Topic: Middle East — Neutral reports only
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[2026-03-20 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Oil and natural gas prices spiked Thursday, as Iran ramped up strikes on energy infrastructure across the Middle East and attacked one of the world’s most important liquefied natural gas (LNG) facilities in Qatar.
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[2026-03-20 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Fuelmarkets experienced renewed volatility this week as escalating tensions in the Middle East pushed oil and gas prices sharply higher, raising concerns over global energy security.
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[2026-03-20 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The ‘Invest in Sri Lanka 2026’ investment conference scheduled to be held in Colombo on March 30, drawing international attention to Sri Lanka’s economic revival and strengthening investor confidence, has been postponed indefinitely.
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[2026-03-20 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: With the Iran conflict entering its 20th day and both sides not showing any signs of backing down, South Asian and Indian Ocean Region (IOR) nations are in the firing line – metaphorically, if not physically – though the Iris Dena incident was uncomfortably close. The oil crunch resulting from the de-facto closure of the Strait of Hormuz by Iran is a severe blow to South Asian and IOR economies, which were already struggling due to a variety of reasons.
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[2026-03-20 06:27 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-03-20 06:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: WASHINGTON — Secretary of War Pete Hegseth told his 13-year-old son that US service members have died to ensure his generation won’t have to confront a nuclear-armed Iran.
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[2026-03-20 06:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: El presidente estadounidense Donald Trump llega en el Air Force One, el miércoles 18 de marzo de 2026, a la base de la Fuerza Aérea de Dover, Delaware, para asistir al regreso de los restos de los seis miembros de la tripulación de una aeronave de reabastecimiento de la Fuerza Aérea que murieron cuando su avión se estrelló en el oeste de Irak mientras apoyaba operaciones contra Irán.
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[2026-03-20 06:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: France will double its humanitarian aid to Lebanon to the value of $18.7m, France's Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot said on Thursday.
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[2026-03-20 06:20 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 90]
Source: 9News
Snippet: Hello and welcome to our live rolling coverage of the war in the Middle East, this Friday March 20.
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[2026-03-20 06:06 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-03-20 06:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Government and Politics
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[2026-03-20 06:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Gold and silver futures plummeted Thursday to one-month lows after a historic metals rally earlier this year as the Iran war crushed hopes for interest rate cuts anytime soon.
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[2026-03-20 05:59 UTC+10:00] [US foreign policy] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: US president says he told Netanyahu ‘don’t do that’ as he distances himself from attack that has angered Gulf allies
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[2026-03-20 05:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Iran could face retaliation from its Gulf neighbors for attacks on their energy infrastructure, Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal Al Saud has warned, adding that the “patience” of the countries of the region is not “unlimited.”
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[2026-03-20 05:48 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: 9News
Snippet: Auto news: These are Australia's safest roads.
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[2026-03-20 05:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: The Strait of Hormuz shutdown caused by the war in Iran is jacking up fertilizer prices, hitting farmers in their pocketbooks and threatening to raise food prices.
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[2026-03-20 05:40 UTC+10:00] [World / North America] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Washington: European leaders and Japan say they are ready to help unblock the Strait of Hormuz following a week of hectoring by US President Donald Trump and escalating attacks on Middle East energy infrastructure that have worsened spiking oil prices.
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[2026-03-20 05:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Lebanon says that the Israeli army has targeted the town of Qabrikha, and Toulene in the Marjayoun area, Al Jazeera is reporting.
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[2026-03-20 05:36 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The US president wanted an easy win, but the conflict is spiralling following Israel’s attack on a gas field and Iranian retaliation across the region
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[2026-03-20 05:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: FIFA President Gianni Infantino speaks during a Board of Peace meeting at the U.S. Institute of Peace, Thursday, Feb. 19, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
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[2026-03-20 05:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Un anciano ata un cilindro de gas a su scooter tras recogerlo de un almacén en Nueva Delhi, el jueves 19 de marzo de 2026. (AP Foto/Manish Swarup)
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[2026-03-20 05:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: ATHENS, Greece — This was an animal airlift. Dozens of dogs and cats arrived in Athens on Wednesday with their owners aboard a special evacuation flight for Greeks with pets who were trapped by the current war in the Middle East.
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[2026-03-20 05:34 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: 9News
Snippet: Property News: Australia's most popular suburbs in every capital city.
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[2026-03-20 05:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: After the assassination of Ali Larijani, the powerful secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, questions have emerged over who will lead the country.
