Topic: World News — Neutral reports only
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[2026-05-26 01:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The Bank of Israel lowered short-term interest rates for the third time in six months on Monday, citing a large appreciation of the shekel and stable inflation, while cautioning that geopolitical uncertainty remains high.
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[2026-05-26 01:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Reports that Washington and Jerusalem had planned to install Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, the former Iranian president, as Iran’s new leader were “demoralizing,” members of the Iranian diaspora told The Jerusalem Post on Monday, though they insisted that they doubted the credibility of such reports.
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[2026-05-26 01:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: An alleged Hamas financier on trial in the Netherlands for funneling funds to the Palestinian terrorist organization told an undercover investigator that his job was to take down Israel, according to the NGO Ad Kan.
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[2026-05-26 01:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: As with previous rounds of negotiations, the latest US-brokered talks between Lebanon and Israel, held in Washington earlier this month, signalled the laundering of war through diplomacy.
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[2026-05-26 01:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: US President Donald Trump has indicated that a potential deal between the US and Iran is “largely negotiated”. If agreed, it could bring to an end a regional conflict which has lasted almost three months.
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[2026-05-26 01:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Pope Leo XIV has delivered a stark warning on artificial intelligence, claiming that the technology is aiding the “normalization of war” and transferring powers of life and death to unaccountable “technological actors.”
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[2026-05-26 01:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Pope Leo XIV has delivered a stark warning on artificial intelligence, claiming that the technology is aiding the “normalization of war” and transferring powers of life and death to unaccountable “technological actors.”
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[2026-05-26 01:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-05-26 01:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: The UK has recorded its hottest-ever May temperature as the mercury rose to 34.8C in London.
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[2026-05-26 01:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Semiconductor Manufacturing International soared to a record high in China after Huawei unveiled what it described as a breakthrough pathway for advanced semiconductor production at the IEEE ISCAS conference, without relying on the West's most advanced chipmaking equipment.
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[2026-05-26 01:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-05-26 01:09 UTC+10:00] [US news] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: John A Walko was identified through DNA and brought home to Pennsylvania 80 years after his WWII death
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[2026-05-26 01:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Many political opponents were convicted during Hun Sen’s time in power while Kem Sokha’s CNRP co-founder Sam Rainsy remains in self-exile in France
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[2026-05-26 01:05 UTC+10:00] [Phnom Penh] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Many political opponents were convicted during Hun Sen’s time in power while Kem Sokha’s CNRP co-founder Sam Rainsy remains in self-exile in France
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[2026-05-26 01:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Serbian leader makes first official state visit to Beijing, with the two sides signing more than 20 deals covering politics, trade and tech
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[2026-05-26 01:01 UTC+10:00] [Xi Jinping] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Serbian leader makes first official state visit to Beijing, with the two sides signing more than 20 deals covering politics, trade and tech
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[2026-05-26 01:00 UTC+10:00] [Independents] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Changes to political funding and the need for crossbenchers to remain relevant are driving discussions but some independents are opposed
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[2026-05-26 01:00 UTC+10:00] [Western Australia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Stretching 1,365km across the remote Australian outback, the unique challenge of the Nullarbor Links takes a week to complete and inspires devotion among the players
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[2026-05-26 01:00 UTC+10:00] [New South Wales] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Damning NSW auditor general’s report finds $100m scheme has not delivered a single home or lot since devastating 2022 floods
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[2026-05-26 00:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: INDIANAPOLIS — Caitlin Clark is finally going to the Indianapolis 500 and she'll do it in style.
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[2026-05-26 00:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: Celebrity birthdays for the week of May 24-30:
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[2026-05-26 00:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Police in Chile say they have arrested three people suspected of carrying out a series of burglaries on the homes of high-profile athletes in the US and Argentina.
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[2026-05-26 00:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: BANGKOK — Rescuers are racing against time to reach seven people who have been trapped in a cave in central Laos since last week.
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[2026-05-26 00:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Ten Gaza land convoy activists were detained by Libyan forces on Sunday, the Global Sumud Flotilla announced on Monday, after several hours without communication with a contingent that had attempted to cross a checkpoint into the eastern part of the country.
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[2026-05-26 00:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: KYIV, Ukraine — Belarus' exiled opposition leader visited Kyiv on Monday as the Ukrainian capital cleaned up after Russia’s biggest missile attack of the year, and world leaders kept a close eye on how much support the Belarusian government is ready to provide for Moscow’s all-out invasion of Ukraine.
