Topic: Elections — Neutral reports only
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[2026-03-05 02:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has strongly condemned the US-Israeli military campaign against Iran, despite the threat by US President Donald Trump to cut off all trade with Madrid for refusing to allow Washington to use its bases.
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[2026-03-05 01:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Spain’s top diplomat has rebuked German Chancellor Friedrich Merz for failing to show solidarity after US President Donald Trump launched a verbal attack on Madrid during a White House press conference on Tuesday.
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[2026-03-05 01:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: A US submarine sank an Iranian Navy frigate in the Indian Ocean on Monday, US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth has said. Earlier media reports indicated that the IRIS Dena was struck about 40 nautical miles off the city of Galle in southwestern Sri Lanka, with dozens of crew members rescued by the Sri Lankan Navy.
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[2026-03-05 01:14 UTC+10:00] [ICE (US Immigration and Customs Enforcement)] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: YouGov poll shows 50% support as Kristi Noem defends ‘terrorist’ claim and shutdown drags on
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[2026-03-05 01:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Nepal is heading to a general election on Thursday, six months after sudden and violent protests rocked the Himalayan nation and led to the resignation of then-Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli’s government. Nearly 19 million Nepalis will vote to elect a 275‑member parliament, with more than 3,400 candidates contesting – at least a quarter of them under the age of 40.
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[2026-03-05 00:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, a Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate, speaks during a primary election watch party Tuesday, March 3, 2026, in Dallas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)
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[2026-03-05 00:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Former Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Julian Castro speaks during a town hall for Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Elizabeth Warren in San Antonio, Thursday, Feb. 27, 2020. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)
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[2026-03-04 23:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: As conflict in the Middle East enters its fifth day on Wednesday, American and Israeli officials are pushing rhetoric suggesting that the campaign against Iran is a religious war.
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[2026-03-04 23:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: NATO anti-aircraft systems in the Eastern Mediterranean have shot down an Iranian ballistic missile headed for Türkiye’s airspace, the country’s Defense Ministry has announced.
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[2026-03-04 23:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Nepal is setting up polling centres for a crucial parliamentary election, six months after a Gen Z-led uprising toppled the government.
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[2026-03-04 23:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: Vice President Sara Duterte files a perjury complaint against self-confessed bagman Ramil Madriaga before the Taguig City Prosecutor's office on March 4, 2026, accompanied by her lawyer, Salvador Panelo Jr. In a statement, Duterte said that Madriaga was an 'accused individual in a kidnapping case who posed as a campaign supporter and, from there, suddenly emerged as a supposed witness in the impeachment against me.'
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[2026-03-04 23:08 UTC+10:00] [Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Choice of anti-western candidate would give signal that senior figures will not seek accommodation with US
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[2026-03-04 22:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Israeli forces have moved deeper into southern Lebanon and seized additional positions for the first time since the 2024 ceasefire with the aim of targeting Hezbollah. The move marks a broader expansion of Israel’s military campaign across the region.
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[2026-03-04 22:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: By Ivan Timofeev, programme director of the Valdai Club
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[2026-03-04 22:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The CIA is working on arming Kurdish forces hostile to the Iranian government to support the US-Israeli regime-change war against Tehran, CNN has reported.
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[2026-03-04 22:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: ALBANY – Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman, Republicans’ likely nominee for governor, is tightening the gap between himself and leading incumbent Kathy Hochul as New Yorkers remain split on whether or not she should heed New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s demands to hike taxes.
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[2026-03-04 22:00 UTC+10:00] [US Congress] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Republicans are set to vote down the resolution introduced by Democrats, who have condemned Trump for launching strikes without Congressional approval
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[2026-03-04 21:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: University of Montana President Seth Bodnar, right, and his wife, Dr. Chelsea Bodnar, ride in the university’s homecoming parade in Missoula, Mont., Saturday, Oct. 11, 2025. (Ben Allan Smith/The Missoulian via AP, File)
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[2026-03-04 21:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: China’s military has outlined five strategic lessons it says can be learned from the US-Israeli attack on Iran, warning against “blind faith in peace” and over-reliance on outside powers.
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[2026-03-04 21:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: European nations are facing “a literal hell” due to an energy price surge caused by the US-Israeli war with Iran, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic has said.
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[2026-03-04 20:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The Sri Lankan Navy has rescued 30 Iranians from the sinking IRIS Dena warship, Foreign Minister Vijitha Herath said on Wednesday.
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[2026-03-04 20:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Mojtaba Khamenei, the son of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, center, attends the annual Quds, or Jerusalem Day rally in Tehran, Iran, on May 31, 2019. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi, File)
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[2026-03-04 19:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: By RT newsroom, a team of multi-lingual journalists with over a decade of experience in Russian and international reporting, delivering original research and insights often missing from mainstream coverage
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[2026-03-04 19:25 UTC+10:00] [Texas] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: State lawmaker beats Jasmine Crockett in fiercely contested election marked by record turnout and confusion at polls
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[2026-03-04 19:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari has called on India to return to the “negotiating tables,” while asserting that New Delhi and Kabul have only seen a “fraction” of Islamabad’s military capabilities.
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[2026-03-04 19:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The US-Israeli strikes on Iran have exposed a deepening rift at the top of the EU, as Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and the bloc’s top diplomat, Kaja Kallas, find themselves on a “collision course” in a backroom power struggle, Politico reported on Tuesday, citing sources.
