Topic: Middle East — Neutral reports only
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[2026-03-11 06:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Dhaka: Bangladesh will close all universities from Monday, bringing forward the Eid ul-Fitr holidays as part of emergency measures to conserve electricity and fuel amid a worsening energy crisis linked to the conflict in the Middle East.
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[2026-03-11 06:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: The US looks set to deploy its Cold War heavy bombers to Iran as Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth warned that Tuesday would mark the fiercest attacks of the war so far.
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[2026-03-11 06:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The narrow stretch of water separating Iran from Oman has long been one of the most strategically important passages in the global economy. Today, that corridor, the Strait of Hormuz, has become the epicenter of a global energy crisis that threatens to ripple across economies, industries and households worldwide.
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[2026-03-11 06:41 UTC+10:00] [Asia Times] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-03-11 06:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Unrest, Conflict and War
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[2026-03-11 06:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Smoke rise from an Israeli airstrike in Dahiyeh, Beirut’s southern suburbs, at sunset in Beirut, Lebanon, Tuesday, March 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)
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[2026-03-11 06:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: FILE- Iraqi’s head coach Graham Arnold sits on the bench at the start of the 2026 World Cup play off first leg soccer match between UAE and Iraq in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Friday, Nov. 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Walid Ibrahim, File)
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[2026-03-11 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Developments in the Iran War are taking place at a rapid pace. The War is just about to enter its 12th day, but there is a lot to take in, from the decapitation strike that killed Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei to Iranian drone attacks on US bases and other targets around the Middle East.
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[2026-03-11 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: It is reported that Sri Lanka’s tea industry is facing significant disruptions as the ongoing military conflict in the Middle East hampers exports to one of its largest markets, with exporters estimating revenue losses of $10–15 million per week.
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[2026-03-11 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Global airlines are beginning to raise ticket prices as the escalating Middle East conflict drives a sharp surge in oil and jet fuel costs, placing renewed pressure on the international aviation industry.
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[2026-03-11 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Cabinet of Ministers on Monday (9) approved the appointment of a special Economic Surveillance Committee to monitor and assess the potential impact of the ongoing conflict in the Middle East on Sri Lanka’s economy, Cabinet Spokesman and Health and Mass Media Minister Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa said.
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[2026-03-11 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: President Donald Trump at a press conference on Monday said the war against Iran will end “very soon,” and also said that oil prices will drop.
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[2026-03-11 06:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: US stocks rose on Tuesday as oil prices dropped as President Trump signaled the war in Iran will be limited – though the drop slowed after the Trump administration walked back a claim that an oil tanker had been escorted through an Iranian energy chokepoint.
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[2026-03-11 06:28 UTC+10:00] [Iran nuclear programme] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Tehran has enough material to make at least 10 nuclear warheads but extracting it would be very risky, say experts
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[2026-03-11 06:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: In a video message addressed to the nation, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich announced that Israel will devote a special budget worth tens of billions of shekels to fund Israel’s war on Iran.
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[2026-03-11 06:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: As the United States-Israel war on Iran continues to dominate international headlines, below is a roundup of some of the stories you may have missed on Tuesday.
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[2026-03-11 06:10 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-03-11 06:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: The War Department says that around 140 American service members have been wounded since the start of Operation Epic Freedom Feb. 28.
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[2026-03-11 06:00 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Ella Baron on Donald Trump’s predictions for the war on Iran – cartoon
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[2026-03-11 05:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: A plume of smoke rises after a strike in Tehran on March 2. (AP: Mohsen Ganji)
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[2026-03-11 05:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: PSG President Nasser Al-Khelaifi celebrates after the Champions League final soccer match between Paris Saint-Germain and Inter Milan at the Allianz Arena in Munich, Germany, May 31, 2025. (AP Photo/Alexandra Beier, File)
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[2026-03-11 05:49 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The US-Israeli bombardment has once again underlined Donald Trump’s indifference to international law. A stronger EU can be a vital counterweight
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[2026-03-11 05:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Travel and Tourism
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[2026-03-11 05:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says the US is hitting Iran with the "most intense" day of strikes since the war began.
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[2026-03-11 05:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: WASHINGTON — Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) offered an apology on behalf of America for the airstrike on an Iranian girls’ school that local officials say killed 175 pupils and teachers — after President Trump suggested an Iranian misfire may have caused the tragedy.
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[2026-03-11 05:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: President Trump and Jewish advocates slammed Mayor Zohran Mamdani Tuesday for hosting anti-Israel activist and accused Hamas sympathizer Mahmoud Khalil at Gracie Mansion for Ramadan.
