Topic: Middle East — Neutral reports only
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[2026-03-06 18:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Lebanon saw heavy Israeli airstrikes on Beirut’s southern suburbs late Thursday into Friday after an unprecedented evacuation order covering the whole Dahiyeh district. The Israeli army told residents to leave immediately and follow specific routes towards central Beirut or further north, warning them to save their lives. Within hours, traffic in the capital ground to a halt as thousands tried to leave the area.
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[2026-03-06 18:12 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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[2026-03-06 18:06 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korean stocks pared earlier losses to close nearly unchanged Friday on a growing appetite for autos and defense firms amid the ongoing Middle East crisis. The local currency fell against the US dollar.
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[2026-03-06 18:01 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea will receive more than 6 million barrels of crude oil from the United Arab Emirates, Cheong Wa Dae said Friday, amid concerns over energy prices due to the escalating conflict in the Middle East.
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[2026-03-06 17:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The first 100 hours of the US war on Iran are estimated to have cost about $3.7 billion, or roughly $891.4 million a day, according to the Washington-based Centre for Strategic and International Studies.
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[2026-03-06 17:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: El ministro de Exteriores de Japón, Toshimitsu Motegi, ofrece un discurso el 20 de febrero de 2026, en Tokio. (AP Foto/Eugene Hoshiko, archivo)
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[2026-03-06 17:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Mojtaba Khamenei, a son of Iran’s late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has long been considered a contender to the post of the country’s next paramount ruler — even before an Israeli strike killed his father at the start of the war last week and despite the fact he’s has never been elected or appointed to a government position.
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[2026-03-06 17:39 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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[2026-03-06 17:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: A military academy belonging to Iran’s army was reportedly among the sites hit in strikes in central Tehran on Friday.
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[2026-03-06 17:35 UTC+10:00] [Business / The economy] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
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[2026-03-06 17:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran’s Red Crescent on Friday said more than 3,000 homes have been damaged in US and Israeli attacks across the country.
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[2026-03-06 17:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The Iranian Red Crescent said 14 medical centres and nine of its affiliated facilities were damaged during recent attacks by Israel and the United States, Al Jazeera Arabic reported.
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[2026-03-06 17:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Intense air strikes have pounded Tehran and other Iranian cities on the seventh day of the US-Israeli war on the country, amid warnings from the United States Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth that the bombardment was “about to surge dramatically.”
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[2026-03-06 17:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: The war between the United States, Israel and Iran has entered its seventh day, with attacks continuing across Iran and other countries in the Middle East.
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[2026-03-06 17:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: San Francisco International Airport welcomed its first non-stop Emirates flight from the Middle East since the start of the Iran war.
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[2026-03-06 17:00 UTC+10:00] [Shipping industry] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Seafarer tells of explosions in sky as thousands stuck on vessels after strait of Hormuz is effectively closed to shipping
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[2026-03-06 16:53 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Since 2017, I have covered South Korea’s political and economic landscape as a reporter, with a focus on foreign affairs, inter-Korean relations and security.As a foreign affairs reporter, I closely follow developments from the Ministry of Unification, the Foreign Ministry and the Defense Ministry, tracking shifts in diplomacy, military policy and North Korea’s evolving posture.
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[2026-03-06 16:47 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: It’s probably not a great thing that, despite war breaking out between the United States and Iran, it almost feels familiar at this stage.
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[2026-03-06 16:46 UTC+10:00] [United States] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-03-06 16:45 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-03-06 16:44 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: US claims temporary waiver won’t provide ‘significant financial benefit’ to Moscow; IDF strikes Lebanon after mass evacuation; Trump wants say in choosing Iran’s next leader. What we know on day seven
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[2026-03-06 16:43 UTC+10:00] [Philippines] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Citizens and the government adopt energy-saving hacks to cut fuel consumption amid the escalating conflict in the Middle East
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[2026-03-06 16:42 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-03-06 16:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A currency trader talks on the phone near a screen showing the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI), top left, and the foreign exchange rate between U.S. dollar and South Korean won at the foreign exchange dealing room of the Hana Bank headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, March 6, 2026.
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[2026-03-06 16:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The UN children’s agency says reports indicate that nearly 180 children have been killed in Iran since the conflict escalated.
