[2026-03-17 05:26 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]

Source: 9News

Title: There's one big winner from the war in Iran, and it's not Donald Trump

Snippet: As the war in Iran enters its third week, one major beneficiary has emerged.It's not US President Donald Trump, who is facing meagre-at-best support for the conflict at home, and who repeatedly claims the war is "won" while at the same time asking allies and even China to help get crucial commodities moving.It's not Iran, which has launched hundreds of missiles and thousands of drones to cause global economic chaos but has had its supreme leader assassinated, other senior officials

Read full article: https://www.9news.com.au/world/us-israel-attack-iran-vladimir-putin-russia-benefits-donald-trump-sanctions-relief/ce1eafa6-3835-4a9c-9301-d085a9e1a564

[2026-03-17 05:24 UTC+10:00] [Russia] [Factuality: 90]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Zelensky to visit UK as Starmer says it is ‘vital’ to continue supporting Ukraine

Snippet: ‘We cannot allow the war in the Gulf to turn into a windfall for Putin,’ Starmer said ahead of Tuesday’s meeting in London

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3346802/zelensky-visit-uk-starmer-says-it-vital-continue-supporting-ukraine

[2026-03-17 05:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Dembélé ready to steal the limelight for PSG and France

Snippet: PSG’s Ousmane Dembele celebrates after scoring his side’s second goal during the first leg of the Champions League round of 16 soccer match between Paris Saint-Germain and Chelsea, in Paris, Wednesday, March 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/psg-dembele-champions-league-chelsea-819fad997e9ae723d89728448ea04951

[2026-03-17 05:19 UTC+10:00] [Keir Starmer] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: One day Keir Starmer might say what he really thinks of Trump. But not today | John Crace

Snippet: The PM’s natural instinct to stay out of the Iran war has been a good one, but he is left speaking in code about US relations

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/mar/16/starmer-speech-on-iran-leaves-reform-uk-and-the-tories-playing-catch-up

[2026-03-17 05:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: Italy makes abrupt pitching switch for WBC semifinal against Venezuela

Snippet: Italy is pivoting from its original plan for the World Baseball Classic semifinals.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/03/16/sports/italy-makes-abrupt-pitching-switch-for-wbc-semifinal-against-venezuela/

[2026-03-17 05:04 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 90]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Trump’s threats to Nato reveal glaring absence of any strategy on Iran

Snippet: White House seems to have failed to anticipate that Tehran would fight back by trying to impose costs on the west

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/16/donald-trump-nato-threats-glaring-absence-iran-strategy

[2026-03-17 04:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Frontex patrol boat capsizes near Greek island, injuring 4

Snippet: ATHENS, Greece (AP) — A European Union border agency patrol boat carrying five people, including the Estonian ambassador to Greece, has sunk off Greece’s easternmost island, the Greek coast guard said Monday. Four injured people were airlifted to a hospital on the island of Rhodes.

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/greece-frontex-boat-kastellorizo-estonian-border-adriatic-e2d2b51b7431dd2c100342b6325233a2

[2026-03-17 04:32 UTC+10:00] [Volodymyr Zelensky] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Oscar-winner Sean Penn skips Academy Awards ceremony to visit Zelensky in Kyiv

Snippet: Penn, a vocal advocate for Ukraine who has visited the country several times, co-directed a 2023 documentary about the Ukrainian president

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3346801/oscar-winner-sean-penn-skips-academy-awards-ceremony-visit-zelensky-kyiv

[2026-03-17 04:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Trump pressures UK and France to help secure Strait of Hormuz

Snippet: US President Donald Trump says he expects France and the United Kingdom to support efforts to secure the Strait of Hormuz.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/trump-pressures-uk-and-france-help-secure-strait-hormuz

[2026-03-17 04:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: RT News

Title: How an antifa street killing exposed a deep national crisis in France

Snippet: By Tarik Cyril Amar, a historian from Germany working at Koç University, Istanbul, on Russia, Ukraine, and Eastern Europe, the history of World War II, the cultural Cold War, and the politics of memory

