Topic: Law & Courts — Neutral reports only
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[2026-04-18 07:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Ajay Bhatia (centre) represented ADI Predict Street months after settling an insider-trading case. (ABC News: Teresa Tan)
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[2026-04-18 07:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: By Victoria Pengilley
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[2026-04-18 06:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: The man accused of killing conservative leading light Charlie Kirk was in court Friday for a marathon hearing as his lawyers argued to push his case back four months and to keep cameras out of the courtroom going forward.
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[2026-04-18 06:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: People vote in Oak Creek, Wis., on Nov. 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Morry Gash, File)
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[2026-04-18 06:28 UTC+10:00] [Rust film set shooting] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Actor accused of acting negligently after firing loaded gun at cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, who was killed
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[2026-04-18 06:28 UTC+10:00] [Breaking News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: President Anura Kumara Dissanayake yesterday appointed a high powered Presidential Commission led by Supreme Court Judge, Justice Gihan Kulatunga to investigate into coal procurements from the commencement of coal-based power generation in Sri Lanka up to April 16, 2026.
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[2026-04-18 06:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: ALBANY – First responders like firefighters are seeing soaring costs and increased risks under New York’s trial-lawyer friendly car accident liability laws, Gov. Kathy Hochul charged Friday.
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[2026-04-18 06:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: FedEx killer Tanner Horner’s trial is being paused for several days while the judge in Fort Worth, Texas, determines what evidence the jury will be allowed to hear.
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[2026-04-18 06:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON — The US Supreme Court unanimously ruled in favor of oil giant Chevron on Friday in a case that could impact environmental damage lawsuits.
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[2026-04-18 05:55 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Myanmar has reduced the sentence of imprisoned ex-leader Aung San Suu Kyi, her lawyer told Reuters on Friday, as part of an amnesty by a new president who ousted her government in a coup five years ago.
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[2026-04-18 05:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: During a speech celebrating the 80th year anniversary of the International Court of Justice in The Hague, Antonio Gutteres warned that international law was falling apart before the world’s eyes.
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[2026-04-18 05:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The collective of humanitarian organisations of Sri Lanka, in a statement on Wednesday (15) condemned the recent attacks targeting Arab nations in the Gulf region, particularly the State of Kuwait. “These actions constitute a grave violation of international legal frameworks and pose a direct threat to the right to life of hundreds of thousands of civilians, including the extensive community of Sri Lankan expatriates residing in the region.
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[2026-04-18 05:30 UTC+10:00] [Local] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Colombo Magistrate’s Court ordered the release on bail of former Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation (SLRC) Chairman Sarath Kongahage and former Additional Director General Devapriya Abeysinghe, who were arrested and remanded by the Bribery Commission on corruption charges.
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[2026-04-18 05:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A person early votes in the Virginia redistricting referendum at the Fairfax County Government Center, Friday, April 3, 2026, in Fairfax, Va. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
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[2026-04-18 05:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON — Lawyers for President Donald Trump are engaged in talks with the IRS to resolve a $10 billion lawsuit the president filed against his own tax collection agency over the leak of his tax information to news outlets between 2018 and 2020.
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[2026-04-18 05:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: NEW YORK (AP) — The murder case surrounding the 1979 disappearance of 6-year-old Etan Patz is on track for a third trial, after a judge declined Friday to dismiss charges against the onetime New York shop clerk charged with abducting and killing the boy on his way to school.
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[2026-04-18 05:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: President Donald Trump speaks with reporters before departing on Marine One from the South Lawn of the White House, Thursday, April 16, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
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[2026-04-18 05:00 UTC+10:00] [National / NSW] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: The NSW Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions spent almost $300,000 on external media advisers in two years after seeking a crisis communications plan, documents produced to parliament reveal.
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[2026-04-18 04:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Maricopa County Recorder candidate Arizona state Rep. Justin Heap, R-Phoenix, speaks during a campaign event, Oct. 22, 2024, in Peoria, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File)
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[2026-04-18 04:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Wind turbines operate at Vineyard Wind 1 offshore wind farm off the coast of Massachusetts, July 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)
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[2026-04-18 04:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A portrait of Charles Adair, who died after a deputy kneeled on his back in a Kansas jail, is displayed at a news conference held by his family and their attorneys at Friendship Baptist Church in Kansas City, Mo., on Sunday, Sept. 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Heather Hollingsworth, File)
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[2026-04-18 04:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The popular image of Theodor Herzl as a secular, assimilated Viennese journalist who stumbled into Zionism after covering the Dreyfus trial has never sat well with Yaakov Hagoel.
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[2026-04-18 03:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: ARCHIVO – Varios jueces se dirigen a sus asientos antes de leer la opinión de la Corte Internacional de Justicia sobre lo que Israel debe hacer para garantizar que la ayuda humanitaria llegue a los palestinos en Gaza y Cisjordania ocupada, en La Haya, Holanda, el miércoles 22 de octubre de 2025.
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[2026-04-18 03:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Becky Pepper-Jackson is part of a potentially history-making case before the U.S. Supreme Court this summer. For now, the West Virginia high schooler is focused on her sophomore year track season, hoping it won’t be her last. (AP Video: John Raby, Patrick Aftoora-Orsagos)
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[2026-04-18 02:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Bellarmine Chatunga Mugabe, left, son of former Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe, appears with co-accused Tobias Mugabe Matonhodze at the Alexandra Magistrates Court in Johannesburg, South Africa, Friday, April 17, 2026, after submitting partial guilty pleas on separate charges linked to a February shooting at his home. (AP Photo/Kayleen Morgan)
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[2026-04-18 02:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Footage used in the trial of six Palestine Action activists facing charges connected to a break-in to an Israeli-owned arms factory contains "perceived gaps", a UK court has heard.
