Topic: Military & Defence — Neutral reports only
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[2026-03-12 10:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Iran could use drones to make a deadly strike on California at any time, a top US Army expert says — and we’re nowhere near ready for what could happen.
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[2026-03-12 10:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Somewhere between the White House and the Pentagon, the nation’s leaders need to start giving the public a regular, clear, concrete sense of how Operation Epic Fury is proceeding.
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[2026-03-12 10:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and his teenage daughter fired pistols during an inspection of a light munitions factory, state media photos showed on Thursday, as he pushes to modernize conventional forces after years of focus on nuclear weapons.
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[2026-03-12 10:39 UTC+10:00] [Donald Trump] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: While offering no details to hundreds of supporters, US president seemed to suggest conflict would not end soon
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[2026-03-12 10:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Asia-Pacific markets were set to fall Thursday as investors grappled with volatile oil prices and escalating tensions in the Middle East, even after the U.S. and its allies announced an unprecedented emergency release of crude reserves to calm energy markets.
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[2026-03-12 10:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said ending the war will require recognition of Tehran’s “legitimate rights” and guarantees against future aggression.
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[2026-03-12 10:24 UTC+10:00] [Trump administration] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Energy secretary says move is part of broader release as oil prices soar due to supply shocks from US-Israel war on Iran
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[2026-03-12 10:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: New footage shows what an expert investigative group says is likely an American Tomahawk missile hitting a compound in southern Iran, meters from the school where a deadly unclaimed blast killed over 165 people at the start of the war raging in the Mideast.
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[2026-03-12 10:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Three ballistic missiles heading towards Saudi Arabia’s Prince Sultan airbase have been intercepted and destroyed, the Saudi Defence Ministry said.
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[2026-03-12 10:03 UTC+10:00] [Bahrain] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The resolution did not mention US or Israeli strikes, prompting Tehran’s ambassador to decry ‘blatant misuse’ of the international body
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[2026-03-12 09:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Several tankers off the coasts of Iraq and Kuwait, along with a major port in Oman, are reportedly in flames as the US-Israeli military campaign against Iran continues to send shockwaves across global energy markets.
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[2026-03-12 09:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Pennsylvania authorities received three calls from the home of one of the alleged ISIS-inspired wannabe terrorists after Saturday’s twisted bomb plot at Gracie Mansion, according to a report.
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[2026-03-12 09:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Qatar’s Ministry of Defence said Iran launched nine ballistic missiles along with several drones at the Gulf country.
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[2026-03-12 09:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: President Trump said Wednesday that the US must “finish the job” before ending the war on Iran.
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[2026-03-12 09:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Iran is using cluster bombs for its attacks on Israeli cities, officials said, making strikes harder to stop for the Jewish state’s already burdened air defenses.
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[2026-03-12 09:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Hezbollah said it launched rockets at several Israeli military sites in response to Israeli strikes on Lebanon.
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[2026-03-12 08:55 UTC+10:00] [Opinion] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-03-12 08:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: By Fyodor Lukyanov, the editor-in-chief of Russia in Global Affairs, chairman of the Presidium of the Council on Foreign and Defense Policy, and research director of the Valdai International Discussion Club.
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[2026-03-12 08:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: By Fyodor Lukyanov, the editor-in-chief of Russia in Global Affairs, chairman of the Presidium of the Council on Foreign and Defense Policy, and research director of the Valdai International Discussion Club.
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[2026-03-12 08:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: An ongoing military inquiry has found the US preliminarily responsible for a deadly Tomahawk missile strike on an Iranian elementary school that killed at least 175 people, most of them children, the New York Times has reported.
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[2026-03-12 08:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Exclusive
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[2026-03-12 08:37 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Jim Chalmers says the government will crack down on fuel sector misconduct as petrol prices spike following the outbreak of war in the Middle East and Labor comes under attack for failing to shore up fuel supplies in regional Australia.
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[2026-03-12 08:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Caroline Stanbury may be thousands of miles away from home, but the reality star says she still feels safer in Dubai than she does in the United States — even as tensions escalate between the UAE and Iran.
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[2026-03-12 08:22 UTC+10:00] [Middle East] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-03-12 08:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Qatar’s ambassador to the United Nations urged the Security Council to act to halt the US-Israeli assault on Iran, which has escalated into a war across the Middle East.
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[2026-03-12 08:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: The government of Ecuador has announced that, starting this weekend, it is prepared to launch a sweeping military offensive against criminal networks in the country, with the support of the United States.
