Topic: World News — Neutral reports only
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[2026-05-12 14:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Local Government
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[2026-05-12 14:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: A Filipino senator who oversaw former president Rodrigo Duterte's deadly war on drugs has taken refuge inside the country's Senate, hours before the International Criminal Court unsealed a warrant for his arrest.
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[2026-05-12 14:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Canvas is a learning management software used by educational facilities across the world, and was recently at the centre of a data hack. (ABC News)
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[2026-05-12 14:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: A Maryland woman won a $50,000 lottery prize after playing with license plate numbers from her husband’s old car that he refuses to get rid of, according to authorities.
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[2026-05-12 14:33 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Samsung Securities said Tuesday it launched a foreign omnibus account service in partnership with Interactive Brokers, marking a major step in efforts to attract more global retail investors to the South Korean stock market.
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[2026-05-12 14:31 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The cruise ship hit by a deadly hantavirus outbreak headed to the Netherlands Tuesday after its last passengers disembarked in Spain's Canary Islands, with at least seven of the evacuees testing positive for the virus.
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[2026-05-12 14:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: From controversy about a Philippine pageant winner to Japan’s social recluses, here are a few highlights from SCMP’s recent Asia reporting
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[2026-05-12 14:30 UTC+10:00] [Bea Millan-Windorski] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: From controversy about a Philippine pageant winner to Japan’s social recluses, here are a few highlights from SCMP’s recent Asia reporting
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[2026-05-12 14:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Four siblings who were part of Michael Jackson’s “secret family” revealed in an interview Sunday the vile ways the late pop star allegedly groomed and sexually abused them as children.
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[2026-05-12 14:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: The following is the first summary of major stories moved by Yonhap News Agency on Tuesday
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[2026-05-12 14:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: The Africa Forward summit opened on Monday in Nairobi, Kenya. It is the first Africa–France meeting to be held in an English-speaking country. The summit is co-chaired by Kenyan President William Ruto and his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron, who is promoting European engagement in response to China’s strategy on the continent.
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[2026-05-12 14:25 UTC+10:00] [US-China] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-05-12 14:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: President Donald Trump is scheduled to see doctors for a medical and dental checkup this month — his fourth publicized visit to medical experts since returning to office — in what the White House describes as an annual physical and regular preventive care.
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[2026-05-12 14:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Jack Alex Cullen, 25, pleaded guilty to trafficking cocaine in the Supreme Court of Queensland. (ABC News: Baz Ruddick)
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[2026-05-12 14:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: An Australian musician has been forced to cut short his North America tour after officials banned him from re-entering the US, prompting an apology from his girlfriend over an online post about Donald Trump.
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[2026-05-12 14:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Seoul has footage of the May 4 attack on the HMM Namu but analysts say it is biding its time, hoping ‘the dust will settle’
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[2026-05-12 14:20 UTC+10:00] [South Korea] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Seoul has footage of the May 4 attack on the HMM Namu but analysts say it is biding its time, hoping ‘the dust will settle’
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[2026-05-12 14:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: A Florida teacher allegedly cajoled an unwitting freshman boy into a short-lived “relationship” that started with a disturbing six-minute-long kiss inside his classroom.
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[2026-05-12 14:17 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea will participate in a multinational defense ministerial meeting on the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday, officials said, as Seoul weighs its response following the recent attack on a Korean-operated cargo vessel in the strategic waterway.
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[2026-05-12 14:15 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-05-12 14:14 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The selection of South Korea as the venue for upcoming high-level trade talks between the United States and China reflects Beijing's friendship and trust toward Seoul, China's top envoy to Seoul said Tuesday.
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[2026-05-12 14:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Two Israeli soldiers were sentenced to several weeks in military prison for desecrating a statue of the Virgin Mary in southern Lebanon, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has said.
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[2026-05-12 14:12 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The unification ministry said Tuesday it will spend 300 million won ($200,000) to support South Korean civic groups planning to cheer at an upcoming match featuring a North Korean women's football team.
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[2026-05-12 14:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Israel has passed a new law to impose the death penalty and conduct public trials for those involved in the unprecedented Hamas-led attacks and mass hostage-taking in Israel in October 2023.
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[2026-05-12 14:11 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 90]
Source: 9News
Snippet: Auto news: Will Australians spend over $100,000 on a Chinese car?
