Topic: Politics — Neutral reports only
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[2026-02-25 23:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Israel on Wednesday for a historic visit. He will address the Knesset, a move of symbolic importance that illustrates the close relationship between Israel and India.
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[2026-02-25 23:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The estimates of defense deals which Israel and India are expected to sign as Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi visits Jerusalem are eye-popping with some reaching between $8-10 billion, when also consulting Indian media.
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[2026-02-25 23:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Government and Politics
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[2026-02-25 23:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: A military air strike by the Myanmar military in Rakhine state has killed at least 17 people and injured 14 others, local media reported, in the latest civil war carnage weeks after a military-backed governing party election win was dismissed as a “sham” by international observers.
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[2026-02-25 23:00 UTC+10:00] [Venice Biennale] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The artist, who was controversially revoked and then reinstated by his government, is planning a ‘nurturing experience’ to bring people together
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[2026-02-25 22:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The prosecution said Wednesday they have dropped a final appeal against an appellate court's recent acquittal of one incumbent and two former ruling Democratic Party (DP) lawmakers charged in connection with a cash-for-votes scandal surrounding the party's 2021 leadership election.
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[2026-02-25 22:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi brought a "message of partnership" to Israel on Wednesday as he welcomed the Gaza peace plan as a route out of the conflict.
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[2026-02-25 22:34 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Dependents of officials posted in Israel and Lebanon have been directed to leave by the Australian government, as tensions in the Middle East heighten again.
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[2026-02-25 22:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Ministry of Housing, Construction, and Water Supply has taken a major step to realize the government’s vision of “A Thriving Nation – A Beautiful Life” by addressing housing issues of low-income families across Sri Lanka.
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[2026-02-25 22:23 UTC+10:00] [State of the Union address] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: President claimed during longest ever State of the Union speech that Tehran was building weapons that could strike the US
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[2026-02-25 22:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Feb. 25 (Yonhap) -- The prosecution said Wednesday they have dropped a final appeal against an appellate court's recent acquittal of one incumbent and two former ruling Democratic Party (DP) lawmakers charged in connection with a cash-for-votes scandal surrounding the party's 2021 leadership election.
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[2026-02-25 22:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Days after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu proposed forging a network of allied nations, including in the Middle East and Africa, to stand against what he called “radical” adversaries, the country’s president is on an official visit to key ally, Ethiopia.
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[2026-02-25 22:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: O julgamento sobre a suspensão dos penduricalhos a ser aberto pelo Supremo Tribunal Federal (STF) nesta quarta-feira (25/02) abre caminho para decisões sobre o futuro dos contracheques de alguns magistrados e servidores, hoje povoados por verbas remuneratórias e indenizatórias que ultrapassam o teto constitucional.
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[2026-02-25 22:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Democratic Action Party leaders said a task force does not go far enough to examine the alleged misconduct at the anti-corruption agency
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[2026-02-25 22:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Iran’s political and military structures are unique globally, with power concentrated in the supreme leader, who sits at the top of a multi-layered system of elected institutions, unelected bodies and parallel military forces.
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[2026-02-25 22:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Shortly before US President Donald Trump gave his State of the Union address on Tuesday evening, senior officials from the US House of Representatives and Senate emerged from a classified briefing on Iran held by Secretary of State Marco Rubio and CIA chief John Ratcliffe.
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[2026-02-25 21:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Kuwait's cabinet has approved a draft decree amending provisions of the country's citizenship law, state media has reported.
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[2026-02-25 21:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: The "case of the century" is set to play out in the federal court this month, with the ACCC taking on supermarket giant Coles for what it claims are "illusory" discounts.
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[2026-02-25 21:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Cuba is buckling under a severe economic crisis. Years of economic mismanagement, turbocharged by hyperinflation and population decline, have left the nearly seven-decade-old communist government weaker than at any point in years. Now, the Trump administration has promised maximum pressure, with President Trump openly vowing to bring the regime to its knees.
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[2026-02-25 21:41 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
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[2026-02-25 21:37 UTC+10:00] [Donald Trump] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: President hails ‘turnaround for the ages’ but offers few policy pledges and repeats jibes against ‘crazy’ Democrats
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[2026-02-25 21:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The German chancellor’s visit comes as Europe rebalances China ties under a more assertive US foreign policy led by Donald Trump
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[2026-02-25 21:31 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-02-25 21:28 UTC+10:00] [Politics] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Opinium poll says it is ‘incredibly tight’ between Reform UK, Greens and Labour and all have a credible chance of winning
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[2026-02-25 21:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Seventeen international aid groups announced they have petitioned Israel’s Supreme Court on Sunday to allow them to keep operating in the Gaza Strip, the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem as the Israeli government's ban on their life-saving work next month nears.
