Topic: War & Conflict — Neutral reports only
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[2026-03-31 17:25 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: A US military squadron stationed in Alaska has joined live-fire drills with the South Korean military, according to the US Eighth Army on Tuesday.
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[2026-03-31 17:22 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: First US Navy project since Philly Shipyard acquisition opens foothold
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[2026-03-31 17:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: After a day of documenting destroyed families and their homes, Al Mayadeen TV reporter Fatima Ftouni was traveling with colleagues on the Kfarhouna–Jezzine road in southern Lebanon when an Israeli drone began its attack on Saturday.
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[2026-03-31 17:16 UTC+10:00] [Strait of Hormuz] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The UAE, Kuwait and Bahrain are pushing hard for Trump to order a ground invasion of Tehran, according to a diplomat
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[2026-03-31 17:14 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Oil-linked supply crunch drives up prices of medical consumables, adding pressure on deficit-hit hospitals
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[2026-03-31 17:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iranian media reported that initial investigations indicated strikes in central Iran had hit some "military sites", without specifying the locations.
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[2026-03-31 16:58 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Israel’s new chief diplomat in Australia has declined to directly apologise to the family of Zomi Frankcom, as her relatives push for the Israeli investigation into the soldiers who killed the Australian aid worker in a drone strike two years ago to be resolved.
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[2026-03-31 16:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: BEIJING — The Iran war is squeezing a global commodities market already pressured by China's export controls and stockpiling efforts.
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[2026-03-31 16:28 UTC+10:00] [Israel-Gaza war] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: On second anniversary of aid worker’s killing in Gaza, her family renews calls for an open and transparent investigation
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[2026-03-31 16:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: As global oil markets tremble amid the escalating conflict in the Middle East, Brazil is finding protection in a decades-old buffer against shocks that is both cheap and environmentally friendly. While gas prices soar globally, tens of millions of Brazilian drivers have a choice at the pump: fill up with 100% sugarcane-based ethanol or a gasoline blend that contains 30% of biofuel.
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[2026-03-31 16:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: A former US Air Force pilot broke a world record after whizzing on skis across an asphalt parking lot at nearly 70 mph, according to authorities.
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[2026-03-31 16:16 UTC+10:00] [Middle East] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-03-31 16:13 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Savings from a 26 cent a litre cut to fuel excise tax could be wiped out within weeks with the global oil price expected to continue its climb, increasing motorists’ bills for diesel and petrol into the foreseeable future and regardless of when the Iran war ends.
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[2026-03-31 16:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: South Korea on Tuesday proposed a supplementary budget worth 26.2 trillion won (about $17.1 billion) to ease the burden of rising energy prices on households and industries as the Middle east conflict has created a supply crunch.
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[2026-03-31 16:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: LONDON — European stocks are expected to open in mixed territory on Tuesday as uncertainty lingers over the likelihood of a peace deal to bring an end to the Iran war.
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[2026-03-31 16:00 UTC+10:00] [Oil] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Government told to focus on transition to mix of wind, solar, tidal and nuclear energy
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[2026-03-31 15:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The US struck a school and sports hall in Iran’s southern city of Lamerd with a ballistic missile previously untested in combat, the New York Times (NYT) reported on Sunday, citing its own analysis of footage and weapons experts.
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[2026-03-31 15:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A currency trader talks on the phone near a screen showing the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI), top center, and the foreign exchange rate between U.S. dollar and South Korean won, top center left, at the foreign exchange dealing room of the Hana Bank headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, March 31, 2026.
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[2026-03-31 15:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Liam Alexander Hall was photographed being spoken to by police on the day of the Perth Invasion Day rally. (Photograph: Kitty Byrne-Hemsley)
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[2026-03-31 15:44 UTC+10:00] [World / Middle East] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Washington: As Australia braces for fuel shortages and the world confronts the economic fallout from the US-Israeli war on Iran that could trigger a global recession, one country is reaping the spoils: Vladimir Putin’s Russia.
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[2026-03-31 15:42 UTC+10:00] [Military] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-03-31 15:41 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 ROK–US Combined Forces Command.
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[2026-03-31 15:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: U.S. President Donald Trump has suggested American troops could seize Iran’s Kharg Island oil export hub, even as he added in comments published Monday that a deal with Tehran to end the war “could be made fairly quickly.”
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[2026-03-31 15:33 UTC+10:00] [Nato] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: ‘An alliance has to be mutually beneficial. It cannot be a one-way street. Let’s hope we can fix it,’ America’s top diplomat says
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[2026-03-31 15:33 UTC+10:00] [South Korea] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The won is at a 17-year low, parliament is in damage control mode and shop shelves are being stripped clean of plastic bags
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[2026-03-31 15:30 UTC+10:00] [Sport / Soccer] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: The “key to success” in international football, according to Graham Arnold, is preparation.
