Topic: Politics — Neutral reports only
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[2026-04-29 19:38 UTC+10:00] [Jorge Messias] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Cinco meses após ser oficialmente indicado pelo presidente Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva ao cargo de ministro do Supremo Tribunal Federal (STF), o advogado-geral da União, Jorge Messias, passa nesta quarta-feira (29/04) por uma sabatina no Senado Federal que pode consolidar ou rejeitar sua nomeação.
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[2026-04-29 19:30 UTC+10:00] [Politics / NSW] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: The City of Sydney is investigating avenues to ban property investors from using their second homes as short-term rentals, as the council moves to free up much-needed inner-city housing.
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[2026-04-29 19:30 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Government hesitation helped antisemitism flourish in the lead up to the Bondi massacre, one of the nation’s top Jewish leaders has argued in an emotional royal commission submission that decries the use of the terms “Zionist” and “genocide supporter” to attack Jews in Australia.
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[2026-04-29 19:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The government said feedback for the statue application included formal representations from Japan
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[2026-04-29 19:23 UTC+10:00] [comfort women] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The government said feedback for the statue application included formal representations from Japan
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[2026-04-29 19:18 UTC+10:00] [Critical infrastructure] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: BERLIN — German federal prosecutors have arrested a man suspected of spying for a Russian intelligence service and scouting potential sabotage targets, authorities said Wednesday.
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[2026-04-29 19:00 UTC+10:00] [Immigration] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ProPublica
Snippet: As an asylum-seeker living in the U.S., Jasmir Urbina worried as she watched violence break out amid the military-style immigration sweeps across the country. Then she read about legal residents being arrested at immigration court and wondered when federal agents would set their sights on her city.
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[2026-04-29 18:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: The House Committee on Justice declared the existence of probable cause to impeach Vice President Sara Duterte. Fifty-three lawmakers supported the motion to declare that probable cause exists in the two impeachment complaints. The committee will prepare its report, the resolution, and articles of impeachment. Under the constitution, only the house has the power to initiate impeachment cases and only the senate can conduct an impeachment trial.
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[2026-04-29 18:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: U.S. Treasury yields were little changed on Wednesday as investors awaited the outcome of what could be Jerome Powell's final policy meeting as Federal Reserve chair.
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[2026-04-29 18:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: The US embassy in Baghdad extended on Wednesday its "best wishes" to Iraq's prime minister-designate, Ali Al Zaidi, signalling cautious engagement after the controversial tycoon was tapped by an Iran-aligned political bloc to end months of deadlock.
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[2026-04-29 18:29 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: For over a decade, I’ve navigated the complexities of North Korean affairs, security, and foreign policy from both Seoul and Washington, D.C. As the National Desk Political Team Lead, I track the pulse of geopolitics, closely following developments from the Unification Ministry and the Foreign Ministry. My mornings start with Rodong Sinmun—North Korea’s state mouthpiece—before diving into the day’s headlines from Seoul and Washington.
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[2026-04-29 18:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: The White House is warning Congress that funding to pay Department of Homeland Security personnel will “soon run out,” sparking new threats of airport disruptions and national security concerns as the House slow-walks legislation to end what has been the longest-ever lapse in agency funding.
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[2026-04-29 18:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: London, United Kingdom – Recent headlines from British newspapers speak to different areas of tension in the UK due to the United States-Israel war on Iran: economic woes, political friction and worries about the country’s readiness for the future, strategically and militarily, if the conflict persists.
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[2026-04-29 18:17 UTC+10:00] [Donald Trump] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: O presidente dos EUA, Donald Trump, respondeu nesta terça-feira (28/04), com um ataque verbal feroz, as críticas feitas pelo chanceler federal alemão, Friedrich Merz, à guerra do Irã.
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[2026-04-29 18:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Senegal’s National Assembly voted on Tuesday to amend the country’s electoral code. The move would allow Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko to stand in next year’s presidential election.
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[2026-04-29 18:14 UTC+10:00] [Football politics] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: St Pauli captain says decision undermines the sport as force for good
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[2026-04-29 18:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Europe's central banks are in focus this week as the European Central Bank and Bank of England release their latest monetary policy decisions against a backdrop of rising prices and growth fears.
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[2026-04-29 18:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A man holds his ballot prior to voting in early parliamentary election in Kosovo’s capital Pristina, on Dec. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Visar Kryeziu, File)
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[2026-04-29 18:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The US has slipped into stagflation for the first time in decades, billionaire hedge fund boss Ray Dalio has said. The assessment comes despite the Federal Reserve’s insistence that the term overstates the current crisis, caused in large part by the war on Iran.
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[2026-04-29 18:00 UTC+10:00] [Politics books] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: This ‘nonfiction thriller’ takes us through exactly what would happen if Nigel Farage won his dreamed-of majority
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[2026-04-29 17:57 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Victoria] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Thousands of government school teachers across Melbourne’s north-west are set to push ahead with rolling half-day strike next week, as negotiations with the state government over wages and working conditions drag on.
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[2026-04-29 17:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 29 (Yonhap) -- Foreign Minister Cho Hyun held a phone call with his Azerbaijani counterpart Wednesday and discussed regional developments and ways to enhance bilateral cooperation, the foreign ministry said.
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[2026-04-29 17:49 UTC+10:00] [Accountability] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: STRASBOURG — The European anti-fraud watchdog is considering opening an investigation into the secretary-general of the far-right Patriots for Europe group over the alleged misuse of €4 million of European Parliament funds, according to a spokesperson for the office.
