Topic: Politics — Neutral reports only
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[2026-04-28 00:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The US and Canadian government mints have for years sourced coin gold from mines controlled by Colombia’s Clan del Golfo drug cartel, despite vowing that all the precious metal is extracted on domestic soil, according to an investigation by the New York Times.
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[2026-04-28 00:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: A fragile calm prevailed on Monday in the Malian capital, Bamako, and the ruling junta's stronghold of Kati, after two days of fierce fighting between the army and jihadists allied with Tuareg separatists, which have plunged the country into uncertainty over the military government's future.
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[2026-04-28 00:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: O chanceler federal alemão, Friedrich Merz, afirmou nesta segunda-feira (27/04) que os Estados Unidos estão sendo "humilhados" em sua guerra contra o Irã. Segundo ele, parece faltar a Washington uma estratégia clara, e há dúvidas sobre como os EUA pretendem sair do conflito.
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[2026-04-28 00:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: O chanceler federal alemão, Friedrich Merz, afirmou nesta segunda-feira (27/04) que os Estados Unidos estão sendo "humilhados" em sua guerra contra o Irã. Segundo ele, parece faltar a Washington uma estratégia clara, e há dúvidas sobre como os EUA pretendem sair do conflito.
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[2026-04-28 00:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 27 (Yonhap) -- More than 80 lawmakers of the ruling bloc plan to send a joint letter to the U.S. government protesting its defense of e-commerce giant Coupang, arguing it constitutes an infringement on South Korea's judicial sovereignty, political sources said Monday.
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[2026-04-28 00:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Prime Minister Mark Carney responds to a question during an event in Ottawa on Thursday, April 23, 2026. (Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press via AP)
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[2026-04-28 00:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Local Spain
Snippet: Spain's centre-right PP has made a regional pact with far-right Vox that establishes a 'national priority' to put Spaniards first for benefits and state aid. The clause creates legal debate and perhaps even a view to future immigration policy on a national level.
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[2026-04-28 00:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: The last roadblock to Kevin Warsh's nomination to lead the Federal Reserve is getting out of the way, as North Carolina Sen. Thom Tillis (R) said on Sunday that he's ready to lend his support towards Warsh's confirmation.
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[2026-04-28 00:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Lancaster Pa., Mayor Jaime Arroyo speaks with attendees at the ribbon cutting for a Finanta Credit Union in Reading, Pa., Wednesday, April 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
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[2026-04-28 00:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Journalists stand outside of the Casa Rosada government headquarters after President Javier Milei blocked their access, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Thursday, April 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)
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[2026-04-28 00:01 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Young Australians are likely to eventually prosper as well as their parents, research into the income battle between the generations has found, but they will struggle in their 30s as they contend with imposts their parents never had to face.
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[2026-04-28 00:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Trouble has been brewing for UK Prime Minister Kier Starmer over his appointment of Peter Mandelson as US ambassador - despite Mandelson's well-known past associations with the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
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[2026-04-27 23:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Government surveyors were following outdated guidelines that didn’t require them to examine renovation works in person at Wang Fuk Court, committee hears
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[2026-04-27 23:55 UTC+10:00] [independent committee] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Government surveyors were following outdated guidelines that didn’t require them to examine renovation works in person at Wang Fuk Court, committee hears
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[2026-04-27 23:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
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[2026-04-27 23:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — Addressing the energy crisis and alleviating the lives of Filipinos are the top priorities of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and not the forging of alliances for the 2028 national elections, Malacañang said on Monday.
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[2026-04-27 23:07 UTC+10:00] [Conflict] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi blamed the U.S. for the failure of peace negotiations, calling Washington’s demands “excessive” during a visit to Russia on Monday.
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[2026-04-27 23:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: The court martial of three dozen Nigerian officers charged with planning to overthrow the government will resume next month, local officials said on Monday.
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[2026-04-27 23:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — Sen. Panfilo Lacson said he opted to present, through a privilege speech, the results of the Senate investigation into the flood control fund mess to pave the way for the resumption of public hearings on the scandal.
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[2026-04-27 23:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi met with President Vladimir Putin in St. Petersburg on Monday as he seeks support from Moscow amid a flurry of diplomacy aimed at bringing an end to the war with the United States and Israel.
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[2026-04-27 22:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: In coastal Deir Al Balah, there were queues of a different kind to those Gaza was used to in wartime: instead of waiting for food, people were in line to vote.
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[2026-04-27 22:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Former Israeli prime ministers Naftali Bennett and Yair Lapid have merged their political parties to challenge Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in elections scheduled for October at the latest.
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[2026-04-27 22:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Former IDF chief of staff and Yashar! Party leader Gadi Eisenkot on Monday called on opposition leaders to convene a coordination meeting to secure a 61-seat “Zionist and statesmanlike” majority to unseat Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the upcoming elections.
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[2026-04-27 22:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Lag Ba’omer holiday celebrations at Mount Meron will be held with symbolic participation only next Tuesday, according to the government and the IDF Home Front Command, amid security concerns and guidelines that limit the number of people who can gather in nearby towns.