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[2026-03-06 16:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Intense Israeli airstrikes pounded the capital of Iran early Friday as the U.S. apparently struck an Iranian drone carrier at sea, intensifying its campaign targeting the Islamic Republic’s fleet of warships. In eastern Tehran, witnesses described the Israeli airstrikes as particularly intense, shaking homes in the area. (AP video by Mohsen Ganji)
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[2026-03-06 16:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A relative shows photos of three siblings, Yaakov Biton and his two sisters, Avigail and Sarah, who were killed earlier this week when an Iranian missile struck their home in the city of Beit Shemesh, Jerusalem, Thursday, March 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)
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[2026-03-06 16:23 UTC+10:00] [Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Footballers sing and salute anthem days after standing silent at Asian Cup
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[2026-03-06 16:23 UTC+10:00] [Gaza] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: By barring US access to military bases, Spain’s prime minister has triggered threats of trade reprisals from Trump
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[2026-03-06 16:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Iran’s semi-official Fars News Agency has reported that overnight attacks on Bahrain’s capital, Manama, targeted the Financial Harbour Towers commercial complex, the location of the Israeli embassy in the city.
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[2026-03-06 16:14 UTC+10:00] [Middle East] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-03-06 16:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israel’s finance minister, Bezalel Smotrich, has said that Beirut’s southern suburbs, known as Dahiyeh, “will look like Khan Younis,” after the military instructed tens of thousands of residents to leave immediately or risk being attacked.
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[2026-03-06 16:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Iran's players saluted and sang the national anthem before their second game against Australia. (Getty Images: Albert Perez)
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[2026-03-06 16:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: The United Arab Emirates is considering cutting off Iranian access to billions of dollars held in the Gulf state, the Wall Street Journal reported Thursday.
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[2026-03-06 16:00 UTC+10:00] [Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Iraq emerges as key front in new and often clandestine confrontation after launching dozens of attacks
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[2026-03-06 16:00 UTC+10:00] [Europe] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: As the Spanish PM decries the war in Iran, other politicians are unable – or unwilling – to speak against the US president
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[2026-03-06 15:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Satellite images released by Vantor and Planet Labs show extensive damage at several Iranian military and strategic sites following recent strikes the US and Israel.
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[2026-03-06 15:48 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: For over a decade, I’ve navigated the complexities of North Korean affairs, security, and foreign policy from both Seoul and Washington, D.C. As the National Desk Political Team Lead, I track the pulse of geopolitics, closely following developments from the Unification Ministry and the Foreign Ministry. My mornings start with Rodong Sinmun—North Korea’s state mouthpiece—before diving into the day’s headlines from Seoul and Washington.
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[2026-03-06 15:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Julie Pearce (left) and Trudy Schipelliti (right) arrived in Sydney on Friday after a flight from Dubai. (ABC News: Jack Ailwood)
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[2026-03-06 15:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Intense Israeli airstrikes pounded the capitals of Iran and Lebanon early Friday as the US apparently struck an Iranian drone carrier at sea, intensifying its campaign targeting the Islamic Republic’s fleet of warships.
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[2026-03-06 15:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. will call for peace in the Middle East when he participates at the special session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said Friday. The president will also address the 70th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) during his working visit from March 8 to 11.
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[2026-03-06 15:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: After slapping 25% “penalty” tariffs on India for buying Russian crude — revoked last month — the U.S. on Thursday issued a 30-day waiver to New Delhi for purchasing crude from Moscow as the Iran war risks energy supply shocks globally.
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[2026-03-06 15:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran is prepared to fight a prolonged war and plans to introduce advanced weapons not yet used in the conflict, a spokesperson for the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said on Friday.
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[2026-03-06 15:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Rescatistas inspeccionan un edificio destruido por un ataque aéreo israelí, el jueves 5 de marzo de 2026, en la ciudad de Nabatiyeh, en el sur del Líbano. (AP Foto/Mohammed Zaatari)
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[2026-03-06 15:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: After slapping 25% "penalty" tariffs on India for buying Russian crude — revoked last month — the U.S. on Thursday issued a 30-day waiver to New Delhi for purchasing crude from Moscow as the Iran war upends global supplies.
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[2026-03-06 15:24 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: President Lee Jae Myung orders measures against price gouging amid soaring demand
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[2026-03-06 15:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: El británico Lewis Hamilton conduce su Ferrari durante la primera práctica para el Gran Premio de Australia, el viernes 6 de marzo de 2026 (AP Foto/Scott Barbour)
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[2026-03-06 15:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Cuba could become the next target of US President Donald Trump as it endures a worsening humanitarian crisis. (AP: Ramon Espinosa)
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[2026-03-06 15:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: An Iranian woman who lost her eye after she was shot by Iran’s Revolutionary Guard during the “Woman, Life, Freedom” protests in 2022 is slamming former Vice President Kamala Harris over her response to the bombings in Iran.
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[2026-03-06 15:12 UTC+10:00] [Middle East] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: From a woman marrying two men in Thailand to a bamboo-fibre drone, here are highlights from SCMP’s recent reporting
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