Topic: Middle East — Neutral reports only
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[2026-03-25 10:42 UTC+10:00] [Lebanon] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Sirens sounded in Jerusalem and a blast was heard in the city, while an explosion was also heard in the skies over Jericho in the West Bank
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[2026-03-25 10:34 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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[2026-03-25 10:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A sign at an entrance gate at Fort Bragg, N.C., is photographed on Jan. 4, 2020. (AP Photo/Chris Seward)
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[2026-03-25 10:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Iran claimed it will allow “non-hostile” ships to pass through the Strait of Hormuz, but vowed to exclude US and Israeli vessels — as President Trump said negotiations are going well after securing a “very significant prize” from Tehran.
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[2026-03-25 10:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: United States President Donald Trump has maintained that negotiations to end the war on Iran are under way, claiming that Tehran wanted to make a deal “so badly” despite its previous denial that talks were happening.
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[2026-03-25 10:15 UTC+10:00] [WORLD] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: Israel will occupy southern Lebanon up to the Litani River, an area Defense Minister Israel Katz on Tuesday described as a "security zone," spelling out for the first time Israel's intent to seize territory amounting to nearly a tenth of the country.
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[2026-03-25 10:08 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: ABC managing director Hugh Marks could use an escalation in the Middle East conflict or the fuel crisis to demand staff return to work during a landmark strike beginning at 11am on Wednesday, after he widened the definition of “emergency broadcasting” at the public media corporation.
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[2026-03-25 10:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Three people have been killed and 18 have been wounded in an Israeli air strike targeting the town of Habboush, in the Nabatieh district of southern Lebanon, the country’s state-run National News Agency (NNA) is reporting.
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[2026-03-25 09:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: The Trump administration has reportedly sent Iran a 15-point plan to end the war in the Middle East.
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[2026-03-25 09:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Vice President JD Vance is quietly emerging as a key player in potential Iran talks as Tehran signals it wants to deal directly with him, sources familiar with discussions told The Post — but the White House insists only President Trump gets to decide who negotiates for the US.
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[2026-03-25 09:22 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: 9News
Snippet: Auto news: These are Australia's safest roads.
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[2026-03-25 09:16 UTC+10:00] [Essential poll] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Just as many people are ready to blame the government for its spending as they do global inflationary headwinds, making reform difficult for Albanese
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[2026-03-25 09:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A woman collects belongings from a house damaged when a nearby residential building was 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 08:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The Israeli military has ordered the forced evacuation of residents from seven neighbourhoods in the southern suburb of the Lebanese capital, Beirut, Al Jazeera is reporting.
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[2026-03-25 08:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: A US intel report suggested that new Iranian supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei is “probably” gay — but he’s not the only Middle Eastern potentate rumored to be light in the turban.
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[2026-03-25 08:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: El presidente de Estados Unidos, Donald Trump, escucha a un reportero durante la toma de protesta del secretario de Seguridad Nacional Markwayne Mullin en la Oficina Oval de la Casa Blanca, el martes 24 de marzo de 2026, en Washington. (AP Foto/Alex Brandon)
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[2026-03-25 08:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: LEBANON, NH ---- (AP) Latest snow conditions, as supplied by
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[2026-03-25 08:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that Iran gave the US a "present” related to “oil and gas”, while repeating that talks were underway with the Islamic Republic to end the war, even as thousands of US troops are en route to the region.
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[2026-03-25 08:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that Iran gave the US a "present” related to “oil and gas”, while repeating that talks were underway with the Islamic Republic to end the war, even as thousands of US troops are en route to the region.
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[2026-03-25 08:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Conductores hacen fila para llenar sus tanques de gasolina en Santiago de Chile, el martes 24 de marzo de 2026. (Foto AP/Esteban Félix)
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[2026-03-25 08:31 UTC+10:00] [Energy] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The impact of the war in the Middle East is likely to reshape the global economy for years – is this the moment for Australia to change the way it thinks about energy? Post your questions now for our climate and environment editor
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[2026-03-25 08:31 UTC+10:00] [Business / Markets] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Traders bet more than half a billion dollars on the price of crude only 15 minutes before US President Donald Trump announced a five-day delay to attacks on Iran’s energy infrastructure that sent the market plunging, exchange data and Reuters calculations showed.
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[2026-03-25 08:30 UTC+10:00] [Russia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: As traditional energy centres become less stable, the Arctic’s resources, shipping routes and infrastructure are growing in importance
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[2026-03-25 08:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: TEHRAN, Iran — US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that talks with Iran to end the Middle East war were under way "right now", even as the Islamic republic and Israel traded fresh strikes.
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[2026-03-25 08:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The Israeli military will occupy parts of southern Lebanon to deal with the presence of Hezbollah militants in the area, Defense Minister Israel Katz has said. The effort would involve the displacement of hundreds of thousands of people and destruction of civilian infrastructure, he added.
