Topic: Europe — Neutral reports only
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[2026-03-02 23:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Melanie De Bona skis during training in Lans-en-Vercors, near Grenoble, France, Friday, Feb. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Laurent Cipriani)
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[2026-03-02 23:00 UTC+10:00] [Africa] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Suspension of major transit hubs in Dubai and Doha sends travellers scrambling for flights on ‘conflict-free’ paths to Europe
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[2026-03-02 23:00 UTC+10:00] [Friedrich Merz] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Unlike his predecessors, Friedrich Merz projects certainty, even when he’s wrong. Now he must turn words into a deliverable plan
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[2026-03-02 22:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Italy’s Federica Brignone on the course ahead of a women’s World Cup super-G race, in Soldeu, Andorra, Saturday, Feb. 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Gabriele Facciotti)
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[2026-03-02 22:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: President Donald Trump told the UK’s Daily Telegraph he was "very disappointed" with Prime Minister Keir Starmer's initial refusal to let Washington use British military bases in its war against Iran.
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[2026-03-02 22:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Kyiv, Ukraine – No nation knows more than Ukraine about how to down Iranian-made or designed drones.
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[2026-03-02 22:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has drawn mockery for her response to the Iran crisis after announcing that an emergency meeting on the situation can wait until after EU bureaucrats enjoy their weekend.
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[2026-03-02 22:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: McLaren driver Lando Norris of Britain steers his car during a Formula One pre-season test at the Bahrain International Circuit in Sakhir, Bahrain, Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)
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[2026-03-02 22:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: AP News
Snippet: FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Oil prices rose sharply Monday as disruptions in tanker traffic through the Strait of Hormuz chokepoint raised uncertainty about how U.S. and Israeli attacks on Iran would affect supply to the world economy.
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[2026-03-02 22:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A dog sits at the main gate of the U.K.’s RAF Akrotiri air base after it was hit by a drone strike early morning near Limassol, Cyprus, Monday, March, 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)
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[2026-03-02 22:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A model, reflected in glass, wears a creation from the Giorgio Armani Fall/Winter 2026-2027 Women’s collection presented in Milan, Italy, Sunday, March 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni)
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[2026-03-02 22:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: BARCELONA, Spain, March 2, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Tencent Cloud, the cloud business of global technology and entertainment company Tencent, today announced at Mobile World Congress (MWC) the opening of a new availability zone in Frankfurt. The launch expands its European infrastructure to three availability zones in Germany, strengthening performance, resilience and expanding capacity for European customers.
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[2026-03-02 22:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: French Marine officers wait atop “Le Vigilant” nuclear submarine at L’Ile Longue military base, near Brest, Brittany, July 13, 2007. (AP Photo/Francois Mori, Pool, File)
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[2026-03-02 22:00 UTC+10:00] [Jeffrey Epstein] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: In contrast with the takedowns of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor and Peter Mandelson, US consequences have been limited to resignations and apologies
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[2026-03-02 21:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Prime Minister Shebaz Sharif has postponed his planned trip to Russia, the Pakistani government has said.
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[2026-03-02 21:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: A blood-red moon will soon grace the skies for a total lunar eclipse. Skywatchers will be able to see the spectacle on Tuesday morning in several continents. Sadly people in Africa and Europe won't be able to enjoy the celestial show, but many others are in for a visual feast.
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[2026-03-02 21:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: The Kremlin said Monday that it remains in close communication with authorities in Tehran amid escalating attacks by the United States and Israel that have killed dozens of senior Iranian officials, including the country’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
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[2026-03-02 21:30 UTC+10:00] [France] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Former Oxford University professor and UK government adviser faces up to 20 years in prison if convicted
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[2026-03-02 21:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: An Iranian drone hit the runway of a UK air force base in Cyprus on Monday hours after prime minister Keir Starmer said Britain would not join the US-Israeli conflict with Iran.
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[2026-03-02 20:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Local Spain
Snippet: Passengers travelling on Spain's flagship carrier Iberia are being charged extra for taking irregular-shaped bags. So what exactly are the new baggage rules and how much are these extra fees?
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[2026-03-02 20:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: PARIS, France — France is "ready" to defend Gulf countries and Jordan against Iran if necessary, Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot said Monday.
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[2026-03-02 20:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: A “highly experienced” skydiver with 10,000-plus jumps under his belt died during a wingsuit jump at a UK airfield.
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[2026-03-02 20:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Local Spain
Snippet: Spanish Foreign Affairs Minister José Manuel Albares said Monday that the military operation launched by the United States and Israel against Iran “is not about democracy”, stressing that American military bases on Spanish soil are not being used.
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[2026-03-02 20:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: More from the French foreign minister Jean-Noel Barrot.
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[2026-03-02 20:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: France's foreign minister Jean-Noel Barrot said on Monday that Israeli and US "unilateral" attacks in Iran should have been debated in the collective bodies set up for this exact purpose, such as the United Nations.
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[2026-03-02 20:00 UTC+10:00] [3D AI Studio] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: A cluster of physically independent data centres will open in Frankfurt in the second quarter, adding to the existing two in Germany
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[2026-03-02 19:45 UTC+10:00] [World / Europe] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: London: British princesses Beatrice and Eugenie will not join the Royal Ascot carriage procession this year amid the continuing fallout of their father’s association with Jeffrey Epstein, it has been claimed.
