Topic: Politics — Neutral reports only
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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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[2026-04-16 00:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: By Georgy Asatryan, political scientist
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[2026-04-16 00:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: From April 12 to 14, at the invitation of Chinese Premier Li Qiang, Khaled bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, paid a visit to China. This was his first official visit as Crown Prince to a permanent member of the UN Security Council, and he is also the highest-ranking leader from the Arab world received by China in 2026 till now.
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[2026-04-16 00:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Keiko Fujimori, presidential candidate of the Popular Force party, lines up to vote during general elections in Lima, Peru, Sunday, April 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Bruno Elias)
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[2026-04-16 00:18 UTC+10:00] [World news] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Péter Magyar’s stunning victory in Hungary is a boost for liberal democracy. But don’t bank on similar upsets in upcoming European elections
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[2026-04-16 00:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: In the turbulent 1960s, an unbreakable bond was forged on the front lines of the American Civil Rights Movement. Black and Jewish activists didn’t just share a history of oppression and a fight for survival; they marched side-by-side, prayed together, and literally shed blood to transform the conscience of a nation.
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[2026-04-16 00:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Bulgarian Prime Minister Andrey Gyurov’s days are numbered, and his caretaker government is rushing to tie his country to Ukraine before a potential populist uprising. It’s about gas, influence, and keeping Sofia marching in lockstep with Brussels.
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[2026-04-16 00:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: US President Donald Trump has threatened to fire Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell if he does not step aside at the end of his term in May.
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[2026-04-16 00:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The Israeli security cabinet will convene to discuss a possible ceasefire in Lebanon on Wednesday night, according to a senior Israeli official.
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[2026-04-16 00:06 UTC+10:00] [Hungary] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Péter Magyar did not need to dismantle the system – but he understood that Hungarians care more about the cost of living than conspiracies
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[2026-04-16 00:05 UTC+10:00] [Breaking News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Item 1 of 3 Motorists queue for fuel at a TotalEnergies petrol station ahead of an announced fuel price hike, as fuel costs rise amid global disruptions caused by the Iran war, in Nairobi, Kenya April 14, 2026. REUTERS/Thomas Mukoya
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[2026-04-16 00:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Federal prosecutors on Tuesday made a surprise visit to the Federal Reserve headquarters building that's undergoing a $2.5 billion renovation, as they continue to investigate whether Fed Chair Jerome Powell lied to Congress about the cost and scope of the project. Construction workers told the prosecutors they couldn't come on the site without prior authorization, the Wall Street Journal reported.
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[2026-04-15 23:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: El presidente de la Reserva Federal, Jerome Powell, a la derecha, y el presidente estadounidense Donald Trump revisan un documento durante una visita a la Reserva Federal, jueves 24 de julio de 2025, en Washington. (Foto AP/Julia Demaree Nikhinson, Archivo)
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[2026-04-15 23:51 UTC+10:00] [Elections] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: BRUSSELS ― Outgoing Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán will not attend the informal meeting of the European Council in Cyprus next week, an EU official told POLITICO.
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[2026-04-15 23:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Germany’s handling of anti-Israel protests was “disproportionate,” and the government’s use of hate-speech laws to counter the demonstrations unfairly restricted freedom of expression, a report by the EU’s human rights commissioner has found.
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[2026-04-15 23:32 UTC+10:00] [Péter Magyar] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Péter Magyar compares media coverage to Nazi-era Germany and aims to ‘restore its public service character’
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[2026-04-15 23:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell, right, and President Donald Trump look over a document of cost figures during a visit to the Federal Reserve, Thursday, July 24, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson, File)
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[2026-04-15 23:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: The U.S. State Department believes the Cuban government has helped Russia recruit its citizens to fight in the war against Ukraine, Axios reported on Tuesday, citing a report to Congress.
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[2026-04-15 23:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: The Iran war has highlighted the need to elevate EU-Gulf Co-operation Council ties as a “strategic necessity”, GCC Secretary General Jasem Al Budaiwi told the European Parliament on Wednesday.
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[2026-04-15 23:15 UTC+10:00] [Rule of Law] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: BUDAPEST — The European Commission is dispatching officials to Budapest to start negotiations with Hungarian Prime Minister-elect Péter Magyar on unblocking billions in EU funds for Hungary.
