Topic: Politics — Neutral reports only
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[2026-05-01 11:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON/DUBAI — Iran said on Thursday it would respond with "long and painful strikes" on U.S. positions if Washington renewed attacks and restated its claim to the Strait of Hormuz, complicating U.S. plans for a coalition to reopen the waterway.
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[2026-05-01 11:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: A Republican state legislator in New Hampshire faced a disciplinary hearing this week for having tweeted a “final solution” reference at a Jewish Democratic colleague.
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[2026-05-01 11:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth accused a US congressman of spreading “falsehoods” regarding the fortification of US bases in Kuwait during the US’s Operation Epic Fury against Iran, at a US Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on Thursday.
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[2026-05-01 11:43 UTC+10:00] [White House correspondents' dinner shooting] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Footage posted on social media by federal prosecutors includes captions claiming Cole Tomas Allen shot first
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[2026-05-01 11:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: WASHINGTON, April 30 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's top envoy to the U.N. on Thursday reaffirmed Seoul's commitment to "peaceful coexistence" on the Korean Peninsula and denuclearization, as he explained its policy to reduce military tensions and build trust with North Korea.
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[2026-05-01 11:29 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea's exports exceeded US$80 billion for the second consecutive month in April, jumping nearly 50 percent from a year earlier on the back of robust shipments of semiconductors, government data showed Friday.
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[2026-05-01 11:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: South Australia Premier Peter Malinauskas with golfer Cameron Smith and Greg Norman at the LIV Golf tournament in 2023. (ABC News: Che Chorley)
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[2026-05-01 11:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Este boceto judicial muestra a Cole Tomas Allen --el hombre de California arrestado por el tiroteo ocurrido durante la cena de corresponsales en Washington--, sentado en el centro, mientras comparece ante la jueza federal Moxila Upadhyaya, el jueves 30 de abril de 2026, en Washington. (Dana Verkouteren vía AP)
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[2026-05-01 11:05 UTC+10:00] [Trump administration] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Trump also said he may consider pulling US troops from bases in Italy and Spain, after being prompted by rightwing reporter – key US politics stories from Thursday 30 April
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[2026-05-01 11:05 UTC+10:00] [Midterm Elections (2026)] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The New York Times
Snippet: Senator Chuck Schumer, the Democratic minority leader, and Graham Platner, the party’s now presumed candidate in Maine’s crucial Senate race, talked by telephone on Thursday after Gov. Janet Mills, Mr. Schumer’s favored candidate, abruptly suspended her campaign.
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[2026-05-01 11:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Foto del 27 de octubre del 2024, Mykhailo Mudryk del Chelsea en el encuentro de la Liga Premier ante el Newcastle. (AP Foto/Dave Shopland, Archivo)
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[2026-05-01 10:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and former Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio reaffirmed their commitment to deepen cooperation on energy security and accelerate the transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy, as global instability continued to disrupt supply systems.
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[2026-05-01 10:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: ABC North and West SA
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[2026-05-01 10:43 UTC+10:00] [Politics / NSW] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Former Pittwater Liberal MP Rory Amon will face a retrial over allegedly raping and indecently assaulting a 13-year-old child on Sydney’s northern beaches.
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[2026-05-01 10:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Americans are learning more about Cole Allen, the gunman who sought to unleash chaos at the White House Corespondents Association dinner, where President Donald Trump and much of the Cabinet were joining the annual gathering of journalists for the first time in this administration.
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[2026-05-01 10:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: A German Member of the European Parliament said there is a loss of trust in the current US administration to keep Berlin safe.
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[2026-05-01 10:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Tom Steyer, the controversial billionaire who ran unsuccessfully for president, is trying to appeal to California voters with a “single-payer” health care policy.
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[2026-05-01 10:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 1 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's exports exceeded US$80 billion for the second consecutive month in April, jumping nearly 50 percent from a year earlier on the back of robust shipments of semiconductors, government data showed Friday.
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[2026-05-01 10:00 UTC+10:00] [Business] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: This is AI generated summarization, which may have errors. For context, always refer to the full article.
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[2026-05-01 09:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: A US Senate candidate in Michigan is under fire for past social media posts where she not only looked down on “Middle America” but also proclaimed her love for California — so much so that she even voted in California elections while supposedly in Michigan.
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[2026-05-01 09:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Platforms have outrun legislation but Beijing is pledging better protections for gig workers. Hong Kong is also updating relevant laws
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[2026-05-01 09:15 UTC+10:00] [work-related injuries] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Platforms have outrun legislation but Beijing is pledging better protections for gig workers. Hong Kong is also updating relevant laws
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[2026-05-01 09:00 UTC+10:00] [Premier League] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Eddie Howe is under pressure, Rayan needs protection at Bournemouth and John Stones returns to Everton with City
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[2026-05-01 08:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Youth voter registration and turnout surged in New York City last year — but it remains to be seen if the boom that fueled Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s election will have staying power.