Read full article: https://www.rt.com/news/635234-quentin-deranque-france-crisis/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS

[2026-03-17 04:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: RT News

Title: Read Full Article at RT.com

Snippet: By Tarik Cyril Amar, a historian from Germany working at Koç University, Istanbul, on Russia, Ukraine, and Eastern Europe, the history of World War II, the cultural Cold War, and the politics of memory

Read full article: https://www.rt.com/news/635234-quentin-deranque-france-crisis/

[2026-03-17 04:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: BBC asks US court to dismiss Trump’s US$10 billion lawsuit

Snippet: The documentary was ‘never aired in Florida – or the US’, the British broadcaster said, adding it was challenging the court’s jurisdiction

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3346800/bbc-asks-florida-court-dismiss-trumps-us10-billion-lawsuit-over-january-6-speech-edit

[2026-03-17 03:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: BBC seeks dismissal of Trump $10B defamation suit

Snippet: LONDON — The BBC filed a motion Monday asking a US court to dismiss President Donald Trump’s $10 billion lawsuit against it.

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/03/17/world/bbc-seeks-dismissal-of-trump-10b-defamation-suit/2301054

[2026-03-17 03:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: Banksy finally unmasked in only known photos of the elusive artist

Snippet: These are the only known pictures of Banksy — the elusive artist who was recently unmasked as Robin Gunningham, 52, from Bristol in the UK.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/03/16/world-news/banksy-pictured-in-only-known-photos-of-elusive-artist/

[2026-03-17 03:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: BBC asks a court to dismiss Trump's $10 billion lawsuit

Snippet: LONDON (AP) — The BBC filed a motion Monday asking a U.S. court to dismiss President Donald Trump’s $10 billion lawsuit against it.

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/trump-media-britain-bbc-lawsuit-defamation-243128261f72a22de342d0cc02c0e4f1

[2026-03-17 03:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: RT News

Title: Read Full Article at RT.com

Snippet: The European Union is losing credibility because it is not pushing back against the US, former EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell has said. He criticized the bloc’s passive stance on the Iran war and a trade deal with Washington, according to Politico.

Read full article: https://www.rt.com/news/635230-borrell-eu-losing-credibility/

[2026-03-17 03:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Moscow Times

Title: In Photos: Russia Takes Home 8 Gold Medals at 2026 Winter Paralympics

Snippet: Mar 16, 2026 - 07:11 pm Russia finished third in the medal standings at the 2026 Winter Paralympics in Italy after its athletes won eight gold medals, along with one silver and three bronze. A total of six Russian athletes competed at the Milan-Cortina Games, taking part under their national flag and anthem for the first time since 2014, when Russia was barred from international competition over a doping scandal.

Read full article: https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2026/03/16/in-photos-russia-takes-home-8-gold-medals-at-2026-winter-paralympics-a92218

[2026-03-17 02:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: European allies refuse US request to help open Strait of Hormuz

Snippet: European allies have pushed back on a US request to help re-open the Strait of Hormuz, with Germany stating outright that the conflict with Iran was "not Nato's war".

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/european-allies-refuse-us-request-help-open-strait-hormuz

[2026-03-17 02:12 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: European countries reject Trump’s call for help to reopen strait of Hormuz

Snippet: Leaders seek a diplomatic solution despite US president’s threat of ‘a very bad future’ for Nato unless it provides warships

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/16/europe-donald-trump-strait-hormuz-iran

[2026-03-17 02:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Could Gulf states learn from Ukraine's drone revolution?

Snippet: In the first year of Russia’s full‑scale invasion, I argued that the under‑noticed defence inventories of the so‑called Global South still held Soviet‑legacy systems and calibres that could be repurposed for Ukraine’s immediate defence - less a grand strategy than a stopgap for force generation while western industry caught up.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/opinion/could-gulf-states-learn-ukraines-drone-revolution

[2026-03-17 02:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Local Spain

Title: Spain court rejects trial for ex-govt leader over deadly 2024 floods

Snippet: A Spanish court on Monday rejected a bid to put Valencia's former regional president on trial over his handling of deadly 2024 floods, ruling there was no evidence of a legal violation.

