Topic: Politics — Neutral reports only
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[2026-03-16 04:30 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: One Nation’s rise is real, and it is now stealing voters from Labor, not just the Liberals and Nationals. The loss of support to Pauline Hanson’s party will concern Anthony Albanese, but it will not surprise him.
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[2026-03-16 04:08 UTC+10:00] [World news] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Afghan government reports zero casualties and accuses neighbouring country of wanting to ‘fuel the fire of war’
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[2026-03-16 04:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Polling stations in the Republic of Congo have closed following a day of voting in elections that are widely expected to extend incumbent President Denis Sassou Nguesso's decades-long rule.
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[2026-03-16 04:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Sri Lanka has called for the immediate de-escalation of tensions in the Middle East and West Asia, expressing deep concern over the rapidly escalating situation in the region and its impact on civilian populations.
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[2026-03-16 03:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: A special discussion on the next steps to be taken in view of the situation arising from the conflict in the Middle East was held this afternoon (15) under the patronage of President Anura Kumara Dissanayake.
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[2026-03-16 03:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: India’s top court has rejected a petition seeking menstrual leave for working women and female students with the judges saying if they were to make such a law, “no-one will hire women”.
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[2026-03-16 03:28 UTC+10:00] [Premier League] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: ⚽ Updates on the 4.30pm (GMT) kick-off at Anfield ⚽ Premier League table | Get in touch with Daniel here
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[2026-03-16 03:27 UTC+10:00] [Premier League] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Having moved to within touching distance of Premier League safety when they beat Nottingham Forest last month, three points from their past five games could be raising a few jitters among the Leeds supporters. But they were celebrating with Daniel Farke and his players at full time after earning a point that the German predicted could turn out to be “priceless” in the end.
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[2026-03-16 03:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Manchester United’s Bruno Fernandes reacts during the Premiier League soccer match between Manchester United and Aston Villa in Manchester, England, Sunday, March 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Dave Thompson)
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[2026-03-16 03:13 UTC+10:00] [Premier League] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: On 71 minutes a classic Manchester United riposte, via Matheus Cunha, to Ross Barkley’s equaliser moments before. From around halfway, the peerless Bruno Fernandes glanced up and steered the ball through an inside left channel for Cunha. United’s No 10 galloped forward and as Emiliano Martínez loomed large the Brazilian’s curled finish was a peach that kissed the far right of the net, Cunha stepping forward before the Stretford End to soak up the ecstatic adoration.
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[2026-03-16 03:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: THE escalating conflict in the Middle East may be thousands of kilometers away from Manila, but its consequences are already being felt by Filipinos through rising fuel prices, economic uncertainty and anxiety for loved ones working abroad.
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[2026-03-16 03:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: TWELVE years after the signing of the peace agreement between the Philippine government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) and six years since the establishment of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM), all obstacles seem cleared for the first regular parliamentary elections. The elections were originally due in 2022, but the Covid pandemic got in the way.
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[2026-03-16 03:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: THE current Middle East war — brewing for several months and finally erupting with the United States and Israel bombarding Iran with precision missiles, causing extensive damage to the oil-rich country, with Iran retaliating with its own arsenal of modern weapons targeting vital military installations of the US in the region, as well as important places in Israel — has thrown a monkey wrench on the economic structures of the warring countries, necessarily affecting the rest of the economies of
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[2026-03-16 03:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: BILLS seeking to increase the salaries of public school teachers are once again pending before Congress. The latest proposal is Senate Bill 127, filed by Sen. Paolo Benigno Aquino IV. SB 127 seeks to raise the monthly salary of public school teachers by P10,000 within the next three years, to be paid in tranches as follows: a monthly increase of P4,000 in the first year, and P3,000 in the second and third years of implementation.
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[2026-03-16 03:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iraq's federal government has warned the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) not to allow Kurdish groups to become involved in the war on Iran, telling Kurdish authorities that Iraqi forces could move to take control of border areas if they fail to prevent it from happening.
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[2026-03-16 03:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
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[2026-03-16 03:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
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[2026-03-16 02:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Aragchi said Iran's missile and drone strikes on the Gulf were responses to US forces using the territory of its regional allies.
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[2026-03-16 02:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Andrew Parsons, President of the International Paralympic Committee, speaks during the opening ceremony at the 2026 Winter Paralympics, in Verona, Italy, Friday, March 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni)
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[2026-03-16 01:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: United States President Donald Trump has called for a naval coalition to deploy warships to secure the Strait of Hormuz, through which one-fifth of world oil shipments transit, as oil markets reel from supply disruptions caused by the US-Israeli war with Iran.
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[2026-03-16 01:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: California Gov. Gavin Newsom has hit the road again, having headed to Florida for the latest stop on his heavily hyped book tour — and what looks to be his fifth known out-of-state trip this year, according to reports. The governor touched down in Miami on Friday for a $65 per ticket promotional talk at Adrienne Arsht Center for his memoir, “Young Man in a Hurry,” where he sat down with Univision anchor Jorge Ramos and his daughter Paola Ramos
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[2026-03-16 01:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: WASHINGTON — Maine Senate hopeful Graham Platner isn’t apologizing anymore for the Nazi-linked tattoo he was caught with last year, and he’s claiming Jewish leaders buy his excuse about it.
