Topic: Politics — Neutral reports only
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[2026-05-02 01:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: WASHINGTON — The Department of Homeland Security has suspended former Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-Fla.) as well as her family, associates and businesses from receiving future federal funds after she was indicted for allegedly stealing $5.7 million in taxpayer money.
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[2026-05-02 01:43 UTC+10:00] [United States Politics and Government] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The New York Times
Snippet: How Conservatives on the Supreme Court Weakened the Voting Rights Act2:13
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[2026-05-02 01:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi stated on X that the Pentagon is “lying” about the costs of the US-Israeli war on Iran.
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[2026-05-02 01:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: The removal of tariffs on whisky imports to the US matters both economically and politically in Scotland.
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[2026-05-02 01:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: By Tarik Cyril Amar, a historian from Germany working at Koç University, Istanbul, on Russia, Ukraine, and Eastern Europe, the history of World War II, the cultural Cold War, and the politics of memory
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[2026-05-02 01:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: By Tarik Cyril Amar, a historian from Germany working at Koç University, Istanbul, on Russia, Ukraine, and Eastern Europe, the history of World War II, the cultural Cold War, and the politics of memory
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[2026-05-02 01:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Several UK-based law professors have explained their decision to submit a letter to the Court of Appeal in support of the proscribed direct action group Palestine Action, as the court began hearing a government bid to keep the group banned under UK terror laws.
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[2026-05-02 01:15 UTC+10:00] [Elections] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: Incoming Hungarian Prime Minister Péter Magyar defended his decision to pick his brother-in-law as justice minister Friday, calling the lawyer’s professional competence “unquestionable.”
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[2026-05-02 01:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iranian Deputy Parliament Speaker Ali Nikzad stated that the “The Strait of Hormuz is not an international waterway, it is Iran’s natural right,” according to comments made to Iran’s Tasnim news agency, as reported by Al Jazeera.
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[2026-05-02 01:00 UTC+10:00] [Podcasts] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The broadcaster, cookbook writer and political commentator on hoarding, making Kitchen Cabinet and crying in the makeup room at the Logies
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[2026-05-02 00:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: A shell company backed by Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump has agreed to a merger with a mining group that secured up to $1.6 billion from the US government in 2025 to facilitate the extraction of tungsten in Kazakhstan, the Financial Times has reported.
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[2026-05-02 00:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Local Spain
Snippet: Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez had no ties with an alleged corruption scheme whose trial has rocked the left-wing government, a key defendant in the case told a court on Thursday.
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[2026-05-02 00:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: This morning, three Fed officials said they dissented over this week’s policy statement because it was no longer appropriate to signal the Fed’s next move was still likely to be an interest-rate cut.
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[2026-05-02 00:39 UTC+10:00] [US politics] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: King skillfully appeals to Republicans fond of Britain and Democrats anxious about rules-based order in state visit
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[2026-05-02 00:30 UTC+10:00] [Harry's View] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Discover Harry’s View as our veteran cartoonist casts his satirical eye over the political, social and economic landscape
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[2026-05-02 00:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Discover Harry’s View as our veteran cartoonist casts his satirical eye over the political, social and economic landscape
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[2026-05-02 00:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, Vice President and Ruler of Dubai, on Friday launched the Mohammed bin Rashid Government Scholarships scheme.
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[2026-05-02 00:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: Denis Butsayev, a high-ranking Russian official who was recently dismissed from the Natural Resources and Environment Ministry, has reportedly fled to the United States to escape criminal prosecution, independent journalist Farida Rustamova reported Thursday.
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[2026-05-02 00:14 UTC+10:00] [Agriculture] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: BRUSSELS — Large parts of the EU’s mega trade deal with the Latin American Mercosur bloc finally kicked in Friday, but the political fight over it continues.
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[2026-05-02 00:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda Gaston Browne addresses the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly, Sept. 26, 2025, at United Nations headquarters. (AP Photo/Pamela Smith, File)
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[2026-05-01 23:53 UTC+10:00] [Breaking News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: India raised on Friday the prices of commercial liquified petroleum gas and jet fuel for international airlines, according to a state-run energy firm, as supply pressures from the Iran war mount.
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[2026-05-01 23:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: The Department of War has finalized agreements with OpenAI, Google, SpaceX/xAI, Microsoft, Amazon, Nvidia, and Reflection AI to deploy AI tools in "classified settings." This means these tools will operate within secure government networks where sensitive or secret national security information is handled, according to The Wall Street Journal.
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[2026-05-01 23:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: CANDON, Ilocos Sur — Showing what heart can achieve, Team Heart emerged victorious over Team Hustle in four sets, 25-18, 18-25, 25-23, 25-17, in the 2026 Premier Volleyball League (PVL) All-Star event on Friday night at the Candon City Arena in Ilocos Sur.
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[2026-05-01 23:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Education (DepEd) and the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) have opened dedicated green lanes for Senior High School graduates at the government's Labor Day job fairs to accelerate their entry in the workforce.
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[2026-05-01 23:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by Janice Hisle via The Epoch Times,
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[2026-05-01 23:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: The son of a Guinean opposition video blogger as well as an opposition member have been kidnapped, AFP learned Thursday from their respective family and political circles, the latest in a string of disappearances connected to government critics.
