Topic: Europe — Neutral reports only
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[2026-05-01 02:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The leader of the Green Party Zack Polanski issued a statement on Thursday condemning the use of antisemitism by other UK politicians as “political football” following the stabbing of two Jewish men in London on Wednesday.
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[2026-05-01 02:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: The terror suspect accused of stabbing two Jewish men in London has been identified as a Somali-born thug who previously served time for knifing a police officer and his dog, and was wanted over another suspected attack hours earlier.
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[2026-05-01 02:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The UK's independent reviewer of terrorism legislation, Jonathan Hall, has called for a "moratorium" on pro-Palestine marches because of recent antisemitic attacks in London.
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[2026-05-01 02:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: SYDNEY, Australia — There was “no meaningful shift” away from big tech platforms like TikTok and Instagram in the immediate wake of Australia’s world-leading social media ban for teenagers, documents obtained by Agence France-Presse (AFP) show.
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[2026-05-01 02:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Mali’s Defense Minister Sadio Camara enters a hall for a talk in Moscow, Russia, on Feb. 28, 2024. (Maxim Shipenkov/Pool Photo via AP, File)
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[2026-05-01 01:57 UTC+10:00] [Theater] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The New York Times
Snippet: Rosanna Sparapano and Miguel Gobbo Diaz, actors in a new revival of “Jitney,” at the final dress rehearsal of the Sardegna Teatro production in Sardinia, Italy.Credit...Maurizio Fiorino for The New York Times
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[2026-05-01 01:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: Russia’s annual Victory Day parade on Red Square, which marks the Soviet victory over Nazi Germany in World War II, will be held without military vehicles for the first time in nearly 20 years this May 9.
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[2026-05-01 01:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: Russia’s annual Victory Day parade on Red Square, which marks the Soviet victory over Nazi Germany in World War II, will be held without military vehicles for the first time in nearly 20 years this May 9.
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[2026-05-01 01:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: "It's not possible right now for German students to study in a German university without facing antisemitism," Ron Dekel, President of the Jewish Students' Union of Germany (JSUD), told The Jerusalem Post on Thursday, a week after suffering two antisemitic incidents.
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[2026-05-01 01:39 UTC+10:00] [Banks] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas warned Europe against putting itself in a position of weakness, saying Thursday the bloc should not “humiliate” itself by begging Moscow to negotiate.
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[2026-05-01 01:31 UTC+10:00] [Energy] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: BRUSSELS — Belgium is seeking to nationalize its nuclear power industry, Prime Minister Bart De Wever announced Thursday, in a bid to keep running parts of its aging reactor fleet that were otherwise headed toward closure.
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[2026-05-01 01:29 UTC+10:00] [New York] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Move comes after mayor Zohran Mamdani spoke on return of the Koh-i-noor diamond after UK royals’ visit to New York
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[2026-05-01 01:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON — US President Donald Trump renewed his criticism of German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Thursday, telling him to focusing on ending the Ukraine war instead of "interfering" on Iran.
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[2026-05-01 01:21 UTC+10:00] [Budget] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: Der wirtschaftspolitische Podcast von POLITICO Deutschland.
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[2026-05-01 01:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A statue of a man holding a flag covering his face, and signed ‘Banksy’, which has appeared in Waterloo Place in London, Thursday, April 30, 2026. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
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[2026-05-01 01:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Shocking new video shows the moment a knife-wielding terrorist lunged at an elderly Jewish man at a London bus stop — as one of his two victims called it a “miracle” he survived.
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[2026-05-01 01:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz towels off during the final of the French Open tennis tournament against Italy’s Jannik Sinner, Sunday, June 8, 2025, in Paris. (AP Photo/Aurelien Morissard, File)
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[2026-05-01 01:00 UTC+10:00] [Palantir] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Spy tech firm says it’s just ‘a software company’ amid pressure for a ban on new contracts with government agencies
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[2026-05-01 01:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: As Suhail Al Mazrouei, the UAE Minister of Energy and Infrastructure, made his rounds in the media on Tuesday to announce the country’s departure from Opec – an unprecedented 16 interviews in one day – you may have noticed that the oil price barely moved.
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[2026-05-01 00:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: A trainee drove a bus into the River Seine after hitting a parked car and veering off the road on Thursday morning, officials have said.
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[2026-05-01 00:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Ukrainian drones have again hit oil infrastructure in the city of Perm in central Russia, more than 1,500km from the front line.
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[2026-05-01 00:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: A new European task force formed to crack down on “violence as a service” has made 280 arrests in its first year, the EU’s police agency, Europol, has said in a statement.
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[2026-05-01 00:33 UTC+10:00] [Antitrust] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: BRUSSELS — A seemingly innocent manual on how the EU executive vets corporate deals is exposing differences between President Ursula von der Leyen and her number two in charge of competition, Teresa Ribera.
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[2026-05-01 00:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The 15-year-old had put on sale on hacker forums between 12 million and 18 million lines of stolen data
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[2026-05-01 00:27 UTC+10:00] [Paris] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The 15-year-old had put on sale on hacker forums between 12 million and 18 million lines of stolen data
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[2026-05-01 00:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Over 30 Israeli companies are set to take part in France’s largest defense exhibition, Eurosatory, in June, despite Israel halting defense procurement with France and past bans on the Jewish state participating in weapons exhibitions in the European nation.
