Topic: War & Conflict — Neutral reports only
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[2026-03-30 22:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
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.
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[2026-03-30 22:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Fans cheer as rapper Clem Cleopatre performs in Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo, Saturday, March 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Moses Sawasawa)
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[2026-03-30 22:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
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.
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[2026-03-30 22:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
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.
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[2026-03-30 22:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran’s military says that Israel was behind an attack on a desalination plant in Kuwait.
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[2026-03-30 22:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
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)
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[2026-03-30 22:00 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
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
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[2026-03-30 21:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
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.
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[2026-03-30 21:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
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.
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[2026-03-30 21:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
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.
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[2026-03-30 21:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: US President Donald Trump said his country could "take the oil in Iran" as thousands of American troops mobilise to the Middle East.
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[2026-03-30 21:05 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
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.
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[2026-03-30 21:04 UTC+10:00] [Film] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
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’
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[2026-03-30 20:59 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
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.
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[2026-03-30 20:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: In the shadow of the ongoing United States-Israel war on Iran, the deserts of Iraq have transformed into a staging ground for a secondary conflict. Drones and missiles launched by Iran-aligned armed groups routinely tear through the night sky towards the Arabian Peninsula, turning Iraqi soil into a launchpad while the government in Baghdad struggles to intervene.
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[2026-03-30 20:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said the military will seize additional territory in southern Lebanon and expand the so-called “buffer zone”.
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[2026-03-30 20:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Myanmar’s Lower House Speaker Khin Yi arrives to attend a session at the Lower House of Parliament in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, Monday, March 30, 2026. (AP Photo/Aung Shine Oo)
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[2026-03-30 20:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: An Israeli strike hit a Lebanese army checkpoint in the country's south on Monday, a Lebanese military official said, in the first direct attack on a military post since the start of Israel's war on Lebanon.
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[2026-03-30 20:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Live Blog Update| War on Iran This is an entry from: Live: Israel kills four in Gaza, West Bank as it continues attacks in IranIn photos: Aftermath of Israeli strikes on Beirut30 March 2026 10:32 BST People look on at the site of a damaged Beirut building following a targeted Israeli strike as the US-Israel war on Iran continues, 30 March 2026 (Reuters/Mohamed Azakir) Workers clean up debris at the site of a damaged building following a targeted Israeli strike
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[2026-03-30 20:32 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: US ground troops have arrived in the Middle East but military options to open the strait risk strong retaliation from Iran
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[2026-03-30 20:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said the military will seize additional territory in southern Lebanon and expand the so-called “buffer zone”.
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[2026-03-30 20:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Rapping in French, her voice was steady, cutting through the crowd of young people gathered in Goma. Clémence Fundiko Minja commands the stage with a defiance shaped by conflict.
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[2026-03-30 20:01 UTC+10:00] [Finance] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-03-30 19:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) has confirmed one of its peacekeepers was killed in the country’s south as fighting between Israeli troops and the Hezbollah group intensifies amid Israel’s invasion.
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[2026-03-30 19:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: U.S. Treasury yields were lower early on Monday as investors looked ahead to key jobs data and monitored the U.S.-Iran war, which entered its fifth week.
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[2026-03-30 19:37 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: 9News
Snippet: Property News: Australia's most popular suburbs in every capital city.
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[2026-03-30 19:30 UTC+10:00] [property market] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: While the country’s economy and currency are struggling, Japan’s property fundamentals remain strong
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[2026-03-30 19:29 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-03-30 19:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The Syrian army said on Monday that drone attacks targeted several of its bases near the Iraqi border, adding that most of the drones were shot down and that it is assessing response options, state news agency SANA reported.
