Topic: Politics — Neutral reports only
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[2026-04-28 23:34 UTC+10:00] [United States Politics and Government] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The New York Times
Snippet: The central premise of the federal charges filed last week against the Southern Poverty Law Center is that the storied civil rights organization defrauded its donors and betrayed its stated mission to fight hate groups by paying secret informants inside extremist networks.
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[2026-04-28 23:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was given the option to hire private representation in the case against his appointment of IDF Maj.-Gen. Roman Gofman to head the Mossad, The Jerusalem Post learned on Tuesday.
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[2026-04-28 23:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump sharply escalated their long-running feud with late-night comedian Jimmy Kimmel on Monday, publicly demanding that the ABC host be immediately fired by Disney and the network over a joke he made days before a shooting incident at the White House Correspondents' Dinner.
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[2026-04-28 23:01 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: President Lee Jae Myung on Tuesday approved the resignation of two senior presidential officials widely expected to run in upcoming parliamentary by-elections.
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[2026-04-28 23:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Croatia Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic, right, welcomes Chairwoman of the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina Borjana Kristo at the Three Seas Initiative summit in Dubrovnik, Croatia, Tuesday, April 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Darko Bandic)
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[2026-04-28 22:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Clean energy is still a fast cheap source of new capacity, but the government has tried to halt or slow the building of solar and wind farms
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[2026-04-28 22:59 UTC+10:00] [clean energy] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Clean energy is still a fast cheap source of new capacity, but the government has tried to halt or slow the building of solar and wind farms
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[2026-04-28 22:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Manchester City’s John Stones runs on the pitch during the English Premier League soccer match between Wolverhampton Wanderers and Manchester City at Molineux Stadium, Wolverhampton, England, Saturday, Aug. 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Dave Shopland, file)
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[2026-04-28 22:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Public transport posts by ministers and MPs have drawn praise from some Singaporeans and accusations of ‘wayang’ from others
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[2026-04-28 22:57 UTC+10:00] [Certificate of Entitlement] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Public transport posts by ministers and MPs have drawn praise from some Singaporeans and accusations of ‘wayang’ from others
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[2026-04-28 22:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Just days after the UAE publicly signaled liquidity concerns by requesting swap lines from the Federal Reserve to ease pressures on the country's banks, major Gulf oil producer, the UAE, has decided to exit the oil cartel - an unexpected development that crossed Bloomberg headlines on Tuesday morning around 0822 ET.
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[2026-04-28 22:33 UTC+10:00] [Business] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: In a historic milestone for Sri Lanka, Abdul Razak M. Muzammil has become the first Sri Lankan to be awarded the globally recognised CAMA² (Certified Asset Management Assessor) certification, setting a new benchmark for professional excellence in the country’s infrastructure and asset management sector.
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[2026-04-28 22:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: When Iraq’s Shiite political elite needed a way out of months of paralysing infighting over who will lead the next government, they turned not to a veteran politician but a young billionaire.
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[2026-04-28 22:21 UTC+10:00] [World news] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: View image in fullscreenSouthern Lebanon Smoke rises afteran explosion near the Israel-Lebanon border, as seen from northern IsraelPhotograph: Shir Torem/ReutersShareView image in fullscreenKathmandu, Nepal A woman rests at the site of demolished informal settlements a day after the government began destroying shanty homes and removing occupants from riverbanks in the Kathmandu Valley.
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[2026-04-28 22:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Trials of the Army's troubled Ajax armoured vehicles will resume "cautiously", with the defence minister acknowledging more work is needed to "rebuild confidence" in the transportation.
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[2026-04-28 22:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Mali’s Prime Minister Abdoulaye Maiga is calling on citizens “not to give in to panic” after coordinated attacks by jihadist fighters and Tuareg separatists led to the fall of the strategic northern town of Kidal and the death of the country’s defence minister.
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[2026-04-28 22:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: When Egypt’s government ordered businesses to close early and dimmed public lighting last month, it billed the measures as necessary for the country to cope with the disruption of energy supplies and surging fuel prices caused by the Iran war.
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[2026-04-28 22:04 UTC+10:00] [White House correspondents' dinner shooting] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Neither political party is immune to conspiracies in a time of intense distrust in government and media, experts say
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[2026-04-28 22:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: MPs are to vote on Tuesday over whether Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer should be investigated in Parliament for allegedly misleading the House of Commons.
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[2026-04-28 22:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Battalion commander’s screening stirs debate over Beijing’s state-led messaging to sway opinions on the self-ruled island
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[2026-04-28 22:00 UTC+10:00] [Wang Ting-yu] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Battalion commander’s screening stirs debate over Beijing’s state-led messaging to sway opinions on the self-ruled island
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[2026-04-28 21:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: A senior US State Department official during the Biden administration has said that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu helped create a genocide in Gaza.
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[2026-04-28 21:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Mali’s Prime Minister Abdoulaye Maiga is calling on citizens “not to give in to panic” after coordinated attacks by jihadist fighters and Tuareg separatists led to the fall of the strategic northern town of Kidal and the death of the country’s defence minister.
