Topic: Middle East — Neutral reports only
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[2026-03-10 18:30 UTC+10:00] [Business] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news
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[2026-03-10 18:20 UTC+10:00] [United States] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-03-10 18:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: United States President Donald Trump has signalled that his administration is still pursuing a government overthrow in Cuba even as the US-Israeli war on Iran enters its second week.
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[2026-03-10 18:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: A new wave of US-Israeli strikes has killed at least 40 people in Tehran, with the overall civilian death toll in the conflict on the Iranian side exceeding 1,300, according to local media and officials.
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[2026-03-10 18:01 UTC+10:00] [Opinion] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-03-10 18:00 UTC+10:00] [Panama Canal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Beijing gave no reason for order – but both firms at centre of dispute after Panama ruled against CK Hutchison’s operation of two ports
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[2026-03-10 17:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Saudi Aramco’s chief executive warned that prolonged instability in the region could have severe consequences for global oil markets.
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[2026-03-10 17:57 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: 9News
Snippet: Property News: Australia's most popular suburbs in every capital city.
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[2026-03-10 17:54 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Age
Snippet: The Reserve Bank could deliver a fresh interest rate rise to borrowers within days, with the institution’s deputy governor warning the surge in oil prices caused by the war in Iran posed a substantial inflation risk.
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[2026-03-10 17:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Donald Trump says the war in Iran "is very complete", while US defense secretary Pete Hegseth says it's "just the beginning". (AP: Mark Schiefelbein)
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[2026-03-10 17:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Saudi Aramco on Tuesday reported full-year 2025 earnings that beat analysts' estimates, as investors watch whether the world's largest crude exporter can capitalize on surging oil prices amid the Iran war.
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[2026-03-10 17:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Nigeria's Dangote mega-refinery pledged on Monday to prioritise the domestic market to help prevent fuel shortages and limit the impact on prices of the war in the Middle East.
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[2026-03-10 17:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: One person has been killed in an Iranian attack in Bahrain, as regional countries including Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates intercept drones and missiles from Iran.
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[2026-03-10 17:27 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Surging fuel costs from Middle East tensions squeeze farmers, fishers and transport workers
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[2026-03-10 17:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: People in Gaza are once again rushing to markets to buy whatever food they can afford, as the regional war involving the United States, Israel and Iran sends shockwaves through an enclave already dependent on fragile aid and commercial lifelines.
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[2026-03-10 17:22 UTC+10:00] [Mohamed Raad] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: With the death toll rising by 100 a day, President Joseph Aoun proposes a direct truce with Israel, accusing Hezbollah of plunging the state into ‘chaos’
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[2026-03-10 17:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: South Korea is opposed to the U.S. moving air defense assets out of the country, but it is not in a position to make demands, President Lee Jae Myung said Tuesday.
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[2026-03-10 17:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: LONDON — European stocks look set to open notably higher on Tuesday, as traders watch developments in the Middle East and reduced but still elevated oil prices.
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[2026-03-10 17:03 UTC+10:00] [United Arab Emirates] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: As Tehran retaliates against its Gulf neighbours, the newly expanded bloc built for trade is discovering the limits of its own unity
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[2026-03-10 17:00 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Both campaigns have been framed differently at different times, with dubious claims of defensive action and a curious reluctance to label it war
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[2026-03-10 17:00 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Trump has blamed Iran for the mass killing at Shajareh Tayyebeh primary school but geolocation, videos and satellite imagery indicate otherwise
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[2026-03-10 17:00 UTC+10:00] [Iran] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Calls for a popular uprising and empty promises of help are reckless in the extreme – and no answer to my country’s plight
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[2026-03-10 16:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israel's Channel 12, citing sources, has reported that nuclear laboratories in Tehran were among the targets of last night's Israeli Air Force attack. The report said the strikes were part of a broader campaign against Iranian military and strategic infrastructure across the country.
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[2026-03-10 16:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Turkey on Tuesday summoned Iran’s ambassador to Ankara after a ballistic missile launched from Iran headed toward Turkish territory, diplomatic sources told Middle East Eye.
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[2026-03-10 16:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Surging energy prices caused by the US-Israel war on Iran could ripple across the United States economy, heaping further strain on consumers at a time when cost-of-living issues are already a primary concern.
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[2026-03-10 16:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Foreign Affairs
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[2026-03-10 16:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: US Senator Lindsey Graham said he would stand with Israel “until my dying day” and urged Washington’s Gulf allies to play a greater role in the war against Iran.
