[2026-04-20 23:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: Marcos inspects Service Contracting Program implementation at Araneta Center terminal

Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Monday inspected the rollout of the government’s Service Contracting Program (SCP) at the Araneta Center Passenger Terminal in Cubao, Quezon City.

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/04/20/news/marcos-inspects-service-contracting-program-implementation-at-araneta-center-terminal/2324088

[2026-04-20 23:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AfricaNews

Title: Africa’s shifting security map: Ten years on, a continent under strain

Snippet: Over the past decade, Africa’s security landscape has come under growing strain. Political violence has nearly doubled, driven by civil wars, jihadist attacks, local conflicts, and government crackdowns that have made life more dangerous for millions.

Read full article: http://www.africanews.com/2026/04/20/africas-shifting-security-map-ten-years-on-a-continent-under-strain/

[2026-04-20 23:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Google executives deny involvement in Indonesia graft scandal

Snippet: Nadiem Anwar Makarim, former Education Minister and the co-founder of Indonesia’s payments platform and ride hailing company Gojek, center, who is accused of corruption in a government project to procure school laptops, is flanked by his parents Nono Anwar Makarim, left, and Atika Algadrie before the start of his trial hearing at the Corruption Court in Jakarta, Indonesia, Monday, April 20, 2026.

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/indonesia-google-chromebook-corruption-5526609dd100adc95b5609bedc529edb

[2026-04-20 23:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: DHSUD to create panel to look into concerns of Las Piñas village homeowners’ association

Snippet: MANILA, Philippines —The Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD) on Monday said that it would create an interim poll body in connection with the election of new officers of a village homeowners’ association in Las Piñas City.

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/04/20/news/dhsud-to-create-panel-to-look-into-concerns-of-las-pias-village-homeowners-association/2324057

[2026-04-20 22:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AfricaNews

Title: Turkey to train 200 Nigerian special forces soldiers under new defence deal

Snippet: Nigeria and Turkey have struck a defence agreement to help Africa's most populous nation fight its 17-year-long jihadist insurgency, the Nigerian defence minister said on Saturday.

Read full article: http://www.africanews.com/2026/04/20/turkey-to-train-200-nigerian-special-forces-soldiers-under-new-defence-deal/

[2026-04-20 22:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Jerusalem Post

Title: Turkey-Israel tensions deepen amid Erdogan’s confrontational policy - opinion

Snippet: Ankara has crossed yet another line in its steadily escalating confrontation with Israel. An indictment by an Istanbul court to indict Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and 34 other Israeli officials for a period of up to 4596 years is not a legal maneuver grounded in sanity – it is a political stunt.

Read full article: https://www.jpost.com/opinion/article-893469

[2026-04-20 22:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Jerusalem Post

Title: Dismantling government investments in Israeli Arab society - opinion

Snippet: “It is forbidden to harm the essential multiyear plan, whose contributions to education and welfare in Arab society is truly existential,” Israeli President Isaac Herzog declared at the annual Givat Haviva Shared Society Conference in January.

Read full article: https://www.jpost.com/opinion/article-893453

[2026-04-20 22:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Jerusalem Post

Title: Israeli government under pressure to overhaul foreign worker policy

Snippet: A leading construction industry representative called on the government to urgently overhaul Israel’s foreign worker intake system after State Comptroller Matanyahu Englman issued a scathing report on the failure to bring in enough laborers for the sector, a shortfall that the report said caused billions of shekels in economic damage and delayed housing projects.

Read full article: https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-893606

[2026-04-20 22:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Zero Hedge

Title: Futures Slide As Oil Jumps On Ceasefire Setbacks, Nasdaq In Danger Of Ending 13-Day Streak

Snippet: Futures are lower, but well off session lows,after a weekend of chaos in the Strait of Hormuz cast doubt over US-Iran peace talks ahead of Tuesday’s ceasefire expiration. On Saturday, Iran said the Strait will be closed until the US blockade is lifted, with ships reporting attacks. The US then fired and seized an Iranian-flagged ship on Sunday.

