Topic: Law & Courts — Neutral reports only
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[2026-02-25 01:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: The crown court backlog in England and Wales will continue to rise and may be at the same level at the next general election despite a new package of reforms, Justice Secretary David Lammy has told the BBC.
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[2026-02-25 01:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: On February 19, 2026, US President Donald Trump convened the first formal meeting of the Board of Peace in Washington, presenting it as the diplomatic engine for the next phase of the ceasefire and Gaza's reconstruction, even as the initiative faces open skepticism from key European capitals and the Vatican’s refusal to participate.
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[2026-02-25 01:30 UTC+10:00] [Immigration] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ProPublica
Snippet: Should a person be deported because once, a decade and a half ago, they left their toddlers home alone for a half hour to buy them pajamas at Walmart? That’s what the Trump administration is arguing in a little-noticed federal appeals court case being decided in California, with sweeping implications for both the immigration and child welfare systems.
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[2026-02-25 01:21 UTC+10:00] [Latest News Stories] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Inquirer
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines—As the confirmation of charges hearing against former President Rodrigo Roa Duterte got underway before Pre-Trial Chamber I of the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague, a misleading claim resurfaced online: that only 78 people were killed in Duterte’s war on drugs.
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[2026-02-25 01:00 UTC+10:00] [Australian immigration and asylum] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The government’s drastically changed rhetoric about its legal obligations to Australian citizens is a symptom of 2026’s ugly politics
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[2026-02-25 00:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: FedEx is suing the U.S. government, the latest company to request a refund on what it paid for tariffs set by President Donald Trump last year after the Supreme Court ruled that the tariffs are illegal. (AP Production: Marissa Duhaney)
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[2026-02-25 00:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Security Bureau has confirmed the suspension of senior officer Alex Wong, who is due in court on charges of indecent assault
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[2026-02-25 00:00 UTC+10:00] [Donald Trump] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The president and his aides vilify the judiciary with brutal rhetoric, hoping to delegitimize a co-equal branch of government
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[2026-02-25 00:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Beijing is on alert but signals readiness to engage ahead of high-level trade talks and Trump’s first visit to China in his second term
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[2026-02-25 00:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Dozens of international aid organisations have sent a joint appeal to the Israeli High Court in a last-ditch effort to reverse Israel's decision to ban them from working in Gaza and the occupied West Bank.
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[2026-02-24 23:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Achraf Hakimi has 93 caps for Morocco
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[2026-02-24 23:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: PSG’s Achraf Hakimi reacts during the French League One soccer match between Paris Saint-Germain and Metz in Paris, France, Saturday, Feb. 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Emma Da Silva)
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[2026-02-24 23:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The US’ trading partners are understandably taking a wait-and-see approach to the tariff landscape after the court decision
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[2026-02-24 23:26 UTC+10:00] [Baftas 2026] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Film-maker Jonte Richardson cites ‘harm inflicted on both the black and disabled communities’, while New Black Film Collective and MP Dawn Butler criticise BBC’s failure to edit
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[2026-02-24 23:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: A man controlled his wife through "physical and sexual violence", leading to her taking her own life because she could not escape him, a court has heard.
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[2026-02-24 23:01 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 95]
Source: 9News
Snippet: An enraged and heavily intoxicated doctor who killed a young woman in a high-speed crash will serve at least eight years behind bars.Perth obstetrician Rhys Henry Stone Bellinge, 46, pleaded guilty to unlawfully killing Elizabeth Pearce, 24, while driving his supercharged Jaguar in Perth's leafy riverside suburb of Dalkeith in February 2025.He was sentenced in the Western Australian Supreme Court today to 10 years and six months imprisonment, with parole eligibility after serving eight years and six months.Perth obstetrician Rhys
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[2026-02-24 22:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Russell Brand arrives at Southwark Crown Court, in London, Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali)
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[2026-02-24 22:45 UTC+10:00] [Australia news] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The rock band’s Amy Taylor claimed copyright infringement over sales of prints but now faces counteraction in Los Angeles court
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[2026-02-24 22:00 UTC+10:00] [Fact Check] [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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[2026-02-24 21:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: FILE -Tony Yoka of France celebrates after he defeated Croatia’s Petar Milas in a heavyweight boxing fight on the central court Philippe Chatrier at the Roland Garros tennis stadium, in Paris, Sept. 10, 2021. (AP Photo/Francois Mori, File)
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[2026-02-24 21:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: New 10 percent tariffs on imported goods announced by US President Donald Trump came into effect days after the country’s Supreme Court struck down most of his previous tariff regime.
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[2026-02-24 21:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: विज्ञापनअंतरराष्ट्रीय अपराध अदालत
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[2026-02-24 21:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Former Police Inspector Jagath Nishantha has been remanded until March 5th by the Matara Magistrate’s Court.
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[2026-02-24 21:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: In a move to align tax structures with the 2026 Budget, the Cabinet has approved a Bill to amend the Social Security Contribution Tax Act, No. 25 of 2022. The amendments, drafted by the Legal Draftsman and cleared by the Attorney General, are designed to broaden the tax base and modernize compliance.
