Topic: Politics — Neutral reports only
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[2026-03-31 23:15 UTC+10:00] [Latest Stories] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Inquirer
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has ordered that more than 100 geographical features in the Kalayaan Island Group (KIG) in the West Philippine Sea bear local names in government documents and official maps.
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[2026-03-31 23:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Newcastle United manager Eddie Howe gives instructions during the Premier League match between Chelsea and Newcastle, in London, Saturday March 14, 2026. (John Walton/PA via AP)
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[2026-03-31 23:00 UTC+10:00] [Donald Trump] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Critics say president is locking into 20th century energy systems even as his ‘bet’ on oil and gas ‘isn’t going so well’
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[2026-03-31 23:00 UTC+10:00] [World / Europe] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Age
Snippet: London: King Charles will meet US President Donald Trump in the next few weeks after deciding to go ahead with a state visit to the United States at a time of open tension between the White House and the British government.
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[2026-03-31 23:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: BAGUIO CITY — Officials of the Tuba Municipality and this city have formalized agreements on a land swap deal seen as pivotal to resolving the long-standing boundary issue between the two local government units (LGUs).
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[2026-03-31 22:45 UTC+10:00] [US news] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Union boss says workers have received some, but not all, of their pay
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[2026-03-31 22:13 UTC+10:00] [Kuomintang] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Kuomintang chair Cheng Li-wun is expected to lead a delegation to mainland China from April 7 to 12
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[2026-03-31 22:07 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Credit:Michael Howard
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[2026-03-31 21:44 UTC+10:00] [Latest Stories] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Inquirer
Snippet: Government employees will be on a half-day work-from-home arrangement on Holy Wednesday, March 31, according to Palace Press Officer Claire.
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[2026-03-31 21:42 UTC+10:00] [Latest Stories] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Inquirer
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — The Commission on Elections (Comelec) will hold a plebiscite on April 11 to ratify the renaming of the Municipality of San Isidro and Barangay Sawata in Davao del Norte.
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[2026-03-31 21:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa met British Prime Minister Keir Starmer in Downing Street on Tuesday morning, on his first trip to London.
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[2026-03-31 21:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: Russia’s Digital Development Minister Maksut Shadayev said Monday that the government will begin cracking down on the use of virtual private networks, or VPNs, a common tool that Russians have increasingly turned to in recent years to get around internet surveillance and censorship.
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[2026-03-31 21:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: Russia’s Digital Development Minister Maksut Shadayev said Monday that the government will begin cracking down on the use of virtual private networks, or VPNs, a common tool that Russians have increasingly turned to in recent years to get around internet surveillance and censorship.
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[2026-03-31 21:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — Jeepney drivers who joined the Manila government’s free ride program will receive an additional P500 in daily cash assistance, on top of the P3,000 minimum subsidy given by the city government, Mayor Isko Moreno announced Tuesday.
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[2026-03-31 21:00 UTC+10:00] [Alibaba] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Mainland China users briefly access Apple Intelligence before the update vanishes, raising questions over compliance and regulatory approval
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[2026-03-31 21:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: WASHINGTON — One of President Trump’s most ambitious policy endeavors — his effort to end birthright citizenship — is set to face its moment of truth before the Supreme Court on Wednesday, just over a month after it axed the centerpiece of his tariff agenda.
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[2026-03-31 20:58 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: For over a decade, I’ve navigated the complexities of North Korean affairs, security, and foreign policy from both Seoul and Washington, D.C. As the National Desk Political Team Lead, I track the pulse of geopolitics, closely following developments from the Unification Ministry and the Foreign Ministry. My mornings start with Rodong Sinmun—North Korea’s state mouthpiece—before diving into the day’s headlines from Seoul and Washington.
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[2026-03-31 20:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: NEW YORK — The leader of a sex-focused women’s wellness company that promoted “orgasmic meditation” was sentenced Monday to nine years in federal prison for a scheme that a judge said exploited vulnerable women and coerced them into performing sex acts with the company's clients and investors.
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[2026-03-31 20:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israel will establish a buffer zone inside southern Lebanon and maintain control over the entire area up to the Litani River, Israel's defence minister said on Tuesday.
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[2026-03-31 20:51 UTC+10:00] [National / Queensland] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: At least two Brisbane train lines will be disrupted on Wednesday after a partial work ban planned by controllers was escalated by the government, according to the rail workers union.
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[2026-03-31 20:39 UTC+10:00] [Federal Agency for Nature Conservation] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Police officers later hauled the wolf out of the Binnenalster lake in downtown Hamburg
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[2026-03-31 20:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israel is prepared for "weeks" more of attacks on Iran, a military spokesman said on Tuesday after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in an interview that the war was "beyond the halfway point".
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[2026-03-31 20:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Israel’s parliament on Monday passed a law approving the death penalty for Palestinians convicted of murdering Israelis, a measure that has been harshly condemned by the international community and rights groups as discriminatory and inhumane. The law has also caused outrage among some Israeli citizens.
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[2026-03-31 19:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: U.S. Treasury yields edged lower on Tuesday morning, as investors reassessed the outlook for Federal Reserve interest rates and continued to monitor developments in the Middle East.
