[2026-02-23 03:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: Comelec stresses need for BARMMS polls to happen in 2026

Snippet: ILOILO CITY — The first-ever Bangsamoro Parliament election (BPE) should be held this year, as conducting it in 2027 or alongside the 2028 national polls would divert attention from the race for the country’s top posts, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) said.

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/02/23/regions/comelec-stresses-need-for-barmms-polls-to-happen-in-2026/2282527

[2026-02-23 03:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: Pakistan launches deadly strikes in Afghanistan

Snippet: BIHSUD, Afghanistan — Pakistan said Sunday it launched multiple air strikes targeting militants in neighboring Afghanistan, where the government reported children were among dozens of people killed and wounded.

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/02/23/world/asia-oceania/pakistan-launches-deadly-strikes-in-afghanistan/2282502

[2026-02-23 03:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: NLEX and Bulacan team up for disaster resilience boost

Snippet: NLEX Corporation, in partnership with the Bulacan provincial government, is taking proactive steps to enhance the province’s disaster preparedness and resilience.

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/02/23/regions/nlex-and-bulacan-team-up-for-disaster-resilience-boost/2282524

[2026-02-23 03:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: The looming Sara presidency

Snippet: IN the 2022 presidential elections, Vice President Sara Duterte had the presidency for the taking. All the credible surveys put her on top of the presidential candidates’ totem pole. The demure looker, but feisty (when unjustly and vexingly provoked) then-Davao City mayor easily trashed the presidential hopefuls in popularity and trust ratings.

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/02/23/opinion/columns/the-looming-sara-presidency/2282545

[2026-02-23 01:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Hungary spoils EU attempt at Russia sanctions package over oil flows

Snippet: Hungary’s nationalist Prime Minister Viktor Orban, who maintains close ties with the Kremlin, has long argued that Russian fossil fuels are indispensable for his economy

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3344273/hungary-spoils-eu-attempt-russia-sanctions-package-over-oil-flows

[2026-02-23 01:00 UTC+10:00] [US politics] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: The world order we’re leaving behind may be replaced by no order at all | Eduardo Porter

Snippet: In the world being ushered in by Trump, power will prevail over cooperation. We will come to rue having taken this path

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2026/feb/22/world-order-trump

[2026-02-22 23:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: More advanced maths students needed for tech sector: Hong Kong committee head

Snippet: Government will review admission score calculation for some universities’ science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics programmes

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/3344259/more-advanced-maths-students-needed-science-tech-sectors-hong-kong-committee-head

[2026-02-22 23:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: Deutsche Welle

Title: Prasa: Prezydent i PiS nie chcą pieniędzy z programu SAFE

Snippet: „Polska ma otrzymać z programu SAFE największy kredyt ze wszystkich uczestniczących państw, prawie 44 mld euro” – pisze Viktoria Grossmann. „Dla porównania, polski budżet na wojsko w tym roku wynosi blisko 50 mld euro. Oferta UE wydaje się być dla Polski niezwykle korzystna. Pomimo tego, premier Donald Tusk i minister obrony Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz muszą się bardzo natrudzić, aby przekonać Polaków, że program SAFE ma wiele atutów i że jest on wsparciem dla polskiej gospodarki” – czytamy w weekendowym wydaniu gazety.

Read full article: https://www.dw.com/pl/prasa-prezydent-i-pis-nie-chc%C4%85-pieni%C4%99dzy-z-programu-safe/a-76070086

[2026-02-22 23:00 UTC+10:00] [US politics] [Factuality: 90]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: How loose social ties can help heal political division | Eva M Meyersson Milgrom

Snippet: Weak connections known as ‘bridge ties’ cross the boundaries that normally structure our lives. We must restore this connective tissue

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/feb/22/bridge-ties-political-division

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

Source: ABC News

Title: Coalition calls to criminalise help to ISIS-linked Australians seeking return

Snippet: Topic:Foreign Affairs

Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02-22/calls-to-criminalise-assistance-to-isis-linked-australians/106373812

[2026-02-22 21:11 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Age

Title: Best of cartoons, February 23, 2026

Snippet: Credit:Aresna Villanueva

Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/politics/federal/best-of-cartoons-february-23-2026-20260222-p5o4gz.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

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

Source: Rappler

Title: Bakit nagkita sina Marcos at Robredo sa Naga City?

Snippet: NAGA CITY, Philippines – President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. met for the first time since the 2022 elections with his two-time political rival, former Vice President and current Naga City Mayor Leni Robredo, on Saturday, February 21.

