Topic: Elections — Neutral reports only
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[2026-04-20 00:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Latin America could explode in a “rebellion” against the US if it doesn’t rethink its approach to the region, Colombian President Gustavo Petro has warned, citing the raid on Caracas and kidnapping of Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro.
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[2026-04-20 00:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: The City Council wants to make it easier for thousands of Rikers Island inmates to vote by forcing jail officials to help them fix errors on their ballots — but the Department of Corrections said the law will cause huge problems for them.
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[2026-04-20 00:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez called for the European Union to end its Association Agreement with Israel during a pre-campaign rally on Sunday.
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[2026-04-20 00:21 UTC+10:00] [Banks] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: BRUSSELS — Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez on Sunday urged the EU to end its association agreement with Israel.
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[2026-04-20 00:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Disgraced ex-congressman Eric Swalwell — who is accused of raping and sexually assaulting multiple women after nights of heavy drinking — billed an eye-watering amount of booze deliveries to his campaigns, including charges during a series of jaunts to Las Vegas.
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[2026-04-20 00:00 UTC+10:00] [Americas] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: BRUSSELS — America’s allies, stung by soaring energy costs due to Washington’s attacks on Iran, are confronting an uncomfortable truth: The escape route from fossil fuel shocks leads straight into China’s arms.
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[2026-04-19 23:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: The U.K.’s chief rabbi said Sunday that British Jews are facing “a sustained campaign of violence and intimidation” after attempted arson at a London synagogue, the latest in a string of similar attacks.
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[2026-04-19 23:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: California's blustery San Francisco Bay is home to the Golden Gate Bridge, commercial ports, public marinas and ferry boats. But more recently, a new sight is attracting locals' attention: Eastern North Pacific gray whales.
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[2026-04-19 22:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: A sold-out Wembley Stadium watched the Sidemen FC charity match on Saturday, which raised £6.2 million – and provided plenty of memorable moments.
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[2026-04-19 22:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Emma Raducanu has not played a match since early March
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[2026-04-19 22:42 UTC+10:00] [Defense] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: BRUSSELS — The Iranian government ridiculed EU top diplomat Kaja Kallas’ calls to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and respect international law.
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[2026-04-19 22:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: A woman has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a car hit pedestrians in central London in the early hours of Sunday morning, leaving one woman in a critical condition.
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[2026-04-19 22:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Mark Allen's 140 break
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[2026-04-19 22:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Sen. Jon Husted, R-Ohio, speaks during an event in the Indian Treaty Room of the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House complex on March 4, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)
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[2026-04-19 22:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Iran will not yield to US pressure, parliament speaker and top negotiator Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf has said. He stressed that progress has been made in the negotiations, though fundamental issues are still unresolved.
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[2026-04-19 21:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Lithuania and Latvia have announced that they will refuse Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico use of their airspace to travel to Moscow for Victory Day on May 9. Fico vowed to reach the Russian capital nonetheless, saying that the Baltic states would not prevent him from paying tribute to those who liberated Slovakia from Nazi occupation.
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[2026-04-19 21:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Bulgaria’s Rumen Radev and Boyko Borissov have cast their votes, and the country’s eighth election in five years is underway. Radev, who opposes EU aid to Ukraine, has vowed to break the stranglehold of the “oligarchic mafia” on Bulgaria.
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[2026-04-19 21:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Former US President Barack Obama and New York City mayor Zohran Mamdani met for the first time on Saturday at a child care centre in the Bronx where they sang to preschoolers.
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[2026-04-19 21:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Republican gubernatorial candidate Bruce Blakeman says he has a plan to make New York safer and more affordable.
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[2026-04-19 21:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Police officers patrol at a cordon near Kenton United Synagogue in Harrow, a suburb of London, Sunday, April 19, 2026. (Jamie Lashmar/PA via AP)
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[2026-04-19 21:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: Democrats still face serious challenges to flipping the chamber. But Republicans are no longer dismissing the threat as quickly as they once did.
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[2026-04-19 21:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez and his far-left government are not over the finish line yet when it comes to their plan to legalize hundreds of thousands of illegal migrants. Now, the Spanish legal group Hazte Oír have made the first successful step in challenging the far-left government’s “Royal Decree,” which was used to pass the legislation without a vote from parliament.
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[2026-04-19 20:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Police in Austria have warned about potentially poisoned HiPP baby food circulating in the country, after a sample of the brand's purée tested positive for rat poison.
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[2026-04-19 20:20 UTC+10:00] [Budget] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: Hungary’s Tisza party increased its parliamentary majority by three seats after the final votes were counted in last Sunday’s election.
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[2026-04-19 19:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky has condemned a US decision to extend the period during which Russia is allowed to sell oil despite Western sanctions.
