Topic: Middle East — Neutral reports only
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[2026-03-30 12:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines—Petron Corporation on Monday said that it may continue to purchase Russian oil to augment the country’s fuel supply if the war in the Middle East continues.
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[2026-03-30 12:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Hello, this is Dylan Butts writing to you from Singapore. Welcome to another edition of CNBC's Daily Open.
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[2026-03-30 12:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he has ordered Israeli troops to expand the ground offensive in southern Lebanon, including widening the "security buffer zone".
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[2026-03-30 12:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: US President Donald Trump said the US-Israel war has led to “regime change” in Iran, citing the deaths of senior leaders during the conflict.
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[2026-03-30 12:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israeli police said they reached an agreement with Christian leaders to allow limited prayer at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre following criticism over earlier restrictions.
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[2026-03-30 11:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: U.S. President Donald Trump said he could "take the oil in Iran" and seize Iran's export hub of Kharg Island, as hostilities in the Middle East continued into its fifth week.
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[2026-03-30 11:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: One month into Iran war: GCC countries have focused on defence and diplomacy
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[2026-03-30 11:49 UTC+10:00] [Trump administration] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Younger conservatives say they are disappointed by Donald Trump’s decision to launch war against Iran. Key US politics stories from 29 March
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[2026-03-30 11:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: CAIRO — The Egyptian government is seeking ways to conserve oil-powered electricity during the U.S.-Israel war with Iran, enacting at least one policy that threatens Cairo's identity as a city that never sleeps.
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[2026-03-30 11:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: TEL AVIV, Israel — Israeli police prevented Catholic leaders from entering the Church of the Holy Sepulchre to celebrate a private Mass on the Christian holiday of Palm Sunday for the first time in centuries, setting off a wave of criticism from the United States and others.
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[2026-03-30 11:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: TEHRAN, Iran — Airstrikes knocked out electricity to parts of Tehran and its surroundings on Sunday as a top Iranian official accused the United States of plotting a ground invasion despite publicly pushing for a negotiated deal.
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[2026-03-30 11:33 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korean stocks opened sharply lower Monday as concerns have risen about a broader conflict in the Middle East after Iran-backed Houthi militants in Yemen joined the war.
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[2026-03-30 11:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: BEIRUT, Lebanon — The UN force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) said one of their peacekeepers was killed after a projectile hit one of their positions late Sunday.
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[2026-03-30 11:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: Jerusalem — Israel's parliament approved the 2026 budget early Monday, providing for a significant increase in military spending as the country remains engaged in wars on multiple fronts. Lawmakers passed the budget with 62 votes in favour and 55 against.
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[2026-03-30 11:08 UTC+10:00] [Middle East] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: This is AI generated summarization, which may have errors. For context, always refer to the full article.
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[2026-03-30 11:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Oil prices climbed Monday after Yemen's Houthis said they had fired missiles at Israel, opening a new front in the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran.
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[2026-03-30 11:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Rising freight and energy costs, plus a near-blockade on synthetic fibres, are pushing prices higher
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[2026-03-30 11:00 UTC+10:00] [China] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The factories, which buy cheap crude and turn it into fuel, are struggling as higher oil prices threaten their razor-sharp margins
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[2026-03-30 11:00 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: SBS News
Snippet: Lebanon was drawn into the Middle East war on 2 March, when Hezbollah launched rockets towards Israel in response to US-Israeli strikes on Iran. Source: AFP / Jalaa Marey
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[2026-03-30 11:00 UTC+10:00] [Australia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: SBS News
Snippet: Global gas prices have surged as a result of the Middle East conflict, putting Australian exporters on track for windfall profits. Source: AAP / Joel Carrett
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[2026-03-30 11:00 UTC+10:00] [Middle East] [Factuality: 100]
Source: SBS News
Snippet: Iran has confirmed that the Iranian Revolutionary Guard's navy commander Alireza Tangsiri has been killed in Israeli airstrikes. Source: AAP / AP
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[2026-03-30 11:00 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: SBS News
Snippet: A Houthi spokesperson claimed responsibility for the missile attack over the weekend during an address on Yemeni state television. Source: Getty
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[2026-03-30 10:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Asia-Pacific markets were set to fall Monday as the Middle East war entered its fifth week.
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[2026-03-30 10:22 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: 9News
Snippet: Hello and welcome to our live rolling coverage of the war in the Middle East, this Monday, March 30.
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[2026-03-30 09:58 UTC+10:00] [Culture] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The Australian-British pianist will face off against the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra in court after his concert last year was axed over comments on Gaza
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[2026-03-30 09:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (Unifil), says one of its peacekeepers was killed after a projectile struck a position in southern Lebanon late on Sunday.
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[2026-03-30 09:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: European countries have expressed “deep concern” over Israeli plans to extend the application of the death penalty in a bill that could disproportionately target Palestinians.
