Topic: Politics — Neutral reports only
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[2026-04-21 23:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Federal Reserve, Kevin Warsh, is scheduled to appear before the Senate Banking Committee today at 10:00 a.m. ET for his confirmation hearing - his first public test in the high-stakes process to become the next chair of the central bank.
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[2026-04-21 23:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — Manibela on Tuesday said it launched the first day of its three-day transport strike over what it called an insufficient fuel price rollback and a government fuel aid system that continues to burden drivers.
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[2026-04-21 23:43 UTC+10:00] [British politics] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: LONDON — Officers from Counter Terrorism Policing have arrested seven people on suspicion of conspiracy to commit an arson attack targeting the Jewish community.
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[2026-04-21 23:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: There was a time when various developments from this past week – such as the Israeli government spending hundreds of thousands of dollars promoting ultra-nationalist marches, a sanctioned settler leading army-escorted livestock raids on a Palestinian village, and the Israeli finance minister calling for the full military occupation and settlement of Gaza while speaking at once-dismantled occupied West Bank settlements – would have been met with outcry or debate in some corners of Israeli society.
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[2026-04-21 23:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: A progressive Jewish county prosecutor won the endorsement of Michigan’s state Democratic Party over the weekend in his bid for state attorney general, at a convention that also spotlighted deep divides over Israel within the party.
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[2026-04-21 23:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir filed an urgent request with the High Court on Sunday, accusing Attorney-General Gali Baharav-Miara’s office of trying to broaden last week’s interim ruling in the ongoing case over his involvement in police matters.
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[2026-04-21 23:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam and French President Emmanuel Macron will discuss on Tuesday how to strengthen the country's hand in possible direct negotiations with Israel in the United States later this week, as Beirut turns to a trusted European ally.
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[2026-04-21 23:31 UTC+10:00] [Peter Mandelson] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Sacked civil servant discloses he overturned vetting ruling without knowing full extent of national security concerns
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[2026-04-21 23:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Fears of a resumption in fighting between Tigray and Addis Ababa are growing after the northern Ethiopian state announced plans to restore its regional parliament.
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[2026-04-21 23:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Taiwan blames Beijing for the move, which forced William Lai to put off visit to eSwatini, the island’s sole remaining partner in Africa
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[2026-04-21 23:25 UTC+10:00] [Seychelles] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Taiwan blames Beijing for the move, which forced William Lai to put off visit to eSwatini, the island’s sole remaining partner in Africa
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[2026-04-21 23:18 UTC+10:00] [Energy] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: A cross-party group of lawmakers wants the European Parliament to scrap its monthly trek to Strasbourg as long as the energy crisis persists.
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[2026-04-21 23:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by Aldgra Fredly via The Epoch Times,
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[2026-04-21 22:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Hungary Prime Minister Viktor Orban, center, on the tribune during a World Cup 2026 group F qualifying soccer match between Ireland and Hungary at the Aviva stadium in Dublin, on Sept. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Peter Morrison, File)
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[2026-04-21 22:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Fears of a resumption in fighting between Tigray and Addis Ababa are growing after the northern state announced plans to restore its regional parliament.
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[2026-04-21 22:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas arrives for a meeting of EU foreign ministers at the European Council building in Luxembourg, Tuesday, April 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)
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[2026-04-21 22:51 UTC+10:00] [Peter Mandelson] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Sacked civil servant says it was right not to tell PM that Mandelson had failed vetting – a view Starmer rejects
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[2026-04-21 22:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Mark Butler is set to announce the reversal at the National Press Club on Wednesday. (ABC News: Matt Roberts)
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[2026-04-21 22:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Two Druze attendees of the Remembrance Day ceremony at the Druze military cemetery in Usfiya, northern Israel, accused Energy Minister Eli Cohen of delivering empty promises on behalf of the government.
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[2026-04-21 22:30 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Health Minister Mark Butler will unveil fixes to the country’s struggling aged care system alongside his overhaul of the $50 billion National Disability Insurance Scheme in his pre-budget speech on two of the government’s fastest-growing cost pressures.
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[2026-04-21 22:02 UTC+10:00] [Tim Cook] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: John Ternus ascends the throne – but Cook will stay on to manage tech giant’s foreign policy as executive chair
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[2026-04-21 22:01 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 90]
Source: 9News
Snippet: Two regional officials say the US and Iran have signalled they will hold a new round of ceasefire talks in Islamabad as a fragile two-week truce was due to expire.Neither the US nor Iran has publicly confirmed the timing of the talks, with Iranian state television denying any official was already in Pakistan's capital.Pakistan-led mediators received confirmation that the top negotiators, US Vice President JD Vance and Iran's parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf, will arrive in Islamabad early Wednesday to
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[2026-04-21 22:00 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Credit:Dominic Lorrimer
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[2026-04-21 22:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Details of secrecy, obstruction and violence emerge from a probe into 67,000 ‘ghost’ bakeries across China’s biggest e-commerce platforms
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[2026-04-21 22:00 UTC+10:00] [food safety] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Details of secrecy, obstruction and violence emerge from a probe into 67,000 ‘ghost’ bakeries across China’s biggest e-commerce platforms
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[2026-04-21 22:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Lebanon’s Prime Minister Nawaf Salam arrives for a meeting of EU foreign ministers at the European Council building in Luxembourg, Tuesday, April 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)
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[2026-04-21 21:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Aston Villa’s Morgan Rogers celebrates scoring during the English Premier League soccer match between Aston Villa and Sunderland at Villa Park, Birmingham, England, Sunday April 19, 2026. (Joe Giddens/PA via AP)
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[2026-04-21 21:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Downing Street considered giving the prime minister's then-director of communications Lord Doyle an ambassador role, the former top civil servant at the Foreign Office has said.
