Topic: Politics — Neutral reports only
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[2026-02-26 14:06 UTC+10:00] [Australian politics] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Since October, the Guardian Essential poll has been following the rise in support for One Nation but this month’s results might also ring alarm bells for Labor. This is because nearly half of Labor voters said they would be open to voting for One Nation at the next federal election.
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[2026-02-26 14:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Sri Lanka captain Dasun Shanaka has urged government authorities to step in and address what he described as a growing culture of negativity surrounding the national cricket team, warning that it is affecting players’ mental well-being and the long-term future of the sport.
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[2026-02-26 14:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Feb. 26 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's average household income rose 4 percent from a year earlier in the fourth quarter driven by a rise in wages, government data showed Thursday.
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[2026-02-26 13:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Four people who entered Cuban waters on a US-registered speedboat have been shot dead by border guards, Cuba’s government said.
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[2026-02-26 13:46 UTC+10:00] [National / WA] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-02-26 13:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: THE Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) closed 2025 with total assets of P1.96 trillion, up 8.2 percent from the previous year, placing the state pension fund within striking distance of the P2 trillion threshold.
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[2026-02-26 13:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: SEN. Win Gatchalian urged local government units (LGUs) nationwide to promote a culture of safety and fire prevention to better protect their communities.
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[2026-02-26 13:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: What started as an innocent snowball fight during the New York City blizzard has, in fact, snowballed, landing Mayor Zohran Mamdani and the city’s police leadership in a row.
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[2026-02-26 13:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Feb. 26 (Yonhap) -- The unification ministry said Thursday it regrets North Korea's declaration to maintain a hostile policy toward South Korea but added that Seoul will continue its reconciliatory approach toward the regime.
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[2026-02-26 13:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: UPDATES with prosecution-police press briefing)By Lee Haye-ah
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[2026-02-26 13:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Feb. 26 (Yonhap) -- The central bank on Thursday released a "dot plot" for the first time showing its monetary policy board members' projections for the key rate over the next six months.
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[2026-02-26 13:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Australia's prime minister has apologised for calling a former Australian of the Year and sexual abuse survivor "difficult", saying it was only in reference to the hardships she has faced.
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[2026-02-26 13:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Mainly fair weather will prevail over most parts of the island.
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[2026-02-26 13:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Feb. 26 (Yonhap) -- The ruling Democratic Party (DP) and the government reaffirmed their commitment Thursday to push for the passage of a special bill on implementing South Korea's investment package for the United States amid objections from the main opposition party.
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[2026-02-26 13:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Government and Politics
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[2026-02-26 13:05 UTC+10:00] [Politics / WA] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Opposition Leader Basil Zempilas has been forced to apologise to Labor’s Swan Hills MP Michelle Maynard for intimidating her during an exchange after a fiery question time on Wednesday, but on Thursday would not be drawn on whether he thought his actions were genuinely intimidating.
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[2026-02-26 13:01 UTC+10:00] [Northern Territory] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Aboriginal leader says David Connolly won’t be welcome in communities amid calls for prime minister to scrap appointment
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[2026-02-26 12:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity.news,
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[2026-02-26 12:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Feb. 26 (Yonhap) -- The following is the full text of a statement by the Bank of Korea (BOK) on its monetary policy decision Thursday, where the central bank held the key rate steady at 2.5 percent for the sixth consecutive meeting at its rate-setting meeting in Seoul.
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[2026-02-26 12:36 UTC+10:00] [WORLD] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has announced a strengthening of defense, trade and counter-terrorism ties with Israel during a rare visit, forging closer bonds to combat security threats in their regions.
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[2026-02-26 12:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: UPDATES with more info throughout, photo)By Park Boram
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[2026-02-26 12:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: It is already a crime to damage a foreign flag in Japan. Now, emboldened by a massive election win, the PM wants to protect her own
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[2026-02-26 12:27 UTC+10:00] [Ukraine] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Defence minister says pace has already increased but more nets needed amid Russian attacks; Zelenskyy says Ukrainian delegation to meet Trump envoys. What we know on day 1,464
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[2026-02-26 12:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Government and Politics
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[2026-02-26 12:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A United States Border Patrol agent gestures to a car while conducting immigration enforcement operations, Thursday, Feb. 5, 2026, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Ryan Murphy)
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[2026-02-26 12:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Nearly eight years ago, Beadnell on the Northumberland coast became one of the first villages in the country to ban any homes built on new sites being used as second homes or holiday lets. The number of permanent residents has increased, bringing what some say is "new life" but others argue the policy is not enough to save rural communities or think it an unwarranted attack on tourism.
