Topic: Religion — Neutral reports only
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[2026-05-14 09:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Last Saturday an Israeli air strike, at lunchtime and without warning, destroyed a building where a family displaced by the war were sheltering in a town in southern Lebanon called Saksakiyeh. A ceasefire, announced last month, has failed to stop the conflict between Israel and Hezbollah, the Shia Muslim armed group.
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[2026-05-14 05:34 UTC+10:00] [Local] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Sinhala publication of the book Buddhist–Muslim Dialogue was launched at a ceremony held at the BMICH on Tuesday (12). The event was organised by the Tanweer Institute for Islamic Studies and Interfaith Dialogue as part of its ongoing efforts to promote interreligious understanding and peaceful coexistence in Sri Lanka.
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[2026-05-14 05:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: United States’ Christian Pulisic points during the first half of an international friendly soccer match against Uzbekistan Saturday, Sept. 9, 2023, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson, File)
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[2026-05-14 04:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: An unknown thief snatched the 800-year-old skull believed to be of Saint Zdislava of Lemberk from a display box in a church in the northern Czech Republic and ran away with the relic, the Police of the Czech Republic said in a Tuesday statement.
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[2026-05-14 04:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Washington’s Christian Soto (14), Charlie Ostrem (20), Nick Scardina (11), and Kalani Kossa-Rienzi (6) celebrate the team’s win over Georgetown in an NCAA men’s soccer tournament semifinal game in Cary, N.C., Friday, Dec. 10, 2021. (AP Photo/Ben McKeown, File)
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[2026-05-14 04:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Episode 7 of The Boys Season 5 is its second-to-last episode ever, so let’s go live to an apparently now-immortal Homelander as he reboots the universe. Congress, he dictates to a supplicant President Calhoun, will be disbanded. The borders between church and state will be destroyed, and the Democratic Church of America will become the official religion of the one true god, “Me.” Fake milk for babies will be banned.
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[2026-05-14 02:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: COTABATO CITY — Four political parties participating in the first Parliament election in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) have endorsed the candidacy of Chief Minister Abdulraof “Sammy Gambar” Macacua for a district seat in Maguindanao del Norte.
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[2026-05-14 01:54 UTC+10:00] [Immigration] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Politico
Snippet: DUBLIN — Ireland’s former Prime Minister Bertie Ahern has landed his party in electoral hot water by making unguarded anti-immigrant comments on the campaign trail.
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[2026-05-14 01:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: VATICAN CITY – The Vatican on Wednesday urged a breakaway Catholic group dedicated to the old Latin mass to cancel plans to ordain new bishops without consent from Pope Leo, warning the action would incur excommunication from the 1.4-billion-member Church.
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[2026-05-14 01:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The morning after his Tel Aviv rally, Naftali Bennett went to the Kotel. He had spent the night before on the Expo stage telling the country he meant to remake it: one constitution, one school system, one nation. Hours later, he was at the stones in Jerusalem, surrounded by an entourage the size of a sitting prime minister's.
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[2026-05-14 00:00 UTC+10:00] [Trump administration] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Lineup to include pastor who called Democratic platform ‘demonic’, Christian author who said he would die in fight to overturn 2020 election and rabbi who has defended torture
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[2026-05-13 23:34 UTC+10:00] [UK news] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: View image in fullscreenBeijing, ChinaDonald Trump disembarks from Air Force One as he arrives for his state visit to China, his first in 10 years. The Iran war, trade, artificial intelligence and Taiwan are expected to dominate the US president’s talks with Chinese leadersPhotograph: Evan Vucci/ReutersShareView image in fullscreenFátima, PortugalThe statue of Our Lady of Fátima is carried through the crowd during the procession of candles, the highlight of celebrations at the Catholic shrinePhotograph: Armando França/APShareView image in fullscreenReggio Emilia,
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[2026-05-13 22:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Alex Soros, on behalf of his father George Soros, stands in the East Room of the White House, Jan. 4, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)
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[2026-05-13 22:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: On paper, the statistics are straightforward enough: the religious Zionist community makes up a relatively small percentage of Israel’s population, yet its men serve disproportionately in combat units and reserve duty. But statistics rarely capture what happens after midnight, when exhausted mothers finish another day of work, put children to bed alone, and prepare for another morning shaped by uncertainty.
