[2026-04-13 12:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Trump attacks Pope Leo, calling him ‘weak’ on crime and ‘terrible’ for foreign policy

Snippet: US president shatters diplomatic norms with a direct attack on the first American pontiff for his anti-war messages

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3349830/trump-attacks-pope-leo-calling-him-weak-crime-and-terrible-foreign-policy?utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-04-13 12:02 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war] [Factuality: 90]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Trump attacks Pope Leo, calling him ‘weak’ on crime and ‘terrible’ for foreign policy

Snippet: US president shatters diplomatic norms with a direct attack on the first American pontiff for his anti-war messages

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3349830/trump-attacks-pope-leo-calling-him-weak-crime-and-terrible-foreign-policy

[2026-04-13 12:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: ‘Euphoria’ Season 3 Episode 1 Recap: Doggy Style

Snippet: Euphoria is lurid, overheated, violent, fetishistic, hyper-stylized, cynical, sentimental, melodramatic, druggy dirtbag action trash, so of course I love it. But it’s not hard to see why this has come to be the position of an increasingly beleaguered minority. Even putting aside the show’s lengthy-for-a-million-reasons absence from screens and writer-director-creator Sam Levinson’s “where there’s smoke, there’s…well, there’s smoke” air of disreputability, one need look no further than Stranger Things to see how critical fortunes can shift when the stars of

Read full article: https://decider.com/2026/04/12/euphoria-season-3-episode-1-recap/

[2026-04-13 12:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: EU tests of China’s C919 speed up as pilots stay in Shanghai ‘permanently’: sources

Snippet: Flight tests a ‘final exam’ to be followed by analysis, paperwork and technical verification, but ‘political considerations’ also in play

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3349669/eu-tests-chinas-c919-speed-pilots-stay-shanghai-permanently-sources?utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-04-13 12:00 UTC+10:00] [China Eastern] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: EU tests of China’s C919 speed up as pilots stay in Shanghai ‘permanently’: sources

Snippet: Flight tests a ‘final exam’ to be followed by analysis, paperwork and technical verification, but ‘political considerations’ also in play

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3349669/eu-tests-chinas-c919-speed-pilots-stay-shanghai-permanently-sources

[2026-04-13 11:48 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Age

Title: IKEA winds back its famous 365-day refund policy

Snippet: IKEA has slashed its longstanding one year returns policy for opened items down to two months in a significant shift for the DIY furniture giant as it grapples with rising logistics costs.

Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/business/companies/ikea-winds-back-its-famous-365-day-refund-policy-20260413-p5znd5.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-04-13 11:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: New York Post

Title: Trump blasts Pope Leo as ‘weak,’ says he prefers his ‘MAGA’ brother after pontiff’s veiled jabs over Iran war, immigration

Snippet: President Trump slammed Pope Leo XIV for being “weak on crime,” and “terrible for foreign policy” in a lengthy Truth Social post Sunday night.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/04/12/us-news/trump-blasts-pope-leo-after-pontiffs-veiled-jabs-over-iran-war-immigration/

[2026-04-13 11:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: CNBC

Title: Trump blasts Pope Leo for criticism of U.S. foreign policy

Snippet: President Donald Trump on Sunday bashed Pope Leo XIV over the U.S.-born pontiff's criticism of the U.S. war in Iran.

Read full article: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/12/trump-pope-leo-catholic-church-iran.html

[2026-04-13 11:17 UTC+10:00] [Australian foreign policy] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: The Iran war has heightened the nuclear and climate threat. Australia must help the world step back from the brink | Chris Barrie

Snippet: As a regional power and signatory to the non-proliferation treaty, Australia has responsibilities. I am calling on the government to take four steps

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/commentisfree/2026/apr/13/iran-war-trump-nuclear-climate-threat-australia-role-responsibility

[2026-04-13 11:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: US Senator says Trump’s Iran policy fuelling inflation

