Topic: World News — Neutral reports only
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[2026-05-15 22:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: The released prisoners included privates, sergeants and officers captured during battles in Mariupol, Donetsk, Kharkiv and other frontline regions since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion in 2022. Video released by the Ukrainian presidential office showed returning soldiers crying, embracing fellow servicemen and calling relatives shortly after crossing back into Ukrainian-controlled territory.
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[2026-05-15 22:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: After leaving Beijing, the US president announced a pledge to buy at least 200 jets, and up to 750 under certain conditions
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[2026-05-15 22:24 UTC+10:00] [Great Hall of the People] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: After leaving Beijing, the US president announced a pledge to buy at least 200 jets, and up to 750 under certain conditions
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[2026-05-15 22:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Islamabad, Pakistan – A two-day meeting of BRICS foreign ministers in New Delhi ended on Friday without a common position on the war on Iran, with the bloc’s outcome document acknowledging only that “differing views” remained among members.
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[2026-05-15 22:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Despite a ceasefire being in place since April 16, intense fighting between Israel and Hezbollah has continued, resulting in hundreds of deaths and widespread destruction across Lebanon.
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[2026-05-15 22:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: The world may be gearing up for soccer’s biggest spectacle — but hotel rooms across North America are still sitting more empty than expected.
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[2026-05-15 22:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: We noted on Thursday that, once President Trump's summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping concluded, the Trump team's next focus would likely shift back toward Cuba. That pivot now appears underway. Aboard Air Force One early Friday, while returning stateside, Trump told reporters that "Cuba needs our help," signaling the Caribbean island nation is moving higher on the administration's agenda.
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[2026-05-15 22:18 UTC+10:00] [Art] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The performance artist was a brilliantly subversive pioneer whose work exposed the predicament of women living in a world that was not made for us Renowned feminist artist and film-maker Valie Export dies aged 85
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[2026-05-15 22:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Trump and Xi met face-to-face, but their minds are worlds apart.
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[2026-05-15 22:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Sir David Beckham and Oasis brothers Noel and Liam Gallagher have made it onto the annual Sunday Times Rich List of the UK's 350 richest individuals and families for the first time.
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[2026-05-15 22:14 UTC+10:00] [JAPAN] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi held talks over the telephone with U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday after his visit to China for talks with leader Xi Jinping, with Trump offering a “detailed explanation” of the summit.
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[2026-05-15 22:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: A coffee chain has apologised for banning students revising for exams from one of its cafes.
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[2026-05-15 22:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are to make a film based on a true story of British troops under siege during the Afghanistan war.
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[2026-05-15 22:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Dozens of pro-Israel activists took part in a protest on Thursday outside of the New York Times building in New York City, as anger over the paper's coverage of the rape of Palestinians in Israeli prisons continues to simmer.
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[2026-05-15 22:10 UTC+10:00] [US PGA] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: 🏌️ Latest news from second round at Aronimink Golf Club 🏌️ Official live leaderboard | Follow on Bluesky | Mail Scott
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[2026-05-15 22:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Health officials have raised the alarm over an outbreak of the Ebola virus in a remote region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
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[2026-05-15 22:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: UPDATES throughout)By Song Sang-ho
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[2026-05-15 22:02 UTC+10:00] [vis-video] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The New York Times
Snippet: An off-the-cuff exchange between President Trump and China’s leader, Xi Jinping, on Friday provided a glimpse into how the two leaders interacted this week as they negotiated the rivalry between their countries.
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[2026-05-15 22:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks with Chinese President Xi Jinping before leaving after a visit to the Zhongnanhai Garden in Beijing on May 15. © Reuters
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[2026-05-15 22:01 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea’s major financial holding firms on Friday moved to address questions over their US regulatory filings, saying their support for the government’s “productive and inclusive finance” agenda remains unchanged even after they listed the policy drive as a potential risk factor in reports submitted to US authorities.
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[2026-05-15 22:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: A Palestine Action prisoner suffering from a muscle-wasting condition has told Middle East Eye that the prison he is held in in the UK has failed to provide him with adequate walking aids and treatment, leaving him to crawl around the jail.
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[2026-05-15 22:00 UTC+10:00] [Donald Trump] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Mirroring of each other’s attire may signal alignment – though the look wasn’t a huge departure for either leader
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[2026-05-15 22:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Beijing is vague on whether AI cooperation was on the summit’s agenda, even as experts urge collaboration on common problems
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[2026-05-15 22:00 UTC+10:00] [Guo Jiakun] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Beijing is vague on whether AI cooperation was on the summit’s agenda, even as experts urge collaboration on common problems
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[2026-05-15 22:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Miran quit his job as a Trump economic adviser to join the US Federal Reserve board, where he became known as a vocal dove
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[2026-05-15 22:00 UTC+10:00] [US Senate] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Miran quit his job as a Trump economic adviser to join the US Federal Reserve board, where he became known as a vocal dove
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[2026-05-15 22:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Disabled runners looking forward to running in this weekend’s iconic Brooklyn Half say the fast-and-loose organizers are leaving them in the dust before they could even pick up their racers’ bibs.
