Topic: Military & Defence — Neutral reports only
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[2026-03-26 08:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: US Central Command released its fifth update on Operation Epic Fury claiming the campaign remains “on plan or ahead of plan” in achieving what it described as “very clear military objectives” – even as the scope and ultimate goals of the operation remain subject to interpretation.
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[2026-03-26 08:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Superstar Sydney Sweeney wished her Air Force brother well in a heartfelt social media post after he was deployed abroad — as tens of thousands of US troops are serving in harm’s way during the war with Iran.
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[2026-03-26 08:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Republican lawmakers emerging from a closed-door briefing on the Trump administration's war on Iran warned on Wednesday that they are not being given enough information to make informed decisions about the potential deployment of soldiers for ground combat.
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[2026-03-26 08:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON — Political warning signs that have privately worried some Republicans for months are starting to flash red ahead of November's midterm elections, as the war in Iran keeps gas prices high, travelers face unprecedented airport security wait times and Americans remain concerned about steep costs of living.
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[2026-03-26 07:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: A California congressional candidate and boyfriend of a San Diego billionaire heiress is in hot water for allegedly fudging details of his military service to help his campaign — going so far as to stage campaign photos at the gravesite of a deceased Navy veteran.
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[2026-03-26 07:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON — US President Donald Trump is ready to "unleash hell" if Iran doesn't accept a deal to end the Middle East war, the White House warned Wednesday, but a defiant Tehran said it did not intend to negotiate.
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[2026-03-26 07:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Unrest, Conflict and War
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[2026-03-26 07:30 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The war involving Iran, now entering its fourth week, is escalating with no clear end in sight. Statements by US President Donald Trump have shifted repeatedly, heightening uncertainty and volatility in the region. Under these circumstances, the international security environment is becoming increasingly unpredictable, and South Korea’s response is being put to a critical test.
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[2026-03-26 07:30 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 92]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: As the United States and Iran reportedly begin exploring contacts for a possible ceasefire, the war in the Middle East appears to be entering a new phase. Though this may signal a path toward ending the war, the conflict's strategic meaning is becoming increasingly ambiguous. What this war is teaching the world, and particularly North Korea, is not a single clear lesson, but a set of mixed and potentially misleading signals.
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[2026-03-26 07:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: United States President Donald Trump will travel to Beijing for a meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping in mid-May, delaying a planned trip by several weeks as the war against Iran drags on.
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[2026-03-26 07:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Hope for a possible end to the war with Iran pushed stocks higher again, while oil prices eased.
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[2026-03-26 07:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: American farmers, already dealt stiff blows from tariff costs, are struggling to survive as the war in Iran sends fertilizer, feed and energy prices sky-high – threatening to push grocery prices even higher.
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[2026-03-26 06:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth listens as President Donald Trump speaks during the swearing in for Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin in the Oval Office of the White House, Tuesday, March 24, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
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[2026-03-26 06:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Karoline Leavitt would not say who the US has been in talks with to end the war in Iran. (Reuters: Kylie Cooper)
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[2026-03-26 06:58 UTC+10:00] [Australia news] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Australia co-sponsored resolution affirming support for sovereignty and security of Gulf states. Follow today’s news live
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[2026-03-26 06:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Sri Sumangala College Panadura finished day one at 18 for 2 against Sri Dharmaloka College Kelaniya in the quarter-final of the Under-19 Division One Tier ‘B’ Inter-Schools Cricket Tournament at Army Grounds, Kuruvita yesterday.
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[2026-03-26 06:53 UTC+10:00] [Australia news] [Factuality: 95]
Source: Guardian Australia
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[2026-03-26 06:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Unrest, Conflict and War
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[2026-03-26 06:41 UTC+10:00] [Donald Trump] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Tehran skeptical of president’s offer – and troop deployments for potential ground operations – suggest claim of imminent end to war not credible
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[2026-03-26 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Pakistan’s Prime Minister, Shehbaz Sharif, says his country is ready to “facilitate meaningful and conclusive talks” to end the war in the Middle East amid attempts to push Islamabad as a possible venue for negotiations between the US and Iran.
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[2026-03-26 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Israel will occupy southern Lebanon up to the Litani River, an area Defence Minister Israel Katz on Tuesday described as a “security zone”, spelling out for the first time Israel’s intent to seize territory amounting to nearly a tenth of the country.
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[2026-03-26 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: President Anura Kumara Dissanayake held a telephone conversation on Tuesday (24) with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi regarding the escalating war situation in the Middle East.
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[2026-03-26 06:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Uma reportagem do jornal britânico Financial Times afirma que a Volkswagen está em negociações com a empresa israelense de defesa Rafael Advanced Defense Systems para uma possível colaboração que envolveria adaptar uma planta de produção de carros para a fabricação de equipamentos militares .
