[2026-02-22 14:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Al Jazeera

Title: Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,459

Snippet: Here is where things stand on Sunday, February 22:

Read full article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/2/22/russia-ukraine-war-list-of-key-events-day-1459

[2026-02-22 14:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Letters | How sincere is Labour’s narrative of compassion on the BN(O) pathway?

Snippet: Readers discuss a route for Hongkongers wishing to acquire British citizenship, the US-Philippine military alliance, and a mass shooting in Canada

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/opinion/letters/article/3344069/how-sincere-labours-narrative-compassion-bno-pathway

[2026-02-22 13:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: ‘I am getting more scared’: Tehranis brace for ‘inevitable’ US-Iran war

Snippet: ‘I don’t want war to happen, but one should not fool around with the realities on the ground,’ a resident in the Iranian capital says

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/world/middle-east/article/3344235/tehranis-brace-inevitable-us-iran-war-i-am-getting-more-scared

[2026-02-22 13:02 UTC+10:00] [Russia] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Ukraine war briefing: Kyiv condemns ‘blackmail’ by Hungary and Slovakia in energy supplies dispute

Snippet: Ukraine foreign ministry says ultimatums should be sent to the Kremlin, not Kyiv; explosions in the capital and western Ukrainian city of Lviv: What we know on day 1,460

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/feb/22/ukraine-war-briefing-kyiv-condemns-hungary-slovakia-energy-supply-dispute

[2026-02-22 12:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Deutsche Welle

Title: Pakistan says militant hideouts struck along Afghan border

Snippet: Pakistan said Sunday it had carried out strikes against multiple militant hideouts along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border region.

Read full article: https://www.dw.com/en/pakistan-says-militant-hideouts-struck-along-afghan-border/a-76075912

[2026-02-22 12:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Deutsche Welle

Title: Pakistan claims 70 militants killed in Afghan border strikes

Snippet: Pakistan said Sunday it had carried out strikes against multiple militant hideouts along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border region.

Read full article: https://www.dw.com/en/pakistan-claims-70-militants-killed-in-strikes-along-afghan-border/a-76075912

[2026-02-22 12:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Al Jazeera

Title: Pakistan carries out strikes in Afghanistan, ‘killing and wounding dozens’

Snippet: Pakistan carries out strikes in Afghanistan, ‘killing and wounding dozens’

Read full article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/2/22/pakistan-carries-out-strikes-in-afghanistan-after-islamabad-suicide-attack

[2026-02-22 10:38 UTC+10:00] [Pakistan] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Pakistan strikes militant hideouts on Afghan border after surge in attacks

Snippet: ‘Intelligence-based, selective operations’ carried out against Pakistani Taliban camps, says information ministry

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/feb/21/pakistan-strikes-militant-hideouts-on-afghan-border-after-surge-in-attacks

[2026-02-22 10:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Nikkei Asia

Title: Spotlight

Snippet: BYD and others see bumpy road ahead as price war sparks backlash

Read full article: https://asia.nikkei.com/spotlight

[2026-02-22 10:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Nikkei Asia

Title: East Asia

Snippet: BYD and others see bumpy road ahead as price war sparks backlash

Read full article: https://asia.nikkei.com/location/east-asia

[2026-02-22 10:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Nikkei Asia

Title: China

Snippet: BYD and others see bumpy road ahead as price war sparks backlash

Read full article: https://asia.nikkei.com/location/east-asia/china

[2026-02-22 08:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Deutsche Welle

Title: Ukrainians hold firm as Russia's war enters its fifth year

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Read full article: https://www.dw.com/en/ukrainians-hold-firm-as-russias-war-enters-its-fifth-year/video-76075800

[2026-02-22 07:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Al Jazeera

Title: Slovakia threatens to cut electricity to Ukraine over Russian oil spat

Snippet: Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico has issued Ukraine a two-day deadline to resume the pumping of Russian oil through its territory, threatening to cut off electricity to the war-torn country if this demand is not met.