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[2026-02-24 21:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Donald Trump’s 10 per cent global tariffs went into effect on Tuesday, kicking off a White House effort to preserve the President’s trade agenda after the Supreme Court struck down his original sweeping duties.
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[2026-02-24 21:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Prominent Tunisian lawyer Ahmed Souab was released from prison on Monday after serving a 10-month jail term handed down by an anti-terror court.
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[2026-02-24 21:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The court’s initiative marks ‘a positive sign that the market would sustain its upward momentum’, hedge fund manager Zhou Ling says
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[2026-02-24 20:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Cabinet of Ministers has approved a proposal by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, in his capacity as Minister of Defence, to introduce a new legal framework for the regulation of private security agencies in Sri Lanka.
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[2026-02-24 20:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — Lawyer Levi Baligod, the private complainant in the pork barrel scam case against businesswoman Janet Lim Napoles, on Tuesday alleged that up to P800 billion in cash was delivered over the years to corrupt government officials in connection with supposed flood control anomalies, as he presented former soldiers who executed affidavits on the alleged deliveries.
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[2026-02-24 19:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: The Panamanian government seized two ports at the entrances of the Panama Canal on Monday according to a Hong Kong-based company that has operated them for decades, a move triggered by a final Supreme Court ruling that declared the company’s concession unconstitutional. (AP video shot by: Abraham Teran and Matias Delacroix)
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[2026-02-24 19:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: US President Donald Trump’s new global tariffs have come into effect at 10% after the Supreme Court blocked many of his sweeping import taxes on Friday.
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[2026-02-24 19:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: A long-running dispute between Asia Capital PLC and its Japanese investors has come to a close following a mutually agreed settlement, marking the end of nearly five years of legal battles, restructuring efforts, and complex negotiations that reshaped the company’s trajectory.
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[2026-02-24 19:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Sarawak state is challenging oil giant Petronas’ dominance in the highest court, in a test for the prime minister’s unity coalition
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[2026-02-24 18:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Feb. 24 (Yonhap) -- The ruling Democratic Party (DP) on Tuesday introduced an additional amendment to the Commercial Act aimed at requiring the cancellation of own shares, prompting the main opposition People Power Party (PPP) to launch a filibuster in protest.
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[2026-02-24 18:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: A motion to allow the court to issue a warrant to arrest independent lawmaker Rep. Kang Sun-woo, who has been embroiled in a pay-to-play corruption scandal, passed the National Assembly on Tuesday.
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[2026-02-24 18:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: The government of Panama has seized control of two ports on either end of the Panama Canal from a Hong Kong conglomerate following a recent ruling by the country’s Supreme Court.
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[2026-02-24 18:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Feb. 24 (Yonhap) -- South Korea has won a lawsuit to overturn an international tribunal court's arbitration award for U.S. hedge fund Elliott Investment Management over the 2015 merger of two Samsung affiliates but it still has a long way to go before it can finally be freed from liability for damages, watchers said Tuesday.
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[2026-02-24 17:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: US President Donald Trump's new global tariffs have come into effect at 10% after the Supreme Court blocked many of his sweeping import taxes on Friday.
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[2026-02-24 17:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: The Lesbian Action Group and Human Rights Commission have been in the federal court this week. (ABC News: Patrick Stone)
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[2026-02-24 17:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: The Lesbian Action Group and Human Rights Commission have been in the Federal Court this week. (ABC News: Patrick Stone)
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[2026-02-24 17:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Rhys Bellinge admitted manslaughter and dangerous driving causing grievous bodily harm. (Instagram: Dr Rhys Bellinge)
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[2026-02-24 16:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Injection clinical trial filing in H1 2026; oral drug to follow in H2 2028
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[2026-02-24 16:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: FedEx has sued the United States government to obtain a refund of money the logistics giant paid for tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump, just days after the US Supreme Court struck down the legal basis for the president’s scheme.
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[2026-02-24 16:06 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Virginia Bell delivered a reality check on the first day of the royal commission into antisemitism and social cohesion in Australia. While never veering into self-pity or blame, she made clear she is operating in a constrained environment and the royal commission she leads cannot make everyone happy.
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[2026-02-24 16:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Kim's elevation positions her as the likely operational architect of Pyongyang’s hardline strategy toward Seoul and Washington, expert says
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[2026-02-24 16:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Geoffrey John Guest (centre) with supporters outside Cairns Courthouse following his mistrial. (ABC Far North: Conor Byrne)
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[2026-02-24 16:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Containers are stored in a cargo terminal in Frankfurt, Germany, Monday, Feb. 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)
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[2026-02-24 16:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Deputy Utah County Attorney Chad Grunander appears on the witness stand during a hearing for Tyler Robinson, the man accused of fatally shooting conservative activist Charlie Kirk, in 4th District Court, Feb. 3, 2026, in Provo, Utah. (Trent Nelson/The Salt Lake Tribune via AP, Pool, File)
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[2026-02-24 15:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Harold Rogers, interim CEO of e-commerce company Coupang, appeared before the US House Judiciary Committee for a closed-door deposition Monday, the first formal congressional inquiry into allegations that South Korean authorities treated the US-listed firm unfairly.
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[2026-02-24 15:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has been promoted in the ruling party structure at the party congress, during which he set the country’s economic agenda for the next five years, according to state media.
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