[2026-03-02 21:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Minister says UK 'not at war' after Iranian drone hits UK Cyprus base

Snippet: An Iranian drone hit the runway of a UK air force base in Cyprus on Monday hours after prime minister Keir Starmer said Britain would not join the US-Israeli conflict with Iran.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/minister-says-uk-not-war-after-iranian-drone-hits-uk-cyprus-base

[2026-03-02 21:04 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Queensland] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Age

Title: State walks back attorney-general’s powers as Labor moves to support hate speech bill

Snippet: The Queensland government has made an eleventh-hour tweak to its contentious hate speech and gun laws proposal, walking back previously unrivalled powers granted to the attorney-general.

Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/politics/queensland/state-walks-back-attorney-general-s-powers-as-labor-moves-to-support-hate-speech-bill-20260302-p5o6tv.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-03-02 20:58 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 90]

Source: The Korea Herald

Title: PM asks gov't to stay prepared against 'every possible scenario' in Middle East conflict

Snippet: Prime Minister Kim Min-seok on Monday called on the government to take preemptive steps to be prepared against "every possible scenario" as the conflict widened in the Middle East following US-Israeli attacks on Iran over the weekend.

Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10685168

[2026-03-02 20:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: Southwest slammed over new seating policy ‘disaster’: ‘It’s like extortion’

Snippet: Southwest’s new seating policy will just not fly.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/03/02/lifestyle/southwest-slammed-over-new-seating-policy-disaster-its-like-extortion/

[2026-03-02 20:53 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Korea Herald

Title: Defense chief seeks to prioritize overseas troops' safety amid Middle East tensions

Snippet: Defense Minister Ahn Gyu-back on Monday called for the safety of troops dispatched overseas to be put as the top priority, amid escalating tensions in the Middle East following US-Israeli strikes against Iran.

Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10685164

[2026-03-02 20:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: France 'ready' to defend Gulf countries, Jordan against Iran

Snippet: PARIS, France — France is "ready" to defend Gulf countries and Jordan against Iran if necessary, Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot said Monday.

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/03/02/world/americas-emea/france-ready-to-defend-gulf-countries-jordan-against-iran/2290933

[2026-03-02 20:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Local Spain

Title: 'Not about democracy': Spain's FM condemns US-Israel attacks on Iran

Snippet: Spanish Foreign Affairs Minister José Manuel Albares said Monday that the military operation launched by the United States and Israel against Iran “is not about democracy”, stressing that American military bases on Spanish soil are not being used.

Read full article: https://www.thelocal.es/20260302/not-about-democracy-spains-fm-condemns-us-israel-attacks-on-iran

[2026-03-02 20:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: France 'ready' to defend Gulf countries, Jordan against Iran

Snippet: More from the French foreign minister Jean-Noel Barrot.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/france-ready-defend-gulf-countries-jordan-against-iran

[2026-03-02 20:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: France says Israeli, US strikes on Iran should have been debated at UN beforehand

Snippet: France's foreign minister Jean-Noel Barrot said on Monday that Israeli and US "unilateral" attacks in Iran should have been debated in the collective bodies set up for this exact purpose, such as the United Nations.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/france-says-israeli-us-strikes-iran-should-have-been-debated-un

[2026-03-02 20:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Friend to all, foe to none: Iran war tests India’s Middle East balancing act

Snippet: New Delhi has long prided itself on being friends with everyone in the Middle East. The killing of Khamenei just made that much harder

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3345120/iran-conflict-puts-indias-cherished-middle-east-neutrality-test

[2026-03-02 19:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Al Jazeera

Title: Nepal rivals rally on final day of poll campaign, PM urges citizens to vote

Snippet: As Nepal’s rival parties make a last push on the final day of Nepal’s election campaign, interim Prime Minister Sushila Karki has appealed to people to vote and maintain peace.

Read full article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/2/nepal-rivals-rally-on-final-day-of-poll-campaign-pm-urges-citizens-to-vote

[2026-03-02 19:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: India and Canada agree to boost economic partnership in a move to reset ties

Snippet: Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, meets Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Hyderabad House in New Delhi, Monday, March 2, 2026. (Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press via AP)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/india-canada-trade-modi-carney-632cf32892560ab18a72e67f39df6c15

[2026-03-02 19:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Iran Guards say launched missile attack on Tel Aviv, Haifa and east Jerusalem

Snippet: Iran's Revolutionary Guards said on Monday they had launched missile strikes on an Israeli government complex in Tel Aviv as well as security and military centres in Haifa and an attack on east Jerusalem.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/iran-guards-say-launched-missile-attack-tel-aviv-haifa-and-east