Read full article: https://www.thelocal.es/20260316/spain-court-rejects-trial-for-ex-govt-leader-over-deadly-2024-floods

[2026-03-17 02:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Bayern Munich loses appeal over Luis Díaz's red card ban despite referee saying it was wrong call

Snippet: Referee Christian Dingert shows a yellow card to Bayern’s Luis Diaz during a German Bundesliga soccer match between Bayer Leverkusen and Bayern Munich in Leverkusen, Germany, Saturday, March 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/luis-diaz-ban-bayern-munich-5fb8899ed014f92f7b8e7a9f30f12c93

[2026-03-17 02:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: ABC News

Title: European nations cold on Trump's call to police Strait of Hormuz

Snippet: Topic:Unrest, Conflict and War

Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-17/iran-war-europe-hormuz-trump-oil/106462130

[2026-03-17 01:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AfricaNews

Title: Kenya says Russia will stop recruiting its citizens to fight in Ukraine

Snippet: Kenya says Russia has agreed to stop accepting Kenyan nationals into its military after concerns that hundreds of citizens had been drawn into the war in Ukraine.

Read full article: http://www.africanews.com/2026/03/16/kenya-says-russia-will-stop-recruiting-its-citizens-to-fight-in-ukraine/

[2026-03-17 01:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: RT News

Title: Hungary rules out compromises on Ukraine loan

Snippet: Hungary will continue to oppose an EU bailout for Ukraine until Kiev resumes Russian oil supplies through the Druzhba pipeline, Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said on Monday in Brussels.

Read full article: https://www.rt.com/news/635212-hungary-ukraine-loan-druzhba-szijjarto/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS

[2026-03-17 01:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: RT News

Title: Hungary rules out compromises on Ukraine loan

Snippet: Hungary will continue to oppose an EU bailout for Ukraine until Kiev resumes Russian oil supplies through the Druzhba pipeline, Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said on Monday in Brussels.

Read full article: https://www.rt.com/news/635212-hungary-ukraine-loan-druzhba-szijjarto/

[2026-03-17 01:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: Al Jazeera

Title: EU leaders reject military involvement in Strait of Hormuz amid war on Iran

Snippet: European leaders have rejected demands by United States President Donald Trump ⁠to help ensure freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz as foreign ministers from the European Union gathered in Brussels to discuss skyrocketing oil prices during the US-Israeli war on Iran.

Read full article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/16/eu-leaders-reject-military-involvement-in-strait-of-hormuz-amid-war-on-iran

[2026-03-17 01:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]

Source: The Moscow Times

Title: Andrey Sapozhnikov Russia's Censorship Laws Are Killing Its Pop Culture 6 Min read

Snippet: Let’s say you decided to become a writer or musician in Russia in 2026. If you hope that your book or album will be accepted by a publisher or label for release, distribution and promotion, the result of your creative work must meet certain criteria.

Read full article: https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2026/03/16/russias-censorship-laws-are-killing-its-pop-culture-a92220

[2026-03-17 01:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: RT News

Title: Hungary announces oil pipeline deal amid feud with Ukraine

Snippet: Hungary is set to sign a deal with neighboring Slovakia on building a new bilateral oil pipeline, Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto has announced. Budapest and Bratislava have been caught in an escalating feud with Ukraine and the EU over Russian oil deliveries being blocked by Kiev.

Read full article: https://www.rt.com/news/635231-hungary-oil-pipeline-deal-slovakia/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS

[2026-03-17 01:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: RT News

Title: Read Full Article at RT.com

Snippet: Hungary is set to sign a deal with neighboring Slovakia on building a new bilateral oil pipeline, Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto has announced. Budapest and Bratislava have been caught in an escalating feud with Ukraine and the EU over Russian oil deliveries being blocked by Kiev.

