[2026-03-25 06:04 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]

Source: 9News

Title: Trump says 'war is won' despite missiles still falling

Snippet: Hello and welcome to our live rolling coverage of the war in the Middle East this Wednesday, March 25.

Read full article: https://www.9news.com.au/world/us-israel-iran-war-live-updates-march-25-donald-trump-latest-world-news-headlines/a5597d7f-50d1-40b8-94fa-0cfd43b6e879

[2026-03-25 06:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Report reveals how guns in US get from stores to crime scenes

Snippet: Shown are alleged straw purchased weapons displayed during a news conference in Norristown, Pa., Feb. 22, 2023. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/guns-straw-purchases-trafficking-faf5df830c0a948b9f6a34767678f88f

[2026-03-25 05:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: New York Post

Title: Why JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon is ‘a little optimistic’ about the Iran war

Snippet: JPMorgan Chase Chief Executive Jamie Dimon said on Tuesday he was “a little optimistic” about the long-term prospects for stability in the Middle East despite the short-term risks created by the war in the Gulf.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/03/24/business/jamie-dimon-says-he-is-a-little-optimistic-on-iran-war-heres-why/

[2026-03-25 05:52 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: The Guardian view on the Iran war: energy, markets and a dangerous illusion | Editorial

Snippet: Markets and the Treasury are pricing a quick exit. Without a credible political endgame, Donald Trump cannot deliver one

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/mar/24/the-guardian-view-on-the-iran-war-energy-markets-and-a-dangerous-illusion

[2026-03-25 05:51 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Age

Title: Plan by Pakistan to hold Iran war peace talks

Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section

Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/world/plan-by-pakistan-to-hold-iran-war-peace-talks-20260325-p5wj3e.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-03-25 05:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: ABC News

Title: 'So lucky': Burke warns failed Perth bomb attack could have killed many

Snippet: Police and crowds at the Perth Invasion Day protest on January 26, 2026. (ABC News: Cason Ho)

Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-25/burke-says-luck-saved-lives-in-perth-bomb-plot/106493642

[2026-03-25 05:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: Gulf states inching closer to joining Iran war after attacks on bases, energy facilities

Snippet: US allies in the Persian Gulf are reportedly looking to take an active role in the war against Iran in the wake of attacks on their military bases and energy facilities.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/03/24/world-news/gulf-states-inching-closer-to-joining-iran-war-after-attacks-on-bases-energy-facilities-report/

[2026-03-25 05:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: War on Iran: Why Trump blinked first

Snippet: For 48 hours, the world was told to brace for fire.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/opinion/war-iran-why-trump-blinked-first

[2026-03-25 05:25 UTC+10:00] [Business / Markets] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Age

Title: ASX set to advance as markets swing on Middle East uncertainty

Snippet: The US stock market is swinging between losses and gains Tuesday as uncertainty continues about how long the war with Iran will last.

Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/business/markets/asx-set-to-advance-as-markets-swing-on-middle-east-uncertainty-20260325-p5wffq.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-03-25 05:22 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]

Source: 9News

Title: All households to suffer if 'central' industry buckles under soaring fuel costs

Snippet: Property News: Australia's most popular suburbs in every capital city.

Read full article: https://www.9news.com.au/national/fuel-prices-updates-iran-war-trucking-industry/13a5b797-8e31-40bf-8260-cc83f4f8601e

[2026-03-25 05:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Thousands march in Buenos Aires to mark 50 years since 1976 military coup

Snippet: People rally with a banner reading in Spanish “Never again” on the anniversary of the military coup that brought the military regime to power, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Tuesday, March 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/argentina-dictatorship-coup-anniversary-military-protests-60bcea0fba986e71c16320f502dcfaa4

[2026-03-25 05:15 UTC+10:00] [World / Middle East] [Factuality: 95]

Source: The Age

Title: US-Iran war live updates: Pakistan’s PM offers to host talks to end war; Iran vows to fight until ‘complete victory’; number of service stations with no fuel grows nationwide

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Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/world/middle-east/us-iran-war-live-updates-pakistan-s-pm-offers-to-host-talks-to-end-war-iran-vows-to-fight-until-complete-victory-number-of-service-stations-with-no-fuel-grows-nationwide-20260324-p5uly0.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-03-25 05:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Gas prices soar as war in Iran impacts interest rates and inflation

Snippet: Dave Thomas purchases gasoline at a station Tuesday, March 24, 2026, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/federal-reserve-mortgage-rates-inflation-1d97fb310d3632130919199952a71ffc

[2026-03-25 05:06 UTC+10:00] [Iran] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Trump’s approval hits new 36% low as fuel prices surge amid Iran war, poll finds

Snippet: Americans’ views on Trump soured greatly with regard to the cost of living, an issue that was at the centre of his 2024 election campaign

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3347768/trumps-approval-hits-new-36-low-fuel-prices-surge-amid-iran-war-poll-finds

[2026-03-25 05:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: RT News

Title: German military satellite plan alarms EU – Reuters

Snippet: Germany’s push for a standalone military satellite network, independent of a parallel EU program, has alarmed some lawmakers in Brussels, who warn that the move risks weakening the bloc, according to Reuters.

