Topic: Middle East — Neutral reports only
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[2026-03-29 08:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Israel has conducted at least three “wide-scale” waves of strikes against Iran as the war entered its second month, with more US reinforcements flowing into the region and the Yemeni Houthis joining the fight for the first time.
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[2026-03-29 08:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman, Esmaeil Baghaei has accused the United States and Israel of “deliberately” striking universities and research centres across Iran during the war, including facilities in Isfahan and Tehran.
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[2026-03-29 08:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Unrest, Conflict and War
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[2026-03-29 08:30 UTC+10:00] [Gulf] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: It’s time Southeast Asia reckoned with the weaponisation of artificial intelligence and what it means for the region’s security
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[2026-03-29 08:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: ST. PAUL, Minnesota - Crowds of people protested Saturday against the war in Iran and President Donald Trump's actions, in “No Kings” rallies across the US and in Europe. Minnesota took center stage, in what organizers expected to be mass demonstrations involving millions of people.
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[2026-03-29 08:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Lebanon’s National News Agency reports that an Israeli strike on Deir al-Zahrani in the Nabatieh district has killed seven people and wounded eight others.
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[2026-03-29 08:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Reza Pahlavi has rejected the prospect of negotiations with Iran’s current leadership, claiming they cannot be trusted and will continue to threaten US security.
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[2026-03-29 07:59 UTC+10:00] [US news] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Teenager alleged she faced racism from teacher who told her to ‘go back to her country’ for refusing to stand for pledge of allegiance
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[2026-03-29 07:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: TEHRAN, Iran — The Israeli military said it had struck an Iranian research facility for naval weapons, while a series of loud explosions rattled Tehran as night fell on Saturday.
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[2026-03-29 07:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: A senior member of Qatar’s ruling family and veteran statesman warned on Saturday that the coming days will prove decisive, cautioning that failure to resolve the Israeli-US war on Iran could push the region into a prolonged escalation.
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[2026-03-29 07:26 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 90]
Source: 9News
Snippet: Auto news: Will Australians spend over $100,000 on a Chinese car?
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[2026-03-29 07:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Yemen’s Houthi group say they carried out a second attack on Israel on Saturday using missiles and drones.
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[2026-03-29 07:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: LEBANON, NH ---- (AP) Latest snow conditions, as supplied by
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[2026-03-29 07:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: London’s Metropolitan Police have arrested 18 supporters of Palestine Action, days after the force promised to resume arrests in a reversal of policy.
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[2026-03-29 07:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Exiled Iranian Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi warned a crowd at CPAC Saturday not to leave any faction of Iran’s current regime in power.
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[2026-03-29 07:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Shop now
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[2026-03-29 06:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: About 1,500 Iranians were intercepted at the border during the Biden Administration, but it’s the unknown number who got through that is alarming officials — who told The Post “sleeper cells” are a grave potential threat to the nation.
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[2026-03-29 06:44 UTC+10:00] [Middle East] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The USS Tripoli is the flagship for a contingent of about 3,500 Marines and sailors, as well as transport and fighter aircraft
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[2026-03-29 06:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar says Iran has approved the passage of 20 Pakistani-flagged ships through the Strait of Hormuz, calling it a “harbinger of peace”.
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[2026-03-29 06:40 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: SBS News
Snippet: The ongoing conflict has pushed Lebanon's healthcare to the edge. But its medics refuse to stop. Source: SBS News
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[2026-03-29 06:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: A drone crashed on an oil field in Iraq’s southern Basra province on Saturday and did not cause any damage or injuries, the Iraqi Defense Ministry said.
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[2026-03-29 06:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: FBI Director Kash Patel’s personal email account has been hacked by an Iran-linked group, the agency has confirmed.
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[2026-03-29 06:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Unrest, Conflict and War
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[2026-03-29 06:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Vice President JD Vance says the war with Iran will continue “for a little while longer” until the US and Israel can “neuter” the Islamic Republic.
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[2026-03-29 06:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: A senior member of Qatar’s ruling family and veteran statesman warned on Saturday that the coming days will prove decisive, cautioning that failure to resolve the Israeli-US war on Iran could push the region into a prolonged escalation.
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[2026-03-29 06:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: TEL AVIV, Israel — Hundreds of Israeli protesters gathered in Tel Aviv and some other cities on Saturday to protest the war in the Middle East, in unauthorised demonstrations that security forces sought to disperse.