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[2026-05-15 21:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: For decades, Nakba Day has marked a painful and deeply political moment for Palestinians around the world. The annual commemoration marks the mass displacement of more than 700,000 Palestinians during the creation of Israel in 1948.
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[2026-05-15 21:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Marine Incidents
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[2026-05-15 21:54 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: US President Donald Trump said Friday that he discussed North Korea with Chinese President Xi Jinping during his visit to China, while saying he made no commitment on Taiwan despite the issue coming up in their talks.
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[2026-05-15 21:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: African fashion is going through a quiet but powerful shift. It’s no longer only about traditional outfits for ceremonies or cultural events. It is now becoming part of global luxury culture, red carpet identity, and international storytelling.
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[2026-05-15 21:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: President Trump doubled down on his savage new nickname for Democrats — and revealed which member of Congress inspired it.
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[2026-05-15 21:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Belgium’s Romelu Lukaku is dejected at the end of a round of sixteen match between France and Belgium at the Euro 2024 soccer tournament in Dusseldorf, Germany, Monday, July 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar, file)
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[2026-05-15 21:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Juan Soto was in the Mets’ lineup on Thursday after a brief injury scare, albeit as the designated hitter, so it’s not all bad news in Queens ahead of the season’s first Subway Series, with cross-town hostilities renewing at Citi Field on Friday.
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[2026-05-15 21:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: French prosecutors say a 15-year-old boy has been killed and a boy of 13 is fighting for his life in a suspected drugs-related shooting in the western city of Nantes.
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[2026-05-15 21:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: It ain’t over till the proverbial fat lady sings, so I’m taking a bit of a risk writing about the Eurovision Song Contest before the final stage of the competition in Vienna on Saturday night. But this year, more than any other, the events leading up to the competition are as important as the world’s biggest song contest itself – especially for Israel.
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[2026-05-15 21:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Tehran has "no trust" in the US and is interested in negotiating with Washington only if it is serious, Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on Friday, as talks on ending the war remained on hold.
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[2026-05-15 21:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: UK government borrowing costs have reached a new 18-year high and the pound has fallen as the battle for the Labour leadership took another twist with Andy Burnham's decision to fight a by-election.
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[2026-05-15 21:38 UTC+10:00] [Global Risk-Reward Monitor] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-05-15 21:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Lofter Group founder Carol Chow, who reportedly died by suicide on Tuesday, was already facing bankruptcy petition over unspecified debts
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[2026-05-15 21:37 UTC+10:00] [property development] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Lofter Group founder Carol Chow, who reportedly died by suicide on Tuesday, was already facing bankruptcy petition over unspecified debts
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[2026-05-15 21:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: President Vladimir Putin is expected to travel to China next week, the South China Morning Post reported Friday, citing sources familiar with the matter, who said the Russian leader’s trip would unlikely feature the same “scale and pomp” seen during the U.S.-China summit in Beijing this week.
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[2026-05-15 21:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: BEIJING, May 15 (Yonhap) -- U.S. President Donald Trump said Friday he discussed North Korea with Chinese President Xi Jinping during their summit in Beijing this week.
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[2026-05-15 21:26 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 92]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Labor Minister Kim Young-hoon is expected to meet Samsung Electronics executives as early as Saturday, as the government steps up efforts to prevent the company’s largest union from launching an 18-day strike next week.
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[2026-05-15 21:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: U.S. President Donald Trump gestures as he departs Beijing Capital International Airport aboard Air Force One on May 15. © Reuters
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[2026-05-15 21:18 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: A Seoul court has temporarily put on hold the Fair Trade Commission’s decision to designate Coupang founder Kim Bom-suk, better known globally as Bom Kim, as the e-commerce giant’s de facto chief, ahead of a hearing on the company’s request to suspend the measure.
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[2026-05-15 21:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Centuries-old trees and ‘most beautiful’ roses take centre stage as US leader taken on rare stroll around secluded, symbolic seat of power
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[2026-05-15 21:17 UTC+10:00] [Qing dynasty] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Centuries-old trees and ‘most beautiful’ roses take centre stage as US leader taken on rare stroll around secluded, symbolic seat of power
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[2026-05-15 21:17 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: 9News
Snippet: Property News: Suburbs where house values rose most in the past 12 months.
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[2026-05-15 21:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Previous slideNext slide A severe blaze is started by demonstrators during a protest against persisting power cuts in Havana, Cuba. AFPInfo US President Donald Trump alongside his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping during a tour of the Zhongnanhai Garden in Beijing. Getty ImagesInfo Los Angeles Dodgers catcher Will Smith is showered with sunflower seeds – a traditional crowd response – after hitting a home run against San Francisco Giants, at Dodger Stadium in LA.
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