[2026-03-01 16:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Algerians face rising costs for Ramadan holiday feasts

Snippet: People stock up on food at a market in Algiers, Algeria, Thursday, Feb. 17, 2026, before the start of the holy month of Ramadan. (AP Photo/Fateh Guidoum)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/algeria-ramadan-food-prices-protests-tebboune-c43d94ec484371687e5ee747e7565d5f

[2026-03-01 13:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Travel: Latest Travel news and features from PostMag | South China Morning Post

Snippet: Massive protests saved this Tasmanian paradise. So what was all the fuss about?

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/postmag/travel

[2026-03-01 13:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: What to know about Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

Snippet: When targeted by nationwide protests early this year, Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei unleashed the bloodiest crackdown of his nearly four decades in power. But now a US or Israeli military strike may have ended his rule.

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/03/01/world/americas-emea/what-to-know-about-irans-supreme-leader-ayatollah-ali-khamenei/2290557

[2026-03-01 10:49 UTC+10:00] [US news] [Factuality: 90]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Protesters rally across US after Iran strikes and reports of Khamenei killing

Snippet: Crowds gather in DC, New York and beyond to denounce Trump’s Iran strikes as an illegal act of war

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/28/khamenei-killing-protests-us

[2026-03-01 09:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: What to know about Iran's supreme leader

Snippet: In this photo released by an official website of the office of the Iranian supreme leader, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei listens to a speaker during a meeting with a group of university students in Tehran, Iran, May 28, 2018. (Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader via AP, File)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/iran-khamenei-supreme-leader-nuclear-protests-military-487aa76fd32f398f2ca37d316e543760

[2026-03-01 07:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Zero Hedge

Title: CCP-Linked NGO Network Prepares "Emergency Protests" In US After Trump's Iran Strikes Jeopardize Oil Flows To China

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.

Read full article: https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/china-linked-ngo-network-prepares-emergency-protests-us-after-trumps-iran-strikes

[2026-02-28 21:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Local Spain

Title: Coup role revelations revive calls for return of Spain's exiled king

Snippet: Calls for Spain's former King Juan Carlos I to return from exile have resurfaced after declassified files confirmed his role in stopping a 1981 coup and defending the country's fledging democracy.

Read full article: https://www.thelocal.es/20260228/coup-role-revelations-revive-calls-for-return-of-spains-exiled-king

[2026-02-28 21:30 UTC+10:00] [Democracy] [Factuality: 100]

Source: ProPublica

Title: Trump Officials Attended a Summit of Election Deniers Who Want the President to Take Over the Midterms

Snippet: Several high-ranking federal election officials attended a summit last week at which prominent figures who worked to overturn Donald Trump’s loss in the 2020 election pressed the president to declare a national emergency to take over this year’s midterms.

Read full article: https://www.propublica.org/article/election-denier-summit-trump-midterms

[2026-02-28 17:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Al Jazeera

Title: Argentina Senate approves contentious Milei-backed labour reforms

Snippet: Argentina’s Senate has approved labour reforms backed by President Javier Milei that relax hiring rules, allow for longer working days and impose new limits on the right to strike, prompting renewed protests over the government’s austerity policies.

Read full article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/2/28/argentina-senate-approves-contentious-milei-backed-labour-reforms

[2026-02-28 13:09 UTC+10:00] [North Dakota] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: North Dakota judge finalizes $345m judgment against Greenpeace in pipeline case

Snippet: Judge slashed a $667m damages award to Energy Transfer over Greenpeace’s role in Dakota Access Pipeline protests

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/27/north-dakota-greenpeace-access-pipeline-energy-transfer

[2026-02-28 10:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Zero Hedge

Title: Democrats Slam Democrats For 'Rigging' Democrat Primaries

Snippet: The party that won't stop lecturing America about democracy is once again rigging its own primary by endorsing - thereby biasing voters - towards certain candidates over others. On Monday, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) endorsed 12 candidates through its “Red to Blue” program to help Democrats win back the majority in the House of Representatives.

Read full article: https://www.zerohedge.com/political/democrats-slam-democrats-rigging-democrat-primaries

[2026-02-28 09:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Protests persist at Iranian colleges as US military threat looms

Snippet: This image from video circulating on social media shows protesters dancing and cheering around a bonfire as they take to the streets in Tehran, Iran, Jan. 9, 2026, despite an intensifying crackdown. (UGC via AP, File)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/iran-campus-protests-crackdown-54149e9d49fe022d840f71eb5f5be106

[2026-02-28 07:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Civil rights marker unveiled at historic Durkeeville church

Snippet: Janie Scott Griffin and LaTonya Lattimore sat in a red pew in the third row of a venerable old church in Durkeeville on Wednesday afternoon and listened as the stories of Jacksonville’s civil rights history were shared with a new generation.

