Topic: Crime & Justice — Neutral reports only
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[2026-04-23 15:47 UTC+10:00] [Queensland] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: A malfunction was discovered during routine testing of the firearm, which is standard issue for QPS officers
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[2026-04-23 15:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Local Spain
Snippet: Spanish police close major manga piracy site, prosecutors seek dismissal of case against Spain PM's wife, administrative workers 'overwhelmed' by migrant regularisation process, and more news from Spain this Thursday April 23rd.
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[2026-04-23 15:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: By Jordanna Schriever
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[2026-04-23 14:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Sultan Ibrahim Iskandar said ‘there is no need for any party to politicise the matter’ regarding Azam Baki’s successor
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[2026-04-23 14:58 UTC+10:00] [Malaysia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Sultan Ibrahim Iskandar said ‘there is no need for any party to politicise the matter’ regarding Azam Baki’s successor
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[2026-04-23 14:58 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Iran fired on three ships in the Strait of Hormuz and seized two of them Wednesday, intensifying its assault on shipping in the key waterway. The attacks came a day after US President Donald Trump extended a ceasefire while maintaining an American blockade of Iranian ports.
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[2026-04-23 14:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: A viral video blowing up online is exposing a messy web of alleged ticket fraud involving influencers — and the internet is absolutely loving the drama.
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[2026-04-23 14:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: The Queensland Police Service will test every Glock handgun issued to officers in the field. (ABC News: Lucas Hill)
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[2026-04-23 14:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:State and Territory Government
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[2026-04-23 14:00 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: 9News
Snippet: Auto news: Public electric car charging cables cut and stolen at shopping centre
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[2026-04-23 13:59 UTC+10:00] [National News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines – For the third and final time, the International Criminal Court (ICC) affirms that it has jurisdiction over former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte’s case of crimes against humanity, despite the Philippines’ eventual withdrawal from the Rome Statute.
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[2026-04-23 13:55 UTC+10:00] [Media] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Radio company ARN’s defence alleges the shock jock denigrated executives, censors, critics and the audience of the Kyle and Jackie O Show
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[2026-04-23 13:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi detailed to South Korea special envoy to Tehran about US-Israeli violations during the over month-long assault on the country.
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[2026-04-23 13:33 UTC+10:00] [New South Wales] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Annalouise Spence allegedly used credit card to make ‘unauthorised purchases of luxury and personal items, including clothing, artwork and jewellery’
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[2026-04-23 13:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Fire department divisional officer Tung Wing-kei says examination of Ho Wai-ho’s breathing apparatus found ‘very rare’ damage to gas cylinder valve and handwheel
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[2026-04-23 13:11 UTC+10:00] [Wang Fuk Court] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Fire department divisional officer Tung Wing-kei says examination of Ho Wai-ho’s breathing apparatus found ‘very rare’ damage to gas cylinder valve and handwheel
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[2026-04-23 13:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: The government's 'adult crime, adult time' legislation was a key election campaign policy for the LNP. (ABC News: Cameron Simmons)
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[2026-04-23 13:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Jackson Stacker spent time at Byron Bay in the lead-up to his death in 2021. (Supplied: Stacker family)
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[2026-04-23 12:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Long-term Kununurra residents Melonie and Dustin Syrch are fed up with increasing crime. (ABC Kimberley: Jess Baker)
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[2026-04-23 12:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: A senior nonprofit executive behind downtown Santa Monica’s business and placemaking efforts was found dead alongside his wife in what authorities are investigating as a murder-suicide inside their Venice residence, according to law enforcement sources.
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[2026-04-23 12:47 UTC+10:00] [Wang Fuk Court] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: ‘Beyond Hostage Crisis’, set to open in Hong Kong next month, draws mixed reactions, with some raising trauma concerns and others defending it
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[2026-04-23 12:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: IOWA CITY, Iowa — Police are seeking a 17-year-old on attempted murder charges following a shooting early Sunday in a nightlife district near the University of Iowa campus, authorities said Wednesday.
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[2026-04-23 12:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — A 27-year-old American was detained by police at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 1 for alleged unruly behavior.
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[2026-04-23 12:40 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: An immigration officer has been charged with third-degree assault and criminal mischief following an investigation into how he treated a protester who said the officer put her in a chokehold.
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[2026-04-23 12:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Wang Cheong House most severely damaged block among eight towers at Wang Fuk Court, with 63 per cent of flats gutted and 81 people killed
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[2026-04-23 12:07 UTC+10:00] [Wang Fuk Court] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Wang Cheong House most severely damaged block among eight towers at Wang Fuk Court, with 63 per cent of flats gutted and 81 people killed
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[2026-04-23 12:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 23 (Yonhap) -- South Korea is fully implementing its pledge not to discriminate against U.S. digital companies in line with summit agreements between the two nations' leaders, the foreign ministry said Thursday, pushing back on U.S. Republicans' claims of Seoul's "targeted assault" on American firms.