[2026-03-02 19:21 UTC+10:00] [Benjamin Chan Sze-wai] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Hong Kong to expand tax exemptions for family offices, AIIB and pension fund investment

Snippet: The government will submit a bill by June to add more tax-exempt products and funds, including gold and digital assets, a minister says

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/3345119/hong-kong-expand-tax-exemptions-family-offices-aiib-and-pension-fund-investment

[2026-03-02 19:18 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Korea Herald

Title: Lee taps 4-term ruling party lawmaker to head Budget Ministry

Snippet: President Lee Jae Myung has nominated Rep. Park Hong-keun, a four-term lawmaker and former floor leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, as the inaugural Minister of Planning and Budget.

Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10685133

[2026-03-02 19:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Al Jazeera

Title: British military base in Cyprus targeted in suspected drone attack

Snippet: The United Kingdom’s Royal Air Force base ⁠of Akrotiri in Cyprus has witnessed a suspected Iranian drone attack overnight, the island’s president and the British Ministry of Defence said, after Prime Minister Keir Starmer said the UK would allow the United States to use its bases to attack Iran.

Read full article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/2/british-military-base-in-cyprus-targeted-in-suspected-drone-attack

[2026-03-02 19:01 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Korea Herald

Title: Seoul steps up emergency response as Iran crisis deepens

Snippet: South Korea is heightening its emergency response posture as tensions escalate in the Middle East, with the government convening a series of high-level meetings to assess the impact on Korean nationals and national security.

Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10685128

[2026-03-02 19:00 UTC+10:00] [Premier League] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Premier League: 10 talking points from the weekend’s action

Snippet: Jordan Pickford’s ‘best save ever’, Antoine Semenyo’s shifting mentality and Liverpool’s set-piece threat grows

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/football/2026/mar/02/premier-league-10-talking-points-from-the-weekend-action

[2026-03-02 19:00 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Victoria] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Age

Title: Nell was dying in aged care when her precious rings vanished. She wasn’t the only one

Snippet: Police are responding to almost 200 reported thefts in Victorian aged care every year, including the alleged robbery of more than $40,000 of jewellery from a 97-year-old woman who was dying.

Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/politics/victoria/nell-was-dying-in-aged-care-when-her-precious-rings-vanished-she-wasn-t-the-only-one-20260226-p5o5o5.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-03-02 18:56 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Age

Title: Dutton blamed for Liberal election fail

Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section

Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/national/dutton-blamed-for-liberal-election-fail-20260302-p5o6ub.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-03-02 18:52 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Age

Title: ‘Unprofessional attempt at a hit job’: Dutton lets fly as Liberal review leaks

Snippet: Former Coalition leader Peter Dutton has described the Liberal Party’s suppressed election review as a “gratuitous and personal” hit job after the full report was leaked.

Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/politics/federal/unprofessional-attempt-at-a-hit-job-dutton-lets-fly-as-liberal-review-leaks-20260228-p5o6bj.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-03-02 18:43 UTC+10:00] [Liberal party] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Former NSW Liberal premier Nick Greiner warned executive of internal backlash over burying of election defeat review

Snippet: Release of review delayed after former leader Peter Dutton raised concerns about some findings against him and his chief-of-staff

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/mar/02/former-nsw-premier-nick-greiner-warned-executive-of-internal-backlash-over-burying-of-election-defeat-review

[2026-03-02 18:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: UK sending rapid teams to help citizens leave Middle East

Snippet: British foreign minister Yvette Cooper said on Monday that Britain was setting up support systems to help evacuate its citizens from the Middle East, with an estimated 300,000 people having registered their presence in the region.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/uk-sending-rapid-teams-help-citizens-leave-middle-east

[2026-03-02 18:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: ABC News

Title: Coalition brands Australian children in Syria terrorist 'sympathisers'

Snippet: Topic:Federal Government

Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-02/coalition-brands-australian-children-terrorist-sympathisers/106406996

[2026-03-02 18:00 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Korea Herald

Title: [MWC] LG Electronics joins Qualcomm-led 6G coalition

Snippet: LG Electronics said Monday it has joined the Global 6G Coalition launched by Qualcomm Technologies at Mobile World Congress 2026 in Barcelona, Spain, stepping up efforts to strengthen next-generation telematics capabilities.

Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10685058

[2026-03-02 17:55 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Age

Title: Pauline Hanson censured in Senate despite Coalition opposing motion

Snippet: The Coalition has opposed a parliamentary censure of Pauline Hanson for suggesting there were no good Muslims as the One Nation leader stormed out of the Senate and labelled the proceedings a joke.

Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/politics/federal/pauline-hanson-censured-in-senate-despite-coalition-opposing-motion-20260302-p5o6sj.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-03-02 17:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Korea Herald

Title: 17 Years of PT SMI: Strengthening Transformation as a DFI and a Catalyst for National Development

Snippet: JAKARTA, Indonesia, March 2, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- PT Sarana Multi Infrastruktur (Persero) ("PT SMI") celebrate its 17th anniversary on February 26, 2026. In nearly two decades, PT SMI has continued to strengthen its role as a Special Mission Vehicle (SMV) under the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Indonesia while also transforming into a Development Finance Institution (DFI).

Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10685092

[2026-03-02 17:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: ABC News

Title: Out-of-pocket small business 'disgusted' as controversial mine gets extension

Snippet: Topic:Mining and Metals Industry

Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-02/dartbrook-coal-mine-extension-granted-by-nsw-government/106405220

[2026-03-02 17:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Korea Herald

Title: South Korean economy braces for Middle East fallout, banks step in

Snippet: Major banks roll out emergency support programs as government reviews 100 trillion won market stability plan

Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10685078

[2026-03-02 17:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Turkey's trade minister says day-trip crossings halted at Iranian border

Snippet: Turkey's trade minister said on Monday that day-trip passenger crossings at three Turkish customs gates at the Iranian border have been mutually suspended but Turkey is allowing its own citizens and third-country nationals to enter from Iran.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/turkeys-trade-minister-says-day-trip-crossings-halted-iranian-border

[2026-03-02 16:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: ABC News

Title: Coalition votes against censuring Hanson over no 'good' Muslim comment

Snippet: Topic:Federal Government

Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-02/coalition-votes-against-hanson-censure-motion/106405622

[2026-03-02 16:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: ABC News

Title: MBy Maani Truu

Snippet: Maani Truu is a federal political reporter in the ABC's Parliament House bureau. She was previously part of the national features team.

Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/maani-truu/100273642

[2026-03-02 16:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Myanmar government pardons prisoners

Snippet: This is a locator map for Myanmar with its capital, Naypyidaw. (AP Photo)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/myanmar-pardons-parliament-aung-san-suu-kyi-min-aung-hlaing-7ae12828d73bd86c7e9d3936870cc8c9

[2026-03-02 16:40 UTC+10:00] [National / WA] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Age

Title: Bad end to summer in WA’s hospitals points to an even worse winter

Snippet: New ambulance ramping figures have poured cold water over the Cook Government’s newfound confidence it was prepared for this year’s upcoming flu season.

Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/national/western-australia/bad-end-to-summer-in-wa-s-hospitals-points-to-an-even-worse-winter-20260302-p5o6s2.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-03-02 16:37 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 95]

Source: 9News

Title: Pauline Hanson storms out of parliament before being censured

Snippet: One Nation Leader Pauline Hanson stormed out of parliament today before she was censured for saying there were no "good" Muslims in a television interview.Labor's motion to censure the firebrand senator passed 36 to 17, with support from the Greens and two Liberals who crossed the floor.Hanson slapped her wrist before storming out of the chamber as the motion was debated.READ MORE: Chris Minns sets a timeline for his political retirementOne Nation Leader Pauline Hanson stormed out of parliament today

Read full article: https://www.9news.com.au/national/pauline-hanson-storms-out-of-parliament-after-being-censured/954ec63f-0084-4279-be5f-d108a233556c

[2026-03-02 16:37 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Age

Title: Pauline Hanson storms out of parliament after being censured

Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section

Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/national/pauline-hanson-storms-out-of-parliament-after-being-censured-20260302-p5o6t8.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-03-02 16:22 UTC+10:00] [Sydney] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Married at Mardi Gras: the Free, Gay n Happy float – in pictures

Snippet: View image in fullscreenFloat number 60 was Free, Gay n Happy (FGnHappy), a group with politics and resilience woven through their over two decades’ long-history. They joined the parade as a rolling wedding reception: part protest, part party, part love letter to their community.ShareView image in fullscreenFloat organiser Teresa Leggett, wearing a homemade Bjork swan dress, founded the float 22 years ago when her then husband, a former police officer, came out to her.

