Topic: War & Conflict — Neutral reports only
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[2026-03-28 10:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: WASHINGTON — As President Trump cranks up pressure on Iran, Pentagon brass are quietly lining up a wide menu of military options — which could put US boots on the ground in a major war for the first time in nearly half a decade.
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[2026-03-28 09:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Yemen’s Iran-allied Houthis say they are prepared to intervene militarily if other countries join the United States and Israel in their war against Iran, or if the Red Sea is used to launch attacks on their ally.
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[2026-03-28 09:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: As tough as the competition is, the most dishonest trope of the entire major-media drive to protect the Islamic Republic of Iran has to be the constant claims that President Donald Trump and the Pentagon “have no plan” for the war, and no clue how they’ll end it — a fecklessness that supposedly has us headed for a “quagmire” if we’re not already in it.
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[2026-03-28 09:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks during a Cabinet meeting at the White House, Thursday, March 26, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
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[2026-03-28 09:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Saudi Arabia said Saturday it had intercepted a missile targeting the Riyadh region.
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[2026-03-28 09:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Critical bridges on the Litani river have been rendered inaccessible. (Supplied)
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[2026-03-28 09:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: The whirlwind of uncertainty in the oil markets has continued this week as the United States-Israel war on Iran approaches the one-month mark.
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[2026-03-28 08:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: LONDON — Russia is sending a shipment of drones to Iran including upgraded versions of the drone technology that Tehran originally supplied to Moscow after its invasion of Ukraine, US and European officials told The Associated Press this week.
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[2026-03-28 08:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Israeli authorities have confirmed multiple casualties and at least one fatality, after Iran launched its latest wave of retaliatory strikes promising to exact a “heavy price” on the Jewish state for its attack on the “heart of Tehran.”
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[2026-03-28 08:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: A group of anti-war, US military veterans have slammed what they say are Israeli interests guiding US military policy, culminating in the current US-Israeli war on Iran that is putting American lives at risk.
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[2026-03-28 08:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Here’s a number that should make every American wince: $4 million. That’s what it costs to fire a single Patriot interceptor missile.
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[2026-03-28 08:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: US Marines and paratroopers who could be sent to seize an Iranian island in the Gulf will be thrust into a “shooting gallery” with vulnerable supply lines and ill-defined strategic objectives, former US military officials and analysts tell Middle East Eye.
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[2026-03-28 08:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: JERUSALEM — Israel's military warned late Friday that Iran had fired missiles toward it, as AFP correspondents reported air raid sirens in Jerusalem and explosions were heard from the city of Jericho in the Israeli-occupied West Bank.
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[2026-03-28 08:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Tehran, Iran – Heavily armed state forces continue to control Iran’s streets, despite the United States and Israel launching more strikes and preparing for a potential ground attack, as the nearly one-month war proceeds with no clear end point on the horizon
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[2026-03-28 07:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Mexico’s Navy and the United States Coast Guard have signalled that the search is ongoing for two missing sailboats that were part of a humanitarian convoy to Cuba this week.
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[2026-03-28 07:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Israel has struck a uranium processing facility in the central Iranian city of Yazd, the Israeli military confirmed, in an escalatory move that comes as regional diplomats have been attempting to broker an agreement to halt the joint US-Israeli war on Iran.
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[2026-03-28 07:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: The American Revolution is far from done with the Fraser family in the final season of Outlander. While Jamie (Sam Heughan) is preparing for war on the Ridge, Roger (Richard Rankin) gets sucked into another Revolutionary War battle.
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[2026-03-28 07:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: U.S. stocks closed out their worst week since the Iran war began and their fifth losing week in a row.
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[2026-03-28 07:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: A bad week for stocks was particularly rough for tech investors, as the Nasdaq suffered its worst weekly drop since April 2025. Meta and Micron saw double-digit drops, but the pain was felt across the board as concerns about the U.S.-Iran war drove up energy prices.
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[2026-03-28 07:09 UTC+10:00] [Middle East] [Factuality: 100]
Source: SBS News
Snippet: Israel expands war into Lebanon, targeting Hezbollah as buffer zone plans and annexation calls raise humanitarian and geopolitical stakes. Source: SBS News / Graphic art by Jacob Chantarat
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[2026-03-28 06:50 UTC+10:00] [Australia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: SBS News
Snippet: As with the COVID-19 pandemic, the world is now experiencing travel and supply chain disruptions, panic buying, and requests to work from home. Source: SBS, Getty
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[2026-03-28 06:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: PARIS — US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Friday rejected Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's assertion that the Trump administration is demanding Kyiv hand over its eastern Donbas region to Russia to receive American security guarantees in any ceasefire plan.
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[2026-03-28 06:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Photos of soldiers who died on a military cargo plane that crashed in Puerto Leguizamo, stand on the steps of the altar before a Mass in their honor at a military base church in Bogota, Colombia, Friday, March 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)
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[2026-03-28 06:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: To explore the roots of Donald Trump’s Iran military strategy and the pugnacious rhetoric of his defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, means looking back 105 years. In 1921, a year before Benito Mussolini and his blackshirts marched on Rome to launch the Fascist era, an Italian general named Giulio Douhet published The Command of the Air, proposing a revolution in warfare.
