Topic: Europe — Neutral reports only
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[2026-02-26 17:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Russia pounded Ukraine with a barrage of missile and drone attacks across the country overnight, wounding at least eight people, in advance of the latest high-level meeting between Kyiv and Washington aimed at ending the war, now in its fifth year.
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[2026-02-26 17:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Feb. 26 (Yonhap) -- Paris Baguette, a bakery franchise under South Korean food and beverage giant SPC Group, said Thursday it plans to lower prices of 11 food items starting next month, marking the first such move by a major food franchise following recent cuts in domestic sugar and flour prices.
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[2026-02-26 17:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Activists from the British political campaign group Everyone Hates Elon hung a photo of the ex-prince Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor at the Louvre museum in Paris on Sunday, The Guardian reported.
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[2026-02-26 17:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: While Moscow accuses London and Paris of preparing to give nuclear weapons to Kyiv, Beijing doubles down
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[2026-02-26 17:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Five individuals in France have been charged with financing terrorism over their alleged links to charities suspected of funnelling millions of euros to Hamas.
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[2026-02-26 16:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: British far-right activist Tommy Robinson says he visited the United States Department of State as part of a recent trip to Washington, DC, where he was welcomed by government officials and supporters of the Make America Great Again (MAGA) movement.
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[2026-02-26 16:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A person uses their personal phone in Barcelona, Spain, Monday, June 17, 2024. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti, File)
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[2026-02-26 16:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Tottenham’s head coach Igor Tudor gestures during the English Premier League soccer match between Tottenham Hotspur and Arsenal in London, Sunday, Feb. 22, 2026.(AP Photo/Ian Walton)
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[2026-02-26 16:17 UTC+10:00] [UK news] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: As British MPs vote to release the documents relating to Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s appointment as trade envoy, Helen Pidd speaks to Andrew Lownie, author of Entitled: The Rise and Fall of the House of York, about the former prince’s antics in the role and whether this scandal will be the monarchy’s last
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[2026-02-26 16:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: SK Bioscience said Wednesday it has secured its first European Union-backed vaccine development project alongside German subsidiary IDT Biologika, marking a key milestone one year after the acquisition.
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[2026-02-26 16:00 UTC+10:00] [Extreme weather] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Atmospheric machine-gun has fired storm after deadly storm at the region this year, leaving a trail of widespread destruction
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[2026-02-26 16:00 UTC+10:00] [Spain] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: After a nine-year-old girl was kidnapped and taken from Spain to Bolivia, authorities feared the worst. They found her in the rainforest nine months later – but that wasn’t the end of her ordeal
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[2026-02-26 16:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Financial Times
Snippet: Ellesheva Kissin in London
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[2026-02-26 16:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Financial Times
Snippet: PublishedFebruary 26 2026
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[2026-02-26 16:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: The UK's first geothermal power plant is set to go live, providing a completely new type of renewable electricity using hot water from underground.
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[2026-02-26 15:45 UTC+10:00] [World / Middle East] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: London: Iran has a president who admits he is “a doctor, not a politician” and should not be expected to cure the country’s problems.
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[2026-02-26 15:25 UTC+10:00] [Technology] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
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[2026-02-26 15:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: VOA Africa
Snippet: XS SM MD LG
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[2026-02-26 15:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Director Park Chan-wook poses for photographers at the photo call for the film ‘Decision to Leave’ at the 75th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Tuesday, May 24, 2022. (Photo by Vianney Le Caer/Invision/AP, File)
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[2026-02-26 13:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Chelsea’s Sam Kerr celebrates after scoring their first goal during their English Women’s FA Cup fifth round soccer match against Manchester United in London, Sunday, Feb. 22, 2026. (Ben Whitley/PA via AP)
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[2026-02-26 13:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Canada’s Mark Stone (61) challenges with Finland’s Olli Maatta (3) during a men’s ice hockey semifinal game between Canada and Finland at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy, Friday, Feb. 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
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[2026-02-26 11:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Here is where things stand on Thursday, February 26:
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[2026-02-26 11:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Consortium has agreed to sell its interest in UK Power Networks to French multinational Engie
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[2026-02-26 11:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Canada head coach Jon Cooper, top right, directs his players during the first period of the men’s ice hockey gold medal game against the United States at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan, Italy, Sunday, Feb. 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
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[2026-02-26 11:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Aldi has announced its second wage increase for floor staff since the new year, as it vies to increase its market share in the UK.
