[2026-03-23 10:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: California military families react as soldiers deploy to Middle East amid war with Iran

Snippet: Tearful farewells played out across Southern California last week as thousands of Marines shipped out to the Middle East amid rising tensions with Iran.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/03/22/us-news/socal-military-families-react-as-soldiers-deploy-to-middle-east/

[2026-03-23 10:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: ABC News

Title: Teacher strikes to go ahead in Tasmania, despite deal 'getting closer'

Snippet: Topic:Industrial Action

Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-23/tasmania-public-school-closures-teacher-strike/106485178

[2026-03-23 10:43 UTC+10:00] [British] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: UK’s Starmer calls emergency meeting on economy as Iran war risks mount

Snippet: Britain’s high inflation, stretched public finances and dependence on imported natural gas have pushed its government bonds into a decline

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3347516/uks-starmer-calls-emergency-meeting-economy-iran-war-risks-mount

[2026-03-23 10:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Two separate air defence failures let missiles get through, Israeli military says

Snippet: Israeli military spokesperson Brig. Gen. Effie Defrin said interceptors were launched in both cases of Iranian missile fire on Saturday but failed to stop the incoming attack.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/two-separate-air-defence-failures-let-missiles-get-through-israeli

[2026-03-23 10:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: RT News

Title: Iran vows to target region’s water and energy infrastructure if US strikes power plants

Snippet: Iran warned it would target energy and water infrastructure across the Middle East following US President Donald Trump’s Saturday threat to strike Iran’s power plants unless the Strait of Hormuz is fully reopened within 48 hours.

Read full article: https://www.rt.com/news/635868-iran-war-fourth-week/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS

[2026-03-23 09:35 UTC+10:00] [Politics] [Factuality: 90]

Source: SBS News

Title: Government says people can 'make the call' on work from home amid fuel supply concerns

Snippet: Several Asian countries are urging office workers to work from home amid fuel supply issues caused by the war in the Middle East. Source: Getty

Read full article: https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/government-says-people-can-make-the-call-on-work-from-home-amid-fuel-supply-concerns/g1uenb8kb

[2026-03-23 09:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: Stream It Or Skip It: ‘Mercy’ on Amazon Prime Video, a Half-Baked High-Tech AI Action-Thriller Starring Chris Pratt and Rebecca Ferguson

Snippet: The screenlife subgenre is officially enshittified thanks to Mercy (now on Amazon Prime Video), an empty-skulled thriller that gives us the deeply unstimulating pleasure of watching Chris Pratt sit in a chair for 90 minutes, talking to an AI bot played by Rebecca Ferguson. Furthering the headscratching nature of this project, it’s the new directorial effort by Timur Bekmambetov, whose career has curiously shifted from admirably OTT stylized action films (Night Watch, Wanted, Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter) to producing and/or

Read full article: https://decider.com/2026/03/22/chris-pratt-mercy-stream-it-or-skip-it/

[2026-03-23 08:13 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]

Source: 9News

Title: Almost half of all Australians think an attack on the country is 'probable'

Snippet: Auto news: These are Australia's safest roads.

Read full article: https://www.9news.com.au/national/australia-national-security-risk-of-military-attack/65bfe5c3-cb18-4eba-a3af-bb1a46e24932

[2026-03-23 07:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Ahmed Hesham wins saber to lead Notre Dame men to inaugural three-weapon championship

Snippet: SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — Notre Dame’s Ahmed Hesham won the men’s saber on Sunday, and the Fighting Irish men joined the women in winning the inaugural three-weapon national championship at the Joyce Center.

