[2026-08-29 16:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: Madi Mojdeh shatters 2 records in 3rd Asian Open Schools

Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — La Salle Greenhills standout Behrouz Mohammad Madi Mojdeh laid down an explosive opening-day statement, shattering two meet records to lead a medal-heavy Swim League Philippines campaign at the 3rd Asian Open Schools Invitational (AOSI) Short Course Swimming Championships Saturday at the Assumption University Aquatics Center Suvarnabhumi in Bangkok, Thailand.

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/08/29/sports/madi-mojdeh-shatters-2-records-in-3rd-asian-open-schools/2414449

[2026-08-29 16:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: AI can make China’s political language sound more threatening, scholar warns

Snippet: Li Yan says human expertise is vital to retaining context in AI translations of Beijing’s policy ideas for overseas audiences

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3365635/ai-can-make-chinas-political-language-sound-more-threatening-scholar-warns?utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-08-29 16:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Lost in translation: how AI is distorting China’s message abroad

Snippet: Li Yan says human expertise is vital to retaining context in AI translations of Beijing’s policy ideas for overseas audiences

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3365635/ai-can-make-chinas-political-language-sound-more-threatening-scholar-warns

[2026-08-29 15:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Jerusalem Post

Title: Judge strikes down Trump visa policy targeting foreign pro-Palestinian university students

Snippet: A federal judge on Friday ruled that laws that US President Donald Trump's administration used to cancel visas and initiate deportation proceedings against noncitizen college students based on their pro-Palestinian advocacy and criticism of Israel are unconstitutional.

Read full article: https://www.jpost.com/international/article-906939

[2026-08-29 15:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South Korea

Title: PM vows to boost housing supply

Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 29 (Yonhap) -- Prime Minister Han Seong-sook on Saturday vowed to increase financial and policy support for development projects to boost housing supply.

Read full article: https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260829001800320

[2026-08-29 15:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: New York Post

Title: CBC releases policy change after controversy about refusing to refer to 9/11 as ‘terrorist attacks’

Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/08/29/media/cbc-releases-policy-change-after-controversy-about-refusing-to-refer-to-9-11-as-terrorist-attacks/

[2026-08-29 14:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Iran will neither forgive nor forget Minab school massacre, Araghchi says

Snippet: Iran’s foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, has said that his country will neither forgive nor forget the Minab school massacre “but will continue to pursue it”, IRNA reported.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/iran-will-neither-forgive-nor-forget-minab-school-massacre-araghchi-says

[2026-08-29 13:34 UTC+10:00] [Opinion] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Asia Times

Title: Waiting in vain for a Trump foreign-policy doctrine

Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive

Read full article: https://asiatimes.com/2026/08/waiting-in-vain-for-a-trump-foreign-policy-doctrine/

[2026-08-29 13:14 UTC+10:00] [National News] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Rappler

Title: Ombudsman dismisses complaints vs UP officials over DiliMall

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

Read full article: https://www.rappler.com/philippines/ombudsman-dismisses-complaints-university-philippines-officials-dilimall/

[2026-08-29 13:00 UTC+10:00] [Editors' Pick] [Factuality: 90]

Source: Rappler

Title: When school violence happens, the whole community needs to listen

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

Read full article: https://www.rappler.com/people/human-interest/psychologists-school-violence-community-needs-listen/

[2026-08-29 11:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Canada's public broadcaster changes policy that said not to label 9/11 attacks 'terrorism'

Snippet: The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation logo is projected onto a screen on May 29, 2019, in Toronto. (Tijana Martin/The Canadian Press via AP,File)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/canada-cbc-terrorism-united-states-sept-11-00a2f6e3aca3ea783ffa05b1ea089369

[2026-08-29 11:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Visa policy brings in more foreigners on short-term jobs and HK$20,000 salaries

Snippet: Latest Immigration Department data shows 31,278 working visas granted to foreigners last year under General Employment Policy

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3365664/visa-policy-brings-more-foreigners-short-term-jobs-and-hk20000-salaries?utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-08-29 11:00 UTC+10:00] [scmp] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Visa policy brings in more foreigners on short-term jobs and HK$20,000 salaries

Snippet: Latest Immigration Department data shows 31,278 working visas granted to foreigners last year under General Employment Policy

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3365664/visa-policy-brings-more-foreigners-short-term-jobs-and-hk20000-salaries

[2026-08-29 10:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: CAIR blamed 9/11 on US support for Israel, recommended bin Laden’s writings in back-to-school guide: ‘Evil propaganda’

Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/08/28/us-news/cair-blamed-9-11-on-us-support-for-israel-recommended-bin-ladens-writings-in-back-to-school-guide/

[2026-08-29 08:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: Gabriela urges DILG review of VAWC settlement policy; Remulla vows action vs PNP personnel

Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — Gabriela Women’s Party Rep. Sarah Elago urged the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) to review its policy allowing settlement or reconciliation in Violence Against Women and Their Children (VAWC) cases, particularly those involving police personnel, as Secretary Jonvic Remulla vowed to pursue appropriate action against perpetrators.

