Topic: Middle East — Neutral reports only
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[2026-04-03 06:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON — US President Donald Trump said Thursday the tallest bridge in Iran had been destroyed, hours after threatening to bomb the country "back to the Stone Ages."
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[2026-04-03 06:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: The heart of Holy Week has opened on Thursday as Pope Leo XIV celebrated the Chrism Mass in St Peter’s Basilica, warning against the abuse of power and the desire for domination. Before cardinals, bishops and hundreds of priests, the pontiff blessed the oils to be used across Rome during baptisms, confirmations and the anointing of the sick, while urging Catholics to choose service over force.
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[2026-04-03 06:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Anthony Albanese's language has shifted on the war in the Middle East. (ABC News: Matt Roberts)
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[2026-04-03 05:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: The price of oil could continue to rise. (Reuters: Edgar Su)
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[2026-04-03 05:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Medical staff were evacuated from Salah Ghandour Hospital in southern Lebanon’s Bint Jbeil province as a precaution amid fears of an Israeli ground advance, the state news agency reported.
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[2026-04-03 05:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: The UN Security Council is set to vote today on a Bahraini resolution addressing Iran's “unlawful and unjustified” attempt to control the Strait of Hormuz, as part of a broader diplomatic push to reopen the vital trade waterway.
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[2026-04-03 05:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump listen to President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Feb. 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, file)
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[2026-04-03 05:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: A few days ago, according to a leaked exchange, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian told an Iranian military counterpart that their nation’s economy will face collapse in three more weeks without an immediate cease-fire.
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[2026-04-03 05:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Tehran, Iran – Many Iranian families picnicked outdoors during daylight hours on Thursday for Sizdah Bedar, which marks Nature Day in the Persian calendar, despite the ongoing bombardment by the United States and Israel.
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[2026-04-03 05:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: This 2023 photo provided by Mehraveh Khandan shows, from left, Nima Khandan, Mehraveh Khandan, Nasrin Sotoudeh and Reza Khandan in their home in Tehran. (Courtesy Mehraveh Khandan via AP, File)
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[2026-04-03 05:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Live updates: Follow the latest news on the Iran war
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[2026-04-03 05:29 UTC+10:00] [Donald Trump] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The US president couldn’t give a single coherent reason for why this aggressive war of choice must still be prosecuted
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[2026-04-03 05:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Videos circulating from the area showed repeated blasts and a large fire, while reports indicated the attack struck close to strategic and industrial infrastructure. The latest bombardment came after earlier strikes this week on Esfahan, a key transport and industrial hub, underlining the sustained pressure on central parts of the country as the conflict entered a second month.
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[2026-04-03 05:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: En esta foto proporcionada por el Servicio de Prensa Presidencial de Azerbaiyán, el azerbaiyano Ilham Aliyev, presidente de Azerbaiyán, escribe un mensaje en un libro de condolencias por el fallecido líder supremo iraní, el ayatolá Alí Jamenei, en la embajada de Irán en Bakú, Azerbaiyán, el miércoles 4 de marzo de 2026.
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[2026-04-03 05:16 UTC+10:00] [World / Middle East] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Age
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[2026-04-03 05:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: LONDON (AP) — Britain accused Iran on Thursday of holding the world’s economy hostage as diplomats from more than 40 countries held talks on ways to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, a vital shipping route that has been choked off by the US-Israeli war against Iran.
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[2026-04-03 05:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: The fanatical Iranian regime is turning children as young as 12 into cannon fodder as part of a desperate war recruitment drive, human rights groups have warned.
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[2026-04-03 05:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Russian President Vladimir Putin held talks with Egypt’s foreign minister, Badr Abdelatty, focusing on the war in the Middle East and economic cooperation.
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[2026-04-03 05:00 UTC+10:00] [World / Middle East] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: London: When Ahron Bregman sees coverage of airstrikes in Lebanon, he remembers his six years in the Israel Defence Forces.
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[2026-04-03 04:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: President Donald Trump has doubled down on the U.S. war against Iran, spiking oil prices Thursday as traders prepare for a longer conflict that will exacerbate the already deep disruption to global energy supplies.
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[2026-04-03 04:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: BAGHDAD — Iraq is exerting "maximum effort" to prevent any escalation on its territory, the foreign ministry said on Thursday, after the US embassy in Baghdad warned of possible attacks in the city by pro-Iran armed groups.
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[2026-04-03 04:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: The Philippines has said that Iran has granted its ships safe and toll-free passage through the Strait of Hormuz, which is expected to ease the energy crunch in the South-East Asian nation.
