Topic: Military & Defence — Neutral reports only
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[2026-03-27 15:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Soldiers stand in formation during a vigil in memory of the victims of a military cargo plane crash in Puerto Leguizamo, at the Monument to the Fallen Heroes in Bogota, Colombia, Wednesday, March 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)
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[2026-03-27 15:00 UTC+10:00] [Iran war] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Talks between Washington and Tehran must involve nuclear concessions and a regional ceasefire, Middle East expert says
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[2026-03-27 14:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: In September, Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and army chief Asim Munir met with Donald Trump in the Oval Office. (Supplied: The White House/Daniel Torok)
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[2026-03-27 14:54 UTC+10:00] [Aukus] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Malcolm Turnbull asks defence department official what Australia would do if the promised Virginia-class and Aukus-class submarines don’t arrive
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[2026-03-27 14:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Friday said the Philippines' hosting of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) Leaders' Summit in May would push through despite the ongoing war in the Middle East.
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[2026-03-27 14:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — Diesel and gasoline prices will increase again next week although at a slower pace as discussions between the US and Iran are ongoing to de-escalate the war in the Middle East, a local industry source said on Friday.
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[2026-03-27 14:26 UTC+10:00] [Russia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: US military stockpiles are under strain as a result of Iran war, Washington Post reports; Volodymyr Zelenskyy meets Saudi crown prince in Jeddah. What we know on day 1,493
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[2026-03-27 14:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Stocks fell sharply Thursday, and oil prices rose as doubt took over again from hope on Wall Street about a possible end to the war with Iran.
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[2026-03-27 14:06 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: US president says he is extending deadline for strait of Hormuz to reopen to 6 April; Houthis tell Lloyd’s List ‘no reason’ to prevent Saudi oil using Red Sea route
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[2026-03-27 13:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines and France signed a Status of Visiting Forces Agreement (SOVFA) on Friday, expanding defense ties and allowing easier deployment of troops between the two countries.
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[2026-03-27 13:39 UTC+10:00] [News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Michael West Media
Snippet: March 27, 2026 13:39 | News
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[2026-03-27 13:35 UTC+10:00] [Malaysia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: A trickle of cargo ships and tankers – mostly Iranian, but some from Thailand and China – have made it through the strait since the war began
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[2026-03-27 13:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Farmers around the world are running short of fertilizer because of the war in Iran, which could make food more expensive later this year.
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[2026-03-27 13:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: The Pentagon is reportedly considering a plan to send an additional 10,000 troops to the Middle East amid the war with Iran.
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[2026-03-27 13:21 UTC+10:00] [Cuba] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Navy searching for two boats that left Isla Mujeres last week bound for Havana with nine crew members of different nationalities on board
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[2026-03-27 13:21 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: I’m a staff reporter for The Korea Herald, covering national security and foreign policy across the Defense, Foreign and Unification Ministries, as well as the National Assembly. Before entering journalism, I served as an Air Force lieutenant, working as an interpreter and junior planner at the ROK–US Combined Forces Command.
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[2026-03-27 13:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: The war in the Middle East has led to oil supply shocks, which have led to higher fuel prices. (ABC News: John Gunn)
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[2026-03-27 13:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The return marks an upgrade from the region’s previous ‘hub and spoke’ strategy to one of overlapping minilaterals, experts say
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[2026-03-27 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: NEW YORK — Stocks fell sharply Thursday, and oil prices rose as doubt took over again from hope on Wall Street about a possible end to the war with Iran.
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[2026-03-27 12:58 UTC+10:00] [Sydney] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Police investigate damage at Lox in a Box, Paddington, latest in string of alleged antisemitic incidents in wake of Hamas attack of 7 October 2023 and Israel’s war in Gaza
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[2026-03-27 12:41 UTC+10:00] [Caribbean] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The boats are part of a broader grass roots aid effort for energy-strapped Cuba as it reels from a US-imposed fuel embargo
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[2026-03-27 12:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: TOKYO — Japan's government is set to announce plans on Friday to temporarily lift restrictions on coal-fired power plants as it seeks to ease an energy crunch caused by the Middle East war, media reported.
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[2026-03-27 12:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON, D.C. — US President Donald Trump on Thursday pushed back his deadline for strikes on Iran's energy assets to April 6, saying the move came following a request from Tehran and that talks on ending the war were "going very well."
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[2026-03-27 12:34 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff has attended a multinational military meeting to discuss the safety of maritime navigation in the Strait of Hormuz, a JCS official said Friday, as Iran has effectively blocked the key oil trade route amid a prolonged Middle East conflict.
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[2026-03-27 12:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: A U.S. judge on Thursday temporarily blocked the Pentagon’s blacklisting of Anthropic, the latest turn in the Claude maker’s high-stakes fight with the military over AI safety on the battlefield.
