Topic: Middle East — Neutral reports only
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[2026-03-13 09:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Law enforcement respond to a call at Temple Israel synagogue on Thursday, March 12, 2026, in West Bloomfield Township, Mich. (AP Photo/Corey Williams)
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[2026-03-13 09:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The United States Central Command says it has launched rescue operations after losing a military aircraft in “friendly airspace” over Iraq during the ongoing war with Iran.
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[2026-03-13 09:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: The United States has acknowledged that one of its aircraft has crashed in western Iraq, amid the country’s joint military offensive with Israel against Iran.
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[2026-03-13 09:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The Trump administration is under fire on the left and right for flip-flopping on the cost of high energy prices to American consumers and Iran’s threat to national security, as it attempts to downplay the costs of the war on Iran.
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[2026-03-13 09:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: LEBANON, NH ---- (AP) Latest snow conditions, as supplied by
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[2026-03-13 08:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Após bombardear posições do Hezbollah em Beirute e no sul do Líbano, o Exército de Israel avançou por terra em território libanês, tornando o país o segundo principal foco da guerra no Oriente Médio depois do Irã.
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[2026-03-13 08:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Nas últimas semanas, Israel tem promovido intensos ataques aéreos contra posições do Hezbollah no Líbano, avançando por terra sobre parte do território do país vizinho. Na capital, Beirute, bombardeios israelenses atingiram áreas residenciais e deixaram mais de 200 mortos.
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[2026-03-13 08:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Palantir CEO Alex Karp told CNBC on Thursday that artificial intelligence is giving the U.S. and its allies an edge in the escalating conflict in Iran and across the Middle East.
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[2026-03-13 08:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Anti-Israel protests created and backed by the Iranian regime are planned across America this weekend, expected to attract people “glorifying terrorists.”
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[2026-03-13 08:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Six troops from France have been wounded in a drone strike in the Erbil region of Iraq, according to the French army.
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[2026-03-13 08:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The Trump administration is under fire on the left and right for flip-flopping on the cost of high energy prices to American consumers and Iran’s threat to national security, as it attempts to downplay the costs of the war on Iran.
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[2026-03-13 08:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu claims his country is “becoming stronger than ever” as it continues alongside the United States to wage war on Iran, which he said had suffered heavy blows in almost two weeks of attacks.
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[2026-03-13 08:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Amir Saeid Iravani, Iran’s ambassador to the United Nations, said Iran does not plan to shut the Strait of Hormuz, though he stressed Tehran’s right to safeguard the strategic waterway.
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[2026-03-13 08:31 UTC+10:00] [Ali Khamenei] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: ‘I will not detail the actions we are taking. We are creating the optimal conditions for toppling the regime,’ the Israeli PM said
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[2026-03-13 08:30 UTC+10:00] [Middle East] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: International law still exists, but it no longer reliably restrains actors as states increasingly act first and justify those deeds later
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[2026-03-13 08:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The US-Israeli war on Iran opened with massive strikes on urban centers, the assassination of the country’s supreme leader and his family, and the brutal slaying of more than 160 children at a girls’ elementary school in Minab. As more information about the bombing has come to light, discussion has shifted from whether the US carried out the atrocity, to how and why.
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[2026-03-13 08:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The US-Israeli war on Iran opened with massive strikes on urban centers, the assassination of the country’s supreme leader and his family, and the brutal slaying of more than 160 children at a girls’ elementary school in Minab. As more information about the bombing has come to light, discussion has shifted from whether the US carried out the atrocity, to how and why.
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[2026-03-13 08:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Iran is using AI-altered pictures of new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei — amid reports that the successor is too injured to make any public appearance.
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[2026-03-13 08:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: A post shared by Middle East Eye (@middleeasteye)
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[2026-03-13 08:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: BEIT SHEMESH, Israel — High schooler Orian Elimelech initially felt safe in an underground shelter near a synagogue.
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[2026-03-13 08:11 UTC+10:00] [US military] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The US already spent more than $11.3bn in first six days of conflict, but price tag does not include all spending
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[2026-03-13 08:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Israel’s military has dropped charges against soldiers accused of sexually abusing a Palestinian prisoner at a wartime detention facility at the Sde Teiman base. The high-profile case has deeply divided Israeli society.
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[2026-03-13 08:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Israel’s military has dropped charges against soldiers accused of sexually abusing a Palestinian prisoner at a wartime detention facility at the Sde Teiman base. The high-profile case has deeply divided Israeli society.