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/gallery/2026/mar/02/sydney-mardi-gras-free-gay-n-happy-float-pictures

[2026-03-02 16:11 UTC+10:00] [Australian politics] [Factuality: 95]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Taylor snaps at journalist as Liberals ramp up rhetoric against Australian children in Syrian camp

Snippet: Opposition leader suggests 23 children and 11 women attempting to leave al-Roj are ‘ISIS sympathisers’

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/mar/02/angus-taylor-islamic-state-syria-comments-ntwnfb

[2026-03-02 16:04 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Age

Title: ‘Serious failure’: Coalition accuses government of failing to warn Australians to leave Middle East

Snippet: Australians stranded overseas following the eruption of hostilities in the Middle East have been warned it will be difficult to organise emergency repatriation flights, as the federal opposition accuses the Albanese government of failing to provide enough notice to leave the region before the United States launched strikes on Iran.

Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/politics/federal/serious-failure-coalition-accuses-government-of-failing-to-warn-australians-to-leave-middle-east-20260302-p5o6ng.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-03-02 16:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Argentina's Milei opens Congress praising Trump and attacking opposition

Snippet: Argentina’s President Javier Milei delivers the annual State of the Nation address at Congress in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Sunday, March 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Gustavo Garello)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/argentina-milei-congress-trump-a71e616266af4744ca97330bdd81af3e

[2026-03-02 15:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Policy | South China Morning Post

Snippet: China adds Japanese entities to export control list, turning up heat on TokyoBeijing has also added 20 Japanese firms and institutions to a watch list for the export of goods with potential military applications.

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/economy/policy

[2026-03-02 15:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Live updates: Iran will not negotiate with US, top Iranian security official says

Snippet: Thousands of Iranian government supporters filled the main square in the central city of Yazd in mourning on Sunday, led by Shiite clerics, after US and Israeli strikes killed Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

Read full article: https://apnews.com/live/iran-us-israel-hezbollah-strikes-03-02-2026

[2026-03-02 15:48 UTC+10:00] [World / North America] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Age

Title: JD Vance’s silence on the Iran strikes is starting to get very loud

Snippet: It is customary – some would say mandatory – for Donald Trump’s cabinet and inner circle to relentlessly boost and praise the US president on his success.

Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/world/north-america/jd-vance-s-silence-on-the-iran-strikes-is-starting-to-get-very-loud-20260302-p5o6mx.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-03-02 15:46 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Korea Herald

Title: Lee, Singapore PM discuss ways to boost economic ties in bilateral summit

Snippet: President Lee Jae Myung held summit talks with Singaporean Prime Minister Lawrence Wong on Monday and discussed ways to expand cooperation in artificial intelligence, nuclear energy and other areas.

Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10685047

[2026-03-02 15:32 UTC+10:00] [Anthony Albanese] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: As Albanese celebrates 30 years in parliament, what would the leftwing warrior of 1996 think of today’s PM?

Snippet: He was once a ‘scrappy’ young firebrand and is now the longest-serving member in the Labor caucus. But Anthony Albanese’s journey to the top was not always a sure thing

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/mar/02/albanese-30-years-then-now-australia-prime-minister

[2026-03-02 15:25 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Korea Herald

Title: Gender discrimination remains major health risk for Korea's young women: report

Snippet: A government-run research institute has found that gender discrimination remains a major factor undermining young women’s health, suggesting unequal social practices continue to place young women at risk of mental suffering and other adverse living conditions affecting health.

Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10685037

[2026-03-02 15:19 UTC+10:00] [Home Minister Saifuddin Nasution Ismail] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Viral clip of Malaysian man clinging to ex-wife’s moving car leads to arrest in Johor

Snippet: Police said the man clung to the car for around 2km and that he tested positive for ketamine use

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/people/article/3345085/viral-clip-malaysian-man-clinging-ex-wifes-moving-car-leads-arrest-johor

[2026-03-02 15:07 UTC+10:00] [North Korea] [Factuality: 95]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: In US strikes on Iran, North Korea sees nuclear vindication

Snippet: Iran’s nuclear programme was aspirational. North Korea’s is not. That distinction explains everything, analysts say

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3345084/us-strikes-iran-north-korea-sees-nuclear-vindication

[2026-03-02 15:03 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Korea Herald

Title: Supporters of Bolsonaro rally across Brazil

Snippet: Thousands of supporters of Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro demonstrated in cities across the South American nation on Sunday, as organizers hoped to build momentum for a right-wing victory in the upcoming presidential elections.

Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10685028

[2026-03-02 15:02 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Korea Herald

Title: Blasts in Kabul as Afghanistan responds

Snippet: KABUL, Afghanistan (AFP) -- Explosions were heard in the Afghan capital Kabul Sunday, Agence France-Presse journalists said, with the Taliban government saying they were responding to aerial Pakistan attacks.

Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10685027