Topic: Media — Neutral reports only
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[2026-04-30 14:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese holds up the report on Antisemitism and Social Cohesion during a press conference at the Commonwealth Parliamentary Offices in Sydney, Thursday, April 30, 2026. (Dan Himbrechts/AAP Image via AP)
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[2026-04-30 14:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: La ministra de Comunicación y Asuntos Digitales de Indonesia, Meutya Hafid, concede una entrevista a The Associated Press el miércoles 29 de abril de 2026, en Yakarta, Indonesia. (AP Foto/Achmad Ibrahim)
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[2026-04-30 14:14 UTC+10:00] [Breaking News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Italy’s Culture Ministry is investigating the organizers of the Venice Biennale, a prestigious art festival, after Russia was allowed to return to the event, Italian media reported on Wednesday.
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[2026-04-30 14:00 UTC+10:00] [Ukraine] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: My country has been under occupation, dogged by corruption and war. Yet even I’ve been bewildered by the way the US seems to be fracturing
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[2026-04-30 13:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: The US is "studying" whether to reduce the thousands of troops it has stationed in Germany, Donald Trump has announced via social media.
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[2026-04-30 12:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Michigan Democrat Mallory McMorrow, a candidate running for US Senate, deleted thousands of tweets, some of which defended “coastal elites” and were critical of “Middle America,” after The Post first reported on them last year.
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[2026-04-30 12:16 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The majority of Iran’s highly enriched uranium is likely still at its Isfahan nuclear complex, which was bombarded by airstrikes last year and faced less intense attacks in this year's US-Israeli war, the UN nuclear agency's leader told The Associated Press.
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[2026-04-30 11:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Italy’s Culture Ministry is investigating the organizers of the Venice Biennale, a prestigious art festival, after Russia was allowed to return to the event, Italian media reported on Wednesday.
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[2026-04-30 11:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Fans react after Toronto Raptors forward Brandon Ingram, front, made a 3-point basket in the final minutes of the first half of Game 4 in a first-round NBA basketball playoffs series against the Cleveland Cavaliers in Toronto, Sunday, April 26, 2026. (Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press via AP)
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[2026-04-30 10:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Varias personas aparecen silueteadas contra una pantalla de vídeo durante el lanzamiento de la gira del trofeo de la Copa Mundial de la FIFA en Vancouver, el viernes 10 de abril de 2026. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press vía AP)
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[2026-04-30 10:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: People are silhouetted against a video screen during the launch of the FIFA World Cup trophy tour in Vancouver, on Friday, April 10, 2026. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP)
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[2026-04-30 09:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 30 (Yonhap) -- North Korea is ramping up efforts to prevent a prolonged drought from damaging crop production ahead of the rice planting season, state media said Thursday, as it has been grappling with food shortages.
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[2026-04-30 09:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: A US government court filing on Wednesday raised questions about officials’ initial assertions that a gunman shot a Secret Service officer while allegedly attempting to assassinate US President Donald Trump at the White House Correspondents' Association dinner.
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[2026-04-30 09:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Protesters gather outside the Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building, Jan. 8, 2026, in Minneapolis, Minn. (AP Photo/Tom Baker, File)
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[2026-04-30 09:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Cole Allen, the latest alleged wannabe Trump assassin, was an enthusiastic user of the rancid left-wing echo chamber known as the social media platform Blue Sky.
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[2026-04-30 09:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Meta Platforms raised its annual capital spending forecast on Wednesday, plowing billions more into artificial intelligence infrastructure even as it grapples with possible losses from a global youth social media backlash.
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[2026-04-30 09:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: El primer ministro de Canadá, Mark Carney, a la izquierda, y el ministro de Finanzas, Francois-Philippe Champagne, llegan al Parlamento, el martes 28 de abril de 2026, en Ottawa. (Justin Tang/The Canadian Press via AP)
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[2026-04-30 08:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Meta, owner of social media platforms including Facebook and Instagram, announced results for the first quarter on April 29. © Reuters
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[2026-04-30 08:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Brazil’s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva speaks during a joint press conference with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz at the end of the German-Brazilian intergovernmental consultations at Herrenhausen Palace, in Hannover, northern Germany, Monday, April 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
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[2026-04-30 08:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, and Minister of Finance and National Revenue, Francois-Philippe Champagne, make their way to the House of Commons before the tabling of the spring economic update, on Parliament Hill, in Ottawa, Ontario, Tuesday, April 28, 2026. (Justin Tang/The Canadian Press via AP)
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[2026-04-30 08:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: GOP gubernatorial candidate Bruce Blakeman dared rival Gov. Kathy Hochul to come to Long Island to debate — after her campaign sent her running mate on an “anti-Blakeman” press tour.
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[2026-04-30 08:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Brandon Valenzuela, de los Azulejos de Toronto, corre las bases después de batear un jonrón en la octava entrada del juego de béisbol de Grandes Ligas contra los Medias Rojas de Boston, el miércoles 29 de abril de 2026, en Toronto. (Chris Young/The Canadian Press via AP)
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[2026-04-30 08:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: A conservative influencer defended her viral reaction to the shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, where she posted a kissy-faced selfie and echoed other media outlets’ reporting that the gunman was dead.
