Topic: Politics — Neutral reports only
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[2026-05-01 06:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Central Elections Committee head Orly Ades announced her decision to step down from her position on Thursday after 16 years in office.
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[2026-05-01 06:16 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 90]
Source: 9News
Snippet: Hello and welcome to our live rolling coverage this Friday, May 1.
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[2026-05-01 06:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: The United States House of Representatives has passed a Senate-approved bill to resume funding for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), sending the measure to President Donald Trump’s desk.
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[2026-05-01 06:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Former Welfare and Social Affairs Ministry official Inbar Yehezkeli joined the Yashar! party list ahead of the upcoming elections, and will lead its “national rehabilitation plan,” which calls to address the issues of post-trauma victims in the country, Yashar! leader Gadi Eisenkot announced on Thursday.
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[2026-05-01 06:00 UTC+10:00] [General Opinion] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: This case judgment concerns an appeal brought by the petitioner-appellants following the dismissal of their revision application by the Provincial High Court of the Central Province. The nub of the dispute involves a partition action (No. P2508) in the District Court of Matale regarding a 36-acre land originally owned by Lokubanda Thoradeniya.
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[2026-05-01 06:00 UTC+10:00] [General Features] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Sri Lanka’s fragile journey back to economic stability has suffered several damaging blows over US$2.5 million (SL Rs 800 million) payment due as loan payment to Australia remitted to unknown bank accounts . The revelation that US$2.5 million earmarked for an official debt repayment to Australia was diverted to cyber criminals has exposed alarming weaknesses in the country’s financial control systems, treasury safeguards, and institutional accountability.
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[2026-05-01 06:00 UTC+10:00] [Sports] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: St. Joseph’s College Colombo emerged champions of the Under-19 Division One Tier ‘A’ Inter-Schools Two-Day Cricket Tournament, conducted by the Sri Lanka Schools Cricket Association and sponsored by Sri Lanka Cricket.
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[2026-05-01 06:00 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Global Sumud Flotilla activists said on Thursday Israeli soldiers boarded the ships, damaged engines and communications devices in an effort to force them to reverse course.
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[2026-05-01 06:00 UTC+10:00] [Breaking News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Treasury’s External Resources Department Assistant Director Ranga Nishantha Rajapaksa (50) who was suspended and a imposed travel ban over an alleged misdirection of US$ 2.5 million during a debt repayment to Australia was found dead under mysterious circumstances yesterday (30).
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[2026-05-01 05:58 UTC+10:00] [Sports] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Sri Lanka women’s national cricket team produced a strong all-round performance to defeat Bangladesh women’s national cricket team by 21 runs in the second T20I, sealing the series 2–0 with one game to spare. The match was played in Sylhet yesterday.
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[2026-05-01 05:58 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: President Donald Trump is set to receive a briefing on a proposal for a new series of “short and powerful” military strikes targeting Iran’s infrastructure, according to a recent report.
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[2026-05-01 05:56 UTC+10:00] [Sports] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Sri Lanka captain Bimandee Bandara produced a superb performance in the opening match against Costa Rica, as Sri Lanka secured a 3–1 victory in their group encounter at the ongoing ITTF World Team Table Tennis Championships in London.
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[2026-05-01 05:56 UTC+10:00] [Breaking News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Colombo High Court yesterday fixed for delivering its judgement on May 26 in four separate cases filed against former Development Lottery Board Chairman Sarana Gunawardena alleging causing loss to the Government while he was the Development Lottery Board Chairman.
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[2026-05-01 05:55 UTC+10:00] [Breaking News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Speaker Dr.Jagath Wickramaratne said the Leader of the House had agreed to schedule the debate requested by the Opposition regarding the transfer of US$ 2.5 million from the General Treasury to another account for the next parliamentary week, owing to an issue with time allocation.
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[2026-05-01 05:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: French President Emmanuel Macron has jokingly suggested it would be “chic” if Americans were speaking French following a quip from King Charles at the State dinner.
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[2026-05-01 05:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Oil prices jumped to their highest since 2022 after a report that the US military is set to brief President Donald Trump on new plans for potential action in the Iran war.
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[2026-05-01 05:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The newly appointed committee to oversee Sri Lanka Cricket is not an interim body but a “Cricket Transformation Committee,” according to Sports Minister Sunil Kumara Gamage.
