Topic: Middle East — Neutral reports only
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[2026-03-06 08:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Israel’s Civil Administration has cancelled Friday prayers at the Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied East Jerusalem, the latest in a series of Israeli restrictions imposed at Islam’s third-holiest site since the start of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.
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[2026-03-06 07:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Tehran ramped up its assault on Kurdish forces in Iraq on Thursday following reports that the Iranian militias had launched a ground offensive against the regime.
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[2026-03-06 07:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: A guerra de EUA e Israel contra o Irã vem dominando há dias o noticiário e a agenda política mundial. As consequências do conflito são sentidas muito além da região – inclusive na Ucrânia.
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[2026-03-06 07:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: A tumble on Wall Street is likely to send Australian stocks sharply lower, while oil prices surged nearly 4 per cent as as the Middle East war enters its sixth day.
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[2026-03-06 07:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Duran
Snippet: Starmer is in zugzwang. Mandelson arrest on suspicion of misconduct in public office
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[2026-03-06 07:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A cleric leads a group of volunteers in prayer next to a police facility struck during the U.S.–Israeli military campaign in Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, March 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
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[2026-03-06 07:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: UAE billionaire Khalaf al-Habtoor accused US President Donald Trump of dragging the US’s energy-rich Gulf partners into “danger” by unleashing a war on Iran that they did not want and betraying the American people by putting war at the “top of your priorities”.
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[2026-03-06 07:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: The United States House of Representatives is set to vote on a resolution to halt the administration of US President Donald Trump’s military actions against Iran, in the latest test of lawmakers’ positions on the war.
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[2026-03-06 07:30 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The US and Israel’s attack on Iran on Feb. 28 shocked the world. Within hours, Ali Khamenei, the supreme leader of Iran, was dead, along with a slew of high-ranking government and military officials.
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[2026-03-06 07:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Bahraini authorities say they have made several arrests since the war began, including four men accused of filming attacks and pro-Iran demonstrations in the country.
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[2026-03-06 07:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Blatant disregard for international concerns shocks peace-loving world
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[2026-03-06 06:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Alanna Kennedy was named player of the match for her two goals. (Getty Images: Albert Perez)
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[2026-03-06 06:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: By Evan Morgan Grahame
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[2026-03-06 06:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Iran did not carry out the drone attacks on Azerbaijan and may itself be the target of a broader provocation campaign by the “Zionist regime,” Tehran’s ambassador to Russia, Kazem Jalali, has said.
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[2026-03-06 06:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: People inside Iran, most of whom cannot be identified, told the ABC they were hoping to see the regime fall. (Adobe Stock)
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[2026-03-06 06:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment and Tourism Minister Vijitha Herath stated that he has held discussions with several foreign ministers, including those of Iran and Israel, regarding the safety of Sri Lankan citizens working abroad and the rapidly evolving conflict situation in the Middle East. On his official X account (Twitter), he said that during his conversation with the Foreign Minister of Israel, discussions focused on the well-being of more than 29,000 Sri Lankans currently in Israel.
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[2026-03-06 06:51 UTC+10:00] [Australia news] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Want to get this in your inbox every weekday? Sign up for the Morning Mail here, and finish your day with our Afternoon Update newsletter
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[2026-03-06 06:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: El secretario de Estado de Estados Unidos Marco Rubio (izq) con el secretario de Defensa Pete Hegseth durante una reunión entre el presidente Donald Trump y el secretario general de la OTAN Mark Rutte en La Haya, Holanda, el 25 de junio del 2025. (Brendan Smialowski/Pool Photo via AP)
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[2026-03-06 06:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: American and Israeli forces have struck civilian targets across Gaza over the past three years. More than 70,000 have been killed, among them over 1,000 children under one year old. Nearly 42,000 children have been injured and at least 21,000 left permanently disabled; thousands more are missing or presumed buried under rubble.
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[2026-03-06 06:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Tehran knows that dragging out the conflict is their only chance of convincing the White House to leave them alone
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[2026-03-06 06:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Hezbollah said it targeted a group of Israeli soldiers in the town of Kfar Yuval in northern Israel.
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[2026-03-06 06:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Israel has struck Beirut's southern suburbs in retaliation against Hezbollah attacks. (Reuters)
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[2026-03-06 06:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: SriLankan Airlines will operate an additional flight between Colombo and London on March 8 to assist passengers affected by flight cancellations due to the situation in the Middle East,the company said in a press release.
