Topic: Politics — Neutral reports only
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[2026-04-02 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The All Pakistan Petrol Pump Owners Association (APPPOA), representing around 15,000 fuel stations, has warned of a national shutdown if its concerns are not addressed amid the Middle East energy shortage.
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[2026-04-02 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Ceylon Chamber has recommended a number of policy measures to mitigate potential economic risks from the Middle east conflict.
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[2026-04-02 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: India and Chinese Taipei dominated the courts as strong and clinical performances marked the quarter-finals of the ITF Asia Under-14 Development Championship Finals at the Sri Lanka Tennis Association courts in Colombo yesterday.
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[2026-04-02 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Sri Lanka’s top-ranked amateur Dhanushan Kumar produced a steady and calculated round to move to the top of the leaderboard after the second round of the Sri Lanka Golf Ranking Tournament at the scenic Victoria Golf Resort in Digana, Kandy yesterday.
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[2026-04-02 06:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: US President Donald Trump plans to lambast Nato in his address at the White House on Wednesday night local time, in the latest sign that the US-Israeli war on Iran is causing fissures in the West's premier alliance.
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[2026-04-02 06:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill, Friday, March 27, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)
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[2026-04-02 06:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Foto del 15 de noviembre del 2019, Alexander Isak con Suecia celebrando el triunfo ante Rumania en el grupo F dela euro 2020. (AP Foto/Vadim Ghirda, Archivo)
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[2026-04-02 06:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:State and Territory Elections
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[2026-04-02 05:44 UTC+10:00] [Politics] [Factuality: 100]
Source: SBS News
Snippet: New Zealand has been looking to Australia when preparing its response to the fuel crisis. Source: AAP / Mick Tsikas
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[2026-04-02 05:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Delhi Capitals’ Sameer Rizvi bats during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Lucknow Super Giants and Delhi Capitals in Lucknow, India, Wednesday, April 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)
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[2026-04-02 05:30 UTC+10:00] [National / Victoria] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Teachers in Victoria’s government schools are preparing to take further strike action as they continue to fight the state government for better pay and working conditions.
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[2026-04-02 05:29 UTC+10:00] [Sweden] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Party, which has neo-Nazi roots, will hold ‘important ministerial posts within immigration’ if four-party coalition wins in September
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[2026-04-02 05:22 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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[2026-04-02 05:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Government and Politics
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[2026-04-02 05:00 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: The Albanese government has repeatedly dodged demands to publish documents and refused to explain why modelling for a centrepiece housing policy has been kept secret, opposition and crossbench senators have said, as they wage a war over transparency in the Senate.
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[2026-04-02 05:00 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: April 2, 2026 — 5:00am
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[2026-04-02 05:00 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Victoria] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Age
Snippet: April 2, 2026 — 5:00am
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[2026-04-02 04:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Luigi Mangione’s bid to push back his federal trial to early 2027 failed Wednesday — as a federal judge ruled he will face murder charges in the slaying of healthcare CEO Brian Thompson starting in October.
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[2026-04-02 04:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Tehran, Iran – Government supporters have taken to the streets in Iran to celebrate the anniversary of a referendum nearly half a century ago that solidified the Islamic Republic’s hold on power, even as the United States and Israel continued their attacks on the country.
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[2026-04-02 04:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: A coalition of mental health professional organizations issued a letter to the University of Illinois Chicago on Monday, warning that the school has failed to provide “a safe, discrimination-free environment for Jewish graduate students,” citing alleged harassment and biased curriculum.
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[2026-04-02 04:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Reports of loud booms in a suburban New York neighborhood this week led authorities to an apartment where a man was found to be storing more than two dozen improvised explosive devices, federal prosecutors said.
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[2026-04-02 04:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Uganda's state minister for foreign affairs has met with Egypt's foreign minister in Cairo to discuss how the ongoing war involving Iran is affecting Africa's energy security, inflation and food prices.
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[2026-04-02 04:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Luigi Mangione is escorted into Manhattan state court in New York, Sept. 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)
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[2026-04-02 03:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Liverpool’s Alexander Isak, top, scores the opening goal during the English Premier League soccer match between Tottenham and Liverpool in London, Dec. 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Ian Walton, File)
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[2026-04-02 03:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: In a Passover eve address steeped in biblical imagery, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday framed Israel’s campaign against Iran and its proxies through the lens of the biblical Exodus, declaring that Israel had dealt its enemies “ten blows” echoing the Ten Plagues.
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[2026-04-02 03:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Spain’s government hit back at the US government on Wednesday after the Trump administration demanded answers over the controversial euthanasia of a 25-year-old gang-rape victim.
