Topic: Middle East — Neutral reports only
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[2026-03-31 20:12 UTC+10:00] [Opinion] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-03-31 20:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israeli drone attacks have killed four people in southern Lebanon, the National News Agency reported.
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[2026-03-31 19:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: U.S. Treasury yields edged lower on Tuesday morning, as investors reassessed the outlook for Federal Reserve interest rates and continued to monitor developments in the Middle East.
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[2026-03-31 19:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: European defense tech startups are ramping up commercial discussions with Middle East governments since the Iran war, company execs told CNBC. Another CEO said interest from Gulf states was "skyrocketing" as they race to bolster measures to counter drone and missile attacks.
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[2026-03-31 19:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: A drone interception left two people injured in a Saudi region southeast of the capital Riyadh, the country's civil defence said on Tuesday.
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[2026-03-31 19:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Gold edged higher on Tuesday morning, but the metal remained on course to notch its biggest monthly decline in almost 17 years.
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[2026-03-31 19:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Israeli violence against Palestinians in the last week has killed at least 18 people in the Gaza Strip and the occupied West Bank.
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[2026-03-31 19:29 UTC+10:00] [Business] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news
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[2026-03-31 19:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Barcos navegan por el golfo Pérsico hacia el estrecho de Ormuz mientras se pone el sol en Emiratos Árabes Unidos, el lunes 23 de marzo de 2026. (AP Foto, Archivo)
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[2026-03-31 19:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Lebanon informed the United Nations in a letter that it has criminalised Hezbollah's military wing, Al Hadath reported, citing a diplomatic official.
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[2026-03-31 19:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: A Kuwaiti oil tanker off the coast of Dubai was set ablaze Tuesday after being struck by an Iranian drone, according to reports.
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[2026-03-31 19:01 UTC+10:00] [Ukraine] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Delegation marks four years since liberation of town as EU focus returns to Ukraine amid Iran war fallout
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[2026-03-31 19:00 UTC+10:00] [Graham Arnold] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Iraq coach Graham Arnold shielding players from Mideast war ahead of intercontinental play-off against Bolivia in Mexico on Tuesday
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[2026-03-31 19:00 UTC+10:00] [Malaysia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Strong demand for AI semiconductors and an anticipated uptick in tourism are forecast to help the economy defy global volatility
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[2026-03-31 19:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Zomi Frankom was killed by an IDF strike two years ago. (Facebook)
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[2026-03-31 18:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: China and Pakistan will "strengthen" their cooperation on Iran, Beijing's foreign ministry said Tuesday, as top Islamabad officials visited the Chinese capital.
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[2026-03-31 18:48 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea on Tuesday condemned all acts threatening UN peacekeepers in Lebanon, after Indonesian personnel were killed and wounded in the region.
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[2026-03-31 18:47 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-03-31 18:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Un vehículo pasa junto a un cartel con precios de combustible en una gasolinera en Filadelfia, el viernes 27 de marzo de 2026. (AP Foto/Matt Rourke)
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[2026-03-31 18:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran executed two men convicted of links to the Mujahideen-e Khalq Organisation and involvement in multiple attacks, including firing launcher weapons at a government building, the judiciary news outlet reported on Tuesday.
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[2026-03-31 18:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: The Israeli military has said four soldiers were killed in combat in southern Lebanon, where its forces are clashing with Hezbollah fighters after launching a ground invasion of the country.
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[2026-03-31 18:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A vehicle passes a gasoline price board at a filling station in Philadelphia, Friday, March 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
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[2026-03-31 18:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: US-Israeli strikes damaged a religious site in Zanjan in Iran's northwest, the Fars news agency reported.
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[2026-03-31 18:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Israel’s parliament has passed a law imposing the death penalty on Palestinians convicted of fatal attacks, a measure sharply criticised as discriminatory by European countries and rights groups.
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[2026-03-31 18:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: U.S. gasoline prices have surged above $4 per gallon for the first time in more than three years, as the oil supply shock triggered by the Middle East war rapidly drives up costs for families.
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[2026-03-31 18:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Six people were lightly wounded in Petah Tikva in Israel after Iran fired ballistic missiles, Haaretz reported, citing the Magen David Adom emergency medical service.
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[2026-03-31 18:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Unrest, Conflict and War
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[2026-03-31 18:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Buddhist spiritual leader the Dalai Lama warned Tuesday that violence only results in more conflict, urging peace as conflict rages in the Middle East and Ukraine.
