Topic: Politics — Neutral reports only
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[2026-03-12 17:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: A multi-day fishing trawler carrying suspected narcotics and a stockpile of modern automatic firearms was brought to the Dikowita Fishing Harbor today (12) following a successful operation by the Sri Lanka Navy, in coordination with the Police Narcotic Bureau (PNB) and the Criminal Investigation Department (CID).
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[2026-03-12 17:39 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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[2026-03-12 17:38 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Since 2017, I have covered South Korea’s political and economic landscape as a reporter, with a focus on foreign affairs, inter-Korean relations and security.As a foreign affairs reporter, I closely follow developments from the Ministry of Unification, the Foreign Ministry and the Defense Ministry, tracking shifts in diplomacy, military policy and North Korea’s evolving posture.
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[2026-03-12 17:34 UTC+10:00] [ASIA PACIFIC] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: China is expected to pass a law on a “shared” national identity among the country’s 55 ethnic minority groups on Thursday, a move critics say will further erode the identity of people who are not majority Han Chinese and risk making anyone challenging that “unity” a separatist punishable by law.
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[2026-03-12 17:28 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Period drama has turned chapter of medieval history into popular phenomenon. Its politics are stubbornly present
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[2026-03-12 17:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Kelaniya Division Crime Investigation Bureau has arrested four suspects for illegally collecting and possessing 19,060 liters of diesel, the Police Media Division said. The arrests were made during a raid in the Biyagama Pahala area yesterday(11).
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[2026-03-12 17:23 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
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.
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[2026-03-12 17:15 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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[2026-03-12 17:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: NEARLY five million Filipino learners are set to benefit from the government’s expanded School-Based Feeding Program or SBFP this year, Sen. Win Gatchalian said.
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[2026-03-12 17:11 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea has designated three regional events — the Boryeong Mud Festival, Andong International Mask Dance Festival and Jinju Namgang Lantern Festival — as new “global festivals,” as part of a government initiative to accelerate its goal of attracting 30 million foreign tourists.
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[2026-03-12 17:07 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Government data released Thursday showed that 95 registered sex offenders were working at or operating institutions serving children and teenagers last year, including daycare centers and elementary schools.
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[2026-03-12 16:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Mourners and supporters of the Iranian government attended a funeral in Tehran on Wednesday for senior military commanders and others killed during the ongoing war with the United States and Israel.
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[2026-03-12 16:19 UTC+10:00] [Government] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Michael West Media
Snippet: Don't pay so you can read it. Pay so everyone can!
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[2026-03-12 16:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Government and Politics
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[2026-03-12 16:16 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Dennis Richardson’s shock resignation from the antisemitism royal commission will rattle Australians’ faith in the inquiry’s ability to determine how the worst terror attack in Australian history occurred.
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[2026-03-12 15:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Toyota is recalling 550,007 vehicles because of a seat-back locking issue, federal regulators said.
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[2026-03-12 15:30 UTC+10:00] [National / Victoria] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Tension is brewing between Premier Jacinta Allan and Health Minister Mary-Anne Thomas over two contentious health policies that will expand the prescribing powers of pharmacists and GPs.
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[2026-03-12 15:27 UTC+10:00] [National / WA] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: WA One Nation MP Rod Caddies has accused the Cook government of trying to blackmail him by withholding an extra part-time staff member for his office in return for him publicly supporting the biggest shake-up of electorate office staffing in decades.
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[2026-03-12 15:20 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
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.
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[2026-03-12 15:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: The widow of Jovenel Moïse — Haiti’s last elected president — described being shot and wounded during the 2021 assassination of her husband while testifying Wednesday in the US federal trial of four men charged with conspiracy in the case.
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[2026-03-12 15:06 UTC+10:00] [Transport] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Chris Minns says ‘no need for panic buying’ as state government considers emergency supplies and impact on critical services
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[2026-03-12 15:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: One crew member was killed and 38 others rescued after an attack on two foreign oil tankers in the Iraqi port of al-Faw, Iraqi military officials have confirmed.
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[2026-03-12 14:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Government and Politics
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[2026-03-12 14:47 UTC+10:00] [Politics / WA] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: West Australian Greens MP Sophie McNeill triggered a fierce debate in the state’s parliament on Wednesday as she lashed the influence of the nation’s richest person in politics while demanding Labor cut ties with Gina Rinehart and her company.
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[2026-03-12 14:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Department of Meteorology says that a few showers may occur in Uva Province and in the districts of Batticaloa District, Ampara District and Hambantota District today (12).
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[2026-03-12 13:17 UTC+10:00] [News] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Michael West Media
Snippet: March 12, 2026 13:17 | News
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[2026-03-12 13:12 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 90]
Source: 9News
Snippet: Auto news: Will Australians spend over $100,000 on a Chinese car?
