Topic: Politics — Neutral reports only
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[2026-04-28 05:30 UTC+10:00] [Business] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Sri Lanka’s most Trusted and Innovative media services provider
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[2026-04-28 05:30 UTC+10:00] [Business] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Sri Lanka’s most Trusted and Innovative media services provider
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[2026-04-28 05:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Sri Lanka’s most Trusted and Innovative media services provider
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[2026-04-28 05:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: As of March 2026, Sri Lanka’s vehicle registration is heavily focused on electric vehicle (EV) adoption, with EV registrations surging by 165.1% in March.
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[2026-04-28 05:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Browns Beach Hotels PLC (BBH) ended trading on the Colombo Stock Exchange yesterday ( 27) with suspension effective from today . The voluntary delisting follows sustained losses since 2019, a negative net asset position, and failure to meet CSE listing rules, including minimum public holding. Minority shareholders are offered a voluntary exit price of LKR 30.00 per share.
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[2026-04-28 05:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Whoever appreciates a decent ride would want three elements associated with it: comfort, safety, and efficiency. Providing such a service is no easy task. For more than seven decades, the Government has been trying to improve public transport for ordinary passengers in Sri Lanka. Unfortunately, a certain group of public servants appears to be undermining these efforts.
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[2026-04-28 05:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Sri Lanka’s most Trusted and Innovative media services provider
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[2026-04-28 05:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Joint Opposition has lodged a complaint with the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption for an investigation into alleged corruption linked to diesel imports carried out by the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation.
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[2026-04-28 05:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: A special traffic plan will be in place for the final day of the Walk for Peace in Sri Lanka which will be in Colombo today.
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[2026-04-28 05:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: In 2026, the global financial system is witnessing a shift that could alter the functioning of world trade.
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[2026-04-28 05:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Pirate gangs have re-emerged in Bangladesh’s Sundarbans forest, kidnapping and extorting people working in the world’s largest mangrove forest despite earlier crackdowns that had curbed such activities.
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[2026-04-28 05:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: St. Sylvester’s College Kandy recorded their 29th win and walked away with the M.B.W. Mediwake Trophy in the 37th Battle of the Babes one day cricket encounter when they beat Vidyartha College Kandy by 5 wickets at the Asgiriya Stadium. Vidyartha College Kandy won the toss and elected to bat first.
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[2026-04-28 05:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: In view of the ongoing unrest in the Middle East region, particularly since February 28, 2026, and the associated global economic trends, the Government initially took steps to maintain limited office services to minimise the pressure on national fuel stocks due to fuel supply constraints and overall energy management needs that currently affect Sri Lanka.
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[2026-04-28 05:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: A discussion between President Anura Kumara Dissanayake and officials of the Inland Revenue Department was held yesterday afternoon (27) at the Presidential Secretariat.
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[2026-04-28 05:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: BERNARD – CARMEN, (née Pietersz). Daughter of the late Justin and Myrtle Pietersz. Beloved wife of Tom Bernard, loving mother of Jennifer, Alistair, Dwight (deceased), Richard (Australia) and Ralph (USA), mother-in-law of Nayani, Desiree, Mandy (Australia) and Gayathri (USA). Cherished grandmother of Andrew, Dwain, Nichole, Zoe (Australia) Isabelle (Australia) Zachary (Australia) Thenuk and Chloe (USA).
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[2026-04-28 05:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Federal prosecutors charged Cole Tomas Allen, 31, the accused gunman in the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner shooting, with three criminal counts, including attempting to assassinate the president.
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[2026-04-28 05:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Stephen Doughty, UK minister of state for Europe and North America, said Britain does not support the US blockade but backs efforts to reopen the Strait of Hormuz with international partners.
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[2026-04-28 05:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Justice Minister Yariv Levin’s refusal to convene the Judicial Selection Committee (JSC) remains so grave that the High Court of Justice must intervene, Attorney-General Gali Baharav-Miara argued to the court on Monday, rejecting Levin’s claim that his latest move had made the petition against him unnecessary.
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[2026-04-28 05:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Dozens of private jets carrying wealth amassed during outgoing Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban's 16 years in power have been leaving Vienna, while other individuals have begun investing their assets abroad, sources told the British outlet the Guardian on Sunday.
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[2026-04-28 05:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: The Iraqi President Nizar Amedi has named Ali al-Zaidi as prime minister-designate, and tasked him with forming a government, Al Jazeera’s correspondent in Iraq has reported.
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[2026-04-28 05:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: The man accused of shooting a US Secret Service agent while trying to breach security at a Washington event attended by Donald Trump is facing federal charges of attempting to assassinate the President, a judge said in court on Monday.
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[2026-04-28 05:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Relatives of victims pay respects at the site of an attack on the Pan-American Highway in Cajibio, Colombia, Sunday, April 26, 2026, where at least a dozen people were killed in an attack authorities blamed on dissident groups of the former FARC rebels. (AP Photo/Santiago Saldarriaga)
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[2026-04-28 05:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: The sister of the deranged man accused of storming the White House Correspondents’ Dinner armed with guns and knives said he had a tendency to make “radical” statements about politics and had a fixation about needing to do “something” about the issues in today’s world as he saw it through his twisted lens.