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[2026-02-25 21:25 UTC+10:00] [Reserve Bank of Australia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: End of government subsidies drives electricity costs up by 19% in the month and leaves power bills nearly a third higher than they were a year earlier
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[2026-02-25 21:24 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Credit:Michael Howard
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[2026-02-25 21:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Court of Appeal today dismissed two writ petitions filed by Avant-Garde Maritime Services and its employees, which sought to overturn an order issued by the Secretary to the Ministry of Defence to remove three of the company’s armouries.
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[2026-02-25 21:17 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-02-25 21:11 UTC+10:00] [Politics books] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: New book Boss Lincoln takes a fresh look at a well-studied political figure, showing him to be a master of party politics
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[2026-02-25 21:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: FILE Christophe Leribault, head of the Charteau de Versailles, poses March 29, 2024 in the park of the Chateau de Versailles, west of Paris. (AP Photo/Thomas Padilla, File)
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[2026-02-25 21:00 UTC+10:00] [Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Opposition campaigners claim top figures in regime use state wealth to fund lifestyles counter to those they preach
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[2026-02-25 21:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by Kevin Stocklin via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours),
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[2026-02-25 20:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Colombo High Court today (25) ordered the acquittal of Daisy Forrest, the grandmother of Yoshitha Rajapaksa, in a case filed under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act.
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[2026-02-25 20:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Policy lender to anchor W2.1tr restructuring package while rolling out five-year strategic investment plan
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[2026-02-25 20:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:State and Territory Government
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[2026-02-25 20:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [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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[2026-02-25 20:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: In nearly two-hour State of the Union speech, American leader focuses on economic strength and global leadership ahead of midterm elections
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[2026-02-25 20:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) is currently interrogating retired Major General Suresh Sallay, the former head of the State Intelligence Service (SIS), under a 72-hour detention order.
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[2026-02-25 20:10 UTC+10:00] [National / WA] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Western Australia’s government is facing legal action from an Aboriginal corporation which wants the Federal Court to force it to clean up asbestos contamination from the Wittenoom mine.
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[2026-02-25 20:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Both sides are set to boost trade links and repair ties further following a fallout over the 2023 killing of a Sikh separatist, analysts say
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[2026-02-25 20:07 UTC+10:00] [National / Queensland] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: The Queensland government has brushed aside a call to introduce a needle-exchange program in the state’s prisons, after reports hundreds of former prisoners may have been exposed to HIV and hepatitis C by sharing injecting equipment.
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[2026-02-25 20:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: Already have Rappler+? Sign in to listen to groundbreaking journalism.
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[2026-02-25 20:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Clashes between Syrian internal security forces and a militia linked to the ousted government of Bashar al-Assad have left at least four people dead in the Alawite-majority coastal province of Latakia, marking a significant escalation in the new government’s fight to stabilise a nation emerging from years of ruinous civil war.
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[2026-02-25 20:01 UTC+10:00] [Culture / Books] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: First Nations poet Evelyn Araluen has won this year’s Victorian Premier’s Literary Prize, taking home $100,000 for her poetry collection The Rot.
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[2026-02-25 20:00 UTC+10:00] [Poetry] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Poet’s second collection The Rot won the Victorian prize for literature and the Indigenous writing category
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[2026-02-25 19:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: In a combative State of the Union speech – the longest in modern history at about 108 minutes – United States President Donald Trump defended his administration’s economic performance and hardline immigration agenda amid sagging poll numbers before the midterm elections.
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[2026-02-25 19:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Global monetary body calls on Beijing to roll out more forceful fiscal stimulus to bolster domestic demand amid record trade surplus
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[2026-02-25 19:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: In a landmark move for the nation’s digital evolution, Deputy Minister of Digital Economy Eranga Weeraratne announced today (25) that all arrangements are in place to issue a high-accuracy Digital Identity Card to the public by the end of 2026.
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[2026-02-25 19:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Miembros del Congreso ofrecen una ovación en pie durante el discurso sobre el Estado de la Unión del presidente Donald Trump, en un pleno del Congreso en la Cámara de Representantes en el Capitolio federal en Washington, el martes 24 de febrero de 2026. (Jessica Koscielniak/Pool Foto via AP)
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