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[2026-03-12 12:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Federal Government
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[2026-03-12 12:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Local Government
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[2026-03-12 12:29 UTC+10:00] [WORLD] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: U.S. intelligence indicates that Iran's leadership is still largely intact and is not at risk of collapse any time soon after nearly two weeks of relentless U.S. and Israeli bombardment, according to three sources familiar with the matter.
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[2026-03-12 12:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Oil prices surged more than 7% Thursday, as traders appear to be unconvinced that government stockpiles can offset the massive supply shock triggered by the war in the Middle East.
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[2026-03-12 11:45 UTC+10:00] [Trump administration] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Trump continues contradictory messaging on Iran; US will release 172m barrels of oil from strategic supplies. Key US politics stories from 11 March
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[2026-03-12 11:30 UTC+10:00] [scmp] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Law on Promoting Ethnic Unity and Progress set to be passed at the closing session of 14th National People’s Congress
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[2026-03-12 11:30 UTC+10:00] [National / NSW] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Age
Snippet: For the past two decades, the hundreds of thousands of people who live not that far west of Sydney have watched on with envy – and anger – as governments of all political ilk poured truckloads of cash into making life easier for the harbour city’s commuters.
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[2026-03-12 11:27 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The National Assembly is set to hold a plenary session Thursday to vote on a special bill on South Korea's $350 billion investment pledge to the United States under a trade deal between the two nations after rival parties reached a bipartisan agreement earlier this week.
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[2026-03-12 11:00 UTC+10:00] [Assembly of Experts] [Factuality: 95]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: North Korea has long been suspected of supplying missile technology to Iran and providing technical help on uranium enrichment
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[2026-03-12 11:00 UTC+10:00] [FIFA World Cup 2026™] [Factuality: 100]
Source: SBS News
Snippet: Iran's sports minister said there is no way that the nation's soccer team will compete in this summer's FIFA World Cup in North America. Source: AAP / AP / ColorChinaPhoto / Liu Zhankun
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[2026-03-12 11:00 UTC+10:00] [Australia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: SBS News
Snippet: A group of protesters hold a sign carrying the banned phrase, 'From the river to the sea'. (AAP Image/Jono Searle) NO ARCHIVING Source: AAP / Jono Searle
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[2026-03-12 11:00 UTC+10:00] [Australia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: SBS News
Snippet: Oil prices, which shot up briefly to nearly $US120 a barrel on Monday, have since settled at around $US90. Source: AAP / Simon Mossman
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[2026-03-12 11:00 UTC+10:00] [Politics] [Factuality: 100]
Source: SBS News
Snippet: On Wednesday, a player who had previously accepted asylum decided to withdraw her decision and contacted the Iranian embassy for help. Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke stated that this jeopardised the safety of the other locations, leading to their relocation. Credit: AAP / Jono Searle / Dave Hunt / Getty / Albert Perez / Tony Burk Instagram / Zahra Sarbali Instagram
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[2026-03-12 10:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Qatar’s Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani has commended Qatari citizens and residents for their unity during “repeated attacks from Iran”, while committing to ensuring that the lives of everyday people in the country are not disrupted.
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[2026-03-12 10:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Prime Minister Keir Starmer was warned of “reputational risks” if he appointed Peter Mandelson as British ambassador to the United States because of his close links to sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, newly released documents show, but chose to pick Mandelson for the role anyway.
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[2026-03-12 10:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Kids trapped in dangerous schools are supposed to have an escape hatch — it’s their right under federal law.
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[2026-03-12 10:00 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: A global survey of 30,000 people across 25 countries by the Pew Research Center found that sources of national pride vary widely, reflecting cultural values and political systems.
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[2026-03-12 09:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:State and Territory Elections
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[2026-03-12 09:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: South Africa’s government has summoned the United States ambassador to the country to discuss his “undiplomatic remarks”, a sign of the deepening rift between Pretoria and Washington.
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[2026-03-12 09:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: China’s tighter embrace of industrial policy in recent years has transformed its economy – and other countries are following suit
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[2026-03-12 08:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: By Fyodor Lukyanov, the editor-in-chief of Russia in Global Affairs, chairman of the Presidium of the Council on Foreign and Defense Policy, and research director of the Valdai International Discussion Club.
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[2026-03-12 08:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: By Fyodor Lukyanov, the editor-in-chief of Russia in Global Affairs, chairman of the Presidium of the Council on Foreign and Defense Policy, and research director of the Valdai International Discussion Club.
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[2026-03-12 08:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: O ministro do Supremo Tribunal Federal (STF) Dias Toffoli se declarou suspeito para relatar a ação que quer obrigar a Câmara dos Deputados a instalar uma Comissão Parlamentar de Inquérito (CPI) para investigar as fraudes no Banco Master.
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