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[2026-04-29 17:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: The pace of tropical forest destruction eased last year from a record high but has remained at alarming levels, according to a new study that praises “decisive government action”.
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[2026-04-29 17:45 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: You start one war – and you break everything.
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[2026-04-29 17:35 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Minister of the Korea Forest Service
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[2026-04-29 17:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: An Indian Army officer displays a cutting-edge surveillance drone in Kargil, India, on July 26, 2025. India's military drone manufacturers have ambitions to increase overseas shipments of the weapons, which likely made up less than 5% of total defense exports in the fiscal year that ended in March. (Photo by Nasir Kachroo/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
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[2026-04-29 17:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 29 (Yonhap) -- The government on Wednesday announced a set of support measures for young job seekers, including a new vocational training program led by major conglomerates.
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[2026-04-29 17:27 UTC+10:00] [Latest Stories] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Inquirer
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — A group from the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) on Wednesday called on the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to promptly resolve the issues of political parties, particularly of the United Bangsamoro Justice Party (UBJP), before the filing of certificate of candidacy (COC) for the first BARMM parliamentary elections.
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[2026-04-29 17:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 29 (Yonhap) -- Investments in research and development (R&D) made by South Korean internet and communication technology (ICT) companies rose in 2024 from a year earlier, due to the artificial intelligence boom, government data showed Wednesday.
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[2026-04-29 17:19 UTC+10:00] [Philippine News] [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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[2026-04-29 17:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: A court increased the ex-president’s sentence from five to seven years on charges related to his botched martial law bid
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[2026-04-29 17:18 UTC+10:00] [South Korea] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: A court increased the ex-president’s sentence from five to seven years on charges related to his botched martial law bid
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[2026-04-29 17:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: RECASTS headline, lead; UPDATES throughout with more info, photos)
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[2026-04-29 17:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Economists expected the Bank of Thailand to leave its policy rate unchanged at its meeting on April 28. © Reuters
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[2026-04-29 17:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 29 (Yonhap) -- Prime Minister Kim Min-seok paid a visit to a large housing construction site near Seoul on Wednesday to check on progress of the massive project designed to build more than 300,000 units around the capital city amid President Lee Jae Myung's push to rein in real estate speculation.
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[2026-04-29 17:02 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: For over a decade, I’ve navigated the complexities of North Korean affairs, security, and foreign policy from both Seoul and Washington, D.C. As the National Desk Political Team Lead, I track the pulse of geopolitics, closely following developments from the Unification Ministry and the Foreign Ministry. My mornings start with Rodong Sinmun—North Korea’s state mouthpiece—before diving into the day’s headlines from Seoul and Washington.
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[2026-04-29 17:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 29 (Yonhap) -- A scheduled parliamentary by-election in the southeastern city of Busan is shaping up to be one of the most closely watched races nationwide with a potential three-way contest emerging, as a former presidential secretary prepares to enter the race.
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[2026-04-29 17:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The deputy head of the Iranian parliament's National Security Committee said negotiations are being conducted under the direction of Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, Tasnim News Agency reported.
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[2026-04-29 17:00 UTC+10:00] [Newcastle United] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The then Newcastle manager’s on-air blast at Sir Alex Ferguson remains a classic Premier League moment
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[2026-04-29 16:52 UTC+10:00] [Breaking News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) has announced that President Shammi Silva has tendered his resignation from the post with immediate effect, according to a statement released today (29).
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[2026-04-29 16:49 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Since 2017, I have covered South Korea’s political and economic landscape as a reporter, with a focus on foreign affairs, inter-Korean relations and security.As a foreign affairs reporter, I closely follow developments from the Ministry of Unification, the Foreign Ministry and the Defense Ministry, tracking shifts in diplomacy, military policy and North Korea’s evolving posture.
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[2026-04-29 16:46 UTC+10:00] [Government] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Michael West Media
Snippet: Don't pay so you can read it. Pay so everyone can!
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[2026-04-29 16:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: There's growing outrage and political division in Israel after news emerged that the government and defense ministry fulfilled a weapons contract with Germany, sending vital Arrow air defense missiles to Berlin during the middle of the Iran war.
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[2026-04-29 16:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:State and Territory Parliament
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[2026-04-29 16:32 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The South Korean government has designated two foreign nationals as victims of human trafficking, making them eligible for support, including medical care and job assistance, after they suffered sexual and labor exploitation in the country.
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[2026-04-29 16:14 UTC+10:00] [National / Queensland] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Queensland Deputy Premier Jarrod Bleijie accused Labor leader Steven Miles of orchestrating chaos on the rail system, as a union urged the NRL to intervene and pressure the LNP government to resolve an industrial impasse before the city’s sporting flagship, Magic Round, is derailed.
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[2026-04-29 16:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 29 (Yonhap) -- Former Seoul city councilor Kim Kyung admitted in her first trial Wednesday to giving 100 million won (US$67,700) to former Democratic Party (DP) lawmaker Kang Sun-woo for a party nomination ahead of the 2022 local elections.
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[2026-04-29 16:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s defense team asked the Jerusalem District Court to delay the start of his testimony on Wednesday, but the judges rejected the request and ordered the hearing to proceed as planned.
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[2026-04-29 16:01 UTC+10:00] [Victorian politics] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Labor under pressure to scrap group voting tickets as Avi Yemini details plan to funnel votes to conservative parties at state election
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