[2026-04-20 16:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Nikkei Asia

Title: How a Chinese property plan doomed the mayor of a sleepy Japanese city

Snippet: Incumbent Yuji Hayashi bows to his supporters on April 19 after losing Asakura's mayoral election. (Photo by Kenji Kawase)

Read full article: https://asia.nikkei.com/politics/how-a-chinese-property-plan-doomed-the-mayor-of-a-sleepy-japanese-city2

[2026-04-20 16:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: ABC News

Title: Rebel Wilson accused of defaming actor with sexual harassment claim

Snippet: By Sean Tarek Goodwin

Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04-20/rebel-wilson-defamation-trial-starts-at-australian-federal-court/106584020

[2026-04-20 16:17 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Korea Herald

Title: Lee pledges closer coordination with India on Hormuz, supply chains

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/10721254

[2026-04-20 16:11 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Korea Herald

Title: Concerns grow over South Korea-US intelligence rift after minister's North Korea nuclear remarks

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.

Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10721243

[2026-04-20 16:10 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 90]

Source: The Korea Herald

Title: Aligning with US conservatives crucial to alliance: Opposition chair

Snippet: People Power Party chair uses 10-day US trip to attack liberal administration's 'diplomacy blunders' ahead of local election

Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10721242

[2026-04-20 15:45 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Korea Herald

Title: Rise in illegal foreign delivery riders prompts stronger counter measures

Snippet: The Seoul Metropolitan Government said Monday it would set up a consultation and reporting center to tackle a surge in illegal employment of foreign delivery riders.

Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10721200

[2026-04-20 15:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South Korea

Title: Unification minister regrets leak claim related to his reference to Kusong as N.K. nuclear facility site

Snippet: SEOUL, April 20 (Yonhap) -- Unification Minister Chung Dong-young said Monday his referring to North Korea's Kusong region as one of the sites hosting the country's nuclear facilities was intended to explain South Korea's North Korea policy, expressing regret over allegations that the remarks constituted an information leak.

Read full article: https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260420007200315

[2026-04-20 15:30 UTC+10:00] [World / Asia] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Age

Title: ‘Never waste a crisis’: Ex-Shell executive says it’s time for Australia to tax windfall profits on energy

Snippet: Kuala Lumpur: Former Shell executive and ex-Malaysian minister Idris Jala says Australia should use the global energy crisis to tax the windfall profits of gas giants, dismissing the industry’s claims that it would scare off investment and jeopardise trade with Asian neighbours.

Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/world/asia/never-waste-a-crisis-ex-shell-executive-says-it-s-time-for-australia-to-tax-windfall-profits-on-energy-20260418-p5zp1j.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-04-20 15:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South Korea

Title: KOSPI-listed firms' dividend payouts reach all-time high in 2025: data

Snippet: SEOUL, April 20 (Yonhap) -- Dividend payouts by South Korean firms listed on the benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) reached an all-time high last year, signaling that local companies are making efforts to increase cash payouts in line with the government's initiative to boost shareholder value, the bourse operator said Monday.

Read full article: https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260420006700320

[2026-04-20 15:08 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Age

Title: Why anxious Australians are putting cash back in their wallets

Snippet: Australians are back putting cash into their wallets and pockets with the first turnaround in the use of money in almost two decades.

Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/politics/federal/why-anxious-australians-are-putting-cash-back-in-their-wallets-20260420-p5zpa9.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-04-20 15:08 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Korea Herald

Title: Seoul seizes W7b haul of fake luxury goods

Snippet: The Seoul Metropolitan Government said Monday it has apprehended two suspects accused of selling large quantities of counterfeit goods at a shopping mall in Dongdaemun-gu.

Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10721140

[2026-04-20 15:03 UTC+10:00] [Australian politics] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Chalmers says Iran war will raise inflation and unemployment, warning fallout of conflict could be ‘severe’

Snippet: End of war ‘can’t come soon enough’, treasurer says, as inflation expected to rise above 5% in Australia with global supply chains buffeted

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/apr/20/treasurer-chalmers-iran-war-inflation-unemployment-australia

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

Source: BBC News

Title: Reform pledges to review all asylum claims since 2021 if it wins power

Snippet: Reform UK has pledged an immediate review of all asylum claims from the last five years should the party win the next general election.

Read full article: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0rxd5wpyqwo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

[2026-04-20 14:58 UTC+10:00] [Breaking News] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Daily News

Title: Thousands of Parisians evacuated as WW2 bomb detonated

Snippet: Thousands of people were evacuated from a northern suburb of Paris while a World War Two bomb was rendered safe on Sunday.

