Topic: Media — Neutral reports only
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[2026-04-25 07:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Opanchu Usagi, center, and other costumed characters appear at a preview of an exhibition in Yokohama on April 24. (Photo by Yui Sato)
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[2026-04-25 06:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-04-25 05:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Tobi Loftus is a journalist who has worked across print and online media since 2016. He has worked all over regional Queensland including in Mundubbera, Kingaroy and Toowoomba. He joined the ABC in 2020 and has worked in Mackay, Gladstone and Toowoomba. In 2024 he joined the ABC Brisbane team, based out of the Ipswich office.
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[2026-04-25 05:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Photographer and video journalist Zeinab Faraj, who was wounded in an Israeli airstrike that killed her colleague this week, recovers in al-Zahraa hospital in Beirut, Lebanon, Friday, April 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Bassam Hatoum)
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[2026-04-25 05:48 UTC+10:00] [Breaking News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Prime Minister Harini Amarasuriya stated that the motives behind those accusing the Government of suppressing the media could be easily revealed if one investigated the individuals making the claims.
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[2026-04-25 05:46 UTC+10:00] [Breaking News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: NPP MP Dr. Najith Indika stated that the opposition was unable to prove its allegations regarding the release of 323 containers at the Colombo Port, based on the evidence presented to the Parliamentary Select Committee (PSC). He noted that Parliamentarian Ajith Perera and a group of others were acting in a manner that damaged the committee’s credibility.
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[2026-04-25 05:45 UTC+10:00] [Breaking News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Two high-tech machines provided to the Kandy National Hospital at a cost of Rs.600 million as part of the planned programme implemented by the Ministry of Health and Mass Media to increase the physical resources of the health service were inaugurated by Kandy National Hospital Director Dr. Iresha Fernando on Thursday (23).
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[2026-04-25 05:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi was expected to arrive in Islamabad on Friday night as Pakistan works to host a second round of negotiations between the United States and Iran, according to regional media reports and statements from Pakistani officials.
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[2026-04-25 05:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: A New York City teen girl had her head bashed on the sidewalk for the crime of refusing to give her number to a fellow teen who asked for it — a sickening symptom of the perceived gender war being waged on social media between young men and women.
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[2026-04-25 05:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: A new chapter in Sri Lanka’s literary evolution was marked sixty-five years ago in the bustling streets of Maradana, by a figure who stood behind the pages, quietly. The name, Dayawansa Jayakody has been intertwined with Sri Lankan publishing since, and while he rarely seeks the spotlight, at a time where he is felicitated, it is a necessary moment to reflect on his legacy, with a bit of personal touch representing a much later generation.
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[2026-04-25 05:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy speaks during a press briefing on flight safety, at the U.S. Department of Transportation, Tuesday, April 21, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Tom Brenner)
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[2026-04-25 05:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by Brett Wilkins
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[2026-04-25 05:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The exuberance of welcoming Ven. Panyakara, his retinue of monks and their dog Aloka to Sri Lanka has been overwhelming to say the least. From the time of their staggered arrival in the past weeks at the Bandaranaike International Airport, the camera focus has been intense. Commentaries are becoming mixed, staying respectful towards the monks but critical of the spectacle the walk is fast becoming.
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[2026-04-25 05:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Sri Lanka’s most Trusted and Innovative media services provider
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[2026-04-25 05:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: An Australian entrepreneur who launched a prominent vegan chicken nugget startup has been accused of strangling his social media star girlfriend inside a luxe Manhattan hotel — where he was allegedly hiding out from claims he fleeced investors in his crypto company, The Post has learned.
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[2026-04-25 05:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Mourners hold images depicting journalist Amal Khalil, who was killed in an Israeli strike, during her funeral in Lebanon. (Reuters: Aziz Taher)
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[2026-04-25 03:59 UTC+10:00] [Photography] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: View image in fullscreenNabatieh, LebanonA girl walks through the rubble of her home, which was the target of an Israeli airstrike during the ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon. The war began on 2 March when Hezbollah launched rockets at Israel in retaliation for the killing of Iran’s supreme leader, causing an intense Israeli bombing campaign and invasionPhotograph: Ryan Murphy/Getty ImagesShareView image in fullscreenBaysariyeh, LebanonZainab, the sister of Lebanese journalist Amal Khalil, who was killed this week in an Israeli airstrike,
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[2026-04-25 03:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: WASHINGTON, April 24 (Yonhap) -- Key U.S. negotiators will leave for Pakistan this weekend for peace talks with Iran, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Friday, as Washington has been doubling down on its naval blockade and other measures to pressure Tehran to make a deal to end hostilities.
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[2026-04-25 03:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Bravo is going the distance after audio from the Summer House Season 10 reunion was leaked on social media this morning.
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[2026-04-25 03:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: US special envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner will travel to Pakistan this weekend for additional peace talks with Iran, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt confirmed Friday.
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[2026-04-25 02:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Europe must put pressure on Israel to stop its “aggressions” in the Middle East, including against Syria, the country's President Ahmad Al Shara told EU leaders on Friday.
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[2026-04-25 01:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: ESPN host Mike Greenberg had an on-air gaffe not once but twice as the No. 27 pick was announced during the live broadcast of the 2026 NFL Draft on Thursday night.
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[2026-04-25 01:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Esta imagen de la portada del libro, publicada por The New Press, muestra “Rap on Trial: Race, Lyrics, and Guilt in America” de Erik Nielson y Andrea L. Dennis. (The New Press via AP)
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[2026-04-25 00:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Anne Hatahway is making her simultaneous press tours look like an Olympic sport.
