Topic: Media — Neutral reports only
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[2026-04-15 21:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Mediators moved closer on Wednesday to extending the ceasefire between the United States and Iran and restarting negotiations to salvage the fragile truce before it expires on 22 April, the Associated Press reported, citing regional officials involved in the mediation process.
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[2026-04-15 21:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish media reports say authorities have sent police and ambulances to a school in southeastern Turkey after gunfire was heard there.
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[2026-04-15 21:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Senior UAE and Iranian officials held a call to discuss de-escalation on Wednesday, UAE state media reported, the first high-level call since ties deteriorated over the US-Iran war.
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[2026-04-15 20:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: SYDNEY — US pop star Katy Perry is under investigation in Australia over allegations of sexual assault made by actress Ruby Rose, police and media said Wednesday.
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[2026-04-15 20:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: On the third anniversary of the war in Sudan, Africanews spoke to Roula Merhej, a journalist specialising in geopolitics and international affairs.
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[2026-04-15 20:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Peter Magyar, leader of the election-winning Tisza Party, talks to the media before meeting Hungarian President Tamas Sulyok in the presidential Alexander Palace in Budapest, Hungary, Wednesday April 15, 2026. (Robert Hegedus/MTI via AP)
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[2026-04-15 20:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: The Iran war is "very close to over" with authorities in Tehran eager to agree a peace deal, U.S. President Donald Trump claimed in an interview broadcast Wednesday.
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[2026-04-15 20:34 UTC+10:00] [Katy Perry] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Perry denies the allegations, shared by Rose on social media, calling them ‘dangerous reckless lies’
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[2026-04-15 20:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: As the US-Israeli war on Iran has temporarily halted, the question of victory and defeat is fuelling debate across traditional and social media, as well as in political discourse.
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[2026-04-15 20:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by Rex Widerstrom via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours),
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[2026-04-15 20:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: TAIPEI and KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, April 15, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- News Hub Asia (NHA) has announced a strategic media partnership with Starry Fencing Club (SFC) to support and promote its upcoming international fencing training camps in Taipei, Taiwan scheduled for July and August 2026. The collaboration aims to elevate visibility for elite youth and junior development pathways across Asia and beyond, reinforcing fencing as one of the region's fastest-growing competitive sports.
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[2026-04-15 19:43 UTC+10:00] [Europe] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Prime minister elect says he expects new government to be in place by mid-May
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[2026-04-15 19:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: A Long Island mayor has refused to resign over an alleged homophobic comment he made on social media towards an animal rights activist and her dancing wife — despite pushback from his fellow board members.
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[2026-04-15 19:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Peter Magyar wants to restore media independence after his landslide election win, ending Viktor Orban’s 16-year rule
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[2026-04-15 19:05 UTC+10:00] [Jonathan Karl] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Peter Magyar wants to restore media independence after his landslide election win, ending Viktor Orban’s 16-year rule
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[2026-04-15 18:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: South Korea's Foreign Minister Cho Hyun said on Wednesday that a high-level Israeli official said it accepted Seoul's explanation of President Lee Jae Myung's social media remarks on the Holocaust and that the situation had been resolved.
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[2026-04-15 18:41 UTC+10:00] [National / Victoria] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Media mogul Antony Catalano was abusing substances and wearing only his underwear when he allegedly threatened to kill his partner and dragged her through their luxury St Kilda apartment.
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[2026-04-15 18:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Two people were killed in an Israeli drone strike on the Tyre-Beirut highway in eastern Lebanon on Wednesday, Lebanese media reported.
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[2026-04-15 17:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines, April 15, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Media Display Solutions (MDS), the technology and innovation arm of United Neon Media Group (UNMG), has earned Silver at the recent NEXT Awards Philippines under the "Most Innovative OOH/DOOH Marketing Campaign" category. This marks a major milestone not just for MDS but across the out-of-home (OOH) media in Southeast Asia.
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[2026-04-15 17:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: More than a day and many media interviews after Angus Taylor unveiled the first plank of the Coalition's long-awaited migration policy, it's unclear what the opposition is actually proposing to change. (ABC News: Callum Flinn)
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[2026-04-15 16:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Chinese President Xi Jinping has met with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and pressed for “closer and stronger strategic coordination” between Beijing and Moscow, according to state media.
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[2026-04-15 16:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Rafael Grossi speaks during a press conference in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, April 15, 2026. (Kim Hong-Ji/Pool Photo via AP)
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[2026-04-15 16:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The High Court of Justice is set to convene at 10 a.m. on Wednesday for a closely watched hearing on petitions seeking to force Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to dismiss National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, in a case that goes to the core of who decides when political supervision of the police crosses into unlawful interference with law enforcement.
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[2026-04-15 16:00 UTC+10:00] [Culture / Books] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: FAIRYTALESA Concise Compendium of WonderCeridwen Dovey, Ursula Dubosarsky, Jennifer MillsPink Shorts Press, $32.99
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[2026-04-15 15:52 UTC+10:00] [Sport / Racing] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Trainer Will Hulbert spent three months and thousands of dollars carefully devising a plan to send his exciting filly from Brisbane to Melbourne to race for $250,000.
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[2026-04-15 15:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: JAKARTA, Indonesia (Jakarta Post/ANN) -- Kalam, an 11-year-old from Bekasi, West Java, usually spends one to two hours on weekends playing with his friends on Roblox, a popular sandbox platform for all ages, where he enjoys adventure and car racing games.
