[2026-04-05 18:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: Ye attempts a comeback with sold-out LA-area concert, support from Lauryn Hill

Snippet: LOS ANGELES — The artist formerly and possibly again known as Kanye West reveled in support from one of his musical idols, Lauryn Hill, as he staged a sold-out Southern California concert meant to mark a comeback from years of controversy.

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/04/05/entertainment-lifestyle/ye-attempts-a-comeback-with-sold-out-la-area-concert-support-from-lauryn-hill/2314392

[2026-04-05 18:49 UTC+10:00] [Kanye West] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Kanye West headlining Wireless festival is ‘deeply concerning’, says Keir Starmer

Snippet: PM says antisemitism is ‘abhorrent’ after booking of West, who has song called Heil Hitler and last year advertised swastika T-shirt

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/music/2026/apr/05/kanye-west-wireless-festival-deeply-concerning-keir-starmer

[2026-04-05 18:00 UTC+10:00] [Social media] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Joe Rogan and the influencers who built Maga are revolting over Iran. Was this an alliance doomed to fail? | Jason Okundaye

Snippet: Unlike Trump’s cronies in the White House, outside voices are not so easily disciplined. There’s a lesson here for all future political movements

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/apr/05/erika-charlie-kirk-joe-rogan-donald-trump-turning-point-usa-maga-iran

[2026-04-05 18:00 UTC+10:00] [Blue] [Factuality: 90]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: ‘I was getting down with a guy and he decided to put on One Love. It was creepy’: Duncan James from Blue’s honest playlist

Snippet: The Blue singer thinks Aqua deserve respect and his mum once did karaoke with a legend. But what record did he buy to please his nan - with mixed results?

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/music/2026/apr/05/duncan-james-blue-honest-playlist-geri-halliwell-elvis-tight-fit

[2026-04-05 18:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Growing Pains meets the ‘kill line’: a new Chinese hot take on the American dream

Snippet: Internet commenters retrofit the viral metaphor to US movies and TV to highlight financial and social insecurity

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3349077/growing-pains-meets-kill-line-new-chinese-hot-take-american-dream?utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-04-05 18:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Growing Pains meets the ‘kill line’: a new Chinese hot take on the American dream

Snippet: Internet commenters retrofit the viral metaphor to US movies and TV to highlight financial and social insecurity

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3349077/growing-pains-meets-kill-line-new-chinese-hot-take-american-dream

[2026-04-05 17:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: BBC News

Title: Keir Starmer 'concerned' over Kanye West UK festival dates

Snippet: Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has said it is "deeply concerning" that Kanye West is set to headline Wireless Festival in London this summer.

Read full article: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cp86942yj97o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

[2026-04-05 17:38 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Korea Herald

Title: Korea Musical Theater Association Chief: Record growth masks profit crisis, demands urgent policy push

Snippet: Lee Jong-gyu, reelected for a third term, says passing the industry promotion legislation and building public musical-dedicated theaters are critical to the industry's sustained growth

Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10710224

[2026-04-05 17:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Hong Kong bar maestro Jay Khan swaps cocktails for cameras for his first photo exhibition

Snippet: Jay Khan of Coa and The Savory Project compares mixology and photography as his first photography exhibition opens at Sin Sin Fine Art

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/arts/article/3348740/hong-kong-bar-maestro-jay-khan-swaps-cocktails-cameras-his-first-photo-exhibition?utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-04-05 17:15 UTC+10:00] [Hong Kong] [Factuality: 92]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Hong Kong bar maestro Jay Khan swaps cocktails for cameras for his first photo exhibition

Snippet: Jay Khan of Coa and The Savory Project compares mixology and photography as his first photography exhibition opens at Sin Sin Fine Art

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/arts/article/3348740/hong-kong-bar-maestro-jay-khan-swaps-cocktails-cameras-his-first-photo-exhibition