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/donna-deegan-martin-luther-king-jr-jacksonville-civil-rights-general-news-3dea67a9f2aafb6dd411552dcf01c677

[2026-02-28 04:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Civil Rights agency rules against transgender Army worker who asked to use women's bathroom

Snippet: The emblem of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is displayed on a podium in Vail, Colo., Feb. 16, 2016. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/eeoc-transgender-bathrooms-afbd7cced03eb9c83e5cacc6f5dec9ce

[2026-02-28 03:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Iran universities emerge as new battleground for anti-government protests

Snippet: The Iranian government allowed universities to reopen for in-person classes for only five days after weeks of nationwide protests that were violently suppressed. On Thursday, one university after the other announced that classes would again move online.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/iran-universities-emerge-new-battleground-anti-establishment-protests

[2026-02-28 02:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Unions flood Buenos Aires streets as Milei’s labor overhaul nears a Senate vote

Snippet: Protesters rally during a march by trade unions and opposition groups against a labor reform bill proposed by President Javier Milei’s government in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Thursday, Feb. 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/argentina-milei-labor-reform-protests-4746f019e02ad8eb2dd4355a2b4beb99

[2026-02-28 00:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: BBC News

Title: Spanish opposition calls for disgraced ex-monarch to return from exile

Snippet: The leader of Spain's main opposition party has called for the disgraced former King Juan Carlos to return from self-imposed exile, due to the role he played in the transition to democracy nearly half a century ago.

Read full article: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cy03yw2dyxko?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

[2026-02-27 23:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Jerusalem Post

Title: Iranian families pressured to falsify death records after regime kills protesting loved ones - CNN

Snippet: The families of Iranians who were killed in the protests in late December and early January were pressured by the Islamic regime to falsify the circumstances of their loved ones' deaths, CNN reported on Friday.

Read full article: https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/iran-news/article-888209

[2026-02-27 19:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Iranian security agents harassed injured protesters in hospitals

Snippet: In this photo obtained by The Associated Press, Iranians attend an anti-government protest in Tehran, Iran, Jan. 9, 2026. (UGC via AP, File)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/iran-protests-crackdown-hospitals-326f127b5fef610a89f89e5c164b473c

[2026-02-27 18:00 UTC+10:00] [Milan fashion week] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Fashion’s greatest challenges ‘inequality and AI’, say Prada designers

Snippet: Speaking at Milan fashion week, Miuccia Prada and Raf Simons presented a more concentrated, but relatable, show

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/2026/feb/27/fashions-greatest-challenges-inequality-and-ai-say-prada-designers

[2026-02-27 16:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: Columbia student detained by ICE is abruptly released after Mamdani meets with Trump

Snippet: NEW YORK — Federal immigration authorities arrested a Columbia University student early Thursday, triggering protests on campus and allegations that agents gained entry to the university-owned residence by posing as police officers searching for a missing child.

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/02/27/world/americas-emea/columbia-student-detained-by-ice-is-abruptly-released-after-mamdani-meets-with-trump/2289578

[2026-02-27 11:00 UTC+10:00] [Politics] [Factuality: 100]

Source: SBS News

Title: Larrakia Elder arrested amid protests over controversial NT Administrator swearing-in

Snippet: Larrakia Elder Eric Fejo was apprehended and taken away by police amidst a protest at the front of NT Parliament. Source: Emma Kellaway

Read full article: https://www.sbs.com.au/nitv/article/a-larrakia-elder-has-been-arrested-amid-protests-over-controversial-nt-administrator-swearing-in/gf8m8huy4

[2026-02-27 10:53 UTC+10:00] [Byelections] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Observers raise concerns over secret ballot breaches at Gorton and Denton byelection

Snippet: Democracy Volunteers say they saw 32 cases of apparent collusion – the highest levels in its 10-year history

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/feb/26/election-observers-raise-concerns-over-secret-ballot-breaches-at-gorton-and-denton-byelection

[2026-02-27 08:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Palestinian activist sues Betar USA for violation of civil rights

Snippet: A prominent New York City-based Palestinian-American activist is suing the far-right Jewish-American group Betar USA after she says she endured a monthslong campaign of violent threats.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/palestinian-activist-sues-betar-usa-violation-civil-rights

[2026-02-27 08:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Civil rights group sues anti-Muslim Congressman Randy Fine for blocking US citizen on X

Snippet: The American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) said on Wednesday that it has filed a federal lawsuit against anti-Muslim Florida Republican Congressman Randy Fine for blocking an American who disagreed with his views on X.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/civil-rights-group-sues-anti-muslim-congressman-randy-fine-blocking-americans-x

[2026-02-27 06:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Jerusalem Post

Title: Modi to 'Post': ‘Humanity will remain supreme, democracy will remain eternal’ - exclusive

Snippet: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi wrote a handwritten message in Hindi on The Jerusalem Post’s special front page during an exclusive meeting with the newspaper at the King David Hotel on Thursday, declaring: “Humanity will remain supreme,” and “Democracy will remain eternal.”