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[2026-04-30 08:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts is seen following a media tour intended to show building damage, Wednesday, April 22, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
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[2026-04-30 08:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Toronto Blue Jays’ Yohendrick Pinango (24) hits an RBI single in front of Boston Red Sox catcher Connor Wong (12) during the third inning of a baseball game in Toronto, Wednesday, April 29, 2026. (Chris Young/The Canadian Press via AP)
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[2026-04-30 07:41 UTC+10:00] [Artemis II] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The astronauts joined president in Oval Office for a press conference, and it wasn’t long before he praised himself
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[2026-04-30 07:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: State Rep. Angie Nixon, D-Fla., speaks loudly on the House floor as the House voted on HB1D, a redistricting bill, during a special session of the Florida Legislature, Wednesday, April 29, 2026, in Tallahassee, Fla. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)
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[2026-04-30 06:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Bill Ackman‘s long-anticipated Wall Street debut flopped on Wednesday, as shares of his new closed-end fund tumbled 18% on the New York Stock Exchange despite the hedge-fund billionaire’s rampant following on social media.
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[2026-04-30 06:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: George Springer (derecha) de los Azulejos de Toronto anota una carrera ante los Dodgers de Los Ángeles, el lunes 6 de abril de 2026, en Toronto. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press vía AP)
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[2026-04-30 06:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Ottawa Senators’ Brady Tkachuk looks on after the team was eliminated by the Carolina Hurricane in Game 4 of a first-round NHL hockey Stanley Cup playoff series against the Carolina Hurricanes in Ottawa, Ontario, Saturday, April 25, 2026. (Justin Tang/The Canadian Press via AP)
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[2026-04-30 06:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iranian football federation officials will not attend the FIFA congress in Canada after what state media described as “inappropriate behaviour” by immigration officials at Toronto airport.
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[2026-04-30 06:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: Friendster, the once-dominant social media platform of the early 2000s, has officially returned, aiming to recapture the spirit of its original community while adapting to modern digital habits.
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[2026-04-30 06:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Former FBI Director James Comey has appeared in United States federal court in Virginia, a day after being indicted over a social media post that prosecutors allege threatened US President Donald Trump.
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[2026-04-30 05:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Media Deputy Minister Dr. Kaushalya Ariyaratne while refuting SJB MP Dr. Harsha Silva’s claim yesterday said that Finance Ministry Secretary Dr. Harshana Sooriyapperuma has not refused to appear before the committee.
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[2026-04-30 05:40 UTC+10:00] [General Features] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: I am a regular newspaper reader, unlike many who read them online, choosing only articles of interest to them. Were I to do likewise, I would miss the fashionista photos that delight my eye these days. So let me nostalgically repeat a conversation I had with granddaughter KitKat at least two and a half decades ago which, for some reason, I had recorded in my diary.
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[2026-04-30 05:40 UTC+10:00] [Local] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Diploma and Certificate Awarding Ceremony 2026 of the Lake House Media Academy will be held at 1.30 pm at the Sri Lanka Foundation Institute today under the patronage of Health and Mass Media Minister Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa and Media Deputy Minister Dr. Kaushalya Ariyaratne.
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[2026-04-30 05:30 UTC+10:00] [Business] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Sri Lanka’s most Trusted and Innovative media services provider
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[2026-04-30 05:30 UTC+10:00] [Business] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Sri Lanka’s most Trusted and Innovative media services provider
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[2026-04-30 05:30 UTC+10:00] [Business] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Sri Lanka’s most Trusted and Innovative media services provider
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[2026-04-30 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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[2026-04-30 04:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: With Kevin Warsh having won the backing of the Senate Banking Committee on a 13-11 party-line vote to be the next chair of the Federal Reserve, it's pretty much a done deal that this will be Jerome Powell's final press conference as Fed Chair.
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[2026-04-30 04:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Toronto Blue Jays designated hitter George Springer falls to the ground after taking a foul ball off his foot while playing against the Minnesota Twins during third-inning baseball game action in Toronto, Saturday, April 11, 2026. (Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press via AP)
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[2026-04-30 04:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: CBS News is stumbling under editor-in-chief Bari Weiss as both the “CBS Evening News” and “CBS Mornings” have fallen to troubling ratings lows, pointing to a deepening audience slump at the network.
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[2026-04-30 03:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: President Donald Trump’s critics and free speech advocates in the United States are decrying a decision by his administration to review the broadcast licences of several ABC channels, calling the move “unconstitutional”.
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[2026-04-30 03:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Former FBI Director James Comey surrendered to authorities on Wednesday to face a charge alleging that an image he briefly shared on social media posed a threat to the life of President Donald Trump.
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[2026-04-30 03:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Ahmed Shihab-Eldin, the Kuwaiti-American journalist who recently spent weeks in jail over sharing images related to the US-Israeli war on Iran, has had his Kuwaiti citizenship revoked.
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[2026-04-30 03:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Former FBI Director James Comey turned himself in Wednesday to federal authorities after being indicted by a grand jury on charges of threatening to kill President Trump in a social media post last year.
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[2026-04-30 03:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Footage appearing to show Israeli soldiers looting homes in southern Lebanon and filming themselves “joking around” while damaging property has emerged on social media.
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[2026-04-30 03:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Footage appearing to show Israeli soldiers looting homes in southern Lebanon and filming themselves “joking around” while damaging property has emerged on social media.
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[2026-04-30 02:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Jimmy Kimmel doubled down on his criticism of President Trump after the president called for his firing and the Federal Communications Commission opened an investigation into ABC’s TV licenses.
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