Topic: Elections — Neutral reports only
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[2026-03-02 03:00 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: President says in social media post that Iran tried to ‘stop Trump’ and now ‘faces renewed war with United States’
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[2026-03-02 02:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Hundreds of thousands travelers have been stranded across the Middle East following airspace closures triggered by unprovoked US-Israeli strikes on Iran, according to flight analytics firms.
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[2026-03-01 23:30 UTC+10:00] [Olivia McDaniel] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Captain’s first-half goal enough for rusty Matildas team to get their campaign off to winning start against plucky but outmatched opponents
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[2026-03-01 23:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: By Murad Sadygzade, President of the Middle East Studies Center, Visiting Lecturer, HSE University (Moscow).
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[2026-03-01 20:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Russia has delivered critical humanitarian aid to Madagascar, including around 60 tons of food, to support relief efforts after two consecutive cyclones, the Russian Embassy in the island nation has reported.
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[2026-03-01 20:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Iran has carried out a large-scale attack on US bases across the Gulf Arab states and the Israeli army’s headquarters, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) announced on Sunday morning. The retaliatory strikes come after Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and other top officials, including the IRGC chief, were killed in the US-Israeli operation against the Islamic Republic.
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[2026-03-01 20:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The US-Israeli strikes on Iran are unlikely to trigger regime change and risk escalating into a wider geopolitical confrontation, former Pentagon security policy analyst Michael Maloof has told RT.
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[2026-03-01 19:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: The head of Haiti’s National Police told The Associated Press on Friday that authorities are still working on a plan to safely hold general elections this year as promised by the government despite persistent gang violence.
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[2026-03-01 16:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Labor has committed to abolishing school fees for public primary and high school students from 2027 if it wins the State Election. (ABC News: Adam Shirley)
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[2026-03-01 16:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, left, poses for photos and visits with supporters during a campaign stop in Austin, Texas, Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
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[2026-03-01 13:52 UTC+10:00] [World / Middle East] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Washington: US President Donald Trump, in announcing a military campaign against Iran, asserted he had done so because of “imminent threats” posed by the regime.
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[2026-03-01 13:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: When Clarity – the UK's oldest social enterprise – collapsed five years ago, more than a hundred workers lost their jobs and salaries.
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[2026-03-01 13:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: The Brit Awards have honoured the biggest and best stars in pop from the UK and beyond.
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[2026-03-01 13:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: The US and Israel have attacked Iran, hitting targets across the country.
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[2026-03-01 13:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: At least 108 people have died in an explosion at a school in southern Iran, according to a local prosecutor.
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[2026-03-01 13:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Donald Trump, whose fierce denunciation of military adventurism abroad fueled his unlikely rise to the top of the Republican Party, risks becoming ensnared by that very type of conflict.
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[2026-03-01 13:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: In attacking Iran and killing the regime's supreme leader, US President Donald Trump has made an enormous bet: that he can succeed where past presidents have failed by using American military force to reshape the Middle East.
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[2026-03-01 13:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: The decision by the United States and Israel to plunge into a new war with Iran creates a highly dangerous moment with unpredictable consequences.
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[2026-03-01 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: President Donald Trump has said Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, is dead, hours after the US and Israel launched a large-scale attack on the country.
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[2026-03-01 12:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Lawmakers from the Democratic Party have condemned the US attacks on Iran as a “dangerous” and “unnecessary” escalation, and called on the Senate to immediately vote on legislation that would block the president’s ability to take further military action without congressional approval.
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[2026-03-01 12:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has been killed on the first day of massive US and Israeli air strikes on the country, US President Donald Trump has announced.
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[2026-03-01 12:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: This is a defining moment for the Islamic Republic of Iran.
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[2026-03-01 12:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Iranian state media have confirmed the death of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in the ongoing joint US-Israeli strikes on the Islamic Republic.
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[2026-03-01 12:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: A single social media post turned what had been one of Syed Usman Shah's "proudest moments" into one of the most overwhelming and upsetting.
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[2026-03-01 11:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: When Rebekah Lee was in her twenties, she decided to embark on an ambitious climb up Mount Stuart in Washington State and "made a series of bad decisions".
