Topic: Law & Courts — Neutral reports only
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[2026-03-04 06:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Authoritarian politics and military aggression are a dangerous mix. As President Trump announced his war on Iran wearing a baseball cap in a video released in the early hours Saturday morning while he was at Mar-a-Lago, that lesson hung heavily over the proceedings. This was a decision made by one man with no legal basis, little public support and no coherent explanation of an endgame.
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[2026-03-04 06:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: UCLA center Lauren Betts (51) gestures with her teammates as they walk off the court after an NCAA college basketball game against Southern California, Sunday, March 1, 2026, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/William Liang)
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[2026-03-04 06:45 UTC+10:00] [Australia news] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The prime minister has discussed stranded Australians with the Emirati president. Follow today’s news live
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[2026-03-04 06:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Traffic enters lower Manhattan after crossing the Brooklyn Bridge, Feb. 8, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews, File)
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[2026-03-04 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Former Sri Lanka cricket skipper Kumar Sangakkara’s father, senior lawyer S. K. Sangakkara passed away and his funeral will be held today.
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[2026-03-04 06:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A jury swiftly convicted a man who gave his son a gun that has been linked to the fatal shooting of two students and two teachers at a Georgia high school, the latest U.S. parent taken to court when a child is accused of violence.
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[2026-03-04 06:13 UTC+10:00] [Detroit] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: George Calicut Jr has been in prison for more than 25 years for murder, though there were no witnesses or evidence against him
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[2026-03-04 05:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: US and Israeli strikes against Iran, which have sparked a regional war, likely violate the UN Charter’s prohibition on aggression and lack any valid legal justification, experts say.
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[2026-03-04 05:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: The U.S. attorney for Minnesota, Daniel Rosen, speaks with reporters during a news conference at the federal courthouse in Minneapolis, Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Steve Karnowski)
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[2026-03-04 05:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Lee Eastham first requested funding for a mobility scooter in 2022. (ABC News: Josie Taylor)
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[2026-03-04 05:30 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Victoria] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Premier Jacinta Allan has left the door open to a High Court challenge before the state election by nominating a September 1 start date for the proposed laws tied to her work from home policy.
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[2026-03-04 05:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: DETROIT (AP) — A Detroit-area judge erased a 1999 murder conviction Tuesday of a man who was serving a life prison sentence after prosecutors acknowledged his confession was coerced by a rogue police officer.
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[2026-03-04 05:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Pitt Head Coach Tory Verdi speaks during a ACC women’s NCAA college basketball media day, Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2024, in Charlotte, N.C. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson, ,File)
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[2026-03-04 05:12 UTC+10:00] [Ticketmaster] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Entertainment giant keeps average of $7.58 of each ticket for events at major concert venues, court hears
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[2026-03-04 05:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: The Ticketmaster logo is seen along the sideline of the field before an NFL football game, Sept. 15, 2024, in Jacksonville, Fla. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack, File)
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[2026-03-04 04:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Workers stand around the ARA San Juan submarine during a ceremony celebrating the first stage of major repairs at the Argentine Industrial Naval Complex (CINAR) in Buenos Aires, Sept. 27, 2011. (AP Photo/Mario de Fina, File)
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[2026-03-04 04:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: A federal judge ruled Tuesday that the Trump administration’s effort to end New York’s congestion pricing scheme was “unlawful.”
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[2026-03-04 04:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: A new online campaign is promoting South African billionaire Patrice Motsepe as the next head of the ruling African National Congress (ANC).
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[2026-03-04 03:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: A French Court of Appeal has issued a “partially favorable” ruling on the extradition of Madiambal Diagne, a prominent Senegalese media owner and vocal critic of his country’s government.
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[2026-03-04 03:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: The Post’s Joel Sherman brings a Patriotic theme to Tuesday’s Three Things video after spending the day in Team USA’s camp ahead of the World Baseball Classic.
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[2026-03-04 03:30 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Former Seoul city councilor Kim Kyung and National Assembly Rep. Kang Sun-woo were arrested Tuesday, after a court issued arrest warrants for the two on bribery allegations.
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[2026-03-04 03:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: KUALA LUMPUR — Malaysia’s ruling coalition suffered a setback in its bid to pass legislation restricting the prime minister to a maximum of two terms after it failed to get a two-thirds majority from lawmakers.
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[2026-03-04 03:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: BANGKOK — A court in Thailand issued arrest warrants for a foreign businessman and his wife accused of investment fraud and money laundering, with one victim allegedly conned out of more than $30 million, police said.
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[2026-03-04 03:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: A “Top Gun: Maverick” stunt pilot has settled a wrongful death lawsuit after a woman plunged to her death at his drug-fueled, Burning Man-style beach festival.