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[2026-04-18 02:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: THE original intention for the meeting was to discuss the filing of a petition at the Supreme Court for restraining Raymond Powell from interfering with the internal affairs of the Philippines, particularly the conduct of government. Asian Century Philippines Strategic Studies Institute (ACPSSI) President Herman Tiu Laurel and the institute’s legal counsel Raffy Tuvera scheduled the afternoon meeting at the Valle Verde Country Club.
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[2026-04-18 02:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: BY any legal or political standard, impeachment is meant to be a solemn constitutional process, not a theater for speculative narratives or unverified accusations. Yet the April 14 hearing before the House Committee on Justice raises a troubling question: Why would lawmakers anchor such grave proceedings on the testimony of a deeply compromised figure like Ramil Madriaga?
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[2026-04-18 01:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: The U.S. Supreme Court is seen in Washington, Tuesday, April 7, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)
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[2026-04-18 01:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Carrie Ann Inaba was rushed to the hospital after suffering a “medical emergency” mid-flight.
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[2026-04-18 01:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: FedEx killer Tanner Horner pretended to act surprised after “learning” of his 7-year-old victim, Athena Strand’s kidnapping, chilling footage played for his murder trial jury in Fort Worth, Texas, shows.
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[2026-04-18 01:00 UTC+10:00] [New South Wales] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Another lawyer says ruling ‘puts brakes on the Minns government’s ability to use executive power to minimise people’s rights to protest’
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[2026-04-18 01:00 UTC+10:00] [Consumer affairs] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: One insider estimates Australians pay A$10 in fees per ticket, with fans bearing the burden of monopolised music tour schedules and inflated artist values
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[2026-04-18 00:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Judges walk to their seats before reading the advisory opinion of the International Court of Justice on what Israel must do to ensure humanitarian aid reaches Palestinians in Gaza and the occupied West Bank, in The Hague, Netherlands, Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong, file)
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[2026-04-17 23:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines—The Manila Regional Trial Court (RTC) Branch 30 has granted the petition for bail to former Negros Oriental 3rd District representative Arnolfo Teves in connection with the alleged killing of Pacito Libron in 2019.
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[2026-04-17 23:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: With reports of an imminent demise, this is the last thing LIV golf needed.
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[2026-04-17 23:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: Victims in the crimes against humanity case against former president Rodrigo Duterte before the International Criminal Court (ICC) could still seek justice in other jurisdictions if the Appeals Chamber rules that the tribunal no longer has authority over the case, a lawyer representing victims said on Friday.
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[2026-04-17 22:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Displaying a photo of a transperson who died under suspicious circumstances, members of the LGBTQ+ community protest against a decree by the Ministry of Health classifying transgender people as mentally ill, outside the Peruvian embassy in Quito, Ecuador, May 17, 2024. (AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa)
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[2026-04-17 21:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: Reody Balisi, lawyer of former senator Bong Revilla, believes that former district engineer Henry Alcantara's testimony will strengthen their case that his client is not involved in the flood control project in Pandi, Bulacan Alcantara testified before the Sandiganbayan's third division on April 17, 2026, when he revealed that he delivered at least P1.75 to P1.8 billion to former Public Works undersecretary Roberto Bernardo as part of the commissions for the flood control projects in Pandi, Bulacan.
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[2026-04-17 21:20 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: An appellate court has referred SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won's divorce settlement case to court mediation after the top court remanded it to the appellate court for retrial, sources said Friday.
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[2026-04-17 21:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: ILOILO CITY — Malacañang on Friday said that the recent Commission on Audit (COA) decision affirming a notice of disallowance against the Office of the Vice President (OVP) challenges earlier claims that its financial records are clean.
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[2026-04-17 20:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 17 (Yonhap) -- An appellate court has referred SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won's divorce settlement case to court mediation after the top court remanded it to the appellate court for retrial, sources said Friday.
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[2026-04-17 20:49 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-04-17 20:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Around 15 people deported from the United States landed in Congo’s capital Kinshasa in the early hours of Friday, their lawyer said.
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[2026-04-17 20:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Gabon’s former prime minister and leading opposition figure, Alain-Claude Bilie-By-Nze, has been placed in pre-trial detention following his arrest on Wednesday.
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[2026-04-17 20:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Tyler Robinson, who is accused of fatally shooting Charlie Kirk, appears during a hearing in Fourth District Court in Provo, Utah, Thursday, Dec. 11, 2025. (Rick Egan/The Salt Lake Tribune via AP, Pool, File)
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[2026-04-17 19:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: The parents of Jai Wright have shared emotional testimonies of their life after the death of their 16-year-old son. (ABC News: Jack Ailwood)
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[2026-04-17 19:34 UTC+10:00] [Ben Roberts-Smith] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Former SAS corporal allegedly placed man on his knees and ordered fellow soldier to shoot him, according to statement of facts
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[2026-04-17 19:30 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: If you have any property dealings in Australia, chances are you have had a relationship with the group formerly known as CoreLogic, a data giant which feeds the entire real estate ecosystem from homebuyers to banks, lawyers, insurers and government agencies.
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[2026-04-17 19:15 UTC+10:00] [Sport / NRL] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: At 7.12 am on Wednesday, Shane Flanagan used the club’s group chat to summon 10 of his players to individual meetings with him.
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