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

Source: ABC News

Title: By Annabel Bowles

Snippet: Annabel Bowles is a journalist and digital producer with the ABC's national news desk, based in Brisbane.

Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/annabel-bowles/104082240

[2026-03-01 16:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Video: Crowds mourn Khamenei after state confirms killing

Snippet: Thousands of Iranians gathered in cities across the country to mourn the killing of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, following official confirmation by state media.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/video-crowds-mourn-khamenei-after-state-confirms-killing

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

Source: AP News

Title: Thomas Müller, Brian White, Yohei Takaoka lead Whitecaps to 3-0 victory over Toronto

Snippet: Toronto FC goalkeeper Luka Gavran allows a goal to Vancouver Whitecaps’ Thomas Muller, back right, on a penalty kick during the first half of an MLS soccer match, in Vancouver, on Saturday, Feb. 28, 2026. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/toronto-fc-vancouver-whitecaps-score-mls-847cdf7dc0213d24d0ad902b3a27b4f4

[2026-03-01 15:19 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Supreme leader killed as US and Israel wage war on Iran: what we know so far on day two

Snippet: Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s death confirmed by state media in Iran as Trump urges citizens to ‘take back’ their country

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/01/supreme-leader-killed-as-us-and-israel-wage-war-on-iran-what-we-know-so-far-on-day-two

[2026-03-01 14:37 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: US-Israel war on Iran: Ayatollah Ali Khamenei confirmed dead by state media – latest reports

Snippet: US president says Khamenei’s death is ‘justice for the people of Iran’ as he repeats call for regime change

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2026/mar/01/us-israel-war-on-iran-ayatollah-ali-khamenei-i-dead-latest-reports

[2026-03-01 14:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Caufield scores 2 in the first period as the Canadiens beat the Capitals 6-2

Snippet: Montreal Canadiens’ Cole Caufield (13) scores against Washington Capitals goaltender Charlie Lindgren (79) as Canadiens’ Nick Suzuki (14) Capitals’ Matt Roy (3) and Alex Ovechkin (8) look for a rebound during the first period of an NHL hockey game in Montreal, Saturday, Feb. 28, 2026. (Graham Hughes/The Canadian Press via AP)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/canadiens-capitals-score-df088d84ffaa8411ee0d28bd05f1cfbe

[2026-03-01 14:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Batherson, Cozens each score twice in the Senators' 5-2 win over the Maple Leafs

Snippet: The Toronto Maple Leafs and the Ottawa Senators brawl on the ice during third-period NHL hockey game action in Toronto, Saturday, Feb 28, 2026. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/senators-maple-leafs-score-2bed51cca7312b4b96098ebd61445811

[2026-03-01 14:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: ABC News

Title: TBy Tim Swanston

Snippet: Tim Swanston is an ABC foreign correspondent and video journalist, based in Jakarta. Tim covers Indonesia and several other South-East Asian countries, with a particular interest in social issues, conflict, security and the environment.

Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/tim-swanston/9107310

[2026-03-01 14:05 UTC+10:00] [World / Middle East] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Age

Title: ‘Students are buried’: Children killed in strike on girls’ primary school, Iranian officials say

Snippet: Dozens of people, most of them likely to be children, were killed in a strike that hit a girls elementary school in southern Iran, according to Iranian health officials and state media.

Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/world/middle-east/students-are-buried-children-killed-in-strike-on-girls-primary-school-iranian-officials-say-20260301-p5o6ff.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-03-01 12:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Iranian state TV announces death of Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei

Snippet: Iranian state media announced the death of Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, after contradictory reports of the killing. Iranian officials had earlier called the reports of Khamenei's death part of “psychological warfare” conducted by Iran’s enemies.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/iranian-state-tv-announces-death-irans-supreme-leader-ali-khamenei

[2026-03-01 12:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: RT News

Title: Iran confirms Supreme Leader Khamenei killed in US-Israeli strike

Snippet: Iranian state media have confirmed the death of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in the ongoing joint US-Israeli strikes on the Islamic Republic.

Read full article: https://www.rt.com/news/633278-iran-khamenei-killed-strikes/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS

[2026-03-01 12:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Iranian state TV announces death of Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei

Snippet: Iranian state media announced the death of Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, after contradictory reports of the killing.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/iranian-state-tv-announces-death-irans-supreme-leaderali-khamenei

[2026-03-01 12:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: ABC News

Title: JAnalysis by John Barron

Snippet: John Barron has more than 20 years experience as a journalist and broadcaster and has written for publications including The Washington Post.

Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/john-barron/167134

[2026-03-01 12:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: BBC News

Title: This man was abused for appearing on a Welcome to Heathrow poster. Then he met his trolls

Snippet: A single social media post turned what had been one of Syed Usman Shah's "proudest moments" into one of the most overwhelming and upsetting.

Read full article: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c1mjxypdyn0o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

[2026-03-01 12:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Chinese social media bans female Uygur comic over marriage jokes

Snippet: Xiao Pa, real name Paziliyaer Paerhati, is said to have ‘stirred up gender conflicts and created anxiety over marriage and childbirth’

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3344977/chinese-social-media-bans-female-uygur-comic-over-marriage-jokes-sparks-backlash

[2026-03-01 11:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: ABC News

Title: By Gavin McGrath

Snippet: After more than a decade and a half working the beat as a newspaper reporter, Gavin McGrath brings an eye (and an ear) for what's newsworthy, interesting and just plain unusual in regional Australia to ABC Local Radio.

Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/gavin-mcgrath/102416736

[2026-03-01 11:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Fire at Jebel Ali port in Dubai after interception debris falls, officials say

Snippet: The Dubai Media Office on Saturday said that a fire at one of the berths of the Jebel Ali Port occurred after it was hit by debris from an “aerial interception”.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/fire-jebel-ali-port-dubai-after-interception-debris-falls-officials-say

[2026-03-01 11:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Iranian officials call reports of Khamenei death ‘psychological warfare’

Snippet: The head of public relations for the Office of the Supreme Leader on Saturday posted on social media that these reports are part of “psychological warfare” conducted by Iran’s enemies.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/iranian-officials-call-reports-khamenei-death-psychological-warfare

[2026-03-01 11:01 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Korea Herald

Title: Door left unlocked blamed for Siberian tiger’s death at Seoul Grand Park

Snippet: A 13-year-old Siberian tiger named Miho died at Seoul Grand Park after a fight with another tiger, allegedly after a separating door between the enclosures was not properly locked, local media reported Friday.

Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10684047

[2026-03-01 10:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: ABC News

Title: By Prianka Srinivasan

Snippet: Prianka Srinivasan is a Melbourne-based freelance writer and former journalist with ABC's Asia Pacific Newsroom.

Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/prianka-srinivasan/10731762

[2026-03-01 10:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Al Jazeera

Title: Missile debris injures eight in Qatar after Iran launches barrage

Snippet: Emergency alert interrupts Al Jazeera broadcast before attack in Qatar

Read full article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/2/28/missile-debris-injures-eight-in-qatar-after-iran-launches-barrage

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

Source: AP News

Title: Cease records 3 strikeouts in 1 2/3 innings in much-anticipated spring training debut with Blue Jays

Snippet: Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Dylan Cease makes a throw to first base during spring training baseball in Dunedin, Fla., Monday, Feb. 16, 2026. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/blue-jays-cease-debut-06c3eff2c29fe797d2a23a589e91004a

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

Source: BBC News

Title: Where have Nepal's 'nepo kids' gone as corruption takes centre stage in election?

Snippet: It was the excess on show on the social media accounts of politicians' children that provided the kindling for Nepal's Gen Z uprising last year.

Read full article: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cgqgl3j5nj4o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

[2026-03-01 09:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Fleet beat the Charge 3-2 in a shootout to break a tie for the PWHL lead

Snippet: Boston Fleet’s Abby Newhook (19) celebrates her goal with teammates during the first period of an PWHL hockey game in Ottawa, Saturday, Feb. 28, 2026. (Spencer Colby/The Canadian Press via AP)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/fleet-charge-score-pwhl-6571f4b2e0387fc8d10751491d306836

[2026-03-01 09:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Trump says Iran's Supreme Leader killed in US-Israeli strikes after Tehran says Khamenei 'safe and sound'

Snippet: US President Donald Trump claimed late on Saturday that Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in US-Israeli strikes, an announcement that was earlier denied by Iran's foreign minister, state media and his personal office.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/trump-says-iran-khamanei-killed-strikes-after-tehran-says-safe-and-sound

[2026-03-01 09:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: One person killed in Tel Aviv rocket attack

Snippet: An Israeli woman has been killed in a rocket strike on Tel Aviv, according to Israeli media.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/one-person-killed-tel-aviv-rocket-attack

[2026-03-01 09:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Korea Herald

Title: World Trump says Iran’s supreme leader is dead Trump said on social media that Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei is dead, saying his passing is “the single greatest chance for the Iranian people to take back their Country.” The death occurred aft

Snippet: Trump said on social media that Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei is dead, saying his passing is “the single greatest chance for the Iranian people to take back their Country.” The death occurred after a joint US and Israeli aerial bombardment that targeted Iranian military and governmental sites.

Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10684605

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

Source: ABC News

Title: By Samuel O'Brien

Snippet: Samuel O'Brien is breakfast producer at ABC South East SA. He was previously a journalist at the Mansfield Courier in Victoria and worked as the Zedlines editor at 4ZZZ radio in Brisbane.

Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/samuel-obrien/103404680

[2026-03-01 08:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: ABC News

Title: BBy Basel Hindeleh

Snippet: Basel Hindeleh is the Middle East bureau's digital journalist and producer, based in Amman, Jordan.

Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/basel-hindeleh/102012326

[2026-03-01 08:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Explosion rocks central Israel after Iran missile barrage

Snippet: Loud explosions have been heard in central Israel following what Israeli media describe as a fresh missile barrage from Iran.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/explosion-rocks-central-israel-after-iran-missile-barrage

[2026-03-01 07:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Iran denies Khamenei death reports after strike claims

Snippet: Iranian state-linked media have pushed back against claims that Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in US-Israeli air strikes.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/iran-denies-khamenei-death-reports-after-strike-claims

[2026-03-01 05:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: Zero Hedge

Title: Watch: RFK Jr. Destroys Media's Trump Caricature, Celebrates Epic Win On Drug Prices

Snippet: Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity.news,

Read full article: https://www.zerohedge.com/political/watch-rfk-jr-destroys-medias-trump-caricature-celebrates-epic-win-drug-prices

[2026-03-01 04:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: 'No to War': Iranian opposition abroad pushes back against US-Israeli strikes

Snippet: In the first hours of the US-Israeli strikes on Iran, opponents of the war and critics of the Islamic Republic from across the political spectrum quickly made their divergent voices heard on Farsi social media.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/no-war-iranian-opposition-abroad-push-back-against-us-israeli-strikes

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

Source: The Manila Times

Title: Shooting the messenger

Snippet: ON Feb. 24, a group of 18 “ex-Marines,” accompanied by lawyer Levito Baligod, appeared at a press conference in historic Club Filipino. They came with a big story to tell amid public clamor for the indictment of the “big fish” involved in the corruption of public funds worth trillions of pesos.

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/03/01/opinion/columns/shooting-the-messenger/2290424

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

Source: RT News

Title: Facebook blocks pro-government Hungarian news weeks ahead of elections

Snippet: Facebook has blocked the social media pages of three Hungarian media outlets, citing violations of community principles. The move comes mere weeks before elections in the Central European nation and has been condemned by the Hungarian National Media Association, which called it an attack on press freedom.

Read full article: https://www.rt.com/news/633226-facebook-block-hungarian-media/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS

[2026-03-01 02:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Basketball world body apologises to China after calling win over Japan ‘sneaky’

Snippet: Use of the word on Fiba’s social media posts after World Cup qualifier sparks anger, leading to changes and an official apology

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3344986/basketball-world-governing-body-apologises-china-after-calling-win-over-japan-sneaky

[2026-03-01 00:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: RT News

Title: Israeli strike on Iranian school kills over 100 children – media (GRAPHIC VIDEOS)

Snippet: Over 100 students have been killed and dozens injured in an Israeli airstrike on a girls’ primary school in the city of Minab, in southern Iran, according to the country’s news agency Tasnim. The attack comes amid ongoing airstrikes on the Islamic Republic by Israel and the US.

Read full article: https://www.rt.com/news/633191-iran-school-forty-killed-israel/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS

[2026-03-01 00:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: Phacto backs cultural tourism through 13th Pulilan Mandala International Art Festival

Snippet: AS one of the festival’s steadfast institutional partners, the Provincial History, Arts, Culture, and Tourism Office (Phacto) gave its full support during the media launch of the 13th Pulilan Mandala International Art Festival held at the 2F, IT Zone of SM Center Pulilan on Feb. 20, 2026.

