Topic: Politics — Neutral reports only
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[2026-04-17 06:10 UTC+10:00] [Sports] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Sri Lanka’s Under-12 girls’ team is competing at the Regional Qualifying Event of South Asia – ITF Asia 12&U Team Competition, which is currently underway from April 15 to 19 at the NTA Tennis Complex in Nepal, with two top teams earning qualification to the Asian finals.
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[2026-04-17 06:05 UTC+10:00] [Sports] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Sri Lanka Women’s Under-19 team, led by Chamodi Praboda, will look to record their third consecutive win when they face England Women’s Under-19 team in their Tri-Series T20 fixture scheduled for today (17) at the Ian Healy Oval in Brisbane.
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[2026-04-17 06:05 UTC+10:00] [Breaking News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) National Organizer Namal Rajapaksa said the SLPP will move forward while learning from past mistakes, highlighting the need for reflection, cultural preservation and youth empowerment.
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[2026-04-17 06:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Federal Government
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[2026-04-17 06:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: This week, a vote in the United States Senate to block military equipment for Israel ended in defeat.
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[2026-04-17 06:00 UTC+10:00] [Sports] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Sri Lanka A team came back strongly to complete clean sweep in the three match unofficial ODI series against New Zealand A as they gave a superb all round performance throughout the series .
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[2026-04-17 05:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Gov. Gavin Newsom has stayed curiously mum about the Eric Swalwell rape claims that rocked California politics — but quietly hit up donors for cash after the scandal ended the congressman’s career.
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[2026-04-17 05:55 UTC+10:00] [Sports] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Taxila Central College Horana will meet Lyceum International School Wattala in the final of the Under 19 division Two Tier ‘A’ inter schools two day cricket tournament conducted by Sri Lanka Schools Cricket Association at Army ground Salawa Kosgama from April 17 to 19
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[2026-04-17 05:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Kevin Warsh speaks to the media about his report on transparency at the Bank of England, in London, Dec., 11, 2014. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant, Pool, File)
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[2026-04-17 05:50 UTC+10:00] [Sports] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Sri Lanka will send a full strength fencing team to the South Asian Fencing Championship in New Delhi this June, marking a major return to international competition after a seven-year absence since the 2019 Kathmandu South Asian Games.
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[2026-04-17 05:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban addresses supporters after receiving the results of a parliamentary election in Budapest, Hungary, Sunday, April 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)
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[2026-04-17 05:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by Brad Jones via The Epoch Times,
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[2026-04-17 05:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Unrest, Conflict and War
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[2026-04-17 05:42 UTC+10:00] [General Features] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Glimpses of an Ancient Civilisation: Society and Culture in Jaffna (300 BC to AD 500) by Professor S. Pathmanathan. SSSR Investments Pty Ltd, Australia, 2026. Pp. 370.
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[2026-04-17 05:40 UTC+10:00] [General Opinion] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: With the Americans increasingly accepting the the prediction made by the The Guardian of United Kingdom that war with Iran would become “Trump’s Vietnam”, Washington started to look for an exit strategy. The majority now believes that President Donald Trump is stuck in a quagmire, and his goals are unattainable.
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[2026-04-17 05:40 UTC+10:00] [General Opinion] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The partition of ancestral land in Sri Lanka is a process that’s complex, as it is deeply divisive generally, within most communities. Passage of generations often blurs the lines between ownership by family lineage, and legal entitlement. The Supreme Court judgment concerning the land known as “Hamade Delgahawatta” in this context is a substantive modern authority on these issues.
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[2026-04-17 05:38 UTC+10:00] [Local] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: President Anura Kumara Dissanayake visited the Malwatte and Asgiri Maha Vihara on Wednesday (15) and called on Most Ven. Thibbatuwawe Sri Sumangala Mahanayaka Thera of the Malwatte Chapter of the Siam Nikaya of the Maha Vihara tradition and Most Ven. Warakagoda Sri Gnanarathana Mahanayaka Thera of the Asgiri Chapter of the Siam Nikaya of the Maha Vihara tradition.
