Topic: Politics — Neutral reports only
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[2026-04-25 08:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The European Union made a “big strategic mistake” by severing all communication with Russia after the escalation of the Ukraine conflict, Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama told Politico in an interview published on Friday.
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[2026-04-25 08:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by Debra Heine via American Greatness,
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[2026-04-25 07:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent testifies on his agency’s proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2027 at a Senate Appropriation subcommittee, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, April 22, 2026. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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[2026-04-25 07:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: The co-hosts of ABC’s “The View” launched a blistering attack on Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Thursday, questioning his fitness for office following a series of contentious Senate hearings.
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[2026-04-25 07:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Igor Jesus del Nottingham Forest, a la derecha, celebra la anotación del cuarto gol del partido con su compañero Ibrahim Sangaré durante el partido de fútbol de la Liga Premier entre el Sunderland y el Nottingham Forest, el viernes 24 de abril de 2026, en Sunderland, Inglaterra. (Owen Humphreys/PA vía AP)
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[2026-04-25 07:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: A U.S. special forces soldier was granted bond Friday on charges that he used classified information about the mission to capture Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro to win more than $400,000 on the prediction market Polymarket, a federal magistrate said Friday.
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[2026-04-25 07:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: O ministro Alexandre de Moraes, do Supremo Tribunal Federal (STF), encerrou nesta sexta-feira (24/04) a execução definitiva das penas dos últimos condenados pela trama golpista ao determinar a prisão de cinco réus do Núcleo 2, ou "núcleo de gerenciamento", último grupo que estava pendente.
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[2026-04-25 07:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Sam Altman, co-founder and CEO of OpenAI, testifies before a Senate committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, May 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)
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[2026-04-25 07:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Nottingham Forest’s Igor Jesus, right, celebrates scoring their fourth goal of the game with teammate Ibrahim Sangare during the Premier League soccer match between Sunderland and Nottingham Forest, Friday, April 24, 2026, in Sunderland, England. (Owen Humphreys/PA via AP)
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[2026-04-25 07:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Beijing and Taiwan’s opposition KMT want to foster cross-strait interdependence but DPP offers only isolation and endless confrontation
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[2026-04-25 07:30 UTC+10:00] [Iran] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Beijing and Taiwan’s opposition KMT want to foster cross-strait interdependence but DPP offers only isolation and endless confrontation
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[2026-04-25 07:29 UTC+10:00] [Australia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: SBS News
Snippet: Valentine Hare was an Aboriginal veteran who served in World War One. His niece, Nana Iris Glenbar, spent 40 years searching for him after displacement and government policy erased him. Source: Supplied / Nana Iris' family has granted SBS permission to use her image. Image of Valentine Hare courtesy of the State Library of Queensland.
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[2026-04-25 07:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Rape and sexual assault allegations didn’t stop major political players from continuing to shower Eric Swalwell in cash as the disgraced ex-congressman’s career collapsed, The Post can reveal.
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[2026-04-25 07:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by Brandon Smith via Alt-Market.us
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[2026-04-25 07:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: It’s a strange conundrum: If a company gets too big and successful and dares earn too much money, the US government accuses it of being an evil monopoly and tries to break it up.
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[2026-04-25 07:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Connecticut Democrats flexed their majority muscles on Thursday evening, giving final passage to a fiercely debated vaccine bill with over a week still left to go in the legislative session.
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[2026-04-25 07:00 UTC+10:00] [Premier League] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Vítor Pereira had promised Nottingham Forest would approach this assignment with a “Champions League mentality” and his players did not disappoint him.
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[2026-04-25 06:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — An appeals court on Friday reversed an $8.2 million defamation verdict awarded to Alabama politician Roy Moore, who sued a super PAC over a 2017 political ad detailing misconduct accusations against him.
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[2026-04-25 06:22 UTC+10:00] [World / Middle East] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Age
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[2026-04-25 06:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: ISLAMABAD/WASHINGTON — Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi arrived in the Pakistani capital Islamabad on Friday to discuss proposals for restarting peace talks with the United States, amid conflicting signals on whether he would meet with US negotiators there.
