Topic: Military & Defence — Neutral reports only
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[2026-03-19 05:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Industrial Action
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[2026-03-19 05:17 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: 9News
Snippet: Auto news: These are Australia's safest roads.
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[2026-03-19 05:15 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: 9News
Snippet: Hello and welcome to our rolling coverage of the war in the Middle East this Thursday, March 19.
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[2026-03-19 05:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: DOVER AIR FORCE BASE, Delaware — President Donald Trump is paying his respects on Wednesday at a Delaware military base as the remains of six US service members killed in the crash of a refueling aircraft are returned to their families.
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[2026-03-19 05:09 UTC+10:00] [Middle East] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-03-19 05:06 UTC+10:00] [Business / Markets] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: US stocks are sinking after another climb for oil prices raised worries about inflation, which may have been primed to worsen even before the war with Iran began.
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[2026-03-19 05:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: President Donald Trump has encouraged the people of Iran to rise up and “take over” their government amid the US-Israeli war on the Islamic Republic.
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[2026-03-19 05:02 UTC+10:00] [US interest rates] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Jerome Powell resists Trump pressure as policymakers weigh energy shock against a weakening US jobs market
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[2026-03-19 05:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: The Federal Reserve on Wednesday voted 11-1 to hold interest rates in the current range as the war in Iran and conflicting economic signals throw snags in the path to rate cuts this year.
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[2026-03-19 05:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AP) — Nigerian soldiers, backed by air support, repelled an attack Wednesday by suspected Islamic militants on a military base in the northeast of the country, killing at least 60 fighters, the army said.
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[2026-03-19 05:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: WASHINGTON – The Federal Reserve on Wednesday voted to hold its key interest rate steady as policymakers navigate their way through higher-than-expected inflation readings, mixed signs on the labor market – and a war.
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[2026-03-19 05:00 UTC+10:00] [World / Middle East] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: March 19, 2026 — 5:00am
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[2026-03-19 05:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: A drone listed online as "commercial" is described in the same seller's catalogue as a "cruise missile" able to carry a 2-kilogram warhead 30 kilometres. (Supplied: Drone sales catalogue)
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[2026-03-19 05:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Government and Politics
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[2026-03-19 04:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Military police patrol during a police operation in the Morro dos Prazeres community in Rio de Janeiro, Wednesday, March 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)
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[2026-03-19 04:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Defence says it has intercepted and destroyed two ballistic missiles heading towards the country’s eastern region.
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[2026-03-19 04:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: US wholesale prices came in hotter than expected in February.
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[2026-03-19 04:19 UTC+10:00] [All News] [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 04:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: The Israel Defense Forces on Wednesday completed a wave of overnight strikes targeting Hezbollah infrastructure across Southern Lebanon and Beirut in response to the Iranian-backed terrorist group’s rocket attacks.
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[2026-03-19 04:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: In an attempt to ease soaring gasoline prices amid the war in Iran, President Trump on Wednesday announced a 60-day waiver on the Jones Act – a US shipping law that traces back more than a century and has been criticized for keeping energy prices sky-high.
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[2026-03-19 04:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON — US intelligence concluded Wednesday that Iran was not rebuilding nuclear enrichment capacities destroyed last year by the United States and Israel, contradicting a key justification by President Donald Trump for his ongoing war.
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[2026-03-19 03:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Three private aircraft were left with “severe” damage after being struck by missile debris at Ben Gurion International Airport near Tel Aviv, the Israel Airports Authority said.
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[2026-03-19 03:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Vice President JD Vance warned there’s a “rough road ahead” as global energy prices soar due to the Iran war.
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[2026-03-19 03:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: As United States President Donald Trump faces mounting global criticism for starting the war on Iran with Israel, he is also facing a battle at home with opposition lawmakers who have challenged his authority to conduct the conflict.
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[2026-03-19 03:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: France believes the US-Israeli war on Iran is unjustified and unlawful, the French ambassador to Oman has told Middle East Eye in an exclusive interview.
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[2026-03-19 03:22 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Revolutionary Guards say they will strike infrastructure in Saudi Arabia, UAE and Qatar after South Pars field hit
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[2026-03-19 03:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: WASHINGTON — Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) revealed to The Post Wednesday that she’s uncovered more than $77 billion in research and development spending by the Pentagon that’s been shielded from taxpayers.
