Topic: World News — Neutral reports only
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[2026-05-18 22:00 UTC+10:00] [Georgia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: After being excommunicated from the GOP, Geoff Duncan is trying for a comeback on the Democratic ticket
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[2026-05-18 22:00 UTC+10:00] [Flooding] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Like many informal settlements, communities that have sprung up on the edges of Ayacucho in the Andes are on the frontline of extreme weather events
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[2026-05-18 22:00 UTC+10:00] [California] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Eileen Wang, 58, worked with China to promote Beijing’s interests and could face up to 10 years in federal prison
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[2026-05-18 22:00 UTC+10:00] [Trump administration] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Use of AI is a valuable tool for weather prediction but only when it’s trained with ample data, experts say
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[2026-05-18 22:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: China’s top foreign exchange regulator said in an article that authorities would seek to keep the yuan ‘basically stable’
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[2026-05-18 22:00 UTC+10:00] [Tommie Fang] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: China’s top foreign exchange regulator said in an article that authorities would seek to keep the yuan ‘basically stable’
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[2026-05-18 21:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: A Spanish court has ordered the country's tax authority to refund €55m (£48m, $64m) to singer Shakira after ruling that the money was improperly collected in a dispute over her taxes.
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[2026-05-18 21:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Iran has moved a step further in its attempts to formalise its effective control over the Strait of Hormuz after the country’s top security organ announced the formation of a new body to manage the key passage.
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[2026-05-18 21:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-05-18 21:55 UTC+10:00] [New South Wales] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: NSW police called to home in Campbelltown where they arrested a man, aged 47
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[2026-05-18 21:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: A former senior Israeli intelligence officer, who served during the current war on Iran, has said that the Iranian nuclear project remains “essentially unchanged” despite Israeli and US attacks.
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[2026-05-18 21:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-05-18 21:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Futures are lower, but off their overnight lows as markets focus on soaring global yields after US/Iran talk progress remains stalled (but at least armed hostilities did not resume contrary to some speculation). Yields also spiked on rising oil prices, concerns of an extra budget in Japan and continued political chaos in the UK.
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[2026-05-18 21:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: MJK Smith was the last dual international to represent the England cricket side
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[2026-05-18 21:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Woman, 66, found dead in Sham Shui Po flat after elder daughter raised alarm when relatives got no response at door, with case not treated as suspicious
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[2026-05-18 21:41 UTC+10:00] [Fu Ying House] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Woman, 66, found dead in Sham Shui Po flat after elder daughter raised alarm when relatives got no response at door, with case not treated as suspicious
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[2026-05-18 21:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines—The National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) on Monday condemned the “terror-grooming” of the Communist Party of the Philippines, New People’s Army, and National Democratic Front (CPP-NPA-NDF) as another former student leader died in an encounter between military forces and insurgents in Negros Occidental recently.
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[2026-05-18 21:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-05-18 21:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-05-18 21:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: A lorry driver who smuggled £7.2m of cocaine in a shipment of Kim Kardashian Skims clothing has been jailed for 13-and-a-half years.
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[2026-05-18 21:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: K-pop boy band Ateez will join the likes of Lewis Capaldi, Pitbull and Maroon 5 as headliners for BST Hyde Park.
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[2026-05-18 21:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Tehran will take the US and Israel to court over attacks on Iranian cultural sites, the Islamic Republic’s deputy foreign minister, Kazem Gharibabadi, has said.
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[2026-05-18 21:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Tehran will take the US and Israel to court over attacks on Iranian cultural sites, the Islamic Republic’s deputy foreign minister, Kazem Gharibabadi, has said.
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[2026-05-18 21:19 UTC+10:00] [AI (artificial intelligence)] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Startup has declined to release Claude Mythos AI model publicly amid fears it could be used by hackers
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[2026-05-18 21:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: The bodies of four Italian divers who went missing during a scuba diving accident in the Maldives last week have been found, officials have confirmed to the BBC.
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[2026-05-18 21:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Charging limits and rising insurance costs could slow the global march of electric vehicles, BNP Paribas tells Hong Kong conference
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[2026-05-18 21:13 UTC+10:00] [BNP Paribas] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Charging limits and rising insurance costs could slow the global march of electric vehicles, BNP Paribas tells Hong Kong conference
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[2026-05-18 21:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-05-18 21:11 UTC+10:00] [US news] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: GOP to target seat held by Jim Clyburn, the only Democrat among the state’s seven representatives in the House
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[2026-05-18 21:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: You’re watching The Manila Times’ News Prime.
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[2026-05-18 21:10 UTC+10:00] [World / Asia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: The Maldives and Italy’s Foreign Ministry say rescuers have located the bodies of four Italian divers believed to be deep inside an underwater cave in a Maldive atoll.
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[2026-05-18 21:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Mon 18 May 2026 at 9:10pm
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[2026-05-18 21:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Narges Mohammadi, the Iranian human rights campaigner and Nobel Peace Prize laureate, is recovering at home in Iran after undergoing surgery following her release from jail on medical grounds.
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[2026-05-18 21:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: A French judge will investigate the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, following a complaint filed by NGOs against Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, sources told AFP on Saturday.
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[2026-05-18 21:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: The 48-team 2026 World Cup is the biggest international tournament in history
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[2026-05-18 21:00 UTC+10:00] [Jeffrey Epstein] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Epstein said retired cop turned cocaine dealer attacked him, then retracted claim, before he was found dead in jail
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[2026-05-18 21:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has upgraded its forecast for the UK's growth this year, but warned the Iran war and "domestic uncertainty" could hit the economy.
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[2026-05-18 21:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Beijing says suspects helped others bypass flight restrictions, posing risks to national security
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[2026-05-18 21:00 UTC+10:00] [drones] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Beijing says suspects helped others bypass flight restrictions, posing risks to national security
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[2026-05-18 21:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-05-18 21:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-05-18 20:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Gas prices move up and down in response to disruptions in supply and spikes in demand. Many global events such as conflicts, sanctions or decisions by major oil producing countries can limit or create uncertainty about the supply of oil.
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[2026-05-18 20:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Mon 18 May 2026 at 8:58pm
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[2026-05-18 20:55 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: 9News
Snippet: Property News: Australia's most popular suburbs in every capital city.
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[2026-05-18 20:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Russian drones have hit two ships in the Black Sea approaching ports in Ukraine’s Odesa region, including a Chinese-owned cargo vessel, one day before Russian President Vladimir Putin heads to Beijing to meet Xi Jinping.
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[2026-05-18 20:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-05-18 20:48 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Starbucks Korea apologized Monday over an online promotional event after it faced backlash for allegedly evoking painful memories of South Korea's authoritarian past on the anniversary of the 1980 pro-democracy movement.
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[2026-05-18 20:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The Israeli government has advanced plans to confiscate Palestinian-owned property near Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem’s Old City, in a move Palestinians say is aimed at “Judaising” the city.
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[2026-05-18 20:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Yasmin Ibrahim Elzanaty, a lawyer from Egypt who was working as a cultural mediator on a rescue ship a week ago, said when shots were fired “right next to me” as the vessel sailed in international waters off Libya, everyone on board was “terrified”.
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[2026-05-18 20:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Shakira canta durante el Festival Global Citizen, el 27 de septiembre de 2025, en Nueva York. (Foto de Charles Sykes/Invision/AP, Archivo)
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