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[2026-04-17 05:38 UTC+10:00] [Local] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: A stock of smuggled foreign liquor kept for sale at a well-known supermarket in the Colombo area was seized by the Island-wide Excise Special Operations Unit last weekend.
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[2026-04-17 05:35 UTC+10:00] [Politics] [Factuality: 100]
Source: SBS News
Snippet: Vanuatu's minister for climate change adaptation, Ralph Regenvanu, says Australia needs to do more to phase out fossil fuels. Source: AAP / Joel Carrett
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[2026-04-17 05:35 UTC+10:00] [Local] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Chinese Ambassador to Sri Lanka, Qi Zhenhong said that Sri Lanka has also been affected by the global fuel crisis caused by the war in the Middle East, and that China will support Sri Lanka at all times to mitigate its impact.
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[2026-04-17 05:35 UTC+10:00] [Local] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Seven academic books, written by Ven. Dr. Boralesgamuwe Pemarathana Thera, Viharadikari, Bellanwila Raja Maha Viharaya, including his dissertation for the doctorate degree, Buddhist greeting practices, offerings and rituals on the basis of Dharma, were recently launched at a ceremony held at National Library Documentation Services Board Auditorium in Colombo 7.
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[2026-04-17 05:35 UTC+10:00] [Local] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Chief Incumbent of the Angoda Mandawila Sri Abhayasumanarama Viharaya, Venerable Komarike Subodhananda Thera, passed away at the age of 50 on April 14 while receiving treatment at the National Institute of Infectious Diseases.
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[2026-04-17 05:35 UTC+10:00] [Local] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Scope Cinemas has taken steps to screen old Sinhala films restored in 4K at its theatres through their ‘Scope Classics’ initiative.
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[2026-04-17 05:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Sri Lanka’s Ambassador to the United States Mahinda Samarasinghe stated that New Year customs and traditions – a major stream of the great Sinhala culture – have been safely preserved and maintained for thousands of years centered around the Buddhist temple, and that Buddhist monks have played a historical role in this regard.
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[2026-04-17 05:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Sri Lanka Navy yesterday seized a multi-day fishing vessel along with four suspects believed to be transporting a consignment of narcotics during a special Naval operation yesterday (16).
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[2026-04-17 05:30 UTC+10:00] [Editorial] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Viktor Orbán ruled Hungary for 16 years with an iron fist, gradually eroding its democratic credentials. His oppressive regime ended last week with a landslide election win for his former ally turned critic Péter Magyar (45) of the Centre-Right Tisza (Respect and Freedom) Party, who will take oaths as Prime Minister in May.
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[2026-04-17 05:30 UTC+10:00] [Cartoon] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Sri Lanka’s most Trusted and Innovative media services provider
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[2026-04-17 05:30 UTC+10:00] [Local] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Despite headwinds from global energy market disruptions triggered by the Iran war, South Asia continues to be the world’s fastest-growing region, with India acting as the principal engine of growth, according to the latest report by the World Bank.
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[2026-04-17 05:30 UTC+10:00] [Local] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: A group of officers from the Polonnaruwa Criminal Investigation Division found 1,298 T56 bullets near the Parakrama Samudraya embankment in Polonnaruwa yesterday morning.
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[2026-04-17 05:30 UTC+10:00] [Local] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Police Traffic Control and Road Safety DIG W. P. J. Senadheera said that 42 fatal road accidents were reported across the country between April 10 and 15, resulting in 44 deaths.
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[2026-04-17 05:30 UTC+10:00] [Local] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: President’s Secretary Dr. Nandika Sanath Kumanayake invited the staff of the Presidential Secretariat to commit themselves, with renewed energy and fresh ideas, to advancing the President’s people-centred programme.
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[2026-04-17 05:30 UTC+10:00] [Local] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: A former Basnayake Nilame was arrested yesterday (16) by the Special Crime Investigation Unit of the Kandy Police for alleged financial fraud worth millions of rupees.
