Topic: Military & Defence — Neutral reports only
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[2026-03-07 01:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Clashes across Sudan's southern Kordofan region killed at least 51 people between Wednesday and Thursday, medical sources told AFP, as the army said it recaptured the city of Bara, on the road to Khartoum.
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[2026-03-07 01:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Qatar’s Energy Minister Saad al-Kaabi has said exports from the Gulf region could come to a halt “within weeks” if the war on Iran continues to escalate, throwing global energy markets into turmoil.
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[2026-03-07 01:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on Friday reiterated criticism of US-Israeli attacks on Iran, saying that they are an "extraordinary mistake" and "not in accordance with international law".
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[2026-03-07 01:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The Israeli army said it attacked a senior Iranian commander in Tehran.
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[2026-03-07 01:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Getting a bombshell makeover in the Middle East left this siren shellshocked.
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[2026-03-07 01:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: US President Donald Trump said only Iran's "unconditional surrender" would stop his assault on the country.
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[2026-03-07 01:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The Israeli army has targeted the al-Janah area, south of Beirut, nearby the Iranian embassy, state-owned National News Agency (NNA) reported.
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[2026-03-07 01:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: In a battered house, patched together after being damaged by Israeli bombing during the last war on Gaza, Tasneem stood by candlelight, cooking beans for her children's Ramadan dinner.
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[2026-03-07 01:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: ISLAMABAD — Pakistani and Afghan forces launched multiple strikes at each other in cross-border clashes Friday, and each side claimed to have killed dozens more enemy troops in what has been the deadliest fighting yet between the two neighbors — a conflict that Islamabad has declared to be an “open war.”
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[2026-03-07 01:00 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: 9News
Snippet: Auto news: These are Australia's safest roads.
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[2026-03-07 01:00 UTC+10:00] [Australia news] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: With friends and relatives in danger amid bombing in parts of Lebanon, many diaspora members are suffering a heavy psychological toll
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[2026-03-07 01:00 UTC+10:00] [Aukus] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The Albanese government has stood by as the foundations of the international order were destroyed
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[2026-03-07 01:00 UTC+10:00] [Australian foreign policy] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The US-Israel war on Iran shows once again how deadly it is to be America’s enemy – but also how very hard it is to be its friend
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[2026-03-07 01:00 UTC+10:00] [Australian politics] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: One week on from the start of Trump’s war on Iran, Barrie Cassidy and Tony Barry examine Anthony Albanese’s swift response in support of the strikes and whether the Australian public is taking note of how his government is handling the conflict. They also delve into the review the Liberal party tried to keep under wraps, all the recent political polling and why Pauline’s brand of authenticity deserves further scrutiny
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[2026-03-07 00:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Several thousand high school students have taken to the streets of Berlin to protest a recently adopted law that envisages the reinstatement of compulsory military service in the event that not enough people volunteer.
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[2026-03-07 00:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Several-thousand high school students have taken to the streets of Berlin to protest a recently adopted law that could lead to the reinstatement of compulsory military service.
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[2026-03-07 00:48 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 95]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Didn’t you know? True British patriots are the ones who want to join an obviously disastrous war on behalf of Israel and Donald Trump
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[2026-03-07 00:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: A regime change in Cuba is “just a question of time,” US President Donald Trump has said, renewing threats against the island’s government and suggesting Washington could turn its focus on Havana once the Iran military campaign ends.
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[2026-03-07 00:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Regime change in Cuba is “just a question of time,” US President Donald Trump has said, renewing threats against the island’s government and suggesting Washington could turn its focus on Havana, once the war on Iran ends.
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[2026-03-07 00:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: US air defences are intercepting missiles targeting Iranian Kurds, according to the Kurdish Freedom Party (PAK).
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[2026-03-07 00:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: This week, several countries in Europe announced that they are sending military assistance to the Middle East and the Mediterranean amid the ongoing US-Israel-Iran war, which has seen a strike on a British military base on Cyprus.
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[2026-03-07 00:27 UTC+10:00] [Tibet] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Beijing’s sweeping 2026-2030 plan lays out blueprint for navigating a complex and turbulent international environment
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[2026-03-07 00:20 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Federal and local officials have announced more patrols, counterterrorism measures and heightened monitoring
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[2026-03-07 00:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Explosions rocked the Kuwaiti capital on Friday, AFP reported, as authorities said they were confronting missile and drone strikes on the Gulf country.
