Topic: India — Neutral reports only
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[2026-03-07 07:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: India secured their place in the ICC mens T-20 world cup final after edging past England by sevens runs in a thrilling high scoring semi final in Mumbai. This fighting victory puts India on the brink of creating history as they prepare to face New Zealand in the final which will be played on Mach 8 Sunday at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, commencing at 7pm.
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[2026-03-07 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Tankers may deliver nearly 22 million barrels of Russian oil to India within the next week, allowing the South Asian country to address its energy problem amid the escalation of the conflict in the Middle East, the Indian newspaper The Economic Times reported.
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[2026-03-07 04:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Fishermen work in front of oil tankers south of the Strait of Hormuz Jan. 19, 2012, offshore the town of Ras Al Khaimah in United Arab Emirates. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili, File)
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[2026-03-07 03:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: COLOMBO — Sri Lanka began transferring more than 200 sailors from an Iranian vessel to shore on Friday after the ship sought assistance while anchored outside the country’s waters, as tensions mounted in the Indian Ocean following the sinking of an Iranian warship by a United States submarine.
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[2026-03-07 03:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
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[2026-03-06 23:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: The Kremlin has said the United States-Israeli war on Iran had prompted “a significant increase in demand” for Russian energy products, a day after the US Treasury issued a 30-day waiver allowing India to buy Russian oil currently stuck at sea.
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[2026-03-06 22:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Asian buyers are rushing to secure fuel as the near halt in traffic in the Strait of Hormuz, due to war, constrains oil supplies
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[2026-03-06 22:04 UTC+10:00] [South Asia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-03-06 20:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The southern Indian state of Karnataka, home to the tech hub of Bengaluru, banned the use of social media by those under the age of 16 on Friday, becoming the first in India to join global calls for more scrutiny of minors’ digital usage.
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[2026-03-06 19:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: The United States on Thursday temporarily eased sanctions on Moscow to allow Russian oil currently stranded at sea to be delivered and sold to India.
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[2026-03-06 18:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: NUEVA DELHI (AP) — Un avión de combate indio se estrelló durante un vuelo de entrenamiento en el noreste del país y sus dos pilotos fallecieron, reportó la fuerza aérea de India el viernes.
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[2026-03-06 18:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — Filipina tennis sensation Alex Eala will begin her 2026 Indian Wells campaign against world No. 52 Dayana Yastremska of Ukraine on Saturday, 11 a.m. (Manila time), at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden in California, USA.
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[2026-03-06 18:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — They say "you win some and you lose some," but Alex Eala will always guaranteed one thing: a stadium packed with Filipinos cheering for her.
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[2026-03-06 17:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: NEW DELHI (AP) — An Indian fighter jet crashed during a training flight in the northeast, killing its two pilots, the Indian air force said Friday.
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[2026-03-06 16:44 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: US claims temporary waiver won’t provide ‘significant financial benefit’ to Moscow; IDF strikes Lebanon after mass evacuation; Trump wants say in choosing Iran’s next leader. What we know on day seven
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[2026-03-06 15:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Australia is out to seal a multi-format series victory over India as the sides meet for the sole Test match, in what will also be Alyssa Healy's final game for Australia.
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[2026-03-06 15:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: After slapping 25% “penalty” tariffs on India for buying Russian crude — revoked last month — the U.S. on Thursday issued a 30-day waiver to New Delhi for purchasing crude from Moscow as the Iran war risks energy supply shocks globally.
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[2026-03-06 15:30 UTC+10:00] [Australia women's cricket team] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Updates from the day-night Test at the Waca in Perth
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[2026-03-06 15:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: After slapping 25% "penalty" tariffs on India for buying Russian crude — revoked last month — the U.S. on Thursday issued a 30-day waiver to New Delhi for purchasing crude from Moscow as the Iran war upends global supplies.
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[2026-03-06 13:09 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has confirmed there were three Australians aboard a nuclear-powered US submarine that is responsible for sinking an Iranian frigate in the Indian Ocean near Sri Lanka.
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[2026-03-06 13:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Foto del 28 de agosto del 2025, la estadounidense Venus Williams enfrenta a la checa Lyudmyla Kichenok y la australiana Ellen Perez en el torneo de dobles del Abierto de Estados Unidos. (AP Foto/Yuki Iwamura, Archivo)
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[2026-03-06 12:51 UTC+10:00] [World news] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: US issues 30-day waiver to allow Indian refiners to buy Russian oil; IDF says it is striking Dahiya neighborhood in southern suburbs of Beirut
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[2026-03-06 12:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: FILE -Venus Williams, of the United States, returns a shot to Lyudmyla Kichenok, of the Czech Republic, and Ellen Perez, of Australia, during a first round women’s doubles match of the U.S. Open tennis championships, Thursday, Aug. 28, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura, File)
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[2026-03-06 12:09 UTC+10:00] [US foreign policy] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: ‘Stopgap measure’ designed to keep oil flowing into global market as Middle East crisis disrupts crude shipments
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[2026-03-06 09:24 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
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[2026-03-06 07:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Sanju Samson (right) made 89 to help India defeat England in the second semifinal. (Getty Images: MB Media)
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[2026-03-06 07:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Blatant disregard for international concerns shocks peace-loving world
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[2026-03-06 06:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Sri Lanka sees potential BRICS membership as strategically appealing, Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya told RT India in an interview.
