Topic: Politics — Neutral reports only
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[2026-05-04 02:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: TAIPEI — Taiwan’s leader Lai Ching-te said he arrived in the African nation of Eswatini on Saturday, days after his government was forced to push back the trip when several countries withdrew permission for him to fly over their territories reportedly over Chinese pressure.
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[2026-05-04 02:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: AS visualized by this columnist, and as expected by serious observers on the current political scene, the “tele political novela” is half done in the lower house of Congress.
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[2026-05-04 01:40 UTC+10:00] [Alex Ferguson] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Former United manager felt unwell at Old Trafford
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[2026-05-04 01:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Manchester United fans cheer during the English Premier League soccer match between Manchester United and Liverpool in Manchester, England, Sunday, May 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Dave Thompson)
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[2026-05-04 01:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: After Israel and its international backers have destroyed the Gaza Strip over the past 30 months, their primary focus has shifted to shaping the intricate features of the next phase. This effort aims to ensure ultimate dominance and control by imposing macrostructures and conditions for the "day after", entrenching settler-colonial schemes under the guise of a so-called ceasefire and reconstruction.
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[2026-05-04 01:12 UTC+10:00] [Premier League] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: ⚽ Premier League updates from the 3.30pm BST kick-off ⚽ Latest table | Top scorers | Follow us over on Bluesky
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[2026-05-04 01:05 UTC+10:00] [Premier League] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: By month’s end, Andoni Iraola and Oliver Glasner will depart their respective clubs. Having both taken their clubs into uncharted territory, neither’s task is yet complete. Bournemouth’s victory, a game all but won in the first half, was one for the club with their Premier League position as the priority.
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[2026-05-04 01:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: The Republican Party is bracing for a brutal midterm election this year. Polls show Democrats ahead in the generic congressional ballot, and prediction markets give them solid odds of taking the House and a modest chance of flipping the Senate. But despite polls and prediction markets, there are signs that the GOP could defy history.
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[2026-05-04 01:00 UTC+10:00] [Labor party] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: In the first of a two-part series, Labor insiders weigh up the competing stresses on the government in what was meant to be its central year to deliver change
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[2026-05-04 01:00 UTC+10:00] [Australian politics] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: As major parties once again spruik budget night events at thousands of dollars a ticket, some MPs say they resent the ritzy social galas
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[2026-05-04 00:57 UTC+10:00] [Canada] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: PM’s attendance at European Political Community meeting in Yerevan seen as part of effort to build new ties after US rupture
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[2026-05-04 00:46 UTC+10:00] [United States Politics and Government] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The New York Times
Snippet: Todd Blanche, the acting attorney general, on Sunday sought to contrast the Justice Department’s indictment of the former F.B.I. director James B. Comey over a social media post with other instances in which people have shared the same message, saying that the department had gathered additional evidence during an 11-month investigation.
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[2026-05-04 00:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Kolkata Knight Riders’captain Ajinkya Rahane, right, and Angkrish Raghuvanshi, encourage each other as they bat during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Kolkata Knight Riders in Hyderabad, India, Sunday, May 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A.)
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[2026-05-04 00:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Kuwait's oil production is expected to reach 2.628m barrels per day in June, the state news agency quoted the country's oil minister as saying on Sunday.
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[2026-05-04 00:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: THUN, Switzerland (AP) — Swiss soccer finally got its surprise champion Sunday in unheralded Thun, sealing a title to compare with Leicester’s long-shot Premier League win in 2016.
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[2026-05-04 00:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEJONG, May 3 (Yonhap) -- Finance Minister Koo Yun-cheol on Sunday called for strengthening regional cooperation in responding to growing external economic uncertainty from the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran, the finance ministry said.
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[2026-05-04 00:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Serbia and Israel have elevated their relationship to a formal strategic partnership, Serbian Foreign Minister Marko Djuric told The Jerusalem Post last week, following the launch of the first structured strategic dialogue between the two countries in Jerusalem.
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[2026-05-03 23:59 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Victoria] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Victoria is financially “boxed in”, with the state government consistently struggling to bring down spending to meet its own budget expectations, driven by health expenses and interest payments.
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[2026-05-03 23:42 UTC+10:00] [Polish Politics] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: Poland’s nationalist President Karol Nawrocki on Sunday appointed a council to rewrite the country’s constitution.
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[2026-05-03 23:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by Paul Birch via DailySceptic.org,
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[2026-05-03 23:01 UTC+10:00] [Breaking News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Maldives President Dr. Mohamed Muizzu arrived in Sri Lanka this evening on an official visit at the invitation of President Anura Kumara Dissanayake.
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[2026-05-03 23:00 UTC+10:00] [Donald Trump] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The president’s approval rating with those under 30 has plummeted as he has failed to deliver on promise after promise
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[2026-05-03 22:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Israel’s future will not be determined solely by the missiles of Iran, the tunnels of Hamas, or the arsenals of Hezbollah. The Jewish state has always lived under external threat, and its resilience has repeatedly proven extraordinary. But history teaches that nations often fracture not because their enemies overpower them, but because their own internal divisions weaken the moral and political foundations that sustain them.
