[2026-03-07 08:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Why India's Narendra Modi chose to back Israel over Iran

Snippet: Why did India's Narendra Modi travel to Israel two days before the US and Israel launched a war on Iran?

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/why-indias-narendra-modi-chose-back-israel-over-iran

[2026-03-07 08:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: How major US stock indexes fared Friday 3/6/2026

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.

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/wall-street-stocks-dow-nasdaq-7bc16a417d3131486cf8c2c320575e59

[2026-03-07 08:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: Keir Starmer’s cowardice amid Iran war shames Britain — and insults the US

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.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/03/06/opinion/keir-starmers-cowardice-amid-iran-war-shames-britain-and-insults-the-us/

[2026-03-07 08:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Iran is gearing up for a long war of attrition against Israel and the US

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.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/opinion/iran-gearing-long-war-attrition-against-israel-and-us

[2026-03-07 07:48 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]

Source: 9News

Title: Russia has provided Iran with information that can help Tehran strike US military, sources say

Snippet: Auto news: Public electric car charging cables cut and stolen at shopping centre

Read full article: https://www.9news.com.au/world/russia-has-provided-iran-with-information-that-can-help-tehran-strike-us-military-ap-sources-say/64ae102a-de8d-4c2b-ad25-6b110b5b3fef

[2026-03-07 07:47 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Age

Title: Russia reportedly sharing intelligence about US military with Iran

Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section

Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/world/russia-reportedly-sharing-intelligence-about-us-military-with-iran-20260307-p5o8c8.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-03-07 07:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: Rockets target Baghdad airport complex — Iraqi authorities

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.

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/03/07/world/rockets-target-baghdad-airport-complex-iraqi-authorities/2295095

[2026-03-07 07:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: Al Jazeera

Title: US and Israel attacking Iran at ‘record pace’, war monitor says

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.

Read full article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/6/us-and-israel-attacking-iran-at-record-pace-war-monitor-says

[2026-03-07 07:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Cuba says a 5th person has died in fatal boat shooting

Snippet: Weapons that Cuban authorities say were recovered from a speedboat in Cuban waters following a confrontation that left four people dead are displayed during a media presentation in Havana, Friday, Feb. 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/cuba-us-speedboat-deaths-florida-f42eb9c5719f8b2d2e2cc00a5a76dbda

[2026-03-07 07:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AfricaNews

Title: Ethiopia does not want war: PM

Snippet: Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has said his country does not want war, even as regional Tigray authorities say federal forces are massing around the northern region, raising fears of renewed conflict.

Read full article: http://www.africanews.com/2026/03/06/ethiopia-does-not-want-war-pm/

[2026-03-07 07:26 UTC+10:00] [Military] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Asia Times

Title: That torpedo that sank Iran ship: old tech, hard to defend against

Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive

Read full article: https://asiatimes.com/2026/03/that-torpedo-that-sank-iran-ship-old-tech-hard-to-defend-against/

[2026-03-07 07:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: IEA warns war on Iran could trigger global LNG price surge

Snippet: The International Energy Agency said the Israeli-US war on Iran has halted the country’s gas exports, largely to Asian markets, raising concerns about global energy supplies, the Associated Press reported.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/iea-warns-war-iran-could-trigger-global-lng-price-surge

[2026-03-07 07:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: Gavin Newsom’s military diss, wealth taxes won’t work and other commentary

Snippet: California Gov. Gavin Newsom, “with his impeccable timing,” has transformed into “more of an anti-Israel zealot,” snarks Commentary’s Seth Mandel, “mocking Israel’s participation in the regime-change mission in Iran,” even as “Israel’s participation in the conflict saves American lives.”

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/03/06/opinion/gavin-newsoms-military-diss-wealth-taxes-wont-work-and-other-commentary/

[2026-03-07 07:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Daily News

Title: Stranded Iranian sailors brought to Colombo - DailyNews

Snippet: Sri Lankan Navy is seen evacuating 208 crew members of an Iranian vessel – Iris Booshehr stranded near country’s territorial waters on Thursday night after the ship sought assistance from the Sri Lankan Government to dock at one of ports.

Read full article: https://dailynews.lk/2026/03/07/local/962903/stranded-iranian-sailors-brought-to-colombo/

[2026-03-07 07:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Daily News

Title: This could prove to be America’s Achilles’ heel in the Iran war - DailyNews

Snippet: In a strange way, markets could come to be a surrogate institutional check on a country that otherwise doesn’t know restraint. The missiles are again flying and a thick fog of war has descended over the Middle East. US President Donald Trump has said it might take four to five weeks or longer to achieve America’s objectives, whatever those are.