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[2026-05-13 21:40 UTC+10:00] [Czechia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Suspect was seen on fuzzy security photo running between benches of church carrying skull, police say
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[2026-05-13 21:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Pope Leo XIV blesses a little girl as he arrives for his weekly general audience in St. Peter’s Square, at the Vatican, Wednesday, May 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
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[2026-05-13 19:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: A total of 574 candidates were elected on Gaza-related or Muslim issues in the recent British local elections, according to an analysis by the Henry Jackson Society.
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[2026-05-13 12:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Seattle Mariners’ Cal Raleigh scores behind Houston Astros catcher Christian Vázquez during the seventh inning of a baseball game Tuesday, May 12, 2026, in Houston. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
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[2026-05-13 11:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: A 32-year-old man charged after ramming his car into the gates of a Brisbane synagogue has been released on bail.
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[2026-05-13 06:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Forgive them, Father, for they know not what they do?
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[2026-05-13 05:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: MILWAUKEE (AP) — Christian Yelich was activated from the injured list by the Milwaukee Brewers on Tuesday after missing a month with an adductor strain.
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[2026-05-13 05:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The IMRA Foundation Guarantee Ltd. has announced the call for applications for the third IMRA Awards 2026, inviting outstanding Muslim women across Sri Lanka to be recognised on a national stage alongside a growing community of role models celebrated for excellence, leadership and impact. Applications close on July 1.
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[2026-05-13 05:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The State Vesak Festival of the Buddha Era 2570 will be held on May 27 at the Midellawala Purana Viharaya in Thihagoda, Matara. A discussion on the preliminary organisational arrangements for the festival was held at the Presidential Secretariat on Monday (11) with the participation of Buddhasasana, Religious and Cultural Affairs Minister Dr.
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[2026-05-13 04:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Having taught the story of Israel for years, I’ve watched students grapple with a question that cuts to the heart of Zionism’s founding purpose: why does Israel’s Law of Return ground the right of immigration not in religious observance, but in Nazi Germany’s definition of Jewish identity?
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[2026-05-13 02:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Albrecht Weinberg, one of the last survivors of the Holocaust, sits in the Leer town hall in Leer, Germany, March 5, 2025. (Hauke-Christian Dittrich/dpa via AP, File)
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[2026-05-13 02:40 UTC+10:00] [Bosnia and Herzegovina] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Christian Schmidt, who is resigning post, says multi-ethnic nation may fall apart amid pressure from US and Russia
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[2026-05-13 02:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: THE Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) urged the Senate to proceed with the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte and decide the case based on “evidence” and the “demands of righteousness and justice.”
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[2026-05-13 01:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Scott-Vincent Borba, the co-founder of e.l.f. Cosmetics has ditched the multimillion-dollar high life of hobnobbing with the hot likes of Paris Hilton and Kim Kardashian to pursue priesthood.
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[2026-05-12 22:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: The public sector will have a week-long break for Eid Al Adha, it was announced on Tuesday.
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[2026-05-12 18:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The US has supported Israel throughout the war on Iran and the genocide in Gaza. Much of that backing is rooted in Washington's long-standing regional and strategic interests.
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[2026-05-12 15:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Private school pupils in Dubai will enjoy a week-long holiday to mark Eid Al Adha, the emirate's education authority announced on Tuesday.
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[2026-05-12 14:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Two Israeli soldiers were sentenced to several weeks in military prison for desecrating a statue of the Virgin Mary in southern Lebanon, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has said.
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[2026-05-12 14:00 UTC+10:00] [Leo XIV] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The New York Times
Snippet: Michal Gatchalian last year in front of a makeshift altar he had setup at his suburban village’s clubhouse. He no longer goes to the church where he was an altar boy.Credit...
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[2026-05-12 12:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Looking at a satellite image of the southern Lebanese town of Khiam, now a jumble of rubble, wrecked buildings and torn-up roads, Abbas Tanoukhi recalled, without hesitation, the location of every building, school, hospital and religious landmark that once made up his beloved hometown.