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[2026-04-27 22:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: The Transitional President of Mali has yet to speak. According to regional sources, General Assimi Goïta, Mali’s junta leader, was present in Kati — the epicentre of intense fighting over the weekend — before being swiftly evacuated in a military convoy to the Samanko camp, a base for the special forces he once commanded.
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[2026-04-27 22:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Signal app on a smartphone is seen on a mobile device screen Tuesday, March 25, 2025, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato, File)
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[2026-04-27 22:30 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Two-thirds of childcare workers have completed new mandatory child safety training as the government cracks down on the sector following a spate of abuse cases in centres around the country.
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[2026-04-27 22:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: The court martial of three dozen Nigerian officers charged with planning to overthrow the government will resume next month, local officials said on Monday.
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[2026-04-27 22:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Mali’s defence minister was killed in an attack on his home on Sunday, as separatists and an al-Qaeda-affiliated armed group launched a major coordinated offensive across the country.
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[2026-04-27 22:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Local Spain
Snippet: Spain's top criminal court on Monday removed Catalan nationalist figurehead Jordi Pujol from a corruption trial owing to the declining health of the 95-year-old, a titan of modern democratic Spanish politics.
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[2026-04-27 22:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Four Iranians charged in connection with anti-government protests in January have been sentenced to death by a court in Tehran, two human rights groups have said.
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[2026-04-27 22:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Iraq has exceeded a 15-day window to choose a new prime minister, deepening a political crisis fuelled by an open feud between caretaker PM Mohammed Shia Al Sudani and his predecessor, Nouri Al Maliki.
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[2026-04-27 22:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Israel’s stagnant opposition was given a jolt on Sunday when two of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s most experienced political rivals joined forces ahead of elections due in October.
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[2026-04-27 22:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Former Israeli Prime Ministers Naftali Bennett and Yair Lapid have formed a unified party in a bid to oust Benjamin Netanyahu’s government in elections later this year.
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[2026-04-27 22:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The acquisition marks the biggest upgrade to Taiwan’s armoured forces in decades as it moves to bolster northern defence
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[2026-04-27 22:00 UTC+10:00] [Abrams tank] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The acquisition marks the biggest upgrade to Taiwan’s armoured forces in decades as it moves to bolster northern defence
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[2026-04-27 22:00 UTC+10:00] [US supreme court] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The supreme court justice recently condemned an entire philosophy of government. How can we believe in his impartiality?
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[2026-04-27 21:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: At least 42 people have been killed in eastern Chad after a dispute between two families over access to water escalated into reprisal attacks, according to Deputy Prime Minister Limane Mahamat.
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[2026-04-27 21:44 UTC+10:00] [Mali] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Military intelligence chief reportedly also killed in sweeping attacks by jihadists and separatist rebels
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[2026-04-27 21:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Federal Government
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[2026-04-27 21:38 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Advertisement1/6 Credit:Dionne Gain2/6 Credit:Matt Golding3/6 Credit:Matt Golding4/6 Credit:Matt GoldingAdvertisement5/6 Credit:Cathy Wilcox6/6 Credit:Nathan Perri
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[2026-04-27 21:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — Malacañang on Monday gave assurances that government agencies are already implementing measures to mitigate the potential impact of El Niño, which could bring below-normal rainfall and dry spells in several parts of the country.
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[2026-04-27 21:31 UTC+10:00] [Viktor Orbán] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: EU leaders have normalised once fringe racist narratives in their migration, border control and even foreign policies
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[2026-04-27 21:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s election has emboldened members of a new offshoot of the Communist Party in the Big Apple — as its members push Hizzoner to bolt the Democratic Party to jumpstart a radical alternative.
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[2026-04-27 21:30 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Australia’s fuel stockpile would be doubled under an $800 million Coalition proposal that comes as Foreign Minister Penny Wong flies to China, Japan and Korea to scour the region for diesel and petrol deals.
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[2026-04-27 21:27 UTC+10:00] [Romanian politics] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: A week after Romania’s Social Democrats (PSD) moved to oust Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan, the country’s two most popular parties are preparing a no-confidence motion.
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[2026-04-27 21:27 UTC+10:00] [Colombia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Dissident Farc faction blamed for attack on Pan-American Highway that also injured 36 people in south-western region
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[2026-04-27 21:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Senior Labour figures have criticised calls for a new parliamentary investigation into whether the prime minister was honest with MPs about the vetting process for Lord Mandelson's appointment as the UK's ambassador to the US.
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[2026-04-27 21:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Former prime ministers Naftali Bennett and Yair Lapid's new party, ‘Together,’ would win 27 seats if elections were held today, a poll shared by Walla on Monday showed.
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[2026-04-27 21:00 UTC+10:00] [Elina Valtonen] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Foreign Minister Elina Valtonen insists on the importance of national sovereignty, saying ‘we react through the means we have’
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