Topic: Politics — Neutral reports only
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[2026-05-05 19:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Thousands of pro-government supporters took to the streets of the Congolese capital, Kinshasa, on Monday in support of United States sanctions against Joseph Kabila.
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[2026-05-05 19:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: NEW YORK —The expansion of government surveillance efforts in China — and the role that U.S. tech firms played in it — was the foundation of investigative stories from The Associated Press that won a Pulitzer Prize Monday for international reporting.
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[2026-05-05 19:01 UTC+10:00] [Primaries and Caucuses] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The New York Times
Snippet: ‘The Devil Wears Prada 2’ Lobs a Shot at Corporate Media2:28
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[2026-05-05 19:00 UTC+10:00] [Criminal Justice] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ProPublica
Snippet: These highlights were written by the reporters and editors who worked on this story.
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[2026-05-05 18:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: EDMONTON — Alberta separatists submitted stacks of boxes to election officials on Monday, which they said contained the signatures of more than 300,000 supporters, enough names to force an independence referendum in Canada's oil-rich province.
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[2026-05-05 18:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: President Marcos has ordered the Department of Agriculture to do everything possible to lower the price of rice. The President also ordered authorities to go after hoarders and profiteers taking advantage of the situation. According to Malacañang, if there is a collusion to increase rice prices, the government will not hesitate to file cases and may impose a price cap.
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[2026-05-05 18:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 5 (Yonhap) -- South Korean Finance Minister Koo Yun-cheol and Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev discussed ways to strengthen cooperation in critical minerals and infrastructure, Seoul's finance ministry said Tuesday.
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[2026-05-05 18:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: CAIRO (AP) — The Sudanese government accused Ethiopia of being behind recent drone attacks on sites including Khartoum airport and recalled its ambassador on Tuesday.
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[2026-05-05 18:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Phil Foden has won six Premier League titles with Manchester City
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[2026-05-05 18:28 UTC+10:00] [Politics] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The prime minister said the attack in Golders Green is ‘part of a pattern of rising antisemitism’ in the country
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[2026-05-05 18:19 UTC+10:00] [Latest Stories] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Inquirer
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — The Supreme Court (SC) has directed the Commission on Elections (Comelec) and the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) to comment on a petition challenging the automated counting of votes at the precinct level in the 2025 polls.
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[2026-05-05 18:19 UTC+10:00] [National / Queensland] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Former Queensland premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has cancelled two of her book tour stops, days after her partner, Dr Reza Adib, was charged with rape.
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[2026-05-05 18:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party achieved a historic election win in West Bengal on Monday, strengthening its grip on power as the country grapples with economic challenges and a pressing need for reforms.
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[2026-05-05 18:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Afghanistan’s Taliban-led government has accused neighbouring Pakistan of killing three civilians in a cross-border attack, which Kabul has condemned as a “war crime”.
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[2026-05-05 18:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Voters in the US state of Ohio are set to go to the polls in the state’s primaries, where they will pick candidates for several key positions in the upcoming midterm elections in November.
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[2026-05-05 18:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Western European governments and EU bureaucrats are advancing tighter regulations on VPNs as part of a broader push for "online age verification" and their ‘Chat Control’ agenda. Privacy advocates and digital rights groups warn that Europe is drifting towards a surveillance and censorship regime similar to internet restrictions and firewalls used by Russia and China.
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[2026-05-05 17:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Japan’s Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi speaks with media at the headquarters of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Yokosuka District, south of Tokyo, on Jan. 30, 2026. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko, Pool, File)
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[2026-05-05 17:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: A US judge on Monday apologized to the man accused of attempting to assassinate President Donald Trump for the "legally deficient" treatment he has faced in a Washington, DC, jail, which included being placed on suicide watch, separated from other inmates, and denied a Bible.
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[2026-05-05 17:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich claimed that the potential establishment of a government with Ra’am head Mansour Abbas was worse than the October 7, 2023, massacre, during a comprehensive interview on the Seven Nine program hosted by Gideon Oko and Amichai Atali on Radio 103FM.
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[2026-05-05 17:45 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-05-05 17:40 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-05-05 17:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Film star-turned-politician C Joseph Vijay is on the cusp of history in Tamil Nadu state.
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[2026-05-05 17:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: New data released by Eurostat on Wednesday reveals a staggering rise in reported sexual crimes across the European Union, with Spain showing an increase far beyond the continental average.
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[2026-05-05 17:23 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Donald Trump is not living rent-free in the heads of central bankers.
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[2026-05-05 17:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: BRUSSELS — As Europe grapples with the future of artificial intelligence, seeks to rein in platforms and resets its relationship with Washington and Beijing, POLITICO is convening decisionmakers to discuss the policy choices and tradeoffs happening right now.
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[2026-05-05 17:19 UTC+10:00] [Breaking News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: A police constable attached to the Peliyagoda Police Headquarters has been taken into custody by officers from the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption over claims that he solicited and accepted a bribe amounting to Rs. 200,000.
