Topic: Religion — Neutral reports only
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[2026-03-18 03:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: It’s the last Friday of Ramadan, and the Old City of Jerusalem is a ghost town.
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[2026-03-18 03:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: A whiskey mogul is ready to hand over the keys to a sprawling New England college campus, but only if the next owner shares his mission to reshape America.
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[2026-03-18 03:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: (UPDATE) COTABATO CITY — The Bangsamoro Darul Ifta (BDI) will stage its moon sighting event on Thursday, March 19, to determine the official end of the monthlong Islamic fasting in festive communal gatherings called Eid’l Fitr.
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[2026-03-18 03:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
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[2026-03-18 02:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: A leading Palestinian Islamic cleric has issued a fatwa calling for Eid prayers outside Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem, after access to the site was blocked by the Israelis.
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[2026-03-18 00:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: ROME (AP) — The Vatican appeals tribunal declared a mistrial Tuesday in the Holy See’s big “trial of the century,” a stunning blow to both Pope Francis’ legacy and Vatican prosecutors who had put a cardinal and several other people on trial over alleged financial crimes.
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[2026-03-18 00:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: The 49ers wide receiver room is in the midsts of a massive makeover.
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[2026-03-17 22:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Authorities in the Syrian capital Damascus have announced a city-wide ban on alcohol with the exception of a number of Christian neighbourhoods.
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[2026-03-17 20:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Texas Tech guard Christian Anderson (4) posts up against BYU guard Robert Wright III, center right, during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Saturday, March 7, 2026, in Provo, Utah. (AP Photo/Rob Gray)
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[2026-03-17 20:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Pope Leo XIV is set to embark on his first major tour of Africa in April, a visit expected to blend prayer, diplomacy and strong calls for peace, justice and equality across the continent.
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[2026-03-17 20:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: In Khan Younis, women and children line up with pots, waiting for cooked meals from charity-run Tikkiyya kitchens, a daily ritual for many families. Food remains scarce as border crossings limit aid inflows, leaving local market prices unaffordable for most. Displaced residents report struggling for even one meal a day, a challenge that intensifies during Ramadan as demand surges at sunset.
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[2026-03-17 19:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — A religious leader behind a sworn statement signed by 18 former members of the Philippine Marines said that he was in the United States when the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) issued a subpoena to him last week.
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[2026-03-17 17:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: COTABATO CITY — The Bangsamoro Darul Ifta (BDI) will stage its moon sighting event on Thursday, March 19, to determine the official end of the month-long Islamic fasting in festive communal gatherings called Eid’l Fitr.
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[2026-03-17 17:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Pope Leo XIV is set to embark on his first major tour of Africa in April, a visit expected to blend prayer, diplomacy and strong calls for peace, justice and equality across the continent.
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[2026-03-17 16:45 UTC+10:00] [Langkawi] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Police also pursue another suspect, who is believed to have fled to Thailand, amid rising inflammatory rhetoric and temple disputes
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[2026-03-17 15:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: IN a collective effort to strengthen and accelerate the localization of the Women, Peace and Security (WPS) agenda across the country, the Office of the Presidential Adviser on Peace, Reconciliation and Unity (Opapru) and the Global Network of Women Peacebuilders (GNWP) formalized a partnership through an agreement signed at the GNWP Office in the UN Church Center on March 11, 2026.
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[2026-03-17 12:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: A 22-year-old Christian influencer says more young Americans are rediscovering faith as frustration with “fake stuff” and social media culture drives a search for deeper meaning.
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[2026-03-17 10:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: A California Democratic lawmaker introduced legislation last week that would recognize two Muslim holidays as official state holidays.
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[2026-03-17 09:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: A school in Canada designated its cafeteria as a “no food space” to support fasting Muslim students during Ramadan — sparking a firestorm online as critics questioned the decree’s fairness.
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[2026-03-17 08:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Houston Texans wide receiver Christian Kirk jogs during the second half of an NFL divisional playoff football game against the New England Patriots, Jan. 18, 2026, in Foxborough, Mass. (AP Photo/Greg M. Cooper, File)
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[2026-03-17 07:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The Tasnim News Agency has published a six-point message from Ali Larijani, Iran's secretary of the Supreme National Security Council, addressed to Muslims worldwide and the governments of Islamic countries.
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[2026-03-17 06:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Pope Leo XIV appears at the window of his studio overlooking St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican where Catholic faithful and pilgrims gathered for the traditional Sunday blessing at the end of the noon Angelus prayer, Sunday, March 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
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[2026-03-17 05:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israeli police say fragments from missiles and interceptor systems landed at several religious sites in Jerusalem’s Old City after Iranian missiles were intercepted over the city.
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[2026-03-17 04:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Financial Times
Snippet: PublishedMarch 16 2026
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[2026-03-17 04:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Pope Leo XIV visits the parish complex of Sacro Cuore di Gesu on the outskirts of Rome, Sunday, March 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
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[2026-03-17 04:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: PHILADELPHIA — Pope Leo XIV will accept the Liberty Medal in Philadelphia on the eve of July 4 in a remote broadcast from Rome but won’t travel to the US during its 250th birthday celebrations this year.
