[2026-03-13 03:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: ABC News

Title: IDF drops prosecution of reservists who allegedly raped Palestinian detainee

Snippet: Topic:Unrest, Conflict and War

Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-13/israel-idf-drops-sde-temain-reservist-palestinian-abuse-case/106449540

[2026-03-13 02:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]

Source: New York Post

Title: ‘The View’ Guest Co-Host Sheryl Underwood Rags On Pete Hegseth’s $93 Billion Spending Spree: “If You Got A Damn Costco Card, You Could’ve Got All That Stuff Cheaper”

Snippet: The View sounded off on United States Secretary of War Pete Hegseth and the U.S. Department of Defense in the wake of a fatal missile strike at an elementary school in Iran, and also took a moment to call out the Pentagon’s reported spending.

Read full article: https://decider.com/2026/03/12/the-view-sheryl-underwood-pete-hegseths-93-billion-spending-spree-costco-card/

[2026-03-13 02:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: The Moscow Times

Title: Russia’s Prison Service Faces Staffing Crisis as Shortages Top 30%, Officials Say

Snippet: Russia’s prison service is grappling with a deepening staffing shortage, with tens of thousands of positions unfilled last year, highlighting mounting personnel problems across the country’s law enforcement agencies as the war in Ukraine stretches into its fifth year.

Read full article: https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2026/03/12/russias-prison-service-faces-staffing-crisis-as-shortages-top-30-officials-say-a92214

[2026-03-13 02:48 UTC+10:00] [World Cup 2026] [Factuality: 90]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Donald Trump says Iran should not play in World Cup for their ‘life and safety’

Snippet: Participation is in question amid ongoing war

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/football/2026/mar/12/donald-trump-iran-status-world-cup

[2026-03-13 02:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Local Spain

Title: Middle East war: Spain plans measures to combat soaring energy prices

Snippet: Spain's leftist government on Thursday said it would soon present a plan to contain the Middle East war's impact on Spanish electricity and fuel prices.

Read full article: https://www.thelocal.es/20260312/middle-east-war-spain-plans-measures-to-combat-soaring-energy-prices

[2026-03-13 02:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Latvia's security service says 2 people set fire to a train and rail equipment for Russia

Snippet: Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, leads a meeting with top security and defense officials at the Novo-Ogaryovo state residence outside of Moscow, Aug. 12, 2024. (Gavriil Grigorov, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP, File)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/russia-latvia-rail-sabotage-e4372ca368edc60a3071e9e584ec30df

[2026-03-13 02:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Al Jazeera

Title: Iran’s president sets terms to end the war: Is an off-ramp in sight?

Snippet: Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has laid out terms for ending the war with the United States and Israel in what analysts say is a possible sign of de-escalation from Tehran as the US-Israel war on Iran entered its 13th day on Thursday.

Read full article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/12/irans-president-sets-terms-to-end-the-war-is-an-off-ramp-in-sight

[2026-03-13 02:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: Iran unveils enormous supply of naval suicide drones in chilling footage from underground ‘missile city’

Snippet: Iran’s military has shown off its enormous supply of naval suicide drones, which it is using to blockade the crucial Strait of Hormuz, in chilling footage taken from its underground “missile city.”

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/03/12/world-news/iran-unveils-enormous-supply-of-naval-suicide-drones-in-underground-missile-city/

[2026-03-13 02:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: Al Jazeera

Title: US military ‘not ready’ to escort oil ships through Hormuz, official says

Snippet: The United States military is “not ready” to accompany oil ships through the Strait of Hormuz, a top official in President Donald Trump’s administration says as Iran continues to block the strategic waterway.

Read full article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/12/us-military-not-ready-to-escort-oil-ships-through-hormuz-official-says

[2026-03-13 02:22 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Fears about nuclear war are reaching a fever pitch. Another grim sign of the times | Judith Levine

Snippet: News stories are weighing nuclear risk as experts muse on the possibility of global warfare

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/mar/12/war-iran-world-war-3-discussion

[2026-03-13 02:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: Ukraine awaits White House approval on US drone deal — Zelenskyy

Snippet: KYIV, Ukraine — Ukraine is awaiting White House approval for a major drone production agreement proposed by Kyiv last year, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Thursday, as countries scramble to modernize their air defenses after the Iran war exposed shortcomings.

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/03/12/world/ukraine-awaits-white-house-approval-on-us-drone-deal-zelenskyy/2299077

[2026-03-13 02:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: When stock markets get shaken, it can pay for investors to be patient

Snippet: Screens display financial information on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange in New York, Tuesday, March 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/investors-iran-war-stock-market-panic-c4aaaec1ed1055f45f401cc5d7be59ec

[2026-03-13 01:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: California governor says no imminent threat to state from Iran

Snippet: California officials say they are aware of information in various news reports that Iran could be targeting the U.S. with drone strikes in retaliation for the ongoing war in Iran but many are downplaying that threat.

