Topic: Religion — Neutral reports only
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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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[2026-05-06 08:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio expects a "frank" meeting with Pope Leo during a visit to the Vatican on Thursday, the US ambassador said, after US President Donald Trump took a fresh potshot at the pope for criticizing the US-Israeli war in Iran.
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[2026-05-06 08:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Sam Smith and their boyfriend of more than three years, fashion designer Christian Cowan, are engaged, Page Six can exclusively reveal.
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[2026-05-06 07:48 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-05-06 07:35 UTC+10:00] [Africa] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Tuesday dismissed the possibility that his upcoming trip to the Vatican is focused on smoothing over relations between the Trump administration and Pope Leo XIV.
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[2026-05-06 06:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio has pushed back on comments that President Donald Trump accused Pope Leo XIV of “endangering Catholics” over his stance on the Iran war, saying his early remarks had been mischaracterised.
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[2026-05-06 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Messengers attending the Southern Baptist Convention listen to remarks by president Clint Pressley during the 2025 SBC Annual Meeting, June 10, 2025, in Dallas. (AP Photo/Richard W. Rodriguez, File)
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[2026-05-06 05:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Pope Leo has responded to attacks by US President Donald Trump, saying he hoped to be able to preach the Gospel and about peace, but anyone was free to criticise him.
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[2026-05-06 05:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: When Charlie Kirk was alive, almost no Modern Orthodox rabbi would publicly stand near him. Most of organized American Jewry treated Kirk as a liability. At best, an embarrassment, at worst, an antisemite. His rallies were seen as too close to the Christian nationalism that Jews are taught from childhood to keep at arm’s length.
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[2026-05-06 05:35 UTC+10:00] [Local] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Buddhasasana, Religious and Cultural Affairs Minister, Dr. Hiniduma Sunil Senevi, said that the Government has resumed the restoration of archaeological sites that had previously been stalled.
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[2026-05-06 05:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: WERAGAMA – IAN – Loving husband of the late Pushpa Weragama, devoted father of Narendra, Rudra, and Rukshan and father-in-law of Deepthi, Narelle and Roshithri, adoring grandfather of Trevin, Rithika and great-grandfather of Khaleesi, beloved son of Harrold and Amitha Weragama, cherished brother of Asela, the late Ayoma, Senaka, Nalini and Sunitha Weragama.
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[2026-05-06 04:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The US president said the pontiff was helping Iran, in comments that could complicate his secretary of state’s fence-mending trip
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[2026-05-06 04:55 UTC+10:00] [Europe] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The US president said the pontiff was helping Iran, in comments that could complicate his secretary of state’s fence-mending trip
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[2026-05-06 04:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: President Donald Trump speaks before signing a proclamation in the Oval Office at the White House, Tuesday, May 5, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
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[2026-05-06 00:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Secretary of State Marco Rubio is bracing for a “frank” conversation with Pope Leo XIV when Rubio heads to Rome later this week after friction between the Bishop of Rome and President Trump over immigration and the US war with Iran, the American ambassador to the Holy See said Tuesday.
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[2026-05-05 22:24 UTC+10:00] [Pope Leo XIV] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: US president directs fresh criticism at pontiff days before secretary of state Marco Rubio’s visit to Vatican
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[2026-05-05 20:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Rabbi Dr. Ari Berman, president of Yeshiva University, outlined a vision of Jewish leadership rooted in faith, values, and cross-religious collaboration during a recent interview with The Jerusalem Post, emphasizing what he described as a growing global appetite for meaning and authentic identity.
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[2026-05-05 20:03 UTC+10:00] [Latest Stories] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Inquirer
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — The Third Party Monitoring Team (TPMT) believes that the first Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) parliamentary elections should proceed as scheduled on September 14 this year.
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[2026-05-05 18:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: A Muslim man, Ishmail Hussein, was stabbed in London last Wednesday. His alleged assailant has now been apprehended and charged with attempted murder.
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[2026-05-05 18:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Millions of Indonesian Muslims traveled to their hometowns for Eid al-Fitr, which fell in late March this year. Increased household spending during the holiday helped the economy grow 5.61% on an annualized basis in the first quarter of 2026. © Reuters
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[2026-05-05 17:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Local Spain
Snippet: Spain will deploy more than 13,000 police officers to stave off "multiple" potential threats to Pope Leo XIV's visit from June 6th to 12th, the interior minister said on Monday.
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[2026-05-05 14:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Millions of Indonesian Muslims traveled to their hometowns for Eid al-Fitr, which fell in late March this year. Increased household spending during the holiday helped the economy grow 5.61% on an annualized basis in the first quarter of 2026. © Reuters
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[2026-05-05 06:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Vandals scrawled swastikas and Hitler graffiti on multiple homes and religious sites across Queens in an antisemitic spree on Monday – including a synagogue started by refugees fleeing the Holocaust.
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[2026-05-05 05:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Dissanayake emphasised the need for a country in which Sinhalese, Tamil and Muslim communities live together in harmony and brotherhood and reaffirmed that the strong steps taken towards national unity will not, under any circumstances, be reversed.