Read full article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/2/21/slovakia-threatens-to-cut-electricity-to-ukraine-over-russian-oil-spat

[2026-02-22 06:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Nikkei Asia

Title: Trade war

Snippet: Rate increases 10% tax on imports announced Friday

Read full article: https://asia.nikkei.com/economy/trade-war

[2026-02-22 06:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Nikkei Asia

Title: Trump tariffs

Snippet: Rate increases 10% tax on imports announced Friday

Read full article: https://asia.nikkei.com/economy/trade-war/trump-tariffs

[2026-02-22 06:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Nikkei Asia

Title: Japan

Snippet: BYD and others see bumpy road ahead as price war sparks backlash

Read full article: https://asia.nikkei.com/location/east-asia/japan

[2026-02-22 06:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Nikkei Asia

Title: Southeast Asia

Snippet: BYD and others see bumpy road ahead as price war sparks backlash

Read full article: https://asia.nikkei.com/location/southeast-asia

[2026-02-22 05:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Hezbollah says it has 'no choice' but to defend itself after deadly Israeli strikes

Snippet: Hezbollah said on Saturday that the group “no longer has any option” but to defend itself after the deadliest Israeli strikes in weeks hit eastern Lebanon on Friday.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/hezbollah-says-no-choice-fight-after-israeli-strikes

[2026-02-22 05:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: BBC News

Title: TikToker army medic, 25, found dead at barracks

Snippet: An army medic who had become a TikTok star has died at the age of 25.

Read full article: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvgvn0j0egpo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

[2026-02-22 04:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Al Jazeera

Title: Israeli army kills 2 Palestinians in strikes on Gaza during Ramadan

Snippet: Israeli air strikes killed at least two Palestinians in Gaza on the third day of Ramadan in the latest breach of the truce deal signed with Hamas more than four months ago.

Read full article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/2/21/israeli-military-kills-two-in-early-ramadan-strikes-in-gaza

[2026-02-22 01:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Deutsche Welle

Title: Ukraine strikes missile plant deep inside Russia

Snippet: Ukrainian forces struck a major industrial site deep inside Russia's Udmurt region, the Ukrainian General Staff said on Saturday.

Read full article: https://www.dw.com/en/ukraine-strikes-key-industrial-site-in-russia-ukraine-gains/a-76072701

[2026-02-22 01:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Can China find a market for its fifth-generation J-35 warplanes?

Snippet: Analysts are uncertain how much demand there will be for the fighter in the face of competition from the US F-35 or cheaper alternatives

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3344208/can-china-find-market-its-fifth-generation-j-35-warplanes

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

Source: South Korea

Title: Russia warns of retaliation if S. Korea joins PURL initiative to support Ukraine: report

Snippet: SEOUL, Feb. 21 (Yonhap) -- Russia warned Saturday it will be forced to take retaliatory measures against South Korea, including "asymmetric" ones, if Seoul participates in an initiative to supply Ukraine with U.S. weapons, a Russian news report said.

Read full article: https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260221005600315

[2026-02-21 22:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Is magnetic heating technology a new weapon in the fight against cancer?

Snippet: America’s Mayo Clinic is testing Israeli technology that targets solid tumours with fast-rising heat in a process it calls hyperthermia

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/health-wellness/article/3344103/how-magnetic-heating-technology-could-be-new-cancer-fighting-weapon

[2026-02-21 22:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Lebanon: Israeli strike kills at least 10, including Hezbollah leader

Snippet: Israeli strikes on eastern Lebanon killed at least 10 on Friday, including a Hezbollah military official, in another violation of the ceasefire signed in November 2024.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/lebanon-israeli-strike-kills-least-10-including-hezbollah-leader

[2026-02-21 20:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Crawford set to keep the good times rolling with strong Sha Tin squad

Snippet: The 54-year-old’s Sunday chances are headlined by Lovero, Conspirator and Beauty Missile

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/sport/racing/article/3344209/brett-crawford-set-keep-good-times-rolling-strong-sha-tin-squad

[2026-02-21 19:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Deutsche Welle

Title: Les Allemands approuvent la démocratie, selon une étude

Snippet: Le monde entier est en pleine mutation, et la plupart du temps en mal : les autocraties se développent, les populismes gagnent du terrain et les démocraties sont mises à rude épreuve. Ces changements sont aussi dus à l’évolution rapide des fondements de la vie, qui engendre une grande incertitude au sein de la population.