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[2026-04-21 21:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Myanmar’s newly elected President Min Aung Hlaing talks to journalists as he leaves after a swearing-in ceremony at Union Parliament in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, Friday, April 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Aung Shine Oo)
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[2026-04-21 21:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: O presidente Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva indicou nesta terça-feira (21/04) que o governo pode tomar eventuais medidas contra agentes policiais dos EUA baseados no Brasil se houver comprovação de que houve abuso por parte do governo Donald Trump na expulsão de um delegado da Polícia Federal (PF) baseado em Miami.
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[2026-04-21 21:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Taiwan President Lai Ching-te has called off a trip to Eswatini, one of Taipei's few official partners, blaming Chinese interference with the flight plan. (Photo by Chungi Chen)
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[2026-04-21 21:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: In recent years, my feelings about the celebrations of Israel’s Independence Day – except for that of 2022, when the “Government of Change” was in power – have grown increasingly bitter and thought-provoking.
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[2026-04-21 21:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Prominent conservative commentator Tucker Carlson has issued a public apology for his role in getting US President Donald Trump into the White House, saying in a podcast published on Monday that he will be “tormented for a long time” by the damage he helped cause.
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[2026-04-21 21:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Prominent conservative commentator Tucker Carlson has issued a public apology for his role in getting US President Donald Trump into the White House, saying in a podcast published on Monday that he will be “tormented for a long time” by the damage he helped cause.
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[2026-04-21 21:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: The Bangsamoro Federalist Party (BFP), a regional political party in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM), was established on March 2, 2026 in Cotabato City, Maguindanao del Norte. Tomanda Antok serves as its chairman and president.
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[2026-04-21 21:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: Indigenous, Settlers, Sama and Minorities Alliance (ISAMA) is a regional political party in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM). It was organized by Jamar Kulayan, who is also its chairperson, along with Al-treke Dayan, Ustadz Nafeesur Rahman Suhod, Alsadat Sabal, and Danny Sahi.
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[2026-04-21 21:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: The Moro Ako Party, a regional political party in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM), is headed by Najib Taib.
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[2026-04-21 21:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: The Bangsamoro Empowerment and Social Transformation Party (BEST Party) is a regional political party in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM), led by its president, Al-Rashid Balt, who also serves as director general of the Bangsamoro Ministry of Public Order and Safety.
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[2026-04-21 21:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: The Al-Ittihad-Ungaya sa Kawagib Nu Bangsamoro, a regional parliamentary political party in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM), is led by former Sultan Kudarat governor and Technical Education and Skills Development Authority chairman Suharto T. Mangudadatu.
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[2026-04-21 21:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: The Bangsamoro Peoples Party (BPP) is a regional political party in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region (BARMM). It is the party affiliated with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front. The party is led by Rasol Y. Mitmug Jr. as its secretary-general.
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[2026-04-21 21:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: The Peoples Consultative (Mushawara) Party is a regional political party in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region (BARMM).
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[2026-04-21 21:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: Mahardika, a regional political party in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM), is the party of Moro National Liberation Front founder Nur Misuari. Misuari served as governor of the now-defunct Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao which was replaced by the BARMM.
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[2026-04-21 21:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: The Bangsamoro Peoples Democratic Party (Pro Bangsamoro) is a regional political party in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM). It is a party affiliated with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front. The party is led by Don Mustapha Loong who serves as its president. Loong is a member of the interim Bangsamoro Transition Authority.
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[2026-04-21 21:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: The BARMM Grand Coalition (BGC) is a regional political party in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM). It is a coalition of the three political groups in the Muslim-majority region: Bangsamoro Peoples Party (BPP), Serbisyong Inklusibo-Alyansang Progresibo (SIAP), and Al-Ittihad-Ungaya sa Kawagib Nu Bangsamoro.
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[2026-04-21 21:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Premier Li Qiang urges ‘bottom-line mentality’ to secure power as Beijing sees coal and Russian gas among options to offset reliance on imported crude
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[2026-04-21 21:00 UTC+10:00] [State Council] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Premier Li Qiang urges ‘bottom-line mentality’ to secure power as Beijing sees coal and Russian gas among options to offset reliance on imported crude
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[2026-04-21 20:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: A Palestinian boy was killed on Tuesday after being struck by a vehicle in the security convoy of an Israeli minister in the occupied West Bank.
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[2026-04-21 20:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: The ex-civil servant behind the decision to approve Peter Mandelson ‘s appointment as British ambassador to Washington says he felt political pressure from Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s office to rush through the appointment despite security concerns.
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[2026-04-21 20:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Americans are rightly suspicious of some questionably timed trades made during Operation Epic Fury, but federal regulators can shed some light on them at the very least by launching an investigation.
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[2026-04-21 20:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Washington has suspended security co-operation and US dollar shipments to Iraq from its oil sales, demanding that Baghdad forms a new government without Iranian influence and arrests militia members accused of attacking the US embassy and troops, Iraqi officials have said.
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