Topic: Middle East — Neutral reports only
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[2026-03-15 11:14 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: A South Korean military transport aircraft is bringing home 204 nationals from Saudi Arabia, officials said Sunday, in the first airlift evacuation using a military plane since the conflict began in the Middle East late last month.
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[2026-03-15 11:10 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: US President Donald Trump said Saturday that "hopefully" South Korea and other countries, affected by Iran's attempt to close the Strait of Hormuz, will send ships to keep the crucial oil shipping route "open and safe," amid growing concerns over disruptions to shipping along the waterway.
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[2026-03-15 11:00 UTC+10:00] [Australia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: SBS News
Snippet: Jim Chalmers said a recession is "not something that we're anticipating or expecting" in Australia as a result of the Middle East war. Source: AAP / Dan Himbrechts
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[2026-03-15 10:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: The wailing inside the Shrestha family home carries across the hillside.
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[2026-03-15 10:51 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: In comments to NBC News, US presidents also deflates hope of deal with Tehran, saying ‘terms aren’t good enough’
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[2026-03-15 10:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Grupos de personas participan en una manifestación nacional contra la guerra en Irán y el referéndum del 22 de marzo sobre el sistema de justicia italiano, en Roma, el sábado 14 de marzo de 2026. (AP Foto/Andrew Medichini)
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[2026-03-15 10:42 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: SBS News
Snippet: The recent conflict in Iran and across the Middle East is yet again exposing news audiences to atrocities and human suffering on a large scale. Credit: SBS
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[2026-03-15 10:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Fighting has raged in the Middle East for more than two weeks, and it can be hard to keep up. (Reuters: Orhan Qereman)
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[2026-03-15 10:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: A senior US senator has raised the alarm that the United States and Israel have pushed the Middle East into a rapidly escalating crisis after launching a war on Iran, saying President Donald Trump has “lost control” of the conflict.
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[2026-03-15 10:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Three of the six Iranian women’s soccer players who accepted asylum in Australia are returning to Iran, according to Tina Kordrostami, a councilor for the Australian City of Ryde.
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[2026-03-15 10:02 UTC+10:00] [World / Middle East] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Of all the risks the global energy system has long faced, none was bigger or better known than the potential closure of the Strait of Hormuz.
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[2026-03-15 09:54 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: US Central Command says crash followed unspecified incident, and second refueling tanker landed safely in Israel
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[2026-03-15 09:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: A 33-year-old Alabama father of three has been identified as one of the six service members killed when an Air Force refueling aircraft crashed in Iraq, his devastated brother-in-law confirmed.
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[2026-03-15 09:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: President Donald Trump's political action committee this week sent a fundraising email promising donors "private national security briefings" by the president himself and featuring a photo from the dignified transfer for U.S. service members killed in Kuwait.
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[2026-03-15 09:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Formula One says the Bahrain and Saudi Arabian Grands Prix will not take place in April because of the ongoing war in the region.
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[2026-03-15 09:39 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: 9News
Snippet: US President Donald Trump has called on several other countries to send ships to the Middle East to open the Strait of Hormuz and ease the global oil supply disruptions brought on by his war in Iran.The Strait of Hormuz is a critical but narrow waterway in the Gulf region through which ships carrying one-fifth of the world's oil supply pass.
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[2026-03-15 09:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: F1 has reduced its championship from 24 rounds to 22, after cancelling two races in the Middle East. (Getty Images: NurPhoto/Andrea Diodato)
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[2026-03-15 09:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: El ministro de Exteriores de Turquía, Hakan Fidan, habla en entrevista con The Associated Press, en Ankara, Turquía, el sábado 14 de marzo de 2026. (AP Foto/Khalil Hamra)
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[2026-03-15 09:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Three members of Iran’s women’s football team who had sought asylum in Australia have decided to withdraw their request and return to Iran, Australia’s Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke said.
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[2026-03-15 09:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: El británico Lewis Hamilton, de Ferrari, compite en la clasificación para el Gran Premio de China, el sábado 14 de marzo de 2026 (AP foto/Vincent Thian)
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[2026-03-15 09:16 UTC+10:00] [Formula One 2026] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Bahrain circuit only 20 miles from targeted US base
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[2026-03-15 09:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Mercedes driver George Russell of Britain crosses the finish line and wins the Sprint Race of the Chinese Formula One Grand Prix at the Shanghai International Circuit, in Shanghai, China, Saturday, March 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Andy Wong, Pool)
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[2026-03-15 09:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: El ministro de Asuntos Internos de Australia, Tony Burke, habla ante los medios durante una conferencia de prensa en la Casa del Parlamento en Canberra, Australia, el miércoles 11 de marzo de 2026. (Lukas Coch/AAP Image vía AP)
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[2026-03-15 08:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Reem Al Hashimy is a well-known figure in Gulf politics and a senior UAE minister. (Reuters: Ciro De Luca)
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[2026-03-15 08:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The US security umbrella promised to American allies in the Middle East has proven to be “full of holes,” Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi said, after President Donald Trump called for a broad international response to Tehran’s retaliatory attacks.
