Topic: Politics — Neutral reports only
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[2026-04-26 23:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran’s foreign minister is expected to return to Pakistan on Sunday for peace talks, despite US President Donald Trump calling off his envoys’ planned trip to Islamabad.
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[2026-04-26 22:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: The poet Muhammad Iqbal, a driving force behind the creation of Pakistan as a state, writes in his book Gabriel’s Wing that even a barren field shouldn’t make one hopeless – with a little soil and water, it can bloom again. Few fields are more barren than the common ground between Iran and the US, blighted by half a century of enmity.
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[2026-04-26 22:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran’s foreign minister is expected to return to Pakistan on Sunday for peace talks, despite US President Donald Trump calling off his envoys’ planned trip to Islamabad.
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[2026-04-26 22:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: WASHINGTON — A Democrat vying to take down Hudson Valley Rep. Mike Lawler once championed a policy that allowed children to secretly coordinate with their school about their transgender status.
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[2026-04-26 22:57 UTC+10:00] [White House correspondents' dinner shooting] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Todd Blanche says 31-year-old suspect will be charged with assault of a federal officer, discharging a firearm and attempting to kill a federal officer
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[2026-04-26 22:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: On 28 February 2026, the first day of the war, the US and Israel launched a joint strike on the office of Iran's Supreme Leader. It resulted in the death of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and several senior government officials.
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[2026-04-26 22:06 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-04-26 21:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Atef Najib was head of the Political Security Branch in southern Syria’s Daraa province under Assad. He faces charges related to the arrest and torture of teenagers in 2011
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[2026-04-26 21:52 UTC+10:00] [Assad] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Atef Najib was head of the Political Security Branch in southern Syria’s Daraa province under Assad. He faces charges related to the arrest and torture of teenagers in 2011
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[2026-04-26 21:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi held talks in Oman on Sunday, discussing security in the Strait of Hormuz and broader Gulf waters, as well as diplomatic efforts to end the war on Iran, according to an Iranian foreign ministry statement.
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[2026-04-26 21:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Mali's Defence Minister Sadio Camara was feared dead on Sunday after militants linked to Al Qaeda staged one of their largest attacks in years.
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[2026-04-26 21:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Former Israeli ambassador to the UK Tzipi Hotovely was appointed on Sunday as head of the National Public Diplomacy Directorate in the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO), filling the role after it had been left vacant for two years.
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[2026-04-26 21:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Previous slideNext slide Panic reigns as agents draw their guns after loud bangs are heard during the White House Correspondents' Association dinner at the Washington Hilton hotel. AFPInfo Atif Najib, former head of political security in Deraa during Bashar Al Assad's rule of Syria, faces trial in Damascus, charged with committing war crimes.
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[2026-04-26 21:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Incoming Hungarian Prime Minister Peter Magyar has appointed the country’s “first LGBT activist” as education minister, according to local media.
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[2026-04-26 21:00 UTC+10:00] [Democrats] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The party has been pressured to avoid ‘woke’ policies. Instead, Democrats must stand firmly for equality and invest in mobilization
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[2026-04-26 20:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Mali’s Defence Minister General Sadio Camara has been killed amid coordinated attacks on military sites across the West African country, sources told Al Jazeera.
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[2026-04-26 20:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: President Isaac Herzog does not plan to pardon Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the near future, according to a New York Times report on Sunday.
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[2026-04-26 20:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The 1986 disaster shone a spotlight on lax safety standards and government secrecy in what was then the Soviet Union
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[2026-04-26 20:44 UTC+10:00] [Chernobyl] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The 1986 disaster shone a spotlight on lax safety standards and government secrecy in what was then the Soviet Union
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[2026-04-26 20:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Foreign Minister Wang Yi caps five-day Southeast Asia tour also urging both sides to ‘open up new prospects for bilateral relations’
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[2026-04-26 20:37 UTC+10:00] [Min Aung Hlaing] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Foreign Minister Wang Yi caps five-day Southeast Asia tour also urging both sides to ‘open up new prospects for bilateral relations’
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[2026-04-26 20:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Finnish Finance Minister Riikka Purra has warned of growing pressure on the country’s public finances. The warning comes just days after the government unveiled a multi-year fiscal plan that combines increased military aid to Ukraine with domestic spending cuts.
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[2026-04-26 20:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Atef Najib, former head of the Political Security Branch in the Daraa area during Bashar Assad’s rule, sits in the defendants’ cage during a trial session at the Palace of Justice in Damascus, Syria, Sunday, April 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed)
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[2026-04-26 20:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The United Arab Emirates will establish a national fund valued at one billion dirhams ($272 million) to build industrial resilience, prime minister Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum said in a post on X on Sunday.