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/iran-california-drones-newsom-trump-82afa326f0b362e0ae96b97e1e6c3d7e

[2026-03-13 01:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AfricaNews

Title: African reactions grow as Middle East escalation raises economic concerns

Snippet: Reactions are mounting across Africa as tensions escalate in the Middle East following strikes by the United States and Israel on Iran, and Iran’s subsequent retaliation across the region. Governments have issued statements urging restraint, while many citizens are focusing on the potential economic consequences.

Read full article: http://www.africanews.com/2026/03/12/african-reactions-grow-as-middle-east-escalation-raises-economic-concerns/

[2026-03-13 01:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: RT News

Title: Italy’s Meloni breaks with Trump over Iran war

Snippet: Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, a close ally of US President Donald Trump, has criticized the US-Israeli war on Iran, branding it part of a dangerous trend “outside international law.” She also condemned a deadly strike on an Iranian school widely attributed to the US.

Read full article: https://www.rt.com/news/634685-italy-meloni-blast-trump-iran-war/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS

[2026-03-13 01:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: RT News

Title: Italy’s Meloni breaks with Trump over Iran war

Snippet: Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, a close ally of US President Donald Trump, has criticized the US-Israeli war on Iran, branding it part of a dangerous trend “outside international law.” She also condemned a deadly strike on an Iranian school widely attributed to the US.

Read full article: https://www.rt.com/news/634685-italy-meloni-blast-trump-iran-war/

[2026-03-13 01:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: The islands off Iran's southern coast are key to its economy and security. What to know about them

Snippet: FILE -A view of the island of Qeshm, which oversees the strategic waterway of the Strait of Hormuz, Iran, on Dec. 24, 2011. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi, File)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/iran-war-islands-strait-hormuz-oil-trump-1b3e770e61c6a05d3e078223e15b20b2

[2026-03-13 01:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Al Jazeera

Title: Up to 3.2 million people displaced across Iran amid US-Israeli attacks: UN

Snippet: More than three million people have been displaced in Iran since the United States and Israel launched a war against the country late last month, the United Nations says, as concerns mount over a worsening humanitarian crisis.

Read full article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/12/up-to-3-2-million-people-displaced-across-iran-amid-us-israeli-attacks-un

[2026-03-13 01:21 UTC+10:00] [Editors' Pick] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Rappler

Title: No quick end to war as tankers burn in Iraqi waters | The wRap

Snippet: Here are today’s headlines – the latest news in the Philippines and around the world:

Read full article: https://www.rappler.com/video/daily-wrap/march-12-2026/

[2026-03-13 01:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Al Jazeera

Title: Bunker-busting bombs loaded onto US planes at UK airbase amid Iran war

Snippet: Al Jazeera sees bombs being loaded onto US planes at UK base

Read full article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/12/bunker-busting-bombs-loaded-onto-us-planes-at-uk-airbase-amid-iran-war

[2026-03-13 01:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Iranians fear fragmentation as rumours swirl about US backing Kurdish groups

Snippet: For many Iranians, the war launched by Israel and the US has triggered fears that go beyond air strikes and missile attacks.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/iran-fears-fragmentation-rumours-about-us-backing-kurdish-groups-swirl

[2026-03-13 01:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Israeli military drops charges against soldiers charged with abusing Palestinian prisoner

Snippet: JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli military says it is dropping charges against five soldiers who were accused of sexually abusing a Palestinian detainee in an encounter partially caught on camera.

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/israel-gaza-war-palestinians-prison-abuse-b11e5f0639b7fe51c5ea101f4b320f56

[2026-03-13 01:05 UTC+10:00] [Ayatollah Seyyed Mojtaba Hosseini Khamenei] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Iran’s Mojtaba Khamenei tells Gulf nations to close US bases as war rages

Snippet: In his first statement since his appointment as the country’s new supreme leader, Khamenei said the Strait of Hormuz should remain shut

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/world/middle-east/article/3346408/irans-mojtaba-khamenei-tells-gulf-nations-close-us-bases-war-rages

[2026-03-13 01:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Newsroom edition: Labor is walking a tightrope as the politics of war hits Australia - podcast

Snippet: As the second week of the war with Iran draws to a close, any suggestion that Australia’s involvement would be limited to in-principle support has evaporated. Last Friday, the Guardian and other media outlets reported that three Australians were on the US submarine that torpedoed an Iranian warship, killing 87 people.