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/fencing-championships-notre-dame-ahmed-hesham-cc34a3ae20086d9d5f9e19f0ba865b8a

[2026-03-23 07:30 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Korea Herald

Title: [Robert Cropf] Bomb first, debate later

Snippet: For those old enough to remember the first Gulf War (1990-91), the scenes feel painfully familiar: Smoke rising over Tehran. Babies carried out of a bombed-out hospital in incubators. Missiles striking cities across the Middle East. Oil markets in turmoil as Iran threatens to close the Strait of Hormuz. The war of choice that began with Israeli and American strikes on Iran is widening by the hour, pulling in multiple countries, including NATO allies, and producing casualties that mount by

Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10699875

[2026-03-23 07:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: Billionaire neighbors go to war with iconic Montecito ‘Pig House’

Snippet: Montecito has its share of over-the-top mansions — just ask Ellen DeGeneres or Meghan Markle. But even in this ultra-glossy enclave, one home has neighbors squealing — and not in a good way.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/03/22/real-estate/billionaires-go-to-war-with-iconic-montecito-pig-house/

[2026-03-23 07:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Al Jazeera

Title: Israeli air strikes on Gaza kill four Palestinians

Snippet: Israeli air strikes have killed four people across the Gaza Strip, Palestinian officials said, as Israel continues its genocidal war against Palestinians in the besieged territory despite a United States-brokered “ceasefire”.

Read full article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/22/israeli-air-strikes-on-gaza-kill-four-palestinians

[2026-03-23 07:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: ABC News

Title: Live: ASX set to tumble after another brutal night on Wall Street, oil keeps rising

Snippet: With markets now pricing in a protracted war in the Middle East, Wall Street suffered another sharp sell-off on Friday, while global oil prices continued to rise.

Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-23/asx-markets-business-news-live-updates/106484408

[2026-03-23 07:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Forest bathing offers escape from war in Iran and rising gas prices

Snippet: It might seem impossible to get away from the constant barrage of horrible news these days. But at an urban North Carolina arboretum, people are “bathing” in nature to wash away the stress. (AP Video/Allen G. Breed)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/forest-bathing-stress-relief-77807628ff6af6b8925c019b41a125bc

[2026-03-23 06:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Daily News

Title: Trump to send more troops to Middle East after hints of ‘winding down’ conflict - DailyNews

Snippet: President Donald Trump suggested he was mulling “winding down” military operations in the Middle East, even as the United States dispatched three extra amphibious assault ships and roughly 2,500 additional Marines to the area.

Read full article: https://dailynews.lk/2026/03/23/breaking-news/970944/trump-to-send-more-troops-to-middle-east-after-hints-of-winding-down-conflict/

[2026-03-23 06:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Daily News

Title: Finland President calls on New Delhi to broker peace between US and Iran - DailyNews

Snippet: Finland has called for India to play a diplomatic role in easing tensions between the United States Iran, urging an immediate ceasefire as the Middle East war continues to escalate.

Read full article: https://dailynews.lk/2026/03/23/world/970512/finland-president-calls-on-new-delhi-to-broker-peace-between-us-and-iran/

[2026-03-23 06:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Daily News

Title: Behind the bombast, Trump will be worried - DailyNews

Snippet: What a pity Benjamin Netanyahu remains at large after an international arrest warrant for alleged war crimes committed in Gaza was issued in 2024. Had he been detained, as he certainly should have been, the peoples of Iran, Lebanon, the Gulf – and Israel itself – might have been spared much present-day pain and suffering.

Read full article: https://dailynews.lk/2026/03/23/general-opinion/970813/behind-the-bombast-trump-will-be-worried/

[2026-03-23 06:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Daily News

Title: Four Sri Lankans injured in Israel blast - DailyNews

Snippet: Sri Lanka’s Ambassador to Israel, Nimal Bandara yesterday said four Sri Lankans were injured and hospitalized following the missile attack in the Dimona area in Israel last night.

