Topic: Elections — Neutral reports only
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[2026-03-17 22:51 UTC+10:00] [US news] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Donald Trump has vowed not to sign any other legislation until the passage of Save America act, which would create more barriers for voting
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[2026-03-17 22:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A woman castes her ballot during the first round of France’s municipal elections in Henin-Beaumont, northern France, Sunday, March 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Jean-Francois Badias)
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[2026-03-17 22:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Life in the Republic of Congo is returning to normal days after a high-stakes presidential election expected to extend the decades-long rule of President Denis Sassou Nguesso.
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[2026-03-17 22:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., speaks to reporters after a weekly Republican luncheon, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, March 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
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[2026-03-17 21:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: US efforts to build an international coalition to secure shipping in the Strait of Hormuz have turned into a “mess” because Washington’s partners are reluctant to offer assistance, Axios reported on Monday, citing sources.
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[2026-03-17 21:41 UTC+10:00] [Mongolia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Former deputy speaker describes situation as absurd after being charged with ‘effort to unlawfully seize state power’
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[2026-03-17 21:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: ALBANY – The Republican looking to unseat state Attorney General Letitia James sees a path to victory because New Yorkers are “tired of the lawlessness” under her watch, she told The Post.
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[2026-03-17 20:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has warned that bombing Iran will not help bring about regime change, criticizing the US for lacking an exit strategy in the war.
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[2026-03-17 18:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: A group of European nations as well as Canada have called on Israel to stop a ground incursion into Lebanon, saying the attack could lead to “devastating humanitarian consequences” in a country where hundreds of people have already been killed in the ongoing Middle East escalation.
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[2026-03-17 17:11 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Five members of the Reserve Bank’s monetary policy committee are worried about inflation right now. Four are more worried about where the economy will be in a few weeks’ time.
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[2026-03-17 16:22 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: With BTS’ highly anticipated comeback performance scheduled to take place at Gwanghwamun Square on March 21, nearby areas in central Seoul are gearing up to welcome fans visiting the city.
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[2026-03-17 16:00 UTC+10:00] [Hungary] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Audiences draw parallels between the abduction plot of Feels Like Home and Viktor Orbán’s 16-year reign
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[2026-03-17 15:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Children draw in one of the classrooms at the Children’s Promise Centers child care center in Albuquerque, N.M., April 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Susan Montoya Bryan, File)
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[2026-03-17 15:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Primary voters arrive to cast ballots at an official vote center in Dallas, Tuesday, March 3, 2026. (AP Photo/LM Otero)
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[2026-03-17 15:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: U.S. Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-Ill.), center, speaks as U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly (D-Ill.), left, and Illinois Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton (D), listen to him during U.S. senate Democratic Primary Debate in Chicago, Thursday, Feb. 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
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[2026-03-17 13:50 UTC+10:00] [Victorian politics] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Jess Wilson’s party has made a splash on social media but will they work together in the state election race?
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[2026-03-17 13:14 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Israel on Monday warned that displaced Lebanese driven from their homes by its military campaign would not be able to return until the safety of Israelis living near the border was ensured, as Israeli troops pushed into new parts of southern Lebanon.
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[2026-03-17 12:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Afghanistan has accused Pakistan of conducting an airstrike on a drug rehabilitation facility in Kabul, which Taliban officials said killed at least 400 people.
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[2026-03-17 12:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: By Angelique Donnellan
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[2026-03-17 12:28 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The leader of the ruling Democratic Party said Tuesday the party plans to put prosecution reform bills centered on separating investigative and indictment powers to a vote at the National Assembly plenary session this week.
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[2026-03-17 11:09 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: US President Donald Trump said Monday the United States has requested that a planned summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping be delayed for "a month or so," as the US conducts its military campaign against Iran.
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[2026-03-17 10:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Cuba suffered a nationwide power outage on Monday, the Cuban Energy Ministry said, amid the continuing US oil blockade of the island. The blackout left nearly 11 million people without electricity as the blockade strained the country’s aging power stations.
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[2026-03-17 10:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: By Maxim Suchkov, Director of the MGIMO Institute for International Studies (IIS)
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[2026-03-17 08:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Timothee Chalamet at the 98th Academy Awards. (Reuters: Daniel Cole)
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[2026-03-17 08:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The BBC has asked an American court to throw out a lawsuit filed against it by US President Donald Trump. The British state broadcaster has argued its documentary featuring an edited speech Trump delivered during the Capitol Hill riots in 2021 did not harm his reputation enough to warrant a $10 billion defamation case.
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[2026-03-17 08:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: By Ladislav Zemánek, non-resident research fellow at China-CEE Institute and expert of the Valdai Discussion Club
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[2026-03-17 07:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Seven winners of a public vote for favorite organizations honored with crystal People's Choice Stevie Award trophies.
