Topic: Politics — Neutral reports only
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[2026-02-28 12:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Showers or thundershowers are likely at a few places in Kalutara, Rathnapura, Galle and Matara districts after 2.00 p.m.
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[2026-02-28 12:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said Friday's arrest of a Western Australian man over an alleged terror plot targeting mosques, police and a parliament building was "deeply shocking."
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[2026-02-28 12:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: KABUL/ISLAMABAD (Reuters) -- Afghanistan's Taliban rulers said on Friday they were willing to negotiate after Pakistan bombed their forces in major cities and said the allies-turned-foes were in "open war." Pakistan struck the Afghan capital Kabul, the city of Kandahar, where Taliban leaders are based, and other towns, a Taliban spokesman said.
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[2026-02-28 12:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: A Danish intelligence cites Denmark’s support for Ukraine and rising tensions over Greenland for its assessment
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[2026-02-28 12:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: In 2015, when my consulting firm organized the 'No Nukes for Iran Project' to support the JCPOA - the Iran nuclear deal - we didn’t do so because we trusted Tehran. We did it because we trusted physics.
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[2026-02-28 12:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Deer run across Brown Hill with a view of the Adelaide Plains. (ABC Radio Adelaide: Malcolm Sutton)
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[2026-02-28 11:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Science and Technology
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[2026-02-28 11:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Science and Technology
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[2026-02-28 11:33 UTC+10:00] [Australia weather] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: SA premier Peter Malinauskas warns residents to prepare for heavy falls and possible flash floods
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[2026-02-28 11:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: The dock where a 1981 Pro Line boat was reported stolen from the Florida Keys Friday, Feb. 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier)
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[2026-02-28 11:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Manifestantes gritan a los vehículos que circulan cerca del Edificio Federal Bishop Whipple, el miércoles 28 de enero de 2026, en Minneapolis, Minnesota. (AP Foto/Laura Bargfeld, Archivo)
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[2026-02-28 11:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles School Superintendent Alberto Carvalho is being put on paid leave while he is part of a federal investigation. The move on Friday by the Los Angeles Unified School District Board of Education comes two days after the FBI served search warrants at his home and the district’s headquarters.
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[2026-02-28 11:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: The charity regulator for England and Wales has reported its concerns about an animal charity to police in line with its "policy on evidence of potential criminal activity".
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[2026-02-28 11:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The appearance of the Kims in near-identical leather coats at a military parade is seen by some that Pyongyang’s succession plan is in place
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[2026-02-28 11:00 UTC+10:00] [Web Exclusive] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Democracy Now
Snippet: The U.S. and Israel have launched an unprovoked attack on Iran striking sites across the country, including the compound of Iran’s Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Iranian state media reports one Israeli strike hit an elementary girls’ school in Minab, killing at least 85 people including scores of children. Iran responded by launching attacks across the Middle East targeting Israel and U.S.
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[2026-02-28 10:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: United States President Donald Trump said he is directing every federal agency to immediately cease work with artificial intelligence lab Anthropic, adding there would be a six-month phaseout for the Department of Defense and other agencies that use the company’s products.
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[2026-02-28 10:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Wolves beat Aston Villa to avoid Premier League-low points record
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[2026-02-28 10:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Haitian Police Chief Vladimir Paraison gives an interview at police headquarters in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Friday, Feb. 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Odelyn Joseph)
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[2026-02-28 10:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by James Varney via RealClearInvestigations,
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[2026-02-28 10:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Vice President JD Vance has weighed in on the Tucker Carlson-Mike Huckabee interview that has ignited widespread antisemitism allegations as well as a diplomatic row with Arab states, calling it “a really good conversation that’s going to be necessary for the right.”
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[2026-02-28 10:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A federal judge on Friday extended his order protecting refugees in Minnesota who are lawfully in the U.S. from being arrested and deported.
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[2026-02-28 10:16 UTC+10:00] [Politics / WA] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Western Australia will not be able to build itself out of a housing crisis and should reconsider a sovereign wealth fund with which to guard itself from economic shock in resource downturns.
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[2026-02-28 10:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: While the government’s proposal to dip into the Exchange Fund is unusual, new economic and geopolitical circumstances call for fresh thinking
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[2026-02-28 10:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth has formally designated artificial intelligence firm Anthropic a “supply-chain risk to national security,” following US President Donald Trump’s order to blacklist the company across the federal government.
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[2026-02-28 10:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Afghanistan’s Taliban leaders said they were willing to negotiate after Pakistan bombed a number of major cities, with Islamabad’s defence minister declaring the neighbours in “open war”, following months of tensions and tit-for-tat clashes.
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[2026-02-28 10:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: US President Donald Trump ordered on Friday that all federal agencies stop using software developed by Anthropic, the company responsible for creating the Claude AI model.