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[2026-05-01 05:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Following summons issued by the Committee on Public Finance (CoPF) to examine the alleged misdirection of US$ 2.5 million, Treasury Secretary Dr. Harshana Suriyapperuma appeared before the Committee on Public Finance (CoPF) with several senior officials of the Finance Ministry and Central Bank in Parliament yesterday.
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[2026-05-01 05:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Colombo Chief Magistrate Asanga Bodaragama yesterday (30) ordered the further remand of four suspects, including an assistant manager of a private bank, until May 14 in connection with the disappearance of Rs. 13 billion.
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[2026-05-01 05:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Sri Lanka is moving forward, towards becoming a stronger nation. This is most noble and beautiful. In the recent past certain incidents in Government ministries made headline news. Irrespective of the reasons the general public has a right to see that all government sector institutions and departments operate with efficiency, transparency, accountability and people friendly service, which must match the corporate private sector.
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[2026-05-01 05:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The third longest running MCA partnership of the 15th Stafford Motor Company (Pvt) Ltd powered MCA “G” Division Twenty 20 League Tournament 2026, contesting for the glittering Honda Challenge Trophy which is in progress concluded its league stage on 26th April and reaches to its Pre-Quarter Finals on 1st May 2026 and the Press Conference was held at the MCA Legends Wing on Tuesday.
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[2026-05-01 05:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and Parliamentary Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf have reportedly been dissatisfied with the way Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has conducted diplomacy and negotiations and are calling for his dismissal, Iran International reported on Thursday, citing two informed sources.
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[2026-05-01 05:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: A sharp rise in cybercrime has shaken India, where nearly 2.5 million people lost an estimated US$ 25 billion to digital fraud in 2025, highlighting growing risks in the country’s fast-expanding online payment ecosystem.
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[2026-05-01 05:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The working people of Sri Lanka mark this year’s May Day at a decisive moment, as the country secures significant economic achievements despite a challenging global climate shaped by conflict, President Anura Kumara Dissanayake said in his May Day message.
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[2026-05-01 05:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: A total of 29 major rallies are scheduled to be held today to mark International Labour Day, with the primary events centered in Colombo.
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[2026-05-01 05:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: There was a time when the Lanka Sama Samaja Party marched in May Day parades chanting, “Arise now, ye starvers.” Back then, Leftist political parties held their May Day parades through the streets of Colombo within a tradition of attacking rivals and exchanging blows. May Day was a restless day for the ‘club-and-baton’ squads of the Sri Lanka Police.
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[2026-05-01 05:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The history of the Sri Lankan labour movement is a remarkable journey, shaped over decades by the blood, sweat and sacrifices made in the pursuit of rights, justice and dignity, Prime Minister Dr Harini Amarasuriya said in her May Day message.
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[2026-05-01 05:45 UTC+10:00] [General Features] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: As Sri Lanka marks International Workers’ Day, shifting party strategies and economic pressures are redefining how the country observes, and understands, one of labour’s most significant dates.
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[2026-05-01 05:43 UTC+10:00] [General Features] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Lavrov, after all, speaks for a country that has borne the brunt of both ‘World Wars’, the first one which also helped his people overthrow an oppressive feudal monarchy and begin a revolutionary new societal experiment. Even if that Russian Revolution was ultimately too new an experiment to be followed through, Mr.
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[2026-05-01 05:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Right-wing conspiracy theorist Alex Jones speaks to the media after arriving at the federal courthouse for a hearing in front of a bankruptcy judge, June 14, 2024, in Houston. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File)
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[2026-05-01 05:40 UTC+10:00] [General Features] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: We often say perception is reality. But rarely do we pause to think about what that actually means. Not in theory. But in the way we live. Because most of what we experience isn’t just shaped by what happens to us. It’s shaped by how we choose to see it.
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[2026-05-01 05:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by Rob Jenkins and Michael R. Jenkins via the Brownstone Institute,
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[2026-05-01 05:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Are you ready for your car to decide if you’re fit to drive? If not, you’d better buckle up.
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[2026-05-01 05:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Iraqi Prime Minister-designate Ali al-Zaidi attends the meeting of the Coordination Framework political bloc in Baghdad, Iraq, Monday, April 27, 2026. (Iraqi Presidency Office via AP)
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[2026-05-01 05:39 UTC+10:00] [General Features] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Life, by its very nature, invariably presents a myriad of challenges that are fundamental to the human experience. The various social ills that afflict humanity cannot be understood without recognising the profound human dynamics at play. Navigating these challenges according to Buddhism involves shifting from attempting to control external circumstances to mastering one’s internal responses.