Read full article: https://dailynews.lk/2026/04/20/breaking-news/982391/thousands-of-parisians-evacuated-as-ww2-bomb-detonated/

[2026-04-20 14:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Report: Iran stands firm on demands for a truce in Lebanon, frozen assets

Snippet: Iran has decided to continue talks with the US, but this “does not mean to negotiate at any cost", it stands firm on demands for a truce in Lebanon and frozen assets, Al Jazeera reported Ebrahim Azizi, the head of the Iranian Parliament’s National Security Committee, saying.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/report-iran-stands-firm-demands-truce-lebanon-frozen-assets

[2026-04-20 14:32 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Korea Herald

Title: ROKS Wang Geon upgrades defenses ahead of possible Hormuz deployment

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.

Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10721105

[2026-04-20 14:17 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Korea Herald

Title: Korean retail investors could be shut out of SpaceX IPO

Snippet: Regulatory mismatch with US IPO rules, lack of precedent and policy push to redirect capital home complicate access

Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10721091

[2026-04-20 14:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: British Prime Minister Starmer to face lawmakers over Mandelson's appointment

Snippet: British Prime Minister Keir Starmer co-hosts a multinational virtual summit with French President Emmanuel Macron, not pictured, at the Elysee Presidential Palace in Paris, Friday April 17, 2026 (Tom Nicholson/Pool Photo via AP)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/starmer-mandelson-epstein-parliament-statement-1f434ae174c37ae8a1a0c11204573f83

[2026-04-20 14:00 UTC+10:00] [Madagascar] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Arrests fuel fears among Madagascar’s gen Z protesters that new regime no better than one they overthrew

Snippet: Jubilation is turning to disenchantment as young activists arrested after protest calling for election date to be set

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/20/madagascar-gen-z-protesters-fear-new-regime

[2026-04-20 13:57 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Korea Herald

Title: Bulgaria's former president tops parliamentary vote

Snippet: SOFIA, Bulgaria (AFP) - Bulgarian ex-president Rumen Radev -- an EU critic who has called for renewing ties with Russia -- hailed a "victory of hope" after his coalition topped the eighth parliamentary elections in five years Monday.

Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10721081

[2026-04-20 13:42 UTC+10:00] [National / Queensland] [Factuality: 95]

Source: The Age

Title: ‘Serious questions to answer’: Sports minister pressed on voting enrolment

Snippet: The Crisafulli government has been issued with a please explain after it was revealed the state’s sports minister is enrolled to vote at the address of a staffer, and is not residing within his electorate.

Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/national/queensland/serious-questions-to-answer-sports-minister-pressed-on-voting-enrolment-20260420-p5zpdd.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-04-20 13:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Iran war escalates as Houthis threaten to sever Saudi oil exports

Snippet: Targets reportedly include a Saudi pipeline to the Red Sea, the Bab el-Mandeb Strait and a UAE export terminal at Fujairah, outside the Gulf

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3350671/iran-war-escalates-houthis-threaten-sever-saudi-oil-exports?utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-04-20 13:42 UTC+10:00] [Pakistan] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Iran war escalates as Houthis threaten to sever Saudi oil exports

Snippet: Targets reportedly include a Saudi pipeline to the Red Sea, the Bab el-Mandeb Strait and a UAE export terminal at Fujairah, outside the Gulf

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3350671/iran-war-escalates-houthis-threaten-sever-saudi-oil-exports

[2026-04-20 13:42 UTC+10:00] [Breaking News] [Factuality: 90]

Source: Daily News

Title: US intercepts and seizes Iranian-flagged cargo ship, Trump says

Snippet: The US has intercepted an Iranian-flagged cargo ship in the Gulf as part of its naval blockade, Donald Trump has said.

Read full article: https://dailynews.lk/2026/04/20/breaking-news/982384/us-intercepts-and-seizes-iranian-flagged-cargo-ship-trump-says/

[2026-04-20 13:32 UTC+10:00] [Breaking News] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Daily News

Title: Low-floor priority bus service for persons with disabilities to begin tomorrow

Snippet: A low-floor priority bus service designed for persons with disabilities will be launched tomorrow (21) as a pilot project from the Makumbura Multimodal Transport Center.

Read full article: https://dailynews.lk/2026/04/20/breaking-news/982377/low-floor-priority-bus-service-for-persons-with-disabilities-to-begin-tomorrow/

[2026-04-20 13:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: The National (UAE)

Title: Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta maintains title belief despite City setback | The National

Snippet: Mikel Arteta said he would "stay at home" if he did not believe Arsenal could recover from their defeat to Manchester City and go on to win a first Premier League title in 22 years.

