Topic: Middle East — Neutral reports only
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[2026-03-04 23:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Smoke rises following an Israeli airstrike in Dahiyeh, Beirut’s southern suburb, near Rafik Hariri International Airport, Lebanon, Wednesday, March 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)
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[2026-03-04 23:43 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: More than 180 South Korean seafarers remain aboard over two dozen ships stranded in the Strait of Hormuz, the oceans ministry said Wednesday, as safety concerns mount after the vital shipping route was effectively closed by the Middle East conflict.
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[2026-03-04 23:43 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The main opposition Democratic Party said Wednesday it will meet with business leaders this week to discuss possible fallout from the US-Israeli strikes against Iran.
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[2026-03-04 23:43 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea is considering sending chartered planes or military aircraft to bring back its nationals stranded in the Middle East due to the conflict between the United States and Iran, a senior government official said Wednesday.
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[2026-03-04 23:42 UTC+10:00] [RTVE] [Factuality: 95]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The comments came after the US president said the Spanish government has been ‘terrible’ during the escalating conflict in the Middle East
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[2026-03-04 23:30 UTC+10:00] [US-Iran war] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Withdrawals by people leaving the city or retiring dropped last quarter, indicating expectations of greater gains, analysts say
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[2026-03-04 23:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: O secretário geral da ONU, António Guterres, condenou a ofensiva contra o Irã, lançada por Estados Unidos e Israel em 28 de fevereiro. Ele citou a proibição, pela Carta da ONU, do uso da força contra outro país e afirmou que os ataques representavam "uma grave ameaça à paz e à segurança internacionais".
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[2026-03-04 23:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: US commanders from every arm of the military have told their units that the war on Iran is “anointed by Jesus” and would bring about his return to Earth as part of the "Armageddon", resulting in scores of complaints from serving members of the military.
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[2026-03-04 23:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Madrid, Spain – Spain has pledged to keep opposing the war waged by the United States and Israel on Iran after President Donald Trump said Washington would cut off all commercial links with Madrid.
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[2026-03-04 23:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Iranian state media showed off a fleet of drones lined up inside an underground bunker as part of a chilling propaganda video.
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[2026-03-04 23:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: The United States is in talks with opposition Kurdish forces in a bid to arm them and foment an uprising in Iran, according to multiple media reports, as the US-Israel war on Iran enters its fifth day.
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[2026-03-04 23:08 UTC+10:00] [Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Choice of anti-western candidate would give signal that senior figures will not seek accommodation with US
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[2026-03-04 23:00 UTC+10:00] [Zhou Bo] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Decision based on consideration of Beijing’s own interests as well as its ties with Washington and others, analysts say
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[2026-03-04 22:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: One of the US soldiers killed by an Iranian drone strike in Kuwait was just days away from returning home to her husband and two children, her heartbroken family has revealed.
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[2026-03-04 22:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Shockwaves from strikes on Tehran shatter glass and mirrors in the historic Golestan Palace, prompting reaction from the UN
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[2026-03-04 22:55 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 90]
Source: 9News
Snippet: Auto news: Will Australians spend over $100,000 on a Chinese car?
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[2026-03-04 22:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: The United Nations says at least 30,000 people have been displaced in Lebanon following heavy Israeli airstrikes at several sites across the country.
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[2026-03-04 22:55 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: 9News
Snippet: Auto news: These are Australia's safest roads.
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[2026-03-04 22:50 UTC+10:00] [Tennis] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Medvedev and Rublev both miss pre-event exhibition
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[2026-03-04 22:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Israeli forces have moved deeper into southern Lebanon and seized additional positions for the first time since the 2024 ceasefire with the aim of targeting Hezbollah. The move marks a broader expansion of Israel’s military campaign across the region.
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[2026-03-04 22:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: By Ivan Timofeev, programme director of the Valdai Club
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[2026-03-04 22:30 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Explosions heard across Iranian capital as Israeli military announces further ‘broad-scale strikes’ against regime
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[2026-03-04 22:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The CIA is working on arming Kurdish forces hostile to the Iranian government to support the US-Israeli regime-change war against Tehran, CNN has reported.
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[2026-03-04 22:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: El primer ministro de Canadá, Mark Carney (centro), hace un gesto a Daniel Mulino, ministro australiano de Tesoro, durante su presentación al inicio de la firma de un documento, ante la mirada del ministro de Finanzas canadiense, François-Philippe Champagne (derecha), en Sydney, Australia, el 4 de marzo de 2026. (Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press via AP)
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[2026-03-04 22:23 UTC+10:00] [Middle East] [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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[2026-03-04 22:19 UTC+10:00] [Bahrain] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: In 2023, China mediated a peace deal between Riyadh and Tehran, but the ties are being tested as Iran targets sites in Saudi Arabia
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[2026-03-04 22:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The United Arab Emirates and Qatar say their air defence systems have intercepted missiles and drones launched from Iran as the Israeli-US war drags neighbouring countries into the conflict.