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[2026-03-30 09:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Iran’s parliament speaker has accused the United States of plotting a ground attack despite publicly pushing for a negotiated deal, as the US deploys thousands of military personnel to the Middle East.
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[2026-03-30 09:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Oil prices jumped at the start of Asian trading on Monday, with benchmark crude climbing sharply as the Israeli-US war on Iran showed no sign of ending.
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[2026-03-30 09:26 UTC+10:00] [Germany] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Foreign ministers from France, Germany, Italy and the UK expressed concern about the bill which opponents say would target only Palestinians
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[2026-03-30 09:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: A close ally of US President Donald Trump said on Saturday that Gulf leaders should send their own children to fight on the front lines in the Israeli-US war on Iran.
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[2026-03-30 09:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Tehran has declared the homes of US and Israeli officials and military commanders legitimate targets, in retaliation for repeated strikes on residential buildings in Iran that have reportedly killed nearly 2,000 civilians over the first month of the war.
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[2026-03-30 08:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: NEW YORK (AP) — A young man who moved from Connecticut to Israel last year to join the military was killed during a combat operation in southern Lebanon on Saturday just weeks after he completed training.
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[2026-03-30 08:52 UTC+10:00] [HSBC] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Participants at the talks will include government and military officials alongside energy, shipping, finance and insurance sector leaders
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[2026-03-30 08:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: A force of 3,500 US sailors and Marines arrived in the Middle East aboard the USS Tripoli — as Tehran warned that American forces will be killed if President Trump orders a ground invasion of Iran.
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[2026-03-30 08:46 UTC+10:00] [Technology] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-03-30 08:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: “Astroturf” — advocates who pretend to have grassroots support — might be the best term for “a small circle of podcasters on the right who condemn President Trump’s strikes on Iran yet claim to speak for all ‘MAGA,’ ” thunders The Wall Street Journal’s Kimberley A. Strassel. “All evidence shows they remain a tiny minority,” but “Democrats and their media allies want you to believe” this bunch of “outliers” is representative.
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[2026-03-30 08:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Os rebeldes houthi do Iêmen, aliados do Irã, romperam sua aparente contenção diante do conflito que atinge Teerã e dispararam dois ataques a mísseis contra Israel neste sábado (29/03) – sua primeira ofensiva desde o início do conflito.
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[2026-03-30 07:49 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: SBS News
Snippet: Pakistan's foreign minister Ishaq Dar said on Sunday that his regional counterparts had covered possible ways to bring an early and permanent end to the war in the Middle East. Source: Getty / Anadolu
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[2026-03-30 07:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran’s newly elected supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei has thanked Iraq for backing Tehran in the war against the United States and Israel, according to a message carried by Iranian media.
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[2026-03-30 07:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Michael O'Brien and Daniel Capps are calling on the federal government to prioritise getting fuel to the fishing industry. (ABC News: Marcus Kennedy)
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[2026-03-30 07:33 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: While the rationale for US President Donald Trump’s Iran war is difficult to decipher, its main beneficiary is far easier to identify: Russian President Vladimir Putin.
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[2026-03-30 07:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: LEBANON, NH ---- (AP) Latest snow conditions, as supplied by
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[2026-03-30 07:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: WASHINGTON — Robert F. Kennedy Jr. claims that both his father and presidential uncle would have approached the wars in Iran and Ukraine the same way as President Trump — who is an “empath’’ with an “encyclopedic’’ brain.
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[2026-03-30 07:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and maritime devices now serve as key enablers of deep strikes, precision targeting, and real-time intelligence. Armed remotely piloted aircraft – commonly known as “drones” – are now central to many military operations. The use of uncrewed vehicles in armed conflicts has grown significantly in recent years, raising humanitarian, legal and operational concerns.
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[2026-03-30 07:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: From today onwards, the majority of people will go to the ATM, bank, and pawning centre, or to meet a rich friend/relative. That is to borrow some money to ‘celebrate’ the New Year. During the past few weeks, they have spent all their money, especially salaries and bonuses, to make their homes mini storages of supermarkets and ‘mini fuel storages’!
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[2026-03-30 06:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Tens of thousands of people have joined “No Kings” protests across the U.S. against the war in Iran and President Donald Trump’s actions. (AP video by Mike Pesoli, Mark Vancleave and Emily Wang)
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[2026-03-30 06:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Lebanon’s Health Ministry says more than 1,200 people have been killed over the past four weeks, as Israeli attacks intensify across the country.
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[2026-03-30 06:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Crowds of people protested Saturday against the war in Iran and President Trump’s actions, in “No Kings” rallies across the U.S. and in Europe. Minnesota took center stage, in what organisers said were mass demonstrations involving millions of people.
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[2026-03-30 06:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: President Donald Trump’s war with Iran has hit its one-month anniversary and it appears the conflict is sprawling with the entry of the Houthis into the fray.
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