Topic: Middle East — Neutral reports only
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[2026-03-07 00:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Regime change in Cuba is “just a question of time,” US President Donald Trump has said, renewing threats against the island’s government and suggesting Washington could turn its focus on Havana, once the war on Iran ends.
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[2026-03-07 00:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: El secretario de Defensa de Estados Unidos, Pete Hegseth, habla en una sesión informativa en el Pentágono, el miércoles 4 de marzo de 2026, en Washington. (AP Foto/Konstantin Toropin)
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[2026-03-07 00:38 UTC+10:00] [Business] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The unemployment rate was 4.4% in February, with 130,000 jobs added in January
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[2026-03-07 00:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: This week, several countries in Europe announced that they are sending military assistance to the Middle East and the Mediterranean amid the ongoing US-Israel-Iran war, which has seen a strike on a British military base on Cyprus.
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[2026-03-07 00:34 UTC+10:00] [Hong Kong] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Sources say officials discussed with carrier sending planes to bring stranded residents home, but option deemed fraught with uncertainty
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[2026-03-07 00:20 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Federal and local officials have announced more patrols, counterterrorism measures and heightened monitoring
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[2026-03-07 00:06 UTC+10:00] [Hachem Osseiran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Huge numbers of civilians have already left their homes, some with only the clothes on their backs, amid fatal attacks and evacuation orders
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[2026-03-07 00:05 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: US military officials briefed on investigation make disclosure, while Pentagon has confirmed only that inquiry is under way
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[2026-03-06 23:54 UTC+10:00] [Opinion] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-03-06 23:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Around 50,000 Syrians residing in Lebanon have fled back over into Syria in the past week, the United Nations' migration agency said on Friday.
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[2026-03-06 23:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Dramatic video shows 50 fighter jets destroying slain Iran Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s secret underground bunker in Tehran early Friday — just days after he was killed there.
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[2026-03-06 23:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: An Israeli assault on a house west of Baalbek killed three and injured several others, Lebanon's National News Agency reported.
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[2026-03-06 23:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Within hours of the launch of the US-Israeli assault on Iran last weekend, both the Ibrahimi Mosque in Hebron and Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied East Jerusalem were shut down. Israeli occupation forces expelled worshippers and justified the closures under the pretext of wartime “preventive measures”.
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[2026-03-06 23:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: One of the co-founders of the popular video game series Call of Duty has said there was "pressure" from publisher Activision Blizzard on developers to producer a game about Iran attacking Israel.
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[2026-03-06 23:38 UTC+10:00] [Kristi Noem] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Democrats say ‘Noem deserved to be fired’ but warn that pressure must be kept up against ICE and her replacement nominee, ‘Maga warrior’ Markwayne Mullin
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[2026-03-06 23:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: The Kremlin has said the United States-Israeli war on Iran had prompted “a significant increase in demand” for Russian energy products, a day after the US Treasury issued a 30-day waiver allowing India to buy Russian oil currently stuck at sea.
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[2026-03-06 23:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines- President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Friday ordered the temporary implementation of a four-day workweek in some executive branch offices starting March 9, as part of the government’s efforts to conserve energy and reduce fuel use amid rising global oil prices triggered by the ongoing crisis in the Middle East.
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[2026-03-06 23:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Ukraine offers defence swap help to Gulf states
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[2026-03-06 23:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Explosions have been reported in Bahrain's capital of Manama, according to AFP.
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[2026-03-06 23:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: American forces were likely responsible for the bombing of an elementary school in the southern Iranian town of Minab that left at least 168 children dead, as well as teachers and staff, the New York Times concluded in an analysis published on Thursday.
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[2026-03-06 23:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The Israeli Army Radio reported that the son of Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich alongside several other soldiers were wounded during military activity on the boundary with Lebanon.
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[2026-03-06 23:15 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: More than 370 South Koreans returned home Friday aboard the first direct flight from Dubai since last week's US-Israeli air strikes on Iran, according to airport officials.
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[2026-03-06 23:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Leen Shella, center, and Haneen Alatiyat, right, prepare to encourage congregants to vote in the New Jersey primary elections during Ramadan outside the Islamic Center of Passaic County on Friday, Feb. 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Luis Andres Henao)
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[2026-03-06 23:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Kyiv, Ukraine – As Washington’s Middle Eastern allies use US-made Patriot air defence systems to shoot down Iranian missiles and drones, Ukraine is about to face a dire shortage of ammunition for them.
