Topic: Middle East — Neutral reports only
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[2026-03-12 20:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Dubai reported a drone attack and fallen debris in two locations on Thursday, while Kuwait's airport was damaged in yet another strike on the facility during Iran's Gulf campaign in the Middle East war.
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[2026-03-12 20:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: An Indian crew member on a US-owned crude oil tanker was killed in an attack near Basra on Wednesday, India’s embassy in Baghdad said.
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[2026-03-12 20:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: IEA Executive Director Fatih Birol said on Thursday that global energy markets are at a "critical turning point," after his agency on Wednesday recommended a coordinated release of global reserve oil in the face of the Iran war.
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[2026-03-12 19:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) called for Israel to assassinate Iran’s newly appointed ayatollah and “every last member of their leadership” — as the regime’s new supreme leader has yet to appear in public.
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[2026-03-12 19:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: The United States and Israeli strikes on Iran continue, as Tehran has stepped up attacks to disrupt energy markets, triggering a spike in oil prices.
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[2026-03-12 19:30 UTC+10:00] [Strait of Hormuz] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The danger from the Iran war cannot be assessed in isolation. Rather, it is one of several major vulnerabilities that could trigger a much sharper sell-off
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[2026-03-12 19:30 UTC+10:00] [World / Europe] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Since the first missiles of the US-Israeli campaign began striking Iran, Russian state media and political pundits have been mulling over a question: Do negotiations with the United States always end with missiles hitting the capital?
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[2026-03-12 19:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Taipei, Taiwan – Governments and businesses across Southeast Asia are scrambling to stave off energy shortages as the Strait of Hormuz remains shut to maritime traffic, amid the fallout of the United States-Israeli war on Iran.
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[2026-03-12 19:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Qatar has launched an urgent humanitarian response to support more than 40,500 families displaced by escalating military violence in Lebanon, the Embassy of Qatar in Lebanon said.
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[2026-03-12 19:14 UTC+10:00] [Queensland] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Greens MP says arrests under new pro-Palestine slogan bans bear hallmarks of ‘authoritarian police state’ as deputy premier says ‘the law’s the law’
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[2026-03-12 19:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Paris, France – Nearly 50 years ago, the former Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini spent about three months in the village of Neauphle-le-Chateau, west of Paris, recording speeches that helped encourage the Iranian Revolution, before he returned to Iran to overthrow the shah in 1979.
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[2026-03-12 19:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: The Middle East may be at a turning point. For the first time in decades, Gulf cities such as Dubai and Doha face risks to their economic stability, which depends on access to global markets and steady trade. Airspace restrictions and regional conflict have forced airlines to reroute or ground flights.
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[2026-03-12 19:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Seven people have been injured in an attack on six “production units” in an industrial town in Iran’s Arak province, according to Mehr news agency.
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[2026-03-12 18:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The Iranian army says it targeted Israeli military bases and the security service.
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[2026-03-12 18:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines—Malacañang on Thursday assured the public that the government has enough funds to respond to the economic impact of the war in the Middle East.
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[2026-03-12 18:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Three more foreign ships were struck in the Persian Gulf overnight, authorities said, as attacks intensify on vessels sailing through or near the strategically vital Strait of Hormuz.
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[2026-03-12 18:49 UTC+10:00] [Cathay Pacific Airways] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: ‘The price of jet fuel has approximately doubled since March amid the latest developments in the Middle East,’ Cathay says
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[2026-03-12 18:48 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korean stocks closed lower Thursday amid escalating tensions in the Strait of Hormuz, which triggered extreme volatility in global oil prices. The local currency fell sharply against the greenback.
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[2026-03-12 18:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The sound of explosions have been reported in Jerusalem after the Israeli Home Front Command said it detected missiles launched from Iran targeting the Jerusalem and Tel Aviv metropolitan area.
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[2026-03-12 18:35 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-03-12 18:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The FBI has warned the authorities in California that Iran has planned drone raids launched from an unidentified vessel off the West Coast, according to an alert reviewed by US media outlets. Local officials, however, have cast doubt on the warning, saying it is unverified.
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[2026-03-12 18:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The FBI has warned the authorities in California that Iran has planned drone raids launched from an unidentified vessel off the West Coast, according to an alert reviewed by US media outlets. Local officials, however, have cast doubt on the warning, saying it is unverified.
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[2026-03-12 18:16 UTC+10:00] [Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Iranian strikes have effectively shut off the strait, which carries 20 per cent of the world’s oil and gas supplies
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[2026-03-12 18:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Officials from President Donald Trump’s administration have estimated during a congressional briefing this week that the first six days of the war on Iran had cost the United States at least $11.3bn, a source familiar with the matter told the Reuters news agency.
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[2026-03-12 18:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iraq’s Ministry of Oil has called for “the protection of maritime routes” after deadly attacks that set two tankers ablaze off the coast of Iraq overnight.