Read full article: https://dailynews.lk/2026/03/07/general-opinion/962814/this-could-prove-to-be-americas-achilles-heel-in-the-iran-war/

[2026-03-07 06:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Daily News

Title: Crucial weeks ahead for Sri Lanka with ME conflict - Deputy Minister - DailyNews

Snippet: The next few weeks could be a crucial period for Sri Lanka in light of the military situation that has emerged in the Middle East due to the on-going conflict, Defence Deputy Minister Major General (retd) Aruna Jayasekara told Parliament.

Read full article: https://dailynews.lk/2026/03/07/breaking-news/962910/crucial-weeks-ahead-for-sri-lanka-with-me-conflict-deputy-minister/

[2026-03-07 06:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: US attack on Iranian warship did not violate international law, experts say

Snippet: Two Iranian sailors, carrying green bags, who were rescued from IRIS Dena warship by Sri Lanka’s navy are escorted to a Judicial Medical Officer from the National Hospital, in Galle, Sri Lanka, Thursday, March 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/iran-torpedo-war-crime-attack-submarine-7e2f883bae6af25fd0fa0aafd2a063ff

[2026-03-07 06:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Threats to water supply and food inflation stalk Gulf states

Snippet: Gulf countries are shutting down oil and gas production as a result of the US-Israeli war on Iran, but it's not just their energy infrastructure that is currently held hostage to Iran’s retaliatory missiles and drones: food and water are, too.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/threats-water-supply-and-food-inflation-stalk-gulf-states

[2026-03-07 06:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Daily News

Title: Trump says not concerned about rising gas prices - DailyNews

Snippet: US President Donald Trump said he is not worried about rising petrol prices in the United States during the ongoing conflict involving Iran, saying the military campaign remains his main focus, according to Reuters.

Read full article: https://dailynews.lk/2026/03/07/breaking-news/962951/trump-says-not-concerned-about-rising-gas-prices/

[2026-03-07 06:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: CNBC

Title: Amazon says Anthropic’s Claude still OK for AWS customers to use outside defense work

Snippet: Amazon said Friday it will continue offering Anthropic's artificial intelligence technology to its cloud customers, excluding work involving the Department of Defense.

Read full article: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/06/amazon-aws-anthropic-claude-pentagon-blacklist.html

[2026-03-07 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Daily News

Title: Iran ‘confident’ it could counter a US ground invasion - FM - DailyNews

Snippet: Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Thursday that his country is ready for a ground invasion by American troops as the war launched by the United States and Israel has quickly spread across the region. He also refused any negotiations with the U.S. and said that Iran had not asked for a ceasefire.

Read full article: https://dailynews.lk/2026/03/07/breaking-news/962954/iran-confident-it-could-counter-a-us-ground-invasion-fm/

[2026-03-07 06:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Russia gave Iran information that could help strikes on US military

Snippet: Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting with Nizhny Novgorod Region Governor Gleb Nikitin at the Kremlin, in , Russia, Friday, March 6, 2026. (Gavriil Grigorov, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/trump-iran-russia-intelligence-35afae34198408d670941f971d383378

[2026-03-07 06:08 UTC+10:00] [Photography] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: The week around the world in 20 pictures

Snippet: View image in fullscreenTehran, IranA man is helped in the aftermath of an airstrike that caused major damage to the area around Ferdowsi Square in Tehran. Israel and the US launched a war on Iran this week, unleashing waves of air attacks across the country in an attempt to bring about regime change and plunging the region into a conflict that could last weeks or months.Photograph: Parspix/ABACA/ShutterstockShareView image in fullscreenTehran, IranSmoke billows after an airstrike near the Azadi tower in

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/gallery/2026/mar/06/the-week-around-the-world-in-20-pictures

[2026-03-07 06:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: CNBC

Title: Trump admin announces $20 billion reinsurance program for oil tankers during Iran war

Snippet: The Trump administration on Friday announced a $20 billion reinsurance program for oil tankers and other maritime traffic in an effort to get vessels moving through the Strait of Hormuz.

Read full article: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/06/trump-reinsurance-oil-iran-war.html

[2026-03-07 06:00 UTC+10:00] [Women's football] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: While Trump monetises war, Iran women’s team deliver great act of sporting heroism | Barney Ronay

Snippet: In refusing to sing the national anthem these athletes have placed themselves in grave danger while Gianni Infantino sides with the American war machine

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/football/2026/mar/06/donald-trump-monetises-war-iran-womens-team-deliver-great-act-sporting-heroism

[2026-03-07 06:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: ‘War Machine’ Ending Explained: What Happens in the Alan Ritchson Netflix Movie?

