Topic: Politics — Neutral reports only
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[2026-04-22 19:25 UTC+10:00] [Italian politics] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: Italy summoned Russia’s ambassador to Rome on Tuesday to protest a Kremlin-aligned pundit’s profanity-laced tirade against Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni.
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[2026-04-22 19:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Bruno Fernandes was awarded the Premier League Player of the Month award for March, equalling former Manchester United team-mate Cristiano Ronaldo with six
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[2026-04-22 19:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Virginia voters have narrowly approved a referendum to redraw the state’s congressional map, with about 51.5 percent voting yes and 48.6 percent voting no, and 97 percent of ballots counted, according to The Associated Press news agency.
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[2026-04-22 19:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 22 (Yonhap) -- Deputy Foreign Minister Chung Eui-hae met Wednesday with ambassadors and deputy chiefs of mission of the European Union (EU) and its member states, calling for greater cooperation in supply chains and other areas under their strategic security and defense partnership.
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[2026-04-22 19:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Russian drones have attacked Ukraine’s main Black Sea port in the southern city of Odesa and a railway in the region of Zaporizhia, killing a train driver, according to Ukraine’s Deputy Prime Minister Oleksii Kuleba.
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[2026-04-22 19:15 UTC+10:00] [Elections] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: LONDON — England’s two insurgent populist parties will break through in London’s May elections and are likely to take the lead in several of the capital’s 32 council areas, an extensive new poll suggests.
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[2026-04-22 18:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 22 (Yonhap) -- An appeals court on Wednesday dismissed an injunction request by a six-term lawmaker challenging his exclusion from the main opposition People Power Party's (PPP) nomination for Daegu mayor, upholding a lower court's decision.
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[2026-04-22 18:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Public Transport
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[2026-04-22 18:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 22 (Yonhap) -- Defense Minister Ahn Gyu-back on Wednesday denied recent media reports that the top commander of the U.S. Forces Korea (USFK) lodged a protest over the unification minister's public disclosure of classified U.S. information about a hidden North Korean nuclear facility.
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[2026-04-22 18:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Bond investors are exacting a heavy price from three of Europe's largest economies, which are struggling with a credibility crisis as the Iran conflict thrusts government borrowing back into the spotlight.
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[2026-04-22 18:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: The federal government has agreed to a multi-million-dollar loan to bring to life the university's plans for a 14-storey student accommodation building in Darwin. (ABC News: Marcus Kennedy)
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[2026-04-22 17:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: A government overhaul could kick more than 160,000 people off the National Disability Insurance Scheme. (ABC News: Patrick Stone)
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[2026-04-22 17:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 22 (Yonhap) -- North Korea's western city of Kusong, which came into the spotlight after Unification Minister Chung Dong-young's controversial reference to it as a nuclear facility site, has long been suspected of housing uranium enrichment facilities, though it is not widely known.
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[2026-04-22 17:33 UTC+10:00] [Keir Starmer] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: That is the inescapable conclusion from all we know. I’m fairly sure that had the PM initially heard his full account, he would not have sacked him
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[2026-04-22 17:30 UTC+10:00] [National / NSW] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: The young actor suing Rebel Wilson for defamation has told the Federal Court she feels “numb” reading abusive comments from strangers on social media amid her court fight with the Hollywood star.
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[2026-04-22 17:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Collie is facing the loss of up to 100 jobs due to Premier Coal's cutbacks. (ABC South West WA: Madigan Landry)
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[2026-04-22 17:27 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: The government is overhauling the National Disability Insurance Scheme with new eligibility criteria and sweeping cuts that will rein in growth far beyond what was previously expected.
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[2026-04-22 17:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 22 (Yonhap) -- A special counsel team on Wednesday sought a 15-year prison term for former Interior Minister Lee Sang-min in an appellate trial over his alleged role in former President Yoon Suk Yeol's failed martial law bid.
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[2026-04-22 17:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Mexico’s government said it was beefing up security at tourist sites after a man opened fire on tourists at pyramids outside of Mexico City less than two months before the FIFA World Cup.
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[2026-04-22 17:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Dhaka, Bangladesh – Bangladesh’s parliament has cancelled or rolled back several reforms introduced after the 2024 student-led uprising and aimed at increasing accountability of the government and security forces, prompting concerns that the nation might be backtracking on democratic gains made since former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s ouster.
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[2026-04-22 16:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Federal immigration officials issued a detainer for a Mexican national accused of sexually assaulting a minor in South Carolina after the victim was found giving birth in a hospital parking lot.
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[2026-04-22 16:51 UTC+10:00] [Politics / NSW] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: The former head of the NSW school building agency has been referred to the Director of Public Prosecutions after the state’s anti-corruption watchdog found he acted corruptly in a “clear case of cronyism”.
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[2026-04-22 16:50 UTC+10:00] [Breaking News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Children aged 17 or younger will face a lifelong ban on buying cigarettes in UK, as the Tobacco and Vapes Bill clears British Parliament.
