Topic: Politics — Neutral reports only
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[2026-04-24 08:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Republican senator to lead bipartisan delegation to China next week; visit will begin on May 1, with stops planned in Shanghai and Beijing
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[2026-04-24 08:18 UTC+10:00] [Donald Trump] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Republican senator to lead bipartisan delegation to China next week; visit will begin on May 1, with stops planned in Shanghai and Beijing
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[2026-04-24 08:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Luke Littler won the Premier League in 2024
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[2026-04-24 08:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Former Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, far right, listens as his defense attorney, Barry Pollack, center, addresses Judge Alvin Hellerstien (not pictured), as Maduro’s wife Cilia Flores, far left, looks on. Thursday, March 26, 2026, in Manhattan federal court inNew York. (Elizabeth Williams via AP)
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[2026-04-24 08:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Eight months after the collapse of an alleged $140 million Ponzi scheme, Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger announced a third of the victims will obtain a $6.7 million settlement.
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[2026-04-24 08:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: The Scottish Parliament election has been typically packed with promises to spend money on new policy ideas.
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[2026-04-24 08:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: A U.S. Army soldier was arrested on a federal indictment accusing him of using classified information to make bets that won him $400,000 on the Polymarket prediction market related to the American military mission that captured Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro, the Department of Justice said on Thursday.
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[2026-04-24 08:00 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: A coalition of civic groups filed a constitutional complaint Thursday over a sexual violence case in which courts acquitted the defendant despite the alleged victim having repeatedly refused, arguing that the ruling violated constitutional rights including sexual self-determination.
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[2026-04-24 07:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Keith Payne VC AM is among Australia's most decorated soldiers. (ABC News: Mark Leonardi)
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[2026-04-24 07:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: National Police patrol as factory workers march demanding a salary increase in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Tuesday, April 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Odelyn Joseph)
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[2026-04-24 07:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., was confronted in a new interview about campaigning with Graham Platner, a Democratic candidate for Senate in Maine who has come under fire over having a tattoo viewed as a Nazi symbol among other controversies and saying he’s her “kind of man.”
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[2026-04-24 07:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Government and Politics
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[2026-04-24 07:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by Janice Hisle via The Epoch Times,
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[2026-04-24 06:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Just one person has so far been approved for President Donald Trump’s “Gold Card” Visa programme granting foreigners US residency in return for a non-refundable “gift” to the government, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said on Thursday.
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[2026-04-24 06:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: ACSL, which makes the PF2 drone seen here, is one of a few Japanese producers of unmanned aerial vehicles. (ACSL)
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[2026-04-24 06:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Chipmaker Intel, which less than a year ago was trading like a distressed company, and required a capital infusion from the US government, and earlier today hit a 90x forward PE...
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[2026-04-24 06:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: A firefighter whose truck collided with an Air Canada jet last month on a runway at LaGuardia Airport in New York, killing both pilots, heard an air traffic controller warn “stop, stop, stop” but didn’t know who it was for, federal investigators said Thursday.
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[2026-04-24 06:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: It should come as no surprise that the Netanyahu government is not happy with this current lull in the Iran war, as Trump's initially declared 3-5 day ceasefire extension has become more of an indefinite truce, with the Hormuz Strait blockade still on.
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[2026-04-24 06:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A truck passes political signs outside a polling place at Good Shepherd Catholic Church in South Hill, Va., on Tuesday, April 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Allen G. Breed)
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[2026-04-24 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and U.S. President Donald Trump in March announced the outline of the second round of Japan's investment plan in Washington. © Reuters
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[2026-04-24 06:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Vermont State troopers and federal law enforcement officials clash with demonstrators outside a house in South Burlington, Vt., on March 11, 2026. (Glenn Russell/VTDigger via AP)
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[2026-04-24 06:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: After five weeks of intense campaigning by four contending sides in Tamil Nadu, one question remains: will the disruptor help the incumbent, the opposition or himself ? Conventional analyses still give the M K Stalin-led Secular Progressive Alliance (SPA) an edge over Edappadi K Palaniswami’s National Democratic Alliance (NDA), but the vote share of Vijay’s TVK could tilt the balance.
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[2026-04-24 06:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: In the first three decades since independence top level visits between India and Sri Lanka were very rare. First Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru visited Sri Lanka in 1955 and the first Sri Lankan leader to go to New Delhi was then fourth Prime Minister S W R D Bandaranaike in 1956.
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[2026-04-24 06:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Sri Lanka’s total export earnings increased to USD 4,308.11 million in the first quarter of 2026, recording a growth of 1.59% compared to the same period in 2025, the Export Development Board said.
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[2026-04-24 06:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The judgment (Municipal Council of Moratuwa vs. Weerahennadige Shian Hiresh Fernando [SC SPL/LA NO. 122-123/2011]) is in the main about procedural aspects regarding applications for special leave to appeal to the Supreme Court. When the cases were taken up, the Respondent raised three preliminary objections based on the Supreme Court Rules of 1990.
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[2026-04-24 06:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Matthew Boyle struck a superb 102 off 116 balls as New Zealand ‘A’ reached 238 for 4 in their first innings on day one of the second unofficial four-day match against Sri Lanka ‘A’ at the Galle International Cricket Stadium yesterday.
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[2026-04-24 06:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Sri Lanka’s Government has launched a multi-agency local and international investigation into a sophisticated cyber fraud targeting Treasury payment communications.