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[2026-03-04 22:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Yemen’s Houthi movement is likely to intervene sooner or later in support of Tehran, but the timing and scale of any involvement will depend on how the conflict between Iran, the US and Israel unfolds, analysts say.
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[2026-03-04 22:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Pasajeros de un vuelo procedente de Abu Dabi aterrizan en el aeropuerto de Fiumicino, en Roma, Italia, el 3 de marzo de 2026. (Valentina Stefanelli/LaPresse via AP)
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[2026-03-04 22:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: El presidente del gobierno español, Pedro Sánchez, habla durante una mesa redonda en la Conferencia de Seguridad de Múnich, Alemania, el sábado 14 de febrero de 2026. (AP Foto/Michael Probst)
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[2026-03-04 22:00 UTC+10:00] [US Congress] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Republicans are set to vote down the resolution introduced by Democrats, who have condemned Trump for launching strikes without Congressional approval
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[2026-03-04 21:55 UTC+10:00] [United Arab Emirates] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: While organiser reports only ‘small’ dip in participants, at least two firms expect fewer clients due to travel disruptions caused by war in Iran
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[2026-03-04 21:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Lebanon’s social affairs minister says tens of thousands of people have fled their homes after recent Israeli strikes, with many now seeking shelter across the country.
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[2026-03-04 21:50 UTC+10:00] [World / Middle East] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
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[2026-03-04 21:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney, center, gestures to Daniel Mulino, Australian Assistant Treasurer as he is introduced at the start of a signing ceremony, as Canada’s Finance and National Revenue Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne, right, looks on, in Sydney, Australia, Wednesday, March 4, 2026. (Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press via AP)
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[2026-03-04 21:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: Russian state television hosts have denounced U.S.-Israeli strikes on Moscow’s ally Iran as “war crimes,” accusing Washington of using diplomacy as cover for military action and warning that similar tactics could one day be deployed against Russia.
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[2026-03-04 21:41 UTC+10:00] [Shi Jingtang] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Swords into Ploughshares can tell us a lot about Beijing’s approach to the crisis in Iran, cross-strait relations and this year’s ‘two sessions’
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[2026-03-04 21:37 UTC+10:00] [Venezuela] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Some Russian hardliners are urging Vladimir Putin to double down on the war in Ukraine
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[2026-03-04 21:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: The flight from Abu Dhabi with passengers returned to Italy arrives at Fiumicino Airport, in Rome, Tuesday, March 3, 2026. (Valentina Stefanelli/LaPresse via AP)
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[2026-03-04 21:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Athens, Greece – Iran has warned European leaders against joining the United States and Israel’s war that has destabilised the Middle East and upended economies around the world.
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[2026-03-04 21:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Saudi Arabia says its air defences have intercepted a drone targeting the Ras Tanura oil refinery on the kingdom’s Gulf coast.
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[2026-03-04 21:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: China’s military has outlined five strategic lessons it says can be learned from the US-Israeli attack on Iran, warning against “blind faith in peace” and over-reliance on outside powers.
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[2026-03-04 21:14 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: PM says his country will not be complicit in growing conflict in Middle East ‘simply out of fear of reprisals from someone’
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[2026-03-04 21:10 UTC+10:00] [Keir Starmer] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Gen Sir Richard Shirreff says US president has launched war of choice in Iran with no clear grasp of how it will end
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[2026-03-04 21:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: European nations are facing “a literal hell” due to an energy price surge caused by the US-Israeli war with Iran, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic has said.
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[2026-03-04 21:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: European nations are facing “a literal hell” due to an energy price surge caused by the US-Israeli war with Iran, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic has said.
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[2026-03-04 21:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: While rising energy costs from war in Iran may briefly aid China’s deflation battle, analysts warn how oil price spike could threaten nation’s fragile economic rebound
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[2026-03-04 20:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Islamabad, Pakistan – It was the first working day of the week and Muhammad Raza, a 23-year-old Pakistani medical student, was assisting the doctors treating patients at Tehran University of Medical Sciences hospital in the Iranian capital.
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[2026-03-04 20:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Mojtaba Jamenei, hijo del difunto ayatolá de Irán Ali Jamenei (centro), durante la celebración anual del Quds, o Día de Jerusalén, en Teherán, Irán, el 31 de mayo de 2019. (AP Foto/Vahid Salemi, archivo)
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[2026-03-04 20:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran has reported that eight hospitals have been struck since the war began, accusing Israel and the United States of violating international law.
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