Topic: Military & Defence — Neutral reports only
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[2026-03-19 22:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: RT correspondent Steve Sweeney and his cameraman have been injured in an Israeli strike in southern Lebanon. Sweeney said an Israeli aircraft fired a missile at their car as it crossed a bridge near a military base.
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[2026-03-19 22:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The Pentagon is seeking more than $200 billion from Congress to fund the Iran war, the Washington Post reports, citing a senior administration official and sources familiar with the matter.
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[2026-03-19 22:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israeli air strikes killed two people and wounded eight others in southern Lebanon’s Tyre district, the National News Agency reported.
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[2026-03-19 22:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Benchmark Brent oil prices jumped above $119 a barrel on Thursday after Iran attacked energy facilities across the Middle East following Israel’s strike on its South Pars gas field, a major escalation in the war.
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[2026-03-19 22:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Joe Kent, the former Trump administration intelligence official who resigned this week in protest of the war in Iran, is being investigated by the FBI. The probe predates Kent’s departure as director of the National Counterterrorism Center and centers on allegations he improperly shared classified information, Semafor reported on Wednesday.
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[2026-03-19 22:00 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Report shows how minerals critical to defense readiness have seen a ‘near total’ disruption in seaborne trade
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[2026-03-19 22:00 UTC+10:00] [Mexico] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: AI videos let young people adopt the guise of DFS agents, sparking debate over glorifying corruption and impunity
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[2026-03-19 21:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: European Union leaders, meeting for a summit in Brussels, have piled pressure on Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, accusing him of hijacking and blocking a vital aid package for Ukraine and undermining EU decision-making as Russia’s war on its neighbour is now in its fifth year, with any peace deal remaining elusive.
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[2026-03-19 21:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Gaza's Rafah border crossing with Egypt partially reopened Thursday for the first time since Israel and the United States launched strikes on Iran, allowing a small number of Palestinian patients to leave the devastated enclave and stranded travelers to return.
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[2026-03-19 21:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Oman's foreign minister has called for the US to extricate itself from the war in Iran, describing the Islamic Republic's attacks on Gulf states as an "inevitable" reaction to the assault.
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[2026-03-19 21:47 UTC+10:00] [Military] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-03-19 21:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Reports of Republican fractures over President Trump’s decision to go to war with Iran have been greatly exaggerated, according to a new poll shared exclusively with The Post Thursday.
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[2026-03-19 21:30 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: DUBAI (AP) — Iran intensified its attacks on its Gulf Arab neighbors' energy sites Thursday, hitting a Saudi refinery on the Red Sea and setting Qatari liquefied natural gas facilities and two Kuwaiti oil refineries ablaze as it struck back following an Israeli attack on its main natural gas field, a major escalation in the Mideast war that has sent global fuel prices soaring.
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[2026-03-19 21:30 UTC+10:00] [Davao City] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Only 30 per cent of Gen Z Filipinos now back the ICC drugs war case, as AI-generated disinformation floods TikTok
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[2026-03-19 21:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Islamabad, Pakistan – The United States’s top intelligence official has placed Pakistan alongside Russia, China, North Korea and Iran as a country whose advancing missile capabilities could eventually put US territory within reach.
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[2026-03-19 21:24 UTC+10:00] [Opinion] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-03-19 21:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: China is clamping down on fertiliser exports to protect its domestic market, a number of industry sources said, putting an additional strain on global markets that were already grappling with shortages caused by the US-Israeli war on Iran.
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[2026-03-19 21:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: South Korea is considering buying Russian oil for the first time in more than three years as Asian refiners scramble to secure alternative crude shipments following the effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz due to the Middle East war, Reuters reported Thursday, citing an industry ministry message.
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[2026-03-19 21:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Fire damage and plumbing issues on the USS Gerald R. Ford suggest an overstretched military and ‘hollowed out’ industrial base, analysts say
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[2026-03-19 21:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The US will ”massively blow up” Iran’s South Pars gas field if Tehran continues strikes on Qatari energy facilities, President Donald Trump has warned. South Pars – shared with Qatar, where it is known as the North Field – is the world’s largest natural gas field.
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[2026-03-19 21:00 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Now, the total is likely to have exceeded $18bn and counting. Where are America’s war dollars going, in a war that was never declared in the first place?
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[2026-03-19 20:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Iran's strikes are pushing Gulf states toward a breaking point, forcing a choice between restraint and retaliation.
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[2026-03-19 20:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Air strikes have killed two fighters from the Popular Mobilisation Forces (PMF) in northern Iraq, the paramilitary group says from one of the fronts in the sprawling war engulfing the Middle East.
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[2026-03-19 20:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Three explosions were heard in Tel Aviv on Thursday after an Iranian missile alert, according to AFP.
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[2026-03-19 20:17 UTC+10:00] [Singapore] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The Iran war has underscored the need for robust air systems and Manila should look to build a layered defence architecture, experts say
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[2026-03-19 20:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: South Korea and Japan are facing uncomfortable questions about their mutual defensive obligations as the United States seeks support from its allies in the war on Iran, now nearly three weeks in and escalating by the day.
