Topic: Europe — Neutral reports only
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[2026-04-28 21:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by Andrew Korybko,
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[2026-04-28 21:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Artist Beeple, Mike Winkelmann, poses inside his installation titled Regular Animals, with robots in the likeness of Kim Jong Un, left, Elon Musk, second left, Kim Jong Un, Jeff Bezos, center, and Mark Zuckerberg, right, at the Neue Nationalgalerie museum in Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, April 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
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[2026-04-28 21:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Tuesday that Israel's purchase of grain from occupied Ukrainian territory "stolen" by Russia "cannot be legitimate business" and that Kyiv was readying sanctions against those attempting to profit from it.
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[2026-04-28 21:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Ed Miliband, the UK's energy and net zero minister, has said his government will tax windfall profits for companies like BP to help with the cost of living crisis fuelled by the war on Iran.
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[2026-04-28 21:12 UTC+10:00] [Cargo] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy threatened to sanction Israeli individuals and businesses buying grain produced in regions occupied by Russia.
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[2026-04-28 21:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Indonesia’s Karimun is the first non-Russian oil terminal to be sanctioned by Brussels since the start of the Ukraine war in 2022
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[2026-04-28 21:00 UTC+10:00] [Gadjah Mada University] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Indonesia’s Karimun is the first non-Russian oil terminal to be sanctioned by Brussels since the start of the Ukraine war in 2022
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[2026-04-28 20:55 UTC+10:00] [Agriculture] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: The European Parliament on Tuesday voted in favor of making the bloc’s next seven-year budget 10 percent higher than a proposal from the European Commission, which would take EU spending to more than €2 trillion.
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[2026-04-28 20:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: As the death toll in Iran moves above 3,500 and energy bills rise for UK households, fossil fuel and weapons companies have seen their profits rise dramatically since the war by the US and Israel began two months ago.
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[2026-04-28 20:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: An instructor from the Ukrainian company General Cherry demonstrates the operation of an anti-air interceptor drone designed to destroy Russian attack drones in Kyiv region, on March 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky, File)
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[2026-04-28 20:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: You’re watching The Manila Times’ News Prime.
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[2026-04-28 20:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: NATO leaders could stop gathering annually due in part to the “drama” associated with US President Donald Trump, according to Reuters.
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[2026-04-28 20:26 UTC+10:00] [US news] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: State visit of UK royals continues as monarch to tell US lawmakers that ‘our countries have always found ways to come together’
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[2026-04-28 20:22 UTC+10:00] [Germany] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Vets say whale stranded for a month near Lübeck is fit to be transported in rescue effort funded by two entrepreneurs
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[2026-04-28 20:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Sabastian Sawe's parents have shared their pride at the runner's historic sub-two-hour London Marathon win.
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[2026-04-28 20:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Local Spain
Snippet: After standardising chargers for mobile phones, from Tuesday new computers sold in EU countries must also use the USB-C charging point, as the latest phase of EU anti-waste legislation comes into force.
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[2026-04-28 20:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: BERLIN (AP) — A German journalist who went missing in Syria more than three months ago is likely detained in a prison in Damascus, a lawyer for her said Tuesday, as international calls and pressure for her release mounted.
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[2026-04-28 20:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Mohammed Al Mazrouei, Minister of State for Defence Affairs, held key talks in Abu Dhabi with Alistair Carns, UK Minister for the Armed Forces, centred on joint efforts to address “evolving security challenges”.
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[2026-04-28 20:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Former senior official Sir Philip Barton has told MPs there was no way for him to raise his concerns about Lord Mandelson's appointment as the UK's ambassador to the US.
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[2026-04-28 19:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Previous slideNext slide Children cool off at Gorai Beach in Mumbai, India, where a weather warning is in place due to a heatwave. EPAInfo Britain's King Charles III and US President Donald Trump meet for tea at the White House in Washington. ReutersInfo Children are enchanted by a bird at a displacement shelter in Sidon, Lebanon, where Israel and Hezbollah continue to trade attacks despite a ceasefire.
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[2026-04-28 19:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: PSG’s Desire Doue, left, celebrates with PSG’s Khvicha Kvaratskhelia after scoring the opening goal during the Champions League quarterfinal first leg soccer match between Paris Saint-Germain and Liverpool in Paris, Wednesday, April 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)
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[2026-04-28 19:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: The Foreign Affairs Committee has been hearing evidence about the vetting of Lord Mandelson to be the UK's ambassador to the United States.
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[2026-04-28 19:28 UTC+10:00] [Art and design] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The artist started with graffiti at 13 in São Paulo. Now, he samples motifs from mythology and his vast, fantastical paintings have taken over the walls of the South London Gallery
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[2026-04-28 19:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Tiina Lee, the CEO of Citi U.K., expects global growth to remain resilient this year, telling CNBC that a "recessionary environment" is "not our base case."
