[2026-05-21 01:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AfricaNews

Title: M23 plays down Ebola fears as WHO visits treatment centres in eastern DRC

Snippet: A M23 rebel group spokesperson downplayed concerns about the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo as a team from the World Health Organization visited a treatment center in Nyiragongo on Tuesday.

Read full article: http://www.africanews.com/2026/05/20/m23-plays-down-ebola-fears-as-who-visits-treatment-centres-in-eastern-drc/

[2026-05-21 01:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Hong Kong’s northern New Territories hit by heavy rain and flooding

Snippet: Ta Kwu Ling among hardest‑hit areas, while minibus in Sheung Shui stranded in half a metre of floodwater

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3354281/hong-kongs-northern-new-territories-hit-heavy-rain-and-flooding?utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-05-21 01:23 UTC+10:00] [rainstorms] [Factuality: 92]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Hong Kong’s northern New Territories hit by heavy rain and flooding

Snippet: Ta Kwu Ling among hardest‑hit areas, while minibus in Sheung Shui stranded in half a metre of floodwater

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3354281/hong-kongs-northern-new-territories-hit-heavy-rain-and-flooding

[2026-05-21 01:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: BBC News

Title: Far-right Israeli minister condemned for taunting handcuffed Gaza flotilla activists

Snippet: Italy and France have denounced as "unacceptable" the treatment of pro-Palestinian activists who were on board a Gaza-bound aid flotilla intercepted by Israeli naval forces near Cyprus.

Read full article: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/clyp32weyn8o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

[2026-05-21 01:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: Shanghai restaurant knife attack injures 2 Japanese citizens and a Chinese national

Snippet: BEIJING — A knife attack at a restaurant in Shanghai on Tuesday injured three people, including two Japanese citizens and a Chinese national, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said, calling it an isolated case.

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/05/20/news/world/shanghai-restaurant-knife-attack-injures-2-japanese-citizens-and-a-chinese-national/2348510

[2026-05-21 01:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: Sales personnel nab for steeling laptop

Snippet: A sales personnel of a trading company was arrested for allegedly stealing a laptop worth P30,000 from their office the other day in Pasig City.

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/05/20/news/sales-personnel-nab-for-steeling-laptop/2348502

[2026-05-21 01:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: Sales personnel nabbed for stealing laptop

Snippet: A sales personnel of a trading company was arrested for allegedly stealing a laptop worth P30,000 from their office the other day in Pasig City.

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/05/20/news/sales-personnel-nabbed-for-stealing-laptop/2348502

[2026-05-21 01:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The National (UAE)

Title: Anti-settlement groups suspicious of Israel's latest West Bank 'heritage' drive | The National

Snippet: Israel’s ultra-nationalist government approved a plan on Wednesday to “develop and preserve heritage sites” in the occupied West Bank, a move campaigners say will be used as pretext to annex more Palestinian land.

Read full article: https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/mena/2026/05/20/anti-settlement-groups-suspicious-of-israels-latest-west-bank-heritage-drive/

[2026-05-21 01:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: New York Post

Title: Kendra Duggar ‘cut off’ her parents as husband Joseph’s legal battle rages on: report

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Read full article: https://pagesix.com/2026/05/20/celebrity-news/kendra-duggar-cut-off-her-parents-as-husband-josephs-legal-battle-rages-on-report/

[2026-05-21 01:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: Jaw-dropping moment massive fire truck barrels into Sunland building

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Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/05/20/us-news/jaw-dropping-moment-massive-fire-truck-barrels-into-sunland-building/

[2026-05-21 01:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: BBC News

Title: Major-minor nations split in World Cup qualifying

Snippet: England won 10-0 in San Marino during qualification for the 2022 World Cup

Read full article: https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/articles/cjdpjxgklyeo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

[2026-05-21 01:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The National (UAE)

Title: Emirati jailed for three years for inciting marriage to underage Moroccan girls | The National

Snippet: An Emirati man has been jailed for three years and fined Dh5 million ($1.3 million) by an Abu Dhabi court after being convicted of publishing an online video in which he incited marriage to underage girls from Morocco.

