[2026-03-25 03:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Georgia public schools may do daily weapons checks

Snippet: Students enter a security checkpoint at Midtown High School, Friday, March 6, 2026, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/georgia-apalachee-schools-guns-weapons-detection-784da79e1c81b2c01a33a12dd53a8ba9

[2026-03-25 03:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: What we know about Trump's 'talks' with Iran

Snippet: US President Donald Trump has executed another spectacular about-turn, from threatening to escalate the Iran war to announcing "very good" talks to end it, which were denied by the Islamic republic.

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/03/25/world/what-we-know-about-trumps-talks-with-iran/2306801

[2026-03-25 03:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AfricaNews

Title: Kenya fuel retailers running short of supplies amid Middle East war

Snippet: Hundreds of fuel retailers in Kenya are running short of supplies due to the current war in the Middle East, a sector representative told Reuters.

Read full article: http://www.africanews.com/2026/03/24/kenya-fuel-retailers-running-short-of-supplies-amid-middle-east-war/

[2026-03-25 03:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: CNBC

Title: Strait of Hormuz tanker traffic won't return to normal for months, Kalshi bettors predict

Snippet: Prediction market bettors aren't confident that a key oil passageway in the Middle East will reopen in the next few weeks, despite some hope that the U.S. and Iran might find a way out of the war.

Read full article: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/24/kalshi-polymarket-strait-of-hormuz-traffic-trump-iran.html

[2026-03-25 03:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: The Moscow Times

Title: EU Delays Proposal to Permanently Ban Russian Oil

Snippet: The European Union on Tuesday postponed the unveiling of a law that would permanently ban Russian oil imports, coming amid supply disruptions caused by the war in the Middle East.

Read full article: https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2026/03/24/eu-delays-proposal-to-permanently-ban-russian-oil-a92328

[2026-03-25 03:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: CNBC

Title: Pakistan offers to facilitate U.S.-Iran war talks as Trump, Tehran give mixed signals

Snippet: Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday said his country would host talks between the U.S. and Iran in pursuit of a "comprehensive settlement" of the ongoing war.

Read full article: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/24/trump-iran-war-pakistan-talks.html

[2026-03-25 03:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: CNBC

Title: Jamie Dimon says Iran war makes Middle East peace prospects better in the long term

Snippet: JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon said Tuesday that while the war in Iran poses near-term risks, it may ultimately improve the prospects for lasting peace in the Middle East.

Read full article: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/24/jamie-dimon-iran-war-middle-east-peace-prospects-long-term.html

[2026-03-25 03:19 UTC+10:00] [Opinion] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Asia Times

Title: Should holders of US debt take Iran’s military threat literally?

Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive

Read full article: https://asiatimes.com/2026/03/should-holders-of-us-debt-take-irans-military-threat-literally/

[2026-03-25 03:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: AfricaNews

Title: Iran parliament speaker: ‘No negotiations with the US’

Snippet: Iranian parliament speaker, Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf, denied on Monday that Iran was negotiating with the US to end the war.

Read full article: http://www.africanews.com/2026/03/24/iran-parliament-speaker-no-negotiations-with-the-us/

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

Source: The Manila Times

Title: Australia, EU agree on free trade deal

Snippet: CANBERRA — The European Union and Australia struck a long-awaited free-trade deal on Tuesday, while also agreeing to boost defense cooperation and access to rare earth minerals in the face of global uncertainty over trade.

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/03/25/world/asia-oceania/australia-eu-agree-on-free-trade-deal/2306242

[2026-03-25 03:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: New York Post

Title: ‘The View’ Guest Host Abby Huntsman Admits She Doesn’t Think Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth Is “Qualified For The Job”

Snippet: Abby Huntsman returned to The View this week, and had the chance to share her thoughts on current Secretary of Defense and her former co-worker, Pete Hegseth.

Read full article: https://decider.com/2026/03/24/the-view-abby-huntsman-doesnt-think-secretary-of-defense-pete-hegseth-qualified/

[2026-03-25 03:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Iranian missile intercepted over Lebanese airspace: Report

Snippet: An Iranian missile was intercepted over Lebanese airspace for the first time on Tuesday, three senior Lebanese security sources said.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/iranian-missile-intercepted-over-lebanese-airspace-report

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

Source: The Manila Times

Title: Architects of anarchy: Trump, Netanyahu, and the manufactured apocalypse

Snippet: THE geopolitical shock of February 2026 was no accident. It was a manufactured crisis, an engineered rupture authored by the Katzenjammer Kids of global politics: Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu, acting with little regard for the consent of their own publics. Cornered by domestic failures and legal peril, they fused their agendas into a single act of escalation, gambling global stability on the illusion that total war could achieve what decades of restraint had carefully preserved.