Snippet: Reacher star Alan Ritchson goes head-to-head with a killer alien robot in War Machine, the new sci-fi action flick that began streaming on Netflix today. (Not to be confused with the 2017 Brad Pitt movie War Machine, which was also a Netflix original film. No relation!)

Read full article: https://decider.com/2026/03/06/war-machine-ending-explained-war-machine-2026-movie-plot-summary/

[2026-03-07 06:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: ABC News

Title: Satellite imagery shows strikes around Iranian school where girls were killed

Snippet: Satellite imagery shows strikes around an Iranian school where girls were killed. (Supplied: Planet Labs PBC; ABC NEWS Verify)

Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-07/verify-satellite-imagery-direct-strikes-around-minab-school/106419210

[2026-03-07 05:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Israel claims it hit Hezbollah command centres in Beirut’s Dahiyeh

Snippet: The Israeli military said its air force carried out another round of strikes on targets in Dahiyeh, Beirut’s southern suburbs.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israel-claims-it-hit-hezbollah-command-centres-beiruts-dahiyeh

[2026-03-07 05:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: Al Jazeera

Title: Zelenskyy visits front line as Ukraine and Russia swap 500 prisoners each

Snippet: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he had visited the eastern front line as Ukraine and Russia ⁠completed a two-day prisoner-of-war swap, exchanging 500 soldiers each.

Read full article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/6/zelenskyy-visits-front-line-as-ukraine-and-russia-swap-500-prisoners-each

[2026-03-07 05:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: RT News

Title: How the Iran war is dividing Team Trump

Snippet: By RT newsroom, a team of multi-lingual journalists with over a decade of experience in Russian and international reporting, delivering original research and insights often missing from mainstream coverage

Read full article: https://www.rt.com/news/634016-iran-war-trump-division/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS

[2026-03-07 05:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: RT News

Title: How the Iran war is dividing Team Trump

Snippet: Donald Trump’s war on Iran marks the US president’s final break with his ‘America First’ allies and embrace of interventionism. It’s a decision that will haunt whoever inherits the leadership of his divided movement.

Read full article: https://www.rt.com/news/634016-iran-war-trump-division/

[2026-03-07 05:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Germany withdraws more troops from Middle East

Snippet: Germany has withdrawn additional Bundeswehr troops from the Middle East as tensions escalate on the seventh day of the Israeli-US war on Iran, a military spokesperson said.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/germany-withdraws-more-troops-middle-east

[2026-03-07 05:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]

Source: New York Post

Title: CNN accused of peddling ‘pro-Iran regime propaganda’ for report on ‘calm’ scenes in Tehran

Snippet: CNN was accused of pushing out “pro-Iran regime propaganda” by the Trump administration Thursday after a reporter for the network said it appeared daily life was continuing despite the ongoing war.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/03/06/us-news/cnn-accused-of-peddling-pro-iran-regime-propaganda-for-report-on-calm-scenes-in-tehran/

[2026-03-07 05:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: Stream It Or Skip It: ‘War Machine’ on Netflix, a Dumb-as-Rocks Alan Ritchson-led Military Sci-fi Flick

Snippet: Netflix may have run out of generic movie titles, now that we’re forced to differentiate War Machine (2026) with War Machine (2017). The latter differentiated itself by being a satire led by Brad Pitt, but today, we have to deal with the former, which struggles to differentiate itself from dozens of similar military/sci-fi action movies.

Read full article: https://decider.com/2026/03/06/alan-ritchson-war-machine-movie-netflix-review/

[2026-03-07 05:27 UTC+10:00] [flares] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Australia complains to China after encounter between military helicopters

Snippet: Australia says the Chinese aircraft made an ‘unsafe’ manoeuvre, while China called the statement ‘distortions of facts’

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/australasia/article/3345781/australia-complains-china-after-encounter-between-military-helicopters

[2026-03-07 05:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: CNBC

Title: Google joins Microsoft in telling users Anthropic is still available outside defense projects

Snippet: Google said it will continue offering Anthropic's artificial intelligence technology for clients, excluding for defense work, a day after Microsoft issued a similar statement to customers.

Read full article: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/06/google-says-anthropic-remains-available-outside-of-defense-projects.html

[2026-03-07 05:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Experts say Iran school blast likely targeted airstrike

Snippet: A Dept. of Defense map entitled, Operation EPIC FURY Timeline - First 100 Hours, is displayed during a news conference with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine, at the Pentagon, Wednesday, March 4, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Konstantin Toropin)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/iran-minab-girls-school-airstrike-us-israel-c3095dc9729881b567277a1c5c47efb2

[2026-03-07 05:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: Trump's Iran war violates international law, experts say

Snippet: WASHINGTON — The United States insists it attacked Iran to curb "direct threats" from the Islamic republic, but legal experts say the dangers cited by Washington do not justify war under international law.