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[2026-04-25 06:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A no trespassing sign is displayed outside the federal prison complex in Terre Haute, Ind., Friday, Aug. 28, 2020. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy, File)
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[2026-04-25 06:05 UTC+10:00] [Democratic Party] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The New York Times
Snippet: Pope Leo Says News Outlets Misunderstood Recent Remarks as Trump Criticism1:41
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[2026-04-25 05:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Rachel Eddie is a Victorian state political reporter for the ABC, previously at The Age. Contact her on eddie.rachel@abc.net.au, rachel.eddie@protonmail.com, or via Signal @RachelEddie.99.
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[2026-04-25 05:50 UTC+10:00] [Breaking News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Labour Minister and Finance and Planning Deputy Minister Dr. Anil Jayantha Fernando yesterday said that a failure to properly verify the intended recipient may have led to US$ 2.5 million being transferred to a third party during foreign debt repayment by the Finance Ministry.
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[2026-04-25 05:49 UTC+10:00] [Breaking News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Sagarika Express train operating from Beliatta to Maradana derailed yesterday morning between North Kalutara and Wadduwa Railway Stations, blocking both tracks and causing significant damage to the line.
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[2026-04-25 05:48 UTC+10:00] [Breaking News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Prime Minister Harini Amarasuriya stated that the motives behind those accusing the Government of suppressing the media could be easily revealed if one investigated the individuals making the claims.
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[2026-04-25 05:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The Trump administration again plans to terminate the legal status of hundreds of thousands of migrants, after a judge blocked its initial effort to revoke permissions to live in the United States granted under Democratic President Joe Biden.
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[2026-04-25 05:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: US President Donald Trump's administration plans to add firing squads, electrocution, and gas asphyxiation as alternative methods of executing people convicted of the gravest federal crimes, it announced on Friday, noting difficulties in obtaining drugs for lethal injections.
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[2026-04-25 05:47 UTC+10:00] [Breaking News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Colombo High Court Trial-at-Bar yesterday rejected the request made by former IGP Pujith Jayasundara to add additional facts to his statement made from the dock in the case filed on charges of murder and attempted murder related to the Easter Sunday terror attacks on April 21, 2019, citing insufficient evidence to prove the allegations of their alleged lapses and omissions in preventing the attacks.
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[2026-04-25 05:46 UTC+10:00] [Breaking News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: NPP MP Dr. Najith Indika stated that the opposition was unable to prove its allegations regarding the release of 323 containers at the Colombo Port, based on the evidence presented to the Parliamentary Select Committee (PSC). He noted that Parliamentarian Ajith Perera and a group of others were acting in a manner that damaged the committee’s credibility.
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[2026-04-25 05:45 UTC+10:00] [Breaking News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Two high-tech machines provided to the Kandy National Hospital at a cost of Rs.600 million as part of the planned programme implemented by the Ministry of Health and Mass Media to increase the physical resources of the health service were inaugurated by Kandy National Hospital Director Dr. Iresha Fernando on Thursday (23).
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[2026-04-25 05:44 UTC+10:00] [Law & Order] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Police officers at the Kasagala Expressway exit arrested a man transporting a large cache of explosives yesterday (24). The suspect, a resident of Mulkirigala, Weeraketiya, was apprehended during a vehicle search as he left the expressway in a cab.
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[2026-04-25 05:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi was expected to arrive in Islamabad on Friday night as Pakistan works to host a second round of negotiations between the United States and Iran, according to regional media reports and statements from Pakistani officials.
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[2026-04-25 05:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: St Peter’s College Bambalapitiya launched their Dialog Schools Under-19 Rugby League campaign in ruthless fashion, crushing Mahanama College 67-0 in a one-sided opening clash played at Bambalapitiya yesterday after holding a commanding 45-0 lead at halftime.
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[2026-04-25 05:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: He has lost the Catholics, the foreign policy isolationists and the millions of people affected by ICE’s immigration raids. But Donald Trump is still counting on the goodwill of one powerful constituency of American voters, to whom he appealed this week by reading a passage from the Bible urging people to repent their “wicked ways”.
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[2026-04-25 05:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Sri Sumangala College Kandy held their nerve to edge out DS Senanayake College 28 points (four goals) to 26 (three goals, one try) in a thrilling opening match of the Dialog Schools Under-19 Rugby League Tournament played at Havelock Park yesterday after leading 21-19 at halftime.
