Topic: Law & Courts — Neutral reports only
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[2026-04-24 04:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The US Department of Justice has settled a lawsuit brought by Carter Page, an aide to President Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign, over secret surveillance by the FBI amid the Russiagate investigation.
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[2026-04-24 04:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina woman has been charged with participating in a conspiracy to attack members of a Texas synagogue designed to “kill as many Jews as possible by driving through a congregation,” according to court documents.
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[2026-04-24 04:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Water rushes through the Edenville Dam, May 19, 2020, in Edenville, Mich. (Katy Kildee/Midland Daily News via AP, File)
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[2026-04-24 03:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: A South African court has blocked the repatriation of the remains of former Zambian president Edgar Lungu, halting fresh plans for a state funeral and deepening a dispute that has dragged on for nearly 10 months.
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[2026-04-24 03:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: A Palestine Action defendant was left with multiple wounds and bruises caused by blows from a sledgehammer and a police officer’s taser, an English court heard on Thursday.
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[2026-04-24 03:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta tried to delay posting bond for millions of dollars in damages after it was found liable for teen social media addiction in a landmark California court verdict last month, according to legal documents reviewed by The Post.
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[2026-04-24 03:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: A Palestine Action defendant was left with multiple wounds and bruises caused by blows from a sledgehammer and a police officer’s taser, an English court heard on Thursday.
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[2026-04-24 02:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Spirit Airlines' accessible cash to keep operating won't last long and a government rescue package is on the table, a lawyer for the struggling budget carrier said at a hearing Thursday.
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[2026-04-24 02:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: JetBlue has been sued in a proposed class action claiming it uses customers’ personal data to set ticket prices, after its response to a social media post raised concern that the carrier employed “surveillance pricing” to make flying more expensive.
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[2026-04-24 02:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: San Antonio Spurs forward Victor Wembanyama (1) takes a hard fall on the court during the first half in Game 2 of a first-round NBA playoffs basketball series against the Portland Trail Blazers in San Antonio, Tuesday, April 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
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[2026-04-24 02:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: AP News
Snippet: South Africa’s national police commissioner Fannie Masemola appears in the Pretoria Magistrates Court in Pretoria, South Africa, Tuesday, April 21, 2026. (AP Photo/ Mogomotsi Magome)
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[2026-04-24 02:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: I have read in a local tabloid that the Philippines punishes this so-called “impossible crime.” However, the article offered no explanation about it. Can you explain what an “impossible crime” is? Why would the law punish something that is “impossible” to accomplish?
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[2026-04-24 02:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: OUR column on April 17 regarding the gripes of the students and faculty of Mindanao State University (MSU) against their president and main campus (Marawi) chancellor, lawyer Paisalin Pangandaman “Popoy” Tago, generated significant interest, leading to our suddenly receiving additional information regarding how Tago is running the MSU’s affairs.
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[2026-04-24 01:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: A Virginia court has blocked the implementation of new congressional district maps in the state, The Guardian reported on Thursday, ruling the act unconstitutional following a lawsuit by the Republican National Committee (RNC).
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[2026-04-24 01:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Judges at the International Criminal Court confirmed murder charges against former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte as crimes against humanity on Thursday, paving the way for a trial.
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[2026-04-24 01:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: British grime artist and producer Skepta was arrested after officers pulled him over for driving recklessly, a court heard.
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[2026-04-24 01:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Puka Nacua’s youth football camps might not go down as originally planned due to all the turbulence the NFL star has encountered this offseason.
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[2026-04-24 00:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: AI developer Anthropic insists it has no backdoor or “kill switch” for its Claude AI once it is deployed in classified Pentagon military networks, according to a new court filing.
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[2026-04-24 00:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: A federal judge dismissed far-right provocateur Laura Loomer’s defamation lawsuit against HBO and Bill Maher over his joke that she was “f–king” President Trump.
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[2026-04-24 00:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Defense attorney Mark Collins, right, speaks to the judge as defense attorney Steve Nodler, center, listens during the arraignment of former Franklin County, Ohio, deputy Jason Meade, appearing on video screen, Dec. 3, 2021, in Columbus, Ohio. (AP Photo/Paul Vernon, File)
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[2026-04-24 00:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: The jury in the trial of a British teacher and his boyfriend, accused of sexually abusing and murdering the infant boy they were adopting, was suddenly discharged on Thursday.
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[2026-04-23 23:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche signed orders Thursday reclassifying state-legal marijuana as a less-dangerous Schedule III drug — easing research into the plant’s medicinal properties after more than five decades.
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[2026-04-23 23:25 UTC+10:00] [Southeast Asia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-04-23 23:06 UTC+10:00] [Immigration] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: Italy’s migrant detention hubs in Albania are in line with EU law as long as migrants’ rights are fully protected, according to an adviser to the bloc’s top court.
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[2026-04-23 23:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals handed the Trump administration a significant legal victory Wednesday, issuing a formal injunction blocking California's No Vigilantes Act from being enforced against federal law enforcement officers. The court ruled that the state law - which required non-uniformed federal agents to visibly display identification while performing their duties - likely violates the Supremacy Clause of the U.S.
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[2026-04-23 22:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — Sen. Imee Marcos criticized the decision of the International Criminal Court to confirm charges against former president Rodrigo Duterte and commit him to trial.