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[2026-03-26 06:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON — The White House said Wednesday it was still in talks with Iran despite Tehran reportedly rejecting a US plan to end the war -- but warned President Donald Trump is ready to "unleash hell" if there is no deal.
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[2026-03-26 06:00 UTC+10:00] [National / Queensland] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Age
Snippet: A former police officer who preyed on vulnerable victims he met through work for sex attempted to use a letter from the Queensland government as a good character reference in court.
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[2026-03-26 05:50 UTC+10:00] [Strait of Hormuz] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: ‘Iran will end the war when it decides to do so and when its own conditions are met,’ Iranian state television quoted an official as saying
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[2026-03-26 05:49 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-03-26 05:38 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The conflict in Iran has absorbed global attention, but attacks on civilian infrastructure and occupation threats must be challenged
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[2026-03-26 05:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Zimbabwe on Wednesday said that 15 of its citizens have been killed after being recruited into the war between Russia and Ukraine, as authorities warn of fraudulent schemes to lure recruits from several other African countries into the four-year-old conflict.
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[2026-03-26 05:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: A hit-and-run SUV fatally struck a 69-year-old woman in Midtown early Tuesday – ramming her with such force that both of shoes flew off, according to cops and surveillance footage.
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[2026-03-26 05:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Unrest, Conflict and War
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[2026-03-26 05:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Donald Trump has made a surprise announcement that talks with Iran over the war were going well. (Supplied: White House)
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[2026-03-26 05:21 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: 9News
Snippet: Hello and welcome to our live rolling coverage of the war in the Middle East this Thursday, March 26.
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[2026-03-26 05:20 UTC+10:00] [World / Middle East] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Age
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[2026-03-26 05:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Majid Mousavi, commander of the IRGC’s Aerospace Force, said any threats or ultimatums against Iran should be seen as an act of war.
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[2026-03-26 05:17 UTC+10:00] [Business / Markets] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Hopes for a possible end to the war with Iran are pushing stocks higher again on Wall Street Wednesday, while oil prices ease.
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[2026-03-26 05:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Russian state media has shared a an insane Iranian-made AI video showing a missile blowing up the Statue of Liberty.
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[2026-03-26 05:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran has rejected a US proposal to end the war with the Islamic Republic, setting out its own conditions for peace, according to Iranian state media.
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[2026-03-26 05:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The German military is developing an artificial intelligence system to speed up battlefield decision-making by analyzing combat data, Lieutenant General Christian Freuding has said, adding that it will draw on Ukraine’s experience of fighting Russia.
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[2026-03-26 05:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Alfridis Julio, the father of soldier Kaleth Julio, who died on the cargo plane that crashed shortly after takeoff in Puerto Leguizamo, wipes tears as he speaks to the press outside the Forensic Medicine Institute that will return remains to families in Bogota, Colombia, Wednesday, March 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)
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[2026-03-26 04:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: President Donald Trump listens to a reporter during the swearing in for Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin in the Oval Office of the White House, Tuesday, March 24, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
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[2026-03-26 04:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: A residential building in Tabriz, north-western Iran, was hit in an air strike. (AP Photo/Matin Hashemi)
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[2026-03-26 04:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: An employee works on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange in New York, March 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)
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[2026-03-26 04:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: PARIS — National Defense Secretary Gilbert Teodoro, whose country the Philippines has declared an energy emergency as a result of the Middle East war, said on Wednesday that the Strait of Hormuz must be reopened "immediately".
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[2026-03-26 04:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Ukraine’s innovative military advancements have given it an edge in Russia’s invasion, with officials predicting Moscow will continue to burn through thousands of troops in ever-failing “meat assaults” as its spring offensive begins.
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[2026-03-26 04:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: TEHRAN, Iran — State media in Iran said Wednesday that Tehran had rejected a US plan to end fighting, as the head of the United Nations warned that the Middle East war was spiraling out of control.
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[2026-03-26 04:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: The tech world holds its breath as a 12-person jury reached a verdict in a landmark trial that could reshape how social media giants design their apps.The case, K.G.M. v. Meta & YouTube, pits a 20-year-old woman against two of the world’s most powerful platforms, claiming their products were deliberately built to be addictive.The plaintiff says features like infinite scroll and autoplay hooked her from childhood, fueling depression, anxiety and mental health struggles.For weeks, jurors heard firsthand how K.G.M.
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[2026-03-26 03:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Goldman Sachs' senior chairman and ex-CEO Lloyd Blankfein has warned that the damage from the Iran war "is going to last," even if there were "a resolution tomorrow" — and urged investors to prioritize contingency planning amid the turmoil.
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[2026-03-26 03:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: As the war on Iran lurches towards its second month, a steady stream of voices from the intelligence communities in the US and Israel are making public their dissension with the whole project.
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[2026-03-26 03:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Joy Behar felt the need to clear some things up for Abby Huntsman on The View on Wednesday.
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