Topic: Politics — Neutral reports only
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[2026-04-28 13:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by Ron Paul via the Ron Paul Institute,
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[2026-04-28 13:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Israel is heading to elections, and the question that should organize every vote and every coalition negotiation is this: Will the next government include parties whose voters carry the burden of defending the country, or will it again include parties whose constituents do not?
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[2026-04-28 13:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Japan's central bank kept its policy rate steady at 0.75% on Tuesday, while revising its inflation estimates upwards as the Iran war raises supply-side risks.
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[2026-04-28 13:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON, D.C. — The man who authorities say tried to storm the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner with guns and knives was charged Monday with the attempted assassination of President Donald Trump as federal authorities suggested an attack that disrupted one of Washington's glitziest events had been planned for at least several weeks.
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[2026-04-28 13:05 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Australia should consider buying a fleet of ultra-modern, long-range bomber aircraft from the United States to ensure the nation can strike far from its shores even if the AUKUS submarine pact hits a hurdle, shadow defence minister James Paterson has argued.
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[2026-04-28 12:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran’s foreign minister Abbas Araghchi said he was pleased to engage with Russia “at the highest level” as the region faces heightened instability.
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[2026-04-28 12:52 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has attacked a group of mothers linked to Islamic State who are seeking to return to Australian from Syria, saying they made their children the victim of their “evil choices”.
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[2026-04-28 12:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Federal Government
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[2026-04-28 12:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by Jonathan Turley,
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[2026-04-28 12:33 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Iraq's newly elected president nominated businessman Ali al-Zaidi as the country's prime minister-designate Monday, after the country's leaders yielded to US pressure not to support the bid of a former premier close to Iran.
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[2026-04-28 12:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: BOGOTÁ — Colombia on Monday was in mourning for the 21 victims of the country's deadliest bomb attack on civilians in decades, coming in the run-up to key elections.
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[2026-04-28 12:26 UTC+10:00] [United States Politics and Government] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The New York Times
Snippet: It wouldn’t be a royal visit without a garden party.
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[2026-04-28 12:25 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: An appeals court on Tuesday sentenced Rep. Kweon Seong-dong of the main opposition People Power Party to a two-year prison term on charges of accepting illegal political funds from the Unification Church.
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[2026-04-28 12:14 UTC+10:00] [WORLD] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: At a cooking school in Moscow, Yulia Fedishova was preparing a "smetannik": a traditional Slavic layer cake with a sour-cream topping.
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[2026-04-28 12:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: "The security environment in the Indo-Pacific is becoming increasingly severe," Shinjiro Koizumi, Japan's defense minister, says as he touts tighter Japan-Australia ties.
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[2026-04-28 12:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: "The security environment in the Indo-Pacific is becoming increasingly severe," Shinjiro Koizumi, Japan's defense minister, says as he touts tighter Japan-Australia ties.
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[2026-04-28 12:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 28 (Yonhap) -- An appeals court on Tuesday sentenced Rep. Kweon Seong-dong of the main opposition People Power Party to a two-year prison term on charges of accepting illegal political funds from the Unification Church.
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[2026-04-28 12:06 UTC+10:00] [Anthony Albanese] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Government’s draft news bargaining incentive scheme includes 2.25% levy on local revenues of digital giants
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[2026-04-28 12:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: En esta fotografía del 19 de noviembre de 2013 se puede ver el logo de los Centros para el Control y la Prevención de Enfermedades (CDC por sus iniciales en inglés) en la sede de la agencia federal, en Atlanta. (AP Foto/David Goldman, Archivo)
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[2026-04-28 12:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Activists from the Forum for the Protection of Voting Rights press up against a police barricade during a protest in Kolkata on March 28 against the Election Commission of India's ongoing Special Intensive Revision that has struck millions of voters off West Bengal's electoral rolls. © AP
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[2026-04-28 12:03 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Digital giants including Meta, TikTok and Google could be forced to pay up to $250 million to the Australian government, which would then be distributed to media companies, if they refuse to strike deals to pay for local journalism.
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[2026-04-28 12:00 UTC+10:00] [British politics] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: LONDON — The British public want politicians to steer clear of religion just as key Westminster figures amp up debates on Christianity’s role in the country, new polling shows.
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[2026-04-28 11:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: France’s foreign minister Jean-Noël Barrot said Iran must be ready to make “major concessions” in negotiations with the United States to end the conflict in the Middle East.
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[2026-04-28 11:55 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday said Hezbollah's rockets and drones were still a key threat demanding military action, as Israel's army expanded strikes on Lebanon despite a ceasefire.
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[2026-04-28 11:53 UTC+10:00] [Sport / NRL] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: The private jet that flew Jarome Luai to Port Moresby was paid for by the Papua New Guinea government – not the NRL or the Chiefs – and quickly reminded rival clubs how much they will struggle to financially compete with the team that will enter the league in 2028.