Read full article: https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/futures-slide-oil-jumps-ceasefire-setbacks-nasdaq-danger-ending-13-day-streak

[2026-04-20 22:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The National (UAE)

Title: Palestinian sovereignty is route to security, says Prime Minister Mohammad Mustafa | The National

Snippet: Palestinians need sovereignty, not security solutions imposed by the international community, Prime Minister Mohammad Mustafa said on Monday.

Read full article: https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/2026/04/20/palestinian-sovereignty-is-route-to-security-says-prime-minister-mohammad-mustafa/

[2026-04-20 22:35 UTC+10:00] [Mark Carney] [Factuality: 90]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Carney says Canada’s strong economic ties to US are ‘weakness’ to be corrected

Snippet: Prime minister details efforts to attract investment and sign trade deals with other countries in 10-minute video address

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/20/mark-carney-canada-us-economy-trade

[2026-04-20 22:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Zero Hedge

Title: UK PM Starmer Faces "Judgment Day" Over Epstein Pal Mandelson's Appointment

Snippet: UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer is preparing for a showdown with the senior official he fired over the appointment of Peter Mandelson as US ambassador, as calls for the prime minister to resign grow.

Read full article: https://www.zerohedge.com/political/uk-pm-starmer-faces-judgment-day-over-epstein-pal-mandelsons-appointment

[2026-04-20 22:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: What to expect in Virginia's special election on redistricting

Snippet: Campaign direct mail advertisements about a Virginia special election on redistricting are on display in Arlington, Va., on April 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Robert Yoon)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/virginia-special-election-redistricting-ballot-measure-congress-0ebb39f0982f147b81a33b895275dbc6

[2026-04-20 22:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South Korea

Title: (2nd LD) Unification minister regrets leak claim related to his reference to Kusong as N.K. nuclear facility site

Snippet: (ATTN: ADDS Lee's comments in paras 11-13)

Read full article: https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260420007252315

[2026-04-20 22:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: Medical group calls for FTC probe into American Psychological Association for pushing sex changes in kids

Snippet: WASHINGTON — A prominent medical advocacy group is urging the Federal Trade Commission to probe whether the American Psychological Association knowingly promoted transgender surgeries on minors while being aware of the pitfalls.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/04/20/us-news/medical-group-calls-for-ftc-probe-into-psychological-association-for-pushing-sex-changes-in-kids/

[2026-04-20 22:28 UTC+10:00] [US politics] [Factuality: 90]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Trump administration launches tariff refund system as first step in paying back billions – US politics live

Snippet: Trump administration launches online portal on Monday after supreme court struck down tariff policy earlier this year

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2026/apr/20/trump-tariff-refund-politics-vance-congress-latest-updates

[2026-04-20 22:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Lebanese former minister: Israel has destroyed villages since ceasefire

Snippet: Ali Hassan Khalil, a top aide to Lebanon's Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri, said on Monday that Israel had destroyed the whole or parts of 39 villages in southern Lebanon since a ceasefire was agreed with Hezbollah last week.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/lebanese-former-minister-israel-has-destroyed-villages-ceasefire

[2026-04-20 22:19 UTC+10:00] [Elections] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Politico

Title: Von der Leyen, Costa congratulate Russia-aligned Radev on Bulgaria election win

Snippet: Top European officials on Monday congratulated Bulgaria’s next leader Rumen Radev after his Progressive Bulgaria party won Sunday’s election, despite some concerns over his Russia-sympathetic positions.

Read full article: https://www.politico.eu/article/eu-ursula-von-der-leyen-antonio-costa-welcome-rumen-radev-victory/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication

[2026-04-20 22:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Al Jazeera

Title: Iraq’s ruling Shia bloc races to choose PM as US, Iran watch

Snippet: Baghdad, Iraq – It’s been more than five months since Iraq’s parliamentary elections, but the Coordination Framework – the largest parliamentary bloc of Shia parties – has failed to choose its prime ministerial candidate amid internal power struggles.