Read full article: https://www.rappler.com/philippines/luzon/ferdinand-marcos-jr-leni-robredo-meet-naga-reason/

[2026-02-22 20:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The National (UAE)

Title: Iraq’s PM signals shift: Nouri Al Maliki’s candidacy faces uncertain future

Snippet: Iraqi Prime Minister’s Reconstruction and Development Coalition is indicating it may withdraw support for Nouri Al Maliki’s nomination to lead the next government, a move that could break the continuing political deadlock.

Read full article: https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/mena/2026/02/22/al-sudanis-party-signals-shift-as-support-in-iraq-for-al-malikis-bid-wavers/

[2026-02-22 20:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Korea Herald

Title: 러 대사관 “승리는 우리의 것” 현수막…정부, 철거 요청

Snippet: I’m a staff reporter for The Korea Herald, covering national security and foreign policy across the Defense, Foreign and Unification Ministries, as well as the National Assembly. Before entering journalism, I served as an Air Force lieutenant, working as an interpreter and junior planner at the South Korea–US Combined Forces Command.

Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10679842

[2026-02-22 20:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Korea Herald

Title: Russian Embassy in Seoul displays ‘Victory will be ours’ banner ahead of Ukraine war anniversary

Snippet: I’m a staff reporter for The Korea Herald, covering national security and foreign policy across the Defense, Foreign and Unification Ministries, as well as the National Assembly. Before entering journalism, I served as an Air Force lieutenant, working as an interpreter and junior planner at the South Korea–US Combined Forces Command.

Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10679841

[2026-02-22 19:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Opinion | Why the Fed credibility crisis will hit emerging markets harder

Snippet: As confidence in US monetary stewardship falters, inflation risks rise and capital flows become more volatile. Emerging markets with fewer policy buffers will bear the brunt

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/opinion/asia-opinion/article/3344106/why-fed-credibility-crisis-will-hit-emerging-markets-harder

[2026-02-22 19:30 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Age

Title: How GPs plan to end Medicare politics and change bulk billing for good

Snippet: Australia’s GPs want the federal government to butt out of Medicare funding, saying decisions about rebates and prices should be delegated to an independent body to avoid the politicisation of healthcare.

Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/politics/federal/how-gps-plan-to-end-medicare-politics-and-change-bulk-billing-for-good-20260219-p5o3px.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-02-22 19:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Hong Kong official warns of lower payout if Tai Po fire victims reject buy-back plan

Snippet: Deputy finance chief Michael Wong urges Wang Fuk Court flat owners to ‘make a wise decision’ or face lower compensation under possible legislation

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3344249/hong-kong-official-warns-lower-payout-if-tai-po-fire-victims-reject-buy-back-plan

[2026-02-22 18:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Daily News

Title: Two dead, three critically injured in Express Train collision - DailyNews

Snippet: A tragic collision between the Galu Kumari Express and a cab has left two young men dead and three others fighting for their lives.

Read full article: https://dailynews.lk/2026/02/22/local/955469/two-dead-three-critically-injured-in-express-train-collision/

[2026-02-22 18:28 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Age

Title: Minister says Hizb ut-Tahrir can be banned

Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section

Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/national/minister-says-hizb-ut-tahrir-can-be-banned-20260222-p5o4gi.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-02-22 18:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: BBC News

Title: Government aims to halve attainment gap for disadvantaged students

Snippet: The government says it plans to halve the attainment gap between disadvantaged pupils and their peers in England by the time children born in this Parliament finish secondary school.

Read full article: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/clygnnz6d9lo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

[2026-02-22 17:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Korea Herald

Title: Seoul to maintain negotiations with US despite tariff ruling

Snippet: Trump hints at tariff hike to 15% as policy uncertainty lingers

Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10679796

[2026-02-22 17:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Korea Herald

Title: 100-day countdown begins for 2026 local election

Snippet: Political parties are preparing to vie for votes, as the June 3 local elections approach, with the number of parliamentary by-elections likely to grow as lawmakers seek local government posts.

Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10679795

[2026-02-22 17:21 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Queensland] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Age

Title: Bleijie tells Labor to ‘cry me a river’ over social housing sales

Snippet: Queensland’s second-most senior politician has told the opposition to “cry me a river” over its criticism of the government’s resumption of social housing sales.

Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/politics/queensland/bleijie-tells-labor-to-cry-me-a-river-over-social-housing-sales-20260222-p5o4fh.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-02-22 16:52 UTC+10:00] [JAPAN] [Factuality: 95]

Source: The Japan Times

Title: U.S. and Japan discuss China’s ‘destabilizing’ nuclear buildup and testing

Snippet: Japan and the U.S. have held regular talks on the United States’ “nuclear umbrella,” the two sides said Sunday, with discussions also focusing on China’s “destabilizing nuclear weapons buildup and testing.”

