Topic: Military & Defence — Neutral reports only
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[2026-03-04 22:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: The United Nations says at least 30,000 people have been displaced in Lebanon following heavy Israeli airstrikes at several sites across the country.
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[2026-03-04 22:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Turkish armed forces have intercepted an Iranian missile over the country's southern province of Hatay, according to the Turkish defence ministry.
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[2026-03-04 22:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: Russia’s prison population has fallen to a historic low, the newly appointed first deputy chief justice of the Supreme Court said Wednesday, coming after years of the Russian military’s recruitment of convicted criminals to fight in Ukraine.
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[2026-03-04 22:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Israeli forces have moved deeper into southern Lebanon and seized additional positions for the first time since the 2024 ceasefire with the aim of targeting Hezbollah. The move marks a broader expansion of Israel’s military campaign across the region.
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[2026-03-04 22:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Sri Lanka’s navy says it has recovered several bodies after an Iranian naval vessel sank off the country’s southern coast following a reported explosion.
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[2026-03-04 22:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Sri Lanka Navy has rejected circulating claims that a rescued Iranian vessel was attacked by a submarine during a government press briefing today (04).
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[2026-03-04 22:30 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Explosions heard across Iranian capital as Israeli military announces further ‘broad-scale strikes’ against regime
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[2026-03-04 22:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The CIA is working on arming Kurdish forces hostile to the Iranian government to support the US-Israeli regime-change war against Tehran, CNN has reported.
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[2026-03-04 22:19 UTC+10:00] [Bahrain] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: In 2023, China mediated a peace deal between Riyadh and Tehran, but the ties are being tested as Iran targets sites in Saudi Arabia
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[2026-03-04 22:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The United Arab Emirates and Qatar say their air defence systems have intercepted missiles and drones launched from Iran as the Israeli-US war drags neighbouring countries into the conflict.
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[2026-03-04 22:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Yemen’s Houthi movement is likely to intervene sooner or later in support of Tehran, but the timing and scale of any involvement will depend on how the conflict between Iran, the US and Israel unfolds, analysts say.
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[2026-03-04 22:00 UTC+10:00] [US Congress] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Republicans are set to vote down the resolution introduced by Democrats, who have condemned Trump for launching strikes without Congressional approval
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[2026-03-04 21:55 UTC+10:00] [United Arab Emirates] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: While organiser reports only ‘small’ dip in participants, at least two firms expect fewer clients due to travel disruptions caused by war in Iran
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[2026-03-04 21:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Lebanon’s social affairs minister says tens of thousands of people have fled their homes after recent Israeli strikes, with many now seeking shelter across the country.
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[2026-03-04 21:50 UTC+10:00] [World / Middle East] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
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[2026-03-04 21:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney, center, gestures to Daniel Mulino, Australian Assistant Treasurer as he is introduced at the start of a signing ceremony, as Canada’s Finance and National Revenue Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne, right, looks on, in Sydney, Australia, Wednesday, March 4, 2026. (Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press via AP)
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[2026-03-04 21:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: Russian state television hosts have denounced U.S.-Israeli strikes on Moscow’s ally Iran as “war crimes,” accusing Washington of using diplomacy as cover for military action and warning that similar tactics could one day be deployed against Russia.
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[2026-03-04 21:37 UTC+10:00] [Venezuela] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Some Russian hardliners are urging Vladimir Putin to double down on the war in Ukraine
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[2026-03-04 21:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: The flight from Abu Dhabi with passengers returned to Italy arrives at Fiumicino Airport, in Rome, Tuesday, March 3, 2026. (Valentina Stefanelli/LaPresse via AP)
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[2026-03-04 21:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Athens, Greece – Iran has warned European leaders against joining the United States and Israel’s war that has destabilised the Middle East and upended economies around the world.
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[2026-03-04 21:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: China’s military has outlined five strategic lessons it says can be learned from the US-Israeli attack on Iran, warning against “blind faith in peace” and over-reliance on outside powers.
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[2026-03-04 21:14 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: PM says his country will not be complicit in growing conflict in Middle East ‘simply out of fear of reprisals from someone’
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[2026-03-04 21:10 UTC+10:00] [Keir Starmer] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Gen Sir Richard Shirreff says US president has launched war of choice in Iran with no clear grasp of how it will end
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[2026-03-04 21:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: European nations are facing “a literal hell” due to an energy price surge caused by the US-Israeli war with Iran, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic has said.
