Topic: Law & Courts — Neutral reports only
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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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[2026-04-23 19:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The Supreme Court began hearing petitions on Thursday seeking to compel the government to establish a state commission of inquiry into the October 7 massacre and the subsequent Israel-Hamas War.
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[2026-04-23 19:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Judges at the International Criminal Court on Thursday confirmed crimes against humanity charges against former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte for deadly anti-drugs crackdowns he allegedly oversaw while in office.
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[2026-04-23 19:01 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 19:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by Kit Knightly via OffGuardian.org,
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[2026-04-23 18:40 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-04-23 18:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Authorities feared Ben Roberts-Smith was planning on moving overseas, court documents have shown. (AAP: Dan Himbrechts)
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[2026-04-23 18:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Hancock Prospecting executive chairman Gina Rinehart. (Supplied: Hancock Prospecting/James Radford)
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[2026-04-23 18:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: JINJU, South Korea, April 23 (Yonhap) -- A district court on Thursday issued an arrest warrant for a truck driver who drove into a group of rallygoers in the southeastern city of Jinju this week, killing one and injuring two others.
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[2026-04-23 18:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: A former Beast Industries employee is suing MrBeast's media production company after she was allegedly fired from her social media manager job upon returning from maternity leave and following years of what she described as sexual harassment and workplace gender bias.
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[2026-04-23 17:58 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: In the months before his dramatic airport arrest in Sydney, Ben Roberts-Smith had vacated his Brisbane apartment, paid thousands of dollars to an immigration lawyer, and booked flights to Spain, newly released court documents reveal.
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[2026-04-23 17:55 UTC+10:00] [Ben Roberts-Smith] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Partner of soldier accused of war crimes says the couple discussed possibility of moving overseas to ‘create some normalcy in our lives’
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[2026-04-23 17:55 UTC+10:00] [National / Victoria] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: A man accused of murdering a fellow patient inside a Geelong psychiatric hospital has appeared in court nearly two months after the alleged killing.
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[2026-04-23 17:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 23 (Yonhap) -- Rep. Joo Ho-young, a six-term lawmaker of the main opposition People Power Party (PPP), announced Thursday he will not run for mayor of the traditional conservative stronghold of Daegu after a high court dismissed his injunction request to suspend the party's cutoff decision.
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[2026-04-23 17:54 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: A woman convicted of killing her 3-year-old son and attempting to kill her father was sentenced to 10 years in prison on Wednesday, as the Daegu High Court upheld the lower court’s ruling.
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[2026-04-23 17:39 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: 9News
Snippet: Property News: Australia's most expensive streets, and how much it costs to live in them.
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[2026-04-23 17:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Garry and Louise Kingston leaving Bunbury Magistrates Court after the hearing. (ABC South West WA: Neve Brissenden)
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[2026-04-23 17:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: YEONCHEON, South Korea, April 23 (Yonhap) -- The ex-husband of Lee Boo-jin, the eldest daughter of late Samsung Group Chairman Lee Kun-hee, has belatedly been revealed to be serving a one-year prison sentence for deceiving authorities in a bizarre case involving his shaman girlfriend, legal sources said Thursday.
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[2026-04-23 17:13 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The Suncheon branch of the Gwangju District Court on Thursday sentenced a mother to life in prison for the fatal abuse of her 4-month-old son last year. The father was sentenced to four years and six months in prison.
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[2026-04-23 16:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 23 (Yonhap) -- A court ruled Thursday that the sports ministry's call for heavy disciplinary action against the country's top football official in 2024 was justified.
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[2026-04-23 16:25 UTC+10:00] [National / Queensland] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: An accused childcare rapist took advantage of the fact he could have close contact with children, and did not need to take them to a secluded area because this would have raised suspicions, the prosecution told a jury as his trial concluded.
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[2026-04-23 16:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Keiron Beau James Hedges has been charged over an incident at Perth Airport on April 22, 2026. (Supplied)
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[2026-04-23 16:05 UTC+10:00] [Rebel Wilson] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The Deb star Charlotte MacInnes claims Wilson’s social media posts suggested she had dishonestly retracted the complaint in return for a lead stage role and record deal
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[2026-04-23 16:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Hungary’s incoming Prime Minister, Peter Magyar, stated on April earlier this week that his government will arrest Israeli Prime Minister and 'wanted war criminal' Benjamin Netanyahu if he visits, as Budapest reconsiders the previous government's plan to withdraw from the International Criminal Court (ICC).
