Topic: Middle East — Neutral reports only
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[2026-03-09 15:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israel’s military is preparing for a conflict that could last at least a month, according to a report by the Yedioth Ahronoth newspaper citing an official from the army’s General Staff.
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[2026-03-09 15:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) have threatened to assassinate anyone replacing the slain Ayatollah Ali Khamenei as Iran’s supreme leader.
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[2026-03-09 15:08 UTC+10:00] [Iran women's football team] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: There are mounting calls for Australia to take action before the team return to Iran but with no word from the players themselves the situation is fraught and uncertain
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[2026-03-09 15:04 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-03-09 15:04 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: BEIRUT (AFP) -- Israel struck a hotel in central Beirut Sunday, the first attack on the city centre since the start of the new war with Hezbollah, as Lebanon said nearly 400 people were killed over the past week.
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[2026-03-09 15:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A vendor sells crayfish at a Mile 12 Market in Lagos, Nigeria, Feb. 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Mansur Ibrahim, File)
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[2026-03-09 15:01 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Palestinian authorities and the Israeli military said Sunday that three Palestinians were killed during an Israeli settler attack in the occupied West Bank, taking to 4 the number reported dead in such incidents over two days.
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[2026-03-09 15:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The surge in oil prices will not stop the US from waging its war on Iran, President Donald Trump has said, after Brent shot past $100 per barrel on Sunday, marking the biggest daily gain since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020.
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[2026-03-09 14:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Residents look on and take pictures as flames and smoke rise from an oil storage facility struck as attacks hit the city during the U.S.–Israeli military campaign in Tehran, Iran, Saturday, March 7, 2026. (Alireza Sotakbar/ISNA via AP)
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[2026-03-09 14:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: At least seven people were killed and 30 others wounded in Israeli airstrikes on several towns in southern Lebanon, according to the Lebanese Health Ministry.
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[2026-03-09 14:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Bangladesh on Monday announced all universities will be closed as part of emergency measures to conserve fuel amid a worsening energy crisis linked to the conflict in the Middle East, Reuters news agency reported.
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[2026-03-09 14:45 UTC+10:00] [Freedom Shield] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Thousands of troops begin annual drills amid speculation over US Patriot redeployment to the Middle East
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[2026-03-09 14:37 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: 9News
Snippet: Property News: Suburbs where house values rose most in the past 12 months.
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[2026-03-09 14:32 UTC+10:00] [Editors' Pick] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Rappler
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[2026-03-09 14:31 UTC+10:00] [Business] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: This is AI generated summarization, which may have errors. For context, always refer to the full article.
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[2026-03-09 14:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi on Monday pledged allegiance to the country’s new supreme leader, Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, saying his appointment guarantees Iran’s sovereignty and national unity.
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[2026-03-09 14:29 UTC+10:00] [Finance] [Factuality: 100]
Source: 9News
Snippet: About $130 billion has been wiped from the Australian sharemarket today as surging oil prices and fears of a long war in Iran shocked traders around the world.The ASX200 index fell 2.9 per cent when it opened at 10am, and has continued to plummet throughout the day, dropping by 3.93 per cent, or 347.70 points, to 8503.30 as of 1.30pm AEDT.The massive plunge comes on the back of rising oil prices, which have gone up 20 per cent, rocketing to
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[2026-03-09 14:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Mojtaba Khamenei, the second son of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed on the first day of the war that the United States and Israel launched on Iran, has been selected as Iran’s new supreme leader, state media reports.
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[2026-03-09 14:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: The U.S. government ordered non-emergency government employees to leave Saudi Arabia as the war engulfing Iran widened across the Middle East, pushing oil prices above $110 per barrel and triggering a market sell-off in Asia.
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[2026-03-09 14:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Iran finished the tournament with a 2-0 loss to the Philippines last night. (Getty Images: Albert Perez)
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[2026-03-09 13:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: The reality of the Iran war was brought home on Friday in a Brooklyn courtroom when a jury convicted Asif Merchant for plotting with the Iranian government to assassinate President Trump and other American politicians.
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[2026-03-09 13:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Hezbollah said its fighters carried out several attacks against Israeli forces in southern Lebanon, according to statements posted on the group’s Telegram channel.
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[2026-03-09 13:41 UTC+10:00] [Business] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: This is AI generated summarization, which may have errors. For context, always refer to the full article.
