Topic: Middle East — Neutral reports only
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[2026-03-11 20:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Russian drone strikes on the eastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv have killed two people and wounded several others, local officials said.
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[2026-03-11 20:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — A container ship was hit off the coast of the United Arab Emirates by an unidentified projectile, a British maritime security agency reported on Wednesday, as Iran retaliates across the Gulf in response to US-Israeli strikes.
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[2026-03-11 20:00 UTC+10:00] [US news] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Maga world figures throw weight behind Maryam Rajavi, MEK’s leader, and Reza Pahlavi, the son of last Shah of Iran
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[2026-03-11 19:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Israel and Iran exchanged fire early Wednesday, with Tehran keeping up pressure on the region's oil industry, targeting infrastructure and ships as global energy concerns mounted and the war in the Middle East showed no signs of abating.
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[2026-03-11 19:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: South Korea asserted on Wednesday that it was capable of deterring its northern neighbour from attacking it, even if the United States transfers military assets to the war-torn Middle East.
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[2026-03-11 19:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Seven Syrians were killed in an Israeli air strike on Tamnin al-Tahta in Lebanon’s eastern Baalbek district, Lebanon’s National News Agency reported.
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[2026-03-11 19:39 UTC+10:00] [Politics] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Hundreds of papers relating to his appointment as ambassador to the US to be put into public domain today
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[2026-03-11 19:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Two drones came down in the vicinity of Dubai International Airport (DXB) on Wednesday, injuring four people, Dubai’s media office said, as attacks on infrastructure across the Gulf continued on the 12th day of the Iran crisis, which has caused widespread disruption to global air traffic. “Authorities confirm that two drones fell in the vicinity of Dubai International Airport (DXB) a short while ago,” the media office posted on X, adding that air traffic is operating as normal.
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[2026-03-11 19:30 UTC+10:00] [World Cup 2026] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Fifa president posts message after meeting with Trump
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[2026-03-11 19:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Three people were killed in a drone strike this morning on a vehicle in the Saf al-Hawa area of Bint Jbeil, Lebanon's National News Agency reported.
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[2026-03-11 19:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: U.S. Treasury yields moved higher on Wednesday as investors awaited February's inflation report and monitored U.S.-Iran war developments.
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[2026-03-11 19:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Local Spain
Snippet: Drop in foreign tourists at Valencia’s Fallas due to Middle East war, three killed in fire in northern Spain, US snubs investment meet in Spain amid Trump-Sánchez clash and more news on Wednesday March 11th.
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[2026-03-11 19:15 UTC+10:00] [economy] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: From US ties post-Iran to new tech innovation strategies, here is everything you need to know about China’s ongoing ‘two sessions’
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[2026-03-11 19:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Live Blog Update| War on Iran This is an entry from: Live: Iranian attacks on Israel 'most violent' since start of war, IRGC saysIn photos: Aftermath of Israeli attack on residential building in Beirut11 March 2026 08:13 GMT Debris lies on a damaged vehicle at site of an Israeli strike on an apartment building, in central Beirut, Lebanon, 11 March, 2026.
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[2026-03-11 19:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Exposing himself to the danger of unexploded ordnance, a boy tries to climb on an unexploded Iranian projectile that landed in an open field on the outskirts of Qamishli, eastern Syria, March 4, 2026.(AP Photo/Baderkhan Ahmad, File)
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[2026-03-11 19:00 UTC+10:00] [Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The Tehran regime has weaponised geography in retaliation for the attacks by the US and Israel
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[2026-03-11 18:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines—Public utility vehicle (PUV) drivers in Metro Manila will receive a P5,000 fuel subsidy from the government beginning Tuesday, March 17, as authorities move to cushion the impact of a steep rise in oil prices triggered by tensions in the Middle East.
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[2026-03-11 18:49 UTC+10:00] [Middle East] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-03-11 18:47 UTC+10:00] [Iran] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Speculation over the health of Mojtaba Khamenei grows as the US and Israel bombard the Islamic Republic
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[2026-03-11 18:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: The price of fuel is soaring amid the ongoing war in the Middle East. (ABC News: Erin Parke)
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[2026-03-11 18:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: A cargo ship in the Strait of Hormuz has been struck by an unknown projectile, causing a fire onboard, the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations said in an update on Wednesday morning.
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[2026-03-11 18:30 UTC+10:00] [Northwest Institute of Nuclear Technology] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: From creating a bamboo-winged drone to efforts in “taming” typhoons, here are some highlights from SCMP’s recent science reporting
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[2026-03-11 18:28 UTC+10:00] [British Airways] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The war in Iran is providing European airlines a rare chance to claw back some business lost to the likes of Emirates or Qatar Airways
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[2026-03-11 18:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Oil prices were volatile early on Wednesday, despite a report that there would be a historic release of emergency reserves from the International Energy Agency.
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[2026-03-11 18:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Israel has continued its relentless bombardment of Lebanon, hitting a residential building in central Beirut, as well as targeting a town in the eastern Bekaa Valley, as this punishing front in the wider regional war, sparked by the United States and Israel attacking Iran, has displaced nearly 700,000 people.
