[2026-02-24 06:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: ‘Flour war’ erupts in Greek seaside town as revelers celebrate the start of Lent

Snippet: The Greek seaside town of Galaxidi exploded into a messy ‘flour war’ on Monday to mark the end of the carnival season. Every year the town’s main coastal road becomes a flour-strewn mess, with revellers pelting each other with bags of dyed flour, dancing and riding carnival floats.

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/greece-galaxidi-flour-festival-lent-a6eb5f2eba6335f8fdbce552b6ff0b46

[2026-02-24 06:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: UCLA showing early season pop to go with pitching and defense

Snippet: UCLA’s Roch Cholowsky (1) runs during an NCAA baseball game against Loyola Marymount, April 2, 2024, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Kyusung Gong, File)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/college-baseball-ucla-51d6f7f15298af60f3425de85810fde9

[2026-02-24 06:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Al Jazeera

Title: EU sanctions Russian officials as Hungary blocks funds to Ukraine

Snippet: The European Union has imposed sanctions on a new group of eight Russian individuals suspected of serious human rights violations, as EU member state Hungary vetoed additional sanctions on Moscow and a crucial loan for Ukraine on the eve of the war’s fourth anniversary.

Read full article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/2/23/eu-sanctions-russian-officials-as-hungary-blocks-funds-to-ukraine

[2026-02-24 06:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Daily News

Title: A suspect arrested with 2 kg of cannabis in Puttalam - DailyNews

Snippet: A suspect (37) with around 2 kilograms of foreign-origin cannabis and a motor bike was arrested by the Navy and the Divisional Crime Detective Bureau of Mannar on February 22 in the Saliyawewa area of Puttalam.

Read full article: https://dailynews.lk/2026/02/24/lawnorder/956687/a-suspect-arrested-with-2-kg-of-cannabis-in-puttalam/

[2026-02-24 06:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Daily News

Title: Navy apprehends 10 suspects with illegally harvested sea cucumbers - DailyNews

Snippet: The Navy apprehended 10 persons with illegally harvested sea cucumbers, dinghies and diving equipment during a search operation in the sea area west of Iranativu, Kilinochchi on February 23.

Read full article: https://dailynews.lk/2026/02/24/lawnorder/956679/navy-apprehends-10-suspects-with-illegally-harvested-sea-cucumbers/

[2026-02-24 06:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Daily News

Title: Navy’s latest addition P 628 sails for Colombo from Baltimore - DailyNews

Snippet: The Offshore Patrol Vessel P 628, which was handed over to the Sri Lanka Navy by the U.S. Coast Guard in December 2025, departed for Sri Lanka from Baltimore, United States on Friday (20). The homebound journey began, after the modernisation work of the ship to suit the operational needs of the Sri Lanka Navy.

Read full article: https://dailynews.lk/2026/02/24/local/956590/navys-latest-addition-p-628-sails-for-colombo-from-baltimore/

[2026-02-24 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Daily News

Title: Four years of Ukraine conflict - DailyNews

Snippet: Exactly four years ago this day, Russian tanks rolled into neighbouring Ukraine, with the intention of capturing Kyiv and most other areas within just 10 days. That proved to be a huge miscalculation. The war, the first in Continental Europe since World War II, is still raging on, despite several attempts by mediators to resolve it, with the most recent discussions taking place as late as last week.

Read full article: https://dailynews.lk/2026/02/24/editorial/956483/four-years-of-ukraine-conflict/

[2026-02-24 06:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: ABC News

Title: Her son enlisted to fight for Ukraine. In a way, his death brought relief

Snippet: Ruslana Bronovytska's son Dmytro was killed fighting for Ukraine. (ABC News: Lisa Bukreyeva)

Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02-24/ukraine-war-four-years-on-from-russia-full-scale-invasion/106371018

[2026-02-24 06:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: BBC News

Title: Ukraine negotiator tells BBC how it feels to sit across table from Russia

Snippet: What is it like negotiating with the Russians over the war in Ukraine?

Read full article: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c89k0lxlpnpo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

[2026-02-24 06:14 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]

Source: 9News

Title: Conflict marks grim milestone with casualties nearing two million

Snippet: Property News: Suburbs where house values rose most in the past 12 months.

Read full article: https://www.9news.com.au/world/russia-ukraine-war-fourth-anniversary-staggering-casualty-rates/f86c960c-3369-40f2-b899-95eb70abc33f

[2026-02-24 05:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Are the US and Iran on a collision course for war or a surprise deal?

