Topic: Politics — Neutral reports only
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[2026-04-19 22:30 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Small and medium-sized businesses from cafes to real estate agents that use AI are growing faster than their technology-shunning competitors, while employers increasingly look for people with the ability to use artificial intelligence.
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[2026-04-19 22:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Sen. Jon Husted, R-Ohio, speaks during an event in the Indian Treaty Room of the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House complex on March 4, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)
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[2026-04-19 22:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Iran will not yield to US pressure, parliament speaker and top negotiator Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf has said. He stressed that progress has been made in the negotiations, though fundamental issues are still unresolved.
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[2026-04-19 21:54 UTC+10:00] [Politics] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Liz Kendall tries to limit fallout from vetting scandal as PM prepares for Commons showdown
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[2026-04-19 21:49 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: President Lee Jae Myung arrived in New Delhi on Sunday to begin a three-day state visit for summit talks with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, aimed at deepening economic ties and expanding strategic cooperation.
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[2026-04-19 21:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Utah State Rep. Doug Fiefia talks to Utah voters on the back deck of a house, Thursday, April 9, 2026, in Riverton, Utah. Fiefia, a Republican, has a background in technology and is running for the state senate with a pledge to tackle AI. (AP Photo/Nicholas Riccardi)
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[2026-04-19 21:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Lithuania and Latvia have announced that they will refuse Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico use of their airspace to travel to Moscow for Victory Day on May 9. Fico vowed to reach the Russian capital nonetheless, saying that the Baltic states would not prevent him from paying tribute to those who liberated Slovakia from Nazi occupation.
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[2026-04-19 21:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Lithuania and Latvia have announced that they will refuse Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico use of their airspace to travel to Moscow for Victory Day on May 9. Fico vowed to reach the Russian capital nonetheless, saying that the Baltic states would not prevent him from paying tribute to those who liberated Slovakia from Nazi occupation.
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[2026-04-19 21:35 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Credit:Aresna Villanueva
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[2026-04-19 21:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Bulgaria’s Rumen Radev and Boyko Borissov have cast their votes, and the country’s eighth election in five years is underway. Radev, who opposes EU aid to Ukraine, has vowed to break the stranglehold of the “oligarchic mafia” on Bulgaria.
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[2026-04-19 21:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: As a South Azerbaijani dissident journalist, I am overjoyed to live in a world without the tyrant Ali Larijani, Iran’s former Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council. He was the mastermind behind much of the Iranian regime’s policy and a man with a long history of oppressing the Azerbaijani nation.
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[2026-04-19 21:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: WATCH TODAY: On Monday evening, April 20, at 7:55 PM Israel time, Masa Israel Journey will conduct its Memorial Day ceremony, on the eve of Yom HaZikaron, commemorating lone soldiers and victims of terror from across the Jewish Diaspora. This event is the largest English-language Memorial Day ceremony in the world and will be broadcast in multiple languages to hundreds of thousands of Jews worldwide in more than 50 countries—including Russia, Ukraine, the Philippines, Morocco, Turkey, France, South Africa, the
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[2026-04-19 21:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Turkey's Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said on Sunday that both Iran and the United States had the will to continue talks to end the war.
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[2026-04-19 21:04 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The Strait of Hormuz remained closed on Sunday in the stand-off between Iran and the United States, with Iran's powerful speaker of parliament signalling a final peace deal was "far" off despite movement in negotiations.
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[2026-04-19 21:02 UTC+10:00] [Premier League] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: ⚽️ Premier League updates from the 2pm BST kick-off ⚽ Live scores | Latest tables | Top scorers | Email Daniel
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[2026-04-19 21:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: Democrats still face serious challenges to flipping the chamber. But Republicans are no longer dismissing the threat as quickly as they once did.
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[2026-04-19 21:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez and his far-left government are not over the finish line yet when it comes to their plan to legalize hundreds of thousands of illegal migrants. Now, the Spanish legal group Hazte Oír have made the first successful step in challenging the far-left government’s “Royal Decree,” which was used to pass the legislation without a vote from parliament.
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[2026-04-19 20:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson linked the restaurant industry to “slavery” Wednesday as he defended his push to eliminate the tipped wage, doubling down after surviving a City Council effort to block the policy.
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[2026-04-19 20:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: A sharp new confrontation over judicial appointments broke into the open on Sunday after the Courts Administration publicized a letter in which Supreme Court President Isaac Amit, Deputy President Noam Sohlberg, and Justice Dafna Barak-Erez accused Justice Minister Yariv Levin of selectively advancing some judicial appointments while continuing to block broader staffing moves across the system.
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[2026-04-19 20:20 UTC+10:00] [Budget] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: Hungary’s Tisza party increased its parliamentary majority by three seats after the final votes were counted in last Sunday’s election.
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[2026-04-19 20:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: New Shenzhen party chief Jin Lei has conducted high-profile visits to major joint projects between two cities in his first month
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[2026-04-19 20:13 UTC+10:00] [Hong Kong] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: New Shenzhen party chief Jin Lei has conducted high-profile visits to major joint projects between two cities in his first month
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[2026-04-19 20:07 UTC+10:00] [Football] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: ⚽ Today’s games | Latest tables | Premier League top scorers ⚽ Follow us on Bluesky | And you can get in touch with Tom
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[2026-04-19 20:00 UTC+10:00] [Scottish politics] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Once a progressive outlier, Scotland is facing a political reckoning as Reform benefits from growing social division
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[2026-04-19 19:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: LONDON — British government ministers on Sunday backed embattled premier Keir Starmer as he struggles to shake off a scandal over long-time Jeffrey Epstein associate Peter Mandelson.
