Topic: Media — Neutral reports only
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[2026-04-29 00:38 UTC+10:00] [Trump administration] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Lawsuit alleges DoJ breached transparency law by withholding records on Jeffrey Epstein and over-redacting disclosures
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[2026-04-29 00:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: Poland has released a prominent Russian archeologist wanted in Ukraine for excavations in annexed Crimea, Russia’s FSB security service told state media on Tuesday, with U.S. officials confirming that they helped broker the release as part of a wider prisoner swap.
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[2026-04-29 00:01 UTC+10:00] [Belarus] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Sakharov prize winner was given eight-year sentence after process widely condemned as politically motivated
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[2026-04-28 23:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — The Presidential Task Force on Media Security (PTFOMS) has vowed to uphold gender-responsive media protection, particularly for female journalists in the country.
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[2026-04-28 23:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Romanian Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan attends a joint press conference with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz after their meeting at the chancellery in Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi, file)
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[2026-04-28 23:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Keith Urban and his daughter Sunday Rose are perfect strangers on social media.
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[2026-04-28 23:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran has banned the export of steel products, local media reported customs authorities as saying, after US-Israeli air strikes heavily targeted its steel industry in the war.
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[2026-04-28 23:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: An adult male Cleveland Guardians who took a home run ball from a young girl during Monday’s game against the Tampa Bay Rays returned it at the end of the game, the girl’s mom, Nikki DeVore, shared in a Facebook post.
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[2026-04-28 22:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: A manhunt has been launched in Athens for an 89-year-old suspect following a shooting spree which left five people injured, according to police and local media reports.
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[2026-04-28 22:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The United Arab Emirates said on Tuesday that it will leave the OPEC and OPEC+ oil cartels on 1 May, state media has reported.
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[2026-04-28 22:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Channing Tatum’s big little social media crashout continues.
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[2026-04-28 22:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: The last time Charlize Theron turned up in a prestige picture, she was nominated for the third Academy Award of her career. Perhaps even more impressive than this feat: She was nominated for playing Megyn Kelly, a pretty unlikable person, in Bombshell, a pretty terrible movie that frames the shameless outrage-monger Kelly as a hard-bitten journalist eventually uniting with other women to stand up for what’s right.
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[2026-04-28 22:04 UTC+10:00] [White House correspondents' dinner shooting] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Neither political party is immune to conspiracies in a time of intense distrust in government and media, experts say
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[2026-04-28 21:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: Former Ako Bicol Party-list representative Zaldy Co is now seeking political asylum in France, Malacañang said on April 28, 2026. During a press conference, Palace Press Officer Claire Castro said that Co was no longer in the Czech Republic and currently has a pending petition for political asylum in France.
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[2026-04-28 21:27 UTC+10:00] [France] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Polish-Belarusian journalist Andrzej Poczobut, the 2025 Sakharov prize winner, has been freed from Belarussian prison.
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[2026-04-28 20:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Vancouver Whitecaps fans hold signs before an MLS soccer match against the Colorado Rapids in Vancouver, British Columbia, Saturday, April 25, 2026. (Ethan Cairns/The Canadian Press via AP)
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[2026-04-28 20:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: The Gulf Co-operation Council (GCC) was convening on Tuesday for a consultative summit in the port city of Jeddah, Saudi state media reported, amid regional challenges stemming from the war in Iran.
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[2026-04-28 20:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: An Associated Press investigation finds a business known for tough-love boarding schools for rebellious teenagers has set its sights on a different demographic: adopted kids. Adoptees account for an estimated 25-40% of those in residential treatment. (AP Video: Mary Conlon; Serginho Roosblad; Austin Johnson; Sally Ho. Animations: Marshall Ritzel)
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[2026-04-28 20:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: BERLIN (AP) — A German journalist who went missing in Syria more than three months ago is likely detained in a prison in Damascus, a lawyer for her said Tuesday, as international calls and pressure for her release mounted.
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[2026-04-28 19:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: The government wants to charge a dedicated levy on the Australian revenue of tech giants unless they strike deals with news outlets. (ABC News: Stuart Carnegie)
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[2026-04-28 19:11 UTC+10:00] [Commuting] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The New York Times
Snippet: Commuting in the Philippines has become extremely chaotic. “When you get on the train, you have to protect yourself so that you don’t get squeezed.” “We call it a sardine situation. It’s becoming unimaginable.” The war in Iran has created a global energy crisis, more than doubling the price at the pump in the Philippines.
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[2026-04-28 19:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: ATHENS, Greece (AP) — A gunman opened fire at a social security office and at a courthouse in central Athens on Tuesday, wounding several people, Greek authorities said. A police operation was underway to locate the gunman, who Greek media reported was an 89-year-old man.
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[2026-04-28 19:04 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-04-28 18:51 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Boy group 82Major returned with a more refined and self-defined sound, unveiling its fifth EP “FeelM” at a media showcase Tuesday in Seoul.