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[2026-03-04 03:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: Alex Eala, the Filipina ace, has been unstoppable — climbing the world rankings and defeating top WTA players Jasmine Paolini, Madison Keys and even former world No. 1 Iga Świątek along the way. The tennis star also recently collected gold and bronze medals for Team Philippines in women’s singles, women’s doubles and mixed doubles at the 2025 Southeast Asian Games.With her powerful groundstrokes and polished on-court look, Eala has become an inspiration to girls dreaming of taking their love for
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[2026-03-04 02:04 UTC+10:00] [banker] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Judge brands defendant ‘thoroughly dishonest’ for fabricating rape claim to extort compatriot out of £100,000
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[2026-03-04 01:59 UTC+10:00] [Trump administration] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Case involved Trump orders targeting major law firms for representing clients or causes the president did not like
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[2026-03-04 01:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: SOMERSET, N.J., March 3, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Harvest Integrated Research Organization (HiRO), a global contract research organization specializing in strategic planning for clinical development and cross‑border clinical trial solutions and services, concluded a successful presence at the 44th Annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference in San Francisco.
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[2026-03-04 01:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Colin Gray, the father of Apalachee High School shooting suspect Colt Gray, listens during his trial, Friday, Feb. 27, 2026, at the Barrow County Courthouse in Winder, Ga. (Hyosub Shin/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)
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[2026-03-04 01:13 UTC+10:00] [Benjamin Yu] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Rule changes render environmental study moot, lawyer says as authorities appeal court ruling rejecting report’s approval
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[2026-03-04 01:03 UTC+10:00] [Business] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Michael West Media
Snippet: Don't pay so you can read it. Pay so everyone can!
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[2026-03-04 00:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Opinion | Southeast Asia, do not mistake Trump’s tariff defeat for a reprieveOne court loss won’t end the trade wars. But if ‘Peak Trump’ has arrived, the region’s negotiating hand may have just got stronger.
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[2026-03-03 23:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: A Wisconsin nurse has been thrown behind bars after she repeatedly had sex with a drug-court patient — and then falsely claimed he sexually assaulted her.
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[2026-03-03 22:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: Russia’s Central Bank said Tuesday that it filed a lawsuit in one of the European Union’s two main courts to challenge the bloc’s decision to freeze Russian state assets indefinitely.
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[2026-03-03 21:06 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Victoria] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Victoria’s top law officer says she is working to balance the need for transparency in the courts with the right to a fair trial, after a report warned of a “crisis” in open justice.
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[2026-03-03 20:42 UTC+10:00] [South China Morning Post] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Fung Wai-kong, former managing editor of Apple Daily’s English edition, filed appeal with Hong Kong’s High Court on Monday
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[2026-03-03 20:00 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: A ruling party flap has erupted over a handshake between its leader and President Lee Jae Myung, and its absence from government footage of Lee's departure for an overseas trip.
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[2026-03-03 18:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: An application is being heard in the Court of Appeal to re-try a man previously acquitted of a 2009 murder. (ABC News: Brendan Mounter)
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[2026-03-03 18:30 UTC+10:00] [Lucy Letby] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Exclusive: Jury was never told about inquiry into key prosecution witness Peter Hindmarsh, which looked into allegations including of harm to patients
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[2026-03-03 17:45 UTC+10:00] [Sydney] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Jad Salamah began legal proceedings alleging racial discrimination after being refused entry to Condell Park high school function
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[2026-03-03 17:40 UTC+10:00] [Hong Kong] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Man has been under mental healthcare since 2015 for schizophrenia symptoms, including hallucinations and delusions, court told
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[2026-03-03 17:28 UTC+10:00] [Technology] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Facebook and Instagram parent company Meta allegedly deleted crucial evidence in a landmark US lawsuit brought by mining billionaire Andrew “Twiggy” Forrest, who says the tech giant’s advertising systems helped criminals loot Australians’ savings at industrial scale.
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[2026-03-03 17:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — Doing queen things and dominating on the court, Angel Canino of De La Salle University and Josh Ybañez of University of Santo Tomas flaunted their MVP form to propel their respective teams to an undefeated stretch in the second week of the UAAP Season 88 collegiate volleyball tournament.
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[2026-03-03 17:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The efforts have focused on undermining the ICC itself, targeting victims and witnesses and normalising mockery of the dead
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[2026-03-03 16:56 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Supreme Court Chief Justice Jo Hee-de on Tuesday expressed concern over the recent passage of three judicial reform bills, urging the National Assembly to “carefully consider until the very end” whether the legislation contains any provisions that could harm the public.
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[2026-03-03 16:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison speaks during a Senate Homeland Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Tom Brenner)
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[2026-03-03 15:20 UTC+10:00] [National / WA] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: A teenager who allegedly attempted to lure a young boy from his local park and followed him down a laneway when he tried to get help was “persistent”, a Perth court has heard.
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[2026-03-03 14:59 UTC+10:00] [Queensland] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Rape allegations meant magistrate should have determined Brian Earl Johnston’s bail, Queensland coroner’s court told
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[2026-03-03 14:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: The Supreme Court made the right decision Monday to block Gavin Newsom’s insane law barring schools from informing parents whose children say they want to change genders.
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[2026-03-03 14:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Julian Ingram remains on the run after more than five weeks. (Supplied: NSW Police)
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