Topic: Middle East — Neutral reports only
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[2026-03-19 01:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Former leader of the Labour Party and Independent MP Jeremy Corbyn challenged British Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper’s claim that UK bases are only being used for “defensive strikes” against Iranian missiles.
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[2026-03-19 01:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Qatari foreign ministry spokesperson Majed al-Ansari issued a statement calling Israel’s strikes on Iran’s natural gas sites “a dangerous and irresponsible step amid the current military escalation in the region”.
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[2026-03-19 01:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Lebanon’s health ministry has reported that casualties from Israeli air strikes on Beirut’s Basta and Zuqaq al-Blat districts this morning have increased, with 10 dead and 27 injured so far.
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[2026-03-19 01:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: An Israeli airstrike hit Iran’s South Pars gas field, the largest in the world, on Wednesday — causing energy prices to spike as Tehran vows to hit energy sites across the Gulf in retaliation.
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[2026-03-19 01:30 UTC+10:00] [Donald Trump] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: If Europe is sucked into this illegal conflict with Iran, public support for rearmament could collapse – and only Putin will benefit
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[2026-03-19 01:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Unrest, Conflict and War
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[2026-03-19 01:22 UTC+10:00] [Israel] [Factuality: 95]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Emanuel Fabian says his routine report became focus of wager with $23m at stake on online prediction platform
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[2026-03-19 01:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: As the US-Israeli war against Iran intensifies, with violence spreading across the Gulf and Lebanon, Pakistan is coming under increasing domestic pressure to pick a side.
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[2026-03-19 01:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: President Trump issued a Jones Act waiver on Wednesday in his latest attempt to tamp down rising fuel prices caused by Iran’s closure of the Strait of Hormuz.
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[2026-03-19 01:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: WASHINGTON (AP) — Las empresas de Estados Unidos podrán hacer negocios con la empresa estatal venezolana de petróleo después de que el Departamento del Tesoro flexibilizó el miércoles las sanciones, con limitaciones, mientras el gobierno del presidente Donald Trump busca maneras de aumentar el suministro mundial de crudo durante la guerra con Irán.
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[2026-03-19 01:09 UTC+10:00] [Middle East] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-03-19 01:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: President Donald Trump issued a 60-day waiver of a longstanding U.S. shipping law in an attempt to stabilize oil markets amid the Iran war, the White House confirmed to CNBC on Wednesday.
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[2026-03-19 01:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: President Donald Trump is expressing anger with NATO’s refusal to join his push to send warships to secure the Strait of Hormuz. (AP Video: Mike Pesoli)
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[2026-03-19 01:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Fishermen pass an oil tanker in the Gulf of Venezuela off the shore of Punta Cardon, Venezuela, Jan. 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix, FIle)
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[2026-03-19 01:00 UTC+10:00] [Australian economy] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: A failure to seize the moment amid soaring energy prices and act in the May budget could make voters turn their anger toward the federal government
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[2026-03-19 01:00 UTC+10:00] [Gaza] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: But analysts warn the strategy can only partially offset disruptions and that security risks remain high
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[2026-03-19 00:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: JERUSALEM — Israel said on Wednesday its forces had killed another top Iranian official, Intelligence Minister Esmail Khatib, and said its military was authorised to kill any senior figure of the Islamic republic in its sights.
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[2026-03-19 00:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: On Saturday night, as the war on Iran entered its third week, a small group of Israelis assembled in central Jerusalem.
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[2026-03-19 00:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Iran players pose for a team photo ahead of the Women’s Asian Cup soccer match between Iran and the Philippines in Robina, Australia, Sunday, March 8, 2026. (Dave Hunt/AAPImage via AP,File)
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[2026-03-19 00:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: As the holy month of Ramadan draws to a close, Muslims around the world are getting ready for Eid al-Fitr.
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[2026-03-19 00:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Fars News Agency reports that Iran intends to respond to strikes on its gas faculties by targeting “enemy infrastructure that was previously thought to be safe”, citing Iranian military sources.
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[2026-03-19 00:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israeli jets hit natural gas facilties in Iran, according to Israeli officials and Iranian state media.
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[2026-03-19 00:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israel’s war on Lebanon has killed or wounded the equivalent of an entire classroom of children daily, according to a top official of the UN children’s agency.
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[2026-03-19 00:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: People and vehicles crowd at a popular market in Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, March 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)
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[2026-03-19 00:19 UTC+10:00] [Iraq] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: More than 200 Americans at Balad site say they have no evacuation plan as fears grow of a post-Ramadan assault
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[2026-03-19 00:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, left, with President Donald Trump, reacts as she was speaking to members of the military aboard the USS George Washington, an aircraft carrier docked at an American naval base, in Yokosuka, Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)
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[2026-03-19 00:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Iranian authorities have announced hundreds more arrests across the country, as well as operations to counter what they describe as “traitors” aligned with the interests of the United States and Israel.