Read full article: https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/22/japan/politics/japan-us-nuclear-weapons-china/

[2026-02-22 16:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: ABC News

Title: Labor launches SA election campaign with housing spend promise

Snippet: Topic:State and Territory Elections

Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02-22/labor-launches-sa-election-campaign-with-housing-policy/106373392

[2026-02-22 16:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Deutsche Welle

Title: Midterm Elections

Snippet: Politik07.12.20227. Dezember 2022

Read full article: https://www.dw.com/de/midterm-elections/t-63633237

[2026-02-22 16:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Deutsche Welle

Title: Government Shutdown

Snippet: Wirtschaft11.01.201911. Januar 201916:56 Min.

Read full article: https://www.dw.com/de/government-shutdown/t-67378506

[2026-02-22 16:37 UTC+10:00] [ASIA PACIFIC] [Factuality: 95]

Source: The Japan Times

Title: Australian warship transits Taiwan Strait, tracked by Chinese Navy

Snippet: An Australian warship sailed through the ⁠Taiwan Strait, a government source said Sunday in the latest transit of the sensitive waterway by a U.S. ally, which Chinese state-backed media said ​was tracked and monitored by the nation's ‌military.

Read full article: https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/22/asia-pacific/australia-taiwan-strait-transit/

[2026-02-22 16:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Korea Herald

Title: National Allies differ over March joint drills amid Lee’s tension-easing push: sources South Korean and United States military authorities are showing differences over details of the annual springtime joint exercise, sources said Sunday, delaying a planned joint announcement of the dril

Snippet: I’m a staff reporter for The Korea Herald, covering national security and foreign policy across the Defense, Foreign and Unification Ministries, as well as the National Assembly. Before entering journalism, I served as an Air Force lieutenant, working as an interpreter and junior planner at the South Korea–US Combined Forces Command.

Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10679763

[2026-02-22 16:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South Korea

Title: Today in Korean history

Snippet: 1904 -- The Korea-Japan Protocol is signed. The agreement imposed by Japan states that the Korean government must accept Japanese recommendations on the modernization of its facilities and provide strategic bases for Japanese troops if a third country invades Korea. On the pretext of providing protection from other countries, Japan geared up its efforts for the colonization of Korea.

Read full article: https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260222000900315

[2026-02-22 15:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South Korea

Title: Cheong Wa Dae to hold policy coordination meeting with ruling party, gov't over U.S. tariffs

Snippet: SEOUL, Feb. 22 (Yonhap) -- Senior presidential, government and ruling Democratic Party officials will meet Sunday to discuss policy coordination in response to the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to strike down U.S. President Donald Trump's global "reciprocal" tariffs.

Read full article: https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260222002600315

[2026-02-22 15:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Korea Herald

Title: Drunk driving plunges over 80% in a decade in South Korea

Snippet: Drunk driving in Korea appears to have plummeted since the early 2010s, with government data showing Sunday that the 2023 figure has dropped to just one-sixth of the level reported 10 years earlier

Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10679753

[2026-02-22 15:13 UTC+10:00] [World / North America] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Age

Title: Trump approves emergency declaration over massive Washington, DC, sewage spill

Snippet: Washington: President Donald Trump has approved an emergency declaration for the District of Columbia, permitting federal agencies to provide disaster assistance to tackle a massive sewage spill in the Potomac River.

Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/world/north-america/trump-approves-emergency-declaration-over-massive-washington-dc-sewage-spill-20260222-p5o4eh.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-02-22 15:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]

Source: The National (UAE)

Title: America is paying for its own tariffs and the real cost is yet to come

Snippet: The economics of who pays for US tariffs is largely settled, even if the politics is not. Most of the cost has been borne by American businesses and consumers, new Federal Reserve research shows. The more important question is what happens as the delayed effects of the levies feed through the US economy.

Read full article: https://www.thenationalnews.com/business/economy/2026/02/22/america-is-paying-for-its-own-tariffs-and-the-real-cost-is-yet-to-come/

[2026-02-22 14:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Daily News

Title: Iran students stage first large anti-government protests since deadly crackdown - DailyNews

Snippet: Students at several universities in Iran have staged anti-government protests – the first such rallies on this scale since last month’s deadly crackdown by the authorities.

Read full article: https://dailynews.lk/2026/02/22/breaking-news/955462/iran-students-stage-first-large-anti-government-protests-since-deadly-crackdown/

[2026-02-22 14:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South Korea

Title: Rival parties gear up for local elections seen as test of public gauge over political polarization

Snippet: SEOUL, Feb. 22 (Yonhap) -- Ruling and opposition parties are gearing up for the June 3 local elections that are seen as a test of public gauge for political polarization, with the conservative bloc still in disarray over the aftermath of the botched imposition of martial law by former President Yoon Suk Yeol.