Read full article: https://dailynews.lk/2026/03/23/local/970997/four-sri-lankans-injured-in-israel-blast/

[2026-03-23 06:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: 4,697 people wounded in Israel during war, health ministry says

Snippet: In a statement, Israel’s Health Ministry says a total of 4,697 injured people have been brought to hospitals since the start of the war with Iran and Hezbollah in Lebanon

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/4697-people-wounded-israel-during-war-health-ministry-says

[2026-03-23 06:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Daily News

Title: Sri Lanka looks to India-backed Trincomalee project amid energy crisis - DailyNews

Snippet: Redeveloping the Second World War-era oil tank farms in the Trincomalee district is the “permanent solution” to the energy crisis, Foreign Minister Vijitha Herath said, adding that the Government was taking steps to expedite the project backed by India and the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

Read full article: https://dailynews.lk/2026/03/23/local/970883/sri-lanka-looks-to-india-backed-trincomalee-project-amid-energy-crisis/

[2026-03-23 06:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Daily News

Title: Navy arrests 53 for illegal fishing practices - DailyNews

Snippet: Sri Lanka Navy conducted a series of operations across the country’s waters from March 3 to 18, in an attempt to safeguard the country’s marine resources and ensure sustainable fishing practices. These efforts resulted in the arrest of 53 individuals engaged in various illegal fishing activities. During the raids, Naval personnel also seized 13 dinghies and four tractors used for these unlawful purposes.

Read full article: https://dailynews.lk/2026/03/23/lawnorder/970762/navy-arrests-53-for-illegal-fishing-practices/

[2026-03-23 06:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Daily News

Title: Contingency plan for agriculture to minimise impact from ME confict - DailyNews

Snippet: A formal programme to minimise the impact of the war in the Middle East on the agricultural sector has been prepared by agriculture authorities.

Read full article: https://dailynews.lk/2026/03/23/local/970779/contingency-plan-for-agriculture-to-minimise-impact-from-me-confict/

[2026-03-23 06:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: ABC News

Title: What you need to know about Iran today, with Matthew Doran

Snippet: Topic:Unrest, Conflict and War

Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-23/iran-israel-war-daily-news-briefing/106477786

[2026-03-23 06:32 UTC+10:00] [Middle East] [Factuality: 100]

Source: SBS News

Title: Israel destroys infrastructure in Lebanon, raising concerns about 'immense' civilian harm

Snippet: The United Nations human rights chief has criticised Israel's actions in Lebanon, particularly its use of widespread evacuation orders. Source: AAP / Mohammad Zaatari/AP

Read full article: https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/israel-strikes-key-infrastructure-in-lebanon/c8uw2g751

[2026-03-23 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: ABC News

Title: Agency warned of 'severe economic impact' months before fuel crisis

Snippet: The federal government was warned last year of the "significant economic impact" of a fuel crisis. (ABC News: Sharon Gordon)

Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-23/fuel-shortage-warning-from-government-agency-before-iran-war/106471528

[2026-03-23 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: Daily News

Title: Trump issues 48-hour Hormuz Strait ultimatum, threatens Iran power plants - DailyNews

Snippet: United States President Donald Trump has threatened to attack Iran’s power plants if freedom of navigation is not fully restored at the Strait of Hormuz within 48 hours, a dramatic escalation as the US-Israeli war on Iran continues for a fourth week.

Read full article: https://dailynews.lk/2026/03/23/world/970530/trump-issues-48-hour-hormuz-strait-ultimatum-threatens-iran-power-plants-2/

[2026-03-23 06:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Hezbollah claims rocket, missile attacks on Israeli military sites

Snippet: Hezbollah says it launched a series of rocket, missile and drone attacks on northern Israel, including several targeting Israeli military facilities.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/hezbollah-claims-rocket-missile-attacks-israeli-military-sites

[2026-03-23 06:00 UTC+10:00] [Sport / Rugby Union] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Age

Title: Wallabies turn to former All Blacks defensive guru to bolster coaching staff

Snippet: Rugby Australia has recruited former All Black centre Scott McLeod as the Wallabies’ new defence coach, in the first key staffing appointment of incoming Test coach Les Kiss.

Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/sport/rugby-union/wallabies-turn-to-former-all-blacks-defensive-guru-to-bolster-coaching-staff-20260322-p5rmfw.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-03-23 05:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: Scott Bessent suggests Trump may ‘escalate to de-escalate’ Iran war — says ‘50 days’ of higher prices will be worth it

Snippet: Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent argued Sunday that President Trump may need to “escalate to de-escalate” the war in Iran — while asserting the higher prices Americans are facing because of the conflict are worth it to ensure Iran never builds a nuclear weapon.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/03/22/us-news/scott-bessent-suggests-trump-may-escalate-to-de-escalate-iran-war/

[2026-03-23 05:50 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Ella Baron on Donald Trump and the Iran war – cartoon

Snippet: Ella Baron on Donald Trump and the Iran war – cartoon

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/picture/2026/mar/22/ella-baron-donald-trump-iran-war-cartoon

[2026-03-23 05:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Al Jazeera

Title: Lebanon’s Aoun warns Israeli attack on bridge ‘prelude to ground invasion’

Snippet: Moment Israeli strike hits bridge in southern Lebanon

Read full article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/22/lebanons-aoun-calls-israel-strikes-on-bridges-prelude-to-ground-invasion

[2026-03-23 05:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: ABC News

Title: New research finds Australians increasingly anxious about national security

Snippet: Topic:Unrest, Conflict and War

Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-23/new-research-australians-on-national-security-threats/106484206

[2026-03-23 05:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: ABC News

Title: Home building industry facing COVID-like price spikes due to Middle East war

Snippet: Topic:Housing Construction Industry

Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-23/building-supply-chain-impact-and-shortages/106468234

[2026-03-23 05:41 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 90]

Source: 9News

Title: 'Completely closed': Iran to strangle oil supply after Trump threat

Snippet: Hello and welcome to our live rolling coverage of the war in the Middle East this Monday, March 23.

Read full article: https://www.9news.com.au/world/us-israel-iran-war-live-updates-march-23-donald-trump-latest-world-news-headlines/ab76975a-165f-4487-9116-2b60ba5a4a4e

[2026-03-23 05:38 UTC+10:00] [Middle East] [Factuality: 100]

Source: SBS News

Title: Far from the frontline, close to the fallout: How the Middle East war is testing Australia

Snippet: Australia is not a superpower, but experts say it remains a stakeholder in the ongoing war in the Middle East. Source: SBS, Getty

Read full article: https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/australias-role-in-the-middle-east-war/h1wiqisiv

[2026-03-23 05:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: ABC News

Title: Iran war's damage to economy could worsen yet markets remain complacent

Snippet: The International Energy Agency says this is the greatest "supply disruption in the history of the global oil market". (Reuters: Vivek Prakash)

Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-23/energy-crisis-oil-price-iran-war-share-markets/106483532

[2026-03-23 05:00 UTC+10:00] [Iran] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Iran war timeline: civilians bear brunt of US and Israel’s month-long campaign

Snippet: In the weeks since US-Israeli bombs started falling on Iran, about 1,500 people have been killed, homes destroyed and ancient sites damaged

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/22/iran-war-timeline-civilians-bear-brunt-of-us-and-israels-month-long-campaign

[2026-03-23 05:00 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 95]

Source: The Age

Title: The phone call, the $5m cash offer – and insider trading allegations

Snippet: The corporate regulator has been provided with an explosive phone recording which casts doubt on controversial billionaire Richard White’s defence to insider trading allegations.

Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/business/companies/the-phone-call-the-5m-cash-offer-and-insider-trading-allegations-20260320-p5qyoi.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-03-23 04:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Israel probes if Israeli soldier is responsible for death of citizen at Lebanese border

Snippet: Israel's military said it was investigating whether its own fire killed an Israeli civilian near the Lebanese border on Sunday, after Hezbollah claimed an attack in the same area.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israel-probes-if-israeli-soldier-responsible-death-citizen-lebanese

[2026-03-23 04:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Al Jazeera

Title: Ukraine’s Zelenskyy urges allies to pressure Russia ahead of US talks

Snippet: President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has urged allies to keep up sanctions pressure on Russia’s economy ahead of a second day of talks between Ukraine and United States officials on ways to end the more-than-four-year Russia-Ukraine war.