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[2026-03-07 00:06 UTC+10:00] [Hachem Osseiran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Huge numbers of civilians have already left their homes, some with only the clothes on their backs, amid fatal attacks and evacuation orders
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[2026-03-07 00:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The Emirati Ministry of Defence said that it detected nine ballistic missiles and destroyed them, alongside intercepting 109 out of a 112 drones.
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[2026-03-07 00:05 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: US military officials briefed on investigation make disclosure, while Pentagon has confirmed only that inquiry is under way
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[2026-03-06 23:54 UTC+10:00] [Opinion] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-03-06 23:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Within hours of the launch of the US-Israeli assault on Iran last weekend, both the Ibrahimi Mosque in Hebron and Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied East Jerusalem were shut down. Israeli occupation forces expelled worshippers and justified the closures under the pretext of wartime “preventive measures”.
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[2026-03-06 23:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: The Kremlin has said the United States-Israeli war on Iran had prompted “a significant increase in demand” for Russian energy products, a day after the US Treasury issued a 30-day waiver allowing India to buy Russian oil currently stuck at sea.
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[2026-03-06 23:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Ukraine offers defence swap help to Gulf states
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[2026-03-06 23:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The Israeli Army Radio reported that the son of Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich alongside several other soldiers were wounded during military activity on the boundary with Lebanon.
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[2026-03-06 23:15 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: More than 370 South Koreans returned home Friday aboard the first direct flight from Dubai since last week's US-Israeli air strikes on Iran, according to airport officials.
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[2026-03-06 23:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Leen Shella, center, and Haneen Alatiyat, right, prepare to encourage congregants to vote in the New Jersey primary elections during Ramadan outside the Islamic Center of Passaic County on Friday, Feb. 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Luis Andres Henao)
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[2026-03-06 23:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Kyiv, Ukraine – As Washington’s Middle Eastern allies use US-made Patriot air defence systems to shoot down Iranian missiles and drones, Ukraine is about to face a dire shortage of ammunition for them.
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[2026-03-06 23:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: President Donald Trump is ready to use the U.S. Navy to escort oil tankers through the Strait of Hormuz as the war against Iran rages, but providing safe passage to the volume of traffic that typically passes through the waterway will prove challenging.
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[2026-03-06 23:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: This report is from this week's The Tech Download newsletter. Like what you see? You can subscribe here.
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[2026-03-06 22:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The Israeli army Arabic spokesperson, Avichay Adraee, claimed in a post on X that 50 of its fighter jets destroyed the underground bunker for former Supreme Leader of Iran Ali Khamenei.
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[2026-03-06 22:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: The United States used Precision Strike Missiles (PrSMs) for the first time during its ongoing war with Iran, US Central Command (CENTCOM) said on Wednesday.
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[2026-03-06 22:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Iranian worshipers, many holding portraits of the late assassinated Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, have gathered in Tehran and other cities for the first Friday prayers since the United States-Israeli war on the country began seven days ago.
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[2026-03-06 22:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Shiite Muslims walk over the representation of U.S. and Israeli flags with pictures of President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a rally to condemn the killing of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and against the Israeli strikes on Iran, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Friday, March 6, 2026.
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[2026-03-06 22:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Doha has condemned "in the strongest terms" Iranian attacks on Bahraini infrastructure housing Qatari naval forces.
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[2026-03-06 22:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks during a press briefing at the Pentagon, Wednesday, March 4, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Konstantin Toropin)
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[2026-03-06 22:20 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Reform Front suggests attacks on non-military US assets are diminishing global support for Iran as victim of aggression
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[2026-03-06 22:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Asian buyers are rushing to secure fuel as the near halt in traffic in the Strait of Hormuz, due to war, constrains oil supplies
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[2026-03-06 22:15 UTC+10:00] [UK news] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: While some Iranian exiles took to the streets in support of the US and Israeli attacks, not all are in celebratory mood
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[2026-03-06 22:04 UTC+10:00] [South Asia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-03-06 22:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: Finland’s plans to allow nuclear weapons on its territory would force Russia to take countermeasures, the Kremlin warned Friday, casting the proposal as a new threat on its border.
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[2026-03-06 22:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: This week, America put its military arsenal on full display — sinking Iranian warships, neutralizing thousands of missiles and drones, and executing strikes on a scale few thought possible. It was a reminder that our technological superiority is still unmatched.
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[2026-03-06 21:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran's army announced on Friday that various attacks were launched on US bases in Kuwait.
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