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[2026-05-01 08:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: The Trump administration is calling on allied nations to join a new international coalition to help reopen and control the Strait of Hormuz, officials said.
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[2026-05-01 08:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: On Tuesday, a federal grand jury in the Eastern District of North Carolina handed down a two-count indictment against the former FBI director James Comey, charging him with threatening the life of President Donald Trump and transmitting that threat across state lines.
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[2026-05-01 08:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Graham Platner, the oyster farmer and political neophyte whose past Nazi tattoo and current anti-Israel rhetoric have caused concern among some Jewish groups, has effectively clinched the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate in Maine after his primary opponent, Janet Mills, suspended her campaign Thursday.
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[2026-05-01 07:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Vice President JD Vance put Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and other officials on notice that federal investigators are looking into what they knew about billions of dollars in human services fraud in the state — and whether they knowingly let it “fester” on their watch.
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[2026-05-01 07:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Luke Humphries (left) and Luke Littler (right) are the past two winners of the Premier League
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[2026-05-01 07:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: WASHINGTON — Secretary of War Pete Hegseth went to rhetorical war Thursday with Democrats during a combative Senate hearing, where he fielded tough questions about his military purge, concerns about insider trading, the conflict in Iran, and more.
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[2026-05-01 07:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: In a post to X, the US embassy in Beirut has called for a direct meeting between Lebanese President Joseph Aoun and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, claiming the country stands at a “crossroads” to “decide its own destiny”.
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[2026-05-01 07:32 UTC+10:00] [Australia news] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Advertised prices for new rental listings rising at fastest pace since October 2024. Follow updates
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[2026-05-01 07:18 UTC+10:00] [Brazil] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: President Lula’s veto of the bill was overturned by Brazil’s congress and senate, meaning it now awaits confirmation by supreme court
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[2026-05-01 07:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: The terrorism threat level in the UK has been increased by the government from "substantial" to "severe" - meaning that a terrorist attack is considered highly likely in the next six months.
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[2026-05-01 07:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: United States Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Dan Cain have faced public questioning for the second day, this time in front of the Senate Armed Forces Committee.
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[2026-05-01 06:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: US President Donald Trump has said his administration will declassify and release government files on unidentified flying objects (UFOs) in the near future, describing some of the material as “very interesting.”
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[2026-05-01 06:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: US President Donald Trump has said his administration will declassify and release government files on unidentified flying objects (UFOs) in the near future, describing some of the material as “very interesting.”
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[2026-05-01 06:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: WASHINGTON — House lawmakers agreed to send the Senate’s 45-day extension of the controversial Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) Section 702 spy to President Trump’s desk, thanks to a shocking number of reps who didn’t vote.
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[2026-05-01 06:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: FIFA President Gianni Infantino speaks during the 76th FIFA Congress in Vancouver, British Columbia, Thursday, April 30, 2026. (Ethan Cairns/The Canadian Press via AP)
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[2026-05-01 06:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Local Government
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[2026-05-01 06:55 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-05-01 06:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Federal Communications Commission chairman Brendan Carr said Thursday that the decision to order an early license review for Disney’s ABC television stations is about the company’s diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives — not President Trump’s clash with late-night host Jimmy Kimmel.
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[2026-05-01 06:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: President Donald Trump on Thursday congratulated Iraq’s prime minister-designate Ali Al Zaidi on his nomination, calling it a “tremendous new chapter” in US-Iraqi relations.
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[2026-05-01 06:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., speaks to reporters outside the chamber at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, April 2, 2026. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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[2026-05-01 06:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: US Democrats failed on Tuesday in another attempt to limit Donald Trump’s authority to use military force against Cuba, so what’s next?
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[2026-05-01 06:39 UTC+10:00] [Caribbean] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: US Democrats failed on Tuesday in another attempt to limit Donald Trump’s authority to use military force against Cuba, so what’s next?
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[2026-05-01 06:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: The Farrer by-election represent a microcosm of Australian politics, with the Liberals, Nationals, One Nation and an independent contesting the seat. (ABC News: Nicola Ceccato)
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[2026-05-01 06:30 UTC+10:00] [Regulation] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ProPublica
Snippet: Connecticut lawmakers on Wednesday approved more reforms aimed at reining in towing companies in the state, following reporting by The Connecticut Mirror and ProPublica that exposed problems in state law.
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[2026-05-01 06:25 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 90]
Source: 9News
Snippet: Auto news: Will Australians spend over $100,000 on a Chinese car?
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[2026-05-01 06:25 UTC+10:00] [Labour] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: With prime minister on shaky ground, we take a look at who could take a run at the Labour leadership
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