Topic: Middle East — Neutral reports only
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[2026-03-07 08:35 UTC+10:00] [Asia Times] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-03-07 08:34 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 90]
Source: SBS News
Snippet: The United States is on its way toward controlling Iranian airspace and says it expects achievable objectives to be completed in four to six weeks. Source: AAP / SATELLITE IMAGE
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[2026-03-07 08:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: El brazo de una persona fallecida sobresale de los escombros mientras los equipos de rescate y los residentes buscan el sábado 28 de febrero de 2026 entre los restos de una escuela primaria para niñas en Minab, Irán, que fue objeto de un ataque atribuido por funcionarios locales a EEUU e Israel.
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[2026-03-07 08:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Why did India's Narendra Modi travel to Israel two days before the US and Israel launched a war on Iran?
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[2026-03-07 08:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Oil shot to its highest price since 2023 after surging again because of the Iran war, and a weak update on the U.S. job market knocked stocks lower to cap Wall Street’s worst week since October.
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[2026-03-07 08:15 UTC+10:00] [Sport] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
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[2026-03-07 08:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Friday Cuba was next on his agenda after Iran, predicting that the communist-run island, crippled by a US energy blockade, is "gonna fall pretty soon."
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[2026-03-07 08:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: LONDON — Never in the field of human conflict has a British prime minister done so much to look as small as Keir Starmer does now.
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[2026-03-07 08:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The UK High Court has heard arguments in a defamation case, in which a BBC Middle East editor is suing a journalist over an article that accused him of inserting “systematic Israeli propaganda” into the network’s coverage. Raffi Berg, who has publicly heaped praise on Israel, is seeking damages from Owen Jones and a retraction of his article.
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[2026-03-07 08:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: A massive Israeli strike last weekend, reportedly aided by US intelligence tracking, flattened the compound housing Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and many of his closest aides.
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[2026-03-07 07:48 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: 9News
Snippet: Auto news: Public electric car charging cables cut and stolen at shopping centre
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[2026-03-07 07:48 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-03-07 07:47 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-03-07 07:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: BAGHDAD, Iraq — Rockets targeted on Friday evening the Baghdad airport complex that hosts a military base and a US diplomatic facility, Iraqi authorities said.
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[2026-03-07 07:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: The United States and Israel have attacked Iran at a pace that far surpasses other recent conflicts, research group Airwars says, as the US and Israeli governments have pledged to press on with their deadly bombardment.
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[2026-03-07 07:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: A tanker operated by the UN Office for Project Services (UNOPS) was hit from the direction of the sea on Thursday while on its way to collect fuel for distribution inside Gaza.
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[2026-03-07 07:26 UTC+10:00] [Military] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-03-07 07:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The International Energy Agency said the Israeli-US war on Iran has halted the country’s gas exports, largely to Asian markets, raising concerns about global energy supplies, the Associated Press reported.
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[2026-03-07 07:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Australia is 12,000 kilometres away, but the ripples of the conflict in the Middle East could reverberate all the way into our power bills.
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[2026-03-07 07:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Poucas horas depois de as bombas israelenses e americanas começarem a atingir Teerã em 28 de fevereiro, a Rússia emitiu uma declaração contundente, com o representante permanente do país na ONU, Vassily Nebenzia, classificando o ataque como "agressão armada injustificada contra um Estado-membro soberano e independente da ONU".
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[2026-03-07 07:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: California Gov. Gavin Newsom, “with his impeccable timing,” has transformed into “more of an anti-Israel zealot,” snarks Commentary’s Seth Mandel, “mocking Israel’s participation in the regime-change mission in Iran,” even as “Israel’s participation in the conflict saves American lives.”
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[2026-03-07 07:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: In a strange way, markets could come to be a surrogate institutional check on a country that otherwise doesn’t know restraint. The missiles are again flying and a thick fog of war has descended over the Middle East. US President Donald Trump has said it might take four to five weeks or longer to achieve America’s objectives, whatever those are.
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[2026-03-07 06:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON — The White House on Friday downplayed a report that Russia is providing Iran with targeting information about US forces in the Middle East.
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[2026-03-07 06:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: When it comes to food, first- hand experienceis the best way to spread the word. Recently the Daily News was invited over to the Hilton, Graze Kitchen to experience the amazing food they have in store for their guests -the Middle Eastern Flair. The Hilton is known for championing INCLUSIVITY.
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[2026-03-07 06:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The next few weeks could be a crucial period for Sri Lanka in light of the military situation that has emerged in the Middle East due to the on-going conflict, Defence Deputy Minister Major General (retd) Aruna Jayasekara told Parliament.
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[2026-03-07 06:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Two Iranian sailors, carrying green bags, who were rescued from IRIS Dena warship by Sri Lanka’s navy are escorted to a Judicial Medical Officer from the National Hospital, in Galle, Sri Lanka, Thursday, March 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)
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[2026-03-07 06:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Gulf countries are shutting down oil and gas production as a result of the US-Israeli war on Iran, but it's not just their energy infrastructure that is currently held hostage to Iran’s retaliatory missiles and drones: food and water are, too.