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/audio/2026/mar/13/newsroom-edition-labor-is-walking-a-tightrope-as-the-politics-of-war-hit-australia-full-story-podcast

[2026-03-13 01:00 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: If oil price shocks weren’t bad enough, Trump’s war could have other unintended consequences | Adam Hanieh

Snippet: China consumes around 90% of Iran’s oil exports, so could be forced to rely on alternative suppliers – particularly Russia

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/mar/12/oil-price-shocks-trump-war-china-iran-russia

[2026-03-13 01:00 UTC+10:00] [Business] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Rappler

Title: World faces largest-ever oil supply disruption due to Middle East war

Snippet: Already have Rappler+? Sign in to listen to groundbreaking journalism.

Read full article: https://www.rappler.com/business/world-faces-largest-ever-oil-supply-disruption-due-to-middle-east-war/

[2026-03-13 01:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Rappler

Title: World faces largest-ever oil supply disruption due to Middle East war

Snippet: Already have Rappler+? Sign in to listen to groundbreaking journalism.

Read full article: https://www.rappler.com/business/world-faces-largest-ever-oil-supply-disruption-middle-east-war/

[2026-03-13 00:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Al Jazeera

Title: How Iran used asymmetric warfare to offset US-Israeli military power

Snippet: Despite United States President Donald Trump’s repeated declarations of victory in the US-Israeli war on Iran, Tehran’s retaliatory strikes on Israel and US military assets in the region have continued, upending global financial and energy markets.

Read full article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/12/can-irans-asymmetric-warfare-hold-us-israeli-military-power-at-bay

[2026-03-13 00:55 UTC+10:00] [Manchester City] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Guardiola’s emphasis on pace backfires as supply chain breaks and defence buckles

Snippet: Real Madrid left Erling Haaland marooned and picked off an unbalanced Manchester City in the Champions League

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/football/2026/mar/12/pep-guardiola-emphasis-pace-backfires-manchester-city-real-madrid-erling-haaland

[2026-03-13 00:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: Al Jazeera

Title: Iran’s Mojtaba Khamenei issues first statement as Supreme Leader amid war

Snippet: Mojtaba Khamenei has issued his first statement since taking over as Iran’s new supreme leader, after his father Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and several family members were assassinated in United Sates and Israeli strikes at the outset of the war which has now embroiled much of the Middle East.

Read full article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/12/irans-mojtaba-khamenei-issues-first-statement-as-supreme-leader-amid-war

[2026-03-13 00:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: Al Jazeera

Title: How corporations have collaborated with US military over the decades

Snippet: The United States military on Wednesday confirmed the use of multiple artificial intelligence (AI) tools in the ongoing US-Israel war on Iran.

Read full article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/12/how-corporations-have-collaborated-with-us-military-over-the-decades

[2026-03-13 00:47 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]

Source: 9News

Title: Iran's new leader breaks silence with big oil threat

Snippet: Iran's new Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, has called on Gulf states to "shut down US bases" and declared the closure of a key oil transit point should be used as leverage, in his first public comments since replacing his father.The statement, read on television by a news anchor, came hours after all but the most essential Australian officials were directed to leave the United Arab Emirates and Israel due to worsening safety fears over the war in the Middle

Read full article: https://www.9news.com.au/world/us-israel-attack-iran-new-supreme-leader-ayatollah-mojtaba-khamenei-issues-first-message/77821e30-da6c-4ce3-96ff-23104e7f65d8

[2026-03-13 00:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Duran

Title: War grinds on (Live) w/ Brian Berletic (Live)

Snippet: Starmer is in zugzwang. Mandelson arrest on suspicion of misconduct in public office

Read full article: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-duran/episodes/War-grinds-on-Live-w-Brian-Berletic-Live-e3gb9cg

[2026-03-13 00:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Israeli army issues expulsion orders for southern Lebanon

Snippet: The Israeli army has issued a forced evacuation order for Lebanese residents south of the Zahrani River, instructing them to flee north.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israeli-army-issues-expulsion-orders-southern-lebanon

[2026-03-13 00:30 UTC+10:00] [Editors' Pick] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Rappler

Title: FAST FACTS: Gov’t aid for overseas Filipinos affected by Middle East war

Snippet: This is AI generated summarization, which may have errors. For context, always refer to the full article.

