Topic: Military & Defence — Neutral reports only
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[2026-03-07 15:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: JERUSALEM — Israel said on Friday that Iran had launched cluster bombs "multiple times" since the start of the war that began with a US-Israeli attack on the Islamic republic over the weekend.
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[2026-03-07 15:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The Israeli military on Saturday said it detected new missile launches from Iran toward the Greater Tel Aviv area and other parts of central Israel. Earlier alerts were also issued for southern Israel as air defences were activated to intercept incoming missiles.
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[2026-03-07 15:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Data by the Human Sciences Research Council shows that more than 35% of women over the age of 18 in South Africa have experienced physical or sexual violence, while the country’s femicide rates are said to be five times the global average. (AP video: Nqobile Ntshangase, Kayleen Morgan)
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[2026-03-07 15:14 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Donald Trump says he would only accept Tehran’s ‘unconditional surrender’ as war continues to expand; Israel launches huge attacks on Iran and Lebanon
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[2026-03-07 15:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Muslim pilgrims pray as they circumambulate the Kaaba, the cubic building at the Grand Mosque, during the minor pilgrimage, known as Umrah, in the Muslim holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Sunday, Dec. 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil, File)
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[2026-03-07 15:00 UTC+10:00] [howitzer] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The island’s main political parties clash over whether to prioritise US arms or invest in home-grown weapons and ‘T-Dome’ air shield
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[2026-03-07 15:00 UTC+10:00] [Afghanistan] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: By refusing to condemn these legally baseless strikes, the Albanese government risks choosing ‘might is right’ over the UN Charter
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[2026-03-07 14:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israel’s military on Saturday said it has begun a “broad-scale wave of strikes” targeting sites in the Iranian capital, Tehran.
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[2026-03-07 14:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth said President Donald Trump is aware of the situation after reports that Russia may be providing intelligence to Iran about American positions in the Middle East. S
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[2026-03-07 14:37 UTC+10:00] [Russia] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Search operations under way as drones hit residential buildings; US considers lifting more sanctions on Russian oil. What we know on day 1,473
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[2026-03-07 14:30 UTC+10:00] [Jakarta] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Readers discuss the implications of the war in Iran, the impact on Asian economies, and Hong Kong as a safe haven
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[2026-03-07 14:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Saudi Defence Minister Khalid bin Salman met with Pakistan’s Army Chief General Asim Munir to discuss what Saudi officials described as Iranian aggression against the kingdom, according to the Saudi Defence Ministry.
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[2026-03-07 14:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The Israeli military said a new wave of missiles had been launched from Iran, with air defence systems working to intercept the threat.
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[2026-03-07 14:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: An Israeli commentator has argued that the ongoing US-Israeli war against Iran could reshape the political map of the Middle East and potentially end the century-old regional order established after World War I, following the collapse of the Ottoman Empire.
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[2026-03-07 13:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Unrest, Conflict and War
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[2026-03-07 13:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON, D.C. — US and Ecuadoran forces conducted joint strikes inside Ecuador as part of ongoing operations to combat drug trafficking in the South American country, according to a statement by US Southern Command (SOUTHCOM).
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[2026-03-07 13:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: JERUSALEM — Israel said on Friday that Iran had launched cluster bombs "multiple times" since the start of the war that began with a US-Israeli attack on the Islamic republic over the weekend.
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[2026-03-07 13:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: War Secretary Pete Hegseth insisted that US forces are not in danger amid reports that Russia is sharing intelligence with Iran to help Tehran fight back as Operation Epic Fury rages on.
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[2026-03-07 13:05 UTC+10:00] [Iran] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The White House downplays Moscow sharing information with Tehran on US targets in the Gulf, saying it is not affecting military operations
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[2026-03-07 12:30 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: WASHINGTON -- The United States expects it to take four to six weeks to meet "achievable objectives" of its military operation against Iran, the White House said Friday, underscoring that the US is "well on its way" toward the objectives.
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[2026-03-07 12:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: The head of Papua New Guinea's military has raised concern about guns being sent from Australia. (ABC News: Marian Faa)
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[2026-03-07 11:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: AP News
Snippet: FILE- Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, left, and Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering Emil Michael, right, arrive to look at a display of multi-domain autonomous systems in the Pentagon courtyard, Wednesday, July 16, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson, File)
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[2026-03-07 11:00 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: SBS News
Snippet: The reported strike on the UNIFIL base happened on the same day as Israel pounded Beirut's southern suburbs with airstrikes, stepping up a war with Hezbollah that has forced hundreds of thousands of Lebanese from their homes and killed more than 200, according to a health ministry toll. Source: AAP / EPA / Wael Hamzeh
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[2026-03-07 11:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: SBS News
Snippet: Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu have said the war will continue for as long as it needs to. Source: Getty / Joe Raedle/Getty Staff/Ritesh Shukla/Stringer/ Sir Francis Canker Photography
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[2026-03-07 10:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Critics who call Operation Epic Fury folly or a distraction are missing the point: Iran is just one front in an ongoing, evolving global contest that includes Russia and China.