Read full article: https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260222002200315

[2026-02-22 13:48 UTC+10:00] [Australian foreign policy] [Factuality: 90]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Australia will ‘examine all options’ to avoid new 15% tariffs announced by Donald Trump

Snippet: Trade minister Don Farrell says Australia has ‘consistently advocated’ against the ‘unjustified tariffs’, after the US president announced new levies

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/feb/22/australia-will-examine-all-options-to-avoid-new-15-tariffs-announced-by-donald-trump

[2026-02-22 13:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: ABC News

Title: Environment

Snippet: Global mining company MMG has long been seeking to build a third tailings storage dam at its mine on the Tasmanian west coast, in the face of strong opposition from environmentalists. It's now put forward an alternative which conservationists say they won't fight.

Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/environment

[2026-02-22 12:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South Korea

Title: Regulator may curb loan extension for owners of multiple homes

Snippet: SEOUL, Feb. 22 (Yonhap) -- Financial authorities are reviewing measures to curb loan extensions for owners of multiple homes in regulated areas of the greater Seoul region in line with the government's push to cool the overheated real estate market, sources said Sunday.

Read full article: https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260222001200320

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

Source: BBC News

Title: Government 'inflamed tension' over Maccabi fan ban, say MPs

Snippet: "Late and clumsy" intervention by the government in trying to overturn the banning of Israeli Maccabi Tel Aviv fans from a match against Aston Villa only served to "inflame tensions", a committee of MPs has found.

Read full article: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx2rgxq10w5o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

[2026-02-22 11:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: ABC News

Title: Minister reveals process has started to ban Hizb ut-Tahrir under new hate laws

Snippet: Topic:Federal Government

Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02-22/minister-reveals-process-has-started-to-ban-hizb-ut-tahrir/106373384

[2026-02-22 11:01 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 90]

Source: The Age

Title: ‘We are not’: Burke rejects claims government repatriating IS brides

Snippet: Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke has asserted the federal government is not repatriating 34 women and children linked to Islamic State, rebuffing claims that federal and state agencies had been meeting to help the so-called IS brides return to Australia.

Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/politics/federal/we-are-not-burke-rejects-claims-government-repatriating-is-brides-20260222-p5o4dv.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-02-22 11:00 UTC+10:00] [Politics] [Factuality: 90]

Source: SBS News

Title: No advice from ASIO to block passports of women with alleged IS links, Burke says

Snippet: Tony Burke said the government was "actively making sure we do nothing to help" the 34 women and children linked to IS being detained in a Syrian camp. Source: AAP / Dominic Giannini

Read full article: https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/no-advice-from-asio-to-block-passports-of-women-with-alleged-is-links-burke-says/dzan5s9gi

[2026-02-22 11:00 UTC+10:00] [Australia] [Factuality: 100]

Source: SBS News

Title: Burke reveals process has begun to ban Islamist group Hizb ut-Tahrir

Snippet: Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke said the federal government has begun the process of banning Islamist group Hizb ut-Tahrir. Source: AAP / Hilary Wardhaugh/AAPIMAGE

Read full article: https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/tony-burke-reveals-process-has-begun-to-ban-islamist-group-hizb-ut-tahrir/lbridgo4j

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

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Islamic State calls for attacks on Syrian government

Snippet: The Islamic State group (IS) on Saturday urged its followers to carry out attacks on Syria's government and national army, in its spokesperson's first audio message in two years.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/calls-attacks-syrian-government

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

Source: BBC News

Title: Iran students stage first large anti-government protests since deadly crackdown

Snippet: Students at several universities in Iran have staged anti-government protests - the first such rallies on this scale since last month's deadly crackdown by the authorities.

Read full article: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5yj2kzkrj0o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

[2026-02-22 08:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Deutsche Welle

Title: China supera EUA e volta a liderar comércio com a Alemanha

Snippet: A China ultrapassou os Estados Unidos e voltou a figurar como principal parceiro comercial da Alemanha, segundo dados divulgados nesta sexta‑feira (20/02) pelo Departamento Federal de Estatísticas da Alemanha (Destatis).

Read full article: https://www.dw.com/pt-br/china-ultrapassa-eua-como-principal-parceiro-comercial-da-alemanha/a-76075570

[2026-02-22 07:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: RT News

Title: Is the Middle East entering a nuclear arms race?

Snippet: By Farhad Ibragimov – lecturer at the Faculty of Economics at RUDN University, expert and lecturer at the Department of Political Science, Faculty of Social Sciences and Mass Communications, Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation

Read full article: https://www.rt.com/news/632878-middle-east-entering-nuclear-race/

[2026-02-22 07:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: ABC News

Title: MotoGP, 'bum' comment controversy and the dynamics of the SA election

Snippet: Topic:Government and Politics

Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02-22/peter-malinauskas-aged-care-comments-analysis/106365716