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[2026-05-03 22:30 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Billions in extra revenue generated by high-priced commodities like oil and gas because of the war against Iran will be saved rather than spent as the Albanese government seeks to quell inflationary pressures that are poised to force another interest rate rise from the Reserve Bank.
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[2026-05-03 22:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity.news,
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[2026-05-03 21:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A group of landlords are hoping to settle with the federal government over what they say are billions of dollars in losses due to the federal eviction moratorium in place for part of the pandemic.
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[2026-05-03 21:36 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Credit:Aresna Villanueva
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[2026-05-03 21:33 UTC+10:00] [Catholic] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio is set to visit Italy later this week, according to media reports, barely a fortnight after President Donald Trump attacked Pope Leo XIV for his anti-war stance and criticized Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni for defending the pontiff.
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[2026-05-03 21:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The High Court of Justice was asked in two separate petitions filed over the past week to intervene in government funding systems that the Israel Hofsheet movement says give unfair advantages to the ultra-Orthodox (haredi) sector.
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[2026-05-03 21:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The High Court of Justice on Sunday pressed Justice Minister Yariv Levin’s lawyer over his refusal to fully convene the Judicial Selection Committee, repeatedly questioning why Levin’s plan to make only partial appointments should be enough while district courts remain short-staffed and criminal cases pile up.
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[2026-05-03 21:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Israel’s ultranationalist National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir celebrated his 50th birthday this weekend, treating guests to slices of a cake featuring a noose. Attendees included several top law enforcement officials.
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[2026-05-03 21:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Israel’s ultranationalist National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir celebrated his 50th birthday this weekend, treating guests to slices of a cake featuring a noose. Attendees included several top law enforcement officials.
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[2026-05-03 21:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Civil service chief also says public perception can play role in decisions on pay adjustments for government employees
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[2026-05-03 21:08 UTC+10:00] [scmp] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Civil service chief also says public perception can play role in decisions on pay adjustments for government employees
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[2026-05-03 20:43 UTC+10:00] [US foreign policy] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: US secretary of state will be in Italian capital on Thursday and Friday, the one-year anniversary of Pope Leo’s papacy
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[2026-05-03 20:38 UTC+10:00] [Latest Stories] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Inquirer
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) on Sunday commended the Atin Ito Coalition as it successfully reached Pag-asa Island and planted a Philippine flag in Sandy Cay in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) over the weekend.
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[2026-05-03 20:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The Prime Minister’s three-day visit will focus on defence, critical minerals and broader economic security as Japan takes a more assertive military stance
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[2026-05-03 20:11 UTC+10:00] [Japan] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The Prime Minister’s three-day visit will focus on defence, critical minerals and broader economic security as Japan takes a more assertive military stance
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[2026-05-03 20:05 UTC+10:00] [Extremism] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: Spain’s Foreign Minister José Manuel Albares accused Israel of conducting an “illegal detention in international waters” and called for the immediate release of an activist who was taken in for questioning by Israeli authorities.
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[2026-05-03 20:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: Election officials in Peru said Saturday they are launching an audit of the first round of the presidential election, three weeks after a vote marred by irregularities.
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[2026-05-03 19:51 UTC+10:00] [National / Victoria] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: To submit a letter to The Age, email letters@theage.com.au. Please include your home address and telephone number below your letter. No attachments. See here for our rules and tips on getting your letter published.
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[2026-05-03 19:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The New School University's student government voted on Friday to suspend funding and collaboration with the New York City academic institution's Hillel branch, though TNS said on Saturday that the student government lacked the authority to make such decisions.
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[2026-05-03 19:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: MK Chili Tropper announced on Sunday that he will leave the Blue and White Party, led by MK Benny Gantz, and meet with various politicians to decide his next steps to join a new party ahead of the upcoming elections.
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[2026-05-03 19:08 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Australia’s plan to acquire nuclear-powered submarines through the AUKUS pact is so risky the nation should ask to lease submarines from Japan as a fall-back option, a former senior defence official has said as Sanae Takaichi arrives in the country for her first visit as Japanese Prime Minister.
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[2026-05-03 19:08 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Australia’s plan to acquire nuclear-powered submarines through the AUKUS pact is so risky the nation should ask to lease submarines from Japan as a fall-back option, a former senior defence official has said as Sanae Takaichi arrives in the country for her first visit as Japanese Prime Minister.
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[2026-05-03 19:06 UTC+10:00] [Latest Stories] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Inquirer
Snippet: PAG-ASA ISLAND — The Atin Ito Coalition on Sunday carried out the first jetski flag ride in the waters off Pag-asa Island, a key highlight of its fourth civilian mission to the West Philippine Sea.
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[2026-05-03 19:01 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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[2026-05-03 19:00 UTC+10:00] [Editors' Pick] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: Already have Rappler+? Sign in to listen to groundbreaking journalism.
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[2026-05-03 18:53 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The Seoul Metropolitan Government will host the Seoul Friendship Festival on May 9 and 10 at Dongdaemun Design Plaza.
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[2026-05-03 18:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: The U.K. government said on Sunday it plans to temporarily allow airlines to consolidate passengers onto fewer planes over the summer holiday season, a move aimed at preventing last-minute flight cancellations as jet fuel costs remain elevated amid uncertainties over the Iran war.
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