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[2026-03-12 08:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: REHOVOT, Israel — Hezbollah terrorists in Lebanon on Wednesday launched 100 rockets at Israel — overwhelming Israel’s lauded Iron Dome system so much that only half were shot down, an Israel Defense Force source exclusively told The Post.
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[2026-03-12 08:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: WASHINGTON — The White House is privately pushing congressional lawmakers to keep their cool as the war in Iran wraps up its 12th day, arguing it is critical to root out threats from the Islamic Republic against the US and its allies.
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[2026-03-12 07:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON — An Iran-linked hacking group claimed responsibility Wednesday for a cyberattack on US medical technology giant Stryker, saying it had extracted 50 terabytes of data in retaliation for military strikes on Iran.
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[2026-03-12 07:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The World Health Organization said 49 primary healthcare centres and five hospitals in Lebanon have shut down as the US-Israeli war on Iran and its wider spillover in the region intensifies.
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[2026-03-12 07:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Jason Bennett (left) with Nigel Carmody during a VFL match. Bennett will return to the VFL this year with the ABC. (Getty Images: Mike Owen)
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[2026-03-12 07:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: At least six people were killed and several others wounded in Israeli air raids on the Burj al-Shamali camp in southern Lebanon, the country’s National News Agency reported.
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[2026-03-12 07:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Iran's place in the men's FIFA World Cup is in doubt following US strikes on the country. (Reuters: West Asia News Agency/Majid Asgaripour)
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[2026-03-12 07:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: The U.S. will release 172 million barrels of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to help lower energy costs during the Iran war, Energy Secretary Chris Wright said Wednesday evening.
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[2026-03-12 07:30 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Military power often produces a moment of triumph. Precision strikes dominate headlines, targets are destroyed and political leaders present the operation as evidence of resolve and strength. In the short term, such actions can create the appearance of decisive leadership. Yet the longer-term perspective often tells a very different story.
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[2026-03-12 07:25 UTC+10:00] [Meta AI] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: ChatGPT, DeepSeek, Meta AI, Gemini and others suggested ‘locations to target’ and ‘weapons’ to use to researchers posing as 13-year-old boys
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[2026-03-12 07:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump listen to President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress in the House chamber at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
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[2026-03-12 07:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Nowra residents will get to choose between the Seahawk and the Huey to replace the "chopper on a stick" landmark. (Supplied: Department of Defence)
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[2026-03-12 07:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The Trump administration has been informed that its Gulf partners are running so low on missile and drone interceptors that they now need to be selective about which projectiles to target amid the war on Iran.
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[2026-03-12 07:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Government and Politics
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[2026-03-12 07:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Sri Lanka was unexpectedly thrust into the international limelight last week in the midst of the conflict that is raging between the United States and Israel waging war against Iran when an Iranian vessel sank off the southern shores of the country and sought assistance to evacuate injured sailors.
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[2026-03-12 06:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The Israeli military said it has carried out large-scale air and sea strikes on Beirut, using about 200 munitions.
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[2026-03-12 06:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: China on Wednesday condemned “non-discriminatory” attacks against civilians and expressed disapproval of strikes targeting the Gulf region.
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[2026-03-12 06:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: US Attorney General Pam Bondi has quietly relocated to a military base in the Washington DC area, joining multiple other top officials of the administration of President Donald Trump who have opted for more secure housing, the New York Times has reported, citing people familiar with the matter.
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[2026-03-12 06:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: US Attorney General Pam Bondi has quietly relocated to a military base in the Washington DC area, joining multiple other top officials of the administration of President Donald Trump who have opted for more secure housing, the New York Times has reported, citing people familiar with the matter.
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[2026-03-12 06:47 UTC+10:00] [Australia news] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Want to get this in your inbox every weekday? Sign up for the Morning Mail here, and finish your day with our Afternoon Update newsletter
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[2026-03-12 06:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: By Charlotte Dubenskij, an award-nominated journalist who has covered Yellow Vest protests in France, conflicts in Syria and the Philippines, and is now based in Israel for RT
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[2026-03-12 06:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: By Charlotte Dubenskij, an award-nominated journalist who has covered Yellow Vest protests in France, conflicts in Syria and the Philippines, and is now based in Israel for RT
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[2026-03-12 06:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Gov. Gavin Newsom called reports of Iran potentially launching drone attacks on California a “critical” threat that state and federal authorities have been monitoring — while taking shots at President Trump over the ongoing war in the Middle East.
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[2026-03-12 06:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Norwegian police say they have arrested three brothers suspected of carrying out Sunday’s “terror bombing” attack on the US embassy in Oslo.
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