Topic: Politics — Neutral reports only
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[2026-04-16 04:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s Virat Kohli hits a boundary during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Lucknow Super Giants in Bengaluru, India, Wednesday, April 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi)
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[2026-04-16 04:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The Reservists Party launched a campaign on Wednesday against haredi (ultra-Orthodox) and Arab parties ahead of the elections, calling to stop those who do not serve in the IDF from voting or running for the Knesset.
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[2026-04-16 04:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: Politico
Snippet: LONDON — Viktor Orbán’s defeat in Sunday’s Hungarian election indicates that right-wing populism will be short-lived, the leader of Britain’s center-right Conservatives claimed.
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[2026-04-16 03:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The global economy is about to feel the full economic impact of the Iran war, Qatar's finance minister said on Wednesday, but he added that his country's finances would be able to ride out the problems for at least a year.
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[2026-04-16 03:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: WASHINGTON — The law firm that once defended Hunter Biden against federal gun and tax indictments wants to see the pardoned former first son’s correspondence with friends or Democratic Party donors as part of a breach of contract case meant to recoup unpaid legal debts.
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[2026-04-16 03:31 UTC+10:00] [Australia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: SBS News
Snippet: Defence Minister Richard Marles says an increase in military spending is necessary given the shift in the global environment. Source: AAP / Dita Alangkara
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[2026-04-16 03:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Reem Al Hashimy, UAE Minister of State for International Co-operation, on Wednesday called the Strait of Hormuz a “public good” and accused Iran of trying to take the region hostage.
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[2026-04-16 03:22 UTC+10:00] [Hungarian elections 2026] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: Hungarian Prime Minister-elect Péter Magyar used landmark appearances on state-controlled media outlets on Wednesday to reaffirm his intention to suspend their broadcasts as soon as he’s sworn in.
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[2026-04-16 03:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: April 15 – As people increasingly turn to artificial intelligence for advice, some US lawyers are telling their clients not to treat AI chatbots like trusted confidants when their freedom or legal liability is on the line.
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[2026-04-16 03:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Three large advertising agencies settled a Federal Trade Commission probe accusing them of violating antitrust law by conspiring to boycott online media platforms based on political content they didn’t like, the agency said Wednesday.
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[2026-04-16 03:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump renewed pressure Wednesday on Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, with the US leader threatening to fire the central bank chief if he stays beyond his mandate.
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[2026-04-16 03:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: The government has said it will roll out biometric checks in prisons after new figures revealed 179 people were freed in error in the year to March.
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[2026-04-16 03:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Hundreds of red-clad supporters of radical left-wing opposition leader Julius Malema gathered in a South African city Wednesday ahead of his sentencing for firing an assault rifle at a rally eight years ago.
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[2026-04-16 03:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The majority of American Jews oppose the pro-Israel lobby AIPAC spending funds raised from Republican donors in Democratic primaries, according to a new survey released Tuesday.
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[2026-04-16 03:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Hungarian Prime Minister-elect Peter Magyar held what the Prime Minister’s Office described as a warm introductory phone call on Wednesday, April 15, 2026, as both sides moved to signal continuity in ties after Hungary’s recent election.
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[2026-04-16 03:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Hungarian Jewish groups extended their congratulations and appealed for cooperation with Tisza party president Peter Magyar following his Sunday electoral victory, including those that had prospered under outgoing Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s reign.
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[2026-04-16 02:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity.news,
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[2026-04-16 02:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Cameroonian President Paul Biya signed a bill on Tuesday to restore the vice presidency to the country's government structure.
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[2026-04-16 02:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Iran's Embassy in Indonesia posted an artificial intelligence-generated photograph comparing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler on its official X/Twitter account on Wednesday.
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[2026-04-16 02:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: ROME — Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Wednesday they would work together to boost defense cooperation, including on drone production, after talks in Rome.
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[2026-04-16 02:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: Arseny Turbin became one of the youngest political prisoners in Russia when he was arrested at age 15 in 2023.
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[2026-04-16 02:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: StubHub will pay a $10 million settlement to ticket purchasers for violating federal rules about unfair and deceptive fees, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced.
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[2026-04-16 02:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Italy’s decision to suspend a defence agreement with Israel has more symbolic value than concrete consequences, but it is an unprecedented move by the Italian government and reflects deep unease over its longtime ally’s actions in the Middle East, analysts say.
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[2026-04-16 02:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: The View host Alyssa Farah Griffin was candid about her own experience working in politics after former Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell was accused of sexual assault, possibly exposing a dark side to Capitol Hill.
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[2026-04-16 02:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: U.K. Finance Minister Rachel Reeves on Wednesday called for an immediate de-escalation of the war in the Middle East, and sharply criticized the U.S. administration's handling of it.
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[2026-04-16 02:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: Read this in The Manila Times digital edition.
