Topic: Politics — Neutral reports only
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[2026-04-14 10:30 UTC+10:00] [Hong Kong Mortgage Corporation] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Of 67,189 loan applications approved under government’s Special 100% Loan Guarantee scheme, 13,231 had defaulted by end of February
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[2026-04-14 10:22 UTC+10:00] [Advocacy] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: Vice President JD Vance said Monday evening that he was “sad” but not all that surprised that Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán lost his bid for reelection, asserting that his decision to campaign alongside the autocrat in Budapest last week was more about showing up for a loyal ally than lifting him to victory.
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[2026-04-14 10:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Roblox will launch restricted accounts for children and teenagers, two months after being put on notice by the government over reports children were being groomed on the platform.
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[2026-04-14 10:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said Europe has forgotten the lessons of World War II and the Holocaust, as he criticized European nations for not supporting the war with Iran.
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[2026-04-14 10:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said Europe has forgotten the lessons of the Second World War and the Holocaust, as he criticized European nations for not helping Israel and the US fight Iran.
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[2026-04-14 10:00 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 90]
Source: 9News
Snippet: Auto news: Will Australians spend over $100,000 on a Chinese car?
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[2026-04-14 10:00 UTC+10:00] [Australia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: SBS News
Snippet: Qantas says it is working with the Australian government and fuel suppliers, who were confident in fuel supply for the rest of April and well into May. Source: AAP
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[2026-04-14 09:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov told his Iranian counterpart Abbas Araghchi that the conflict has “no military solution” and urged efforts to prevent any renewed escalation, Russia’s foreign ministry said.
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[2026-04-14 09:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: A federal judge in Miami dismissed President Donald Trump’s defamation lawsuit against The Wall Street Journal (and related defendants including its parent company Dow Jones and Rupert Murdoch) on April 13, 2026, ruling that the complaint failed to adequately plead the “actual malice” standard required for public figures.
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[2026-04-14 09:19 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The state human rights watchdog said Tuesday it has decided to ask Foreign Minister Cho Hyun and Prime Minister Kim Min-seok to work for the swift transfer of two North Korean soldiers held in Ukraine to South Korea.
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[2026-04-14 09:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The government is moving in the right direction, but every resident and sector must be able to benefit from the promise of AI
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[2026-04-14 09:15 UTC+10:00] [John Lee Ka-chiu] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The government is moving in the right direction, but every resident and sector must be able to benefit from the promise of AI
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[2026-04-14 09:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 14 (Yonhap) -- The state human rights watchdog said Tuesday it has decided to ask Foreign Minister Cho Hyun and Prime Minister Kim Min-seok to work for the swift transfer of two North Korean soldiers held in Ukraine to South Korea.
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[2026-04-14 08:59 UTC+10:00] [Australia news] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Premier Chris Minns says policy will give road users a ‘real alternative’ that’s cheaper than petrol
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[2026-04-14 08:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Senate investigators spent months reviewing roughly 2,000 pages of federal records. What they found is damning. FDA and CDC officials under the Biden administration identified a significant stroke risk tied to Pfizer's COVID-19 bivalent booster in seniors - and never breathed a word to the public.
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[2026-04-14 08:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem has rejected an upcoming meeting between the Lebanese government and Israel in the United States, calling such efforts “futile” as Israeli forces intensify their attacks on Lebanon.
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[2026-04-14 08:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: A recently publicised Security Bureau programme opens the door for thousands to put the baggage of political turmoil behind them
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[2026-04-14 08:45 UTC+10:00] [rehabilitation programme] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: A recently publicised Security Bureau programme opens the door for thousands to put the baggage of political turmoil behind them
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[2026-04-14 08:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by Aaron White via RealClearPolicy,
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[2026-04-14 08:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Union said sacking is part of pattern of political meddling in slavery cases
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[2026-04-14 08:23 UTC+10:00] [china] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Union said sacking is part of pattern of political meddling in slavery cases
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[2026-04-14 08:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: President Donald Trump and Pope Leo XIV are in a war of words right now — when they should be allies, not enemies.
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[2026-04-14 07:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Noah Okafor del Leeds United celebra tras anotar en el encuentro ante el Manchester United en la Liga Premier el lunes 13 de abril del 2026. (AP Foto/Dave Thompson)
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[2026-04-14 07:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Child Sexual Abuse
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[2026-04-14 07:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Leeds boost their Premier League survival hopes with a 2-1 win against 10-man Manchester United at Old Trafford.
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[2026-04-14 07:39 UTC+10:00] [Australia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: SBS News
Snippet: Despite its popularity among Australian kids, Roblox is not currently included in the government's under-16s social media ban. Source: AAP / Dean Lewins
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[2026-04-14 07:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Benin’s government-backed candidate, Romuald Wadagni, is on course to win the country’s presidential election after the sole opponent conceded defeat.
