Topic: Politics — Neutral reports only
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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 05:32 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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[2026-04-25 05:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: President Donald Trump arrives at a Turning Point USA event at Dream City Church, Friday, April 17, 2026, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
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[2026-04-25 05:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The iconic duo of Sri Lankan classical music, Pandith Amaradeva and Dr. Nanda Malini, who have earned the admiration of music lovers as the foremost exponents of Sinhala classical song, had their celebrated albums “Amara Gee Sara” and “Tharaka As” released on vinyl LP records under the renowned music label SingLanka, to mark the company’s 45th anniversary.
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[2026-04-25 05:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The exuberance of welcoming Ven. Panyakara, his retinue of monks and their dog Aloka to Sri Lanka has been overwhelming to say the least. From the time of their staggered arrival in the past weeks at the Bandaranaike International Airport, the camera focus has been intense. Commentaries are becoming mixed, staying respectful towards the monks but critical of the spectacle the walk is fast becoming.
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[2026-04-25 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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[2026-04-25 05:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Tree House International, an international school dedicated to students with special needs will hold an awards ceremony for trainees in behavioural therapy at 9.45 am at Kingsbury Hotel, Colombo today.
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[2026-04-25 05:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: DR. RAJA AMERESEKERE – Beloved husband of Savithri, loving father of Rajindra, Sherina and Sharmini, cherished grandfather of Johnmark, Shania and Chloe, father-in-law of Gowri and Dinesh, dear brother of Charmaine and uncle to Kumar, Devaka, Romanthri and Nirmalee. Remains lie at A.F. Raymod’s Funeral (Parlour 1) from 24th April at 10.00 a.m.
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[2026-04-25 05:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran’s foreign minister has arrived in Pakistan ahead of expected talks with the United States, as diplomatic efforts to end the war gather pace.
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[2026-04-25 05:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The US State Department's top lawyer has argued that US President Donald Trump's war with Iran was launched in self-defense and to defend US ally Israel, arguing the bombing campaign was not the start of a new war but the continuation of an ongoing conflict.
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[2026-04-25 05:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: One Nation candidate for Farrer David Farley has a shot at shattering one of the thickest of political glass ceilings of the past three decades. (ABC News: Maani Truu)
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[2026-04-25 04:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Andre Villas-Boas (derecha), técnico de Tottenham, saluda a José Mourinho, técnico de Chelsea, previo al partido de la Liga Premier, el 28 de septiembre de 2013 en Londres. (AP Foto/Sang Tan)
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[2026-04-25 04:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Federal Government
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[2026-04-25 04:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) is facing fresh accusations after Republicans flagged her reported push to direct more than $1 million in federal taxpayer funds to a small Somali-led nonprofit whose listed project address matches a Minneapolis restaurant.
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[2026-04-25 04:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: A UK bill to legalise assisted dying in England and Wales will not become law after efforts by unelected lawmakers to stall its passage through Parliament.
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[2026-04-25 04:33 UTC+10:00] [Trump administration] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Trump’s DoJ says it is taking steps to ‘strengthen the federal death penalty’ in opposition to Biden-era policies
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[2026-04-25 04:26 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Australia’s battery boom has expanded so far it accounts for one in every 10 units of new capacity installed around the world, but industry leaders say proposed power bill changes would lead to thousands of dollars of losses for households that have invested in government schemes.
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[2026-04-25 04:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Israel finds itself engaged in two semi-frozen conflicts in Lebanon and Iran. But the outcome of these battles will likely be determined not by Israel’s own political leaders, but by the United States and President Donald Trump, Israeli analysts have told Al Jazeera.
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[2026-04-25 04:20 UTC+10:00] [Politics] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: The European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) has opened an investigation into former EU Commissioner Peter Mandelson.
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[2026-04-25 04:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Electrocution and gas are also being added as methods, after the US president called for an expansion of the use of the death penalty
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[2026-04-25 04:16 UTC+10:00] [Justice Department] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Electrocution and gas are also being added as methods, after the US president called for an expansion of the use of the death penalty
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[2026-04-25 04:12 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 04:03 UTC+10:00] [Federal Reserve] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Move will remove obstacle for confirmation of Kevin Warsh, Trump’s pick to replace Powell as Federal Reserve chair
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[2026-04-25 04:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s Virat Kohli clean bowled by Gujarat Titans’ Jason Holder during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Gujarat Titans in Bengaluru, India, Friday, April 24, 2026. (AP Photo)
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[2026-04-25 04:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: In a time defined by war, the strategic relations between the EU and the UAE demonstrate that a partnership built on political, economic and security co-operation can endure and become more resilient – even in the face of conflict and uncertainty.
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[2026-04-25 04:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Former Iran detainee Siamak Namazi says ordinary citizens are caught between a government that oppresses them and a war that has increased their suffering.