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[2026-04-16 02:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: PORT MORESBY — Papua New Guinea ramped up security at military bases on Wednesday, as disgruntled soldiers set up roadblocks in the capital Port Moresby to vent frustrations over alleged government corruption.
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[2026-04-16 02:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: IN the 1980s, Davao City was widely described — including by Asiaweek magazine — as one of the most violent urban centers in the country. Two decades later, under Rodrigo Duterte, it was attracting investors, stabilizing local security and enforcing public order with consistency. He did not rely on task forces or extended studies.
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[2026-04-16 02:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
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[2026-04-16 02:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: ENERGY conservation is often discussed as a policy.
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[2026-04-16 02:01 UTC+10:00] [Politics / WA] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Four wind farms collectively generating more than 1 gigawatt of electricity and a green steel project will be the first major projects to have the red carpet rolled out under the Cook government’s state development laws.
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[2026-04-16 02:00 UTC+10:00] [US foreign policy] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The time is long overdue for members of Congress to listen to the American people and end US military aid to the extremist Netanyahu government
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[2026-04-16 02:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Jenniffer Gonzalez speaks after she was sworn in as governor outside the Capitol in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Jan. 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Alejandro Granadillo, File)
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[2026-04-16 02:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: House Democrats on Wednesday are introducing a proposal that would give tax relief to election poll workers.
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[2026-04-16 01:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: The Swedish government on Wednesday said a pro-Russian group with links to Russia’s security and intelligence services was behind a cyberattack on a heating plant last year. The announcement followed warnings from officials in Poland, Norway, Denmark and Latvia that Russia is attacking critical infrastructure across Europe.
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[2026-04-16 01:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: In recent weeks, Lebanon’s government, led by President Joseph Aoun and Prime Minister Nawaf Salam, has repeatedly called for direct talks with Israel. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu confirmed the shift, saying, “In light of Lebanon’s repeated requests to open direct negotiations with Israel, I have instructed the cabinet to begin such talks as soon as possible,” less than a week ago.
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[2026-04-16 01:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Maguire had started United's past 10 Premier League matches before his suspension
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[2026-04-16 01:44 UTC+10:00] [Aging] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: The U.S.-Israeli war on Iran is threatening to make the dire state of government finances around the world even worse, the International Monetary Fund warned on Wednesday.
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[2026-04-16 01:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Japan has eased its arms export rules, breaking with eight decades of pacifist foreign policy.
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[2026-04-16 01:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Senior Hezbollah official Ibrahim al-Moussawi says diplomatic efforts by Iran and other regional states could produce a ceasefire soon
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[2026-04-16 01:40 UTC+10:00] [Donald Trump] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Senior Hezbollah official Ibrahim al-Moussawi says diplomatic efforts by Iran and other regional states could produce a ceasefire soon
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[2026-04-16 01:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: O ministro Alexandre de Moraes, doSupremo Tribunal Federal (STF), determinou a abertura de um inquérito contra o senador Flávio Bolsonaro (PL-RJ) por supostamente ter caluniado o presidente da República, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.
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[2026-04-16 01:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday demanded explanations from the government and Central Bank over why Russia’s economy is performing worse than expected this year, calling for urgent measures to revive growth in his second public complaint about economic weakness in a month.
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[2026-04-16 01:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Pakistan's army chief Asim Munir has landed in Tehran, where he was welcomed by Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi.
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[2026-04-16 01:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: In recent weeks, Lebanon’s government, led by President Joseph Aoun and Prime Minister Nawaf Salam, has repeatedly called for direct talks with Israel. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu confirmed the shift, saying, “In light of Lebanon’s repeated requests to open direct negotiations with Israel, I have instructed the cabinet to begin such talks as soon as possible,” less than a week ago.
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[2026-04-16 01:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: A growing number of Russian websites and online services have begun blocking users who try to access them with virtual private networks, or VPNs, as the government ramps up its efforts to restrict the censorship-circumvention tools.
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[2026-04-16 01:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: FILE -President Donald Trump greets Italy’s Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni during summit to support ending the more than two-year Israel-Hamas war in Gaza after a breakthrough ceasefire deal, Oct. 13, 2025, in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, Pool, File)
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[2026-04-16 01:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Although Germany is not involved in the war on Iran, the country is feeling its economic impact directly, German Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil said on Wednesday.
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[2026-04-16 00:55 UTC+10:00] [Federal Reserve] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: US president says he has ‘held back’ on firing the head of the Federal Reserve leading up to end of Powell’s term in May
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[2026-04-16 00:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: This year's IMF and World Bank Spring Meetings in Washington are unlike any in recent memory. The Iran war has given the annual gathering a geopolitical charge that has drawn an unusually broad crowd, not just the traditional ministers of trade, investment and finance, but foreign policy officials and venture capital executives from across the globe.
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