Topic: World News — Neutral reports only
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[2026-05-14 03:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: CANNES, France — The 79th Cannes Film Festival opened Tuesday with politics, artificial intelligence and the shifting priorities of Hollywood taking center stage at the film gathering on the French Riviera.
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[2026-05-14 03:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: President Donald Trump arrives on Air Force One, Wednesday, May 13, 2026, at Beijing Capital International Airport in Beijing. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
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[2026-05-14 03:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: WASHINGTON — A North Carolina high school has been accused of ignoring student concerns about a transgender classmate who allegedly used the girls’ locker room and stared at females while they changed.
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[2026-05-14 03:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited the United Arab Emirates to meet with President Mohammed bin Zayed at the beginning of Operation Roaring Lion, the Prime Minister's Office announced on Wednesday.
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[2026-05-14 03:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: United Airlines jetliner prepares to land on a runway at Denver International Airport Monday, May 11, 2026, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)
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[2026-05-14 03:13 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: 9News
Snippet: Property News: Australia's most popular suburbs in every capital city.
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[2026-05-14 03:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: French President Emmanuel Macron was slapped by his wife during a foreign trip last year after she found a steamy message from a younger actress on her phone, according to sensational claims in a new book.
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[2026-05-14 03:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Israel's contestant at the Eurovision Song Contest has said he was surprised by protests that disrupted his semi-final performance.
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[2026-05-14 03:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The Dominican Republic has designated Hezbollah and the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as terrorist organizations, its Foreign Affairs Ministry announced in a Tuesday statement.
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[2026-05-14 03:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Saudi fighter jets bombed targets linked to powerful Tehran-backed Shi'ite militias in Iraq during the Iran war, while retaliatory strikes were also launched from Kuwait into Iraq, multiple sources familiar with the matter said.
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[2026-05-14 03:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Michael Che spoke out about the controversial jokes made on “The Roast of Kevin Hart” after pulling out of the special.
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[2026-05-14 03:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Russia has placed British former Defence Minister Ben Wallace on a wanted list in connection with an unspecified criminal investigation, according to the Russian Interior Ministry’s database cited by state media.
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[2026-05-14 03:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaks while visiting Washington in March. Tokyo had scheduled the trip with the timing of the U.S.-China leaders summit, then planned for April, in mind. © Reuters
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[2026-05-14 03:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: The truth was out there all along — sort of.
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[2026-05-14 03:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: A Chinese electronics factory. China's exports to the U.S. fell in 2025, but its overall trade surplus with the world grew. © Reuters
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[2026-05-14 03:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: A Chinese electronics factory. China's exports to the U.S. fell in 2025, but its overall trade surplus with the world grew. © Reuters
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[2026-05-14 03:00 UTC+10:00] [US news] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The US president’s late-night Truth Social vitriol riddled with erratic capitalization and spelling? That’s leadership
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[2026-05-14 03:00 UTC+10:00] [US news] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Scientists are focusing on improving apples’ resilience after stressors like wild temperature swings and drought
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[2026-05-14 02:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: President Sheikh Mohamed on Wednesday received Sheikh Ammar bin Humaid Al Nuaimi, Crown Prince of Ajman, in Abu Dhabi.
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[2026-05-14 02:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: The diplomat tasked with implementing the US-backed Gaza peace plan says Hamas is consolidating its grip and preventing reconstruction in areas of the strip it still controls, as fears mount that the peace process is stalling.
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[2026-05-14 02:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: At least six people have been killed and dozens injured in “one of the longest, massive Russian attacks against Ukraine”, according to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, despite renewed claims from the Russian and United States presidents that the war may be nearing an end.
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[2026-05-14 02:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: The Princess of Wales is visiting the Italian city of Reggio Emilia, which is notable for its innovative approach to early childhood education. (Reuters: Phil Noble)
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[2026-05-14 02:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: President Donald Trump and FIFA President Gianni Infantino talk during a FIFA task force meeting in the East Room of the White House, May 6, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)
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[2026-05-14 02:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Robinson has taken 17 wickets at 26.17 in five County Championship outings for Sussex in 2026
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[2026-05-14 02:45 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: 9News
Snippet: Property News: Australia's most popular suburbs in every capital city.
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[2026-05-14 02:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Atlantic Coast Conference commissioner Jim Phillips smiles during an NCAA college football news conference at the ACC media days, July 22, 2024, in Charlotte, N.C. (AP Photo/Matt Kelley, File)
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[2026-05-14 02:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: A new public high school in the Bronx will be turning every lesson into music class this fall.
