[2026-09-16 14:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The National (UAE)

Title: Americans overwhelmingly think US has failed to achieve its Iran war goals | The National

Snippet: Americans overwhelmingly believe the Iran war has failed to achieve its goals, according to a new survey that also found support for Israel has undergone a dramatic reversal.

Read full article: https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/us/2026/09/16/iran-war-poll-trump-israel-marquette/

[2026-09-16 14:00 UTC+10:00] [Family] [Factuality: 90]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: The girl with a will to live: the love, hope and pain of raising Elsie – my one in 163 million daughter

Snippet: She was born with an ultra-rare genetic disorder. After my decades working in film PR, I now face the biggest campaign of all: the fight for her life

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2026/sep/16/love-hope-pain-raising-elsie-rare-genetic-disorder

[2026-09-16 14:00 UTC+10:00] [Russia] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: To understand the threat to our real democracy, watch Putin's fake one | Rafael Behr

Snippet: As Russians vote this weekend, remember that Britain is not immune to the cynical tactics and corrosion of trust that keep him in power

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/sep/16/threat-britain-fake-democracy-russia-vladimir-putin

[2026-09-16 13:50 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Age

Title: Barkly jags rich rare earths across 23km in NT

Snippet: In what can only be described as a stellar assay-results debut, Barkly Rare Earths has hit significant rare earths mineralisation in every one of the first 28 holes assayed from a maiden drilling campaign at its flagship Barkly project in the Northern Territory.

Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/business/companies/barkly-jags-rich-rare-earths-across-23km-in-nt-20260916-p60xw3.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-09-16 13:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: RT News

Title: Fiery news helicopter crash kills three in Los Angeles (VIDEOS)

Snippet: A news helicopter crashed in Los Angeles on Tuesday night while covering a fatal bus accident, killing three people, the local Fire Department said.

Read full article: https://www.rt.com/news/645787-news-helicopter-crashes-la/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS

[2026-09-16 13:30 UTC+10:00] [2040 climate target] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Politico

Title: Vertrauensfrage à la Merz

Snippet: Rixa Fürsen, Maximilian Stascheit und das POLITICO-Team nehmen Euch mit durch die Hauptstadt – kurz, präzise, hintergründig. Montags bis samstags ab 5 Uhr.

Read full article: https://www.politico.eu/podcast/berlin-playbook-podcast/vertrauensfrage-a-la-merz/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication

[2026-09-16 13:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: RT News

Title: US democracy hits 50-year lows – report

Snippet: Democracy in the US has fallen to its lowest levels in 50 years as a wider global decline weakens the rule of law and raises the risk of conflict, according to a new study.The International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (International IDEA) said on Tuesday that nearly half of the 30 measures it uses to assess US democracy have deteriorated to levels not seen since its records began in 1975.“The USA is experiencing a period of marked democratic decline,”

Read full article: https://www.rt.com/news/645771-us-democracy-lowest-trump/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS

[2026-09-16 13:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Jerusalem Post

Title: Poll: A third of Israelis call settler rioters ‘terrorists’

Snippet: A third of Israelis describe Jewish rioters involved in recent violence in the West Bank village of Kusra as “Israeli terrorists,” according to a survey released Monday by the Jewish People Policy Institute.

Read full article: https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-908728

[2026-09-16 13:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: The Jerusalem Post

Title: US VP Vance says Iran war 'will end immediately after the election' - report

Snippet: US Vice President JD Vance said the war with Iran will enter a “much different phase in a couple of months” in an interview with The New York Post on board Air Force Two on Monday.

Read full article: https://www.jpost.com/american-politics/article-908727

[2026-09-16 12:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: BBC News

Title: Three dead in Los Angeles helicopter crash

Snippet: Watch: Smoke and flames rise from Los Angeles fatal helicopter crash site

Read full article: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cw4gq0j5jg10o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

[2026-09-16 12:46 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Age

Title: ‘Assault on democracy’: Brethren leaders called to answer for far-right election plot

Snippet: Subpoenas will be used to force the world leader of the Exclusive Brethren and his son to answer questions in front of a parliamentary inquiry about the church’s covert, multimillion-dollar “influence campaign” favouring the Coalition at the last federal election, if they refuse to give evidence voluntarily.

Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/national/assault-on-democracy-brethren-leaders-called-to-answer-for-far-right-election-plot-20260916-p60xs7.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-09-16 12:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: BBC News

Title: Japan to charge rescue fee on Mount Fuji during off season

Snippet: The fee is among a series of measures Yamanashi prefecture is introducing to deter reckless climbers

Read full article: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cw8r6mvjdvedo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

[2026-09-16 12:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: RT News

Title: US commandos blow up ‘drug boat’ (VIDEO)

Snippet: The US military has released what it said was video of commandos intercepting and blowing up a vessel involved in the drug trade in the Eastern Pacific.

Read full article: https://www.rt.com/news/645786-us-blows-up-ship-pacific/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS

[2026-09-16 12:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: BBC News

Title: Mayors could be given powers to oversee water companies

Snippet: Mayors and other local political leaders could be given powers to oversee water companies under plans being considered by the government.

Read full article: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cmgrvdxzzk8eo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

[2026-09-16 12:00 UTC+10:00] [British politics] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Politico

Title: Farage readies for anti-establishment court battle over £72 million crypto haul

Snippet: LONDON — Nigel Farage’s Reform UK is spoiling for a legal fight against Labour’s attempt to prevent record-shattering donations from reshaping British politics.

Read full article: https://www.politico.eu/article/nigel-farage-readies-anti-establishment-court-battle-over-72-million-crypto-haul/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication

[2026-09-16 12:00 UTC+10:00] [EU Commission] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Politico

Title: Ursula von der Who? Polling shows many EU citizens don’t know who Commission president is

Snippet: Ursula von der Leyen hasn’t won the hearts and minds of EU citizens — if they know her at all.

Read full article: https://www.politico.eu/article/ursula-von-der-leyen-poll-eu-citizens-dont-know-commission-president/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication

[2026-09-16 11:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: BBC News

Title: Magazine returned to US library after 132 years overdue

Snippet: A 19th century magazine borrowed from a library in New Hampshire 132 years ago has finally been returned.

Read full article: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cmn0jk2z760eo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

[2026-09-16 10:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Protect College Sports Act moves closer to Senate vote

Snippet: LSU quarterback Sam Leavitt (10) leaps in the air past Louisiana Tech safety Kam Franklin (4) as he scores a touchdown in the second half of an NCAA college football game, Saturday, Sept. 12, 2026 in Baton Rouge, La. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/college-sports-bill-glance-28e8c2d95f3d538a097e95cf42d57a3b

[2026-09-16 10:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: BBC News

Title: Is bankrupt competitions boss behind new scheme?

Snippet: Ex-Level Up Giveaways director Anton Hall, pictured in this composite image, has been running new pay-to-enter competitions

Read full article: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c8e3ryrl30lo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

[2026-09-16 10:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: BBC News

Title: Prolific shoplifters behind more than 28,000 offences, BBC finds

Snippet: Prolific shoplifters need to "know that they are going to be punished", the policing minister has said

Read full article: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cvg7231pev5o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

[2026-09-16 10:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: BBC News

Title: The Papers: 'Complete failure to protect babies' and 'Sterling mess'

Snippet: The landmark inquiry into Lucy Letby's murders and attempted murders leads several of today's papers. After finding there was a "complete failure to protect babies" under Letby's care, the inquiry chair, Lady Justice Thirlwall, has called for cot cameras or monitors to be used on neonatal units in hospitals, the Daily Express reports.

Read full article: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c63re1pp098lo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

[2026-09-16 10:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: BBC News

Title: Third Heathrow runway should only go ahead if airlines pay for cleaner flying, say advisers

Snippet: Heathrow's third runway cannot be approved without changes to current climate policies, the government's advisers have said.

Read full article: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c607lxnvn7r4o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

[2026-09-16 09:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: RT News

Title: Saudi Arabia cancels oil shipments to Europe after pipeline attack – Reuters

Snippet: Saudi Arabia has cancelled some oil shipments to Europe after drone attacks forced the shutdown of its key East-West pipeline, Reuters reported on Tuesday, adding to mounting pressure on global crude supplies as instability threatens energy infrastructure across the Middle East and North Africa.

