Topic: Politics — Neutral reports only
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[2026-04-23 21:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Opposition leaders vowed to establish a state commission of inquiry into government failures surrounding the October 7 attacks immediately after the upcoming elections, as bereaved families clashed outside the High Court during a Thursday hearing on petitions demanding such a probe.
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[2026-04-23 21:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: The health information of 500,000 members of the UK's health data project, UK Biobank, were offered for sale online in China, the government has confirmed.
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[2026-04-23 21:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: The Zambian government says it has taken custody of former President Edgar Lungu's body in a long-running dispute with his family over where he should be buried.
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[2026-04-23 21:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: The Philippines will not rejoin the International Criminal Court (ICC) as President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.'s stance on the matter remains unchanged, Malacañang said on April 23, 2026. Palace Press Officer Claire Castro issued the statement after the ICC Appeals Chamber upheld its jurisdiction over former president Rodrigo Duterte. The Palace official also maintained that the Philippine government's actions were independent of the ICC ruling.
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[2026-04-23 21:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A 2021 midair collision of two South Korean fighter jets happened because a pilot made an abrupt maneuver to get a better angle for videos of the flight, a government report said.
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[2026-04-23 21:16 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: I’m a staff reporter for The Korea Herald, covering national security and foreign policy across the Defense, Foreign and Unification Ministries, as well as the National Assembly. Before entering journalism, I served as an Air Force lieutenant, working as an interpreter and junior planner at the ROK–US Combined Forces Command.
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[2026-04-23 21:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Lebanon’s prime minister has accused Israel of war crimes after Israeli air strikes killed one journalist and wounded another in southern Lebanon on Wednesday.
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[2026-04-23 21:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: LONDON — Opponents of smoking got a breath of fresh air as Parliament passed a bill that will put cigarettes out of reach for future generations.
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[2026-04-23 20:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Rotisserie chickens are on display at a Sam’s Club, Sept. 24, 2025, in Bentonville, Ark. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)
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[2026-04-23 20:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir informed the Jerusalem District Court on Tuesday that he would sign off after Independence Day on the promotion of senior police officer Ruti Hauslich, effectively ending the administrative petition she filed after he blocked her advancement despite the backing of the police command.
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[2026-04-23 20:47 UTC+10:00] [US news] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Republicans deploy measure known as budget reconciliation to push through plan without backing from Democrats during lengthy late-night vote
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[2026-04-23 20:31 UTC+10:00] [British politics] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: LONDON — Reform UK said Thursday it would mandate every school in England to display a portrait of King Charles III and to fly the Union Jack if it wins power.
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[2026-04-23 20:30 UTC+10:00] [Latest Stories] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Inquirer
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — The Commission on Elections (Comelec) will request up to P3 billion additional funds if the 2026 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) are postponed, its chairperson George Erwin Garcia said on Thursday.
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[2026-04-23 20:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity.news,
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[2026-04-23 20:25 UTC+10:00] [Spain] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Hard line on immigration adopted by People’s party as right seeks to overthrow socialist government in 2027
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[2026-04-23 20:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: Law enforcement authorities raided several government offices in the North Caucasus republic of Dagestan on Thursday, targeting officials accused of issuing illegal building permits that worsened the impact of recent flooding in the region.
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[2026-04-23 20:16 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The government said Thursday it will maintain the current price ceilings on fuel products for another two weeks considering international oil prices and demand-side controls.
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[2026-04-23 20:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam has accused Israel of crimes against humanity for killing journalist Amal Khalil and wounding her colleague Zeinab Faraj in an air strike in the village of al-Tayri in southern Lebanon.
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[2026-04-23 20:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: President Donald Trump signed an executive order on April 18, 2026, directing federal agencies to accelerate research into ibogaine as a potential treatment for veterans suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and other conditions, citing the need to expand access to emerging therapies.
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[2026-04-23 20:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Shaun Wright-Phillips will not entertain thoughts about rivals Arsenal crumbling, and says league leaders will ‘play their hearts out’
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[2026-04-23 20:00 UTC+10:00] [football] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Shaun Wright-Phillips will not entertain thoughts about rivals Arsenal crumbling, and says league leaders will ‘play their hearts out’
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[2026-04-23 20:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 23 (Yonhap) -- The government said Thursday it will maintain the current price ceilings on fuel products for another two weeks considering international oil prices and demand-side controls.
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[2026-04-23 19:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Political heavyweight makes remark ahead of her think tank’s third edition of annual Global Prosperity Summit
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[2026-04-23 19:57 UTC+10:00] [scmp] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Political heavyweight makes remark ahead of her think tank’s third edition of annual Global Prosperity Summit
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[2026-04-23 19:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: After several weeks of the main oil artery into Europe being halted - perhaps as Ukraine awaited the outcome of the Hungary election and the greenlighting of Europe's €90 billion loan to Kiev - Zelenskyy stated the Druzhba oil pipeline will be ready to ship Russian oil again. There is just one problem: Russia said it would halt halt Kazakh crude-oil shipments to Germany through the major Druzhba pipeline next month after reporting "technical issues."