Snippet: The unprecedented US buildup near Iran marks the largest regional mobilisation since the 2003 invasion of Iraq.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/opinion/us-iran-collision-course-war-surprise-deal

[2026-02-24 05:39 UTC+10:00] [Ukraine] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: The Guardian view on the fourth anniversary of Putin’s war: Ukraine is exhausted, but not broken | Editorial

Snippet: Despite relentless attrition at appalling human cost, the Kremlin has not achieved its goals. Maximum economic pressure can undermine its war aims

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/feb/23/the-guardian-view-on-the-fourth-anniversary-of-vladimir-putins-war-ukraine-is-exhausted-but-not-broken-

[2026-02-24 05:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: ABC News

Title: RBy Riley Stuart

Snippet: Riley Stuart is a digital producer based in the ABC's Europe bureau. He has reported extensively from the Middle East during the Israel-Hamas war, and from Washington DC, on the Trump administration. He has a weekly segment on Radio Sydney, and has previously been the corporation's NSW digital editor, and made regular contributions on triple j.

Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/riley-stuart/8151366

[2026-02-24 05:30 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Age

Title: Australia’s diamond back door: Blood jewels slipping past borders to fund Russia’s war

Snippet: The diamonds arrive in secret. Plucked out of one of the deepest holes ever cut into the earth, beneath the permafrost of Siberia, and then shipped across the world on shadowy fleets to be cut and polished in places such as India and Dubai.

Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/national/australia-s-diamond-back-door-blood-jewels-slipping-past-borders-to-fund-russia-s-war-20260218-p5o3hs.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-02-24 05:28 UTC+10:00] [Mexico] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Violence in Mexico after military kills notorious drug cartel boss – a visual guide

Snippet: Streets empty as residents shield from chaos of retaliatory attacks after death of ‘El Mencho’ in federal raid

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/feb/23/violence-erupts-mexico-military-kills-drug-cartel-boss-el-mencho-visual-guide

[2026-02-24 05:03 UTC+10:00] [Ukraine] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: ‘Political sabotage’: EU leaders accuse Hungary of undermining support for Ukraine

Snippet: Viktor Orbán’s government blocks fresh economic measures against Russia on eve of war’s fourth anniversary

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/feb/23/eu-leaders-accuse-hungary-sabotaging-support-ukraine

[2026-02-24 05:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Al Jazeera

Title: Iran banks big on murky oil ‘trustees’ as war with US on the horizon

Snippet: Tehran, Iran – Iranian authorities are creating more unofficial channels to sell oil and import essential goods under the weight of United States sanctions and a looming war, but judges and experts have raised alarms over risks of corruption.

Read full article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/2/23/iran-banks-big-on-murky-oil-trustees-as-war-with-us-on-the-horizon

[2026-02-24 05:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Al Jazeera

Title: What we know about Mexican drug cartel leaders still at large

Snippet: Mexico’s most influential cartel boss, who was among the most sought-after fugitives in the United States, has been killed, according to the Mexican Secretariat of National Defence.

Read full article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/2/23/who-are-the-mexican-drug-cartel-leaders-still-at-large

[2026-02-24 05:00 UTC+10:00] [National / NSW] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Age

Title: This tunnel was once used to store chemical weapons. It could become a bike path

Snippet: During World War II, a tunnel in Glenbrook at the base of the Blue Mountains was used to store thousands of tonnes of mustard gas. Those contents – and the men who were responsible for looking after the deadly chemical weapons – were such a secret that locals living nearby did not know of them for at least another 50 years.

Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/national/nsw/this-tunnel-was-once-used-to-store-chemical-weapons-it-could-become-a-bike-path-20260216-p5o2qi.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-02-24 04:35 UTC+10:00] [Trump tariffs] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Stock markets stumble as global trade faces more Trump tariff uncertainty

Snippet: US president’s international trade war spooks investors, with drops in US share prices following UK and European losses

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/23/stock-markets-stumble-global-trade-trump-tariff-uncertaintytariff-uncertainty

[2026-02-24 04:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: Zero Hedge

Title: EU Leaders Furious At Hungary's Double Veto Defeat Of Anti-Russia Measures

Snippet: Hungary strikes again... As the European Union confirms no agreement Monday on a proposed 20th package of sanctions against Russia, EU leaders are furious at Budapest.

