Topic: Religion — Neutral reports only
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[2026-05-19 15:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: THE top education ministry official of Bangsamoro Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) has been removed from his post following a Commission on Audit (COA) report which flags the procurement of P2.2 billion worth of education materials and school supplies.
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[2026-05-19 15:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Tue 19 May 2026 at 3:16pm
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[2026-05-19 13:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Jake Bauers, derecha, de los Cerveceros de Milwaukee, celebra con Luis Rengifo (13), Christian Yelich (22) y Andrew Vaughn (28) después de batear un jonrón de tres carreras durante la quinta entrada del juego de béisbol de Grandes Ligas contra los Cachorros de Chicago el lunes 18 de mayo de 2026, en Chicago.
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[2026-05-19 09:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Christian Castro was charged over the shooting of Julio Sosa-Celis during Trump’s immigration crackdown in January
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[2026-05-19 09:44 UTC+10:00] [ICE officers] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Christian Castro was charged over the shooting of Julio Sosa-Celis during Trump’s immigration crackdown in January
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[2026-05-19 09:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A health official uses a thermometer to screen people in front of Kibuli Muslim Hospital in Kampala, Uganda, Saturday, May 16, 2026. (AP Photo/ Hajarah Nalwadda)
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[2026-05-19 05:22 UTC+10:00] [Pope Leo XIV] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The pope’s encyclical will address ‘the protection of the human person in the age of AI’, the Vatican says
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[2026-05-19 04:50 UTC+10:00] [Minnesota] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Christian Castro charged with five counts over shooting of Julio César Sosa-Celis in Trump immigration crackdown
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[2026-05-19 03:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Tennessee head coach Rick Barnes reacts to play against Vanderbilt during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in the quarterfinal round of the Southeastern Conference tournament, March 13, 2026, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV, File)
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[2026-05-19 03:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-05-19 02:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: ROME — Pope Leo XIV and the co-founder of artificial intelligence company Anthropic will launch the pontiff’s first encyclical on May 25, a document on the care of human dignity in the era of AI, the Vatican said Monday.
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[2026-05-19 01:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: British Muslim civil society groups and politicians have criticised government ministers for not condemning anti-Muslim remarks made at the Unite the Kingdom rally over the weekend, and are calling on the Metropolitan Police to investigate some comments.
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[2026-05-19 00:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The presence of the firm at the Vatican could mean a new flashpoint with the US, which in February ordered all agencies to stop using it
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[2026-05-19 00:47 UTC+10:00] [Dario Amodei] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The presence of the firm at the Vatican could mean a new flashpoint with the US, which in February ordered all agencies to stop using it
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[2026-05-19 00:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: As Muslims across the region and the world prepare to celebrate Eid Al Adha in mosques and homes, it is a good time to refresh our knowledge of greetings.
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[2026-05-18 23:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A health official uses a thermometer to screen people in front of Kibuli Muslim Hospital in Kampala, Uganda, Saturday, May 16, 2026. (AP Photo/ Hajarah Nalwadda)
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[2026-05-18 22:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Violence by hooligan groups, religious factions, political mobs, or any other group is illegal, cannot be excused, and must be condemned and punished under the law. That is a basic norm of any civilized society. It applies whether the perpetrators are politically motivated youth, religious extremists, sports hooligans, or demonstrators.
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[2026-05-18 21:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: COTABATO CITY – Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao Interim Chief Minister Abdulraof Macacua’s call for the removal of his comrade Mohagher Iqbal from his office as education minister of BARMM remains following ardent appeals participants of a huge rally near the regional government center here Monday.
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[2026-05-18 21:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Pope Leo XIV delivers his blessing as he recites the Regina Coeli noon prayer from the window of his studio overlooking St. Peter’s Square, at the Vatican, Sunday, May 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
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[2026-05-18 21:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A polling judge, right, helps guide a voter’s ballot into a voting machine during the Pennsylvania primary election, at Mont Alto United Methodist Church in Alto, Pa., on May 17, 2022. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)
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[2026-05-18 20:59 UTC+10:00] [Art and design] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The Russian-born artist’s work can hypnotise, deceive or even transform into a mushroom. He talks about his Venice show full of Christian iconography and haunting depictions of children
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[2026-05-18 20:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: With Eid Al Adha expected to begin on Wednesday, May 27, Muslims around the world are preparing for one of the most important periods in the Islamic calendar. The holiday follows Eid Al Fitr, which marks the end of Ramadan.
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[2026-05-18 20:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Dr. Yizhar Hess is a 10th-generation Jerusalemite. He was in his early thirties when he and his wife Yael, both secular Israelis whose grandparents had been religious, answered a Jewish Agency advertisement and moved to Tucson, Arizona, for three years as emissaries.
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[2026-05-18 19:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Private sector workers in the UAE will receive a four-day-long holiday in celebration of Eid Al Adha, authorities announced on Monday.
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[2026-05-18 16:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — The new secretary of the Department of Budget and Management, Kim Robert De Leon, holds a Guinness record for having the biggest collection of pope stamps.
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[2026-05-18 15:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Nearly 2 million Muslims are preparing to embark on the annual Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca, which begins on May 25, following the sighting of the crescent moon in Saudi Arabia.
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[2026-05-18 14:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Teddy May, from Mobile, Ala., kneels while worshiping during Rededicate 250, a mostly conservative Christian prayer gathering in honor of the United States’ 250th anniversary, on the National Mall, Sunday, May 17, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
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[2026-05-18 11:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Child Sexual Abuse
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[2026-05-18 10:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON, United States — President Donald Trump and top cabinet officials addressed thousands of Americans at a mass prayer rally in Washington on Sunday -- an event critics saw as an overt display of Christian nationalism undermining the separation of church and state.
