Topic: Middle East — Neutral reports only
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[2026-03-30 02:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Yemen’s Houthis have entered the Iran war by launching strikes on Israel, and some analysts have warned their arrival could open another front in the conflict – the potential blockade of Bab al-Mandeb, a strait that presents another chokepoint in the global commodities trade.
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[2026-03-30 01:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Jerusalem’s major holy sites are shuttered and families are dejected and exhausted ahead of Passover and Easter as the Iran war rages on, now in its fifth week.
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[2026-03-30 01:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: An Israel Defense Forces soldier was killed in combat in Southern Lebanon, the military announced on Sunday morning.
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[2026-03-30 01:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Authorities in southern Israel have urged residents to remain indoors over fears of a hazardous materials leak following a missile strike on a chemical storage facility in the Neot Hovav industrial zone.
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[2026-03-30 01:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: As the United States-Israeli war on Iran entered its 30th day, key regional powers have converged on Pakistan’s capital, Islamabad, in a bid to de-escalate the fighting in the Middle East, which has caused a global energy crisis.
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[2026-03-30 01:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: A polícia israelense impediu o Patriarca Latino de Jerusalém, o cardeal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, de entrar na Igreja do Santo Sepulcro para celebrar a missa de Domingo de Ramos, uma das datas mais importantes do cristianismo.
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[2026-03-30 00:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: French President Emmanuel Macron condemned Israeli police for blocking the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, from giving Palm Sunday mass.
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[2026-03-30 00:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Women walk past a man praying on the sidewalk in downtown of Baghdad, Iraq, Wednesday, March 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)
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[2026-03-30 00:36 UTC+10:00] [Middle East] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: A spokesperson for President Prabowo Subianto said the country was seeking to set aside 80 trillion rupiah to shield its economy from the Middle East fallout
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[2026-03-30 00:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: As the United States and Israel launched the war on Iran on February 28, Tehran’s response was swift. Not only did Iran fire missiles and drones towards Israel, but it also targeted US assets in Gulf countries, expanding the conflict in one of the most important energy-producing regions in the world.
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[2026-03-30 00:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The Israeli military said that an impact at an industrial zone may have been caused by missile shrapnel, shortly after it detected a new barrage fired from Iran.
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[2026-03-30 00:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: VATICAN CITY — Pope Leo said on Sunday that God rejects the prayers of leaders who start wars and have “hands full of blood”, in unusually forceful remarks as the Iran war entered its second month.
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[2026-03-30 00:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: By Murad Sadygzade, President of the Middle East Studies Center, Visiting Lecturer, HSE University (Moscow).
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[2026-03-30 00:00 UTC+10:00] [Middle East] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Developers have come up with a propulsion system that combines the best of two worlds, according to state media
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[2026-03-30 00:00 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: A once robust American anti-war movement is significantly weaker than it was in its heyday. The immensely unpopular war on Iran offers a real opportunity to rebuild it
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[2026-03-30 00:00 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Following the US-Israeli strikes on Iran, gas prices, grocery bills and mortgage rates have all climbed
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[2026-03-29 23:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A racegoer arrives at the Meydan Racecourse ahead of the Dubai World Cup, United Arab Emirates, Saturday, March 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)
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[2026-03-29 23:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israeli forces blocked two senior Catholic leaders from reaching the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in occupied East Jerusalem to celebrate Palm Sunday Mass.
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[2026-03-29 23:52 UTC+10:00] [US news] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Attendees at Conservative Political Action Conference express support and concerns amid rift over Trump’s action
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[2026-03-29 23:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Uma associação internacional de imprensa acusou neste sábado (28/3) o Exército israelense de impedir violentamente o trabalho de uma equipe da emissora CNN na Cisjordânia, território palestino sob ocupação de Israel.
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[2026-03-29 23:43 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea, dependent on energy imports, restricts use of cars by public employees and reinstates fuel price caps that had been dropped in the 1990s
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[2026-03-29 23:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Bahrain on Sunday announced a maritime curfew designed to improve security on its waters amid attacks from Iran.
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[2026-03-29 23:30 UTC+10:00] [Pedro Sanchez] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: By prevaricating on US aggression, Brussels risks forfeiting new partnerships that could help reduce its reliance on Washington
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[2026-03-29 23:22 UTC+10:00] [Strait of Hormuz] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Most Gulf aluminium producers, which account for about 9 per cent of global supply, have been unable to ship due to Tehran’s effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz
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[2026-03-29 23:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: A key US Air Force E-3 Sentry AWACS command and control aircraft has been “100% destroyed” in an Iranian missile and drone strike on the Prince Sultan Air Base in Saudi Arabia, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has said.