Snippet: US Democratic Senator Patty Murray criticised President Donald Trump’s policies on Iran, saying they are contributing to rising inflation in the United States.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/us-senator-says-trumps-iran-policy-fuelling-inflation

[2026-04-13 09:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: LAUSD folds to unions to avoid strike in election year

Snippet: The only good news about the weekend deal between Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) and the United Teachers LA (UTLA) union is that kids likely won’t have to miss school, and parents can go to work.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/04/12/opinion/lausd-folds-to-unions-to-avoid-strike/

[2026-04-13 09:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: LA’s Skid Row a painful monument to failure of ‘Housing First’ policy

Snippet: Skid Row in Los Angeles stands as a stark example of what happens when ideology overrides reality.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/04/12/opinion/las-skid-row-a-painful-monument-to-failure/

[2026-04-13 08:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Expanding subsidised after-school care will help more families

Snippet: The scheme has improved the lives of pupils across the city, but means-tested eligibility risks excluding many more struggling families

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/opinion/comment/article/3349622/expanding-subsidised-after-school-care-will-help-more-families?utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-04-13 08:45 UTC+10:00] [John Lee] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Expanding subsidised after-school care will help more families

Snippet: The scheme has improved the lives of pupils across the city, but means-tested eligibility risks excluding many more struggling families

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/opinion/comment/article/3349622/expanding-subsidised-after-school-care-will-help-more-families

[2026-04-13 07:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: BBC News

Title: Deep-fried food banned in new plans for school dinners

Snippet: Deep-fried food will be banned and high-sugar items restricted in schools in England under new plans to "overhaul" school dinners.

Read full article: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c624vezv52do?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

[2026-04-13 07:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: On education equality, Hong Kong policymakers must do their homework

Snippet: Authorities should think through how to promote students’ and families’ well-being in a system geared towards academic achievement

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/opinion/hong-kong-opinion/article/3349609/education-equality-hong-kong-policymakers-must-do-their-homework?utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-04-13 07:30 UTC+10:00] [Middle East] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: On education equality, Hong Kong policymakers must do their homework

Snippet: Authorities should think through how to promote students’ and families’ well-being in a system geared towards academic achievement

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/opinion/hong-kong-opinion/article/3349609/education-equality-hong-kong-policymakers-must-do-their-homework

[2026-04-13 07:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Zero Hedge

Title: "Create A Crisis": American Association Of University Professors Sponsors Anti-ICE Campaign

Snippet: Authored by Jonathan Turley,

Read full article: https://www.zerohedge.com/political/create-crisis-american-association-university-professors-sponsors-anti-ice-campaign

[2026-04-13 07:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: ABC News

Title: Major setback for beekeepers as varroa mite chemical resistance detected again

Snippet: A varroa mite, a pest that can weaken bees and make them more susceptible to pathogens, feeds on a honey bee. (Supplied: Alex Wild, University of Texas at Austin)

Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04-13/varroa-resistence-chemical-concerns/106550056

[2026-04-13 06:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: Times Square July 4 ball drop’s no ‘public’ policy could spark chaos for NYPD: critics

Snippet: If you drop it they will come — and that’s a problem for the NYPD.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/04/12/us-news/times-square-july-4-ball-drops-no-public-policy-could-spark-chaos-for-nypd-critics/

[2026-04-13 05:28 UTC+10:00] [Life] [Factuality: 90]

Source: SBS News

Title: Yu went by a different name to seem more Australian, but it backfired

Snippet: Yu Hung went by 'Judy' socially when she immigrated to Australia, until she started university. Source: SBS

Read full article: https://www.sbs.com.au/news/insight/article/yu-went-by-an-anglicised-name-for-almost-two-decades-until-it-became-exhausting/rsmavlsbc

[2026-04-13 05:00 UTC+10:00] [National / WA] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Age

Title: The three options being considered to merge WA’s universities

Snippet: A long-awaited report analysing the benefits of merging three of Western Australia’s four public universities has been handed to the state government for consideration.

Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/national/western-australia/the-three-options-being-considered-to-merge-wa-s-universities-20260410-p5zmxx.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-04-13 04:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]

Source: ABC News

Title: Australia could make childcare free. This is why it won't

Snippet: Australia's education and childcare system has evolved into an expensive mess. (AAP: Bianca De Marchi)

Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04-13/australia-could-nationalise-childcare-but-it-wont-happen/106550648

[2026-04-13 04:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]

Source: ABC News

Title: Canada has flipped the script on child care. Could Australia copy?

Snippet: Australia's education and childcare system has evolved into an expensive mess. (AAP: Bianca De Marchi)

Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/106560276

[2026-04-13 04:24 UTC+10:00] [Foreign policy] [Factuality: 90]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: UK will not join any Trump blockade of strait of Hormuz

Snippet: UK’s willingness to consider role in removing mines from strait is seen as distinct from Trump’s blockade proposal

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/12/wes-streeting-attacks-trump-outrageous-iran-war-rhetoric

[2026-04-13 04:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: Teachers earn whopping pay raise as under-fire LAUSD folds to avert strike

Snippet: The Los Angeles Unified School District gave in Sunday to demands for significant pay increases for teachers in order to avoid a looming strike planned for Tuesday.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/04/12/us-news/teachers-earn-whopping-pay-raise-as-under-fire-lausd-folds-to-avert-strike/

[2026-04-13 04:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: Texas teacher admits to sex with two teens after being spotted kissing young student

Snippet: A high school teacher has pleaded guilty to having sex with two teenage boys after police received a tip-off that she was spotted kissing a 16-year-old student.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/04/12/us-news/texas-teacher-admits-to-sex-with-teens-after-shes-spotted-kissing-young-student/

[2026-04-13 02:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: How Iran's universities became a target of US-Israeli attacks

Snippet: On 6 April, a blast ripped through Iran's top engineering university. No casualties were reported, but multiple buildings - notably those housing an artificial intelligence centre - were damaged.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/how-irans-universities-became-target-us-israeli-attacks

[2026-04-13 02:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: RT News

Title: Here’s why the Iran talks were doomed to fail

Snippet: By Murad Sadygzade, President of the Middle East Studies Center, Visiting Lecturer, HSE University (Moscow).

Read full article: https://www.rt.com/news/638211-iran-talks-doomed-fail/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS

[2026-04-13 02:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: RT News

Title: Here’s why the Iran talks were doomed to fail

Snippet: By Murad Sadygzade, President of the Middle East Studies Center, Visiting Lecturer, HSE University (Moscow).

Read full article: https://www.rt.com/news/638211-iran-talks-doomed-fail/

[2026-04-13 02:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: Student is shot dead at California high school as SWAT raids apartment

Snippet: Sacramento police are on the hunt for a high school student suspected of fatally shooting another child on Friday.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/04/12/us-news/student-is-shot-dead-at-california-high-school-as-cops-launch-manhunt/

[2026-04-13 02:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: Making school choice real for Filipino families

Snippet: THE current push for expanding the government voucher program to private elementary education, including kindergarten, is centered on the need to decongest our public schools. Public schools have overcrowded classrooms, overburdened teachers, and overstretched facilities to the breaking point. In this context, vouchers that allow some learners to move to private schools are presented as a pressure valve for a strained public system.

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/04/13/opinion/editorial/making-school-choice-real-for-filipino-families/2318666

[2026-04-13 02:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: Making school choice real for Filipino families

Snippet: THE current push for expanding the government voucher program to private elementary education, including kindergarten, is centered on the need to decongest our public schools. Public schools have overcrowded classrooms, overburdened teachers, and overstretched facilities to the breaking point. In this context, vouchers that allow some learners to move to private schools are presented as a pressure valve for a strained public system.