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[2026-04-28 11:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Electric car giant BYD has become the first Chinese business to be raised in the European Parliament over allegations of labor abuses in Hungary, CNBC has learned, following a watchdog's investigation into working conditions at the site.
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[2026-04-28 11:28 UTC+10:00] [National / NSW] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: NSW’s 50-year-old heritage act will be updated with “real penalties” on owners who allow demolition by neglect, Heritage Minister Penny Sharpe promised on Tuesday.
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[2026-04-28 11:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Grace Grace has denied the claims made at Queensland's Commission of Inquiry in the CMEU. (ABC News: Lucas Hill)
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[2026-04-28 11:14 UTC+10:00] [What's the scam?] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Michael West Media
Snippet: Don't pay so you can read it. Pay so everyone can!
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[2026-04-28 11:13 UTC+10:00] [Angus Taylor] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Australian opposition leader’s comments reveal he is unable to tell the difference between authoritarian regimes and the people forced to live under them
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[2026-04-28 10:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by Jonathan Turley,
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[2026-04-28 10:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad (AP) — Venezuela’s acting president, Delcy Rodríguez, met Monday with Barbados’ Prime Minister Mia Mottley and invited her administration to invest in energy production in the South American country.
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[2026-04-28 10:32 UTC+10:00] [WORLD] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: The U.S. is being “humiliated” by Iranian leaders as U.S. President Donald Trump struggles to negotiate an end to the war, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said in comments that risk driving a further wedge in transatlantic relations.
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[2026-04-28 10:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: For many in the ballroom at the White House Correspondents' Association dinner on Saturday night, the scene was painfully familiar. Shots fired, confusion and panic, and a sense that the normal order of things had been violently interrupted.
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[2026-04-28 10:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:State and Territory Elections
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[2026-04-28 10:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by Naveen Athrappully via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours),
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[2026-04-28 10:00 UTC+10:00] [Australia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: SBS News
Snippet: FIFA president Gianni Infantino presented US president Donald Trump with the inaugural Peace Prize at the 2026 FIFA World Cup draw. Source: AAP / Michael Nigro
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[2026-04-28 10:00 UTC+10:00] [US Politics] [Factuality: 100]
Source: SBS News
Snippet: The United States has a formal line of succession if the president is killed or incapacitated. Source: Getty, AAP / Graphic by Leon Wang
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[2026-04-28 10:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: SBS News
Snippet: The prime minister has warned that the conflict in the Middle East will have serious ramifications for the country. Source: Getty, AAP / Galeanu Mihai / Bloomberg / Gallo Images / Bianca De Marchi / Pool
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[2026-04-28 09:53 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The US government has renewed its criticism of South Korea’s network usage fee policy, underscoring a persistent friction point in bilateral trade relations.
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[2026-04-28 09:41 UTC+10:00] [National / NSW] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Hollywood actor Rebel Wilson has arrived at the Federal Court in Sydney to give evidence in a high-stakes defamation case brought against her by a star of her directorial debut.
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[2026-04-28 09:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Minocqua Brewing Company, a craft-beer maker in Minocqua, Wisconsin, run by a Democrat activist, is facing fierce blowback after its social-media account appeared to mock a recent assassination attempt on President Donald Trump and reiterated an earlier pledge to offer free beer on the day of his death.
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[2026-04-28 09:28 UTC+10:00] [National / WA] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Age
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[2026-04-28 08:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: With Steve Kerr’s future with the Warriors still up in the air, could the outspoken coach finally make the long speculated move from the basketball gymnasium to the political arena?
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[2026-04-28 08:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: The US Supreme Court has formally reinstated a redrawn Texas electoral map expected to boost Republican representation in the US House of Representatives, as President Donald Trump’s party seeks to maintain control of Congress in the 2026 midterm elections.
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[2026-04-28 08:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: A photograph of President Trump huddling in the Oval Office with Cabinet secretaries and his closest advisers moments after Saturday’s shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner is being dubbed “historic,” “iconic” and “incredible.”
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[2026-04-28 08:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar has rebuked his Ukrainian counterpart on social media, saying Kiev has not provided evidence that Israel was buying “stolen” grain from Russia.
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[2026-04-28 08:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Una ley de Texas promulgada en 2023 que faculta a la policía estatal para arrestar a personas sospechosas de haber ingresado sin autorización legal al país podrá entrar en vigor después de que un tribunal federal de apelaciones revirtió el viernes el fallo de un tribunal de menor instancia que había frenado la implementación de la medida durante años.
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[2026-04-28 08:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: The latest attack on US President Donald Trump has once again thrust his country's long history with political violence into the spotlight.
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[2026-04-28 08:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by Jonathan Turley,
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