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[2026-03-31 15:01 UTC+10:00] [Indigenous Australians] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Lawyers for Liam Alexander Hall say the 32-year-old is undergoing treatment in custody
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[2026-03-31 15:00 UTC+10:00] [Viktor Orbán] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: In Hungary, the Iran war is exposing tensions. Voters may decide on 12 April that the prime minister’s geopolitical contortions are a liability
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[2026-03-31 15:00 UTC+10:00] [Exclusive Content] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: Already have Rappler+? Sign in to listen to groundbreaking journalism.
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[2026-03-31 14:56 UTC+10:00] [Ukraine War] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-03-31 14:55 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Kuwait says fire broke out after Iranian attack on giant tanker and warns of possible oil spill in surrounding waters
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[2026-03-31 14:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: As thousands of US soldiers and marines arrive in the Middle East, Iran is accusing Washington of privately plotting a ground assault while publicly touting ceasefire talks. Donald Trump threatened to ‘obliterate’ Iran’s energy infrastructure, said his ‘preference would be to take the oil’ in Iran and that US forces could seize the regime’s export hub on Kharg Island, while also claiming he was in talks with a new ‘reasonable regime’.
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[2026-03-31 14:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The Pentagon is set to hold a press briefing on the war in Iran on Tuesday morning, its first such briefing in nearly two weeks, CNN reported.
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[2026-03-31 14:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Falling debris from a downed drone damaged several homes in Saudi Arabia’s al-Kharj province, the Saudi Civil Defence said.
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[2026-03-31 14:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: HONG KONG (AP) — China’s factory activity expanded in March, ending two months of contraction, the government said Tuesday, but analysts say prolonged impacts of the Iran war could weigh on growth.
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[2026-03-31 14:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: A senior Australian lawmaker accused the government of breaching its own rules by deploying troops to the United Arab Emirates earlier this month without proper parliamentary oversight.
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[2026-03-31 14:10 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 90]
Source: 9News
Snippet: Auto news: Will Australians spend over $100,000 on a Chinese car?
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[2026-03-31 13:49 UTC+10:00] [Philippines] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The Philippines is uniquely exposed to the surging oil price caused by the war in the Middle East. The government is facing protests and widespread anger
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[2026-03-31 13:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON, D.C. — Gulf allies of the United States, led by Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, are urging President Donald Trump to continue prosecuting the war against Iran, arguing that Tehran hasn't been weakened enough by the monthlong U.S.-led bombing campaign, according to US, Gulf and Israeli officials.
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[2026-03-31 13:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A sign announcing ‘Diesel fuel has run out’ is displayed on a gas staton, in Prajuab Kirikhan, Thailand, Wednesday, March 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Grant Peck, file)
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[2026-03-31 13:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: President Donald Trump waves as he boards Air Force One, Sunday, March 29, 2026, at Palm Beach International Airport in West Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
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[2026-03-31 13:00 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The veterans ministry on Tuesday designated late British Army Lt. Col. James Power Carne as the Korean War hero of April in recognition of his service during the 1950-53 war.
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[2026-03-31 13:00 UTC+10:00] [Editors' Pick] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines – Even in times of war, the Duterte family is still the favorite of fake news peddlers.
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[2026-03-31 12:55 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 92]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: President Lee Jae Myung on Tuesday instructed senior officials to take bold measures to address concerns over the energy situation caused by the war in the Middle East, saying the government may issue an emergency economic decree if necessary.:
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[2026-03-31 12:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Oil prices reversed course to drop in early Asia trading as traders assess President Donald Trump's statements on ending the war in Iran.
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[2026-03-31 12:50 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: 9News
Snippet: Property News: Australia's most popular suburbs in every capital city.
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[2026-03-31 12:43 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — US President Donald Trump on Monday threatened widespread destruction of Iran’s energy resources and other vital infrastructure, potentially including desalination plants that supply drinking water, if a deal to end the war is not reached “shortly.”
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[2026-03-31 12:32 UTC+10:00] [Russia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: President says he is open to scaling back strikes on oil and wider energy industry if Moscow reciprocates. What we know on day 1,496
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[2026-03-31 12:26 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The South Korean won opened lower against the US dollar Tuesday, hitting its weakest level in 17 years, as the escalating Middle East conflict fueled fears of further disruptions to global oil supplies and broader economic impacts.
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[2026-03-31 12:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: A broker for U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth sought to make a large investment in major defense companies in the lead up to the Iran war, according to the Financial Times. The Pentagon has denied the report.
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