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[2026-03-02 19:41 UTC+10:00] [Europe] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: EU’s top diplomat, Kaja Kallas, warns against further escalation following US and Israel strikes on Iran
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[2026-03-02 19:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: The United Kingdom’s Royal Air Force base of Akrotiri in Cyprus has witnessed a suspected Iranian drone attack overnight, the island’s president and the British Ministry of Defence said, after Prime Minister Keir Starmer said the UK would allow the United States to use its bases to attack Iran.
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[2026-03-02 19:00 UTC+10:00] [France] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: For once we can celebrate a British custom: grabbing lunch away from your colleagues to do whatever you like
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[2026-03-02 18:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Local Spain
Snippet: Spain becomes EU’s most vocal opponent to US-Israel attacks on Iran, 20th edition of Mobile World Congress starts in Barcelona and more news on Monday March 2nd.
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[2026-03-02 18:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: British foreign minister Yvette Cooper said on Monday that Britain was setting up support systems to help evacuate its citizens from the Middle East, with an estimated 300,000 people having registered their presence in the region.
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[2026-03-02 18:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: Ukraine launched a drone attack on Russia’s Black Sea port city of Novorossiysk overnight on Monday, regional authorities said, damaging residential buildings, injuring three people and sparking a fire near a major oil export facility.
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[2026-03-02 18:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: PHUKET, Thailand, March 2, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Central Pattana Plc., the retail-led real estate arm of Central Group—a multi-format retail, real estate, and hospitality conglomerate with a presence across Asia and Europe—has announced an approximately US$836 million expansion of Central Phuket, underscoring Phuket's structural shift toward becoming a global luxury living and investment hub.
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[2026-03-02 18:00 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: LG Electronics said Monday it has joined the Global 6G Coalition launched by Qualcomm Technologies at Mobile World Congress 2026 in Barcelona, Spain, stepping up efforts to strengthen next-generation telematics capabilities.
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[2026-03-02 17:45 UTC+10:00] [Fashion] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: At London fashion week models wore headscarves adorned with jewellery, and brands like Vela are leading the change online. For gen Z Muslim women, bolder designs are making a break from darker colours
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[2026-03-02 17:15 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: KT said Monday it will showcase its artificial intelligence transformation achievements at Mobile World Congress 2026 in Barcelona, Spain, highlighting its expansion into public and enterprise sectors.
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[2026-03-02 16:30 UTC+10:00] [Climate Change] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Rappler
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[2026-03-02 16:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: France’s Rafale B twin-seat multirole fighter performs during the Pegase 2024 mission at Halim Perdanakusuma airport in Jakarta, Indonesia, Wednesday, July 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana, File)
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[2026-03-02 16:13 UTC+10:00] [Cyprus] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Apparent attack on RAF Akrotiri took place hours after the UK agreed to let the US use British military bases to attack Iran’s missile sites
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[2026-03-02 16:12 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Middle East conflict spreads as Hezbollah attacks Israel, prompting strikes on Beirut; oil prices soar; drone hits UK base in Cyprus
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[2026-03-02 16:00 UTC+10:00] [Photography] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Famed for having a child’s drawing of a family carved into her back, the photographer has devoted her life to queer America, from endurance swimmers to drag artists to her son in a tutu. Now she’s finally getting a major UK show
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[2026-03-02 15:02 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: KABUL, Afghanistan (AFP) -- Explosions were heard in the Afghan capital Kabul Sunday, Agence France-Presse journalists said, with the Taliban government saying they were responding to aerial Pakistan attacks.
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[2026-03-02 14:39 UTC+10:00] [Europe] [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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[2026-03-02 14:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Britain’s Ministry of Defence said a suspected drone struck its military base at Akrotiri in Cyprus around midnight, causing no casualties, adding that the incident is under investigation.
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[2026-03-02 12:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: PARIS — Three close allies of the United States said Sunday they are ready to join forces to defend their interests in the Middle East and stop Iran's retaliatory missile and drone strikes following the killing of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, as others around the world raised concerns that the conflict sparked by coordinated US-Israel attacks could spread into a wider war.
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[2026-03-02 12:12 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: LONDON (Reuters) -- From being just a fringe risk, conflict in the Middle East has become a top worry for investors unsettled by the prospect of a power struggle in Iran and a protracted regional war, with ramifications for everything from global trade to inflation.
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[2026-03-02 11:49 UTC+10:00] [World / Middle East] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: London: The Islamic Republic is being weakened by the hour as missiles degrade its military, wipe out its senior ranks and kill its supreme leader.
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[2026-03-02 11:35 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: PARIS (AP) — Three close allies of the US said Sunday they are ready to join forces to defend their interests in the Middle East and stop Iran's retaliatory missile and drone strikes following the killing of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, as others around the world raised concerns that the conflict sparked by coordinated US-Israel attacks could spread into a wider war.
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[2026-03-02 11:30 UTC+10:00] [Hong Kong property] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: A Finnish national turned a two-week trip into a new career, and now manages high-end listings in one of the world’s top real estate markets
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