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[2026-03-11 18:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israel's national emergency services reported that 29 Israelis were wounded in a stampede during overnight Iranian strikes.
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[2026-03-11 18:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Iran has accused Australia of taking athletes “hostage” as it emerged that one of the women who claimed asylum has changed her mind and will return to the Middle East.
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[2026-03-11 18:08 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korean stocks finished higher for the second straight session Wednesday as investors hunted for bargains amid the market's recent volatility caused by the US-Iran war. The local currency rose against the greenback.
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[2026-03-11 18:08 UTC+10:00] [Editors' Pick] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: “What about the victims?” To ask that question, without additional context, is to invite a counter-question: Which victims? The country and the world have a terrible multitude of victims to choose from: victims of cyber-scams, or of the Persian Gulf war, of flood control corruption, of the invasion of Ukraine, or the genocide in Gaza.
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[2026-03-11 18:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Iran has fired missiles and drones at targets across the Gulf, including a United States base in Kuwait, in what it called its 37th wave of attacks on day 12 of the US-Israel war on Iran. The attacks come as tensions rise over a global energy crisis, with a vessel ablaze in the Strait of Hormuz.
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[2026-03-11 18:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Sri Lanka have indefinitely postponed a six-match limited-overs cricket series against Afghanistan that was due to start in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) this week due to the ongoing conflict in the Middle East. The teams were scheduled to play three T20 internationals in Sharjah on March 13, 15 and 17, and three one-day internationals in Dubai on March 20, 22 and 25.
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[2026-03-11 17:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: France will provide 60 metric tons of humanitarian aid for Lebanon, French foreign minister Jean-Noel Barrot said on Wednesday.
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[2026-03-11 17:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israeli strikes targeted an apartment building in central Beirut on Wednesday, Lebanese state media said, marking the second strike in the city in recent days.
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[2026-03-11 17:41 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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[2026-03-11 17:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran's new supreme leader 'safe and sound' despite war injuries, the president's son said on Wednesday.
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[2026-03-11 17:27 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: I’m a staff reporter for The Korea Herald, covering national security and foreign policy across the Defense, Foreign and Unification Ministries, as well as the National Assembly. Before entering journalism, I served as an Air Force lieutenant, working as an interpreter and junior planner at the South Korea–US Combined Forces Command.
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[2026-03-11 17:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Galle Magistrate’s Court has ordered that the bodies of 84 Iranian sailors, currently placed in two mobile cold storage units at the Galle National Hospital, be handed over to officials of the Embassy of Iran in Sri Lanka.
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[2026-03-11 17:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Personas desplazada que huyen de ataques israelíes en Dahiyeh, en los suburbios al sur de Beirut, duermen en la plaza de los Mártires en el centro de Beirut, Líbano, el sábado 7 de marzo de 2026. (AP Foto/Bilal Hussein)
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[2026-03-11 17:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The US-Israel war on Iran has rapidly deteriorated into a regional crisis, dragging the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states into a war they did not seek.
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[2026-03-11 17:04 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-03-11 17:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: A Sri Lankan court has ordered that the bodies of 84 sailors killed in an attack on an Iranian warship off the country's coast be handed over to the Tehran's embassy, local media reported on Wednesday.
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[2026-03-11 17:00 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: While some argue for destroying the terminal though which 90% of Iran’s oil exports flow, others caution of a global market ‘tailspin’
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[2026-03-11 17:00 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Observers wait to see if Yemen-based Houthis will reopen hostilities as US warships approach Red Sea chokepoint
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[2026-03-11 16:59 UTC+10:00] [Africa] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: EU leaders have clashed over whether the bloc should still be bound by global norms as Mideast conflict reshapes the geopolitical landscape
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[2026-03-11 16:51 UTC+10:00] [Middle East] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-03-11 16:48 UTC+10:00] [Queensland] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Arrests occurred after pro-Palestinian activists gathered outside state parliament within hours of new laws taking effect
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[2026-03-11 16:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: El presidente estadounidense Donald Trump recibe el Premio de la Paz de la FIFA de manos de Gianni Infantino, el presidente de la FIFA, durante el sorteo de la Copa Mundial, el 5 de diciembre de 2025, en Washington. (AP Foto/Evan Vucci,)
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[2026-03-11 16:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Motoristas pasan por delante de un cartel con la imagen del difunto líder supremo del país, el ayatolá Ali Jamenei (centro), pasando la bandera iraní a su hijo y sucesor, el ayatolá Mojtaba Jamenei (derecha), mientras el fallecido fundador de la República Islámica, el ayatolá Ruhollah Jomeini, los mira a la izquierda, en una plaza en el centro de Teherán, Irán, el 10 de marzo de 2026.
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[2026-03-11 16:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: En esta imagen proporcionada por Sepahnews, de la Guardia evolucionaria de Irán, el 16 de febrero de 2026, tropas formadas durante unas maniobras de la Guardia en el golfo Pérsico, el lunes 16 de febrero de 2026. (Sepahnews via AP)
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[2026-03-11 16:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: An IDF military build-up on the Israel-Lebanon border is forcing hundreds of thousands of Lebanese people to seek refuge.
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