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[2026-03-28 06:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Unrest, Conflict and War
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[2026-03-28 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Government has called on all State bodies to resort to energy-saving measures to avert a possible energy crisis in the country triggered by the ongoing conflict in the Middle East. Essential Services Commissioner General Prabath Chandrakeerthi announced that the Government has decided to introduce a new set of energy and fuel-saving guidelines for all State institutions in this regard.
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[2026-03-28 06:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: The conflict between Pakistan and Afghanistan has been steadily escalating since October. (Reuters: Stringer)
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[2026-03-28 06:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Three years, five months, six days, a period of seconds…for the ARMY and anyone BTS curious, the Netflix event BTS: The Comeback Live: ARIRANG brings a long pop music hiatus to a close. Going live on Saturday, March 21st, 8pm Seoul, South Korea time – bright and early here in America – BTS brings out a set that features highlights from their brand-new album (ARIRANG was released March 20th) and a full round of greetings from all seven members of
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[2026-03-28 06:11 UTC+10:00] [Sport / Soccer] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-03-28 06:08 UTC+10:00] [Technology] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Updated prices of PlayStation 5 consoles to go into effect on 2 April as electronics makers face rising cost pressures
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[2026-03-28 06:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Marco Rubio says allies need to lead postwar efforts to allow safe passage of ships in the Strait of Hormuz. (Reuters: Brendan Smialowski)
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[2026-03-28 05:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: The federal government is turning its mind to what Australian support in the Middle East might look like after the war. (ABC News: Matt Roberts)
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[2026-03-28 05:26 UTC+10:00] [Ukraine War] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-03-28 05:19 UTC+10:00] [Photography] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: View image in fullscreenBeirut, LebanonChildren displaced from Beirut’s southern suburb of Dahiyeh shelter from the rain in their tents. Israel said this week it would seize parts of southern Lebanon to create what it called a ‘defensive buffer’Photograph: Emilio Morenatti/APShareView image in fullscreenArad, IsraelFirst responders inspect the site of an Iranian missile strike.
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[2026-03-28 05:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Iran’s players sing national anthem holding school bags symbolizing children allegedly killed in a U.S. strike on a school in Minab before a friendly soccer match between Iran and Nigeria, in Antalya, southern Turkey, Friday, March 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Riza Ozel)
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[2026-03-28 05:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Ukrainian air defense intercepts a Shahed drone mid-air in the third Russia aerial attack on the capital in the last 24 hours in Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, May 30, 2023. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka, File)
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[2026-03-28 05:01 UTC+10:00] [World / Middle East] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
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[2026-03-28 05:00 UTC+10:00] [Travel / Travel news] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Due to the Middle-East conflict, Emirates cancelled our Sydney-Dubai-Amsterdam, flight to a Viking river cruise from Amsterdam, with the cost of alternative flights exorbitant. Emirates provided a full refund of airfare, lounge pass, and points without fuss while Viking provided a 12-month full credit. Legally, both could have declined as the cruise wasn’t cancelled.
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[2026-03-28 04:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Unrest, Conflict and War
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[2026-03-28 04:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Friday expressed scepticism that the US and Israel had a clear strategy to end the war in Iran but he said Germany would in principle be ready to take part in an international stabilisation mission after the end of hostilities.
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[2026-03-28 04:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Tehran believes the United Arab Emirates is playing an active role in the US-Israeli war on Iran and any ground invasion could lead to widespread attacks on Emirati state assets, two senior Iranian sources told Middle East Eye.
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[2026-03-28 04:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: TEHRAN, Iran — US-Israeli strikes hit two Iranian nuclear facilities on Friday, as America's top diplomat left a meeting with his G7 counterparts to declare that Washington expects its military operation to prove victorious within a couple of weeks.
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[2026-03-28 04:32 UTC+10:00] [Cuba] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The Mexican Navy had earlier launched a search and rescue mission after losing communication with the two vessels
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[2026-03-28 04:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: A married mom who vanished last year may be tied to a string of mysterious deaths and disappearances of US scientists and military officials with access to potentially sensitive information, according to a report.
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[2026-03-28 04:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: People walk past the New York Stock Exchange, Friday, March 27, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)
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[2026-03-28 04:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Empires decline when their military reach outpaces their political strategy, when their economic foundations weaken, and when the people they seek to dominate endure long enough to outlast their overwhelming force.
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[2026-03-28 03:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A Federal Aviation Administration logo is displayed in the tower at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York, March 16, 2017. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)
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[2026-03-28 03:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: GENEVA, Switzerland — The United Nations said Friday it had launched an $80-million appeal to address the urgent humanitarian needs of nearly two million refugees in Iran and their host communities as the Mideast war rages.
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[2026-03-28 03:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: The Israel Defense Forces said on Friday it had struck what it described as Iran’s most central production site for missiles and naval mines, targeting a major hub used to develop advanced weapons systems for the Iranian Navy.
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[2026-03-28 03:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
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