Read full article: https://www.rt.com/news/645782-saudi-arabia-cancels-oil-shipments-europe/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS

[2026-09-16 09:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: BBC News

Title: UK in talks about joining global defence bank led by Canada

Snippet: A British soldier taking part in a Nato exercise in Finland

Read full article: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c6e30e98v7j1o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

[2026-09-16 09:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]

Source: BBC News

Title: Do you feel guilty when calling in sick at work? This might be why...

Snippet: You wake up feeling unwell but there's a big day at work ahead.

Read full article: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ce8e70x3pjzo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

[2026-09-16 09:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: BBC News

Title: Why doomsday warnings are not the only threat to the AI juggernaut

Snippet: There is an eerie low hum that emanates from data centres, where tens of thousands of chips make trillions of computations a second to help drive the artificial intelligence (AI) revolution.

Read full article: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cv986j48l66ko?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

[2026-09-16 09:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: BBC News

Title: Carney's new love-in with EU has everything to do with Trump

Snippet: Carney is a guest of von der Leyen in Strasbourg this week

Read full article: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ck0e3rnxev27o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

[2026-09-16 09:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: BBC News

Title: AI app ads promoting 'objectification of women' banned by watchdog

Snippet: A series of social media adverts for AI apps have been banned by a UK watchdog for promoting "the creation of sexually explicit content and objectification of women".

Read full article: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cmlyrn2n4zg5o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

[2026-09-16 09:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]

Source: BBC News

Title: We are all new job starters - here's how we got through the first few days

Snippet: Getting a new job is tough and when you've secured it you want to go well.

Read full article: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cm2qn163053o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

[2026-09-16 09:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: BBC News

Title: Complaints to watchdog about water firms jump 84%

Snippet: Many water customers in England and Wales saw steep bill hikes this year

Read full article: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cjy5z9l0395ro?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

[2026-09-16 09:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Charges announced in Texas part of Trump focus on noncitizen voting

Snippet: Voters cast their ballots during the primary election in Windsor, Conn., Aug. 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Rusty Jones, File)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/voting-noncitizens-texas-trump-midterms-00907e33456431ae6a88ca2b14dc787a

[2026-09-16 08:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: BBC News

Title: Let them ref the games and be humans - Andrews

Snippet: Brentford head coach Keith Andrews believes the video assistant referee (VAR) is preventing referees from making decisions in matches.

Read full article: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/cxj06nmjl3l6o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

[2026-09-16 08:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: Al Jazeera

Title: Republican congressman calls to impeach US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth

Snippet: United States Republican Representative Thomas Massie, an outspoken critic of the Trump administration’s war on Iran, has sought to force a long-shot vote in the US Congress on the impeachment of Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth.

Read full article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/9/15/republican-congressman-calls-to-impeach-us-defence-secretary-pete-hegseth

[2026-09-16 08:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: RT News

Title: German military operates secretive unit to provide arms to Kiev – media

Snippet: The German Defense Ministry has a secretive military unit dedicated solely to facilitating cooperation between Berlin and Kiev, including meeting Ukraine’s weapons demands, the Financial Times has reported. Dubbed Sonderstab Ukraine (Special Staff Ukraine), the unit processes arms procurement contracts signed by Kiev under Berlin’s military support program, which amounts to €11.5 billion ($13.27 billion) this year alone.

Read full article: https://www.rt.com/news/645784-germany-secretive-unit-arms-kiev/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS

[2026-09-16 08:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: BBC News

Title: 'Superstar' Dowman shows his class - but Arsenal know caution is needed

Snippet: Max Dowman is the third 16-year-old to score for Arsenal in a League Cup game

Read full article: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/c54g7w2jz77mo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

[2026-09-16 08:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: BBC News

Title: Turkey arrests dozens in crackdown on LGBTQ+ activists

Snippet: Turkish police have arrested dozens of people as part of the government's recent crackdown on LGBTQ+ activists and venues.

Read full article: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cwg7ky12g14jo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

[2026-09-16 08:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: RT News

Title: Court rules Belgium had no right to withhold Russian bank’s assets

Snippet: Belgium’s highest administrative court has struck down a government decision not to release the frozen assets of Russia’s BCS Bank. The authorities failed to establish a clear procedure for handling such requests and delegated responsibility to an agency with no legal authority to process them, the court, known as the Council of State, concluded.

