Topic: Military & Defence — Neutral reports only
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[2026-03-05 21:29 UTC+10:00] [World / Middle East] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
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[2026-03-05 21:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: An Iranian drone attack has targeted Azerbaijan’s autonomous Nakhchivan exclave, opening yet another front in the ongoing war launched by the United States and Israel and the retaliation from Tehran.
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[2026-03-05 21:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Argentina’s Lionel Messi hoists the winning team replica of the FIFA World Cup trophy during a celebration ceremony for local fans after an international friendly soccer match against Panama at the Monumental stadium in Buenos Aires, Argentina, March 23, 2023. (AP Photo/Gustavo Garello, file)
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[2026-03-05 21:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: France has authorised United States forces to use French military bases during the conflict involving Iran, according to a report by BFMTV.
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[2026-03-05 21:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: In the aftermath of the Israeli-U.S. strikes on Iran, American allies in the Persian Gulf are hearing a sound that Ukrainian soldiers have long come to dread: the foreboding hum of the Shahed-136 'kamikaze' drone.
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[2026-03-05 21:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Russia says Iran has not asked Moscow for military assistance since the United States and Israel began striking the country last week.
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[2026-03-05 21:00 UTC+10:00] [Royal Australian Navy] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: More than 50 Australian sailors and officers serving across US attack submarine fleet as part of preparations for Aukus
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[2026-03-05 21:00 UTC+10:00] [Trump Administration] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ProPublica
Snippet: Thousands of companies are jockeying for billions of dollars in Defense Department contracts to build a shield designed to intercept and destroy missiles launched against the United States.
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[2026-03-05 20:56 UTC+10:00] [World news] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Spain has emphatically dismissed US suggestions that it changed its view on the Iran war and is now prepared to let the US use its bases to support the mission.
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[2026-03-05 20:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: A torpedo fired by a US submarine sank an Iranian warship off the coast of Sri Lanka, whose navy said Wednesday it recovered 87 bodies and rescued 32 people. The Iranian vessel sunk in the Indian Ocean was the Islamic Republic’s “prize ship,” US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said.
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[2026-03-05 20:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: As the war between the United States, Israel, and Iran widens across the Middle East, it threatens to disrupt recent gains made by some African economies.
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[2026-03-05 20:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Multiple explosions are being heard across the skies above Qatar’s capital, Doha, as air defence systems respond to an apparent missile attack.
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[2026-03-05 20:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: The Canadian and Australian prime ministers on Thursday called for a de-escalation of the Iran war but added the Iranians must never gain a nuclear weapon.
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[2026-03-05 20:26 UTC+10:00] [Military] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-03-05 20:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A Ukrainian soldier of the 48th separate brigade launches a reconnaissance drone in Kharkiv region, Ukraine, Wednesday, March 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Andrii Marienko)
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[2026-03-05 20:00 UTC+10:00] [Editors' Pick] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: READ PART 1: Chinese operation taps Filipinos to access top security info
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[2026-03-05 19:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: GALLE, Sri Lanka — A torpedo fired by a US submarine sank an Iranian warship off the coast of Sri Lanka, whose navy said Wednesday it recovered 87 bodies and rescued 32 people.
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[2026-03-05 19:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Italy plans to provide air defence support to Gulf countries as a result of the ongoing Israeli-US war on the Iran, Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has said.
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[2026-03-05 19:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Iraqi forces have shot down a drone that attempted to target a United States military base near Baghdad International Airport, local media have reported, as Iran continues to strike US assets in Arab countries, with the region plunging deeper into war after six days.
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[2026-03-05 19:41 UTC+10:00] [China] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-03-05 19:34 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The economic ripples from the US-Israel attacks will soon become waves, engulfing everything from energy prices to food supplies
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[2026-03-05 19:30 UTC+10:00] [blockade] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Investors have grown used to brushing off geopolitical threats, but turmoil in the Middle East poses a greater risk to the global economy
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[2026-03-05 19:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The Pentagon is rushing to expand intelligence operations as Washington prepares for a prolonged war on Iran launched alongside Israel, with military planning now stretching well into the autumn.
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[2026-03-05 19:00 UTC+10:00] [Roma, Gypsies and Travellers] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: With many lacking official documentation or unable to speak Ukrainian, the families of men killed in action are struggling to get the compensation they are owed
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[2026-03-05 18:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Italy is planning to send air defence assistance to Gulf countries, Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said on Thursday.
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[2026-03-05 18:51 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: A Navy sergeant and her triplets donated their hair together to help children with cancer, the Navy said Thursday.
