Topic: Elections — Neutral reports only
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[2026-03-14 19:50 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Age
Snippet: One Nation’s candidate for the Farrer byelection says old money from inner suburbs of Sydney and Melbourne is pouring into his bid to upset the Coalition in May, as new Nationals head Matt Canavan kicks off his campaign in the seat by stepping up attacks against Pauline Hanson’s party.
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[2026-03-14 17:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: By Kathryn Bermingham
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[2026-03-14 16:00 UTC+10:00] [France] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: A National Rally victory in France’s second city in municipal elections that start on Sunday would be hailed by the party as a step towards taking the presidency next year
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[2026-03-14 15:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: A closer look at the vote raises doubts about whether the generals can hold the country hostage in the long term
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[2026-03-14 14:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — The special election in Antipolo City’s second district on Saturday rolled out smoothly and was expected to be a testing ground for improvements that could be applied in future nationwide elections, according to Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman George Garcia.
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[2026-03-14 13:04 UTC+10:00] [Trump administration] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Defense secretary offers alternative TV headlines to reporters to more favourably reflect US military campaign in Iran – key US politics stories from 13 March 2026
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[2026-03-14 12:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Several more states have moved to join the Gaza genocide case at the UN’s top court, deepening international divisions over Israel’s military campaign in the Palestinian enclave, according to the International Court of Justice (ICJ).
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[2026-03-14 12:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Several more states have moved to take part in the Gaza genocide case at the UN’s top court, deepening international divisions over Israel’s military campaign in the Palestinian enclave, according to the International Court of Justice (ICJ).
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[2026-03-14 11:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Voters in the Republic of Congo will choose their next president on Sunday, although longtime leader Dennis Sassou Nguesso is likely to be elected unchallenged, analysts say.
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[2026-03-14 11:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Rights groups have slammed United States Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth for saying that “no quarter” will be shown to Iran, as the US and Israel continue their military campaign against the country.
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[2026-03-14 11:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: A group of lefty Los Angeles activists and lawyers who scored an eye-popping $177 million in City Hall contracts is now bankrolling a DSA-backed candidate for the city’s top prosecutor — a move that’s raising serious oversight concerns.
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[2026-03-14 10:00 UTC+10:00] [Luzon] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: This is AI generated summarization, which may have errors. For context, always refer to the full article.
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[2026-03-14 08:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: The president of Congo-Brazzaville Denis Sassou Nguesso held his final rally ahead of Sunday's presidential election. Supporters gathered in the capital Brazzaville on Friday to applaud the strongman, who hopes to extend his grip over the country.
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[2026-03-14 08:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The Swedish authorities have launched a probe into a potential breach of the country’s e-government platform containing sensitive information and personal data.
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[2026-03-14 07:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Washington continues to insist that it is “winning” the war on Iran and that its warfighting capabilities have been significantly degraded after Israeli and US forces carried out more than 15,000 strikes on targets across the country.
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[2026-03-14 07:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Former Fulton County special prosecutor Nathan Wade testifies at a Senate Special Committee on Investigations Subcommittee hearing at the Capitol in Atlanta, Friday, March 13, 2026. (Arvin Temkar/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)
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[2026-03-14 07:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: California Secretary of State Shirley Weber speaks at the 2026 California Democratic Party State Convention in San Francisco, Saturday, Feb. 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)
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[2026-03-14 07:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:State and Territory Elections
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[2026-03-14 06:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Most Iranians fleeing the war, should the US and Israel choose to continue their aggression, would likely head for Germany, a Berlin-based research institute has predicted.
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[2026-03-14 06:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Jessica Riga is a Digital Journalist with the national ABC News online team. She specialises in live blogging and explainer content, and has live blogged the COVID-19 pandemic, Russia's invasion of Ukraine and the 2022 Australian federal election.
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[2026-03-14 06:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Despite the optimism expressed in some quarters, it would be premature to declare that the American and Israeli military campaign against Iran has already stalled or that the crisis will soon be resolved through international mediation. The situation remains volatile, and the resilience of the Iranian state is still being tested.
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[2026-03-14 05:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel has confirmed that officials in Havana are holding talks with the administration of US President Donald Trump, as the island grapples with a deepening energy crisis and widespread blackouts.
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[2026-03-14 05:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Dubai, the city of clean, safe streets, discreet banks, abundant air travel options and red carpets rolled out for the rich, is watching its reputation unravel under the weight of foreign military ambitions.
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[2026-03-14 05:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: The hottest men’s basketball coaching candidate won’t be coming to save your school.
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[2026-03-14 04:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Israel has destroyed a bridge in southern Lebanon and dropped leaflets over Beirut warning the country faces the same scale of destruction visited upon Gaza, as its military campaign against Hezbollah enters a devastating new phase.
