Topic: Middle East — Neutral reports only
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[2026-03-05 22:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A torpedo fired by a U.S. submarine sank an Iranian warship off the coast of Sri Lanka, whose navy said Wednesday it recovered 87 bodies and rescued 32 people.
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[2026-03-05 22:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Officers from Israel’s Home Front Command inspect a damaged apartment building after an Iranian missile strike in Petah Tikva, Israel, Tuesday, March 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)
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[2026-03-05 22:01 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Three European Central Bank policymakers warned on Thursday that euro zone inflation would likely rise, and growth sag, if the war in Iran were to become drawn out and suck in more countries.
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[2026-03-05 22:00 UTC+10:00] [Renewable energy] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Fossil fuel price surge after US-Israeli attacks on Iran prompts calls to end dependence on ‘volatile’ energy source
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[2026-03-05 21:55 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: France has allowed US aircraft on some of its bases in the Middle East after US-Israeli strikes on Iran triggered regional conflict, the French military said Thursday.
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[2026-03-05 21:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Local Spain
Snippet: Spain will send its most advanced frigate to protect Cyprus after a drone strike on a British base on the Mediterranean island sucked it into the Middle East war, the defence ministry said on Thursday.
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[2026-03-05 21:42 UTC+10:00] [Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Embassy in Beijing says Iran sincerely grateful to ‘the civilised and righteous Chinese people’ but financial aid not needed for now
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[2026-03-05 21:42 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korean tourists in the Middle East are gradually returning home amid escalating regional tensions, travel industry sources said Thursday.
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[2026-03-05 21:29 UTC+10:00] [World / Middle East] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
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[2026-03-05 21:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: An Iranian drone attack has targeted Azerbaijan’s autonomous Nakhchivan exclave, opening yet another front in the ongoing war launched by the United States and Israel and the retaliation from Tehran.
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[2026-03-05 21:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: CEBU CITY — Nearly 34,000 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) from Central Visayas are living in areas of the Middle East affected by escalating hostilities, prompting government agencies to activate contingency measures while holding off on mass repatriation.
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[2026-03-05 21:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: France has authorised United States forces to use French military bases during the conflict involving Iran, according to a report by BFMTV.
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[2026-03-05 21:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: In the aftermath of the Israeli-U.S. strikes on Iran, American allies in the Persian Gulf are hearing a sound that Ukrainian soldiers have long come to dread: the foreboding hum of the Shahed-136 'kamikaze' drone.
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[2026-03-05 21:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Russia says Iran has not asked Moscow for military assistance since the United States and Israel began striking the country last week.
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[2026-03-05 21:00 UTC+10:00] [Royal Australian Navy] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: More than 50 Australian sailors and officers serving across US attack submarine fleet as part of preparations for Aukus
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[2026-03-05 20:56 UTC+10:00] [World news] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Spain has emphatically dismissed US suggestions that it changed its view on the Iran war and is now prepared to let the US use its bases to support the mission.
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[2026-03-05 20:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Un cartel con la imagen del fallecido líder supremo iraní, el ayatolá Alí Jamenei, asesinado en ataques de Estados Unidos e Israel, se ve sobre una plaza vacía en Teherán, Irán, el jueves 5 de marzo de 2026. (AP Foto/Vahid Salemi)
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[2026-03-05 20:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: As the war between the United States, Israel, and Iran widens across the Middle East, it threatens to disrupt recent gains made by some African economies.
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[2026-03-05 20:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Iran's players were silent before their first match, but saluted the national anthem ahead of this one. (Getty Images: Cameron Spencer)
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[2026-03-05 20:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Un soldado ucraniano de la 48va brigada separada lanza un dron de reconocimiento en la región de Járkiv, Ucrania, el miércoles 4 de marzo de 2026. (AP Foto/Andrii Marienko)
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[2026-03-05 20:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Iranians in Australia react with flags and political signs outside the stadium ahead of the Women’s Asia Cup soccer match between Australia and Iran in Robina, Australia, Thursday, March 5, 2026. (Dave Hunt/AAPImage via AP)
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[2026-03-05 20:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: The Canadian and Australian prime ministers on Thursday called for a de-escalation of the Iran war but added the Iranians must never gain a nuclear weapon.
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[2026-03-05 20:37 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea imposed a travel ban on all of Iran amid rising security concerns linked to the escalating conflict in the Middle East, the foreign ministry said Thursday.
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[2026-03-05 20:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The strike on an Iranian school that killed at least 160 pre-teen students and teachers on the first day of the US-Israeli regime-change operation resembles satanic rituals allegedly enabled by pedophile American financier Jeffrey Epstein, an Iranian diplomat has claimed.