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/02/28/tmt-newswire/phacto-backs-cultural-tourism-through-13th-pulilan-mandala-international-art-festival/2290447

[2026-03-01 00:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Al Jazeera

Title: Israel strikes two schools in Iran, killing more than 50 people

Snippet: An Israeli strike has hit an elementary girls’ school in Minab, a city in the Hormozgan province of southern Iran, killing at least 51 people, state media reported, as the immediate civilian cost from Israel and the United States’ huge bombardment of Iran comes into sharper focus.

Read full article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/2/28/israel-strikes-two-schools-in-iran-killing-more-than-50-people

[2026-02-28 23:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Michelangelo's 'The Last Judgement' restoration underway

Snippet: A screen with a replica of “The Last Judgment,” superimposed on it covers the scaffolding used for its extraordinary maintenance during a presentation for press in the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican, Saturday, Feb. 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/vatican-sistine-chapel-michelangelo-last-judgment-2696d0d52e9a93e48e2e1c873b6e9df8

[2026-02-28 23:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Death toll from air strike on Iranian girls school rises to 51

Snippet: The death toll from an air strike on a girls’ school in Iran has risen to 51, state media reported.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/death-toll-air-strike-iranian-girls-school-rises-51

[2026-02-28 23:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Four people killed in Syria by Iranian missile, says state media

Snippet: Four people have been killed and several others wounded after an Iranian missile struck a building in the southern Syrian city of Sweida on Saturday, the state news agency Sana said.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/four-people-killed-syria-iranian-missile-says-state-media

[2026-02-28 23:00 UTC+10:00] [CNN] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Trump just got much closer to bringing CNN to heel | Margaret Sullivan

Snippet: With David Ellison’s Paramount Skydance poised to buy Warner Bros Discovery, the president is tightening his grip on the US media

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/feb/28/trump-paramount-skydance-warner-bros-cnn-netflix

[2026-02-28 22:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Watch: Intercepted Iranian missile falls on house in Amman

Snippet: Footage on social media shows an intercepted Iranian missile over Jordan falling on a house in the Marj Al-Hamam area of Amman.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/watch-intercepted-iranian-missile-falls-jordanian-house-amman

[2026-02-28 22:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: From box office bomb to media powerhouse: Skydance’s 20-year rise

Snippet: Paramount Skydance chairman and CEO David Ellison arrives before President Donald Trump delivers the State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress in the House chamber at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/warner-brothers-netflix-skydance-david-ellison-6e2d783a23c1012c19340b565b8f4b61

[2026-02-28 21:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Reports: Strike on girl's school in Iran kills five students

Snippet: An air strike hit a girls’ school in Minab, southern Iran, killing five students, Iranian state media reported.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/reports-strike-girls-school-iran-kills-five-students

[2026-02-28 21:01 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]

Source: 9News

Title: 'Will not be mourned': PM's brutal message after confirmed death of Iranian leader

Snippet: Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has said Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei "will not be mourned" as he doubled down on Australia's support for the US to stop Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon.Speaking at a press conference earlier today, Alabese said Australia "stands with the brave people of Iran in their struggle against what is an oppressive regime"."I understand this is a very difficult time for the tens of thousands of Australians with loved ones in the Middle East.

Read full article: https://www.9news.com.au/national/usa-israel-attack-iran-anthony-alabanese-statement-australia/8994873d-8665-41cf-ad9e-b63836ba6fde

[2026-02-28 19:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: Watch: US launches 'major combat operations' against Iran — Trump

Snippet: US President Donald Trump announces that 'major combat' is underway in Iran. 'The United States' military began major combat operations in Iran,' Trump says in a video message posted on his social media site while he spent the weekend at his Florida golf club. 'Our objective is to defend the American people by eliminating imminent threats from the Iranian regime.'

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/02/28/videos/watch-us-launches-major-combat-operations-against-iran-trump/2290384

[2026-02-28 19:20 UTC+10:00] [Sport / Soccer] [Factuality: 90]

Source: The Age

Title: Another tournament, another poker-faced Sam Kerr press conference. Only with one big difference

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Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/sport/soccer/another-tournament-another-poker-faced-sam-kerr-press-conference-only-with-one-big-difference-20260228-p5o68k.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-02-28 18:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: Watch: Smoke plumes rise in Tehran after Israel launches pre-emptive attack

Snippet: Smoke plumes were seen rising over Tehran’s skyline after Israel said it launched a pre-emptive attack against Iran on Saturday (February 28), as Iranian media reported that explosions were heard in the capital.

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/02/28/videos/watch-smoke-plumes-rise-in-tehran-after-israel-launches-pre-emptive-attack/2290376