Topic: Middle East — Neutral reports only
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[2026-03-23 03:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
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[2026-03-23 03:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
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[2026-03-23 02:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Lebanese President Joseph Aoun has said that Israel's attacks on key infrastructure in southern Lebanon, such as a recent strike on the Qasmiyeh Bridge across the Litani River, constitute a "policy of collective punishment and expansion".
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[2026-03-23 02:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: With oil prices at levels not seen in years and global business supply chains across sectors of the economy shut down by the de facto closure of the Strait of Hormuz, faith in the C-suite that the worst isn't yet to come is being tested. On Friday, United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby said he is planning for $175 oil, and for an oil price that remains above $100 through 2027.
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[2026-03-23 02:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Lebanon's Ministry of Public Health has released a new death toll, reporting that 1,029 people have been killed in Israeli attacks since 2 March.
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[2026-03-23 02:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Tehran, Iran – Military and political authorities in Iran are projecting a message that “victory” is near as war with the United States and Israel continues to escalate, and air strikes and assassination attempts are reported across the country.
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[2026-03-23 02:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Turbulence in the fuel markets caused by the US-Israel war on Iran is hitting African airlines hard.
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[2026-03-23 02:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Protesters hold signs during a demonstration against against new alcohol restrictions that limit sales largely to Christian areas in Damascus, Syria, Sunday, March 22, 2026.(AP Photo/Omar Sanadiki)
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[2026-03-23 01:54 UTC+10:00] [Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Israel has sent troops into Lebanon and carried out extensive air strikes in the country, while Hezbollah continues to fire rocket barrages across the border
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[2026-03-23 01:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: As the United States-Israeli war on Iran enters its fourth week, the conflict seems to have escalated beyond President Donald Trump’s control.
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[2026-03-23 01:27 UTC+10:00] [United States] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: With war raging in the Middle East, tickets for mainland Chinese destinations are being snapped up
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[2026-03-23 01:16 UTC+10:00] [Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Energy and oil sites across region would become ‘legitimate targets’, Tehran says
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[2026-03-23 01:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israeli air strikes are pummelling Lebanon's Qasmiyeh Bridge, the country's National News Agency is reporting.
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[2026-03-23 00:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Hezbollah has claimed a series of missile attacks targeting Israeli soldiers near the Lebanese-Israeli border.
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[2026-03-23 00:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israeli air strikes targeting the southern Lebanese towns of al-Sultaniyah and as-Sawana have killed at least four people and wounded seven others, Lebanon's health ministry is reporting.
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[2026-03-23 00:51 UTC+10:00] [South China Morning Post] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: West Kowloon Cultural District Authority signs MOUs with 12 international institutions from Australia, the UK, Saudi Arabia and elsewhere
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[2026-03-23 00:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Iran has threatened to hit energy sites in the Middle East after United States President Donald Trump threatened to attack its power plants if Tehran does not open the Strait of Hormuz.
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[2026-03-23 00:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israel's army has reported a fresh wave of missiles fired from Iran heading towards the country.
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[2026-03-23 00:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Syrian authorities have walked back an announced ban on alcohol in Damascus after outcry from residents and accusations of sectarianism.
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[2026-03-23 00:26 UTC+10:00] [Russia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Since the US-Israel war against Iran began, the cost of 95-octane petrol and diesel in Vietnam has soared by 50 per cent and 70 per cent respectively.
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[2026-03-23 00:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: An attack by Hezbollah has killed at least one person in northern Israel, the first such death from fire originating in Lebanon since the United States and Israel started their war on Iran more than three weeks ago.
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[2026-03-23 00:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: The United Kingdom has slammed “reckless Iranian threats” after missiles targeted a joint United States-UK military base located on the Indian Ocean island of Diego Garcia.
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[2026-03-22 23:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The Israeli military has claimed it killed a commander of Hezbollah’s Radwan Force, along with two other group members in a strike in southern Lebanon.
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[2026-03-22 23:53 UTC+10:00] [International trade] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Growers face soaring fertiliser and fuel costs as shipping choke point of the strait of Hormuz hits supply chains
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[2026-03-22 23:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Israeli security forces survey the site that was struck by an Iranian missile in Dimona, southern Israel, Sunday, March 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)
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[2026-03-22 23:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: SENATOR Win Gatchalian said the government needs to accelerate the country’s adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) to mitigate the impact of higher oil prices amid escalating armed conflict in the Middle East.
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[2026-03-22 23:30 UTC+10:00] [Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Those with narrow trade structures are hit the hardest but those with broad networks of partners, such as China, tend to be more resilient
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[2026-03-22 23:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas held a phone call with Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on Sunday, an EU official told Reuters.
