Topic: Politics — Neutral reports only
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[2026-03-09 17:00 UTC+10:00] [communist] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The Philippine military claims the 56-year insurgency is near the finish line. But veteran rebels say the roots of rebellion remain
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[2026-03-09 16:51 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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[2026-03-09 16:47 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The National Assembly's special committee on US investment bills reached a bipartisan consensus Monday, the deadline to conclude its one-month operation.
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[2026-03-09 16:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Local Government
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[2026-03-09 16:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:State and Territory Government
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[2026-03-09 16:33 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
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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[2026-03-09 16:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Ed Smelt (second from left) has won the Nightcliff by-election. (ABC News: Jack Hislop)
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[2026-03-09 16:03 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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[2026-03-09 15:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Jade Macmillan is a journalist in the ABC's international unit. She was previously the ABC's North America bureau chief, based in Washington DC. Jade has also worked as a political reporter in Canberra, as well as a journalist in New South Wales and Western Australia.
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[2026-03-09 15:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Iranian state TV on Sunday announced that Mojtaba Khamenei, the son of the late supreme leader, had been named his successor. He had long been considered a contender, even before an Israeli strike killed his father at the start of the war, and despite never being elected or appointed to a government position.
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[2026-03-09 15:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Sri Lanka Insurance Life (SLIC Life), the Nation’s insurer, has consistently contributed to the betterment of the country’s future generations. As one of the most profitable state-owned enterprises, SLIC Life is also a responsible corporate citizen, actively enriching the communities in which it operates in.
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[2026-03-09 15:36 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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[2026-03-09 15:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: A 27-year-old Indian national was arrested this morning (09) by officers of the Airport Police Narcotics Bureau (PNB) while attempting to leave the Bandaranaike International Airport with a large stock of ‘‘Kush’’ cannabis.
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[2026-03-09 15:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Australians must prove they are over 18 before they can access adult content such as porn, R-rated video games and sexually explicit AI chatbots, under new laws.
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[2026-03-09 15:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: A 19-year-old motorcyclist was arrested by the Navagattegama Police yesterday (08), following a video that went viral on social media showing him and another youth riding recklessly and obstructing traffic on the Anamaduwa-Navagattegama road.
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[2026-03-09 14:59 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The German Greens on Sunday beat Friedrich Merz's conservative CDU in a state poll, exit polls showed, marking a blow for the chancellor ahead of elections this year as polls show the far right surging.
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[2026-03-09 14:31 UTC+10:00] [Business] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: This is AI generated summarization, which may have errors. For context, always refer to the full article.
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[2026-03-09 14:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi on Monday pledged allegiance to the country’s new supreme leader, Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, saying his appointment guarantees Iran’s sovereignty and national unity.
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[2026-03-09 14:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Mojtaba Khamenei, the second son of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed on the first day of the war that the United States and Israel launched on Iran, has been selected as Iran’s new supreme leader, state media reports.
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[2026-03-09 14:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: The U.S. government ordered non-emergency government employees to leave Saudi Arabia as the war engulfing Iran widened across the Middle East, pushing oil prices above $110 per barrel and triggering a market sell-off in Asia.
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[2026-03-09 14:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Department of Meteorology says mainly dry weather will prevail across the island today (March 9), with only a few areas likely to experience showers.
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[2026-03-09 13:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: The reality of the Iran war was brought home on Friday in a Brooklyn courtroom when a jury convicted Asif Merchant for plotting with the Iranian government to assassinate President Trump and other American politicians.
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[2026-03-09 13:36 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Chong Won-o, who is competing for the Democratic Party of Korea candidacy in the June mayoral election in Seoul, vowed to adopt artificial intelligence in his governance as he launched his Seoul mayor bid.
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[2026-03-09 13:35 UTC+10:00] [Trump administration] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Thom Tillis says he believes Miller has ‘outsized influence’ over operations of Trump’s cabinet – key US politics stories from Sunday 8 March at a glance
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[2026-03-09 13:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Gov. Kathy Hochul plainly means to make it through November’s election without facing the crisis in the state prison system, but she’s taking a serious risk just to avoid a tricky political task.
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[2026-03-09 12:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The US will control almost a third of the world’s oil and reap record profits if it succeeds in toppling the Iranian government, hawkish Republican Senator Lindsey Graham told Fox News on Sunday.