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[2026-05-14 02:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: RT News
Snippet: US President Donald Trump’s counterterrorism director has suggested that two of the president’s loudest critics – Tucker Carlson and Nick Fuentes – are considered potential left-wing threats by the White House.
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[2026-05-14 02:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: RT News
Snippet: US President Donald Trump’s counterterrorism director has suggested that two of the president’s loudest critics – Tucker Carlson and Nick Fuentes – are considered potential left-wing threats by the White House.
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[2026-05-14 02:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Billionaire Stephen Cloobeck’s arrest is in relation to his Penthouse Pet fiancée, the California Post can confirm.
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[2026-05-14 02:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Authorities in Minnesota have filed criminal charges against a man accused of a food stamp fraud scheme that defrauded taxpayers out of over $1 million.
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[2026-05-14 02:30 UTC+10:00] [Aid and development] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: As the U.S. and other Western countries pull back from foreign aid, the European Union is trying to position itself as the grown-up still showing up.
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[2026-05-14 02:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: The head of the UN’s maritime organisation has said that a “handful” of crew changes had been possible for ships stranded in the Strait of Hormuz meaning tens of thousands remain on board.
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[2026-05-14 02:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Unrest, Conflict and War
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[2026-05-14 02:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) on Wednesday night clarified that the Marines seen inside the Senate were in fact part of the regular security detail following confusions about their presence following the shooting inside the building.
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[2026-05-14 02:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: A Democrat has finally climbed to the top of the California governor’s race, according to a new poll.
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[2026-05-14 02:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: The brother of the Nottingham attacks killer has said he feared Valdo Calocane was going to take his own life, a public inquiry has heard.
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[2026-05-14 02:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Alex Murdaugh’s murder convictions were sensationally overturned by the South Carolina Supreme Court on Wednesday — but he will not be released from prison any time soon.
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[2026-05-14 02:13 UTC+10:00] [US crime] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Kouri Richins was convicted for lacing her husband’s cocktail with five times the lethal dose of fentanyl
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[2026-05-14 02:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Neighbours have described a man who died after a police shooting as "harmless" and "polite".
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[2026-05-14 02:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: BEIJING — United States President Donald Trump said he would ask Xi Jinping to “open up” China to American firms as he headed to Beijing on Wednesday for a high-stakes summit that will also bring up the war on Iran.
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[2026-05-14 02:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: THE Embassy of Spain in the Philippines — through Instituto Cervantes and its Cultural and Education Offices — unveils its May program in which the celebration of the International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia will be one of its main events.
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[2026-05-14 02:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: By Farhad Ibragimov – lecturer at the Faculty of Economics at RUDN University, expert and lecturer at the Department of Political Science, Faculty of Social Sciences and Mass Communications, Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation
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[2026-05-14 02:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: By Farhad Ibragimov – lecturer at the Faculty of Economics at RUDN University, expert and lecturer at the Department of Political Science, Faculty of Social Sciences and Mass Communications, Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation
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[2026-05-14 02:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: LAPU-LAPU CITY — As security forces flooded Cebu for the 48th Asean Leaders’ Summit, the Police Regional Office in Central Visayas (PRO-7) arrested 351 individuals during a weeklong anti-criminality campaign that started on May 3.
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[2026-05-14 02:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: KATHMANDU — A team of Nepali climbers reached the summit of Mount Everest on Wednesday, opening the route for hundreds of mountaineers expected to attempt the world’s highest peak in the coming weeks.
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[2026-05-14 02:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: WASHINGTON — President Trump arrived in Beijing on Wednesday without a tarmac greeting from Chinese President Xi Jinping — but the seeming snub was actually an “upgrade” from his last welcome in 2017, according to an expert.
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[2026-05-14 02:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: The CIA whistleblower testifying before the Senate Homeland Security Committee about COVID origins came forward “at great personal risk” because “the truth was being buried,” Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) said Wednesday.
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[2026-05-14 02:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: IN a rapidly evolving world shaped by economic uncertainty, digital disruption and shifting consumer expectations, the definition of what is “essential” is being reexamined. Traditional measures of success — profit, scale and market share — are no longer sufficient. Businesses today are called to operate with greater purpose, responsibility and awareness of their broader impact.
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[2026-05-14 02:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Coalition members are trying to rush through bills as quickly as they can, ahead of the threatened dissolution of the Knesset, N12 reported on Wednesday.
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