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[2026-04-23 16:00 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: 9News
Snippet: Auto news: These are Australia's safest roads.
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[2026-04-23 15:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has made a huge splash since coming to office nearly six months ago. Her popularity propelled her ruling Liberal Democratic Party to a two-thirds majority for the first time in its seven-decade history, and she's taken the global stage by storm with her energetic diplomacy.
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[2026-04-23 14:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:State and Territory Government
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[2026-04-23 13:59 UTC+10:00] [National News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines – For the third and final time, the International Criminal Court (ICC) affirms that it has jurisdiction over former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte’s case of crimes against humanity, despite the Philippines’ eventual withdrawal from the Rome Statute.
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[2026-04-23 13:55 UTC+10:00] [Media] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Radio company ARN’s defence alleges the shock jock denigrated executives, censors, critics and the audience of the Kyle and Jackie O Show
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[2026-04-23 13:11 UTC+10:00] [Wang Fuk Court] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Fire department divisional officer Tung Wing-kei says examination of Ho Wai-ho’s breathing apparatus found ‘very rare’ damage to gas cylinder valve and handwheel
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[2026-04-23 12:47 UTC+10:00] [Wang Fuk Court] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: ‘Beyond Hostage Crisis’, set to open in Hong Kong next month, draws mixed reactions, with some raising trauma concerns and others defending it
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[2026-04-23 12:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Wang Cheong House most severely damaged block among eight towers at Wang Fuk Court, with 63 per cent of flats gutted and 81 people killed
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[2026-04-23 12:07 UTC+10:00] [Wang Fuk Court] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Wang Cheong House most severely damaged block among eight towers at Wang Fuk Court, with 63 per cent of flats gutted and 81 people killed
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[2026-04-23 11:50 UTC+10:00] [National / NSW] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Hollywood star Rebel Wilson told a young actor she had been “terribly rude” in text messages revealed in court during a high-stakes defamation fight.
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[2026-04-23 11:30 UTC+10:00] [Court of Final Appeal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Unlike Singapore and the UK, which have unified statutes that criminalise online harassment, Hong Kong uses various laws for different contexts
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[2026-04-23 10:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Former Mayor Eric Adams accused his successor’s administration of playing politics — as he pushed for taxpayers to foot his legal bills in a lawsuit accusing him of sexual assault three decades ago.
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[2026-04-23 10:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: A speaking event at UCLA’s law school erupted into turmoil Tuesday night when a Department of Homeland Security attorney faced loud disruptions from student protesters and activists.
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[2026-04-23 10:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by Kimberley Hayek via The Epoch Times,
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[2026-04-23 10:00 UTC+10:00] [Australia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: SBS News
Snippet: Roberts-Smith was released from prison on bail on Friday after his father paid a $250,000 surety. Source: AAP / /AAPIMAGE
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[2026-04-23 09:54 UTC+10:00] [Virginia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Move comes one day after voters approved the maps, leading state attorney general to vow office will appeal
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[2026-04-23 09:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: A Virginia court on Wednesday blocked the state from enacting new congressional districts that could allow Democrats to flip four Republican House seats in the 2026 midterm elections.
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[2026-04-23 09:40 UTC+10:00] [Editors' Pick] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: Already have Rappler+? Sign in to listen to groundbreaking journalism.
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[2026-04-23 09:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Two days after Mike Brown spent part of his postgame news conference standing by his rotation decision-making, with Jalen Brunson and Karl-Anthony Towns on the bench at the same time during two stretches of Game 2, the Knicks head coach reiterated his trust in any player on the court.
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[2026-04-23 09:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A sign hangs outside the director’s office of the Alaska Division of Elections, March 19. 2026, in Juneau, Alaska. (AP Photo/Becky Bohrer, File)
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[2026-04-23 08:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: US senators pointed to legal channels, including work visas and university research, as potential pathways for China-linked espionage
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[2026-04-23 08:37 UTC+10:00] [China] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: US senators pointed to legal channels, including work visas and university research, as potential pathways for China-linked espionage
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