Topic: Religion — Neutral reports only
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[2026-05-07 21:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The destruction of Islamist terror groups is one of the main priorities of US Counterterrorism, according to the newly released United States Counterterrorism Strategy 2026 (hereon referred to as the CTS).
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[2026-05-07 21:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: New recruits to the Pontifical Swiss Guard swore loyalty to Pope Leo XIV on 6 May, during a ceremony in Vatican City. 28 new halberdiers took their oath in the presence of the Pope, the first time in over 50 years that a pontiff has personally presided over the swearing-in.
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[2026-05-07 21:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: St. Pauli’s Arkadiusz Pyrka, left, and Mainz’s Phillipp Mwene battle for the ball during the German Bundesliga soccer match between FC St. Pauli and FSV Mainz 05 in Hamburg, Germany, Sunday, May 3, 2026. (Christian Charisius/dpa via AP)
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[2026-05-07 21:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: The new foundation for the Fountain of Life Nazarene Church is seen in Altadena, Calif., April 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)
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[2026-05-07 20:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio opened a fence-mending visit to the Vatican on Thursday after President Donald Trump’s broadsides against Pope Leo XIV and the U.S.-Israeli war in Iran angered the Holy See and sparked ongoing sparring between the two American leaders.
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[2026-05-07 20:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: COTABATO CITY – Dozens of politicians accompanied by thousands of supporters from 16 different accredited regional political parties trooped to Commission on Elections’ (Comelec’s) field offices on Thursday to file certificates of candidacy (COCs) for the 32 district slots in the upcoming Parliament poll of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM).
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[2026-05-07 20:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Secretary of State Marco Rubio kicked off a two-day visit to Vatican City and Italy Thursday by meeting Pope Leo XIV, days after President Trump claimed the first American-born pontiff was “endangering a lot of Catholics and a lot of people.”
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[2026-05-07 20:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by Thomas Brooke via Remix news,
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[2026-05-07 19:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: US president Trump restarts Pope feud ahead of Rubio visit to Vatican
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[2026-05-07 17:35 UTC+10:00] [Pope Leo XIV] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: US secretary of state will hold talks with Italian government, also berated by Trump for not supporting Iran war
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[2026-05-07 15:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio will meet with Pope Leo on Thursday. The visit was first seen as an attempt to improve relations with the Trump administration following a series of attacks by U. S. President Donald Trump on social media against the pope. (AP video by Paolo Santalucia and Silvia Stellacci, produced by Trisha Thomas)
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[2026-05-07 13:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: A viral image of an Israeli soldier desecrating a Christian statue in southern Lebanon has caused widespread outrage amid growing concern over Israeli attacks against Christians.
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[2026-05-07 13:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: The staycation has long been a popular way to relax and recharge in the UAE. A number of five-star hotels across the Emirates have deals through May and June, which include reduced rates, complimentary activities, as well as free stays and dining for children.
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[2026-05-07 12:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Miembros de la Iglesia Ortodoxa Negra de San Moisés participan juntos en un servicio religioso el 9 de noviembre de 2025, en Pittsburgh. (AP Foto/Jessie Wardarski, archivo)
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[2026-05-07 12:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: If the first Parliamentary elections of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) on Sept. 14, 2026 is postponed again, it will undermine the democratic process, especially the peace condition of the entire region.
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[2026-05-07 12:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: The Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR) has established itself as a go-to group when journalists or politicians want to engage with the Muslim community.
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[2026-05-07 12:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: COTABATO CITY - The Commission on Elections has accredited the political party of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) to compete in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) Parliamentary polls, sparking jubilation among supporters of continued peaceful means to end decades of secessionist rebellion in the south.
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[2026-05-07 09:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: At a moment of rising intolerance against religious minorities, the new social media trend of “speedrunning” through Scientology churches is an ugly and cheap opening for broader hate.
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[2026-05-07 07:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Secondary Education
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[2026-05-07 07:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Members of St. Moses the Black Orthodox Church worship together during service on Nov. 9, 2025, in Pittsburgh. (AP Photo/Jessie Wardarski, File)
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[2026-05-07 07:02 UTC+10:00] [Latest Stories] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Inquirer
Snippet: Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao.
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[2026-05-07 06:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Texas Gov. Greg Abbott fired off a blistering letter threatening to yank state funding if one of his cities doesn’t shut down an “Muslim-only” bash hosted by an Islamic group at a taxpayer-funded water park.
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[2026-05-07 05:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Former Appeal Court President Justice Mohamed Lafar Thahir who was appointed Consul General of Saudi Arabia was felicitated at the Al Mubarak Muslim National School in Malwana on Saturday.
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[2026-05-07 05:00 UTC+10:00] [Cars] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: ROME — U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio heads to Rome this week with two sensitive missions: contain a public spat with the Vatican and ease tensions with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni over defense and trade.
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[2026-05-07 04:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Authorities blasted out images of four punks who allegedly scrawled Nazi graffiti across five locations in Queens as religious leaders called the antisemitic crime spree “hatred directed against all of us.”
