[2026-04-21 05:54 UTC+10:00] [career] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Politico

Title: 7 reasons Starmer can’t shake off the Mandelson vetting saga

Snippet: LONDON — Peter Mandelson is the curse that never ends for Keir Starmer.

Read full article: https://www.politico.eu/article/7-reasons-starmer-cant-shake-off-the-mandelson-vetting-saga/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication

[2026-04-21 05:47 UTC+10:00] [Romanian politics] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Politico

Title: Romania plunges back into political turmoil as Social Democrats move to topple PM

Snippet: Romania’s Social Democrats have moved to oust Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan, triggering a new political crisis in the turmoil-weary country.

Read full article: https://www.politico.eu/article/ilie-bolojan-romania-political-turmoil-socialists-topple-pm/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication

[2026-04-21 05:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Daily News

Title: Jaswar Umar cleared to contest NOC Presidency - DailyNews

Snippet: Presidential candidate Jaswar Umar has been cleared to contest the long overdue National Olympic Committee of Sri Lanka (NOCSL) Annual General Meeting, set for April 25 at the Duncan White Auditorium at the Sports Ministry in Colombo, after all objections against him were dismissed. The independent Election Committee rejected multiple complaints filed against Umar and confirmed his nomination, strengthening his position as a leading contender in the closely watched race.

Read full article: https://dailynews.lk/2026/04/21/sports/982451/jaswar-umar-cleared-to-contest-noc-presidency/

[2026-04-21 05:22 UTC+10:00] [Bridges] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Politico

Title: Trump is quietly seeking allies to fix Gaza, says Norway

Snippet: Donald Trump’s Board of Peace is quietly engaging with international partners including the EU and the Palestinian Authority to stabilize Gaza and prepare for post-conflict governance, Norway’s foreign minister told POLITICO.

Read full article: https://www.politico.eu/article/donald-trump-quietly-seeking-allies-to-fix-gaza-says-norway/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication

[2026-04-21 05:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: New York Post

Title: Former state controller Betty Yee drops bid for California governor

Snippet: Democrat Betty Yee has suddenly pulled her campaign for California governor due to low polling, she revealed Monday.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/04/20/us-news/former-state-controller-betty-yee-drops-bid-for-california-governor/

[2026-04-21 05:08 UTC+10:00] [Books] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Politico

Title: Questions loom over EU commissioner’s romantic relationship with French presidential hopeful

Snippet: PARIS — France’s former Prime Minister and presidential hopeful Gabriel Attal said he had rekindled his relationship with EU industry chief Stéphane Séjourné, raising ethical questions ahead of next year’s election.

Read full article: https://www.politico.eu/article/gabriel-attal-stephane-sejourne-relationship-french-presidential-hopeful/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication

[2026-04-21 04:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: BBC News

Title: US singer D4vd charged with murder stemming from death of missing teenage girl

Snippet: US musician D4vd has been charged with first-degree murder stemming from the death of a teenage girl who vanished last year, officials say.

Read full article: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/crr1v4gzkvlo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

[2026-04-21 04:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: RT News

Title: Bulgaria is not going ‘pro-Russia’ – the EU is just paranoid

Snippet: By Tarik Cyril Amar, a historian from Germany working at Koç University, Istanbul, on Russia, Ukraine, and Eastern Europe, the history of World War II, the cultural Cold War, and the politics of memory

Read full article: https://www.rt.com/news/638781-bulgaria-not-pro-russian/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS

[2026-04-21 04:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]

Source: New York Post

Title: Newsom’s ‘dark horse’ governor favorite rockets in shock new poll

Snippet: The gubernatorial candidate reportedly seen as a dark horse favorite by Gavin Newsom’s team has suddenly shot up in the polls.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/04/20/us-news/newsoms-dark-horse-governor-favorite-rockets-in-shock-new-poll/

[2026-04-21 04:36 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Age

Title: GetUp throwing $600k at Trump-themed byelection campaign to defeat Hanson

Snippet: Pauline Hanson’s support for Donald Trump’s war in Iran has become a central battleground in the Farrer byelection, with a big-spending advertising campaign seeking to link the One Nation leader to rising fuel and fertiliser costs hitting regional voters.

Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/politics/federal/getup-throwing-600k-at-trump-themed-byelection-campaign-to-defeat-hanson-20260420-p5zpag.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-04-21 04:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: RT News

Title: Why Lebanon’s complex political system makes lasting peace difficult – RT reports (VIDEO)

Snippet: Lebanon’s political system and differing views on how to deal with Israel make a lasting peace deal difficult to achieve, according to an RT report from Beirut.

