Topic: Elections — Neutral reports only
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[2026-04-09 04:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: RT News
Snippet: By Farhad Ibragimov – lecturer at the Faculty of Economics at RUDN University, expert and lecturer at the Department of Political Science, Faculty of Social Sciences and Mass Communications, Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation
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[2026-04-09 04:41 UTC+10:00] [Corruption] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: Spain and Italy have demanded explanations from Israel after the country’s soldiers in Lebanon detained a Spanish United Nations peacekeeper and fired warning shots at an Italian convoy.
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[2026-04-09 04:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Israel says it hit Lebanon 100 times in just 10 minutesMore on this story.12 hours ago
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[2026-04-09 04:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: US Vice President JD Vance has said Ukraine’s prime minister made “scandalous” comments about Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, as he echoed Budapest’s accusations that Kyiv is trying to influence the upcoming elections there.
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[2026-04-09 04:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Tyson Fury has won 34 of his 37 professional fights, with two losses and a draw
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[2026-04-09 04:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: A Los Angeles woman dubbed the "Ketamine Queen" has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for selling drugs that led to the death of Friends actor Matthew Perry.
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[2026-04-09 04:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: When Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced the start of the Israeli-US military campaign against Iran at the end of February, he was bullish.
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[2026-04-09 03:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Nicky Hilton was slammed for using too much Photoshop on herself and her mom, Kathy Hilton, in their new jewelry campaign.
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[2026-04-09 03:30 UTC+10:00] [Benchmarks] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: Three-and-a-half thousand meters above sea level, chunks of icy rock tumble down the side of Chile’s Juncal Glacier and crash into the lake below.
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[2026-04-09 03:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: ALBANY – Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman, the designated GOP nominee for governor, is suing New York’s state campaign finance matching system after its Democrat-controlled board voted to deny him potentially millions of dollars in public matching funds ahead of November’s election.
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[2026-04-09 03:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Ships in the Gulf have received a warning from Iran's navy that any vessels seeking to cross the Strait of Hormuz without permission "will be targeted and destroyed", the shipping brokerage firm SSY has confirmed to BBC Verify.
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[2026-04-09 03:21 UTC+10:00] [Conflict] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: BRUSSELS ― Donald Trump makes a mess. Europe gets called on to clean it up, or at least pay a hefty price to deal with it.
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[2026-04-09 03:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Only days ago, Islamic Republic hardliners running the city of Tehran put up a gigantic banner at one of the busiest intersections in the Iranian capital.
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[2026-04-09 03:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: A fire at the velodrome in Rio de Janeiro's Olympic Park was brought under control early on 8 April, with no risk of it spreading to other parts of the complex and no injuries reported, fire officials said.
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[2026-04-09 03:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: A decades-long saga came to an end in a Suffolk County courtroom on Wednesday, as a six-foot-four man dressed in a black suit and blue tie stood across from a judge and confessed to the gruesome details of murdering eight women.
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[2026-04-09 03:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco speaks at a news conference in Lake Elsinore, Calif., Feb. 7, 2023, as officials announced that the closure of poppy fields at Walker Canyon until the wildflower bloom subsides. (Watchara Phomicinda/The Orange County Register via AP, File)
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[2026-04-09 03:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Pam Bondi will not testify about the investigation into Jeffrey Epstein to a congressional committee next week because she is no longer the US attorney general, the justice department says.
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[2026-04-09 03:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: In a day, Donald Trump went from threatening that Iran's civilisation "will die tonight" to declaring that Iran's ten-point plan was a "workable" basis for negotiation in Pakistan.
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[2026-04-09 03:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: George Furbank has 14 caps for England and has spent a decade at Northampton Saints where he is captain
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[2026-04-09 02:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: TEHRAN, Iran — Iran, the United States and Israel agreed to a two-week ceasefire in an 11th-hour deal that headed off US President Donald Trump's threat to unleash a bombing campaign to destroy Iranian civilization. Hours later, Iran and Gulf Arab countries reported new attacks Wednesday.
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[2026-04-09 02:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Only about half of New York City residents approve of Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s job performance during his first 100 days, a poll released Wednesday found.
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[2026-04-09 02:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Rescuers have found more than 250 poodle-cross dogs living in a single home, the RSPCA has said.
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[2026-04-09 02:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: By Dmitry Trenin, a research professor at the Higher School of Economics and a lead research fellow at the Institute of World Economy and International Relations. He is also a member of the Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC).
