Topic: Middle East — Neutral reports only
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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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[2026-03-29 03:32 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 03:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Houthi supporters shout slogans during a rally against Israel and the United States’ war in Iran, in Sanaa, Yemen, Friday, March 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Osamah Abdulrahman)
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[2026-03-29 03:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Qatar and Ukraine have signed a defence agreement seeking joint expertise on countering threats from missiles and drones, according to Qatar’s Ministry of Defence, as Iran continues attacking its Gulf neighbours.
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[2026-03-29 03:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: New York University is doing the right thing in pre-recording commencement speeches (“Grads censored unceremoniously,” Rikki Schlott, March 25).
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[2026-03-29 03:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON — The number of Americans wounded in the Iran war has grown beyond 300, with more than two dozen troops injured this week from attacks on a Saudi air base.
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[2026-03-29 03:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Os Estados Unidos e Israel atacaram o Irã. Suas forças armadas mataram membros do governo e muitos civis. Semanas antes, forças especiais dos EUA capturaramo presidente venezuelano Nicolás Maduro e sua esposa — e também provocaram mortes de civis. A grande maioria dos especialistas em direito internacional considera as duas ações militares ilegais.
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[2026-03-29 03:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WITH the surge in gasoline and diesel prices in the Philippines due to the escalating war in the Middle East, panic has set in among lawmakers and is now spreading fast to the public. One senator raised hell in a recent hearing and reprimanded officials from the executive department for their lack of urgency and coherent planning in responding to the ongoing oil crisis.
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[2026-03-29 03:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: THE war in the Middle East has once again exposed the Philippines’ dangerous dependence on imported oil- and gas-based fertilizers. As global tensions rise, so do input costs, placing Filipino farmers at the mercy of forces entirely beyond their control.
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[2026-03-29 03:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
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[2026-03-29 02:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: President Donald Trump walks up the stairs of Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews, Md., Friday, March 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Luis M. Alvarez)
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[2026-03-29 02:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Three Lebanese journalists have been killed in an Israeli air strike on their clearly marked press vehicle in southern Lebanon.
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[2026-03-29 02:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Lebanese Health Minister Rakan Nassereddine has said that at least 46 rescuers and five medical staff had been killed by Israel since 2 March.
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[2026-03-29 02:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Washington, DC – A new war in the Middle East and the knock-on effect of rising petrol prices have roiled the United States public, according to a slate of polls, but a month into the US-Israeli war on Iran, lawmakers have shown little appetite to rein in the conflict.
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[2026-03-29 02:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: US President Donald Trump has boasted that Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, the country’s de facto leader, is “kissing my ass” and must “be nice” to the US.
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[2026-03-29 02:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Activists wave Cuban and Palestinian flags from the vessel Maguro, arriving from Mexico with humanitarian aid as part of the “Nuestra America,” or Our America Convoy, in Havana Bay, Cuba, Tuesday, March 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
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[2026-03-29 01:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Hezbollah’s al-Manar TV correspondent Ali Shoeib, who was killed in an Israeli strike in Jezzine along with other journalists on Saturday, March 28, 2026, is seen reporting in the town of Marjayoun, Wednesday, Nov. 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)
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[2026-03-29 01:19 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: 9News
Snippet: Property News: Suburbs where house values rose most in the past 12 months.
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[2026-03-29 01:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani condemned an attack on the house of the president of the country's Kurdistan Region, the prime minister's office said in a statement.
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[2026-03-29 00:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: The price of naphtha may not keep you up at night when you think about the inflation yet to hit the economy from the U.S.-Iran war and Strait of Hormuz closure, but perhaps it should.
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[2026-03-29 00:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Palestinians in the Gaza Strip are trying to grow their own food again while surrounded by ruins and widespread destruction to farmland.
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[2026-03-29 00:43 UTC+10:00] [Justice Department] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: It will be the third time in less than a year that Americans protest under the ‘No Kings’ movement
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[2026-03-29 00:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian pressed neighbouring nations not to let Tehran’s “enemies run the war” from their territory in a repeated warning to the countries hosting United States military bases.
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[2026-03-29 00:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Local Spain
Snippet: War in the Middle East has caused energy market turbulence around the globe, forcing governments in Europe to intervene and keep fuel costs down for consumers.
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[2026-03-29 00:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: An Iranian strike on a US military base in Saudi Arabia wounded at least a dozen American troops and damaged aircraft on Friday, according to media reports.
