Topic: Politics — Neutral reports only
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[2026-04-10 22:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent met with major U.S. bank CEOs this week to discuss the possible cyber risks raised by Anthropic's Mythos model, CNBC confirmed Friday.
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[2026-04-10 22:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Naim Qassem, the secretary-general of Hezbollah, has called on the Lebanese government to stop giving "free concessions" to Israel ahead of planned negotiations between the two governments in Washington next week.
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[2026-04-10 22:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Pakistan's defence minister Khawaja Asif called Israel "evil" and a "curse for humanity" in an X post on Thursday, just hours before US and Iranian delegations were expected to arrive to conduct peace talks mediated by Pakistan in Islamabad.
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[2026-04-10 22:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The UK’s proposed digital ID scheme has drawn criticism for not recording whether a person is male or female – traditionally a core identifier alongside name and age – after the government deemed it “not necessary” for identification.
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[2026-04-10 22:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The UK’s proposed digital ID scheme has drawn criticism for not recording whether a person is male or female – traditionally a core identifier alongside name and age – after the government deemed it “not necessary” for identification.
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[2026-04-10 22:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Consumer prices spiked in March as the Iran war sent energy costs soaring and took the Federal Reserve further from its inflation target, according to a Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday. Underlying inflation, however, was relatively tame.
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[2026-04-10 22:28 UTC+10:00] [Peru] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Soaring crime and corruption top voter concerns in highly unpredictable election with 35 candidates for president
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[2026-04-10 22:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The Hungarian government has accused Facebook of interfering in the upcoming parliamentary election scheduled for Sunday by restricting the reach of Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s posts while boosting the visibility of his main rival, opposition leader Peter Magyar.
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[2026-04-10 22:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The Hungarian government has accused Facebook of interfering in the upcoming parliamentary election scheduled for Sunday by restricting the reach of Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s posts while boosting the visibility of his main rival, opposition leader Peter Magyar.
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[2026-04-10 22:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban is facing the most serious threat to his power in decades, in an election that’s drawn in the EU, US, and Ukraine. RT explores the players, the stakes, and the dirty tricks shaping the Hungarian election.
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[2026-04-10 22:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban is facing the most serious threat to his power in decades, in an election that’s drawn in the EU, US, and Ukraine. RT explores the players, the stakes, and the dirty tricks shaping the Hungarian election.
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[2026-04-10 22:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf will lead first direct talks since Operation Epic Fury began
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[2026-04-10 22:04 UTC+10:00] [Iranian leadership] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf will lead first direct talks since Operation Epic Fury began
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[2026-04-10 22:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: China will "absolutely not tolerate" independence for Taiwan, which is the chief culprit in undermining peace in the Taiwan Strait, Chinese President Xi Jinping told the island's opposition leader on Friday, calling for efforts to advance "reunification".
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[2026-04-10 22:00 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Japan slightly downgraded its assessment of relations with China in its annual foreign policy report released Friday, as ties between the two Asian giants remain strained over views on Taiwan.
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[2026-04-10 22:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: President Donald Trump’s critics were clearly overreaching when they charged him with war crimes for his attacks on Iran. And now it’s becoming obvious that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s haters have been doing the same to him.
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[2026-04-10 21:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Ken Martin speaks at the 2026 California Democratic Party State Convention in San Francisco, Feb. 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)
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[2026-04-10 21:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: FILE -Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban speaks during a panel discussion organised by publisher houses about ‘Storm over Europe - the Ukraine war, the energy crisis and geopolitical challenges’ in Berlin, Germany, Oct. 11, 2022. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber), File)
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[2026-04-10 21:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Bournemouth’s Tyler Adams reacts during the English Premier League soccer match between West Ham United and Bournemouth, at the London Stadium in London, Saturday, Feb. 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Dave Shopland, File)
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[2026-04-10 21:32 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: North Korean leader Kim Jong-un met with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Pyongyang on Friday, China's Xinhua News Agency reported.
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[2026-04-10 21:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Hungary’s centre-right Tisza party could put an end to Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s 16-year spell in power this weekend, despite the US showing its support for the leader with a visit from Vice President JD Vance.
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[2026-04-10 21:23 UTC+10:00] [Football] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: ⚽️ News and buildup before a big weekend of football ⚽️ Read the latest Football Daily | And you can mail Barry
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[2026-04-10 21:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Senegal’s Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko has hit out at Donald Trump over the US-Israel war against Iran.
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[2026-04-10 21:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: Cebu opens its first-ever branch-lite unit of the Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP), in Naga City, southern Cebu on April 10, 2026. DBP Chairman Philip G. Lo said the move reflected the bank’s commitment to expand inclusive and customer-centered financial services, and support local economic growth in fast-developing areas like Naga City.
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[2026-04-10 21:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Prime Minister Viktor Orbán of Hungary is on the ropes in his latest bid for reelection, down by double-digit margins in the latest polls.