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[2026-03-09 13:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A thick plume of smoke rises from an oil storage facility hit by a U.S.-Israeli strike late Saturday in Tehran, Iran, Sunday, March 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
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[2026-03-09 13:35 UTC+10:00] [Trump administration] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Thom Tillis says he believes Miller has ‘outsized influence’ over operations of Trump’s cabinet – key US politics stories from Sunday 8 March at a glance
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[2026-03-09 13:35 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-03-09 13:34 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-03-09 13:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Iran has turned its war with the United States and Israel into a direct assault on its Persian Gulf neighbors — targeting not just American military and diplomatic installations based in these Arab states, but on Arab capitals themselves, and on the world’s energy lifeline.
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[2026-03-09 13:19 UTC+10:00] [Middle East] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Asia Times
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[2026-03-09 13:18 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Iran has named hardliner Mojtaba Khamenei as the country’s new supreme leader; Donald Trump says oil price spike ‘a small price to pay’ as markets tumble
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[2026-03-09 13:16 UTC+10:00] [Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Brent crude jumps 18 per cent to trade at around US$109 a barrel, prompting investors to further reduce risk exposure
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[2026-03-09 13:14 UTC+10:00] [Business] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Selldown linked to disrupted oil supplies, the single biggest contributor to global inflation, which makes most goods and services more expensive
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[2026-03-09 12:56 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: PARIS, France (AFP) -- Tens of thousands of demonstrators took to the streets in cities across the world Sunday to mark International Women's Day and denounce the war in the Middle East.
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[2026-03-09 12:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Explosions were heard early Monday in the Qatari capital Doha as Gulf countries reported new missile and drone attacks linked to Iran’s retaliatory campaign in the region, AFP reported.
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[2026-03-09 12:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The US will control almost a third of the world’s oil and reap record profits if it succeeds in toppling the Iranian government, hawkish Republican Senator Lindsey Graham told Fox News on Sunday.
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[2026-03-09 12:35 UTC+10:00] [WORLD] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: The White House video begins with a scene from "Call of Duty," the action-packed, first-person shooter game.
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[2026-03-09 12:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Oil prices surged above $100 a barrel Monday at the start of Asian trading, reaching their highest level since July 2022 as markets reacted to the escalating conflict in the Middle East.
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[2026-03-09 12:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON, D.C. — The satellite image posted by an Iranian news outlet looked real: a devastated US base in Qatar. But it was an AI-generated fake, underscoring the accelerating threat of tech-enabled disinformation during wartime.
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[2026-03-09 12:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Mourners in eastern Lebanon’s Nabi Sheet held funerals for victims of a failed Israeli commando raid that authorities say killed 41 people and wounded 40 during an operation to search for the remains of airman Ron Arad.
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[2026-03-09 12:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: TEHRAN, Iran — Iran fired missiles at Israel early Monday in the name of the Islamic republic's new leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, who was selected to succeed his slain father despite threats by the United States and Israel to target him next.
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[2026-03-09 12:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: TEHRAN, Iran — Iran's ruling clerics on Sunday appointed their slain leader's son, Mojtaba Khamenei, as the country's new supreme leader, defying threats against him from the United States and Israel as they pummel the country.
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[2026-03-09 12:20 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: CHICAGO (AP) — Oil prices eclipsed $100 per barrel for the first time in more than three and a half years Sunday as the Iran war hinders production and shipping in the Middle East.
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[2026-03-09 12:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: PARIS, France — Tens of thousands of demonstrators took to the streets in cities across the world Sunday to mark International Women's Day and denounce the war in the Middle East.
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[2026-03-09 12:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
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[2026-03-09 12:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: BEIRUT, Lebanon — Israel struck a hotel in central Beirut on Sunday, the first attack on the city centre since the start of the new war with Hezbollah, as Lebanon said nearly 400 people were killed over the past week.
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[2026-03-09 12:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran launched a new wave of missiles toward Israel on Monday following the appointment of Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei as the country’s new supreme leader, according to Iranian state media.
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[2026-03-09 12:08 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: President Lee Jae Myung has sent letters of appreciation to the leaders of Turkmenistan and Singapore for their assistance in evacuating South Korean nationals from the Middle East amid rising regional tensions, Cheong Wa Dae said Monday.
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[2026-03-09 12:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: TEHRAN, Iran — US President Donald Trump warned on Sunday that Iran's next supreme leader would not last long without his approval, as Tehran prepared to reveal the successor to the slain Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
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[2026-03-09 12:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth is known for his combative communication style. (Reuters: Elizabeth Frantz)
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[2026-03-09 11:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A North Korean military guard post, top, and a South Korean post, bottom, are seen from Paju, South Korea, near the border with North Korea, Thursday, Feb. 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
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