Topic: Middle East — Neutral reports only
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[2026-03-18 20:00 UTC+10:00] [Israel] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: A red-flag alert has been issued by one genocide-prevention organisation. This is not the time for empty condemnations but sanctions and arms embargos
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[2026-03-18 19:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israeli strikes on central Beirut have killed at least 12 people and wounded 41 others, Lebanon’s Ministry of Health says.
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[2026-03-18 19:47 UTC+10:00] [World / Middle East] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Wearing a traditional dress, Parzhin Jasem, poses for a photo next to sheep belonging to her uncle as she takes part in a family gathering to break the fast with an Iftar meal during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan in the village of Gulp, Iraq.Credit:AP Photo/Leo Correa
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[2026-03-18 19:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Iran claimed it has executed a man for allegedly spying for Israel in what is the first such killing since the regime’s war against the US and Israel began.
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[2026-03-18 19:35 UTC+10:00] [Middle East] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Fund managers pile into cash at fastest pace since Covid-19 as geopolitical tensions, inflation replace AI as top concerns, bank finds
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[2026-03-18 19:34 UTC+10:00] [Washington] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Comments build on Beijing’s recent tendency towards detailing economic and lifestyle benefits for island from reunification
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[2026-03-18 19:25 UTC+10:00] [Middle East] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-03-18 19:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israeli air raids on the Lebanese town of Sahmar in the Western Bekaa have killed two people and wounded six others, according to Lebanon’s Ministry of Public Health.
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[2026-03-18 19:15 UTC+10:00] [scmp] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Motor Transport Workers General Union hits out at bus firm’s measure to save fuel amid surging oil prices triggered by Middle East conflict
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[2026-03-18 19:15 UTC+10:00] [Russia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: South Korea and Taiwan face the highest risk as they source most of their helium from Qatar, while Japan is seen as relatively stable, Fitch says
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[2026-03-18 19:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Transportation (DOTr) announced on Wednesday that it was rolling out a series of assistance programs for commuters and public utility vehicle (PUV) drivers following President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.'s directive to defer fare increases amid the continued rise in global fuel prices caused by ongoing conflict in the Middle East.
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[2026-03-18 18:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: An Israeli army strike hits next to a tent camp after residents were given a warning to evacuate before the strike in Gaza City, March 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Yousef Al Zanoun, File)
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[2026-03-18 18:58 UTC+10:00] [Editors' Pick] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
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[2026-03-18 18:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: A US-Israeli strike on the city of Dorud in Iran’s Lorestan province killed seven people and wounded 56, according to a provincial official cited by Tasnim news agency.
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[2026-03-18 18:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The number of Palestinians forcibly driven from their homes by Israel in the occupied West Bank has surged over the past year, with more than 36,000 displaced, according to a United Nations report released on Tuesday.
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[2026-03-18 18:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Local Spain
Snippet: Spain to release 11.5 million barrels of oil to contain prices, Middle East conflict causes medicine shortage in Spain, water reservoirs reach highest level in 12 years and more news on Wednesday March 18th.
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[2026-03-18 18:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — China has assured the Philippines that it would not freeze exporting fertilizers to the country amid the war in the Middle East, Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. said Wednesday.
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[2026-03-18 18:30 UTC+10:00] [World / Middle East] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Dubai/Tel Aviv: Iran has targeted Tel Aviv with missiles carrying cluster warheads, and Iranian state television has claimed the attacks were in retaliation for Israel’s assassination of Iran’s security chief, Ali Larijani.
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[2026-03-18 18:22 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Treasurer Jim Chalmers has warned inflation could spike above 5 per cent if the Middle East war drags on, hurting living standards and wiping billions from the economy as business chiefs move to a COVID-style posture to avoid supply shocks in the construction, medical, and food sectors.
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[2026-03-18 18:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: The victims, a couple in their 70s, were hit by shrapnel as they headed to a shelter. The attack caused widespread damage and disrupted rail services near Tel Aviv. Police said the impact appeared to involve a cluster munition. Emergency teams found heavy damage to homes and cars, while smoke rose over the area as sirens sounded across central Israel.
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[2026-03-18 18:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Israel has attacked a building in Bashoura, a neighbourhood in the heart of Beirut, Lebanon’s National News Agency (NNA) reported, with a blast and smoke rising over the area shortly after Israel issued an evacuation threat for the site.
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[2026-03-18 18:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Iran has pledged “revenge” after Israeli strikes killed security chief Ali Larijani and commander of Basij paramilitary forces Gholamreza Soleimani, with Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi saying Tehran’s political system remains strong as the war entered its 19th day.
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[2026-03-18 18:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Iran has fired deadly cluster missiles at central Israel in what it says is “revenge” for Israel’s assassination of its security chief Ali Larijani, as the war the United States and Israel triggered against Iran rages towards a third week.
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[2026-03-18 18:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: The strike hit shortly after dawn on 18 March, sending thick smoke over central Beirut as emergency teams rushed to the scene. The Israeli army said it had warned residents to evacuate about an hour before the attack, which flattened the building and damaged nearby vehicles on a busy road.
