Topic: Europe — Neutral reports only
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[2026-04-01 22:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Celebrated the Friday before Easter, Good Friday commemorates the crucifixion and death of Jesus. This year, it will fall on April 3 for Catholics and Protestants, and April 10 for Orthodox Christians.
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[2026-04-01 21:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: The sun has set behind a gas station in Frankfurt, Germany, Tuesday, March 31, 2026. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)
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[2026-04-01 21:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A Scottish man identified as Steven Lyons, who is described as a senior figure in an international crime syndicate, center, is escorted by police officers at the regional police headquarters in Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia, Tuesday, March 31, 2026. (AP Photo)
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[2026-04-01 21:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: What irony: The Democrats in Congress who repudiated President Donald Trump’s “Build the Wall” plan to secure our border now want to construct a financial Berlin Wall to prevent Americans from leaving.
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[2026-04-01 21:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: French President Emmanuel Macron said on Wednesday that he shared Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's position on the need to restore freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz, speaking alongside her in Tokyo.
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[2026-04-01 21:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: British Prime Minister Keir Starmer called Nato "the single most effective military alliance the world has ever seen" on Wednesday, following renewed criticism of the group by US President Donald Trump.
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[2026-04-01 21:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: U.S. President Donald Trump is reportedly considering pulling the U.S. out of NATO, in the latest threat to America's allies after their reluctance to help reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
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[2026-04-01 20:46 UTC+10:00] [Europe] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: With most eyes still on the Middle East, and growing US frustrations with European Nato allies' over their decisions to deny the use of their bases for offensive operations in Iran, there is often much less focus on Ukraine.
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[2026-04-01 20:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: US President Donald Trump said he was strongly considering pulling the United States out of Nato after allies failed to back US military action against Iran, according to an interview with Britain's Daily Telegraph.
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[2026-04-01 20:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Two prominent organisers of protests in support of Palestine in the UK have been found guilty of breaking protest restrictions after police arrested them.
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[2026-04-01 20:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: President Trump said he’s strongly considering pulling the US out of NATO after the alliance failed to get behind Washington’s operation in Iran as he branded the defense pact a “paper tiger.”
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[2026-04-01 20:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: NICOSIA, Cyprus — Skyrocketing oil and gas prices in Europe as a result of the ongoing Iran war won't return to normal levels any time soon, even if peace is declared tomorrow, the European Union's energy commissioner warned Tuesday.
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[2026-04-01 20:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: NICOSIA, Cyprus — Skyrocketing oil and gas prices in Europe as a result of the ongoing Iran war won't return to normal levels any time soon, even if peace is declared tomorrow, the European Union's energy commissioner warned Tuesday.
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[2026-04-01 20:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Arsenal’s Stina Blackstenius, left, celebrates scoring their side’s first goal of the game during the Women’s Champions League soccer match between Arsenal and Chelsea in London, Tuesday, March 24, 2026. (John Walton/PA via AP)
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[2026-04-01 20:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Italy players react during a penalty shootout during the World Cup qualifying playoff final soccer match between Bosnia and Italy in Zenica, Bosnia, Tuesday, March 31, 2026. (AP Photo/Armin Durgut)
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[2026-04-01 20:21 UTC+10:00] [Politics] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Keir Starmer is speaking now.
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[2026-04-01 20:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Bosnia’s Edin Dzeko, left, greets Italy’s Bryan Cristante after a penalty shootout during the World Cup qualifying playoff final soccer match between Bosnia and Italy in Zenica, Bosnia, Tuesday, March 31, 2026. (AP Photo/Armin Durgut)
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[2026-04-01 19:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Israel’s Defense Ministry has announced retaliatory steps against France after US President Donald Trump openly criticized the European NATO member for refusing to allow access to its airspace for arms shipments being delivered to the Middle East.
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[2026-04-01 19:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Syria's President Ahmed al-Sharaa said Damascus will stay out of the Israeli-US war on Iran unless his country comes under attack, during a visit to London on Tuesday.
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[2026-04-01 19:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Novo Nordisk rose as much as 4% after England's drug price regulator recommended the use of its best-selling drug Wegovy to prevent heart attacks and strokes.
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[2026-04-01 19:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: By Fyodor Lukyanov, the editor-in-chief of Russia in Global Affairs, chairman of the Presidium of the Council on Foreign and Defense Policy, and research director of the Valdai International Discussion Club.
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[2026-04-01 19:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Spain’s coach Luis de la Fuente reacts during the international friendly soccer match between Spain and Egypt in Barcelona , Spain, Tuesday, March 31, 2026. (AP Photo/Joan Monfort)
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[2026-04-01 18:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A broken soccer ball is pictured on a street in Rome, Wednesday, April 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
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[2026-04-01 18:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A forensic investigator works on the scene in Friar Gate, Derby, Sunday March 29, 2026, where a number of people had been injured, some of them seriously, after being hit by a car in the city centre on Saturday night. (Jacob King/PA via AP)
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[2026-04-01 18:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Local Spain
Snippet: Spain's government said Tuesday it expected the Middle East war to contribute to a bumper tourist season, but warned that the crisis could also drag down a key driver for the Spanish economy.
