[2026-03-26 04:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: Ukraine’s ‘out of this world’ military innovation gives it an edge against Russia ahead of spring offensive

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.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/03/25/world-news/ukraine-has-leg-up-in-russia-war-with-out-of-this-world-military-innovation/

[2026-03-26 04:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: Iran media casts doubt on US peace plan

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.

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/03/26/world/iran-media-casts-doubt-on-us-peace-plan/2307839

[2026-03-26 04:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: Jury reaches verdict on Instagram and YouTube in social media addiction showdown

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.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/03/25/us-news/jury-takes-on-instagram-and-youtube-in-social-media-showdown/

[2026-03-26 03:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: CNBC

Title: Goldman Sachs' Lloyd Blankfein warns Iran war fallout 'is going to last' even if 'there's a resolution tomorrow'

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.

Read full article: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/25/goldman-sachs-lloyd-blankfein-iran-war-oil-price-spike-energy-crisis-resolution.html

[2026-03-26 03:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Oops, we have wrecked another country

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.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/opinion/oops-we-have-wrecked-another-country

[2026-03-26 03:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: New York Post

Title: Joy Behar Snaps At Abby Huntsman On ‘The View’ For Insinuating That She’s “Against The Military”: “Don’t Make It Sound Like That”

Snippet: Joy Behar felt the need to clear some things up for Abby Huntsman on The View on Wednesday.

Read full article: https://decider.com/2026/03/25/joy-behar-snaps-at-abby-huntsman-the-view-insinuating-against-military/

[2026-03-26 03:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: Opportunity in crisis

Snippet: FOR weeks, everyone has been fully immersed in a never-ending flood of bad news, whether we want to be or not, and it has been nigh-impossible to find clouds that have any sort of silver lining. And, as has been pointed out many times by experts of every level of sophistication, because it is the only conclusion that can be reached by anybody with an IQ bigger than their shoe size, even the most optimistic scenarios for a quick end

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/03/26/opinion/columns/opportunity-in-crisis/2307593

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

Source: The Manila Times

Title: UA&P: Middle East war to weigh on Q1 growth

Snippet: ERROR 404 page not found Click here to go to the home page

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/03/26/business/top-business/uap-middle-east-war-to-weigh-on-q1-growth/2307574

[2026-03-26 02:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Al Jazeera

Title: War on Iran: What troops is the US moving to the Gulf?

Snippet: Nearly four weeks into Operation Epic Fury, United States President Donald Trump has claimed that Washington is engaged in negotiations with Tehran – talks that Iran denies are happening – while amassing thousands of troops in the Middle East.

Read full article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/25/war-on-iran-what-troops-is-the-us-moving-to-the-gulf

[2026-03-26 02:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: War could cause 'worst industrial crisis in living memory'

Snippet: The war in the Middle East could cause the "worst industrial crisis in living memory", the head of the International Chamber of Commerce has warned.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/war-could-cause-worst-industrial-crisis-living-memory

[2026-03-26 02:54 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 90]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Iran gives negative response to US ceasefire plan amid push for talks

Snippet: Pakistani intermediaries deliver 15-point plan but some proposals proved intractable in previous negotiations

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/25/iran-gives-negative-response-to-us-ceasefire-plan-amid-push-for-talks

[2026-03-26 02:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Daily News

Title: Iran rejects US peace plan as 'excessive' and issues five conditions to end war - DailyNews

Snippet: Iran’s state broadcaster Press TV says, quoting a “senior political-security official”, that Iran has rejected a US proposal aimed at ending the current war.

Read full article: https://dailynews.lk/2026/03/25/breaking-news/973107/iran-rejects-us-peace-plan-as-excessive-and-issues-five-conditions-to-end-war/

[2026-03-26 02:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Iran gives five conditions for ending war, official tells state TV

Snippet: An unnamed Iranian official has told state TV that Tehran rejects the US proposal for ending the war, and has instead outlined five of its own conditions.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/iran-gives-five-conditions-ending-war-official-tells-state-tv

[2026-03-26 02:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AfricaNews

Title: Food security concerns mount as Iran war hurts fertilizer trade

Snippet: Rising costs of agricultural fertilizers, triggered by ongoing tensions in the Middle East, are threatening Africa's fragile food security.