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[2026-04-23 11:50 UTC+10:00] [National / NSW] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Hollywood star Rebel Wilson told a young actor she had been “terribly rude” in text messages revealed in court during a high-stakes defamation fight.
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[2026-04-23 11:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: BRASILÍA — Brazil revoked the credentials of an American police attache on Wednesday after a Brazilian official was forced to leave the United States — the latest twist in troubled bilateral ties.
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[2026-04-23 11:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Unlike Singapore and the UK, which have unified statutes that criminalise online harassment, Hong Kong uses various laws for different contexts
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[2026-04-23 11:30 UTC+10:00] [Court of Final Appeal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Unlike Singapore and the UK, which have unified statutes that criminalise online harassment, Hong Kong uses various laws for different contexts
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[2026-04-23 11:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Police are seeking a 17-year-old on attempted murder charges following a shooting early Sunday in a nightlife district near the University of Iowa campus, authorities said Wednesday.
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[2026-04-23 11:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by Jack Phillips via The Epoch Times,
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[2026-04-23 11:10 UTC+10:00] [Culture / Music] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Los Angeles: Celeste Rivas Hernandez, the teenager whose severely decomposed body was discovered in 2025 in the trunk of the singer D4vd’s car, died in a homicide involving “multiple penetrating injuries,” according to a report released Wednesday by the County of Los Angeles Department of Medical Examiner.
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[2026-04-23 10:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Former Mayor Eric Adams accused his successor’s administration of playing politics — as he pushed for taxpayers to foot his legal bills in a lawsuit accusing him of sexual assault three decades ago.
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[2026-04-23 10:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: A Lompoc maniac who set both his father and the family dog ablaze has been convicted of murder, bringing a dramatic end to a case that has gripped the Central Coast for years.
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[2026-04-23 10:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: An invasive hornet with striking similarities to the “murder hornet” has several southern states on alert, as experts warn its spread could devastate honeybees and other essential pollinators as the threatening insect develops a deadly reputation of its own.
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[2026-04-23 10:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Law enforcement detain a man outside the Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building during a protest, Jan. 17, 2026, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura, File)
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[2026-04-23 10:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by Kimberley Hayek via The Epoch Times,
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[2026-04-23 10:19 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: BATA, Equatorial Guinea (AFP) -- Pope Leo XIV on Wednesday made a tightly controlled visit to a notorious prison in Equatorial Guinea's biggest city, after launching a rare criticism of living conditions for inmates.
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[2026-04-23 10:00 UTC+10:00] [Australia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: SBS News
Snippet: Roberts-Smith was released from prison on bail on Friday after his father paid a $250,000 surety. Source: AAP / /AAPIMAGE
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[2026-04-23 09:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Andrea Bartzen — the woman accused in a bombshell exposé of posing as a “Cartier heiress” to infiltrate elite circles — isn’t hiding.
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[2026-04-23 09:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Police stopped a ute at Hallett Cove after it was allegedly spotted at 151km/h. (ABC News: Che Chorley)
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[2026-04-23 09:54 UTC+10:00] [Virginia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Move comes one day after voters approved the maps, leading state attorney general to vow office will appeal
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[2026-04-23 09:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: A Virginia court on Wednesday blocked the state from enacting new congressional districts that could allow Democrats to flip four Republican House seats in the 2026 midterm elections.
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[2026-04-23 09:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Two days after Mike Brown spent part of his postgame news conference standing by his rotation decision-making, with Jalen Brunson and Karl-Anthony Towns on the bench at the same time during two stretches of Game 2, the Knicks head coach reiterated his trust in any player on the court.
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[2026-04-23 09:10 UTC+10:00] [News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Michael West Media
Snippet: April 23, 2026 09:10 | News
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[2026-04-23 09:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A sign hangs outside the director’s office of the Alaska Division of Elections, March 19. 2026, in Juneau, Alaska. (AP Photo/Becky Bohrer, File)
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[2026-04-23 08:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Two Israel Air Force technicians from Tel Nof Airbase, near Ashdod, will be charged with spying for Iran during Operation Roaring Lion, Israel's public broadcaster KAN News reported on Wednesday.
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[2026-04-23 08:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: This image made from video provided by KCRG shows Iowa City police officers working the scene of a downtown shooting near the University of Iowa campus on Sunday, April 19, 2026. (KCRG via AP)
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