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[2026-03-22 23:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The Israeli army has said that its air defences have downed 92 percent of some 400 ballistic missiles fired at the country from Iran.
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[2026-03-22 23:00 UTC+10:00] [US news] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Though the majority of the president’s base backs the war, a schism has developed among Trump-touting media stars
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[2026-03-22 22:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: DUBAI — The Strait of Hormuz remains open to all shipping except vessels linked to "Iran's enemies," Iranian media reports published on Sunday quoted Iran's representative to the UN maritime agency as saying.
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[2026-03-22 22:22 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The government, the ruling Democratic Party and the presidential office agreed Sunday to draw up a supplementary budget worth 25 trillion won ($16.59 billion) to cushion the impact of the Middle East conflict, officials said.
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[2026-03-22 22:13 UTC+10:00] [Department of Energy] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The Philippines has taken steps such as shortening the work week and providing fuel subsidies to counter the impact of rising costs
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[2026-03-22 22:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Iran fired two missiles at the joint British-American Diego Garcia military base in the Indian Ocean but they failed to reach their target, a U.K. minister said Sunday, confirming earlier reports of the number of projectiles.
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[2026-03-22 22:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran’s Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf has threatened retaliatory strikes for US attacks on Iranian power plants which he said will cause "irreversible" damage to regional energy infrastructure.
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[2026-03-22 21:45 UTC+10:00] [Business] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
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[2026-03-22 21:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: WASHINGTON (AP) — Se suponía que la economía de Estados Unidos iba a comenzar el año con fuerza, impulsada por un aumento inusualmente grande en los reembolsos de impuestos derivado de la legislación de recortes fiscales del presidente Donald Trump. Sin embargo, el alza de los precios de la gasolina va camino de absorber esos reembolsos, dejando a la mayoría de los estadounidenses con poco dinero extra para gastar.
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[2026-03-22 21:28 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Finance Minister Koo Yun-cheol on Sunday called for proactive policy measures to prepare for a prolonged Middle East crisis, as the conflict surrounding Iran has pushed up global oil prices and heightened economic uncertainties.
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[2026-03-22 21:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: RAMALA, Cisjordania (AP) — Colonos israelíes arrasaron durante la noche del sábado y hasta el domingo varias aldeas palestinas, donde destrozaron autos, provocaron incendios e hirieron a varios hombres en un nuevo brote de violencia en la ocupada Cisjordania.
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[2026-03-22 20:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — As part of efforts to ease the impact of the Middle East war on the Philippines, the Department of Energy (DOE) on Sunday said it is temporarily allowing the sale of lower-grade fuel in the local market.
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[2026-03-22 20:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz said that the military has been instructed to accelerate the demolition of Lebanese homes in "frontline villages".
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[2026-03-22 20:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Iran on Sunday threatened to attack key infrastructure across the Middle East if US President Donald Trump follows through on his vow to "obliterate" the Islamic republic's power plants unless the Strait of Hormuz swiftly reopens.
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[2026-03-22 20:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: This is a locator map of Israel and the Palestinian Territories. (AP Photo)
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[2026-03-22 20:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Bahrain's defence forces said in a statement that its air defences have intercepted 145 missiles and 246 since the US-Israeli war on Iran began.
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[2026-03-22 20:00 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Age
Snippet: China’s ambassador to Australia says the country’s military activity in the South China and Tasman Sea showed it could no longer be easily bullied by other big powers.
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[2026-03-22 19:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: United States President Donald Trump has threatened to “obliterate” Iran’s power plants if Tehran does not fully reopen the Strait of Hormuz within two days, as Israel launched new attacks on Tehran, with explosions reported in the east of the city.
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[2026-03-22 19:24 UTC+10:00] [China Development Forum] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Conflict in the Middle East and growing global turbulence following US-Israeli strikes against Iran has seen foreign investors look to China
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[2026-03-22 19:16 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: North Korea’s response to the US-Israeli strikes on Iran draws attention for two notable reasons. In a statement released through the Korean Central News Agency on March 1, a North Korean Foreign Ministry spokesperson strongly condemned Washington and Tel Aviv’s “shameless rogue act” of launching a “war of aggression,” but stopped short of mentioning reports about Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei or directly criticizing US President Donald Trump.
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[2026-03-22 19:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: CAIRO — President Donald Trump warned that the United States will “obliterate” power plants in Iran if the Islamic Republic doesn’t fully open the strategic Strait of Hormuz within 48 hours, and Iranian missiles struck two cities near Israel’s main nuclear research center, leaving dozens of people injured and shattered apartment buildings.
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[2026-03-22 19:00 UTC+10:00] [Russia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: India has to carefully navigate the fallout from the war, given its huge stakes in the Middle East
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