Topic: Middle East — Neutral reports only
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[2026-03-05 07:55 UTC+10:00] [Middle East] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-03-05 07:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Diferente dos Estados Unidos, o Irã havia se preparado para uma longa guerra, enfatizou Ali Larijani, o influente secretário do Conselho Supremo de Segurança Nacional do Irã, no terceiro dia de guerra. Larijani reiterou, assim, o que outras lideranças iranianas vêm anunciando desde o começo do atual conflito com Israel e EUA: "Nos defenderemos, custe o que custar".
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[2026-03-05 07:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Quando, em 28 de fevereiro, as primeiras bombas caíram sobre o Irã, pessoas subiram aos telhados e comemoraram em Teerã. Essa não é exatamente a reação que se esperaria quando os inimigos declarados pelo governo – EUA e Israel – iniciam uma guerra que é, no mínimo, controversa sob o direito internacional.
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[2026-03-05 07:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Unrest, Conflict and War
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[2026-03-05 07:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Graham Arnold has been unable to leave the United Arab Emirates. (Getty Images/FIDA: Mohamed Farag, File photo)
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[2026-03-05 07:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: The United States has gone to war with Iran. We haven’t declared war, mind you. In the words of Conrad Brean: “We’re not declaring war, we’re going to war. We haven’t declared war since the Second World War. We’re going to war.”
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[2026-03-05 07:44 UTC+10:00] [Iran] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The leader says the chaos triggered by the Iran crisis has led to the emergence of other buyers willing to pay top dollar for fuel
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[2026-03-05 07:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: For more than two decades, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been circling a single horizon.
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[2026-03-05 07:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Nearly three dozen anti-Israel protesters who allegedly stormed and destroyed a science building at the University of Washington are finally facing charges — but they were only slapped with misdemeanor trespassing despite causing $1 million in damages.
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[2026-03-05 07:30 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Last week, the world was reminded that history often moves in two directions at once. The US and Israel carried out military strikes against Iran, followed by Iranian retaliation. At nearly the same time, President Lee Jae Myung of South Korea met President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva of Brazil to deepen bilateral cooperation.
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[2026-03-05 07:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: By Farhad Ibragimov – lecturer at the Faculty of Economics at RUDN University, visiting lecturer at the Institute of Social Sciences of the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration
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[2026-03-05 07:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: BEIRUT, Lebanon — Hezbollah will confront "Israeli-American aggression" and will not surrender despite the "imbalance in capabilities", the head of the Iran-backed Lebanese group Naim Qassem said Wednesday night in a televised speech.
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[2026-03-05 07:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Israel has issued a forced evacuation order to all residents of southern Lebanon, worsening a wave of mass displacement as the Israeli military continues to launch deadly attacks across the country.
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[2026-03-05 07:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Sam Kerr scored the winning goal in the Matildas' opening Women's Asian Cup game. (Getty Images: Janelle St Pierre)
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[2026-03-05 07:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Member of the Democratic Party of Iranian Kurdistan PDKI stands at a checkpoint leading to their base in Koya district of Irbil, Iraq, Friday, Feb. 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Rashid Yahya)
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[2026-03-05 07:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: French President Emmanuel Macron said on Wednesday that he had spoken with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Lebanese President Joseph Aoun, and Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam to discuss the Israel-Hezbollah hostilities in Lebanon, and urge them to deescalate.
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[2026-03-05 07:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The editor-in-chief of Independent Arabia suggested in a television interview on Tuesday that not all attacks on the Gulf states may be coming from Iran, and that the US and Israel could lure them into the war, only to later abandon them.
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[2026-03-05 07:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Pedro Sanchez has doubled down on his criticism of the US and Israel's military action against Iran despite pressure from Donald Trump. (AP: Michael Probst)
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[2026-03-05 07:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iranian officials have accused Israel of carrying out some of the drone strikes on energy and civilian sites in the Arabian Gulf, calling the attacks a calculated bid to spark regional fury and pull Arab states into the war on Tehran.
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[2026-03-05 07:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: With Iran’s supreme leader killed and retaliation unfolding, the US and Israel appear to be testing the durability of Iran. But Iran’s political system was designed to survive leadership loss and military pressure. What does Washington misunderstand about Tehran’s structure, and how far is Iran prepared to go? American President Trump framed the offensive as necessary to eliminate imminent threats from Iran and urged Iranians to rise up against their government.
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[2026-03-05 06:55 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: SBS News
Snippet: Hospital authorities in the Sri Lankan port city of Galle said 87 bodies were brought in by military rescuers. Source: AAP / Antonio Lacerda/EPA
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[2026-03-05 06:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Spain has denied the White House’s claim that Madrid is now cooperating militarily with Washington amid the war with Iran, despite President Donald Trump’s threat to use trade to punish the Spanish authorities for their stance.
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[2026-03-05 06:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: To maintain stocks sufficient for three to four months Six new storage tanks being constructed in Kolonnawa In a bid to strengthen national energy security amid the volatile situation in the Middle East, the Government is prioritising large-scale investment in fuel storage facilities to maintain stocks sufficient for three to four months.