Read full article: https://www.rt.com/news/635231-hungary-oil-pipeline-deal-slovakia/

[2026-03-17 01:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: The Moscow Times

Title: Russia Agreed to Stop Recruiting Kenyan Citizens to Fight in Ukraine, FM Says

Snippet: Russia has agreed to stop recruiting Kenyan citizens to fight with its army in Ukraine, Kenya’s foreign minister said Monday after talks with his Russian counterpart in Moscow.

Read full article: https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2026/03/16/russia-agreed-to-stop-recruiting-kenyan-citizens-to-fight-in-ukraine-fm-says-a92237

[2026-03-17 01:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Will Ayyoub Bouaddi choose Morocco or France before the World Cup?

Snippet: Lille’s Ayyoub Bouaddi stands on the pitch during the Europa Conference League round of 16 second leg soccer match between Lille and Sturm Graz, in Villeneuve d’Ascq, northern France, Thursday, March 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Matthieu Mirville, File)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/soccer-bouaddi-morocco-france-4b319011eb61595e26cb9127a34f4f4e

[2026-03-17 01:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Al Jazeera

Title: Kenya and Russia agree no Kenyans will be recruited for Ukraine war

Snippet: Russia has agreed to stop recruiting Kenyan citizens to fight with its army in Ukraine, Kenya’s foreign minister has said.

Read full article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/16/kenya-and-russia-agree-no-kenyans-will-be-recruited-for-ukraine-war

[2026-03-17 00:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: UK was an 'active participant' in Israeli war crimes, Corbyn tribunal finds

Snippet: Britain was an active participant in some Israeli war crimes in Gaza, a tribunal chaired by Your Party leader Jeremy Corbyn and two international law specialists has found.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/uk-was-active-participant-israeli-war-crimes-corbyn-tribunal-finds

[2026-03-17 00:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Britain drawn closer to Iran war as Starmer moves to appease Trump

Snippet: British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Monday the UK is working on a "viable plan" to reopen the Strait of Hormuz after speaking to US President Donald Trump.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/britain-drawn-closer-iran-war-starmer-moves-appease-trump

[2026-03-17 00:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: China warns about Trump's tariff strategy after high-level talks end

Snippet: Chinese lead trade negotiator Li Chenggang gives a press conference at the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development headquarters, Monday, March 16, 2026, in Paris, France. (AP Photo/Oleg Cetinic)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/us-china-trade-talks-paris-trump-c506344b213fa28d811a8376cae3b584

[2026-03-17 00:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: France's Sarkozy appeals campaign financing conviction

Snippet: Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy, center right, arrives at the Paris appeals courthouse for his triall over alleged illegal financing of his 2007 presidential campaign by the government of late Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi, Monday, March 16, 2026, in Paris, France. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/france-sarkozy-trial-libya-campaign-financing-333554b4e531a0f93f891cb8442aedab

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

Source: The Moscow Times

Title: Telegram Outages Reported Across Russia as Block Rumors Swirl

Snippet: People across Russia began reporting problems accessing Telegram over the weekend, raising speculation among tech industry experts that the government may have already moved to block the messaging app ahead of an anticipated crackdown next month.

Read full article: https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2026/03/16/telegram-outages-reported-across-russia-as-block-rumors-swirl-a92233

[2026-03-17 00:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Guardiola gives Man City players the day off ahead of Real Madrid rematch

Snippet: Manchester City’s head coach Pep Guardiola reacts during a first leg round of 16 Champions League soccer match between Real Madrid and Manchester City in Madrid, Spain, Wednesday, March 11, 2026. ((AP Photo/Jose Breton)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/guardiola-man-city-real-madrid-ba0e7061945c9f194a440f60e40c0071

[2026-03-17 00:31 UTC+10:00] [Serie A] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Fàbregas outwits Gasperini to take controversial Como a step closer to Champions League | Nicky Bandini