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[2026-04-09 02:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: JUST two hours before United States President Bobo the Simpleminded’s deadline on Wednesday morning for Iran to open the Strait of Hormuz or else the US would “end its civilization,” it was announced that Iran and the US had agreed to a two-week ceasefire brokered by Pakistan. The US will hold off on the whole ending civilization thing, while Iran will allow shipping through the strait.
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[2026-04-09 02:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: A man who caused an explosion that destroyed his own home and damaged five neighbouring properties has been jailed.
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[2026-04-09 01:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Brazilian jockey begins Hong Kong campaign in superb style after riding quartet at city circuit
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[2026-04-09 01:39 UTC+10:00] [Hungary] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: US vice-president says on visit to Budapest ‘we had to show’ support for Viktor Orbán, as opposition leads polls
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[2026-04-09 01:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: A two-week ceasefire announced by US President Donald Trump appeared to have brought a temporary halt to the US-Israeli war on Iran.
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[2026-04-09 01:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: California’s election watchdog is investigating Santa Clara County leaders over the campaign for a voter-approved sales tax increase, marketed as a way to shield the region’s public hospitals from massive federal spending cuts.
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[2026-04-09 01:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: A pastor has been charged with gross negligence manslaughter after a man died during a baptism ceremony in Birmingham.
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[2026-04-09 01:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Jos Buttler was part of the England squad that won the 2019 World Cup and was captain for their victory in the T20 edition in 2022
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[2026-04-09 01:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Germany's Defence Minister Boris Pistorius says men of military age in Germany do not need to report lengthy stays abroad.
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[2026-04-09 01:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Bill Gates will testify before a US congressional committee about his interactions with the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, according to media reports.
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[2026-04-09 01:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Two men accused of trying to bomb a protest outside the New York City mayor's home wanted to kill up to 60 people in the name of the Islamic State group (IS), federal prosecutors allege.
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[2026-04-09 01:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: People who carry variations in two genes linked to appetite and digestion can lose more weight when taking drugs such as Wegovy and Mounjaro to treat obesity, research suggests.
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[2026-04-09 01:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: US Vice President J.D. Vance has condemned Vladimir Zelensky’s “completely scandalous” threat to send soldiers to Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s home to “talk to him in their own language.”
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[2026-04-09 01:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Leicester City have lost their appeal against their six-point deduction for breaching English Football League financial rules.
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[2026-04-09 01:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Many Israelis woke up this morning with a sense of frustration. In the hours leading up to the expiration of the American ultimatum to Iran, expectations were high that the night might bring another decisive phase of the campaign, possibly including strikes against Iran’s critical energy infrastructure. Such a move was widely perceived as the type of pressure that could force Tehran into a strategic retreat.
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[2026-04-09 01:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Outside, in a line that stretched around the block, the hundreds of people who turned out for Abdul el-Sayed’s campaign rally with Hasan Piker gave a range of reasons for showing up.
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[2026-04-09 01:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: "BTS 2.0 is just getting started!" J-Hope declared as he stood alongside the other six members of the world's biggest band.
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[2026-04-09 00:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: A dancer who became Britain's first black professional ballerina has had her pointed shoes restored on the television programme, The Repair Shop.
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[2026-04-09 00:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Arsenal's win over Sporting on Tuesday ensured the Premier League would have five teams in next season's Champions League
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[2026-04-09 00:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: A man who died after being stabbed on Primrose Hill has been named as Finbar Sullivan by the Metropolitan Police.
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[2026-04-09 00:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Israel has stepped up air strikes across Lebanon, pounding central Beirut, just hours after the US and Iran announced a two-week ceasefire, according to RT correspondent Steve Sweeney, who was caught up in the attack with his cameraman Ali Rida Sbeity.
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[2026-04-09 00:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Immediate, but temporary, relief. That's the initial economic response to news of a two-week ceasefire: stock markets across the globe rallied, while the price of crude oil plunged.
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[2026-04-09 00:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: The historic Plas Glynllifon mansion has been raided by police searching for drugs.
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[2026-04-08 23:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Mayor Zohran Mamdani appears to have conceded he won’t be able to deliver his promise of free buses this year — despite it being a cornerstone of his campaign.
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[2026-04-08 23:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Djibouti's leader Ismail Omar Guelleh is expected to win a presidential election on Friday, extending his 27-year rule of the highly strategic Horn of Africa nation.
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[2026-04-08 23:41 UTC+10:00] [Brussels bubble] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: PARIS — French Member of the European Parliament Rima Hassan has filed a complaint after details of her arrest were leaked to the media while she was in custody last week.
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[2026-04-08 23:36 UTC+10:00] [Banks] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: Don’t be popping those champagne corks yet: Europe’s economy will still be hurting from the war in the Middle East for months — and maybe longer.
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