Read full article: https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-888166

[2026-02-27 06:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: Crowds of mourners line up for memorial services for Jesse Jackson at his Chicago organization

Snippet: CHICAGO — A line of mourners streamed through a Chicago auditorium Thursday to pay final respects to the Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr. as cross-country memorial services began in the city the late civil rights leader called home.

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/02/27/world/crowds-of-mourners-line-up-for-memorial-services-for-jesse-jackson-at-his-chicago-organization/2289557

[2026-02-27 05:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]

Source: The Jerusalem Post

Title: Fans choose Scream as favorite movie, despite pro-Palestine calls to boycott Scream 7

Snippet: “Paramount has a blacklist of actors who criticize Israel,” said one sign carried by a protester. Others read, “Boycott Paramount+,” the studio that financed the movie. But the movie’s stars, including Neve Campbell, Isabel May, Courteney Cox, and David Arquette, walked the red carpet despite the protests.

Read full article: https://www.jpost.com/diaspora/antisemitism/article-888148

[2026-02-27 03:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Jerusalem Post

Title: WOL founder Nerdeen Kiswani sues Betar under anti-KKK act for 'terror campaign' against her

Snippet: Nerdeen Kiswani, co-founder of the radical pro-Palestinian activist group Within Our Lifetime, has filed a lawsuit against Betar USA over its purported campaign to "threaten, intimidate, and violate [her] civil rights."

Read full article: https://www.jpost.com/diaspora/antisemitism/article-888141

[2026-02-27 03:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: The Jerusalem Post

Title: CSTAT Smash overturns ban on Jewish ‘Smash Bros’ player following legal action

Snippet: College Station Smash (CSTAT Smash) has removed the ban on a Jewish-American E-Sports player and apologized for spreading false claims about him. This comes after the National Jewish Advocacy Center (NJAC) sued CSTAT Smash under the Civil Rights Acts of 1866 (contracts) and 1964 (places of exhibition/entertainment).

Read full article: https://www.jpost.com/diaspora/antisemitism/article-888139

[2026-02-27 02:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Jerusalem Post

Title: Berlin Film Festival director's future in spotlight after Gaza furore

Snippet: Germany's government convened an emergency meeting of the organizers of the Berlin Film Festival on Thursday, saying it wanted to discuss the event's "direction" after debate and protests over Gaza dominated the program.

Read full article: https://www.jpost.com/international/article-888137

[2026-02-27 02:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AfricaNews

Title: Tunisian court rejects bid to halt polluting fertiliser plant

Snippet: A Tunisian court on Thursday rejected demands to suspend operations at a fertiliser factory in Gabes, ruling there was "no sufficient proof of harm" despite years of protests blaming the plant for rising health problems in the community.

Read full article: http://www.africanews.com/2026/02/26/tunisian-court-rejects-bid-to-halt-polluting-fertiliser-plant/

[2026-02-27 02:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The National (UAE)

Title: 'Better to die as a lion': Family's tribute to son killed in Iran protests

Snippet: Shah Hosein Almasi carried the bleeding body of his son Soheil in his arms. The boy, 17, had been shot twice in the chest, but was still alive.

Read full article: https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/mena/2026/02/26/iran-anti-government-protests/

[2026-02-27 01:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Iranian press review: Seven protesters face imminent execution

Snippet: Official Iranian reports have announced that at least seven people arrested during the recent anti-establishment protests have been sentenced to death, and their executions may be carried out soon.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/iranian-press-review-seven-protesters-face-imminent-execution

[2026-02-27 00:00 UTC+10:00] [World news] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Autocracy is rising in the west. But the global south proves it’s not inevitable | Kenneth Roth

Snippet: While some who have lived their entire lives under democracy seem willing to forsake it, many who have experienced life under autocracy want out

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/feb/26/autocracy-west-democracy-global-south

[2026-02-26 17:52 UTC+10:00] [New South Wales] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Minns government undermined own objectives with sweeping NSW protest restrictions, constitutional challenge hears

Snippet: Lawyer for protest groups argues state needs to prove it was ‘rational to prevent all protests’ to achieve social cohesion

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/feb/26/nsw-pard-protest-restrictions-constitutional-challenge-ntwnfb

[2026-02-26 16:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Korea Herald

Title: S. Korea vows zero tolerance for fake news ahead of June local elections

Snippet: Prime Minister Kim Min-seok on Thursday called for swift and thorough investigations into election-related fake news, warning that disinformation and smear campaigns pose a serious threat to democracy ahead of South Korea’s nationwide local elections scheduled for June 3.

Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10683180

[2026-02-26 16:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Al Jazeera

Title: Hong Kong appeals court overturns Jimmy Lai’s fraud conviction

Snippet: A Hong Kong appellate court has overturned a fraud conviction against pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai in a surprise ruling weeks after his jailing for 20 years on a separate national security charge.

Read full article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/2/26/hong-kong-appeals-court-overturns-jimmy-lais-fraud-conviction

[2026-02-26 15:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Hong Kong court sends father of US-based activist to prison

Snippet: Anna Kwok speaks during an event commemorating China’s June 4, 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown on pro-democracy movement in Washington D.C., on June 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Didi Tang)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/hong-national-security-anna-kwok-father-sentence-d4a4419b33fed9290292d88770fe049c

[2026-02-26 15:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Zero Hedge

Title: Trump's SOTU "Stand Up" Moment Exposed The True Agenda Of Democrats

Snippet: For those who remember the ever evolving nightmare of Joe Biden's far-left four year regime, it's not shocking at all to see the Democrat Party refuse to applaud even the most basic of pro-American policies. Many people remember Joe Biden's "Soul Of The Nation" speech, standing at his podium bathed in blood red lights and accusing "MAGA conservatives" (who represent the vast majority of conservatives according to the election outcome) of being a "threat to democracy."

Read full article: https://www.zerohedge.com/political/trumps-sotu-stand-moment-exposed-true-agenda-democrats

[2026-02-26 14:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: BBC News

Title: Hong Kong tycoon Jimmy Lai wins appeal against lesser conviction

Snippet: Jimmy Lai, Hong Kong's pro-democracy media tycoon, has won an appeal against a fraud conviction in 2022, which had seen him sentenced to nearly six years in jail.

Read full article: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5ykq2ykd6zo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

[2026-02-26 13:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: ABC News

Title: Pro-democracy Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai's fraud offence overturned

Snippet: Jimmy Lai has maintained his innocence on his sedition conviction. (Reuters: Tyrone Siu)

Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02-26/jimmy-lai-fraud-sentence-overturned/106391580

[2026-02-26 12:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Korea Herald

Title: PM calls for rooting out fake news ahead of elections

Snippet: Prime Minister Kim Min-seok on Thursday called for rooting out fake news with the help of the prosecution and the police, saying such misinformation threatens democracy ahead of elections.

Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10682768

[2026-02-26 12:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South Korea

Title: PM calls for rooting out fake news ahead of elections

Snippet: SEOUL, Feb. 26 (Yonhap) -- Prime Minister Kim Min-seok on Thursday called for rooting out fake news with the help of the prosecution and the police, saying such misinformation threatens democracy ahead of elections.

Read full article: https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260226003800315

[2026-02-26 12:01 UTC+10:00] [National / NSW] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Age

Title: Minns government took ‘sledgehammer’ to protests after Bondi, court told

Snippet: The Minns government took a “sledgehammer” to protests after the Bondi terror attack and laws rushed through parliament to bolster police powers should be declared invalid, the state’s top court has heard.

Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/national/nsw/minns-government-took-sledgehammer-to-protests-after-bondi-court-told-20260226-p5o5m4.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-02-26 11:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: 443 days later: what Yoon’s life sentence means for South Korean democracyAs the ex-president appeals his life sentence for a martial law plot, judicial reform is back on the agenda for a deeply divided nation.

Snippet: As the ex-president appeals his life sentence for a martial law plot, judicial reform is back on the agenda for a deeply divided nation

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3344617/what-yoons-life-sentence-means-south-korean-democracy

[2026-02-26 10:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Al Jazeera

Title: Questions for Marcos Jr 40 years after Philippines ‘People Power’ revolt

Snippet: Protests erupt in Philippines over flood control corruption scandal

Read full article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/2/25/questions-for-marcos-jr-40-years-after-philippines-people-power-revolt

[2026-02-26 09:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Zero Hedge

Title: Watch: Congressional Testimony Abruptly Cut Off After Covert Iran Ops Revealed

Snippet: Damon Wilson, the head of the National Endowment for Democracy (NED), was interrupted by a member of Congress during a House oversight hearing on Tuesday after revealing that his agency "began supporting the deployment [and] operation of about 200 Starlinks early on" amid the violence which swept through Iran last month.

Read full article: https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/watch-congressional-testimony-abruptly-cut-after-covert-iran-ops-revealed

[2026-02-26 07:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Local Spain

Title: Antonio Tejero, leader of Spain's failed 1981 coup, dies at 93

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.

Read full article: https://www.thelocal.es/20260225/antonio-tejero-leader-of-spains-failed-1981-coup-dies-at-93

[2026-02-26 07:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Antonio Tejero, who led a failed coup in Spain in 1981, dies at 93

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)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/spain-francisco-franco-democracy-coup-attempt-a2e986374b6b4a5ba4e08a8c33859dfe