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[2026-03-05 20:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A Ukrainian soldier of the 48th separate brigade launches a reconnaissance drone in Kharkiv region, Ukraine, Wednesday, March 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Andrii Marienko)
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[2026-03-05 20:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Turkey says it is closely monitoring the activities of the Kurdish militant group PJAK, warning that its operations risk undermining Iran’s security and wider regional stability.
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[2026-03-05 19:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Iranian bombers came within two minutes of striking the largest base housing US troops in the Middle East before the Qatari Air Force shot down the aircraft, according to a new report.
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[2026-03-05 19:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Italy plans to provide air defence support to Gulf countries as a result of the ongoing Israeli-US war on the Iran, Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has said.
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[2026-03-05 19:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Iraqi forces have shot down a drone that attempted to target a United States military base near Baghdad International Airport, local media have reported, as Iran continues to strike US assets in Arab countries, with the region plunging deeper into war after six days.
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[2026-03-05 19:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: On 11 February, French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot issued a statement demanding the resignation of Francesca Albanese, the United Nations special rapporteur on the occupied Palestinian territories since 1967.
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[2026-03-05 19:41 UTC+10:00] [China] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-03-05 19:41 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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[2026-03-05 19:34 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The economic ripples from the US-Israel attacks will soon become waves, engulfing everything from energy prices to food supplies
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[2026-03-05 19:30 UTC+10:00] [Africa] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: HSBC and Standard Chartered expanded in the Middle East in recent years to capture growing cross-border trade and wealth management flows
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[2026-03-05 19:30 UTC+10:00] [blockade] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Investors have grown used to brushing off geopolitical threats, but turmoil in the Middle East poses a greater risk to the global economy
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[2026-03-05 19:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Missiles and drones flying from Iran fell nearby the Nakhchivan International Airport, according to Reuters based on a source close to the Azerbaijani government.
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[2026-03-05 19:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The Pentagon is rushing to expand intelligence operations as Washington prepares for a prolonged war on Iran launched alongside Israel, with military planning now stretching well into the autumn.
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[2026-03-05 19:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Local Spain
Snippet: US Treasury Secretary claims Spain putting 'American lives at risk', tourism numbers drop in Catalonia so far in 2026, more Spaniards repatriated from Middle East and more news on Thursday March 5th.
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[2026-03-05 19:08 UTC+10:00] [Women's Asian Cup 2026] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Updates from the Matildas Group A game on the Gold Coast
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[2026-03-05 19:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: The Matildas are facing Iran at Robina, seeking a win to secure a spot in the knockout stages of the Women's Asian Cup.
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[2026-03-05 18:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The Iran-backed Iraqi group Kataeb Hezbollah said that one of its commanders was killed in a strike in southern Iraq on Wednesday.
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[2026-03-05 18:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: The US will “bitterly regret the precedent it has set” after an American submarine sank an Iranian warship, Iran’s foreign minister warned Thursday.
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[2026-03-05 18:46 UTC+10:00] [Australian economy] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Motoring groups accuse retailers of using conflict as an excuse to lift prices as Jim Chalmers asks ACCC to keep watch
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[2026-03-05 18:35 UTC+10:00] [Business / The economy] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Energy analysts modelling a war involving Iran have long feared two developments: the Islamic Republic lashing out at its oil-rich neighbours and a blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, through which a third of global seaborne crude and a fifth of liquefied natural gas (LNG) transit daily.
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[2026-03-05 18:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The year 2026 has barely begun, but “nuclearization” is already a strong contender to be its top word. The European NATO members want more nukes, the US and Israel are bombing Iran for allegedly wanting some too, and the Doomsday Clock could soon run out of seconds left before midnight.
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[2026-03-05 18:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The year 2026 has barely begun, but “nuclearization” is already a strong contender to be its top word. The European NATO members want more nukes, the US and Israel are bombing Iran for allegedly wanting some too, and the Doomsday Clock could soon run out of seconds left before midnight.
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[2026-03-05 18:30 UTC+10:00] [Fact Check] [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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[2026-03-05 18:25 UTC+10:00] [Queensland] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: LNP government passes legislation that makes pro-Palestine chant – and ‘globalise the intifada’ – a ‘proscribed phrase’. Here’s what to know about the laws
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[2026-03-05 18:21 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-03-05 18:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran’s intelligence ministry says security forces have struck positions linked to “separatist groups” attempting to enter the country through its western frontier.
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