[2026-04-05 17:00 UTC+10:00] [Japan] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Preparations for the Miyako Odori, Kyoto’s spring dance festival – in pictures

Snippet: View image in fullscreenIn Kyoto, fully trained geisha are known as geiko and apprentices are maiko. Both perform together in the Miyako Odori Photograph: Philip Fong/AFP/Getty ImagesShareView image in fullscreenThe dance opens with all performers appearing together in light-blue kimonos, an ensemble dance known as the so-odori (grand dance)Photograph: Philip Fong/AFP/Getty ImagesShareView image in fullscreenThe Miyako Odori was first performed in 1872, during the first Kyoto ExpositionPhotograph: Philip Fong/AFP/Getty ImagesShareView image in fullscreenThe Miyako Odori has been performed annually for

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/world/gallery/2026/apr/05/miyako-odori-kyoto-japan-spring-dance-festival-in-pictures

[2026-04-05 16:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: Tori Spelling and 4 of her children taken to hospital after California car crash

Snippet: Actress Tori Spelling was reportedly rushed to the hospital after a car she was driving, with seven children on board, was involved in a serious crash earlier this week.

Read full article: https://pagesix.com/2026/04/05/celebrity-news/tori-spelling-and-4-of-her-children-taken-to-hospital-after-california-car-crash/

[2026-04-05 16:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: ABC News

Title: By Lice Movono

Snippet: Lice Movono is ABC's reporter in Fiji as part of the Pacific Local Journalism Network. She has experience covering news, current affairs, and rugby in the Pacific region across radio, television and print.

Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/lice-movono/101737368

[2026-04-05 16:00 UTC+10:00] [France holidays] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: A cruise through history on the Canal du Midi

Snippet: Designed as a shortcut between the Atlantic and the Med, today the scenic waterway from Toulouse to Sète is seen as a living ‘work of art’

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2026/apr/05/a-cruise-through-history-on-the-canal-du-midi

[2026-04-05 16:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Multimedia artist Ayako Rokkaku on finger-painting and creating interactive art

Snippet: Multimedia artist Ayako Rokkaku tells David Ho about her biggest work to date at the Landmark and why feeling is believing with her art

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/postmag/article/3348821/multimedia-artist-ayako-rokkaku-finger-painting-and-creating-interactive-art?utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-04-05 16:00 UTC+10:00] [Ayako Rokkaku] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Multimedia artist Ayako Rokkaku on finger-painting and creating interactive art

Snippet: Multimedia artist Ayako Rokkaku tells David Ho about her biggest work to date at the Landmark and why feeling is believing with her art

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/postmag/article/3348821/multimedia-artist-ayako-rokkaku-finger-painting-and-creating-interactive-art

[2026-04-05 16:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Chinese buy flats for cremated ashes due to high cemetery costs, leading to law against practice

Snippet: Emerging laying-to-rest trend offers families financial flexibility; critics raise concerns over ‘psychological discomfort’, property values

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/people-culture/trending-china/article/3348673/chinese-buy-flats-cremated-ashes-due-high-cemetery-costs-leading-law-against-practice?utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-04-05 16:00 UTC+10:00] [China] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Chinese buy flats for cremated ashes due to high cemetery costs, leading to law against practice

Snippet: Emerging laying-to-rest trend offers families financial flexibility; critics raise concerns over ‘psychological discomfort’, property values

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/people-culture/trending-china/article/3348673/chinese-buy-flats-cremated-ashes-due-high-cemetery-costs-leading-law-against-practice

[2026-04-05 15:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]

Source: New York Post

Title: Steve Kroft rips ‘60 Minutes’ as cutthroat, toxic workplace: ‘I hated it’

Snippet: A veteran “60 Minutes” correspondent ripped the famed CBS programming as a “snake pit” plagued by “no civility.”