Read full article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/4/20/iraqs-ruling-shia-bloc-races-to-choose-pm-as-us-iran-watch

[2026-04-20 22:11 UTC+10:00] [Keir Starmer] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Starmer to admit he inadvertently gave MPs misleading information on Mandelson

Snippet: PM to tell Commons he was himself misled and would ‘never knowingly mislead parliament or the public’

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/apr/20/keir-starmer-admit-inadvertently-gave-mps-misleading-information-peter-mandelson

[2026-04-20 22:11 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Age

Title: Best of cartoons, April 21, 2026

Snippet: Advertisement1/6 Credit:Cathy Wilcox2/6 Credit:Matt Golding3/6 Credit:Matt Golding4/6 Credit:Matt GoldingAdvertisement5/6 Credit:Matt Golding6/6 Credit:Dionne Gain

Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/politics/federal/best-of-cartoons-april-21-2026-20260420-p5zpkf.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-04-20 22:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: WATCH: Marcos inspects Service Contracting Program at Araneta Center terminal

Snippet: President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Monday inspected the rollout of the government’s Service Contracting Program at the Araneta Center Passenger Terminal in Cubao, Quezon City. The SCP, being implemented by the Department of Transportation, is one of the administration’s interventions to address the skyrocketing prices of fuel triggered by hostilities in the Middle East.

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/04/20/videos/watch-marcos-inspects-service-contracting-program-at-araneta-center-terminal/2323909

[2026-04-20 22:06 UTC+10:00] [British politics] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Politico

Title: 5 times Keir Starmer blamed the deep state

Snippet: LONDON — Keir Starmer was meant to be the bureaucrats’ prime minister. Now he’s dumping on them.

Read full article: https://www.politico.eu/article/5-times-uk-keir-starmer-blamed-deep-state/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication

[2026-04-20 21:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: ABC News

Title: PM won't criticise Trump for 'lying' about Australia

Snippet: Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has been pressed on his relationship with the United States and President Donald Trump on 7.30.

Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04-20/pm-won-t-criticise-trump-for-lying-about-australia/106585960

[2026-04-20 21:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Jerusalem Post

Title: Israeli officials attend Sa-nur settlement reestablishment ceremony

Snippet: Cabinet ministers, members of Knesset, local politicians, and hundreds of settler activists celebrated the reestablishment and repopulation of the settlement of Sa-Nur in the northern West Bank on Sunday, nearly 21 years after its evacuation under the Disengagement Plan.

Read full article: https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-893582

[2026-04-20 21:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Nikkei Asia

Title: South Korea's Lee and India's Modi agree to deepen AI and chip ties

Snippet: South Korean President Lee Jae Myung is greeted by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi outside of the presidential palace in New Delhi on April 20. Modi later mentioned Indians' affinity for K-pop and K-dramas and said, "We are happy that President Lee himself is an admirer of Indian cinema." © Reuters

Read full article: https://asia.nikkei.com/politics/international-relations/south-korea-s-lee-and-india-s-modi-agree-to-deepen-ai-and-chip-ties

[2026-04-20 21:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: South Korea-US tensions flare over ‘intelligence leak’ claims, Pyongyang policy

Snippet: Unification Minister Chung Dong-young rejects accusations he leaked sensitive information about North Korea’s Kusong nuclear facility

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3350756/south-korea-us-tensions-flare-over-intelligence-leak-claims-pyongyang-policy?utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-04-20 21:30 UTC+10:00] [North Korea] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: South Korea-US tensions flare over ‘intelligence leak’ claims, Pyongyang policy

Snippet: Unification Minister Chung Dong-young rejects accusations he leaked sensitive information about North Korea’s Kusong nuclear facility

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3350756/south-korea-us-tensions-flare-over-intelligence-leak-claims-pyongyang-policy

[2026-04-20 21:27 UTC+10:00] [Erling Haaland] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Haaland keeps his cool and turns up heat on Arsenal as Gabriel loses his head

Snippet: Erling Haaland scored a winner and refused to take a dive but could not resist a little dig at the fading Gunners

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/football/2026/apr/20/erling-haaland-manchester-city-arsenal-premier-league-title-race

[2026-04-20 21:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Al Jazeera

Title: A match made in opposition: Venezuela’s Machado courts Spain’s right wing

Snippet: Madrid, Spain – Venezuela’s opposition leader Maria Corina Machado is aligned with Spain’s main right-wing party on its economic visions, but they are divided by social issues such as abortion, analysts say.