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[2026-04-28 18:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Penny Wong met Toshimitsu Motegi in Tokyo on Tuesday. (Supplied: Daniel Walding/Department of Foreign Affairs)
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[2026-04-28 18:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Israel has officially agreed to ceasefires in Gaza, Lebanon, and Iran. But that has not meant any de-escalation, as Israeli forces and settlers press further into Palestinian-administered areas of the occupied West Bank, deeper into civilian space in Gaza, and more aggressively into the heart of occupied East Jerusalem.
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[2026-04-28 18:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: A Wisconsin teacher was placed on leave following controversial comments in which he said he was “not impressed with recent presidential assassins.”
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[2026-04-28 18:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: A political and media dispute has erupted involving United States President Donald Trump, First Lady Melania Trump and late-night television host Jimmy Kimmel.
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[2026-04-28 17:15 UTC+10:00] [Australian media] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Replacing the Coalition’s news media bargaining code, the incentive is the latest move to force companies to make deals with publishers and help fund journalism
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[2026-04-28 17:06 UTC+10:00] [US politics] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: In the wake of the shooting at the White House correspondents’ dinner, Donald Trump and the White House machine have come out fighting – blaming the press and the Democratic party for increased violence against politicians.
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[2026-04-28 16:52 UTC+10:00] [Australia news] [Factuality: 95]
Source: Guardian Australia
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[2026-04-28 16:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: The government will "impose some form of age or functionality restrictions" on social media for under-16s, Education Minister Olivia Bailey has said.
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[2026-04-28 16:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Russia’s defence minister Andrei Belousov said Moscow and Iran would continue to support each other “under any circumstances” during talks with Iranian defence official Reza Talaei-Nik, according to Press TV.
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[2026-04-28 14:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: The battle for control of information has been a major part of conflict since the technology revolution of the late 20th century. Behind the modern front lines of propaganda, censorship and social media, another contest is unfolding in Earth's orbit.
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[2026-04-28 14:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: A veteran St. Louis journalist was killed in a freak accident Thursday when two tires came flying off a tractor-trailer and crashed through the roof of his vehicle.
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[2026-04-28 14:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Members of the media document detectives and deputies with the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office as they investigate inside the Lake Forest subdivision of Tampa, Fla., on Friday, April 24, 2026, where authorities said a man was taken into custody after barricading himself inside a home, in connection to the search for two missing University of South Florida graduate students.
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[2026-04-28 13:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Press TV and other Iranian media reported that the death toll from a strike on a primary school in Minab has been revised to 155 people.
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[2026-04-28 13:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Phil Jackson used his first post in more than a year to propose a way to improve the NBA game.
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[2026-04-28 12:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Ranger Suárez, lanzador de los Medias Rojas de Boston, trabaja durante la primera entrada del juego de béisbol de Grandes Ligas contra los Azulejos de Toronto, el lunes 27 de abril de 2026, en Toronto. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP)
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[2026-04-28 12:42 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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[2026-04-28 12:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Emily Stewart, aka "Sensible Emily", is an award-winning business and finance journalist. She has almost two decades of experience working for ABC national news and current affairs programs across television, radio and online. She edits the ABC's personal finance newsletter, Your Money Explained with Sensible Emily. In addition to her practical experience, Emily has a Masters of Business Administration from Melbourne Business School and a Bachelors of Commerce and Arts from the University of Melbourne.
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[2026-04-28 12:06 UTC+10:00] [Anthony Albanese] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Government’s draft news bargaining incentive scheme includes 2.25% levy on local revenues of digital giants
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[2026-04-28 12:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Boston Red Sox pitcher Ranger Suarez works against the Toronto Blue Jays during first-inning baseball game action in Toronto, Monday, April 27, 2026. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP)
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[2026-04-28 12:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Activists from the Forum for the Protection of Voting Rights press up against a police barricade during a protest in Kolkata on March 28 against the Election Commission of India's ongoing Special Intensive Revision that has struck millions of voters off West Bengal's electoral rolls. © AP
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[2026-04-28 12:03 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Digital giants including Meta, TikTok and Google could be forced to pay up to $250 million to the Australian government, which would then be distributed to media companies, if they refuse to strike deals to pay for local journalism.
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[2026-04-28 11:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) is set to conduct a communication campaign aimed at enhancing the capacity of public information officers and media practitioners in reporting science-based information on geologic hazards.
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[2026-04-28 10:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: “The View” co-host Whoopi Goldberg called on President Donald Trump to build a new hotel during the show on Monday following the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner shooting, which took place at a Hilton in Washington, DC on Saturday.
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[2026-04-28 10:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: SBS News
Snippet: Tech media giants like Meta and Google walked away from the original media bargaining laws in 2024. Source: AAP / Jonathan Raa
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[2026-04-28 09:54 UTC+10:00] [Afghanistan] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Pakistan officials dismiss Afghan media reports and official statements about strikes on university in Kunar province as ‘blatant lie’
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[2026-04-28 09:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Minocqua Brewing Company, a craft-beer maker in Minocqua, Wisconsin, run by a Democrat activist, is facing fierce blowback after its social-media account appeared to mock a recent assassination attempt on President Donald Trump and reiterated an earlier pledge to offer free beer on the day of his death.
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