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[2026-03-30 19:23 UTC+10:00] [Oil] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Stock markets in Asia drop sharply, with investors nervous over escalation of Middle East conflict
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[2026-03-30 19:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Bilal Osman, 25, an Iraq-Iran cross-border smuggler, speaks on the phone with a partner in Iran as he stands at a compound in a village in the mountainous Kurdish region near Halabja, Iraq, Tuesday, March 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)
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[2026-03-30 19:21 UTC+10:00] [Business] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Asian stocks fall and Brent rises to over $115 a barrel; Trump says US could seize Iran’s export hub on Kharg Island
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[2026-03-30 19:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a press conference in Jerusalem, Thursday, March 19, 2026. (Ronen Zvulun, Pool Photo via AP)
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[2026-03-30 19:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: PARIS — Ministers from the G7 will hold talks on Monday to unpack the economic consequences of the war in the Middle East, the French government said, as oil and gas prices continue to soar.
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[2026-03-30 18:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: People gather to greet freed Palestinian prisoners arriving on buses in the Gaza Strip after their release from Israeli jails under a ceasefire agreement between Hamas and Israel, outside Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, Monday, Oct. 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi, File)
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[2026-03-30 18:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: NAYPYIDAW, Myanmar — Myanmar cleared the way on Monday for coup-leading general Min Aung Hlaing to become president and maintain his rule in civilian garb, with lawmakers nominating him as a vice-presidential candidate and the junta replacing him as military commander.
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[2026-03-30 18:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran confirmed on Monday the death of Revolutionary Guards navy commander Alireza Tangsiri following severe injuries, Iranian media reported, based on a statement by the guards.
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[2026-03-30 18:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: The war in the Middle East has triggered sky-high fuel prices and shortages around Australia. (ABC News: Timothy Ailwood)
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[2026-03-30 18:31 UTC+10:00] [Middle East] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The US president hints at a looming deal even as thousands of US marines arrive in the region, reportedly for ground operations
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[2026-03-30 18:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: A former Washington DC air traffic controller on duty the night of the fatal January 2025 mid-air collision involving an American Airlines plane and a US Army helicopter warned how there were “obvious holes” already in the system at the time of the disaster.
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[2026-03-30 18:07 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Seoul stocks fell nearly 3 percent Monday, led by heavy foreign selling, as an intensifying conflict surrounding Iran deepened concerns about global oil supplies and market uncertainties. The Korean won weakened against the US dollar.
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[2026-03-30 18:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israel's ministry of defence on Monday said that it had placed a $48 million order for "tens of thousands" of 155mm artillery shells from Israeli defence company Elbit Systems.
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[2026-03-30 18:00 UTC+10:00] [World / Middle East] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Canberra/Washington: Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has called for more clarity from Donald Trump about his aims for the war in Iran, as the US president muses on the possibility of seizing the regime’s oil supplies.
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[2026-03-30 17:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Three Israeli soldiers were seriously wounded, and several others were moderately injured in southern Lebanon yesterday, the Israeli military said.
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[2026-03-30 17:41 UTC+10:00] [COMMENTARY] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: War is always a gamble. That is true even when leaders call it something else, like “special military operation” (Russian President Vladimir Putin’s evasive name for his full-scale invasion of Ukraine) or “excursion” (U.S. President Donald Trump’s preferred term for his attack on Iran).
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[2026-03-30 17:28 UTC+10:00] [Afghanistan] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: As the Middle East conflict clogs flight corridors between Asia and Europe, EASA chief warns of ‘hybrid warfare’ risks
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[2026-03-30 17:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Jonathan James Martin pleaded guilty to three of 21 weapons-related charges. (ABC New England: James Paras)
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[2026-03-30 17:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Anthony Albanese says he wants a clearer picture from from the US as to its objectives in Iran. (ABC News: Callum Flinn )
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[2026-03-30 17:10 UTC+10:00] [Brent crude oil] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Most Asian markets retreat as surging oil prices fuel concerns over the economic and investment fallout
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[2026-03-30 17:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: India has warned that its growth forecast of 7.0%–7.4% for the financial year ending March 2027 faces "considerable downside" risk due to rising energy costs and supply‑chain disruptions linked to the Iran war.
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