Topic: War & Conflict — Neutral reports only
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[2026-03-25 23:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A man unloads humanitarian aid supplied by the U.N. refugee agency, UNHCR, at a school in Beirut used as a shelter for people displaced by Israeli airstrikes in southern Lebanon and Dahiyeh, Beirut’s southern suburbs, Monday, March 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar, File)
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[2026-03-25 23:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Tan confessed to taking about US$89 million in bribes and insider trading during his time at Avic
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[2026-03-25 22:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Shop now
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[2026-03-25 22:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: The Department of Homeland Security will tell Congress on Wednesday that a funding standoff that has forced 50,000 airport security officers to go without pay has caused delays at airports and is posing major security risks.
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[2026-03-25 22:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Turkey has stepped up diplomatic efforts to prevent Gulf Arab states from joining the Israeli-US war on Iran, as fears grow of a wider regional escalation, Bloomberg reported.
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[2026-03-25 22:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: Dozens of labor activists protest near Malacanang in Manila on March 25, 2026 to demand higher wages from the government amid soaring fuel prices caused by the conflict in the Middle East. Transport workers, commuters and consumer groups are planning a two‑day strike from March 26 against the fuel price increases and what they describe as the Marcos administration's failure to act.
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[2026-03-25 22:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: From cryptocurrency-based online platforms to oil futures and the United States S&P 500 stock benchmark, traders have made bets worth hundreds of millions of dollars since the start of the US-Israeli war on Iran with suspiciously well-timed trades that suggest knowledge of key White House decision-making.
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[2026-03-25 22:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Portugal’s central bank has sharply lowered its 2026 growth forecast, warning that the war in Iran and recent storm damage will weigh on economic activity.
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[2026-03-25 22:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has said Israel “seeks to inflict the same level of damage and destruction” on Lebanon as on the Gaza Strip, as its army continues attacks across the neighbouring country amid plans to occupy its south.
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[2026-03-25 22:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: First responders inspect a destroyed car at the site of a residential building hit in an overnight strike during the U.S.-Israeli military campaign in Tabriz, East Azerbaijan Province, northwestern Iran, Tuesday, March 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Matin Hashemi)
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[2026-03-25 22:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Analysts say oil from Africa may be lower-risk alternative, coinciding with a fresh push for infrastructure to supply Europe
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[2026-03-25 22:00 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The US is recklessly spreading economic havoc among global friends and foes while suffering little harm itself
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[2026-03-25 21:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Al Nassr’s Cristiano Ronaldo celebrates after scoring at the King Saud University Stadium, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Jan. 19, 2023. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla, file)
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[2026-03-25 21:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: Countries across Asia are weighing up work-from-home policies and stimulus measures enforced during the Covid pandemic, as they scramble to respond to global fuel shortages triggered by the Iran war.
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[2026-03-25 21:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell last week pushed back when asked whether stagflation posed a threat to the U.S. economy. His successor may face a tougher challenge, as Wall Street forecasters raise their expectations of recession, brought on in part by the Iran war and potential for higher prices.
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[2026-03-25 21:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: An expert uncovered new details about the mysterious life of a forgotten Long Island hero killed in World War II after an article in The Post inspired him to cement the soldier’s place in history — but one big question mark remains.
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[2026-03-25 21:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: WASHINGTON — US Ambassador to the United Nations Mike Waltz reflected on his chilling experience on the battlefield in Afghanistan, in which he had to make a split-second decision on whether to kill a child.
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[2026-03-25 21:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: WASHINGTON — President Trump gave Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu “the business” in the past, US Ambassador to the United Nations Mike Waltz revealed to “Pod Force One.”
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[2026-03-25 20:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The United Nations has warned that strikes near nuclear facilities in Iran and Israel risk triggering a catastrophic escalation, as the Israeli-US war on Iran enters its fourth week.
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[2026-03-25 20:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: U.S. Treasury yields fell sharply on Wednesday as investors weighed reports that a potential plan to end the Middle East conflict could be in sight.
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[2026-03-25 20:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: The sun has set behind the buildings of the banking district in Frankfurt, Germany, late Tuesday, March 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)
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[2026-03-25 20:44 UTC+10:00] [Military] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-03-25 20:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A billboard of Pakistan’s premier domestic T20 the Pakistan Super League, which will take place in empty stadiums due to the recent spike in oil prices, is displayed at a road in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, Tuesday, March 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)
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[2026-03-25 20:43 UTC+10:00] [Business] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Good morning, and welcome to our rolling coverage of business, the financial markets and the world economy.
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[2026-03-25 20:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: An aerial attack on a military base in western Iraq’s Anbar province has killed seven fighters and wounded 13, according to Iraq’s Ministry of Defence.