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[2026-04-28 21:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Jerusalem-born economist Shaul Meridor joined Gadi Eisenkot's Yashar! Party, it announced on Tuesday afternoon.
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[2026-04-28 21:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON, D.C. — A flood of misinformation exploded online after US President Donald Trump escaped a weekend shooting scare, fueling renewed — and unfounded —claims that he has staged assassination attempts to boost his political fortunes.
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[2026-04-28 21:35 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Credit:Aresna Villanueva
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[2026-04-28 21:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: Former Ako Bicol Party-list representative Zaldy Co is now seeking political asylum in France, Malacañang said on April 28, 2026. During a press conference, Palace Press Officer Claire Castro said that Co was no longer in the Czech Republic and currently has a pending petition for political asylum in France.
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[2026-04-28 21:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Qatar promised to "look after" the International Criminal Court Chief Prosecutor Karim Khan if he indicted Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the case for war crimes and crimes against humanity due to the war in Gaza, The Wall Street Journal reported on Monday.
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[2026-04-28 21:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Ed Miliband, the UK's energy and net zero minister, has said his government will tax windfall profits for companies like BP to help with the cost of living crisis fuelled by the war on Iran.
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[2026-04-28 20:55 UTC+10:00] [Breaking News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The United National Party (UNP) has decided not to attend May Day events organised by the Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) or any other political party this year, as May 1 falls on a Full Moon Poya Day.
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[2026-04-28 20:55 UTC+10:00] [Agriculture] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: The European Parliament on Tuesday voted in favor of making the bloc’s next seven-year budget 10 percent higher than a proposal from the European Commission, which would take EU spending to more than €2 trillion.
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[2026-04-28 20:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: You’re watching The Manila Times’ News Prime.
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[2026-04-28 20:26 UTC+10:00] [US news] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: State visit of UK royals continues as monarch to tell US lawmakers that ‘our countries have always found ways to come together’
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[2026-04-28 20:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Local Spain
Snippet: After standardising chargers for mobile phones, from Tuesday new computers sold in EU countries must also use the USB-C charging point, as the latest phase of EU anti-waste legislation comes into force.
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[2026-04-28 20:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Mohammed Al Mazrouei, Minister of State for Defence Affairs, held key talks in Abu Dhabi with Alistair Carns, UK Minister for the Armed Forces, centred on joint efforts to address “evolving security challenges”.
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[2026-04-28 20:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: The government should introduce an "emergency handbrake" to cut the number of people who are receiving health and disability benefits, a think tank says.
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[2026-04-28 20:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Sweden is issuing an early warning of a potential jet fuel shortage because of the war on Iran, the country's energy minister Ebba Busch said on Tuesday.
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[2026-04-28 20:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The largest bloc in Iraq's parliament has chosen businessman Ali al-Zaidi as its prime minister designate, five months after the country's elections.
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[2026-04-28 20:00 UTC+10:00] [Regulation] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ProPublica
Snippet: Even a glance at Shy’tyra Burton’s life reveals her need for the sort of federal government assistance that helps disabled Americans stay in their homes. Born two months prematurely into a poor family in Philadelphia, unable to breathe or swallow without tubes and largely confined to medical facilities until age 4, Burton was diagnosed with a litany of developmental and intellectual disabilities that left her with an IQ below 70.
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[2026-04-28 19:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: TOKYO — Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong said Tuesday the war in the Middle East has had a "disproportionate impact" on the Asia-Pacific region, as she vowed to work closely with Japan to "navigate global disruption."
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[2026-04-28 19:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: The government's plan has been welcomed, but it's raised some questions. (ABC Pilbara: Kimberley Putland)
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[2026-04-28 19:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda spoke to reporters after an unusual split policy meeting on April 28. (Photo by Nanami Sato)
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[2026-04-28 19:33 UTC+10:00] [Editors' Pick] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
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[2026-04-28 19:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 28 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Jae Myung on Tuesday approved the resignation of two senior presidential officials widely expected to run in upcoming parliamentary by-elections.
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[2026-04-28 19:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: An important Islamic seminary in Kashmir has been declared unlawful under anti-terror laws, prompting backlash from prominent religious and political leaders in the Indian-administered territory.
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[2026-04-28 19:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israel is in crisis. Since October 2023 it has been in a permanent state of war with numerous internal and external foes, from the Palestinians of Gaza to Iranian state and society.
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[2026-04-28 19:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: The government wants to charge a dedicated levy on the Australian revenue of tech giants unless they strike deals with news outlets. (ABC News: Stuart Carnegie)
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[2026-04-28 19:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Former prime ministers Naftali Bennett and Yair Lapid have agreed to allocate 10 out of the top 24 spots on their new Together Party's joint Knesset election list to Lapid's Yesh Atid, sources told KAN Reshet Bet on Tuesday.
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[2026-04-28 19:06 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 90]
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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[2026-04-28 19:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Mexican special forces have arrested Audias Flores, known as “El Jardinero” and one of the top commanders of the powerful Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG), in the western state of Nayarit, security minister Omar Garcia Harfuch said on Monday.
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