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[2026-03-17 07:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: US President Donald Trump has called on all nations getting oil through the Strait of Hormuz to send their warships to secure navigation through the key shipping lane.
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[2026-03-17 07:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Congo-Brazzaville voted on Sunday in an election expected to extend 82-year-old President Denis Sassou Nguesso's more than four decades in power in the oil-rich central African country.
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[2026-03-17 06:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Starting a new NBA team these days could cost a pretty penny.
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[2026-03-17 06:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Asian Paints Causeway, a leader in Sri Lanka’s coatings industry, secured the highest award in its category at the Effie Awards for its highly impactful marketing campaign for SmartCare ‘AquaSafe’.
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[2026-03-17 06:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Sri Lanka launched their campaign at the 2026 Billie Jean King Cup Juniors Asia/Oceania Pre-Qualifying Event, which began at the Sri Lanka Tennis Association headquarters in Colombo yesterday.
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[2026-03-17 06:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: More registered voters in the US now view Israel negatively rather than positively, according to a poll released on Monday by NBC News.
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[2026-03-17 06:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: The Bill Gates-backed campaign urging billionaires to donate most of their fortunes to good causes is reportedly facing backlash as tech moguls mock the philanthropy club and Gates’ recently revealed ties to late financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein continue to shadow the initiative.
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[2026-03-17 05:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: By Dmitry Trenin, a research professor at the Higher School of Economics and a lead research fellow at the Institute of World Economy and International Relations. He is also a member of the Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC).
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[2026-03-17 05:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: A Mauritanian illegal immigrant marked for deportation since 2002 has continued to live in the US and is a registered Democrat who voted in every election since 2008, authorities claim.
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[2026-03-17 05:31 UTC+10:00] [Lebanon] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Israeli defence minister says IDF instructed to destroy ‘terror infrastructure’ in southern villages
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[2026-03-17 05:18 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Victoria] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: The Allan government is facing teacher strikes in the lead-up to November’s state election after the Australian Education Union on Monday rejected its offer of a 17 per cent pay increase over four years.
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[2026-03-17 04:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: By Tarik Cyril Amar, a historian from Germany working at Koç University, Istanbul, on Russia, Ukraine, and Eastern Europe, the history of World War II, the cultural Cold War, and the politics of memory
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[2026-03-17 03:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Hamas has held its first talks with the newly established US‑led Board of Peace, as the postwar Gaza reconstruction plan comes under strain from the Iran war and continued Israeli strikes on the enclave, Reuters has reported.
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[2026-03-17 03:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: The USA TODAY Sports Top 25 baseball coaches poll, with team’s RECORDS THROUGH SUNDAY in parentheses, total points based on 25 for first place through one point for 25th, ranking in last week’s poll and first-place votes received.
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[2026-03-17 03:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: NAYPYIDAW, Myanmar - Myanmar's parliament convened on Monday for the first time since a 2021 military coup, AFP journalists saw, packed with pro-junta lawmakers elected in a poll choreographed by the top brass.
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[2026-03-17 03:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: The USA TODAY Sports Top 25 women’s basketball poll, with team’s RECORDS THROUGH MONDAY in parentheses, total points based on 25 for first place through one point for 25th, ranking in last week’s poll and first-place votes received.
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[2026-03-17 03:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: THE savage campaign of US President Donald Trump on every legal and institutional framework for climate action, both in the US and abroad, has been met with “silence” in America and at best only mild protest elsewhere, a surprising outcome that climate deniers seem to find puzzling, but are nonetheless celebrating.
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[2026-03-17 02:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: US War Secretary Pete Hegseth is facing accusations of violating domestic and international laws prohibiting war crimes by declaring that “no quarter” or mercy would be given to Iranian forces.
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[2026-03-17 02:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: UConn head coach Geno Auriemma, right, speaks as UConn guards Azzi Fudd, left, Blanca Quinonez, second from left, and associate head coach Chris Dailey, third from left, listen in the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Providence, Sunday, Feb. 22, 2026, in Storrs, Conn. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)
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[2026-03-17 02:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: The top 25 teams in The Associated Press’ women’s college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, and total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and previous ranking.
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[2026-03-17 01:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Hungary will continue to oppose an EU bailout for Ukraine until Kiev resumes Russian oil supplies through the Druzhba pipeline, Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said on Monday in Brussels.
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[2026-03-17 01:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: By Farhad Ibragimov – lecturer at the Faculty of Economics at RUDN University, visiting lecturer at the Institute of Social Sciences of the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration
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[2026-03-17 01:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Hungary is set to sign a deal with neighboring Slovakia on building a new bilateral oil pipeline, Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto has announced. Budapest and Bratislava have been caught in an escalating feud with Ukraine and the EU over Russian oil deliveries being blocked by Kiev.
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