Topic: Politics — Neutral reports only
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[2026-04-29 08:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Sir Keir Starmer (right) appointed Peter Mandelson to the UK's most prestigious diplomatic role. (Reuters: Carl Court)
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[2026-04-29 08:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Sen. Mazie Hirono, D-Hawaii, left, questions a witness as Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., right, looks on during the Senate Committee on Armed Services hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, April 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)
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[2026-04-29 08:17 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 90]
Source: SBS News
Snippet: US President Donald Trump has hosted King Charles for afternoon tea at the White House. Source: Getty / Pool/WireImage
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[2026-04-29 08:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: The goon accused of gunning down a beloved East Village deli worker was rounded up in a massive federal gang takedown a decade ago — and came back to allegedly terrorize the neighborhood, The Post has learned.
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[2026-04-29 08:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Eberechi Eze de Arsenal celebra tras abrir el marcador ante el Newcastle en la Liga Premier el sábado 25 de abril del 2026. (AP Foto/Ian Walton)
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[2026-04-29 08:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: United States intelligence agencies are studying how Iran would respond if US President Donald Trump were to declare a unilateral victory in the two-month-old war that has become a political liability for the White House, two US officials and a person familiar with the matter said.
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[2026-04-29 08:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: The leaders of Wales' six big political parties took part in a special BBC debate on Tuesday ahead of the Senedd election.
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[2026-04-29 08:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Liberal leader Jess Wilson is promising to clamp down on salaries for public sector executives. (ABC News)
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[2026-04-29 07:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Lawmakers seek report on China’s AI progress, benchmarking capabilities and comparing US systems as rivalry over frontier tech deepens
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[2026-04-29 07:59 UTC+10:00] [Chinese] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Lawmakers seek report on China’s AI progress, benchmarking capabilities and comparing US systems as rivalry over frontier tech deepens
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[2026-04-29 07:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Ohio Democrat, Rep. Joyce Beatty, speaks at press conference, Tuesday, April 28, 2026 in Washington, following a federal court hearing on lawsuit she has filed in the renaming and pending closure of the Kennedy Center by the Trump Administration. Her lawyer, Norm Eisen, is right. (AP Photo/Gary Fields)
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[2026-04-29 07:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: There can be moments of high jeopardy in Parliament when Westminster holds its breath to await the outcome of a crucial debate that could determine a government's future.
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[2026-04-29 07:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Reform has challenged all the main parties to publish the full costs of their promises to voters ahead of next week's Senedd election.
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[2026-04-29 07:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: While tradition dictates that royal speeches are not supposed to be political, within a few sentences, King Charles mentioned three hot-button issues in the US. (Reuters: Kylie Cooper)
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[2026-04-29 07:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A polling judge, right, helps guide a voter’s ballot into a voting machine during the Pennsylvania primary election, at Mont Alto United Methodist Church in Alto, Pa., on May 17, 2022. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)
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[2026-04-29 07:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Heloise is a digital journalist working with the ABC's national news desk. She has experience reporting for online and radio, covering local to federal-level news. Her interests span geopolitics, foreign affairs, and issues surrounding diaspora communities. Heloise has lived in the Middle East, South Asia, and North America, and is multilingual.
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[2026-04-29 07:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Citadel's Ken Griffin told the audience at the Norges Bank 2026 Investment Conference in Oslo earlier on Tuesday that he is planning to meet with left-wing New York Gov. Kathy Hochul on Thursday to discuss the "future direction" of the state after far-left NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani singled out Griffin in a promotional video stunt to push his proposed new tax on luxury second homes.
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[2026-04-29 07:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Two oil executives have denied paying bribes to former Nigerian oil minister Diezani Alison-Madueke, a court has been told.
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[2026-04-29 07:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:State and Territory Government
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[2026-04-29 07:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Grenada’s Prime Minister Dickon Mitchell and Venezuela’s acting President Delcy Rodriguez meet with the press at the Houses of Parliament in Saint George’s, Grenada, Thursday, April 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Haron Forteau)
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[2026-04-29 07:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Government and Politics
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[2026-04-29 07:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Theo Francken believed the strained transatlantic relationship should remain ‘united’, although sometimes Nato ‘can be a paper tiger’
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[2026-04-29 07:00 UTC+10:00] [Europe] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Theo Francken believed the strained transatlantic relationship should remain ‘united’, although sometimes Nato ‘can be a paper tiger’
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[2026-04-29 07:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by Sylvia Xu via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours),
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[2026-04-29 06:53 UTC+10:00] [Trump, Donald J] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The New York Times
Snippet: President Trump’s signature is set to be added to U.S. dollars. His name has been affixed to the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. A plan to mint a 24-karat gold coin with his image is moving forward.
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[2026-04-29 06:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON — Donald Trump's picture will soon appear in some US passports, it was confirmed Tuesday, shattering another norm as the president aggressively puts himself personally on government institutions.
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[2026-04-29 06:30 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Bans on social media for minors are having a political moment. Parents’ sincere concerns and politicians’ instincts to capitalize on those fears are driving federal and state legislation like the kind already in effect elsewhere in the world. But no amount of good intentions makes these efforts good policy.
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[2026-04-29 06:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — The Pasig City government ordered the immediate closure of Bleu Hotel Pasig, an establishment allegedly linked to the wife and daughter of former AnaKalusugan party-list Rep. Mike Defensor, after a National Bureau of Investigation raid over alleged human trafficking and prostitution.
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[2026-04-29 06:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Premier Peter Malinauskas announces LIV Golf coming to Adelaide in 2022 with golfing great Greg Norman. (Supplied)
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[2026-04-29 06:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by Brandon Smith via Alt-Market.us
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[2026-04-29 06:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: In what could be Jerome Powell's final meeting as Federal Reserve chair, he is expected to lead his fellow policymakers toward another cautious pause, with stubborn inflation and a resilient labor market leaving little room yet for interest rate cuts.