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[2026-03-06 23:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: President Donald Trump is ready to use the U.S. Navy to escort oil tankers through the Strait of Hormuz as the war against Iran rages, but providing safe passage to the volume of traffic that typically passes through the waterway will prove challenging.
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[2026-03-06 23:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: This report is from this week's The Tech Download newsletter. Like what you see? You can subscribe here.
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[2026-03-06 22:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The Israeli army Arabic spokesperson, Avichay Adraee, claimed in a post on X that 50 of its fighter jets destroyed the underground bunker for former Supreme Leader of Iran Ali Khamenei.
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[2026-03-06 22:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: The United States used Precision Strike Missiles (PrSMs) for the first time during its ongoing war with Iran, US Central Command (CENTCOM) said on Wednesday.
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[2026-03-06 22:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: At least five people have been killed and seven wounded in an Israeli airstrike on the southern Lebanese city of Sidon, Lebanon’s health ministry says.
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[2026-03-06 22:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Shiite Muslims walk over the representation of U.S. and Israeli flags with pictures of President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a rally to condemn the killing of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and against the Israeli strikes on Iran, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Friday, March 6, 2026.
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[2026-03-06 22:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The IDF issues a new wide evacuation warning in Lebanon’s eastern Beqaa Valley ahead of airstrikes on Hezbollah sites.
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[2026-03-06 22:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks during a press briefing at the Pentagon, Wednesday, March 4, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Konstantin Toropin)
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[2026-03-06 22:20 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Reform Front suggests attacks on non-military US assets are diminishing global support for Iran as victim of aggression
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[2026-03-06 22:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The U.S. Embassy in Sri Lanka has urged American citizens in the country to remain cautious regarding international travel, as disruptions continue in the Middle East. While limited flight routes through the region have resumed, the Embassy noted that many commercial travel options bypassing the Middle East remain available for those seeking to return to the United States.
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[2026-03-06 22:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman exclaimed that Europe will pay the price for its silence on violations of international law.
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[2026-03-06 22:15 UTC+10:00] [UK news] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: While some Iranian exiles took to the streets in support of the US and Israeli attacks, not all are in celebratory mood
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[2026-03-06 22:04 UTC+10:00] [South Asia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-03-06 22:00 UTC+10:00] [Media] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Tucker Carlson, Megyn Kelly, Ben Shapiro and Mark Levin are all trading blows over US involvement – while Sean Hannity says he’s staying out of it
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[2026-03-06 21:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran's army announced on Friday that various attacks were launched on US bases in Kuwait.
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[2026-03-06 21:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Qatar has warned that the US-Israeli war on Iran could "bring down" the world's economies.
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[2026-03-06 21:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: A ofensiva lançada pelos Estados Unidos e Israel contra o Irã e a retaliação subsequente do regime de Teerã contra países do Golfo expuseram um racha interno no Brics, que não só deixou de emitir uma declaração conjunta até o momento como mostrou posicionamentos públicos divergentes entre seus membros.
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[2026-03-06 21:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Qatar has warned that the US-Israeli war on Iran could "bring down" the world's economies.
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[2026-03-06 21:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The Lebanese movement Hezbollah announced in a statement that it targeted the Israeli settlement of Sa'sa', in the Upper Galilee region, with a rocket barrage.
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[2026-03-06 21:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: At least two people were killed in an Israeli strike on a building in Sidon, south Lebanon, the National News Agency reported.
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[2026-03-06 21:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Russia has called for a “cessation of hostilities” in US President Donald Trump’s “aggression against Iran”, after the United States and Israel launched unprovoked, coordinated attacks against the Islamic republic on February 28.
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[2026-03-06 21:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Azerbaijan is evacuating its diplomats from Iran for their own safety, Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov said on Friday, a day after Baku said four Iranian drones had crossed its border and injured four people in the Nakhchivan exclave.
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[2026-03-06 21:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Dos marinos iraníes (centro), que fueron rescatados del buque de guerra IRIS Dena por la Armada de Sri Lanka, son escoltados a una oficina judicial desde el Hospital Nacional, en Galle, Sri Lanka, el 5 de marzo de 2026. (AP Foto/Eranga Jayawardena)
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[2026-03-06 21:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: US investigators probing an attack on a school in Iran that killed 165 people believe it is most likely that the United States military was responsible for the strike.
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[2026-03-06 21:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps says it fired a large volley of missiles towards Israel, involving Khorramshahr-4, Khaibar and Fatah missiles.
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[2026-03-06 21:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: U.S. crude oil on Friday posted its biggest weekly gain in futures trading history, as the escalating war in the Middle East has triggered a major disruption to global fuel supplies.
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