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/08/29/news/national/gabriela-urges-dilg-review-of-vawc-settlement-policy-remulla-vows-action-vs-pnp-personnel/2414408

[2026-08-29 08:38 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Victoria] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Age

Title: Carroll scraps plan for statue of Daniel Andrews

Snippet: A controversial $134,000 statue of former premier Daniel Andrews has been scrapped, with Victoria’s new leader Ben Carroll saying the statue policy did not meet taxpayer expectations.

Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/politics/victoria/carroll-scraps-plan-for-statue-of-daniel-andrews-20260829-p60skz.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-08-29 07:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Ohio Won’t Approve Weak High School Credentials

Snippet: Hoping to make sure high school students don’t waste time earning career credentials that won’t help them find jobs, Ohio is slashing the credentials counted towards graduation, axing easy ones that thousands of students earn, but don’t lead anywhere.

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/ohio-high-schools-career-credentials-jobs-0ef7f62342b36ab4e62cd6912ab6465a

[2026-08-29 07:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: One third of college students say using violence to shut down speech on campus is acceptable: poll

Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/08/28/us-news/third-of-college-students-say-its-ok-to-use-violence-to-shut-down-speech/

[2026-08-29 07:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: FBI changes policy on applicants' experience with prostitution

Snippet: An FBI seal is displayed on a podium before a news conference at the field office in Portland, Ore., Jan. 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane, File)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/fbi-prostitution-recruitment-95e69779e41bd8f1bbc59d402a40222b

[2026-08-29 06:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Virginia removes Confederate memorials from Richmond's Capitol Square

Snippet: The Commonwealth of Virginia is removing three Confederate statues from a Richmond park and civic campus. The Shenandoah Valley Battlefields Foundation will preserve the statues.

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/virginia-confederate-statues-removal-d3f760a9f36095c292f0abbe5340691a

[2026-08-29 06:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AfricaNews

Title: Norway mourns king Harald V as crown prince Haakon becomes king

Snippet: Norway is mourning King Harald V after the monarch died aged 89 at Oslo University Hospital’s Rikshospitalet at 6:35 a.m. local time on Friday, according to the Royal Palace. Hundreds of people gathered outside the palace to lay flowers and wreaths, while church bells rang across the country at noon.

Read full article: http://www.africanews.com/2026/08/28/norway-mourns-king-harald-v-as-crown-prince-haakon-becomes-king/

[2026-08-29 05:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: RT News

Title: Merz lays into Germany’s most popular party ahead of regional vote

Snippet: German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has said that his Christian Democratic Union (CDU) will stick to its policy of isolating the AfD despite the right-wing party polling at over 40% ahead of regional elections in Saxony-Anhalt. The chancellor claimed that the Alternative for Germany maintains close ties with Russia and thus poses a threat to the “internal and external security of our country.”

Read full article: https://www.rt.com/news/644789-merz-lays-into-germany-most-popular-party-ahead-regional-vote/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS

[2026-08-29 05:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: RT News

Title: Read Full Article at RT.com

Snippet: German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has said that his Christian Democratic Union (CDU) will stick to its policy of isolating the AfD despite the right-wing party polling at over 40% ahead of regional elections in Saxony-Anhalt. The chancellor claimed that the Alternative for Germany maintains close ties with Russia and thus poses a threat to the “internal and external security of our country.”

Read full article: https://www.rt.com/news/644789-merz-lays-into-germany-most-popular-party-ahead-regional-vote/

[2026-08-29 05:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Al Jazeera

Title: Colombia’s new president faces backlash over ‘inhumane’ deportation policy

Snippet: Bogota, Colombia – Opposition politicians and migrant communities in Colombia have decried President Abelardo de la Espriella’s plan to launch a deportation campaign against foreign nationals living irregularly in the country.

Read full article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/28/colombias-new-president-faces-backlash-over-inhumane-deportation-policy

[2026-08-29 05:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Trump orders creation of US ‘Space Academy’, amid rivalry with China

Snippet: The institution, which will train civilian and military recruits, will be modelled on the famous military school at West Point

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3365667/trump-orders-creation-us-space-academy-amid-rivalry-china?utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-08-29 05:07 UTC+10:00] [Nasa] [Factuality: 90]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Trump orders creation of US ‘Space Academy’, amid rivalry with China

Snippet: The institution, which will train civilian and military recruits, will be modelled on the famous military school at West Point

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3365667/trump-orders-creation-us-space-academy-amid-rivalry-china

[2026-08-29 04:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The National (UAE)

Title: Arabic word of the week: Why talib is about more than being a student | The National

Snippet: The latest Arabic word of the week sends us in search of knowledge, opportunity and even love.

