Topic: Politics — Neutral reports only
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[2026-04-10 13:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has promulgated a resolution prescribing the calendar of activities and prohibited acts for the upcoming Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) Parliamentary Elections scheduled for Sept. 14, 2026.
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[2026-04-10 13:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Cheng Li-wun, the leader of Taiwan's Kuomintang, and Chinese President Xi Jinping. (Source photos by AP and Reuters)
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[2026-04-10 13:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: The Trump administration’s plan to implement automatic registration for the military draft is drawing pushback from a coalition of anti-war groups who argue the effort will increase the likelihood of conflict and violate the privacy of US citizens and residents.
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[2026-04-10 13:26 UTC+10:00] [National / Queensland] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Former federal opposition leader Peter Dutton has been appointed by the Crisafulli government to the board of Queensland Investment Corporation.
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[2026-04-10 13:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Spain, under Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, has chosen a shameful role in the confrontation between the West and the Iranian regime.
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[2026-04-10 13:04 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: I’m a staff reporter for The Korea Herald, covering national security and foreign policy across the Defense, Foreign and Unification Ministries, as well as the National Assembly. Before entering journalism, I served as an Air Force lieutenant, working as an interpreter and junior planner at the ROK–US Combined Forces Command.
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[2026-04-10 13:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: High-profile meeting marks first time a sitting Kuomintang chairperson has met with the Communist Party leadership in over nine years
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[2026-04-10 13:03 UTC+10:00] [cross-strait] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: High-profile meeting marks first time a sitting Kuomintang chairperson has met with the Communist Party leadership in over nine years
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[2026-04-10 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The two firms plan to develop drones that can be ‘deployed quickly and at low cost in the real combat conditions of Ukraine’
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[2026-04-10 13:00 UTC+10:00] [Japan] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The two firms plan to develop drones that can be ‘deployed quickly and at low cost in the real combat conditions of Ukraine’
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[2026-04-10 13:00 UTC+10:00] [Australian politics] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Journalist, author and farmer Gabrielle Chan speaks to Guardian Australia political editor Tom McIlroy about the experiences of rural and regional Australians whose work and everyday life have been upended by supply chain disruptions caused by the war in Iran.
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[2026-04-10 12:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 10 (Yonhap) -- A police-prosecution task force said Friday it has decided not to indict former Oceans Minister Chun Jae-soo over bribery allegations linked to the Unification Church due to the expiry of the statute of limitations or a lack of evidence.
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[2026-04-10 12:45 UTC+10:00] [Breaking News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: US President Donald Trump has accused Iran of doing a “very poor job” in its handling of oil passing through the pivotal Strait of Hormuz, arguing it was “not the agreement we have”.
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[2026-04-10 12:43 UTC+10:00] [Lebanon] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Call comes on same day former prime minister Tony Abbott said Australia should send troops to fight alongside US forces in the Middle East
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[2026-04-10 12:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Southwest Airlines is limiting passengers to one lithium portable charger each - "to strengthen our ability to contain and mitigate lithium battery incidents, including reducing the risk of battery fires," the airline said in a Tuesday statement.
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[2026-04-10 12:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Shanghai Composite Index breaks 4,000 mark and Hang Seng Index rises above 26,000, buoyed by easing deflation and policy optimism
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[2026-04-10 12:32 UTC+10:00] [ChiNext Index] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Shanghai Composite Index breaks 4,000 mark and Hang Seng Index rises above 26,000, buoyed by easing deflation and policy optimism
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[2026-04-10 12:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 10 (Yonhap) -- Foreign Minister Cho Hyun met with officials from major local oil refiners Friday and discussed the possibility of securing alternative oil supplies to replace those from the Middle East, his ministry said.
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[2026-04-10 12:24 UTC+10:00] [Breaking News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Showers or thundershowers are expected in several parts of the Western, Sabaragamuwa, Southern, and Uva provinces, as well as in the Kandy and Nuwara Eliya districts after 2.00 p.m. today, according to the Department of Meteorology.
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[2026-04-10 12:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 10 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Jae Myung will appoint Kim Hui-gon, the inaugural director of the National Memorial of the Korean Provisional Government, as the chief the Independence Hall of Korea next week, the veterans ministry said Friday.
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[2026-04-10 12:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: A central California mayor’s alleged texts to several heads of the district revealed he pressured trustees not to oppose his multi-million dollar development project.
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[2026-04-10 12:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: An expected nomination hearing for Federal Reserve chair candidate Kevin Warsh has been delayed, a person familiar with the matter told CNBC.
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[2026-04-10 12:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 10 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Jae Myung and Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk will hold summit talks in Seoul early next week to discuss ways to expand bilateral cooperation, Cheong Wa Dae said Friday.
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[2026-04-10 12:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 10 (Yonhap) -- The following is the full text of a statement by the Bank of Korea (BOK) on its monetary policy decision Friday, where the central bank held the key rate steady at 2.5 percent at its rate-setting meeting in Seoul.