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[2026-04-15 23:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. speaks during a fireside chat with CPAC Senior Fellow Mercedes Schlapp at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Dallas, Saturday, March 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Gabriela Passos)
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[2026-04-15 23:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: Healthcare workers and government officials on April 15, 2026 sought to push for the passage of the Midwifery Empowerment Act, aimed at raising entry-level pay for midwives. During his speech at the 27th National General Assembly of Midwives in Pasay City, Sen. JV Ejercito announced that he filed a measure aimed at providing job security to midwives who have been working in the healthcare sector for decades.
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[2026-04-15 22:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 15 (Yonhap) -- Foreign Minister Cho Hyun on Wednesday met with the chief of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in Seoul to discuss South Korea's plan to develop its own nuclear-powered submarines and North Korea's nuclear program, according to officials.
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[2026-04-15 22:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Dubai Police has unveiled plans to introduce tough new legislation holding parents to account for the reckless use of e-scooters by their children.
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[2026-04-15 22:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity.news,
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[2026-04-15 22:43 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Unification Minister Chung Dong-young said Wednesday the appointment of a special envoy to facilitate dialogue between the United States and North Korea was still known to be under review by President Lee Jae Myung.
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[2026-04-15 22:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed, Vice President, Deputy Prime Minister and Chairman of the Presidential Court, on Wednesday witnessed the signing of an agreement to begin a major railway project in Jordan.
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[2026-04-15 22:40 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Defense Minister Ahn Gyu-back met Wednesday with Chinese Ambassador to South Korea Dai Bing to discuss bilateral cooperation in the defense sector and other issues surrounding the Korean Peninsula, officials said.
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[2026-04-15 22:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: President Trump threatened to fire Fed Chair Jerome Powell if he does not step down – adding that he has no intention of ending the government’s criminal investigation into him.
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[2026-04-15 22:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Federal Government
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[2026-04-15 22:30 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: An extra $53 billion will be injected into defence over the next 10 years as the Albanese government seeks to rebuff claims the nation’s military is dangerously unprepared for the age of modern warfare.
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[2026-04-15 22:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: President Donald Trump on Wednesday again threatened to fire Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell and said the probe into the renovation of the central bank's headquarters needs to continue.
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[2026-04-15 22:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: Mont Property Group faces the public for the first time on April 15, 2026 following months of backlash over alleged flooding linked to its controversial Monterrazas de Cebu development. General manager Camille Bondad said the firm came forward to address the controversy directly and insisted that technical findings backed the project’s flood-related claims.
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[2026-04-15 21:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 15 (Yonhap) -- Defense Minister Ahn Gyu-back met Wednesday with Chinese Ambassador to South Korea Dai Bing to discuss bilateral cooperation in the defense sector and other issues surrounding the Korean Peninsula, officials said.
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[2026-04-15 21:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir on Wednesday attacked the judicial system ahead of a High Court of Justice hearing on petitions to dismiss him, accusing Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara of trying to silence right-wing voters.
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[2026-04-15 21:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Source says club’s main concern is illegal wagering and that it will work with government to solve crisis over basketball betting pause
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[2026-04-15 21:22 UTC+10:00] [illegal betting] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Source says club’s main concern is illegal wagering and that it will work with government to solve crisis over basketball betting pause
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[2026-04-15 21:20 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Credit:Marija Ercegovac
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[2026-04-15 21:19 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Credit:Vintage Cathy Wilcox
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[2026-04-15 21:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: An American flag hangs outside the Office of the 11th Congressional District in the Longworth House Office Building in Washington on Thursday, April 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Robert Yoon)
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[2026-04-15 21:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: First lady Melania Trump speaks to reporters Thursday, April 9, 2026, in the Grand Foyer of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
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[2026-04-15 21:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Chief Executive John Lee says city will act on lessons learned from deadly blaze, as Beijing warns against exploiting tragedies to sow unrest
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[2026-04-15 21:00 UTC+10:00] [National Security Education Day] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Chief Executive John Lee says city will act on lessons learned from deadly blaze, as Beijing warns against exploiting tragedies to sow unrest
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[2026-04-15 21:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: This April 19, 1994 file photo shows in the front row; Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) Chief Mangosuthu Buthelezi, left, President F.W. de Klerk, middle, and African National Congress (ANC) President Nelson Mandela, right, exchanging words at a news conference, while in the back row at center South African Foreign Minister Pik Botha looks over them, in Pretoria, South Africa.
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[2026-04-15 20:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Peter Magyar, leader of the election-winning Tisza Party, talks to the media before meeting Hungarian President Tamas Sulyok in the presidential Alexander Palace in Budapest, Hungary, Wednesday April 15, 2026. (Robert Hegedus/MTI via AP)
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