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[2026-03-05 18:46 UTC+10:00] [Australian economy] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Motoring groups accuse retailers of using conflict as an excuse to lift prices as Jim Chalmers asks ACCC to keep watch
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[2026-03-05 18:35 UTC+10:00] [Business / The economy] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Energy analysts modelling a war involving Iran have long feared two developments: the Islamic Republic lashing out at its oil-rich neighbours and a blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, through which a third of global seaborne crude and a fifth of liquefied natural gas (LNG) transit daily.
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[2026-03-05 18:17 UTC+10:00] [Global Affairs] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
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[2026-03-05 18:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: On the sixth day of the United States-Israeli offensive against Iran, the situation is escalating inside Iran while regional tensions are intensifying across the Gulf, Lebanon and Iraq.
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[2026-03-05 18:06 UTC+10:00] [Opinion] [Factuality: 95]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-03-05 18:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Rebels in Ethiopia’s restive Tigray region say they believe the federal authorities are preparing to “wage war” again the northern regional state.
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[2026-03-05 18:06 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Koreans in Israel and Gulf states describe air raid sirens, drone strikes and disruptions to daily life as regional tensions escalate
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[2026-03-05 18:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Israeli strikes have hit the southern suburbs of the Lebanese capital, Beirut, state-run media have said, as Israel’s deadline for Iranian officials to leave Lebanon expired, as it bombards the south and entrenches troops on the ground across the border, a volatile front in the wider regional war.
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[2026-03-05 17:58 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Iranian diaspora debates whether war can bring change to Iran’s political future
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[2026-03-05 17:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Iranian forces have launched an operation targeting Kurdish groups in their semi-autonomous region of neighbouring Iraq, as they also began their 19th wave of missile and drone attacks against Israel and United States assets in the Middle East on the sixth day of a regional war that has embroiled much of the region in the conflict.
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[2026-03-05 17:36 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Since 2017, I have covered South Korea’s political and economic landscape as a reporter, with a focus on foreign affairs, inter-Korean relations and security.As a foreign affairs reporter, I closely follow developments from the Ministry of Unification, the Foreign Ministry and the Defense Ministry, tracking shifts in diplomacy, military policy and North Korea’s evolving posture.
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[2026-03-05 17:32 UTC+10:00] [United Arab Emirates] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Aviation expert credits UAE air traffic control for enabling the flight from Dubai despite escalating conflict risks in the region
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[2026-03-05 17:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Unrest, Conflict and War
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[2026-03-05 17:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Iran’s Armed Forces have denied firing any missile towards Turkish territory, insisting that Iran respects the sovereignty of Turkiye, they said in a statement carried by state media.
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[2026-03-05 17:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has overseen the test-firing of “strategic cruise missiles” from a new 5,000-tonne naval destroyer before the vessel’s official commissioning, according to state media.
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[2026-03-05 17:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The girls’ school in Iran, where 165 people were killed by an apparent US-Israeli attack, was hit with two strikes, with the second missile killing sheltering survivors, two first responders and the parent of a slain child have told Middle East Eye.
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[2026-03-05 17:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa visited the Iranian Embassy in Colombo yesterday (04) afternoon to meet with the Iranian Ambassador. During the meeting, he expressed his deep condolences for the lives lost due to the ongoing military conflicts affecting the Middle East, including Iran, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, and Kuwait.
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[2026-03-05 17:15 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: I’m a staff reporter for The Korea Herald, covering national security and foreign policy across the Defense, Foreign and Unification Ministries, as well as the National Assembly. Before entering journalism, I served as an Air Force lieutenant, working as an interpreter and junior planner at the South Korea–US Combined Forces Command.
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[2026-03-05 17:12 UTC+10:00] [Business / Consumer affairs] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Short-term travel costs could surge by as much as 80 per cent as rising fuel prices and a significant capacity gap due to the Iran war squeeze the aviation market, travel experts say.
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[2026-03-05 17:07 UTC+10:00] [South China Morning Post] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Analysts believe the recent pause may be aimed at creating a conciliatory atmosphere in advance of this month’s leaders’ meeting
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[2026-03-05 17:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Australia's Prime Minister told parliament on Thursday that "military assets" had been deployed to the Middle East as a contingency plan.
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[2026-03-05 17:00 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Donald Trump has also criticised Keir Starmer’s initial decision not to allow the US to use UK military bases in the war
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[2026-03-05 17:00 UTC+10:00] [China] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Stranded husband decides to save money, hassle by staying behind in conflict-hit city as wife flies out before region’s airports shut down
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[2026-03-05 17:00 UTC+10:00] [World / Middle East] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Social media influencers in Dubai have been warned they face prison for posting material about the US-Israel conflict with Iran.
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