Topic: Middle East — Neutral reports only
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[2026-03-17 23:30 UTC+10:00] [Afghanistan] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: With no clear goal or timetable for ending the war, the US president is running out of options
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[2026-03-17 23:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: La selección de Irán previo al partido contra Corea del Norte en las eliminatorias de la Copa Mundial, el 10 de junio de 2025, en Teherán. (AP Foto/Vahid Salemi)
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[2026-03-17 23:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Golestan Palace majorly damaged in US-Israeli strikes on Tehran
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[2026-03-17 23:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Australia’s Sam Kerr passes the ball as China’s Zhang Chengxue, right, watches during the Women’s Asian Cup semifinal soccer match between China and Australia in Perth, Australia, Tuesday, March 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Gary Day)
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[2026-03-17 23:18 UTC+10:00] [Global Affairs] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: This is AI generated summarization, which may have errors. For context, always refer to the full article.
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[2026-03-17 23:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: The Israeli military has launched new waves of air raids across southern Lebanon after announcing “limited and targeted ground operations” on Monday against Hezbollah positions.
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[2026-03-17 23:00 UTC+10:00] [US midterm elections 2026] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Trump failing to keep his word could be important ahead of primaries and midterm elections for independents
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[2026-03-17 22:52 UTC+10:00] [Music] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Born in Russia and raised in Israel, Ocher rejected the IDF draft for a life in Germany. As she releases an album inspired by the Weimar period, she discusses nationalism, AI and the future of humanity
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[2026-03-17 22:51 UTC+10:00] [US news] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Donald Trump has vowed not to sign any other legislation until the passage of Save America act, which would create more barriers for voting
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[2026-03-17 22:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Irans’s players pose for a team photo before an Asian group A qualifying soccer match against North Korea for the 2026 World Cup, June 10, 2025, at Azadi Stadium in Tehran, Iran. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi, file)
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[2026-03-17 22:34 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Korean Air Co. said Tuesday it will extend the suspension of its Incheon-Dubai flights through April 19 due to ongoing military conflict in the Middle East.
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[2026-03-17 22:29 UTC+10:00] [Middle East] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-03-17 22:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iranian intelligence says it has confiscated hundreds of Starlink devices across the country.
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[2026-03-17 22:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Palestinos lloran en el funeral de cuatro miembros de la familia Odeh asesinados en su auto por fuerzas de seguridad israelíes durante una operación militar en Tammun, Cisjordania, el domingo 15 de marzo de 2026. (AP Foto/Majdi Mohammed)
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[2026-03-17 22:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Local Spain
Snippet: The Spanish government has announced that it will seek to implement a raft of new measures to mitigate the economic effects of the war in Iran.
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[2026-03-17 22:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Lebanon’s army says one of the soldiers wounded in an Israeli attack in southern Lebanon has died from his injuries.
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[2026-03-17 21:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Palestinians mourn at the funeral of four members of the Odeh family who were killed in their car by Israeli security forces during an army operation in Tammun, West Bank, Sunday, March 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed)
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[2026-03-17 21:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi says instability in the Strait of Hormuz cannot be separated from the ongoing Israeli-US war against Iran.
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[2026-03-17 21:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Investor confidence in Germany has dropped sharply as the Middle East war unsettles financial markets across Europe.
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[2026-03-17 21:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Iran’s powerful security chief Ali Larijani has reportedly been killed, according to Israel’s defence minister Israel Katz, though Tehran is yet to confirm the claim.
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[2026-03-17 21:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: US efforts to build an international coalition to secure shipping in the Strait of Hormuz have turned into a “mess” because Washington’s partners are reluctant to offer assistance, Axios reported on Monday, citing sources.
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[2026-03-17 21:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: US efforts to build an international coalition to secure shipping in the Strait of Hormuz have turned into a “mess” because Washington’s partners are reluctant to offer assistance, Axios reported on Monday, citing sources.
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[2026-03-17 21:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — The Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB) on Tuesday announced that the fuel surcharge for domestic and international flights will increase in April as the war in the Middle East continued to have an impact on oil prices.
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[2026-03-17 21:44 UTC+10:00] [Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: LNG prices have doubled to three-year highs as shipping through the Strait of Hormuz has all but stopped and Qatar halts shipments
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[2026-03-17 21:43 UTC+10:00] [Middle East] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-03-17 21:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran’s national security chief Ali Larijani, whom Israel claims was killed in strikes on Tehran, appeared publicly just days earlier at the annual al-Quds Day rally in the Iranian capital.
