[2026-03-02 20:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: France 'ready' to defend Gulf countries, Jordan against Iran

Snippet: PARIS, France — France is "ready" to defend Gulf countries and Jordan against Iran if necessary, Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot said Monday.

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/03/02/world/americas-emea/france-ready-to-defend-gulf-countries-jordan-against-iran/2290933

[2026-03-02 20:40 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Asia Times

Title: Trump’s strike on Iran hits China where it hurts

Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive

Read full article: https://asiatimes.com/2026/03/trumps-strike-on-iran-hits-china-where-it-hurts/

[2026-03-02 20:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: IAEA head urges 'utmost restraint' after strikes on Iran

Snippet: IAEA chief Rafael Grossi also said up to now his agency had "no indication" that any of the nuclear installations have been damaged or hit in Iran.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/iaea-head-urges-utmost-restraint-after-strikes-iran

[2026-03-02 20:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Drone strike targets Aramco oil refinery in Saudi Arabia

Snippet: Two drones targeted Saudi Arabia’s Aramco refinery in Ras Tanura on Monday, the defence ministry said.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/drone-strike-targets-aramco-oil-refinery-saudi-arabia

[2026-03-02 20:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Two children die of starvation in Gaza, report says

Snippet: Two more Palestinian children die from malnutrition in Gaza amid ongoing restrictions on lifesaving supplies as Israel closed Rafah crossing and all other checkpoints in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, TRT World reported on Monday.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/two-children-dies-starvation-gaza-report-says

[2026-03-02 20:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Al Jazeera

Title: Oil prices rise sharply after US, Israeli attacks on Iran

Snippet: Oil prices have risen sharply, and stocks have slid as United States and Israeli attacks on Iran and retaliatory strikes against Israeli and US military installations in the Middle East have disrupted the global energy supply chain.

Read full article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/2/oil-prices-rise-sharply-after-us-israeli-attacks-on-iran

[2026-03-02 20:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Local Spain

Title: 'Not about democracy': Spain's FM condemns US-Israel attacks on Iran

Snippet: Spanish Foreign Affairs Minister José Manuel Albares said Monday that the military operation launched by the United States and Israel against Iran “is not about democracy”, stressing that American military bases on Spanish soil are not being used.

Read full article: https://www.thelocal.es/20260302/not-about-democracy-spains-fm-condemns-us-israel-attacks-on-iran

[2026-03-02 20:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: France 'ready' to defend Gulf countries, Jordan against Iran

Snippet: More from the French foreign minister Jean-Noel Barrot.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/france-ready-defend-gulf-countries-jordan-against-iran

[2026-03-02 20:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AfricaNews

Title: Cape Town Shia Muslim association mourns Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

Snippet: Congregants at the Ahlul Bait Foundation of South Africa - an association of Shia Muslim communities - gathered in Cape Town to pay their respects to Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed by US-Israeli military operations in Iran.

Read full article: http://www.africanews.com/2026/03/02/cape-town-shia-muslim-community-mourns-ayatollah-ali-khamenei/

[2026-03-02 20:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: How the New York Times paved the way for apocalyptic war

Snippet: Shortly after the United States and Israel launched unprecedented strikes on Iran this weekend, blithely propelling the entire region into unfathomable chaos, the editorial board of the New York Times published its two cents’ worth in an editorial directed towards US sociopath-in-chief Donald Trump: “Why Have You Started This War, Mr.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/opinion/how-new-york-times-paved-way-apocalyptic-war

[2026-03-02 20:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: France says Israeli, US strikes on Iran should have been debated at UN beforehand

Snippet: France's foreign minister Jean-Noel Barrot said on Monday that Israeli and US "unilateral" attacks in Iran should have been debated in the collective bodies set up for this exact purpose, such as the United Nations.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/france-says-israeli-us-strikes-iran-should-have-been-debated-un

[2026-03-02 20:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AfricaNews

Title: U.S.-Israeli strike on Iranian girls' elementary school kills 165

Snippet: Iran on Sunday night announced the end of search operations for victims of a U.S.-Israeli airstrike on a girls' elementary school in southern Iran, reporting 165 deaths.