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[2026-03-14 04:51 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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[2026-03-14 03:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Israel and the United States are reshaping the strategic balance of the Middle East through a joint military campaign aimed at dismantling Iran’s nuclear and missile capabilities and weakening its network of proxy militias, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Thursday night.
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[2026-03-14 03:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said in an interview aired Friday that American forces would strike Iranian targets "very hard" in the coming days, signaling an intensification of the US-Israeli campaign as the war in the Middle East approaches its third week.
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[2026-03-14 03:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Colombian President Gustavo Petro has cautioned the US administration against trying to build “an empire” in Latin America, urging Washington to pursue dialogue rather than military intervention.
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[2026-03-14 02:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The EU is facing a dilemma that could define its role in the escalating confrontation with Iran. Supporting Washington’s military campaign may strengthen transatlantic unity, but it also risks dragging the continent into a conflict that could trigger severe economic and energy consequences for the bloc.
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[2026-03-14 02:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The EU is facing a dilemma that could define its role in the escalating confrontation with Iran. Supporting Washington’s military campaign may strengthen transatlantic unity, but it also risks dragging the continent into a conflict that could trigger severe economic and energy consequences for the bloc.
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[2026-03-14 02:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: EU member states are obliged to amend the data on gender in the identification documents of citizens who have undergone a sex change, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has ruled.
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[2026-03-14 01:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has announced a multibillion-dollar plan to increase the country’s military presence in the Arctic.
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[2026-03-14 01:00 UTC+10:00] [Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Matt Canavan has emerged as the leader of the National party. But, ask Barrie Cassidy and Tony Barry, is he the right person to take on One Nation? And will the upcoming South Australian election be an extinction-level event for the Coalition?
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[2026-03-14 01:00 UTC+10:00] [Australian politics] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Matt Canavan has emerged as the leader of the National party. But, ask Barrie Cassidy and Tony Barry, is he the right person to take on One Nation? And will the upcoming South Australian election be an extinction-level event for the Coalition?
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[2026-03-14 00:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: New polling has revealed that British Muslims are more pro-democracy than the public at large and overwhelmingly feel they belong to the UK.
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[2026-03-13 23:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: New polling has revealed that British Muslims are more pro-democracy than the public at large and overwhelmingly feel they belong to the UK.
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[2026-03-13 23:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A woman sits on rubble across from a residential building damaged last Sunday during the U.S.-Israeli air campaign in Tehran, Iran, Thursday, March 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
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[2026-03-13 22:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israel is waging a systematic campaign of violence, destruction and persecution that threatens to erase the religious and cultural identities of Palestinian Muslims, according to a report to be published on Friday.
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[2026-03-13 22:36 UTC+10:00] [Lebanon] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Israel has issued a new displacement order for southern Lebanon, instructing residents within 25 miles of the border between the two countries to head north. The order covers major Lebanese cities and dozens of villages. Israel’s military is considering an escalated campaign in Lebanon against Hezbollah after the pro-Iran group launched its most intense attacks yet on Wednesday night.
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[2026-03-13 22:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The Lebanese-born suspect in Thursday’s attack on a Detroit-area synagogue reportedly lost family members to an Israeli strike earlier this month, a local official has said.
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[2026-03-13 22:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: A strike on a residential area in the Qods suburb of Tehran has killed least two children, local officials have said. An attack on girls’ elementary school in Minab on the first day of the US-Israel war on Iran led to more than 160 losing their lives.
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[2026-03-13 22:00 UTC+10:00] [Trump tariffs] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Exclusive survey finds negative economic impacts felt across party lines as White House doubles down on tariffs
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[2026-03-13 21:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The EU should consider replacing its top diplomat, Kaja Kallas, who has become an insignificant figure on the global stage, Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico has said.
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[2026-03-13 21:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: A record 280 political parties and counting had registered by Thursday’s deadline to participate in Haiti’s first general election in a decade, although not all will make the cut.
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[2026-03-13 21:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Local Spain
Snippet: Following a long campaign by Americans abroad, the US State Department has finally announced that it will soon slash the high $2,350 citizenship renunciation fee by 80 percent.
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[2026-03-13 20:30 UTC+10:00] [Politics] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ProPublica
Snippet: Back in 2019, it looked like Oregon lawmakers might finally commit to ending the state’s outlier status on campaign finance.
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[2026-03-13 16:40 UTC+10:00] [WVR] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Bourse operator lowers bar for companies with weighted voting rights as well as for firms seeking to list under the minimum market cap route
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[2026-03-13 16:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — A record 280 political parties and counting had registered by Thursday’s deadline to participate in Haiti’s first general election in a decade, although not all will make the cut.
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[2026-03-13 16:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: By Kathryn Bermingham
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