Read full article: https://www.rt.com/news/638765-lebanon-political-system-israel-talks/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS

[2026-04-21 04:17 UTC+10:00] [European Defense] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Politico

Title: Tusk and Macron discuss joint nuclear exercises

Snippet: French and Polish leaders discussed holding joint exercises on Monday as part of a French-led effort to include allies in its nuclear deterrent.

Read full article: https://www.politico.eu/article/donald-tusk-emmanuel-macron-poland-france-discuss-joint-exercices-nuclear-deterrence/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication

[2026-04-21 04:08 UTC+10:00] [Hungarian elections 2026] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Politico

Title: Hungary must arrest Netanyahu if he visits, Magyar says

Snippet: Hungary’s Prime Minister-elect Péter Magyar said Monday that his country must take Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu into custody if he enters Hungarian territory while wanted by the International Criminal Court.

Read full article: https://www.politico.eu/article/peter-magyar-hungary-would-arrest-benjamin-netanyahu-israel/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication

[2026-04-21 03:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: BBC News

Title: Officials deliberately withheld Mandelson vetting result from me, Starmer says

Snippet: Sir Keir Starmer has accused officials in the Foreign Office of deliberately and repeatedly withholding the fact Lord Mandelson initially failed security vetting for the role of US ambassador.

Read full article: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx2wllel54no?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

[2026-04-21 03:50 UTC+10:00] [Infrastructure] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Politico

Title: EU eyes approval for €90B Ukraine loan on Wednesday

Snippet: BRUSSELS — EU ambassadors are poised to approve a €90 billion loan to Ukraine on Wednesday — if Russian oil transit to Hungary resumes in time.

Read full article: https://www.politico.eu/article/eu-approval-90-billion-euro-ukraine-loan-wednesday/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication

[2026-04-21 03:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: BBC News

Title: F1 makes changes to address new engine rules concerns

Snippet: F1 returns following an enforced five-week break with the Miami Grand Prix at the beginning of May

Read full article: https://www.bbc.com/sport/formula1/articles/cp84xd25wg9o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

[2026-04-21 03:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: BBC News

Title: Phones to be banned in schools by law in England, government says

Snippet: The government has said it will introduce a legal ban on smartphones in schools in England.

Read full article: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5y7vd6gpq1o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

[2026-04-21 03:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: BBC News

Title: Police gunfight with favela gang traps 200 tourists on hilltop

Snippet: Around 200 people were trapped at the top of a popular Rio de Janeiro tourist spot during a police operation in the Vidigal favela of the city, according to local media.

Read full article: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cjr9vvr904wo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

[2026-04-21 03:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: RT News

Title: Spanish Catholic Church plagued by pedophiles – media

Snippet: More than 3,000 people have reportedly suffered sexual abuse as minors within the Spanish Catholic Church, according to a eight-year investigation by the El Pais newspaper which published its latest findings on Monday.

Read full article: https://www.rt.com/news/638776-spanish-catholic-church-pedophilia/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS

[2026-04-21 03:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: USA Today Baseball Coaches Poll

Snippet: The USA TODAY Sports Top 25 baseball coaches poll, with team’s RECORDS THROUGH SUNDAY in parentheses, total points based on 25 for first place through one point for 25th, ranking in last week’s poll and first-place votes received.

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/baseball-43ab51208988628c529948673bf457d1

[2026-04-21 03:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: BBC News

Title: FBI Director Kash Patel files $250m lawsuit against The Atlantic

Snippet: FBI Director Kash Patel has filed a $250m (£185m) defamation lawsuit against The Atlantic, accusing the magazine of publishing false and damaging claims about his conduct in office.

Read full article: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c78lggvey55o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

[2026-04-21 03:00 UTC+10:00] [Arms control] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Politico

Title: NATO doubles down on non-proliferation as nuclear arms control comes under pressure

Snippet: BRUSSELS — NATO member countries will restate their support for the world's primary nuclear non-proliferation treaty as nuclear control efforts come increasingly under strain, three NATO diplomats told POLITICO.

Read full article: https://www.politico.eu/article/nato-doubles-down-on-non-proliferation-as-nuclear-arms-control-comes-under-pressure/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication

[2026-04-21 03:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: BBC News

Title: Key points from Starmer's Mandelson statement

Snippet: Sir Keir Starmer has been in the Commons again, defending his actions over the appointment of Lord Mandelson as ambassador to the US.

