[2026-03-31 02:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Beirut shelters thousands as Israel-Hezbollah war displaces Lebanese

Snippet: Displaced people who fled Israeli strikes in southern Lebanon sit inside tents used as shelters as a rainbow breaks through the rain in Beirut, Lebanon, Sunday, March 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/photo-gallery/lebanon-displaced-war-israel-hezbollah-07ecb256c5dde001e85dabf26e4d33bd

[2026-03-31 02:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: How Spain's memory of Iraq shaped Sanchez's response to war on Iran

Snippet: On 4 March, just days after the US and Israel attacked Iran, Spain's prime minister addressed the nation.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/how-spains-memory-iraq-shaped-sanchez-response-war-iran

[2026-03-31 02:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: UK must have independent nuclear deterrent, says major parliamentary report

Snippet: Amid the US-Israeli war on Iran, calls are growing in Britain for a major re-evaluation of the country's foreign policy - and its nuclear deterrent.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/uk-must-have-independent-nuclear-deterrent-says-major-parliamentary-report

[2026-03-31 02:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Al Jazeera

Title: ‘Loyalty campaign’: Iraqi armed groups in Iran as US talks of ground war

Snippet: Tehran, Iran – Iranian authorities have welcomed a number of paramilitary Iraqi forces as part of a “humanitarian convoy” while war with the United States and Israel threatens to enter a new phase involving potential ground assaults.

Read full article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/30/loyalty-campaign-iraqi-armed-groups-in-iran-as-us-talks-of-ground

[2026-03-31 02:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: G7 commits to steps to keep energy markets stable

Snippet: PARIS — G7 economy and finance ministers Monday said they stood ready to take "all necessary measures" to ensure the stability of the energy market as they tackled the economic consequences of war in the Middle East.

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/03/30/world/g7-commits-to-steps-to-keep-energy-markets-stable/2310758

[2026-03-31 02:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: ABC News

Title: Myanmar's military chief makes move to become next president

Snippet: Senior General Min Aung Hlaing has stepped down as Commander-in-Chief of Myanmar's armed forces to pave the way to becoming president. (Reuters: Alexander Zemlianichenko)

Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-31/myanmar-military-chief-min-aung-hlaing-steps-down-for-presidency/106514052

[2026-03-31 01:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: Spain closes airspace to US planes involved in Iran war

Snippet: MADRID — Spain has closed its airspace to US planes involved in the Iran war, the defense minister said Monday, marking another step in the government's opposition to US and Israeli involvement in the conflict in the Middle East.

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/03/30/world/spain-closes-airspace-to-us-planes-involved-in-iran-war/2310721

[2026-03-31 01:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: Trump considers high-risk raid to seize 1,000 pounds of Iranian uranium inside country

Snippet: President Trump is considering a military operation to send US soldiers inside Iran to extract nearly 1,000 pounds of uranium from Iran, officials said.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/03/30/world-news/trump-considers-high-risk-raid-to-seize-iranian-uranium-buried-under-rubble/

[2026-03-31 01:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: Al Jazeera

Title: Rubio tells Al Jazeera Strait of Hormuz will reopen ‘one way or another’

Snippet: United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio has told Al Jazeera that the Strait of Hormuz will “reopen one way or another” amid the war with Iran.

Read full article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/30/rubio-tells-al-jazeera-strait-of-hormuz-will-reopen-one-way-or-another

[2026-03-31 01:00 UTC+10:00] [Nanjing] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Xiaomi, Alibaba ramp up AI recruitment amid global talent war

Snippet: AI-related positions account for more than 80 per cent of Alibaba’s open roles, up from around 60 per cent last year

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3348434/xiaomi-alibaba-ramp-ai-recruitment-amid-global-talent-war

[2026-03-31 01:00 UTC+10:00] [Petrol prices] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Distancing himself from Trump and a badly waged war in Iran might be the smartest move Albanese can make

Snippet: The US president thumbs his nose at concerns about the most serious energy crisis in global history. But Australia, like other countries, is paying a high price

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/mar/30/albanese-trump-iran-energy-crisis-analysis

[2026-03-31 00:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Italian navy eyes Turkish Bayraktar TB3 drone for aircraft carrier Cavour

Snippet: The Italian navy is interested in purchasing the Turkish Bayraktar TB3 armed drone, a senior Italian military official said during a parliamentary hearing last week.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/italian-navy-eyes-turkish-bayraktar-tb3-drone-aircraft-carrier-cavour

[2026-03-31 00:41 UTC+10:00] [US government] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Israel suspends military unit that assaulted CNN crew in West Bank

Snippet: It suspended the Netzah Yehuda, a unit of ultra-Orthodox soldiers that has been linked to abuses of Palestinian civilians in the past

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/world/middle-east/article/3348440/israel-suspends-military-unit-assaulted-cnn-crew-west-bank