Read full article: https://www.rt.com/news/636068-german-military-satellite-plan/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS

[2026-03-25 05:02 UTC+10:00] [Israel] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Israel says it will seize parts of southern Lebanon as ‘defensive buffer’

Snippet: Hopes of de-escalation dim as Israeli PM also vows to keep striking Iran, even as Trump talks up deal hopes

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/24/netanyahu-vows-further-strikes-iran-lebanon-missile-hits-tel-aviv-middle-east-crisis

[2026-03-25 04:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: Pentagon prepares 3,000 troops from Army’s elite 82nd Airborne for Iran war deployment

Snippet: The Department of War is gearing up to send thousands of troops from the Army’s 82nd Infantry Division to deploy to the Middle East, according to a source familiar with the plan.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/03/24/us-news/pentagon-prepares-3000-troops-from-elite-82nd-airborne-for-deployment-as-iran-war-continues/

[2026-03-25 04:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: Oil prices jump as Trump's Iran claims raise doubts

Snippet: LONDON — Oil prices jumped on Tuesday as traders turned cautious over the prospect of a negotiated agreement between the United States and Iran to end the Middle East war.

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/03/25/world/oil-prices-jump-as-trumps-iran-claims-raise-doubts/2306839

[2026-03-25 04:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: US to send 3,000 airborne soldiers to Middle East

Snippet: The Pentagon is planning to deploy a brigade combat team of roughly 3,000 soldiers from the army’s elite 82nd airborne division to the Middle East to support operations against Iran, according to two US officials, as reported by The Wall Street Journal.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/us-send-3000-airborne-soldiers-middle-east

[2026-03-25 04:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Trump's approval hits new 36 percent low, Reuters-Ipsos poll finds

Snippet: President Donald Trump's approval rating fell in recent days to its lowest point since he returned to the White House, with the US hit by a surge in fuel prices and widespread disapproval of the war he launched on Iran on 28 February, a Reuters-Ipsos poll found.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/trumps-approval-hits-new-36-low-reutersipsos-poll-finds

[2026-03-25 04:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: 1,000-year-old temple on cliff left battered after Cambodia and Thailand border clashes

Snippet: PREAH VIHEAR, Cambodia — It’s been three months since a ceasefire ended bitter border fighting between Cambodia and Thailand, but signs of combat are cut deep in this 11th-century Hindu temple atop a 525-meter (1,722-foot) cliff in the Dangrek Mountains.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/03/24/world-news/a-1000-year-old-cliff-top-temple-lies-battered-after-cambodia-thailand-border-clashes/

[2026-03-25 04:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: Russia launches nearly 400 drones at Ukraine, signaling start of spring offensive

Snippet: KYIV, Ukraine — A major Russian drone and missile attack on civilian areas of Ukraine killed six people and injured at least 46, officials said Tuesday, while Moscow’s army stepped up efforts to break through Ukrainian front-line defenses in what could be the start of an anticipated spring ground offensive.

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/03/25/world/russia-launches-nearly-400-drones-at-ukraine-signaling-start-of-spring-offensive/2306812

[2026-03-25 04:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: RT News

Title: On the ground in Tehran: Civilian deaths from US-Israeli strikes (VIDEO)

Snippet: The civilian death toll is rising in Tehran after residential areas in the Iranian capital suffered heavy damage from US-Israeli overnight strikes, as emergency crews continue search and rescue operations.

Read full article: https://www.rt.com/news/636050-tehran-civilians-killed-bombing/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS

[2026-03-25 04:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AfricaNews

Title: Ghana, European Union agree defence pact

Snippet: Ghana and the European Union on Tuesday signed their first formal defence partnership, as the country presents itself as a regional bulwark against the growing jihadist violence roiling west Africa.