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[2026-05-12 14:05 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Los Angeles Dodgers starting shortstop Mookie Betts returned from a side injury, while Kim Hye-seong kept his spot on the roster after taking advantage of his opportunity in the majors.
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[2026-05-12 14:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: An Israeli air strike on an inhabited house in the town of Kafr Dunin in southern Lebanon killed six people and wounded seven others overnight, according to the country’s National News Agency.
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[2026-05-12 14:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — A group of Filipinos in the Netherlands called for the arrest of Senator Ronald Dela Rosa so that he could be brought before the International Criminal Court (ICC).
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[2026-05-12 14:02 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: North Korea advanced to the semifinals of the 2026 AFC U17 Women's Asian Cup after a six-goal rout of Thailand, keeping alive its bid for a second straight title.
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[2026-05-12 14:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Transport Accidents and Incidents
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[2026-05-12 14:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Financial Times
Snippet: Jamie Smyth and Eva Xiao in New York, Malcolm Moore in London
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[2026-05-12 14:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Financial Times
Snippet: Simply sign up to the Geopolitics myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox.
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[2026-05-12 14:00 UTC+10:00] [Cannes film festival] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Absence of big US films heralds renewed focus on international cinema that underpins festival’s reputation
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[2026-05-12 14:00 UTC+10:00] [France] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: After a series of deaths on the beaches of Brittany, one bereaved family set out to prove the foul-smelling bloom was to blame
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[2026-05-12 14:00 UTC+10:00] [Leo XIV] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The New York Times
Snippet: Michal Gatchalian last year in front of a makeshift altar he had setup at his suburban village’s clubhouse. He no longer goes to the church where he was an altar boy.Credit...
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[2026-05-12 14:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: US President Donald Trump arrives in Beijing on Wednesday for a meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping, a visit originally designed to reset trade ties but now expected to be dominated by the war in Iran.
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[2026-05-12 13:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:People With Disability
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[2026-05-12 13:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Court imposes three-year, HK$2,000 bind-over on joint charge of child neglect after they took their kids, aged 5 and 9, to breakwater during storm
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[2026-05-12 13:57 UTC+10:00] [Super Typhoon Ragasa] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Court imposes three-year, HK$2,000 bind-over on joint charge of child neglect after they took their kids, aged 5 and 9, to breakwater during storm
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[2026-05-12 13:54 UTC+10:00] [Breaking News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa is scheduled to appear before the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) today (12) to record a statement over the alleged Airbus bribery deal linked to SriLankan Airlines.
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[2026-05-12 13:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: The acting chancellor of the Australian National University in Canberra has confirmed four more members of the university council have resigned. (ABC News: Callum Flinn)
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[2026-05-12 13:52 UTC+10:00] [Victoria] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Marat Ganiev will instead be charged with attempting to pervert the course of justice over death of 19-year-old whose body was found in tip
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[2026-05-12 13:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines —The second batch of Filipinos manning the hantavirus-stricken MV Hondius arrived in The Netherlands to start their quarantine before their eventual return to the Philippines.
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[2026-05-12 13:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: President Donald Trump nominated Cameron Hamilton Monday to lead the Federal Emergency Management Agency, a notable comeback for the former Navy SEAL who was fired from his role as FEMA’s temporary leader last year after he defended its existence.
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[2026-05-12 13:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The victim said the Indonesian woman used the flat address to secure loans and lenders are now threatening to burn down the house
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[2026-05-12 13:46 UTC+10:00] [Kuala Lumpur] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The victim said the Indonesian woman used the flat address to secure loans and lenders are now threatening to burn down the house
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[2026-05-12 13:43 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: 9News
Snippet: Auto news: Public electric car charging cables cut and stolen at shopping centre
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[2026-05-12 13:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Donald Trump claims that America has increasingly profited from trade with China, largely playing down the tensions over rare earth minerals, tariffs and emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence that could rupture relations between the world's two largest economies.
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[2026-05-12 13:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON, D.C. — The US Supreme Court on Monday set the stage for Alabama to eliminate one of two largely Black congressional districts before this year’s midterm elections, creating an opening for Republicans to gain an additional US House seat in a partisan battle for control of the closely divided chamber.
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[2026-05-12 13:33 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: A new wave of gang violence in Haiti’s capital forced hundreds to flee their homes over the weekend, leaving families scattered along the road to the country’s main airport Monday.
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