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[2026-03-19 20:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Coffins draped in Iranian flags were paraded through central Tehran streets on trucks, as mourners waved portraits and banners proclaiming vengeance. The ceremony, broadcast live by state television, marked one of the largest public gatherings in Iran since the conflict escalated in late February 2026. Among those commemorated were Ali Larijani, Iran’s national security chief, killed in an Israeli airstrike near Tehran, Gholamreza Soleimani, Basij paramilitary commander, and 84 sailors from the frigate IRIS Dena, torpedoed by a US submarine
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[2026-03-19 20:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Gold and silver joined a broad sell-off on Thursday, with the metals shedding 2% and 5.5% as fears about the Iran war and inflation gripped global markets.
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[2026-03-19 20:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: I’m a staff reporter for The Korea Herald, covering national security and foreign policy across the Defense, Foreign and Unification Ministries, as well as the National Assembly. Before entering journalism, I served as an Air Force lieutenant, working as an interpreter and junior planner at the ROK–US Combined Forces Command.
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[2026-03-19 20:00 UTC+10:00] [National / Victoria] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: To submit a letter to The Age, email letters@theage.com.au. Please include your home address and telephone number below your letter. No attachments. See here for our rules and tips on getting your letter published.
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[2026-03-19 19:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Iran intensified its attacks on its Gulf Arab neighbors’ energy infrastructure Thursday, setting Qatari liquefied natural gas facilities and two Kuwaiti oil refineries ablaze as it hit back following an Israeli attack on its main natural gas field, a major escalation in the Middle East war that has sent global fuel prices soaring.
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[2026-03-19 19:53 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: 9News
Snippet: Treasurer Jim Chalmers warned the Iran war is threatening to drive inflation towards 5 per cent and wipe billions of dollars from Australia, but said it was why he would deliver bold budget reforms.In a pre-budget speech this afternoon, Chalmers said new Treasury scenarios forecast inflation to reach from high 4 per cent if oil prices stay at $US100 a barrel to 5.5 per cent if prices continue to rise to $US120."It means the prospect of inflation peaking in the
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[2026-03-19 19:42 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-03-19 19:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Netherland’s Prime Minister Rob Jetten arrives for the EU summit at the European Council building in Brussels, Thursday, March 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Geert Vanden Wijngaert)
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[2026-03-19 19:30 UTC+10:00] [Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: As the conflict threatens Asian economies, the best protected are those that can leverage import diversification and energy independence
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[2026-03-19 19:27 UTC+10:00] [Iran] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The Kremlin confirms a halt in negotiations, as Izvestia claims the Middle East crisis could force Ukraine towards territorial compromise
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[2026-03-19 19:24 UTC+10:00] [National News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
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[2026-03-19 19:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: As the holy month of Ramadan draws to an end and Muslims worldwide prepare for the typically joyous holiday of Eid al-Fitr, Lebanon has crossed a grim milestone. Israel’s strikes have displaced more than 1 million people in the country, according to the Lebanese government. (AP Video: Malak Harb and Mohammad Zaatari)
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[2026-03-19 19:14 UTC+10:00] [US-China] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-03-19 19:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: President Donald Trump’s administration is considering deploying thousands of troops to reinforce its operation in the Middle East, as the United States military prepares for possible next steps in its war against Iran, Reuters news agency has reported, quoting a US official and three people familiar with the matter.
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[2026-03-19 19:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: 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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[2026-03-19 19:00 UTC+10:00] [Pete Hegseth] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Bizarre outbursts at the press, a backstory full of mishaps – the US ‘secretary of war’ earns his keep as the loyalty hire par excellence
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[2026-03-19 19:00 UTC+10:00] [Sport / NRL] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Former administrator Gary McIntyre, the central figure in the club’s salary cap scandal, has blasted an attempt by the Bulldogs to increase their presence on the rich Canterbury League Club board.
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[2026-03-19 18:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Qatar expels Iranian attaches after LNG facility strike
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[2026-03-19 18:50 UTC+10:00] [technological innovation] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Oversight of China’s industry intensifies, with carmakers urged to move beyond discounts and focus on chips and self-driving systems
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[2026-03-19 18:49 UTC+10:00] [Sport / Soccer] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Two Iranian footballers who sought asylum in Australia as war raged back home are welcome to train with the Brisbane Roar for as long as they like, according to coach Alex Smith, but there is no formal agreement for the pair to join the club on a full-time basis.
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[2026-03-19 18:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran’s foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, reacted to the report that the Pentagon is seeking more than $200 billion to fund the war with Iran.
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[2026-03-19 18:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: A residential building in Tel Aviv was damaged early on Thursday 19 March after a missile strike, as emergency services responded at the scene, according to footage filmed by the Associated Press. Police, firefighters and ambulances were deployed around the building, where shattered windows and debris were visible. The Israeli military said late Wednesday it had detected a missile launch from Iran and activated air defence systems to intercept the threat over central Israel.
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[2026-03-19 18:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Gaza's Rafah crossing with Egypt reopened on Thursday, Egyptian state-linked media reported, for the first time since Israel closed it on 28 February when it launched joint strikes on Iran with the United States.
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[2026-03-19 18:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Nigeria's defence chiefs were in Maiduguri on Wednesday after one of the deadliest attacks in the Borno state capital in years.
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