential challenger Anicet-Georges Dologuele speaks to the media after casting his vote at the town hall polling station in the capital Bangui, Central African Republic, Dec. 27, 2020. (AP Photo, File)
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[2026-05-07 03:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: A major fire broke out at the Arghavan shopping centre, west of the capital. The blaze swept through the complex sending thick black smoke across the surrounding area. The centre included more than 250 shops and around 50 offices. State television reported on Wednesday that 36 people were injured in the fire, and officials warned the toll could rise.
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[2026-05-07 03:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday that he was not surprised by the recent developments in the negotiations between the US and Iran and that there is "full coordination" between the US and Israel.
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[2026-05-07 03:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Israel Katz on Thursday night said they had ordered the IDF to try to assassinate Hezbollah's Radwan special forces commander in Beirut.
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[2026-05-07 03:50 UTC+10:00] [US news] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Leon Black has denied he ever met or raped ‘Jane Doe’. In an exclusive statement, Doe tells the Guardian ‘I am still here. And I am not done’
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[2026-05-07 03:49 UTC+10:00] [Department] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: BRUSSELS — An EU ban on social media for kids is coming, but measures must go beyond a simple ban-or-no-ban approach, a top official told POLITICO.
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[2026-05-07 03:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Lebanese parliament speaker Nabih Berri said any agreement with Israel must include guarantees, accusing Israel of having “violated” the cessation of hostilities despite Hezbollah adhering to the arrangement.
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[2026-05-07 03:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Supporters of Lu Jianwang, also known as Harry Lu, stand outside a federal courthouse before the opening of his trial in New York, Wednesday, May 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
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[2026-05-07 03:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iranian parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf accused the US of attempting to use economic and media pressure to divide Iran and force it into “surrender”, saying the strategy would not succeed.
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[2026-05-07 02:47 UTC+10:00] [Indiana] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Though Trump’s popularity has dwindled, staying loyal to him seems to still be a winning strategy among the GOP
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[2026-05-07 02:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by Steve Watson via modernity.news,
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[2026-05-07 02:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: By Rachel Marsden, a columnist, political strategist, and host of independently produced talk-shows in French and English.
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[2026-05-07 02:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: By Rachel Marsden, a columnist, political strategist, and host of independently produced talk-shows in French and English.
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[2026-05-07 02:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The New York Times has been sued by a US government agency over allegations that its diversity policies led to discrimination against a white male employee in a newsroom promotion decision.
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[2026-05-07 02:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The New York Times has been sued by a US government agency over allegations that its diversity policies led to discrimination against a white male employee in a newsroom promotion decision.
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[2026-05-07 02:25 UTC+10:00] [Antisemitism] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: LONDON — Voting for members of local councils usually involves debates about filling potholes and regularizing bin collections. This year, however, geopolitics thousands of miles away will shape how Brits cast their ballots.
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[2026-05-07 02:24 UTC+10:00] [Breaking News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: LAUGFS Gas PLC has increased domestic LP gas cylinder refill prices with effect from midnight today (06 May), citing rising global costs and exchange rate pressures.
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[2026-05-07 02:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: U.S. airlines spent 56.4% more on jet fuel in March, the month after the U.S.-Israel strikes on Iran began, than they did in February, U.S. government data released Wednesday show.
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[2026-05-07 02:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Last month, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appointed Maj. Gen. Roman Gofman as the next Mossad director, set to replace David Barnea on June 2. Barnea’s legacy is already sealed, and his name will remain tied to one of the most consequential phases in the long war against the Islamic terrorist regime ruling Tehran.
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[2026-05-07 02:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Virginia Senate President pro tempore Louise Lucas, D-Portsmouth, listens to debate on the Senate floor, Feb. 17, 2026, in Richmond, Va. (AP Photo/Ryan M. Kelly, File)
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[2026-05-07 02:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: The FBI has raided the office of a powerful Virginia Democratic lawmaker and ally of Gov. Abigail Spanberger as part of a federal corruption and illegal marijuana sale probe, Fox News has learned.
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[2026-05-07 02:04 UTC+10:00] [Elections] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: Ein Analyse-Podcast von POLITICO Deutschland. Wöchentlich, in 25 Minuten.
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[2026-05-07 02:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: TWO elections, the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (village and youth council) and the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) polls, are set to happen this year. History is being written in the BARMM, for after years of transition and peace-building, the region is set to hold its first regular parliamentary elections on Sept.
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[2026-05-07 02:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: ERROR 404 page not found Click here to go to the home page
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[2026-05-07 01:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick - a former neighbor and pal of Jeffrey Epstein who emailed the sex offender about visiting his Caribbean island (and then said it was 'nice to see him' in a subsequent email) - will provide closed-door testimony today in front of the US House committee investigating the Epstein's crimes and possible lapses in the law enforcement response.
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[2026-05-07 01:25 UTC+10:00] [Oil] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Approval for exploration in 70 new areas prompts fierce backlash from fossil fuel opponents
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[2026-05-07 01:21 UTC+10:00] [Breaking News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Ted Turner, the media maverick and philanthropist who founded CNN, a pioneering 24-hour network that revolutionized television news, died peacefully Wednesday, surrounded by his family, according to a news release from Turner Enterprises. He was 87.