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/04/13/opinion/columns/making-school-choice-real-for-filipino-families/2318666

[2026-04-13 01:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: Tots at luxury NYC school locked out of community garden: ‘Not like they’re going in there and smoking weed’

Snippet: Some Brooklyn tots have been banished from their little Garden of Eden.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/04/12/us-news/elite-minds-montessori-fighting-for-access-to-red-hook-garden/

[2026-04-13 00:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Jerusalem Post

Title: Some 40% of Israel's teachers report anxiety, depression as war takes mental toll

Snippet: The current generation of elementary and high school students could be considered a deprived group because their learning has become greatly limited since COVID-19 and with the wars. They have missed many classes, and matriculation exams will undoubtedly cover much less material than usual. Being forced to learn by Zoom or telephone calls and unable to learn in classrooms and meet their friends, Israeli children and teens have suffered and fallen behind.

Read full article: https://www.jpost.com/health-and-wellness/mind-and-spirit/article-892717

[2026-04-13 00:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: Tehran’s elite have no business having plum jobs in our universities

Snippet: The detention of Hamideh Soleimani Afshar in Los Angeles—niece of the late IRGC commander Qassem Soleimani—is more than a tabloid headline. Following the federal revocation of her green card and the reported exit of Fatemeh Ardeshir-Larijani from Emory University, a glaring systemic failure has been laid bare.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/04/12/opinion/the-offspring-of-irans-leadership-have-no-business-living-luxe-lives-in-the-us/

[2026-04-12 22:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The National (UAE)

Title: Dubai’s education authority approves nursery-style learning at home | The National

Snippet: Dubai’s private education authority has announced new measures that are set to allow villas and apartments to turn into mini-nurseries, as official centres remain shut as a safety measure due to the Iran war.

Read full article: https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/uae/2026/04/12/dubais-education-authority-approves-nursery-style-learning-at-home/

[2026-04-12 22:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: How Iran's universities became a target of US-Israeli attacks

Snippet: On 6 April, a blast ripped through Iran's top engineering university. No casualties were reported, but multiple buildings - notably those housing an artificial intelligence centre - were damaged.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/how-iran-universities-became-target-us-israeli-attacks

[2026-04-12 22:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: Stream It Or Skip It: ‘Euphoria’ Season 3 On HBO, Where Rue And Her Friends Try To Figure Out Where Their Lives Are Going As Adults

Snippet: If it feels like it’s been a long time since Euphoria debuted on HBO, it is: Zendaya and company first graced our screens in 2019, with a second season bowing in 2022, and the third season premiering four years later. But creator Sam Levinson has done something smart: Acknowledging that the show’s characters are all seven years older, and not high school idiots anymore.

Read full article: https://decider.com/2026/04/12/euphoria-season-3-hbo-review/

[2026-04-12 21:45 UTC+10:00] [BARMM Parliamentary Elections] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Rappler

Title: [LENTE | UPDATE] Voter Education for the 2026 BARMM Elections continue in Tawi-Tawi

Snippet: Following yesterday’s sessions in MSU – Tawi-Tawi, today’s discussions engaged another group of students from History, Education, Business Management, and Political Science, strengthening their understanding of the BARMM parliamentary system, the upcoming elections, and the importance of informed and responsible voting.

Read full article: https://lente.rappler.com/lente-update-voter-education-for-the-2026-barmm-elections-continue-in-tawi-tawi/

[2026-04-12 21:00 UTC+10:00] [Life and style] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Lifestyle blogger said to have inspired Devil Wears Prada character uses unpaid student interns

Snippet: Use of interns by Plum Sykes, an ex-assistant of Anna Wintour whose family owns a Yorkshire estate, reignites debate about creative industries

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2026/apr/12/lifestyle-blogger-devil-wears-prada-anna-wintour-assistant-pay-interns

[2026-04-12 19:30 UTC+10:00] [National / NSW] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Age

Title: Every school will offer ‘gifted’ education. But who decides who is gifted?

