Topic: Military & Defence — Neutral reports only
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[2026-03-13 00:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Middle East Eye
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.
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[2026-03-13 00:00 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Fossil fuel supply is more vulnerable to global shocks than renewable power sources and efforts to boost efficiencies
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[2026-03-13 00:00 UTC+10:00] [Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Policy head of Nobel Peace Prize-winning group sounds alarm over possible intentional or accidental use of weapons
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[2026-03-12 23:59 UTC+10:00] [Military] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-03-12 23:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Unrest, Conflict and War
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[2026-03-12 23:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
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.
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[2026-03-12 23:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
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.
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[2026-03-12 23:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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.
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[2026-03-12 23:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
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.
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[2026-03-12 23:35 UTC+10:00] [United States] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-03-12 23:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
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.
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[2026-03-12 23:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
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
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[2026-03-12 23:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
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
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[2026-03-12 23:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Saeed Laylaz, an economist and reformist activist, has revealed details about the last round of Iran–US negotiations that were underway before the US and Israel began the war in the Middle East. He said that no matter how many concessions the Iranian side offered, the US was not satisfied.
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[2026-03-12 23:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Rick Pitino and the top-seeded St. John’s Red Storm begin their Big East Tournament title defense in a Thursday matinee matchup against No. 9 Providence.
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[2026-03-12 22:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israeli strikes on Lebanon have killed at least 687 people since 2 March, Lebanon's information minister said on Thursday, as Israel threatened to expand its operations as it fights Hezbollah in the country.
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[2026-03-12 22:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: President Vladimir Putin’s economic envoy met with White House officials in Florida on Wednesday, marking the first talks between the two countries since the war in the Middle East put a pause on Ukraine peace negotiations.
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[2026-03-12 22:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: The U.S. Navy is not ready to escort oil tankers through the Strait of Hormuz, Energy Secretary Chris Wright told CNBC in an interview Thursday.
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[2026-03-12 22:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Early on Sunday morning, residents of Abu Falah, a small town near Ramallah in the occupied West Bank, spotted a group of around 100 Israeli settlers gathered on a hill near their homes.
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[2026-03-12 22:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Live Blog Update| War on Iran This is an entry from: Iran war live: Israel attacks displaced in Beirut, Iraq shuts down oil port operationsIn photos: Aftermath of Israeli attacks on Lebanon12 March 2026 11:40 GMT Mourners attend the funeral of four family members killed overnight by Israeli air strikes that targeted the southern Lebanese coastal city of Tyre on 12 March, 2026.
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[2026-03-12 22:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Oil tankers and cargo ships line up in the Strait of Hormuz as seen from Khor Fakkan, United Arab Emirates, Wednesday, March 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)
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[2026-03-12 22:26 UTC+10:00] [Middle East] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: This is AI generated summarization, which may have errors. For context, always refer to the full article.
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[2026-03-12 22:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Russia on Thursday called on Israel and the United States to end their attacks on Iran and come to the negotiating table.
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[2026-03-12 22:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The Israeli military said on Thursday that Hezbollah had fired around 200 rockets at Israel the night before, in what it described as the Lebanese armed group's "biggest barrage" since the war began.
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[2026-03-12 22:00 UTC+10:00] [World / Asia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Singapore/Jakarta: Australia and Indonesia, drawing ever closer on matters of security, plan to develop World War II-era defence facilities on the small island of Morotai into a joint training base.
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[2026-03-12 21:56 UTC+10:00] [World / Middle East] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
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[2026-03-12 21:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Russia’s state nuclear corporation Rosatom will stay in Iran despite the conflict in the Middle East and is committed to its agreement to build two more units at the Bushehr nuclear plant, its head Alexei Likhachev said on Thursday.
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[2026-03-12 21:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov has slammed Iranian strikes on the United Arab Emirates and other Gulf states, saying attacks on civilian infrastructure in third countries were “unacceptable” even if carried out in response to what he described as American and Israeli aggression.“From the standpoint of military tactics, a retaliatory strike on American bases is an expected response to the enemy,” Kadyrov wrote on Telegram.
