Topic: Middle East — Neutral reports only
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[2026-03-13 16:39 UTC+10:00] [United Arab Emirates] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Analysts say the defensive deployment reflects Canberra’s attempt to balance alliance pressure with fears of deeper involvement in the conflict
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[2026-03-13 16:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: A drone struck a residential apartment in Beirut's Burj Hammoud district on the northern outskirts of the Lebanese capital on Friday, Lebanon's state media said.
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[2026-03-13 16:30 UTC+10:00] [Editors' Pick] [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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[2026-03-13 16:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iran’s secretive new leader issued his first public statements Thursday, resolving to keep fighting, promising more pain for Gulf Arab states and threatening to open “other fronts” in a war that has already disrupted world energy supplies, the global economy and international travel.
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[2026-03-13 16:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Sale humo de un edificio tras un bombardeo israelí en Beirut el 12 de marzo del 2026. (AP foto/Hussein Malla)
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[2026-03-13 16:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei issued Thursday his first statement on the war, saying that the leverage of closing the Strait of Hormuz should be used, and that attacks on Iran’s Gulf Arab neighbors will continue. (Produced by Elaine Carroll)
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[2026-03-13 16:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON, D.C. — An American military refueling plane went down in Iraq and rescue efforts were underway, US Central Command said Thursday.
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[2026-03-13 16:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: A French soldier was killed in an attack in the Kurdish region of northern Iraq, French President Emmanuel Macron has said.
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[2026-03-13 16:07 UTC+10:00] [World / Middle East] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-03-13 16:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: President Trump believes Iran’s new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei is “probably alive” but may have been wounded during Operation Epic Fury.
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[2026-03-13 16:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Ali Darwich, a gay Muslim influencer, picks up a date from his plate, takes a sip of water, and addresses the 15 friends sitting around the table and breaking the Ramadan fast with him. The 33-year-old German with Palestinian and Lebanese roots — who goes by @alifragt or “Ali asks” on Instagram — has a quickly growing following on Instagram, where he raises attention for the difficulties of young, queer Muslims and calls for more tolerance and inclusiveness.
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[2026-03-13 16:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: President Donald Trump issued a new threat online to Iran, writing: “Watch what happens to these deranged scumbags today.”
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[2026-03-13 15:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: About 300 homes were damaged in the Galilee region of northern Israel after a rocket strike, where at least 50 people have been wounded, Israeli newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth reported.
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[2026-03-13 15:28 UTC+10:00] [Asia-Pacific] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: This year’s Asean chair calls on the bloc to ensure investment ‘certainty’ at the opening of the foreign ministers meeting in Manila
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[2026-03-13 15:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The pro-Iranian armed group Ashab al-Kahf said it would target all French interests in Iraq and the region following the deployment of the French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle to the Gulf, AFP reported.
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[2026-03-13 15:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: People inspect the site of a destroyed branch of Al-Qard Al-Hassan, a non-bank financial institution run by Hezbollah, which was hit by an Israeli airstrike in central Beirut, Thursday, March 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)
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[2026-03-13 15:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s wife, Rama Duwaji, created artwork for an essay book compiled by an anti-Israel activist who has described Jewish people as “vampires,” “demons” and “ghouls” – and celebrated the Oct. 7, 2023, terror attack on Israel.
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[2026-03-13 15:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Un corredor bursátil en la sede de la Bolsa de Valores de Nueva York, el 10 de marzo del 2026. (AP foto/Seth Wenig)
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[2026-03-13 15:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: El gobernador de California, Gavin Newsom, llega al servicio fúnebre del reverendo Jesse Jackson en la Casa de la Esperanza, el viernes 6 de marzo de 2026, en Chicago. (AP Foto/Nam Y. Huh)
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[2026-03-13 15:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: US Senator Lindsey Graham on Friday said that there was no ‘need’ for ground troops to be deployed to Iran, adding that war will continue for weeks.
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[2026-03-13 15:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., speaks during a press briefing on the Iran war powers resolution at the Capitol, March 9, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr., File)
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[2026-03-13 14:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — Singapore has extended seats to other countries, including the Philippines, in the repatriation of Singaporeans stranded in the Middle East as a result of the United States-Israel war with Iran.