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[2026-04-10 12:01 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Fuel supply into the country remains stable and there is no need to trigger further steps under Australia’s fuel security plan, Energy Minister Chris Bowen says.
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[2026-04-10 12:00 UTC+10:00] [Elections] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: Hungarians are heading to the polls on Sunday in an election that will potentially end Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s 16-year rule.
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[2026-04-10 12:00 UTC+10:00] [Elections] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: Stories driving the day in Brussels and beyond.
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[2026-04-10 12:00 UTC+10:00] [British politics] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: BASILDON, England — Britain’s Conservatives used to be able to count on the support of “Essex man.” But Nigel Farage has been spoiling that party.
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[2026-04-10 11:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 10 (Yonhap) -- Trade Minister Yeo Han-koo met with his Finnish counterpart Friday to discuss bilateral cooperation in supply chains and advanced industries amid heightened global uncertainties, his office said.
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[2026-04-10 11:36 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Age
Snippet: War veterans call it “stolen valour”, and they want the Australian government to help put a stop to it by closing a loophole that allows widespread, unregulated sales of replica military medals.
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[2026-04-10 11:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by Zachary Stieber via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours),
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[2026-04-10 11:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, center left, walks with North Korean Foreign Minister Choe Son Hui, center right, on his arrival at the Pyongyang International Airport in Pyongyang, North Korea Thursday, April 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Jon Chol Jin)
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[2026-04-10 11:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil holds a news conference outside Federal Court, Oct. 21, 2025, in Philadelphia (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)
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[2026-04-10 11:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 10 (Yonhap) -- Finance Minister Koo Yun-cheol has instructed officials to remain vigilant against economic uncertainty despite a two-week ceasefire agreement between the United States and Iran, according to his office Friday.
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[2026-04-10 10:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by William L. Anderson via MisesInstitute,
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[2026-04-10 10:33 UTC+10:00] [National / WA] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Perth’s government-owned electricity utility Synergy says it has found no evidence the data of more than 900,000 customer accounts were hacked, as claimed on hacking watch websites.
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[2026-04-10 10:30 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The government is prioritizing the stable supply of health care products, daily necessities and key raw materials, such as naphtha, amid shortage concerns stemming from the Middle East crisis, Finance Minister Koo Yun-cheol said Friday.
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[2026-04-10 10:30 UTC+10:00] [Federal Express] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: With diesel and petrol prices in city highest in the world, analysts warn that consumers will inevitably feel the impact in their wallets
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[2026-04-10 10:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: The Democratic kings and queens in the one-party–ruled state of Maryland are absolutely panicking, something that should not be happening in a deep-blue state, as their crown jewel, left-wing Gov. Wes Moore, a prospective Democratic presidential candidate, has seen polling data implode. High taxes, surging power bills, a state budget crisis, poor leadership, and even questions about honesty have sparked voter backlash on both sides of the political aisle.
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[2026-04-10 10:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 10 (Yonhap) -- The government is prioritizing the stable supply of health care products, daily necessities and key raw materials, such as naphtha, amid shortage concerns stemming from the Middle East crisis, Finance Minister Koo Yun-cheol said Friday.
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[2026-04-10 10:20 UTC+10:00] [Queensland politics] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Independent MP elected to the seat of Stafford in Brisbane’s northern suburbs in 2020 and disendorsed by Labor in 2025
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[2026-04-10 10:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Teh Great Western Highway's Mitchell's Causeway, known as the Convict Bridge was built in the 1830s. (Supplied: Transport for NSW)
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[2026-04-10 10:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON , D.C. — A federal judge on Thursday ruled that the Defense Department is violating his earlier order to restore access to the Pentagon for reporters, a setback in the administration's efforts to impede the work of journalists.
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[2026-04-10 10:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Chinese Premier Li Qiang is displayed on a large screen live broadcasting his speech at the opening of the China Development Forum 2026 held at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing on Sunday, March 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan, Pool)
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[2026-04-10 10:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Analysts warn higher costs, labour shortages and lost capacity will affect Japan’s bid for control in a sector now dominated by China
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[2026-04-10 10:00 UTC+10:00] [Japan] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Analysts warn higher costs, labour shortages and lost capacity will affect Japan’s bid for control in a sector now dominated by China
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[2026-04-10 10:00 UTC+10:00] [Politics] [Factuality: 90]
Source: SBS News
Snippet: Jimmy Sullivan was the independent MP for the Queensland electorate of Stafford in Brisbane's north. Source: AAP / Darren England
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[2026-04-10 09:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: A plan to restore shipping through the Strait of Hormuz “as quickly as possible” was discussed on Thursday between British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and US President Donald Trump.
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[2026-04-10 09:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Israel is “evil and a curse for humanity,” Pakistani Defense Minister Khawaja Asif said Thursday, adding that he hopes its founders will “burn in hell.”
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[2026-04-10 09:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: The government of Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa has surged its tariffs on the neighbouring country of Colombia to 100 percent, effective May 1.
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