Topic: Middle East — Neutral reports only
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[2026-03-12 07:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The World Health Organization said 49 primary healthcare centres and five hospitals in Lebanon have shut down as the US-Israeli war on Iran and its wider spillover in the region intensifies.
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[2026-03-12 07:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Israel’s Sheyne Vaspi competes in the alpine ski women’s combined standing super-G, at the 2026 Winter Paralympics, in Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy, Tuesday, March 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
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[2026-03-12 07:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Four days after US President Donald Trump put the blame on Tehran for the bombing of a girls' school in Minab, Iran, he told reporters he's unaware of the mounting evidence that it was likely the result of a US air strike.
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[2026-03-12 07:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: At least six people were killed and several others wounded in Israeli air raids on the Burj al-Shamali camp in southern Lebanon, the country’s National News Agency reported.
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[2026-03-12 07:35 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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[2026-03-12 07:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: The U.S. will release 172 million barrels of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to help lower energy costs during the Iran war, Energy Secretary Chris Wright said Wednesday evening.
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[2026-03-12 07:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The UN Security Council has adopted a resolution backed by Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries calling on Iran to stop its attacks on Gulf nations.
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[2026-03-12 07:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump listen to President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress in the House chamber at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
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[2026-03-12 07:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: UNITED NATIONS — The UN Security Council on Wednesday passed a resolution calling for Iran to immediately halt its attacks on Gulf states, saying they breach international law and pose a "serious threat to international peace and security."
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[2026-03-12 07:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The Trump administration has been informed that its Gulf partners are running so low on missile and drone interceptors that they now need to be selective about which projectiles to target amid the war on Iran.
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[2026-03-12 07:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Government and Politics
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[2026-03-12 07:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Qatar has called on the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) to take immediate steps to halt Iranian attacks on countries across the Middle East, warning that a failure to act sends a “dangerous signal”.
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[2026-03-12 07:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Sri Lanka was unexpectedly thrust into the international limelight last week in the midst of the conflict that is raging between the United States and Israel waging war against Iran when an Iranian vessel sank off the southern shores of the country and sought assistance to evacuate injured sailors.
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[2026-03-12 07:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: President Anura Kumara Dissanayake on Tuesday said that the Government has established an Economic Monitoring Committee to manage the challenges arising from the disruption of supply chains due to the conflicts in the Middle East and this Committee has begun discussion with friendly countries to ensure the continuity of essential supply chains.
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[2026-03-12 06:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The Israeli military said it has carried out large-scale air and sea strikes on Beirut, using about 200 munitions.
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[2026-03-12 06:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The US president is manifestly unprepared for the economic fallout from his attack on Iran
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[2026-03-12 06:47 UTC+10:00] [Australia news] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
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[2026-03-12 06:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: By Charlotte Dubenskij, an award-nominated journalist who has covered Yellow Vest protests in France, conflicts in Syria and the Philippines, and is now based in Israel for RT
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[2026-03-12 06:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: By Charlotte Dubenskij, an award-nominated journalist who has covered Yellow Vest protests in France, conflicts in Syria and the Philippines, and is now based in Israel for RT
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[2026-03-12 06:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Gov. Gavin Newsom called reports of Iran potentially launching drone attacks on California a “critical” threat that state and federal authorities have been monitoring — while taking shots at President Trump over the ongoing war in the Middle East.
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[2026-03-12 06:36 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: SBS News
Snippet: There are no signs yet that oil tankers or cargo ships can safely sail through the Strait of Hormuz. Source: EPA
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[2026-03-12 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Iran says its policy for reciprocal strikes “has ended”, a spokesman for Tehran’s Khatam al-Anbiya military command headquarters says in a statement.
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[2026-03-12 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Two women from the Iranian Red Crescent Society talk as a thick plume of smoke from a US-Israeli strike on an oil storage facility rises in the sky in Tehran.