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[2026-05-01 23:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: When Indonesia’s Finance Minister Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa floated the idea last week of charging a toll for vessels passing through the Strait of Malacca – inspired by Iran’s moves in the Strait of Hormuz – it set off alarm bells among insurers and Asian importers.
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[2026-05-01 23:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — Ukrainian Deputy Foreign Minister Olexandr Mischenko said Ukraine is "not happy" with some countries' move to import crude oil from Russia amid the oil crisis but the Philippines managed to explain its situation.
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[2026-05-01 23:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — Drone operations by members of the media as well as volunteers were reportedly jammed by Chinese forces as Atin Ito Coalition makes its fourth voyage to Pagasa Island across the West Philippine Sea (WPS) from April 30 to May 5.
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[2026-05-01 23:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: We’ve hit the climax of the Premier League season, and new users at bet365 Sportsbook can get in on the action for Friday’s lone contest between Burnley and Leeds United.
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[2026-05-01 22:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Two representatives in the US Congress introduced a bipartisan resolution this week calling for the condemnation of online political commentators Hasan Piker and Candace Owens over alleged antisemitism.
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[2026-05-01 22:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has been criticised for linking pro-Palestine marches to antisemitic violence after saying that "if you stand alongside people who say 'globalise the intifada', you are calling for terrorism against Jews and people who use that phrase should be prosecuted".
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[2026-05-01 22:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Kenya will temporarily waive fuel quality standards over shortages due to the war in the Middle East, the government said on Thursday.
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[2026-05-01 22:41 UTC+10:00] [United States Defense and Military Forces] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The New York Times
Snippet: The Pentagon announced on Friday that it had reached deals with some of the technology industry’s biggest companies in an effort to expand the military’s artificial intelligence capabilities and increase the number of firms authorized to be on classified networks.
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[2026-05-01 22:30 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: The nation’s taxpayers are on the hook for at least an extra $60 billion in spending on everything from public hospitals to dealing with the fallout from cyclones and flooding, putting more pressure on Treasurer Jim Chalmers to find savings in next month’s federal budget.
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[2026-05-01 22:16 UTC+10:00] [US news] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Pete Hegseth argued that a ceasefire agreement with Iran more than three weeks ago ‘means the 60 day clock pauses, or stops’
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[2026-05-01 22:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: A Home Office minister has said pro-Palestinian marches in British cities have been "hijacked" by people seeking to sow division, as the government's approach to the demonstrations comes under renewed scrutiny.
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[2026-05-01 21:52 UTC+10:00] [Jair Bolsonaro] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: O ex-presidente Jair Bolsonaro (PL) foi internado na manhã desta sexta-feira (01/05) no hospital DF Star, em Brasília, para realização de cirurgia no ombro direito. O procedimento foi autorizado pelo ministro do Supremo Tribunal Federal (STF), Alexandre de Moraes.
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[2026-05-01 21:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Beijing’s point man on Hong Kong affairs, National Energy Administration hold separate meetings with energy tycoon
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[2026-05-01 21:40 UTC+10:00] [scmp] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Beijing’s point man on Hong Kong affairs, National Energy Administration hold separate meetings with energy tycoon
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[2026-05-01 21:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The political echelon must allow the IDF to operate in Lebanon unhindered in order to win, former prime minister Naftali Bennett said in a statement on Friday afternoon.
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[2026-05-01 21:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Federal officers stand guard after detaining people outside of Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building, Jan. 13, 2026, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Adam Gray, File)
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[2026-05-01 21:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by Thomas Brooke via Remix News,
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[2026-05-01 21:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: The joint anti-jihadist force of Niger, Burkina Faso and Mali carried out "intense air campaigns" in Malian territory following attacks by al-Qaeda-linked jihadists and Tuareg separatists, the government of Niger said late Thursday.
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[2026-05-01 21:09 UTC+10:00] [Pilgrimages] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The New York Times
Snippet: For decades, the government of India, home to one of the largest Muslim populations in the world, has set the cost of air travel incurred every year by the hajj, the pilgrimage to Mecca that every able-bodied Muslim is expected to make at least once in their life.
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[2026-05-01 21:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: A United Nations anti-racism body has warned that new Israeli legislation introducing the death penalty for certain attacks deepens discrimination against Palestinians and undermines fundamental rights.
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[2026-05-01 21:02 UTC+10:00] [Latest Stories] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Inquirer
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — The Atin Ito Coalition, on its fourth civilian mission to the West Philippine Sea en route to Pag-asa Island, observed Labor Day at sea to honor Filipino fisherfolk and frontline workers who continue to protect livelihoods in the country’s waters.
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[2026-05-01 21:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: The FIFA presidential vote in 2027 that is set to give Gianni Infantino a final four-year term in office will be hosted by Morocco — the international football body’s second straight election meeting in Africa where he has built strong political ties.
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[2026-05-01 21:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Jerome Powell confirmed this week that he won’t leave the Federal Reserve next month after he steps down as chairman – but some of his detractors are already floating ideas on how to change his mind, On The Money has learned.
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[2026-05-01 20:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: WASHINGTON — A bipartisan pair of female senators are rolling out new legislation to bar convicted sex criminals from getting taxpayer-funded annuities and retirement pay.
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