Topic: Middle East — Neutral reports only
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[2026-03-17 11:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Energy Secretary Chris Wright branded Gavin Newsom ”ignorant” for blaming the spike in gas prices on Donald Trump and the conflict in Iran, adding the state has “strangled its own oil and gas production.”
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[2026-03-17 11:09 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: US President Donald Trump said Monday the United States has requested that a planned summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping be delayed for "a month or so," as the US conducts its military campaign against Iran.
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[2026-03-17 11:06 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: US President Donald Trump on Monday renewed his calls for South Korea, China, Japan and other countries to help reopen the Strait of Hormuz, a key oil shipping route off Iran, amid growing concerns over disruptions to shipping through the vital waterway.
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[2026-03-17 11:05 UTC+10:00] [US news] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Kordia was taken at a check-in at an ICE office in New Jersey and was held despite court ruling thrice for her release
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[2026-03-17 11:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Californians already dealing with some of the highest gas prices in the nation thanks to California Democrats’ green agenda have begun to feel even more of a pinch at the gas pump as the American conflict with Iran intensifies.
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[2026-03-17 11:00 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: As conflict ties up airports in the Middle East, British Airways has announced a new route to Australia, launching daily flights between London and Melbourne early next year.
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[2026-03-17 10:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Asia-Pacific markets were set to rise Tuesday as investors monitor the latest developments in the Iran war and as U.S. President Donald Trump looks to delay his meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping by "a month or so."
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[2026-03-17 10:52 UTC+10:00] [Donald Trump] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Pair attempt to strike united front amid reports vice-president skeptical over US-Israeli attack on Iran
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[2026-03-17 10:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazilian police released on Monday three Israeli tourists who this weekend were involved in a disturbance with pro-Palestine residents of a beachfront city in the country’s tropical northeast.
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[2026-03-17 10:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The Israeli military says it has detected missiles launched from Iran heading towards Israeli territory and has urged residents in affected areas to seek shelter immediately.
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[2026-03-17 10:30 UTC+10:00] [National News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
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[2026-03-17 10:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: The United States’ ongoing war against Iran is causing American Jews’ already high levels of anxiety and dread to soar even further.
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[2026-03-17 10:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Israeli businesses have helped to create more than 20,000 jobs in the Golden State, and generate billions in economic growth, according to a new study released after Gov. Gavin Newsom blasted Israel as an “apartheid state.“
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[2026-03-17 10:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: The United States saw four terror attacks on its soil in just the two weeks since the Iran war began, yet Democrats voted yet again last week to #Defund Homeland Security.
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[2026-03-17 10:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A police vehicle sits outside the Temple Israel synagogue Friday, March 13, 2026, in West Bloomfield Township, Mich. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
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[2026-03-17 10:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: WASHINGTON — Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman is trashing “ignorant” far-left New York City Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez for her “tone-deaf” approach to Israel — and predicted she won’t challenge Big Apple Dem Sen. Chuck Schumer in 2028.
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[2026-03-17 10:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: By Maxim Suchkov, Director of the MGIMO Institute for International Studies (IIS)
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[2026-03-17 10:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: By Maxim Suchkov, Director of the MGIMO Institute for International Studies (IIS)
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[2026-03-17 10:00 UTC+10:00] [Middle East] [Factuality: 90]
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 09:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: WASHINGTON — “Squad” Reps. Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib have thrown their weight behind a 26-year-old lefty influencer to succeed a pioneering veteran Dem congresswoman in Illinois.
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[2026-03-17 09:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: An athlete’s silent act of dissent can turn both her and her family into targets of intimidation under the rule of Iran’s radical Islamist regime.
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[2026-03-17 09:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The leaders of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, and the UK on Monday said Israel must avoid mounting a ground incursion into Lebanon, after it resumed its war on the country's south two weeks ago.
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[2026-03-17 09:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s family has crossed paths with the anti-Israel activist who called Jews “cockroaches” and “vampires,” despite his attempts to distance himself from her.
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[2026-03-17 09:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: United States President Donald Trump says he is seeking to delay a highly anticipated trip to China in early April by about a month because of the US-Israeli war on Iran.
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[2026-03-17 09:21 UTC+10:00] [News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Michael West Media
Snippet: March 17, 2026 09:21 | News
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[2026-03-17 09:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian says Tehran did not initiate the war with the United States and Israel, insisting Iran is exercising its right to defend itself against attack.
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[2026-03-17 09:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: The Israeli military has taken out more than 60% of Iran’s rocket launchers in the first three weeks of the war, with at least another three weeks of fighting expected.
