Topic: Politics — Neutral reports only
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[2026-04-23 15:46 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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[2026-04-23 15:43 UTC+10:00] [National / WA] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Age
Snippet: The WA government will introduce digital driver’s licenses and a state digital identity by late next year.
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[2026-04-23 15:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: ADDS more details in paras 2-3, 6-10; CHANGES photo; TRIMS)
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[2026-04-23 15:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Navy Secretary John Phelan has been fired, a US official and a person familiar with the matter said on Wednesday, in another wartime shakeup at the Pentagon coming just weeks after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ousted the Army's top general.
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[2026-04-23 15:05 UTC+10:00] [National disability insurance scheme] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Nearly 15 years after Julia Gillard introduced the national disability insurance scheme (NDIS), the Albanese government announced the most significant reforms to the scheme on Wednesday. It’s expected the billions of budget savings will mean at least 160,000 participants will no longer be able to access the scheme within the next four years.
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[2026-04-23 15:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Waving a big Catla fish in his hands, Sharadwat Mukherjee went door to door canvassing for votes before Thursday’s election to the state legislature in the eastern Indian state of West Bengal.
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[2026-04-23 15:04 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Migrant groups say the policy undermines a more inclusive society
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[2026-04-23 15:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has made a huge splash since coming to office nearly six months ago. Her popularity propelled her ruling Liberal Democratic Party to a two-thirds majority for the first time in its seven-decade history, and she's taken the global stage by storm with her energetic diplomacy.
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[2026-04-23 15:00 UTC+10:00] [Asia Pacific] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: Already have Rappler+? Sign in to listen to groundbreaking journalism.
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[2026-04-23 14:47 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: 9News
Snippet: Auto news: These are Australia's safest roads.
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[2026-04-23 14:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: California’s wide-open governor’s race hit the debate stage Wednesday night, and any voters looking for spicy signature moments were unfortunately met with a six-candidate serving of meh.
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[2026-04-23 14:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Local Government
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[2026-04-23 14:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: State leaders and ministers are reacting to the federal government's overhaul of the NDIS. (AAP: Lukas Coch)
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[2026-04-23 14:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: An elderly voter poses for a photograph after casting her vote during the first phase of polling in Nandigram, in West Bengal state, India, Thursday, April 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Bhaskar Mallick)
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[2026-04-23 14:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Lebanon's prime minister has accused Israel of war crimes after Israeli airstrikes killed one journalist and wounded another in southern Lebanon on Wednesday.
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[2026-04-23 14:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:State and Territory Government
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[2026-04-23 14:11 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 90]
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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[2026-04-23 14:08 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea has won approval to export heat treated poultry products to Vietnam under a new bilateral agreement, the government said Thursday.
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[2026-04-23 13:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi detailed to South Korea special envoy to Tehran about US-Israeli violations during the over month-long assault on the country.
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[2026-04-23 13:32 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Age
Snippet: China is making dramatic advances in outer space military technology that the emerging superpower could use against the United States and allies like Australia in a potential war, a visiting US military leader has warned.
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[2026-04-23 13:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — Pasig City has taken over the Japan International Cooperation Agency-backed Magokoro elderly care facility after the completion of its one-year pilot implementation, with the local government set to continue and expand services for senior citizens, the local government said Thursday.
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[2026-04-23 13:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Jonny Clayton is a two-time World Cup of Darts winner
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[2026-04-23 13:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: "We will not fund a single shekel to those who don't enlist,” declared former Prime Minister Naftali Bennett on Maariv’s Radio 103FM on Monday.
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[2026-04-23 13:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Soumaya Ghannoushi, a writer and expert in Middle East politics, says that the modern history of the Middle East follows a recurring pattern in which humiliation by external powers generates resistance rather than submission.
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[2026-04-23 13:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: The government's 'adult crime, adult time' legislation was a key election campaign policy for the LNP. (ABC News: Cameron Simmons)
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[2026-04-23 13:03 UTC+10:00] [New Zealand politics] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: An increasingly unpopular prime minister scolded the media after surviving a tense caucus vote. It was a masterclass – just not in the art of leadership
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[2026-04-23 12:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Three candidates for the US House and Senate were suspended and fined by Kalshi for engaging in “political insider trading,” the prediction market platform announced Wednesday.
