Topic: Middle East — Neutral reports only
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[2026-03-19 09:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: A prominent pro-Israel activist slammed Orthodox Jewish leaders for going easy on Mayor Zohran Mamdani during a meeting Monday, only to see Mamdani hours later accuse Israeli Jews of committing genocide in Gaza.
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[2026-03-19 09:32 UTC+10:00] [Middle East] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-03-19 09:21 UTC+10:00] [News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Michael West Media
Snippet: March 19, 2026 09:21 | News
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[2026-03-19 09:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Unabated settler violence, along with Israel’s continued settlement policy, could spell doom for the remaining Christian communities in the Holy Land, Jason Jones, founder of the Vulnerable People Project, has told RT’s America First.
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[2026-03-19 09:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Unabated settler violence, along with Israel’s continued settlement policy, could spell doom for the remaining Christian communities in the Holy Land, Jason Jones, founder of the Vulnerable People Project, has told RT’s America First.
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[2026-03-19 09:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Iranian leaders call the US the “Great Satan” and burn effigies of President Donald Trump in the streets — but that doesn’t stop them sending their kids over here to learn.
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[2026-03-19 09:16 UTC+10:00] [ENVIRONMENT] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: The energy shock from the Iran war has policymakers around the globe rethinking ways to reduce long-term dependence on oil and gas imports, with proposals to expand nuclear energy and renewables, grow strategic stockpiles and domestic production, and diversify foreign sources of supply.
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[2026-03-19 09:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The coastal city of Sidon in southern Lebanon saw an influx of displaced people on Wednesday after the Israeli military issued evacuation warnings for Tyre and surrounding areas a day earlier.
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[2026-03-19 08:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Hollywood has been relatively silent on Iran, with almost no direct mention of the war at the Oscars, and it has not gone unnoticed by a small group of Iranian-American celebrities.
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[2026-03-19 08:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran launched ballistic missiles at Saudi Arabia's capital as senior Muslim and Arab diplomats were meeting in Riyadh, and damaged a natural gas facility in Qatar on Wednesday, in a sign that the US-Israeli war on Iran is spiralling into a no-holds-barred conflict.
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[2026-03-19 08:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran’s National Iranian Gas Company said parts of refining units were damaged in today’s attack on gas facilities in southern Iran.
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[2026-03-19 08:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: JERUSALEM — The Israeli military said Wednesday it had launched airstrikes in northern Iran for the first time since the war began on February 28.
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[2026-03-19 08:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Iran launched a fierce attack on Persian Gulf oil and gas facilities Wednesday — hours after its gas field complex, the largest in the world, was hit by an Israeli airstrike.
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[2026-03-19 08:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Qatar said Wednesday that Iranian missiles caused "extensive damage" at Ras Laffan Industrial City, home to the largest liquefied natural gas, or LNG, export facility in the world.
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[2026-03-19 08:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: The Iranian women’s soccer team entered Iran on Wednesday, returning home as questions linger over players’ safety after five members withdrew were forced withdraw asylum claims in Australia.
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[2026-03-19 08:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: LEBANON, NH ---- (AP) Latest snow conditions, as supplied by
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[2026-03-19 07:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: By Fyodor Lukyanov, the editor-in-chief of Russia in Global Affairs, chairman of the Presidium of the Council on Foreign and Defense Policy, and research director of the Valdai International Discussion Club.
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[2026-03-19 07:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: BEIRUT, Lebanon — Israel repeatedly struck central Beirut on Wednesday, with Lebanese authorities reporting a death toll of at least 12 including a director for Hezbollah's Al Manar TV channel, and destroyed two bridges in south Lebanon.
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[2026-03-19 07:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A repatriated dog stands after arriving at Athens International Airport Eleftherios Venizelos on Wednesday, March 18, 2026, after being evacuated from Abu Dhabi amid the escalating U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)
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[2026-03-19 07:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen speaks during a joint debate on the European Council and the situation in the Middle East, at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, eastern France, Wednesday, March 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Pascal Bastien)
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[2026-03-19 07:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: WASHINGTON — Iran has been pursuing damaging intelligence against the US from Iran and China to undermine Operation Epic Fury attacks, CIA Director John Ratcliffe confirmed Wednesday.
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[2026-03-19 07:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The World Health Organisation (WHO) is bracing for potential nuclear fallout from the escalating US-Israeli war on Iran, and warns that the outcome would be catastrophic no matter how many precautions are taken.
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[2026-03-19 07:30 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 92]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The war with Iran that started with airstrikes from the United States and Israel is now in its third week. As expected, Iran has suffered heavy destruction under the overwhelming military power of the US and Israel.
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[2026-03-19 07:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iraq’s defence ministry said a projectile struck an air base in Kirkuk.
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[2026-03-19 07:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: President Donald Trump arrives with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine and members of Congress, on Air Force One, Wednesday, March 18, 2026, at Dover Air Force Base, Del., to attend the casualty return for the six crew members of an Air Force refueling aircraft who died when their plane crashed in western Iraq while supporting operations against Iran.
