Topic: Politics — Neutral reports only
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[2026-04-18 01:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer is facing new calls to resign after it was confirmed that disgraced former British Ambassador to the US Peter Mandelson had been appointed despite not being cleared by security officials.
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[2026-04-18 01:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer is facing new calls to resign after it was confirmed that disgraced former British Ambassador to the US Peter Mandelson had been appointed despite not being cleared by security officials.
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[2026-04-18 01:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: The rise of "war unicorns" will be an impressive development to watch over the next several years, as we've diligently laid out for readers for months, well before the U.S.-Iran conflict, how a massive government push and in capital markets would begin to prioritize the next generation of defense-tech firms rather than big, bloated legacy defense contractors.
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[2026-04-18 01:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: At the Antalya Diplomacy Forum in Turkey, Erdogan also stressed the importance of acting with ‘prudent understanding’ to end the Iran war
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[2026-04-18 01:16 UTC+10:00] [Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: At the Antalya Diplomacy Forum in Turkey, Erdogan also stressed the importance of acting with ‘prudent understanding’ to end the Iran war
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[2026-04-18 01:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Iran's Foreign Minister said on Friday that the strategic Strait of Hormuz is declared “completely open” for all commercial vessels for the remaining period of the Middle East ceasefire.
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[2026-04-18 01:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: WASHINGTON — The House of Representatives unanimously approved a 10-day renewal of the federal government’s foreign spying authority in the early hours of Friday morning, after more than a dozen privacy-minded Republicans voted to kill a measure extending the powers for years more.
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[2026-04-18 01:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Indian women lawmakers pose outside Parliament House before the start of the debate on a landmark bill to reserve one-third of seats for women, in New Delhi, India, Thursday, April 16, 2026. (AP Photo)
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[2026-04-18 01:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: United Kingdom Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced a new British and French-led international mission in the Strait of Hormuz, the BBC reported.
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[2026-04-18 01:00 UTC+10:00] [Australian politics] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Tony Barry and Barrie Cassidy discuss the opposition leader, Angus Taylor’s, new immigration policy and why Tony sees it as a strategy to come second. They also look at Donald Trump’s stoush with the pope, Anthony Albanese’s cautiousness when it comes to taking on gambling advertising and why this years budget will be one of the toughest ever delivered.
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[2026-04-18 01:00 UTC+10:00] [Australian immigration and asylum] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Taylor painted a grim picture of migration that fits more with his tenuous political position than the state of the country
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[2026-04-18 01:00 UTC+10:00] [New South Wales] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Another lawyer says ruling ‘puts brakes on the Minns government’s ability to use executive power to minimise people’s rights to protest’
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[2026-04-18 01:00 UTC+10:00] [Victorian politics] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: With a reshuffled cabinet, the premier is hoping to quell leadership rumblings as her party seeks an unprecedented fourth term
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[2026-04-18 01:00 UTC+10:00] [Comedy] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: As the president’s second term has wrought new horrors, comedians reflect on whether humor can still ‘deflate the strongman’s image’
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[2026-04-18 01:00 UTC+10:00] [Environment] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Frogs and sheep in the Gwydir wetlands near Moree have also been bogged after WaterNSW stopped environmental flows, researchers say
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[2026-04-18 01:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by Jonathan Turley,
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[2026-04-18 00:59 UTC+10:00] [Manchester City] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: ‘Twenty-two years without title … if they win it’s over’
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[2026-04-18 00:56 UTC+10:00] [US Senate] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Measure passed 50-49 to overturn a 20-year ban on mining near renowned Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness
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[2026-04-18 00:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: The US House of Representatives on Friday passed a bill extending Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) - which was notoriously abused so spy on the 2016 Trump campaign, and has been used for "backdoor searches" targeting Americans. Friday's vote - via unanimous consent after a longer five-year reauthorization pushed by Republicns failed to advance - extends Section 702 until April 30.
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[2026-04-18 00:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Colombia’s Environmental Minister Irene Vélez Torres talks during an interview with The Associated Press at the Botanical Garden Jose Celestino Mutis in Bogota, Colombia, Thursday, April 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)
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[2026-04-18 00:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The failed Lumileds deal highlights the growing hurdles Chinese tech firms face in overseas acquisitions under tightening US policy
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[2026-04-18 00:30 UTC+10:00] [Go Scale Capital] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The failed Lumileds deal highlights the growing hurdles Chinese tech firms face in overseas acquisitions under tightening US policy
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[2026-04-18 00:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The Cuban government attempted to open a direct back-channel with US President Donald Trump last week, tapping a private businessman to hand-deliver a sealed letter to the White House, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday, citing sources.
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[2026-04-18 00:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: The prime minister will appear before MPs on Monday to explain what went wrong, after it emerged that Lord Mandelson did not pass inital security vetting checks ahead of taking up the role of ambassador to the United States.