Read full article: http://www.africanews.com/2026/03/24/ghana-european-union-agree-defence-pact/

[2026-03-25 03:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Duran

Title: IRAN WAR peace talks or trickery. Military build up continues

Snippet: Starmer is in zugzwang. Mandelson arrest on suspicion of misconduct in public office

Read full article: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-duran/episodes/IRAN-WAR-peace-talks-or-trickery--Military-build-up-continues-e3gtngj

[2026-03-25 03:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Colombia's Petro questions use of secondhand planes following deady crash

Snippet: Yeferson de la Hoz, center, the cousin of soldier Mauro Penaranda who was on the cargo plane that crashed the previous day after take off in Puerto Leguizamo, arrives at the military hospital where he is being treated in Bogota, Colombia, Tuesday, March 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/colombia-military-plane-crash-petro-duque-feb991b632244890aba9174788885770

[2026-03-25 03:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Georgia public schools may do daily weapons checks

Snippet: Students enter a security checkpoint at Midtown High School, Friday, March 6, 2026, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/georgia-apalachee-schools-guns-weapons-detection-784da79e1c81b2c01a33a12dd53a8ba9

[2026-03-25 03:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: What we know about Trump's 'talks' with Iran

Snippet: US President Donald Trump has executed another spectacular about-turn, from threatening to escalate the Iran war to announcing "very good" talks to end it, which were denied by the Islamic republic.

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/03/25/world/what-we-know-about-trumps-talks-with-iran/2306801

[2026-03-25 03:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AfricaNews

Title: Kenya fuel retailers running short of supplies amid Middle East war

Snippet: Hundreds of fuel retailers in Kenya are running short of supplies due to the current war in the Middle East, a sector representative told Reuters.

Read full article: http://www.africanews.com/2026/03/24/kenya-fuel-retailers-running-short-of-supplies-amid-middle-east-war/

[2026-03-25 03:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: CNBC

Title: Strait of Hormuz tanker traffic won't return to normal for months, Kalshi bettors predict

Snippet: Prediction market bettors aren't confident that a key oil passageway in the Middle East will reopen in the next few weeks, despite some hope that the U.S. and Iran might find a way out of the war.

Read full article: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/24/kalshi-polymarket-strait-of-hormuz-traffic-trump-iran.html

[2026-03-25 03:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: The Moscow Times

Title: EU Delays Proposal to Permanently Ban Russian Oil

Snippet: The European Union on Tuesday postponed the unveiling of a law that would permanently ban Russian oil imports, coming amid supply disruptions caused by the war in the Middle East.

Read full article: https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2026/03/24/eu-delays-proposal-to-permanently-ban-russian-oil-a92328

[2026-03-25 03:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: CNBC

Title: Pakistan offers to facilitate U.S.-Iran war talks as Trump, Tehran give mixed signals

Snippet: Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday said his country would host talks between the U.S. and Iran in pursuit of a "comprehensive settlement" of the ongoing war.

Read full article: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/24/trump-iran-war-pakistan-talks.html

[2026-03-25 03:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: CNBC

Title: Jamie Dimon says Iran war makes Middle East peace prospects better in the long term

Snippet: JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon said Tuesday that while the war in Iran poses near-term risks, it may ultimately improve the prospects for lasting peace in the Middle East.

Read full article: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/24/jamie-dimon-iran-war-middle-east-peace-prospects-long-term.html

[2026-03-25 03:19 UTC+10:00] [Opinion] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Asia Times

Title: Should holders of US debt take Iran’s military threat literally?

Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive

Read full article: https://asiatimes.com/2026/03/should-holders-of-us-debt-take-irans-military-threat-literally/

[2026-03-25 03:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: AfricaNews

Title: Iran parliament speaker: ‘No negotiations with the US’

Snippet: Iranian parliament speaker, Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf, denied on Monday that Iran was negotiating with the US to end the war.

Read full article: http://www.africanews.com/2026/03/24/iran-parliament-speaker-no-negotiations-with-the-us/

[2026-03-25 03:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Iranian missile intercepted over Lebanese airspace: Report

Snippet: An Iranian missile was intercepted over Lebanese airspace for the first time on Tuesday, three senior Lebanese security sources said.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/iranian-missile-intercepted-over-lebanese-airspace-report

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

Source: The Manila Times

Title: Architects of anarchy: Trump, Netanyahu, and the manufactured apocalypse

Snippet: THE geopolitical shock of February 2026 was no accident. It was a manufactured crisis, an engineered rupture authored by the Katzenjammer Kids of global politics: Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu, acting with little regard for the consent of their own publics. Cornered by domestic failures and legal peril, they fused their agendas into a single act of escalation, gambling global stability on the illusion that total war could achieve what decades of restraint had carefully preserved.

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/03/25/opinion/columns/architects-of-anarchy-trump-netanyahu-and-the-manufactured-apocalypse/2306704

[2026-03-25 03:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: How will the Iran war end?

