Topic: Politics — Neutral reports only
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[2026-03-05 20:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Ivory Coast, the world's leading cocoa producer, on Wednesday cut the price paid to its growers by nearly 60 percent, the government said, to try to address a sales slump affecting the sector.
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[2026-03-05 20:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Sri Lanka is attempting to save the crew of an Iranian vessel near the island’s territorial waters, a minister told parliament on Thursday.
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[2026-03-05 20:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Iranians in Australia react with flags and political signs outside the stadium ahead of the Women’s Asia Cup soccer match between Australia and Iran in Robina, Australia, Thursday, March 5, 2026. (Dave Hunt/AAPImage via AP)
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[2026-03-05 20:27 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Queensland] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Queensland’s Deputy Premier has launched an inflammatory tirade accusing Labor of supporting terrorists and antisemitism after the opposition party ultimately voted against contentious government hate speech and gun control laws.
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[2026-03-05 20:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Rohan Olugala has officially assumed his role as the Director of the Walana Central Anti-Corruption Unit, marking a significant shift in the nation’s crackdown on illicit activities.
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[2026-03-05 20:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Apontado pela Polícia Federal (PF) como ajudante de Daniel Vorcaro, dono do Banco Master, o investigado Luiz Phillipi Mourão, o "Sicário", preso nesta quarta-feira (04/03) no âmbito da Operação Compliance Zero, está internado em estado grave de saúde após atentar contra a própria vida.
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[2026-03-05 20:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Apontado pela Polícia Federal (PF) como ajudante de Daniel Vorcaro, dono do Banco Master, o investigado Luiz Phillipi Mourão, o "Sicário", preso na quarta-feira (04/03) no âmbito da Operação Compliance Zero, morreu no hospital após atentar contra a própria vida.
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[2026-03-05 20:05 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea is moving to strengthen its fight against ticket scalping, with upcoming concerts by K-pop supergroup BTS expected to serve as a model case for the government’s new enforcement framework.
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[2026-03-05 19:56 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Victoria] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: An officer of a company linked to Mick Gatto obtained a labour hire licence after a receiving 12-month ban on managing a licensed premise, the Victorian opposition has revealed as it continued to question Premier Jacinta Allan over companies linked to the gangland figure.
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[2026-03-05 19:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Italy plans to provide air defence support to Gulf countries as a result of the ongoing Israeli-US war on the Iran, Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has said.
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[2026-03-05 19:48 UTC+10:00] [National News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
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[2026-03-05 19:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: On 11 February, French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot issued a statement demanding the resignation of Francesca Albanese, the United Nations special rapporteur on the occupied Palestinian territories since 1967.
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[2026-03-05 19:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Federal Government
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[2026-03-05 19:45 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: A rock star: that’s how the Lowy Institute’s executive director Michael Fullilove described Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney when the pair sat down for a chat on global affairs on Wednesday evening.
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[2026-03-05 19:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Denmark’s culture minister has instructed his ministry to explore whether gastronomy could be formally recognized as an art form. Two chefs from Michelin-starred restaurants and a food critic give their thoughts on it. (AP video: James Brooks)
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[2026-03-05 19:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Missiles and drones flying from Iran fell nearby the Nakhchivan International Airport, according to Reuters based on a source close to the Azerbaijani government.
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[2026-03-05 18:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Italy is planning to send air defence assistance to Gulf countries, Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said on Thursday.
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[2026-03-05 18:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: The US will “bitterly regret the precedent it has set” after an American submarine sank an Iranian warship, Iran’s foreign minister warned Thursday.
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[2026-03-05 18:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: ABC Mildura-Swan Hill
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[2026-03-05 18:36 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Queensland] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Queensland’s State Library will no longer manage the state literary awards on behalf of the government, in response to a long-awaited review into the sinking of a fellowship last year.
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[2026-03-05 18:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Voting has commenced in the Himalayan nation of Nepal, where citizens will elect 275 lawmakers in the first general elections since last September’s violent protests toppled the government of K. P. Sharma Oli.
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[2026-03-05 18:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:State and Territory Government
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[2026-03-05 18:26 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-03-05 18:25 UTC+10:00] [Queensland] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: LNP government passes legislation that makes pro-Palestine chant – and ‘globalise the intifada’ – a ‘proscribed phrase’. Here’s what to know about the laws
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[2026-03-05 18:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: SENATOR Win Gatchalian vowed close scrutiny of education spending as the Senate Finance Committee begins its 2026 budget review.
