Topic: Politics — Neutral reports only
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[2026-04-14 22:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Economy Minister Akmal Nasrullah Mohd Nasir warns the effects of the crisis can last until next year, with oil prices expected to remain high
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[2026-04-14 22:38 UTC+10:00] [Latest Stories] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Inquirer
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — The preparations of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) for the 2026 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) will continue and will not be wasted even if the elections will be postponed, its chairperson George Erwin Garcia said on Tuesday.
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[2026-04-14 22:35 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea will ban hoarding of key petrochemical feedstocks and products starting Wednesday, the government said, as the Iran war raises the risk of further supply disruptions.
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[2026-04-14 22:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: A young woman committed suicide in the al-Mahabsha district in Yemen’s Hajjah governorate late last week, after a court ordered she be returned from her family home to her husband’s, sparking national demands for legislative reforms to women’s rights, according to local media reports.
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[2026-04-14 22:29 UTC+10:00] [Hungary] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Loss of closest European ally will force Kremlin to consider whether non-autocratic states can ever be reliable partners
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[2026-04-14 22:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: West, 48, has been heavily criticised for making antisemitic remarks and voicing admiration for Adolf Hitler.
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[2026-04-14 22:14 UTC+10:00] [Netherlands] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: West, 48, has been heavily criticised for making antisemitic remarks and voicing admiration for Adolf Hitler.
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[2026-04-14 22:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 14 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will ban hoarding of key petrochemical feedstocks and products starting Wednesday, the government said, as the Iran war raises the risk of further supply disruptions.
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[2026-04-14 22:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Kevin Warsh's wealth eclipses that of all recent Federal Reserve chairs, newly released financial disclosure forms show.
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[2026-04-14 21:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: People enter an Elections Canada voting location, in Terrebonne, Quebec, Monday, April 13, 2026. (Christopher Katsarov/The Canadian Press via AP)
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[2026-04-14 21:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Italy has suspended the automatic renewal of a defence cooperational agreement with Israel, Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said on Tuesday.
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[2026-04-14 21:42 UTC+10:00] [British politics] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: LONDON — U.K. Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy said Tuesday she will allow Axel Springer’s purchase of the U.K.’s Telegraph Media Group to proceed, a key step toward the legacy newspaper’s change of ownership.
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[2026-04-14 21:29 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Since 2017, I have covered South Korea’s political and economic landscape as a reporter, with a focus on foreign affairs, inter-Korean relations and security.As a foreign affairs reporter, I closely follow developments from the Ministry of Unification, the Foreign Ministry and the Defense Ministry, tracking shifts in diplomacy, military policy and North Korea’s evolving posture.
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[2026-04-14 21:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Migrants climb the fences separating the Spanish enclave of Melilla from Morocco in Melilla, Spain, Friday, June 24, 2022. (AP Photo/Javier Bernardo, File)
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[2026-04-14 21:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Far-right Israeli minister Bezalel Smotrich has invoked the history of the Nazi Holocaust as he branded Germany "hypocrites" after Chancellor Friedrich Merz said he was "deeply concerned" about settler attacks in the occupied West Bank.
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[2026-04-14 21:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The time has come for the EU to remove individual member states’ veto power on the bloc’s foreign policy decisions, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has insisted.
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[2026-04-14 21:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The time has come for the EU to remove individual member states’ veto power on the bloc’s foreign policy decisions, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has insisted.
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[2026-04-14 21:21 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Credit:Marija Ercegovac
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[2026-04-14 21:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by Mriogakshi Dixit via Interesting Engineering,
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[2026-04-14 21:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Dominic Frimpong of Ghanaian Premier League club Berekum Chelsea was killed after the team’s bus was attacked by a group of suspected armed robbers, the country’s soccer association said Monday.
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[2026-04-14 21:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said on Tuesday that her government had decided to suspend the automatic renewal of a defense agreement with Israel, given ongoing conflicts in the Middle East.
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[2026-04-14 21:10 UTC+10:00] [Companies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: PARIS — French President Emmanuel Macron and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer will co-host a videoconference Friday to map out a plan to secure the Strait of Hormuz, their offices said.
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[2026-04-14 21:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The discourse around the impact of artificial intelligence on the labor market tends to be centered on forecasts of how many jobs will be lost due to the new technology.
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[2026-04-14 21:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: In Benin, presidential frontrunner Romuald Wadagni has swept to victory, securing 94 percent of the vote according to provisional results released by the electoral commission. The preliminary tally was published overnight, with final official results still pending.
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[2026-04-14 21:07 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Defense Minister Ahn Gyu-back told lawmakers Tuesday he has yet to receive an official request from the United States for support regarding operations around the Strait of Hormuz.
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[2026-04-14 21:00 UTC+10:00] [National / NSW] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Age
Snippet: We’re wondering if Andrew Cohen of Glebe would ever consider a switch from the law to political advertising, having sampled his latest missive: “Sadly, T. Rex rocker, the ‘Electric Warrior’ Marc Bolan, who famously sang Life’s a Gas, isn’t here any more to tell Albo how to Get it On.”