Read full article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/4/20/spain-venezuela-opposition

[2026-04-20 21:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The National (UAE)

Title: New government, old constraints: What Baghdad needs to do to tame pro-Iran militias in Iraq | The National

Snippet: A new government is set to be inaugurated in Baghdad at a moment of acute national and regional volatility. It will assume office at a critical crossroads and face a defining test: either pursue and implement far-reaching structural reforms, including the credible resolution of armed non-state actors from state institutions, or risk a slide into intensified confrontation between the US and entrenched militia networks, with potentially violent consequences for the state itself.

Read full article: https://www.thenationalnews.com/opinion/comment/2026/04/20/iraq-politics-militias-baghdad-iran-us-middle-east-war/

[2026-04-20 20:53 UTC+10:00] [Bulgaria] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Kremlin ‘impressed’ with Bulgarian election winner Radev’s call for pragmatic dialogue with Moscow – Europe live

Snippet: In one of the first reactions to the Bulgarian vote last night, the Kremlin has just said it was impressed by Radev’s words about pragmatic dialogue with Moscow, Reuters reported.

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2026/apr/20/bulgaria-election-ukraine-russia-hungary-macron-poland-latest-news-updates

[2026-04-20 20:48 UTC+10:00] [National / Queensland] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Age

Title: Youth crime offences, police powers expanded under proposed bill

Snippet: An expansion of youth crime laws, the scrapping of the state’s drug diversion program and new police powers to crack down on “anti-social behaviour” are among changes set out in a bill to be debated when parliament returns this week.

Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/national/queensland/youth-crime-offences-police-powers-expanded-under-proposed-bill-20260420-p5zpaf.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-04-20 20:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The National (UAE)

Title: Iran’s Quds Force commander visits Baghdad as factions look to fill PM post | The National

Snippet: Iranian Quds Force commander Esmail Qaani visited Baghdad and held meetings with pro-Tehran militias and political leaders as a fragile ceasefire with the US holds, sources told The National.

Read full article: https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/mena/2026/04/20/irans-quds-force-commander-visits-baghdad-as-factions-look-to-fill-pm-post/

[2026-04-20 20:33 UTC+10:00] [Elections] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Politico

Title: Slovenia’s prime minister admits he cannot form a government

Snippet: Slovenia’s caretaker prime minister, Robert Golob, on Monday admitted his party was unable to form a government, potentially paving the way for the return of populist Janez Janša.

Read full article: https://www.politico.eu/article/slovenia-prime-minister-golob-says-his-party-cannot-form-government/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication

[2026-04-20 20:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: CNBC

Title: Kevin Warsh would be the first tech bro Fed chair. How Silicon Valley shaped him

Snippet: With his penchant for suits, ties and sweater vests, Federal Reserve chair nominee Kevin Warsh doesn’t share the rumpled look of many of the Silicon Valley entrepreneurs he calls friends. But they still count him as one of their own. “You wouldn't be hanging out with us if you were as normal as you claim to be,” Palantir CEO Alex Karp told Warsh on a podcast in 2022.

Read full article: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/20/fed-silicon-valley-kevin-warsh.html

[2026-04-20 20:28 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Korea Herald

Title: Lee takes selfies with Indian PM Modi, Samsung chairman with Galaxy phone

Snippet: President Lee Jae Myung on Monday took selfies with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Samsung Electronics Chairman Lee Jae-yong during his state visit to India, Cheong Wa Dae said.

Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10721497

[2026-04-20 20:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Ex-president Rumen Radev's coalition triumphs in Bulgaria vote

Snippet: Former Bulgarian President Rumen Radev casts his vote at a polling station in Sofia, Bulgaria, Sunday, April 19, 2026, during early parliamentary elections. (AP Photo/Valentina Petrova)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/bulgaria-election-radev-borissov-corruption-russia-oligarchs-2f821c5a659a8ca4ab9dfe28b9138236

[2026-04-20 20:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South Korea

Title: Lee takes selfies with Indian PM Modi, Samsung chairman with Galaxy phone

Snippet: NEW DELHI, April 20 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Jae Myung on Monday took selfies with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Samsung Electronics Chairman Lee Jae-yong during his state visit to India, Cheong Wa Dae said.