Read full article: http://www.africanews.com/2026/03/25/food-security-concerns-mount-as-iran-war-hurts-fertilizer-trade/

[2026-03-26 02:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: War will end 'when Iran decides it', Iranian official tells state TV

Snippet: Iranian state television, citing a senior official, said Wednesday that Iran had rejected a ceasefire plan proposed by the United States to end the war.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/war-will-end-when-iran-decides-it-iranian-official-tells-state-tv

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

Source: The Manila Times

Title: Pentagon orders more missiles for Mideast war

Snippet: WASHINGTON — The US Department of Defense on Wednesday announced three agreements with defense contractors to boost production of missiles and other parts to replenish dwindling supplies used in the Mideast war.

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/03/25/world/pentagon-orders-more-missiles-for-mideast-war/2307756

[2026-03-26 02:00 UTC+10:00] [Fu Qianshao] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Should China be worried about Japan’s maritime force overhaul?

Snippet: Reform reflects shift towards quasi-carrier operations and preparations for potential conflict with Beijing, Chinese analysts say

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3347889/should-china-be-worried-about-japans-maritime-force-overhaul

[2026-03-26 01:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: RT News

Title: Trump sends Iran 15-point ultimatum – media

Snippet: The US has sent Iran a 15-point peace proposal demanding the dismantlement of its nuclear program, curbs on missiles, and an end to support for regional allies, US and Israeli media outlets report. Iran has denied holding talks with the US, and has reportedly insisted on several major concessions, including ending its military presence in the Gulf.

Read full article: https://www.rt.com/news/636173-trump-iran-peace-proposal/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS

[2026-03-26 01:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: Iran completely rejects Trump’s 15-point cease-fire plan — and makes wild demands instead

Snippet: Iran completely rejected President Trump’s 15-point peace plan on Wednesday — and put forth its own maximalist demands to end the war.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/03/25/world-news/iran-rejects-trumps-15-point-cease-fire-plan-makes-own-demands/

[2026-03-26 01:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Celine Dion set to head to Paris two years after poignant Olympics performance

Snippet: Confirming clues that have been popping up, tantalizingly, on posters around Paris, French-Canadian superstar Celine Dion will play autumn concerts at the La Defense Arena in the French capital. (Mar. 25)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/music-celine-dion-paris-concerts-4c0b2133cf7f673a7cac4b6fa970196d

[2026-03-26 01:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Al Jazeera

Title: Missiles overhead, silence below: Israel’s home front holds firm

Snippet: As the United States-Israeli war on Iran rages on, schools across Israel have been closed, cultural venues shuttered and large gatherings cancelled under police orders.

Read full article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/25/missiles-overhead-silence-below-israels-home-front-holds-firm

[2026-03-26 01:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: Stocks rise, oil prices ease as Wall Street swings on Iran war

Snippet: NEW YORK — Hope for a possible end to the war with Iran is pushing stocks higher again on Wall Street Wednesday, while oil prices ease.

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/03/25/world/stocks-rise-oil-prices-ease-as-wall-street-swings-on-iran-war/2307705

[2026-03-26 01:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Al Jazeera

Title: Hezbollah chief urges unity, no talks with Israel amid Lebanon attacks

Snippet: Hezbollah chief Naim Qassem has called for national unity as Israel continues its military assault on Lebanon, vowing to continue fighting “without limits” as Israeli aerial and ground attacks have killed more than 1,000 people across the country.

Read full article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/25/hezbollah-chief-urges-unity-no-talks-with-israel-amid-lebanon-attacks

[2026-03-26 01:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: RT News

Title: Iran war ‘much worse’ than Iraq – Spanish PM

Snippet: The ongoing US-Israeli war on Iran will have “much worse” consequences than the 2003 US-led invasion of Iraq, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has said, while reaffirming Madrid’s refusal to take part.

Read full article: https://www.rt.com/news/636167-iran-worse-than-iraq-sanchez/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS

[2026-03-26 01:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: CNBC

Title: Oil giants raise the alarm over energy shortages as Iran war drags on

Snippet: A trio of European energy CEOs has sounded a warning over energy supplies, amid the ongoing conflict in Iran and restricted access through the strategically vital Strait of Hormuz.