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[2026-04-19 19:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Taking into account the continuously changing objectives of the US-Israeli war on Iran - which range from inciting internal turmoil and regime change, to dismantling Iran’s civilian nuclear programme, eliminating its missile capacity and unconditionally opening the Strait of Hormuz - it is clear that none have been achieved. Rather, the campaign largely failed.
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[2026-04-19 19:45 UTC+10:00] [Bulgaria] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Eighth election in five years follows government collapse in December, with stability and cost of living among key issues
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[2026-04-19 19:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The EU’s poorest member has been through successive governments since anti-corruption rallies in 2021 ended the administration of long-time leader Boyko Borissov
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[2026-04-19 19:41 UTC+10:00] [Boyko Borissov] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The EU’s poorest member has been through successive governments since anti-corruption rallies in 2021 ended the administration of long-time leader Boyko Borissov
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[2026-04-19 19:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Another attempted arson attack has been reported at a north-west London synagogue following a spate of similar incidents.
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[2026-04-19 19:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Recent warm weather has encouraged the tulips at Hampton Court Palace to bloom slightly earlier than usual this year
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[2026-04-19 18:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Robots competed in a half marathon race in Beijing on Sunday, with the winning machine leaving its human rivals for dust.
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[2026-04-19 18:00 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Pauline Hanson’s political surge may have peaked, with her likeability falling and primary support for One Nation edging down to its lowest level in three months even though a growing number believe the right-wing party could win the next election.
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[2026-04-19 17:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The US has renewed a sanctions exemption allowing Russian crude and petroleum products already loaded onto tankers to be delivered and sold freely, the US Treasury Department has announced. The move came despite a pledge by Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent made two days prior that the waiver would not be extended.
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[2026-04-19 17:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: The remains of at least 50 infants and six adults have been dumped at a graveyard in Trinidad and Tobago, police say.
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[2026-04-19 17:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Playing Ruben in his new BBC series Half Man was "so far away from me and anything I'd done before", says Richard Gadd. "It terrified me."
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[2026-04-19 15:59 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 92]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The stakes in the June local and byelections have grown since the ruling Democratic Party of Korea wrapped up its candidate selection for key municipalities Saturday, with at least 14 parliamentary seats now up for contest.
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[2026-04-19 15:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Like everyone else, I cannot wait for Sunday's massive game between Manchester City and Arsenal.
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[2026-04-19 15:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Bulgarians have started voting in the eighth election in five years as they elect a new parliament, after mass protests brought down the previous Conservative-led government in December.
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[2026-04-19 15:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Mikel Arteta gave up his role as Pep Guardiola's assistant at Manchester City in 2019 to take charge of Arsenal
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[2026-04-19 15:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Australia's most decorated living soldier, Ben Roberts-Smith, has publicly denied all allegations against him in his first statement after being charged with five counts of the war crime of murder last week.
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[2026-04-19 14:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The mayor of a Brussels suburb has denounced what he described as “terrorism” and called for reinforcements after a series of explosions linked to gang violence struck the EU capital this week.
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[2026-04-19 14:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Tom Steyer speaks during a gubernatorial candidate forum on Latino and immigrant communities in Sacramento, Calif., Tuesday, April 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)
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[2026-04-19 14:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper has said she is "extremely concerned" ministers were not told sooner about issues raised in the vetting process to appoint Lord Mandelson as US ambassador.
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[2026-04-19 14:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Former Bulgarian President Rumen Radev delivers a speech at the closing rally of his campaign, in Sofia, Thursday, April 16, 2026, as Bulgaria heads into an early parliamentary election. (AP Photo/Valentina Petrova)
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[2026-04-19 13:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: US officials have urged Cuba to transition from socialism to a market-based economy and compensate American citizens and corporations whose assets were seized in the 1960s, several US media outlets reported on Friday and Saturday, citing sources familiar with the matter.
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[2026-04-19 13:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Taking a break from social media may come with real benefits, according to a major new study.Researchers at Stanford University asked about 36,000 Facebook and Instagram users to log off in the weeks leading up to the 2020 US presidential election, and the results showed that their emotional well-being improved.
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[2026-04-19 13:02 UTC+10:00] [National / Queensland] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: The Crisafulli government has endorsed former Brisbane City councillor Fiona Hammond as the LNP’s candidate for the inner-north seat of Stafford, days after announcing a snap by-election to be held on May 16.
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[2026-04-19 10:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Italian Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini has called on the EU to resume imports of Russian oil and gas, arguing that the bloc should prioritize energy security.
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[2026-04-19 10:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: A California woman who registered her dog to vote as a stunt to expose election loopholes says the move backfired — landing her with several felony charges after her repeated attempts to bring it to the attention of authorities.
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