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[2026-04-17 05:30 UTC+10:00] [Sports] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Sri Lanka Aquatic Sports Union (SLASU) will hold selection trials for the Asian Age Group Swimming Championships and the Commonwealth Games from May 8 to 10 at the Sugathadasa Swimming Pool Complex in Colombo.
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[2026-04-17 05:30 UTC+10:00] [Local] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: PUCSL has decided to exclude additional costs arising due to the coal quality from electricity tariff revisions.
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[2026-04-17 05:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Nine Chinese nationals allegedly linked to cyber crimes were arrested by Airport Customs officials early yesterday morning, along with a stock of electronic communication equipment worth over Rs. 24 million.
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[2026-04-17 05:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Acting Magistrate Bandula Weerasinghe ordered on Wednesday (15) to remand an inward patient at the Kalutara Nagoda Teaching Hospital till April 27, who allegedly committed a sexual assault on a female doctor who had gone to check his blood pressure.
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[2026-04-17 05:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Steps were taken to repatriate 238 Iranian nationals, who had sustained injuries in an American attack on their ship and were rescued by the Sri Lanka Navy, on a special Iranian flight on the night of April 14.
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[2026-04-17 05:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: A group of monks participating in the ‘Walk for Peace’ departed from DFW International Airport, US, bound for Sri Lanka on Wednesday. They have travelled ahead to begin preparations for the upcoming event. The internationally recognised “Walk for Peace” in Sri Lanka is scheduled from April 21 to April 28 is a seven-day pilgrimage promoting unity and compassion covering many cities.
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[2026-04-17 05:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: DE LANEROLLE NIHAL CHANDRA – Son of late Dr. Leslie and late May, brother of late Rosemary Wijeyewardene, Ralph and late Santi, brother-in-law of late Ajit, Heather and Shiranthi, uncle of Trishan, expired in USA on 25th March 2026. His mortal remains will be laid to rest on Saturday 18th April 2026 following a service at 11.00 a.m.
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[2026-04-17 05:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: JERUSALEM — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Thursday that the ten-day ceasefire with Lebanon offered an opportunity for a "historic peace agreement" with Beirut, but insisted that the disarmament of militant group Hezbollah remained a precondition.
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[2026-04-17 05:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by Jacki Thrapp via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours),
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[2026-04-17 05:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: COTONOU, Benin (AP) — Benin ‘s Constitutional Court on Thursday confirmed the presidential election victory of Finance Minister Romuald Wadagni in the West African country’s weekend election.
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[2026-04-17 05:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says around 50 tankers are en route to Australia to bolster fuel supplies as the turmoil from the war in Iran continues.
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[2026-04-17 05:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Two bills seeking to block military aid to Israel were rejected by the US Senate on Wednesday, with both propositions being backed by the vast majority of Democratic senators.
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[2026-04-17 05:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Defence Minister Richard Marles has handed down the 2026 National Defence Strategy. (ABC News: Mick Tsikas)
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[2026-04-17 05:00 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: April 17, 2026 — 5:00am
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[2026-04-17 05:00 UTC+10:00] [National / WA] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: A West Australian council has inadvertently offered its “tacit” endorsement of a Pentecostal Christian organisation which claims to use faith to heal conditions ranging from asthma to deafness by allowing it to host a three-day festival on public land, according to a resident and former member of parliament.
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[2026-04-17 04:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Foto del 24 de noviembre del 2025, el exjugador de la NBA y asistente Damon Jones llega a la corte federal de Brooklyn. (AP Foto/Yuki Iwamura, Archivo)
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[2026-04-17 04:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Punjab Kings’ wicketkeeper Prabhsimran Singh celebrates his fifty runs during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Mumbai Indians and Punjab Kings in Mumbai, India, Thursday, April 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)
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[2026-04-17 04:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: British Prime Minister Keir Starmer speaks as Starmer hosts social media industry leaders to discuss child safety online Thursday, April 16, 2026, in London. (Leon Neal/Pool Photo via AP)
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