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[2026-03-18 18:00 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Last year it was China’s answer to tariffs, now it’s Iran’s retaliation to airstrikes – ‘America First’ keeps foundering on global economics
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[2026-03-18 17:59 UTC+10:00] [Xi-Trump meeting] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Markets await clarity on a summit, hoping it will steady Hong Kong and China equities as Middle East hostilities weigh on sentiment
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[2026-03-18 17:43 UTC+10:00] [Business / Markets] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: China’s response to the Iran war has put a question mark over future supplies for the local aviation sector as spiralling prices cripple spot markets and cloud planning for airlines.
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[2026-03-18 17:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israel’s health ministry on Wednesday said 192 people were injured over the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of wounded since the start of the war to 3,727.
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[2026-03-18 17:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: This report is from this week's CNBC's UK Exchange newsletter, which brings you expert insights on the most critical business stories in Britain. You can subscribe here.
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[2026-03-18 17:36 UTC+10:00] [Business] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Other delivery and transport companies such as Uber, DoorDash and Australia Post are weighing whether to charge more
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[2026-03-18 17:34 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Government to import total 24 million barrels of oil from UAE
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[2026-03-18 17:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Somewhere along the way, we have seen the rationale for the existence of the state of Israel transition from reliance on western guilt and being a safe haven for Jews after the attempted destruction of Jewish communities in Europe, to the violent biblical rhetoric now deployed across the spectrum.
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[2026-03-18 17:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: LONDON — European stocks are expected to open broadly higher on Wednesday as the market fallout of the Iran war remains in the spotlight ahead of the U.S. Federal Reserve's next policy move.
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[2026-03-18 17:15 UTC+10:00] [Bahrain] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Here’s a look at what’s visible in a selection of pictures throughout the region
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[2026-03-18 17:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Veteran Democratic Party strategist James Carville blasted Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., in a video published on Saturday, arguing his support for the war in Iran is part of a long history of wrong opinions.
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[2026-03-18 17:00 UTC+10:00] [US news] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: A 2006 Guardian interview with Iran’s slain security chief now reads as a grim warning of the conflict that killed him
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[2026-03-18 16:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Nuclear-powered US aircraft carrier Gerald R. Ford will "temporarily" pull into port after a fire on board, officials said, as the war with Iran entered its third week.
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[2026-03-18 16:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Iran has fired missiles and drones at several Gulf Arab nations, which have sought to intercept them, in a now-daily fallout from the United States-Israel war launched on Iran nearly three weeks ago that has engulfed the Middle East with deaths, destruction, assassinations, and an energy crisis spreading far beyond the region.
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[2026-03-18 16:50 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-03-18 16:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Hamas on Wednesday condemned the “treacherous” Israeli strike on Tehran that killed Iran's national security chief Ali Larijani, his son and several others.
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[2026-03-18 16:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Ali Larijani, en el centro, jefe del Consejo de Seguridad Nacional iraní, hace un gesto a partidarios de Hezbollah, que arrojan arroz para darle la bienvenida ante el aeropuerto internacional Rafik Hariri en Beirut, Líbano, el miércoles 13 de agosto de 2025. (AP Foto/Bilal Hussein, Archivo)
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[2026-03-18 16:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Donald Trump appointed Joseph Kent as the director of the National Counterterrorism Center in 2024. (AP: Mark Schiefelbein)
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[2026-03-18 16:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israeli forces struck multiple locations across Lebanon, including the eastern Bekaa Valley and central Beirut, according to local media reports.
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[2026-03-18 16:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Donald Trump has been calling on US allies to help end Iran's blockade of the Strait of Hormuz. (Reuters: Kevin Lamarque)
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[2026-03-18 16:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Hedge funds are getting battered by the fallout from the escalating conflict with Iran, as a sharp spike in oil prices and a broad market selloff unravel crowded trades.
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[2026-03-18 16:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: An Israeli airstrike has struck an apartment building in Bachoura, central Beirut. The Israeli army had warned residents in the building to evacuate about an hour before completely flattening it as day broke. (AP video by: Fadi Tawil; Production by: Sally Abou AlJoud)
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[2026-03-18 16:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Petroleros y mercantes esperan en el estrecho de Ormuz vistos desde Khor Fakkan, Emiratos Árabes Unidos, el miércoles 11 de marzo de 2026. (AP Foto/Altaf Qadri)
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[2026-03-18 16:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: This satellite image from Planet Labs PBC shows the Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant in Bushehr, Iran, Dec. 7, 2025. (Planet Labs PBC via AP)
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[2026-03-18 16:08 UTC+10:00] [US military] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Aircraft carrier has been participating in strikes on Iran, after previously taking part in the operation to seize Venezuela’s president Nicolás Maduro
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[2026-03-18 16:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Oil tankers and cargo ships line up in the Strait of Hormuz as seen from Khor Fakkan, United Arab Emirates, Wednesday, March 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)
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