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[2026-03-12 21:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov has slammed Iranian strikes on the United Arab Emirates and other Gulf states, saying attacks on civilian infrastructure in third countries were “unacceptable” even if carried out in response to what he described as American and Israeli aggression.“From the standpoint of military tactics, a retaliatory strike on American bases is an expected response to the enemy,” Kadyrov wrote on Telegram.
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[2026-03-12 21:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Iran’s military says it has targeted Israeli military bases and the domestic security service Shin Bet as the United States-Israeli war on Iran and Tehran’s retaliation across the region approach their third week.
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[2026-03-12 21:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: An instructor from the Ukrainian company General Cherry demonstrates the operation of an anti-air interceptor drone designed to destroy Russian attack drones in Kyiv region, Wednesday, March 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)
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[2026-03-12 21:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Gold surged during the 12-day war with Iran last year and then gave up its gains when a ceasefire was announced. But, two weeks into the latest conflict, its price remains largely unmoved.
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[2026-03-12 21:12 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: If regime holds, control of enriched uranium may be ultimate measure of US-Israeli success, insiders say
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[2026-03-12 21:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: By Murad Sadygzade, President of the Middle East Studies Center, Visiting Lecturer, HSE University (Moscow).
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[2026-03-12 21:00 UTC+10:00] [Israel] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The differences between what Trump and Netanyahu want out of this war are starting to show and complicating how it will end
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[2026-03-12 21:00 UTC+10:00] [Pete Hegseth] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Comments in books, speeches and videos shed new light on defense secretary’s personal commitment to war on Iran
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[2026-03-12 20:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The shockwaves of a war being fought nearly 3,000km away are now reaching India’s kitchens.
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[2026-03-12 20:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Men tried on the charges of involvement in a terror attack at the Crocus City Hall in March 2024 listen to the verdict in a glass cage at the Second Western District Military Court in Moscow, Russia, Thursday, March 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Pavel Bednyakov)
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[2026-03-12 20:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Air strikes killed at least nine Iran-backed fighters in Iraq on Thursday near the Iraqi-Syrian border, two senior security officials told AFP.
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[2026-03-12 20:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Denmark's energy minister urged citizens of the Scandinavian country to cut back on energy use and ditch cars as the price of oil continues to skyrocket amid the Middle East conflict.
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[2026-03-12 20:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: South Sudan's government forces announce the recapture of the opposition-held town of Akobo -- the latest flashpoint in fighting between rival armies that has brought the country back to the brink of all-out civil war.
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[2026-03-12 20:33 UTC+10:00] [Iran war] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Soaring oil prices are forcing several airlines in Asia and Europe to increase fares and fuel surcharges, hitting global travel
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[2026-03-12 20:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Dubai reported a drone attack and fallen debris in two locations on Thursday, while Kuwait's airport was damaged in yet another strike on the facility during Iran's Gulf campaign in the Middle East war.
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[2026-03-12 20:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: IEA Executive Director Fatih Birol said on Thursday that global energy markets are at a "critical turning point," after his agency on Wednesday recommended a coordinated release of global reserve oil in the face of the Iran war.
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[2026-03-12 19:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Deputy Minister of Defence, Aruna Jayasekara, confirmed that a large stock of ‘Ice’ (crystal meth) and heroin, brought to the Dikowita Fishing Harbor, is estimated to be worth Rs. 10 billion.
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[2026-03-12 19:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: A former Ukrainian Secret Service (SBU) general and MP has issued an open public threat against the family of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, days after Vladimir Zelensky suggested his military could be despatched to speak with him “in its own language.”
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[2026-03-12 19:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: The United States and Israeli strikes on Iran continue, as Tehran has stepped up attacks to disrupt energy markets, triggering a spike in oil prices.
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[2026-03-12 19:30 UTC+10:00] [Strait of Hormuz] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The danger from the Iran war cannot be assessed in isolation. Rather, it is one of several major vulnerabilities that could trigger a much sharper sell-off
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[2026-03-12 19:30 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: It took a once-in-a-century pandemic to drive Australia into its first recession in a generation. It could take oil prices at $US200 a barrel and an inflation breakout to again push the nation to the economic brink.
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[2026-03-12 19:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Taipei, Taiwan – Governments and businesses across Southeast Asia are scrambling to stave off energy shortages as the Strait of Hormuz remains shut to maritime traffic, amid the fallout of the United States-Israeli war on Iran.
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