Topic: World News — Neutral reports only
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[2026-05-16 03:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The UAE made a failed bid to convince Saudi Arabia and Qatar to launch a joint military response to Iran’s attacks on the Gulf, Bloomberg reported on Friday.
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[2026-05-16 03:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: The Beckhams are raking it in.
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[2026-05-16 03:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON — The FBI is offering a $200,000 reward for information leading to capture and prosecution of a former U.S. Air Force counterintelligence specialist who defected to Iran in 2013 and was later charged with revealing classified information to the Tehran government.
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[2026-05-16 03:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: AP News
Snippet: The Associated Press logo is displayed at the news organization’s world headquarters in New York on April 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Aaron Jackson, File)
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[2026-05-16 03:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Canada’s Robert Thomas celebrates after teammate Dylan Cozens scored a goal during a Group B preliminary round game between Canada and Sweden at the men’s ice hockey world championship in Fribourg, Switzerland, Friday, May 15, 2026. (Salvatore Di Nolfi/Keystone via AP)
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[2026-05-16 03:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Official results emerged after a month-long count that has led to allegations of fraud in the politically turbulent South American nation
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[2026-05-16 03:15 UTC+10:00] [Ipsos] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Official results emerged after a month-long count that has led to allegations of fraud in the politically turbulent South American nation
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[2026-05-16 03:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: WASHINGTON — CIA Director John Ratcliffe has warned Cuban officials that the Communist island “can no longer be a safe haven for adversaries” of the US while extending an offer of cooperation on economic and national security matters — if Havana makes “fundamental changes.”
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[2026-05-16 03:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: An Iraqi national with suspected ties to Hezbollah has been arrested on charges of carrying out a slew of terror attacks in Europe — and plotting the bombing of a New York synagogue.
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[2026-05-16 03:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Harvey Weinstein’s third Manhattan sex crimes trial ended in a mistrial Friday after the panel couldn’t unanimously decide on whether to convict the ex-Miramax boss of allegedly raping actress Jessica Mann in 2013.
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[2026-05-16 03:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: KYIV — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky vowed on Friday to launch more retaliatory strikes on Russia, a day after a Russian strike on Kyiv killed 24 people, including three children, according to officials.
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[2026-05-16 03:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: City Comptroller Mark Levine launched an investigation Thursday into the Big Apple’s popular outdoor dining program — citing concerns that more than half of restaurant applicants are stuck in limbo.
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[2026-05-16 03:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: A stranger with a face tattoo slashed a straphanger during a clash inside a Midtown subway station early Friday, cops and sources said.
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[2026-05-16 03:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: A husband and wife have been handed suspended prison sentences after taking their teenage sons to Pakistan to be married.
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[2026-05-16 02:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: “CBS Evening News” anchor Tony Dokoupil said he was barred from broadcasting from his Taiwan hotel after the owner frowned on his coverage — one of several snags the journo encountered during his jaunt to cover President Trump’s China summit.
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[2026-05-16 02:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Gillian Anderson, from left, director Jane Schoenbrun, and Hannah Einbinder pose for portrait photographs for the film ‘Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma’ during the 79th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Tuesday, May 12, 2026. (Photo by Scott A Garfitt/Invision/AP)
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[2026-05-16 02:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: LONDON — Elon Musk's social media platform X has pledged to crack down on hate and terrorist content in Britain, the country's media regulator said Friday.
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[2026-05-16 02:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: A lone survivor in a group of Italian tourists killed while scuba diving escaped death in the Maldives Thursday — because she stayed behind on a yacht while her friends took the plunge.
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[2026-05-16 02:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Russian President Vladimir Putin’s recent suggestion that the war in Ukraine may be nearing an end has reopened a central question for Kyiv and its partners: Is Moscow preparing for a genuine diplomatic opening, or is it using the language of peace to pressure Ukraine and divide Western support while the war continues?
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[2026-05-16 02:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: A discussion about upcoming Senate races at the Jewish Democratic Council of America’s national summit turned tense on Wednesday when political strategist Simon Rosenberg brought up Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner.
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[2026-05-16 02:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: The United Arab Emirates is fast-tracking the construction of a new pipeline which will double the export capacity through Fujairah, a port city in the country’s east, as Gulf nations seek to bypass the Strait of Hormuz.
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[2026-05-16 02:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Southern California homeowners are being warned to check their bushes, flower beds and trees after deputies discovered hidden surveillance cameras allegedly planted by burglars scouting homes in an upscale LA suburb.
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[2026-05-16 02:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Moldova’s President Maia Sandu, center, Secretary General of the Council of Europe Alain Berset, right, and Moldova’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Mihai Popsoi attend the 135th Ministerial Session of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe in Chisinau, Moldova, Friday, May 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Elena Covalenco)
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[2026-05-16 02:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: The BRICS alliance of major developing economies has failed to issue a joint statement after their two-day meeting in India, amid internal divisions over the Iran war which is affecting several members.