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[2026-03-29 23:00 UTC+10:00] [Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Analysts say the move marks a fundamental shift in Tokyo’s defence strategy, forcing Beijing to stay on high alert
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[2026-03-29 22:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israeli forces blocked two senior Catholic leaders from reaching the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in occupied East Jerusalem to celebrate Palm Sunday Mass.
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[2026-03-29 22:30 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Australians were worried about growing poverty across the country and the impact on young people trying to get into a home, even before the recent surge in inflation and the fallout from the war against Iran, a nationwide report has revealed.
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[2026-03-29 22:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Anwar Gargash, diplomatic adviser to the UAE president, said any political solution to the conflict with Iran must include firm guarantees to prevent future attacks and uphold a principle of non-aggression.
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[2026-03-29 22:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israeli forces killed at least eight people in attacks on police stations and another location in the southern Gaza Strip on Sunday.
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[2026-03-29 22:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Islamabad, Pakistan – The US-Israel war on Iran has not paused. The strikes have not stopped from either side. However, diplomacy is now moving at a pace not seen since the conflict that affected Iran’s neighbours and rattled the world economy for a month.
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[2026-03-29 22:00 UTC+10:00] [Renmin University] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: War exposes chaotic White House decision-making, risks disaster at November midterms, Chinese observers warn
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[2026-03-29 22:00 UTC+10:00] [Republicans] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: South Carolina senator has reconciled with the man he once called a ‘jackass’ and a ‘bigot’, and is pushing him to expand the war
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[2026-03-29 21:56 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: After the anguish of Iraq and Afghanistan, it’s almost unthinkable the US would again send troops to the Middle East – but its president is desperate and narcissistic
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[2026-03-29 21:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: ROME — Pope Leo XIV on Sunday rejected claims that God justifies war and prayed especially for Christians in the Middle East during a Palm Sunday Mass before tens of thousands of people in St. Peter’s Square.
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[2026-03-29 21:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has expressed gratitude to India for its swift assistance in supplying fuel to Sri Lanka amid disruptions linked to the ongoing Middle East conflict.
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[2026-03-29 21:30 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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[2026-03-29 21:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: An Israeli strike on an ambulance in southern Lebanon killed a paramedic and a patient on Sunday, the Islamic Health Committee said.
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[2026-03-29 21:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The Pentagon is preparing options for a ground assault in Iran, as thousands of US troops and marines arrive in the Middle East, The Washington Post reported on Saturday.
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[2026-03-29 21:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Three journalists and nine paramedics were killed in southern Lebanon on Saturday as the US-Israel war on Iran intensified.
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[2026-03-29 20:59 UTC+10:00] [Bab el-Mandeb] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Foreign ministers from Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Egypt were taking part in the talks in Islamabad. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said he and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian held ‘extensive discussions’ on the war
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[2026-03-29 20:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Aluminium Bahrain, which hosts the world's largest smelter of the metal, said on Sunday its facility was subjected to an Iranian attack as the U.S.-Israel-led war extended into a second month.
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[2026-03-29 20:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: The Pentagon is preparing for weeks of limited ground operations in Iran, potentially including raids on Kharg Island and coastal sites near the Strait of Hormuz, according to United States officials quoted by The Washington Post newspaper.
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[2026-03-29 20:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Pentagon is preparing plans for weeks of ground operations in Iran — potentially including raids on Kharg Island and coastal sites near the Strait of Hormuz — though President Donald Trump has not yet approved any deployment, the Washington Post reported Saturday.
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[2026-03-29 20:12 UTC+10:00] [Gaza] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Five months after a ceasefire was announced in Gaza, airstrikes are still killing civilians, and the humanitarian situation remains dire
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[2026-03-29 20:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Un hombre se sienta junto a una puerta cerrada en la iglesia del Santo Sepulcro y comercios cerrados en el casco viejo de Jerusalén, que sigue vedado a los visitantes durante la guerra con Irán, el viernes 27 de marzo de 2026. (AP Foto/Mahmoud Illean)
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[2026-03-29 20:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: ‘Professor Jiang’ has been dubbed ‘China’s Nostradamus’ after forecasting Trump’s election win and the war with Iran. But some of his ideas veer into conspiracy theory
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[2026-03-29 19:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Pope Leo XIV presides over Mass in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican on the Catholic feast of Palm Sunday, commemorating Jesus’ arrival in Jerusalem, Sunday, March 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
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[2026-03-29 19:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran’s parliament speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf said Washington is publicly calling for negotiations while secretly preparing a ground offensive, according to state media.
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[2026-03-29 19:30 UTC+10:00] [World / Middle East] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Age
Snippet: London: We see so much news about the war in the Middle East that it is easy to overlook what is not being described in the daily coverage of Iran. And that makes Shiva Mahbobi angry, because she is worried about the cruelty of the Iranian leaders – and what they might do next in their desperation to retain power.
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