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[2026-03-17 21:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: A fresh wave of attacks on the United Arab Emirates' energy infrastructure has ramped up concerns over prolonged supply disruptions amid the Iran war.
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[2026-03-17 21:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Lebanon’s National News Agency reports ongoing Israeli artillery shelling targeting the southern towns of Zibqin and Jabal al-Batoum. A separate Israeli air raid on the town of Jmeijmeh killed two people the report added.
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[2026-03-17 21:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said on Tuesday that Iran's security chief Ali Larijani had been killed in airstrikes overnight.
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[2026-03-17 21:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: People have been queuing up in Colombo, Sri Lanka, to buy petrol due to concerns over fuel supply amid the US-Israel conflict with Iran. (Reuters: Thilina Kaluthotage)
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[2026-03-17 21:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Last week Ali Larijani, secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, accused figures linked to Epstein’s network of plotting to provoke a global crisis and blame Tehran.
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[2026-03-17 21:15 UTC+10:00] [Middle East] [Factuality: 95]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-03-17 21:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: This is the second part in Al Jazeera’s Blood Tech series, looking at how governments around the world – including those who have criticised Israel – are still using the technology it has tested on Palestinians. You can read the first part, which looks at how the UK has utilised Israeli military spyware, here.
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[2026-03-17 21:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: JERUSALEM — Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said on Tuesday that Iran's powerful national security chief Ali Larijani was "eliminated last night," along with the commander of Tehran's Basij paramilitary force.
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[2026-03-17 21:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran’s Ali Larijani has released a handwritten message on X commemorating Iranian navy sailors killed by the United States earlier this month.
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[2026-03-17 21:03 UTC+10:00] [US Treasury] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The killings strip away top leaders from the Iranian theocracy after the February 28 strike that killed supreme leader Ali Khamenei
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[2026-03-17 21:00 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Exclusive: Early US assessment suggesting missile was Iranian was almost immediately dismissed, sources say
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[2026-03-17 21:00 UTC+10:00] [Trump administration] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: If Brendan Carr and the US president’s attacks on the press aren’t stopped, the outcome could be dire
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[2026-03-17 21:00 UTC+10:00] [National / NSW] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Maureen Donlon of Wagga Wagga has some listening advice for DJ Albo: “History repeating itself? I draw readers’ attention to the 1979 hit The Topical Song (to the tune of Supertramp’s The Logical Song) by the Barron Knights, which dealt with the oil crisis, caused by (shock horror) trouble in Iran.
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[2026-03-17 21:00 UTC+10:00] [Newsletters] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Rappler
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[2026-03-17 20:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has warned that bombing Iran will not help bring about regime change, criticizing the US for lacking an exit strategy in the war.
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[2026-03-17 20:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has warned that bombing Iran will not help bring about regime change, criticizing the US for lacking an exit strategy in the war.
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[2026-03-17 20:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The Israeli military says it has detected missiles launched from Iran towards its territory. Air defence systems are operating to intercept the incoming projectiles, according to a statement from the army
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[2026-03-17 20:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Israeli defense minister said Tuesday that the Israeli military killed top Iranian security official Ali Larijani in an overnight strike.
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[2026-03-17 20:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran’s Tasnim News Agency says a message from Ali Larijani, secretary of the Supreme National Security Council, will be published shortly.
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[2026-03-17 20:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israel Katz, the Israeli defence minister, said on Tuesday that Iran's security chief Ali Larijani had been killed in an Israeli strike.
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[2026-03-17 20:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israel’s Defence Minister Israel Katz claimed that Iranian national security chief Ali Larijani was killed in Israeli strikes on Tehran overnight. There has been no official confirmation from Iran.
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[2026-03-17 20:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Israel’s Defence Minister Katz has just said that Iran’s security chief Ali Larijani has been killed.
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[2026-03-17 20:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Ali Larijani, secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, has been according to Israel’s Defence Minister Katz. Iran has not commented on the claim.
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[2026-03-17 20:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The Lebanese army says an Israeli strike in the southern town of Qaqaiyat al-Jisr wounded five soldiers.
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