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[2026-03-07 10:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has spoken with Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman about the Israeli-US war on Iran and its wider spillover in the region.
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[2026-03-07 10:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: US President Donald Trump said American defence companies have agreed to "quadruple production" of what he described as "exquisite class" weaponry following a meeting at the White House.
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[2026-03-07 10:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Petrol prices are expected to rise due to the Middle East conflict but the sugar industry sees biofuels as a solution. (ABC News: Danielle Bonica)
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[2026-03-07 10:00 UTC+10:00] [Australian economy] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Global markets have become inured to the US president’s posturing over the past year, but economists warn they may be ‘a little bit complacent’ in anticipating a short conflict in the Middle East
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[2026-03-07 09:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: The Islamic regime is trying to silence critics as fighting engulfs its country, but these people found a way to get their voices heard.
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[2026-03-07 09:56 UTC+10:00] [WORLD] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: U.S. President Donald Trump demanded Iran's "unconditional surrender" on Friday, a dramatic escalation one week into the war he launched alongside Israel that could make it more difficult to negotiate a swift end to hostilities.
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[2026-03-07 09:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: The Middle East war has pushed the price of oil above $90 per barrel. (AAP)
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[2026-03-07 09:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Oil prices made a historic surge during the first week of the US-Israeli war on Iran as Gulf states shuttered energy facilities.
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[2026-03-07 09:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Palantir was an outlier in a tough week for the stock market, as the provider of software and services to the U.S. government saw its stock rally 15% following the U.S. attack on Iran.
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[2026-03-07 09:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Qatar has partially reopened its airspace days after Iranian missile and drone strikes forced the country to ground all flights as a United States-Israeli military campaign against Iran continues into its seventh day.
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[2026-03-07 09:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: An Iranian Shahed exploding drone launched by Russia flies through the sky seconds before it struck buildings in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Oct. 17, 2022. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky, File)
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[2026-03-07 09:00 UTC+10:00] [Ukraine] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Exclusive: MoD-contracted workers assisting Ukrainians in a way ‘no other nation has been willing to do’, says minister
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[2026-03-07 08:54 UTC+10:00] [China-Taiwan] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-03-07 08:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: KYIV — Baby making has turned into a patriotic act in Ukraine.
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[2026-03-07 08:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Marta Suarez had 17 points and eight rebounds, Taylor Bigby scored 11 of her 13 points in the first quarter, and No. 10 TCU began the defense of its women’s Big 12 Tournament championship with a 63-46 quarterfinal victory over BYU on Friday.
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[2026-03-07 08:35 UTC+10:00] [Asia Times] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-03-07 08:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — The U.S. is imposing visa restrictions on “several senior Rwandan officials for fueling instability” in eastern Congo, the State Department said on Friday, intensifying pressure on the East African country after sanctions announced earlier this week.
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[2026-03-07 08:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Why did India's Narendra Modi travel to Israel two days before the US and Israel launched a war on Iran?
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[2026-03-07 08:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Oil shot to its highest price since 2023 after surging again because of the Iran war, and a weak update on the U.S. job market knocked stocks lower to cap Wall Street’s worst week since October.
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[2026-03-07 08:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: LONDON — Never in the field of human conflict has a British prime minister done so much to look as small as Keir Starmer does now.
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[2026-03-07 08:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: A massive Israeli strike last weekend, reportedly aided by US intelligence tracking, flattened the compound housing Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and many of his closest aides.
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[2026-03-07 07:48 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: 9News
Snippet: Auto news: Public electric car charging cables cut and stolen at shopping centre
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[2026-03-07 07:47 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-03-07 07:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: BAGHDAD, Iraq — Rockets targeted on Friday evening the Baghdad airport complex that hosts a military base and a US diplomatic facility, Iraqi authorities said.
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[2026-03-07 07:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: The United States and Israel have attacked Iran at a pace that far surpasses other recent conflicts, research group Airwars says, as the US and Israeli governments have pledged to press on with their deadly bombardment.
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