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[2026-03-13 14:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday said that Israel will "reach the kingdom" and make it to the "Messiah's return".
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[2026-03-13 14:26 UTC+10:00] [Middle Eastern] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The prime minister is expected to announce Tokyo’s participation in the US’ ‘Golden Dome’ missile defence system when she meets Trump
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[2026-03-13 14:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Missile strike on a building in the Galilee region of northern Israel injured at least 50 people, Israeli newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth reported.
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[2026-03-13 14:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Iran issued its first message in the name of its new supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, on Thursday, saying it would keep the strait of Hormuz closed and continue to attack US bases in the region.
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[2026-03-13 14:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The United States issued a 30-day waiver allowing countries to purchase sanctioned Russian oil currently stranded at sea, in a move aimed at stabilising global energy markets shaken by the war involving Iran, Reuters news agency reported.
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[2026-03-13 14:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: A woman and a child were killed overnight during an Israeli air strike targeting a residential building in the city of Arak, western Iran, Al Jazeera Arabic reported.
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[2026-03-13 13:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A cargo ship transits the Panama Canal in Panama City, Thursday, March 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)
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[2026-03-13 13:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Saudi Arabia’s Defence Ministry said its air defences intercepted and shot down 10 drones over the country’s eastern region within the past hour.
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[2026-03-13 13:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Gregg Maloney works on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange in New York, Tuesday, March 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
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[2026-03-13 13:41 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: 9News
Snippet: Auto news: Public electric car charging cables cut and stolen at shopping centre
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[2026-03-13 13:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: The U.S. military said Thursday that a KC-135 military refueling plane was lost while flying over Iraq in an incident that was "not due to hostile or enemy fire."
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[2026-03-13 13:25 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: US central command says aircraft lost in ‘friendly airspace’, adding the crash was not due to hostile or friendly fire
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[2026-03-13 13:22 UTC+10:00] [WORLD] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: The world has entered a "new dark age of abuses," with the United States "raining death" on Iran and Venezuela, a U.N. special rapporteur said Thursday.
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[2026-03-13 13:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: The antisemitic maniac who plowed his explosive-laden car into a Michigan synagogue’s preschool Thursday carried out the targeted attack after his family was killed in Israeli airstrikes in Lebanon, according to a report.
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[2026-03-13 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: At least 33 people were wounded in an attack on a building in the Galilee region of northern Israel, according to Israel’s Channel 12.
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[2026-03-13 12:57 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Australia has released fuel from its strategic stockpile for the first time, as the Albanese government scrambles to address rising regional shortages and the political fallout from a global energy crisis caused by the Iran war.
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[2026-03-13 12:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday said a chief warrant officer was killed and several other French soldiers were wounded in an attack in Iraq’s Erbil region.
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[2026-03-13 12:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Taken from CNBC’s Daily Open, our international markets newsletter — Subscribe today
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[2026-03-13 12:28 UTC+10:00] [Middle East] [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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[2026-03-13 12:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Twelve independent United Nations human rights experts have condemned the ongoing US and Israeli military assaults on Iran and Lebanon, calling them “flagrant violations of international law.”
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[2026-03-13 12:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Most of Iran's women's team has left Australia. (Getty Images: Aitor Alcalde/FIFA)
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[2026-03-13 12:13 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: 9News
Snippet: Auto news: These are Australia's safest roads.
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[2026-03-13 12:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israeli strikes in southern Lebanon killed at least six people, Lebanon’s Public Health Ministry reported on Thursday.
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[2026-03-13 12:00 UTC+10:00] [Amazon] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: LPG volatility sparks panic buying of induction stoves and other electric cooking appliances as households worry about refill delays
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[2026-03-13 11:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Australia will dip into its fuel reserves for the first time since 2022. (ABC News: Andy Ware)
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[2026-03-13 11:56 UTC+10:00] [World / Middle East] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
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[2026-03-13 11:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Missiles were launched simultaneously toward Israel from Iran and Lebanon in a coordinated attack, Israel’s Yedioth Ahronoth newspaper reported.
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[2026-03-13 11:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: More than 250 organisations have signed a letter urging the US Congress to halt funding for the US-Israel war on Iran, arguing that the conflict is diverting billions of dollars from urgent domestic needs.
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