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[2026-04-03 04:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Live updates: Follow the latest news on US-Iran war
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[2026-04-03 04:51 UTC+10:00] [Donald Trump] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: A great effort will be needed to undo the damage once the US president has gone. But with the constitution unable to bring him to order now, that is what we must do
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[2026-04-03 04:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: WASHINGTON, April 2 (Yonhap) -- U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday stepped up pressure on Iran to make a deal with the United States to end the Middle East war "before it is too late," a day after he warned that the U.S. will hit the Islamic Republic "extremely hard" over the next two to three weeks.
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[2026-04-03 04:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Three United Nations experts have called for an independent and thorough investigation into Israel’s recent killing of three journalists in Lebanon, denouncing the deadly incident as “another egregious attack on press freedom by Israeli forces”.
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[2026-04-03 04:34 UTC+10:00] [Emmanuel Macron] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Speaking in South Korea, the French president defended the transatlantic alliance and called for return to peace
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[2026-04-03 04:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The Israeli military said it detected missiles launched from Iran.
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[2026-04-03 04:27 UTC+10:00] [Middle East] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-04-03 04:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran said it carried out a drone attack targeting US fighter jets at the al-Azraq base in Jordan.
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[2026-04-03 04:12 UTC+10:00] [Israel] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Former UK foreign secretary among 3,000 signatories of open letter to Isaac Herzog after spate of killings
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[2026-04-03 04:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Amazon is adding a 3.5% "fuel and logistics-related surcharge" to fees it collects from third-party sellers who use its fulfillment services, as the war in Iran stretches into its fifth week, driving up oil prices.
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[2026-04-03 04:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Argentina has issued an order expelling Iran’s charge d’affaires in Buenos Aires, Mohsen Tehrani, declaring him persona non grata amid escalating tensions between the two countries.
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[2026-04-03 03:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Russian President Vladimir Putin called for intensified political and diplomatic efforts to end the war on Iran during a phone call with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.
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[2026-04-03 03:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Jugadores de Irán posan para el fotógrafo antes de un juego de fútbol amistoso entre Irán y Costa Rica, en Antalya, sur de Turquía, el martes 31 de marzo de 2026. (Foto AP/Riza Ozel)
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[2026-04-03 03:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump used his first major address since launching his war in Iran to assure Americans that all of his military objectives will be completed "shortly” and urge an increasingly skeptical electorate to give him a little bit more time.
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[2026-04-03 03:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Thousands of Christians across the UAE are marking Easter in the shadow of the Iran war, with some churches introducing precautionary measures for the huge congregations expected at services over the weekend.
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[2026-04-03 03:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran is working on a protocol with Oman to monitor vessel traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, according to state news agency IRNA, citing Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi.
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[2026-04-03 03:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Unrest, Conflict and War
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[2026-04-03 03:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: WASHINGTON — With fighting in Iran raging for over a month, President Trump sought to make the case that Operation Epic Fury is necessary, while teasing that the US is “nearing completion” of its “core strategic objectives.”
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[2026-04-03 03:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Qatar’s defence ministry said the country came under a drone attack launched from Iran.
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[2026-04-03 03:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: A leading UK education board has confirmed the cancellation of international GCSE and A-Level exams in the UAE, amid continuing disruption to education caused by the Iran war.
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[2026-04-03 03:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: SYDNEY, Australia — Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Thursday the original aims of the war on Iran had been met and it was not clear what more remained to be achieved.
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[2026-04-03 03:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: In this photo provided by Azerbaijan’s Presidential Press Service, Azebaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev writes a message in a condolence book for the late Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei at the Iranian Embassy in Baku, Azerbaijan, Wednesday, March 4, 2026. (Azerbaijan’s Presidential Press Service via AP)
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[2026-04-03 03:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
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[2026-04-03 02:55 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: President has said US will shortly achieve its objectives – but it is not clear what exactly those objectives are
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[2026-04-03 02:53 UTC+10:00] [Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Activists accuse Iran’s regime of crackdown on civil society as whereabouts of Nasrin Sotoudeh are unknown
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[2026-04-03 02:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: A billionaire Dubai-based jet tycoon is warning that global airlines could soon go bankrupt as the Iran war squashes travel demand and sends jet fuel prices soaring worldwide.
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[2026-04-03 02:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: NEW YORK — Stocks recovered most of their earlier losses as volatility returned to Wall Street after two days of solid gains.
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[2026-04-03 02:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: BUENOS AIRES (AP) — El gobierno argentino declaró el jueves persona no grata a un funcionario de la embajada de Irán tras la respuesta del régimen iraní a la reciente decisión argentina de declarar organización terrorista al Cuerpo de la Guardia Revolucionaria Islámica.
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