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[2026-03-29 00:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: The Israeli couple who were horrifically separated and kidnapped by Hamas during the Oct. 7 massacre have broken up, according to a local report.
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[2026-03-29 00:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The situation at Iran's Bushehr nuclear power plant continues to deteriorate and attacks pose a direct threat to nuclear safety, the head of Russia's state nuclear corporation Rosatom said on Saturday after another strike near the facility.
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[2026-03-29 00:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., leaves after a closed door briefing on the Iran war before the Senate Armed Services Committee at the Capitol Tuesday, March 10, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
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[2026-03-29 00:00 UTC+10:00] [Pete Hegseth] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The defense secretary prayed for ‘overwhelming violence’ against enemies in Iran. He seems to delight in it
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[2026-03-28 23:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A member of Syria’s Internal Security Forces sits on a vehicle parked outside a church in the predominantly Christian town of Al-Suqaylabiyah, west of Hama, Syria, Saturday, March 28, 2026, following overnight violence. (AP Photo/Omar Albam)
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[2026-03-28 23:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: An Israeli strike killed three reporters after hitting a car carrying journalists in southern Lebanon on Saturday.
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[2026-03-28 23:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: At least 15 American soldiers have been wounded after Iran launched an attack on an airbase in Saudi Arabia, according to news reports, as the conflict started by Israel and the United States enters its second month.
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[2026-03-28 23:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: As the U.S.-Iran war enters its fifth week, consumers are facing economic consequences that impact everything from travel planning to mail delivery.
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[2026-03-28 23:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: HOUSTON — The CEOs of the world's most influential oil and gas companies delivered a sobering message this week about the impact of the Iran war on energy supplies and the long-term consequences for the global economy.
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[2026-03-28 23:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Managed future strategies are gaining renewed attention as investors look for new sources of returns from the market at a time when both stocks and bonds are under pressure as a result of the U.S.-Iran war and the risk of 1970s-style stagflation.
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[2026-03-28 23:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: The Iran war is redefining modern combat for the U.S. and driving demand for lower-cost tech.
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[2026-03-28 23:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: President Donald Trump should say the quiet part out loud: China’s years of economic, technological and diplomatic support for Iran did not merely underwrite the regime’s malign activity. It accelerated it, financed it and made striking the Islamic Republic necessary to defend the interests of the United States and its partners around the world.
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[2026-03-28 22:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: President Donald Trump speaks at the Future Investment Initiative Institute’s summit Friday, March 27, 2026, in Miami Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
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[2026-03-28 22:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: EL CAIRO, Egipto (AP) — Los iraníes se recuperaban a duras penas de una economía destrozada y de la matanza masiva de manifestantes cuando las primeras bombas de Estados Unidos e Israel cayeron sobre Teherán hace un mes.
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[2026-03-28 22:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Yemen's Houthis launched a missile strike against Israel, the group said Saturday. It was the first time the Tehran-backed militia has intervened in the U.S.-Israeli-led war against Iran, which has entered its second month.
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[2026-03-28 22:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia launched over 270 drones at Ukraine overnight, killing at least five people, Ukrainian authorities reported on Saturday. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, meanwhile, made an unannounced visit to the United Arab Emirates, as Kyiv seeks to use its drone expertise to help Arab states blunt Iran’s attacks.
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[2026-03-28 22:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: At least four people have been killed and more than a dozen others wounded after Russia struck two Ukrainian cities, as the war continues apace without the prospect of a quick resolution, with the world’s attention now focused on Iran.
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[2026-03-28 22:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: RABAT, Morocco (AP) — A Moroccan court sentenced a rapper known for his criticism of the country’s ties with Israel and government corruption to eight months in prison, the latest in a string of penalties against young musical artists.
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[2026-03-28 22:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: The clock is ticking on the U.S.-Israeli war in Iran. The emerging view from oil industry executives and analysts is that the economic and market fallout from the war could escalate sharply if the Strait of Hormuz isn't reopened within roughly the next one to three weeks. Even then, enough damage may have been done already to leave energy and many other prices higher for longer.
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[2026-03-28 21:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said they fired missiles that “destroyed” a Ukrainian air defence depot in Dubai, according to Fars news agency.
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[2026-03-28 21:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Yemen’s Houthis fired missiles at Israel on Saturday for the first time since the war on Iran broke out a month ago.
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[2026-03-28 21:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: At least 29 US troops have been wounded in a series of Iranian attacks on a Saudi air base over the past week, AP reported on Friday citing sources briefed on the matter.
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