Read full article: https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/uae/2026/05/20/emirati-jailed-for-three-years-for-inciting-marriage-to-underage-moroccan-girls/

[2026-05-21 01:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Congo cancels 3-day World Cup training camp and fan farewell over Ebola fears

Snippet: Congo players pose for a team photo before a World Cup qualifying soccer match against Cameroon, Thursday, Nov. 13, 2025, in Rabat, Morocco. (AP Photo, File)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/congo-ebola-outbreak-world-cup-08222c2df62b37b7c1ab31d8e8f84fc8

[2026-05-21 01:00 UTC+10:00] [Australian politics] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Neo-Nazi group told by AEC it can’t become a political party while it hides identities of members

Snippet: White Australia group says it does not want to ‘doxx’ members as it challenges designation as banned hate group

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/may/21/neo-nazi-group-told-by-aec-it-cant-become-a-political-party-while-it-hides-identities-of-members-ntwnfb

[2026-05-21 01:00 UTC+10:00] [Australia] [Factuality: 90]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Socceroos’ African heritage offers timely reminder of Australia’s diversity | Jack Snape

Snippet: Culture and community helped Mo Touré and Nestory Irankunda become the footballers they are today – and their spark may ignite this World Cup

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/football/2026/may/21/australia-football-team-socceroos-african-heritage-diversity

[2026-05-21 01:00 UTC+10:00] [Australian politics] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: ‘Indefensible’: alleged child abuse survivor takes on Albanese government over $2.5bn Nauru deal

Snippet: Lawyers of Hazara man who was allegedly sexually abused by carer launch bid to prevent imminent deportation to Pacific island

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/may/21/indefensible-alleged-child-abuse-survivor-takes-on-albanese-government-over-25bn-nauru-deal

[2026-05-21 01:00 UTC+10:00] [Paul Keating] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: ‘Marginal change’: Keating lashes Coalition, John Howard and startup sector over CGT claims

Snippet: Former Labor prime minister says the wealthy have been beneficiaries of tax system ‘distortion’ for decades

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/may/21/keating-lashes-coalition-startup-sector-claims-cgt-capital-gains-tax-tech-startups-canva

[2026-05-21 01:00 UTC+10:00] [Australian politics] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: How Labor’s budget hit the brakes on Australia’s housing market

Snippet: Economists believe home values are set for their first national slump since 2022, though Australia’s persistent housing shortage means any fall would be short term

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/may/21/australia-house-prices-labor-federal-budget-negative-gearing-cgt-capital-gains-tax

[2026-05-21 01:00 UTC+10:00] [Plastics] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Plastic food and drink packaging ‘world’s most common coastal litter’

Snippet: Global study finds wrappers, bottles and lids on shorelines of 93% of countries analysed as UN talks to tackle issue stall

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/may/20/plastic-food-drink-packaging-worlds-most-common-coastal-litter

[2026-05-21 01:00 UTC+10:00] [Tax] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: ATO issues $1,650 fine to 97-year-old woman who had not ‘prioritised tax obligations’ after husband’s death

Snippet: Tax office apologises as ombudsman delivers stinging criticism, saying ‘ATO won’t learn unless people highlight the mistakes’

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/may/21/ato-australian-tax-office-fined-97-year-old-woman-late-tr-return-after-husband-death

[2026-05-21 01:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]

Source: New York Post

Title: All-new episode of ‘Conspiracies & Coverups’ tackles the War on Drugs

Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/05/20/us-news/all-new-episode-of-conspiracies-coverups-tackles-the-war-on-drugs/

[2026-05-21 00:57 UTC+10:00] [News] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Michael West Media

Title: Samsung union suspends strike as tentative deal reached

Snippet: May 21, 2026 00:57 | News

Read full article: https://michaelwest.com.au/samsung-union-suspends-strike-as-tentative-deal-reached/

[2026-05-21 00:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: South Korean oil tanker transits Strait of Hormuz

Snippet: SEOUL — A South Korean oil tanker safely transited the Strait of Hormuz, the country's foreign ministry said Wednesday, marking the first passage by a South Korean vessel through the waterway since the Iran war began.

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/05/20/news/world/south-korean-oil-tanker-transits-strait-of-hormuz/2348468

[2026-05-21 00:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: New York Post

Title: Al Roker trolls John Travolta in front of his daughter, Ella, on ‘Today’ show

Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.

Read full article: https://pagesix.com/2026/05/20/celebrity-news/al-roker-trolls-john-travolta-over-his-berets-in-front-of-daughter-ella/

[2026-05-21 00:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: New York Post

Title: Ex-TV news anchor loses $60K after scammers said she won millions in Publishers Clearing House sweepstakes

Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/05/20/media/ex-tv-news-anchor-loses-60k-in-publishers-clearing-house-scam/

[2026-05-21 00:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: CNBC

Title: Here's how Nvidia has traded each of the last 16 quarters

Snippet: It's been a while since Nvidia earnings shocked the world, or even just traders.