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[2026-03-16 01:00 UTC+10:00] [Australian military] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: David Pocock’s comments come as new photos show scale of damage and government official says its ‘quite possible’ bodies disturbed
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[2026-03-16 00:34 UTC+10:00] [India] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Defence analyst says torpedo strike is a ‘humiliation’ for Modi’s government that disregarded a US defence partner
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[2026-03-15 23:58 UTC+10:00] [Panamanian government] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Minister for Canal Affairs Jose Ramon Icaza says Cosco’s 4 per cent of cargo transshipped in Balboa is ‘significant’ and hopes the firm returns
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[2026-03-15 23:54 UTC+10:00] [Premier League] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: ⚽️ Updates from the match at Old Trafford (2pm GMT) ⚽️ Premier League table | Email Tim with your thoughts
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[2026-03-15 23:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: The Federal Reserve's latest interest rate decision, a batch of economic data, and several notable earnings reports are all on the docket this week. However, the biggest event for Wall Street will arguably be out in California, as Nvidia holds its influential AI technology conference. Well, that is what we would usually say heading into Nvidia's GTC — where Jim Cramer will be this week with a who's who of CEO interviews, including Jensen Huang himself.
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[2026-03-15 23:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: U.S. political strategist James Carville famously said he would like to be reincarnated as the bond market because "you can intimidate everyone." So when bond yields start signaling a problem, the whole market listens.
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[2026-03-15 23:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israel's foreign minister on Sunday rejected claims that it had told the United States it was running low on interceptors.
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[2026-03-15 23:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Gunmen ambushed and killed security personnel who were on patrol in communities in Nigeria ‘s Plateau state, according to the state government.
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[2026-03-15 22:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: The Federal Trade Commission building is seen, Jan. 28, 2015, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)
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[2026-03-15 22:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Egypt's Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty will head to Qatar on Sunday as part of a tour of the Gulf to "research regional developments" during the US-Israel war on Iran.
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[2026-03-15 22:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — Vice President Sara Duterte said four politicians want to be part of her senatorial slate.
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[2026-03-15 22:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Tehran on Sunday vowed to kill Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as the U.S.-Israel war on Iran continued to threaten oil supplies in the Gulf.
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[2026-03-15 22:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Overnight Israeli attacks in southern Lebanon have killed at least four people, according to Lebanese state media and the government.
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[2026-03-15 22:00 UTC+10:00] [US news] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The country’s 900 billionaires have far too much influence over our government and economy. Here’s how we can reduce the power of the ultra-rich
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[2026-03-15 21:41 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: A South Korean military transport aircraft carrying more than 200 evacuees from the Middle East landed at Seoul Air Base in Seongnam, Gyeonggi Province, Sunday evening, completing a government operation to bring home Korean nationals who had been stranded, amid escalating regional conflict.
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[2026-03-15 21:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar said on Sunday that Israel was not planning to hold direct talks with Lebanon in the coming days and had not told the United States it was running low on missile interceptors.
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[2026-03-15 21:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Supporters of Prime Minister Viktor Orban take part in a march in Budapest, Hungary, Sunday, March 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Denes Erdos)
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[2026-03-15 21:11 UTC+10:00] [Premier League] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: West Ham draw shows City trying to create a sense of who they are, but Arsenal know their identity even in adversity
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[2026-03-15 21:00 UTC+10:00] [US foreign policy] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Experts query ‘mix-up of priorities’ as president plays golf, posts old pictures and repeats details of Bill Maher feud
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[2026-03-15 21:00 UTC+10:00] [National / NSW] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Like our Katoomba correspondent Jonty Grinter, Steven Onley of Marsfield was also “fascinated by the Trivago guy’s teeth (C8)” , and says the man in question is footballing royalty in the form of former Liverpool manager Jürgen Klopp. Steven adds: “His teeth have been a topic of discussion for many years, even before the ad.” Having left the Premier League, Klopp now goes by the impressive title, head of global soccer for Red Bull GmbH.
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[2026-03-15 21:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: DUBAI — Dubai is scrambling to preserve its image as a safe haven despite Iran's onslaught, with influencers rallying behind the government's message as authorities crack down on those sharing footage of strikes.
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[2026-03-15 20:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran's foreign minister has denied that Tehran has targeted civilian or residential areas in the Middle East, saying the country is ready to form a committee with its neighbours to investigate responsibility for such strikes.
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[2026-03-15 20:41 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Credit:Aresna Villanueva
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[2026-03-15 20:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Iranian officials threatened to “pursue and kill” Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as Israel unleashed a round of extensive missiles towards western Iran Sunday morning.
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[2026-03-15 20:10 UTC+10:00] [France] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Ballots in 35,000 villages, towns and cities will be closely watched for signals about party strategies and alliances
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[2026-03-15 19:49 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Civic groups in South Korea urged the government Sunday to reject any US request to send warships to the Strait of Hormuz, warning that involvement in rising tensions with Iran could expose the country to security risks and legal challenges.
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[2026-03-15 19:45 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: The committee investigating the Plymouth Brethren Christian Church’s intervention in the federal election wants to hear from Peter Dutton and the reviewers who described the Liberal Party campaign as the worst ever.
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[2026-03-15 19:30 UTC+10:00] [Politics / NSW] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: When Violetta Duvnjak was checking out schools after arriving from New Zealand, she immediately noticed there was something different about Blakehurst High.
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