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[2026-05-07 01:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Morgan Gibbs-White celebra tras anotar el segundo gol de Nottingham Forest en el partido de la Liga Premier contra Burnley, el domingo 19 de abril de 20226, en Nottingham. (Mike Egerton/PA vía AP)
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[2026-05-07 01:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi is currently in Beijing meeting with his Chinese counterpart, FM Wang Yi, and the timing of the visit sends a resounding message to Washington and the West. The highly anticipated Trump-Xi meeting is still scheduled for next week, expected for May 14-15, though there has been ample speculation the ongoing events of the unpredictable Iran war and Hormuz Strait crisis could derail the trip at the last minute.
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[2026-05-07 01:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: Russian customs officials said they had identified “extremist literature” in a shipment of children’s books imported from Britain, according to a statement released by the St. Petersburg branch of the Federal Customs Service.
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[2026-05-07 01:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Political parties and their candidates have been making their final push for votes on the last full day of campaigning ahead of elections across England, Scotland and Wales.
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[2026-05-07 01:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: The newly appointed acting head of the republic of Dagestan disbanded the regional government on Wednesday and tapped President Vladimir Putin’s deputy envoy to the North Caucasus region to serve as the acting prime minister.
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[2026-05-07 01:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Yisrael Beitenu leader MK Avidgor Liberman launched a new campaign on Wednesday, ahead of the upcoming elections, calling for a decisive military outcome on all fronts and vowed that he would not sit in a government with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, “even if the world turns upside down.”
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[2026-05-07 01:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The FBI has begun using artificial intelligence (AI) under Director Kash Patel and has used it to stop multiple school shootings, Patel claimed on a podcast on Tuesday.
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[2026-05-07 01:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Canadian Jewish groups called for the federal government to ban Palestine Action on Tuesday, warning that the anti-Israel vandalism group provided a target map and operations manual to commit terrorism in the country.
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[2026-05-07 01:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: At least four people have been killed in political unrest after Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Hindu nationalist party won the state election in West Bengal, police and party officials say.
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[2026-05-07 01:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: A prominent US evangelist has claimed that government officials held a secret briefing for pastors and urged them to prepare their congregations for the imminent release of information about alien life and unidentified spacecraft, which could shatter Christian faith.
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[2026-05-07 01:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: A prominent US evangelist has claimed that government officials held a secret briefing for pastors and urged them to prepare their congregations for the imminent release of information about alien life and unidentified spacecraft, which could shatter Christian faith.
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[2026-05-07 01:00 UTC+10:00] [Coalition] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Exclusive: Taskforce to mull options to cut level to 150,000-200,000, higher than One Nation’s hard 130,000 cap and Howard-era’s 100,000 target
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[2026-05-07 01:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Wednesday on the latest episode of “Conspiracies & Coverups,” host and former CIA covert intelligence officer Andrew Bustamante looks for answers about the potential invisible attack against US government officials in Cuba that led to what has come to be called “Havana Syndrome.”
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[2026-05-07 00:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: A coalition of campaign groups has made a formal complaint against the head of London’s Metropolitan Police for suggesting that protest organisers repeatedly intended to include synagogues on their planned demonstration routes in London.
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[2026-05-07 00:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity.news,
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[2026-05-07 00:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: The United Kingdom’s Green Party leader Zack Polanski, a 43-year-old self-styled “eco-populist” presenting himself as a progressive alternative to Keir Starmer’s governing Labour Party, is banking on a political breakthrough in British local elections this week.
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[2026-05-07 00:43 UTC+10:00] [World news] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The Venice Biennale, Eurovision and Cannes are framed as artists representing their nations. But in a fractured world, national identity seems increasingly futile
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[2026-05-07 00:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Nottingham Forest’s Morgan Gibbs-White receives treatment for a head injury during the English Premier League soccer match between Chelsea and Nottingham Forest in London, Monday, May 4, 2026. (John Walton/PA via AP)
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[2026-05-07 00:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on Wednesday called on the European Commission to activate the EU's Blocking Statute to shield the International Criminal Court (ICC) and the United Nations from US sanctions.
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[2026-05-07 00:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on April 30, 2026, in which Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth faced sharp partisan attacks from Senator Kirsten Gillibrand and other Democrats, underscored a troubling reality: the politicization of national security.
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[2026-05-07 00:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Iran has continued its attacks on the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, despite a recent visit by Iraq’s new prime minister to the capital of the Kurdistan Region. Iraqi Prime Minister-designate Ali al-Zaidi held meetings with the Kurdistan Region’s officials on May 2.
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[2026-05-07 00:01 UTC+10:00] [Culture / Art & design] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Angry protesters have blockaded the Russian pavilion at the Venice Biennale in a deafening riot against the war in Ukraine, bringing a political confrontation into the glamorous global art fair.
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[2026-05-07 00:01 UTC+10:00] [Hungary] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Journalists brace for sweeping reforms after years of pro-government control under Viktor Orbán
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