Read full article: https://www.dw.com/fr/selon-sondage-germany-monitor-allemands-prets-changement-perception-changements-defense/a-76069389

[2026-02-21 19:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Nikkei Asia

Title: Thailand

Snippet: BYD and others see bumpy road ahead as price war sparks backlash

Read full article: https://asia.nikkei.com/location/southeast-asia/thailand

[2026-02-21 17:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]

Source: Rappler

Title: Inside Track

Snippet: Inside Track The curse of repeat presidential candidates: Why Leni perhaps shouldn’t run again Feb 21, 2026 2:37 PM PHT Share in Chat Share article Facebook X (Twitter) Copy Link Copied Inside Track Internal word war averted? PCG spox says he didn’t call DFA a ‘troll’ Feb 20, 2026 8:04 PM PHT Share in Chat Share article Facebook X (Twitter) Copy Link Copied Inside Track Has Leni Robredo decided on a 2028 presidential run?

Read full article: https://www.rappler.com/newsbreak/inside-track/

[2026-02-21 17:00 UTC+10:00] [Ukraine] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Ukraine is the biggest and most consequential of all the American betrayals | Simon Tisdall

Snippet: As the war enters its fifth year, it’s time for Europe to take the fight to Putin on its own terms and tell Trump to get lost

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/feb/21/ukraine-us-betrayal-donald-trump-vladimir-putin

[2026-02-21 16:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Opinion | Who will save the world from a US-China AI arms race?

Snippet: Unrestrained military AI could doom us all. The window for a global middle-power alliance to rein in the superpowers is closing fast

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/opinion/article/3344163/who-will-save-world-us-china-ai-arms-race

[2026-02-21 15:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Deutsche Welle

Title: Russia to convert Gulag museum into Nazi crimes memorial

Snippet: Russia is converting the Gulag History Museum in Moscow into a new exhibition documenting Nazi crimes against the Soviet Union during World War II, officials said Friday.

Read full article: https://www.dw.com/en/russia-to-convert-gulag-museum-into-nazi-crimes-memorial/a-76068581

[2026-02-21 14:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Rappler

Title: US Supreme Court strikes down Trump's global tariffs

Snippet: Already have Rappler+? Sign in to listen to groundbreaking journalism.

Read full article: https://www.rappler.com/world/us-canada/supreme-court-decision-strikes-down-donald-trump-global-tariffs/

[2026-02-21 13:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: ABC News

Title: Amid power struggles in Syria, a window opened for the 'ISIS brides'

Snippet: Topic:Unrest, Conflict and War

Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02-21/how-a-window-opened-for-is-linked-australians-to-leave-syria/106368348

[2026-02-21 13:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Rappler

Title: international law

Snippet: Philippine News On eve of pre-trial, Duterte counsel raises issues vs victims’ lawyers, censored case info Philippine News ‘Old, tired’ Duterte pulls off rare absence in historic pre-trial Feb 21, 2026 10:11 AM PHT Share in Chat Share article Facebook X (Twitter) Copy Link Copied In-depth Duterte remains detained, but ‘when will trial start?’ drug war victims ask Nov 30, 2025 9:39 AM PHT Share in Chat Share article Facebook X (Twitter) Copy Link Copied Philippine News Duterte remains in

Read full article: https://www.rappler.com/topic/international-law/

[2026-02-21 12:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: US military kills 3 in latest strike on ‘narcoterrorist’ boat

Snippet: The latest lethal strike pushes the overall death toll from the Trump administration’s deadly campaign to at least 148 across 43 attacks

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3344191/us-military-kills-3-latest-strike-narcoterrorist-boat

[2026-02-21 11:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South Korea

Title: (5th LD) U.S. Supreme Court strikes down Trump's emergency tariffs; Trump calls ruling 'deeply disappointing'

Snippet: (ATTN: ADDS new info in paras 3, 19-20)By Song Sang-ho

Read full article: https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260220011355315

[2026-02-21 09:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Deutsche Welle

Title: Egon Ramms

Snippet: Bis zu seiner Pensionierung 2010 war Egon Ramms Vorgesetzter der ISAF-Befehlshaber

Read full article: https://www.dw.com/de/egon-ramms/person-18752298

[2026-02-21 09:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Deutsche Welle

Title: Suzanne Cords

Snippet: Suzanne Cords war schon immer neugierig auf andere Länder und Kulturen. Sie hat lange in Südamerika gelebt und viele weitere Länder bereist. Ihr Herz schlägt für Themen, die Menschen aller Kontinente verbinden: Das kann Musik sein, Geschichte, Literatur oder Archäologie. In der Kulturredaktion hat sie ihre journalistische Heimat gefunden.