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/04/05/media/steve-kroft-rips-60-minutes-as-cutthroat-toxic-workplace-i-hated-it/

[2026-04-05 15:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: White House official criticizes media over Trump hospitalisation rumours

Snippet: White House communications director Steven Cheung pushed back against what he said were questions about President Donald Trump’s whereabouts, criticising journalists without citing specific examples.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/white-house-official-criticizes-media-over-trump-hospitalisation-rumours

[2026-04-05 15:29 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 90]

Source: The Korea Herald

Title: Kim Hye-yoon, for once, dials it down

Snippet: In her first horror film, the rom-com darling peels back everything viewers know her for

Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10710169

[2026-04-05 15:10 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 90]

Source: The Korea Herald

Title: Missing US crew member of a fighter jet shot-down over Iran US has been rescued

Snippet: WASHINGTON (AP) -- A US service member who has been missing since Iran shot down a fighter jet has been rescued, President Donald Trump wrote in a social media post early Sunday.

Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10710163

[2026-04-05 15:00 UTC+10:00] [Social media] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Is the UK falling out of love with social media?

Snippet: Ofcom data points to more passive consumption amid changes to apps and fears about mental health and past posts

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/news/ng-interactive/2026/apr/05/uk-social-media-apps-share

[2026-04-05 15:00 UTC+10:00] [Film] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: ‘Nobody would forgive me if I told the truth’: new film about pacifist turned Nazi collaborator divides France

Snippet: In Les Rayons et les Ombres, Jean Dujardin plays a real-life press baron partying during the horrors of the second world war. Director Xavier Giannoli discusses bringing this still sensitive topic to light

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/apr/05/les-rayons-et-les-ombres-rays-and-shadows-xavier-giannoli-jean-dujardin

[2026-04-05 14:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: ‘Malcolm in the Middle’ star rejected ‘buckets of money’ to return for reboot

Snippet: “Malcolm in the Middle” is back — but one familiar face walked away from a major payday to return for the hit show.

Read full article: https://pagesix.com/2026/04/05/entertainment/malcolm-in-the-middle-erik-per-sullivan-rejected-buckets-of-money-pay-to-return-for-disney-reboot/

[2026-04-05 14:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: ABC News

Title: Japan assures Australia will get 'normal supply' of fuel

Snippet: Planning is underway for a visit to Australia by the Japanese prime minister, according to local media reports. (Reuters: Yuichi Yamazaki)

Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04-05/japan-fuel-supply-assurance-sanae-takaichi-visit-planned/106532548

[2026-04-05 14:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: DigiPlus levels up user engagement with ArenaPlus' P1B Prediction Giveaway

Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — DigiPlus Interactive Corp., the country's pioneer and leader in digital entertainment, through its flagship sportsbook platform ArenaPlus, formally launched its P1 Billion Prediction Giveaway last March 21, heralding a major step-up in its customer acquisition and retention strategy.

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/04/05/sports/digiplus-levels-up-user-engagement-with-arenaplus-p1b-prediction-giveaway/2314363

[2026-04-05 14:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: English choirs seek UNESCO recognition for evensong, a musical tradition

Snippet: A campaign is underway to protect England’s choral music tradition, which has thrived for nearly 500 years. Enthusiasts are seeking government recognition for choral services as a vital part of Britain’s cultural heritage. (AP Video by Kwiyeon Ha)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/england-choral-music-evensong-cultural-heritage-cathedrals-36c2232d5653e9aa70f27b7be1729740

[2026-04-05 14:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Pennsylvania Sportswatch Daily Listings

Snippet: San Diego at Pittsburgh — SportsNet Pittsburgh, Padres.TV

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/data-skrive-22b13b9e09d03ceb08b4fd197a4693c2

[2026-04-05 13:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: ABC News

Title: Lily's grandmother defied 50s' social norms to be both an artist and a mother

Snippet: Lily Mora, guest curator of Always Modern: Radical Nurture at the Heide Museum of Modern Art, says art and life were inseparable for the members of the Heide Circle. (Supplied: Heide Museum of Modern Art)

Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04-05/always-modern-radical-nurture-heide-museum-lily-mora/106512064

[2026-04-05 13:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: IRNA: Strike on petrochemical hub kills 5, wounds 170

Snippet: At least five people were killed and around 170 others wounded in airstrikes targeting a major petrochemical complex in southwestern Iran, according to Iranian state media.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/iranian-media-strike-petrochemical-hub-kills-5-wounds-170

[2026-04-05 12:54 UTC+10:00] [Culture / Music] [Factuality: 95]

Source: The Age

Title: Adam Duritz: Older and wiser but still embracing his inner oddball

Snippet: Adam Duritz, lead singer and songwriter of Counting Crows, discovered his life’s work one day at uni when he sat down at a piano and found himself, almost instinctively, writing a song.

Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/culture/music/adam-duritz-older-and-wiser-but-still-embracing-his-inner-oddball-20260405-p5zlej.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-04-05 12:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The National (UAE)

Title: Cultural events happening across Abu Dhabi museums and art spaces in April | The National

Snippet: Abu Dhabi’s museums and cultural institutions are marking April with a wide-ranging calendar of events that spans heritage, contemporary art, music and community engagement. From international exhibitions to locally rooted initiatives, the month offers visitors a chance to engage with the emirate’s cultural history and its evolving creative scene.

Read full article: https://www.thenationalnews.com/arts-culture/art-design/2026/04/05/cultural-events-happening-across-abu-dhabi-museums-and-art-spaces-in-april/

[2026-04-05 12:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Observatory warns of thundery showers amid Ching Ming Festival in Hong Kong

Snippet: ‘Members of the public should be aware of the change in weather,’ forecaster says

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3349058/observatory-warns-thundery-showers-amid-ching-ming-festival-hong-kong?utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-04-05 12:53 UTC+10:00] [scmp] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Observatory warns of thundery showers amid Ching Ming Festival in Hong Kong

Snippet: ‘Members of the public should be aware of the change in weather,’ forecaster says

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3349058/observatory-warns-thundery-showers-amid-ching-ming-festival-hong-kong

[2026-04-05 12:46 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Korea Herald

Title: Tanzania’s Rangi Gallery brings East African contemporary art to Seoul fair

Snippet: A contemporary art space from Tanzania has brought East African perspectives to Seoul, as Rangi Gallery participates in Art OnO, an international art fair held at the Seoul Trade Exhibition and Convention Center, April 3-5.

Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10710113

[2026-04-05 12:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South Korea

Title: 'The King's Warden' surpasses 16 mln admissions

Snippet: SEOUL, April 5 (Yonhap) -- The historical film "The King's Warden" topped 16 million admissions at the domestic box office Sunday, the film's distributor said, becoming only the third film to reach the milestone.

Read full article: https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260405000700315

[2026-04-05 12:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Renewed interest in traditional Malaysian lutes comes with strings attached

Snippet: While young musicians are increasingly drawn to the old instruments, few want to take up the tedious task of crafting them

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/lifestyle-culture/article/3348962/renewed-interest-traditional-malaysian-lutes-comes-strings-attached?utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-04-05 12:30 UTC+10:00] [sape] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Renewed interest in traditional Malaysian lutes comes with strings attached

Snippet: While young musicians are increasingly drawn to the old instruments, few want to take up the tedious task of crafting them

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/lifestyle-culture/article/3348962/renewed-interest-traditional-malaysian-lutes-comes-strings-attached

[2026-04-05 12:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: Niece of notorious Iranian Gen. Soleimani cheered Tehran’s threats, boosted regime propaganda in social posts before ICE arrest

Snippet: The glitzy LA-based niece of slain Iranian terror mastermind Qasem Soleimani used her social media to spread the regime’s wartime propaganda against the US and back Tehran’s threats against Iranian expats branded “traitors” before her Friday arrest by ICE agents.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/04/04/us-news/niece-of-qasem-soleimani-arrested-by-ice-after-cheering-irans-threats-in-socail-posts/

[2026-04-05 12:00 UTC+10:00] [Editors' Pick] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Rappler

Title: [Pinoy Criminology] Detention without conviction: Time for urgent review of cases

Snippet: Already have Rappler+? Sign in to listen to groundbreaking journalism.