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[2026-04-23 19:42 UTC+10:00] [Autoindustrie] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: Der wirtschaftspolitische Podcast von POLITICO Deutschland.
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[2026-04-23 19:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: A spoken-word performance about life in the industrial north and sculptures which examine the political history of oil are among the shortlisted artworks for this year's Turner Prize.
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[2026-04-23 19:38 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The ruling Democratic Party of Korea announced on Thursday that Song Young-gil, the party's former chair, will run for the parliamentary by-election in Yeonsu-A constituency in Incheon.
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[2026-04-23 19:30 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: When the National Disability Insurance Scheme was introduced in 2013, Colin Armstrong’s daughter, Milly, who lives with autism and an intellectual disability, was among the earliest participants to qualify for an individualised support package.
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[2026-04-23 19:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Local Spain
Snippet: With immigration a hot topic in Spain following the government's mass regularisation process, much of the debate overlooks the contribution that migrant communities make to the Spanish coffers.
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[2026-04-23 19:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Japan-backed fund NSSK is preparing a takeover bid for machine tool maker Makino Milling Machine, after the government pressed a rival bidder to drop its own takeover effort.
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[2026-04-23 19:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The Supreme Court began hearing petitions on Thursday seeking to compel the government to establish a state commission of inquiry into the October 7 massacre and the subsequent Israel-Hamas War.
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[2026-04-23 19:00 UTC+10:00] [Reform UK] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Savitha Prakash, a first-generation immigrant running in local elections in Harrow, says Reform UK aims to ‘put Britain first’
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[2026-04-23 19:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: A photograph of a family being torn apart in a US courthouse corridor by federal agents has been named World Press Photo of the Year 2026.
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[2026-04-23 19:00 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
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[2026-04-23 18:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Culture and Sports Minister Miki Zohar was summoned for a second round of questioning with the National Crime Unit (Lahav 433) regarding an ongoing investigation into the Histadrut corruption affair, Israeli public broadcaster KAN reported on Thursday.
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[2026-04-23 18:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Canadian companies are turning towards making deals with China because of economic coercion from the U.S., according to former Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
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[2026-04-23 18:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: FILE -Chelsea owner/chairman Todd Boehly during the English Premier League soccer match between Chelsea and Leicester City, at the Stamford Bridge Stadium in London, March 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Dave Shopland, File)
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[2026-04-23 18:38 UTC+10:00] [Business] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: Already have Rappler+? Sign in to listen to groundbreaking journalism.
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[2026-04-23 18:37 UTC+10:00] [Japanese Prime Minister] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The remark came as Takaichi’s leadership recently hit the six-month mark
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[2026-04-23 18:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Estonian Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna speaks during an interview with The Associated Press in Hanoi, Vietnam, Thursday, April 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Hau Dinh)
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[2026-04-23 18:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Djibouti President Ismaïl Omar Guelleh was reelected for a sixth term after official results showed him winning 97.01% of the vote in the election held on 10 April.
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[2026-04-23 18:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Turkey's government as well as some members of the European Parliament on Wednesday criticized recent remarks by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen suggesting Europe should not fall under the influence of Russia, Turkey, or China - calling the comments misleading and divisive.
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[2026-04-23 18:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: The Senate took the first steps in a new effort to reopen the Department of Homeland Security early Thursday, voting to adopt a budget plan that would fund ICE and Border Patrol over Democratic objections and sending it to the House.
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[2026-04-23 18:06 UTC+10:00] [National / Queensland] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: The Queensland government is being urged to consider harsher penalties for people found guilty of killing or injuring a pet after a German Shepherd died in the back of a car in Brisbane last year in a case that caused public outrage.
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[2026-04-23 18:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Federal Government
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[2026-04-23 18:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Jane Norman is the ABC's national affairs correspondent, based at Parliament House in Canberra. Originally from Perth, Jane has worked as a federal political reporter for more than a decade and was most recently a national regional affairs reporter in the ABC's Climate and Regional Team.
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[2026-04-23 17:59 UTC+10:00] [Politics] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Permanent secretary, Cat Little, to give evidence to foreign affairs committee as pressure increases on Keir Starmer
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[2026-04-23 17:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 23 (Yonhap) -- Rep. Joo Ho-young, a six-term lawmaker of the main opposition People Power Party (PPP), announced Thursday he will not run for mayor of the traditional conservative stronghold of Daegu after a high court dismissed his injunction request to suspend the party's cutoff decision.
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[2026-04-23 17:46 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Move comes after Hungary and Slovakia dropped opposition following reopening of the Druzhba oil pipeline
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