Read full article: https://www.thenationalnews.com/sport/football/2026/04/20/arsenal-boss-mikel-arteta-maintains-title-belief-despite-city-setback/

[2026-04-20 13:23 UTC+10:00] [Breaking News] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Daily News

Title: ‘Fly for Peace’ kite event to be held at Galle Face today

Snippet: A special kite-flying event promoting a global message of peace will be held at Galle Face Green today (20) at 4.00 pm.

Read full article: https://dailynews.lk/2026/04/20/local/982370/fly-for-peace-kite-event-to-be-held-at-galle-face-today/

[2026-04-20 13:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Zero Hedge

Title: Assisted Suicide Is The Logical Outcome Of Government-Controlled Medical Care

Snippet: Authored by William Andersen via The Mises Institute,

Read full article: https://www.zerohedge.com/political/assisted-suicide-logical-outcome-government-controlled-medical-care

[2026-04-20 13:03 UTC+10:00] [Breaking News] [Factuality: 92]

Source: Daily News

Title: Thundershowers expected in most parts of the island after 1 pm today

Snippet: Showers or thundershowers will occur in most parts of the island after 1.00 pm today (20), according to the Department of Meteorology.

Read full article: https://dailynews.lk/2026/04/20/local/982359/thundershowers-expected-in-most-parts-of-the-island-after-1-pm-today/

[2026-04-20 12:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Netanyahu says conflict with Iran could shift at any moment

Snippet: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the war with Iran is “not over”, adding that Israel and the United States “fight the battle of civilisation against barbarism”.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/netanyahu-says-conflict-iran-could-shift-any-moment

[2026-04-20 12:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Zero Hedge

Title: Bulgaria's Former Pro-Russian President Set For Landsllde Election Win

Snippet: Just as Europe's neoliberal establishment was celebrating the downfall of Hungary's Orban and his replacement with... another hard-line ant- immigrationist, it got some bad news on Sunday, as Bulgaria's pro-Russian former President Rumen Radev was set for a runaway victory in the election and may even secure a parliamentary majority in the poorest EU state, ‌exit polls showed, potentially ending years of weak coalition governments and altering the European Union member's foreign policy.

Read full article: https://www.zerohedge.com/political/bulgarias-former-pro-russian-president-set-landsllde-election-win

[2026-04-20 12:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: How Sanae Takaichi is redefining Japanese diplomacy with personal touches

Snippet: Japan’s first female prime minister uses expressive gestures, thoughtful gifts and music to connect with foreign leaders

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/east-asia/article/3350665/how-sanae-takaichi-redefining-japanese-diplomacy-personal-touches?utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-04-20 12:40 UTC+10:00] [Donald Trump] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: How Sanae Takaichi is redefining Japanese diplomacy with personal touches

Snippet: Japan’s first female prime minister uses expressive gestures, thoughtful gifts and music to connect with foreign leaders

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/east-asia/article/3350665/how-sanae-takaichi-redefining-japanese-diplomacy-personal-touches

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

Source: The Korea Herald

Title: Two officers suspended over claims they fled Kyiv shooting

Snippet: Ukraine's interior minister said on Sunday two police officers had been suspended after a video circulated online showed them fleeing the scene of the shooting in Kyiv in which six people were killed.

Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10720966

[2026-04-20 12:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Pro-government crowds in Iran urge leaders not to back down

Snippet: Thousands of people gathered in Tehran in support of the government, with some expressing “complete distrust” towards the United States and urging officials not to back down.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/pro-government-crowds-iran-urge-leaders-not-back-down

[2026-04-20 12:01 UTC+10:00] [British politics] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Politico

Title: Fatal flaw: Keir Starmer’s leadership vacuum threatens to swallow him up

Snippet: LONDON — Keir Starmer’s team believed he was the perfect candidate to be British Prime Minister when he took office in July 2024. But winning an election is one thing and running the country, it turns out, requires something else.

Read full article: https://www.politico.eu/article/keir-starmer-dangerous-leadership-style-uk-peter-mandelson/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication

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

Source: Politico

Title: EU Parliament’s reputation at stake in access debate, new anti-fraud chief says

Snippet: BRUSSELS — A debate over how far OLAF can go in searching the European Parliament is putting the reputation of both institutions on the line, the head of the EU anti-fraud body has warned.

