Topic: Middle East — Neutral reports only
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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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[2026-03-11 16:29 UTC+10:00] [Middle East] [Factuality: 95]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-03-11 16:27 UTC+10:00] [South Korea] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: South Korea’s president has sought to reassure the public that the country is able to deter threats from the North
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[2026-03-11 16:15 UTC+10:00] [Washington Institute for Near East Policy] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The island, located around 30km off the Iranian mainland, handles roughly 90 per cent of Iran’s crude exports
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[2026-03-11 16:09 UTC+10:00] [Trump administration] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Failure to appoint Jeremy Carl is a rare setback for Trump, with Republican-controlled Senate mostly approving his appointments
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[2026-03-11 16:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: The attack comes a day after a drone attack injured 32 people, including several children, early Monday in the Sitra area near Manama, authorities said. Bahraini Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khaifa visited those injured in Sitra in hospital on Monday night.
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[2026-03-11 16:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: By Ladislav Zemánek, non-resident research fellow at China-CEE Institute and expert of the Valdai Discussion Club
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[2026-03-11 16:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: By Ladislav Zemánek, non-resident research fellow at China-CEE Institute and expert of the Valdai Discussion Club
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[2026-03-11 16:00 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The US president’s doctrine of lawless military adventures harms American interests and boosts Vladimir Putin
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[2026-03-11 16:00 UTC+10:00] [World / Middle East] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: In an interview with a British newspaper back in 1988, an up-and-coming New York property mogul named Donald Trump was asked about his plans for the future. True to form, he had plenty to say, boasting that he might one day run for president and vowing to win back “respect” for America on the world stage.
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[2026-03-11 15:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Displaced people fleeing Israeli airstrikes in Dahiyeh, Beirut’s southern suburbs, sleep at Martyrs’ Square in downtown Beirut, Lebanon, Saturday, March 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)
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[2026-03-11 15:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: FIFA President Gianni Infantino speaks during a Board of Peace meeting at the U.S. Institute of Peace, Thursday, Feb. 19, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
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[2026-03-11 15:33 UTC+10:00] [Indian Ocean] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The sinking of an Iranian frigate and a leaked US cable have dragged the debt-burdened South Asian nation into a Middle Eastern conflict
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[2026-03-11 15:27 UTC+10:00] [Strait of Hormuz] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Intelligence sources claim Iran has begun mine laying as US energy secretary backtracks on claim US escorted a ship through strategic chokepoint
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[2026-03-11 15:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: En esta foto proporcionada por el Ministerio de Asuntos Internos de Australia, el titular de esa dependencia Tony Burke posa junto a dos integrantes de la selección iraní de fútbol, quienes recibieron visas humanitarias en Brisbane, el martes 10 de marzo de 2026 (Australia Minister of Home Affairs via AP)
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[2026-03-11 15:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: The U.S. said it took out more than a dozen mine-laying Iranian vessels Tuesday, and the Islamic Republic vowed to block the region’s oil exports, saying it would not allow “even a single liter” to be shipped to its enemies.
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[2026-03-11 15:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A currency trader passes by a screen showing the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI), rear center, and the foreign exchange rate between U.S. dollar and South Korean won, rear left, at the foreign exchange dealing room of the Hana Bank headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, March 10, 2026.
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[2026-03-11 15:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Qatar warns Gulf security is tied to global stability
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[2026-03-11 15:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Hostilities in the Middle East intensified as Israel launched additional missile strikes targeting areas in Iran and Lebanon. The Israeli military stated that the attacks in Lebanon were aimed at infrastructure belonging to Hezbollah in the southern suburbs of Beirut.
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[2026-03-11 15:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: President Donald Trump waves as he boards Air Force One, Monday, March 9, 2026, at Miami International Airport in Miami. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
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[2026-03-11 15:00 UTC+10:00] [Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Beijing has denied a report that it was close to selling the ‘aircraft-carrier killer’ to Tehran, but it would be a game-changer against US
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[2026-03-11 14:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Dozens of student groups on college campuses across California have thrown their support behind the joint US-Israeli strikes on Iran — despite Gov. Gavin Newsom blasting the operation as “illegal” and “without justification.”
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[2026-03-11 14:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Iran has continued to send large amounts of crude oil via the Strait of Hormuz to China even as the war between U.S.-Israel and Iran has hit broader supplies through the critical waterway, according to ship-tracking data.
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[2026-03-11 14:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Thailand has imposed austerity measures, requiring government employees to work from home and use stairs instead of elevators as the Middle East conflict disrupts oil supplies.
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[2026-03-11 14:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Online "prediction" markets where users bet on real-world events are becoming increasingly popular. ( ABC News: Jasmine Hines )
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[2026-03-11 14:28 UTC+10:00] [Esso Hong Kong] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: ‘In the past few weeks, we have uncovered many such cases involving cars that had enlarged their fuel tank capacity and made other modifications,’ customs says
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[2026-03-11 14:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: American forces on Tuesday sunk several Iranian ships, including 16 minelayers, near the Strait of Hormuz, according to the U.S. Central Command, amid reports that Tehran was seeking to mine the waterway critical to global energy supplies.
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[2026-03-11 14:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: North Korea has announced its support for Iran’s appointment of Mojtaba Khamenei as the country’s supreme leader and again denounced the “illegal” attack by the United States and Israel on Iran, state media reports.
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[2026-03-11 14:02 UTC+10:00] [Middle East] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: As drivers panic buy diesel and the public is urged to limit air con use, Thai civil servants are ordered home to preserve dwindling energy
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[2026-03-11 14:00 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Filipino carer Mary Ann De Vera was the first victim of the war in Israel, while thousands of others remain in vulnerable positions across the Middle East
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[2026-03-11 13:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Unrest, Conflict and War
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[2026-03-11 13:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Democratic lawmakers say they fear President Donald Trump could deploy American troops to Iran, after classified briefings with administration officials left senators with what they described as significant unanswered questions about the war’s objectives and scope.
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[2026-03-11 13:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Saudi Arabia's defence ministry said it intercepted two drones heading towards an oil field south east of the country.
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[2026-03-11 13:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Because the first 100 days of a new administration are often a harbinger of things to come, New Yorkers better brace themselves for four turbulent years.
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