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[2026-03-15 08:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: US President Donald Trump has slammed NATO members and partner nations for not joining the American-Israeli war on Iran, after a number of allies refused to heed his call to send warships to secure the Strait of Hormuz. He accused them of doing nothing for the US “in time of need,” while enjoying American military aid and protection.
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[2026-03-15 08:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: BEIRUT, Lebanon — UN chief Antonio Guterres said Saturday on a visit to Beirut that diplomatic channels remained open to end the war between Israel and Hezbollah and urged the international community to support Lebanon.
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[2026-03-15 08:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: President Trump on Saturday urged allied nations to work together to keep oil safely flowing through the Strait of Hormuz as Iran said the critical global trade route was off limits to the US and Israel.
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[2026-03-15 08:28 UTC+10:00] [Australia news] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Minns government introducing legislation to significantly increase penalties. Follow the day’s updates live
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[2026-03-15 08:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Australian Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke speaks to the media during a press conference at Parliament House in Canberra, Australia, Wednesday, March 11, 2026. (Lukas Coch/AAPImage via AP)/AAP Image via AP)
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[2026-03-15 08:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Fuel shortages are having a ripple effect throughout Western Australia. (ABC News: Mark Bennett)
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[2026-03-15 08:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: People take part in a national demonstration against the war in Iran and the March 22 referendum on the Italian justice system, in Rome, Saturday, March 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
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[2026-03-15 08:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: JERUSALEM — Israel's foreign ministry said on Saturday that "an antisemitism epidemic is raging" in the Netherlands, after an overnight blast outside a Jewish school in Amsterdam.
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[2026-03-15 07:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israel has warned the United States that it is running dangerously low on ballistic missile interceptors as the war with Iran continues, according to a report by Semafor.
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[2026-03-15 07:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Marcos históricos protegidos e considerados patrimônios culturais da humanidade estão ameaçados pela guerra dos EUA e de Israel contra o Irã. Até o momento, os ataque já danificaram uma mesquita e três palácios tombados pela Organização das Nações Unidas para a Educação, a Ciência e a Cultura (Unesco), além de outros sítios de relevância nacional.
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[2026-03-15 07:52 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: The number of Iranian women’s soccer players remaining in Australia is rapidly diminishing, after three more team members who sought asylum changed their minds and decided to return to Iran.
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[2026-03-15 07:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky expressed frustration that the Iran war has stalled his own country’s peace talks — and that President Trump wasn’t putting more pressure on Russian tyrant Vladimir Putin to end the four-year bloodbath.
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[2026-03-15 07:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Two more Iranian female footballers and a member of their support staff have reportedly withdrawn requests for asylum in Australia, which were granted over fears they might be punished upon their return home after the team refused to sing Iran’s national anthem at the Asian Cup tournament.
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[2026-03-15 07:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israeli attacks across Lebanon have killed at least 826 people since the war with Hezbollah began, according to the Lebanese Ministry of Public Health.
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[2026-03-15 07:32 UTC+10:00] [Australia news] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Three squad members to remain in Australia on specially granted protection visas
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[2026-03-15 07:29 UTC+10:00] [Australia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: SBS News
Snippet: Follow the latest news at sbs.com.au/news
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[2026-03-15 07:28 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: 9News
Snippet: Property News: Suburbs where house values rose most in the past 12 months.
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[2026-03-15 07:16 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: 9News
Snippet: Property News: Australia's most expensive streets, and how much it costs to live in them.
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[2026-03-15 07:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: President Donald Trump's administration has rebuffed efforts by Middle Eastern allies to start diplomatic negotiations aimed at ending the Iran war that started two weeks ago with a massive US-Israeli air assault, according to three sources familiar with the efforts.
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[2026-03-15 07:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The Palestinian group Hamas has condemned the US-Israeli war on Iran, describing the assault as a violation of international law and urging countries across the region to work together to halt the fighting.
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[2026-03-15 07:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: LEBANON, NH ---- (AP) Latest snow conditions, as supplied by
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[2026-03-15 06:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: New Yorkers are getting a crash at the gas pump.
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[2026-03-15 06:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Iran played three games on the Gold Coast at the Women's Asian Cup.
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[2026-03-15 06:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: The administration of President Donald Trump has warned that news outlets could have their broadcasting licenses revoked over critical reporting on the war against Iran, accusing the media of “distortions”.
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[2026-03-15 06:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: The exiled crown prince of Iran said he is ready to lead a transition in Tehran “as soon as the Islamic Republic falls.”
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