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[2026-03-05 06:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Washington, DC – The United States Senate is expected to hold an initial vote on a resolution to rein in US President Donald Trump’s war with Iran, with top Democrat Chuck Schumer saying he fears “now more than ever” that the administration is planning to deploy boots on the ground.
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[2026-03-05 06:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: A discussion was held yesterday (04) at the Presidential Secretariat under the patronage of President Anura Kumara Dissanayake to examine the potential impact of the current war situation in the Middle East on Sri Lanka’s economy and to identify the urgent measures required to manage it effectively.
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[2026-03-05 06:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Iran Embassy in Colombo on Tuesday announced that a book of condolence will remain opened at the Residence of the Ambassador at No. 222, Bauddhaloka Mawatha, Colombo 7, from March 4 – 6 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. following the reported death of Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
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[2026-03-05 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Following yesterday’s 1,291 points plunge in the market, triggered by the outbreak of the Iran–Israel conflict that led to panic selling and a temporary trading halt, the Colombo Bourse recorded modest gains yesterday,
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[2026-03-05 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Sri Lanka’s tea exporters are facing fresh uncertainty as regional conflict disrupts shipping routes to the Middle East while Iran’s currency crisis and banking restrictions continue to complicate the country’s tea-for-oil barter trade with Tehran.
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[2026-03-05 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: A meeting to review the measures currently in place to ensure the safety and welfare of the tourists and Sri Lankan migrant workers, as well as the next steps to be taken in response to the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, was held at the Presidential Secretariat under the patronage of President Anura Kumara Dissanayake yesterday.
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[2026-03-05 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: A ceremony commemorating Iran’s late leader Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in Tehran has been postponed, according to Iran’s Tasnim news agency, days after he was assassinated along with family members in joint air strikes by Israel and the United States.
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[2026-03-05 06:29 UTC+10:00] [Gavin Newsom] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: California governor, promoting his memoir in LA, was asked if US should rethink military partnership with Israel
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[2026-03-05 06:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Despite reports of an erosion of trust between Washington and its Gulf partners as they come under a barrage of Iranian rockets, the White House said on Wednesday that those countries have praised the US president for starting the war and targeting "the rogue Iranian terrorist regime".
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[2026-03-05 06:20 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-03-05 06:15 UTC+10:00] [World Cup 2026] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Iraq team due in Mexico for playoff final on 31 March
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[2026-03-05 06:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: US and Israeli forces took out the Iranian official behind a plot to assassinate President Trump in the final days of the 2024 election campaign, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth revealed Wednesday.
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[2026-03-05 06:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: The footage is spectacular.
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[2026-03-05 06:08 UTC+10:00] [PMQs] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: At times like this you have to thank your lucky stars that the opposition leader is not in Downing Street
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[2026-03-05 06:00 UTC+10:00] [US news] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Deploying the world’s most powerful military seems to exert an almost erotic fascination for Donald Trump
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[2026-03-05 05:56 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Here’s what we know about the four US service members who have been identified
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[2026-03-05 05:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Children hold a sign protesting war against Iran during an antiwar demonstration at Dealey Plaza in downtown Dallas, Sunday, March 1, 2026. (AP Photo/LM Otero)
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[2026-03-05 05:41 UTC+10:00] [Keir Starmer] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The prime minister’s cautious stance about helping the US against the Tehran regime mirrors that of the electorate
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[2026-03-05 05:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The US will begin using larger reserves of less-sophisticated weapons after assessing that Iranian air defences are degraded, US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth said on Wednesday.
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[2026-03-05 05:38 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 90]
Source: 9News
Snippet: Welcome to our ongoing coverage of the war in the Middle East.
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[2026-03-05 05:27 UTC+10:00] [World / North America] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Washington: The United States Navy has torpedoed an Iranian warship in the Indian Ocean – the first time an enemy vessel has been sunk by an American torpedo since World War II – as Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth boasted that the US was “just getting started” in its military campaign.
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[2026-03-05 05:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The day after the US and Israel launched their war on Iran, and the subsequent Iranian counterattack against US bases in the Gulf, Prime Minister Keir Starmer declared that the UK government would intervene in the conflict in two ways.
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[2026-03-05 05:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: On Saturday morning, at least 165 people, most of them young girls and boys, were killed in a US-Israeli air strike on Iran's Shajareh Tayyebeh primary school in the city of Minab, in Hormozgan province.
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[2026-03-05 05:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: On Saturday morning, at least 165 people, most of them young girls and boys, were killed in a US-Israeli air strike on Iran's Shajareh Tayyebeh primary school in the city of Minab, in Hormozgan province.
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[2026-03-05 05:00 UTC+10:00] [National / Victoria] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Australia’s nuclear safety watchdog has put its emergency centre “on alert” as fighting escalates between Israel, the United States and Iran, with radiation experts monitoring for potential risks to Australians.
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[2026-03-05 04:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The girls’ school in Iran, where 165 people were killed by an apparent US-Israeli attack, was hit with two strikes, with the second missile killing sheltering survivors, two first responders, and the parent of a slain child have told Middle East Eye.
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[2026-03-05 04:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: WASHINGTON — Lawmakers in the US Senate were set to begin voting Wednesday on a bipartisan war powers resolution aiming to stop the military campaign against Iran and require that any hostilities against it be authorized by Congress.
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