Topic: Middle East — Neutral reports only
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[2026-03-24 07:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: US President Donald Trump has ordered a five‑day delay in planned strikes on Iranian power plants and energy infrastructure, claiming “very good and productive” talks with Tehran are under way and will continue through the week. The move follows his threat to “obliterate” Iran’s power network if it does not reopen the critical Strait of Hormuz to international shipping.
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[2026-03-24 07:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: HOUSTON — Asian countries want to buy more U.S. energy to reduce their dependence on oil and gas exports from the Middle East, Interior Secretary Doug Burgum told CNBC on Monday.
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[2026-03-24 07:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu convinced US President Donald Trump to mount a joint attack on Iran by promising a quick coup in the country, the New York Times reported on Sunday, citing anonymous sources.
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[2026-03-24 07:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: A minority of members from the bureau of the Assembly of State Parties (ASP) at the International Criminal Court (ICC) are calling for the findings of a judges’ report, which found no evidence of misconduct against Karim Khan, to be ignored, Middle East Eye can reveal.
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[2026-03-24 06:59 UTC+10:00] [Gaza] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: New intelligence suggests Netanyahu pushed Trump to target Khamenei less than 48 hours before the February 28 Iran strike
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[2026-03-24 06:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Iranian Ambassador in Colombo, Dr. Alireza Delkhosh yesterday said that Iran is ready to supply fuel and other essential goods to Sri Lanka upon request. “Iran is always ready to support Sri Lanka. If Sri Lanka requires fuel or any other essential goods, we are ready to provide them,” he said.
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[2026-03-24 06:57 UTC+10:00] [US news] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: New online accounts on Polymarket platform betting a total of $70,000 suggest ‘some degree of inside info’
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[2026-03-24 06:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Milk powder importers and wheat flour companies have assured that despite the difficulties faced due to the Middle East crisis and escalating fuel prices, they will not resort to increasing the prices of imported milk powder and wheat flour. They had given this assurance during a meeting with Trade, Commerce, Food Security, and Cooperative Development Minister Wasantha Samarasinghe yesterday.
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[2026-03-24 06:55 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Speaker Mohammad-Bagher Ghalibaf at first dismissed talks took place, insisting Trump’s claim was ‘fake news’ designed to soothe markets
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[2026-03-24 06:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Financial Markets
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[2026-03-24 06:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The eminent Palestinian historian Walid Khalidi (1925-2026), whose death was announced on Wednesday, 8 March, was born into one of the oldest Palestinian families in Jerusalem.
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[2026-03-24 06:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Sri Lanka finds itself once more at the crossroads of global turmoil and domestic instability. The Middle East conflicts have increased global oil market volatility with rising prices and supply chain uncertainties. The impact on an oil-import dependent economy is immediate and severe.
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[2026-03-24 06:47 UTC+10:00] [Australia news] [Factuality: 95]
Source: Guardian Australia
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[2026-03-24 06:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The Lebanese armed group says it carried out several attacks against the Israeli army, the National News Agency reports.
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[2026-03-24 06:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has released a short video statement backing US President Donald Trump's attempt to make a deal with Iran, but he says attacks on the country will not stop.
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[2026-03-24 06:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: President Donald Trump said Monday the U.S. was talking with a “respected” Iranian leader and claimed the Islamic Republic was eager for a deal to end the war. (AP Production: Marissa Duhaney)
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[2026-03-24 06:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Unrest, Conflict and War
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[2026-03-24 06:37 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: 9News
Snippet: Hello and welcome to our live rolling coverage of the war in the Middle East this Tuesday, March 24.
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[2026-03-24 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: A steep hike in the prices of fuel was inevitable, given the unprecedented rise in global crude prices in the wake of the war on Iran waged by the United States (US) and Israel. Even though the Government initially raised fuel prices by just eight percent, this was deemed insufficient as the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) and the three private companies (Lanka IOC, Sinopec and RM Parks/Shell) were making huge losses by selling fuel below market rates.
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[2026-03-24 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: With the rapid decline in the price of gold in the world market due to the prevailing war situation in the Middle East region, there has been a significant decrease in the price of gold in the local market as well.
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[2026-03-24 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Oil prices dropped by over 13 percent yesterday (23) after an announcement by US President Donald Trump that he would instruct the military to delay any strikes on Iranian power plants and energy infrastructure.
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[2026-03-24 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: China urged on Monday an immediate stop to military operations and return to dialogue and negotiation, as fighting in the Middle East continues to spread and the risk of further escalation grows.
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[2026-03-24 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The war in the Middle East could see the world face its worst energy crisis in decades, International Energy Agency (IEA) chief Fatih Birol warned yesterday (23), describing the situation as “very severe”.
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[2026-03-24 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Iran has warned it will target energy and water infrastructure across the Gulf if the United States follows through on its threat to strike its electricity grid, escalating tensions as a US deadline over the Strait of Hormuz approaches.
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[2026-03-24 06:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: JERUSALEM — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Monday that he spoke with Donald Trump, saying that the US president believed US-Israeli military gains in Iran could be converted into a negotiated agreement that protects Israel's interests.