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[2026-03-17 04:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Pope Leo XIV holds his weekly general audience in St. Peter’s Square at The Vatican, Wednesday, March 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia, File)
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[2026-03-17 02:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: El árbitro Christian Dingert amonesta a Luis Díaz del Bayern Múnich durante el partido contra Bayer Leverkusen en la Bundesliga, el sábado 14 de marzo de 2026, en Leverkusen. (AP Foto/Martin Meissner)
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[2026-03-17 02:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Referee Christian Dingert shows a yellow card to Bayern’s Luis Diaz during a German Bundesliga soccer match between Bayer Leverkusen and Bayern Munich in Leverkusen, Germany, Saturday, March 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
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[2026-03-17 00:38 UTC+10:00] [World news] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: View image in fullscreenMecca, Saudi Arabia Muslims perform late-night prayers on Laylat al-Qadr (night of power) on the 27th night of the holy month of Ramadan, in the Grand Mosque in MeccaPhotograph: Saudi Press Agency/ReutersShareView image in fullscreenAbu Dhabi, UAE Women pray at the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque on Laylat al-Qadr, one of the holiest nights during the Muslim fasting month of RamadanPhotograph: Ryan Lim/AFP/Getty ImagesShareView image in fullscreenTehran, Iran Emergency personnel work at the site of a strike on
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[2026-03-16 23:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israel is set to keep Al-Aqsa Mosque closed through the upcoming Muslim holiday of Eid al-Fitr and beyond, Middle East Eye has learnt.
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[2026-03-16 23:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israel is set to keep Al-Aqsa Mosque closed through the upcoming Muslim holiday of Eid al-Fitr and beyond, Middle East Eye has learnt.
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[2026-03-16 20:00 UTC+10:00] [Antisemitism] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Poll of students of all faiths and none found almost a quarter had seen Jews targeted for their religion or ethnicity
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[2026-03-16 14:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: People gathered in central London for the annual Al-Quds Day protest, an event held worldwide on the last Friday of Ramadan in solidarity with Palestinians and opposition to Israel’s illegal rule over Jerusalem.
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[2026-03-16 12:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: The founder of a Vermont-based whiskey brand wants to give away a college campus that he bought during the pandemic — on the condition the new owner shares his vision for “the revival of our country and our civilization.”
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[2026-03-16 12:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: ROME (AP) -- Pope Leo XIV demanded a ceasefire in the Middle East on Sunday in his strongest comments to date, directly addressing the leaders who launched the war in Iran.
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[2026-03-16 11:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Pope Leo XIV on Sunday called for an immediate ceasefire in the war involving Iran, delivering his strongest remarks yet on the conflict and urging leaders responsible for the fighting to halt violence after deadly strikes that hit schools and civilian areas.
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[2026-03-16 10:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: PORT ST. LUCIE — The Mets have a front line of young starting pitchers that includes Nolan McLean, Jonah Tong and Christian Scott, but the group behind that initial wave is also promising.
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[2026-03-16 09:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Pope Leo XIV has spoken against the ongoing US-Israeli war on Iran by calling for an immediate ceasefire. Stability can never be achieved through violence, the pontiff, himself a US national, has warned.
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[2026-03-16 08:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: In 1990, Bernard Lewis famously wrote about "the roots of Muslim rage". The essay, along with other influential works produced in the 1980s and 90s, helped usher in an era of commentary about extremism and political violence in the Muslim-majority world.
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[2026-03-16 03:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: TWELVE years after the signing of the peace agreement between the Philippine government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) and six years since the establishment of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM), all obstacles seem cleared for the first regular parliamentary elections. The elections were originally due in 2022, but the Covid pandemic got in the way.
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[2026-03-16 03:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Ali and Waad Bani Odeh’s four children were showing off the new clothes they had just bought for the upcoming Eid celebrations as their parents drove home from Nablus in the northern West Bank to their house in the town of Tammun, south of Tubas.
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[2026-03-16 01:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: As Islam’s holy month of Ramadan draws to an end, in the alleyways of Rabat's old city Hassan El Fezouati is in search of a special gift he can give to his wife at the feast of Eid.
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[2026-03-16 01:36 UTC+10:00] [war] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The pope did not cite the US or Israel by name but did mention the strike on a school in Iran that killed over 165 people
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[2026-03-16 01:31 UTC+10:00] [Middle East] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: This is AI generated summarization, which may have errors. For context, always refer to the full article.
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[2026-03-16 01:00 UTC+10:00] [Religion] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: My family fled Iran in 1979 as members of a religious minority. Now we watch from the safety of Australia as our community is persecuted again
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[2026-03-16 00:28 UTC+10:00] [West Bank] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Mother, father and brothers aged five and seven shot in the head as they returned from Ramadan shopping trip
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[2026-03-15 23:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WORLD Mission Society Church of God continues to promote community care through volunteer and social outreach programs around the world. On March 8, 2026, the church held its 9,250th Worldwide Cleanup Campaign in Sampaloc, bringing together members and local residents to help improve the neighborhood environment.
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[2026-03-15 23:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Pope Leo XIV appears at the window of his studio overlooking St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican where Catholic faithful and pilgrims gathered for the traditional Sunday blessing at the end of the noon Angelus prayer, Sunday, March 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
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[2026-03-15 19:45 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: The committee investigating the Plymouth Brethren Christian Church’s intervention in the federal election wants to hear from Peter Dutton and the reviewers who described the Liberal Party campaign as the worst ever.
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