Read full article: http://www.africanews.com/2026/03/02/us-israeli-strike-on-iranian-girls-elementary-school-kills-165/

[2026-03-02 20:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Friend to all, foe to none: Iran war tests India’s Middle East balancing act

Snippet: New Delhi has long prided itself on being friends with everyone in the Middle East. The killing of Khamenei just made that much harder

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3345120/iran-conflict-puts-indias-cherished-middle-east-neutrality-test

[2026-03-02 19:57 UTC+10:00] [Africa] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Hong Kong exporters and exhibitors face fallout from US-Israel strikes on Iran

Snippet: Surging oil and freight costs disrupt traders, while flight disruptions compound challenges for Middle East exhibitors in the city amid escalating tensions

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3345130/hong-kong-exporters-and-exhibitors-face-fallout-us-israel-strikes-iran

[2026-03-02 19:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: At least 131 Iranian cities affected by US-Israeli attacks, Red Crescent says

Snippet: Relief operations are continuing across Iran after US-Israeli attacks affected 131 cities nationwide, Al Jazeera reported, citing the Iranian Red Crescent.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/least-131-iranian-cities-affected-us-israeli-attacks-red-crescent-says

[2026-03-02 19:48 UTC+10:00] [World / Middle East] [Factuality: 90]

Source: The Age

Title: US-Israel-Iran war live updates: Strikes engulf the Middle East as Hezbollah targets in Beirut attacked; Iran targets British base on Cyprus; Trump says Iranian military should ‘surrender or face certain death’

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Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/world/middle-east/us-israel-iran-war-live-updates-strikes-engulf-the-middle-east-as-hezbollah-targets-in-beirut-attacked-trump-says-iranian-military-should-surrender-of-face-certain-death-20260302-p5o6s8.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-03-02 19:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Iran Guards say launched missile attack on Tel Aviv, Haifa and east Jerusalem

Snippet: Iran's Revolutionary Guards said on Monday they had launched missile strikes on an Israeli government complex in Tel Aviv as well as security and military centres in Haifa and an attack on east Jerusalem.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/iran-guards-say-launched-missile-attack-tel-aviv-haifa-and-east

[2026-03-02 19:41 UTC+10:00] [Europe] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: EU considers response to Middle East conflict as countries prepare to evacuate citizens – Europe live

Snippet: EU’s top diplomat, Kaja Kallas, warns against further escalation following US and Israel strikes on Iran

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2026/mar/02/eu-response-middle-east-conflict-evacuate-citizens-europe-live-latest-news

[2026-03-02 19:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Iran condemns ‘shameful’ silence after Israeli attacks on Lebanon

Snippet: Esmaeil Baghaei, spokesman for Iran’s foreign ministry, has strongly condemned what he called “brutal” Israeli air strikes on southern Lebanon and the southern suburbs of Beirut.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/iran-condemns-shameful-silence-after-israeli-attacks-lebanonesmaeil

[2026-03-02 19:30 UTC+10:00] [World / Middle East] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Age

Title: Tracking the war: Maps show what US and Israel struck – and where Iran retaliated

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Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/world/middle-east/tracking-the-war-maps-show-what-us-and-israel-struck-and-where-iran-retaliated-20260302-p5o6oh.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-03-02 19:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Saudi says it backed talks with Iran, not military action

Snippet: Saudi Arabia on Monday denied reports that claimed the country was lobbying US President Donald Trump to strike Iran, saying that the nation has been "consistent in supporting diplomatic efforts to reach a credible deal with Iran".

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/saudi-says-it-backed-talks-iran-not-military-action

[2026-03-02 19:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Al Jazeera

Title: British military base in Cyprus targeted in suspected drone attack

Snippet: The United Kingdom’s Royal Air Force base ⁠of Akrotiri in Cyprus has witnessed a suspected Iranian drone attack overnight, the island’s president and the British Ministry of Defence said, after Prime Minister Keir Starmer said the UK would allow the United States to use its bases to attack Iran.

Read full article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/2/british-military-base-in-cyprus-targeted-in-suspected-drone-attack

[2026-03-02 19:10 UTC+10:00] [Gaza] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Gaza’s recovery was making progress. It risks being overshadowed by another war

Snippet: With crossings closed, Palestinians in Gaza are hoarding again as the war in Iran transforms the regional security situation

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/world/middle-east/article/3345115/gazas-recovery-was-making-progress-it-risks-being-overshadowed-another-war

[2026-03-02 19:09 UTC+10:00] [Australia news] [Factuality: 95]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Should you cancel your flight due to the Iran conflict? Here’s what Australian travellers need to know

Snippet: One expert warns some airfares can’t be refunded unless the airline itself decides it won’t fly

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/mar/02/should-you-cancel-your-flight-due-to-the-iran-conflict-heres-what-australian-travellers-need-to-know

[2026-03-02 19:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: ABC News

Title: Albanese refuses to be drawn on legality of Trump's strikes in Iran

Snippet: Topic:Unrest, Conflict and War

Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-02/anthony-albanese-condemns-mourning-khamenei-in-australia/106406440

[2026-03-02 19:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Drone strike hits Aramco oil refinery in Saudi Arabia

Snippet: A drone strike targeted Saudi Arabia’s Aramco refinery in Ras Tanura, according to Reuters.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/drone-strike-hits-aramco-oil-refinery-saudi-arabia

[2026-03-02 19:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Saudi Arabia says it backed talks with Iran, not military action

Snippet: Saudi Arabia on Monday denied reports that claimed the country was lobbying US President Donald Trump to strike Iran, saying that the kingdom has been supporting efforts to reach a deal with Tehran.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/saudi-says-it-backed-talks-iran-not-military-action

[2026-03-02 19:01 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Korea Herald

Title: Seoul steps up emergency response as Iran crisis deepens

Snippet: South Korea is heightening its emergency response posture as tensions escalate in the Middle East, with the government convening a series of high-level meetings to assess the impact on Korean nationals and national security.

Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10685128

[2026-03-02 19:00 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Lack of a clear Iran plan could suck US into a long conflict:‘Where does this go?’

Snippet: Fears that decision to strike could be open-ended as Trump comes under pressure to spell out his vision for the country

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/02/iran-attack-plan-what-next

[2026-03-02 18:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Local Spain

Title: Today in Spain: A roundup of the latest news on Monday

Snippet: Spain becomes EU’s most vocal opponent to US-Israel attacks on Iran, 20th edition of Mobile World Congress starts in Barcelona and more news on Monday March 2nd.

Read full article: https://www.thelocal.es/20260302/today-in-spain-a-roundup-of-the-latest-news-on-monday-69

[2026-03-02 18:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: China calls for ceasefire, diplomacy to end Middle East conflict

Snippet: China called on Monday for a ceasefire and diplomatic talks to end the conflict in the Middle East as it stretched into a third day.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/china-calls-ceasefire-diplomacy-end-middle-east-conflict

[2026-03-02 18:55 UTC+10:00] [Australia news] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Iranian Australian community criticises mosques who mourned Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s death

Snippet: A small number of Shia mosques and Islamic centres hosted vigils for Iran’s supreme leader who was killed in US missile strikes on Sunday

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/mar/02/iranian-australian-community-criticises-mourners-ayatollah-ali-khamenei-death-ntwnfb

[2026-03-02 18:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: At least 25 killed at Pakistan's pro-Iran weekend protests

Snippet: The death toll from Pakistan's weekend protests over the killing of Iran's supreme leader has reached at least 25, according to an AFP tally on Monday.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/least-25-killed-pakistans-pro-iran-weekend-protests

[2026-03-02 18:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Photos show Israel after Iran retaliated with missiles

Snippet: Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men look on as Israeli security forces operate at the site where several people were killed in an Iranian missile strike in Beit Shemesh, Israel, Sunday, March 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/photo-gallery/iran-israel-us-missiles-photos-5d5d519aef16d124bd11d361f8e0d9ad

[2026-03-02 18:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: UK sending rapid teams to help citizens leave Middle East

Snippet: British foreign minister Yvette Cooper said on Monday that Britain was setting up support systems to help evacuate its citizens from the Middle East, with an estimated 300,000 people having registered their presence in the region.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/uk-sending-rapid-teams-help-citizens-leave-middle-east

[2026-03-02 18:32 UTC+10:00] [Sport / Motorsport] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Age

Title: Officials confident Australian Grand Prix will go ahead despite Iran conflict causing travel havoc

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Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/sport/motorsport/officials-confident-australian-grand-prix-will-go-ahead-as-planned-despite-iran-conflict-causing-travel-havoc-20260302-p5o6n2.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-03-02 18:26 UTC+10:00] [Diriyah Contemporary Art Biennale] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Saudi Arabia’s Diriyah Contemporary Art Biennale 2026 shows kingdom’s cultural ambitions

Snippet: The event brings together the work of 70 international artists as part of Saudi Arabia’s push to develop a self-sustaining art infrastructure

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/arts/article/3345097/saudi-arabias-diriyah-contemporary-art-biennale-2026-shows-kingdoms-cultural-ambitions

[2026-03-02 18:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: ABC News

Title: Key moments from the first 48 hours of war in the Middle East

Snippet: Iran, Israel and the United States are now engaged in war, with the fallout spreading across the region.

Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-02/key-moments-in-iran-israel-war-abc-verify/106405286

[2026-03-02 18:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: US-Israeli strikes kill at least 27 in the northwestern Iran, official says

Snippet: Air strikes by Israel and the United States have killed at least 27 people in northwestern Iran over two days, an Iranian official reported on Monday.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/us-israeli-strikes-kill-least-27-northwestern-iran-official-says

[2026-03-02 18:19 UTC+10:00] [Middle East] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Rappler

Title: LIST: Contact numbers, hotlines for Filipinos in the Middle East

Snippet: This is AI generated summarization, which may have errors. For context, always refer to the full article.