[2026-03-31 00:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: Trump gives details about ‘secret ‘massive’ military complex being built under White House ballroom

Snippet: WASHINGTON — President Trump confirmed Sunday that a “massive” military complex is being built under his vaunted White House ballroom, providing new details on the secret project that was exposed in a recent lawsuit.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/03/30/us-news/trump-details-massive-military-complex-under-white-house-ballroom/

[2026-03-31 00:27 UTC+10:00] [Design] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: ‘Every child wants to find joy’: the scheme designing playground equipment for disaster zones

Snippet: As one in six children worldwide is affected by war, a UK charity is providing children in refugee communities from Ukraine to Ethiopia with flatpack timber climbing frames

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2026/mar/30/playrise-modular-timber-playground-equipment-disaster-zones

[2026-03-31 00:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: An Israeli military unit that assaulted a CNN crew in the West Bank is punished

Snippet: A Palestinian man inspects a torched house following Israeli settlers’ rampage through nearby Nablus-area villages on Sunday night, in West Bank village of Deir al-Hatab, Monday, March 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/israel-palestinians-settler-violence-cnn-jeremy-diamond-7607f775cbf2532c7a9831a7a3001a37

[2026-03-31 00:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: Al Jazeera

Title: Spain closes airspace to US planes involved in war on Iran

Snippet: Spain has closed its airspace to planes of the United States involved in the US-Israel war on Iran, the latest step in the country’s opposition to the conflict.

Read full article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/30/spain-closes-airspace-to-us-planes-involved-in-war-on-iran

[2026-03-31 00:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Keir Starmer says UK will not be 'dragged' into Iran war

Snippet: British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has ruled out deploying troops to Iran, saying the UK is "not going to get dragged into this war.”

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/keir-starmer-says-uk-will-not-be-dragged-iran-war

[2026-03-30 23:52 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 90]

Source: 9News

Title: Trump threatens to wipe out critical Iranian island if deal isn't reached 'shortly'

Snippet: US President Donald Trump has threatened widespread destruction of Iran's energy resources and other vital infrastructure if a deal to end the war with Tehran is not reached soon.In a social media post on Monday, Trump said "great progress is being made" in talks with Iran to end military operations.But he bristled that if a deal was not reached and and if the strategic Hormuz Strait was not immediately reopened, the US would broaden its offensive by "completely obliterating all

Read full article: https://www.9news.com.au/world/us-israel-iran-war-update-donald-trump-issues-new-threat-to-irans-civilian-infrastructure-if-a-ceasefire-isnt-reached-shortly/f19f84a7-f188-4e3c-abb6-82a98c943f27

[2026-03-30 23:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: UAE arrests dozens of British citizens over online posts during Iran war

Snippet: Dozens of British citizens have been jailed in the United Arab Emirates as the country clamps down on social media activity over the Iran war.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/uae-arrests-dozens-british-citizens-over-online-posts-amid-iran-war

[2026-03-30 23:41 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Korea Herald

Title: Trump issues new threat to Iran's civilian infrastructure if a ceasefire isn't reached 'shortly'

Snippet: US President Donald Trump on Monday threatened widespread destruction of Iran’s energy resources and other vital infrastructure, including desalination plants, if a deal to end the war with Tehran is not reached “shortly.” On the ground, the conflict showed no sign of letting up: Tehran struck a key water and electrical plant in Kuwait, and an oil refinery in Israel came under attack.

Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10705996

[2026-03-30 23:39 UTC+10:00] [Kuomintang] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: US senators visit Taiwan to push defence spending as arms deadlines loom

Snippet: The trip signals Washington’s frustration with budget impasse, but analysts say real power over Taiwan policy rests with the White House

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3348433/us-senators-visit-taiwan-push-defence-spending-arms-deadlines-loom

[2026-03-30 23:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: RT News

Title: Trump weighing raid on Iran to ‘extract’ enriched uranium – WSJ

Snippet: US President Donald Trump is considering a military operation to seize the enriched uranium held at Iranian nuclear sites, the Wall Street Journal has reported, citing sources.

Read full article: https://www.rt.com/news/636727-trump-iran-uranium-raid/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS

[2026-03-30 23:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Al Jazeera

Title: Trump ‘pretty sure’ of Iran deal, but can Pakistan-led efforts end the war?

Snippet: Islamabad, Pakistan – When the foreign ministers of Saudi Arabia, Turkiye and Egypt landed in Islamabad over the weekend, it marked the second meeting in less than two weeks of a diplomatic track working to contain the fallout of the US-Israel war on Iran and Tehran’s retaliatory strikes across the region.

