Topic: Law & Courts — Neutral reports only
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[2026-03-17 01:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Congolese president Félix Tshisekedi signed a decree-law on Saturday to create a brand-new specialised court to deal with economic and financial crimes such as corruption and money laundering.
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[2026-03-17 01:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Flowers blooms in front of the U.S. Supreme Court Tuesday, March 10, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)
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[2026-03-17 00:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: El estadounidense Aaron Judge gesticula tras batear un sencillo ante la República Dominicana en el Clásico Mundial de béisbol, el domingo 15 de marzo de 2026, en Miami. (AP Foto/Lynne Sladky)
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[2026-03-17 00:52 UTC+10:00] [Melanie Ho] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The Evergreen Group CEO, who has been in and out of court since August 2024, now faces a total of 17 charges
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[2026-03-17 00:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy, center right, arrives at the Paris appeals courthouse for his triall over alleged illegal financing of his 2007 presidential campaign by the government of late Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi, Monday, March 16, 2026, in Paris, France. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)
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[2026-03-17 00:22 UTC+10:00] [Crime] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Judge describes Nathan Bennett as ‘incorrigible and dangerous’ over string of offences including rape
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[2026-03-17 00:06 UTC+10:00] [US news] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: President accuses court of having ‘unnecessarily RANSACKED’ the US and claims he has ‘absolute right’ to impose new tariffs
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[2026-03-16 23:32 UTC+10:00] [Borneo] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The national energy firm says that Sarawak has exceeded its powers by passing laws and asserting rights on all natural gas in the state
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[2026-03-16 21:53 UTC+10:00] [Nicolas Sarkozy] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Ex-French president, who was jailed last year for criminal conspiracy, to be tried at Paris appeal court on four counts
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[2026-03-16 21:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Nicolas Sarkozy, former president of France, was in court this Monday for the start of his appeal trial in the Libyan campaign financing scandal that already saw him receive a first 5-year-prison sentence last year. The second trial will run until 3 June.
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[2026-03-16 21:10 UTC+10:00] [National / Queensland] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Welcome to Brisbane Times’ Queensland public sector column, Public Circus, where we aim to deliver frank and fearless titbits – from the bowels of the state bureaucracy to the top of One William Street and beyond. This week: native title questions swirl, (Red) Union boss’ board gig, slow progress on police integrity, and more.
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[2026-03-16 20:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: The United States team celebrates after defeating the Dominican Republic at a World Baseball Classic semifinal game, Sunday, March 15, 2026, in Miami. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
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[2026-03-16 20:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Hofstra guard Cruz Davis dribbles down court during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Houston, Nov. 22, 2024, in Houston. (AP Photo/Michael Wyke, file)
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[2026-03-16 20:00 UTC+10:00] [Immigration] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ProPublica
Snippet: Jose Omar Flores-Penaloza was willing to admit that he had entered the United States illegally. He was ready to be deported, according to his attorneys.
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[2026-03-16 19:42 UTC+10:00] [National / Queensland] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Age
Snippet: A 15-year-old boy accused of murder was seen handing a knife to another teen just before a young man was fatally stabbed, a jury has been told.
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[2026-03-16 19:35 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Victoria] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Age
Snippet: A Somali support group which has helped refugees in Melbourne access jobs, legal advice, schools and housing for 35 years could itself become homeless this week despite pleading with Premier Jacinta Allan for new digs eight months ago.
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[2026-03-16 19:14 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Rep. Lee Ki-heon, lawmaker of the ruling Democratic Party of Korea, has launched a solo protest against the United States' request for South Korea to deploy naval vessels to the Strait of Hormuz amid the deepening Middle East crisis.
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[2026-03-16 18:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The bombs falling on Iran represent more than just another Middle Eastern conflict. They represent a fundamental assault on the international legal order, a deliberate escalation by powers that have chosen military force over diplomacy, and a dangerous gamble with global stability.
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[2026-03-16 17:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Domestic Violence
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[2026-03-16 17:18 UTC+10:00] [National / Queensland] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Former NRL and State of Origin player Chris Walker was allegedly on drugs when arrested over domestic violence allegations following a two-hour police pursuit which ended with him in a nearby canal telling police he was “going for a swim”, a court has heard.
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[2026-03-16 17:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The bombs falling on Iran represent more than just another Middle Eastern conflict. They represent a fundamental assault on the international legal order, a deliberate escalation by powers that have chosen military force over diplomacy, and a dangerous gamble with global stability.
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[2026-03-16 16:47 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-03-16 16:09 UTC+10:00] [Trump tariffs] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: US supreme court has ‘ransacked’ the country, president argues, in wake of its ruling against his trade agenda
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[2026-03-16 16:00 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Prevarication on the war’s legality stands in sharp contrast to the outcry from France and Germany when Bush invaded Iraq
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[2026-03-16 15:38 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea's ruling party and the government are scrambling to cushion the impact of the Middle East conflict, this time by easing the country's limit on the maximum output of coal-fired power plants and nuclear reactors.