Snippet: Some children are completing 15-page portfolios of extracurricular activities and submitting psychometric test results, while others are just being asked for their NAPLAN scores, to apply for the state’s new gifted education year 7 classes.

Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/national/nsw/every-school-will-offer-gifted-education-but-who-decides-who-is-gifted-20260410-p5zmwx.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-04-12 19:04 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Korea Herald

Title: Africa to complement, not replace, Middle East oil for Seoul amid Hormuz risks: report

Snippet: Since 2017, I have covered South Korea’s political and economic landscape as a reporter, with a focus on foreign affairs, inter-Korean relations and security.As a foreign affairs reporter, I closely follow developments from the Ministry of Unification, the Foreign Ministry and the Defense Ministry, tracking shifts in diplomacy, military policy and North Korea’s evolving posture.

Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10715311

[2026-04-12 18:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Jerusalem Post

Title: High Court allows broader anti-war protests over weekend, criticizes state over repeated delays

Snippet: The High Court of Justice on Friday allowed broader anti-war demonstrations to go ahead over the weekend under wartime restrictions, while making clear that the state still has not formulated a policy that balances security considerations with the fundamental rights at stake in the case.

Read full article: https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-892675

[2026-04-12 16:12 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Korea Herald

Title: Local elections loom as key test of Lee’s momentum

Snippet: Since 2017, I have covered South Korea’s political and economic landscape as a reporter, with a focus on foreign affairs, inter-Korean relations and security.As a foreign affairs reporter, I closely follow developments from the Ministry of Unification, the Foreign Ministry and the Defense Ministry, tracking shifts in diplomacy, military policy and North Korea’s evolving posture.

Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10715251

[2026-04-12 15:54 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Korea Herald

Title: Korea rethinks 2-year limit on converting temporary workers

Snippet: South Korea is moving to reassess its cap on fixed-term employment, as President Lee Jae Myung signals a potential shift in labor policy and a state-run think tank prepares a study on how the system operates in practice.

Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10715244

[2026-04-12 15:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: Ted Bundy stalked teen victim, posed as her boyfriend at school before her murder, family reveals

Snippet: Notorious serial killer Ted Bundy had stalked one of his teen victims – even posing as her boyfriend – months before her severely beaten, naked corpse was discovered in Utah, her family says.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/04/12/us-news/ted-bundy-stalked-teen-victim-laura-ann-aime-posed-as-her-boyfriend-at-school-before-her-murder-family-reveals/

[2026-04-12 14:35 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Korea Herald

Title: Lee reaffirms universal human rights, calls distortion of his remarks ‘treacherous’

Snippet: For over a decade, I’ve navigated the complexities of North Korean affairs, security, and foreign policy from both Seoul and Washington, D.C. As the National Desk Political Team Lead, I track the pulse of geopolitics, closely following developments from the Unification Ministry and the Foreign Ministry. My mornings start with Rodong Sinmun—North Korea’s state mouthpiece—before diving into the day’s headlines from Seoul and Washington.

Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10715217

[2026-04-12 13:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: NU sweeps UE, closes in on twice-to-beat incentive

Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — Final Four-bound National University made quick work of also-ran University of the East, 25-16, 25-21, 25-15, to secure a playoff for a twice-to-beat incentive in the UAAP Season 88 Collegiate Men’s Volleyball Tournament on Sunday morning at the UST Quadricentennial Pavilion in Manila.

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/04/12/sports/nu-sweeps-ue-closes-in-on-twice-to-beat-incentive/2318555

[2026-04-12 10:18 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]

Source: 9News

Title: Girl, seven, drowns at popular Queensland river

Snippet: Auto news: These are Australia's safest roads.

Read full article: https://www.9news.com.au/national/queensland-school-girl-drowns-brisbane-river/352178fa-f744-49fb-831e-3db282f3a764