Topic: Military & Defence — Neutral reports only
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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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[2026-03-02 16:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Analysts say disruptions to the passage of oil through the Strait of Hormuz pose a risk to global growth. (Reuters: Stringer/File Photo)
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[2026-03-02 16:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: This combination of images shows promotional art for “R.J. Decker,” left, “Young Sherlock,” center, and “Rooster.” (Hulu/Prime/HBO Max via AP)
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[2026-03-02 15:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: China adds Japanese entities to export control list, turning up heat on TokyoBeijing has also added 20 Japanese firms and institutions to a watch list for the export of goods with potential military applications.
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[2026-03-02 15:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Thousands of Iranian government supporters filled the main square in the central city of Yazd in mourning on Sunday, led by Shiite clerics, after US and Israeli strikes killed Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
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[2026-03-02 15:48 UTC+10:00] [World / North America] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: It is customary – some would say mandatory – for Donald Trump’s cabinet and inner circle to relentlessly boost and praise the US president on his success.
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[2026-03-02 15:44 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: BEIRUT, Lebanon (AFP) -- Israeli forces launched strikes on Lebanon including the capital Beirut on Monday, the military said, after Tehran-backed militant group Hezbollah fired rockets at Israel in retaliation for the killing of Iran's supreme leader.
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[2026-03-02 15:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: BEIRUT, Lebanon — Israeli forces launched strikes on Lebanon including the capital Beirut on Monday, the military said, after Tehran-backed militant group Hezbollah fired rockets at Israel in retaliation for the killing of Iran's supreme leader.
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[2026-03-02 15:39 UTC+10:00] [India] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Oil prices have surged dramatically amid rising fears of a broader escalation in the Middle East after the attacks by the US and Israel
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[2026-03-02 15:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: TOKYO, Japan — 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 15:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: FILE- In this picture released by the official website of the office of the Iranian supreme leader, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei listens to the then commander of the Revolutionary Guard Mohammad Ali Jafari during a graduation ceremony of a group of the guard’s officers in Tehran, Iran, May 20, 2015.
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[2026-03-02 15:07 UTC+10:00] [North Korea] [Factuality: 95]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Iran’s nuclear programme was aspirational. North Korea’s is not. That distinction explains everything, analysts say
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[2026-03-02 14:51 UTC+10:00] [Northrop Grumman] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The US is deploying low-cost suicide drones modelled after Iranian designs as part of Operation Epic Fury
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[2026-03-02 14:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: He didn’t quite order flags at One World Trade Center to be flown at half-staff to mourn Iran’s ayatollah, as the Babylon Bee predicted, but our Islamic Marxist mayor, Zohran Mamdani, did issue a statement taking Iran’s side against the US “illegal war of aggression.”
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[2026-03-02 14:41 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Some Palestinians say they fear the widening war sparked by US and Israeli attacks against Iran could overshadow the fragile situation in Gaza, just over a week after US President Donald Trump rallied billions of dollars in pledges for the territory's reconstruction and tried to nudge a ceasefire forward.
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[2026-03-02 14:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Amazon Web Services said power was temporarily shut down at one of its data centres in the United Arab Emirates after objects struck the facility, causing sparks and a fire.
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[2026-03-02 14:34 UTC+10:00] [Middle East] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
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[2026-03-02 14:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, in a letter to UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and the UN Security Council on Monday, called the killing of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei in US and Israeli strikes a “cowardly act of terror".
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[2026-03-02 14:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Britain’s Ministry of Defence said a suspected drone struck its military base at Akrotiri in Cyprus around midnight, causing no casualties, adding that the incident is under investigation.
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[2026-03-02 14:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Unrest, Conflict and War
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[2026-03-02 13:43 UTC+10:00] [Lebanon] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Conflict spreads to Lebanon as Hezbollah targets Israel over killing of Khamenei and IDF responds with strikes on Beirut
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[2026-03-02 13:30 UTC+10:00] [Business] [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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[2026-03-02 13:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Bahrain’s Interior Ministry said falling debris from an intercepted missile caused a fire on a foreign vessel in the industrial zone near Mina Salman port in Manama.
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[2026-03-02 13:13 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Iran-backed Hezbollah says it launched rockets and drones at Israel in retaliation for the killing of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei
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[2026-03-02 13:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israel’s military said it was striking Hezbollah targets across Lebanon after the group fired a rocket barrage toward northern Israel.
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[2026-03-02 13:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Daniil Medvedev leads a host of tennis players, coaches and journalists who are currently stranded in Dubai. (Getty Images: Albert Perez)
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[2026-03-02 12:56 UTC+10:00] [Hong Kong stocks] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Shares of Chinese oil producers and gold miners rise in tandem with crude and bullion prices
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[2026-03-02 12:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Satellite imagery is giving the world some insight into the scale of destruction inside Iran and across the region after a weekend of heavy military bombardments by the US, Israel and Iran.
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[2026-03-02 12:51 UTC+10:00] [Iran] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Israel and the US have launched a barrage of missile strikes on Iran, supported by a vast American armada that has been building up in the region. The strikes have killed Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who had ruled since 1989, and as Iran retaliated the situation unravelled quickly with Tehran firing on Israel and several other gulf states that have US military bases.
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[2026-03-02 12:48 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: 9News
Snippet: Auto news: Public electric car charging cables cut and stolen at shopping centre
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[2026-03-02 12:47 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Brent crude rose by 13% during early trading and stock markets came under pressure as US-Israeli strikes on Iran raised fears of disruption
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[2026-03-02 12:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Widespread destruction was left across Jerusalem after an Iranian missile strike, with debris strewn across streets as emergency crews rushed to the scene.
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[2026-03-02 12:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: PARIS — Three close allies of the United States said Sunday they are ready to join forces to defend their interests in the Middle East and stop Iran's retaliatory missile and drone strikes following the killing of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, as others around the world raised concerns that the conflict sparked by coordinated US-Israel attacks could spread into a wider war.
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[2026-03-02 12:27 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: 9News
Snippet: Auto news: Public electric car charging cables cut and stolen at shopping centre
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[2026-03-02 12:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: A poll conducted in the hours after the United States and Israel launched a major military operation against Iran, sparking regional retaliation, shows dismal approval for the strikes from the US public.
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[2026-03-02 12:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON, D.C. — Israeli and American authorities spent weeks tracking the movements of senior Iranian leaders, including Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, sharing information that allowed the strikes to be carried out in a surprise daylight attack, according to an Israeli military official and a person familiar with the operation.
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[2026-03-02 12:12 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: 9News
Snippet: A group of gamblers who won up to $3 million after betting on the deadly strikes on Iran have raised questions about whether they had access to knowledge about the attack before it happened.Several bets were placed on American crypto-based trading platform Polymarket on Saturday predicting the US and Israel would carry out military action on Iran later that day.Many of these accounts were created as recently as last month, with some of their bets reaching $US150,000 ($211,955).LIVE UPDATES: Trump
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[2026-03-02 12:12 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: LONDON (Reuters) -- From being just a fringe risk, conflict in the Middle East has become a top worry for investors unsettled by the prospect of a power struggle in Iran and a protracted regional war, with ramifications for everything from global trade to inflation.
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[2026-03-02 12:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Hezbollah announced overnight that it had targeted Israel with rockets and drones in retaliation for the killing of Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei in Israeli-American strikes.
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