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[2026-04-26 20:00 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Victoria] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: The Victorian Liberals are planning to preference One Nation ahead of Labor as a default position at the November state election, in a move former premier Steve Bracks warns will legitimise support for Pauline Hanson’s party and hasten the collapse of the traditional centre-right party.
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[2026-04-26 19:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Syria is set to launch the first trials of prominent figures from the ousted government of former President Bashar Assad, the country’s Justice Ministry has announced.
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[2026-04-26 19:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The municipality of Tel Aviv-Jaffa is set to elect a new chief rabbi on Sunday, bringing to a head a months-long fight over religious authority, municipal autonomy, and political influence in one of Israel’s most secular and symbolically charged cities.
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[2026-04-26 19:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: The King's state visit to the US will have "appropriate security in place in relation to the risk", a minister has told the BBC after shots were fired at the White House Correspondents' Dinner in Washington.
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[2026-04-26 19:22 UTC+10:00] [Democracy] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: European leaders rushed to condemn political violence on Sunday after a gunman stormed a security checkpoint and opened fire at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner the night before, sparking chaos and forcing U.S. President Donald Trump and guests to be evacuated.
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[2026-04-26 19:09 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea is weighing longer rest periods for railway controllers after a viral post about overwork raised safety concerns, the Transport Ministry said.
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[2026-04-26 19:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Live updates: Follow the latest news on Iran war
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[2026-04-26 18:59 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 90]
Source: 9News
Snippet: Auto news: Will Australians spend over $100,000 on a Chinese car?
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[2026-04-26 18:41 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-04-26 18:34 UTC+10:00] [Politics] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Prime minister says ‘you never hear from … the people who are supportive, loyal and just want to get on with the job’
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[2026-04-26 18:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The shooting on Saturday night of a Secret Service agent at the White House Correspondents' Association dinner raises questions yet again about the protection afforded to America's political leaders at a time of increased political violence.
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[2026-04-26 18:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Lebanon’s Prime Minister Nawaf Salam criticized security forces on Saturday for a heavy-handed approach to detaining a person accused of involvement with “illegal electric generators.” It turns out that Lebanon’s security forces won’t disarm Hezbollah, but when it comes to chasing down other citizens, in Sunni or Christian areas that are not linked to Hezbollah, then the security forces are willing to use force.
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[2026-04-26 18:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Fatah claimed to have achieved a “sweeping victory” in the 2026 council elections, Palestinian Authority-run WAFA News Agency reported on Sunday morning.
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[2026-04-26 18:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The Sultan of Oman, Haitham bin Tariq al-Said, has met Iran's foreign minister Abbas Araqchi in Muscat.
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[2026-04-26 18:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Pressure is intensifying on Iraq’s largest Shiite parliamentary bloc, the Co-ordination Framework, to submit its nominee for prime minister before the constitutional deadline expires ion Sunday.
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[2026-04-26 18:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah will miss the rest of the Premier League season after suffering a hamstring injury in a 3-1 win over Crystal Palace, according to Egypt national team director Ibrahim Hassan.
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[2026-04-26 17:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: It's always a hotly anticipated event on the US political calendar, but this year's White House Correspondents' Dinner was being watched more closely than usual.
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[2026-04-26 17:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 26 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Jae Myung on Sunday called political violence a "grave threat" to democracy that cannot be justified under any circumstances, following a shooting at the White House correspondents' dinner.
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[2026-04-26 17:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: An Egyptian family, which was released from more than 10 months of immigration detention this week following court orders, was taken into custody again by federal authorities on Saturday, lawyers said.
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[2026-04-26 17:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reacted to the shooting at the White House Correspondents Dinner in an X/Twitter post on Sunday, saying he and his wife, Sara Netanyahu, were "shocked" by the attack against US President Donald Trump.
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[2026-04-26 16:58 UTC+10:00] [World / North America] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Updated April 26, 2026 — 5:00pm,first published 4:58pm
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[2026-04-26 16:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: It was one of the largest coordinated attacks in Mali in recent years, as armed groups launched assaults across the capital, Bamako, and several other key locations. Government officials confirmed that at least 16 people were injured in the attacks, which targeted both civilian and military sites.
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[2026-04-26 16:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 26 (Yonhap) -- The main opposition People Power Party (PPP) on Sunday nominated three-term lawmaker Rep. Choo Kyung-ho as its candidate for the mayor of Daegu, a major conservative stronghold, for the upcoming June 3 local elections.
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[2026-04-26 16:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Mikel Arteta hit out at Arsenal being on the wrong end of two red card decisions in as many matches with “everything at stake” – after seeing his side return to the top of the Premier League.
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[2026-04-26 16:17 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
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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[2026-04-26 16:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran’s foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, is set to return to Pakistan after a visit to Oman, before travelling onwards to Russia, according to IRNA.
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