Topic: Politics — Neutral reports only
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[2026-03-15 05:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Monetary Policy
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[2026-03-15 05:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: NEW YORK (AP) — Federal authorities in New York have arrested and charged a lobbyist — one who had worked on behalf of an ex-nursing home operator pardoned recently by President Donald Trump — with attempting to force a former client and his son to pay him $500,000, according to documents.
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[2026-03-15 05:30 UTC+10:00] [National / Victoria] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Millions of dollars have been lost to childcare fraudsters claiming government subsidies for fictitious children or care that has not been delivered.
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[2026-03-15 05:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Iran said Saturday all countries except for the US and Israel may pass through the Strait of Hormuz.
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[2026-03-15 05:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Government and Politics
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[2026-03-15 05:00 UTC+10:00] [Democracy] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ProPublica
Snippet: In his top post at the Department of Homeland Security, David Harvilicz sets policy on protecting the nation’s elections infrastructure, including voting machines.
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[2026-03-15 05:00 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Australia’s environmental offsets system is rife with non-compliance, with some companies routinely failing to meet their obligations to protect nature, a series of federal government audits have found.
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[2026-03-15 04:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Lutsharel Geertruida (izquierda), del Sunderland, y el gambiano Yankuba Minteh, del Brighton and Hove Albion, luchan por el balón durante el juego de la Liga Premier en Sunderland, Inglaterra, el sábado 14 de marzo de 2026. (Owen Humphreys/PA vía AP)
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[2026-03-15 04:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: The country’s coat of arms is displayed on the facade of a government building in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, Aug. 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Ash Allen, File)
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[2026-03-15 04:21 UTC+10:00] [Premier League] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Wearside will always be a special place for James Milner. On Boxing Day 2002 he scored his first Premier League goal for Leeds here at the age of 16 years and 356 days. Who, back then, could possibly have imagined that the 40-year-old Milner would have been at the Stadium of Light on Saturday as an extremely impressive, deep-sitting part of Brighton’s midfield?
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[2026-03-15 04:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Sunderland’s Lutsharel Geertruida, left, and Brighton and Hove Albion’s Yankuba Minteh fight for the ball during the Premier League match in Sunderland, England, Saturday March 14, 2026. (Owen Humphreys/PA via AP)
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[2026-03-15 04:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Speaking at a news conference, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said: "We are frankly concerned (Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin) Netanyahu is moving toward a new genocide under the pretext of fighting Hezbollah."
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[2026-03-15 03:57 UTC+10:00] [Germany] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Habermas’ political consensus-building theory argued formation of public opinion vital for democracies to survive
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[2026-03-15 03:46 UTC+10:00] [Premier League] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: ⚽️ Premier League updates from the 5.30pm GMT kick-off ⚽ Live scores | Tables | Follow us on Bluesky | Email Tim
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[2026-03-15 03:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: A Los Angeles high school’s “secrecy policy” kept a California couple in the dark about their only child’s gender identity, helped “sever” the family’s relationship — and ultimately drove the teen to suicide, his parents alleged.
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[2026-03-15 03:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Seyed Abbas Araghchi, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Iran, has expressed gratitude to the Government of Sri Lanka for its assistance in rescuing the crew members of the Dena corvette and facilitating the transfer of the remains of those killed in the attack back to Iran.
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[2026-03-15 03:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: In 1990, Bernard Lewis famously wrote about "the roots of Muslim rage". The essay, along with other influential works produced in the 1980s and 90s, helped usher in an era of commentary about extremism and political violence in the Muslim-majority world.
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[2026-03-15 03:10 UTC+10:00] [Six Nations 2026] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Brian O’Driscoll thinks that was the best display of Ireland’s Six Nations, above the victory at Twickenham. “Better opposition,” he assesses. Oof.
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[2026-03-15 03:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: ROME, Italy – Protesters burned images of US President Donald Trump and Italy's premier Giorgia Meloni in Rome Saturday during a demonstration against the government's judicial reform and the Middle East war.
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[2026-03-15 03:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: THE Tourism Promotions Board (TPB) Philippines, in partnership with the Department of Tourism (DOT) Mimaropa and the provincial government of Marinduque, launched the Marinduque Cycling Experience from Feb. 20-22, 2026, officially integrating the province into the Philippine Cyclo-Tourism Program.
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[2026-03-15 03:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: OUR political leaders and economic managers have a stock answer whenever ordinary Filipinos appeal for the removal of the excise tax and value-added tax (VAT) on petroleum products. In disapproving the prayers of the poor, they cite the would-be significant loss in tax collection and the adverse impact it would have on the government’s capacity to deliver public services.
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[2026-03-15 03:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: My brother-in-law has an ongoing case for falsification because he allegedly made untruthful statements in relation to his application for registration as a voter. To be honest, his defense does not look very strong, and he feels that he may receive a judgment of conviction. Because of this, if that happens, he is already thinking of applying for probation.
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[2026-03-15 02:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: An anti-ICE agitator trying to block an SUV from exiting the federal complex in downtown Los Angeles on Friday night took a ride on the vehicle’s hood during another night of aggressive protests at the site.
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[2026-03-15 02:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: A Japanese delegation comprising 11 members visited the Presidential Secretariat today (14) as part of a tourism promotion visit organised by Connaissance De Ceylan, one of Sri Lanka’s leading tourism companies.