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[2026-05-26 00:45 UTC+10:00] [News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Michael West Media
Snippet: May 26, 2026 00:45 | News
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[2026-05-26 00:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The Islamic regime asserted that vessels crossing the Strait of Hormuz would need to pay fees for “navigational services,” denying that such payments were tolls for transiting the waterway, Tehran’s foreign ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei announced at a press briefing.
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[2026-05-26 00:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Stan Wawrinka beat the world number one in the final of his three Grand Slam triumphs
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[2026-05-26 00:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Australian activists detained by Israel while on a flotilla trying to deliver aid to Gaza have returned home, and organisers allege abuse, sexual assaults and beatings that put some detainees in hospital.
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[2026-05-26 00:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: The director-general of the World Health Organization (WHO) says there have been 220 suspected deaths in the current Ebola outbreak and that a delay in detecting cases meant responders are now “playing catch-up”.
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[2026-05-26 00:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Pope Leo XIV has urged governments to slow down and regulate the development of artificial intelligence systems in his first major document, released on Monday.
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[2026-05-26 00:28 UTC+10:00] [World / North America] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Tampa: Donald Trump dramatically expanded the scope of Iran peace talks by demanding Arab nations sign agreements with Israel and threatening to freeze key Gulf allies out of the negotiations if they failed to do so.
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[2026-05-26 00:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MECCA, Saudi Arabia — The annual Hajj pilgrimage, one of the Five Pillars of Islam, officially began Monday.
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[2026-05-26 00:24 UTC+10:00] [Laos] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Group have been stuck in flooded cave in central Laos for five days after heavy rain caused landslides
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[2026-05-26 00:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Yair Lapid, the leader of Israel’s opposition, said a peace agreement with Palestinians would not be the priority of his bloc if it won elections later this year and that Israel has bigger domestic issues and tensions with Iran to deal with.
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[2026-05-26 00:17 UTC+10:00] [US and Israeli Attack on Iran (2026)] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The New York Times
Snippet: Since President Trump announced a cease-fire with Iran in April, he has sought to force Tehran to accept his terms for a peace deal with a mixture of threats and limited military operations.
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[2026-05-26 00:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Steps needs to turn short-term excitement surrounding Lai Ka-ying on Shenzhou-23 mission into long-term talent pipeline, academic says
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[2026-05-26 00:16 UTC+10:00] [Lai Ka-ying] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Steps needs to turn short-term excitement surrounding Lai Ka-ying on Shenzhou-23 mission into long-term talent pipeline, academic says
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[2026-05-26 00:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: TOKYO — Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said on Monday the government will compile a $19 billion supplementary budget to support households grappling with soaring everyday costs driven by the Iran war.
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[2026-05-26 00:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Former SNP chief executive Peter Murrell has admitted embezzling more than £400,000 from the party between August 2010 and October 2022.
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[2026-05-26 00:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Thousands of people gathered in the baking heat to watch competitors from all over the world chase a 7lb (3kg) wheel of Double Gloucester cheese down a 1:2 gradient slope.
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[2026-05-26 00:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-05-26 00:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Novelist Dame Jilly Cooper scolded the team behind Rivals and told them to stop making her "macho men" cry on screen, an executive producer on the show has said.
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[2026-05-26 00:01 UTC+10:00] [Stolen Generations] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The now 88-year-old is urging Australian governments to throw their support behind a new national plan for Stolen Generations survivors as they enter their final years
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[2026-05-26 00:01 UTC+10:00] [Environment / Conservation] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: It is one of the seven natural wonders of the world and features on UNESCO’s World Heritage List. Why then, critics ask, does Australia allow up to 190 tonnes of corals from the Great Barrier Reef to be chopped off and sold for use in aquariums around the world?
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[2026-05-26 00:00 UTC+10:00] [Los Angeles] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: A region known for its lack of walkability now has more obstacles for pedestrians to contend with
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[2026-05-26 00:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: ‘Unrealistic’ to expect Beijing and Washington to reach comprehensive understanding on Taiwan, prominent mainland analyst says
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[2026-05-26 00:00 UTC+10:00] [Xi Jinping] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: ‘Unrealistic’ to expect Beijing and Washington to reach comprehensive understanding on Taiwan, prominent mainland analyst says
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[2026-05-26 00:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Defiant talisman facing questions about his faltering performances and international future, while coach Hong Myung-bo is unpopular with fans
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[2026-05-26 00:00 UTC+10:00] [Guadalajara] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Defiant talisman facing questions about his faltering performances and international future, while coach Hong Myung-bo is unpopular with fans
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