Read full article: https://www.dw.com/de/suzanne-cords/person-19538492

[2026-02-21 09:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Deutsche Welle

Title: Dimitra Kyranoudi

Snippet: Seit 2025 leitet Dimitra die DW Griechisch, zuvor war sie politische Korrespondentin in Berlin. Ihr Schwerpunkt: die deutsch-griechisch Beziehungen.

Read full article: https://www.dw.com/de/dimitra-kyranoudi/person-41970241

[2026-02-21 09:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Deutsche Welle

Title: Peter Limbourg

Snippet: Limbourg war vom 1. Oktober 2013 bis 30. September 2025 Intendant der Deutschen Welle.

Read full article: https://www.dw.com/de/peter-limbourg/person-43591821

[2026-02-21 09:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Deutsche Welle

Title: Thomas Brey

Snippet: Dr. Thomas Brey ist ein Journalist, der sich auf Südosteuropa spezialisiert hat. Er war viele Jahre lang Leiter des Regionalbüros Südosteuropa der Deutschen Presse-Agentur (dpa). Er ist Lehrbeauftragter deutscher Universitäten in den Fächern Politikwissenschaft und Journalistik

Read full article: https://www.dw.com/de/thomas-brey/person-46828745

[2026-02-21 08:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The National (UAE)

Title: Hezbollah warns Israel over escalating attacks in Lebanon after strikes kill 12

Snippet: Israel's "crimes" in Lebanon will not be allowed to continue, Hezbollah sources warned on Saturday, after strikes killed 12 people in the eastern Bekaa Valley and the south.

Read full article: https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/mena/2026/02/21/twelve-killed-and-dozens-wounded-in-israeli-strikes-on-eastern-lebanon/

[2026-02-21 08:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South Korea

Title: (4th LD) U.S. Supreme Court strikes down Trump's emergency tariffs; Trump calls ruling 'deeply disappointing'

Snippet: (ATTN: UPDATES throughout)By Song Sang-ho

Read full article: https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260220011354315

[2026-02-21 07:46 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]

Source: SBS News

Title: Donald Trump imposes 10 per cent global levy after US Supreme Court strikes down tariffs

Snippet: Donald Trump said he was "ashamed" at the Supreme Court. Source: AAP / Sipa USA / Bonnie Cash

Read full article: https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/us-supreme-court-donald-trump-tariffs/7utfupgbg

[2026-02-21 06:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Daily News

Title: Tackling organized crime - DailyNews

Snippet: President Anura Kumara Dissanayake deserves praise for his commitment towards eradicating organized crime in the country. In fact, this was one of his main pledges in his election manifesto. Admittedly, crime is on the rise, with at least three shootings reported each day. Periodically, in the past, there had been attempts to seize all illegal arms in circulation by the Governments of the day, but looking at the shootings taking place on a regular basis leads one to wonder if

Read full article: https://dailynews.lk/2026/02/21/general-opinion/955226/tackling-organized-crime/

[2026-02-21 05:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: RT News

Title: The latest Nord Stream ‘revelation’ is part of a sinister info-control strategy

Snippet: By Tarik Cyril Amar, a historian from Germany working at Koç University, Istanbul, on Russia, Ukraine, and Eastern Europe, the history of World War II, the cultural Cold War, and the politics of memory

Read full article: https://www.rt.com/news/632843-nord-stream-revelation-strategy/

[2026-02-21 05:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Trump administration pursuing nuclear deal with Saudi Arabia, opening path to enrichment: Report

Snippet: The Trump administration told Congress it is pursuing a civil nuclear pact with Saudi Arabia that does not include non-proliferation safeguards it has traditionally imposed on country’s to prevent them from developing nuclear weapons, Reuters reported on Friday.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/trump-administration-pursuing-nuclear-deal-saudi-arabia-leaves-open-path-enrichment-report

[2026-02-21 04:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AfricaNews

Title: US Supreme Court strikes down Trump global tariffs

Snippet: The US Supreme Court on Friday ruled Donald Trump's sweeping global tariffs illegal -- a stunning rebuke of the president's signature economic policy that upended international trade.

Read full article: http://www.africanews.com/2026/02/20/us-supreme-court-strikes-down-trump-global-tariffs/

[2026-02-21 04:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South Korea

Title: (3rd LD) U.S. Supreme Court strikes down Trump's sweeping emergency tariffs

Snippet: (ATTN: ADDS more info in paras 7-10)By Song Sang-ho

Read full article: https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260220011353315