Read full article: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/25/iran-war-oil-shell-totalenergies-energy-strait-of-hormuz.html

[2026-03-26 01:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: UN confirms Gaza security force to include Kazakhstan, Indonesia and Morocco

Snippet: The UN has confirmed which countries are to be members of a post-war military force planned for the Gaza Strip.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/un-confirms-member-gaza-security-force-include-kazakhstan-indonesia-and-morocco

[2026-03-26 01:00 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Australians can expect high fuel costs to linger for far longer than the war in Iran

Snippet: Rising inflation and unemployment mean effects of Iran war could be even worse than the post-Covid cost-of-living crisis

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/25/australians-can-expect-high-fuel-costs-to-linger-for-far-longer-than-the-war-in-iran

[2026-03-26 01:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Is Israel deploying the ‘Gaza model’ in Lebanon? – podcast

Snippet: As Israeli strikes have intensified in Lebanon reporter William Christou has been travelling around the country witnessing the destruction in some of the hardest hit places.

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/audio/2026/mar/25/israel-gaza-model-lebanon-full-story-podcast

[2026-03-26 00:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: Tehran gets US plan to end Middle East war as Iran fires at US carrier

Snippet: TEHRAN, Iran — Iran has received a 15-point plan from the United States to end the Middle East war, Pakistani officials said Wednesday, raising hopes for a diplomatic solution even as Iran said it had fired a volley of cruise missiles at a US aircraft carrier.

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/03/25/world/tehran-gets-us-plan-to-end-middle-east-war-as-iran-fires-at-us-carrier/2307660

[2026-03-26 00:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: UK to host talks on mission to reopen Hormuz, says official

Snippet: Britain and France will chair military talks this week involving around 30 nations to form a coalition to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, a UK defence official has told AFP.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/uk-host-talks-mission-reopen-hormuz-says-official

[2026-03-26 00:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: CNBC

Title: ECB ready to hike rates even if expected inflation surge is short-lived, Lagarde says

Snippet: The head of the European Central Bank said Wednesday that policymakers stand ready to hike interest rates even if an expected jump in euro zone inflation proves temporary.

Read full article: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/25/ecb-rate-hikes-inflation-forecasts-christine-lagarde-iran-war.html

[2026-03-26 00:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Former head of UK's MI6 says Iran has 'upper hand' in war

Snippet: The former chief of Britain’s MI6 intelligence service has said Iran has the upper hand in its war with Israel and the US.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/former-head-uks-mi6-says-iran-has-upper-hand-war

[2026-03-26 00:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Over 2 million people in Darfur left without proper care after strike on hospital

Snippet: CAIRO (AP) — More than 2 million people in Sudan’s Darfur region have been left without proper medical care after a drone strike last week took a major hospital out of service, the World Health Organization and a senior aid official say.

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/sudan-war-hospital-darfur-miliary-rsf-e47023e32b2aa4c6dd53567af1d1f667

[2026-03-26 00:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: CNBC

Title: Watch Interior Secretary Burgum address oil industry as Trump hints at negotiated end to Iran war

Snippet: [This stream is slated to begin at 9:40 a.m. ET]

Read full article: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/25/burgum-iran-war-oil-price-trump.html

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

Source: Al Jazeera

Title: Iranian attacks amount to violation of sovereignty, Gulf states tell UN

Snippet: Gulf states’ representatives have told the United Nations Human Rights Council that Iranian attacks on their territories amount to a gross violation of state sovereignty, as the UN’s rights chief warned that the Middle East is nearing an “unmitigated catastrophe” as the US-Israel war on Iran approaches the one-month mark.

Read full article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/25/iranian-attacks-amount-to-violation-of-sovereignty-gulf-states-tell-un

[2026-03-25 23:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Former head of UK's MI6 says Iran has 'upper hand' in war with US and Israel

Snippet: The former chief of Britain’s MI6 intelligence service has said Iran has the upper hand in its war with Israel and the US.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/former-head-uks-mi6-says-iran-has-upper-hand-war-us-and-israel

[2026-03-25 23:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: CNBC

Title: Iran won't accept U.S. effort at ceasefire in war, state media reports

Snippet: Iran will not accept a ceasefire offer from the United States, Iranian state media reported Wednesday.