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[2026-04-25 00:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: HOUSTON — Jim Furyk is returning as U.S. Ryder Cup captain for the 2027 matches in Ireland as the Americans try to get back on track against a European team that has dominated the last three decades, The Associated Press has learned.
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[2026-04-24 23:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: CBS “Evening News” anchor Tony Dokoupil is being portrayed as a “useful idiot” who landed the top job because he is “good eye candy” and was boss Bari Weiss’s “seventh or eighth choice,” according to a brutal new report.
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[2026-04-24 23:43 UTC+10:00] [Film] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: A social media clip released before the film hits cinemas, which introduces new character Jin Chao, has been greeted with furious reactions online
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[2026-04-24 23:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: United States Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Dan Caine provided updates on the US blockade of the Strait of Hormuz and ongoing maritime operations against Iran, in a press conference alongside US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth.
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[2026-04-24 23:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: The Summer House reunion wrapped filming not even 24 hours ago, and there are already production leaks. In an audio recording that’s making rounds on social media, Amanda Batula can be heard defending her relationship with West Wilson, while Ciara Miller slams her former best friend as a “snake in the grass.”
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[2026-04-24 22:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israeli police detained a man wearing a kippah featuring both Palestinian and Israeli flags, then released him after cutting out the Palestinian flag, local media reported on Thursday.
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[2026-04-24 22:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: US team captain Jim Furyk attends the press conference of the losing team after Europe won the 2018 Ryder Cup golf tournament at Le Golf National in Saint Quentin-en-Yvelines, outside Paris, France, Sunday, Sept. 30, 2018. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant, file)
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[2026-04-24 21:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: After signaling all day yesterday that it has not decided to engage the United States in a second round of peace talks, Friday morning has seen a flurry of headlines out of Saudi and regional media speculating that today is different. "Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi may arrive tonight accompanied by a small delegation," Pakistani government source has told Al Arabiya's correspondent.
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[2026-04-24 21:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: An aspiring Scottish social media influencer has been jailed for 16 months after being caught smuggling £150,000 of cannabis at Edinburgh Airport.
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[2026-04-24 21:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Statements made by Essex Police said to be about Daily Telegraph journalist Allison Pearson could be defamatory, a High Court judge has ruled.
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[2026-04-24 21:18 UTC+10:00] [Ukraine] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Top commander fired after wife of one malnourished soldier posted shocking images on social media
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[2026-04-24 21:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: The Federal Communications Commission is blocking an investment firm’s access to valuable wireless spectrum and threatening to take away its licenses because of a paperwork filing error – and the firm’s executives warn that customers in rural America will pay the price, On The Money has learned.
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[2026-04-24 20:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Human Rights Watch has called on the government of Lebanon to “accede to the International Criminal Court’s Rome Statute” and submit a declaration allowing the Court to “investigate and prosecute crimes committed in Lebanon since October 2023,” according to the organisation’s post on X.
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[2026-04-24 19:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: A U.S. jury recently found Meta and YouTube liable in a landmark social media addiction trial, marking a major legal setback for the tech giants.
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[2026-04-24 19:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Travelers are being warned to double-check their hotel room bills after a man on social media discovered items that he and his wife thought were complimentary actually carried a fee if they were used and gave specific examples of what happened to him.
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[2026-04-24 18:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Norway said on Friday it would present a bill in parliament by year-end to ban children from using social media until they turn 16, making technology companies responsible for the task of age verification.
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[2026-04-24 17:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Norway plans to introduce the social media ban by the end of the year. (Reuters: Asanka Brendon)
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[2026-04-24 17:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Two Israeli air force technicians who were operating at the Tel Nof Air Base near the city of Ashdod are set to be charged with espionage for Iran in the US-Israeli war launched against the Islamic Republic in late February, Israeli media reported Wednesday.
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[2026-04-24 16:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Kenyan President William Ruto has faced a social media backlash after publicly suggesting that Nigerian-accented English was incomprehensible and required a translator.
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[2026-04-24 15:59 UTC+10:00] [Sport / NRL] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Roosters coach Trent Robinson said just enough at his pre-match press conference to make Dragons debutant Kade Reed sleep a little less ahead of a daunting Anzac Day examination for the pint-sized halfback.
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[2026-04-24 15:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: ESPN needs a recurring eight-minute alarm — and stat.
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[2026-04-24 15:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: People's Party leader Natthaphong Ruengpanyawut speaks during a press conference in Bangkok on the day of Thailand's general election on Feb. 8. (Photo by Ken Kobayashi)
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[2026-04-24 14:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Sharne Wakefield is a multi-platform reporter and is the 2026 News Cadet based in Adelaide. Sharne has had previous experience as a TV producer for ABC News Channel and as a reporter for the national social media team. Sharne was awarded the Paul Lockyer scholarship in 2025 where she worked with a variety of national programs based in Sydney.
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[2026-04-24 14:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Lebanese journalist Zeinab Faraj, from her hospital bed in southern Lebanon, recounted the moment an Israeli strike killed her colleague Amal Khalil.
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[2026-04-24 14:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Apollo astronaut Harrison “Jack” Schmitt knows what the Artemis II crew was feeling when it rocketed into space earlier this month for a historic lunar flyby. Schmitt is one of the four people still alive who walked on the moon during the Apollo missions more than 50 years ago. He spoke to the Associated Press.
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[2026-04-24 14:00 UTC+10:00] [Rebel Wilson] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Charlotte MacInnes, who is suing Wilson for defamation, says social media post from Ramona Agruma-Wilson featuring animated character Dory, made her feel ‘awful’
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