[2026-03-25 05:00 UTC+10:00] [National / Victoria] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Age

Title: West Footscray data centre bids to double in size amid ‘nightmare’ construction

Snippet: One of Melbourne’s largest “hyperscale” data centres will double in size to cover a 10-hectare parcel of land in West Footscray if plans before the state government are approved.

Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/west-footscray-data-centre-bids-to-double-in-size-amid-nightmare-construction-20260324-p5uags.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-03-25 04:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Minnesota officials sue Trump administration over shooting deaths

Snippet: Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty speaks during a news conference at the Hennepin County Government Center on Aug. 14, 2025, in Minneapolis. (Renée Jones Schneider/Star Tribune via AP, File)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/immigration-minneapolis-sue-alex-pretti-renee-good-5a0b98ac7173ce0e9ecc3bf9a39e3919

[2026-03-25 03:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: White House says tentative deal to reopen DHS ‘seems to be acceptable’ as momentum builds to end shutdown

Snippet: WASHINGTON — Senate Republicans are close to a deal with Democrats that would reopen the Department of Homeland Security following a shutdown that has lasted more than five weeks.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/03/24/us-news/white-house-says-tentative-deal-to-reopen-dhs-seems-to-be-acceptable-as-momentum-builds-to-end-shutdown/

[2026-03-25 03:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: Severe oil shock could drive inflation to 14%

Snippet: I LATION could surge to as high as 14.3 percent if global oil prices remain elevated for months, a Cabinet official said on Tuesday.

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/03/25/business/top-business/severe-oil-shock-could-drive-inflation-to-14/2306482

[2026-03-25 03:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Melania Trump hosts world counterparts to discuss education and technology

Snippet: First lady Melania Trump speaks during a “Fostering the Future Together Global Coalition Summit,” at the State Department, Tuesday, March 24, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/melania-trump-education-technology-summit-children-188128cbb4952b104d3318ae4a2b1c80

[2026-03-25 03:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: CNBC

Title: Pakistan offers to facilitate U.S.-Iran war talks as Trump, Tehran give mixed signals

Snippet: Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday said his country would host talks between the U.S. and Iran in pursuit of a "comprehensive settlement" of the ongoing war.

Read full article: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/24/trump-iran-war-pakistan-talks.html

[2026-03-25 03:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: The Moscow Times

Title: Crisis-Struck Philippines Reportedly Buys Russian Oil For First Time in 5 Years

Snippet: An oil tanker previously reported to be carrying Russian crude arrived at a port in the Philippines on Monday, coming days after the government in Manila said it was considering purchasing oil from Russia amid the global energy crunch.

Read full article: https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2026/03/24/crisis-struck-philippines-reportedly-buys-russian-oil-for-first-time-in-5-years-a92325

[2026-03-25 03:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: The Moscow Times

Title: Tanker Reportedly Carrying Russian Oil Arrives in Crisis-Struck Philippines

Snippet: An oil tanker previously reported to be carrying Russian crude arrived at a port in the Philippines on Monday, coming days after the government in Manila said it was considering purchasing oil from Russia amid the global energy crunch.

Read full article: https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2026/03/24/tanker-reportedly-carrying-russian-oil-arrives-in-crisis-struck-philippines-a92325

[2026-03-25 03:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: The former presidential candidate was showered with criticism for his non-answer

Snippet: Billionaire California gubernatorial candidate Tom Steyer got slammed for saying he hasn’t been following state politics closely enough to rate outgoing Gov. Gavin Newsom‘s time in office.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/03/24/us-news/tom-steyer-wont-rate-gavin-newsoms-performance-as-california-governor/

[2026-03-25 03:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: AfricaNews

Title: Iran parliament speaker: ‘No negotiations with the US’

Snippet: Iranian parliament speaker, Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf, denied on Monday that Iran was negotiating with the US to end the war.

Read full article: http://www.africanews.com/2026/03/24/iran-parliament-speaker-no-negotiations-with-the-us/

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

Source: The Manila Times

Title: Architects of anarchy: Trump, Netanyahu, and the manufactured apocalypse

Snippet: THE geopolitical shock of February 2026 was no accident. It was a manufactured crisis, an engineered rupture authored by the Katzenjammer Kids of global politics: Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu, acting with little regard for the consent of their own publics. Cornered by domestic failures and legal peril, they fused their agendas into a single act of escalation, gambling global stability on the illusion that total war could achieve what decades of restraint had carefully preserved.