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[2026-04-19 19:50 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Victoria] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Melbourne councils are firing back at the premier’s claims they are the bottleneck in the housing crisis, instead blaming market conditions, land banking, and state government delays for tens of thousands of stalled homes.
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[2026-04-19 19:45 UTC+10:00] [Bulgaria] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Eighth election in five years follows government collapse in December, with stability and cost of living among key issues
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[2026-04-19 19:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: British Prime Minister Keir Starmer leaves after the multinational virtual summit and press conference at the Elysee Presidential Palace in Paris, Friday April 17, 2026 (Tom Nicholson/Pool Photo via AP)
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[2026-04-19 19:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The EU’s poorest member has been through successive governments since anti-corruption rallies in 2021 ended the administration of long-time leader Boyko Borissov
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[2026-04-19 19:41 UTC+10:00] [Boyko Borissov] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The EU’s poorest member has been through successive governments since anti-corruption rallies in 2021 ended the administration of long-time leader Boyko Borissov
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[2026-04-19 19:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Manchester City’s head coach Pep Guardiola, left encourages his players as Arsenal’s manager Mikel Arteta gestures to his during the English League Cup final soccer match between Arsenal and Manchester City in London, Sunday, March 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Maja Smiejkowska)
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[2026-04-19 18:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Iran’s parliament speaker said talks with the US on ending the war had made progress but stressed the arch-foes are some way from reaching a deal.
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[2026-04-19 18:39 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: 9News
Snippet: Property News: Australia's most expensive streets, and how much it costs to live in them.
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[2026-04-19 18:00 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Pauline Hanson’s political surge may have peaked, with her likeability falling and primary support for One Nation edging down to its lowest level in three months even though a growing number believe the right-wing party could win the next election.
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[2026-04-19 17:36 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Negotiations between South Korea's government and Google over the cross-border transfer of detailed map data have lost momentum, with no follow-up meeting held since Feb. 27, when an inter-agency panel granted conditional approval after a 19-year standoff.
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[2026-04-19 17:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister Saeed Khatibzadeh said his country isn’t for a new round of face-to-face talks with the US because the Americans “have not abandoned their maximalist position.” On Friday, US President Donald Trump said the US would go into Iran and “get all the nuclear dust,” referring to the 970 pounds (440 kilograms) of enriched uranium believed to be buried under nuclear sites badly damaged by US military strikes last year.
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[2026-04-19 17:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: TEHRAN — The strategic Strait of Hormuz was again closed on Sunday in the stand-off between Iran and the United States, with Iran's powerful parliament speaker signaling a final peace deal remained "far" off despite some movement in negotiations.
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[2026-04-19 17:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: YEARS of sustained policy support and development initiatives championed by Loren Legarda for Antique have coincided with measurable improvements in the province's poverty indicators.
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[2026-04-19 17:00 UTC+10:00] [JD Vance] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The vice-president has endured his most humiliating – and damaging – week as his boss’s fall guy. How much more can Maga’s great hope take?
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[2026-04-19 16:55 UTC+10:00] [National / Queensland] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: More than 20 people have been arrested at protests in Brisbane over the weekend, with pro-Palestine groups calling on the Crisafulli government to repeal its contentious hate-speech laws.
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[2026-04-19 16:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Visitors at the BYD booth at Auto China in Beijing on May 3, 2024. © Getty Images
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[2026-04-19 16:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Convenor of city’s Executive Council says proposed accountability system should be preventive and avoid undermining morale among civil servants
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[2026-04-19 16:09 UTC+10:00] [Chief Executive's Office] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Convenor of city’s Executive Council says proposed accountability system should be preventive and avoid undermining morale among civil servants
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[2026-04-19 16:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Thousands of people gathered in Tel Aviv on Saturday night to protest against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his government, AFP news agency reported.
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[2026-04-19 15:59 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 92]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The stakes in the June local and byelections have grown since the ruling Democratic Party of Korea wrapped up its candidate selection for key municipalities Saturday, with at least 14 parliamentary seats now up for contest.
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[2026-04-19 15:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Mukalla, Yemen – The Yemeni government’s measures to curb the devaluation of the Yemeni riyal have finally borne fruit, but they have created another problem: A severe liquidity crunch.
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[2026-04-19 15:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: The dramatic developments in the Middle East over the last two months have resulted in extraordinary challenges in all facets of life across the globe.
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[2026-04-19 15:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Bulgarians have started voting in the eighth election in five years as they elect a new parliament, after mass protests brought down the previous Conservative-led government in December.
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[2026-04-19 15:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Britain's Deputy Prime Minister David Lammy signaled his support for Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Saturday over the ongoing row about the decision to appoint Peter Mandelson as ambassador to the United States.
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[2026-04-19 15:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Attracting retail investors can be a double-edged sword for Japanese companies, as an increasing number of these shareholders are siding with activists seeking changes in management policy.
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