Topic: Military & Defence — Neutral reports only
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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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[2026-03-05 16:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: An Israeli strike in Lebanon killed a senior Hamas official early on Thursday, the public broadcaster National News Agency (NNA) reported, making him the first member of the Palestinian movement reported killed since the war on Iran began.
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[2026-03-05 16:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: BANGKOK — Global energy trade is in turmoil as war around the Persian Gulf chokes off oil and natural gas shipments, causing prices to soar.
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[2026-03-05 16:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MELBOURNE, Australia — 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 16:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Tracer rounds light the sky as people fire live rounds into the air during a televised speech by Hezbollah leader Naim Kassem in Dahiyeh, Beirut’s southern suburbs, Lebanon, Wednesday, March 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
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[2026-03-05 16:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iran launched new wave of attacks Thursday morning at Israeli and American bases following a threat to destroy military and economic infrastructure across the region, which came after the US and Israel intensified their bombardment of Iran and a US Navy submarine sank an Iranian warship in the Indian Ocean.
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[2026-03-05 16:26 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: HD Hyundai Chair Chung Ki-sun visited the Philippines this week as part of the South Korean government’s economic mission, paying tribute to Korean War veterans, attending a bilateral business forum and inspecting the group’s shipyard operations in Subic Bay.
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[2026-03-05 16:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A torpedo fired by a U.S. 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 16:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., pauses before speaking with reporters just days before funding for the Department of Homeland Security is set to expire, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2026. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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[2026-03-05 16:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Jarvis Cocker, of the rock band Pulp, performs during the Glastonbury Festival in Worthy Farm, Somerset, England, June 28, 2025. (Scott A Garfitt/Invision/AP, File)
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[2026-03-05 16:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Senate Republicans voted down an effort Wednesday to halt the Trump administration’s war against Iran, demonstrating early support for a conflict that has rapidly spread across the Middle East with no clear exit strategy.
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[2026-03-05 15:57 UTC+10:00] [Business / Consumer affairs] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: The former head of Australia’s consumer watchdog has torpedoed petrol stations’ excuses for raising prices already due to the war in Iran, warning fuel companies seeking to use the situation as a smokescreen should be investigated.
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[2026-03-05 15:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: The National People's Congress meets at the Great Hall of the People on Thursday. (Reuters: Maxim Shemetov)
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[2026-03-05 15:51 UTC+10:00] [World / Middle East] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: The United States is dominating the skies above Iran. But math is not necessarily on America’s side. Iran is using low-cost drones for precision attacks in the Middle East. The United States and its allies have air defence systems capable of intercepting a vast majority of Iranian ballistic missiles and drones, which are sophisticated yet costly.
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[2026-03-05 15:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said that he could not rule out his country’s military participation in the escalating war in the Middle East, after earlier saying that the US-Israeli strikes on Iran were “inconsistent with international law”.
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[2026-03-05 15:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: FORT MYERS, Fla. — The Yankees have a new secret weapon against Garrett Crochet.
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[2026-03-05 15:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Journalist Max Blumenthal has accused conservative group Turning Point USA (TPUSA) of misrepresenting the stance of its late co-founder Charlie Kirk in order to defend the US-Israeli war on Iran.
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[2026-03-05 15:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
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 15:24 UTC+10:00] [Asia Pacific] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
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[2026-03-05 15:06 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Canadian PM says the US-Israeli strikes on Iran were ‘inconsistent with international law’ but that his country ‘will stand by our allies’. Follow the latest news
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[2026-03-05 14:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: A ceremony commemorating Iran’s late leader Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in Tehran has been postponed, according to Iran’s Tasnim news agency, days after he was assassinated along with family members in joint air strikes by Israel and the United States.
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[2026-03-05 14:53 UTC+10:00] [Middle East] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: This is AI generated summarization, which may have errors. For context, always refer to the full article.
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[2026-03-05 14:50 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: With the United States focused on its conflict with Iran, Ukraine could face a critical shortage of US air defense missiles at a time when Russia shows no signs of easing its campaign of striking Ukrainian cities.
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[2026-03-05 14:47 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: US Senate Republicans backed US President Donald Trump's military campaign against Iran on Wednesday, voting to block a bipartisan resolution aiming to stop the air war and require that any hostilities against Iran be authorized by Congress.
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[2026-03-05 14:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israeli President Isaac Herzog said on Wednesday that Tel Aviv and the US did not have "much of a choice" but to "take action" and attack Iran.
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[2026-03-05 14:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Former U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice described the Trump administration’s Operation Epic Fury as an attempt to “neuter” Iran’s military power inside and beyond its borders, including its apparent ties to Hezbollah.
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[2026-03-05 14:37 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Experts say US backing armed groups could ‘open up a hornet’s nest’; son of Ayatollah Khamenei tipped to succeed his father as leader. What we know on day six
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[2026-03-05 14:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese participate in a joint news conference, in Canberra, Australia, Thursday, March 5, 2026. (Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press via AP)
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[2026-03-05 14:23 UTC+10:00] [Trump administration] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The US and Israel’s war with Iran is nearing its first full week, and after throwing the region into chaos, it is starting to spread beyond the Middle East.
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[2026-03-05 14:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Unrest, Conflict and War
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[2026-03-05 14:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: An employee fills up the fuel tank of a car at a gas station in Jakarta, Indonesia, Tuesday, March 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim)
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[2026-03-05 14:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: President Donald Trump speaks about Iran before a Medal of Honor ceremony in the East Room of the White House, Monday, March 2, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
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[2026-03-05 13:51 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Chief Warrant Officer Robert Marzan, 54, and Maj Jeffrey O’Brien, 45, were from California and Iowa
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[2026-03-05 13:46 UTC+10:00] [Ukraine] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The Arctic Metagaz had been carrying 61,000 tonnes of liquefied natural gas when it exploded; Ukrainian drones reported to have hit southern Russia. What we know on day 1,471
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[2026-03-05 13:46 UTC+10:00] [Iran] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: IRIS Dena - one of Iran’s newest warships - had been on a friendly visit to India before it was sunk by a US submarine
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[2026-03-05 13:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Police blocked both directions of Nambour Connection Road yesterday after officers shot an allegedly armed man. (ABC News)
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[2026-03-05 13:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israel has launched attacks on the southern suburbs of Beirut, targeting Haret Hreik, Bir al-Abed and Ghobeiri, state-owned National News Agency reported.
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[2026-03-05 13:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: An unfinished Vietnam War memorial in Orange County has been reduced to rubble after city officials found it would be cheaper to tear down the shoddily built monument than repair it.
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[2026-03-05 13:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: From sunken warships to closed airspaces, here is a country-by-country breakdown of the conflict’s impact so far
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[2026-03-05 13:00 UTC+10:00] [Trump administration] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: US military has not taken responsibility for the strike, which killed at least 165 students, according to Iranian officials – key US politics stories from Wednesday 4 March at a glance
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[2026-03-05 12:42 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Police said Thursday it will send personnel to Oman and Dubai this week to help South Korean nationals leave the Middle East as the US-Israeli war on Iran has broadened.
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[2026-03-05 12:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: An anti-Iran war protester was injured in a scuffle with a US senator and police after he interrupted a Senate hearing at Capitol Hill on Wednesday.
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[2026-03-05 12:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Reports of strikes on Iranian and Israeli soil has been reported after nearly seven hours of calm.
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