Topic: Politics — Neutral reports only
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[2026-02-26 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The Board of Peace meeting held on February 19 in Washington officially kicked off phase two of President Donald Trump’s 20-point plan. For the first time, there appears to be an operational structure in place, including the appointment of NCAG – the National Committee for the Administration of Gaza, the new Palestinian technocratic government.
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[2026-02-26 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: A committee consisting of seven experts has been appointed to evaluate the current coal supply methodology for the Lakvijaya Power Plant by the Secretary of Energy Ministry.
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[2026-02-26 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Sri Lanka’s most Trusted and Innovative media services provider
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[2026-02-26 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Sri Lanka’s most Trusted and Innovative media services provider
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[2026-02-26 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Sri Lanka’s most Trusted and Innovative media services provider
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[2026-02-26 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: (Jaffna District Correspondent)
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[2026-02-26 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Pediatrician Dr. Deepal Perera said mental stress of children could be completely eliminated if they are engaged in outside leisure activities in addition to their normal educational activities.
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[2026-02-26 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: A special workshop to brief representatives of the Praja Shakthi National Movement in the Athuraliya Divisional Secretariat Division was held on February 24.
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[2026-02-26 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: A news report stating that 32 drivers had been arrested while being high on narcotics in the Kandy District should indeed invite the attention of the concerned authorities. According to the report, this includes mostly private bus and three-wheeler drivers. The DIG for Kandy and Matale Districts Sudath Munasinghe described this as a very serious and dangerous situation, warning that it could pose a serious threat to public safety.
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[2026-02-26 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Tehran, IRNA – Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baqaei has dismissed claims about the Islamic Republic’s nuclear programme, intercontinental ballistic missiles, and the number of people killed during recent unrest as “big lies,” saying fabricated narratives are being used to advance a hostile propaganda campaign against the nation.
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[2026-02-26 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: President Donald Trump has said the United States has received “more than 80 million barrels of oil” from Venezuela, hours after the Pentagon said US forces had “captured” a third “sanctioned” oil tanker in the Indian Ocean.
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[2026-02-26 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: US Embassy’s Chargé d’Affaires Jayne Howell yesterday said that expansion plans of the Colombo Port will double capacity to 15 million containers by 2027.
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[2026-02-26 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa has demanded a Parliamentary Select Committee (PSC) led by the Opposition to carry out an independent, impartial investigation into the coal procurement process. He said that the recent imports are of inferior quality and have caused massive financial losses to the State.
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[2026-02-26 06:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The British government was given permission on Wednesday to appeal against a ruling that its ban on the pro-Palestinian campaign group Palestine Action as a terrorist organisation was unlawful.
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[2026-02-26 06:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is set to be summoned to give open testimony at the midnight meeting affair, according to reports by Israeli media on Wednesday.
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[2026-02-26 06:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi is set to meet US President Donald Trump’s envoys, Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, in Geneva on Thursday for what has been described as a “decisive” meeting.
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[2026-02-26 06:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak of Russia has said his government is discussing the possibility of providing fuel to Cuba, as the United States continues to restrict oil resources going to the island nation.
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[2026-02-26 05:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Spitting, assault and online abuse are rising signs of a dangerous political culture, which has Australia's security services on alert.
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[2026-02-26 05:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The enemies that threaten Israel - like Iran - are also threats to the United States, US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee said at the Israel–US Relations Caucus in the Knesset on Wednesday.
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[2026-02-26 05:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Federal Government
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[2026-02-26 05:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Brianna Morris-Grant got their start as a journalist for the Gold Coast Bulletin in 2018, specialising in local politics, state government and health. They also worked as the GCB's Social Media Editor before joining the ABC National News Desk as a digital producer in 2022.
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[2026-02-26 05:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Iran pushed back Wednesday against U.S. President Donald Trump's pressure tactics ahead of critical nuclear talks in Geneva, with Tehran's parliament speaker warning that negotiations may yield an agreement through "honorable diplomacy"—but that an attack would draw a "firm blow" from Iranian forces.
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[2026-02-26 05:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Texas state Rep. James Talarico, D-Austin, a Democratic candidate for the U.S. Senate, speaks to supporters during a campaign stop, in Austin, Texas, Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
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[2026-02-26 05:00 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Victoria] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: A drastic proposal to merge inner-city municipalities into a single mega-council has been floated as a “last resort” option as mayors entertain redrawing boundaries to cope with crushing financial pressures.
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[2026-02-26 05:00 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Victoria] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Age
Snippet: February 26, 2026 — 5:00am
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[2026-02-26 05:00 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: The billionaire co-founder of Spotify made a rare visit to Australia this week as the company tries to convince the Albanese government that its plans to force streaming services to play more local music could kill the nation’s ability to produce the next Troye Sivan.
