Topic: Military & Defence — Neutral reports only
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[2026-03-14 04:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Alon-Lee Green, the cofounder of the Palestinian-Jewish activist group Standing Together tried to organise a protest against his country’s war on Iran on Thursday. It was the second attempt, he said, after the first had been broken up by the police.
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[2026-03-14 04:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: President Trump has said that seizing Iran’s Kharg Island fuel depot is not currently a priority — but he could quickly change his thinking.
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[2026-03-14 04:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Ukraine and its European allies have hit out at a decision by United States President Donald Trump’s administration to partially roll back sanctions against Russia amid soaring energy prices linked to the Iran war.
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[2026-03-14 04:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Ukraine offers drone expertise to Middle East and US amid aid uncertainty
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[2026-03-14 04:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps announced that the Iranian military launched missiles and drones at Israel in coordination with Hezbollah, Al Jazeera is reporting.
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[2026-03-14 03:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: A summit of eight major Muslim developing countries, including Iran, that was to be held in Jakarta next month has been delayed due to the war in the Middle East, an official with Indonesia’s foreign ministry said on Friday.
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[2026-03-14 03:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Israel and the United States are reshaping the strategic balance of the Middle East through a joint military campaign aimed at dismantling Iran’s nuclear and missile capabilities and weakening its network of proxy militias, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Thursday night.
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[2026-03-14 03:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: War Secretary Pete Hegseth took aim at CNN’s coverage of the war in Iran, saying that “the sooner David Ellison takes over that network, the better,” as Paramount Skydance moves ahead with its $111 billion purchase of Warner Bros. Discovery.
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[2026-03-14 03:38 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Tehran residents report relentless bombing with US and Israeli planes launching wave of attacks
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[2026-03-14 03:36 UTC+10:00] [Pete Hegseth] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: US defense head is eager to frame operation as a success – and slam journalists for not portraying it in a positive light
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[2026-03-14 03:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israel has launched a new phase of its assault on Iran, targeting checkpoints manned by the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) based on tip-offs from informants on the ground, Reuters is reporting, citing a source briefed on Israel's military strategy.
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[2026-03-14 03:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said in an interview aired Friday that American forces would strike Iranian targets "very hard" in the coming days, signaling an intensification of the US-Israeli campaign as the war in the Middle East approaches its third week.
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[2026-03-14 03:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: THE Department of Agriculture (DA) on Friday said it is working with its attached agency, the Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA), to ensure stable access to farm inputs following concerns of global petroleum supply disruption amid the war in Iran.
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[2026-03-14 03:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: An inflation gauge closely monitored by the Federal Reserve moved higher in January in the latest sign that prices were persistently elevated even before the Iran war caused spikes in oil and gas costs.
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[2026-03-14 03:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: KABUL — Authorities in Afghanistan said on Friday that Pakistan had carried out airstrikes on Kabul and border provinces, killing at least four people in the capital, in the latest deadly clashes in the long-running conflict between the two countries.
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[2026-03-14 03:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: TAIPEI — Taiwanese lawmakers have given the government the green light to sign United States agreements for four weapons deals, the legislature’s head said on Friday, even before a proposal to fund these and other arms has been approved.
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[2026-03-14 03:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: ONE analyst points out: Didn’t Japan surrender only in World War II when America dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki?
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[2026-03-14 03:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: AMID the turbulence of a war in the Middle East, if anyone is still wondering whether the Philippine economy is entering a period of serious stress, the answer is now visible everywhere — from market data to electricity bills, from the foreign exchange board to the rice stalls in public markets.
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[2026-03-14 03:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Colombian President Gustavo Petro has cautioned the US administration against trying to build “an empire” in Latin America, urging Washington to pursue dialogue rather than military intervention.
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[2026-03-14 03:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Colombian President Gustavo Petro has cautioned the US administration against trying to build “an empire” in Latin America, urging Washington to pursue dialogue rather than military intervention.
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[2026-03-14 03:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
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[2026-03-14 02:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The US-Israeli war on Iran is starting to weigh on Turkey's economy, as inflation continues to exceed expectations and Ankara faces both an outflow of foreign investors and a widening current account deficit.
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[2026-03-14 02:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The EU is facing a dilemma that could define its role in the escalating confrontation with Iran. Supporting Washington’s military campaign may strengthen transatlantic unity, but it also risks dragging the continent into a conflict that could trigger severe economic and energy consequences for the bloc.