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/03/25/opinion/columns/architects-of-anarchy-trump-netanyahu-and-the-manufactured-apocalypse/2306704

[2026-03-25 03:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: How will the Iran war end?

Snippet: APROPOS my recent past column, “Oil, oil, oil – US defeat,” a colleague pointed out that the US action against Iran is essentially an undertaking of the United States military-industrial complex. Not having read up much on the subject, I have restricted myself from ever delving into the matter. The principle of accountability in journalism requires that you touch only on subject matter you have sufficient knowledge of.

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/03/25/opinion/columns/how-will-the-iran-war-end/2306657

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

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Arizona’s guns are feeding the bloodshed in Mexico’s cartel war

Snippet: As Sinaloa’s conflict grinds on, firearms traced to recent US sales are increasingly linked to Arizona

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/24/arizona-guns-mexico-sinaloa-cartel-war

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

Source: The Manila Times

Title: Filipino worker hurt in Israel missile attack

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

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/03/25/news/national/filipino-worker-hurt-in-israel-missile-attack/2306012

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

Source: The Manila Times

Title: Middle Eastern airlines parking planes in Spain to avoid war

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

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/03/25/business/foreign-business/middle-eastern-airlines-parking-planes-in-spain-to-avoid-war/2306262

[2026-03-25 02:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: What to know about Cypriot concern over UK's military bases

Snippet: A British soldier guards at the main gate of the U.K.'s RAF Akrotiri, near Limassol, Cyprus, Thursday, March 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/cyprus-uk-britain-military-bases-drone-strike-05af79fe3eb3709ce2f933f3d8a88c56

[2026-03-25 01:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Israeli press review: Concerns about the economy and air defence capacities

Snippet: On Monday, the governor of the Bank of Israel, Amir Yaron, filed the financial institution’s 2025 annual report to the government and the Knesset.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/israeli-press-review-concerns-about-economy-and-air-defence-capacities

[2026-03-25 01:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Rubio set to sell Iran war to skeptical G7 allies

Snippet: President Donald Trump walks with Secretary of State Marco Rubio to speak with reporters before departing on Marine One from the South Lawn of the White House, Friday, March 20, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/rubio-g7-trump-iran-9af085a4bedb1450ec7a9408ef9fbfa5

[2026-03-25 01:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: The Moscow Times

Title: State Duma Passes Bill Criminalizing Denial of ‘Soviet Genocide’

Snippet: Lawmakers in Russia’s lower-house State Duma on Tuesday passed a bill that would make it a criminal offense to deny what authorities describe as the “genocide of Soviet people” during World War II.

Read full article: https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2026/03/24/state-duma-passes-bill-criminalizing-denial-of-soviet-genocide-a92322

[2026-03-25 01:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Al Jazeera

Title: Is the US talking to Iran’s Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, and who is he?

Snippet: United States President Donald Trump announced on Monday that he is pausing attacks on Iran’s power infrastructure for five days and claimed that Washington and Tehran had held “very good and productive conversations” aimed at ending their war.

Read full article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/24/is-the-us-talking-to-irans-mohammad-bagher-ghalibaf-and-who-is-he

[2026-03-25 01:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Iran war shows why Europe is no longer relevant

Snippet: The US and Israel have started another myopic and dangerous regional war that is ultimately doomed to be counterproductive for all.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/opinion/iran-war-shows-why-europe-no-longer-relevant

[2026-03-25 01:00 UTC+10:00] [Australian economy] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Albanese government could increase ethanol level in fuel as farmers warn on food prices

Snippet: Treasurer admits the end of the war ‘can’t come soon enough’ for Australia as small miners scale back operations

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/mar/25/albanese-government-could-increase-ethanol-level-in-fuel-as-farmers-warn-on-food-prices

[2026-03-25 01:00 UTC+10:00] [Essential poll] [Factuality: 90]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Guardian Essential poll: only a quarter of Australians approve of US-Israel war on Iran

Snippet: Poll also finds Australians keener for government to forge closer ties with ‘middle powers’ such as Canada and Japan

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/mar/25/guardian-essential-poll-only-a-quarter-of-australians-approve-of-us-israel-war-on-iran

[2026-03-25 01:00 UTC+10:00] [Petrol prices] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Can Australia avoid the worst of the oil shock? - podcast

Snippet: Australia is facing skyrocketing oil prices and demand, as supply is blocked at the strait of Hormuz amid the US and Israel’s war on Iran.