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[2026-03-24 06:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: El edificio de The Voice of America en Washington D.C., el 5 de mayo de 2025. (Foto AP/Gene J. Puskar, archivo)
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[2026-03-24 05:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: There is a striking difference between a modern-day energy crisis and the ones from the last century: now, the world has alternatives to fossil fuels.
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[2026-03-24 05:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: From threats of fire and fury, Donald Trump has suddenly backed down from his obliteration warning against Iran. (Reuters: Kevin Lamarque)
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[2026-03-24 05:47 UTC+10:00] [House of Commons] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Every PM hopes to emerge having said nothing that makes the news, and with Iran centre-stage Keir played a blinder
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[2026-03-24 05:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Residents of Israel's southern Negev region say they've been left defenceless against Iranian missile fire, and have called the government's response "a complete failure" rooted in years of policy neglect.
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[2026-03-24 05:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: The LNG Jamal was taken to a scrap yard in 2025, but tracking data shows it reappearing after the start of the war in the Middle East. (MarineTraffic: Pietragala Geraldo/FILE)
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[2026-03-24 05:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Motorists queue up to get fuel at a pump, fearing a possible fuel shortage due to the US Iran war, in Ahmedabad, India, Monday, March 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Ajit Solanki)
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[2026-03-24 05:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The Strait of Hormuz could be “open very soon” if diplomatic talks go well with Iran, US President Donald Trump told reporters this morning. The Iranian Foreign Ministry, however, has flatly denied the US president’s claims that any talks have taken place, neither directly nor through an intermediary.
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[2026-03-24 05:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The man who oversaw the negotiations between the US and Iran into their final hours last month has now publicly declared that the Islamic Republic is not the one responsible for the war the US and Israel began on 28 February.
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[2026-03-24 05:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The man who oversaw the negotiations between the US and Iran into their final hours last month has now publicly declared that the Islamic Republic is not the one responsible for the war the US and Israel began on 28 February.
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[2026-03-24 05:38 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The US president claims progress in talks with Iran, but uncertainty persists. Meanwhile, Israel advances West Bank annexation under cover of a crisis
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[2026-03-24 05:34 UTC+10:00] [World / North America] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Washington: Donald Trump’s Monday morning backdown – before markets opened in New York – was easy to foresee. In an all-caps message, the president announced the US and Iran had engaged in detailed and constructive talks over the weekend, and he would not proceed with his threats to attack Iranian energy facilities.
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[2026-03-24 05:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: CIUDAD DE GUATEMALA (AP) — Cientos de transportistas bloquearon el lunes algunos tramos de carreteras en Guatemala y realizaron caravanas en protesta por el alza de los precios de los combustibles y la ley que limita la velocidad de los vehículos pesados.
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[2026-03-24 05:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: US President Donald Trump speaks to the media about talks with Iran. (REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque)
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[2026-03-24 05:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Senior Iranian officials have denied that Iran held talks with the United States, just hours after US President Donald Trump claimed “very good and productive conversations” had taken place towards ending the war.
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[2026-03-24 05:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Lebanon’s health ministry says at least 1,039 people have been killed and 2,876 others wounded since the start of Israel’s expanded offensive on 2 March.
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[2026-03-24 05:15 UTC+10:00] [World / Middle East] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Age
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[2026-03-24 05:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Gold futures kept tumbling Monday despite President Trump’s halt on military strikes against Iran as investors continued to fret that the conflict could stall interest-rate cuts.
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[2026-03-24 05:11 UTC+10:00] [Business / Markets] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Relief is flowing through financial markets after President Donald Trump said the United States has talked with Iran about a possible end to their war. Oil prices are easing, and stock prices are jumping on Wall Street following severe losses taken elsewhere in the world before Trump’s announcement.
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[2026-03-24 05:00 UTC+10:00] [World / Middle East] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: March 24, 2026 — 5:00am
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[2026-03-24 04:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Residents of Israel's southern Negev region say they've been left defenceless against Iranian missile fire, and have called the government's response "a complete failure" rooted in years of policy neglect.
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[2026-03-24 04:46 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Donald Trump has said he is postponing strikes on Iranian power plants for a five-day period, extending a deadline he gave the regime to open the strait of Hormuz. The US president had threatened to ‘obliterate’ Iran’s power plants, while Tehran said in return it would ‘irreversibly destroy’ essential infrastructure across the Middle East, including vital water systems, in the conflict’s latest escalation.
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[2026-03-24 04:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: LONDON — Four ambulances belonging to a Jewish charity were set on fire early Monday in London in what British police are investigating as an antisemitic hate crime. Detectives were working to determine whether a claim of responsibility from a group with alleged links to Iran was authentic.
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[2026-03-24 04:35 UTC+10:00] [Fairford] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The UK is working to ‘distribute air defence missiles’ to Bahrain, Saudi Arabia and Kuwait, Britain’s prime minister said on Monday
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[2026-03-24 04:32 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: It had been possible to observe this presidency in abstract terms, but no more. The consequences of the Iran attack will affect our lives and our politics
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