Read full article: https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/eu-leaders-furious-hungarys-double-veto-defeating-anti-russia-measures

[2026-02-24 03:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Colombia's rebel group ELN declares a ceasefire before elections

Snippet: Members of the Colombian guerrilla National Liberation Army (ELN), from left, Aureliano Carbonel, Pablo Beltran and Antonio Garcia sit with Ivan Danilo Rueda, High Commissioner for Peace on behalf of the Colombian government, second from right, and government representative Ivan Cepeda, during a signing ceremony agreeing to resume peace talks, at the Casa Cultural Aquiles Nazoa in Caracas, Venezuela, Oct.

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/colombia-eln-ceasefire-gustavo-petro-congressional-elections-c4925ab5f825ce7fdb48550a8a2715ce

[2026-02-24 03:51 UTC+10:00] [Photography] [Factuality: 95]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: ‘There are so many images I’d like to forget’: Julia Kochetova’s astonishing photographs of war in Ukraine

Snippet: From children’s funerals to underground shelters to the frontline, Kochetova has captured the conflict with power and humanity for the Guardian. ‘I have the same scars as the people I photograph,’ she says ahead of a major show

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2026/feb/23/julia-kochetova-photographs-war-ukraine

[2026-02-24 03:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Jerusalem Post

Title: Trump calls on Mexico to boost its efforts targeting drug cartels as violence spread across state

Snippet: President Donald Trump on Monday called on Mexico to boost its efforts targeting drug cartels as widespread violence spread across the United States' southern neighbor one day after a military raid killed a notorious Mexican drug lord.

Read full article: https://www.jpost.com/international/article-887649

[2026-02-24 03:42 UTC+10:00] [News] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Michael West Media

Title: Power cuts tip war-torn Ukraine’s economy into crisis

Snippet: February 24, 2026 03:42 | News

Read full article: https://michaelwest.com.au/power-cuts-tip-war-torn-ukraines-economy-into-crisis/

[2026-02-24 03:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AfricaNews

Title: Ethiopia marks 65th army anniversary amid Tigray tensions

Snippet: Ethiopia celebrated the 65th anniversary of its Special Operations Command on Sunday in Hawassa, with Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed praising the military's modernization efforts, as renewed tensions simmer along the Tigray border—the region devastated by civil war between 2020 and 2022.

Read full article: http://www.africanews.com/2026/02/23/ethiopia-marks-65th-army-anniversary-amid-tigray-tensions/

[2026-02-24 03:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The National (UAE)

Title: Board of Peace head pleads for an 'end to the two Gazas'

Snippet: The top diplomat working on implementing US President Donald Trump's peace plan for Gaza, Nickolay Mladenov, has told The National that war could return to the enclave if it remains divided between Israeli and Hamas control.

Read full article: https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/europe/2026/02/23/board-of-peace-head-pleads-for-an-end-to-the-two-gazas/

[2026-02-24 03:22 UTC+10:00] [Ukraine] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Stephen Lillie on the fourth anniversary of the war in Ukraine – cartoon

Snippet: Stephen Lillie on the fourth anniversary of the war in Ukraine – cartoon

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/picture/2026/feb/23/stephen-lillie-fourth-anniversary-war-in-ukraine-cartoon

[2026-02-24 03:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The National (UAE)

Title: US-Iran 'anxiety' puts premium on oil prices, S&P's Daniel Yergin says

Snippet: S&P Global vice chairman Daniel Yergin said on Monday the threat of a military confrontation between the US and Iran is putting a premium on oil prices.

Read full article: https://www.thenationalnews.com/business/energy/2026/02/23/us-iran-anxiety-putting-premium-on-oil-prices-sps-daniel-yergin-says/

[2026-02-24 03:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: South Korea protests 'Victory' banner hung from Russian embassy

Snippet: SEOUL — South Korea has protested to Russia after its embassy in Seoul unfurled a giant banner declaring “Victory will be ours,” an apparent reference to the anniversary of the Ukraine war.

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/02/24/world/asia-oceania/south-korea-protests-victory-banner-hung-from-russian-embassy/2282841

[2026-02-24 03:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: Exosens lifts mid-term growth targets as defense market booms

Snippet: FRENCH defense technology group Exosens issued a higher medium-term guidance on Monday, after its net profit from continued operations more than doubled in 2025 driven by very strong demand in the defense and surveillance markets.

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/02/24/business/foreign-business/exosens-lifts-mid-term-growth-targets-as-defense-market-booms/2282889

[2026-02-24 03:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: EU diplomats to meet Board of Peace director over Gaza's future

Snippet: BRUSSELS — The European Union’s top diplomats are set to meet Monday with the director of the Board of Peace in Brussels after a shaky and controversial embrace of US President Donald Trump’s efforts to secure and rebuild the war-ravaged Gaza Strip.