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[2026-05-05 05:30 UTC+10:00] [Obituaries] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: MULLER – PATRICK MERLO – Husband of Dawn, father of Darrel and Damian, father-in-law of Nishani and Kumudu, grandfather of Souhaine, Shennelle and Deanne, brother of Jean, Glenville, Delicia, Gloria, Malcom, late Derrick, Noel, Neil, Loo, George, Merle, Sheila. Cortege leaves DM Funeral Directors, 198, Mahabage Road, Ragama (opposite Ragama Fuel Station) on 4th May 2026 at 4 p.m.
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[2026-05-05 05:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Religious Leaders
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[2026-05-05 04:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: A taxpayer-funded Texas waterpark is getting splash-back for a “Muslims only” event next month after a local Islamic group rented out the facility.
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[2026-05-05 04:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Christian McCaffrey’s latest effort to get a leg up on his competition is a real head rush.
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[2026-05-05 04:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Robert Bridge is an American writer and journalist. He is the author of 'Midnight in the American Empire,' How Corporations and Their Political Servants are Destroying the American Dream.
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[2026-05-05 04:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Robert Bridge is an American writer and journalist. He is the author of 'Midnight in the American Empire,' How Corporations and Their Political Servants are Destroying the American Dream.
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[2026-05-05 02:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: A long-running border dispute between Nepal and India has flared up after New Delhi announced the resumption of a religious pilgrimage through a contested Himalayan pass.
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[2026-05-05 02:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: BEIRUT (AP) — A branch of the Catholic church expressed deep concern Monday over reports that Israel was demolishing civilian and religious buildings in parts of southern Lebanon under its control, following allegations that a convent had been bulldozed.
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[2026-05-05 00:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: All mainstream Jewish organizations in Norway have come together to collectively condemn the Center for Studies of Holocaust and Religious Minorities for what they say is “Holocaust revitalization.”
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[2026-05-05 00:46 UTC+10:00] [Foreign Affairs] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio will meet Pope Leo XIV on Thursday during his visit to Italy, following President Donald Trump’s recent attacks on the pontiff and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni.
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[2026-05-05 00:09 UTC+10:00] [US foreign policy] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: US secretary of state’s two-day visit reportedly intended to thaw Washington’s frosty relations with Vatican and Italy
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[2026-05-04 23:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Secretary of State Marco Rubio arrives at the West Wing of White House in Washington, Thursday April 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
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[2026-05-04 23:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Iranian rescue workers dug through debris by hand to recover religious artifacts from a Tehran synagogue damaged by an Israeli strike last month, Marjan Yeshayayi, a member of the local Jewish community, has told RT.
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[2026-05-04 23:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Iranian rescue workers dug through debris by hand to recover religious artifacts from a Tehran synagogue damaged by an Israeli strike last month, Marjan Yeshayayi, a member of the local Jewish community, has told RT.
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[2026-05-04 23:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Eid Al Adha falls in the last week of May this year, and many UAE residents are expected to receive a six-day break, with Arafat Day beginning on May 26, followed by the first day of Eid.
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[2026-05-04 23:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The United States confirmed on Monday that the Secretary of State Marco Rubio is due to visit Rome to meet with Pope Leo XIV on Thursday.
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[2026-05-04 23:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Sectarian tension in Lebanon has further degenerated after a video depicting Hezbollah as characters from the Angry Birds video game prompted online posts attacking the leader of the country's Maronite Church.
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[2026-05-04 23:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: France will tackle the Muslim Brotherhood on a "case-by-case basis" as efforts to have it listed as a terrorist organisation would be "impossible to implement and legally fragile", Interior Minister Laurent Nunez has said.
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[2026-05-04 22:20 UTC+10:00] [Internazionale] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Inter’s manager was not first choice to replace Simeone Inzaghi but has created a juggernaut that could not be stopped
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[2026-05-04 21:03 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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[2026-05-04 19:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Last month the US Supreme Court agreed to hear St. Mary Catholic Parish v. Roy, a case that almost writes its own headline: Universal for me, but not for thee.
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[2026-05-04 19:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmail Baghaei on Sunday strongly condemned the assassination of a Syrian Shia religious cleric, describing it as a terrorist attack and "heinous crime."
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[2026-05-04 16:00 UTC+10:00] [Film] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Christian Mortensen takes up arms as the 14th-century kingmaker Timur but could do with a stronger force behind him and a better beard in front
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[2026-05-04 15:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: El volcán de Mayon expulsa ceniza visto desde Camalig, en la provincia de Albay, Filipinas, el sábado 2 de mayo de 2026. (Christian Añonuevo Lorilla via AP)
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[2026-05-04 14:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Mayon volcano spews ash as seen from Camalig, Albay province, Philippines on Saturday May 2, 2026. (Christian Añonuevo Lorilla via AP)
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[2026-05-04 12:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: ROME, Italy — US Secretary of State Marco Rubio will meet Pope Leo on a trip to Rome this week, in the wake of the pontiff's clash with President Donald Trump, a Vatican source said Sunday.
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