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[2026-04-01 17:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Local Spain
Snippet: Variable mortgages in Spain increase by €160 in a month, US Secretary of State questions Nato's purpose using Spain as example and more news from Spain this Wednesday April 1st.
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[2026-04-01 17:45 UTC+10:00] [Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Ex-government aide James Chai, who is in London, said he was a ‘nobody’ who did not influence the US$250 million deal with Arm Holdings
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[2026-04-01 17:30 UTC+10:00] [Europe] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Rightwing parties are using parliamentary queries, legal traps and policing to target NGOs and stifle dissent
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[2026-04-01 17:28 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Samsung Electronics said Wednesday that it is supplying high-efficiency heat pump air conditioning solutions in large quantities for a major residential redevelopment project in Cornwall, England.
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[2026-04-01 17:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Shares listed in Europe are set to kick off the new trading month with a strong rebound, after notching their worst month since 2008 in March.
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[2026-04-01 17:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MUNICH — Three men with alleged ties to a German extremist group that plotted to overthrow the government and kidnap a minister will go on trial in Munich on Wednesday.
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[2026-04-01 17:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON, D.C. — Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Tuesday that the United States "is going to have to reexamine" its relationship with NATO once the war against Iran has concluded.
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[2026-04-01 17:00 UTC+10:00] [Photography] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: View image in fullscreenCotton Rhapsody, 1958 (model Elina Salo)Finnish artist Claire Aho (1925-2015) brought wit, colour and cinematic flair to postwar image-making. Presented by Hundred Heroines, the UK’s only museum dedicated to women in photography, this exhibition highlights how Aho – known as the ‘grand old lady of Finnish photography’ – helped shape a new visual language for Finland.
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[2026-04-01 16:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: MOSCOW (AP) — A Russian military plane crashed in annexed Crimea, killing six crew and 23 passengers on board, Russian news agencies reported in the early hours of Wednesday, citing the country’s Defense Ministry.
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[2026-04-01 16:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: This report is from this week's CNBC's UK Exchange newsletter, which brings you expert insights on the most critical business stories in Britain. You can subscribe here.
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[2026-04-01 16:18 UTC+10:00] [Italy] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Bosnia and Czech Republic also make it through, along with the Democratic Republic of Congo and Iraq in the intercontinental play-offs
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[2026-04-01 16:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: A 95-year-old woman from south London has broken five age group world records for swimming, adding more accolades to her decades-long career.
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[2026-04-01 16:00 UTC+10:00] [Environment] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Thanks to a sustained ideological assault on regulation, our country has been turned into a literal dump
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[2026-04-01 15:55 UTC+10:00] [World / Europe] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Age
Snippet: The Duke of Sussex sent a stream of personal Facebook messages to a journalist, joking about drinking her under the table and “movie snuggles”.
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[2026-04-01 15:46 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: US president says responsibility for reopening strait of Hormuz rests on countries relying on it; secretary of state says Washington must review whether Nato alliance is still serving the US well
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[2026-04-01 15:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: The logo of Apple is illuminated at a store in the city center in Munich, Germany, on Dec. 16, 2020. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader, File)
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[2026-04-01 15:00 UTC+10:00] [Germany] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Many will recognise their own experiences of digital abuse in Collien Fernandes’s allegations – the sense that technology offers perps both tools and cover
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[2026-04-01 14:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: One of soccer’s historic powers has reached a once-unfathomable low.
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[2026-04-01 13:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MOSCOW, Russia — A Russian Antonov-26 military plane crashed while flying over the Crimean peninsula, killing 29 people, the TASS news agency reported Wednesday, quoting Russia's defence ministry.
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[2026-04-01 13:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Secretary of State Marco Rubio questioned the value of NATO Tuesday night after European allies blocked the US military from using their bases and airspace to launch attacks on Iran.
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[2026-04-01 13:01 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: LONDON (AP) -- The outcome of Prince Harry 's final lawsuit against the British tabloids could rest on the credibility of a private eye who previously admitted snooping on the royal.
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[2026-04-01 13:00 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: LONDON (AP) — King Charles III is going ahead with a state visit to the US next month, despite calls for the ceremonial event to be called off due to US President Donald Trump’s repeated criticism of the British government for failing to support the war in Iran.
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[2026-04-01 12:49 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: PARIS/ROME (Reuters) -- France and Italy have pushed back against some US-Israeli military operations, sources said on Tuesday, as US President Donald Trump criticized NATO allies in Europe as unhelpful in the month-long war in Iran, highlighting divisions.
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[2026-04-01 12:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic has hit back at his Croatian counterpart, Zoran Milanovic, who canceled an upcoming regional summit and accused Belgrade of hostile rhetoric.
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[2026-04-01 12:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the United States may need to reassess its relationship with Nato after the war with Iran, citing frustration over allies’ lack of support.
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