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[2026-03-20 05:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Residents watch and take pictures as flames and smoke rise from an oil storage facility struck as attacks hit the city during the U.S.–Israeli military campaign in Tehran, Iran, Saturday, March 7, 2026. (Alireza Sotakbar/ISNA via AP)
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[2026-03-20 05:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Israel says an oil refinery in the northern city of Haifa has been struck in an Iranian missile attack, but no “significant” damage was reported, as Tehran continues to retaliate across the region for strikes on its energy infrastructure.
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[2026-03-20 05:11 UTC+10:00] [Business / Markets] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Oil prices climbed again because of the war with Iran, tightening their grip on the global economy and sending stock markets lower around the world.
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[2026-03-20 05:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says the country will exercise "zero restraint" if its energy sites are targeted again.
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[2026-03-20 05:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: United States President Donald Trump has told Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi he expects her country to “step up” to assist with securing the Strait of Hormuz amid the US- and Israeli-led war against Iran.
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[2026-03-20 05:00 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: March 20, 2026 — 5:00am
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[2026-03-20 05:00 UTC+10:00] [Business / Markets] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: The price of petrol in Australia jumped again this week to reach an all-time high as the war in the Middle East continued with no end in sight.
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[2026-03-20 05:00 UTC+10:00] [World / Middle East] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: March 20, 2026 — 5:00am
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[2026-03-20 04:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON — When President Donald Trump returned to office last year, he launched a crusade to shift the country away from renewable energy, drastically undoing the climate-friendly policies of his Democratic predecessor to focus instead on oil and other fossil fuels as the answer to his goal of American energy dominance.
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[2026-03-20 04:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The aggression launched by the United States and Israel against Iran has produced a striking strategic paradox. While the American-Zionist axis relies on brute technological force and indiscriminate fire, it remains blind to the historical and sociopolitical realities of the region.
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[2026-03-20 04:49 UTC+10:00] [JAPAN] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday praised Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and said he believed Japan is “stepping up to the plate” on Iran, as the two held closely watched talks at the White House on Thursday,
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[2026-03-20 04:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: El presidente de Estados Unidos, Donald Trump, saluda a la coronela Matha “Jeannie” Sasnett, comandante de Asuntos Mortuorios de la Fuerza Aérea, al llegar en el Air Force One, el miércoles 18 de marzo de 2026, a la base Dover de la Fuerza Aérea, en Delaware, para asistir al regreso de los restos de los seis miembros de la tripulación de una aeronave de reabastecimiento de la Fuerza Aérea que murieron cuando su avión se estrelló en el oeste de
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[2026-03-20 04:28 UTC+10:00] [News] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Michael West Media
Snippet: March 20, 2026 04:28 | News
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[2026-03-20 04:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: For over a year, Israel, Washington and even Lebanon’s government have been speaking as if Hezbollah has been broken for good.
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[2026-03-20 04:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: For over a year, Israel, Washington and even Lebanon’s government have been speaking as if Hezbollah has been broken for good.
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[2026-03-20 04:25 UTC+10:00] [Asia Times] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-03-20 04:24 UTC+10:00] [Film] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Distributor says authorities warned screening Tunisian film-maker Kaouther Ben Hania’s docudrama could harm India–Israel relations
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[2026-03-20 04:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Prices for metals fell sharply across the board Thursday as investors worried about the impact rising oil prices due to the U.S.-Iran war will have on the global economy.
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[2026-03-20 04:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: President Trump claimed Thursday he told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to stop attacking Iran’s gas and oil fields.
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[2026-03-20 04:21 UTC+10:00] [Iran] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Two leaders tout bilateral relationship and pledge to work cooperatively on trade despite Trump joke about Pearl Harbour
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[2026-03-20 04:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: WASHINGTON — Former National Counterterrorism Center boss Joe Kent gave a wink and nod Wednesday to an outlandish conspiracy theory that Israel may have been involved in the assassination of late conservative activist Charlie Kirk.
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[2026-03-20 04:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Police vehicles sit outside the Temple Israel synagogue Friday, March 13, 2026, in West Bloomfield Township, Mich. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
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[2026-03-20 03:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Crude oil prices would need to jump to roughly $138 a barrel amid the war on Iran and stay there for at least a few weeks to put the US at a serious risk of a recession, according to a new survey of economists released Thursday.
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[2026-03-20 03:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Russia has condemned an Israeli air strike that injured a TV crew from state-run RT in Lebanon as not “accidental”.
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[2026-03-20 03:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Iran executed a 19-year-old champion wrestler in a public hanging Thursday along with two other people who were arrested during the brutal crackdown of anti-regime protesters in January.
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[2026-03-20 03:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Iranian attacks on Qatar have wiped out 17 percent of its liquefied natural gas (LNG) export capacity, causing an estimated $20bn in lost annual revenue and threatening supplies to Europe and Asia, QatarEnergy’s CEO says.
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