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[2026-04-23 22:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: The jury has been discharged in the trial of a former high school teacher accused of sexually assaulting and killing a baby boy he adopted with his partner.
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[2026-04-23 22:07 UTC+10:00] [Rodrigo Duterte] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: ICC judges say there are substantial grounds to believe Duterte guided anti-drugs crackdown that killed thousands
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[2026-04-23 21:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Judges at the International Criminal Court (ICC) have confirmed all three counts of murder as crimes against humanity against former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte and committed him to trial.
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[2026-04-23 21:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: A woman living in a Russian-controlled part of southern Ukraine has been found guilty of treason and sentenced to 14 years in prison for buying war bonds to support the Ukrainian military, the court that convicted her said on Thursday.
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[2026-04-23 21:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Opposition leaders vowed to establish a state commission of inquiry into government failures surrounding the October 7 attacks immediately after the upcoming elections, as bereaved families clashed outside the High Court during a Thursday hearing on petitions demanding such a probe.
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[2026-04-23 21:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: The Philippines will not rejoin the International Criminal Court (ICC) as President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.'s stance on the matter remains unchanged, Malacañang said on April 23, 2026. Palace Press Officer Claire Castro issued the statement after the ICC Appeals Chamber upheld its jurisdiction over former president Rodrigo Duterte. The Palace official also maintained that the Philippine government's actions were independent of the ICC ruling.
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[2026-04-23 21:19 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: 9News
Snippet: Property News: Australia's most popular suburbs in every capital city.
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[2026-04-23 21:17 UTC+10:00] [Editors' Pick] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: This is AI generated summarization, which may have errors. For context, always refer to the full article.
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[2026-04-23 21:15 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-04-23 21:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: Malacañang on Thursday said that Vice President Sara Duterte should explain the billions of pesos in transactions flagged by the Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC), saying the vice president, as a public servant, was expected to uphold transparency. Speaking to reporters, Palace Press Officer Claire Castro said these disclosures were not new and did not warrant a response from President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.
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[2026-04-23 21:00 UTC+10:00] [US healthcare] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Judge’s repeal of Trump ban on gender-affirming care for children ‘a meaningful win for patients’, experts say
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[2026-04-23 20:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte is seen on a screen in the courtroom of the International Criminal Court in The Hague, Netherlands, on March 14, 2025. © Reuters
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[2026-04-23 20:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The owners of the intellectual property of Better Place, a defunct Israeli start-up that innovated in the late 2000s and early 2010s in electric-vehicle battery-swap systems, filed a lawsuit against a $16 billion Chinese EV maker for intellectual property infringement, The Financial Times reported on Thursday night.
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[2026-04-23 20:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir informed the Jerusalem District Court on Tuesday that he would sign off after Independence Day on the promotion of senior police officer Ruti Hauslich, effectively ending the administrative petition she filed after he blocked her advancement despite the backing of the police command.
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[2026-04-23 20:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: The spokesman of Leyte Rep. Martin Romualdez says on April 23, 2026 that his team will question the Precautionary Hold Departure Order (PHDO) that would be issued to a client by the Sandiganbayan. The anti-graft court issued the order on the night, of April 22, 2026 saying that the Office of the Ombudsman finds probable cause for the respondent to fly out the Philippines to evade arrest.
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[2026-04-23 20:39 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: 9News
Snippet: Ben Roberts-Smith was eyeing business opportunities overseas before his arrest, but his partner says the war veteran always intended to return home if criminal charges were laid.The former SAS soldier was arrested on April 7 and charged with murdering or ordering the murders of five unarmed detainees while deployed in Afghanistan between 2009 and 2012.Roberts-Smith was released from prison on bail on Friday after his father Len Roberts-Smith, a former Western Australia Supreme Court judge, paid a $250,000 surety.READ MORE:
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[2026-04-23 20:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: The International Criminal Court, or ICC, confirmed charges of crimes against humanity against former President Rodrigo Duterte. The court finds substantial grounds to believe he orchestrated an anti-drugs campaign that allegedly killed thousands of civilians. It ruled that Duterte bears individual criminal responsibility for murders and attempted murders allegedly committed between November 2011 and March 2019.
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[2026-04-23 20:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity.news,
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[2026-04-23 20:00 UTC+10:00] [Editors' Pick] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: This is AI generated summarization, which may have errors. For context, always refer to the full article.
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[2026-04-23 19:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: An Alabama high school basketball coach charged with sex crimes against a student allegedly solicited her victim into sending “obscene material depicting sexual activity” – just days before she resigned from her role in charge of a championship-winning team.
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[2026-04-23 19:40 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: The decades-long legal battle that saw the descendants of iron ore pioneer Peter Wright claim victory against Gina Rinehart’s Hancock Prospecting will soon land in the hands of its fourth judge, as a row over the calculation of royalties brews.
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[2026-04-23 19:38 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The ruling Democratic Party of Korea announced on Thursday that Song Young-gil, the party's former chair, will run for the parliamentary by-election in Yeonsu-A constituency in Incheon.
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[2026-04-23 19:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: UPDATES with reaction from KFA, sports ministry in last 3 paras)
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[2026-04-23 19:15 UTC+10:00] [Bosnia and Herzegovina] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Exclusive: Brussels seeks to stall awarding of contract to firm fronted by US president’s lawyer in letter seen by Guardian
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