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[2026-04-23 12:52 UTC+10:00] [National disability insurance scheme] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Minister tells Guardian Australia despite substantial changes to disability scheme, it will remain one of best support services ‘anywhere in the world’
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[2026-04-23 12:50 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Queensland] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Queensland Rail has warned there will be more three-car trains due to a backlog of routine maintenance it blamed on union-protected industrial action, causing a squeeze for commuters.
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[2026-04-23 12:49 UTC+10:00] [Australian politics] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Nearly 15 years after Julia Gillard introduced the national disability insurance scheme, the Albanese government announced the most significant reforms to the scheme on Wednesday. It’s expected that the billions of budget savings will mean at least 160,000 participants will no longer be able to access the scheme within the next four years.
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[2026-04-23 12:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 23 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's special envoy to Iran has met with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi in Tehran, an Iranian social media post showed Thursday, as Seoul seeks to ensure the safety of its vessels and seafarers stranded in the Strait of Hormuz amid Middle East tensions.
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[2026-04-23 12:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: A Mexican national who voted illegally in US elections and falsely claimed to be a citizen has been convicted and could face removal under federal immigration law.
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[2026-04-23 12:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., flanked by Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., left, and Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., speaks to reporters following a closed-door party meeting, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, April 21, 2026. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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[2026-04-23 12:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by Micah Zimmerman via BitcoinMagazine.com,
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[2026-04-23 12:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: This week on Culture Bites, hosts Enas Refaei and Farah Andrews unpack the biggest viral moments from this year’s Coachella festival.
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[2026-04-23 12:00 UTC+10:00] [Americas] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: When the EU was formed in the shadow of World War II, it was built for economic integration, not hard power — its security outsourced to the U.S., and its politics and institutions set up for consensus.
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[2026-04-23 11:43 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-04-23 11:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Former Prime Minister Naftali Bennett accidentally revealed the identity of one of his Shin Bet Personal Security Unit bodyguards in a social media post, according to a KAN News report on Wednesday.
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[2026-04-23 11:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam accused Israel of war crimes in an X/Twitter post early Thursday morning, claiming that the IDF had targeted journalists in southern Lebanon.
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[2026-04-23 11:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Voters for US President Donald Trump are saying that Pope Leo is intruding on the president’s right to use military force against Iran, according to a report by NBC News.
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[2026-04-23 11:21 UTC+10:00] [United States Politics and Government] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The New York Times
Snippet: He was combative, defensive and occasionally contrite. He vehemently denied, then halfheartedly apologized for suggesting in 2024 that Black children would benefit from being “re-parented.” He shouted at Democratic senators, accusing them of “grandstanding” and “selective indignation.” He insisted he had delivered “historic wins” for the health of the American people.
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[2026-04-23 11:20 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: 9News
Snippet: Property News: Suburbs where house values rose most in the past 12 months.
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[2026-04-23 11:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by Jack Phillips via The Epoch Times,
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[2026-04-23 11:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 23 (Yonhap) -- The state civil rights watchdog has recommended revising the current citizen safety insurance system to provide higher compensation for deaths caused by sinkhole accidents, the Seoul city government said Thursday.
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[2026-04-23 11:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MEXICO CITY — Mexico's government and the White House sparred Wednesday over the death of two Americans in connection to an anti-drug raid, after US media reported the officials were CIA personnel.
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[2026-04-23 11:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 23 (Yonhap) -- Foreign investors net purchased 8.5 trillion won (US$5.7 billion) worth of South Korean treasury bonds since the country began phased inclusion in the World Government Bond Index (WGBI), a key global bond benchmark run by FTSE Russell, the finance ministry said Thursday.
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[2026-04-23 10:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: The LA City Council and Mayor Karen Bass’ latest brainstorm – slapping property owners with a roughly 120% hike in the streetlight assessment fee (as high as $1,500+ for an apartment complex) – is peak government stupidity.
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[2026-04-23 10:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Former Mayor Eric Adams accused his successor’s administration of playing politics — as he pushed for taxpayers to foot his legal bills in a lawsuit accusing him of sexual assault three decades ago.
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[2026-04-23 10:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Eliza is a reporter for the ABC's Midwest and Wheatbelt bureau, based in Northam. Before joining the ABC, Eliza was a media officer for a federal MP and journalist at the Avon Valley and Wheatbelt Advocate.
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[2026-04-23 10:39 UTC+10:00] [Ukraine] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Drones minimise Russian manpower advantage on battlefield, says foreign minister; Moscow shies from Turkey push for Zelenskyy-Putin talks. What we know on day 1,520
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