Read full article: https://www.rappler.com/philippines/overseas-filipinos/list-contact-numbers-hotlines-details-filipinos-middle-east/

[2026-03-02 18:19 UTC+10:00] [Middle East] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Rappler

Title: LIST: Contact numbers, hotlines for Filipinos in the Middle East

Snippet: This is AI generated summarization, which may have errors. For context, always refer to the full article.

Read full article: https://www.rappler.com/philippines/overseas-filipinos/list-contact-numbers-hotlines-details-middle-east/

[2026-03-02 18:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: Al Jazeera

Title: Blasts shake Qatar, UAE, Kuwait as Iran’s retaliatory strikes continue

Snippet: Loud explosions were heard in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates and the Qatari capital ‌of Doha for a third consecutive day of ⁠Iranian retaliatory strikes on neighbouring Gulf states in response to ongoing attacks by the United States and ⁠Israel on Iran.

Read full article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/2/blasts-shake-qatar-uae-kuwait-as-irans-retaliatory-strikes-continue

[2026-03-02 18:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: ABC News

Title: Coalition brands Australian children in Syria terrorist 'sympathisers'

Snippet: Topic:Federal Government

Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-02/coalition-brands-australian-children-terrorist-sympathisers/106406996

[2026-03-02 18:16 UTC+10:00] [Thai Ministry of Foreign Affairs] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Thailand’s workers in Israel hunker down as Iran strikes targets across Gulf

Snippet: Bangkok has been here before: 46 Thais died in the Hamas assault that started the Gaza war. Now it fears history may be repeating

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/people/article/3345108/thailands-workers-israel-hunker-down-iran-strikes-targets-across-gulf

[2026-03-02 18:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Three killed in US-Israeli strikes on western Iran, state media says

Snippet: Strikes on western Iran left at least three people dead on Monday, Iranian state media reported, on the third day of the United States and Israel attacks on the country.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/three-killed-us-israeli-strikes-western-iran-state-media-says

[2026-03-02 18:02 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]

Source: 9News

Title: Dramatic moment truckie plucked to safety in outback floods

Snippet: A truck driver has been winched to safety from his cabin as floodwaters engulfed the vehicle south-west of Broken Hill.Rain has inundated outback NSW, closing highways from Queensland to South Australia.The rescue helicopter arrived in the remote town of Yunta near Broken Hill.LIVE UPDATES: Dramatic footage shows Israel's 'Iron Dome' put to the testOne crew member was winched down, balancing on top of the cabin as the driver clung on.He attached the harness and both were brought to safety (Nine)READ

Read full article: https://www.9news.com.au/national/weather-outback-truck-rescue/4fc3d5aa-6d10-493d-9d48-7fe580e66e2f

[2026-03-02 17:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Deutsche Welle

Title: Conflito no Médio Oriente pode abalar economias africanas

Snippet: O líder supremo do Irão, o ayatollah Ali Khamenei, no poder desde 1989, morreu durante uma ofensiva coordenada entre Israel e os Estados Unidos. A resposta iraniana não se fez esperar e a região mergulhou numa nova espiral de violência.

Read full article: https://www.dw.com/pt-002/conflito-no-m%C3%A9dio-oriente-pode-abalar-economias-africanas/a-76179293

[2026-03-02 17:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Report: Small fire under control at Saudi Aramco refinery after apparent drone strike

Snippet: A small, isolated fire is under control at Saudi Aramco's 2222.SE Ras Tanura refining facility following what appeared to be a drone strike earlier in the morning, a Semafor reporter said in a post on X on Monday, citing sources.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/report-small-fire-under-control-saudi-aramco-refinery-after-apparent

[2026-03-02 17:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AfricaNews

Title: Oil prices surge, Asian stocks fall over Iran conflict

Snippet: Oil prices soared and stocks fell in Asia on Monday on the back of turmoil in the Middle East after US and Israeli strikes on Iran, with the vital Strait of Hormuz effectively shut and several ships attacked.

Read full article: http://www.africanews.com/2026/03/02/oil-prices-surge-asian-stocks-fall-over-iran-conflict/

[2026-03-02 17:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Un golpe tras otro al poder de Irán y sus milicias aliadas prepararon los ataques de EEUU e Israel

Snippet: Un partidario de Hezbollah sostiene un retrato del fallecido líder supremo iraní, el ayatolá Alí Jamenei, en una marcha en un suburbio sureño de Beirut, Líbano, el domingo 1 de marzo de 2026. El texto en árabe en el retrato dice “Martirio del líder de la revolución islámica en Irán, ayatolá Alí Jamenei”.

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/iran-milicias-ataques-israel-hezbollah-hamas-c2289028fe081bc0c61152e713550ce7