Snippet: APROPOS my recent past column, “Oil, oil, oil – US defeat,” a colleague pointed out that the US action against Iran is essentially an undertaking of the United States military-industrial complex. Not having read up much on the subject, I have restricted myself from ever delving into the matter. The principle of accountability in journalism requires that you touch only on subject matter you have sufficient knowledge of.

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/03/25/opinion/columns/how-will-the-iran-war-end/2306657

[2026-03-25 03:00 UTC+10:00] [Mexico] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Arizona’s guns are feeding the bloodshed in Mexico’s cartel war

Snippet: As Sinaloa’s conflict grinds on, firearms traced to recent US sales are increasingly linked to Arizona

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/24/arizona-guns-mexico-sinaloa-cartel-war

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

Source: The Manila Times

Title: Filipino worker hurt in Israel missile attack

Snippet: ERROR 404 page not found Click here to go to the home page

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/03/25/news/national/filipino-worker-hurt-in-israel-missile-attack/2306012

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

Source: The Manila Times

Title: Middle Eastern airlines parking planes in Spain to avoid war

Snippet: ERROR 404 page not found Click here to go to the home page

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/03/25/business/foreign-business/middle-eastern-airlines-parking-planes-in-spain-to-avoid-war/2306262

[2026-03-25 02:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: What to know about Cypriot concern over UK's military bases

Snippet: A British soldier guards at the main gate of the U.K.'s RAF Akrotiri, near Limassol, Cyprus, Thursday, March 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/cyprus-uk-britain-military-bases-drone-strike-05af79fe3eb3709ce2f933f3d8a88c56

[2026-03-25 01:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Israeli press review: Concerns about the economy and air defence capacities

Snippet: On Monday, the governor of the Bank of Israel, Amir Yaron, filed the financial institution’s 2025 annual report to the government and the Knesset.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/israeli-press-review-concerns-about-economy-and-air-defence-capacities

[2026-03-25 01:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Rubio set to sell Iran war to skeptical G7 allies

Snippet: President Donald Trump walks with Secretary of State Marco Rubio to speak with reporters before departing on Marine One from the South Lawn of the White House, Friday, March 20, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/rubio-g7-trump-iran-9af085a4bedb1450ec7a9408ef9fbfa5

[2026-03-25 01:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: The Moscow Times

Title: State Duma Passes Bill Criminalizing Denial of ‘Soviet Genocide’

Snippet: Lawmakers in Russia’s lower-house State Duma on Tuesday passed a bill that would make it a criminal offense to deny what authorities describe as the “genocide of Soviet people” during World War II.

Read full article: https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2026/03/24/state-duma-passes-bill-criminalizing-denial-of-soviet-genocide-a92322

[2026-03-25 01:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Al Jazeera

Title: Is the US talking to Iran’s Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, and who is he?

Snippet: United States President Donald Trump announced on Monday that he is pausing attacks on Iran’s power infrastructure for five days and claimed that Washington and Tehran had held “very good and productive conversations” aimed at ending their war.

Read full article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/24/is-the-us-talking-to-irans-mohammad-bagher-ghalibaf-and-who-is-he

[2026-03-25 01:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Iran war shows why Europe is no longer relevant

Snippet: The US and Israel have started another myopic and dangerous regional war that is ultimately doomed to be counterproductive for all.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/opinion/iran-war-shows-why-europe-no-longer-relevant

[2026-03-25 01:00 UTC+10:00] [Australian economy] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Albanese government could increase ethanol level in fuel as farmers warn on food prices

Snippet: Treasurer admits the end of the war ‘can’t come soon enough’ for Australia as small miners scale back operations

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/mar/25/albanese-government-could-increase-ethanol-level-in-fuel-as-farmers-warn-on-food-prices

[2026-03-25 01:00 UTC+10:00] [Essential poll] [Factuality: 90]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Guardian Essential poll: only a quarter of Australians approve of US-Israel war on Iran

Snippet: Poll also finds Australians keener for government to forge closer ties with ‘middle powers’ such as Canada and Japan

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/mar/25/guardian-essential-poll-only-a-quarter-of-australians-approve-of-us-israel-war-on-iran

[2026-03-25 01:00 UTC+10:00] [Petrol prices] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Can Australia avoid the worst of the oil shock? - podcast

Snippet: Australia is facing skyrocketing oil prices and demand, as supply is blocked at the strait of Hormuz amid the US and Israel’s war on Iran.

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/audio/2026/mar/24/can-australia-avoid-the-worst-of-the-oil-shock-full-story-podcast