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[2026-03-19 03:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: THE ongoing war in the Middle East has been a severe disruption to the entire world, and has been particularly difficult for the Philippines. Not only have we experienced the shock of surging energy prices, which is a consequence of our near-total reliance on imports for fuel, the Gulf region is a major trade and travel hub that is now mostly impassable, and of course, our most critical concern is for the safety of the nearly 2 million Filipinos in
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[2026-03-19 03:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: SINGAPORE — Cambodia is importing more fuel from suppliers in Singapore and Malaysia to make up for supply shortfalls from Vietnam and China, its energy minister told Reuters on Wednesday, as the United States-Israeli war on Iran squeezes fuel availability globally.
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[2026-03-19 03:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: AT a press conference on Monday, Energy Secretary Sharon Garin said the Department of Energy (DOE) was looking at ways to manage the electricity generation mix to mitigate an expected rise in power rates next month due to the fuel crisis caused by the war in the Middle East. Last week, Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) Chairman Nino Juan forecast that electricity rates could go up by P2 to P4 per kilowatt-hour (kWh) in April if the war goes on —
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[2026-03-19 03:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: BOSTON, Massachusetts — Under President Donald Trump, United States foreign policy has reached a new low. His administration’s war on Iran, coming just after its kidnapping of Venezuela’s dictator, will damage the US and change how the rest of the world views American power.
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[2026-03-19 03:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
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[2026-03-19 02:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iraq’s gas supply from Iran has stopped following the strikes on Iranian gas sites earlier today, according to a report from the Iraqi electricity ministry.
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[2026-03-19 02:45 UTC+10:00] [Andrea Atzeni] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Australian handler secures quintet at city circuit while Sardinian jockey strikes with quartet
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[2026-03-19 02:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: California is home to the largest Iranian diaspora community in the world. But opinions are mixed when it comes to support for the war against Iran.
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[2026-03-19 02:39 UTC+10:00] [Attaullah Tarar] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The temporary ceasefire comes after Monday’s hospital strike, the deadliest in an escalating conflict between the two neighbours
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[2026-03-19 02:25 UTC+10:00] [US foreign policy] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Beijing seeks to decipher effect of Iran war on US midterms and best way to apply pressure when Trump meets Xi
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[2026-03-19 02:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The financial cost of the Iran war to American taxpayers is being understated by officials and could balloon into the trillions of dollars over the long term, The Intercept has warned.
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[2026-03-19 02:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON — US companies will be allowed to do business with Venezuela's state-owned oil and gas company after the Treasury Department eased sanctions, with some limitations, on Wednesday as the Trump administration looks for ways to boost world oil supplies during the Iran war.
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[2026-03-19 02:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Online gamblers reportedly linked to the prediction platform Polymarket allegedly issued death threats to an Israeli journalist in an attempt to force him to change a story about an Iranian missile strike on Israel.
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[2026-03-19 02:00 UTC+10:00] [Donald Trump's visit to China] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The US leader’s call for a delay as he focuses on the Iran war follows reports of growing frustration at the White House’s erratic behaviour
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[2026-03-19 01:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Iran has threatened to attack oil and gas facilities in the Gulf region in retaliation for an Israeli strike on its South Pars gasfield as the fallout from the United States-Israeli war on the country continues to escalate.
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[2026-03-19 01:54 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Move comes as president attempts to mitigate rising price of oil while carrying out war on Iran
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[2026-03-19 01:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Former leader of the Labour Party and Independent MP Jeremy Corbyn challenged British Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper’s claim that UK bases are only being used for “defensive strikes” against Iranian missiles.
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[2026-03-19 01:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Qatari foreign ministry spokesperson Majed al-Ansari issued a statement calling Israel’s strikes on Iran’s natural gas sites “a dangerous and irresponsible step amid the current military escalation in the region”.
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[2026-03-19 01:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Lebanon’s health ministry has reported that casualties from Israeli air strikes on Beirut’s Basta and Zuqaq al-Blat districts this morning have increased, with 10 dead and 27 injured so far.
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[2026-03-19 01:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: An Israeli airstrike hit Iran’s South Pars gas field, the largest in the world, on Wednesday — causing energy prices to spike as Tehran vows to hit energy sites across the Gulf in retaliation.
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[2026-03-19 01:30 UTC+10:00] [Donald Trump] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: If Europe is sucked into this illegal conflict with Iran, public support for rearmament could collapse – and only Putin will benefit
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[2026-03-19 01:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Unrest, Conflict and War
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[2026-03-19 01:22 UTC+10:00] [Israel] [Factuality: 95]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Emanuel Fabian says his routine report became focus of wager with $23m at stake on online prediction platform
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