Read full article: https://www.politico.eu/article/eu-parliament-reputation-access-debate-olaf-petr-klement/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication

[2026-04-20 11:44 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Age

Title: Jim Chalmers flags major tax reforms in upcoming federal budget

Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section

Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/national/jim-chalmers-flags-major-tax-reforms-in-upcoming-federal-budget-20260420-p5zpe0.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-04-20 11:40 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Age

Title: Higher inflation, less growth, more unemployment: Chalmers issues budget warning

Snippet: Treasurer Jim Chalmers has admitted the country is facing higher inflation, lower economic growth and a likely increase in unemployment, with next month’s budget and the broader economy held hostage to how quickly the war against Iran is resolved.

Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/politics/federal/higher-inflation-less-growth-more-unemployment-chalmers-issues-budget-warning-20260420-p5zpc5.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-04-20 11:39 UTC+10:00] [Government] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Michael West Media

Title: Where are the AUKUS nuclear waste costings (let alone the dump sites)?

Snippet: Don't pay so you can read it. Pay so everyone can!

Read full article: https://michaelwest.com.au/where-are-the-aukus-nuclear-waste-costings-let-alone-the-dump-sites/

[2026-04-20 11:32 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Korea Herald

Title: Outgoing BOK chief stresses broader role of central bank in addressing long-term challenges

Snippet: Outgoing Bank of Korea Gov. Rhee Chang-yong said Monday achieving economic stability and growth through monetary and fiscal policy alone has become increasingly difficult, calling for a broader role for the central bank in addressing long-term structural challenges.

Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10720884

[2026-04-20 11:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Why the Northern Metropolis needs more than one big push

Snippet: Beijing has upped the ante with help and pressure, including calling upon the business community’s patriotism, but the Hong Kong government must still sell the business plan

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/opinion/hong-kong-opinion/article/3350491/why-northern-metropolis-needs-more-one-big-push?utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-04-20 11:30 UTC+10:00] [Brian Wong] [Factuality: 92]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Why the Northern Metropolis needs more than one big push

Snippet: Beijing has upped the ante with help and pressure, including calling upon the business community’s patriotism, but the Hong Kong government must still sell the business plan

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/opinion/hong-kong-opinion/article/3350491/why-northern-metropolis-needs-more-one-big-push

[2026-04-20 11:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South Korea

Title: Outgoing BOK chief stresses broader role of central bank in addressing long-term challenges

Snippet: SEOUL, April 20 (Yonhap) -- Outgoing Bank of Korea (BOK) Gov. Rhee Chang-yong said Monday achieving economic stability and growth through monetary and fiscal policy alone has become increasingly difficult, calling for a broader role for the central bank in addressing long-term structural challenges.

Read full article: https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260420003200320

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

Source: ABC News

Title: Garbage collectors and teachers plan strike action for budget week

Snippet: Topic:Local Government

Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04-20/melbourne-council-workers-teachers-strike-budget-week/106582518

[2026-04-20 11:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Iran issues directive on managing war-hit government assets

Snippet: Iran has authorised the sale or bartering of government-owned buildings damaged during the war, according to a directive reported by Fars News Agency.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/iran-issues-directive-managing-war-hit-government-assets

[2026-04-20 11:12 UTC+10:00] [Politics / NSW] [Factuality: 95]

Source: The Age

Title: ‘Take responsibility’: Premier speaks out as police review protest charges

Snippet: NSW Police are reviewing charges laid against protesters after the state’s highest court ruled the state government’s law restricting protests was unconstitutional.

Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/politics/nsw/take-responsibility-premier-speaks-out-as-police-review-protest-charges-20260420-p5zpbx.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

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

Source: ABC News

Title: Breaking: ACT Greens leader Shane Rattenbury quitting politics

Snippet: Topic:Government and Politics

Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04-20/shane-rattenbury-steps-down-as-act-greens-leader/106582540

[2026-04-20 11:06 UTC+10:00] [Health] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: States on edge about NDIS cuts as Chalmers flags they will be ‘easily the most important’ part of budget savings

Snippet: Government sources in multiple states say they are worried about the breadth of the changes and possible costs

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/apr/20/ndis-funding-cuts-labor-chalmers-budget-savings

[2026-04-20 11:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Jerusalem Post

Title: Bulgaria's former pro-Putin president Radev takes strong lead in election, preliminary results show

Snippet: Progressive Bulgaria, the party of Bulgaria's pro-Russian former president Rumen Radev, was leading in Sunday's parliamentary election with 44.59% of votes, after 32% of votes were counted, official results showed.

Read full article: https://www.jpost.com/international/article-893556