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[2026-05-16 02:38 UTC+10:00] [Germany] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Chancellor says he no longer views US as land of opportunity amid ‘deeply polarising’ social climate
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[2026-05-16 02:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: WASHINGTON — Classes were put on ice.
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[2026-05-16 02:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Africa’s top public health body has confirmed a new Ebola outbreak in Congo’s Ituri province, the 17th since the disease first emerged in the country in 1976.
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[2026-05-16 02:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: El trofeo de la Copa Mundial de fútbol durante la cumbre Global Citizen NOW, el jueves 14 de mayo de 2026, en Nueva York. (AP Foto/Heather Khalifa)
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[2026-05-16 02:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: A second day of talks between Israeli and Lebanese officials is taking place in Washington, DC, despite ongoing Israeli attacks and ceasefire violations in Lebanon.
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[2026-05-16 02:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Unrest, Conflict and War
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[2026-05-16 02:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: CHANGES dateline; RECASTS lead, para 2, 26)By Song Sang-ho
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[2026-05-16 02:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: The New York Times has said libel action threatened against it by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over an article alleging sexual assaults against Palestinian detainees by Israeli security services is "without merit".
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[2026-05-16 02:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The lawyers of a Palestinian Gazan man have made a formal submission to the International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor demanding that 14 Hamas leaders be investigated for crimes committed against the Palestinian people.
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[2026-05-16 02:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The US Department of Justice (DOJ) has accused the Yale School of Medicine of illegally discriminating against White and Asian applicants, following a year-long inquiry into its admissions practices.
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[2026-05-16 02:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The US Department of Justice (DOJ) has accused the Yale School of Medicine of illegally discriminating against white and Asian applicants, following a year-long inquiry into its admissions practices.
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[2026-05-16 02:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: The U.S. Department of Justice logo is before a news conference, Monday, May 4, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
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[2026-05-16 02:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Some documents relating to Lord Mandelson's appointment as the UK's ambassador to the US are being "withheld" from MPs, the Intelligence and Security Committee (ISC) has said.
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[2026-05-16 02:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Convicted husband killer Kouri Richins was so hellbent on taking down her foes from behind bars that she enlisted her family to smear the lead cop in her Utah murder case, prosecutors revealed.
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[2026-05-16 02:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The US president’s trip to Beijing has been hailed as ‘fantastic’ and ‘historic’ but there are still many known unknowns in ties
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[2026-05-16 02:16 UTC+10:00] [Great Hall of the People] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The US president’s trip to Beijing has been hailed as ‘fantastic’ and ‘historic’ but there are still many known unknowns in ties
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[2026-05-16 02:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: A county in the US state of California has become the latest litigant against Meta Platforms, the sprawling multinational corporation that operates Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, Messenger and Threads.
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[2026-05-16 02:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Alex Murdaugh’s lawyers revealed the new evidence they’ll introduce at retrial to argue the disgraced legal scion’s innocence in his wife and son’s murders – including never-before-heard DNA findings.
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[2026-05-16 02:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: A House prosecutor on Friday said the long-delayed trial of Vice President Sara Duterte now appears set to finally move forward, with the Senate scheduled to convene as an impeachment court on May 18, as announced by newly elected Senate President Alan Peter Cayetano.
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[2026-05-16 02:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: CHANGES dateline; UPDATES throughout)By Song Sang-ho
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[2026-05-16 02:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: BEIJING — Donald Trump said on Friday he had made “fantastic trade deals” with China’s leader Xi Jinping, as the pair ended a superpower summit that the United States president said had also reaped a Chinese offer to help open the Strait of Hormuz.
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[2026-05-16 02:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: THE Harvard Club of the Philippines-Global recently welcomed distinguished Harvard alumnus Hernan Garrido-Lecca, former minister of Housing, Construction and Water Services, and former minister of Health of Peru.
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[2026-05-16 02:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Rep. Steve Cohen (D-Tenn.) announced Friday he will not seek another term in Congress after the Volunteer State’s legislature redrew his Memphis-area district.
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[2026-05-16 02:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MAMAMAYANG Liberal Party-list Rep. Leila de Lima and Akbayan Representatives Jose Manuel Diokno and Percival Cendana attended the preliminary investigation on the charges filed against them by Manases “Mans” Carpio, the husband of Vice President Sara Duterte, on Friday.
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[2026-05-16 02:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Asked about the risk of a US-China conflict over Taiwan, President Trump told reporters on Air Force One, “I think we’ll be fine.”
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[2026-05-16 02:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: CITI outlined a clear path toward stronger, more durable returns at its 2026 Investor Day, held at the bank’s global headquarters in New York.
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