Topic: Media — Neutral reports only
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[2026-03-02 22:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: President Donald Trump told the UK’s Daily Telegraph he was "very disappointed" with Prime Minister Keir Starmer's initial refusal to let Washington use British military bases in its war against Iran.
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[2026-03-02 21:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Iranian missiles and drones have hit the United Arab Emirates, shaking Dubai’s image as a safe, tax-free haven for foreigners. The Associated Press' Jon Gambrell explains more.
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[2026-03-02 21:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who assembled theocratic power in Iran over the decades as its supreme leader and sought to turn it into a regional powerhouse, bringing it into confrontation with Israel and the United States over its nuclear program while crushing democracy protesters at home, has died, Iranian state media confirmed early Sunday.
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[2026-03-02 19:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, meets Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Hyderabad House in New Delhi, Monday, March 2, 2026. (Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press via AP)
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[2026-03-02 18:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Strikes on western Iran left at least three people dead on Monday, Iranian state media reported, on the third day of the United States and Israel attacks on the country.
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[2026-03-02 17:00 UTC+10:00] [Internet safety] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Age-verification systems require collecting sensitive data to support the biometric information. In no time, the internet will become a fully surveilled digital panopticon
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[2026-03-02 16:11 UTC+10:00] [Australian politics] [Factuality: 95]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Opposition leader suggests 23 children and 11 women attempting to leave al-Roj are ‘ISIS sympathisers’
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[2026-03-02 16:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: Assistant Secretary Irene B. Dumlao, Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) spokesman, answers media questions during the press briefing for the 35th Asean Socio- Cultural Community (ASCC) Council Meeting and Related Meetings in Makati City, on March 2, 2026. The Philippines, through the DSWD, will serve as the chairman of this year’s ASCC and will be championing inclusive development in the upcoming ministers’ meetings.
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[2026-03-02 14:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Mietta Adams is a journalist with ABC Pilbara. She was previously a cadet journalist in Melbourne, a digital journalist in the Asia Pacific Newsroom and a TV producer for 'The World'.
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[2026-03-02 14:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Continuous explosions were reported in eastern and western parts of Tehran, Iran’s Nour News outlet said.
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[2026-03-02 13:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: At least 20 people were killed and dozens wounded as protests erupted across Pakistan on Sunday after the United States and Israel confirmed the killing of Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, local media reported, quoting officials.
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[2026-03-02 11:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: “For decades, Iran managed to bluff American presidents,” explains Gen. Kenneth F. McKenzie Jr. (USMC, ret.) at The New York Times but US action starting Saturday show “that this long-term strategy of negotiating in bad faith is bankrupt.”
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[2026-03-02 11:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: The CEO of McDonald’s was ruthlessly mocked across social media after posting a viral video of himself struggling to chomp down on a new super-sized menu item — which he oddly called a “product” — at the fast food chain.
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[2026-03-02 11:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The gunman who killed two people and injured over a dozen in Texas may have been motivated by US strikes on Iran that killed the country’s Supreme Leader and caused widespread civilian casualties, according to law enforcement sources cited by US media.
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[2026-03-02 10:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Toronto Sceptres’ Lauren Messier (16) celebrates her goal against the Vancouver Goldeneyes with teammates Kali Flanagan (6), Claire Dalton (42), Allie Munroe (12) and Clara van Wieren (25) during the first period of an PWHL hockey game in Vancouver, Sunday, March 1, 2026. (Ethan Cairns/The Canadian Press via AP)
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[2026-03-02 10:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: By Stephanie Richards
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[2026-03-02 09:30 UTC+10:00] [Social media ban] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Trials to form part of three-month consultation on Keir Starmer’s plans to tackle negative effects of smartphone use
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[2026-03-02 09:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: At least 20 people have been killed in a US-Israeli attack on the Iranian capital, according to Iranian state-linked media, marking another deadly attack in the widening assault on the country.
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[2026-03-02 09:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Oman has stepped back into the spotlight as Washington and Tel Aviv press ahead with a second day of large-scale strikes on Iran, insisting that diplomacy has not yet collapsed under the weight of bombs.
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[2026-03-02 08:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Utah offensive lineman Spencer Fano (22) speaks during a press conference at the NFL football scouting combine in Indianapolis, Saturday, Feb. 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)
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[2026-03-02 08:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: The County of San Diego is taking its fight over the festering Tijuana River sewage crisis to Washington after hiring a D.C.-based law firm to press the feds for help — hoping to finally tackle the stench and pollution that has kept South Bay beaches shuttered for years.
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[2026-03-02 08:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Minnesota Frost’s Abby Hustler (74) shoots against Montreal Victoire goaltender Ann-Renee Desbiens, left, during second-period PWHL hockey game action in Laval, Quebec, Sunday, March 1, 2026. (Graham Hughes/The Canadian Press via AP)
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[2026-03-02 07:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Shiloh Payne is a digital and social media producer for ABC TV. Previously, she worked on the ABC's national newsdesk.
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[2026-03-02 07:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Digby is a multi-platform journalist at ABC News in Sydney. He previously reported for Television New Zealand, producing agenda-setting news programs. In 2023, his investigation into unpaid wages during the FIFA Women's World Cup helped recover over half a million dollars for businesses across Australia and New Zealand.
