Topic: Military & Defence — Neutral reports only
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[2026-03-21 00:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: North Korean leader Kim Jong-un’s daughter appeared to drive a tank as her father rode on top of the vehicle during large-scale drills.
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[2026-03-21 00:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: The French navy said Friday that it intercepted a false-flagged oil tanker sailing from Russia in the Mediterranean.
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[2026-03-21 00:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: A fire broke out on Friday at a facility in the Czech Republic with ties to Israel’s largest weapons manufacturer, Elbit Systems.
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[2026-03-21 00:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: European leaders call for end to 'reckless attacks' on Middle East energy facilities
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[2026-03-21 00:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: The line between Hollywood and the intelligence community has always been a porous one. After all, the CIA successfully pushed to change the ending of “1984” in the 1950s, at the height of the Cold War. “Argo” became the first film to shoot inside of Langley, and the spy agency was able to give plenty of input in return.
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[2026-03-21 00:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Iran’s capital Tehran showed signs of cautious activity on 19 March 2026 as residents prepared for Nowruz, despite ongoing US-Israeli strikes that have disrupted daily life since 28 February. Markets reopened in areas such as Tajrish, where people bought flowers, sprouted grains and goldfish for Haft-Seen tables. Traffic increased on main roads, though many neighbourhoods remained quieter than usual.
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[2026-03-21 00:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: A suspected Bosnian war criminal has been arrested hiding out in Alabama, where he had lived for decades as a “cool” neighbor who sold eggs to Walmart.
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[2026-03-21 00:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: In areas such as Finchley, shopkeepers and families prepared traditional Haft Seen tables as the spring equinox approached. Often referred to as “Little Tehran”, the neighbourhood reflects the strength of London’s Iranian community, with Ballards Lane lined with Persian shops, bakeries and restaurants, where Farsi signs and the scent of fresh naan evoke a taste.
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[2026-03-21 00:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Israel’s recent strike on Iran’s South Pars gas field and Tehran’s retaliation on key energy infrastructure in several Gulf countries is more than just another escalation of the war roiling the Middle East.
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[2026-03-21 00:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: French President Emmanuel Macron speaks during a media conference at the conclusion of an EU summit in Brussels, Friday, March 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Geert Vanden Wijngaert)
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[2026-03-21 00:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Madagascar's military leader, President Michael Randrianirina, announced Thursday that anyone applying to become a minister in the new government will undergo lie detector tests to screen for corruption—a rare and unprecedented vetting measure.
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[2026-03-21 00:06 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Claims come despite Donald Trump saying he is not leaning towards putting ‘boots on the ground’
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[2026-03-21 00:04 UTC+10:00] [Trident] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Man and woman, one of whom is understood to be Iranian, held after asking to enter sensitive military site
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[2026-03-21 00:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Satellite images are beginning to be released giving a glimpse into the toll of the Iran war, with ships ablaze in an Iranian port and destroyed buildings at an American base.
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[2026-03-21 00:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Chinese observers question whether air strikes, and even a limited ground presence, will be enough to remove the threat to shipping
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[2026-03-20 23:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Muslim worshippers gather around the Kaaba, Islam's holiest shrine, at the Grand Mosque complex in Saudi Arabia's holy city of Mecca on 20 March 2026 for the early morning prayers for Eid al-Fitr, marking the end of the holy month of Ramadan (AFP)
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[2026-03-20 23:50 UTC+10:00] [US military] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Defense secretary had said relatives of service members killed in refueling tanker crash told him ‘do not stop until the job is done’
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[2026-03-20 23:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps spokesperson has been killed in overnight strikes carried out jointly by the United States and Israel, the IRGC reported, the latest in a mounting toll of senior officials assassinated since the war began.
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[2026-03-20 23:30 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: As missiles fall from the sky and energy infrastructure is targeted, the limitations of relying on the US for protection are becoming all too obvious
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[2026-03-20 23:30 UTC+10:00] [All-In Podcast] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: To restore peace and stability in the Middle East, Israel and the US – the real destabilisers of the region – need to be countered
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[2026-03-20 23:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. says on March 20, 2026 that manufacturers have agreed to keep prices steady for as long as possible to help mitigate the impact of the war in the Middle East on basic commodities in the country.
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[2026-03-20 23:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: An Iranian military spokesperson has said Israeli and American officials and military personnel will not be safe in “resorts and tourist centres around the world”, Iranian media are reporting.
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[2026-03-20 23:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Switzerland has said that it will block exports of weapons to the United States amid the ongoing attacks on Iran, citing its neutrality.
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[2026-03-20 23:00 UTC+10:00] [Trump administration] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The right to protest is ‘fundamentally American’, says Bajun Mavalwalla who awaits trial and faces six years in prison
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[2026-03-20 22:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The Israeli army has said Iran on Friday launched a new barrage of missiles targeting southern Israel, reporting that its defence systems are working on intercepting the missiles.