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[2026-04-18 00:01 UTC+10:00] [World / Middle East] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Beirut: US President Donald Trump and Iran’s foreign minister have confirmed the Strait of Hormuz is now fully open to commercial vessels, as a 10-day truce in Lebanon appeared to hold.
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[2026-04-17 23:59 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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[2026-04-17 23:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: In the traditional architecture of statecraft, a “firewall” once existed between domestic and foreign audiences. A government could broadcast one narrative to its citizens and another to foreign capitals. That world has vanished.
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[2026-04-17 23:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by Jack Phillips via The Epoch Times,
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[2026-04-17 23:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi announced that the Strait of Hormuz will remain completely open throughout the period of the ceasefire in Lebanon.
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[2026-04-17 23:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: The Strait of Hormuz is “completely open” for all commercial vessels and will remain so during the Israel-Lebanon ceasefire, Iran’s foreign minister has said.
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[2026-04-17 23:27 UTC+10:00] [Brexit] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Experts say Labour’s ‘halfway house’ approach risks losing support from progressives and ‘red wall’ voters
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[2026-04-17 23:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: The Commission on Elections (Comelec) announced on Friday that it has adopted the position paper of the Bangsamoro Elections Special Task Force (BEST Force), resolving key electoral mechanics issues ahead of the 2026 Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) parliamentary elections set on September 14.
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[2026-04-17 23:18 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Iran's foreign minister said on Friday that passage for all commercial vessels through the Strait of Hormuz is declared completely open for the remaining period of ceasefire, in line with the ceasefire in Lebanon.
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[2026-04-17 23:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi on Friday announced that the Strait of Hormuz is now “completely open” for all ships, so long as the Israel-Lebanon cease-fire remains in place — with President Trump quickly expressing his gratitude, calling it the “Strait of Iran.”
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[2026-04-17 23:13 UTC+10:00] [Air defense] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: The Pentagon’s top policy official is warning that future military support for Ukraine cannot depend on the United States, sharpening pressure on European allies to take the lead.
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[2026-04-17 23:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Passage for all commercial vessels through the Strait of Hormuz is now completely open, Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi declared on Friday. He added that the waterway will remain open for the remainder of the ceasefire in Lebanon.
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[2026-04-17 23:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: While Iran pushed to include Lebanon in its ceasefire agreement with the US and Israel, it has increased its drone attacks on Iranian Kurdish parties since the announcement of the truce on 8 April.
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[2026-04-17 23:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Aung San Suu Kyi has been in detention since a military coup in 2021 ousted Myanmar's government. (Reuters: Athit Perawongmetha/File)
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[2026-04-17 23:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Pakistan is the regional go-between to help maintain the 10-day ceasefire in Lebanon and push for a conclusive deal to end the Iran war
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[2026-04-17 23:00 UTC+10:00] [Donald Trump] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Pakistan is the regional go-between to help maintain the 10-day ceasefire in Lebanon and push for a conclusive deal to end the Iran war
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[2026-04-17 22:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Manchester City’s head coach Pep Guardiola celebrates after his team won the English League Cup final soccer match between Arsenal and Manchester City in London, Sunday, March 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Richard Pelham)
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[2026-04-17 22:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Bulgaria will hold a snap parliamentary election on Sunday, April 19, amid a political crisis in which weak coalitions have failed to thrive and trust in democratic elections has waned.
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[2026-04-17 22:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A federal agent wears an Immigration and Customs Enforcement badge, June 10, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura, File)
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[2026-04-17 22:53 UTC+10:00] [UK news] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: PM ‘furious’ as spokesperson insists Downing Street repeatedly sought facts of the case without being told
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[2026-04-17 22:53 UTC+10:00] [JAPAN] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is considering skipping a visit to the war-linked Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo during its three-day spring festival that starts Tuesday, informed sources said Friday.
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[2026-04-17 22:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: O Supremo Tribunal Federal (STF) decidiu, por unanimidade, nesta sexta-feira (17/04) derrubar uma lei de Santa Catarina que vetava a adoção de cotas raciais e outras ações afirmativas em universidades e instituições de ensino superior que recebem recursos do governo estadual.
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[2026-04-17 22:45 UTC+10:00] [Competition and Industrial Policy] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: BRÜSSEL - Die EU sollte ihr fragiles Handelsabkommen mit den Vereinigten Staaten nicht durch viele zusätzliche Forderungen „überfrachten“, sagte Handelskommissar Maroš Šefčovič am Freitag gegenüber POLITICO.
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[2026-04-17 22:24 UTC+10:00] [Cooperation] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: Progressive leaders from around the world are gathering in Spain on Friday to coordinate a response to the rise of far right and nationalist movements from Europe to the U.S. — with Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez at the center of the push.
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[2026-04-17 22:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: It has emerged that Peter Mandelson was granted a security clearance by the Foreign Office against the recommendation of the government's vetting agency when he was made US ambassador.
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[2026-04-17 22:19 UTC+10:00] [Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Dissent cannot take hold in soil rendered barren by emigration and embargo. Political opposition needs academic and cultural exchange if it is to prosper
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