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[2026-04-02 03:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Cole Palmer, Marc Cucurella y Moises Caicedo del Chelsea reaccionan tras el encuentro ante el Paris Saint-Germain en la Liga de Campeones el martes 17 de marzo del 2026. (AP Foto/Kin Cheung)
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[2026-04-02 03:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: SYDNEY, Australia — Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese warned on Wednesday the months ahead “may not be easy” because of the war in the Middle East, in a rare address to the island continent across television networks.
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[2026-04-02 03:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: Read this in The Manila Times digital edition.
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[2026-04-02 02:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: The United Kingdom will convene talks with dozens of countries on reopening the Strait of Hormuz, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has announced, as the US-Israeli war on Iran has effectively shuttered the critical Gulf waterway.
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[2026-04-02 02:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The Israeli military said its strikes are aimed at dozens of Iranian government infrastructure sites.
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[2026-04-02 02:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Brazil’s Environment Minister Marina Silva smiles during a decree-signing ceremony on Environment Day at the Planalto Palace in Brasilia, Brazil, June 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres, File)
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[2026-04-02 01:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Sunderland’s Lutsharel Geertruida, left, and Brighton and Hove Albion’s Yankuba Minteh fight for the ball during the Premier League match in Sunderland, England, Saturday March 14, 2026. (Owen Humphreys/PA via AP)
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[2026-04-02 01:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: French President Emmanuel Macron, left, and Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi shake hands during a joint press conference at the Akasaka Palace state guest house in Tokyo Wednesday, April 1, 2026. (Franck Robichon/Pool Photo via AP)
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[2026-04-02 01:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Government Medical Officers’ Association (GMOA) has announced that it will launch another island-wide one-day symbolic strike tomorrow (02) over unresolved issues related to medical transfer and appointment lists.
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[2026-04-02 01:24 UTC+10:00] [Ottawa] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: François-Philippe Champagne’s four-day trip comes close on the heels of Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney’s visit to Beijing in January
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[2026-04-02 01:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: SHANGHAI, April 1, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- WATERTECH CHINA 2026, the landmark 18th edition of the premier platform for process, drinking, and wastewater solutions, will take place from June 9–11, 2026, at the National Exhibition and Convention Center (Shanghai). Co-organized by Herui Group and Informa Markets, the event serves as a critical hub for water treatment technologies, digital management, and sustainable infrastructure.
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[2026-04-02 01:00 UTC+10:00] [New South Wales politics] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Exclusive: Greens MLC Sue Higginson tells parliament that Corrective Services knew things ‘which made it very clear they had monitored our conversation’
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[2026-04-02 01:00 UTC+10:00] [Gun control] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: PM’s deadline to establish the biggest gun buyback in 30 years passes with half of the nation’s governments refusing to join
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[2026-04-02 01:00 UTC+10:00] [US foreign policy] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Experts say the US believes it is entitled to resources it desires – a perspective president has supported for decades
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[2026-04-02 00:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A protest over a rate increase forced Puerto Rico’s government on Wednesday to cancel ferry rides between the U.S. territory and the tiny island of Vieques that is popular with tourists.
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[2026-04-02 00:20 UTC+10:00] [Latest Stories] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Inquirer
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has wrapped up its voters’ registration drive in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) with over 160,000 registrations, which surpassed its target of 150,000.
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[2026-04-02 00:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Britain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer speaks during a press conference at Downing Street in London, Wednesday, April 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein, Pool)
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[2026-04-01 23:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Another week of the war on Iran, another address from the British prime minister, as Keir Starmer told the nation once more that the UK has not been dragged into the US-Israeli operation.
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[2026-04-01 23:31 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: President Lee Jae Myung on Wednesday called on the government to transparently disclose supply and demand conditions for major items to the public to prevent unnecessary confusion in the market, as the conflict involving Iran fuels concerns over supplies of fuel and key materials.
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[2026-04-01 23:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Businessman Saud al-Faraj has been executed in Saudi Arabia over his participation in anti-government protests in 2011.
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[2026-04-01 23:23 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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[2026-04-01 23:17 UTC+10:00] [Kuomintang] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Arriving in Shanghai on April 7 for six-day trip, Cheng will travel to Nanjing by train to pay respects at Sun Yat-sen’s mausoleum, KMT says
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[2026-04-01 23:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Jimmie Akesson, leader of the Sweden Democrats Party and Ulf Kristersson, leader of the Moderate Party arrive for a press conference regarding the formation of the government, at the Parliament in Stockholm, on Oct. 14, 2022. (Jonas Ekstromer/TT News Agency via AP, File)
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[2026-04-01 23:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Chelsea players react disappointed after the English Premier League soccer match between Everton and Chelsea in Liverpool, England, Saturday, March 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Jon Super)
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