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[2026-03-04 18:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — The 5150 Triathlon Guimaras firing off this weekend is more than just the first multi-sport event hosted by the premier Western Visayas island-province – it marks the official kickoff of the country’s new triathlon season and signals the beginning of a bold sports tourism campaign that will span some of the Philippines’ most breathtaking island destinations.
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[2026-03-04 18:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — Actor and entrepreneur Alden Richards was recognized as one of the Most Outstanding Individual Taxpayers during the 2026 South Luzon Cluster Tax Campaign Kickoff organized by the Bureau of Internal Revenue.
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[2026-03-04 18:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — Actor and entrepreneur Alden Richards was recognized as one of the Most Outstanding Individual Taxpayers during the 2026 South Luzon Cluster Tax Campaign Kickoff organized by the Bureau of Internal Revenue.
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[2026-03-04 17:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Rep. Tony Gonzales is headed to another runoff with his 2024 Texas GOP primary opponent after neither broke the 50% threshold to win their party’s primary Tuesday night.
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[2026-03-04 16:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Attorney General Peter Neronha gives a victory speech after winning a second term, during an election-night gathering of Rhode Island Democratic candidates and supporters on Nov. 8, 2022, in Providence, R.I. . (AP Photo/Mark Stockwell, File)
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[2026-03-04 16:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Protesters celebrate standing at the top of the Singha Durbar, the seat of Nepal’s government’s various ministries and offices, after it was set on fire during a protest against social media ban and corruption in Kathmandu, Nepal, Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha, File)
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[2026-03-04 16:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., arrives to speak with reporters at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, March 3, 2026. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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[2026-03-04 16:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: SINGAPORE, March 4, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Visa, a global leader in digital payments, is teaming up with two-time Grammy-winning artist, composer, and producer Laufey to delight fans and ardent travellers in Asia Pacific. The Icelandic-Chinese singer, who recently clinched Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album at the 68th Grammy Awards, will star in Visa's upcoming "Be the Traveler You Want to Be" campaign that celebrates the magic of travel, especially among Gen Zs.
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[2026-03-04 15:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has backed US President Donald Trump’s criticism of Spain for failing to meet the NATO target of spending 5% of GDP annually on defense.
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[2026-03-04 15:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — The Presidential Communications Office (PCO) on Wednesday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with leading newspaper companies to help ramp up its campaign against misinformation and disinformation.
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[2026-03-04 15:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: The No More Foundation launched an initiative on Tuesday that calls attention to violence against women and girls in Brazil with various initiatives surrounding the 2027 Women’s World Cup.
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[2026-03-04 15:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-Texas) told supporters she was going to leave her own watch party after votes in Dallas County were delayed.
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[2026-03-04 14:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: DALLAS — The bruising GOP primary for the Texas Senate between incumbent Sen. John Cornyn and state Attorney General Ken Paxton will head to a runoff after neither candidate locked down an outright majority in the Tuesday contest.
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[2026-03-04 14:40 UTC+10:00] [National / Victoria] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: After intense public scrutiny and tit-for-tat violence, an eastern suburbs man will avoid jail time for “brutally” bashing beloved family dogs Millie and Brinnie with a metal pole-like instrument at least 16 times over five minutes.
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[2026-03-04 14:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has flagged as "fake news" a report on social media claiming that Bong Acop, son of the late Antipolo City Rep. Romeo Acop, has been disqualified from running in the upcoming special election scheduled on March 14.
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[2026-03-04 14:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A Rastriya Swatantra Party supporter photographs a friend in front of a large banner depicting party leader Balendra Shah during an election rally in Chitwan, approximately 180 kilometers (112 miles) west of Kathmandu, Nepal, Friday, Feb. 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)
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[2026-03-04 14:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: US President Donald Trump has likened Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky to 19th-century showman and hoaxer P. T. Barnum.
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[2026-03-04 13:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: The US launched a major military campaign against Iran on Saturday, striking targets across the country as part of what the administration of President Donald Trump has named Operation Epic Fury.
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[2026-03-04 13:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The dollar’s reserve status grants the US the luxury of comparatively cheap borrowing and chronic deficits, even as a systemically overvalued currency drives industrial erosion on a vast and clearly measurable scale. To crown injury with indignity, this attrition imperils the strategic foundations of American power.
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[2026-03-04 12:50 UTC+10:00] [Environment / Sustainability] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: The Albanese government overruled advice from its own environment department before the 2025 election that it should put the brake on salmon farming in Macquarie Harbour in Tasmania, documents released under freedom of information laws reveal.
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[2026-03-04 12:49 UTC+10:00] [National / Queensland] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Australia’s largest company, BHP, will close a training facility in North Queensland over the ongoing spat with the Crisafulli government as the miner ramps up its campaign to force the state to overhaul its coal royalties regime.
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[2026-03-04 12:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Ukraine has rejected a proposed EU mission to inspect the Soviet-era pipeline that transports Russian oil through Ukrainian territory to Central Europe, the Financial Times reported on Tuesday, citing diplomats and officials.
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[2026-03-04 11:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Real estate signs are posted outside homes for sale, Feb. 21, 2023, in Valrico, Fla. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack, File)
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[2026-03-04 11:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Primary voter Allie Davis carries her seven-week-old son Declan as a Dallas County Election Navigator checks her ID before entering a voting center in Dallas, Tuesday, March 3, 2026. (AP Photo/LM Otero)
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