Topic: Military & Defence — Neutral reports only
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[2026-03-13 21:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: With Tokyo and Beijing still at loggerheads over Taiwan, analysts warn Japan’s decision exposes its economic vulnerability
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[2026-03-13 20:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Brent crude oil, the global benchmark, held above $100 on Friday morning as the U.S.-Iran war heads toward its third week.
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[2026-03-13 20:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israeli defence minister Israel Katz has threatened to destroy Lebanese national infrastructure used by Hezbollah until the group is disarmed.
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[2026-03-13 20:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz on Friday threatened Lebanon with increasing territorial losses and damage to its national infrastructure until Hezbollah is disarmed, Haaretz reported on Friday.
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[2026-03-13 20:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: You’re watching The Manila Times’ News Prime.
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[2026-03-13 20:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Live Blog Update| War on Iran This is an entry from: Live: Big Al-Quds Day protests in Iran as drone hits Dubai financial centreIn photos: Al-Quds Day protests in Iran 13 March 2026 09:22 GMT A woman holds a photo of Iran's late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei as Iranians take part in a protest marking the annual al-Quds Day (Jerusalem Day) in Tehran, Iran, 13 March, 2026.
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[2026-03-13 20:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Huge explosions rocked central Tehran on Friday, according to Iranian state television, which added that strikes had hit an area not far from where a massive demonstration was being held.
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[2026-03-13 20:01 UTC+10:00] [Bahrain] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Technology allows radar to observe moving targets from multiple angles, gain dynamic information – and even identify potential decoy drones
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[2026-03-13 20:00 UTC+10:00] [Detroit Pistons] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: From a 28-game losing streak to the top of the East, the Pistons have rebuilt themselves the old Detroit way – defense, defiance and a refusal to stay down
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[2026-03-13 19:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: South African National Defense Force soldiers and police officers load recovered generators and machinery left behind by illegal miners, during a patrol in Randfontein, west of Johannesburg, South Africa, Thursday, March 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe)
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[2026-03-13 19:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Greek police have arrested a Polish citizen on charges of spying on the military base used by US forces in Crete, the ANA news agency is reporting.
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[2026-03-13 19:30 UTC+10:00] [World / Middle East] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Age
Snippet: New York: US and Israeli strikes on Iran have damaged at least four cultural and historical sites, including palaces and an ancient mosque, raising alarms about the impact of the widening war on protected landmarks that are important to Iranian identity and world history.
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[2026-03-13 19:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Two people have been killed in Oman after drones came down in the Sohar province, according to Oman’s state news agency, as Gulf nations remain caught in the crosshairs of the war the United States and Israel launched on Iran, sparking Tehran’s retaliation across the region.
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[2026-03-13 19:15 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 South Korea–US Combined Forces Command.
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[2026-03-13 19:10 UTC+10:00] [Business / The economy] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Age
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[2026-03-13 19:00 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Australia should play a lead role in efforts to force Vladimir Putin to face a Nuremberg-style trial to hold him accountable for launching the war in Ukraine, one of the Russian President’s leading antagonists in Europe has argued.
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[2026-03-13 18:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Sri Lanka Navy has handed over a large haul of narcotics and firearms seized from a multiday fishing trawler in the southern seas to the Police Narcotics Bureau (PNB).
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[2026-03-13 18:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Israel’s devastating assault on Lebanon rages on, killing at least 16 people in the capital Beirut and in south Lebanon, a punishing front in the wider war launched by the United States and Israel on Iran.
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[2026-03-13 18:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: The U.K. economy flatlined in January as growth continued to slow even before the U.S.-Iran war brought about a global energy price shock.
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[2026-03-13 18:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: This photo provided by the U.S. Department of Defense shows a North American Aerospace Defense Command F-16 fighter refueling from a KC-135 Stratotanker over western Alaska on Thursday, Feb. 19, 2026. (U.S. Department of Defense via AP)
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[2026-03-13 18:00 UTC+10:00] [Israel] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Residents near the border with Lebanon hope Israel’s attacks on Hezbollah and Iran will finally end years of conflict
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[2026-03-13 17:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israeli forces on Friday struck a bridge over Lebanon’s Litani River, which is a significant crossing to move between the northern and southern parts of the country.
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[2026-03-13 17:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Gulf countries, including Qatar, Bahrain and Kuwait, have declared force majeure on gas exports following the United States-Israel war on Iran, now in its third week, and the disruptions to shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, as Tehran has retaliated across the region, targeting US assets.