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[2026-03-05 18:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Rebels in Ethiopia’s restive Tigray region say they believe the federal authorities are preparing to “wage war” again the northern regional state.
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[2026-03-05 17:58 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Iranian diaspora debates whether war can bring change to Iran’s political future
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[2026-03-05 17:58 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Victoria] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: A man who allegedly deliberately set fire to a Prahran business, injuring another arsonist who later died in hospital, has been charged with causing the death.
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[2026-03-05 17:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Thousands of Chinese officials have gathered in Beijing for the opening session of the National People’s Congress (NPC), where delegates are approving the country’s economic and political roadmap for the next five years.
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[2026-03-05 17:45 UTC+10:00] [Australian politics] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Data on politicians’ spending also shows Labor ministers Don Farrell and Anika Wells used contentious allowances to fly spouses to AFL grand final
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[2026-03-05 17:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Foreign Minister Vijitha Herath departed for India today(05) to participate in the Raisina Dialogue 2026 summit, a key platform for discussions on regional security and diplomacy.
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[2026-03-05 17:36 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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[2026-03-05 17:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: In response to a US attack on an Iranian warship, Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi said in a post on X that Washington "perpetrated an atrocity at sea".
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[2026-03-05 17:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: A Minneapolis man will spend nearly five years behind bars for attempting to bribe a juror during a federal trial related to Minnesota’s infamous $250 million welfare fraud scandal.
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[2026-03-05 17:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has overseen the test-firing of “strategic cruise missiles” from a new 5,000-tonne naval destroyer before the vessel’s official commissioning, according to state media.
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[2026-03-05 17:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa visited the Iranian Embassy in Colombo yesterday (04) afternoon to meet with the Iranian Ambassador. During the meeting, he expressed his deep condolences for the lives lost due to the ongoing military conflicts affecting the Middle East, including Iran, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, and Kuwait.
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[2026-03-05 17:15 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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[2026-03-05 17:09 UTC+10:00] [Politics / WA] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Age
Snippet: WA Police Commissioner Col Blanch says a debate into how the state’s new AI-powered traffic cameras are fining drivers for passenger seatbelt breaches was a worthy one to have and that all options were on the table.
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[2026-03-05 17:05 UTC+10:00] [Australian politics] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Tim Wilson’s take on a Billy Joel classic has triggered cheers and jeers in parliament. We look back at some unforgettable ‘performances’
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[2026-03-05 17:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Australia's Prime Minister told parliament on Thursday that "military assets" had been deployed to the Middle East as a contingency plan.
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[2026-03-05 16:50 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Pauline Hanson stung taxpayers almost $9000 for a chartered flight to the opening of a building at a private agricultural college funded by mining billionaire Gina Rinehart.
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[2026-03-05 16:48 UTC+10:00] [New South Wales] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: New South Wales premier faces questions over what he told MPs who attended demonstration opposing Israeli president Isaac Herzog’s visit
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[2026-03-05 16:46 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Thursday marks deadline for public officials to quit to run for election
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[2026-03-05 16:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Government and Politics
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[2026-03-05 16:26 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: HD Hyundai Chair Chung Ki-sun visited the Philippines this week as part of the South Korean government’s economic mission, paying tribute to Korean War veterans, attending a bilateral business forum and inspecting the group’s shipyard operations in Subic Bay.
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[2026-03-05 16:23 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: City priorities in 15th five-year plan draft include development of a commodity trading ecosystem and deepening cross-border connections of financial markets
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[2026-03-05 16:22 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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[2026-03-05 16:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., pauses before speaking with reporters just days before funding for the Department of Homeland Security is set to expire, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2026. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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[2026-03-05 16:03 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Kim Seon-tae, the former official behind the Chungju city government's wildly popular YouTube channel, is drawing explosive attention after launching his own channel following his resignation from public service.
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[2026-03-05 16:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Senate Republicans voted down an effort Wednesday to halt the Trump administration’s war against Iran, demonstrating early support for a conflict that has rapidly spread across the Middle East with no clear exit strategy.
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