Topic: Middle East — Neutral reports only
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[2026-03-08 13:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Saudi Arabia’s defence ministry on Sunday said its forces foiled a drone attack targeting Riyadh’s diplomatic quarter.
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[2026-03-08 13:12 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran's president apologized Saturday for attacks on “neighboring countries," even as its missiles and drones flew toward Gulf Arab states and hard-liners asserted that Tehran's war strategy wouldn't budge.
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[2026-03-08 13:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: NEW YORK — Families and supporters of Americans detained in Iran say their loved ones face new dangers during the intensifying war, including the risk of becoming unintended casualties of Israeli and American bombardment or victims of retaliation from Iran’s repressive regime.
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[2026-03-08 13:09 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The government is considering adopting a price cap system for oil for the first time in nearly 30 years, sources said Sunday, amid concerns over rising energy prices following the escalating conflict in the Middle East.
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[2026-03-08 13:09 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: 9News
Snippet: Auto news: These are Australia's safest roads.
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[2026-03-08 13:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: DOVER AIR FORCE BASE — President Donald Trump on Saturday joined grieving families at Dover Air Force Base at the dignified transfer for the six US soldiers killed in the war in the Middle East.
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[2026-03-08 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Southeast Asia was already going electric. Then war broke out in the Middle East and it started going faster
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[2026-03-08 12:57 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The daily volatility of the Korean won against the dollar has risen to its highest level since the COVID-19 pandemic amid heightened tensions in the Middle East, data showed Sunday.
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[2026-03-08 12:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Burning petroleum spread through nearby streets after Israeli attacks hit Iranian oil depots, with dramatic footage showing long strips of fire stretching along roads.
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[2026-03-08 12:45 UTC+10:00] [South China Sea] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Beijing’s top diplomat expected to elaborate on US ties as well as issues like the Middle East, South China Sea and Japan
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[2026-03-08 12:45 UTC+10:00] [Abu Dhabi airport] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Qatar also reports new attacks, after loud explosions were heard in Dubai and Bahrain’s Manama
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[2026-03-08 12:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: El presidente Donald Trump habla con reporteros acompañado del enviado especial de la Casa Blanca para Oriente Medio Steve Witkoff, al centro, y el secretario de Defensa Pete Hegseth, el sábado 7 de marzo de 2026, a bordo del avión presidencial. (AP Foto/Mark Schiefelbein)
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[2026-03-08 12:08 UTC+10:00] [Trump administration] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Deployment of US ground troops could be discussed later on and ‘would be a great thing’ says president Trump. Key US politics stories from 7 March at a glance
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[2026-03-08 12:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: FAIRFORD, United Kingdom — The United States has started using British bases for certain operations against Iran during the Middle East war, the UK government announced Saturday.
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[2026-03-08 12:00 UTC+10:00] [News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Michael West Media
Snippet: March 8, 2026 12:00 | News
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[2026-03-08 11:57 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: A chartered plane to evacuate South Koreans from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) will take off this weekend amid escalating tensions in the Middle East, the foreign ministry said Saturday.
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[2026-03-08 11:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: SYDNEY — Australia will consider a request by Gulf states for assistance against Iranian drone and missile attacks, Foreign Minister Penny Wong said Sunday.
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[2026-03-08 11:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: President Donald Trump speaks to reporters as White House Special Envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff, center, and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth listen while traveling aboard Air Force One en route from Dover Air Force Base, Del., to Miami, Saturday, March 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
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[2026-03-08 11:36 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: 9News
Snippet: Auto news: These are Australia's safest roads.
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[2026-03-08 11:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: United States President Donald Trump has posted on social media that he does not need the United Kingdom to deploy aircraft carriers to the Middle East, amid the ongoing war with Iran.
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[2026-03-08 11:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: A travel influencer landed in hot water with furious followers after claiming he was “stranded” in Singapore due to Middle East flight disruptions when there were still economy seats available.
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[2026-03-08 11:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: ISTANBUL — Turkey's foreign minister advised Saturday against efforts to cause a civil war inside Iran, while warning Tehran after NATO intercepted a Turkey-bound ballistic missile launched from Iran this week.
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[2026-03-08 11:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Saudi Arabia’s Defence Ministry said its air defences intercepted seven drones east of the capital, Riyadh, within the past hour.
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[2026-03-08 11:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israeli warplanes struck Iran’s oil and fuel storage facilities in Shahran, Fardis, and Karaj, marking a major escalation by targeting the country’s energy infrastructure.
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[2026-03-08 11:16 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Foreign Minister Penny Wong says Australia could help Middle Eastern nations defend themselves against attacks by Iran while declining to back US President Donald Trump’s insistence that he play a role deciding the next Iranian leader.