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[2026-03-14 02:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The EU is facing a dilemma that could define its role in the escalating confrontation with Iran. Supporting Washington’s military campaign may strengthen transatlantic unity, but it also risks dragging the continent into a conflict that could trigger severe economic and energy consequences for the bloc.
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[2026-03-14 02:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The US-Israeli war on Iran is starting to weigh on Turkey's economy, as inflation continues to exceed expectations and Ankara faces both an outflow of foreign investors and a widening current account deficit.
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[2026-03-14 02:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The state government of Punjab held a moment of silence in solidarity with the Iranian people last week, becoming the first and only Indian state to directly condemn the US-Israeli war on Iran.
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[2026-03-14 02:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Afghanistan’s Taliban government accused Pakistan’s military Friday of targeting homes in overnight airstrikes in Kabul and other areas of the country, saying at least six civilians were killed and more than a dozen injured, as fighting between the neighbors entered its third week.
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[2026-03-14 02:23 UTC+10:00] [Hegseth] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth downplays worries over vital shipping lane but offers few details about US measures to restore oil flow
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[2026-03-14 02:15 UTC+10:00] [Afghanistan] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: By choking the world’s energy artery, Tehran is betting it can endure longer than a far stronger enemy
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[2026-03-14 01:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: PARIS — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Friday that the US 30-day waiver on Russian oil sanctions amid the Iran war is “not the right decision” and won’t help bring a stop to Russia’s more than 4-year-old invasion of Ukraine.
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[2026-03-14 01:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has announced a multibillion-dollar plan to increase the country’s military presence in the Arctic.
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[2026-03-14 01:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has announced a multibillion-dollar plan to increase the country’s military presence in the Arctic.
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[2026-03-14 01:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Unrest, Conflict and War
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[2026-03-14 01:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: A growing number of countries in East Asia are moving or considering moves to buy Russian oil as governments scramble to boost supplies and ease soaring prices caused by the war in the Middle East.
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[2026-03-14 01:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: United States Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has claimed that Iran’s new supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, has been wounded in US-Israeli attacks on the country.
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[2026-03-14 01:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The war on Iran will ultimately be solved by diplomatic means, one of the UAE's top diplomats has said.
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[2026-03-14 01:00 UTC+10:00] [Australian foreign policy] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: While its weapons, materiel and personnel are on their way to the conflict, Australia finds itself part of a coalition of the reticent, insisting its role is purely defensive
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[2026-03-14 01:00 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: It’s not all fun and games
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[2026-03-14 01:00 UTC+10:00] [Donald Trump] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The path to this reckless war was paved by the collapse of accountability in Washington
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[2026-03-14 01:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: While cutting-edge technologies process vast amounts of data, human decisions remain the focal point when systems fail, observers say
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[2026-03-14 00:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON — The United States and Israel have struck more than 15,000 targets since launching a war against Iran last month, US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Friday.
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[2026-03-14 00:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: France’s President Emmanuel Macron, right, welcomes Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy prior to a meeting at the Elysee Palace, Friday, March 13, 2026, in Paris, France. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)
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[2026-03-14 00:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Members of the Popular Mobilization Forces attend a funeral in Najaf, Iraq, Friday, March 13, 2026 for colleagues who were killed in an airstrike in Qaim. (AP Photo/Anmar Khalil)
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[2026-03-14 00:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — The Western Naval Command (WNC) on Friday confirmed that a suspected People’s Republic of China (PRC) Long March 8A rocket was observed traversing Palawan airspace between approximately 3:58 AM and 4:02 AM today.
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[2026-03-14 00:21 UTC+10:00] [Strait of Hormuz] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Energy prices have soared as Iranian strikes and reports of mines prevent ships from transiting the chokepoint
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[2026-03-14 00:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Secretary of War Pete Hegseth said Friday that Iran’s missile volume is “down 90%” and that its on-way suicide drone attacks have decreased 95%.
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[2026-03-14 00:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: The International Energy Agency (IEA), a global energy watchdog, with several of the wealthiest countries as member nations, has announced the largest release of government oil reserves in its history, two weeks after the United States and Israel started their war on Iran with strikes on Tehran.
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[2026-03-14 00:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: The prospect of a U.S. move to seize Kharg Island, a strategically vital hub often referred to as Iran's "oil lifeline," is considered extremely high risk, both from a geopolitical and economic standpoint.
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[2026-03-14 00:00 UTC+10:00] [Detroit] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Drivers in Detroit are unhappy with the spike in gas prices, even if reactions are mixed to the US-Israel war on Iran
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[2026-03-14 00:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Foreign, defence and public security ministers are to meet after images suggested China had started land reclamation works at Antelope Reef
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