Read full article: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cjd8448m959o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

[2026-04-21 02:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Hungary's Magyar announces ministers after landslide election win

Snippet: Tisza Party head and prospective prime minister Peter Magyar attends a press conference during the first meeting of the future faction in Budapest, Hungary, Monday, April 20, 2026. (Robert Hegedus/MTI via AP)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/hungary-magyar-cabinet-tisza-orban-kapitany-2be6015ab5363a0e36ca264fccd0985b

[2026-04-21 02:56 UTC+10:00] [Reform UK] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Is Richard Tice’s picture AI-manipulated? Here are five giveaways

Snippet: Experts and social media detectives take a closer look at Reform deputy leader’s image of an apparent campaign event

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/politics/ng-interactive/2026/apr/20/five-signs-richard-tice-picture-ai-manipulated

[2026-04-21 02:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: BBC News

Title: Adoptive father 'sexually abused and smothered baby'

Snippet: A former high school teacher sexually assaulted and smothered to death a baby boy he adopted months earlier with his partner, a jury has been told.

Read full article: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c393eww1pero?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

[2026-04-21 02:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: BBC News

Title: Home Office blocks anti-Islam influencer from entering UK

Snippet: An anti-Islam influencer based in the US has been blocked from entering the UK by the Home Office.

Read full article: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c9vl44pppn0o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

[2026-04-21 02:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]

Source: BBC News

Title: What to do about Rew? England's dilemma

Snippet: James Rew averages almost 44 from his 60 first-class matches

Read full article: https://www.bbc.com/sport/cricket/articles/cj40kkzr9xro?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

[2026-04-21 02:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: BBC News

Title: Cashier stole from vulnerable customers to fund trips to Paris, Tuscany and Dubai

Snippet: A building society cashier who stole from vulnerable customers was found out after colleagues saw she posted about numerous expensive holidays on social media, including a safari in Africa, as well as trips to Paris, Tuscany and Dubai, among others.

Read full article: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cy81mm44kx4o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

[2026-04-21 02:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: BBC News

Title: 'Super brutal' Tour de France Femmes UK stage routes revealed

Snippet: British roads will host the women's edition of the Tour de France for the first time

Read full article: https://www.bbc.com/sport/cycling/articles/cq59692v05eo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

[2026-04-21 02:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: BBC News

Title: Victory slips away as marathon runner celebrates too soon

Snippet: A dramatic finish at the Delaware Marathon on 19 April saw Joshua Jackson snatch victory in the final moment overtaking leader Carson Mello by less than a second. Mello, thinking a win was guaranteed, slowed in celebration before Jackson's powerful late surge sealed the win.

Read full article: https://www.bbc.com/news/videos/cvg09900zx5o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

[2026-04-21 01:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: BBC News

Title: Rose agrees to succeed Iraola at Bournemouth

Snippet: Marco Rose won 69 of his 124 games in charge of RB Leipzig

Read full article: https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/articles/cyv1llpvy0mo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

[2026-04-21 01:56 UTC+10:00] [Foreign policy] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Politico

Title: IDF soldier’s destruction of Jesus statue triggers Poland-Israel spat

Snippet: Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar has accused his Polish counterpart Radosław Sikorski of making “irresponsible statements” in a dispute over the destruction of a Christian symbol in Lebanon by a member of the Israel Defense Forces.

Read full article: https://www.politico.eu/article/idf-soldier-destruction-jesus-statue-triggers-poland-israel-spat/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication

[2026-04-21 01:55 UTC+10:00] [Americas] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Politico

Title: Germany turns to Brazil as US ties fray

Snippet: HANOVER, Germany — German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva pledged to deepen political and economic ties between their countries in response to the increasingly unstable global order.

Read full article: https://www.politico.eu/article/germany-turns-to-brazil-as-us-ties-fray-friedrich-merz-luiz-inacio-lula-da-silva/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication

[2026-04-21 01:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: BBC News

Title: Days of Our Lives and Starship Troopers actor Patrick Muldoon dies aged 57

Snippet: US actor and producer Patrick Muldoon, known for his roles in the famous soap Days of Our Lives and the movie Starship Troopers, has died at the age of 57, according to US media reports.

Read full article: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/czx9q51rldko?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

[2026-04-21 01:38 UTC+10:00] [Agriculture] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Politico

Title: Magyar names first ministers in new Hungarian government

Snippet: Industry figures feature heavily among incoming Hungarian Prime Minister Péter Magyar's first wave of seven Cabinet announcements. His Cabinet's ranks will soon swell to 16, breaking from the centralized model of the past decade under Viktor Orbán.

Read full article: https://www.politico.eu/article/peter-magyar-names-first-ministers-in-incoming-hungarian-government-tisza/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication

[2026-04-21 01:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: BBC News

Title: Can Iran and the US find middle ground to make a deal?