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[2026-03-19 00:09 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 90]
Source: 9News
Snippet: Auto news: Will Australians spend over $100,000 on a Chinese car?
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[2026-03-18 23:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: El presidente Donald Trump se baja del Air Force One en la Base Aérea Dover en Delaware el 7 de marzo del 2026. (AP foto/Mark Schiefelbein)
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[2026-03-18 23:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Vehicles move along the 2023 Chevrolet Bolt EV and EUV assembly line at the General Motors Orion Assembly June 15, 2023, in Lake Orion, Mich. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio, File)
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[2026-03-18 23:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: The U.S. and Israel's war with Iran has upended the supply of aluminum in the Middle East, sending prices of the base metal skyrocketing.
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[2026-03-18 23:31 UTC+10:00] [Africa] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Unit of Cosco Shipping reports 1.1 per cent profit increase on 6.2 per cent rise in throughput in 2025
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[2026-03-18 23:24 UTC+10:00] [Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Secretary for Labour and Welfare Chris Sun says one fourth of imported workers from various schemes are foreign passport holders
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[2026-03-18 23:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said Wednesday that Iran's Intelligence Minister Esmail Khatib has been killed in overnight strikes in Tehran, marking the third assassination of a high-ranking official in just two days.
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[2026-03-18 23:22 UTC+10:00] [Anxun Information Technology] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The PLA delegation will travel to Brussels next week, where the Ukraine war remains a major barrier to better relations with Beijing
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[2026-03-18 23:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israel said it had killed Iran's inteligence minister, Esmail Khatib, warning that Israeli attacks would escalate.
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[2026-03-18 23:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: Albay Mayor’s League President Carlos Baldo of Camalig town tells The Manila Times on March 18, 2026 that the tourism arrival in his town is not affected by the current economic turmoil as it is increasing despite spiking gasoline prices to watch the effusive eruption of Mayon Volcano. Baldo also cancelled the Pinangat Festival in June as part of austerity measures following the US-Israeli led war in Iran.
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[2026-03-18 23:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on March 18, 2026 ordered the Department of Transportation to suspend the implementation of the new round of fare hikes amid the skyrocketing prices of fuel and commodities caused by the war in the Middle East. Marcos issued the directive to ease the burden of commuters and also gave reassurance that the government would continue to provide assistance to all those affected.
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[2026-03-18 23:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: For more than a year and a half, Kiryat Shmona, the largest Israeli city on the border with Lebanon, was a ghost town. Now, booms from Hezbollah launches and the sharp explosions of Israeli artillery once again echo through the city’s streets as residents, who just started coming back, find themselves under fire once again, this time from both Iran and Lebanon.
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[2026-03-18 23:00 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Instead of regime change, all the bombing has produced so far is regime reinforcement and no end in sight
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[2026-03-18 23:00 UTC+10:00] [Trump administration] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: $11.3bn more than enough to fund EPA or National Cancer Institute, where administration sought to slash budgets
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[2026-03-18 23:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Germany’s foreign minister says political change in Iran cannot be imposed through external military force.
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[2026-03-18 22:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: After a week of “will they, won’t they” speculation, as this writer had anticipated, Tricia Tuttle, the artistic director of the Berlin International Film Festival (Berlinale), has not been removed from her post, despite hints to the contrary from right-wing German tabloids.
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[2026-03-18 22:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: President Donald Trump steps off Air Force One, Saturday, March 7, 2026, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
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[2026-03-18 22:50 UTC+10:00] [US news] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Republicans almost certain to push through appointment following the ousting of Noem amid public backlash to her aggressive immigration approach
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[2026-03-18 22:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Facilities linked to Iran’s oil industry in South Pars and Asaluyeh came under attack on Wednesday, according to the semi-official Tasnim news agency.
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[2026-03-18 22:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israel said it had killed Iran's inteligence minister, Esmail Khatib, warning that Israeli attacks would escalate.
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[2026-03-18 22:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Large crowds gathered in Tehran on Wednesday for the funeral of senior Iranian officials and sailors killed during the Israel-US war on Iran.
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[2026-03-18 22:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Jim Chalmers will outline how the federal budget will fix surging oil prices and inflation in an address in Melbourne on Thursday. (ABC News: Luke Stephenson)
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[2026-03-18 22:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Turkiye’s Ministry of National Defence has said NATO is sending another Patriot missile defence unit to its Incirlik Air Base, after several ballistic missiles Ankara says were fired by Iran were downed heading towards or in Turkish airspace.
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