Topic: Crime & Justice — Neutral reports only
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[2026-02-26 02:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: A sinkhole opened up at a busy Omaha intersection on 24 February, swallowing two vehicles, CCTV footage shared by the Omaha police department showed.
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[2026-02-26 02:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — A prominent Cambodian opposition politician who was convicted of inciting social disorder was granted early release from prison on Wednesday after receiving a royal pardon.
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[2026-02-26 02:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: The Supreme Court is photographed, Friday, Feb. 6, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)
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[2026-02-26 02:32 UTC+10:00] [Journalist safety] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Committee to Protect Journalists report says Israel also to blame for 81% of ‘intentionally targeted’ journalist killings
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[2026-02-26 02:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israel was responsible for the deaths of around two-thirds of all journalists and media workers killed worldwide in 2025, the Committee to Protect Journalists (CJP) said in a report on Wednesday.
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[2026-02-26 02:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Benfica’s Gianluca Prestianni reacts after shooting against the bar during a Champions League opening phase soccer match between Benfica and Real Madrid, in Lisbon, Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Armando Franca)
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[2026-02-26 02:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: The town of Libby, Mont., is seen Feb. 17, 2010. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)
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[2026-02-26 02:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: LONDON — The Speaker of the UK's House of Commons said Wednesday he tipped off police that Peter Mandelson, the former ambassador to the US who is facing accusations of leaking information to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, was a possible flight risk.
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[2026-02-26 02:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: A former gamekeeper has been found guilty of shooting an ex-colleague to death on a remote country path in Highland Perthshire before trying to cover his tracks.
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[2026-02-26 02:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: This image taken from video made available by Sky News shows Peter Mandelson, center, escorted from a house to a car, in London, Monday Feb. 23, 2026. (Sky News via AP)
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[2026-02-26 01:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Washington, DC – After Israeli settlers killed 19-year-old United States citizen Nasrallah Abu Siyam in the occupied West Bank last week, the US State Department said it “has no higher priority than the safety and security of Americans”.
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[2026-02-26 01:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 (Yonhap) -- U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said Wednesday that a new U.S. global tariff will rise to 15 percent or higher from 10 percent for some countries, as President Donald Trump's administration is taking steps to replace its sweeping emergency tariffs struck down by the Supreme Court.
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[2026-02-26 01:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has ordered military units and additional police to guard energy infrastructure sites in his country’s east, citing the threat of potential Ukrainian attacks.
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[2026-02-26 01:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Judge Alexandre de Moraes attends the first day of trial of those accused of ordering the murder of councilwoman Marielle Franco at the Supreme Court in Brasilia, Brazil, Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)
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[2026-02-26 01:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The Israeli justice minister holds exceptional power compared with counterparts in most democracies. The office controls court administration, judicial appointments, and the legal infrastructure that governs relations among Israel’s branches of government. In a country without a written constitution, a second legislative chamber, or federal checks, political norms bear the weight of maintaining the rule of law.
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[2026-02-26 01:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: In their hit song, “All Star,” the American pop-rock band Smash Mouth sang, “Only shooting stars break the mold,” and they have broken the mold of stars boycotting Israel, because they just made a surprise appearance at one of Tel Aviv’s top clubs, Barby, on Monday night.
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[2026-02-26 01:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The restrictive conditions imposed on Prime Minister’s Office chief of staff Tzachi Braverman were set to expire at noon on Wednesday, but have now been extended by one day, with the Rishon Lezion Magistrate’s Court scheduled to hold a broader hearing on Thursday to determine whether they should remain in place.
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[2026-02-26 01:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: The US Supreme Court’s February 20 ruling has significantly limited President Donald Trump’s ability to use tariffs as a negotiation tool. However, friends and foes have not yet breathed a sigh of relief; restricting the President may increase his use of potentially much more damaging instruments.
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[2026-02-26 00:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: The jury in the Natalie McNally murder trial has been shown a purported YouTube live stream conducted by the accused, which prosecutors say was pre-recorded.
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[2026-02-26 00:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: When an Israeli settler killed dozens of Palestinian worshippers during Ramadan at the Ibrahimi Mosque in 1994, the shock reverberated far beyond Hebron.
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[2026-02-26 00:46 UTC+10:00] [Trump tariffs] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Jamieson Greer warns tariffs may climb from 10% after Trump imposed global levy amid US supreme court setback
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[2026-02-26 00:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Firefighters recover a body from the site where homes collapsed during heavy rains and severe flooding in the Parque Burnier neighborhood of Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais state, Brazil, Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)
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[2026-02-26 00:36 UTC+10:00] [Facial recognition] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Exclusive: Alvi Choudhury claiming damages against Thames Valley police after biased technology confused him with man looking ‘10 years younger’
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[2026-02-25 23:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Three Pro-Palestine protesters have pleaded not guilty to charges that they called for an "intifada" during a hearing at Westminster Magistrates' Court on Wednesday.