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[2026-05-07 03:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: A masked mob of up to 50 people — many believed to be minors — tried to bust into the Church of Scientology’s downtown San Diego building, kicking doors, pounding windows, and spitting on the property in a brazen viral stunt.
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[2026-05-07 03:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: El cirujano plástico Michael Obeng realiza una cirugía de reconstrucción de ombligo después de una abdominoplastia en un centro quirúrgico de Beverly Hills, California, el jueves 5 de febrero de 2026. (AP Foto/Damian Dovarganes)
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[2026-05-07 03:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The network of the pro-Palestine bands has scored success in creating an ever-increasing and constricting terminology framework. There is ‘settler-colonialism,’ and there is “Zionism is racism.” There is “apartheid,” and there is “from the River to the Sea.” And there is “genocide”.
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[2026-05-07 02:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Photos of an IDF soldier smoking while putting a cigarette in the mouth of a statue of the Virgin Mary surfaced on Wednesday, in the latest in a series of actions perceived as showing disregard for Lebanon's Christian community.
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[2026-05-07 02:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The Islamic regime arrested three Christian leaders who allegedly opened their own church to preach Zionist teachings privately, according to the Yazd Justice Department's Public Relations Department and statements made by Yazd prosecutor Mehdi Hassanpour.
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[2026-05-07 02:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: TWO elections, the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (village and youth council) and the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) polls, are set to happen this year. History is being written in the BARMM, for after years of transition and peace-building, the region is set to hold its first regular parliamentary elections on Sept.
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[2026-05-07 01:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: A prominent US evangelist has claimed that government officials held a secret briefing for pastors and urged them to prepare their congregations for the imminent release of information about alien life and unidentified spacecraft, which could shatter Christian faith.
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[2026-05-07 01:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: A prominent US evangelist has claimed that government officials held a secret briefing for pastors and urged them to prepare their congregations for the imminent release of information about alien life and unidentified spacecraft, which could shatter Christian faith.
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[2026-05-07 01:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) presents itself as an innocuous Muslim civil rights group. But CAIR finds itself under increasing scrutiny for its past alleged connections to radical Islam, and for its ongoing rhetorical support for Hamas.
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[2026-05-07 00:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: He will also visit a migrant reception centre in the Canary Islands
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[2026-05-07 00:09 UTC+10:00] [Lampedusa] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: He will also visit a migrant reception centre in the Canary Islands
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[2026-05-06 22:58 UTC+10:00] [Pope Leo XIV] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Pontiff responds after US president accuses him of ‘endangering a lot of Catholics’ with stance on Iran war
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[2026-05-06 22:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: The staycation has long been a popular way to relax and recharge in the UAE. A number of five-star hotels across the Emirates have deals through May and June, which include reduced rates, complimentary activities, as well as free stays and dining for children.
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[2026-05-06 22:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Local Spain
Snippet: Pope Leo XIV will celebrate a Mass at Barcelona's iconic Sagrada Familia basilica during his six-day visit to Spain next month, according to the itinerary of his trip published Wednesday by the Vatican.
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[2026-05-06 22:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Pope Leo XIV waves to the crowd as he arrives to celebrate a Holy Mass at Beirut waterfront, in Beirut, Lebanon, Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein, File)
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[2026-05-06 21:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Pope Leo XIV holds his weekly general audience in St. Peter’s Square, at the Vatican, Wednesday, May 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
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[2026-05-06 21:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: As cosmetic interventions become more pervasive, people are grappling with the philosophical and ethical implications of turning to them. A growing chorus of theologians, philosophers and bioethicists are calling for more conversations.
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[2026-05-06 18:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: "As I was going up the stair, I met a man who wasn’t there. He wasn’t there again today. I wish, I wish he’d go away."
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[2026-05-06 17:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: COTABATO CITY—Former Commission on Elections chairman Sheriff Abas and four others from the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) filed on Tuesday, May 6, their certificates of candidacy for district seats in the upcoming first Parliament poll in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM).
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[2026-05-06 16:38 UTC+10:00] [Europe] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: This is AI generated summarization, which may have errors. For context, always refer to the full article.
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[2026-05-06 12:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 6 (Yonhap) -- Investigators on Wednesday launched a raid on more than 10 sites affiliated with the Unification Church over allegations its leader Han Hak-ja embezzled church funds, legal sources said.
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[2026-05-06 11:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Blessed are the peacemakers.
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[2026-05-06 11:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: For comment or corrections, contact feedback@rappler.com
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[2026-05-06 11:54 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: WASHINGTON (AP) — US President Donald Trump has renewed his criticism of Pope Leo XIV, potentially complicating a fence-mending visit that Secretary of State Marco Rubio plans to make this week to the Vatican.
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[2026-05-06 11:52 UTC+10:00] [Latest Stories] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Inquirer
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine National Police (PNP) reported no threats during the certificate of candidacy (COC) filing period for the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) parliamentary elections.
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