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[2026-05-05 17:16 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: While Red Metal Limited believes it is on the cusp of developing an ultra-low-cost processing pathway for its giant Sybella rare earths project near Mount Isa in Queensland, the stars also appear to be lining up, with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi recently elevating critical minerals cooperation between the two nations.
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[2026-05-05 17:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The government has ordered authorities to look into claims that a group of businessmen was colluding with MACC officials to oust executives
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[2026-05-05 17:13 UTC+10:00] [Malaysia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The government has ordered authorities to look into claims that a group of businessmen was colluding with MACC officials to oust executives
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[2026-05-05 17:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Local Spain
Snippet: Spain will deploy more than 13,000 police officers to stave off "multiple" potential threats to Pope Leo XIV's visit from June 6th to 12th, the interior minister said on Monday.
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[2026-05-05 17:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has ordered cloud-seeding operations to be carried out in the worst-affected states
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[2026-05-05 17:06 UTC+10:00] [Malaysia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has ordered cloud-seeding operations to be carried out in the worst-affected states
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[2026-05-05 17:03 UTC+10:00] [Breaking News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Former SriLankan Airlines Chief Executive Officer Kapila Chandrasena has been granted bail by the Colombo Magistrate’s Court in connection with allegations of bribery linked to the airline’s Airbus aircraft procurement process.
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[2026-05-05 17:02 UTC+10:00] [Breaking News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: SLPP MP Namal Rajapaksa has extended his congratulations to Tamil cinema actor C. Joseph Vijay following the electoral performance of his newly formed Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) party in the Tamil Nadu Assembly election.
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[2026-05-05 16:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 5 (Yonhap) -- Former South Korean Prime Minister Lee Hong-koo, a prominent scholar-turned-politician who played key roles in both academia and government, died Tuesday. He was 92.
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[2026-05-05 16:47 UTC+10:00] [Breaking News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: An adjournment debate requested by MP Gayantha Karunatilleka over the alleged disappearance of millions of dollars from the Treasury is scheduled to be taken up in Parliament today (05), the Speaker announced.
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[2026-05-05 16:45 UTC+10:00] [Breaking News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Thirteen school students were admitted to hospital after the van they were travelling in veered off the road and plunged into a precipice in Nawalapitiya this morning (05).
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[2026-05-05 16:38 UTC+10:00] [Politics / NSW] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: The Minns government has been dealt a severe blow after its most senior upper house member was suspended from parliament for seven days for failing to produce documents relating to a decade-old allegation of sexual harassment against the former NSW Labor general secretary Jamie Clements which he denied.
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[2026-05-05 16:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: A UN mandate and a global coalition are required before Seoul joins Trump’s mission to reopen the strait, officials indicate
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[2026-05-05 16:30 UTC+10:00] [Panama] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: A UN mandate and a global coalition are required before Seoul joins Trump’s mission to reopen the strait, officials indicate
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[2026-05-05 16:17 UTC+10:00] [Politics / NSW] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: The City of Sydney was warned it likely had no legal grounds to cancel a forum on “why it’s right to say globalise the intifada” from a council-run venue before the lord mayor bowed to community and media pressure and booted the activist group.
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[2026-05-05 16:04 UTC+10:00] [Latest Stories] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Inquirer
Snippet: WEST PHILIPPINE SEA — The Atin Ito coalition has criticized China’s reported landing on Pag-asa Cay 2 (Sandy Cay), describing it as a “copycat” move and rejecting allegations of debris planting as disinformation.
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[2026-05-05 16:01 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Since 2017, I have covered South Korea’s political and economic landscape as a reporter, with a focus on foreign affairs, inter-Korean relations and security.As a foreign affairs reporter, I closely follow developments from the Ministry of Unification, the Foreign Ministry and the Defense Ministry, tracking shifts in diplomacy, military policy and North Korea’s evolving posture.
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[2026-05-05 15:58 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: What the word intifada means to Australian Jews and whether it offends will determine the outcome of a landmark case against two Sydney academics for their social media posts about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the Federal Court heard on Tuesday.
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[2026-05-05 15:57 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: China is intensifying its efforts to expand its influence in the Pacific and stymie a $500 million treaty deal between Australia and Vanuatu as the Albanese government forges ahead with plans to sign a sweeping security pact with Fiji.
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[2026-05-05 15:48 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 92]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea’s housing market divide is expected to ease this year as tighter government regulations cool price gains in the country's most populated regions, according to a report published Tuesday by a think tank under KB Financial Group.
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[2026-05-05 15:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: LAPU-LAPU CITY — The provincial government of Cebu has returned to a regular five-day workweek, lifting a compressed schedule as officials moved to stabilize operations and improve service delivery.
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[2026-05-05 15:46 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: A scholar-turned-statesman, Lee served as prime minister, diplomat and adviser across multiple administrations
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[2026-05-05 15:34 UTC+10:00] [Asia Pacific] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Foreign minister Penny Wong visits Fiji this week to progress the security and economic agreement
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[2026-05-05 15:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Civil society groups in Uganda have strongly criticised a proposed “Protection of Sovereignty Bill,” warning it could stifle dissent and harm the economy, as debate intensifies ahead of its presentation in parliament.
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