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/02/24/world/americas-emea/eu-diplomats-to-meet-board-of-peace-director-over-gazas-future/2282836

[2026-02-24 02:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Deutsche Welle

Title: Hat Donald Trump seine mächtigste Zollwaffe verloren?

Snippet: Selbst nach den Maßstäben Donald Trumps war das Jahr 2026 außergewöhnlich unruhig. Die Absetzung des venezolanischen Präsidenten Nicolás Maduro, Drohungen, Grönland zu annektieren, und wiederholte Ankündigungen militärischer Aktionen gegen den Iran sorgten weltweit für Aufsehen. Aber ein Instrument prägte Trumps beide Amtszeiten wie kein anderes: Zölle.

Read full article: https://www.dw.com/de/hat-donald-trump-seine-m%C3%A4chtigste-zollwaffe-verloren/a-76091943

[2026-02-24 02:20 UTC+10:00] [Trump-Zölle] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Deutsche Welle

Title: Nach Zoll-Urteil: Verliert Trump nun seine mächtigste Waffe?

Snippet: Selbst nach den Maßstäben Donald Trumps war das Jahr 2026 außergewöhnlich unruhig. Die Absetzung des venezolanischen Präsidenten Nicolás Maduro, Drohungen, Grönland zu annektieren, und wiederholte Ankündigungen militärischer Aktionen gegen den Iran sorgten weltweit für Aufsehen. Aber ein Instrument prägte Trumps beide Amtszeiten wie kein anderes: Zölle.

Read full article: https://www.dw.com/de/usa-donald-trump-zoelle-urteil-supreme-court-gericht-china-stahl-aluminium-autos-eu/a-76091943

[2026-02-24 01:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: After fleeing Ukraine, Mariia Vainshtein is a tennis champ in New York

Snippet: Mariia Vainshtein participates in drills during tennis practice at the Cary Leeds Center for Tennis and Learning in the Bronx borough of New York, Saturday, Jan. 31, 2026. (AP Photo/Heather Khalifa)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/ukraine-russia-war-tennis-vainshtein-3f1ce2afe0be183bffed374155ee5fc3

[2026-02-24 01:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: The Jerusalem Post

Title: Gaza war policy cost Kamala Harris victory in 2024 US elections, DNC research shows - report

Snippet: Kamala Harris and the Democratic Party lost a significant amount of votes in the 2024 US presidential election due to the party's policy on Israel's war in Gaza, Axios reported on Sunday, citing internal research carried out by top Democratic officials.

Read full article: https://www.jpost.com/american-politics/article-887625

[2026-02-24 01:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Al Jazeera

Title: Israel designates five Palestinian news outlets as ‘terrorist’ groups

Snippet: Israel’s Defence Minister Israel Katz has signed a military order designating five Palestinian local online media platforms as “terrorist” organisations, alleging links to Hamas, according to local Israeli media.

Read full article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/2/23/israel-designates-five-palestinian-news-outlets-as-terrorist-organisation

[2026-02-24 01:35 UTC+10:00] [World news] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Floods, a candlelight vigil and Olympic stars return home: Monday’s photo of the day

Snippet: View image in fullscreenCrete, GreeceThe USS Gerald R Ford aircraft carrier arrives at Souda BayPhotograph: Stelios Misinas/ReutersShareView image in fullscreenManila, PhilippinesMaria Espinosa, mother of a drug war victim, cries as she shows a photo of her late son, along with other victims’ pictures, minutes before the start of former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte’s hearing on the confirmation of charges on his alleged crimes against humanity case at the international criminal court in Quezon CityPhotograph: Noel Celis/ReutersShareView image in fullscreenLondon, UKThe

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/world/gallery/2026/feb/23/floods-candlelight-vigil-olympic-stars-return-home-mondays-photo-of-the-day

[2026-02-24 01:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: US military withdraws from base in northeastern Syria

Snippet: A convoy carrying U.S. Army vehicles drives away from the International Coalition’s Qasrak Base, its largest base in northeastern Syria, heading toward Iraqi territory on the outskirts of Qamishli, eastern Syria, Monday, Feb. 23, 2026.(AP Photo/Baderkhan Ahmad)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/us-forces-withdraw-qasrak-syria-251413672b12443457ae013e62e23c21