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[2026-04-14 20:58 UTC+10:00] [Pedro Sánchez] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Pedro Sánchez’s wife, Begoña Gómez, and two others charged after investigation triggered by group with far-right links
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[2026-04-14 20:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — First time to step into the Premier Volleyball League (PVL) semifinals, the Farm Fresh Foxies displayed heart and grit to take down the PLDT High Speed Hitters in four sets, 25-23, 18-25, 25-19, 25-23, in the 2026 PVL 2026 All-Filipino Conference on Tuesday afternoon at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City.
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[2026-04-14 20:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 14 (Yonhap) -- Defense Minister Ahn Gyu-back told lawmakers Tuesday he has yet to receive an official request from the United States for support regarding operations around the Strait of Hormuz.
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[2026-04-14 20:37 UTC+10:00] [Breaking News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Australia has announced that its army will be led by a woman for the first time in its 125-year history, as part of a reshuffle of the country’s defence force leadership.
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[2026-04-14 20:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Supporters and critics alike see Pope Leo XIV's visit to Cameroon as an opportunity for President Paul Biya to burnish his image on the international stage just months after a violent government crackdown on protesters. It's not sitting well with some members of the country's clergy.
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[2026-04-14 20:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: The Welsh Liberal Democrats have launched their manifesto for next month's Senedd election.
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[2026-04-14 20:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by J.B. Shurk via American Thinker,
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[2026-04-14 20:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Philippine marines participate in an amphibious landing exercise as part of the annual joint U.S.-Philippine military exercises known as Balikatan, or "shoulder to shoulder", in May 2025 in Palawan province, the Philippines. © AP
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[2026-04-14 20:07 UTC+10:00] [National / Queensland] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: An investigation into the abuse and neglect of two severely disabled Queensland brothers over a 20-year period has found health staff were not adequately trained to report and escalate child abuse concerns, with ineffective government systems exposing vulnerable children to further harm.
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[2026-04-14 20:03 UTC+10:00] [US Congress] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Representatives Eric Swalwell, a California Democrat, and Tony Gonzales, a Texas Republican, announced Monday they would resign amid scrutiny over their conduct
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[2026-04-14 20:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The prosecution asked the Jerusalem District Court on Tuesday to transfer for review by appropriately cleared officials any Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency) opinion that may have been submitted in connection with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s request to cancel upcoming testimony in his criminal trial.
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[2026-04-14 19:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Kolkata Knight Riders’ Blessing Muzarabani, left, and Kolkata Knight Riders’ Vaibhav Arora celebrates the wicket of Sunrisers Hyderabad’s Shivang Kumar during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Kolkata Knight Riders and Sunrisers Hyderabad in Kolkata, India, Thursday, April. 2, 2026. (AP Photo/ Bikas Das)
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[2026-04-14 19:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The UK's Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rachel Reeves, has criticised Washington over its handling of the war with Iran, warning the lack of clear objectives is worsening the fallout.
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[2026-04-14 19:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Hong Kong authorities will introduce subsidiary legislation as early as June, as part of broader effort to institutionalise official accountability
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[2026-04-14 19:47 UTC+10:00] [accountability] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Hong Kong authorities will introduce subsidiary legislation as early as June, as part of broader effort to institutionalise official accountability
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[2026-04-14 19:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: A former Nigerian oil minister, Diezani Alison-Madueke, has denied corruption allegations as she testified before a London court, rejecting claims that she accepted bribes while in office.
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[2026-04-14 19:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A senior Hezbollah political official told The Associated Press on Monday - a day before Israeli and Lebanese officials are set to hold the opening meeting in the two countries’ first direct talks in decades - that the militant group will not abide by any agreement made in those negotiations.
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[2026-04-14 19:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: German chancellor Friedrich Merz welcomes Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy for German-Ukrainian government consultations in Berlin Germany, Tuesday, April 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)
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[2026-04-14 19:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The Knesset held its annual Every Person Has a Name ceremony to mark Holocaust Remembrance Day on Tuesday, with the participation of President Isaac Herzog, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Supreme Court Chief Justice Isaac Amit, and Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana.
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[2026-04-14 19:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Presidential candidate Romuald Wadagni greets supporters at a campaign rally in Cotonou, Benin, Friday, April 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Abadjaye Justin Sodogandji)
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[2026-04-14 19:31 UTC+10:00] [EU-China relations] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday committed to strengthening relations with the EU following a meeting with Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez in Beijing.
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[2026-04-14 19:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Home affairs chief Alice Mak says amendment to legalise basketball betting does not mean government must issue licence regardless of changing conditions
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[2026-04-14 19:31 UTC+10:00] [South China Morning Post] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Home affairs chief Alice Mak says amendment to legalise basketball betting does not mean government must issue licence regardless of changing conditions
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[2026-04-14 19:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Nurseries in the UAE are to begin reopening gradually, six weeks after they were closed due to the Iran war, it was announced on Tuesday. Authorities said childcare services in government premises and commercial buildings will open first.Those not included in the initial phase can send nursery teachers to homes and community centres in the interim.
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