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[2026-03-20 22:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A student soldier of the Yatagan School for Unmanned Aerial Systems launches a training target drone during drills in the Kyiv region, Ukraine, Thursday, March 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)
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[2026-03-20 22:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The UK energy price cap is set to rise by more than 20% as a result of the US and Israel's war on Iran, according to the latest forecast from energy analysts at Cornwall Insight.
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[2026-03-20 22:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Iran intends to take part in this summer’s FIFA World Cup but only if the team’s matches are moved from the US to Mexico, the head of the country’s football federation has said. The announcement comes as the US and Israel continue their military campaign against Iran, now in its fourth week.
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[2026-03-20 22:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks to members of the media during a press briefing at the Pentagon in Washington, Thursday, March 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
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[2026-03-20 22:03 UTC+10:00] [American] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: As Japan faces pressure over the Iran war, Takaichi has been commended for steering her meeting with Trump towards trade deals
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[2026-03-20 22:00 UTC+10:00] [US news] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Record 171 million passengers are expected to fly this spring, even as TSA funding lapse risks longer airport lines
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[2026-03-20 22:00 UTC+10:00] [US news] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Closure of strait of Hormuz – a key fertilizer production and transportation route – has squeezed farmers as prices jump
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[2026-03-20 21:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Kids play on a trampoline at Kawa Camp, which houses Iranian Kurdish refugees who fled Iran following the 1979 Islamic Revolution, in the outskirts of Irbil, Iraq, Saturday, March 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)
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[2026-03-20 21:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Gold prices rebounded slightly on Friday, but silver prices sank further, after both metals suffered heavy selling pressure in the previous session.
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[2026-03-20 21:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has confirmed that General Ali Mohammad Naeini, its spokesman, has been killed in a US-Israeli missile attack.
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[2026-03-20 21:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The Iranian foreign ministry says it told the UK that allowing the US to use British military bases will be treated as “participation in aggression”.
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[2026-03-20 20:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Ali Mohammad Naini, the spokesman for Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), has been killed in a missile strike, the group confirmed in a statement to state media.
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[2026-03-20 20:40 UTC+10:00] [Europe] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: VAT tax on fuels will reportedly drop from 21% to 10%, as Ursula von der Leyen suggests EU may move to help states with rising energy costs
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[2026-03-20 20:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: U.S. Treasury yields edged slightly higher in early Friday trading as investors continue to navigate growing uncertainty over how the Middle East conflict is impacting the economy.
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[2026-03-20 20:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Beirut, Lebanon and Gaza City, Palestine – Along Beirut’s downtown waterfront, Alaa is looking for somewhere to rest his head.
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[2026-03-20 20:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: The Iranian capital Tehran remains far from its pre-war bustle, but no longer as deserted as more people and cars returned to streets a day before the Persian New Year, the Nowruz. (AP video by Saeed Sarmadi and Mohsen Ganji)
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[2026-03-20 20:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has succeeded where countless previous Israeli leaders have failed: persuading the United States to join Israel in launching open-ended strikes against its regional nemesis, Iran.
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[2026-03-20 20:06 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korean shares closed higher Friday amid hopes the U.S. and Israel-led war against Iran, weighing heavily on global financial markets, may end sooner than expected.
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[2026-03-20 19:58 UTC+10:00] [Qatar] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: After message that Iran’s missile industry ‘deserves a perfect score’, Revolutionary Guards’ spokesman is killed in strike
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[2026-03-20 19:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A poster of Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, the successor to his late father Ayatollah Ali Khamenei as supreme leader is placed on an anti-riot police car as policemen stand on top of the car, during a rally to support him in Tehran, Iran, Monday, March 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
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[2026-03-20 19:30 UTC+10:00] [Jamieson Greer] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The White House’s Section 301 investigations may be less dramatic than war, but they risk retaliation and trade breakdowns
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[2026-03-20 19:17 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-03-20 19:00 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: This is not Britain’s war, it’s Trump’s and Netanyahu’s. The prime minister should be wary of becoming ensnared like Blair was with Iraq
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[2026-03-20 18:49 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Since 2017, I have covered South Korea’s political and economic landscape as a reporter, with a focus on foreign affairs, inter-Korean relations and security.As a foreign affairs reporter, I closely follow developments from the Ministry of Unification, the Foreign Ministry and the Defense Ministry, tracking shifts in diplomacy, military policy and North Korea’s evolving posture.
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[2026-03-20 18:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: The Trump administration has pressed forward with roughly $23 billion in weapons sales to three Gulf nations, moving to bolster their defenses as the Middle East war continued to escalate with no sign of resolution.
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