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[2026-03-13 07:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: JERUSALEM — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Thursday the joint US-Israeli campaign was "crushing" Iran and its Lebanese ally Hezbollah and called for Iranians to rise up and overthrow the Islamic republic.
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[2026-03-13 07:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Zana, 22, poses for a photo after loading a vehicle with sacks of charcoal at a traditional production site in Sarkand, Iraq, Thursday, March 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)
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[2026-03-13 07:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: US President Donald Trump has said the US stands to gain financially from rising oil prices triggered by the war with Iran, drawing criticism from some lawmakers.
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[2026-03-13 07:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Security guards at Michigan’s Temple Israel stopped an attack Thursday that targeted the synagogue‘s preschool.
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[2026-03-13 07:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Law enforcement respond to a call at Temple Israel synagogue on Thursday, March 12, 2026, in West Bloomfield Township, Mich. (AP Photo/Corey Williams)
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[2026-03-13 07:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Iran's place in the men's FIFA World Cup is in doubt following US strikes on the country. (Reuters: West Asia News Agency/Majid Asgaripour)
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[2026-03-13 07:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: By Timofey Bordachev, Program Director of the Valdai Club
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[2026-03-13 07:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: By Timofey Bordachev, Program Director of the Valdai Club
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[2026-03-13 07:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Californian authorities are scrambling to strengthen the state’s anti-drone measures amid fears of an Iranian attack, cops and defense experts told the California Post.
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[2026-03-13 07:37 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-03-13 07:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Os reflexos econômicos da guerra travada entre Estados Unidos e Israel contra o Irã estão gerando incertezas em setores considerados essenciais para a produção de alimentos no mundo.
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[2026-03-13 07:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Missiles launched from Iran streak across the sky over central Israel, Thursday, March 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)
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[2026-03-13 07:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Louis Theroux has been probing subcultures for British audiences for the past quarter-century, but American viewers might not know much about Theroux outside of clips circulating on social media from his recent exploration of Israeli settlers in the West Bank, from his own appearance on “Chicken Shop Date” where his rap about how “my money don’t jiggle jiggle” went viral a few years ago.
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[2026-03-13 07:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Worries about the war with Iran sent oil prices back to $100 per barrel and stocks sinking worldwide.
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[2026-03-13 07:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Oil prices soared back above US$ 100 yesterday (12) as Iran’s fresh attacks on supplies in the Middle East and threats to bring down the global economy overshadowed a record release of strategic crude by the International Energy Agency (IEA).
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[2026-03-13 07:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters, the main operational command of Iran’s armed forces, has warned that any strike on the country’s energy infrastructure or ports would provoke a severe retaliation.
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[2026-03-13 07:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: “Israel made us do it.” — Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Wednesday
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[2026-03-13 07:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Export Development Board (EDB) recently held a high-level meeting to discuss the critical issues faced by exporters of major products to the Middle East market due to the ongoing conflict in the Middle East region.
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[2026-03-13 07:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A view of the peace Palace housing the International Court of Justice, the UN’s top court, is seen, Feb. 2, 2024, in The Hague, Netherlands. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong, File)
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[2026-03-13 06:55 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 90]
Source: SBS News
Snippet: Iran's Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei (right) has made his first statement since his appointment. Source: Getty / Iranian President's Press Office
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[2026-03-13 06:54 UTC+10:00] [Australia news] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Minns government extends scheme amid renewed cost-of-living concerns during conflict in the Middle East. Follow updates live
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[2026-03-13 06:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Four days after being named Iran’s new supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei has issued his first public statement following the deadly strike that killed his father, Ali Khamenei, and several members of their family.
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[2026-03-13 06:39 UTC+10:00] [Israel] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Five soldiers were indicted over alleged violent abuse and rape of Palestinian man at detention centre in 2024
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[2026-03-13 06:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Unrest, Conflict and War
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[2026-03-13 06:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: A strike near a military barracks in southern Iran that reportedly killed more than 150 children has intensified scrutiny of AI-assisted targeting systems used in modern conflicts. Critics say such incidents challenge claims that algorithmic warfare can improve precision and reduce civilian casualties.
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[2026-03-13 06:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The U.S. and Israel initially stated their primary aim was to obliterate Iran’s nuclear programme once and for all, but those war aims appear to have shifted. Now the stated objectives range from destroying Iran’s ballistic missile programme, to wanting to protect the American public from an imminent Iranian threat.
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[2026-03-13 06:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Unrest, Conflict and War
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