Read full article: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/05/20/heres-how-nvidia-has-traded-each-of-the-last-16-quarters.html

[2026-05-21 00:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: Frantic good Samaritans tried to save grandma who screamed ‘I’m dying’ before falling eerily quiet in NYC manhole

Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/05/20/us-news/frantic-good-samaritans-tried-to-save-grandma-who-screamed-im-dying-before-falling-eerily-quiet-in-nyc-manhole/

[2026-05-21 00:46 UTC+10:00] [World Cup 2026] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: A 2026 World Cup that doesn’t rip off fans? Some cities are showing that it’s possible

Snippet: Philadelphia, Kansas City and Atlanta are among the hosts showing that price-gouging at this summer’s tournament is, ultimately, a choice

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/football/2026/may/20/world-cup-pricing-fan-friendly-atlanta-kansas-city-philadelphia

[2026-05-21 00:46 UTC+10:00] [World news] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: A Beijing guard of honour and a child eyes Trump: photos of the day – Wednesday

Snippet: View image in fullscreenSan Diego, US People attend a vigil in a park the day after a fatal mosque shooting in southern CaliforniaPhotograph: Daniel Cole/ReutersShareView image in fullscreenKonotop, Ukraine A rescue worker clears debris from a damaged residential building after Russia carried out a large overnight attack in the Sumy regionPhotograph: State Emergency Service of Ukraine/AFP/Getty ImagesShareView image in fullscreenBureij, GazaA Palestinian man hold his head after an Israeli strike on a house in a refugee camp.

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/news/gallery/2026/may/20/peoples-liberation-army-and-putin-in-beijing-photos-of-the-day-wednesday

[2026-05-21 00:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: BBC News

Title: Women who died in sea off Brighton beach named

Snippet: Three women who died in the sea off Brighton beach have been named.

Read full article: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c62dn5r4elqo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

[2026-05-21 00:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: Oil retreats, stocks rise on cautious Mideast war hopes

Snippet: LONDON, United Kingdom — Oil prices slid and stock markets advanced Wednesday as Iran said it had allowed around two dozen ships to transit the Strait of Hormuz, easing concerns about the apparent impasse on ending the war in the Middle East.

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/05/20/news/world/oil-retreats-stocks-rise-on-cautious-mideast-war-hopes/2348454

[2026-05-21 00:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: RT News

Title: EU elites have caused ‘unimaginable damage’ – ex-Polish PM

Snippet: European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and former German Chancellor Angela Merkel have done “unimaginable damage” to the EU through a series of disastrous policies, former Polish Prime Minister Leszek Miller has said.

Read full article: https://www.rt.com/news/640285-eu-elites-damage-leszek-miller/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS

[2026-05-21 00:40 UTC+10:00] [Iran] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: US and Israel ‘hoped to install Ahmadinejad as Iran’s leader’

Snippet: Airstrike at the start of the war was aimed at freeing populist ex-president from house arrest, US newspaper claims

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/20/us-and-israel-hoped-to-install-ahmadinejad-as-irans-leader

[2026-05-21 00:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: BBC News

Title: Two jailed for life after woman shot dead outside wake

Snippet: Two men have been jailed for life for murdering a woman in a drive-by shooting in north-west London.

Read full article: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4g4w9n8k3no?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

[2026-05-21 00:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: Blake Lively is all smiles at starry Fendi event as she plots Hollywood comeback

Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.

Read full article: https://pagesix.com/2026/05/20/celebrity-news/blake-lively-spotted-at-fendi-event-as-she-plots-hollywood-comeback/

[2026-05-21 00:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: BBC News

Title: Allegations about Reform candidate's posts are troubling, Labour says

Snippet: Labour says there are "serious and deeply troubling allegations" relating to the social media pages of the Reform UK candidate in the Makerfield by-election.

Read full article: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cz92vgg9dygo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

[2026-05-21 00:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Jerusalem Post

Title: Three soldiers wounded by explosive drone during operations in southern Lebanon

Snippet: The IDF's 401st Brigade Commander, Col. Meir Biderman, was severely injured, and one reserve officer was moderately injured by an explosive drone impact while operating in southern Lebanon on Wednesday.