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[2026-04-10 21:03 UTC+10:00] [Hungary] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Or, to those of you inexplicably less fluent in Hungarian: hello from Budapest!
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[2026-04-10 21:02 UTC+10:00] [Breaking News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Development Lotteries Board (DLB) has awarded Sri Lanka’s largest-ever Super Jackpot in the lottery industry, with the grand prize amounting to Rs. 629,855,919.60.
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[2026-04-10 21:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni warned that Iran’s proposal to impose fees on vessels passing through the Strait of Hormuz could disrupt global trade and energy flows, as Italy joined a UK-led effort involving more than 30 countries to restore secure navigation through the key waterway, Reuters reported.
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[2026-04-10 21:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: "I urge you to comply,” US president Dwight Eisenhower wrote to prime minister David Ben-Gurion, diplomatese for what in US President Donald Trump’s phrasing would have been something like “do as I say, or I’ll strip you nude and have you tarred and feathered.”
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[2026-04-10 21:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: With opposition Tisza party leading in the polls, businesses ponder implications if Orban’s Fidesz party loses 16-year grip on power
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[2026-04-10 21:00 UTC+10:00] [Hungarian election] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: With opposition Tisza party leading in the polls, businesses ponder implications if Orban’s Fidesz party loses 16-year grip on power
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[2026-04-10 20:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Aymen Hussein’s winning goal against Bolivia in Monterrey did more than send Iraq to the 2026 World Cup. It unleashed celebrations across a country that has spent much of the past two decades navigating war, displacement and political rupture.
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[2026-04-10 20:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: CEBU CITY — Barges docking at Cebu ports, trucks hauling aggregates, and quarry sites across the province may soon face tighter scrutiny after the provincial government formed a new inter-agency minerals task force.
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[2026-04-10 20:45 UTC+10:00] [JAPAN] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: Thirty years after Tokyo and Washington agreed on a handover, Japan takes the fact that the site of the U.S. Futenma base in Okinawa Prefecture has yet to be returned to Japan "seriously," Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara said Friday.
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[2026-04-10 20:44 UTC+10:00] [JAPAN] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: Japan slightly downgraded its assessment of relations with China in its annual foreign policy report released Friday, as ties between the two Asian giants remain strained over views on Taiwan.
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[2026-04-10 20:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Taipei, Taiwan – Opposition leader Cheng Li-wun and Chinese President Xi Jinping have met in Beijing, where both leaders stated their opposition to Taiwan independence and expressed a desire for a “peaceful” resolution to the long-running dispute over the island’s future.
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[2026-04-10 20:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he has directed his cabinet to begin ceasefire talks with Lebanon “as soon as possible”, a day after his country unleashed the largest-scale attacks yet on its neighbour, killing at least 300 people and injuring 1,150.
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[2026-04-10 20:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Establishing new settlements in the West Bank will "completely destroy the idea of a Palestinian state within our heartland," Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said on Thursday.
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[2026-04-10 20:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Pakistan has ramped up security in Islamabad ahead of high-stakes direct talks between the United States and Iran, with the federal capital administration declaring a two-day public holiday on Thursday and Friday.
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[2026-04-10 20:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity.news,
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[2026-04-10 20:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: US President Donald Trump has thrown his weight behind Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, urging voters to “get out and vote” for his reelection ahead of Sunday’s parliamentary election.
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[2026-04-10 20:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: US President Donald Trump has thrown his weight behind Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, urging voters to “get out and vote” for his reelection ahead of Sunday’s parliamentary election.
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[2026-04-10 20:27 UTC+10:00] [Latest Stories] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Inquirer
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has released the calendar of activities and periods of prohibited activities for the first Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) parliamentary elections on September 14.
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[2026-04-10 20:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Friday that he discussed military capabilities and the logistics of moving vessels though the Strait of Hormuz when he spoke to US President Donald Trump a day earlier.
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[2026-04-10 20:23 UTC+10:00] [US news] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: First lady had called for a public hearing for survivors but a group of those affected say they have ‘done their part’ and reiterate calls for Pam Bondi to be questioned
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[2026-04-10 20:20 UTC+10:00] [Breaking News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Indian government has proposed changes to extend its regulatory framework to a wider range of online news voices, including influencers and podcasters on platforms such as Facebook, YouTube and X.
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[2026-04-10 20:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, arrives for a meeting with members of British rock band Deep Purple at the Prime Minister’s Office in Tokyo, Friday, April 10, 2026. (Yuichi Yamazaki/Pool Photo via AP)
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[2026-04-10 20:10 UTC+10:00] [Companies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: LONDON — The U.K. government on Friday announced plans to hold tech company executives criminally liable if they fail to remove non-consensual intimate images from their platforms.
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[2026-04-10 20:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Low turnout marked the start of voting in Djibouti’s presidential election, with only a trickle of people showing up at polling stations in the early hours in the capital.
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[2026-04-10 20:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The six GCC nations worry that the US will prioritise Tehran’s needs and leave the Gulf monarchies vulnerable to Iranian retaliation
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