Snippet: The BBC's chief international correspondent Lyse Doucet is reporting from Tehran on condition that none of her material is used on the BBC's Persian Service. These restrictions apply to all international media organisations operating in Iran.

Read full article: https://www.bbc.com/news/videos/ce35qqv5pvdo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

[2026-04-21 01:22 UTC+10:00] [Diplomacy] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Politico

Title: Mandelson files to exclude worst of UK’s private comments on Trump

Snippet: LONDON — British ministers and officials’ most indiscreet comments about Donald Trump will not be made public in a planned document dump to avoid prejudicing foreign relations, according to four people familiar with the process.

Read full article: https://www.politico.eu/article/mandelson-files-to-exclude-worst-uk-private-comments-trump/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication

[2026-04-21 01:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: BBC News

Title: 'Huge relief' as students given loans in error get repayment reprieve

Snippet: Around 22,000 university students who were told they would have to urgently repay maintenance loans and childcare grants that were given to them in error have been given a reprieve.

Read full article: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0e7jjwzn7eo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

[2026-04-21 00:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: BBC News

Title: Watch: Skydiver crashes into jumbotron at US football game

Snippet: A skydiver crashed into the massive scoreboard at Virginia Tech's stadium, dangling from a parachute before first responders carried out a rescue without injury.

Read full article: https://www.bbc.com/news/videos/cpvxww24kv3o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

[2026-04-21 00:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: RT News

Title: EU arms spending a ‘magnet’ for criminals – anti-fraud chief

Snippet: The billions of euros slated by the EU for the build up of weapons factories and procurement of military hardware are a “magnet for the criminals,” according to a senior anti-fraud official.

Read full article: https://www.rt.com/news/638767-eu-military-funding-corruption/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS

[2026-04-21 00:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: BBC News

Title: Trump tariff refunds begin but consumers likely to miss out

Snippet: The Trump administration has begun processing refunds for billions of dollars in tariffs that the US Supreme Court struck down in February.

Read full article: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c7vqgge5g8lo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

[2026-04-21 00:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Al Jazeera

Title: Bulgaria’s former President Radev wins election: All you need to know

Snippet: Bulgaria’s eighth parliamentary election in five years has concluded with former president Rumen Radev’s Progressive Bulgaria party emerging as the clear winner. Radev will be the next prime minister.

Read full article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/4/20/bulgarias-former-president-radev-wins-election-all-you-need-to-know

[2026-04-21 00:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: RT News

Title: Israel ignited ‘blood feud’ between US and Iran – ex-foreign policy adviser

Snippet: Israel has destroyed any chance of success in US-Iran talks by pushing Washington to kill Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, according to former senior foreign policy adviser to Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Marine Corps veteran James Webb.

Read full article: https://www.rt.com/news/638762-israel-blood-feud-us-iran-james-webb/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS

[2026-04-21 00:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: RT News

Title: Trump’s threats against Iranian civilian infrastructure ‘perfectly acceptable’ – UN envoy

Snippet: US President Donald Trump’s threat to destroy Iranian power plants and bridges is “perfectly acceptable,” Washington’s envoy to the UN Mike Waltz has said, dismissing accusations of potential war crimes.

Read full article: https://www.rt.com/news/638768-trump-iran-threats-acceptable/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS

[2026-04-21 00:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: RT News

Title: Man detained over Auschwitz gate replica in German town – media

Snippet: Police in Germany have detained a man suspected of erecting Nazi-themed structures outside the town of Eggenfelden, local media report, citing law enforcement.

Read full article: https://www.rt.com/news/638756-man-detained-auschwitz-gate/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS

[2026-04-21 00:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: BBC News

Title: 'Worst I've seen' - Leicester face relegation again

Snippet: Leicester have won just 17 of 81 games across two seasons to face the prospects of back-to-back relegations

Read full article: https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/articles/cr519p8r6jdo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

[2026-04-21 00:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: BBC News

Title: Outrage over Israeli soldier's vandalism of Jesus statue in Lebanon

Snippet: There has been widespread condemnation after an image of an Israeli soldier apparently hitting a statue of Jesus with a sledgehammer in southern Lebanon went viral.

Read full article: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cpd575n1znzo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

[2026-04-21 00:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: BBC News

Title: How money is talking as Fitzpatrick turns up volume

Snippet: Fitzpatrick beats Scheffler in play-off to win Heritage title

Read full article: https://www.bbc.com/sport/articles/cy41k2k1mvgo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

[2026-04-21 00:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: BBC News

Title: Rosenior feels '100%' support from Chelsea owners

Snippet: Rosenior pictured sat next to co-owner Behdad Eghbali before taking the job full-time after a defeat at Fulham

Read full article: https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/articles/cvg4jm0npmpo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss