[2026-02-26 16:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South Korea

Title: (LEAD) Suspect in drone flights to N. Korea attends arrest warrant hearing

Snippet: (ATTN: UPDATES with suspect's alleged remarks, other details; CHANGES photo)By Lee Haye-ah

Read full article: https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260226004751315

[2026-02-26 16:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South Korea

Title: (LEAD) Park Chan-wook named S. Korea's first Cannes jury president

Snippet: (ATTN: ADDS more details in paras 3-5, last para; RECASTS headline)

Read full article: https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260226006851315

[2026-02-26 16:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: ABC News

Title: Elderly man found guilty of murdering wife 40 years ago

Snippet: A jury has found Sharon Fulton was killed by her husband 40 years ago. (Supplied)

Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02-26/raymond-reddington-found-guilty-of-murdering-wife-sharon-fulton/106392508

[2026-02-26 16:42 UTC+10:00] [National / Queensland] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Age

Title: Wieambilla shooting home up for sale

Snippet: The rural Queensland home where two police officers and a civilian were killed by religious fanatics and conspiracy theorists has been listed for sale after negotiations stalled between the Train family estate and the Queensland Police Union.

Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/national/queensland/wieambilla-shooting-home-up-for-sale-20260226-p5o5s3.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-02-26 16:32 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Age

Title: Duo accused of kidnapping innocent grandfather charged with murder

Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section

Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/national/duo-accused-of-kidnapping-innocent-grandfather-charged-with-murder-20260226-p5o5t4.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-02-26 16:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Korea Herald

Title: Park Chan-wook named 2026 Cannes jury president

Snippet: The South Korean director will lead the jury at the festival in May

Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10683132

[2026-02-26 16:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Al Jazeera

Title: Hong Kong appeals court overturns Jimmy Lai’s fraud conviction

Snippet: A Hong Kong appellate court has overturned a fraud conviction against pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai in a surprise ruling weeks after his jailing for 20 years on a separate national security charge.

Read full article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/2/26/hong-kong-appeals-court-overturns-jimmy-lais-fraud-conviction

[2026-02-26 16:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Judge orders changes to Pacific Northwest dam operation to help salmon

Snippet: This photo shows the Ice Harbor dam on the Snake River in Pasco, Wash, Oct. 24, 2006. (AP Photo/Jackie Johnston, File)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/snake-columbia-rivers-dams-salmon-trump-d9e5f824be812d3f86539060272c234a

[2026-02-26 16:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Korea Herald

Title: National DP's former floor leader questioned by police, denies allegations Rep. Kim Byung-kee, a three-term independent lawmaker who was ejected from the ruling Democratic Party over a range of corruption scandals, denied all allegations against him as he appeared for police

Snippet: Rep. Kim Byung-kee, a three-term independent lawmaker who was ejected from the ruling Democratic Party over a range of corruption scandals, denied all allegations against him as he appeared for police questioning Thursday.

Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10683103

[2026-02-26 16:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Financial Times

Title: Consultancies give police a hand to tackle new forms of crimes

Snippet: PublishedFebruary 26 2026

Read full article: https://www.ft.com/content/3602d559-1b10-4ae6-8f37-0159d1ddeebb

[2026-02-26 16:00 UTC+10:00] [Editors' Pick] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Rappler

Title: Duterte’s ICC pre-trial: What prosecution, victims, defense say about the drug war

Snippet: Already have Rappler+? Sign in to listen to groundbreaking journalism.

Read full article: https://www.rappler.com/philippines/quotes-icc-pre-trial-prosecution-victims-defense-duterte-drug-war/

[2026-02-26 15:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: ABC News

Title: 'Sledgehammer to crack a nut': Activists go to court over NSW protest laws

Snippet: By Sean Tarek Goodwin

Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02-26/activists-appeal-nsw-protest-restriction-laws/106391960

[2026-02-26 15:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South Korea

Title: Director Park Chan-wook named jury president at Cannes Film Festival

Snippet: SEOUL, Feb. 26 (Yonhap) -- Director Park Chan-wook has been named jury president at the Cannes Film Festival, foreign media reported Thursday, making him the first Korean director to assume the role.

Read full article: https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260226006800315

[2026-02-26 15:41 UTC+10:00] [National / WA] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Age

Title: Husband found guilty of murdering his wife 40 years after she went missing

Snippet: The husband of missing woman Sharon Fulton has been found guilty of her murder, 40 years after she vanished from their Duncraig home.

Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/national/western-australia/husband-found-guilty-of-murdering-his-wife-40-years-after-she-went-missing-20260226-p5o5rq.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-02-26 15:41 UTC+10:00] [National / WA] [Factuality: 95]

Source: The Age

Title: ‘Mum, you are not forgotten’: Sons’ vow after cold case murder verdict

Snippet: The sons of a man found guilty of murdering their beloved mother 40 years ago have vowed to continue looking for her body as they spoke out about the dedication required to bring her killer to justice.

Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/national/western-australia/mum-you-are-not-forgotten-sons-vow-after-cold-case-murder-verdict-20260226-p5o5rq.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-02-26 15:29 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]

Source: 9News

Title: Family's prison visit to accused Bondi gunman cancelled

Snippet: Property News: Australia's most expensive streets, and how much it costs to live in them.

Read full article: https://www.9news.com.au/national/alleged-bondi-gunman-naveed-akram-family-prison-visit-cancelled/223efe61-d78f-4407-8c9f-adefde2b8d8c

[2026-02-26 15:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South Korea

Title: (URGENT) Director Park Chan-wook named jury president at Cannes Film Festival

Snippet: (2nd LD) S. Korea, U.S. to stage annual military exercise next month, still in consultation over field training

Read full article: https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260226006600315

[2026-02-26 15:19 UTC+10:00] [News] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Michael West Media

Title: Broke Outback Wrangler saddles up to defend lawsuit

Snippet: February 26, 2026 15:19 | News

Read full article: https://michaelwest.com.au/broke-outback-wrangler-saddles-up-to-defend-lawsuit/

[2026-02-26 15:19 UTC+10:00] [National / WA] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Age

Title: WA tech billionaire Laurence Escalante slapped with nine new drug charges

Snippet: West Australian tech billionaire Laurence Escalante has been hit with more drug-related offences, meaning he now faces 17 criminal charges including the alleged assault of his ex-partner.

Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/national/western-australia/wa-tech-billionaire-laurence-escalante-slapped-with-nine-new-drug-charges-20260226-p5o5r2.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-02-26 15:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: South Korea relaunches truth commission with adoption fraud focus

Snippet: Peter Møller, second from right, attorney and co-founder of the Danish Korean Rights Group, submits the documents at the Truth and Reconciliation Commission in Seoul, South Korea, Nov. 15, 2022. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon, File)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/south-korea-adoptions-truth-reconciliation-a3d0a0d8629c699b9b215b2e7b5a9891

[2026-02-26 15:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Hong Kong court sends father of US-based activist to prison

Snippet: Anna Kwok speaks during an event commemorating China’s June 4, 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown on pro-democracy movement in Washington D.C., on June 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Didi Tang)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/hong-national-security-anna-kwok-father-sentence-d4a4419b33fed9290292d88770fe049c

[2026-02-26 15:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: Vance says administration is pausing some Medicaid funding to Minnesota because of fraud concerns

Snippet: WASHINGTON, D.C. — Vice President JD Vance announced Wednesday that the Trump administration would “temporarily halt” some Medicaid funding to the state of Minnesota over fraud concerns, as part of what he described as an aggressive crackdown on misuse of public funds.

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/02/26/world/americas-emea/vance-says-administration-is-pausing-some-medicaid-funding-to-minnesota-because-of-fraud-concerns/2285531

[2026-02-26 15:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: VOA Africa

Title: corruption

Snippet: XS SM MD LG

Read full article: https://www.voanews.com/z/4323

[2026-02-26 15:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: ABC News

Title: Daylesford man, 51, charged with alleged assault of solo female hiker

Snippet: Police have a charged man over the alleged assault of Sarah Gibbs. (ABC News: Eden Hynninen)

Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02-26/daylesford-man-charged-after-alleged-assault-victoria/106391816

[2026-02-26 15:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Cannes Film Festival 2026: Park Chan-wook will head jury

Snippet: Director Park Chan-wook poses for photographers at the photo call for the film ‘Decision to Leave’ at the 75th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Tuesday, May 24, 2022. (Photo by Vianney Le Caer/Invision/AP, File)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/cannes-film-festival-2026-jury-president-e3d578a54a89c6d22c37b57be5e0c04c

[2026-02-26 14:54 UTC+10:00] [Jimmy Lai] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Jimmy Lai’s fraud conviction overturned by Hong Kong court in rare legal win for activist

Snippet: Appellate court quashes convictions linked to lease violations but Lai may still spend rest of his life in prison

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/feb/26/jimmy-lai-conviction-wins-appeal-hong-kong-court

[2026-02-26 14:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: BBC News

Title: Hong Kong tycoon Jimmy Lai wins appeal against lesser conviction

Snippet: Jimmy Lai, Hong Kong's pro-democracy media tycoon, has won an appeal against a fraud conviction in 2022, which had seen him sentenced to nearly six years in jail.