Read full article: https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/defense-news/article-896855

[2026-05-21 00:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: Spanish director Almodovar calls Trump, Netanyahu and Putin 'monsters'

Snippet: CANNES, France — Spanish filmmaker Pedro Almodovar called Donald Trump, Benjamin Netanyahu and Vladimir Putin "monsters" on Wednesday at the Cannes Film Festival where he is presenting his latest film "Bitter Christmas" in competition.

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/05/20/news/world/spanish-director-almodovar-calls-trump-netanyahu-and-putin-monsters/2348426

[2026-05-21 00:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: 5 people killed after tourist hovercraft suddenly capsizes in frigid Siberia waters

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[2026-05-21 00:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: New York Post

Title: President Trump breaks silence on Spencer Pratt’s run for LA mayor

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Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/05/20/us-news/trump-endorses-spencer-pratt-in-los-angeles-mayoral-election/

[2026-05-21 00:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Iran adapts as Gulf economies and Asia bear cost of Strait of Hormuz blockade

Snippet: At the end of April, US President Donald Trump predicted that Iran was days away from its oil fields and infrastructure "exploding", crediting a US blockade on Iranian port.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/iran-adapts-gulf-economies-and-asia-bear-cost-strait-hormuz-blockade

[2026-05-21 00:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: California’s Fast Food Council that decided wage hikes sits in limbo, as taxpayers foot the bill

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Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/05/20/us-news/californias-fast-food-council-sits-in-limbo-as-taxpayers-foot-the-bill/

[2026-05-21 00:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: Insane video shows MTA car explode in huge fireball near Wall Street’s Charging Bull

Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/05/20/us-news/car-explodes-near-wall-streets-charging-bull-video/

[2026-05-21 00:24 UTC+10:00] [United Nations] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: US puts pressure on Palestinian leaders to withdraw bid for UN vice-presidency role

Snippet: In state department cable, Jerusalem embassy told to issue protest to Palestinian Authority leaders, warning ‘consequences will follow’ if they failed to comply

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/20/us-palestinian-authority-united-nations-vice-presidency

[2026-05-21 00:20 UTC+10:00] [San Diego mosque shooting] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: ‘He sacrificed his life’: security guard killed in San Diego mosque attack hailed as hero

Snippet: Amin Abdullah, 51, was one of the three victims of deadly shooting at the Islamic Center of San Diego on Monday

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/20/security-guard-san-diego-mosque-attack

[2026-05-21 00:17 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Korea Herald

Title: Samsung Electronics union calls off strike, puts wage deal to vote

Snippet: Samsung Electronics labor unions on Wednesday called off a planned strike just over an hour before it was set to begin, paving the way for a membership vote on a tentative wage agreement with management.

Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10742322

[2026-05-21 00:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The National (UAE)

Title: Israeli leader Netanyahu criticises own minister Ben-Gvir for taunting Gaza flotilla detainees | The National

Snippet: Far-right Israeli minister Itamar Ben-Gvir was berated by his own government on Wednesday after taunting detainees from a Gaza protest flotilla.

Read full article: https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/mena/2026/05/20/israeli-leader-netanyahu-criticises-own-minister-ben-gvir-for-taunting-gaza-flotilla-detainees/

[2026-05-21 00:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Today in Sports - Muhammad Ali TKOs Henry Cooper in 6 for heavyweight boxing title

Snippet: 1881 — A small group of tennis club members meets at the Fifth Avenue Hotel in New York City to form the world’s first national governing body for tennis: the United States National Lawn Tennis Association. The new organization is created to standardize tennis rules and regulations and to encourage and develop the sport.

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/boxing-muhammad-ali-bernard-hopkins-jean-pascal-crystal-palace-fc-9a83f7ced1a1392a648b3ac014a9f6c7

[2026-05-21 00:09 UTC+10:00] [US news] [Factuality: 90]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Barney Frank, one of first openly gay members of Congress, dies aged 86

Snippet: Pelosi hails Frank as ‘pioneering’ LGBTQ+ voice and key architect of financial reform

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/20/barney-frank-dead

[2026-05-21 00:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: Sandro Marcos pushes mental health voucher system for low, middle income Filipinos

Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — House Majority Leader and Ilocos Norte 1st District Rep. Ferdinand Alexander Marcos filed a bill creating a voucher system to help low- and middle-income Filipinos access mental health services.

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/05/20/news/national/sandro-marcos-pushes-mental-health-voucher-system-for-low-middle-income-filipinos/2348379