Read full article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/22/ukraines-zelenskyy-urges-allies-to-pressure-russia-ahead-of-us-talks

[2026-03-23 04:00 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Netanyahu hopes destroying Iranian ‘axis of evil’ will rehabilitate his image

Snippet: With a 7 October inquiry looming, the Israeli PM’s political career, legacy and personal freedom may all be on the line

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/22/netanyahu-hopes-destroying-iranian-axis-of-evil-will-rehabilitate-his-image

[2026-03-23 03:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: Is it safe for Americans to travel abroad amid US-Iran war? Experts weigh in

Snippet: Americans traveling abroad for spring break and the upcoming summer should keep their heads on a swivel as global tensions and anti-US sentiments mount across the world, travel security experts warn.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/03/22/world-news/is-it-safe-for-americans-to-travel-abroad-amid-us-iran-war/

[2026-03-23 03:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: Israel orders IDF to ‘immediately destroy’ all Litani River bridges to curb Hezbollah terrorists

Snippet: Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz, after an assessment of the situation in Lebanon with top-ranking Israel Defense Forces staff on Sunday, said he and the prime minister have ordered the IDF to “immediately destroy all the bridges over the Litani river” to prevent the movement of Hezbollah terrorists and weapons to the south.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/03/22/world-news/israel-orders-idf-to-immediately-destroy-all-litani-river-bridges-to-curb-hezbollah-terrorists/

[2026-03-23 03:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Al Jazeera

Title: Did Israel miscalculate Iranian military capabilities?

Snippet: Iranian missiles have struck the towns of Arad and Dimona near an Israeli nuclear research centre in what Iran says was a response to an Israeli attack on its Natanz nuclear facility in Isfahan province.

Read full article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/22/did-israel-miscalculate-iranian-military-capabilities

[2026-03-23 03:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Watch: Israeli air strike destroys Lebanon's Qasimyeh Bridge

Snippet: An Israeli air strike destroyed the Qasmiyeh Bridge over Lebanon's Litani River. The strike followed a warning issued by the Israeli military that it would destroy the bridge, along with other crossings spanning the Litani River in southern Lebanon. pic.twitter.com/i6JK4kxgnq

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/watch-israeli-air-strike-destroys-lebanons-qasimyeh-bridge

[2026-03-23 03:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: Japan mulls Hormuz minesweeping if truce reached

Snippet: TOKYO — Japan could consider deploying its military for minesweeping in the Strait of Hormuz, a vital artery for global oil supplies, if a ceasefire is reached in the US-Israeli war on Iran, Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi said on Sunday.

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/03/23/world/asia-oceania/japan-mulls-hormuz-minesweeping-if-truce-reached/2305026

[2026-03-23 03:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: Plastic production interrupted

Snippet: IRONICALLY, while the world's governments failed to agree on a Global Plastics Treaty that would have mandated drastic cuts in plastic production, the Israel-US-initiated war in the Middle East appears to have accomplished precisely that. The war has all but cut the supply of chemicals essential for plastic production in especially Asia and the Pacific and Europe.

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/03/23/opinion/columns/plastic-production-interrupted/2305050

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

Source: The Manila Times

Title: Iran missile strikes wound over 100 in two Israel towns

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

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/03/23/world/americas-emea/iran-missile-strikes-wound-over-100-in-two-israel-towns/2305021

[2026-03-23 02:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: CNBC

Title: The economy has a Strait of Hormuz deadline for Trump: Two weeks

Snippet: With oil prices at levels not seen in years and global business supply chains across sectors of the economy shut down by the de facto closure of the Strait of Hormuz, faith in the C-suite that the worst isn't yet to come is being tested. On Friday, United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby said he is planning for $175 oil, and for an oil price that remains above $100 through 2027.

Read full article: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/22/iran-war-strait-of-hormuz-trump-oil-prices-economy.html

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

Source: Asia Times

Title: Sophisticated drones attacked Louisiana’s Barksdale bomber base

Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive

Read full article: https://asiatimes.com/2026/03/sophisticated-drones-attacked-louisianas-barksdale-bomber-base/