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[2026-03-02 06:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Veteran Sri Lankan sports journalist Allaam Ousman, one of the finest and most respected sports writers produced by the country over the last three decades, passed away yesterday at the age of 60. His funeral took place yesterday at the Mattegoda Muslim Burial Grounds at 4.30 p.m., bringing to a close a distinguished career that left a deep mark on Sri Lanka’s sporting media.
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[2026-03-02 06:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Sri Lanka expresses deep concern over the rapid escalation of hostilities in the Middle East, which poses a serious threat to regional stability and to international peace and security, the Foreign Ministry said in a press release yesterday.
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[2026-03-02 06:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Iran has appointed Alireza Arafi as the jurist member of its temporary Leadership Council following the death of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in US-Israeli strikes, according to state media.
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[2026-03-02 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Sri Lanka’s most Trusted and Innovative media services provider
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[2026-03-02 05:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Una columna de humo sale de un edificio tras un bombardeo en Teherán el 1 de marzo del 2026. (AP foto/Vahid Salemi)
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[2026-03-02 05:00 UTC+10:00] [Culture / TV & radio] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Age
Snippet: A year ago, while touring the UK, a British newspaper threw an unexpected question at Australian singer Delta Goodrem. Asked whether she would consider competing in the Eurovision Song Contest, she replied: “Of course I would do Eurovision, I love it!”
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[2026-03-02 03:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iranian state media has suggested that the former Iranian president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, has been killed in Tehran, though it remains unconfirmed.
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[2026-03-02 03:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: LAST week’s press conference with lawyer Levito Baligod and 18 men, mostly former members of the Philippine Marines, delivered a lot of explosive allegations about huge cash deliveries to politicians, and other current and former public officials. The press conference came a day before the 40th anniversary of the EDSA People Power Revolution, and coincided with the start of the confirmation of charges hearing at the International Criminal Court against former president Rodrigo Duterte.
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[2026-03-02 03:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: THE much-awaited hearings on the confirmation of charges (COC) of crimes against humanity against former president Rodrigo Duterte at the International Criminal Court (ICC) at The Hague, the Netherlands, from Feb. 23 to 27, 2026, drew a battery of journalists, diplomats, international and local media outlets around the globe, as well as foreign observers in the courtroom gallery.
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[2026-03-02 03:00 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: President says in social media post that Iran tried to ‘stop Trump’ and now ‘faces renewed war with United States’
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[2026-03-02 01:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: BANGKOK (AP) — Airstrikes by Myanmar’s military on a trading junction in the central Magway region killed more than two dozen people and wounded 20 others, a resistance group and independent online media said Sunday.
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[2026-03-02 01:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Sri Lanka Police has warned that legal action will be taken against individuals involved in the unlawful hoarding and resale of fuel, as well as those spreading false information about fuel shortages on social media.
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[2026-03-02 01:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Kevin Warsh speaks to the media about his report on transparency at the Bank of England, in London, Dec. 11, 2014. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant, Pool, File)
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[2026-03-01 23:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: A trial that began yesterday (February 28) will determine whether Media Rights Capital (MRC) can recover more than $100 million in losses tied to the final season of House of Cards, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
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[2026-03-01 23:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Following the assassination of Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei, in US and Israeli strikes, some Iranians celebrated in cities across the country overnight. Many more took to Persian social media to share their reactions.
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[2026-03-01 23:09 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Strike on girls’ elementary school in south of Iran has killed 148 people and injured 95 others, according to Iran state media
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[2026-03-01 23:00 UTC+10:00] [New Orleans clergy abuse] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: A reporter ponders on how to repair a religious structure long thought of as good but supported by an evil underside
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[2026-03-01 22:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: We all know that Paramount Skydance finally won the bidding war for Warner Bros. Discovery.
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[2026-03-01 22:00 UTC+10:00] [Language] [Factuality: 95]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: With the rise of influencer Clavicular and ‘looksmaxxers’, sexist language from niche memes has infiltrated official government accounts and NYT headlines
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[2026-03-01 21:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iranian security chief Ali Larijani told state media the transition process following the killing of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei will begin on Sunday.
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[2026-03-01 20:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: A port in Oman was targeted by Iranian drones, state media said on Sunday.
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[2026-03-01 19:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: The head of Haiti’s National Police told The Associated Press on Friday that authorities are still working on a plan to safely hold general elections this year as promised by the government despite persistent gang violence.
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[2026-03-01 17:47 UTC+10:00] [Culture / Movies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: One Battle After Another has been named best picture by the Producers Guild of America. The announcement, a relatively modest one in a media economy dominated by bigger events, has one crucial footnote: it positions the film as a likely best picture winner at the Oscars later this month.
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[2026-03-01 17:05 UTC+10:00] [National / Victoria] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Age
Snippet: If you tip-toe through the fields at Pick Your Own Sunflowers, you’re sure to stumble on social media enthusiasts taking selfies.
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[2026-03-01 16:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in a major attack on Iran launched by Israel and the United States, Israeli officials told The Associated Press on Saturday. There was no immediate comment from the U.S. or Iran on his status.
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[2026-03-01 16:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Annabel Bowles is a journalist and digital producer with the ABC's national news desk, based in Brisbane.
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