Read full article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/30/trump-pretty-sure-of-iran-deal-but-can-pakistan-led-efforts-end-the-war

[2026-03-30 23:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: The Moscow Times

Title: Zelensky Calls for Easter Ceasefire With Russia

Snippet: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Monday proposed an Eastern ceasefire with Russia, while also calling for a mutual halt on strikes against energy infrastructure to help relieve pressure building in oil and gas markets.

Read full article: https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2026/03/30/zelensky-calls-for-easter-ceasefire-with-russia-a92373

[2026-03-30 23:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: RT News

Title: US prosecution ‘has nothing’ on Venezuelan president – Maduro’s son to RT (EXCLUSIVE)

Snippet: US prosecutors have “nothing” on Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, who was abducted by US commandos in early January and indicted on several charges related to drug trafficking and weapons possession, National Assembly deputy and his son, Nicolas Maduro Guerra, has exclusively told RT.

Read full article: https://www.rt.com/news/636672-us-prosecution-has-nothing-on-venezuelan-president-maduro-jr/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS

[2026-03-30 23:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]

Source: CNBC

Title: Pessimism sets in for Europe as Iran war hits economic and consumer confidence

Snippet: Economic and consumer confidence plummeted in Europe in March, according to official data released on Monday, in the latest evidence of how the Iran war is upending growth and inflation expectations.

Read full article: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/30/european-economic-sentiment-consumer-confidence-march-iran-war-trump.html

[2026-03-30 23:00 UTC+10:00] [Donald Trump] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: ‘Battle of the titans’: Trump’s distorted reality on Iran war runs into a brick wall

Snippet: War is testing operating principle that has guided Trump for decades: construct a narrative, declare it to be true and relentlessly force the world to submit to it

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/30/trump-iran-war-reality

[2026-03-30 22:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Photos show effects of Iran war on global energy worldwide

Snippet: A worker inspects liquefied petroleum gas cylinders, arranged for customer delivery at a distribution centre on the outskirts of Amritsar, India, Friday, March 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Prabhjot Gill)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/photo-gallery/iran-war-global-energy-crisis-0e48cb06f3e04e18bc7c80444fff7664

[2026-03-30 22:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Jordan intercepts five missiles, one drone in a day

Snippet: The Jordanian army says it intercepted and destroyed five missiles and one drone in the past 24 hours, according to Jordanian media.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/jordan-intercepts-five-missiles-one-drone-day

[2026-03-30 22:50 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Korea Herald

Title: 60 S. Korean workers evacuate from Iraq amid war in Middle East

Snippet: A total of 60 South Korean corporate workers based in Iraq had been evacuated to safety amid the continuing war in the Middle East, the foreign ministry said Monday.

Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10705988

[2026-03-30 22:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Spain's airspace off-limits to US planes in Iran war

Snippet: Spain’s Defense Minister Margarita Robles waits for the start of a meeting of the North Atlantic Council in defense ministers format at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2025 (AP Photo/Omar Havana, file)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/trump-spain-united-states-iran-war-05e23ef4e0bda9cb226a16b10cd9437c

[2026-03-30 22:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: CNBC

Title: Trump says U.S. will destroy Iran’s oil wells, Kharg Island without deal to 'immediately' reopen Hormuz Strait

Snippet: U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday that the U.S. will "completely" obliterate Iran's electric generating plants, oil wells and Kharg Island if the strategically vital Strait of Hormuz is not "immediately" reopened and a peace deal is not reached "shortly."

Read full article: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/30/trump-iran-war-obliterate-kharg-island-strait-of-hormuz-peace-deal.html

[2026-03-30 22:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Israel is making sure Trump can't find an off-ramp in Iran

Snippet: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu must have persuaded Donald Trump that a war on Iran would unfold much like the pager attack in Lebanon 18 months ago.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/opinion/israel-making-sure-trump-cannot-find-ramp-iran

[2026-03-30 22:30 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: China’s massive pig farms spark a supply glut as hog prices hit 8-year low

Snippet: Vast hog farms – some rising 26 storeys high – have caused China’s pig herd to swell, but consumers dislike the industrially produced meat

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3348423/chinas-massive-pig-farms-spark-supply-glut-hog-prices-hit-8-year-low

[2026-03-30 22:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: Spain closes airspace to US planes involved in Iran war, defense minister says

Snippet: Spain has closed its airspace to US planes involved ​in attacks on Iran, a step beyond its ‌previous denial of use of jointly-operated military bases, Defence Minister Margarita Robles said on Monday.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/03/30/us-news/spain-closes-airspace-to-us-planes-involved-in-iran-war-defense-minister/

[2026-03-30 22:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Al Jazeera

Title: Russia’s FSB orders British diplomat’s expulsion, UK rejects ‘intimidation’

Snippet: Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) has ordered a British diplomat to leave the country within two weeks over allegations of economic espionage, which the United Kingdom rejected as “unacceptable” amid tensions over Russia’s war on Ukraine.