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[2026-03-17 08:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Leqaa Kordia, center, demonstrates with pro-Palestianian protesters at Columbia University in New York, April 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle, File)
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[2026-03-17 08:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., speaks with supporters after filing his reelection paperwork Monday, March 16, 2026, in Columbia, S.C. (AP Photo/Meg Kinnard)
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[2026-03-17 08:30 UTC+10:00] [Skuld] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: As an international maritime hub, the city must speed up green fuel bunkering and strengthen its marine war-risk insurance business
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[2026-03-17 08:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Oscar award-winning actor Javier Bardem is facing backlash over comments he made during the 98th Academy Awards on Sunday when he presented the Best International Feature award.
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[2026-03-17 08:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The leaders of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, and the UK on Monday said Israel must avoid mounting a ground incursion into Lebanon, after it resumed its war on the country's south two weeks ago.
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[2026-03-17 08:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Two weeks into the US-Israeli war on Iran, a growing number of Iranians who saw Reza Pahlavi as an alternative to the ruling establishment say they are losing faith in the exiled opposition figure.
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[2026-03-17 08:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Vice President JD Vance pushed back on questions about his support of President Trump’s war on Iran, saying there was now a smart leader in the Oval Office instead of a “dumb” one.
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[2026-03-17 08:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Kuwaiti authorities say they have arrested 16 people accused of links to Hezbollah and planning a sabotage operation inside the Gulf state.
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[2026-03-17 08:13 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: SBS News
Snippet: The Israeli military has stepped up its presence in southern Lebanon. Source: AAP / EPA / Atef Safadi
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[2026-03-17 08:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: LEBANON, NH ---- (AP) Latest snow conditions, as supplied by
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[2026-03-17 08:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: President Donald Trump said Monday that the U.S. has asked to delay his planned meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing by "a month or so" due to the ongoing war with Iran.
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[2026-03-17 07:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iraq’s Popular Mobilisation Forces say an Israeli strike in the al-Qaim district of Anbar province killed six of their members and wounded four others.
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[2026-03-17 07:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: US President Donald Trump has called on all nations getting oil through the Strait of Hormuz to send their warships to secure navigation through the key shipping lane.
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[2026-03-17 07:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: US President Donald Trump has called on all nations getting oil through the Strait of Hormuz to send their warships to secure navigation through the key shipping lane.
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[2026-03-17 07:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A drop in oil prices helped send the U.S. stock market to its best day since the war in Iran began.
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[2026-03-17 07:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Em meio à guerra de Estados Unidos e Israel contra o Irã, a Coreia do Sul corre o risco de se ver descoberta da proteção antimísseis contra a o regime norte-coreano. Enquanto a imprensa cita indícios de que os EUA estão retirando seu sistema de defesa para reforçar capacidades no Oriente Médio, a Coreia do Norte lança novos ataques sobre o Mar do Japão.
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[2026-03-17 07:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The Tasnim News Agency has published a six-point message from Ali Larijani, Iran's secretary of the Supreme National Security Council, addressed to Muslims worldwide and the governments of Islamic countries.
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[2026-03-17 06:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Several measures, including the declaration of a public holiday on Wednesday (18), have been introduced to address domestic energy security challenges arising from heightened geopolitical tensions in the Middle East (ME), Commissioner General of Essential Services Prabath Chandrakeerthi said. He added that the private sector has also been requested to follow the same measures.
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[2026-03-17 06:47 UTC+10:00] [Northeast Asia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-03-17 06:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Sri Lanka is deeply concerned by the rapidly escalating situation in the Middle East and West Asia, which poses a direct threat to the civilian population, a communique from the Foreign Ministry said yesterday.
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[2026-03-17 06:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The United Arab Emirates has announced the diversion of some flights from Dubai International Airport, one of the world’s busiest, after a drone attack sparked a fire near the facility as Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar and Saudi Arabia also have reported intercepting drones and missiles.
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[2026-03-17 06:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: A prolonged US-Israel war on Iran could reduce Bangladesh’s gross domestic product (GDP) by as much as 03 percent over the next two years, according to a new policy analysis by the South Asian Network on Economic Modelling (Sanem).
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[2026-03-17 06:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Palestinian Red Crescent rescue service said that Ali and Waed Odeh, and two of their four children, were shot in the head. The Odehs’ two surviving children had shrapnel wounds that were examined by first responders once they were granted access, the group said, accusing Israel of delaying ambulances dispatched to the scene.
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