Read full article: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5ykq2ykd6zo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

[2026-02-26 14:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Zero Hedge

Title: New Bill Closes Loophole Abused By Democrats For Hiring Illegals As Police

Snippet: Via Gun Owners of America,

Read full article: https://www.zerohedge.com/political/new-bill-closes-loophole-abused-democrats-hiring-illegals-police

[2026-02-26 14:26 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]

Source: 9News

Title: American freed after 11 years for Bali 'suitcase murder'

Snippet: Auto news: These are Australia's safest roads.

Read full article: https://www.9news.com.au/world/tommy-schaefer-released-bali-indonesia-prison-deprted-usa-suitcase-murder-sheila-von-wiese-mack/baf616d3-1cd5-41a3-b80b-665e17702116

[2026-02-26 14:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: US drops charges against Chinese scientists after diplomatic talks

Snippet: Lawyers for the trio said the charges were dismissed by a judge in Detroit after ‘some kind of intervention’ by the Chinese consulate

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3344673/us-drops-charges-against-chinese-scientists-smuggling-worms-after-diplomatic-talks

[2026-02-26 13:58 UTC+10:00] [Asia Pacific] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Rappler

Title: Hong Kong’s Court of Appeal overturns tycoon Jimmy Lai’s fraud conviction and sentencing

Snippet: Already have Rappler+? Sign in to listen to groundbreaking journalism.

Read full article: https://www.rappler.com/world/asia-pacific/hong-kong-court-of-appeal-overturns-tycoon-jimmy-lai-fraud-conviction-sentencing/

[2026-02-26 13:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: ABC News

Title: ACT police investigation ongoing as 89yo man struck by car dies in hospital

Snippet: Topic:Accidents and Emergency Incidents

Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02-26/act-police-still-investigating-as-84yo-man-struck-by-car-dies/106391482

[2026-02-26 13:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Newark mayor says ICE car chase caused multi-vehicle crash with injuries

Snippet: Newark Mayor Ras Baraka speaks as he attends a news conference regarding his May 9th arrest at Delaney Hall, outside U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey on June 3, 2025, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Kena Betancur, File)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/immigration-ice-chase-crash-newark-new-jersey-49b03ddb28a15d4d12be7872950fa113

[2026-02-26 13:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Hong Kong ex-media mogul Jimmy Lai wins appeal against fraud charges

Snippet: Books on Hong Kong’s ex-publisher Jimmy Lai lie on the desk of Edward Li, a former chief news editor for Apple Daily’s online news during an interview with The Associated Press in Taipei, Taiwan, Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Chiang Ying-ying)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/jimmy-lai-fraud-appeal-hong-kong-7569a4e9d12d77fbc470db73ca9c38bb

[2026-02-26 13:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Korea Herald

Title: Drug use suspected after Porsche careers off bridge, lands on Mercedes in hair-raising crash

Snippet: A driver in her 30s has been arrested after driving her car off a Hangang River bridge and landing on another car on another bridge below, before falling landing on the river bank, police said Thursday.

Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10682998

[2026-02-26 13:37 UTC+10:00] [National / Victoria] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Age

Title: Accused killer Greg Lynn seeks bail to live with son after prison assault

Snippet: Accused High Country killer Greg Lynn is urging the court to release him back into the community to live with his eldest son.

Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/accused-killer-greg-lynn-seeks-bail-to-live-with-son-after-prison-assault-20260225-p5o5cp.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-02-26 13:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Daily News

Title: A New York City snowball fight gone wrong leaves Mayor Mamdani at odds with police - DailyNews

Snippet: What started as an innocent snowball fight during the New York City blizzard has, in fact, snowballed, landing Mayor Zohran Mamdani and the city’s police leadership in a row.

Read full article: https://dailynews.lk/2026/02/26/breaking-news/958173/a-new-york-city-snowball-fight-gone-wrong-leaves-mayor-mamdani-at-odds-with-police/

[2026-02-26 13:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Ex-media boss Jimmy Lai wins appeal over fraud convictionThe Court of Appeal quashes conviction, ruling prosecution failed to prove Lai’s intent in case.