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[2026-05-01 00:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Peruvian President José María Balcázar has sparked outrage after claiming that Jews were partly responsible for "pushing" Germany into war.
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[2026-05-01 00:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: A resident doctor in the UK's National Health Service (NHS) appeared at the Old Bailey Criminal Court in London on Friday, facing accusations of recruiting for Hamas and publishing a variety of inflammatory and antisemitic posts.
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[2026-05-01 00:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on Thursday condemned Israel's seizure of aid ships bound for Gaza, and demanded the immediate release of all Italian citizens who have been “unlawfully detained”.
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[2026-05-01 00:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: The British billionaire behind a record donation to Reform UK has insisted Sir Keir Starmer's planned crackdown on political finance will not stop him from giving money to the party.
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[2026-05-01 00:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: France was the top arms exporter to Israel in 2024, even as Israel said it would no longer be procuring weapons from the country.
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[2026-05-01 00:04 UTC+10:00] [Banks] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: PARIS — French President Emmanuel Macron has appointed ambassador to Australia Pierre-André Imbert as his new chief of staff. He will succeed Emmanuel Moulin, who is now free to run for governor of the Bank of France.
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[2026-04-30 23:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: It was in a celebratory mood that Kenyan runner Sabastian Sawe’s parents watched his incredible feat in the London Marathon from their home in Nandi County.
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[2026-04-30 23:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: No sooner had local officials declared that they had finally brought under control a fire that raged for days at an oil refinery in Tuapse, a port town on Russia's Black Sea coast, than it flared up again.
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[2026-04-30 23:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Britain and other north European states will create naval force outside of NATO to counter Russia, first sea lord and chief of naval staff in the UK, General Gwyn Jenkins, has said.
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[2026-04-30 23:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: Russia’s Vladimir Putin did not invite U.S. President Donald Trump to attend the annual Victory Day parade in Moscow next week, the Kremlin said Thursday, a day after the two leaders spoke by phone for the first time in months.
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[2026-04-30 23:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: Russia’s Vladimir Putin did not invite U.S. President Donald Trump to attend the annual Victory Day parade in Moscow next week, the Kremlin said Thursday, a day after the two leaders spoke by phone for the first time in months.
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[2026-04-30 23:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The UK's independent reviewer of terrorism legislation, Jonathan Hall, has called for a "moratorium" on pro-Palestine marches because of recent antisemitic attacks in London.
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[2026-04-30 23:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer continues to face intense pressure and the potential collapse of his spell in Downing Street, as the Peter Mandelson appointment saga rumbles on.
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[2026-04-30 23:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: AP News
Snippet: United States’ Lindsey Vonn smiles during a press conference by the U.S. ski team at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy, Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Fatima Shbair, File)
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[2026-04-30 23:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Erri De Luca, one of Europe’s most acclaimed writers, will be among the international guests at the International Writers Festival at Mishkenot Sha’ananim in Jerusalem, which will take place from May 25-28.
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[2026-04-30 23:00 UTC+10:00] [5G] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: LONDON — Britain will take a “grown up” approach to Chinese involvement in its energy system, a senior government official told POLITICO, after the government blocked a deal which would have seen a Chinese firm build a wind turbine factory in Scotland.
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[2026-04-30 22:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Risks to the eurozone growth and inflation outlook have "intensified" due to the war in the Middle East and its impact on global energy supplies, the European Central Bank warned on Thursday.
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[2026-04-30 22:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Saba Capital, the activist hedge fund led by Boaz Weinstein, has won a dramatic victory in its long-running campaign against the board of Edinburgh Worldwide Investment Trust.
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[2026-04-30 22:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Kenyan marathon record-breaker Sabastian Sawe received a celebratory welcome upon his return to Nairobi on Wednesday after winning the London Marathon.
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[2026-04-30 22:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak, quoted by the Russian news agency Interfax, downplayed fears that the UAE's planned OPEC exit will trigger an immediate oil price war and race to the bottom.
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[2026-04-30 22:38 UTC+10:00] [Europe’s economic recovery] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: FRANKFURT — The European Central Bank on Thursday decided to keep its key interest rate at 2 percent, opting for patience as it gauges the economic fallout from the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran.
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[2026-04-30 22:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: The European Central Bank kept interest rates unchanged, as expected, with officials signaling they need more time to assess the extent of the Iran war’s jolt to the economy. The deposit rate was left at 2%, where it’s been since June 2025 and in line with the predictions of all analysts in a Bloomberg survey.
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[2026-04-30 22:21 UTC+10:00] [UK news] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: View image in fullscreenPuzhehei, ChinaA view of Qiubei county. In recent years, the environment of the Puzhehei scenic area has steadily improved, resulting in a substantial increase in the number and diversity of bird speciesPhotograph: Xinhua/ShutterstockShareView image in fullscreenLondon, UKArtists Gilbert (right) and George attend a photocall for the Our George Crompton, Worlds and Windows exhibition at the Gilbert & George CentrePhotograph: Jonathan Brady/PAShareView image in fullscreenPort Sudan, SudanA displaced Sudanese student looks out from a tent at an elementary
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[2026-04-30 22:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: The European Central Bank kept interest rates on hold at its April meeting, despite a surge in inflation in the euro zone since the war in Iran began.
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