Read full article: https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260420010900315

[2026-04-20 20:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: India and China wall off border rows to focus on trade and security

Snippet: Analysts say the two sides are returning to a state of ‘managed coexistence’ after their Shanghai Cooperation Organisation talks

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3350732/india-and-china-wall-border-rows-focus-trade-and-security?utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-04-20 20:12 UTC+10:00] [Alok Amitabh Dimri] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: India and China wall off border rows to focus on trade and security

Snippet: Analysts say the two sides are returning to a state of ‘managed coexistence’ after their Shanghai Cooperation Organisation talks

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3350732/india-and-china-wall-border-rows-focus-trade-and-security

[2026-04-20 20:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: ABC News

Title: Qld minister says he never broke law amid questions on voting registration

Snippet: Topic:State and Territory Parliament

Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04-20/tim-mander-electoral-registration-voting-everton/106584676

[2026-04-20 20:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: RT News

Title: Dialogue with Russia ‘must be restored’ – Bulgarian election winner

Snippet: The winner of the Bulgarian parliamentary election, Progressive Bulgaria’s Rumen Radev, has called for dialogue with Russia to be restored. The former president has led the newly formed left-leaning populist party to a landslide victory on a platform of critical dialogue with Brussels and pragmatism towards Moscow.

Read full article: https://www.rt.com/news/638749-radev-bulgaria-dialogue-russia/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS

[2026-04-20 19:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: The Moscow Times

Title: Novosibirsk Agriculture Minister Fired After Mass Cattle Culls Spark Farmer Protests

Snippet: The agriculture minister of the Novosibirsk region was dismissed on Monday following a mass cattle cull that triggered rare public protests and significant financial losses for local farmers.

Read full article: https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2026/04/20/novosibirsk-agriculture-minister-fired-after-mass-cattle-culls-spark-farmer-protests-a92542

[2026-04-20 19:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Deutsche Welle

Title: O desafio em torno das minas navais no Estreito de Ormuz

Snippet: O chanceler federal alemão, Friedrich Merz, afirmou na sexta-feira (17/04) que seu país estava preparado para fornecer serviços de remoção de minas navais e de reconhecimento marítimo para ajudar a garantir a segurança do Estreito de Ormuz.

Read full article: https://www.dw.com/pt-br/o-desafio-em-torno-das-minas-navais-no-estreito-de-ormuz/a-76854639

[2026-04-20 19:30 UTC+10:00] [National / Victoria] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Age

Title: Term 2 teachers’ strikes to close Victorian schools through May and June

Snippet: Hundreds of government schools across Victoria will shut for half a day at a time during May and June as educators walk off the job again as part of their fight for a better deal on pay and working conditions.

Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/term-2-teachers-strikes-to-close-victorian-schools-through-may-and-june-20260420-p5zpf0.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-04-20 19:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: South Korea's Lee Jae Myung and India's Modi aim to double trade by 2030

Snippet: India Prime Minister Narendra Modi hugs South Korean President Lee Jae Myung, left, after the signing of memorandum of understanding and agreements between their countries in New Delhi, India, Monday, April 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/india-south-korea-trade-shipbuilding-defense-ai-8453d27375d5013d095c9b5febcfbdfc

[2026-04-20 19:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Local Spain

Title: Spain calls Machado decision to skip PM meeting a ‘mistake’

Snippet: Spain’s leftist government said Monday it was a "mistake" for Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado to meet right-wing parties in Madrid while declining talks with Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez.

Read full article: https://www.thelocal.es/20260420/spain-calls-machado-decision-to-skip-pm-meeting-a-mistake

[2026-04-20 19:21 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Korea Herald

Title: Lee and Modi aim to double trade by 2030, bolster strategic ties

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.

Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10721474

[2026-04-20 19:11 UTC+10:00] [Australian politics] [Factuality: 95]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Millions of Australians will get a $1,000 instant tax deduction under a new law – here’s how it will work

Snippet: Draft legislation for treasurer Jim Chalmers’ new instant tax deduction policy lands just over a year after Labor proposed the change in the run-up to the 2025 election

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/apr/20/1000-instant-tax-deduction-explained-australia-new-law