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[2026-03-04 21:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: European nations are facing “a literal hell” due to an energy price surge caused by the US-Israeli war with Iran, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic has said.
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[2026-03-04 21:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed says his government has “no intention of invading or attacking others” as he pushes for access to a seaport — an ambition that is stirring fresh tensions in the Horn of Africa.
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[2026-03-04 21:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: An Israeli stealth fighter jet has shot down a manned Iranian aircraft in a major show of force as the Islamic Republic continues to be blitzed five days into “Operation Epic Fury.”
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[2026-03-04 21:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: While rising energy costs from war in Iran may briefly aid China’s deflation battle, analysts warn how oil price spike could threaten nation’s fragile economic rebound
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[2026-03-04 21:00 UTC+10:00] [cross-strait relations] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The country has military strength and political resolve but more work needs to be done on a third element, an NPC deputy says
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[2026-03-04 20:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Islamabad, Pakistan – It was the first working day of the week and Muhammad Raza, a 23-year-old Pakistani medical student, was assisting the doctors treating patients at Tehran University of Medical Sciences hospital in the Iranian capital.
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[2026-03-04 20:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran has reported that eight hospitals have been struck since the war began, accusing Israel and the United States of violating international law.
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[2026-03-04 20:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Iranian regime leaders who are elevated to replace the eliminated Ayatollah Ali Khamenei will be picked off after their succession if they continue his ideology, Israeli officials threatened.
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[2026-03-04 20:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez speaks during a panel discussion at the Munich Security Conference in Munich, Germany, Saturday, Feb. 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)
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[2026-03-04 20:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Qatar has shut down two major state-owned energy facilities after they were damaged in Iranian airstrikes.
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[2026-03-04 20:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Bucknell Bison (10-22, 7-12 Patriot League) at Navy Midshipmen (25-6, 17-1 Patriot League)
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[2026-03-04 20:30 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: US-Israeli onslaught may lead regime to push for bomb or embolden other groups to steal uranium stockpile
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[2026-03-04 20:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Grieving Iranians will bid farewell to late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei at a ceremony in Tehran, a senior Iranian official told state media, days after he was assassinated along with family members in joint air strikes by Israel and the United States.
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[2026-03-04 20:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iranian media say at least five people have been killed after overnight attacks struck Isfahan province in central Iran.
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[2026-03-04 20:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Local Spain
Snippet: Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez hit back on Wednesday at US President Donald Trump's criticisms of Madrid's refusal to let US planes use its bases to attack Iran.
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[2026-03-04 20:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Bahrain’s military says its air defence systems have intercepted dozens of missiles and drones since the start of the latest Israeli-US war on Iran.
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[2026-03-04 20:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The Sri Lankan Navy has rescued 30 Iranians from the sinking IRIS Dena warship, Foreign Minister Vijitha Herath said on Wednesday.
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[2026-03-04 20:04 UTC+10:00] [stock] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: South Korea’s Kospi is the worst-hit in Asia, with Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix falling 11.7 per cent and 9.6 per cent, respectively
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[2026-03-04 19:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Cabinet Office minister Josh Simons resigned last weekend following a scandal in which he reportedly paid a PR firm £36,000 ($48,000) to investigate journalists from The Sunday Times and other outlets looking into undeclared donations funding the think tank he headed, Labour Together.
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[2026-03-04 19:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said on Wednesday it has fired 230 drones at several facilities hosting US troops in the Middle East, including a base in Erbil in northern Iraq and the Ali Al Salem Air Base and Camp Arifjan in Kuwait.
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[2026-03-04 19:42 UTC+10:00] [Business] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news
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[2026-03-04 19:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: FILE -Mosiuoa Lekota, a former defense minister and co-founder of Cope (Congress of the People), breakaway faction of South Africa’s African National Congress, reacts, as he is named the leader of the new party, at the final session of Cope’s three-day founding conference in Bloemfontein, South Africa, Dec. 16, 2008.
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[2026-03-04 19:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Before the United States and Israel launched their war on Iran five days ago, the fallout from files released by the US Department of Justice on the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein were reverberating around the world.
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[2026-03-04 19:38 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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[2026-03-04 19:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Spain’s prime minister has warned that the expanding war in the Middle East could trigger catastrophic consequences, as tensions rise between Madrid and Washington over the conflict.
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[2026-03-04 19:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has said it maintains full control of the Strait of Hormuz, where United States President Donald Trump has said he is prepared to deploy the navy to escort tankers.
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