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[2026-03-12 18:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Israel’s latest daily large-scale attacks on Lebanon have killed at least a dozen people in Beirut and the south, as Iran and Hezbollah launched coordinated waves of attacks on Israel, with renewed conflict on this volatile front boiling over as part of the wider war launched by the United States and Israel on Iran.
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[2026-03-12 17:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Three people have been killed and a child injured in an Israeli attack on Aramoun, a town in the hills overlooking Beirut, according to Lebanon's National News Agency, citing an official statement.
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[2026-03-12 17:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: LONDON — European stocks are expected to open lower on Thursday as investors monitor the Iran war and global oil prices.
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[2026-03-12 17:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Smoke rises following an explosion, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Tehran, (Reuters via West Asia News Agency: Majid Asgaripour)
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[2026-03-12 17:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Iran has launched a new wave of drone and missile attacks on Gulf countries on the 13th day of the United States-Israel war on Tehran, with Bahrain reporting strikes on fuel tanks amid surging oil prices.
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[2026-03-12 17:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Foreign ministers from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) will hold a special meeting on Friday to discuss the situation in the Middle East, a Philippine foreign ministry official said on Thursday.
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[2026-03-12 17:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Attacks on shipping traffic and energy infrastructure pushed oil above $100 a barrel on Thursday, as American and Israeli strikes pounded Iran with no sign of an end to the war in sight.
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[2026-03-12 17:19 UTC+10:00] [Transport] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Cathay Pacific, AirAsia and Thai Airways join Qantas in increasing prices, as travellers flock to airlines that don’t have Middle East stopovers
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[2026-03-12 17:15 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: For over a decade, I’ve navigated the complexities of North Korean affairs, security, and foreign policy from both Seoul and Washington, D.C. As the National Desk Political Team Lead, I track the pulse of geopolitics, closely following developments from the Unification Ministry and the Foreign Ministry. My mornings start with Rodong Sinmun—North Korea’s state mouthpiece—before diving into the day’s headlines from Seoul and Washington.
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[2026-03-12 17:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Gaza City, the Gaza Strip – Shortly before the call to sunset prayer, Islam Dardouna stretches her hand towards a pot hanging over a makeshift stove fashioned from a battered metal can, with scraps of paper and pieces of wood feeding the fire beneath it.
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[2026-03-12 17:08 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: With the Iran war continuing to escalate, the company overseeing take-off and landing slots at Sydney Airport expects travel disruptions to drag on for weeks even after the conflict ends.
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[2026-03-12 17:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Un hombre inspecciona un auto dañado en un ataque israelí en la playa pública de Ramlet al-Baida en Beirut, Líbano, la mañana del jueves 12 de marzo de 2026. (AP Foto/Bilal Hussein)
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[2026-03-12 17:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: UNITED NATIONS — US and Israeli strikes on Iran have damaged at least four cultural and historical sites, including palaces and an ancient mosque, raising alarms about the impact of the widening war on protected landmarks that are important to Iranian identity and world history.
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[2026-03-12 17:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran will allow India-flagged tankers to pass through the Strait of Hormuz, a key artery for global oil trade, an Indian source said on Thursday.
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[2026-03-12 17:00 UTC+10:00] [War crimes] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: There are rules and world leaders must insist they are honoured in practice and in spirit. After this atrocity in Iran, a more effective tribunal for crimes against children is essential
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[2026-03-12 17:00 UTC+10:00] [US-China trade war] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Beijing is pushing for bigger harvests in its new five-year plan, coinciding with renewed pressure on global supply chains
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[2026-03-12 17:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: The energy price shock that followed Russia's invasion of Ukraine four years ago is fresh in the minds of European policymakers as the conflict in Iran once again drives oil and gas prices higher. Experts, however, think this time could be different.
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[2026-03-12 16:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Mourners and supporters of the Iranian government attended a funeral in Tehran on Wednesday for senior military commanders and others killed during the ongoing war with the United States and Israel.
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[2026-03-12 16:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: TEHRAN — Iran's military vowed on Wednesday to launch strikes against US and Israeli economic interests in the region, including banks, while an Iranian news agency listed tech giants as possible "future targets".
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[2026-03-12 16:23 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: 9News
Snippet: Property News: Australia's most popular suburbs in every capital city.
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[2026-03-12 16:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran has struck every Gulf state with missiles and drones, yet the region’s richest nations and their powerful militaries have remained strikingly passive.
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[2026-03-12 16:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Government and Politics
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[2026-03-12 16:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: An Iran-linked hacker group has claimed responsibility for launching a debilitating cyberattack against a US medical company Wednesday — marking the first such hacking since the war between the nations began.
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[2026-03-12 16:00 UTC+10:00] [OpenClaw] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Shares of companies seen compatible with the AI tool soar, while the broader CSI 300 Index languishes
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[2026-03-12 15:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: HONG KONG — Oil prices soared back above $100 Thursday as Iran's fresh attempts to hit 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.
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