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[2026-03-25 08:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: By joining Israel’s unprovoked war on Iran, US President Donald Trump has trapped himself between Scylla and Charybdis. Escalation would spell disaster; retreat would brand him a historic loser. And yet, paradoxically – and almost perversely – a safe passage remains, should he choose to take it.
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[2026-03-25 08:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: By joining Israel’s unprovoked war on Iran, US President Donald Trump has trapped himself between Scylla and Charybdis. Escalation would spell disaster; retreat would brand him a historic loser. And yet, paradoxically – and almost perversely – a safe passage remains, should he choose to take it.
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[2026-03-25 08:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: French President Emmanuel Macron said on Tuesday he spoke to Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and asked him to put an end to attacks against countries in the region and called on the country to engage in good faith negotiations.
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[2026-03-25 08:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Iraq says it plans to summon the US and Iranian envoys to the country to denounce a string of deadly attacks on Iraqi territory, as the country has been increasingly dragged into the US-Israeli war on Iran.
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[2026-03-25 07:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Australian shares are set to rise as the market opens, after a volatile session on Wall Street where investors swayed between fears of rising oil prices and hopes for a resolution to the US-Israeli war on Iran.
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[2026-03-25 07:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Cargo ships sail in the Arabian Gulf towards Strait of Hormuz in United Arab Emirates, Thursday, March 19, 2026. (AP Photo)
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[2026-03-25 07:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Washington's inability to secure uncontested aerial superiority over Iran stems from US underinvestment in countering lower-altitude threats that Iran has effectively deployed, experts speaking to the Middle East Institute said on Tuesday.
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[2026-03-25 07:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: CASTEL GANDOLFO, Italy — Pope Leo XIV called Tuesday for a ceasefire in the Middle East war, saying more than a million people had been forced to flee their homes and urging the warring parties to hold talks.
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[2026-03-25 07:27 UTC+10:00] [Opinion] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-03-25 07:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Breaking News
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[2026-03-25 07:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Iranian Red Crescent emergency workers use a bulldozer to clear rubble from a residential building that was hit in an earlier U.S.-Israeli strike in Tehran, Iran, Monday, March 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
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[2026-03-25 07:16 UTC+10:00] [World / Middle East] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: London: Israel has outlined plans to occupy a “security zone” in southern Lebanon after bombing bridges along a key river that will serve as a new demarcation line, adding to pressure on one million people who have already fled their homes.
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[2026-03-25 07:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Sri Lanka continued their impressive run with a convincing 3-0 victory over Saudi Arabia at the 2026 Junior Davis Cup – Asia/Oceania Pre-Qualifying Event held at the Sri Lanka Tennis Association (SLTA) courts in Colombo yesterday.
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[2026-03-25 07:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Commissioner General of Essential Services has issued a new set of guidelines for the economical use of energy with the conflict situation in the Middle East region causing disruptions in the import of fuel.
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[2026-03-25 06:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: President Donald Trump said Tuesday the U.S. and Iran are "in negotiations right now" and suggested Tehran is eager to make a peace deal, even as the Islamic Republic has denied it is in direct talks with Washington.
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[2026-03-25 06:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON — US President Donald Trump said Tuesday that Iran gave him a "very big present" related to the Strait of Hormuz, boosting his confidence that he was talking to the right people in Tehran to end the war.
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[2026-03-25 06:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: President Donald Trump listens to a reporter during the swearing in for Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin in the Oval Office of the White House, Tuesday, March 24, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
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[2026-03-25 06:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Cos We Care's Ann Cooper, in the centre holding a box, said people accessing food relief had doubled in six months. (Supplied)
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[2026-03-25 06:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: President Vladimir Putin said on Monday that the billions of dollars Russian oil and gas companies are poised to reap from the war in Iran should be used to pay off their debts.
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[2026-03-25 06:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: With no letting up in the Middle East conflict, authorities in Sri Lanka will be looking at alternative markets and diverse approaches to pitch the country and keep tourism on track.
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[2026-03-25 06:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: US President Donald Trump says the United States is talking to "the right people" in Iran in an effort to end hostilities and claims the Iranians want to reach a deal very badly. Follow live.
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[2026-03-25 06:45 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: SBS News
Snippet: The New York Times has reported that Trump officials have sent a 15-point plan for peace to Iran. Source: Supplied / GB News
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[2026-03-25 06:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: United Airlines’ top executive warned ticket prices could jump as much as 20% if oil stays elevated amid the Iran war.
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[2026-03-25 06:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Largely out-gunned Iran burns from Western air attacks while over a million people are displaced in tiny Lebanon now being ruthlessly overwhelmed by Israel’s war machine. The billions of the world’s poor, the many small and weak Third World nations, are gripped in desperate anticipation of worse to come in geopolitical chaos – the current global energy crisis starkly the ominous harbinger of crippled economies and starvation.
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[2026-03-25 06:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Middle East war is making impacts in almost every sphere of life across the world. The war has flared up now, albeit with signs of a brief pause, in the economic sphere. The attacks on oil facilities have led to a drop in production and a surge in prices.
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