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[2026-04-25 05:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: For the purpose of delineating the character of a person, eminent palmists have divided the Thumb into six types. The six types are:
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[2026-04-25 05:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Sri Lankan women’s cricket team led by Chamari Athapaththu is expected to win the ODI series when they will meet in their third and final ODI today at Rajshahi , Bangladesh. Sri Lankan lasses lost to Bangladesh by three wickets in their opening game but in the second ODI Sri Lankans fought back strongly to beat opponents by four wickets to level the series at this same venue .
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[2026-04-25 05:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: A new chapter in Sri Lanka’s literary evolution was marked sixty-five years ago in the bustling streets of Maradana, by a figure who stood behind the pages, quietly. The name, Dayawansa Jayakody has been intertwined with Sri Lankan publishing since, and while he rarely seeks the spotlight, at a time where he is felicitated, it is a necessary moment to reflect on his legacy, with a bit of personal touch representing a much later generation.
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[2026-04-25 05:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Vedic Astrology gives an important place among predictive techniques to yogas or special combinations or configurations of planets in a horoscope.
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[2026-04-25 05:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy speaks during a press briefing on flight safety, at the U.S. Department of Transportation, Tuesday, April 21, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Tom Brenner)
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[2026-04-25 05:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Leg-spinner Dilum Sudeera took an impressive 6 for 107 as New Zealand A were bowled out for 305 before lunch on day two of the second unofficial four-day match against Sri Lanka A at Galle. New Zealand A resumed from 238 for 4 but lost their last six wickets for just 67 runs.
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[2026-04-25 05:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Sri Lanka’s Ishara Samanmali and Sashikala Lankathilaka secured silver and bronze medals respectively in the women’s long jump at the 6 th Asian BeachGames held in .Sanya , China yesterday.
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[2026-04-25 05:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Embassy of Nepal in Colombo, in collaboration with the Nepal–Sri Lanka Friendship Association, marked the inaugural International Wellness Day on April 15, 2026, at the historic Gangaramaya Temple.
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[2026-04-25 05:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Sri Lanka’s Tuskers will face the touring New Zealand Under-85kg rugby team in the first of a two-Test series at the Racecourse Grounds in Colombo today with kickoff set for 7.00 p.m. under floodlights, as the build-up is overshadowed by concerns over player weight compliance in the visiting squad.
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[2026-04-25 05:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Defence Secretary Air Vice Marshal (Retd) Sampath Thuyacontha met Assistant Secretary-General responsible for the Middle East, Europe, the Americas, Asia and the Pacific at the Departments of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs and Peace Operations (DPPA-DPO) Khaled Khiari on Wednesday (22), continuing his official visit to the United Nations Headquarters in New York City.
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[2026-04-25 05:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Police Department officers donated Rs. 9,687,462, raised from their day’s salary to the ‘Rebuilding Sri Lanka’ Fund, established to support the recovery of communities affected by Cyclone Ditwah and to assist in rebuilding the country following the disaster.
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[2026-04-25 05:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: In another strike against smuggling, the Sri Lanka Navy seized a significant haul of over 550 kg of Kendu leaves during a search operation in the Negombo lagoon.
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[2026-04-25 05:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: St Joseph’s College, Colombo produced a strong second-half display to beat Ananda College, Colombo by 41 points (three goals, four tries) to 19 (two goals, one try) in their opening match of the Dialog Schools Under-19 League Rugby Tournament played at the Ananda College Rugby Grounds in Rajagiriya yesterday after leading 24-19 at the breather.
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[2026-04-25 05:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The launch ceremony of dancers (Ves Mangalya and headdress ordination) who studied at Moratuwa Narthanjali Dance Academy will be held on April 27 at 6.30 a.m. at Bellanwila Raja Maha Viharaya under the patronage of dance teacher Dhanushka Dhananjaya. The students to be introduced to the stage are from left to right K.K.Dilhara Semalmi, Parami Krishel Jayalath Yapa, K.K.Dinara Hasarinda, U.Rashmi Prarthana and Krishna Bernadeth Jayalath Yapa.
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