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[2026-02-26 11:00 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: SBS News
Snippet: South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa (right) thanked Russia's President Vladimir Putin (left) for securing the return of the men. Source: SIPA USA / Ramil Sitdikov
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[2026-02-26 10:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Juventus’ Vasilije Adzic reacts during a Champions League soccer match between Juventus and Galatasaray, Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2026, in Turin, Italy (Fabio Ferrari/LaPresse via AP)
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[2026-02-26 10:48 UTC+10:00] [Tommy Robinson] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Agitator whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon was hosted by senior adviser at US state department
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[2026-02-26 10:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Spanish police have arrested the alleged gunman in the 2025 assassination of Andrey Portnov, a former senior aide to ex-Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovich, in a joint operation with German authorities in the town of Heinsberg.
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[2026-02-26 10:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: United States’ Kendall Coyne, left, and United States’ Hilary Knight celebrate after victory ceremony for women’s ice hockey at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy, Thursday, Feb. 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
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[2026-02-26 09:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he spoke with United States President Donald Trump about ongoing peace negotiations with Russia, which he expects to soon progress into a leaders-level meeting.
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[2026-02-26 09:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Human remains buried over 11,000 years ago in Heaning Wood Bone Cave, Cumbria, north-west England, have been identified by researchers as those of a young girl, making her the earliest known human found that far north in Britain.
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[2026-02-26 09:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Monaco’s Mamadou Coulibaly receives a red card during a Champions League second leg playoff soccer match between Paris Saint-Germain and Monaco in Paris Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)
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[2026-02-26 09:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Ukraine has accused Russia of using deception to recruit more than 1,700 Africans to join its war effort as the conflict drags into a fifth year.
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[2026-02-26 08:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The leader says Russian claims that Kyiv was trying to obtain nuclear arms were an attempt to exert political pressure on Ukraine
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[2026-02-26 08:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Bridget Brennan is newsreader and co-host of News Breakfast. She was previously the ABC's Indigenous Affairs Editor, Europe Correspondent in London and the National Indigenous Affairs Correspondent. She's covered Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities for more than a decade and is a Dja Dja Wurrung and Yorta Yorta woman.
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[2026-02-26 08:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: KYIV, Ukraine — US President Donald Trump spoke with his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskyy ahead of a fresh round of talks Thursday aimed at ending Russia's invasion, both sides said on Wednesday.
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[2026-02-26 08:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Atalanta’s Lazar Samardzic, right, celebrates after the Champions League second leg playoff match between Atalanta and Borussia Dortmund in Bergamo, Italy, Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2026. (Spada/LaPresse via AP)
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[2026-02-26 07:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Jack Draper won the prestigious Masters 1,000 title at Indian Wells last year
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[2026-02-26 07:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Scottish soccer fans wearing kilts sit on the steps in Trafalgar Square after attending a service to mark Armistice Day in London, Friday, Nov. 11, 2016. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth, File)
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[2026-02-26 07:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: On the day households found out their energy bills would fall in April, the Chancellor chose to go to the headquarters of the company that has quietly become the UK's biggest domestic energy supplier, Octopus.
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[2026-02-26 07:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Real Madrid’s Vinicius Junior reacts after sustaining an injury during the second leg of the Champions League playoff soccer match between Real Madrid and Benfica in Madrid, Spain, Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)
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[2026-02-26 07:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Use BBC.com or the new BBC App to listen to BBC podcasts, Radio 4 and the World Service outside the UK.
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[2026-02-26 07:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Local Spain
Snippet: Antonio Tejero Molina, the Spanish Civil Guard officer who led a failed 1981 coup that ended up strengthening Spain's fledging democracy, has died aged 93, his family's lawyer said Wednesday.
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[2026-02-26 07:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The Russian government is considering possible support measures for Cuba, which is dealing with a major energy crisis, Deputy Prime Minister Aleksandr Novak has said.
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[2026-02-26 07:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The Russian government is considering possible support measures for Cuba, which is dealing with a major energy crisis, Deputy Prime Minister Aleksandr Novak has said.
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[2026-02-26 07:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Spanish Lt. Col. Antonio Tejero holds a firearm during an attempted coup in the Spanish Parliament in Madrid, Feb. 23, 1981. (Europa Press via AP)
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[2026-02-26 06:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Prime Minister Kristrún Frostadóttir says Iceland will hold a referendum on EU accession. (AFP: Wojtek Radwanski)
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[2026-02-26 06:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment and Tourism Minister Vijitha Herath will visit Germany from February 26 to 28 and Romania from March 1.
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[2026-02-26 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Seven civilians have been killed and at least ten others injured in a Ukrainian drone raid on a chemical plant in Smolensk Region, western Russia, the country’s Investigative Committee reported on Wednesday.
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