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[2026-04-25 03:57 UTC+10:00] [Budget] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: NICOSIA, Cyprus — When EU leaders arrived in Cyprus for two days of talks, the mood was as sunny as the Mediterranean island itself. The absence of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, who skipped the summit after losing an election — for 16 years the person who caused his counterparts problems — guaranteed that.
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[2026-04-25 03:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by Steve Watson via modernity.news,
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[2026-04-25 03:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON — The Trump Justice Department said Friday it is seeking to expand the use of the death penalty in federal capital cases and add the firing squad, electrocution and gas to lethal injection as methods of execution.
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[2026-04-25 03:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: The administration of United States President Donald Trump has announced plans to expand the use of the federal death penalty, including through the deployment of firing squads.
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[2026-04-25 03:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Let me tell you the kind of romance Monarch: Legacy of Monsters has in its heart. Roughly 60 years prior to the events of this season, Bill Randa and Keiko Miura elope while on a rift-finding mission in what’s now known as Papua New Guinea. Delivering her own vows, Keiko talks about how happy she is to have found someone “who dreams as big as I do, sees the world as I do, full of possibility and magic.” When it’s
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[2026-04-25 03:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Spirit Airlines' future is hanging in the balance over the next week as President Donald Trump said the government could bail out the airline and the struggling discount carrier's lenders are assessing a potential deal.
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[2026-04-25 03:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Police conduct a raid on the home of former National Office of Electoral Processes chief Piero Corvetto, who resigned after the April 12 general election, in Lima, Peru, Friday, April 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)
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[2026-04-25 03:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: WASHINGTON — An upscale school district in Connecticut was hit with a federal complaint Friday alleging that educators are wrongly allowing students to keep their transgender status from their parents.
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[2026-04-25 03:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) was indicted on Tuesday for allegedly engaging in fraud and money laundering when it transferred $3 million in donors' funds to field sources that were leaders and organizers in white supremacist and neo Nazi groups, according to American law enforcement officials.
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[2026-04-25 02:48 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Abbas Araghchi to visit Pakistan, Oman and Russia to see if talks can be reopened, with both sides still in stalemate
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[2026-04-25 02:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Tottenham Hotspur’s manager Andre Villas-Boas, right, shakes-hand with Chelsea’s manager Jose Mourinho before the start of their English Premier League soccer match at White Hart Lane, London, Sept. 28, 2013. (AP Photo/Sang Tan, File)
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[2026-04-25 02:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: BEIRUT, Lebanon — Israel and Lebanon extended their shaky ceasefire by three weeks on Friday, as Iran's foreign minister prepared for meetings with officials in Pakistan, which has been mediating efforts to end the wider Middle East war.
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[2026-04-25 02:10 UTC+10:00] [agriculture and food] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: NICOSIA, Cyprus — EU leaders are used to meeting in the *cough* glamorous surroundings of Brussels. This time, they got to enjoy the Mediterranean sunshine of Cyprus, as well as not having to deal with Hungary’s Viktor Orbán, who decided not to show in the wake of his election defeat.
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[2026-04-25 02:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: ERROR 404 page not found Click here to go to the home page
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[2026-04-25 02:00 UTC+10:00] [Opinion] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-04-25 02:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: IN October 2025, a proposed project to build a road bridge linking the island of Boracay to the town of Malay in Aklan was presented to the provincial board, the Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP), whereupon it was swiftly and decisively rejected. The SP deemed the project, which was an unsolicited public-private partnership (PPP) proposal made by San Miguel Holdings Corp.
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[2026-04-25 02:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: In today’s politics, you don’t need a solution — you just need someone to blame. And more often than not, that someone is “the rich.”
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[2026-04-25 01:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: US President Donald Trump is dispatching envoy Steve Witkoff and his son-in-law, Jared Kushner, to Pakistan for talks with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi this weekend, according to a report.
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[2026-04-25 01:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by Jacki Thrapp via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours),
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[2026-04-25 01:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Following earlier news that China has blacklisted 7 EU defense and aerospace firms over their dealings with Taiwan, Bloomberg reports that China plans to restrict top technology firms, including leading AI startups, from accepting US capital without government approval.
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[2026-04-25 01:34 UTC+10:00] [UK security and counter-terrorism] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Prime minister tells Jewish leaders legislation against malign state actors will go before parliament in July
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[2026-04-25 01:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has revealed he was treated for early-stage cancer but is now in "excellent condition".
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[2026-04-25 01:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Syria's Interior Ministry said on Friday it had arrested the main suspect in the 2013 Tadamon massacre, one of the worst acts of violence attributed to the former government of Bashar Assad, in which 288 civilians were killed.
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[2026-04-25 01:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Update (1050ET): The White House is now expecting 'swift' confirmation of Federal Reserve chair nominee Kevin Warsh after the DOJ dropped its criminal probe into current Chair Jerome Powell over the Fed's building construction project.
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