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/audio/2026/mar/24/can-australia-avoid-the-worst-of-the-oil-shock-full-story-podcast

[2026-03-25 01:00 UTC+10:00] [Antelope Reef] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Why military base on contested Paracels will be of ‘limited’ value to Beijing

Snippet: Chinese observers weigh in amid rising concern over Beijing’s land reclamation activities at Antelope Reef

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3347748/why-military-base-contested-paracels-will-be-limited-value-beijing

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

Source: ABC News

Title: 'Civilians are paying the price': Water facilities at risk in Middle East

Snippet: Iran's former deputy environment chief Kaveh Madani says desalination plants have become a target in the Iran war. (ABC)

Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-25/middle-east-water-facilities-at-risk/106493590

[2026-03-25 00:56 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]

Source: 9News

Title: Missiles fly amid mixed signals over talks to end war

Snippet: Airstrikes have battered Iran and Iranian missiles and drones have targeted Israel's Tel Aviv and sites across the Middle East, even as President Donald Trump says the US is in talks with the Islamic Republic to end the war.With thousands more US Marines on their way to the Gulf, both sides firing intense barrages and Iran denying any negotiations are taking place, the war's tempo remained high on Tuesday, a day after Trump delayed his self-imposed deadline for Iran to

Read full article: https://www.9news.com.au/world/us-israel-iran-war-strikes-hit-iran-and-tehran-targets-israel-and-gulf-states-amid-mixed-signals-over-talks-to-end-war/af8aa1be-f144-4405-94f5-8c6b80e316eb

[2026-03-25 00:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Trump's stringent demands on Iran risk bogging down potential talks, sources say

Snippet: The US has issued far-reaching demands to Iran to end the war, conditions that Tehran is likely to view as a non-starter, sources familiar with the matter have told Middle East Eye.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/us-trump-demands-risk-talks-ending-iran-war

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

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Iran’s parliament speaker: the outsider seen by White House as possible partner

Snippet: Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, who has threatened US, being weighed up as potential interlocutor to bring war to an end

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/24/iran-parliament-speaker-mohammad-bagher-ghalibaf-white-house

[2026-03-25 00:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Israel to ‘control’ southern Lebanon as Smotrich urges border shift to Litani River

Snippet: Israel’s defence minister, Israel Katz, said on Tuesday that the army plans to “control” southern Lebanon, a day after Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich called for the border to be redrawn at the Litani River.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/litani-river-must-be-new-border-lebanon-israels-smotrich-says

[2026-03-25 00:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: US-Israeli war on Iran is 'breach of international law' — German president

Snippet: BERLIN — German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier spoke on Tuesday of a "deep rift" with traditional ally the United States and said the US-Israeli war on Iran was a "breach of international law".

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/03/24/news/us-israeli-war-on-iran-is-breach-of-international-law-german-president/2306658

[2026-03-25 00:45 UTC+10:00] [World news] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Airstrikes, rockets and fields of mustard: photos of the day – Tuesday

Snippet: View image in fullscreenBeirut, LebanonRawaa Eido is distraught after her house was hit by an Israeli airstrike, after an escalation between Hezbollah and IsraelPhotograph: Amr Abdallah Dalsh/ReutersShareView image in fullscreenTyre, LebanonFrom the southern city of Tyre, a rocket fired towards Israel can be seen striking the ground. Lebanon’s health ministry said an Israeli strike outside Beirut killed two people on 24 March, after several strikes on the capital’s southern suburbs overnight as the Israel-Hezbollah conflict entered its fourth weekPhotograph: Kawant

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/news/gallery/2026/mar/24/airstrikes-rockets-and-fields-of-mustard-photos-of-the-day-tuesday

[2026-03-25 00:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AfricaNews

Title: Ghana, EU sign first pact to counter West Africa's growing insecurity

Snippet: Ghana and the European Union on Tuesday signed their first formal defence partnership, as the country presents itself as a regional bulwark against the growing jihadist violence roiling west Africa.

Read full article: http://www.africanews.com/2026/03/24/ghana-eu-sign-first-pact-to-counter-west-africas-growing-insecurity/

[2026-03-25 00:41 UTC+10:00] [Ukraine] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Russia launches fresh wave of strikes on civilian areas across Ukraine

Snippet: Moscow appears to step up spring offensive amid concerns international focus on Iran war leaves Kyiv more vulnerable

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/24/russia-strikes-civilian-areas-ukraine

[2026-03-25 00:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: New York Post

Title: US serviceman’s harrowing final words to dad before he was killed in Iran war plane crash

Snippet: One of the US airmen killed when their refueling plane crashed in friendly skies this month had predicted just the day before that he wasn’t “coming back” home from the Iran war, his dad said.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/03/24/us-news/us-servicemembers-harrowing-final-words-to-dad-before-being-killed-in-iraq-plane-crash/

[2026-03-25 00:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: Ukrainian troops testing exoskeletons that help them run 12 mph on battlefield and carry more ammo against Russia

Snippet: Ukrainian troops are now combat-testing exoskeletons that can fit into a suitcase and help them run up to 12 mph on the battlefield.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/03/24/world-news/ukrainian-troops-testing-exoskeletons-in-war-with-russia/

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

Source: RT News

Title: Why did Trump call off strikes on Iranian energy?