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[2026-04-29 06:15 UTC+10:00] [Politics] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Politico
Snippet: King Charles III deployed the first royal address to the U.S. Congress in 35 years today — and he had plenty to say to Washington’s gathered political leadership.
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[2026-04-29 06:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Liberal candidate Raissa Butkowski (wearing black) spruiks for votes at the Farrer pre-polling centre in Albury on Tuesday. (Greg Ryan: ABC News)
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[2026-04-29 06:06 UTC+10:00] [General Features] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: A few decades back, when some of us were in school, the largest shop sign we used to see was painted in bright colours and was jutting onto a sidewalk. We used to think this was cool, and was the ultimate state of the art.
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[2026-04-29 06:01 UTC+10:00] [General Opinion] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The traditional notion is that the political authority is only responsible for running a country efficiently, ensuring benefits for people in terms of economic development , security and welfare. When one party fails in governance, people replace it with another at democratic elections conducted periodically. People are even used to hold politicians responsible for all the ills that plague the country.
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[2026-04-29 06:00 UTC+10:00] [Business] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Sri Lanka Export Development Board (EDB), in collaboration with the Asian Development Bank (ADB), is making significant progress in the formulation of the National Export Development Plan (NEDP) for the period 2026–2030. This strategic initiative is designed to position Sri Lanka on a path of sustained export-led economic growth, aligned with the Government’s national vision of “A Thriving Nation – A Beautiful Life.”
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[2026-04-29 06:00 UTC+10:00] [Sports] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Harshitha Samarawickrama (61) and Imesha Dulani (55) made superb half centuries and guided Sri Lanka women to 25 runs win over Bangladesh women in their first T-20 of the three match series played at Sylhet yesterday.
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[2026-04-29 06:00 UTC+10:00] [Breaking News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Foreign travel ban imposed Magistrate orders case file be kept in secure vault Expert Committee to assist CID
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[2026-04-29 05:58 UTC+10:00] [Business] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: AHC Group has entered into a strategic partnership with the Asia Africa Chamber of Commerce and Industry (AACCI) through the signing of an MoU, marking a significant step towards strengthening international trade and investment ties.
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[2026-04-29 05:58 UTC+10:00] [Sports] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Galle team chasing a target of 289 were narrowly missed their out right victory and made 271 for 5 wickets at close of the final day as the game ended in a draw against Colombo in their NSL 4-day fixture played at Dambulla Stadium yesterday.
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[2026-04-29 05:58 UTC+10:00] [Breaking News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) President Shammi Silva and the SLC executive committee have decided to step down from their duties at a special executive meeting held at the SLC yesterday. It is learnt that former Deputy Minister Eran Wickremaratne is likely to head the Interim Committee.
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[2026-04-29 05:56 UTC+10:00] [Business] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Sri Lanka has taken a significant step toward strengthening its tourism and educational cooperation with China, following an official visit by Deputy Minister Prof. Ruwan Ranasinghe to Sichuan College on April 23.
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[2026-04-29 05:56 UTC+10:00] [Sports] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Sri Lanka women’s hockey team failed to qualify for the Asian Games after suffering a heavy 1-6 defeat against Uzbekistan in the Women’s Asian Games Qualifier 2026 match played in Jakarta, Indonesia yesterday. Sri Lanka, playing in the 5th to 8th place match, showed early resistance but could not contain a strong Uzbekistan side that dominated the second half to seal a convincing win.
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[2026-04-29 05:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: The government has defended its ban on Palestine Action under anti-terrorism legislation, two months after the High Court ruled it was unlawful.
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[2026-04-29 05:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Maldives President Dr. Mohamed Muizzu will undertake a state visit on May 3 to 5, during which several Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) are scheduled to be signed between the two countries, Cabinet Spokesman, Health and Mass Media Minister Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa said.
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[2026-04-29 05:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Earnings from Coconut-based products, Processed Food and Beverages, and Electrical & Electronic Components increased by 20.85%, 26.05%, and 44.18%, respectively, during the first quarter of 2026 compared to the corresponding period in 2025.
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[2026-04-29 05:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: In 2025 Sri Lanka achieved a primary surplus of 5.4% of GDP, exceeding the conditionality under the Extended Fund Facility Agreement (EFF) programme entered between the Sri Lankan Government and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in 2023 which stipulates the country should maintain a primary surplus of 2.3% of GDP in 2025.
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[2026-04-29 05:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, centre, and his wife Sara, left, and Israel’s President Isaac Herzog attend a ceremony commemorating Israel’s Remembrance Day for fallen soldiers, or Yom HaZikaron, at the Military Cemetery on Mount Herzl in Jerusalem, Tuesday April 21, 2026. (Ilia Yefimovich/Pool Photo via AP)
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[2026-04-29 05:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Sri Lanka’s transition to a digitally inclusive economy has moved beyond infrastructure. Terminals, QR codes and mobile applications are now widely available. The real challenge lies in behavioural change, encouraging both consumers and merchants to move away from deeply rooted cash usage habits. According to Crispin Wijesekera, Country Manager Sri Lanka and Maldives at UnionPay International, this is where the Fintech Forum of Sri Lanka plays a critical role.
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[2026-04-29 05:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: St. Joseph’s College Colombo scored 226 runs for 4 wickets against defending joint champions Royal College Colombo at close of day one in the final of the under 19 Division One tier ‘A’ inter schools 2-day cricket tournament commenced at P. Sara Oval stadium Colombo yesterday.
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