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[2026-03-08 11:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Dos cuerpos, identificados como los hermanos palestinos Mohammad y Faheem Mo’mar, quienes, según el Ministerio de Salud Palestino, fueron abatidos a tiros por colonos israelíes en su aldea natal de Qaryut, yacen en la morgue de un hospital de la ciudad de Nablus en Cisjordania, el lunes 2 de marzo de 2026.
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[2026-03-08 11:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: I awoke on Saturday, February 28th, to the sounds of a terrifying explosion.
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[2026-03-08 11:10 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: US president leaves open the possibility while ruling out having Kurdish forces in Iraq mount an invasion
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[2026-03-08 11:00 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 90]
Source: SBS News
Snippet: Foreign Minister Penny Wong says Australia is "not participating in offensive actions against Iran". Source: AAP / Lukas Coch
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[2026-03-08 11:00 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 90]
Source: SBS News
Snippet: "At some point, I don't think there will be anybody left maybe to say 'We surrender,'" US President Donald Trump said while speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One. Source: AP / Mark Schiefelbein
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[2026-03-08 10:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Live Blog Update| War on Iran This is an entry from: Live: Iran accuses Trump of ‘killing’ Iran’s gesture towards its neighboursIn photos: Aftermath of strikes on Tehran7 March 2026 23:53 GMT An explosion erupts following strikes near Azadi Tower close to Mehrabad International Airport in Tehran on 7 March, 2026.
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[2026-03-08 10:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) and the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) announced another batch of Filipinos returning from the Middle East, amid the ongoing conflict in the region.
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[2026-03-08 10:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Saudi Arabia’s ministry of defence says eight drones were intercepted and destroyed after entering the country’s airspace.
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[2026-03-08 10:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Qatar's defence ministry said on Sunday that Iran had fired a dozen missiles at the country a day earlier, as Tehran continued its strikes across the Gulf.
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[2026-03-08 10:29 UTC+10:00] [Penny Wong] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Foreign minister says Australia ‘not participating in offensive action against Iran’ but may help protect other countries
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[2026-03-08 10:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: President Donald Trump speaks to reporters as Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth listens while traveling aboard Air Force One en route from Dover Air Force Base, Del., to Miami, Saturday, March 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
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[2026-03-08 10:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: US President Donald Trump has denied American responsibility for the strike on an Iranian school that killed 175 people, most of them children, suggesting instead that a faulty Iranian missile was to blame.
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[2026-03-08 10:12 UTC+10:00] [WORLD] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: President Donald Trump said the U.S. will consider striking areas and groups of people in Iran that were not previously considered targets, escalating a weeklong war that’s upended energy markets and reverberated worldwide.
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[2026-03-08 10:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Federal Government
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[2026-03-08 10:03 UTC+10:00] [iran war] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The US president says he has ruled out such action despite Kurdish forces indicating they were ‘willing to go in’
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[2026-03-08 10:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israeli opposition leader Yair Lapid said, "Israel must destroy all of Iran's oil fields and energy industry on Kharg Island."
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[2026-03-08 09:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israeli air strikes on several targets in southern Lebanon Saturday killed eight people, according to a toll released by the health ministry.
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[2026-03-08 09:50 UTC+10:00] [World / Middle East] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Washington: A classified report by the National Intelligence Council found that even a large-scale assault on Iran launched by the United States would be unlikely to oust the Islamic Republic’s entrenched military and clerical establishment, a sobering assessment as the Trump administration raises the spectre of an extended military campaign that officials say has “only just begun”.
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[2026-03-08 09:42 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: 9News
Snippet: Property News: Australia's most popular suburbs in every capital city.
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[2026-03-08 09:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Soldados cargan un féretro que lleva los restos del reservista de la sargento de primera clase Nicole Amor, quien murió por un ataque de dron en un centro de mando de Kuwait durante la guerra de Estados Unidos e Israel en contra de Irán, mientras el presidente Donald Trump observa la llegada de los restos, el sábado 7 de marzo de 2026, en la Base de la Fuerza Aérea Dover, en Delaware.
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[2026-03-08 09:37 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: 9News
Snippet: Property News: Australia's most expensive streets, and how much it costs to live in them.
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[2026-03-08 09:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Ali Larijani, the head of Iran’s National Security Council, claimed that his country has captured United States soldiers since the outbreak of war last week.
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[2026-03-08 09:37 UTC+10:00] [Donald Trump] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: US president delivers stinging criticism of UK prime minister over delayed support for Iran war
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[2026-03-08 09:35 UTC+10:00] [News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Michael West Media
Snippet: March 8, 2026 09:35 | News
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[2026-03-08 09:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Bill Maher pulled a fast one on California Sen. Adam Schiff while discussing the attacks on Iran — leading the Democrat to inadvertently throw shade at the Obama administration.
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