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[2026-04-22 16:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Foreign minister also says Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia have a ‘strategic interest’ in keeping the Strait of Malacca open
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[2026-04-22 16:45 UTC+10:00] [Vivian Balakrishnan] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Foreign minister also says Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia have a ‘strategic interest’ in keeping the Strait of Malacca open
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[2026-04-22 16:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: On week-long trip to China, Namibian minister Selma Ashipala-Musavyi pitches investment case to business leaders in Shenzhen
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[2026-04-22 16:37 UTC+10:00] [Rössing] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: On week-long trip to China, Namibian minister Selma Ashipala-Musavyi pitches investment case to business leaders in Shenzhen
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[2026-04-22 16:34 UTC+10:00] [JAPAN] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: Economic growth strategy minister Minoru Kiuchi visited Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on Wednesday, during the Shinto shrine's three-day spring festival that started the previous day.
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[2026-04-22 16:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: This report is from this week's CNBC's UK Exchange newsletter. Like what you see? You can subscribe here.
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[2026-04-22 16:28 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: The private healthcare rebate for Australians over 65 will be cut back as the Albanese government scraps a Howard-era bonus for seniors in a controversial move aimed at making the tax system fairer for younger Australians.
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[2026-04-22 16:24 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: For over a decade, I’ve navigated the complexities of North Korean affairs, security, and foreign policy from both Seoul and Washington, D.C. As the National Desk Political Team Lead, I track the pulse of geopolitics, closely following developments from the Unification Ministry and the Foreign Ministry. My mornings start with Rodong Sinmun—North Korea’s state mouthpiece—before diving into the day’s headlines from Seoul and Washington.
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[2026-04-22 16:19 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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[2026-04-22 16:12 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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[2026-04-22 16:02 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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[2026-04-22 16:02 UTC+10:00] [Hezbollah] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: When Lebanon gets mentioned in the news, it’s often alongside Hezbollah. The group, designated by major western powers as a terrorist group, is varyingly characterised as a democratic political party in Lebanon’s parliament, as an organisation that provides social services and other times as a puppet of Iran. So what is Hezbollah?
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[2026-04-22 15:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Hundreds of roads across the NT, including in Katherine, were damaged due to recent heavy rainfall and major flooding. (Facebook: Jo Hersey)
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[2026-04-22 15:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 22 (Yonhap) -- Prime Minister Kim Min-seok on Wednesday reaffirmed Seoul's pledge to ensure that all independence fighters are laid to rest at home.
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[2026-04-22 15:48 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Anyone reading the news and trying to assess the state of the AUKUS pact would be understandably confused. Is Australia’s plan to acquire a fleet of nuclear-powered submarines progressing well, or is the enterprise headed for disaster?
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[2026-04-22 15:48 UTC+10:00] [National / Victoria] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Police chief Mike Bush has said Victorians should not expect local stations operating at reduced hours to reopen, despite the state government striking a $62 million deal to rehire retired officers.
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[2026-04-22 15:46 UTC+10:00] [Business] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: • Sri Lanka Insurance Life Records astounding Rs. 32.6 billion in GWP with a 24% growth
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[2026-04-22 15:33 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Labor’s sweeping overhaul of the National Disability Insurance Scheme will boot 160,000 people from the program and cut participants’ plan budgets as the government clamps down on the program’s runaway costs within the next four years.
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[2026-04-22 15:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: The Prime Minister, Sir Keir Starmer, is being accused of sending a "real chill throughout the civil service" after his decision to sack the lead civil servant in the Foreign Office over the Lord Peter Mandelson vetting fiasco.
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[2026-04-22 15:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi is now due for release in 2043 – provided she survives to the age of 97
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[2026-04-22 15:25 UTC+10:00] [Aung San Suu Kyi] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi is now due for release in 2043 – provided she survives to the age of 97
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[2026-04-22 15:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Document demonstrates government’s ‘commitment to fostering a robust and globally competitive domestic pharmaceutical industry’
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[2026-04-22 15:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Document demonstrates government’s ‘commitment to fostering a robust and globally competitive domestic pharmaceutical industry’
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[2026-04-22 15:00 UTC+10:00] [Global development] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Research shows natural hazards linked to climate crisis disrupted 23 elections in 18 countries in 2024
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[2026-04-22 15:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: 1919 -- A group of 24 leaders from Korea's independence movement declares the establishment of a provisional government in Shanghai aimed at gaining freedom from Japanese colonial rule.
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[2026-04-22 14:58 UTC+10:00] [Business / Consumer affairs] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Woolworths changed its internal guidelines that were designed to prevent suppliers from “gaming” promotions in response to an “absolute tsunami” of supplier requests to lift shelf prices amid rising inflation, a former senior executive has told the Federal Court
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[2026-04-22 14:46 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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