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[2026-03-15 02:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Michael Carrick, entrenador del Manchester United, se retira del campo tras el juego de fútbol de la Premier League entre el Manchester United y el Everton en Liverpool, Inglaterra, el lunes 23 de febrero de 2026. (Foto AP/Ian Hodgson)
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[2026-03-15 02:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Jan Carey, a North Carolina veteran who burned a flag near the White House last month, listens while his attorneys speak following his arraignment at the E. Barrett Prettyman Federal Courthouse, Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr., File)
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[2026-03-15 02:29 UTC+10:00] [UN Charter] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Antonio Guterres has also urged support for the Lebanese government, which last year committed to disarming Hezbollah
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[2026-03-15 02:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, I-Ariz., questions witnesses during a Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs hearings to examine recent bank failures and the Federal regulatory response on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, March 28, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)
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[2026-03-15 02:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) concluded that a Colorado school district violated federal civil rights law by allowing male students to access female bathrooms, locker rooms and overnight accommodations and to compete in girls sports.
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[2026-03-15 01:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Brentford’s Nathan Collins, left, and Bournemouth’s Tyler Adams battle for the ball during an English Premier League soccer match in Bournemouth, England, Tuesday, March 3, 2026. (Adam Davy/PA via AP)
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[2026-03-15 01:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine announced Saturday that he has fled the country to escape a military-led manhunt following January's disputed presidential election, as concerns grow over the safety of the popular politician who challenged longtime leader Yoweri Museveni.
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[2026-03-15 01:16 UTC+10:00] [Beijing] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Episode has cost China not only a British politician prepared to work for better ties but also potentially a prime minister willing to do business with it
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[2026-03-15 00:56 UTC+10:00] [Stanley McChrystal] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Stanley McChrystal said White House has a ‘we should do because we can’ approach to international relations
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[2026-03-15 00:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Laureate Maria Kolesnikova speaks after receiving the International Charlemagne Prize in Aachen, Germany, Saturday, March 14, 2026. (Thomas Banneyer/dpa via AP)
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[2026-03-14 23:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: A US federal judge, James Boasberg, has quashed subpoenas issued by the Justice Department against Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, according to court documents unsealed on Friday.
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[2026-03-14 23:35 UTC+10:00] [British government] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Finance chief Rachel Reeves says there are plans to help those vulnerable to sharp rises in energy prices, especially those who rely on heating oil
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[2026-03-14 23:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Uganda opposition presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu who is known as Bobi Wine waves to supporters at an election campaign rally in Mukono, Uganda, Friday, Jan. 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Hajarah Nalwadda, File)
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[2026-03-14 23:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Manchester United’s coach Michael Carrick walks off the pitch after the Premier League soccer match between Manchester United and Everton in Liverpool, England, Monday, Feb. 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Ian Hodgson)
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[2026-03-14 23:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: The federal government holds shocking evidence of UFOs which proves we are not alone — including satellite imagery of out-of-this world craft that look like nothing “we have built,” an expert with knowledge of the documents told The Post.
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[2026-03-14 23:00 UTC+10:00] [Georgia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Race to fill Marjorie Taylor Greene’s seat provides glimpse into midterms with Iran and immigration on voters’ minds
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[2026-03-14 23:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The ombudsman has cited 21 public complaints that bar codes and QR codes on the ballots could be used to identify how people voted
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[2026-03-14 23:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: A massive match in the Premier League takes place on Saturday, and new users can get in on the action with bet365 bonus code NYPBET upon signing up for the sportsbook to place wagers on Everton vs. Arsenal.
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[2026-03-14 22:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: The Commission on Elections (Comelec) said Saturday’s special election in Antipolo City’s 2nd District proceeded smoothly, with all complaints and reported irregularities properly documented and addressed to uphold the integrity of the vote.
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[2026-03-14 22:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot arrived in Bangui on Friday for the first high-level French visit in eight years, declaring the "full restoration" of relations with the former colony as it navigates deepening ties with Russia.
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[2026-03-14 21:31 UTC+10:00] [BUSINESS] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: Japan's industry minister Ryosei Akazawa on Saturday asked Australia, Japan's biggest supplier of liquefied natural gas, to boost output in light of the Middle East crisis.
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[2026-03-14 21:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: Speaker Faustino Dy III speaks at the 21st Founding Anniversary of the Schools Division Office of Cauayan City on March 13, 2026. In his speech, Dy hailed Filipino teachers as the 'pillars of society' and reaffirmed the government’s push to accelerate the construction of classrooms nationwide to support quality education.
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[2026-03-14 19:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: Voting in the special elections for Antipolo City’s 2nd Legislative District began smoothly early Saturday, with election personnel and poll watchers arriving at precincts as early as 3 a.m. to prepare for the polls.
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[2026-03-14 19:50 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Age
Snippet: One Nation’s candidate for the Farrer byelection says old money from inner suburbs of Sydney and Melbourne is pouring into his bid to upset the Coalition in May, as new Nationals head Matt Canavan kicks off his campaign in the seat by stepping up attacks against Pauline Hanson’s party.
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[2026-03-14 19:00 UTC+10:00] [The Hundred] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The revamped Hundred will bring us the awkward spectacle of men in chinos struggling to keep the lid on a Pandora’s box of political volatility
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[2026-03-14 18:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: COLOMBO, SRI LANKA – Strengthening the long-standing sporting ties between Sri Lanka and Pakistan, Silk Way Ceylon Tours, a premier sports travel company in Sri Lanka, recently concluded a high-profile U-13 cricket tour for a leading school delegation from Karachchi, Pakistan. The week-long tour, held from February 5th to 12th, underscored Sri Lanka’s growing reputation as a hub for international sport tours and high-performance youth coaching.
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