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[2026-02-25 23:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israeli forces have killed tens of thousands of Palestinians since the genocide in Gaza began on 7 October 2023.
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[2026-02-25 23:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The heads of district courts nationwide on Wednesday expressed "grave concern" over controversial judicial reform bills pushed by the ruling Democratic Party, including a proposal to introduce a new crime of "legal distortion" and to allow constitutional appeals in court cases.
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[2026-02-25 23:19 UTC+10:00] [Bali] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Tommy Schaefer released early from 18-year sentence for 2014 murder of Sheila von Wiese-Mack during luxury holiday
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[2026-02-25 23:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: A man has been jailed for life with a minimum term of 25 years after being found guilty of murdering a nine-year-old girl as she played with a hula hoop.
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[2026-02-25 23:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: The Commons Speaker has confirmed he gave information about Lord Mandelson to the Metropolitan Police, after the peer's lawyers complained about the force's decision to arrest him on Monday.
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[2026-02-25 23:01 UTC+10:00] [UK news] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Lindsay Hoyle tells MPs that passing on the information to police was his ‘duty and responsibility’
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[2026-02-25 23:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: A military air strike by the Myanmar military in Rakhine state has killed at least 17 people and injured 14 others, local media reported, in the latest civil war carnage weeks after a military-backed governing party election win was dismissed as a “sham” by international observers.
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[2026-02-25 23:00 UTC+10:00] [US crime] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Rovier Carrington thought his cases against MTV and Paramount executives should have been the biggest of the #MeToo era. Instead, they raised unsettling questions about victimhood
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[2026-02-25 22:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The prosecution said Wednesday they have dropped a final appeal against an appellate court's recent acquittal of one incumbent and two former ruling Democratic Party (DP) lawmakers charged in connection with a cash-for-votes scandal surrounding the party's 2021 leadership election.
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[2026-02-25 22:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: UK Police have arrested a man and are searching for another suspect for allegedly carrying weapons into a mosque in central Manchester on Tuesday evening.
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[2026-02-25 22:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Two men have been charged over the alleged kidnapping and murder of Sydney grandfather Chris Baghsarian.
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[2026-02-25 22:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: LIMA — The only survivor of a military helicopter crash in southern Peru that killed 15 people was a small dog belonging to a colonel who was among the passengers, an air force source told AFP Tuesday.
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[2026-02-25 22:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: An Israeli court overturned the conviction of an officer who assaulted a Palestinian photojournalist in 2023, citing that he suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder as a result of responding to the 7 October attacks.
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[2026-02-25 22:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: A special counsel team said Wednesday it has appealed a court's recent life sentence for former President Yoon Suk Yeol over his insurrection conviction.
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[2026-02-25 22:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Feb. 25 (Yonhap) -- The prosecution said Wednesday they have dropped a final appeal against an appellate court's recent acquittal of one incumbent and two former ruling Democratic Party (DP) lawmakers charged in connection with a cash-for-votes scandal surrounding the party's 2021 leadership election.
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[2026-02-25 22:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Eight Iraqi soldiers have been killed in a road accident in Anbar province, west of Baghdad, the Defence Ministry announced on Wednesday.
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[2026-02-25 21:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: The "case of the century" is set to play out in the federal court this month, with the ACCC taking on supermarket giant Coles for what it claims are "illusory" discounts.
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[2026-02-25 21:43 UTC+10:00] [Women's football] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Former official at Altach given suspended prison term
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[2026-02-25 21:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Relatives of those killed during the Russian occupation react at the Wall of Remembrance during a ceremony to mark the fourth anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, in Bucha, Ukraine, Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)
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[2026-02-25 21:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Anthony Joshua was a passenger in the crash which killed his team members Latif Ayodele and Sina Ghami
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[2026-02-25 21:32 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-02-25 21:31 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-02-25 21:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Feb. 25 (Yonhap) -- A special counsel team said Wednesday it has appealed a court's recent life sentence for former President Yoon Suk Yeol over his insurrection conviction.
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[2026-02-25 21:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Seventeen international aid groups announced they have petitioned Israel’s Supreme Court on Sunday to allow them to keep operating in the Gaza Strip, the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem as the Israeli government's ban on their life-saving work next month nears.
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[2026-02-25 21:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Court of Appeal today dismissed two writ petitions filed by Avant-Garde Maritime Services and its employees, which sought to overturn an order issued by the Secretary to the Ministry of Defence to remove three of the company’s armouries.
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[2026-02-25 21:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Kathmandu’s Dasharath Stadium was deemed unfit to host Asian Cup qualifiers, while kitchen blast killed 1 at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
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