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[2026-04-15 15:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Tahlia Roy is an ABC News digital journalist in Canberra covering health, social affairs and women's experiences. She has previously worked as an ABC News producer in Sydney and a regional TV reporter for a commercial network. She is an Our Watch fellow.
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[2026-04-15 15:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Ruby Rose accused Katy Perry of sexually assaulting her in 2010 in a recent social media post. (Facebook/AAP: James Ross)
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[2026-04-15 15:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Vancouver Canucks’ Kirill Kudryavtsev (59) and Los Angeles Kings’ Scott Laughton (21) vie for the puck after Vancouver goalie Kevin Lankinen (32) made the save during the first period of an NHL hockey game, in Vancouver, on Tuesday, April 14, 2026. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP)
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[2026-04-15 14:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Vancouver Goldeneyes’ Madison Samoskevich (7) celebrates her first goal with Anna Segedi (51) during the second period of a PWHL hockey game against the Seattle Torrent in Vancouver, British Columbia, Tuesday, April 14, 2026. (Ethan Cairns/The Canadian Press via AP)
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[2026-04-15 14:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: South Africa has appointed Roelf Meyer, who helped negotiate the end of white minority rule in his country in the 1990s, as the next ambassador to the United States, according to local media.
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[2026-04-15 14:25 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Internet personality and “looksmaxxer” Clavicular has been hospitalised in Miami, due to a suspected overdose during a broadcast on Australian streaming platform Kick.
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[2026-04-15 14:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Colorado Avalanche’s Gabriel Landeskog, front, battles for the puck against Calgary Flames’ Matvei Gridin during the first period of an NHL hockey game, in Calgary, Alberta, Tuesday, April 14, 2026. (Larry MacDougal/The Canadian Press via AP)
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[2026-04-15 14:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: US President Donald Trump said Iran must not be allowed to obtain a nuclear weapon, addressing Pope Leo in a social media post as their public dispute intensified.
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[2026-04-15 14:00 UTC+10:00] [Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: With AI-generated comedy videos and lego animations of Trump, Iranian content creators are using humour in propaganda battle against US
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[2026-04-15 13:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Rick Bowness was figuratively spitting nails after the Blue Jackets’ 2-1 loss in the season finale to the Capitals, as he ripped into the players in an emotional press conference on Tuesday night.
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[2026-04-15 13:56 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Festival dressing is no longer just about fringe and denim cutoffs. At Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, K-pop stars offered a masterclass in balancing comfort, statement pieces and social media-ready style.
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[2026-04-15 13:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Basketball fans were forced to scramble on Tuesday night after the Prime Video broadcast of the Hornets-Heat Play-In Tournament overtime thriller cut out for nearly two minutes with less than a minute left in OT.
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[2026-04-15 12:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Career Save Leaders By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Updated [hour]:[minute] [AMPM] [timezone], [monthFull] [day], [year] Add AP News on Google Add AP News as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Share Share Facebook Copy Link copied Email X LinkedIn Bluesky Flipboard Pinterest Reddit Career save leaders since 1969, when saves became an official major league statistic (x-active) 1.
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[2026-04-15 11:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Eric Swalwell has retreated from public view after being hit with horrific allegations that he sexually assaulted multiple women — issuing vehement denials on social media but avoiding the limelight since he ended his campaign for governor and resigned from Congress in disgrace. Swalwell was booted from billionaire ex-pal Stephen Cloobeck’s mansion Sunday, where he filmed a defiant video calling the sexual assault allegations “flat out false.”
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[2026-04-15 11:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) resigned from Congress on Tuesday, effective today, capping a stunning collapse of his political career just one day after he suspended his bid for California governor. The move came hours after a new accuser, Lonna Drewes, held a press conference in Beverly Hills alleging that Swalwell drugged, raped, and choked her unconscious in a West Hollywood hotel room in July 2018.
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[2026-04-15 10:54 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The largest umbrella labor unions of North Korea and Russia held talks in Pyongyang and signed an agreement to boost cooperation, the North's state media said Wednesday.
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[2026-04-15 10:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 15 (Yonhap) -- The largest umbrella labor unions of North Korea and Russia held talks in Pyongyang and signed an agreement to boost cooperation, the North's state media said Wednesday.
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[2026-04-15 10:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Tesla's China president was quoted by local media on Tuesday as saying the Shanghai Gigafactory could eventually play a major role in mass-producing humanoid robots. The comment comes after Tesla said earlier this year that it would pivot away from producing Model S and X vehicles at its California factory and convert the vehicle production lines to Optimus robot production.
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[2026-04-15 10:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Media boss Antony Catalano has been charged with assault. (AAP: Mick Tsikas)
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[2026-04-15 09:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Baltimore Orioles manager Craig Albernaz talks to media in the dugout before a baseball game against the Chicago White Sox in Chicago, Wednesday, April 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
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[2026-04-15 09:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Mexico’s head coach Javier Aguirre attends a press conference ahead of a friendly soccer match with Portugal in Mexico City, Thursday, March 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte)
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[2026-04-15 08:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Hamish Briggs is from Kalgoorlie and works across regional WA as an agency nurse. (Supplied)
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[2026-04-15 08:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Dave Portnoy says Dianna Russini’s resignation from the Athletic makes “zero sense” after the sports journalist’s letter announcing her exit was publicized.
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[2026-04-15 08:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 15 (Yonhap) -- North Korea accused Japan of a "grave provocation" against its sovereign rights after Tokyo's annual Diplomatic Bluebook expressed serious concerns over Pyongyang's nuclear and missile development, state media reported Wednesday.
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