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[2026-03-16 15:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Road Accidents and Incidents
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[2026-03-16 15:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: A former US Department of Homeland Security lawyer who made headlines after she told a judge that her job “sucks” announced that she’s running for Congress — seeking to unseat Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar.
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[2026-03-16 15:28 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: 9News
Snippet: Property News: Australia's most expensive streets, and how much it costs to live in them.
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[2026-03-16 15:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Kouri Richins looks on during her murder trial at the Summit County Courthouse in Park City, Utah, Monday, Feb. 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Spenser Heaps, Pool)
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[2026-03-16 14:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Karen Maree Blake, 67, has pleaded guilty to 21 counts of animal cruelty and one count of animal mismanagement. (ABC News: Maren Preuss)
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[2026-03-16 14:43 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: 9News
Snippet: Auto news: Public electric car charging cables cut and stolen at shopping centre
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[2026-03-16 13:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: An Adelaide mother previously pleaded guilty to 11 charges after she faked her son's cancer diagnosis. (Supplied)
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[2026-03-16 13:45 UTC+10:00] [National / WA] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: West Australian author Craig Silvey has been slapped with more criminal charges ahead of a court appearance on Monday in Fremantle.
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[2026-03-16 13:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Craig Silvey arrived at court on Monday morning after being bailed previously. (ABC News: David Weber)
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[2026-03-16 13:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: The Baseball gods giveth and taketh away.
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[2026-03-16 11:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: The University of Florida is facing threats of a lawsuit for disbanding a Republican student group after one of its leaders was photographed doing the Nazi salute.
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[2026-03-16 10:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Major League Baseball Players Association Senior Director, Collective Bargaining & Legal, Bruce Meyer answers a question at a news conference in their offices in New York, March 11, 2022. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)
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[2026-03-16 09:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Demi Moore is ruling the roost at the Academy Awards.
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[2026-03-16 09:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: A lunatic accused of crucifying a pastor and then placing a crown of thorns on the dead man’s head has begged an Arizona court for the death penalty so “we can move on with our lives,” according to reports.
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[2026-03-16 09:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: A Las Vegas judge is threatening to hold cops in contempt for refusing to release a violent career criminal with 35 busts on his rap sheet — a legal scrap testing the power of the bench over the badge.
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[2026-03-16 05:00 UTC+10:00] [National / NSW] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Protecting himself from his gambling addiction or hiding his money from a rapacious sister are just some of the “fanciful” explanations former bankrupt Warren Jack gave to a Sydney court about the $400,000 in cash he claimed to have given his employee-turned-girlfriend.
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[2026-03-16 04:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: A Long Island jury just cleared four cops of alleged police brutality tied to a $9 million lawsuit involving a cancer patient’s broken arm.
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[2026-03-16 04:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: March Madness logo displayed on the court prior to second round of the NCAA college basketball tournament between Notre Dame and Michigan, Sunday, March 23, 2025, in South Bend, Ind. (AP Photo/John Mersits)
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[2026-03-16 03:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: India’s top court has rejected a petition seeking menstrual leave for working women and female students with the judges saying if they were to make such a law, “no-one will hire women”.
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[2026-03-16 03:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Miami (Ohio) forward Antwone Woolfolk (13) was off the court after Miami (Ohio) was defeated by Massachusetts in a basketball game in the quarterfinals of the Mid-American Conference tournament, Thursday, March 12, 2026, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)
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[2026-03-16 03:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: I am writing about my co-teacher. She was harassed by a parent. The parent shouted at her, used bad words, and insulted her. The parent asked where she graduated and how she passed the LET exam. This happened because the parent complained about grades. This incident occurred in front of our school principal, and many other teachers also saw it.
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[2026-03-16 03:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: TWELVE years after the signing of the peace agreement between the Philippine government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) and six years since the establishment of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM), all obstacles seem cleared for the first regular parliamentary elections. The elections were originally due in 2022, but the Covid pandemic got in the way.
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[2026-03-16 01:22 UTC+10:00] [Wang Fuk Court] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Owners demand face-to-face session to address concerns over remaining renovation funds, outstanding fees and building safety
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[2026-03-16 01:00 UTC+10:00] [Valentin Vacherot] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Hongkonger’s coach James Allemby believes player is moving in the right direction maturity-wise on return to event where he beat Ben Shelton
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[2026-03-16 00:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: The Swedish Police National Task Force (NI) and the Coast Guard on their way to the already boarded tanker Sea Owl I, outside Trelleborg, Sweden, Friday, March 13, 2026. (Johan Nilsson/TT via AP)
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