Read full article: https://www.thenationalnews.com/arts-culture/2026/08/28/learn-arabic-talib-student/

[2026-08-29 04:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The National (UAE)

Title: When does a cyber attack count as an act of war? | The National

Snippet: Earlier this month, the UAE’s Cyber Security Council announced that its systems had thwarted a series of advanced and organised cyber attacks against the country’s aviation, energy and education sectors.

Read full article: https://www.thenationalnews.com/opinion/comment/2026/08/28/cyber-warfare-un-charter-international-law-uae/

[2026-08-29 03:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Antisemitic backlash after Jewish scholar chosen to lead Catholic bible group

Snippet: This undated photo provided by Vanderbilt University on Friday, Aug. 28, 2026, shows Amy-Jill Levine, the first Jewish president of the Catholic Biblical Association of America. (Daniel DuBois/Vanderbilt University via AP)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/jewish-scholar-catholic-bible-association-antisemitism-58b1e74170b740b04ad40dd0345d6c11

[2026-08-29 02:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: Peso breaches P62:$1, stocks slip below 6,000

Snippet: THE peso breached the P62-per-dollar mark on Friday to new all-time low, and the stock market also slipped below 6,000 as investors remained cautious about global risks and the impact of tighter monetary policy on economic growth.

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/08/29/business/top-business/peso-breaches-p621-stocks-slip-below-6000/2414310

[2026-08-29 02:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Exclusive: Cambridge colleagues argued a Google search would have prevented Nathan Cofnas hiring

Snippet: Academics at the University of Cambridge privately argued in 2024 that Nathan Cofnas, who accused Jason Arday of plagiarism last month, should not have been hired, Middle East Eye has learnt.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/nathan-cofnas-cambridge-colleagues-said-he-shouldnt-have-been-hired

[2026-08-29 02:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: Rains continue to disrupt school, govt work

Snippet: WORK in government offices and classes in Metro Manila and 15 provinces were suspended on Friday due to relentless rain brought by the southwest monsoon, or habagat.

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/08/29/news/national/rains-continue-to-disrupt-school-govt-work/2414282

[2026-08-29 02:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: Rains continue to disrupt school, govt work Rains continue to disrupt school, govt work

Snippet: ERROR 404 page not found Click here to go to the home page

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/08/29/news/national/rains-continue-to-disrupt-school-govt-work-rains-continue-to-disrupt-school-govt-work/2414282

[2026-08-29 01:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]

Source: New York Post

Title: An old-school food habit is making a comeback — and killing people across several states

Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/08/28/health/an-old-food-habit-is-making-a-deadly-comeback/

[2026-08-29 01:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Anuncian renovación de un amado hospital de Nueva Orleans golpeado por Katrina

Snippet: Patrick Norton, vicepresidente senior, jefe de operaciones y tesorero de la Universidad de Tulane, derecha, y Jeff Benjamin, vicepresidente de instalaciones y Desarrollo del campus, conversan en un pasillo en el interior del antiguo edificio del Hospital Charity, el miércoles 19 de agosto de 2026, en Nueva Orleans. (AP Foto/Gerald Herbert)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/neva-orleans-hospital-katrina-renovacion-4c065b8e3061338650311e8002c0ec77

[2026-08-29 01:00 UTC+10:00] [Television] [Factuality: 90]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: ‘Taylor Swift is not losing any sleep over me!’: Don Spencer on Play School, fame and his 65-year music career

Snippet: The 89-year-old appeared on Play School in Australia and the UK and rubbed shoulders with the Beatles and the Rolling Stones – but it is his work with children that has been ‘an honour’

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2026/aug/29/don-spencer-play-school-fame-music

[2026-08-29 01:00 UTC+10:00] [Australia news] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: How is One Nation influencing Labor’s immigration policy? – Back to Back Barries podcast

Snippet: Tony Barry and Sean Kelly, sitting in for Barrie Cassidy, examine the politics of immigration and asylum after contradictory policy statements this week from Labor and One Nation. They discuss how much Labor is being led by One Nation and whether the government is doing enough to make the case for immigration.

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/global/video/2026/aug/29/how-is-one-nation-influencing-labors-immigration-policy-back-to-back-barries-podcast

[2026-08-29 01:00 UTC+10:00] [Australia news] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Back to Back Barries: How is One Nation influencing Labor’s migration policy? – podcast

Snippet: Tony Barry and Sean Kelly, sitting in for Barrie Cassidy, examine the politics of immigration and asylum after contradictory policy statements this week from Labor and One Nation. They discuss how much Labor is being led by One Nation and whether the government is doing enough to make the case for migration.