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[2026-03-01 11:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Katie carefully takes a syringe out of its packet. She pricks the top of a small jar of blue liquid and pulls the plunger up.
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[2026-03-01 11:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: In just a couple of years, Olivia Attwood has transformed from one of reality TV's most chaotic (and memorable) contestants to a documentary maker investigating some of society's most taboo topics.
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[2026-03-01 11:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: In her consulting room, Dr Yvonne Girgis-Hanna is at work as a GP, but not for the NHS.
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[2026-03-01 11:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: US President Donald Trump’s unilateral decision to launch strikes against Iran has met a mixed response in Congress, as lawmakers are split over the issue, mostly along party lines. Democrats are now seeking to stop the campaign under the 1973 War Powers Act.
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[2026-03-01 11:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: The phone call between US President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer was brief, I am told, and was instigated by the White House.
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[2026-03-01 10:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: American and Israeli forces have carried out strikes on cities across Iran, in what US President Donald Trump has described as "major combat operations".
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[2026-03-01 10:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Olivia Dean was crowned as the UK's new queen of pop, winning four awards as the Brits swapped London for Manchester for the first time in its nearly 50-year history.
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[2026-03-01 10:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: It was the excess on show on the social media accounts of politicians' children that provided the kindling for Nepal's Gen Z uprising last year.
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[2026-03-01 09:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Airlines serving the Middle East cancelled and diverted flights on Saturday after the US and Israel launched deadly strikes against on Iran, including its capital Tehran.
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[2026-03-01 09:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Michael Carrick has beaten Mikel Arteta twice, Unai Emery and Pep Guardiola in his two stints in charge at Manchester United
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[2026-03-01 09:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Semenyo makes the difference as Man City beat Leeds
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[2026-03-01 08:58 UTC+10:00] [Middle East] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: Follow live coverage here of escalating conflict in the Middle East.
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[2026-03-01 08:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Chloe Hayden is getting married in 2028 and is on the hunt for the perfect dress.
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[2026-03-01 08:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: The first thing that strikes me is the darkness. I can't see any stars - only clouds.
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[2026-03-01 08:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: US President Donald Trump has said he believes that Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is dead. In a post on Truth Social, Trump wrote “Khamenei, one of the most evil people in History, is dead.”
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[2026-03-01 08:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei arrives to vote for the parliamentary runoff elections, in Tehran, Iran, May 10, 2024. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi, File)
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[2026-03-01 07:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Liverpool score five in dominant win over West Ham
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[2026-03-01 07:23 UTC+10:00] [Airspace] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: As European leaders raced to respond to the rapidly escalating conflict in the Middle East on Saturday after the United States and Israel launched strikes against Iran, the crisis exposed fault lines inside Europe — and across the Atlantic.
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[2026-03-01 07:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Everton beat Newcastle with late winner from Barry
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[2026-03-01 07:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: The Matildas will begin their Asian Cup campaign against the Philippines. (Getty Images: Paul Kane)
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[2026-03-01 07:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Labour MP Josh Simons has resigned as a Cabinet Office minister, just days after Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer asked his ethics adviser to investigate him.
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[2026-03-01 07:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: TL;DR, while we find the actions of the Trump administration disappointing - based on their anti-interventionist campaign promises vs. the interventionist reality - there can be little doubt (given the speed and breadth of action) that kneejerk protests emerging within minutes of an event are clearly manufactured, aimed at leftist youth, and risk alienating antiwar conservatives.
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[2026-03-01 06:59 UTC+10:00] [Military] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Politico
Snippet: Poland’s leadership said Saturday it had prior awareness of the U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran, in contrast to France, which said it was neither informed of nor involved in the operation.
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[2026-03-01 06:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: As the United States and Israel launch a military operation against Iran on February 28, 2026, global attention turns to the Middle East, where the stakes could not be higher. Analysts and experts from Russia are weighing in, offering a wide range of perspectives on the strategic calculations, potential consequences, and risks of escalation.
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[2026-03-01 06:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: The Brits Awards red carpet was as vibrant as ever on Saturday evening, with stars making an appearance for the UK's biggest night in music.
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