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[2026-02-26 12:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has denied any American government involvement in a deadly gunfight between Cuban border guards and a US-flagged speedboat, describing the incident as “very unusual.”
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[2026-02-26 12:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: 280,000 people have been displaced in the past two months by a renewed conflict in Jonglei state between the government army, known as the South Sudan People’s Defense Forces, and the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement In Opposition. As the fighting continues, survivors face an impending humanitarian crisis
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[2026-02-26 12:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Prime Minister Kim Min-seok on Thursday called for rooting out fake news with the help of the prosecution and the police, saying such misinformation threatens democracy ahead of elections.
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[2026-02-26 12:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Feb. 26 (Yonhap) -- Prime Minister Kim Min-seok on Thursday called for rooting out fake news with the help of the prosecution and the police, saying such misinformation threatens democracy ahead of elections.
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[2026-02-26 12:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: ADDS photo, finance minister's remarks in para 8)By Kim Han-joo
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[2026-02-26 12:01 UTC+10:00] [National / NSW] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: The Minns government took a “sledgehammer” to protests after the Bondi terror attack and laws rushed through parliament to bolster police powers should be declared invalid, the state’s top court has heard.
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[2026-02-26 12:00 UTC+10:00] [Trump administration] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: US president faced more scathing criticism, a day after his address. Key US politics stories from Wednesday 25 February at a glance
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[2026-02-26 12:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The party’s new governance campaign comes at a critical time for the ruling body and the country
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[2026-02-26 11:59 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Age
Snippet: A dispiriting fog sat upon the city and encircled the parliament house where we worked in the press gallery. Another Canberra winter day.
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[2026-02-26 11:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: UPDATES with more info in last 4 paras, photo)By Park Boram
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[2026-02-26 11:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Feb. 26 (Yonhap) -- Foreign Minister Cho Hyun has stressed South Korea's possible winning of Canada's major submarine procurement project will greatly contribute to Canada's economy during a meeting with his Canadian counterpart in Ottawa, Seoul's foreign ministry said Thursday.
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[2026-02-26 11:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEJONG, Feb. 26 (Yonhap) -- The government held a meeting with representatives of foreign business lobbies Thursday to communicate on the planned implementation of the revised labor law that is expected to broaden the bargaining rights of workers in South Korea, officials said.
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[2026-02-26 11:29 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Anthony Albanese has apologised if his description of former Australian of the Year Grace Tame as “difficult” was misinterpreted, saying he meant she had had a difficult life.
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[2026-02-26 11:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The government on Thursday announced a set of measures to improve the country's tariff-rate quota system, including steps to prevent unfair practices by importers exploiting it.
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[2026-02-26 11:22 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: A blaring siren will sound on every mobile phone within mobile range around the country, when a test alert is sent by the Commonwealth’s AusAlert emergency warning system in July.
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[2026-02-26 11:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: WASHINGTON (AP) — La “boyante” economía de Estados Unidos está a punto de registrar un crecimiento acelerado y un menor desempleo este año. Pero los grandes déficits del presupuesto federal “representan un riesgo creciente para la estabilidad”, señaló el Fondo Monetario Internacional el miércoles.
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[2026-02-26 11:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by Jennifer Kabbany via The College Fix,
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[2026-02-26 11:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Defense Minister Ahn Gyu-back has made an emphatic pitch for South Korea's bid to win Canada's high-profile submarine procurement project during talks with his Canadian counterpart in Ottawa, saying the Asian country's participation in it would serve as a "turning point" for bilateral defense cooperation.
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[2026-02-26 11:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A government supporter holds an image of former President Nicolás Maduro during a march calling for his release and of his wife Cilia Flores, a month after U.S. forces captured them, in Caracas, Venezuela, Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)
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[2026-02-26 11:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Feb. 26 (Yonhap) -- The government on Thursday announced a set of measures to improve the country's tariff-rate quota system, including steps to prevent unfair practices by importers exploiting it.
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[2026-02-26 11:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: UPDATES throughout; RECASTS headline)By Park Boram
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[2026-02-26 11:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: This year’s budget and clear adoption of national goals show Hong Kong government playing a greater role in the economy
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[2026-02-26 11:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: As the ex-president appeals his life sentence for a martial law plot, judicial reform is back on the agenda for a deeply divided nation
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[2026-02-26 11:00 UTC+10:00] [Middle East] [Factuality: 100]
Source: SBS News
Snippet: Syrian authorities have accused the SDF of a "mass escape" from al-Hol camp, stating the group withdrew without coordinating with the government. The Kurdish forces, however, denied these allegations. Source: Getty / NurPhoto
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