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[2026-03-06 06:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Government yesterday said that Sri Lanka is committed to promoting peace in the Indian Ocean while acting in accordance with international law when addressing developments taking place in the Indian ocean.
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[2026-03-06 06:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Former Indian Foreign Secretary Kanwal Sibal has said that the Iranian ship targeted by a US submarine attack off the coast of Sri Lanka would not have been in the region if it had not been invited to take part in India’s Milan Naval exercise.
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[2026-03-06 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The 11th edition of the Raisina Dialogue will be held from 5-7 March, 2026.
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[2026-03-06 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Wednesday rejected a viral claim that the US Navy are using Indian ports amid the conflict with Iran. Taking to X, the fact-check unit of the MEA dismissed the claim as “fake and false” In a fact check alert on social media platform X, the union ministry said “Claims being made on OAN, a US based channel that Indian ports are being used by the US Navy are fake and false.”
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[2026-03-06 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The sinking of ‘Iris Dena’, an Iranian Navy Destroyer, by a United States (US) submarine off the coast of Sri Lanka in the early hours of Wednesday marks a dangerous new turn in the conflict between Israel-US and Iran, which is barely one week old. According to US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth, this is the first time since 1945 that a US Navy submarine used a torpedo (as opposed to a surface weapon) to attack and destroy a vessel in
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[2026-03-06 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Opener Sanju Samson scored another explosive innings, smashing 89 off 42 balls, as India piled up a formidable 253 for 7 in their T20 World Cup semi-final against England at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai yesterday.
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[2026-03-06 04:57 UTC+10:00] [T20 World Cup 2026] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: India 253-7 bt England 246-7 by seven runs
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[2026-03-06 02:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Elena Rybakina appeared to nudge a trophy presenter’s hand away from her body during an awkward moment at Indian Wells.
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[2026-03-06 01:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Trabajadores sacan de un vehículo los restos de marineros iraníes muertos por el hundimiento de su barco, en Galle, Sri Lanka, el 4 de marzo de 2026. (AP foto/Eranga Jayawardena)
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[2026-03-06 01:00 UTC+10:00] [Women's Asian Cup 2026] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Blue Tigresses have overcome off-field chaos and crises to make this tournament and can look to their women’s cricketers for hope
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[2026-03-06 00:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: England’s captain Harry Brook, right, and India’s captain Suryakumar Yadav shake hands at the toss ahead of the T20 World Cup cricket semi-final match between India and England in Mumbai, India, Thursday, March 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)
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[2026-03-05 23:56 UTC+10:00] [T20 World Cup 2026] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: 🏏 T20 World Cup updates from Mumbai; 1.30pm GMT start 🏏 Sign up for the Spin | Follow us on Bluesky | Mail Tim
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[2026-03-05 22:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A torpedo fired by a U.S. submarine sank an Iranian warship off the coast of Sri Lanka, whose navy said Wednesday it recovered 87 bodies and rescued 32 people.
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[2026-03-05 22:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Sri Lanka sees potential BRICS membership as strategically appealing, Prime Harini Amarasuriya has told RT India in an exclusive interview.
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[2026-03-05 22:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: An Iranian warship destroyed in a US torpedo strike on Wednesday was "defenceless" and participating in an international naval exercise as a guest of the Indian navy, according to reports.
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[2026-03-05 21:51 UTC+10:00] [Emma Raducanu] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: British No 1 being aided by Mark Petchey at Indian Wells
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[2026-03-05 21:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: At least two Russian oil tankers that were initially expected to dock in East Asia have changed course to India, Bloomberg reported on Thursday, signaling that authorities in New Delhi may be looking to renew crude shipments from Russia despite tariff threats from the Trump administration.
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[2026-03-05 21:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Notorious organized criminal and drug trafficker Janith Madusankha, alias “Podi Lassie,” has been remanded in custody until March 17, 2026. The order was delivered today, March 5, by the Baddegama Magistrate’s Court following his recent extradition from India.
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[2026-03-05 21:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Experts say the strike highlights the risk of the conflict spreading into Asian waters and tests India’s careful diplomatic balancing
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[2026-03-05 20:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: A torpedo fired by a US submarine sank an Iranian warship off the coast of Sri Lanka, whose navy said Wednesday it recovered 87 bodies and rescued 32 people. The Iranian vessel sunk in the Indian Ocean was the Islamic Republic’s “prize ship,” US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said.
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[2026-03-05 19:37 UTC+10:00] [Athletes] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
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[2026-03-05 17:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Foreign Minister Vijitha Herath departed for India today(05) to participate in the Raisina Dialogue 2026 summit, a key platform for discussions on regional security and diplomacy.
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