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[2026-03-09 12:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: The Tasmanian government will look to block the use of "good character" references for serious offenders in court. (ABC News: Maren Preuss)
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[2026-03-09 12:30 UTC+10:00] [John Lee] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: In the run-up to and during China’s ‘two sessions’, Beijing leaders have made it clear to the Hong Kong government that it must improve its governance and efficiency
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[2026-03-09 12:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Health Minister Chris Picton has apologised for the release of the email, saying he takes "full responsibility" for the "mistake". (ABC News: Che Chorley)
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[2026-03-09 12:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: The Financial Times reported last week that the Pakistan government “thwarted” an attempt by JPMorgan Chase to buy the Roosevelt Hotel. There was only one question:
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[2026-03-09 12:01 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Victoria] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: The risk of dams spilling over and becoming an election issue for Labor was flagged by an independent water authority before the government moved to scrap a desalination order in 2022.
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[2026-03-09 12:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Geopolitical uncertainties will not hamper city’s ability to carry out its responsibilities to national development, he says
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[2026-03-09 11:45 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Baby Boomers are sitting on a nine-fold increase in wealth to almost $6 trillion as soaring property and share prices combine with the tax system to make them Australia’s richest generation.
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[2026-03-09 11:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Australian goalkeeper Joe Gauci was heroic as Port Vale downed Premier League side Sunderland. (Getty Images: Carl Recine)
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[2026-03-09 11:24 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Industry Minister Kim Jung-kwan on Monday called on major oil refiners to refrain from excessively raising prices amid a recent surge in international crude oil prices due to the ongoing Middle East situation, his office said.
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[2026-03-09 10:28 UTC+10:00] [Victoria] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Victorian government says ‘it’s only fair’ Great Ocean Road tourists should pay to see famous limestone stacks
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[2026-03-09 10:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: High-profile members of the Iranian government have backed the country's new supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei.
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[2026-03-09 10:15 UTC+10:00] [Ding Xuexiang] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Chinese leaders stress that all of Hong Kong, from government branches to society, have a shared responsibility to ensure the system truly works
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[2026-03-09 09:43 UTC+10:00] [Moscow] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Ukraine’s foreign minister called the admission of Russian artists to international events unacceptable and asked organisers to reconsider
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[2026-03-09 09:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Qatari prime minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani in a Sky News interview aired on Sunday urged all sides involved in the Iran war to de-escalate.
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[2026-03-09 09:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Iranian state TV on Sunday announced that Mojtaba Khamenei, the son of the late supreme leader, had been named his successor. He had long been considered a contender, even before an Israeli strike killed his father at the start of the war, and despite never being elected or appointed to a government position.
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[2026-03-09 09:05 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Members of the Iranian women’s soccer team have given what appears to be an SOS hand signal from their team bus as advocates plead for the Australian government to do everything possible to allow them to stay in Australia.
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[2026-03-09 08:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: A longtime district manager claimed she was “abruptly” fired from a Queens community board because she’s a “middle-aged white woman” who doesn’t gel with the group’s progressive politics.
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[2026-03-09 08:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Elizabeth Wright had been relying on Wattle House, a charity in south-east Perth, for help. (ABC News: Daryna Zadvirna)
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[2026-03-09 07:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov and his counterpart from the United Arab Emirates called on Sunday for an end to all attacks on both Iran and Gulf states and said renewed diplomacy was needed to ensure long-term regional security.
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[2026-03-09 07:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Colombians have headed to the polls to elect a new Congress and choose new presidential candidates on Sunday as the country remains on high alert for political violence, with rural regions dominated by armed groups and with the nation facing ongoing pressure from the administration of United States President Donald Trump.
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[2026-03-09 07:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Thousands of civilians have fled an opposition stronghold in eastern South Sudan after the army ordered evacuations to clear the way for a military offensive, the latest sign that the country’s fragile peace is unravelling, as fears of a return to all-out civil war haunt the world’s youngest nation.
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[2026-03-09 07:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Government and Politics
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[2026-03-09 07:00 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-03-09 07:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The United States has reiterated its respect for and recognition of Sri Lanka’s sovereignty regarding the handling of Iranian Naval personnel rescued off Galle waters.
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