Snippet: By Murad Sadygzade, President of the Middle East Studies Center, Visiting Lecturer, HSE University (Moscow).

Read full article: https://www.rt.com/news/636045-trump-iran-energy-victory/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS

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

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Activists face 'extreme isolation' in German prisons after Elbit break-in, families say

Snippet: Five anti-arms trade activists accused of breaking into a facility owned by Israel's largest weapons manufacturer in Germany have spent months in pretrial detention under highly restrictive conditions, according to their families and lawyers.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/germany-five-activists-held-alleged-elbit-systems-break-in-isolation-families-say

[2026-03-24 23:48 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 90]

Source: The Korea Herald

Title: Defense chief says no official request yet from Washington for troop dispatch to Middle East

Snippet: Seoul has yet to receive a formal request from Washington regarding troop deployment to the Middle East, though the two countries' military authorities remain in close consultation, the defense minister said Tuesday.

Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10701841

[2026-03-24 23:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: RT News

Title: EU nation deploys military to protect Jewish sites

Snippet: Belgium has deployed the military to protect Jewish sites in major cities around the country, Defense Minister Theo Francken has said.

Read full article: https://www.rt.com/news/636024-belgium-military-jews-synagogue/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS

[2026-03-24 23:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: CNBC

Title: Stagflation alarm bells ring in the euro zone as energy crunch hits the global economy

Snippet: Private sector output in the euro zone sank to a 10-month low in March, amid mounting evidence of the impact the Iran conflict is having on the global economy.

Read full article: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/24/euro-zone-pmi-staglation-risks-critical-energy-crunch-vdl-iran-war.html

[2026-03-24 23:33 UTC+10:00] [Business] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Rappler

Title: DOE’s Garin says PH has average 45 days of fuel supply, down by 10 days since war began

Snippet: Already have Rappler+? Sign in to listen to groundbreaking journalism.

Read full article: https://www.rappler.com/business/philippines-average-fuel-supply-march-20-2026/

[2026-03-24 23:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Al Jazeera

Title: Palestinians struggle as Gaza endures severe fuel and gas shortages

Snippet: Gaza City – Palestinians in Gaza say the cost of electricity provided by private generators has surged, even as residents increasingly rely on them after Israel’s genocidal war on the enclave destroyed its public power network.

Read full article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/24/palestinians-struggle-as-gaza-endures-severe-fuel-and-gas-shortages

[2026-03-24 23:30 UTC+10:00] [Harry Frankfurt] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Donald Trump is the purest symbol of post-truth America

Snippet: Trump doesn’t care what is true about the war in the Middle East or anything else so long as what he says serves his purpose for the moment

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/opinion/world-opinion/article/3347538/donald-trump-purest-symbol-post-truth-america

[2026-03-24 23:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Iran questions Africa's silence as US-Israeli war grinds on

Snippet: Africa's muted response to the US-Israeli war on its territory has led Iran to accuse Israel of leveraging its expanding diplomatic footprint across the continent to deflect criticism of its actions in the Middle East.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/iran-questions-africas-silence-us-israeli-war-grinds

[2026-03-24 23:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AfricaNews

Title: Israel bombs Tehran as Iran hits Telaviv, Gulf states

Snippet: Israel said it carried out an extensive series of strikes on Iranian “production sites,” without providing more information. In Tehran, a massive blast was heard in northern neighborhoods and another in the center of the city.

Read full article: http://www.africanews.com/2026/03/24/israel-bombs-tehran-as-iran-hits-telaviv-gulf-states/

[2026-03-24 23:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Rubio to attend G7 meeting in France on Friday

Snippet: US secretary of State Marco Rubio will meet with his G7 counterparts in France on Friday to discuss the war in Iran, the State Department announced.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/rubio-attend-g7-meeting-france-friday

[2026-03-24 23:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: Duterte to skip House Justice panel hearing

Snippet: MANILA, Philippines - Vice President Sara Duterte will not appear before the House Justice Commitee on her first impeachment hearing, according to the spokesman of her defense team.

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/03/24/news/duterte-to-skip-house-justice-panel-hearing/2306625