Snippet: The club by the lake are far from universally popular but the Como manager’s clever tactics brought a key win over Roma

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/football/2026/mar/16/serie-a-italy-como-roma-cesc-fabregas-gian-piero-gasperini

[2026-03-17 00:22 UTC+10:00] [Crime] [Factuality: 90]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: ‘Evil’ paedophile jailed for 24 years after abuse of five children at Bristol nursery

Snippet: Judge describes Nathan Bennett as ‘incorrigible and dangerous’ over string of offences including rape

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/mar/16/paedophile-jailed-abuse-five-children-bristol-nursery-nathan-bennett

[2026-03-17 00:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Britain drawn closer to Iran war as a reluctant Starmer moves to appease Trump

Snippet: British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Monday the UK is working on a "viable plan" to reopen the Strait of Hormuz after speaking to US President Donald Trump.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/how-britain-being-drawn-deeper-iran-war-despite-starmers-reluctance-1

[2026-03-17 00:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: RT News

Title: Zelensky accuses EU backers of ‘blackmail’

Snippet: Ukraine’s Vladimir Zelensky has ridiculed an initiative launched by Kiev’s EU backers to restart Russian oil flows through the Druzhba pipeline, calling it “blackmail.”

Read full article: https://www.rt.com/news/635206-zelensky-eu-blackmail/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS

[2026-03-17 00:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: RT News

Title: Read Full Article at RT.com

Snippet: Ukraine’s Vladimir Zelensky has ridiculed an initiative launched by Kiev’s EU backers to restart Russian oil flows through the Druzhba pipeline, calling it “blackmail.”

Read full article: https://www.rt.com/news/635206-zelensky-eu-blackmail/

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

Source: AP News

Title: Luxury of choice for PSG's coach deciding which forward to leave out

Snippet: PSG’s Khvicha Kvaratskhelia celebrates after scoring his side’s fourth goal during the first leg of the Champions League round of 16 soccer match between Paris Saint-Germain and Chelsea, in Paris, Wednesday, March 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/psg-chelsea-champions-league-kvaratskhelia-doue-barcola-a8443e1494f3cd9cef30729688d822ce

[2026-03-16 23:54 UTC+10:00] [Russia] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Frenchman jailed for 10 years in Azerbaijan: ‘I’m not a spy’

Snippet: Prosecutors say Martin Ryan passed on secrets about Azerbaijan, as well as Russian and Chinese firms, to the French security service

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3346788/frenchman-jailed-10-years-azerbaijan-im-not-spy

[2026-03-16 23:30 UTC+10:00] [Iran] [Factuality: 90]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Why Trump's push for China to help reopen the Strait of Hormuz may hurt trade talks

Snippet: US president’s threat to delay summit with Xi adds uncertainty to Paris negotiations, analysts say

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/economy/global-economy/article/3346784/why-trumps-push-china-help-reopen-strait-hormuz-may-hurt-trade-talks

[2026-03-16 23:30 UTC+10:00] [United States] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Europe says it must rearm – but to what end?

Snippet: Beneath the rhetoric of defending democracy, a more uncomfortable reality drives the rearmament push: the fraying of the transatlantic bond

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/opinion/world-opinion/article/3346554/europe-says-it-must-rearm-what-end

[2026-03-16 23:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: German defence minister rejects Trump's call for military support against Iran

Snippet: German defence minister Boris Pistorius on Monday rejected demands by US President Donald Trump for military support in the war against Iran and downplayed threats that such a stance by allies would hurt Nato.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/german-defence-minister-rejects-trumps-call-military-support-against

[2026-03-16 23:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Local Spain

Title: What you should know about the EU's plan to tap your savings

Snippet: Europe is in great need of money and the EU's plan to get hold of it is to tap the trillions of euros of EU citizens' savings. But will it work?

Read full article: https://www.thelocal.es/20260316/what-you-should-know-about-the-eus-plan-to-tap-your-savings