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[2026-03-27 12:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Mercedes driver Andrea Kimi Antonelli of Italy works with his team members in the garage in Suzuka, central Japan, Thursday, March 26, 2026, ahead of Sunday’s Japanese Formula One Grand Prix race. (AP Photo/Hiro Komae)
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[2026-03-27 12:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The Israeli army said it completed a large-scale wave of attacks in Iran, following reports of explosions sounding off in the central and eastern parts of Tehran.
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[2026-03-27 11:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al-Saud chairs a consultative meeting of foreign ministers from a group of Arab and Islamic countries in the Saudi capital, Riyadh, Thursday, March 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Baraa Anwer)
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[2026-03-27 11:45 UTC+10:00] [Technology] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: Already have Rappler+? Sign in to listen to groundbreaking journalism.
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[2026-03-27 11:39 UTC+10:00] [World / North America] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Washington: While Donald Trump continues to lash Australia for supposedly failing to assist the US with the war against Iran, Kurt Campbell believes Canberra has handled the matter pretty much perfectly.
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[2026-03-27 11:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Major media’s coverage of the Iran war is a disgrace, an endless wave of Trump-deranged journalistic malpractice emphasizing every difficulty in the US-Israeli effort, but it was still a shock to see The Economist opt for a cover headlined “Advantage Iran.”
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[2026-03-27 11:30 UTC+10:00] [Asian financial crisis] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Rare HK$150 billion transfer from the Exchange Fund has sparked fierce debate
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[2026-03-27 11:30 UTC+10:00] [World / North America] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: March 27, 2026 — 11:30am
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[2026-03-27 11:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The Kuwaiti army said that two drones were shot down in "areas of responsibility that are secured by the task force."
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[2026-03-27 11:27 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: US President Donald Trump said Thursday that he will extend his pause on US military strikes on Iran's energy infrastructure by 10 days to 8 p.m. on April 6 at the request of the Islamic Republic.
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[2026-03-27 11:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Hezbollah announced that it targeted a group of Israeli soldiers and their vehicles with missiles for the second time in Khallat al-Ain, located in the southern Lebanese municipality of Qantara.
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[2026-03-27 11:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Military veterans are sounding off about a Democratic congressional candidate who they say inflated his Navy record and used a deceased Korea War vet’s gravesite as a campaign prop.
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[2026-03-27 11:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israeli opposition leader Yair Lapid said on Thursday that the Israeli government is fighting a multi-front war “without strategy” and with “far too few soldiers”.
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[2026-03-27 11:13 UTC+10:00] [Asia Pacific] [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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[2026-03-27 11:13 UTC+10:00] [Asia Pacific] [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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[2026-03-27 11:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: California Gov. Gavin Newsom — an expected Democratic presidential candidate in 2028 — is raising the prospect of requiring Americans to complete a set period of national service, suggesting commitments ranging from at least six months to as long as a year and a half.
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[2026-03-27 11:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: President Donald Trump speaks during a Cabinet meeting at the White House, Thursday, March 26, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
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[2026-03-27 11:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Spending on ‘hanami’ picnics drops as rising living costs, Iran war fears and weather woes threaten to dampen this year’s festivities
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[2026-03-27 11:00 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 90]
Source: SBS News
Snippet: Protesters gathered outside the courtroom where Nicólas Maduro and Cilia Flores' hearing was held. Source: AAP / EPA / Miguel Gutierrez
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[2026-03-27 11:00 UTC+10:00] [Middle East] [Factuality: 100]
Source: SBS News
Snippet: Iran's late Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei has been killed, but the regime is continuing to cause chaos in the Middle East as it retaliates against the US-Israeli-led attack one month ago. Source: SBS, Getty
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[2026-03-27 10:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: In the high-stakes theatre of Middle Eastern diplomacy, where the line between war and peace is obscured by the smoke of active air strikes and the volatility of global energy markets, an unlikely protagonist has stepped into the spotlight.
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[2026-03-27 10:55 UTC+10:00] [Politics] [Factuality: 90]
Source: SBS News
Snippet: Speaking alongside Energy Minister Chris Bowen (right) on Friday, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said the country's fuel supply looked good for the short term, but the US-Israel war on Iran was affecting Australia. Source: AAP / Mick Tsikas
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[2026-03-27 10:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Unrest, Conflict and War
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[2026-03-27 10:41 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 90]
Source: 9News
Snippet: Auto news: Will Australians spend over $100,000 on a Chinese car?
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[2026-03-27 10:37 UTC+10:00] [US House] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The planes were only 160 metres apart, in the latest incident involving a passenger jet and a US military aircraft
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