Topic: Middle East — Neutral reports only
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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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[2026-03-13 06:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: The secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council Ali Larijani has warned the United States against escalating the war by hitting key energy infrastructure, after US President Donald Trump threatened to take out Iran’s electric capacity “within one hour”.
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[2026-03-13 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Pakistan has ordered sweeping emergency austerity and fuel conservation measures after a disruption in oil and gas supply caused by the United States-Israel war on Iran and an escalating Middle East conflict.
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[2026-03-13 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Qatar, Jordan, Indonesia, Turkiye, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Egypt and the United Arab Emirates have condemned Israel’s continued closure of the Al-Aqsa Mosque during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan for the 12th consecutive day.
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[2026-03-13 06:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: US President Donald Trump has suggested Iran’s national football team should not take part in the upcoming 2026 Fifa World Cup in North America, suggesting that their safety could not be guaranteed.
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[2026-03-13 06:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON — Since starting a war with Iran caused oil and gasoline prices to spike, President Donald Trump has pivoted from a focus on keeping energy prices low to painting high oil prices as a positive.
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[2026-03-13 06:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The UAE says its air defence systems intercepted a fresh wave of missiles and drones launched from Iran. The defence ministry said its forces had “interacted” with 10 ballistic missiles and 26 drones on Thursday.
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[2026-03-13 06:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: The U.S. Navy will begin escorting ships through the Strait of Hormuz as soon as "militarily possible," Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told Sky News on Thursday.
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[2026-03-13 06:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Karoline Leavitt has slammed an ABC News report warning of a potentially Iranian drone attack in California as “reckless” and “completely false.”The White House spokeswoman called the report that the FBI had quietly warned state law enforcement Iran might retaliate for US airstrikes a ”phony story” in a post to X Thursday – and demanding an immediate retraction.
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[2026-03-13 06:03 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-03-13 06:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: ARCHIVO – El CEO de FireEye, Kevin Mandia, da un recorrido por el espacio de oficina sin usar de la empresa de ciberseguridad en Reston, Virginia, el 9 de marzo de 2021. (AP Foto/Nathan Ellgren, Archivo)
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[2026-03-13 05:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: The pace of Iran’s retaliatory strikes against the US and Israel appears to be slowing 13 days into the war, with most attacks successfully intercepted by American-made air defense systems, statistics and experts say.
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[2026-03-13 05:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The war launched by the United States and Israel against Iran has already cost more than $11.3bn in its first six days, US defence officials told senators during a closed-door briefing, according to multiple reports.
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[2026-03-13 05:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A man armed with a rifle rammed a vehicle into a synagogue in a Detroit suburb, and was fatally shot by security, The Associated Press has learned.
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[2026-03-13 05:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Somalia has warned that its territory cannot be used as a launching pad for military operations, after two media reports that said Israel is planning to establish a military base in the breakaway region of Somaliland, directly across the Gulf of Aden from Yemen.
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[2026-03-13 05:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: By Victoria Pengilley
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[2026-03-13 05:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: By Fyodor Lukyanov, the editor-in-chief of Russia in Global Affairs, chairman of the Presidium of the Council on Foreign and Defense Policy, and research director of the Valdai International Discussion Club.
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[2026-03-13 05:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: By Fyodor Lukyanov, the editor-in-chief of Russia in Global Affairs, chairman of the Presidium of the Council on Foreign and Defense Policy, and research director of the Valdai International Discussion Club.
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[2026-03-13 05:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Seven members of the Iranian women's football team sought asylum. One has since asked to return to Iran. (X: Tony Burke)
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[2026-03-13 05:47 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The economic fallout of the US-Israeli assault and Tehran’s retaliation is spreading fast, and pushing the most vulnerable towards disaster
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[2026-03-13 05:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: JERUSALEM — Israel's military said Thursday it had struck checkpoints set up in Tehran by the Basij paramilitary force of Iran's Revolutionary Guards, as part of efforts to undermine control by the authorities.
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[2026-03-13 05:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: US Democratic lawmakers have introduced a bill demanding that the State Department explain exactly what it did to investigate the circumstances of the killing of Palestinian child Hind Rajab, and whether any Americans were involved, The Hollywood Reporter revealed on Thursday.
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[2026-03-13 05:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Smoke rises from a building targeted by an Israeli strike in central Beirut, Lebanon, Thursday, March 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)
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[2026-03-13 05:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: California residents spotted another ominous plane, the Navy’s “submarine hunter,” zooming over Fresno Tuesday night.
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[2026-03-13 05:39 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: 9News
Snippet: Welcome to our live rolling coverage of the conflict in the Middle East, this Friday March 13.
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[2026-03-13 05:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: President Donald Trump is seen in his limousine, known as “The Beast,” for the motorcade to the White House after his arrival on Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews, Md., Wednesday, March 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Luis M. Alvarez)
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[2026-03-13 05:20 UTC+10:00] [Business / Markets] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: With no clear end in sight, the war with Iran is sending oil prices back to $US100 per barrel, and stocks are sinking worldwide.
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[2026-03-13 05:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Iran's new supreme leader, Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, has a new "verified" account on X, the influential social media platform owned by Elon Musk.
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[2026-03-13 05:15 UTC+10:00] [Middle East] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-03-13 05:13 UTC+10:00] [West Bloomfield School District] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: FBI Director Kash Patel said authorities are ‘responding to the apparent vehicle ramming and active shooter situation’ at Temple Israel Synagogue
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[2026-03-13 05:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Spanish Deputy Prime Minister Yolanda Diaz has accused EU leaders of weakness over the US-Israeli war on Iran, warning that Brussels’ “servile” attitude toward US President Donald Trump risks fueling Euroskeptic sentiment.
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[2026-03-13 05:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Spanish Deputy Prime Minister Yolanda Diaz has accused EU leaders of weakness over the US-Israeli war on Iran, warning that Brussels’ “servile” attitude toward US President Donald Trump risks fueling Euroskeptic sentiment.
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[2026-03-13 05:10 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Pilots reportedly adopting Russian tactics as statement in name of new Iranian supreme leader vows continued attacks on US bases
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[2026-03-13 05:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israel claims its forces have carried out strikes against checkpoints operated by Iran’s Basij force in Tehran.
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[2026-03-13 05:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON — Pro-Iranian hackers are targeting sites in the Middle East and starting to stretch into the United States during the war, raising the risk of American defense contractors, power stations and water plants being swept into a wave of digital chaos that could expand if Tehran's allies join the fray.
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[2026-03-13 05:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Police officers and federal agents responded to a shooting at Temple Israel synagogue in West Bloomfield Township, Michigan, on Thursday. The FBI has said that the shooter used a vehicle in the attack.
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[2026-03-13 05:00 UTC+10:00] [Government] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Michael West Media
Snippet: Don't pay so you can read it. Pay so everyone can!
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[2026-03-13 04:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: WASHINGTON — Energy Secretary Chris Wright said Thursday that US military escorts for oil tankers through the crucial Strait of Hormuz “can’t happen now” but are “quite likely” to be in place by April — as Iran’s new supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei vowed to keep the waterway closed as a “tool to pressure the enemy” with higher energy prices.
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[2026-03-13 04:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: An Illinois tax preparer who helped run a “staggering” $14 million COVID scam used the money to build a mansion for a wife and kids he had in the Palestinian territories — infuriating his other wife in Illinois.
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[2026-03-13 04:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iceland and the Netherlands filed declarations to intervene in South Africa’s genocide case against Israel at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Thursday, bringing the number of countries seeking to participate in the proceedings to 18.
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