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[2026-05-01 05:37 UTC+10:00] [Local] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: A discussion to review the progress of the process to establish a new authority for the protection and restoration of the Central Highlands was held at the Presidential Secretariat, under the patronage of President Anura Kumara Dissanayake on Wednesday (29).
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[2026-05-01 05:37 UTC+10:00] [General Features] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: In recent years, a quiet but decisive shift has begun to take shape across the Buddhist world. It is not driven by spectacle, nor by institutional ambition. It rests instead on something far more enduring: training, discipline, and the steady restoration of a lineage essential to the Buddha’s dispensation.
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[2026-05-01 05:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Google co-founder Sergey Brin is backing a pair of ballot initiatives that oppose California’s controversial proposed billionaire tax in a high-stakes showdown ahead of the November election.
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[2026-05-01 05:36 UTC+10:00] [Law & Order] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Katunayake Airport Police arrested a Chinese national at a casino in Colombo Fort yesterday (30) for stealing $9,900 (approximately Rs. 3.1 million) from the Chief Immigration Doctor of the Russian Federation during a flight from Abu Dhabi.
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[2026-05-01 05:36 UTC+10:00] [Law & Order] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Aguruwathota Police stated that four women who were travelling on motorcycles after consuming alcohol have been arrested in the Remuna area.
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[2026-05-01 05:35 UTC+10:00] [Local] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Italy’s Ambassador to Sri Lanka, with accreditation to the Maldives Damiano Francovigh paid a courtesy call on Defence Secretary, Air Vice Marshal (Retd) Sampath Thuyacontha at the Defence Ministry on Wednesday (29).
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[2026-05-01 05:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: International Worker’s Day, celebrated annually on the 1st of May, is a day dedicated to honouring the rights, dignity, and sacrifices of working people across the world, said General Secretary of the Samagi Sevaka Sangamaya Subash Karunaratne in a massage to mark the International Workers’ Day.
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[2026-05-01 05:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: A man who was selling and in possession of Government-approved foreign liquor without a licence was arrested last weekend by the Island-wide Excise Special Operations Unit.
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[2026-05-01 05:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Ceylon Pentecostal Mission has donated Rs. 5 million to the Rebuilding Sri Lanka Fund, established to support recovery efforts following the damage caused by Cyclone Ditwah.
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[2026-05-01 05:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: At the 50th HNB National Age Group Swimming Championship 2026 held at the Sugathadasa Stadium Swimming pool Complex Colombo Sanumi Nehansa of Lyceum, Panadura produced a fine performance in the Under-13 category. She won the silver medal in the 200m freestyle with a time of 2:36.87 and took the bronze medal in the 100m freestyle with a time of 1:12.26.
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[2026-05-01 05:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The DSI Super Sport Schools Volleyball Championship will return in 2026 for its 24th edition.
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[2026-05-01 05:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Vidyartha College Kandy, a school with a long and proud history in Sri Lanka’s schools rugby, officially unveiled their new rugby jersey for the 2026 season at a simple ceremony held at the college premises recently. The jersey was formally handed over to the school to mark the new season, highlighting Vidyartha’s continued commitment to maintaining its strong rugby tradition.
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[2026-05-01 05:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Sri Lanka’s leading sports hydration brand Yeti Isotonic, partnered with the Negombo Rifle Club (NRC) as its official hydration partner at the recently concluded Sharpshooter 2026 held in Kandy. Sharpshooter 2026 is one of Sri Lanka’s premier shooting competitions, organised by the Hill Country Sports Shooting Club. The event attracted nearly 350 competitors, including elite shooters from the Army, Navy, Air Force, Police and leading civilian clubs.
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[2026-05-01 05:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Attention has been directed towards modernising and developing the Welisara Milk Processing Centre, Wattala, a main milk processing centre of the National Livestock Development Board (NLDB), with the aim of expanding its production activities.
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[2026-05-01 05:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Former National player Dilshan Seneviratne came up with a superb performance to win the triple crown at the 2nd Butterfly All Island Veterans Individual Table Tennis championship held at S. Thomas Gymnasium Mt Lavinia recently.
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