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[2026-04-28 19:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: The U.S. is being "humiliated" by the Iranian regime, Germany's chancellor has said, as disquiet among European leaders over a prolonged conflict in the Middle East gradually intensifies.
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[2026-04-28 19:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Valve has announced its new Steam Controller will be available to order from 4 May, and will cost £85 in the UK and $99 in the US - prices that have raised eyebrows among some gamers.
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[2026-04-28 19:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Japan supporters clean the stands at the end of the World Cup group E soccer match between Germany and Japan, at the Khalifa International Stadium in Doha, Qatar, Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko, File)
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[2026-04-28 19:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Two young men, both adults, suspected of gang rape in an Airbnb in the France’s Décines-Charpieu (Rhône), have been released from custody, shocking the family of one of the victims.
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[2026-04-28 18:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Local Spain
Snippet: Terraces are popular throughout the year in Spain, but it’s the summer season when they really come alive. In a historic new agreement, this could all be set to change.
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[2026-04-28 18:58 UTC+10:00] [Drones] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: KYIV — Ukraine struck Russia’s oil infrastructure in the Black Sea port city of Tuapse for the third time in a month, local authorities said Tuesday.
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[2026-04-28 18:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A cyclist rides past the Adidas Arena, April 18, 2024, in Paris, France. (AP Photo/Thomas Padilla, File)
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[2026-04-28 18:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Hundreds of members of Mali’s diaspora gathered in Montreuil, near Paris, on Monday in a show of support for the country’s ruling junta.
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[2026-04-28 18:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: PARIS — Ryanair, Transavia, Volotea and other low-cost airlines are feeling the financial pain from high jet fuel prices as a result of the Middle East war and are cutting flights.
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[2026-04-28 18:15 UTC+10:00] [Editors' Pick] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
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[2026-04-28 18:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: The US Air Force has reportedly opened an investigation into a fire that broke out over the weekend at RAF Fairford in the UK. Crucially, it is a key US-allied base hosting a US bomber unit carrying out strikes on Iran as part of Trump's Operation Epic Fury.
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[2026-04-28 18:06 UTC+10:00] [Sport] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: Iran has defied the odds and scored a major victory over the world number one, Trump.
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[2026-04-28 18:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi arrived for a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Russia on April 27. It is an important trip for the Iranian diplomat. It comes as the US and Iran continue to talk about talks to end the conflict, which the US and Israel began on February 28 with attacks on Iran.
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[2026-04-28 17:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Hundreds of members of Mali’s diaspora gathered in Montreuil, near Paris, on Monday in a show of support for the country’s ruling junta.
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[2026-04-28 17:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Northern Ireland will become the first part of the UK to provide free sign language classes to all deaf children and their families, through a new sign language law being passed on Tuesday.
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[2026-04-28 17:42 UTC+10:00] [Elections] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: Malta’s Prime Minister Robert Abela on Monday evening called a snap general election, citing a need for “stability” amid geopolitical turmoil.
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[2026-04-28 17:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: London, United Kingdom – The United Kingdom is set to appeal the High Court’s landmark ruling that the government’s ban on Palestine Action was illegal.
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[2026-04-28 17:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by John Haughey via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours),
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[2026-04-28 17:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Local Spain
Snippet: Spain marks one year since historic blackout, Princess Leonor to study politics at university, Spanish house prices prevent more than two million from moving and more news on Tuesday April 28th.
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[2026-04-28 17:00 UTC+10:00] [London Marathon] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Sunday’s landmark in London was not only unexpected, dramatic and historic – it was a once-in-a-generation moment
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[2026-04-28 16:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: President Volodymyr Zelensky led Ukraine in a Sunday ceremony marking the 40th anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster, and used the occasion to call on the international community to take decisive action against what he called ongoing Russian "nuclear terrorism".
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[2026-04-28 16:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Local Spain
Snippet: Ryanair, Transavia, Volotea and other low-cost airlines are feeling the financial pain from high jet fuel prices as a result of the Middle East war and are cutting flights.
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[2026-04-28 16:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Ramon Laureano, de los Padres de San Diego, hace una atrapada cerca de la barda para retirar a Alex Bregman, de los Cachorros de Chicago, durante la primera entrada del juego de béisbol de Grandes Ligas, el lunes 27 de abril de 2026, en San Diego. (AP Foto/Gregory Bull)
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[2026-04-28 16:24 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea’s stock market has climbed to eighth place globally by market capitalization, overtaking the UK, on the back of a strong rally fueled by semiconductor gains and policy support.
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[2026-04-28 16:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Russia’s defence minister Andrei Belousov said Moscow and Iran would continue to support each other “under any circumstances” during talks with Iranian defence official Reza Talaei-Nik, according to Press TV.
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[2026-04-28 16:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Britain's King Charles will address the US Congress on Tuesday with a message of unity between the United Kingdom and the United States, promoting the "special relationship" at a time of differences between the British government and President Donald Trump over the war with Iran.
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