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[2026-04-14 07:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Leeds’ Noah Okafor celebrates after scoring during the Premiier League soccer match between Manchester United and Leeds in Manchester, England, Monday, April 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Dave Thompson)
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[2026-04-14 07:16 UTC+10:00] [Premier League] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Chants of “Daniel Farke, Daniel Farke” rang out from the travelling faithful after this seismic Leeds win lifted them six points clear of Tottenham, whose plight darkens further after visitors pulled off a first league win at Old Trafford since February 1981.
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[2026-04-14 07:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: The Chagos Islands deal has been paused indefinitely because of US President Donald Trump pulling his support, foreign minister Stephen Doughty has confirmed.
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[2026-04-14 07:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: The 1994 assassination of Mexican presidential candidate Luis Donaldo Colosio gets revisited by a streamer – once again – in three-part Spanish-language documentary series Colosio: Political Assassination (now streaming on HBO Max). A bit of context may explain why this well-trod topic deserves two-to-three hours of content here in 2026: First, the uptick in politically motivated violence (especially in the U.S.) gives the Colosio story further relevance.
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[2026-04-14 07:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez's wife, Begoña Gómez, has been charged with corruption after a two-year criminal investigation, according to a court ruling.
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[2026-04-14 07:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Government and Politics
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[2026-04-14 07:00 UTC+10:00] [Australia news] [Factuality: 95]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Want to get this in your inbox every weekday? Sign up for the Morning Mail here, and finish your day with our Afternoon Update newsletter
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[2026-04-14 07:00 UTC+10:00] [Australia news] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Governments spending $2.13bn annually on low quality food in public settings, report says
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[2026-04-14 06:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: NEW YORK — Nearly 100 protesters were arrested during a demonstration Monday calling on Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer and Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand to block the sale of thousands of US bombs to Israel.
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[2026-04-14 06:55 UTC+10:00] [Latest Stories] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Inquirer
Snippet: A joint energy exploration with any foreign state in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) must expressly recognize that the gas and oil in the area belong to the Philippines, according to the 1Sambayan coalition, composed of retired Supreme Court justices, former government officials and civil society groups.
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[2026-04-14 06:15 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-04-14 06:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Local Government
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[2026-04-14 06:13 UTC+10:00] [National / Queensland] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Welcome to Brisbane Times’ Queensland public sector column, Public Circus. This week: further health board intrigue, an audit office check-in, job swappers’ mysterious and important work, and more.
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[2026-04-14 06:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: The bereaved family of one of the Bondi Junction stabbing victims is urging the NSW government to address "what has actually been done" in the wake of the inquest and the attack's second anniversary.
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[2026-04-14 06:00 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: More than 840 long kilometres lie ahead as Indigenous leader Travis Lovett and thousands of determined walkers set off on Sunday to march from Melbourne to federal parliament in the cause of nationwide truth-telling about the colonisation of Australia.
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[2026-04-14 05:58 UTC+10:00] [Chagos Islands] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Stephen Doughty says US withdrawal of support means bill cannot complete passage through parliament
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[2026-04-14 05:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: US President Donald Trump is facing growing backlash after posting an AI-generated image of himself as a Jesus-like figure and launching a series of social media attacks on Pope Leo XIV, drawing criticism from across the Christian political spectrum.
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[2026-04-14 05:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Shanghai officials say the city will work on further opening its market, aiming to encourage more foreign-owned companies to invest and expand operations there. (Photo by Kohei Fujimura)
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[2026-04-14 05:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: O ex-deputado federal e ex-diretor da Agência Brasileira de Inteligência (Abin) Alexandre Ramagem foi preso pelo Serviço de Imigração e Controle de Aduanas (ICE) dos Estados Unidos, informou nesta segunda-feira (13/04) a Polícia Federal (PF).
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[2026-04-14 05:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: The next obstacle to cheaper mortgages and more affordable homes may not be inflation or the Federal Reserve, but Washington’s debt.
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[2026-04-14 05:38 UTC+10:00] [Energy] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas on Monday drew a direct parallel between Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the war in the Middle East, saying they represent the “greatest breakdown of international law since the Second World War.”
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[2026-04-14 05:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: By Fyodor Lukyanov, the editor-in-chief of Russia in Global Affairs, chairman of the Presidium of the Council on Foreign and Defense Policy, and research director of the Valdai International Discussion Club.
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[2026-04-14 05:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: By Fyodor Lukyanov, the editor-in-chief of Russia in Global Affairs, chairman of the Presidium of the Council on Foreign and Defense Policy, and research director of the Valdai International Discussion Club.
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