Topic: Middle East — Neutral reports only
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[2026-03-26 01:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The US has sent Iran a 15-point peace proposal demanding the dismantlement of its nuclear program, curbs on missiles, and an end to support for regional allies, US and Israeli media outlets report. Iran has denied holding talks with the US, and has reportedly insisted on several major concessions, including ending its military presence in the Gulf.
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[2026-03-26 01:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Iran completely rejected President Trump’s 15-point peace plan on Wednesday — and put forth its own maximalist demands to end the war.
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[2026-03-26 01:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: As the United States-Israeli war on Iran rages on, schools across Israel have been closed, cultural venues shuttered and large gatherings cancelled under police orders.
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[2026-03-26 01:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Russia has evacuated more staff from Iran's Bushehr nuclear power plant, the head of Russia's atomic energy agency said on Wednesday, after a reported strike on the compound overnight.
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[2026-03-26 01:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: NEW YORK — Hope for a possible end to the war with Iran is pushing stocks higher again on Wall Street Wednesday, while oil prices ease.
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[2026-03-26 01:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Hezbollah chief Naim Qassem has called for national unity as Israel continues its military assault on Lebanon, vowing to continue fighting “without limits” as Israeli aerial and ground attacks have killed more than 1,000 people across the country.
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[2026-03-26 01:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: An Israeli court has drawn criticism after closing an investigation into the death of a Palestinian teenager in custody, despite finding indications he had been starved prior to his death.
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[2026-03-26 01:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Cristiano Ronaldo celebra tras marcar un gol para Al Nassr, el 19 de enero de 2023, en Riad, Arabia Saudí. (AP Foto/Hussein Malla)
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[2026-03-26 01:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The ongoing US-Israeli war on Iran will have “much worse” consequences than the 2003 US-led invasion of Iraq, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has said, while reaffirming Madrid’s refusal to take part.
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[2026-03-26 01:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-03-26 01:10 UTC+10:00] [Editors' Pick] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: Here are today’s headlines – the latest news in the Philippines and around the world:
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[2026-03-26 01:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: A trio of European energy CEOs has sounded a warning over energy supplies, amid the ongoing conflict in Iran and restricted access through the strategically vital Strait of Hormuz.
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[2026-03-26 01:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The UN has confirmed which countries are to be members of a post-war military force planned for the Gaza Strip.
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[2026-03-26 01:00 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Rising inflation and unemployment mean effects of Iran war could be even worse than the post-Covid cost-of-living crisis
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[2026-03-26 01:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: As Israeli strikes have intensified in Lebanon reporter William Christou has been travelling around the country witnessing the destruction in some of the hardest hit places.
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[2026-03-26 00:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: TEHRAN, Iran — Iran has received a 15-point plan from the United States to end the Middle East war, Pakistani officials said Wednesday, raising hopes for a diplomatic solution even as Iran said it had fired a volley of cruise missiles at a US aircraft carrier.
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[2026-03-26 00:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: The head of the European Central Bank said Wednesday that policymakers stand ready to hike interest rates even if an expected jump in euro zone inflation proves temporary.
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[2026-03-26 00:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The former chief of Britain’s MI6 intelligence service has said Iran has the upper hand in its war with Israel and the US.
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[2026-03-26 00:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Hezbollah chief Naim Qassem said on Wednesday in a televised speech read on his behalf that negotiating with Israel under fire amounts to imposed surrender. He called for unity against Israel.
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[2026-03-26 00:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: [This stream is slated to begin at 9:40 a.m. ET]
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[2026-03-26 00:22 UTC+10:00] [Israel] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Legislation initiated by far-right Otzma Yehudit party drew mounting criticism from opponents and rights groups as it moved through the Knesset
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[2026-03-26 00:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-03-26 00:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Gulf states’ representatives have told the United Nations Human Rights Council that Iranian attacks on their territories amount to a gross violation of state sovereignty, as the UN’s rights chief warned that the Middle East is nearing an “unmitigated catastrophe” as the US-Israel war on Iran approaches the one-month mark.
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[2026-03-25 23:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The former chief of Britain’s MI6 intelligence service has said Iran has the upper hand in its war with Israel and the US.
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[2026-03-25 23:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The UN Human Rights Council has condemned Iran’s attacks on its Gulf neighbours and called for full and swift “reparations” for victims, according to a resolution adopted on Wednesday.
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[2026-03-25 23:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Iran will not accept a ceasefire offer from the United States, Iranian state media reported Wednesday.
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[2026-03-25 23:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Iran said Wednesday that it had fired cruise missiles in the direction of the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier, hours after Tehran’s military dismissed any talk of an agreement to end the war with the US.
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[2026-03-25 23:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Los precios de la gasolina en una gasolinera en Chicago el 24 de marzo del 2026. (AP foto/Erin Hooley)
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[2026-03-25 23:30 UTC+10:00] [Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: With the US in retreat, nations committed to economic integration are moving forward through partnerships like the CPTPP
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[2026-03-25 23:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iraq’s prime minister has ordered the foreign ministry to summon the United States charge d'affaires in Baghdad after attacks targeted the country’s “military units”, his office said.
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[2026-03-25 23:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A man unloads humanitarian aid supplied by the U.N. refugee agency, UNHCR, at a school in Beirut used as a shelter for people displaced by Israeli airstrikes in southern Lebanon and Dahiyeh, Beirut’s southern suburbs, Monday, March 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar, File)
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[2026-03-25 22:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Shop now
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[2026-03-25 22:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: An Iranian security analyst has warned that Tehran is ready to capture the coastlines of Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates, in an interview aired on Iranian national TV.
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[2026-03-25 22:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Turkey has stepped up diplomatic efforts to prevent Gulf Arab states from joining the Israeli-US war on Iran, as fears grow of a wider regional escalation, Bloomberg reported.
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[2026-03-25 22:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: Dozens of labor activists protest near Malacanang in Manila on March 25, 2026 to demand higher wages from the government amid soaring fuel prices caused by the conflict in the Middle East. Transport workers, commuters and consumer groups are planning a two‑day strike from March 26 against the fuel price increases and what they describe as the Marcos administration's failure to act.
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[2026-03-25 22:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: From cryptocurrency-based online platforms to oil futures and the United States S&P 500 stock benchmark, traders have made bets worth hundreds of millions of dollars since the start of the US-Israeli war on Iran with suspiciously well-timed trades that suggest knowledge of key White House decision-making.
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[2026-03-25 22:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Portugal’s central bank has sharply lowered its 2026 growth forecast, warning that the war in Iran and recent storm damage will weigh on economic activity.
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[2026-03-25 22:16 UTC+10:00] [Mohamed Salah] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Despite a recent focus on youth, the big SPL clubs will have the Middle East’s biggest star in their sights, bringing a possible link-up with Mané and Ronaldo
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[2026-03-25 22:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has said Israel “seeks to inflict the same level of damage and destruction” on Lebanon as on the Gaza Strip, as its army continues attacks across the neighbouring country amid plans to occupy its south.
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[2026-03-25 22:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: An Iranian security analyst has warned that Tehran is ready to capture the coastlines of Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates, in an interview aired on Iranian national TV.
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[2026-03-25 22:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: First responders inspect a destroyed car at the site of a residential building hit in an overnight strike during the U.S.-Israeli military campaign in Tabriz, East Azerbaijan Province, northwestern Iran, Tuesday, March 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Matin Hashemi)
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[2026-03-25 22:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Analysts say oil from Africa may be lower-risk alternative, coinciding with a fresh push for infrastructure to supply Europe
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[2026-03-25 22:00 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The US is recklessly spreading economic havoc among global friends and foes while suffering little harm itself
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[2026-03-25 22:00 UTC+10:00] [Texas] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Idris Robinson says Texas State violated his constitutional rights over off-campus talk seized on by pro-Israel activists
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[2026-03-25 21:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Two United Nations experts have called on Israel to immediately release Palestinian doctor Hussam Abu Safiya from detention following reports that he had been subjected to "severe torture".
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[2026-03-25 21:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Al Nassr’s Cristiano Ronaldo celebrates after scoring at the King Saud University Stadium, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Jan. 19, 2023. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla, file)
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[2026-03-25 21:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: Countries across Asia are weighing up work-from-home policies and stimulus measures enforced during the Covid pandemic, as they scramble to respond to global fuel shortages triggered by the Iran war.
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[2026-03-25 21:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The knock at the door came early on 1 April 2024, around 6.30am. It was my 19-year-old nephew, Mohammed, carrying a small bag of flour - no more than two kilos' worth. My sister Raghda hugged him with joy and set out for the bakery, where our neighbours would make bread for us.
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[2026-03-25 21:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell last week pushed back when asked whether stagflation posed a threat to the U.S. economy. His successor may face a tougher challenge, as Wall Street forecasters raise their expectations of recession, brought on in part by the Iran war and potential for higher prices.
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[2026-03-25 21:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: El sol se pone tras los edificios del distrito bancario de Fráncofrt, Alemania, la tarde del martes 24 de marzo de 2026. (AP Foto/Michael Probst)
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