Topic: Military & Defence — Neutral reports only
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[2026-03-02 21:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: West African nations have agreed to activate a regional standby force to combat waves of violence by cross-border armed groups in the region.
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[2026-03-02 21:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: An Iranian drone hit the runway of a UK air force base in Cyprus on Monday hours after prime minister Keir Starmer said Britain would not join the US-Israeli conflict with Iran.
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[2026-03-02 21:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Authorities in Abu Dhabi say debris fell on a warehouse in ICAD and a commercial facility in the Mussafah area after air defence systems intercepted drones.
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[2026-03-02 20:53 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Defense Minister Ahn Gyu-back on Monday called for the safety of troops dispatched overseas to be put as the top priority, amid escalating tensions in the Middle East following US-Israeli strikes against Iran.
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[2026-03-02 20:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Army Black Knights (11-20, 5-13 Patriot League) at Bucknell Bison (9-22, 6-12 Patriot League)
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[2026-03-02 20:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: IAEA chief Rafael Grossi also said up to now his agency had "no indication" that any of the nuclear installations have been damaged or hit in Iran.
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[2026-03-02 20:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Two drones targeted Saudi Arabia’s Aramco refinery in Ras Tanura on Monday, the defence ministry said.
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[2026-03-02 20:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Oil prices have risen sharply, and stocks have slid as United States and Israeli attacks on Iran and retaliatory strikes against Israeli and US military installations in the Middle East have disrupted the global energy supply chain.
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[2026-03-02 20:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Local Spain
Snippet: Spanish Foreign Affairs Minister José Manuel Albares said Monday that the military operation launched by the United States and Israel against Iran “is not about democracy”, stressing that American military bases on Spanish soil are not being used.
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[2026-03-02 20:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Congregants at the Ahlul Bait Foundation of South Africa - an association of Shia Muslim communities - gathered in Cape Town to pay their respects to Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed by US-Israeli military operations in Iran.
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[2026-03-02 20:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Shortly after the United States and Israel launched unprecedented strikes on Iran this weekend, blithely propelling the entire region into unfathomable chaos, the editorial board of the New York Times published its two cents’ worth in an editorial directed towards US sociopath-in-chief Donald Trump: “Why Have You Started This War, Mr.
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[2026-03-02 20:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: France's foreign minister Jean-Noel Barrot said on Monday that Israeli and US "unilateral" attacks in Iran should have been debated in the collective bodies set up for this exact purpose, such as the United Nations.
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[2026-03-02 20:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: New Delhi has long prided itself on being friends with everyone in the Middle East. The killing of Khamenei just made that much harder
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[2026-03-02 19:57 UTC+10:00] [Africa] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Surging oil and freight costs disrupt traders, while flight disruptions compound challenges for Middle East exhibitors in the city amid escalating tensions
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[2026-03-02 19:48 UTC+10:00] [World / Middle East] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Age
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[2026-03-02 19:47 UTC+10:00] [National / Victoria] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: To submit a letter to The Age, email letters@theage.com.au. Please include your home address and telephone number below your letter. No attachments. See here for our rules and tips on getting your letter published.
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[2026-03-02 19:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran's Revolutionary Guards said on Monday they had launched missile strikes on an Israeli government complex in Tel Aviv as well as security and military centres in Haifa and an attack on east Jerusalem.
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[2026-03-02 19:41 UTC+10:00] [Europe] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: EU’s top diplomat, Kaja Kallas, warns against further escalation following US and Israel strikes on Iran
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[2026-03-02 19:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Esmaeil Baghaei, spokesman for Iran’s foreign ministry, has strongly condemned what he called “brutal” Israeli air strikes on southern Lebanon and the southern suburbs of Beirut.
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[2026-03-02 19:30 UTC+10:00] [World / Middle East] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
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[2026-03-02 19:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Saudi Arabia on Monday denied reports that claimed the country was lobbying US President Donald Trump to strike Iran, saying that the nation has been "consistent in supporting diplomatic efforts to reach a credible deal with Iran".
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[2026-03-02 19:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: The United Kingdom’s Royal Air Force base of Akrotiri in Cyprus has witnessed a suspected Iranian drone attack overnight, the island’s president and the British Ministry of Defence said, after Prime Minister Keir Starmer said the UK would allow the United States to use its bases to attack Iran.
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[2026-03-02 19:10 UTC+10:00] [Gaza] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: With crossings closed, Palestinians in Gaza are hoarding again as the war in Iran transforms the regional security situation
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[2026-03-02 19:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Unrest, Conflict and War
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[2026-03-02 19:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Several military jets crashed in Kuwait on Monday, with all pilots ejecting safely, the country’s defence ministry said. At least one of the aircraft was believed to be an American-made F-15, according to preliminary reports.