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[2026-03-29 06:07 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: 9News
Snippet: If oil stopped flowing around the world tomorrow, different countries would find themselves in markedly different levels of a bind, and the figures don't paint an overly pretty picture for Australia – although the government says there's a good reason for it.The war in the Middle East and ensuing effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz have brought national strategic oil reserves into sharp focus.The federal government has repeatedly stressed Australia's fuel supply is secure in the short-term - while
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[2026-03-29 06:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: The ripple effects from the war in Iran and the Middle East continue to make life challenging for Australians.
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[2026-03-29 06:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Iranian authorities reportedly shut down a popular cafe chain on Saturday because of a coffee cup design that supposedly mocked the death of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
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[2026-03-29 06:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: El presidente Donald Trump sube las escaleras del Air Force One en la Base Conjunta Andrews, en Maryland, el 27 de marzo de 2026. (AP Foto/Luis M. Alvarez)
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[2026-03-29 05:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Hassan Ali Al Jabal's daughter was killed in an Israeli strike on a home in Lebanon. (ABC News: Hamish Harty)
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[2026-03-29 05:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Unrest, Conflict and War
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[2026-03-29 05:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Jockey Jose Ortiz, aboard Magnitude, celebrates winning the $12 million Dubai World Cup horse race over 2000m (10 furlongs) at Meydan Racecourse in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates, Saturday, March 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)
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[2026-03-29 05:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump says the United States is winning the war with Iran even as thousands of additional American troops deploy to the Middle East.
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[2026-03-29 05:27 UTC+10:00] [World / Middle East] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Age
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[2026-03-29 05:18 UTC+10:00] [Israel] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: CNN team detained while reporting on aftermath of attack by settlers in West Bank, Foreign Press Association says
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[2026-03-29 05:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiyy said on Friday that Kyiv was working on reaching an agreement with countries in the Middle East on supplies of diesel, the type of fuel most in short supply in the country.
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[2026-03-29 05:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The World Health Organization says Israeli attacks on healthcare in southern Lebanon have killed nine paramedics and wounded seven others.
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[2026-03-29 05:00 UTC+10:00] [Victorian politics] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Allan government says measure is temporary as energy shock from Middle East conflict sees petrol prices soar
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[2026-03-29 05:00 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Batteries powered by renewables are pushing gas plants off the electricity grid, proving that green energy will reduce fuel bills driven higher by shocks to the global fossil fuel market such as the crisis being driven by the Iran war.
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[2026-03-29 04:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Tehran, Iran – Iranian politicians are pushing to exit the country from the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) as the United States and Israel ramp up their attacks to hit civilian nuclear sites, steel factories and a university.
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[2026-03-29 04:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: We reported earlier that a strike in Kirkuk, northern Iraq, has killed three members of the Popular Mobilisation Forces (PMF) and wounded four others, the group said on Saturday.
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[2026-03-29 04:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: The strike landed in the moshav near Beit Shemesh, west of Jerusalem, prompting the rapid deployment of first responders, security forces, and rescue teams. Magen David Adom said it treated and evacuated seven people with light injuries, while Home Front Command units searched the impact zone and checked for further casualties.
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[2026-03-29 04:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The death and alleged torture of a Bahraini man detained in connection with the war on Iran has sparked angry dissent in the Gulf state.
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[2026-03-29 04:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: A missile strike in northern Iraq has killed one Popular Mobilisation Forces (PMF) fighter and wounded six others, Iraqi security and medical sources said, according to a report by the AFP. Two missiles hit a base near Kirkuk airport, but responsibility remains unclear. American or Israeli forces have been blamed in recent strikes.
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[2026-03-29 04:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: BEIRUT, Lebanon — An Israeli strike killed three journalists Saturday in south Lebanon, including a well-known reporter for Hezbollah's Al Manar network, with Lebanese authorities denouncing the attack as a "war crime".
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[2026-03-29 03:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The US “worked directly with Al-Qaeda” and Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS) to topple former President Bashar Assad and destroy Syria, US President Donald Trump’s former counterterrorism chief, Joe Kent, has said.
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[2026-03-29 03:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The US “worked directly with Al-Qaeda” and Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS) to topple former President Bashar Assad and destroy Syria, US President Donald Trump’s former counterterrorism chief, Joe Kent, has said.
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[2026-03-29 03:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: LONDON — Russia is sending a shipment of drones to Iran including upgraded versions of the drone technology that Tehran originally supplied to Moscow after its invasion of Ukraine, U.S. and European officials told The Associated Press this week.
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[2026-03-29 03:41 UTC+10:00] [Lebanon] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Israeli military says primary target, killed in a missile strike far from the frontlines, was a Hezbollah ‘terrorist’
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