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[2026-03-19 07:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: More than half of the Palestinian children detained in Israeli prisons at the end of last year were being held without charge or trial, a Palestinian rights group has said, as concerns mount over reported abuses in Israeli detention facilities.
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[2026-03-19 07:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: U.S. stocks slumped after a report said inflation was primed to worsen even before the war with Iran sent oil prices spiking.
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[2026-03-19 07:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Saudi Arabia’s defence ministry said its forces intercepted and destroyed four ballistic missiles launched towards Riyadh.
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[2026-03-19 07:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: President Donald Trump walks to board Air Force One, Wednesday, March 18, 2026, at Dover Air Force Base, Del., after attending the casualty return for the six crew members of an Air Force refueling aircraft who died when their plane crashed in western Iraq while supporting operations against Iran. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
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[2026-03-19 07:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The war between the United States of America (US) and Israel on the one hand and Iran on the other has made its impact on Sri Lanka as well as the rest of the world, compelling the Government to enforce a series of measures to ensure relative normalcy and sustain the economy of the country.
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[2026-03-19 07:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Iran targeted Tel Aviv with missiles carrying cluster warheads in what it said was retaliation for Israel’s assassination of Security Chief Ali Larijani, Iranian State television reported.
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[2026-03-19 07:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The world is a complex one today. Countries pursue their national interests through the use of hard and soft power or smart power – a mix of both. It is a self-centred exercise because they place their national interests over global concerns. The current US-Israel strike on Iran is a classic example of this theory which is unfolding.
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[2026-03-19 06:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The Director of National Intelligence (DNI), Tulsi Gabbard, told lawmakers on Wednesday that it was not her job to determine what constitutes an "imminent threat" to the US, as the country's war on Iran heads into its fourth week.
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[2026-03-19 06:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Oil prices have risen more than 5 percent following an Israeli strike on Iran’s South Pars gasfield as the United States-Israeli war on the country continues to escalate.
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[2026-03-19 06:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Entrepreneurs’ Organization (EO) successfully hosted the South Asia, Europe, Middle East and Africa Presidents’ Meeting 2026 from 5th to 8th February 2026 at the Cinnamon Life Hotel in Colombo. The four-day gathering brought together over 300 attendees, including Chapter Presidents, President-Elects and Chapter Managers, representing 79 chapters across three regions.
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[2026-03-19 06:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: President Donald Trump said Tuesday NATO and most other allies have rejected his calls to help secure the Strait of Hormuz, grousing that he has been unable to rally support behind his war of choice in Iran that he insists he’s conducting for the good of the world, even if it doesn’t appreciate his effort.
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[2026-03-19 06:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Security in the Strait of Hormuz is expected to take centre stage at a summit between Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and U.S. President Donald Trump in Washington on Thursday amid Iran tensions.
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[2026-03-19 06:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The war that the US and Israel have unleashed against Iran demonstrates that Washington has not learned the right lessons from the results of its past regime change policies in the Middle East, largely conducted in an attempt to ensure Israel’s long-term security.
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[2026-03-19 06:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The Qatari Foreign Ministry has condemned Israel’s attack on Iran’s South Pars gas field, which is jointly operated by Iran and Qatar. The ministry said that strikes on Pars constitute “a threat to global energy security.” Gas processing facilities on the Iranian side of the field were damaged in strikes on Wednesday.
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[2026-03-19 06:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: People walk by a store with a “Sale” sign on the window on Monday, March 16, 2026, in Portland, Ore. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane)
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[2026-03-19 06:45 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: SBS News
Snippet: Iran's huge Pars gas field has been targeted in the latest escalation of strikes. Source: AP / Vahid Salemi
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[2026-03-19 06:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Speaking to journalists in Colombo on Tuesday he said leaders and people in all nations where there is a Muslim majority should collectively work to bring international pressure on Israel on the matter.
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[2026-03-19 06:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Varios palestinos compran en un mercado preparándose para la festividad islámica de Eid al-Fitr en Jan Yunis, en el sur de la Franja de Gaza, el martes 17 de marzo de 2026. (AP Foto/Abdel Kareem Hana)
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[2026-03-19 06:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Unrest, Conflict and War
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[2026-03-19 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Iran is allowing a small but growing number of commercial ships to pass through the Strait of Hormuz, according to ship tracking data.
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[2026-03-19 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The ongoing US-Israel war on Iran poses serious risks to Bangladesh’s economy, potentially driving up inflation and raising the import bill, said the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD).
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[2026-03-19 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Rural Development, Social Security, and Community Empowerment Minister Dr. Upali Pannilage stated on Tuesday (17) that a special discussion was held at the Ministry to address potential impacts on Sri Lanka arising from the ongoing war in the Middle East and to ensure the continued welfare of the people.
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[2026-03-19 06:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: In renewed fighting with the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah, Israel has concentrated most strikes where the group has a strong presence in southern Lebanon and Beirut’s southern suburbs. But several attacks early Wednesday hit city center neighborhoods, some without warning.
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[2026-03-19 06:22 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Strike was first time a fossil fuel energy production facility has been hit. But why is it significant and who does it affect?
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[2026-03-19 06:16 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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