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[2026-02-28 10:00 UTC+10:00] [Australian art] [Factuality: 95]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The exhibition brings sculpture to the fore – by artists including Archie Moore, Kirtika Kain and Nathan Beard – and leaves space for big questions and great humour
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[2026-02-28 10:00 UTC+10:00] [Australia news] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: View image in fullscreenPrime minister Anthony Albanese in Guardian Australia’s Melbourne office to record an interview for the Australian Politics podcast.Photograph: Eugene Hyland/The GuardianShareView image in fullscreenA hot-air balloon carrying tourists passes by the Melbourne central business district during an early morning flight.Photograph: William West/AFP/Getty ImagesShareView image in fullscreenResidents enjoy a warm evening as the sun sets over Fremantle in Western Australia.Photograph: Antony Dickson/AFP/Getty ImagesShareView image in fullscreenThe WorldSBK team in action during the World Superbikes at Phillip Island Grand
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[2026-02-28 10:00 UTC+10:00] [Victorian politics] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Opposition leader Jess Wilson is under pressure to reveal her position on a deal with Pauline Hanson’s party as the state election approaches
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[2026-02-28 10:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: The party that won't stop lecturing America about democracy is once again rigging its own primary by endorsing - thereby biasing voters - towards certain candidates over others. On Monday, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) endorsed 12 candidates through its “Red to Blue” program to help Democrats win back the majority in the House of Representatives.
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[2026-02-28 09:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood is to press ahead with reforms to the asylum and immigration system, despite the loss of a once-safe Labour seat to the Greens in the Gorton and Denton by-election.
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[2026-02-28 09:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Rodrigo Gomes, izquierda, del Wolverhampton, celebra después de marcar el segundo gol de su equipo durante el partido de fútbol de la Liga Premier contra Aston Villa, el viernes 27 de febrero de 2026, en Wolverhampton, Inglaterra. (Nick Potts/PA via AP)
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[2026-02-28 09:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Primary candidate for U.S. Senate Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, speaks to reporters and supporters before voting early in the primary election, in Dallas, Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2026. (AP Photo/LM Otero)
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[2026-02-28 09:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by Joseph Lord, Stacy Robinson, Troy Myers via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours),
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[2026-02-28 09:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Watch highlights as Wolves dent Aston Villa's Champions League qualification hopes with a 2-0 home win, ensuring they better the worst Premier League points tally set by Derby County.
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[2026-02-28 09:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Wolverhampton Wanderers manager Rob Edwards celebrates their win after their English Premier League soccer match against Aston Villa in Wolverhampton, England, Friday, Feb. 27, 2026. (Bradley Collyer/PA via AP)
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[2026-02-28 09:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The start-up has refused to let its models be used for the mass surveillance of US citizens or deployed in fully autonomous weapons systems
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[2026-02-28 09:12 UTC+10:00] [Premier League] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: At the end of the season, how costly might this untimely slip prove for Aston Villa? Judging by the way Unai Emery fumed on the touchline, this defeat by their near neighbours Wolves will hurt for a while yet and, significantly, it could have major implications on their hopes of returning to the Champions League.
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[2026-02-28 09:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Old concerns about stability and security linger as other big players vie for sway over Myanmar’s rare earth bounty and strategic location
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[2026-02-28 09:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by James Howard Kunstler,
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[2026-02-28 08:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: One week ago in Washington, Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif told the inaugural meeting of the Board of Peace that President Donald Trump is the “saviour of South Asia” who had helped avert a possible nuclear war between Pakistan and India over Kashmir, protecting tens of millions of lives.
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[2026-02-28 08:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Dr Jerome Muir Wilson says the state government's condition prevents him from taking out a loan for the new hospital. (ABC News: Emily Smith)
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[2026-02-28 08:47 UTC+10:00] [US news] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Department of Defense and artificial intelligence company were unable to reach agreement before deadline
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[2026-02-28 08:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Maryland sheriffs from across the deep blue state traveled to Annapolis on Wednesday to voice outrage over unhinged Democrats who control the state under one-party rule and continue pushing extremely unpopular policies that protect illegal aliens.
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[2026-02-28 08:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: The complaint and affidavit in support of an arrest warrant against Sherry Xue Li and Lianbo “Mike” Wang is photographed on Monday, July 18, 2022. (Department of Justice via AP, File)
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[2026-02-28 08:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity.news,
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[2026-02-28 08:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: This photo provided by Romanucci & Blandin Law shows Renee Good, 37, who was shot and killed Jan. 7, 2026, by an immigration officer during a federal enforcement surge in Minneapolis. (Donna Ganger/Romanucci & Blandin Law via AP)
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[2026-02-28 08:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: US President Donald Trump has ordered federal agencies to halt the use of artificial intelligence systems developed by Anthropic, escalating an unprecedented confrontation between the US government and one of Silicon Valley’s most influential AI firms over the military use of advanced algorithms.
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[2026-02-28 08:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Kiev has no interest in resuming the flow of Russian crude through the Druzhba (Friendship) oil pipeline, Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico has concluded after a phone call with Ukraine’s Vladimir Zelensky.
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[2026-02-28 07:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: O poder de compra dos trabalhadores na Alemanha voltou a crescer em 2025 apesar da fraqueza da economia, informou o Departamento Federal de Estatística (Destatis) nesta sexta‑feira (27/02). Os salários reais aumentaram, em média, 1,9% em relação ao ano anterior.
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