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[2026-05-12 05:33 UTC+10:00] [Local] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: A multi-religious commemoration was held yesterday at the Gerandi-Ella area in Kotmale to mark the first-year anniversary of the fatal SLTB bus accident in which 24 passengers were killed.
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[2026-05-12 05:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The launch of the book Buddhist-Muslim Dialogue will be hosted by The Tanweer Institute on May 12 at the Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall (BMICH) at 4.30 p.m.
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[2026-05-12 04:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: In the latest ‘anti-Christian’ act by Israeli forces, a soldier put a cigarette in the mouth of the statue while the other took a photo
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[2026-05-12 04:50 UTC+10:00] [Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: In the latest ‘anti-Christian’ act by Israeli forces, a soldier put a cigarette in the mouth of the statue while the other took a photo
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[2026-05-12 02:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: It is Mark Twain, I believe, who is credited with writing, “Good judgment is the result of experience and experience the result of bad judgment.” However, the version handed down to me was “Knowledge comes from experience, but experience comes from errors.”
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[2026-05-12 01:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: An Israeli soldier who was photographed desecrating a statue of the Virgin Mary in southern Lebanon has reportedly been sentenced to 21 days of military prison, according to Israeli media. The soldier who photographed him was sentenced to 14 days.
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[2026-05-12 01:00 UTC+10:00] [Victorian politics] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Exclusive: Push to register unaffiliated party with identical name to grassroots group follows Avi Yemini’s plan to use ‘Free Palestine party’ to funnel votes to One Nation
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[2026-05-12 00:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The IDF sentenced a soldier to 21 days in military prison for desecrating a religious Christian symbol in southern Lebanon, the military announced on Monday.
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[2026-05-12 00:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s military said Monday that two soldiers will spend weeks in military prison for the desecration of a Christian statue in southern Lebanon.
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[2026-05-11 23:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: El Alto Representante para Bosnia y Herzegovina, Christian Schmidt, interviene durante un panel de debate en la Asamblea Parlamentaria de la OTAN en Dayton, Ohio, el viernes 23 de mayo de 2025. (Foto AP/Paul Vernon, archivo)
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[2026-05-11 22:50 UTC+10:00] [World news] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: View image in fullscreenGuatire, Venezuela Relatives of political prisoners hold a vigil outside the Rodeo I prison in memory of Victor Quero, who died in custody therePhotograph: Ariana Cubillos/APShareView image in fullscreenOmaha, NebraskaPassengers from MV Hondius, the cruise ship struck by hantavirus, arrive from SpainPhotograph: Nick Ingram/APShareView image in fullscreenKfar Jouz, Lebanon Rescuers work at the site of an Israeli strike Photograph: ReutersShareView image in fullscreenKhan Younis, Gaza StripPalestinian patients return to Gaza after receiving treatment in EgyptPhotograph: Anadolu/Getty ImagesShareView
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[2026-05-11 21:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Sarah Atkinson, senior embryologist and lab supervisor at Rejoice Fertility, takes a cryo device containing a patient’s frozen embryo from a preservation tank before an embryo transfer, Jan. 11, 2026, at Rejoice Fertility in Knoxville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Jessie Wardarski)
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[2026-05-11 21:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: After decades in fertility care, Dr. John Gordon launched a new clinic to address ethical concerns in IVF, like surplus embryos and genetic screening. His practice avoids discarding embryos, reflecting his Christian beliefs. (AP Video: Jessie Wardarski)
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[2026-05-11 19:31 UTC+10:00] [Queensland] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: According to the Australian National Imams Council, a man entered Masjid Taqwa mosque claiming to have an AK-47 firearm in his vehicle
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[2026-05-11 19:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina Christian Schmidt speaks during a panel discussion at the NATO Parliamentary Assembly in Dayton, Ohio, Friday, May 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Paul Vernon, File)
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[2026-05-11 17:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Britain’s Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer speaks to Labour Party members at Kingsdown Methodist Church Hall, in Ealing, west London, Friday May 8, 2026, a day after the local elections. (Stefan Rousseau/PA via AP)
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