Topic: Politics — Neutral reports only
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[2026-04-09 20:13 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Queensland] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: The top echelon of Queensland’s public service has undergone only its second major internal reshuffle since the Crisafulli government’s initial overhaul of senior bureaucrats in late 2024.
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[2026-04-09 20:09 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Chong Won-o, former three-term district chief of Seongdong-gu in Seoul, was confirmed Thursday as the ruling Democratic Party of Korea's candidate for the Seoul mayoral race in the upcoming June local election.
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[2026-04-09 20:08 UTC+10:00] [Elections] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: PARIS — Hungary’s talks with Russian officials about sanctions were “a betrayal of the solidarity that is required among members of the European Union,” France’s Foreign Affairs Minister Jean-Noël Barrot said in an interview Thursday.
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[2026-04-09 20:07 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The government said Thursday it will maintain the current price ceilings on fuel products for the next two weeks amid the rapidly changing situation in the Middle East with a fragile two-week ceasefire between the United States and Iran.
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[2026-04-09 20:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: An Iranian minister has told the BBC that Israeli strikes in Lebanon on Wednesday constituted a "grave violation" of the US-Iran ceasefire agreement.
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[2026-04-09 20:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 9 (Yonhap) -- The government said Thursday it will maintain the current price ceilings on fuel products for the next two weeks amid the rapidly changing situation in the Middle East with a fragile two-week ceasefire between the United States and Iran.
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[2026-04-09 20:00 UTC+10:00] [National / Victoria] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: To submit a letter to The Age, email letters@theage.com.au. Please include your home address and telephone number. No attachments, please include your letter in the body of the email. See here for our rules and tips on getting your letter published.
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[2026-04-09 19:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: As the small East African coastal nation of Djibouti prepares for presidential elections on Friday, longtime leader President Ismail Omar Guelleh is expected to win the polls with little to no challenge.
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[2026-04-09 19:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 9 (Yonhap) -- The ruling Democratic Party announced Thursday it has selected Chong Won-o, a former chief of Seoul's Seongdong district, as its candidate for Seoul mayor in the upcoming June 3 local elections.
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[2026-04-09 19:42 UTC+10:00] [US politics] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Hakeem Jeffries, the House Democrat leader, will use pro forma session to try to pass measure requiring president to withdraw US forces from Middle East
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[2026-04-09 19:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Federal Government
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[2026-04-09 19:31 UTC+10:00] [British politics] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: LONDON — Britain's top diplomat on Thursday rejected Iran's push to charge ships to travel through the Strait of Hormuz.
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[2026-04-09 19:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: NEW YORK — Sean “Diddy” Combs ’ lawyers are poised to try to persuade federal appeals court judges that the hip-hop mogul was treated unfairly at the trial that sent him to prison on prostitution-related charges, and that the First Amendment should win his freedom.
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[2026-04-09 19:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Liverpool’s manager Arne Slot reacts during the Champions League quarterfinal first leg soccer match between Paris Saint-Germain and Liverpool in Paris, Wednesday, April 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)
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[2026-04-09 18:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan held a phone conversation with his Iranian counterpart Abbas Araghchi, the Saudi foreign ministry said Thursday, in the first official contact between the countries since Tehran launched strikes against its Gulf neighbours in retaliation for Israeli-American attacks.
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[2026-04-09 18:49 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Australia must acknowledge “wrongdoing” in Afghanistan while also respecting the rule of law following the arrest of Ben Roberts-Smith, says shadow defence minister and former SAS captain Andrew Hastie.
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[2026-04-09 18:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Djibouti’s leader Ismail Omar Guelleh held his final campaign rally on Wednesday ahead of Friday’s presidential election.
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[2026-04-09 18:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Hundreds of workers, union members and opposition supporters marched in Senegal's capital Dakar on Wednesday to protest what they say are broken government promises and a worsening cost-of-living, as the country is plagued by a severe debt crisis.
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[2026-04-09 18:39 UTC+10:00] [Breaking News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Colombo Fort Railway Station Passenger Facilities Improvement Project officially commenced today (09), as part of the government’s sustainable reform program to enhance public transportation and provide organized and efficient services to commuters. The inauguration ceremony was held at Colombo Fort Railway Station under the patronage of Hon. Prime Minister Dr.
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[2026-04-09 18:35 UTC+10:00] [Politics / WA] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: WA Police are investigating an incident caught on camera in Broome on Tuesday where a police officer pushed a woman to the ground during a tense arrest of another person.
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[2026-04-09 18:21 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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[2026-04-09 18:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said Thursday the European Union should consider temporarily suspending its strict spending rules if the Iran war and the resulting energy shock worsens.
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[2026-04-09 18:17 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 92]
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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[2026-04-09 18:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, left, and South Korean President Lee Jae Myung pose at Horyu-ji temple in Ikaruga, Nara prefecture, Japan, on Jan. 14, 2026. © Reuters
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[2026-04-09 17:58 UTC+10:00] [Politics / NSW] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Almost four years after Racing NSW was awarded tens of millions of dollars in taxpayer funds to upgrade a series of regional racetracks with little oversight, many of the projects have been “significantly delayed” or have yet to begin, prompting calls for the powerful thoroughbred regulator to open its books for inspection by government auditors.
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[2026-04-09 17:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 9 (Yonhap) -- Foreign Minister Cho Hyun is expected to speak by phone with his Iranian counterpart later Thursday, officials said, with stranded South Korea-related vessels in the Strait of Hormuz likely to top the agenda following the U.S.-Iran ceasefire.
