Topic: World News — Neutral reports only
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[2026-05-17 02:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: ERROR 404 page not found Click here to go to the home page
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[2026-05-17 02:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: BEIJING — Presidents Xi Jinping of China and Donald Trump of the United States concluded a summit in Beijing on Friday with some symbolic wins that made for good optics domestically, but produced few substantive agreements, analysts said.
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[2026-05-17 02:00 UTC+10:00] [Donald Trump] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: In unprecedented self-dealing maneuver, billions of taxpayer dollars could be paid to US president and his allies
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[2026-05-17 01:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: The presidents of Nigeria and the United States have announced the killing of Abu-Bilal al-Minuki, described as the second-in-command of ISIL (ISIS).
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[2026-05-17 01:57 UTC+10:00] [Israel] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Three paramedics at health centre among dead, while Israel also says it killed Hamas military chief in Gaza
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[2026-05-17 01:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: A 3.5-foot humanoid robot scored a seat on a Southwest Airlines flight to Dallas, but the airline grounded the bot before it could earn frequent flyer miles.
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[2026-05-17 01:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — A women’s rights group sounded the alarm on the uptick in violence against women and children (VAWC) cases in the country, stressing that despite heightened public awareness, incidents continue to rise.
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[2026-05-17 01:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: His mouth was made for talkin’.
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[2026-05-17 01:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: If you’d like an impartial view of the benefits of cycling and what getting onto a – preferably – human-powered two-wheeler can do for one’s physical and emotional well-being, read on.
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[2026-05-17 01:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Iran says lack of trust is the main obstacle in US negotiations
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[2026-05-17 01:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Lebanon and Israel agreed late on Friday to extend their ceasefire by 45 days after talks between the two delegations at the US State Department, but Israeli strikes continued across southern Lebanon hours after the announcement.
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[2026-05-17 01:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Sloppy decision-making and an inability to agree on key issues have rendered the EU effectively irrelevant on the global stage, the bloc’s former foreign policy chief Josep Borrell has argued.
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[2026-05-17 01:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Sloppy decision-making and an inability to agree on key issues have rendered the EU effectively irrelevant on the global stage, the bloc’s former foreign policy chief Josep Borrell has argued.
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[2026-05-17 01:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Pete Davidson’s ex Elsie Hewitt and their baby girl, Scottie, were spotted for the first time since reports of the couple’s breakup surfaced earlier this week.
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[2026-05-17 01:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Since Donald Trump’s rise to the White House a decade ago, the United States president has purged his Republican Party of critics and rivals.
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[2026-05-17 01:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Izz al-Din al-Haddad, born 1970, was killed in the attack by Israel. A joint funeral was held on Saturday for Haddad, his wife and their 19-year-old daughter
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[2026-05-17 01:20 UTC+10:00] [Palestinians] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Izz al-Din al-Haddad, born 1970, was killed in the attack by Israel. A joint funeral was held on Saturday for Haddad, his wife and their 19-year-old daughter
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[2026-05-17 01:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — Former Philippine National Police chief Nicholas Torre III on Friday evening defended police officers against what he described as premature public judgment amid the ongoing investigation into the viral Pasig road rage incident involving a Quezon City Police District officer.
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[2026-05-17 01:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Chaos erupted outside NYC Swatch stores as cut-throat resellers and watch enthusiasts impatiently waited for a new release – causing the SoHo location to abruptly close amid the disastrous launch.
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[2026-05-17 01:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Pets are getting into their owners’ weed — and it’s sending them to the emergency vet in record numbers.
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[2026-05-17 01:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) on Saturday detected a magnitude 5.2 earthquake near the town of General Salipada K. Pendatun in Maguindanao del Sur at 7:25 p.m.
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[2026-05-17 01:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: They can flip themselves a foot off the ground, shed their own tails and reproduce without a mate — and right now these invaders are inching their way to your backyard garden or local park.
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[2026-05-17 01:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Israeli forces killed a Palestinian in a targeted attack on the Jenin refugee camp in the occupied West Bank, the Palestinian Ministry of Health says, as the army also storms homes amid settler attacks.