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[2026-03-02 19:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Saudi Arabia on Monday denied reports that claimed the country was lobbying US President Donald Trump to strike Iran, saying that the kingdom has been supporting efforts to reach a deal with Tehran.
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[2026-03-02 19:00 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Fears that decision to strike could be open-ended as Trump comes under pressure to spell out his vision for the country
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[2026-03-02 18:55 UTC+10:00] [Australia news] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: A small number of Shia mosques and Islamic centres hosted vigils for Iran’s supreme leader who was killed in US missile strikes on Sunday
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[2026-03-02 18:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men look on as Israeli security forces operate at the site where several people were killed in an Iranian missile strike in Beit Shemesh, Israel, Sunday, March 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)
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[2026-03-02 18:32 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-03-02 18:28 UTC+10:00] [Kwoon Chung Inclusive & Accessible Service Handicap] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: British handler and Australian jockey team up with consistent Class Three galloper and brilliant last-start winner at city circuit
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[2026-03-02 18:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Iran, Israel and the United States are now engaged in war, with the fallout spreading across the region.
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[2026-03-02 18:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: Ukraine struck an oil terminal in the southern Russian port of Novorossiysk early Monday, the Ukrainian army said, several days after the U.S. was reported to have warned Kyiv not to attack its interests at the port.
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[2026-03-02 18:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Air strikes by Israel and the United States have killed at least 27 people in northwestern Iran over two days, an Iranian official reported on Monday.
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[2026-03-02 18:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Loud explosions were heard in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates and the Qatari capital of Doha for a third consecutive day of Iranian retaliatory strikes on neighbouring Gulf states in response to ongoing attacks by the United States and Israel on Iran.
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[2026-03-02 18:16 UTC+10:00] [Thai Ministry of Foreign Affairs] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Bangkok has been here before: 46 Thais died in the Hamas assault that started the Gaza war. Now it fears history may be repeating
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[2026-03-02 18:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Strikes on western Iran left at least three people dead on Monday, Iranian state media reported, on the third day of the United States and Israel attacks on the country.
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[2026-03-02 17:49 UTC+10:00] [The West Report] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Michael West Media
Snippet: by Michael West | Mar 2, 2026 | The West Report
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[2026-03-02 17:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Oil prices soared and stocks fell in Asia on Monday on the back of turmoil in the Middle East after US and Israeli strikes on Iran, with the vital Strait of Hormuz effectively shut and several ships attacked.
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[2026-03-02 17:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Travel and Tourism
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[2026-03-02 17:35 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Hundreds of thousands of passengers remain stranded, with key air hubs in Middle East closed amid fallout from US-Israeli strikes on Iran
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[2026-03-02 16:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: A military jet believed to be an F-15 crashed in Kuwait, with the pilots ejecting safely, according to preliminary reports.
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[2026-03-02 16:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Exports to the Middle East account for much of Tasmanian Quality Meats' trade. (ABC Rural: Laurissa Smith)
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[2026-03-02 16:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A Hezbollah supporter holds up a portrait of the late Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei during a gathering in the southern suburbs of Beirut, Lebanon, Sunday, March 1, 2026. The Arabic words on the portrait read:"Martyrdom of the leader of the Islamic revolution in Iran, sayyed Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.” (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
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[2026-03-02 16:20 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The US-Israeli strikes on Iran and the retaliatory attacks that have since hit Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Qatar, Kuwait and Bahrain are drawing attention to how much South Korea's biggest technology companies now have riding on the Gulf.
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[2026-03-02 16:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: France’s Rafale B twin-seat multirole fighter performs during the Pegase 2024 mission at Halim Perdanakusuma airport in Jakarta, Indonesia, Wednesday, July 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana, File)
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[2026-03-02 16:13 UTC+10:00] [Cyprus] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Apparent attack on RAF Akrotiri took place hours after the UK agreed to let the US use British military bases to attack Iran’s missile sites
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[2026-03-02 16:12 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Middle East conflict spreads as Hezbollah attacks Israel, prompting strikes on Beirut; oil prices soar; drone hits UK base in Cyprus
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[2026-03-02 16:04 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Australians stranded overseas following the eruption of hostilities in the Middle East have been warned it will be difficult to organise emergency repatriation flights, as the federal opposition accuses the Albanese government of failing to provide enough notice to leave the region before the United States launched strikes on Iran.
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[2026-03-02 16:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Israel’s military released footage of what it said was a strike on the headquarters of the Iranian leadership in Tehran on Sunday. The footage was released after a large explosion had rocked Iran’s capital as the Israeli military said it was targeting the “heart” of the city.
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