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[2026-03-07 06:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Palestinians carry sacks of flour unloaded from a humanitarian aid convoy that reached Gaza City from the northern Gaza Strip, Sunday, Aug. 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana, File)
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[2026-03-07 06:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: US President Donald Trump said he is not worried about rising petrol prices in the United States during the ongoing conflict involving Iran, saying the military campaign remains his main focus, according to Reuters.
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[2026-03-07 06:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: El presidente ruso Vladímir Putin asiste a una reunión con el gobernador de la región de Nizhni Nóvgorod, Gleb Nikitin, en el Kremlin, Rusia, el viernes 6 de marzo de 2026. (Gavriil Grigorov, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo vía AP)
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[2026-03-07 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Tankers may deliver nearly 22 million barrels of Russian oil to India within the next week, allowing the South Asian country to address its energy problem amid the escalation of the conflict in the Middle East, the Indian newspaper The Economic Times reported.
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[2026-03-07 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Thursday that his country is ready for a ground invasion by American troops as the war launched by the United States and Israel has quickly spread across the region. He also refused any negotiations with the U.S. and said that Iran had not asked for a ceasefire.
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[2026-03-07 06:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Iranian officials have rejected Donald Trump’s push to be involved in the selection of the country’s next leader, insisting that only Iranians can decide the future of their country.
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[2026-03-07 06:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: US oil prices surged to $90 a barrel on Friday after President Trump demanded unconditional surrender from Iran – fueling fears of a lasting conflict that Qatar’s energy minister warned could “bring down the economies of the world.”
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[2026-03-07 06:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting with Nizhny Novgorod Region Governor Gleb Nikitin at the Kremlin, in , Russia, Friday, March 6, 2026. (Gavriil Grigorov, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)
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[2026-03-07 06:08 UTC+10:00] [Photography] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: View image in fullscreenTehran, IranA man is helped in the aftermath of an airstrike that caused major damage to the area around Ferdowsi Square in Tehran. Israel and the US launched a war on Iran this week, unleashing waves of air attacks across the country in an attempt to bring about regime change and plunging the region into a conflict that could last weeks or months.Photograph: Parspix/ABACA/ShutterstockShareView image in fullscreenTehran, IranSmoke billows after an airstrike near the Azadi tower in
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[2026-03-07 06:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Washington is considering potential candidates to lead Iran, a day after President Donald Trump said the US must be involved in choosing the country’s next leader.
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[2026-03-07 06:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: The Trump administration on Friday announced a $20 billion reinsurance program for oil tankers and other maritime traffic in an effort to get vessels moving through the Strait of Hormuz.
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[2026-03-07 06:00 UTC+10:00] [Women's football] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: In refusing to sing the national anthem these athletes have placed themselves in grave danger while Gianni Infantino sides with the American war machine
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[2026-03-07 05:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Kalshi prediction market was sued for a failure to pay out $54 million to people who bet that Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei would leave office before March 1, 2026, according to a class action lawsuit filed on Thursday.
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[2026-03-07 05:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Varias personas salen de la terminal del Aeropuerto Internacional John F. Kennedy en Nueva York al llegar de Amán, Jordania, el jueves 5 de marzo de 2026. (AP Foto/Yuki Iwamura)
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[2026-03-07 05:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The Israeli military said its air force carried out another round of strikes on targets in Dahiyeh, Beirut’s southern suburbs.
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[2026-03-07 05:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: RT News
Snippet: By Sergey Poletaev, information analyst and publicist, co-founder and editor of the Vatfor project.
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[2026-03-07 05:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Un miembro del Partido por la Libertad del Kurdistán (PAK) monta guardia en Irbil, Irak, el jueves 5 de marzo de 2026. (Foto AP/Rashid Yahya)
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[2026-03-07 05:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: By RT newsroom, a team of multi-lingual journalists with over a decade of experience in Russian and international reporting, delivering original research and insights often missing from mainstream coverage
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[2026-03-07 05:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Donald Trump’s war on Iran marks the US president’s final break with his ‘America First’ allies and embrace of interventionism. It’s a decision that will haunt whoever inherits the leadership of his divided movement.
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[2026-03-07 05:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Buscar abrigo: foi o que os soldados alemães na Jordânia e no Iraque tiveram que fazer no último fim de semana – de 28 de fevereiro a 1º de março de 2026. Após os bombardeios de Israel e dos Estados Unidos ao Irã, a República Islâmica lançou contra-ataques visando instalações militares americanas.
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[2026-03-07 05:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment and Tourism Ministry has established an Emergency Response Unit to coordinate matters arising from the ongoing tensions in the Middle East. This Division has been created with the vision of prioritising the safety and well-being of Sri Lankan nationals: With around one million Sri Lankans living and working in the region, their protection remains the foremost concern of the Government, the Foreign Ministry said in a statement.
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[2026-03-07 05:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Germany has withdrawn additional Bundeswehr troops from the Middle East as tensions escalate on the seventh day of the Israeli-US war on Iran, a military spokesperson said.
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[2026-03-07 05:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: CNN was accused of pushing out “pro-Iran regime propaganda” by the Trump administration Thursday after a reporter for the network said it appeared daily life was continuing despite the ongoing war.
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