Topic: Religion — Neutral reports only
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[2026-08-24 18:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Ahmad Badreddin Hassoun, a top Muslim religious official during ousted Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s rule, has been sentenced to life in prison for crimes committed during the country’s nearly 14-year war.
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[2026-08-24 16:46 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-08-24 12:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: DR Congo miners risk Ebola to make a living
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[2026-08-24 09:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-08-24 07:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: BANGKOK — Thailand ’s Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul, already facing a flood crisis in the country’s north, held an urgent meeting on Sunday with high-level security officials in response to coordinated violence overnight in three southern provinces where a small-scale Muslim insurgency is active.
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[2026-08-24 06:40 UTC+10:00] [Latest Stories] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Inquirer
Snippet: COTABATO CITY, BARMM, Philippines — With just three weeks to go, around 2.4 million voters in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) will elect the members of the 80-seat Bangsamoro Parliament on Sept. 14.
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[2026-08-24 05:30 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Opposition Leader Angus Taylor and Liberal Party federal president Tony Abbott are enjoying the hospitality of the Plymouth Brethren Christian Church this week despite evidence that its elders paid neo-Nazi affiliates and far-right figures to bully and intimidate politicians at the last election.
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[2026-08-24 04:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Thailand’s Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul, center, speaks during a meeting with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, unseen, at Parliament House in Canberra, Australia, Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2026. (Hilary Wardhaugh/Pool Photo via AP)
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[2026-08-24 04:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy (13) talks with tight end George Kittle during a joint NFL football practice with the Los Angeles Chargers, Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2026, in El Segundo, Calif. (AP Photo/Ryan Sun)
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[2026-08-24 03:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-08-24 03:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: A 35-year-old Toronto man has been arrested and charged following a break-and-enter incident at a synagogue located in the city’s Bathurst Street and Lawrence Avenue East area.
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[2026-08-23 21:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: LEOBEN, Austria — Nestled in the wooded hills of Austria's Styria region, the town of Leoben oozes tradition with its pastel-colored buildings and quaint central square boasting a 13th-century church.
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[2026-08-23 20:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The High Court of Justice released the full NIS 78 million budget transfer for the Religious Services Ministry from a freeze on disputed government funding on Friday, but left the rest of the contested transfers blocked.
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[2026-08-23 19:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-08-23 17:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: SAN MARINO — Pope Leo XIV used a visit to the tiny landlocked San Marino and a major Catholic gathering in the Italian city of Rimini on Saturday to issue one of his strongest appeals yet against war, polarization and social division, urging believers to foster dialogue and friendship in a fractured world.
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[2026-08-23 13:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Christian Walker, de los Astros de Houston, cae encima de Henry Bolte, de los Atléticos de Oakland, al retirarlo en el duelo del sábado 22 de agosto de 2026 (AP Foto/Kevin M. Cox)
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[2026-08-23 12:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The Israel Democracy Institute (IDI) released an analysis breaking down IDF reserve service by religious identification throughout the Israel-Hamas War.
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[2026-08-23 11:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: SAN MARINO, Italy — Pope Leo XIV visited the tiny republic of San Marino Saturday and later the Italian seaside resort of Rimini, where he exhorted attendees of an influential cultural and political event to be "courageous pioneers" in fighting inequality and poverty.
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[2026-08-23 10:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Abu Dhabi-based Muslim Council of Elders and Gulf Cooperation Council have condemned Israeli plans to build a so-called E1 settlement in the occupied West Bank and settlement activities east of occupied Jerusalem.
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[2026-08-23 06:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: SANTARCANGELO DI ROMAGNA, Italy — Far from the solemn pomp of the Vatican, nestled under the arcades of the mountain town of Santarcangelo di Romagna, a tailor clad all in black leaned over his sketch.
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[2026-08-22 22:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Workers install a 3D-printed living seawall manufactured by Kind Designs at the Church by the Sea, Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2026, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
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[2026-08-22 20:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The recent Mecca Joint Defence Agreement, signed by Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan, has reinvigorated longstanding US ambitions for a subcontracted "Middle Eastern", "Arab" or "Muslim" Nato to serve US regional security interests.
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[2026-08-22 20:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Behnam Vali Heydarian, or “Ben Vali,” has lived what he feels like have been several lifetimes across four countries.