Read full article: https://www.rappler.com/voices/thought-leaders/pinoy-criminology-prolonged-detention-without-conviction-urgent-review-cases/

[2026-04-05 11:59 UTC+10:00] [Culture / Live reviews] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Age

Title: This UK play is fierce, funny and uncomfortably familiar. Did anyone say ‘Hanson’?

Snippet: THEATRETill The Stars Come DownKXT on Broadway, UltimoApril 1, until April 11Reviewed by JOYCE MORGAN★★★★½

Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/culture/live-reviews/this-uk-play-is-fierce-funny-and-uncomfortably-familiar-did-anyone-say-hanson-20260405-p5zldf.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-04-05 11:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: Johnny Depp steps out for rare LA appearance at star-studded launch of his booze brand

Snippet: Johnny Depp made a rare return to the Los Angeles spotlight, hitting the red carpet not for a movie premiere — but to celebrate his new rum brand.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/04/04/entertainment/johnny-depp-steps-out-for-rare-la-appearance-at-star-studded-launch-of-his-booze-brand/

[2026-04-05 11:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Public outrage as China traveller at pet-friendly hotel receives text recommending dog meat eateries

Snippet: ‘Deeply offensive’ pre-visit message to tourist with puppy leads to cancellation of booking; turns spotlight on animal protection laws

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/people-culture/trending-china/article/3348646/public-outrage-china-traveller-pet-friendly-hotel-receives-text-recommending-dog-meat-eateries?utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-04-05 11:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Outrage as China traveller at pet-friendly hotel gets text offering dog meat eateries

Snippet: ‘Deeply offensive’ pre-visit message to tourist with puppy leads to cancellation of booking; turns spotlight on animal protection laws

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/people-culture/trending-china/article/3348646/public-outrage-china-traveller-pet-friendly-hotel-receives-text-recommending-dog-meat-eateries

[2026-04-05 11:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Zero Hedge

Title: Library Director Fired After Refusing To Remove Hundreds Of LGBT Books From Kids' Section

Snippet: When are these people going to learn to just leave the kids alone?

Read full article: https://www.zerohedge.com/political/library-director-fired-after-refusing-remove-hundreds-lgbt-books-kids-section

[2026-04-05 10:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: ‘Summer House’ stars Carl Radke and Lindsay Hubbard reunite for Uber Eats ad after wedding called off

Snippet: “Summer House” stars Carl Radke and Lindsay Hubbard met up for an emotional reunion while indulging in Uber Eats.

Read full article: https://pagesix.com/2026/04/04/celebrity-news/carl-radke-and-lindsay-hubbard-reunite-for-uber-eats/

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

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Meet Tatanka Means, who plays Miles in Yellowstone spin-off Marshals

Snippet: Taylor Sheridan’s latest neo-Western series is already climbing Paramount+ charts – here’s what to know about Tatanka Means, who’s a regular on the show

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/celebrities/article/3348819/meet-tatanka-means-who-plays-miles-yellowstone-spin-marshals

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

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Meet Tatanka Means, who plays Miles in Yellowstone spin-off Marshals

Snippet: Taylor Sheridan’s latest neo-Western series is already climbing Paramount+ charts – here’s what to know about Tatanka Means, who’s a regular on the show

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/celebrities/article/3348819/meet-tatanka-means-who-plays-miles-yellowstone-spin-marshals?utm_source=rss_feed

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

Source: VOA Africa

Title: VOA 1 - The Hits

Snippet: No live streaming currently available

Read full article: https://www.voanews.com/a/8134513.html