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[2026-05-17 01:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Sun 17 May 2026 at 1:16am
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[2026-05-17 01:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Scientists have discovered a new species of moth found only on the Greek island of Crete — and named it after Pope Leo XIV to honor his advocacy for the environment.
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[2026-05-17 01:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: A former GOP elected official has gone from serving his Staten Island constituents in the City Council to serving them frosty brews in his new outdoor beer garden.
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[2026-05-17 01:10 UTC+10:00] [Hawaii] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: FBI director reportedly took a snorkel excursion at site containing remains of more than 1,000 navy sailors and marines
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[2026-05-17 01:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: America is cleaning up its act.
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[2026-05-17 01:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: When Chris Engdahl spotted a bag at the bottom of a dumpster, he had no idea the discovery would change one grieving family’s life — along with his own.
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[2026-05-17 01:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The world’s two biggest economies also agree to roll back tariffs, deepen investment and establish a new board to manage disputes
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[2026-05-17 01:05 UTC+10:00] [Scott Bessent] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The world’s two biggest economies also agree to roll back tariffs, deepen investment and establish a new board to manage disputes
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[2026-05-17 01:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Live from New York! It’s time to bash Republicans on Saturday Night!
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[2026-05-17 01:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: For the first time since Canadians started boycotting travel to the US to protest the trade war, trips south of the border have started to pick up — slowly.
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[2026-05-17 01:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: The woke New School claimed it wanted its Jewish students to feel safe, but the school recently hired a professor who was a CUNY ringleader of violent anti-Israel campus protests.
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[2026-05-17 01:00 UTC+10:00] [California] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Two of the world’s richest people faced an airing of their dirty laundry amid their messy, bitter feud over OpenAI
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[2026-05-17 00:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Andrew Cheung says role requires integrity and judgment as six named senior counsel this year
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[2026-05-17 00:54 UTC+10:00] [Calvin Cheuk] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Andrew Cheung says role requires integrity and judgment as six named senior counsel this year
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[2026-05-17 00:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Chinese President Xi Jinping greets U.S. counterpart Donald Trump outside the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on May 14. © Reuters
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[2026-05-17 00:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: The USS Gerald R. Ford heads toward port at Naval Station Norfolk, as seen from Fort Monroe, Va., on May 16, 2026. (Peter Casey/The Virginian-Pilot via AP)
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[2026-05-17 00:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The IDF announced on Saturday that it had killed two Hamas terrorists who had infiltrated Israel during the October 7 massacre.
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[2026-05-17 00:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Sun 17 May 2026 at 12:45am
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[2026-05-17 00:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Iraq’s new Prime Minister Ali Al Zaidi is facing mounting pressure to complete his cabinet as he attempts to balance external ties with Iran and the US, mirrored by an internal power struggle between his country’s political elite, experts have told The National.
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[2026-05-17 00:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Arrests were made as thousands of Union Flag-draped supporters joined Tommy Robinson's far-right Unite the Kingdom rally in central London.
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[2026-05-17 00:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Swedish world record-holder sews up his win after two jumps while Norwegian Karsten Warholm is shocked in the 300m
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[2026-05-17 00:31 UTC+10:00] [Paris Olympics] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Swedish world record-holder sews up his win after two jumps while Norwegian Karsten Warholm is shocked in the 300m
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[2026-05-17 00:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Keeping up with breakfast.
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[2026-05-17 00:17 UTC+10:00] [Thailand] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Thai authorities say 32 others injured near Makkasan station after freight train strikes bus and fire breaks out
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[2026-05-17 00:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: FS2 — AFL: Greater Western Sydney at West Coast
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[2026-05-17 00:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Former MK Dr. Yousef Jabareen was elected Saturday to lead Hadash’s Knesset list, replacing longtime party leader Ayman Odeh, Israeli media reported Saturday afternoon.
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[2026-05-17 00:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani marked "Nakba Remembrance Day" on Saturday in a social media post and included a video interview with a Palestinian New York resident, referred to as "Inea."
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