Read full article: https://www.rappler.com/philippines/overseas-filipinos/things-to-know-government-assistance-repatriation-ofws-middle-east/

[2026-03-13 00:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: Iran’s new impotent supreme leader releases first statement — after reports emerge he is in coma, had leg amputated

Snippet: Iran’s new supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, released his first statement Thursday — after reports circulated that he was in a coma and had his leg amputated after being severely injured in the US-Israeli strikes that killed his father.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/03/12/world-news/irans-new-impotent-supreme-leader-releases-first-statement-after-reports-emerge-he-is-in-coma-had-leg-amputated/

[2026-03-13 00:30 UTC+10:00] [People's Liberation Army Rocket Force] [Factuality: 92]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: China’s nuclear warhead storage a ‘highly concentrated risk’, US report says

Snippet: Much of the stockpile is stored at one facility in the country’s northwest that’s accessible only by a narrow road, according to think tank

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3346374/chinas-nuclear-warhead-storage-highly-concentrated-risk-us-report-says

[2026-03-13 00:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Israeli military reissues expulsion orders for Beirut southern suburbs

Snippet: The Israeli army has reissued an expulsion order for Beirut's southern suburbs, known as Dahiyeh.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israeli-military-reissues-expulsion-orders-beirut-southern-suburbs

[2026-03-13 00:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: UN says 3.2 million people now displaced in Iran as a result of US-Israeli war

Snippet: The number of people displaced within Iran since the start of the US and Israel’s war on the country has reached 3.2 million, according to the UN’s refugee agency, UNHCR.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/un-says-32-million-people-now-displaced-iran-result-us-israeli-war

[2026-03-13 00:00 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Iran war punctures Trump’s ‘drill, baby, drill’ promise on US gas prices, experts say

Snippet: Fossil fuel supply is more vulnerable to global shocks than renewable power sources and efforts to boost efficiencies

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/12/iran-war-trump-gas-price-promise

[2026-03-13 00:00 UTC+10:00] [Iran] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Israel’s 90 nuclear warheads make any strike on Iran ‘really dangerous’: expert

Snippet: Policy head of Nobel Peace Prize-winning group sounds alarm over possible intentional or accidental use of weapons

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3346350/israels-90-nuclear-warheads-make-any-strike-iran-really-dangerous-expert

[2026-03-12 23:59 UTC+10:00] [Military] [Factuality: 92]

Source: Asia Times

Title: China’s all-nuke sub push may trigger an undersea arms race

Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive

Read full article: https://asiatimes.com/2026/03/chinas-all-nuke-sub-push-may-trigger-an-undersea-arms-race/

[2026-03-12 23:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: ABC News

Title: Oil tankers burn as Iranian strikes defy Trump's claim to have won the war

Snippet: Topic:Unrest, Conflict and War

Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-12/two-tankers-set-ablaze-iraqi-waters-amid-iran-escalating-attack/106449210

[2026-03-12 23:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Al Jazeera

Title: How much of the Gulf’s water comes from desalination plants?

Snippet: The United States-Israeli war on Iran has exposed the vulnerability of critical water infrastructure in a region that is among the most water-scarce in the world.

Read full article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/12/how-much-of-the-gulfs-water-comes-from-desalination-plants

[2026-03-12 23:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: CNBC

Title: The two oil pipelines helping Saudi Arabia and UAE bypass the Strait of Hormuz

Snippet: The effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz has abruptly thrust two alternative oil pipelines into the global spotlight, one in Saudi Arabia and another in the United Arab Emirates.

Read full article: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/12/strait-of-hormuz-oil-pipelines-iran-war-saudi-arabia-uae.html

[2026-03-12 23:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: Hezbollah’s escalation shows how hard Israel and US hit Iran, IDF says

Snippet: TEL AVIV — Hezbollah’s decision to step up attacks on Israel from Lebanon reflects just how badly the Jewish state and the US have battered Iran’s regime, weapons stockpiles and military infrastructure, the Israel Defense Forces claimed Thursday.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/03/12/world-news/hezbollahs-escalation-shows-how-hard-israel-and-us-hit-iran-idf-says/

[2026-03-12 23:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: UN says 3.2 million people now displaced in Iran as a result of US-Israeli war

Snippet: The number of people displaced within Iran since the start of the US and Israel’s war on the country has reached 3.2 million, according to the UN’s refugee agency, UNHCR.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/iran-over-3-million-people-displaced-un-says

[2026-03-12 23:35 UTC+10:00] [United States] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Asia Times

Title: Iran war costing US untold billions, with no end in sight

Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive

Read full article: https://asiatimes.com/2026/03/iran-war-costing-us-untold-billions-with-no-end-in-sight/

[2026-03-12 23:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: CNBC

Title: Anthropic’s Claude would ‘pollute’ defense supply chain: Pentagon CTO

Snippet: Defense Department CTO Emil Michael on Thursday said Anthropic's Claude artificial intelligence models would "pollute" the agency's supply chain because they have "a different policy preference" that is baked in.

Read full article: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/12/anthropic-claude-emil-michael-defense.html

[2026-03-12 23:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: RT News

Title: Iran war reality check: Why the US miscalculated Tehran’s political resilience

Snippet: By Farhad Ibragimov – lecturer at the Faculty of Economics at RUDN University, visiting lecturer at the Institute of Social Sciences of the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration

Read full article: https://www.rt.com/news/634592-iran-war-reality-check/