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[2026-05-18 09:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: In a video appearance, Trump read a Bible passage in which God says he will ‘heal their land’ if people ‘turn from their wicked ways’
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[2026-05-18 09:41 UTC+10:00] [New York] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: In a video appearance, Trump read a Bible passage in which God says he will ‘heal their land’ if people ‘turn from their wicked ways’
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[2026-05-18 09:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: A Minnesota high school graduate who followers say is a reincarnated Buddhist lama left home to study in Tibet — but still keeps up with pop culture in the US.
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[2026-05-18 06:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Jake Burger (derecha), de los Rangers de Texas, celebra con Alejandro Osuna (19) tras conectar un jonrón de dos carreras contra los Astros de Houston durante la quinta entrada de un partido de béisbol, el domingo 17 de mayo de 2026, en Houston. (Foto AP/Eric Christian Smith)
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[2026-05-18 06:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Texas Rangers’ Jake Burger, right, celebrates with Alejandro Osuna (19) after hitting a two-run home run against the Houston Astros during the fifth inning of a baseball game, Sunday, May 17, 2026, in Houston. (AP Photo/Eric Christian Smith)
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[2026-05-18 05:47 UTC+10:00] [US news] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: White House-backed event billed as ‘One Nation Under God’ criticized for blurring lines between church and state
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[2026-05-18 05:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: WASHINGTON — Thousands of Americans on Sunday converged on the National Mall to mark the country’s 250th birthday with a prayer festival featuring religious music and speeches by leaders from across faiths.
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[2026-05-18 05:00 UTC+10:00] [Travel / Inspiration] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: It’s one of the most intriguing emerging destinations – the vast, landlocked region between Europe and China colloquially known as the “Stans”. Comprising the five former Soviet republics of Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan, Central Asia promises dramatic landscapes, ancient Silk Road cities and a fascinating cultural cauldron of Muslim, Mongol and Soviet influences.
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[2026-05-18 04:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: After two-and-a-half years of unceasing war, the IDF is short thousands of combat soldiers. It cannot afford to forgo the service of women, whether on the home front or the front line. It cannot afford to forgo the service of religious soldiers in any combat unit. And yet, extremist rabbis are calling for women to be removed from the IDF, or at the very least reassigned to noncombatant roles.
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[2026-05-17 22:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Many people have never heard of Simon of Trent (Saint Simon), a Christian child born in Italy, whose disappearance and death in 1475 were falsely blamed on the Jewish community. Nearly a dozen Jewish men were immediately executed, and the blood libel spread far beyond Italy into Germany and across Europe, fueling persecution, expulsions, and inciting hatred against Jewish people for generations.
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[2026-05-17 22:25 UTC+10:00] [Artificial Intelligence] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: Pope Leo XIV is creating a commission on artificial intelligence, a new Vatican body aimed at coordinating the Catholic Church’s response to AI.
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[2026-05-17 21:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — Chief Minister Abdulraof Macacua has asked Minister Mohagher Iqbal to resign immediately in the face of controversy surrounding some P2.247 billion in questionable transactions involving the Ministry of Basic, Higher and Technical Education in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM).
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[2026-05-17 20:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: The UAE public is being urged to look to the skies on Sunday evening to determine the start date of Eid Al Adha and the annual Hajj pilgrimage.
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[2026-05-17 20:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Eid Al Adha will begin on Wednesday, May 27, UAE authorities confirmed on Sunday.
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[2026-05-17 20:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Hamas is looking to exploit the Hajj, the annual Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca, in order to collect financial donations under a humanitarian or religious guise, Israeli public broadcaster KAN News reported on Thursday, citing Palestinian sources familiar with the details.
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[2026-05-17 14:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A health official uses a thermometer to screen people in front of Kibuli Muslim Hospital in Kampala, Uganda, Saturday, May 16, 2026. (AP Photo/ Hajarah Nalwadda)
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[2026-05-17 12:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: The mainstream media's outrage over religious expressions by government institutions and politicians is highly selective. At bottom, it the event is Christian, they attack. If it's any other religion, they applaud.
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[2026-05-17 03:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: US President Donald Trump is hosting an all-day prayer festival this Sunday at the National Mall in Washington to reflect the country’s Christian values and spark “a movement of renewal” in the United States.
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[2026-05-17 03:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: The robots, named Gabi, Seokga, Mohee and Nisa, walked through the Jongno district beside performers, dancers and long lines of illuminated lotus lanterns. Organisers said about 50,000 participants carried nearly 100,000 handmade lanterns during the annual procession linked to the Jogye Order, the country’s largest Buddhist sect. The robots, dressed in traditional monastic robes, will serve as honorary monks during this year’s celebrations.
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[2026-05-17 02:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Jackson Irvine, del San Pauli, en acción durante el partido de fútbol de la Bundesliga alemana entre el FC St. Pauli y el VfL Wolfsburg en Hamburgo, Alemania, el sábado 16 de mayo de 2026. (Christian Charisius/dpa vía AP)
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[2026-05-17 01:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: St. Pauli’s Jackson Irvine in action during the German Bundesliga soccer match between FC St. Pauli and VfL Wolfsburg in Hamburg, Germany, Saturday, May 16, 2026. (Christian Charisius/dpa via AP)
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