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[2026-03-06 06:41 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: SBS News
Snippet: Donald Trump has rejected the possibility of Ali Khamenei's son, Mojtaba Khamenei, replacing his slain father as Iran's supreme leader, dismissing the younger man as a "lightweight". Source: ABACA / Pool
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[2026-03-06 06:36 UTC+10:00] [Ukraine War] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-03-06 06:35 UTC+10:00] [Kurds] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: A nationless ethnic group of more than 30 million people, their homegrown militia has a reputation as an effective fighting force
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[2026-03-06 06:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: There is now a growing consensus that the US-Israeli coalition is supporting a Kurdish uprising in Iran.
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[2026-03-06 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Global oil prices rose yesterday (5) amid escalating concerns over supply disruptions caused by the ongoing conflict between the United States and Iran, which has severely affected energy shipments through the strategically vital Strait of Hormuz.
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[2026-03-06 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: SriLankan Airlines will operate an additional flight between Colombo and London on 8 March 2026 to assist passengers affected by flight cancellations due to the situation in the Middle East.
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[2026-03-06 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: SalamAir, a budget airline, is scheduled to operate a special flight to Colombo, providing additional connectivity between Sri Lanka and the Middle East.
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[2026-03-06 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: WASHINGTON – Senate Republicans blocked a war powers resolution Wednesday designed to withdraw U.S. forces from hostilities in Iran, as the Trump administration accelerates its military campaign in a conflict that has killed hundreds, including at least six American service members.
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[2026-03-06 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Wednesday rejected a viral claim that the US Navy are using Indian ports amid the conflict with Iran. Taking to X, the fact-check unit of the MEA dismissed the claim as “fake and false” In a fact check alert on social media platform X, the union ministry said “Claims being made on OAN, a US based channel that Indian ports are being used by the US Navy are fake and false.”
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[2026-03-06 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The sinking of ‘Iris Dena’, an Iranian Navy Destroyer, by a United States (US) submarine off the coast of Sri Lanka in the early hours of Wednesday marks a dangerous new turn in the conflict between Israel-US and Iran, which is barely one week old. According to US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth, this is the first time since 1945 that a US Navy submarine used a torpedo (as opposed to a surface weapon) to attack and destroy a vessel in
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[2026-03-06 06:30 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.
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[2026-03-06 06:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: The United States-Israeli war with Iran continues to rage, as Washington pledges to send more troops and military assets to the Middle East and Tehran widens its retaliatory strikes across the region.
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[2026-03-06 06:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: In an interview with NBC, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Tehran is “not asking for a ceasefire” and sees no reason to negotiate with the United States.
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[2026-03-06 06:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Unrest, Conflict and War
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[2026-03-06 06:03 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-03-06 06:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, talks with reporters as he leaves the Senate chamber during a Senate war powers vote on Iran on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, March 4, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)
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[2026-03-06 05:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Após semanas de negociações entre autoridades americanas e iranianas sobre o programa nuclear do Irã, os Estados Unidos e Israel lançaram, em 28 de fevereiro, uma cooperação coordenada denominada operações Fúria Épica e Leão Rugidor contra o regime iraniano.
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[2026-03-06 05:51 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 95]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The Tory leader’s appearance on the Today programme was sheer madness – and comedy gold
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[2026-03-06 05:47 UTC+10:00] [Iranian drone attacks] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: After years of Russian strikes, Kyiv has developed a range of cheap and effective interceptors for dealing with the Iranian-designed Shaheds
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[2026-03-06 05:47 UTC+10:00] [Palestine] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Lawmakers cite ‘consistent pattern’ in which Americans are being killed ‘without justice or accountability’
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[2026-03-06 05:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Terrifying bodycam footage of Sunday’s mass shooting at a bar in downtown Austin shows cops take down pro-Iran terrorist Ndiaga Diagne after a fierce gun battle.
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[2026-03-06 05:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: French President Emmanuel Macron said France will support the Lebanese army and called on Israel “not to expand the war to Lebanon”.
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[2026-03-06 05:19 UTC+10:00] [Australia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: SBS News
Snippet: Travellers are being told that the crisis in the Middle East could have a similar impact on air fares to the pandemic. Source: Getty / WillSelarep / Guillermo Perales Gonzalez
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[2026-03-06 05:19 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: SBS News
Snippet: As Iran has descended into war this week, some are worried that the situation of those inside country's prison cells.
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[2026-03-06 05:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Citizens of China, Iran, and Russia made close to 30,000 trips to sensitive American research facilities during the Biden administration, new data show.
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[2026-03-06 05:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran’s Expediency Discernment Council has approved transferring key leadership powers to the country’s interim three-member leadership council, including authority over senior military and security appointments and decisions on war or peace, spokesperson Mohsen Dehnavi said on X.
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[2026-03-06 05:17 UTC+10:00] [Business / Markets] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Stocks are back to falling on Wall Street on Thursday, as oil prices rise further because of the war with Iran.
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