Snippet: The Court of Appeal quashes conviction, ruling prosecution failed to prove Lai’s intent in case

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3344665/ex-media-boss-jimmy-lai-wins-appeal-over-fraud-conviction

[2026-02-26 13:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: ABC News

Title: Pro-democracy Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai's fraud offence overturned

Snippet: Jimmy Lai has maintained his innocence on his sedition conviction. (Reuters: Tyrone Siu)

Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02-26/jimmy-lai-fraud-sentence-overturned/106391580

[2026-02-26 13:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: ABC News

Title: Australians will receive mobile alert in July under new emergency trial

Snippet: Topic:Disasters, Accidents and Emergency Incidents

Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02-26/national-emergency-mobile-alert-system-trials-to-begin/106390534

[2026-02-26 13:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South Korea

Title: (LEAD) PM calls for rooting out fake news ahead of elections

Snippet: (ATTN: UPDATES with prosecution-police press briefing)By Lee Haye-ah

Read full article: https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260226003851315

[2026-02-26 13:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: ABC News

Title: Greg Lynn 'cannot possibly' have fair retrial this year, lawyers argue

Snippet: Greg Lynn is expected to face a new trial, ordered on the charge of murdering Ms Clay. (AAP Image: Joel Carrett)

Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02-26/former-jetstar-pilot-greg-lynn-bail-hearing/106389956

[2026-02-26 13:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: BBC News

Title: US 'suitcase murderer' deported from Bali after 11 years in jail

Snippet: Indonesia has deported a US man who spent 11 years in jail for the high-profile "suitcase murder" of his girlfriend's mother on the resort island of Bali.

Read full article: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cdxg2r11g35o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

[2026-02-26 12:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Supreme Court litigator convicted of tax evasion over poker winnings

Snippet: Tom Goldstein, who writes SCOTUSblog.com, poses for a photograph in front of the Supreme Court, Oct. 31, 2013, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, file)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/thomas-goldstein-supreme-court-blog-tax-evasion-f9ef42db6375c5fb2be60c3f6c2198fd

[2026-02-26 12:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Al Jazeera

Title: Brazil’s Supreme Court imposes steep sentences for Marielle Franco murder

Snippet: A panel on Brazil’s Supreme Court has ruled to convict five men accused of plotting the 2018 assassination of a human rights leader-turned politician Marielle Franco and her driver, Anderson Gomes.

Read full article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/2/26/brazils-supreme-court-imposes-steep-sentences-for-marielle-franco-murder

[2026-02-26 12:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South Korea

Title: Suspect in drone flights to N. Korea attends arrest warrant hearing

Snippet: SEOUL, Feb. 26 (Yonhap) -- A graduate student accused of sending drones to North Korea appeared at a court Thursday to attend his arrest warrant hearing.

Read full article: https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260226004700315

[2026-02-26 12:35 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]

Source: 9News

Title: 'Horrific': kidnapping and murder accused face court

Snippet: The two men, Gerard Anthony Andrews, 29, and Daniel Stevens, 24, appeared via video link in a Sydney court on Thursday, charged with killing 85-year-old widower Chris Baghsarian.The men were arrested by heavily armed police after the remains of Baghsarian were found in bushland in Sydney's northwest fringe.Police allege the pair and a third unknown person abducted Baghsarian from his home in North Ryde in a case of mistaken identity 11 days ago.READ MORE: Alleged kidnapping victim recovered from Sydney

Read full article: https://www.9news.com.au/national/horrific-kidnapping-and-murder-accused-face-court/6db2ef98-5bc7-4b30-9738-be0249dbfa51

[2026-02-26 12:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Brooklyn man convicted of hate crime charges in Manhattan assaults

Snippet: NEW YORK (AP) — A man who randomly punched a woman walking down a Manhattan street nearly two years ago has been convicted of hate crime charges for that assault and several others.

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/tiktok-influencer-sucker-punch-conviction-new-york-f59a1f652a142f0ecca2ece8a00fc25b

[2026-02-26 12:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Legal Tales | How Hong Kong law ensures kids’ well-being when divorced parents split locations

Snippet: The Family Court must determine how any relocation plan by one parent serves or undermines the best interests of the children

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3344652/how-hong-kong-law-ensures-kids-well-being-when-divorced-parents-split-locations

[2026-02-26 12:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Japan’s PM revives push to criminalise defacing national flagIt is already a crime to damage a foreign flag in Japan. Now, emboldened by a massive election win, the PM wants to protect her own.

Snippet: It is already a crime to damage a foreign flag in Japan. Now, emboldened by a massive election win, the PM wants to protect her own

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3344625/japans-takaichi-revives-push-criminalise-defacing-flag