Read full article: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/25/iran-war-us-trump.html

[2026-03-25 23:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: New York Post

Title: Iran says it fired missiles at USS Abraham Lincoln as Israel targets Tehran

Snippet: Iran said Wednesday that it had fired cruise missiles in the direction of the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier, hours after Tehran’s military dismissed any talk of an agreement to end the war with the US.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/03/25/world-news/iran-says-it-fired-missiles-at-uss-abraham-lincoln-as-israel-targets-tehran/

[2026-03-25 23:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Iraq summons US envoy over attacks on military units

Snippet: Iraq’s prime minister has ordered the foreign ministry to summon the United States charge d'affaires in Baghdad after attacks targeted the country’s “military units”, his office said.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/iraq-summons-us-envoy-over-attacks-military-units

[2026-03-25 23:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Middle East war strains humanitarian groups after US aid reduction

Snippet: A man unloads humanitarian aid supplied by the U.N. refugee agency, UNHCR, at a school in Beirut used as a shelter for people displaced by Israeli airstrikes in southern Lebanon and Dahiyeh, Beirut’s southern suburbs, Monday, March 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar, File)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/iran-war-usaid-humanitarian-funding-e798b818617a1297e107495ef407fe3f

[2026-03-25 23:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Former defence exec Tan Ruisong given death sentence for ‘exceptional’ corruption

Snippet: Tan confessed to taking about US$89 million in bribes and insider trading during his time at Avic

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3347885/former-defence-exec-tan-ruisong-given-death-sentence-exceptional-corruption

[2026-03-25 22:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: Mike Waltz, our UN ambassador, talks DOGE-ing the U.N. and the Iran war

Snippet: Shop now

Read full article: https://nypost.com/video/mike-waltz-our-un-ambassador-talks-doge-ing-the-u-n-and-the-iran-war/

[2026-03-25 22:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: Airports in chaos as 460 unpaid TSA agents quit and call out sick amid DHS funding war

Snippet: The Department of Homeland Security will tell Congress on Wednesday that a funding standoff that has forced 50,000 airport security officers to go without pay has ​caused delays at airports and is posing major security risks.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/03/25/us-news/tsa-delays-grow-as-460-unpaid-agents-quit-amid-dhs-shutdown/

[2026-03-25 22:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Turkey urges Gulf states to avoid joining Israeli-US war

Snippet: Turkey has stepped up diplomatic efforts to prevent Gulf Arab states from joining the Israeli-US war on Iran, as fears grow of a wider regional escalation, Bloomberg reported.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/turkey-urges-gulf-states-avoid-joining-israeli-us-war

[2026-03-25 22:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Al Jazeera

Title: Large Polymarket, Wall Street bets on Trump’s war news under scrutiny

Snippet: From cryptocurrency-based online platforms to oil futures and the United States S&P 500 stock benchmark, traders have made bets worth hundreds of millions of dollars since the start of the US-Israeli war on Iran with suspiciously well-timed trades that suggest knowledge of key White House decision-making.

Read full article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/25/large-polymarket-wall-street-bets-on-trumps-war-news-under-scrutiny

[2026-03-25 22:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Portugal cuts growth forecast as Israeli-US war drives energy prices higher

Snippet: Portugal’s central bank has sharply lowered its 2026 growth forecast, warning that the war in Iran and recent storm damage will weigh on economic activity.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/portugal-cuts-growth-forecast-israeli-us-war-drives-energy-prices-higher

[2026-03-25 22:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Al Jazeera

Title: Spain’s PM says Israel to inflict on Lebanon same destruction as in Gaza

Snippet: Spanish Prime ‌Minister Pedro Sanchez has said Israel “seeks to inflict the same level ⁠of damage and destruction” on Lebanon ⁠as on the Gaza Strip, as its army continues attacks across the neighbouring country amid plans to occupy its south.

Read full article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/25/spains-pm-says-israel-to-inflict-on-lebanon-same-destruction-as-in-gaza

[2026-03-25 22:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Most say US military action against Iran has gone too far: poll

Snippet: First responders inspect a destroyed car at the site of a residential building hit in an overnight strike during the U.S.-Israeli military campaign in Tabriz, East Azerbaijan Province, northwestern Iran, Tuesday, March 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Matin Hashemi)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/poll-iran-trump-war-oil-gas-prices-2abd1ea4a81f3339cebadd5480fb863b

[2026-03-25 22:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: African producers may have energy edge in Iran war, if they can overcome hurdles

Snippet: Analysts say oil from Africa may be lower-risk alternative, coinciding with a fresh push for infrastructure to supply Europe

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3347841/african-producers-may-have-energy-edge-during-iran-war-if-they-can-overcome-hurdles

[2026-03-25 22:00 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Trump’s war in Iran exposes US’s shift from a global guardian to an arbiter of chaos

Snippet: The US is recklessly spreading economic havoc among global friends and foes while suffering little harm itself

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/25/trump-war-in-iran-us-shift-global-chaos