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[2026-04-09 17:55 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea has yet to receive any official request from Iran on fees for passage through the Strait of Hormuz, a Seoul official said Thursday, adding that the government is still working to identify the situation surrounding the major shipping route amid a fragile two-week ceasefire between the United States and Iran.
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[2026-04-09 17:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 9 (Yonhap) -- The Governors Association of the Republic of Korea (GAROK) on Thursday hosted a welcome ceremony for participants in this year's fellowship program for foreign local government officials in Seoul.
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[2026-04-09 17:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 9 (Yonhap) -- South Korea has yet to receive any official request from Iran on fees for passage through the Strait of Hormuz, a Seoul official said Thursday, adding that the government is still working to identify the situation surrounding the major shipping route amid a fragile two-week ceasefire between the United States and Iran.
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[2026-04-09 17:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Myanmar’s military representatives stay stand as Parliament chairman Aung Lin Dwe, unseen, leaves after a session at Union Parliament in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, Thursday, April 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Aung Shine Oo)
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[2026-04-09 17:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: U.K. Foreign Minister Yvette Cooper is expected to call for unhindered access through the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday, countering a push by Iran to control one of the world's most important oil chokepoints.
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[2026-04-09 17:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 9 (Yonhap) -- Defense Minister Ahn Gyu-back said Thursday that his ministry plans to reduce the number of troops deployed to border units "gradually" by 2040, dismissing concerns about a sharp cut in such personnel in a short period of time.
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[2026-04-09 17:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Israel's pounding of Lebanon was "deeply damaging," and the conflict must end to prevent the US-Iran ceasefire from being destabilized, British Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper told Times Radio on Thursday.
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[2026-04-09 17:11 UTC+10:00] [Breaking News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Sri Lanka and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have reached a staff-level agreement on the country’s economic policies, marking the conclusion of the combined Fifth and Sixth Reviews under the IMF’s Extended Fund Facility (EFF).
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[2026-04-09 17:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: French Foreign Minister strongly condemned Israeli strikes on Lebanon, describing them as "intolerable".
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[2026-04-09 17:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Activists and legal experts have condemned an Indian court’s verdict that handed down three life sentences to prominent Kashmiri separatist Aasiya Andrabi, saying the harsh sentencing of a 64-year-old woman “fits a broader pattern” of India’s policy with dissenting voices in the disputed region.
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[2026-04-09 17:00 UTC+10:00] [Photography] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: A new book collects the acclaimed photojournalist’s images of everything from conflict zones to Donald Trump’s inner circle. He describes how his pursuit of truth even led to an unsettling encounter with the disgraced financier
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[2026-04-09 16:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: The Indian Premier League is big business for everyone involved.
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[2026-04-09 16:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran's deputy foreign minister said that the US cannot ask for a ceasefire while its "ally just starts a massacre", referring to Israel's attacks on Lebanon that has left over 250 people killed on Wednesday.
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[2026-04-09 16:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Federal Parliament
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[2026-04-09 16:56 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Ardea Resources has been given a federal leg-up for its Kalgoorlie nickel project (KNP) in Western Australia after being selected to participate in the Government’s recently penned Investor Front Door (IFD) pilot program.
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[2026-04-09 16:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Thailand's Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul delivers his policy statement to the parliament in Bangkok on Apr. 9. © Reuters
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[2026-04-09 16:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas has said Iran's control of the Strait of Hormuz could lead to a "slippery slope" of the right to ask for tolls and taxes over international waters.
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[2026-04-09 16:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Lebanon has declared a national day of mourning after a wave of Israeli attacks killed at least 254 people and injured more than 1,165 in a single day, with Prime Minister Nawaf Salam mobilising “all of Lebanon’s political and diplomatic resources to stop the Israeli killing machine”.
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[2026-04-09 16:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — A P25,000 subsidy will be given by the Manila city government to local bakers in exchange for keeping bread prices steady for a month, Mayor Isko Moreno announced Thursday.
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[2026-04-09 16:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 9 (Yonhap) -- Finance Minister Koo Yun-cheol said Thursday that the government will make all-out efforts to ensure a stable supply of daily necessities, such as plastic bags, amid growing concerns over a potential shortage of raw materials due to the Middle East conflict.
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[2026-04-09 16:24 UTC+10:00] [Breaking News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Health Minister Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa says the discussion scheduled for today (09) with the Government Medical Officers’ Association (GMOA) will not be held, stating that the union inconvenienced patients by resorting to strike action despite being granted an opportunity for discussion.
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[2026-04-09 16:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: British Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper described Israel's attacks across Lebanon on Wednesday as "deeply damaging", stressing a need for resolution to hostilities in the region.
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[2026-04-09 16:18 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: For over a decade, I’ve navigated the complexities of North Korean affairs, security, and foreign policy from both Seoul and Washington, D.C. As the National Desk Political Team Lead, I track the pulse of geopolitics, closely following developments from the Unification Ministry and the Foreign Ministry. My mornings start with Rodong Sinmun—North Korea’s state mouthpiece—before diving into the day’s headlines from Seoul and Washington.
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[2026-04-09 16:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: India's oil minister Hardeep Singh Puri will make an official visit to Qatar on 9 and 10 April, authorities in New Delhi said on Thursday, as the world's most populous country reels from disruptions to LPG supply.
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