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[2026-04-24 05:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Hambantota International Port (HIP) successfully handled container vessel MSC Marie Leslie, marking one of its highest-volume vessel calls to date. The achievement further strengthens the port’s position as an emerging hub for containerised cargo in the region.
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[2026-04-24 05:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: A formal meeting was held yesterday at the Sports Ministry premises between the Russian Ambassador to Sri Lanka Levan S. Dzhagaryan, and Sunil Kumara Gamage, Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports.
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[2026-04-24 05:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Colombo Chief Magistrate Asanga Bodaragama yesterday (23) ordered the remanding of suspected underworld operative Keselwatte Dinusha Chathuranga until May 5. The suspect, who was subject to a Red Notice, was recently arrested in India and brought back to Sri Lanka.
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[2026-04-24 05:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The U.S. military on Thursday seized another tanker associated with the smuggling of Iranian oil, ratcheting up a standoff with Iran a day after its paramilitary Revolutionary Guards took control of two vessels in the crucial Strait of Hormuz.
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[2026-04-24 05:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Fourth seed Aahil Kaleel of S Thomas’ College, Mount Lavinia produced a stunning comeback to defeat top seed Sithum Jayabandu and clinch the Boys Under-18 title at the Hill Club Tennis Tournament in Nuwara Eliya.
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[2026-04-24 05:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: SJB MP Dr. Harsha de Silva yesterday questioned whether Sri Lanka has technically defaulted on its debt repayments, as the intended creditor has been accused of not receiving multiple payments.
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[2026-04-24 05:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Benin's finance minister Romuald Wadagni was officially confirmed to have won the west African country's presidential election, according to final results on Thursday.
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[2026-04-24 05:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: World Food Programme(WFP) partnered Lions Clubs International Foundation(LCIF) to provide daily meal for for schoolchildren across Sri Lanka, the collaboration with WFP is part of a US$2 million partnership between WFP USA and the LCIF targeting Sri Lanka and Nepal.
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[2026-04-24 05:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The manager of the hotel has filed a complaint with the Kandy Police regarding an incident in which a group of people staying at a Kandy hotel were attacked and hotel belongings damaged after some guests allegedly threw a piece of watermelon into an adjoining garden.
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[2026-04-24 05:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT) Senior Information Security Engineer Charuka Damunupola yesterday said that SLCERT will provide technical support to the investigations into the alleged diversion of US$ 2.5 million during a foreign debt repayment at the Treasury.
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[2026-04-24 05:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Sri Lanka–Korea Business Council of the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce recently hosted an awareness session titled “Doing Business with South Korea”, bringing together key stakeholders to explore opportunities for strengthening bilateral trade and investment relations between Sri Lanka and the Republic of Korea.
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[2026-04-24 05:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Sri Lanka had an extraordinarily good year for public finance management in 2025 under the NPP Government. For the first time since 1957 the budget deficit fell to 2.3% which would mean the Government will have to borrow less to finance the gap between Government revenue and expenditure. While the budget estimated a 6.8% deficit for the year 2025, the marked decrease shows the NPP Government has done a good job in managing finances of the government.
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[2026-04-24 05:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Balapitiya High Court has sentenced the defendant who murdered a Police officer in the Baddegama Police Division.
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[2026-04-24 05:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The country’s GDP per capita has reached USD 5,003 and Employees’ Provident Fund (EPF) closing on the Rs. 5 trillion mark, the Central Bank of Sri Lanka Annual Economic Review 2025 reveals.
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[2026-04-24 05:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: A Wednesday night debate for California’s wide-open governor’s race didn’t appear to shake up the election — but it did reveal how awkward the Democratic challengers can be when asked about Gov. Gavin Newsom.
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[2026-04-24 05:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Prima KottuMee returns as the Hot ‘N’ Spicy food partner for the second year running, supporting Sri Lankan rugby as it gears up for the New Zealand Under-85kg Tour 2026 — a testament to the brand’s steadfast commitment to sports.
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[2026-04-24 05:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: A survey by the Urban Development Authority has confirmed that there are 198 unauthorised constructions within a distance of 2.2 kilometers around Akurana town on the Kandy-Jaffna A- 9 main road.
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[2026-04-24 05:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Where the bamboo stands, the bamboo bird, Where the cane grows, the cane bird, Where the water falls, the ghost bird, Come, you masters of quatrains, sing of this.
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[2026-04-24 05:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Health Ministry has reported two cases of Measles in the Colombo District. The cases come after Sri Lanka was declared measles-free by the World Health Organization in 2019. Health officials confirmed that both patients are children and cautioned that the virus could spread further if swift preventive measures are not taken.
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[2026-04-24 05:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Perhaps he is not that familiar to English-speaking audiences in Sri Lanka, but Prasad Kumarathunga is a vocal maestro in the same vein as Edward Jayakody, Gunadasa Kapuge, and Milton Mallawarachchi.
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[2026-04-24 05:40 UTC+10:00] [US Politics] [Factuality: 90]
Source: SBS News
Snippet: Carlson helped bring Trump to power twice. But their latest fracture might finally be the end of a long-standing alliance. Source: Getty, SBS / Eugene Uymatiao
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[2026-04-24 05:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: There are certain memories we don’t let go of.Not because we can’t.But because, in some quiet way, we choose not to. They don’t stay with us loudly. They don’t interrupt every day. But every now and then, without warning, they return. A conversation. A decision. A moment we wish we had lived differently.
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[2026-04-24 05:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A child sits on a window ledge, chatting with an adult at a private bicycle wheel repair workshop in Havana, Cuba, Thursday, April 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
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