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[2026-03-25 20:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has begun his first official visit to North Korea, in a bid to strengthen ties between the two countries united by their support for Russia’s war in Ukraine and accusations of authoritarianism and rights violations.
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[2026-03-25 20:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Local Spain
Snippet: Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez warned Wednesday that the Middle East war presented a "far worse" scenario than the invasion of Iraq in 2003.
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[2026-03-25 20:15 UTC+10:00] [Abu Dhabi Festival] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Abu Dhabi Music and Arts Foundation programming adviser Toufic Maatouk shares why the Iran war doesn’t worry him. But not everyone agrees
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[2026-03-25 20:09 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea’s largest conglomerates are introducing new energy-saving measures in line with government policy, as a surge in oil prices triggered by the Middle East conflict increases pressure on Asia’s fourth-largest economy.
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[2026-03-25 20:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: China’s Cosco Shipping Lines has also reopened Middle East bookings, signalling a tentative return while warning instability may still disrupt services
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[2026-03-25 19:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Long lines of motorcycles and cars were growing in front of petrol stations in Kinshasa this week, with fear of shortages and price hikes, as the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo began to feel the effects of Iran's blockade of the Strait of Hormuz.
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[2026-03-25 19:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The United Nations’ top human rights official has warned that the war involving Iran risks spiralling beyond the region, urging urgent action to halt the fighting.
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[2026-03-25 19:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Fire and smoke raises above the city center following Russia’s drone attack in Lviv, Ukraine, Tuesday, March 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Mykola Tys)
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[2026-03-25 19:40 UTC+10:00] [Auckland] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Zhang Xuesong is accused of raping and strangling the victim and reportedly fled to China, and later Singapore, following the break-in
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[2026-03-25 19:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: United States President Donald Trump has said that Washington is engaged in “productive” talks with Iran. Publicly, Iranian officials have rejected Trump’s claims, calling them fake news designed to ease oil prices.
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[2026-03-25 19:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Gaza City – On a street corner in Gaza City’s Remal market, Abdulrahman al-Awadi stands inside a small tarpaulin-made tent that he set up as a mobile phone charging station, a job that emerged during the war and has since become his livelihood.
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[2026-03-25 19:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: An overnight strike on a military base in Iraq’s western Anbar province has killed seven security personnel and wounded others, the defence ministry said, a day after the same site came under attack.
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[2026-03-25 19:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Farmers in the northern hemisphere are heading into the crucial spring months, during which major fieldwork must begin. Their peers in the south, meanwhile, are busy harvesting crops before the winter sets in.
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[2026-03-25 19:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Russia and Ukraine have targeted each other’s energy facilities in tit-for-tat attacks, leaving hundreds of thousands of people without power, officials from both countries said, as the world’s attention has shifted to the US-Israel war on Iran.
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[2026-03-25 19:17 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-03-25 19:13 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Samsung Electronics Chairman Lee Jae-yong has sent gift packages worth about 5 million won ($3,500) to around 500 employees stationed in the Middle East, as regional tensions following the Iran conflict continue to weigh on expatriate staff, the company said Wednesday.
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[2026-03-25 19:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: ISINYA, Kenya (AP) — Kenya’s flower industry has reported weekly losses of up to $1.4 million since the Iran war began, with growers attributing the losses to a decline in demand and shipping disruptions.
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[2026-03-25 19:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Iran’s military has said the United States is failing in its war and negotiating with itself to save face, dismissing claims by US President Donald Trump that talks are under way to end the conflict.
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[2026-03-25 19:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: The ASX has responded positively to softer inflation figures and talk about a ceasefire in the Middle East. (AAP: Steven Markham)
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[2026-03-25 18:53 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will convene a meeting of national cabinet on Monday as his government contemplates a national plan on fuel conservation to offset the risk of a supply shortage late next month due to the war in Iran.
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[2026-03-25 18:53 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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[2026-03-25 18:53 UTC+10:00] [Energy] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Fuel stocks at same level as when US and Israel launched their war on Iran a month ago, energy minister says
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[2026-03-25 18:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The US has issued far-reaching demands to Iran to end the war, conditions that Tehran is likely to view as a non-starter, sources familiar with the matter have told Middle East Eye.
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[2026-03-25 18:36 UTC+10:00] [Military] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-03-25 18:25 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: A 1,200-ton South Korean Navy vessel, the Cheonan, sank off the country’s west coast near the maritime border with North Korea on March 26, 2010, killing 46 of the 104 sailors on board. The remaining 58 crew members were rescued. The ship broke in two following a powerful explosion in its stern and sank rapidly, sending shockwaves through the military and public.
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