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/03/07/world/trumps-iran-war-violates-international-law-experts-say/2295057

[2026-03-07 05:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: ABC News

Title: Gulf nations pessimistic about what Trump will leave behind

Snippet: Topic:Defence and National Security

Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-07/gulf-states-pessimistic-about-what-trump-will-leave-behind/106418872

[2026-03-07 05:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: ABC News

Title: All at sea with Pete Hegseth: Is this is what AUKUS looks like in practice?

Snippet: Topic:Defence and National Security

Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-07/aukus-australia-united-states-iran-pete-hegseth/106419238

[2026-03-07 04:52 UTC+10:00] [AI (artificial intelligence)] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: The Guardian view on AI in war: the Iran conflict shows that the paradigm shift has already begun

Snippet: The intensified use of artificial intelligence, and rows over its control, demonstrate the need for democratic oversight and multilateral controls

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/commentisfree/2026/mar/06/the-guardian-view-on-ai-in-war-the-iran-conflict-shows-that-the-paradigm-shift-has-already-begun

[2026-03-07 04:49 UTC+10:00] [Keir Starmer] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Keir Starmer accused of ‘mimicking Trump’ with Middle East crisis TikTok post

Snippet: PM justifies position on US-Israel war on Iran in social media post using the Dire Straits song Money for Nothing

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/mar/06/keir-starmer-accused-of-mimicking-trump-with-middle-east-crisis-tiktok-post

[2026-03-07 04:46 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 90]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: ‘If they don’t stop, Tehran will turn into Gaza’: Iranians describe night of terror

Snippet: People tell of scenes of panic during airstrikes on Iran’s capital, with several saying they feared they would die

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/06/tehran-bombing-iran-night-of-terror

[2026-03-07 04:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Hezbollah says it targeted Israeli base in Israeli-occupied Golan Heights

Snippet: Hezbollah said it launched a drone attack on an Israeli military site in the occupied Syrian Golan Heights.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/hezbollah-says-it-targeted-israeli-base-occupied-golan-heights

[2026-03-07 04:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: White House releases wild, macho video montage of Iran strikes: ‘Justice the American way’

Snippet: The Trump White House released a chaotic video montage of US military strikes on Iran combined with iconic movie scenes Thursday night, drawing backlash from both sides of the aisle for making light of the Middle East war.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/03/06/us-news/white-house-releases-wild-macho-video-montage-of-iran-strikes-justice-the-american-way/

[2026-03-07 04:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: US permission for India to keep buying Russian oil is a boost for Moscow

Snippet: Fishermen work in front of oil tankers south of the Strait of Hormuz Jan. 19, 2012, offshore the town of Ras Al Khaimah in United Arab Emirates. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili, File)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/treasury-india-russia-oil-iran-war-c29383f5ceb25e768b1ad4095807dd6e

[2026-03-07 04:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: ABC News

Title: Trump demands 'unconditional surrender' from Iran, as US and Israel intensify strikes

Snippet: An explosion on Beirut's southern suburbs after an Israeli strike, following an escalation between Hezbollah and Israel amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, Lebanon on Friday. (Reuters: Khalil Ashawi)

Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-07/donald-trump-says-no-iran-deal-except-unconditional-surrender-/106427078

[2026-03-07 04:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Schools, hospitals, playgrounds: Iran's civilian sites hit by US-Israeli strikes

Snippet: Since the launch of the US-Israeli onslaught on Iran, the country’s schools, hospitals and even playgrounds have come under attack.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/iran-civilian-sites-hit-us-israeli-strikes

[2026-03-07 04:22 UTC+10:00] [Marco Rubio] [Factuality: 90]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Trump says Cuba is going to ‘fall pretty soon’

Snippet: The president has said it is ‘just a matter of time’ before the US turns to Cuba after finishing its war in Iran

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/world/americas/article/3345780/trump-says-cuba-going-fall-pretty-soon

[2026-03-07 04:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: Pakistani, Afghan border forces exchange fire as UN says war displaces over 100,000

Snippet: KABUL, March 6 — Pakistani and Afghan troops exchanged fire at dozens of points along their border on Friday as the ​UN said their week-old conflict has forced the displacement of more than 100,000 people.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/03/06/world-news/pakistani-afghan-border-forces-exchange-fire-as-un-says-war-displaces-over-100000/