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[2026-03-11 05:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Nearly 30 Democrats in Congress are demanding an internal investigation into hundreds of complaints by US troops that the US-Israeli war on Iran has been framed to them as a biblical prophecy to hasten the return of Jesus Christ.
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[2026-03-11 05:15 UTC+10:00] [Business / Markets] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: The US stock market is holding steadier as Wall Street waits for the next signal on when the war with Iran may end.
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[2026-03-11 05:15 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: 9News
Snippet: Thank you for joining our ongoing coverage of the war in the Middle East.
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[2026-03-11 05:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A displaced girl holds a stuffed toy to cover her face from a photographer while standing inside the Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium, which has been turned into a shelter for people displaced by Israeli airstrikes in southern Lebanon and Dahiyeh, Beirut’s southern suburbs, in Beirut, Lebanon, Tuesday, March 10, 2026.
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[2026-03-11 05:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: WASHINGTON — An island one-third the size of Manhattan controls virtually all Iranian crude oil exports — and experts say its fate could be essential to President Trump’s endgame with Tehran.
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[2026-03-11 05:00 UTC+10:00] [Comment & Analysis] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Michael West Media
Snippet: Don't pay so you can read it. Pay so everyone can!
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[2026-03-11 04:57 UTC+10:00] [Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: There have been reports of oil-laden rain, and a ‘massive’ amount of hydrocarbons and other compounds have been released into the air
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[2026-03-11 04:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Diesel prices are rising at a much faster clip than gasoline as the war in Iran disrupts critical oil supplies – and while most drivers don’t use the pricier fuel to fill up their tanks every day, it could bring the most pain to American wallets.
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[2026-03-11 04:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: People walk out of the terminal upon their arrival from Amman, Jordan at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York, Thursday, March 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)
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[2026-03-11 04:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The number of people killed in Lebanon since Israel’s renewed attacks on the country has risen to 570, according to a report issued by the Lebanese government’s Disaster Risk Management Unit.
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[2026-03-11 04:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: European Council President Antonio Costa has issued a rebuke to European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen over her support for the war against Iran, stating on Tuesday that “freedom and human rights cannot be achieved through bombs.”
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[2026-03-11 04:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: European Council President Antonio Costa has issued a rebuke to European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen over her support for the war against Iran, stating on Tuesday that “freedom and human rights cannot be achieved through bombs.”
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[2026-03-11 04:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Palestinian women in the Gaza Strip have been “denied the conditions needed to live and to give life safely” by Israel amid its genocidal war on the enclave, according to Amnesty International, a global rights group.
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[2026-03-11 04:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Tehran, Iran – The Iranian capital has experienced one of its most intense nights of bombardment by the United States and Israel since the start of the war 10 days ago as numerous areas of the sprawling city have been hit to devastating effect.
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[2026-03-11 04:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: A imprensa ocidental e israelita estão a autocensurar-se na cobertura da guerra com o Irão, considera o especialista em resolução de conflitos Aly Jamal. Aos seus olhos, essa imprensa reporta mais sobre a situação no Irão do que sobre Israel e os países do Médio Oriente. E as consequências são a promoção de um espaço de fake news ilimitado, acrescenta.
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[2026-03-11 04:03 UTC+10:00] [Middle East] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-03-11 04:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: US President Donald Trump mulled over taking over Iran’s oil-export hub Kharg Island as a way to assert US power in the Gulf and punish the Islamic Republic. The idea came to him nearly 40 years ago.
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[2026-03-11 04:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The war on Iran has given an opposition group that has long struggled for relevance in exile a chance to grab the mantle of history and present itself as a ready-made alternative to the Islamic Republic.
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[2026-03-11 03:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: An Israeli attack killed four Iranian diplomats in Lebanon on Sunday, Iranian state media said on Tuesday citing Iran's UN Ambassador Amir Saeid Iravani, Reuters is reporting.
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[2026-03-11 03:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: ASHDOD, Israel — The US assault on Iran has meant a return to life underground here for Israeli hotel worker Daniella Aharoni.
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[2026-03-11 03:50 UTC+10:00] [national security incident] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: No one was injured, but security will be boosted at American and Israeli embassies and consulates, police say
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[2026-03-11 03:46 UTC+10:00] [European Union] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Prospect of Trump easing US sanctions on Russian oil is a nightmare for the bloc as nations work out how to respond
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[2026-03-11 03:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Sad footage has emerged out of Dubai with photos of abandoned pets discarded as expats rush to leave the hotspot amid the conflict across the Middle East.
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[2026-03-11 03:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Un hombre hace acrobacias frente a una gasolinera en los Ángeles el 9 de marzo del 2026. (AP foto/Damian Dovarganes)
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