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[2026-03-31 19:57 UTC+10:00] [SOCCER] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: The Canadian Premier League (CPL) will become the first professional competition to stage an official pilot of an alternative offside law during the 2026 season, the league said in a statement on Tuesday.
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[2026-03-31 19:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Un petrolero navega al amanecer mientras un hombre pesca en la orilla en Port Aransas, Texas, el 9 de agosto de 2025. (AP Foto/Eric Gay, ARCHIVO)
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[2026-03-31 19:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: It won’t just be planes that are grounded.
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[2026-03-31 19:50 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Victoria] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
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[2026-03-31 19:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: Presidential Communications Office Undersecretary Claire Castro announces on March 31, 2026 that government employees will adopt a half-day work-from-home setup from 8 a.m. until noon on April 1, 2026. Malacañang declared Holy Thursday and Good Friday as regular holidays and Black Saturday a special non-working day.
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[2026-03-31 19:40 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: March 31, 2026 — 7:40pm
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[2026-03-31 19:32 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Victoria] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Australia’s largest states are at odds over how to apply GST to fuel as the first cracks emerge in the national response to the global oil crisis.
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[2026-03-31 19:30 UTC+10:00] [Politics / NSW] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: The decision to turn alternative Lindfield Learning Village mainstream by making students wear uniforms and introducing report cards has been met with outcry from parents, who say a department consultation was misused and that the school is a victim of its success.
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[2026-03-31 19:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Somalia’s national army has taken control of the biggest city in Southwest state, prompting the regional leader to resign two weeks after his administration said it was severing ties with the federal government.
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[2026-03-31 19:00 UTC+10:00] [Newcastle United] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Chief executive says he has no ‘stance on Howe’s future’
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[2026-03-31 18:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran executed two men convicted of links to the Mujahideen-e Khalq Organisation and involvement in multiple attacks, including firing launcher weapons at a government building, the judiciary news outlet reported on Tuesday.
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[2026-03-31 18:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: In this photo provided by the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry Press Office, High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Kaja Kallas, centre right, and Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha walk at a railway station in Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, March 31, 2026. (Ukrainian Foreign Ministry Press Office via AP)
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[2026-03-31 18:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Israel’s parliament has passed a law imposing the death penalty on Palestinians convicted of fatal attacks, a measure sharply criticised as discriminatory by European countries and rights groups.
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[2026-03-31 18:22 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Australia is closing in on a breakthrough deal to sell hundreds of locally designed combat drones, called Ghost Bats, to the German military in an agreement that could pave the way for the cutting-edge aircraft to be exported around the world.
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[2026-03-31 18:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — A notable shake-up marked the second returns of the 2026 Volleyball All-Star Showcase, as several new names from both the Premier Volleyball League and Spikers’ Turf climbed the fan voting rankings.
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[2026-03-31 17:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The All Ceylon Restaurant Owners’ Association has decided to increase the prices of several popular food items starting from midnight today (31), citing the recent electricity tariff revision.
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[2026-03-31 17:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Local Government
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[2026-03-31 17:46 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Some 32.56 million people in South Korea — those in the bottom 70 percent of the income bracket — will likely receive a one-off cash handout of between 100,000 won and 600,000 won ($65-$390) under the government’s supplementary budget plan.
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[2026-03-31 17:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Korean Air says it is moving into emergency management mode to buffer the impact of surging jet fuel costs as the global economy is rocked by the ongoing US-Israel war with Iran.
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[2026-03-31 17:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Legal experts are pushing back against the NSW government's proposed reform to abolish 'good character' evidence during sentencing. (ABC News)
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[2026-03-31 17:36 UTC+10:00] [South Korea] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Japan is enlisting French support amid a global energy shock and a diplomatic rupture with Beijing
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[2026-03-31 17:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Kenya on Monday kicked off a drive to register new voters ahead of next year's general election, with youths using TikTok reels and music to shake off apathy among their peers.
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[2026-03-31 17:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — Caloocan Mayor Dave Gonzalo Malapitan on Tuesday announced that the local government has sealed a partnership with tricycle and jeepney groups based in the city to provide free ride for the commuters in exchange for regular financial subsidy amid the unabated increase in fuel costs, Malapitan told The Manila Times.
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[2026-03-31 17:24 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea is again brimming with election pledges to build domed stadiums or cultural arenas to stimulate the local economy ahead of June's local elections, but watchers say the pledges may be unrealistic, citing unfulfilled pledges from politicians in the past.
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[2026-03-31 17:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — Malacañang on Tuesday announced a half-day work-from-home (WFH) setup for government employees on Wednesday in line with the country’s observation of Holy Week. The Palace issued Memorandum Circular 116, “to allow them to travel to and from the different in the country” for the long break. Presidential Communications Office (PCO) Undersecretary Claire Castro noted that remote work would be from 8 a.m.
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[2026-03-31 17:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: A former senior US State Department official said President Donald Trump is repeating decades of foreign and domestic policy mistakes, sharply criticising his approach to governance.
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