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[2026-03-10 16:27 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — US President Donald Trump said Monday that the war against Iran could be short-lived, but he left open the possibility of an escalation in fighting if global oil supplies are disrupted by the Islamic Republic, which chose a new hard-line supreme leader.
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[2026-03-10 16:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Escalating hostilities in Lebanon have forced nearly 700,000 people to flee their homes over the past week, a United Nations agency said on Monday, as the war between Israel and the Iran-backed Lebanese group Hezbollah entered its second week.
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[2026-03-10 16:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Transit through the Middle East's Strait of Hormuz plays a crucial role in the world's oil supply. (Reuters: Hamad I Mohammed)
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[2026-03-10 16:13 UTC+10:00] [ExxonMobil] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Government says it has been in touch with major oil companies to closely monitor the impact of international fuel prices on Hong Kong market
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[2026-03-10 16:10 UTC+10:00] [Business / The economy] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Australian travellers should brace for higher international airfares as airlines warn that a sharp spike in oil prices, triggered by the escalating Middle East conflict, is driving up jet fuel costs and will likely lead to higher ticket prices.
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[2026-03-10 16:09 UTC+10:00] [Hezbollah] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Since the launch of ‘Operation Epic Fury’, casualties have mounted across the region, with civilians in Iran and Lebanon bearing the brunt
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[2026-03-10 16:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Motorists queue up as others wait behind a rope for their turn to get fuel at a pump, fearing a possible fuel shortage due to the Iran war, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Sunday, March 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Mahmud Hossain Opu)
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[2026-03-10 15:56 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: PAPHOS, Cyprus (Reuters) -- France was deploying about a dozen naval vessels, including its aircraft carrier strike group, to the Mediterranean, Red Sea and potentially the Strait of Hormuz as part of defensive support to allies threatened by the conflict in the Middle East.
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[2026-03-10 15:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: South Korean President Lee Jae Myung on Tuesday said his government cannot prevent the United States from redeploying weapons stationed in South Korea to the Middle East in the war against Iran.
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[2026-03-10 15:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Fuel prices are surging across Asia and other parts of the world. (Reuters: Kim Hong-Ji)
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[2026-03-10 15:51 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: BEIJING (Reuters) -- China roared into 2026 with exports far outstripping forecasts, fueled by red-hot electronics demand, putting the economy on track to top last year's record $1.2 trillion trade surplus and blunting the blow from the war in Iran.
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[2026-03-10 15:48 UTC+10:00] [World / Middle East] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: President Emmanuel Macron has ordered an “unprecedented” French naval deployment to the Mediterranean and potentially the critical Strait of Hormuz near Iran as the Middle East war spills over into the wider region.
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[2026-03-10 15:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Una columna de humo se eleva el lunes 9 de marzo de 2026 tras un ataque aéreo israelí en Dahiyeh, en las afueras del sur de Beirut, Líbano. (AP Foto/Bilal Hussein)
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[2026-03-10 15:35 UTC+10:00] [Africa] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Airline becomes first local carrier to raise fuel surcharges, with South Asia routes hit hardest amid escalating conflict in the Middle East
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[2026-03-10 15:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: TEHRAN, Iran — President Donald Trump said Monday that US military operations in Iran would be ending soon, reassuring markets that have been thrust into chaos by a war still reverberating across the Middle East.
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[2026-03-10 15:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran’s Mehr news agency reported that a US missile strike hit a school in the central city of Khomeyn, damaging the Hafez Khomeni School and several nearby homes.
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[2026-03-10 15:22 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: PARIS (Reuters) -- Almost half of Iran's uranium enriched to up to 60 percent purity, a short step from weapons-grade, was stored in a tunnel complex at Isfahan and is probably still there, UN nuclear watchdog chief Rafael Grossi said Monday.
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[2026-03-10 15:20 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Talks to advance US President Donald Trump's plan to end the Gaza war have been on hold since last week when the US and Israel jointly attacked Iran, sparking a broader Middle East war, three sources with direct knowledge of the negotiations said.
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[2026-03-10 15:20 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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[2026-03-10 15:17 UTC+10:00] [Military] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-03-10 15:13 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: US president says war is ‘very complete’ and threatens worse strikes if passage of oil via strait of Hormuz is blocked; IRGC says it will not let out ‘one litre of oil’
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[2026-03-10 15:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Francisco Castillo stands next to his son’s Ford F-150 after filling up, Monday, March 9, 2026, at a gas station in De Soto, Iowa. (AP Photo/Hannah Fingerhut)
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[2026-03-10 15:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: The conflict, in which nearly every country in the Middle East has sustained damage from missiles or drone strikes, has left ships carrying oil unable to safely pass through the Strait of Hormuz,
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