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/audio/2026/aug/29/back-to-back-barries-how-is-one-nation-influencing-labors-migration-policy-podcast-ntwnfb

[2026-08-29 00:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: Here’s what it costs to live in America’s top school districts — and it’s not looking cheap for New Yorkers

Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/08/28/lifestyle/heres-what-it-costs-to-live-in-americas-top-school-districts/

[2026-08-29 00:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: Kids forced to walk miles home in scorching SoCal heat after school bus cuts

Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/08/28/us-news/school-bus-cuts-leave-san-diego-county-students-walking-miles-in-heat/

[2026-08-28 23:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: China moves to stabilise property sector with ‘stronger-than-expected’ policy package

Snippet: The measures aim to shift China’s vast property sector away from a presales model, as Beijing strives to stabilise market downturn

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3365649/china-moves-stabilise-property-sector-stronger-expected-package?utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-08-28 23:42 UTC+10:00] [Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: China moves to stabilise property sector with ‘stronger-than-expected’ policy package

Snippet: The measures aim to shift China’s vast property sector away from a presales model, as Beijing strives to stabilise market downturn

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3365649/china-moves-stabilise-property-sector-stronger-expected-package

[2026-08-28 23:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: Manila suspends Saturday classes as habagat persists

Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — Manila City Mayor Francisco “Isko” Moreno Domagoso suspended the face-to-face (F2F) classes at all levels in both public and private schools on Saturday, August 29.

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/08/28/news/manila-suspends-saturday-classes-as-habagat-persists/2414180

[2026-08-28 23:11 UTC+10:00] [World news] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Nepal rescue and California fires: photos of the day – Friday

Snippet: View image in fullscreenHattigauda, NepalChildren run to an army helicopter as rescue operations continue after fatal flash floods and mudslidesPhotograph: Narendra Shrestha/EPAShareView image in fullscreenKathmandu, NepalRelatives of people missing after the deadly floods wait outside the Tribhuvan University teaching hospitalPhotograph: Monika Malla/ReutersShareView image in fullscreenOslo, NorwayPeople gather at Palace Square to mourn King Harald V after news of his deathPhotograph: Thomas Andersen/NTB Scanpix/APShareView image in fullscreenMinab, IranA man who lost his son in February’s strike on Shajareh Tayyebeh primary school,

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/news/gallery/2026/aug/28/nepal-rescue-california-fires-photos-of-the-day-friday

[2026-08-28 22:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: New York Post

Title: Teacher, 65, who acted like she was in a ‘Sabrina Carpenter video’ is convicted of sex assaults on 2 students— one ‘20 or 30 times’

Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/08/28/world-news/teacher-65-convicted-for-indecent-assault-of-2-students-in-the-late-1980s/

[2026-08-28 22:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Zero Hedge

Title: Futures Flat, Bonds Drop Ahead Of Warsh Jackson Hole Speech

Snippet: US stock futures are flat and rates rise ahead of today's main event: Fed chief Kevin Warsh’s Jackson Hole speech at 10am ET (full preview here) as traders seek clarity on his economic outlook and his strategy for lowering inflation back to the Fed's 2% target. As of 8:00am ET, S&P futures are little changed and Nasdaq 100 futures are lower following the Nvidia-driven rally for the index in the prior session, when however only 30% of the S&P and

Read full article: https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/futures-flat-bonds-drop-ahead-warsh-jackson-hole-speech

[2026-08-28 22:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: Al Jazeera

Title: After six months of war, what have US, Iran gained and lost?

Snippet: It has been six months since February 28, when the US and Israel shocked the world by launching missile strikes on Iran, killing Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and several senior Iranian officials in Tehran, as well as scores of children in a school in Minab, southern Iran.

Read full article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/28/after-six-months-of-war-what-have-us-iran-gained-and-lost

[2026-08-28 22:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: 2 dead in school attack near Berlin

Snippet: A 19-year-old German man was detained and is being held in police custody

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3365642/2-dead-school-attack-near-berlin?utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-08-28 22:31 UTC+10:00] [Brandenburg] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: 2 dead in school attack near Berlin

Snippet: A 19-year-old German man was detained and is being held in police custody

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3365642/2-dead-school-attack-near-berlin

[2026-08-28 21:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The National (UAE)

Title: Flexible working hours for UAE government workers for return to school | The National

Snippet: Government employees across the UAE will be allowed to work flexible hours so they can take their children to and from schools and nurseries for the start of the new academic year next week.

Read full article: https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/uae/2026/08/28/flexible-working-hours-for-uae-government-workers-for-return-to-school/