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[2026-03-12 06:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Unrest, Conflict and War
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[2026-03-12 06:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has succeeded in doing what many in Washington once swore would never happen again: he has dragged American power back into the Middle East.
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[2026-03-12 06:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Donald Trump says he is not worried about Iran-backed attacks on US soil as the war in the Middle East continues.
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[2026-03-12 05:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: At times, 90 per cent of Iran's oil exports move through the terminal at Kharg Island. (Reuters: Planet Labs PBC)
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[2026-03-12 05:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: Iran warned Wednesday it was ready for a long war of attrition that would "destroy" the world economy, after firing on two commercial ships and threatening vessels transiting through the Strait of Hormuz.
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[2026-03-12 05:30 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: More than a week into the US-Israel war on Iran, president has provided little clarity on how the conflict might end
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[2026-03-12 05:30 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: 9News
Snippet: Welcome to our coverage of the ongoing crisis playing out across the Middle East.
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[2026-03-12 05:23 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Strike that killed at least 175 people, most of them children, reportedly due to targeting mistake by US military planners
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[2026-03-12 05:17 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Ben Jennings on Trump and Hegseth: mission accomplished? – cartoon
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[2026-03-12 05:16 UTC+10:00] [Google Maps] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The siblings are Norwegian citizens, and police are investigating if they were working on their own or on orders from a foreign entity
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[2026-03-12 05:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: The war in Iran could raise global food prices as the conflict disrupts fertilizer shipments through one of the world's most critical trade routes.
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[2026-03-12 05:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Lebanon’s Health Emergency Operations Center said an Israeli strike on the town of Tebnine in the Bint Jbeil district killed at least eight people.
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[2026-03-12 04:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON — US President Donald Trump on Wednesday again signaled there could be a swift ending to the war on Iran, saying there is little left in the country for American forces to attack.
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[2026-03-12 04:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: US Central Command warned Iranian civilians Wednesday to keep clear of ports used by Islamic Republic forces to launch attacks on shipping in the Strait of Hormuz.
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[2026-03-12 04:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: President Donald Trump on Wednesday said he's not worried about Iran executing a terror attack within the United States in retaliation for the ongoing war by the U.S. and Israel.
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[2026-03-12 04:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Iran plans to boycott the soccer World Cup in protest at President Trump assassinating Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, its sports minister announced Wednesday.
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[2026-03-12 04:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: British prosecutors have lost an appeal seeking to reinstate a “terrorism” charge against a member of Irish rap group Kneecap accused of waving a Hezbollah flag during a gig in London.
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[2026-03-12 04:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: An Israeli air strike hit the outskirts of the town of Yater in southern Lebanon, Al Jazeera correspondents on the ground reported.
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[2026-03-12 04:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Donald Trump has said that the war with Iran may end “soon” because there is “practically nothing left” for the United States military to bomb.
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[2026-03-12 04:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Insurance giant Chubb will be the lead underwriter for a U.S. government-led program to provide insurance to ships making the risky transit through the Strait of Hormuz.
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[2026-03-12 04:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: “Football unites the world.”
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[2026-03-12 04:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran has criticised a new round of European Union sanctions targeting officials over alleged human rights violations.
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[2026-03-12 04:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A plume of smoke rises after a strike in Tehran, Iran, Monday, March 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Mohsen Ganji, File)
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[2026-03-12 03:57 UTC+10:00] [Dubai] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Tens of thousands of residents and tourists have left UAE since the US and Israel started bombing Iran two weeks ago, leaving beach bars, malls and hotels eerily empty
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[2026-03-12 03:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Spain has permanently withdrawn its ambassador from Israel, formally downgrading the level of diplomatic relations with the country.
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[2026-03-12 03:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The International Energy Agency (IEA) said on Wednesday that its member countries agreed to unlock 400 million barrels of oil from their reserves, as the US-Israeli war on Iran cut off supplies from the Gulf.
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[2026-03-12 03:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Stocks slipped Wednesday, with the Dow tumbling 400 points, as the price of oil gets back to rising.
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