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[2026-02-26 05:00 UTC+10:00] [Politics / NSW] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: February 26, 2026 — 5:00am
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[2026-02-26 05:00 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke faces growing calls to ban a controversial Israeli journalist from entering Australia over inflammatory remarks, including his assertion that 100,000 Palestinians should have been killed at the start of the war in Gaza.
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[2026-02-26 05:00 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Last week, for the first time in her nine years of life, Aisiya left the prison camp she’s grown up in. She thought she was on her way to Australia.
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[2026-02-26 05:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Federal Parliament
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[2026-02-26 05:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: David Speers is the ABC's national political lead and host of Insiders on ABC TV, at 9am on Sundays.
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[2026-02-26 04:35 UTC+10:00] [Prison] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ProPublica
Snippet: Four House Democrats demanded the top Federal Bureau of Prisons official explain how he plans to address the agency’s “persistent, unsafe conditions” and “pervasive shortage of critical staff,” driven in part by corrections officers fleeing the bureau for more lucrative jobs at Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
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[2026-02-26 04:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: "Quem matou Marielle?" — a pergunta que ecoou após o assassinato da vereadora Marielle Franco em 2018 transformou-se em palavra de ordem dos setores progressistas no Brasil. Com o julgamento histórico no Supremo Tribunal Federal (STF), há agora a esperança concreta de respostas.
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[2026-02-26 04:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: A Primeira Turma do Supremo Tribunal Federal (STF) condenou nesta quarta-feira (25/02) por unanimidade os irmãos Chiquinho Brazão e Domingos Brazão por planejar e ordenar o assassinato da vereadora Marielle Franco e do motorista Anderson Gomes em março de 2018, no Rio de Janeiro. Três outros réus também foram condenados.
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[2026-02-26 04:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The estimates of defense deals that Israel and India are expected to sign as Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi visits Jerusalem are eye-popping, with some reaching $8 billion-$10b., according to Indian media reports.
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[2026-02-26 04:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Among the most important foreign policy statements of President Trump's during his annual State of the Union address to a joint session of the Senate and House of Representatives Tuesday night came in discussing his Iran red lines.
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[2026-02-26 03:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi became the first-ever recipient of the Knesset Medal on Wednesday, after his speech at the Knesset.
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[2026-02-26 03:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Opposition parties boycotted the majority of the special plenum session on Wednesday that hosted Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi because Supreme Court Chief Justice Isaac Amit was not invited.
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[2026-02-26 03:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: The Swiss government has announced an emergency payout of 50,000 francs ($65,000; £48,000) for the victims of the deadly fire at the ski bar resort of Crans-Montana on New Year's Eve.
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[2026-02-26 03:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Israel killed at least 84 media workers and journalists in 2025 – far more than any other country in what was the deadliest year on record for the news media.
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[2026-02-26 03:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Canada Minister of Foreign Affairs Anita Anand speaks at a news conference regarding the security situation in Mexico, in the Foyer of the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, on Monday, Feb. 23, 2026. (Justin Tang/The Canadian Press via AP)
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[2026-02-26 03:30 UTC+10:00] [News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Michael West Media
Snippet: February 26, 2026 03:30 | News
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[2026-02-26 03:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Prime Minister Viktor Orban ordered extra security at critical energy infrastructure sites after accusing Ukraine of trying to disrupt Hungary’s energy system.
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[2026-02-26 03:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: THE government exceeded the 2025 national budget by more than P160 billion via unprogrammed appropriations (UAs) based on data from the Department of Budget and Management (DBM).
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[2026-02-26 03:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: DR Congo government forces launched a major attack on the M23 rebel group in the east, using drones to strike a key mining site near Rubaya, North Kivu.
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[2026-02-26 03:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: (UPDATE) A CIVIL society organization led by former Finance undersecretary Cielo Magno has filed an ethics complaint before the Senate against Sen. Ronald Dela Rosa, citing his continued absence from official duties for more than three months.
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[2026-02-26 03:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: CIVIL society groups marking the 40th anniversary of the EDSA People Power Revolution on Wednesday said President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. must be the last in his family to serve as president, calling for the immediate passage of an anti-political dynasty bill.
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[2026-02-26 03:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: SOME 117 local government units (LGUs) across the country are facing charges before the Office of the Ombudsman for alleged violations in connection with the establishment of the mandated electronic Business One-Stop Shop (eBOSS), the Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) said on Wednesday.
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[2026-02-26 03:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Spain's government has released dozens of documents related to an attempted coup that took place 45 years ago - regarded as a key moment in the country's history.
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[2026-02-26 03:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: SEN. Francis Escudero will lead Senate hearings on a bill seeking to disqualify relatives of public officials from entering into government contracts.
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