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[2026-04-28 05:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: When Foreign Minister Penny Wong travels to Japan, China and South Korea, she is moving through a region where relationships point in different directions at the same time. (ABC News: Ian Cutmore)
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[2026-04-28 05:00 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Queensland] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Queensland’s union movement is kicking off its first major campaign against the Crisafulli LNP government, centred on accusations two upcoming reviews of workplace laws will be used to wind back protections.
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[2026-04-28 05:00 UTC+10:00] [Sport / NRL] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Deals are not usually cultivated this way. Not this publicly, and certainly not anywhere near a prime minister.
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[2026-04-28 05:00 UTC+10:00] [Politics / NSW] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Last month, Landcom chief executive Alex Wendler revealed the state developer had decided against acquiring three publicly owned sites in western Sydney despite “working with the [Office of Strategic Lands] for a number of years to develop the sites”.
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[2026-04-28 04:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: Paramount Skydance asked the US Federal Communications Commission to greenlight the foreign investments backing its acquisition of Warner Bros Discovery WBD.O, according to regulatory filings made public on Monday.
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[2026-04-28 04:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz warned Hezbollah that it was “playing with fire” after the group rejected direct negotiations with Israel.
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[2026-04-28 04:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Iraqi politicians have nominated businessman Ali Al Zaidi as a compromise candidate for prime minister, aiming to end months of political wrangling.
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[2026-04-28 04:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: AP News
Snippet: This Nov. 19, 2013 file photo shows a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention logo at the agency’s federal headquarters in Atlanta. (AP Photo/David Goldman, File)
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[2026-04-28 04:36 UTC+10:00] [Keir Starmer] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: It seemed like a fait accompli that Hoyle would deny the application for a Commons vote – but he had other ideas
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[2026-04-28 04:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: After months of ongoing criticism against President Donald Trump and his administration, Bruce Springsteen has offered prayers for the commander in chief and condemned political violence following the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner shooting on Saturday.
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[2026-04-28 04:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Haneen Sayed said in Washington that the process would take time, as the group was a ‘community’, not merely a militant organisation
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[2026-04-28 04:33 UTC+10:00] [Benjamin Netanyahu] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Haneen Sayed said in Washington that the process would take time, as the group was a ‘community’, not merely a militant organisation
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[2026-04-28 04:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, who leads the far-right Otzma Yehudit Party, announced on Sunday that Ofer Golan, former strategist to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, will manage the party’s strategic operations ahead of the upcoming elections.
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[2026-04-28 04:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt on Monday described the foiled attack at the White House Correspondents Association dinner as the third major assassination attempt against US President Donald Trump.
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[2026-04-28 04:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Ukraine has summoned the Israeli ambassador to Kyiv in protest of the arrival of a Russian vessel carrying stolen Ukrainian grain in Haifa, Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said on Monday evening.
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[2026-04-28 04:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, center, has had consistently high support rates since taking office six months ago. (Photo by Ken Suzuki)
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[2026-04-28 04:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Life is gradually returning to normal in Mali, according to testimonies gathered after the jihadist attack that claimed the life of General Sadio Camara. The authorities declared two days of national mourning after JNIM and the Azawad Liberation Front attacked the garrison town of Kati, on the outskirts of Bamako, as well as other localities across the country.
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[2026-04-28 03:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Bahrain’s Foreign Minister urged the international community on Monday to take stronger action over Iran’s closure of the Strait of Hormuz, warning that failure to respond risked inflicting hundreds of billions of dollars in economic losses and further disrupting global supply chains, as the crisis at the vital energy chokepoint deepens.
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[2026-04-28 03:30 UTC+10:00] [Premier League] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: ⚽️ Premier League updates from the 8pm BST kick-off ⚽️ Live scores | Table | Follow on Bluesky | Email Daniel
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[2026-04-28 03:30 UTC+10:00] [News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Michael West Media
Snippet: April 28, 2026 03:30 | News
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[2026-04-28 03:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: In this photo released by the Pakistan Foreign Ministry, Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, right, meets with Pakistani Army Chief Field Marshal Asim Munir, left, upon his arrival at Nur Khan airbase in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, Friday, April 24, 2026. (Pakistan Ministry of Foreign Affairs via AP)
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[2026-04-28 03:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaks to the media at the prime minister’s office in Tokyo Wednesday, April 15, 2026. (Philip Fong/Pool Photo via AP)
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[2026-04-28 03:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Billionaire investor Ray Dalio warned that the U.S. economy has slipped into a stagflationary environment and said it would be a mistake for potential Federal Reserve chair successor Kevin Warsh to lower interest rates.
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[2026-04-28 03:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: First Lady Melania Trump has called on the ABC TV network to “take a stand” against comedian Jimmy Kimmel for jokes targeting her as the debate over free speech, polarising rhetoric and political violence grows louder in the United States.
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[2026-04-28 03:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: WASHINGTON — Democrats faced tough questioning before the Virginia Supreme Court on Monday during oral arguments on a redistricting referendum that narrowly passed last week, though most of the justices were oddly quiet.
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[2026-04-28 02:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: This photo provided by the Michigan Department of Natural Resources shows water flowing through the Cheboygan Dam April, 2026, in Cheboygan, Mich. (Michigan Department of Natural Resources via AP)
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[2026-04-28 02:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s Bhuvneshwar Kumar, left, celebrates the wicket of Delhi Capitals’ Tristan Stubbs, right, during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Delhi Capitals and Royal Challengers Bengaluru in Delhi, India, Monday, April 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)
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