Read full article: https://www.rt.com/news/645783-belgian-russian-bank-assets-court/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS

[2026-09-16 08:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: BBC News

Title: OpenAI boss says world 'right to be afraid' but 'should trust' AI firms

Snippet: OpenAI has been a leader in the current AI era.

Read full article: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cqx2zpj4y525o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

[2026-09-16 08:10 UTC+10:00] [US midterm elections 2026] [Factuality: 95]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Mail-in disaster averted as Trump in angry froth after court defeat

Snippet: Election officials continue push to assure Americans mail ballots are safe after supreme court rules against president

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/15/trump-mail-ballot-court-defeat

[2026-09-16 07:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: RT News

Title: The Fiedler Dare: Germany’s politicians never lie, they say

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

Read full article: https://www.rt.com/news/645773-fiedler-dare-germanys-politicians-never/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS

[2026-09-16 07:50 UTC+10:00] [House of Representatives] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: House panel recommends Leon Black be held in contempt over Epstein inquiry subpoenas

Snippet: Financier refused to comply with subpoenas seeking his testimony for the investigation into the late sex offender

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/15/leon-black-epstein-house-contempt-vote

[2026-09-16 07:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: BBC News

Title: What lies behind Scotland's AI data centre boom

Snippet: Activists protested against data centres in their local area outside the Scottish Parliament earlier this month

Read full article: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cqe9eyn5yry3o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

[2026-09-16 07:31 UTC+10:00] [New York] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Catnapped bodega cat in Brooklyn reunited with owner after intense grassroots campaign

Snippet: Three-month-old Jabal was returned to Park Slope bodega after community rallied to rescue purloined kitty

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/15/stolen-new-york-city-bodega-cat

[2026-09-16 07:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: BBC News

Title: Brook likened to Pietersen in SL win - how do they compare?

Snippet: Brook's brilliant 100 against Sri Lanka

Read full article: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/articles/cmd94elvw7wvo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

[2026-09-16 07:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Trump continues efforts to reshape elections after mail ballot failure

Snippet: Attorney General Todd Blanche defended President Donald Trump’s criticism of the Supreme Court over its rejection of his mail ballot restrictions, saying Trump has “every right” to voice his concerns. Blanche says the ruling won’t impact other efforts to combat voter fraud.

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-mail-ballots-voting-election-midterms-1437f497b384741c143c97db9803426c

[2026-09-16 07:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: BBC News

Title: Brook & Baker shine as England crush Sri Lanka

Snippet: Harry Brook's 114 not out propelled England to a 119-run win against Sri Lanka in the first of three T20s in Southampton

Read full article: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/videos/cv70dl8301xyo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

[2026-09-16 07:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Zero Hedge

Title: AI Just Became A Massive Midterm Election Issue

Snippet: Submitted by QTR's Fringe Finance

Read full article: https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/ai-just-became-massive-midterm-election-issue

[2026-09-16 06:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: BBC News

Title: Letby hospital consultant says inquiry makes for grim reading

Snippet: Watch: Former consultant hopes Letby inquiry recommendations will prevent deaths happening again

Read full article: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cm3eqdv90977o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

[2026-09-16 06:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Zero Hedge

Title: Bolsonaro, Lula Neck-And-Neck As Brazil Markets Bet On Rightward Shift

Snippet: Brazil's October 4 general election is around the corner and is already sparking a rally in local markets, with a presidential runoff expected on October 25.

Read full article: https://www.zerohedge.com/political/bolsonaro-lula-neck-and-neck-brazil-markets-bet-rightward-shift

[2026-09-16 06:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Despite wins, Trump assails conservative-majority court after key losses

Snippet: Attorney General Todd Blanche defended President Donald Trump’s criticism of the Supreme Court over its rejection of his mail ballot restrictions, saying Trump has “every right” to voice his concerns. Blanche says the ruling won’t impact other efforts to combat voter fraud.

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/trump-supreme-court-justice-mail-voting-caae5358f004d04cf307f8df312a51ce