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[2026-08-22 19:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Pope Leo XIV, center, flanked by Captains Regent Alice Mina, left, and Vladimiro Selva, waves to faithful from the balcony of Palazzo Pubblico (City Hall) during his visit to San Marino, Saturday, Aug. 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
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[2026-08-22 19:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The Muslim World League has condemned Israel's announcement of a tender for the construction of 1,234 settlement units under its so-called E1 settlement plan in the occupied West Bank.
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[2026-08-22 16:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: As the Netflix hit draws to a close, the actor playing the brains of the Pogues bids an emotional farewell to co-stars Madelyn Cline, Chase Stokes and more
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[2026-08-22 16:00 UTC+10:00] [Deliverance Creek] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: As the Netflix hit draws to a close, the actor playing the brains of the Pogues bids an emotional farewell to co-stars Madelyn Cline, Chase Stokes and more
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[2026-08-22 15:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Do religious people tend to cope better with stress, trauma, and the temptations of the digital age than non-believers?
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[2026-08-22 12:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — The Commission on Elections (Comelec) marked its 86th anniversary on Saturday as it prepared for the first regular parliamentary elections in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) on Sept. 14.
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[2026-08-22 11:30 UTC+10:00] [Editors' Pick] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Rappler
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[2026-08-22 04:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-08-22 03:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-08-22 01:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: In the long-lost days when I was chief political commentator for the Daily Telegraph, I used to engage with Anas Altikriti, chief executive of the Cordoba Foundation, on Muslim issues.
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[2026-08-22 00:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: VATICAN CITY, Holy See — Pope Leo XIV will travel to the tiny republic of San Marino on Saturday before attending a cultural and political event organized by an influential Catholic group at an Italian seaside resort.
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[2026-08-22 00:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: At a time when extremist rhetoric and social divisions continue to threaten peace in parts of Nigeria and West Africa, religious leaders are taking a united stand for dialogue, coexistence and stability.
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[2026-08-22 00:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The United Kingdom's water industry regulator has advised Muslims in the country to use less water for religious ablutions - the act of washing or cleansing the body - and Asian communities to reduce water use when washing rice.
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[2026-08-21 21:41 UTC+10:00] [US politics] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: First Muslim woman and Afghan American elected to California legislature held lead throughout race over main opponent Melissa Hernandez
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[2026-08-21 20:31 UTC+10:00] [Latest Stories] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Inquirer
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — At least 15 gun ban violators have been recorded by the Philippine National Police (PNP) in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) since the start of the election period on July 16.
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[2026-08-21 18:36 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-08-21 17:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-08-21 17:08 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke has described revelations that a secretive Christian sect had paid far-right agitators to disrupt the 2025 election campaign as “a fundamental change to our democracy”.
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[2026-08-21 15:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-08-21 15:02 UTC+10:00] [Exclusive Brethren] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Church director tells parliamentary inquiry reporting by Nine newspapers a ‘complete lie’
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[2026-08-21 13:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Wade Meckler, de los Angelinos de Los Ángeles, es revisado por un kinesiólogo, junto al boricua Christian Vázquez, receptor de los Astros de Houston, tras llevarse un pelotazo en el jueto del jueves 20 de agosto de 2026 (AP Foto/Eric Christian Smith)
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[2026-08-21 13:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Los Angeles Angels’ Zach Neto rounds the bases after hitting a three-run home run against the Houston Astros during the fifth inning of a baseball game Thursday, Aug. 20, 2026, in Houston. (AP Photo/Eric Christian Smith)
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[2026-08-21 12:59 UTC+10:00] [Philippine Elections] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Inquirer
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has declared September 14, 2026, as a special non-working day in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) for the first parliamentary elections in the region.
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[2026-08-21 12:17 UTC+10:00] [Independent Commission Against Corruption] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Watchdog investigating whether Dallas McInerney arranged illegal political donations from schools to lobbying companies controlled by the Reformers
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[2026-08-21 12:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: By Chantelle Al-Khouri
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[2026-08-21 11:30 UTC+10:00] [Editors' Pick] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
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[2026-08-21 10:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Zain Shafi prepares to put briskets in the smoker at Goldee’s BBQ, Saturday, June 27, 2026, in Fort Worth, Texas. (Fiona André/Religion News Service via AP)
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