Read full article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/30/russia-expels-british-diplomat-accused-of-economic-espionage

[2026-03-30 22:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: A women-led music festival pushes for peace in Congo's conflict-ridden eastern region

Snippet: Fans cheer as rapper Clem Cleopatre performs in Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo, Saturday, March 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Moses Sawasawa)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/congo-women-festival-3fc3527a2ec723d10a8f14edcfd976fb

[2026-03-30 22:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: For Passover, Jews reenact an ancient story of liberation

Snippet: Cantor Ruth Berman Harris, left, who leads the congregation in lieu of a full-time rabbi, lights candles to celebrate Seder with congregants of the 104-year-old Pasadena Jewish Temple and Center which burned down in the Jan. 2025 Eaton fire, gathered for a Passover at the First United Methodist Church in Pasadena, Calif.

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/judaism-passover-seder-israel-gaza-iran-war-972fed55d78395f06b66c1496574672c

[2026-03-30 22:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Al Jazeera

Title: Schools, water, industry: What civilian targets have US, Israel, Iran hit?

Snippet: Since launching their military offensive on Iran on February 28, the United States and Israel have carried out thousands of strikes across the Middle East nation of about 90 million people, targeting military as well as civilian infrastructure, including hospitals, schools and residential buildings.

Read full article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/30/schools-water-industry-what-civilian-targets-have-us-israel-iran-hit

[2026-03-30 22:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Iran claims Israel attacked Kuwaiti desalination plant

Snippet: Iran’s military says that Israel was behind an attack on a desalination plant in Kuwait.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/iran-claims-israel-attacked-kuwaiti-desalination-plant

[2026-03-30 22:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Social media backlash as Rheinmetall's Armin Papperger says Ukraine's drones are made by housewives

Snippet: A student soldier of the Yatagan School for Unmanned Aerial Systems launches a training target drone during drills in the Kyiv region, Ukraine, Thursday, March 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-war-germany-drones-rheinmetall-housewives-a8a170be1a11b381cfb6f1a311470931

[2026-03-30 22:00 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Trump’s Iran war is holding him hostage | Sidney Blumenthal

Snippet: If there is any consistency to Trump’s policy, it is a series of frantic attempts to justify his original blunder and extricate himself from its dire consequences

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/mar/30/trump-iran-war

[2026-03-30 21:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: RT News

Title: Yemen’s Houthis side with Iran: Who are they and how much firepower do they have?

Snippet: The Yemeni-based Houthi movement on Saturday announced its formal entry into the conflict in the Middle East. The group has proclaimed its full support for Iran and other “resistance” factions across the region faced with US-Israeli aggression.

Read full article: https://www.rt.com/news/636667-yemens-houthis-iran-war/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS

[2026-03-30 21:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Al Jazeera

Title: Palestine aIly Ireland under fire for allowing weapons transfers to Israel

Snippet: In November, three activists from Palestine Action Eire crashed a modified van through a barrier at Shannon Airport, drove onto the runway towards a United States military aircraft and sprayed green paint on a parked Boeing 737-700.

Read full article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/30/palestine-aily-ireland-under-fire-for-allowing-weapons-transfers-to-israel

[2026-03-30 21:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Spain closes airspace to US planes involved in Iran war, defence minister says

Snippet: Spain has closed its airspace to US planes involved in attacks on Iran, a step beyond its previous denial of use of jointly-operated military bases, Defence Minister Margarita Robles said on Monday.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/spain-closes-airspace-us-planes-involved-iran-war-defence-minister-says

[2026-03-30 21:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Donald Trump threatens to 'take the oil' in Iran

Snippet: US President Donald Trump said his country could "take the oil in Iran" as thousands of American troops mobilise to the Middle East.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/donald-trump-threatens-take-oil-iran

[2026-03-30 21:05 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Korea Herald

Title: Seoul seeks to calm rush to buy rubbish bags over Mideast war

Snippet: South Korea's energy minister sought Monday to ease fears over shortages of plastic rubbish bags after sales in Seoul jumped nearly fivefold due to energy supply concerns sparked by the Middle East war.

Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10705961

[2026-03-30 21:04 UTC+10:00] [Film] [Factuality: 90]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Rob Schneider calls on US to restore military draft

Snippet: The actor and comedian, posting on X, said that ‘unlike in today’s universities’ the military would teach young people ‘how truly great their country is’

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/mar/30/rob-schneider-calls-on-us-to-restore-military-draft

[2026-03-30 20:59 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Korea Herald

Title: LG Chem secures 27,000 tons of Russian naphtha

Snippet: LG Chem, South Korea's leading chemical company, has secured 27,000 tons of naphtha from Russia amid a potential supply shortage caused by the war in the Middle East, the industry ministry and business circles said Monday.

Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10705958