[2026-02-24 00:59 UTC+10:00] [Trump tariffs] [Factuality: 90]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Trump threatens ‘obnoxious’ tariffs as UK and EU seek clarity on trade deals

Snippet: US president suggests trade war could escalate as administration says it will stop collecting levies ruled illegal by supreme court

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/23/us-stop-collecting-trump-tariffs-supreme-court-dollar-gold-ieepa-refunds

[2026-02-24 00:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Zero Hedge

Title: Futures Slide As Renewed Tariff Turmoil Shakes Global Markets

Snippet: Stock futures slumped after Trump’s weekend tariff tantrum added uncertainty to American trade policy and was another blow to bullish outlooks for 2026. The Supreme Court’s tariff ruling means a big source of fiscal revenue from 2025 may have to be refunded (although if it is refunded to US consumers, who bore the brunt of tariffs as most liberals analysts concluded, it would represent a huge pre-midterm stimulus).

Read full article: https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/futures-slide-renewed-trade-chaos-shakes-global-markets

[2026-02-24 00:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Al Jazeera

Title: ‘We are not losers, we are winners’: Ukraine reflects on four years of war

Snippet: Kyiv, Ukraine – Four years ago, Kyiv’s streets were nearly empty. After Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, restaurants closed down and the roads were deserted. Snipers climbed to the rooftops above government buildings in the city centre.

Read full article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/2/23/we-are-not-losers-we-are-winners-ukraine-reflects-on-four-years-of-war

[2026-02-24 00:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The National (UAE)

Title: Chad closes border with Sudan after five of its soldiers killed

Snippet: Chad closed its border with Sudan on Monday ​after ​weekend clashes between the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces and rebels allied with the Sudanese army in the border town of Tine killed five Chadian soldiers.

Read full article: https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/mena/2026/02/23/chad-closes-frontier-with-sudan-after-five-of-its-soldiers-killed-in-clashes-in-border-town/

[2026-02-24 00:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Jerusalem Post

Title: RSF paramilitary group claims forces have seized control of town on Sudan-Chad border

Snippet: Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF) said Saturday that their fighters had taken control of the town of Al-Tina on the country’s western border with Chad, marking another claimed territorial gain by the paramilitary group in its war with the regular army.

Read full article: https://www.jpost.com/international/article-887614

[2026-02-24 00:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Photos show filming of Ramadan TV drama series on the war-scarred streets of Syria's Aleppo

Snippet: Extras stand by as a television crew films an episode of the TV series “Al-Souriyoun al-Aada” (“The Syrian Enemies”), based on a novel of the same name that was banned under Bashar Assad, along a transformed street in central Aleppo, Syria, Friday, Feb. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/photo-gallery/syria-tv-dramas-drama-33662096f5e43ca46900c4511abf63b0

[2026-02-24 00:00 UTC+10:00] [Mexico] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Killing of Mexican drug cartel boss ‘El Mencho’ triggers wave of violence

Snippet: Schools close and flights suspended after military raid kills Jalisco New Generation Cartel leader Nemesio Rubén Oseguera Cervantes

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/feb/23/el-mencho-mexican-drug-cartel-boss-killing-violence

[2026-02-24 00:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: China’s 155mm naval gun on test vessel signals boost to amphibious landing power

Snippet: The weapon – reportedly capable of firing guided munitions – represents a significant upgrade for PLA Navy

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3344362/chinas-155mm-naval-gun-seen-test-vessel-signalling-boost-amphibious-landing-power

[2026-02-23 23:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: US ambassador Huckabee says Israel at war with Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt and Jordan

Snippet: Mike Huckabee, the US ambassador to Israel, has said that Israel is at war with the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt and Jordan, as part of a “seven-front war”.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/huckabee-says-israel-war-muslim-brotherhood-egypt-and-jordan

[2026-02-23 23:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: The Moscow Times

Title: Ukraine Drones Spark Fire at Key Transneft Oil Hub in Tatarstan

Snippet: Ukrainian drone strikes have caused a fire at a key oil pumping station for Russia’s pipeline monopoly Transneft in the republic of Tatarstan, media reported and officials confirmed early Monday.

Read full article: https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2026/02/23/ukraine-drones-spark-fire-at-key-transneft-oil-hub-in-tatarstan-a92021

[2026-02-23 23:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Jerusalem Post

Title: Thousands of kosher phone lines blocked, affecting half a million haredim - report

Snippet: Tens of Thousands of phone numbers belonging to kosher phones have been blocked by cellular companies, Army Radio reported on Monday.

Read full article: https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-887605