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[2026-03-31 18:00 UTC+10:00] [World / Middle East] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Tel Aviv/Washington: Iran attacked and set ablaze a fully loaded crude oil tanker off Dubai on Tuesday, as US President Donald Trump warned America would obliterate Iran’s energy plants and oil wells if it did not open the Strait of Hormuz.
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[2026-03-31 17:59 UTC+10:00] [Opinion] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-03-31 17:59 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The South Korean currency fell sharply to a 17-year low against the US dollar Tuesday as the escalating Middle East conflict fueled fears of further disruptions to global oil supplies and broader economic impacts.
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[2026-03-31 17:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran said its air defence units shot down a United States MQ-9 drone near Isfahan, according to the semi-official Tasnim news agency.
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[2026-03-31 17:50 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Seoul stocks fell over 4 percent Tuesday, weighed by heavy foreign selling, as US President Donald Trump renewed threats against Iran, with no end in sight to the monthlong Middle East war. The Korean won weakened sharply against the US dollar.
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[2026-03-31 17:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: An apparent Iranian attack on a fully loaded Kuwaiti crude oil tanker at Dubai Port sparked a fire that was later extinguished, authorities said.
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[2026-03-31 17:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: An air strike killed 11 people and injured 15 others in the city of Mahallat in the Markazi province last night, Al Jazeera reported, citing Iran’s Isna news agency.
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[2026-03-31 17:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Korean Air says it is moving into emergency management mode to buffer the impact of surging jet fuel costs as the global economy is rocked by the ongoing US-Israel war with Iran.
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[2026-03-31 17:36 UTC+10:00] [South Korea] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Japan is enlisting French support amid a global energy shock and a diplomatic rupture with Beijing
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[2026-03-31 17:16 UTC+10:00] [News] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Michael West Media
Snippet: March 31, 2026 17:16 | News
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[2026-03-31 17:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: After a day of documenting destroyed families and their homes, Al Mayadeen TV reporter Fatima Ftouni was traveling with colleagues on the Kfarhouna–Jezzine road in southern Lebanon when an Israeli drone began its attack on Saturday.
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[2026-03-31 17:16 UTC+10:00] [Strait of Hormuz] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The UAE, Kuwait and Bahrain are pushing hard for Trump to order a ground invasion of Tehran, according to a diplomat
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[2026-03-31 17:14 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Oil-linked supply crunch drives up prices of medical consumables, adding pressure on deficit-hit hospitals
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[2026-03-31 17:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iranian media reported that initial investigations indicated strikes in central Iran had hit some "military sites", without specifying the locations.
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[2026-03-31 17:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Speaking to Tucker Carlson, Bishop Joseph Strickland said that Israel’s genocide in Gaza is a “Holocaust of our time”, highlighting the loss of innocent life in the besieged strip.
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[2026-03-31 17:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Retratos de los fallecidos líderes de Hezbollah Hassan Nasrallah, a la derecha, y su primo, Hashem Safieddine, se ven cerca de la humareda provocada por un ataque aéreo israelí en Dahiyeh, un suburbio al sur de Beirut, en Líbano, el lunes 30 de marzo de 2026. (AP Foto/Hassan Ammar)
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[2026-03-31 17:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israeli air strikes killed one person and destroyed homes in multiple areas in Nabatieh overnight, Lebanon’s National News Agency reported.
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[2026-03-31 16:58 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Israel’s new chief diplomat in Australia has declined to directly apologise to the family of Zomi Frankcom, as her relatives push for the Israeli investigation into the soldiers who killed the Australian aid worker in a drone strike two years ago to be resolved.
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[2026-03-31 16:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Un cartel indica que “el combustible diésel se ha agotado” en una gasolinera en Prajuab Kirikhan, Tailandia, el miércoles 18 de marzo de 2026. (AP Foto/Grant Peck, Archivo)
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[2026-03-31 16:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Portraits of Hezbollah’s late leaders Hassan Nasrallah, right, and his cousin, Hashem Safieddine, are seen, as smoke rises following an Israeli airstrike in Dahiyeh, Beirut’s southern suburbs, Lebanon, Monday, March 30, 2026. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
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[2026-03-31 16:41 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea is launching its first strategic oil swap program, lending government crude reserves to refiners in exchange for future deliveries of alternative supplies, as tensions in the Middle East threaten key shipping routes.
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[2026-03-31 16:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: BEIJING — The Iran war is squeezing a global commodities market already pressured by China's export controls and stockpiling efforts.
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