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[2026-03-13 17:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Batlow's only service station has run out of fuel.. (ABC Riverina: Jostina Basta)
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[2026-03-13 17:21 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Trump administration announces 30-day waiver on Russian oil stranded at sea as concerns over US-Israel war on Iran unsettles markets
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[2026-03-13 17:20 UTC+10:00] [Grace Tame] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: In an essay for Crikey, the former Australian of the Year says the PM is a ‘turncoat’ who is ‘capitulating to foreign powers’ amid the US-Israel war on Iran
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[2026-03-13 17:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: US President Donald Trump on Friday said that America is "completely destroying the terrorist regime in Iran militarily, economically and in every other way".
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[2026-03-13 17:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Heavy Israeli strikes have hit Tehran, Iran, as its allies launch attacks across Gulf states, and shipping through the Strait of Hormuz has been severely disrupted, sending global oil prices soaring.
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[2026-03-13 17:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: As the United States-Israeli war on Iran completes two weeks, it has triggered a global energy crisis, even as Iran’s retaliation threatens to pull the rest of the Middle East into the conflict.
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[2026-03-13 17:03 UTC+10:00] [Mahajoth Singh] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Malaysia’s anti-corruption agency has denied that its officers pointed a weapon at Albert Tei’s head during his arrest
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[2026-03-13 17:00 UTC+10:00] [Renewable energy] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The war on Iran has put fossil-fuel prices centre stage, but don’t believe those who tout ‘maximising the North Sea’ as our salvation
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[2026-03-13 16:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: Moscow said Friday that the global energy market "cannot remain stable" without its oil, piling pressure on Washington to lift more sanctions as the Middle East war strangles supplies.
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[2026-03-13 16:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Unrest, Conflict and War
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[2026-03-13 16:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Afghanistan’s Taliban government has accused Pakistan of targeting civilian homes in overnight air attacks in the capital Kabul and the southern province of Kandahar, as fighting between the two neighbours entered its third week, overshadowed by the United States-Israel war on Iran igniting the middle East.
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[2026-03-13 16:41 UTC+10:00] [Opinion] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-03-13 16:39 UTC+10:00] [United Arab Emirates] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Analysts say the defensive deployment reflects Canberra’s attempt to balance alliance pressure with fears of deeper involvement in the conflict
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[2026-03-13 16:30 UTC+10:00] [Editors' Pick] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: This is AI generated summarization, which may have errors. For context, always refer to the full article.
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[2026-03-13 16:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iran’s secretive new leader issued his first public statements Thursday, resolving to keep fighting, promising more pain for Gulf Arab states and threatening to open “other fronts” in a war that has already disrupted world energy supplies, the global economy and international travel.
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[2026-03-13 16:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei issued Thursday his first statement on the war, saying that the leverage of closing the Strait of Hormuz should be used, and that attacks on Iran’s Gulf Arab neighbors will continue. (Produced by Elaine Carroll)
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[2026-03-13 16:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON, D.C. — An American military refueling plane went down in Iraq and rescue efforts were underway, US Central Command said Thursday.
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[2026-03-13 16:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: A British man is among 20 people who have been charged in the United Arab Emirates under cybercrime laws in connection with filming and posting material related to Iranian attacks on the country.
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[2026-03-13 16:05 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 South Korea–US Combined Forces Command.
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[2026-03-13 15:28 UTC+10:00] [Asia-Pacific] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: This year’s Asean chair calls on the bloc to ensure investment ‘certainty’ at the opening of the foreign ministers meeting in Manila
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[2026-03-13 15:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: People inspect the site of a destroyed branch of Al-Qard Al-Hassan, a non-bank financial institution run by Hezbollah, which was hit by an Israeli airstrike in central Beirut, Thursday, March 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)
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[2026-03-13 15:12 UTC+10:00] [Asia-Pacific] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: From missile concerns in the Philippines to China’s rejection of Musk’s space-AI plan, here are highlights from SCMP’s recent reporting
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[2026-03-13 15:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: US Senator Lindsey Graham on Friday said that there was no ‘need’ for ground troops to be deployed to Iran, adding that war will continue for weeks.
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[2026-03-13 15:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., speaks during a press briefing on the Iran war powers resolution at the Capitol, March 9, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr., File)
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[2026-03-13 15:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Navy at Lehigh — ESPN Select, ESPN Unlimited
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[2026-03-13 15:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Navy at Lehigh — ESPN Select, ESPN Unlimited
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[2026-03-13 15:00 UTC+10:00] [Asia-Pacific] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: ‘Black gold’ fibre deemed transformative for energy and military purposes, EV innovations, medical devices and low-altitude economy
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