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/03/25/opinion/columns/architects-of-anarchy-trump-netanyahu-and-the-manufactured-apocalypse/2306704

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

Source: The Manila Times

Title: HRW warns new Macau security law open to government 'misuse'

Snippet: ERROR 404 page not found Click here to go to the home page

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/03/25/world/asia-oceania/hrw-warns-new-macau-security-law-open-to-government-misuse/2306236

[2026-03-25 02:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Poland faced surge in cyberattacks in 2025 including energy sector assault

Snippet: WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland experienced 2½ times more cyberattacks in 2025 compared to the previous year, and the numbers are constantly rising, a government official said Tuesday.

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/poland-cyberattacks-2025-energy-system-russia-57ebc6e1c67654586c21f0936faa47d1

[2026-03-25 02:38 UTC+10:00] [Hong Kong] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Hong Kong to meet uncertainty with openness, John Lee tells Boao Forum for Asia

Snippet: ‘Regional economies are joining hands to ensure we continue to be a driver of global growth and a pillar of stability,’ city leader says at annual event in Hainan

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3347761/hong-kong-meet-uncertainty-openness-john-lee-tells-boao-forum-asia

[2026-03-25 02:19 UTC+10:00] [Hong Kong] [Factuality: 92]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Northern Metropolis boundary changes will need Legco approval, minister says

Snippet: Secretary for Development Bernadette Linn also says she cannot see a need to adjust the boundaries at this stage

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3347760/northern-metropolis-boundary-changes-will-need-legco-approval-minister-says

[2026-03-25 02:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: Kash Patel’s phone records, bank info swept up in Biden admin’s ‘Watergate’

Snippet: A Senate Judiciary subcommittee hearing will examine what Republicans are calling Joe Biden’s “Watergate.”

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/03/24/us-news/kash-patels-phone-records-bank-info-swept-up-in-biden-admins-watergate/

[2026-03-25 02:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: China foreign minister tells Iran counterpart 'talks better than fighting'

Snippet: China's top diplomat told his Iranian counterpart in a phone call on Tuesday that "talking is always better than to keep fighting" after Tehran denied US President Donald Trump's claim that negotiations had taken place.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/china-fm-tells-iran-counterpart-talks-better-fighting

[2026-03-25 01:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Israeli press review: Concerns about the economy and air defence capacities

Snippet: On Monday, the governor of the Bank of Israel, Amir Yaron, filed the financial institution’s 2025 annual report to the government and the Knesset.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/israeli-press-review-concerns-about-economy-and-air-defence-capacities

[2026-03-25 01:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Rubio takes stand in former lawmaker's trial

Snippet: Former congressman David Rivera arrives at the James Lawrence King Federal Building on Tuesday, March 24, 2026, in Miami. (AP Photo/Joshua Goodman)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/rubio-venezuela-trial-testimony-8c7efa09925d5c60d2367f76c8491537

[2026-03-25 01:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: Afghanistan announces release of detained US citizen

Snippet: KABUL — Afghanistan's Taliban government announced the release of a US national on Tuesday who had been detained for more than a year, after a letter from his family requesting his freedom.

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/03/24/world/afghanistan-announces-release-of-detained-us-citizen/2306705

[2026-03-25 01:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: Taliban frees American Dennis Coyle 14 months after his capture

Snippet: WASHINGTON — Afghanistan’s Taliban government announced Tuesday that it had freed US detainee Dennis Coyle, who Kabul had held in captivity since January 2025.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/03/24/us-news/taliban-frees-american-dennis-coyle-14-months-after-his-capture/

[2026-03-25 01:24 UTC+10:00] [tai po fire] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Government rejects suggestions surveyor conspired with contractor

Snippet: But government lawyer tells independent committee investigating deadly Wang Fuk Court fire shortcomings exist in supervising minor construction works

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3347757/government-rejects-suggestions-surveyor-conspired-contractor

[2026-03-25 01:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Klopp tacha de "disparates" rumores sobre el Real Madrid y niega contactos

Snippet: El técnico de Liverpool Jurgen Klopp al término del partido contra West Ham en la Liga Premier, el 27 de abril de 2024 en Londres. (AP Foto/Kin Cheung)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/jurgen-klopp-real-madrid-germany-89007d4e5d3d54c1f661ff4d587e7eb9

[2026-03-25 01:05 UTC+10:00] [South Australian election 2026] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Liberal party preferences handed seats to One Nation in South Australian election, analysts say

Snippet: Pauline Hanson’s party will have at least two seats in the upper house and at least one and likely more in the lower house

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/mar/24/liberal-party-preferences-handed-seats-pauline-hanson-one-nation-sa-election-ntwnfb

[2026-03-25 01:02 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Korea Herald

Title: Lee, New Zealand PM discuss Middle East situation, energy security in phone call

Snippet: President Lee Jae Myung spoke Tuesday with New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon by phone and they shared their thoughts on the current situation unfolding in the Middle East, Cheong Wa Dae said.

Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10701850

[2026-03-25 01:00 UTC+10:00] [Climate crisis] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: If One Nation wants to be a serious political player, Barnaby Joyce needs to get his facts straight on the climate crisis

Snippet: It’s worth comparing the One Nation MP’s views with those of an expert – the executive director of the International Energy Agency

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/mar/25/if-one-nation-wants-to-be-a-serious-political-player-barnaby-joyce-needs-to-get-his-facts-straight-on-the-climate-crisis

[2026-03-25 01:00 UTC+10:00] [Australian economy] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Albanese government could increase ethanol level in fuel as farmers warn on food prices

Snippet: Treasurer admits the end of the war ‘can’t come soon enough’ for Australia as small miners scale back operations

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/mar/25/albanese-government-could-increase-ethanol-level-in-fuel-as-farmers-warn-on-food-prices

[2026-03-25 01:00 UTC+10:00] [Essential poll] [Factuality: 90]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Guardian Essential poll: only a quarter of Australians approve of US-Israel war on Iran

Snippet: Poll also finds Australians keener for government to forge closer ties with ‘middle powers’ such as Canada and Japan

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/mar/25/guardian-essential-poll-only-a-quarter-of-australians-approve-of-us-israel-war-on-iran

[2026-03-25 00:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Oklahoma governor picks Alan Armstrong to fill US Senate seat

Snippet: The Capitol is framed amid blooming cherry trees in Washington, Monday, March 23, 2026. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/us-senate-oklahoma-markwane-mullin-alan-armstrong-ee9c0bce4950de2137a5870b5bd13ce5

[2026-03-25 00:51 UTC+10:00] [Iran] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Iran’s parliament speaker: the outsider seen by White House as possible partner

Snippet: Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, who has threatened US, being weighed up as potential interlocutor to bring war to an end

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/24/iran-parliament-speaker-mohammad-bagher-ghalibaf-white-house

[2026-03-25 00:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Israel to ‘control’ southern Lebanon as Smotrich urges border shift to Litani River

Snippet: Israel’s defence minister, Israel Katz, said on Tuesday that the army plans to “control” southern Lebanon, a day after Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich called for the border to be redrawn at the Litani River.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/litani-river-must-be-new-border-lebanon-israels-smotrich-says

[2026-03-25 00:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Vietnam y Rusia firman acuerdo nuclear para reforzar la seguridad energética

Snippet: El primer ministro ruso Mikhail Mishustin, a la izquierda, da la bienvenida al primer ministro vietnamita Pham Minh Chinh para conversaciones, en Moscú, el 23 de marzo de 2026. (Foto, Alexander Miridonov, Sputnik, government pool vía AP)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/vietnam-rusia-energia-nuclear-asia-05bad270f420187841d91baebe4a46d6

[2026-03-25 00:25 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Age

Title: Best of cartoons, March 25, 2026

Snippet: Credit:Michael Howard

Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/politics/federal/best-of-cartoons-march-25-2026-20260324-p5uthj.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-03-25 00:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Israel urges Lebanese govt to take 'practical and meaningful measures' against Hezbollah

Snippet: Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar welcomed on Tuesday Lebanon's decision to expel the Iranian ambassador as a "justified and necessary step" and urged the government to take steps against the Iran-backed Hezbollah.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israel-urges-lebanese-govt-take-practical-and-meaningful-measures

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

Source: The Manila Times

Title: Choco Mucho downs ZUS to advance to PVL Play-In semis

Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — The Choco Mucho Flying Titans maneuvered the Rachel Anne Daquis and Jov Gonzaga-led ZUS Coffee Thunderbelles to stay alive in the 2026 Premier Volleyball League All-Filipino Conference.

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/03/24/sports/choco-mucho-downs-zus-to-advance-to-pvl-play-in-semis/2306523

[2026-03-25 00:01 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Age

Title: The big slow build: Labor’s 1.2 million-home plan already a year behind schedule

Snippet: NSW is more than two years behind schedule to deliver its share of 1.2 million homes the federal government hopes to have built across the country by the end of the decade, ensuring price pressures on the nation’s most expensive property market will remain entrenched.

Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/politics/federal/the-big-slow-build-labor-s-1-2-million-home-plan-already-a-year-behind-schedule-20260324-p5ulc4.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-03-24 23:54 UTC+10:00] [Lawrence Wong] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Singapore’s Lawrence Wong to visit Hong Kong after Boao Forum trip

Snippet: Wong’s three-day official visit will be his first to Hong Kong as prime minister

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/3347743/singapores-lawrence-wong-visit-hong-kong-after-boao-forum-trip

[2026-03-24 23:48 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 90]

Source: The Korea Herald

Title: Defense chief says no official request yet from Washington for troop dispatch to Middle East

Snippet: Seoul has yet to receive a formal request from Washington regarding troop deployment to the Middle East, though the two countries' military authorities remain in close consultation, the defense minister said Tuesday.

Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10701841

[2026-03-24 23:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: RT News

Title: EU nation deploys military to protect Jewish sites

Snippet: Belgium has deployed the military to protect Jewish sites in major cities around the country, Defense Minister Theo Francken has said.

Read full article: https://www.rt.com/news/636024-belgium-military-jews-synagogue/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS

[2026-03-24 23:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Afghan Taliban government frees American held since January 2025

Snippet: This is a locator map for Afghanistan with its capital, Kabul. (AP Photo)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/afghanistan-taliban-dennis-coyle-41b3670f26e02ca7520e3923c24cf388

[2026-03-24 23:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Donald Trump voted by mail in Florida special election as he bashes mail ballots

Snippet: President Donald Trump walks down the stairs of Air Force One upon his arrival at Joint Base Andrews, Md., Monday, March 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Luis M. Alvarez)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-vote-by-mail-bd52fd205f4484237d5b77d2e7319350

[2026-03-24 22:36 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Korea Herald

Title: FM Cho discusses Macron's S. Korean visit, Middle East situation with French counterpart

Snippet: Foreign Minister Cho Hyun held Tuesday phone talks with his French counterpart to discuss preparations for French President Emmanuel Macron's upcoming state visit to Seoul and the evolving situation in the Middle East, officials said.

Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10701819

[2026-03-24 22:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: Zambales gives full support to athletes in CLRAA 2026

Snippet: IBA, Zambales – The provincial government of Zambales is throwing its full support to the student athletes participating at the Central Luzon Regional Athletic Association (CLRAA) Meet 2026 in Tarlac.

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/03/24/regions/zambales-gives-full-support-to-athletes-in-clraa-2026/2306313

[2026-03-24 22:30 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Age

Title: Taylor drops Dutton-era hostility to business, as Canavan calls for tariffs

Snippet: An average Australian will be $35,000 worse off over the next decade as the nation’s productivity forecasts are downgraded, Opposition Leader Angus Taylor will warn, as Nationals leader Matt Canavan calls for the government to embrace tariffs against China.

Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/politics/federal/taylor-drops-dutton-era-hostility-to-business-as-canavan-calls-for-tariffs-20260324-p5utdi.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-03-24 22:22 UTC+10:00] [JAPAN] [Factuality: 95]

Source: The Japan Times

Title: Japan to drop 'most important' tag for China ties

Snippet: Japan will downgrade its description of ties with China from "one of its most important" in an annual diplomatic report, according to a draft reviewed by reporters, as relations with ​Beijing worsen.

Read full article: https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/03/24/japan/politics/japan-china-downgrade-annual-report/

[2026-03-24 22:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: CNBC

Title: Britain responds to Iran war energy shock by requiring solar panels and heat pumps in all new homes

Snippet: The U.K. government on Tuesday introduced new rules requiring developers to install heat pumps and solar panels in all new homes across England, in policymakers' latest response to the economic fallout of the Iran conflict.

Read full article: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/24/iran-war-britain-new-homes-solar-heat-pumps-energy-crisis.html

[2026-03-24 22:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Daily News

Title: Presidential suite at Sri Jayewardenepura Hospital opens for public patient care - DailyNews

Snippet: The special ward at Sri Jayewardenepura General Hospital, previously reserved exclusively for the Executive President, has been opened to the public from today (24) to provide medical treatment to general patients.

Read full article: https://dailynews.lk/2026/03/24/breaking-news/971866/presidential-suite-at-sri-jayewardenepura-hospital-opens-for-public-patient-care/

[2026-03-24 22:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Vietnam and Russia sign deal to build nuclear power plant

Snippet: Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, standing left and Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin, standing right, witness a signing ceremony of agreements during Chinh’s official visit in Moscow, Russia, March. 23, 2026. (Duong Van Giang/VNA via AP)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/vietnam-russia-nuclear-power-energy-security-asia-cec89f114c4e812673b1dc8c173bb2b0

[2026-03-24 22:00 UTC+10:00] [US politics] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: US democracy has settled into diminished state, experts find

Snippet: Bright Line Watch researchers see stabilization in democratic health but at lower levels after sharp decline

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/24/us-democracy-health-research

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

Source: New York Post

Title: Ms. Rachel finally admits she’s ‘political’ as she rails against Texas immigration detention center

Snippet: Controversial kids’ YouTuber Ms. Rachel finally admitted that she is “political” as she spearheads a campaign to close a contested Texas immigration detention center that held 500 children at its peak.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/03/24/us-news/ms-rachel-admits-shes-political-while-railing-against-texas-immigration-detention-center/