[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

[2026-03-25 01:00 UTC+10:00] [Antelope Reef] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Why military base on contested Paracels will be of ‘limited’ value to Beijing

Snippet: Chinese observers weigh in amid rising concern over Beijing’s land reclamation activities at Antelope Reef

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3347748/why-military-base-contested-paracels-will-be-limited-value-beijing

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

Source: ABC News

Title: 'Civilians are paying the price': Water facilities at risk in Middle East

Snippet: Iran's former deputy environment chief Kaveh Madani says desalination plants have become a target in the Iran war. (ABC)

Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-25/middle-east-water-facilities-at-risk/106493590

[2026-03-25 00:56 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]

Source: 9News

Title: Missiles fly amid mixed signals over talks to end war

Snippet: Airstrikes have battered Iran and Iranian missiles and drones have targeted Israel's Tel Aviv and sites across the Middle East, even as President Donald Trump says the US is in talks with the Islamic Republic to end the war.With thousands more US Marines on their way to the Gulf, both sides firing intense barrages and Iran denying any negotiations are taking place, the war's tempo remained high on Tuesday, a day after Trump delayed his self-imposed deadline for Iran to

Read full article: https://www.9news.com.au/world/us-israel-iran-war-strikes-hit-iran-and-tehran-targets-israel-and-gulf-states-amid-mixed-signals-over-talks-to-end-war/af8aa1be-f144-4405-94f5-8c6b80e316eb

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

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Trump's stringent demands on Iran risk bogging down potential talks, sources say

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.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/us-trump-demands-risk-talks-ending-iran-war

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

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Iran’s parliament speaker: the outsider seen by White House as possible partner

Snippet: Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, who has threatened US, being weighed up as potential interlocutor to bring war to an end

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/24/iran-parliament-speaker-mohammad-bagher-ghalibaf-white-house

[2026-03-25 00:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Israel to ‘control’ southern Lebanon as Smotrich urges border shift to Litani River

Snippet: Israel’s defence minister, Israel Katz, said on Tuesday that the army plans to “control” southern Lebanon, a day after Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich called for the border to be redrawn at the Litani River.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/litani-river-must-be-new-border-lebanon-israels-smotrich-says

[2026-03-25 00:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: US-Israeli war on Iran is 'breach of international law' — German president

Snippet: BERLIN — German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier spoke on Tuesday of a "deep rift" with traditional ally the United States and said the US-Israeli war on Iran was a "breach of international law".

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/03/24/news/us-israeli-war-on-iran-is-breach-of-international-law-german-president/2306658

[2026-03-25 00:45 UTC+10:00] [World news] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Airstrikes, rockets and fields of mustard: photos of the day – Tuesday

Snippet: View image in fullscreenBeirut, LebanonRawaa Eido is distraught after her house was hit by an Israeli airstrike, after an escalation between Hezbollah and IsraelPhotograph: Amr Abdallah Dalsh/ReutersShareView image in fullscreenTyre, LebanonFrom the southern city of Tyre, a rocket fired towards Israel can be seen striking the ground. Lebanon’s health ministry said an Israeli strike outside Beirut killed two people on 24 March, after several strikes on the capital’s southern suburbs overnight as the Israel-Hezbollah conflict entered its fourth weekPhotograph: Kawant

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/news/gallery/2026/mar/24/airstrikes-rockets-and-fields-of-mustard-photos-of-the-day-tuesday

[2026-03-25 00:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AfricaNews

Title: Ghana, EU sign first pact to counter West Africa's growing insecurity

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-eu-sign-first-pact-to-counter-west-africas-growing-insecurity/

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

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Russia launches fresh wave of strikes on civilian areas across Ukraine

Snippet: Moscow appears to step up spring offensive amid concerns international focus on Iran war leaves Kyiv more vulnerable

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/24/russia-strikes-civilian-areas-ukraine

[2026-03-25 00:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: New York Post

Title: US serviceman’s harrowing final words to dad before he was killed in Iran war plane crash

Snippet: One of the US airmen killed when their refueling plane crashed in friendly skies this month had predicted just the day before that he wasn’t “coming back” home from the Iran war, his dad said.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/03/24/us-news/us-servicemembers-harrowing-final-words-to-dad-before-being-killed-in-iraq-plane-crash/

[2026-03-25 00:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: Ukrainian troops testing exoskeletons that help them run 12 mph on battlefield and carry more ammo against Russia

Snippet: Ukrainian troops are now combat-testing exoskeletons that can fit into a suitcase and help them run up to 12 mph on the battlefield.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/03/24/world-news/ukrainian-troops-testing-exoskeletons-in-war-with-russia/

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

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Activists face 'extreme isolation' in German prisons after Elbit break-in, families say

Snippet: Five anti-arms trade activists accused of breaking into a facility owned by Israel's largest weapons manufacturer in Germany have spent months in pretrial detention under highly restrictive conditions, according to their families and lawyers.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/germany-five-activists-held-alleged-elbit-systems-break-in-isolation-families-say

[2026-03-24 23:48 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 90]

Source: The Korea Herald

Title: Defense chief says no official request yet from Washington for troop dispatch to Middle East

Snippet: Seoul has yet to receive a formal request from Washington regarding troop deployment to the Middle East, though the two countries' military authorities remain in close consultation, the defense minister said Tuesday.

Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10701841

[2026-03-24 23:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: RT News

Title: EU nation deploys military to protect Jewish sites

Snippet: Belgium has deployed the military to protect Jewish sites in major cities around the country, Defense Minister Theo Francken has said.

Read full article: https://www.rt.com/news/636024-belgium-military-jews-synagogue/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS

[2026-03-24 23:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: CNBC

Title: Stagflation alarm bells ring in the euro zone as energy crunch hits the global economy

Snippet: Private sector output in the euro zone sank to a 10-month low in March, amid mounting evidence of the impact the Iran conflict is having on the global economy.

Read full article: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/24/euro-zone-pmi-staglation-risks-critical-energy-crunch-vdl-iran-war.html

[2026-03-24 23:33 UTC+10:00] [Business] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Rappler

Title: DOE’s Garin says PH has average 45 days of fuel supply, down by 10 days since war began

Snippet: Already have Rappler+? Sign in to listen to groundbreaking journalism.

Read full article: https://www.rappler.com/business/philippines-average-fuel-supply-march-20-2026/

[2026-03-24 23:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Al Jazeera

Title: Palestinians struggle as Gaza endures severe fuel and gas shortages

Snippet: Gaza City – Palestinians in Gaza say the cost of electricity provided by private generators has surged, even as residents increasingly rely on them after Israel’s genocidal war on the enclave destroyed its public power network.

Read full article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/24/palestinians-struggle-as-gaza-endures-severe-fuel-and-gas-shortages

[2026-03-24 23:30 UTC+10:00] [Harry Frankfurt] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Donald Trump is the purest symbol of post-truth America

Snippet: Trump doesn’t care what is true about the war in the Middle East or anything else so long as what he says serves his purpose for the moment

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/opinion/world-opinion/article/3347538/donald-trump-purest-symbol-post-truth-america

[2026-03-24 23:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Iran questions Africa's silence as US-Israeli war grinds on

Snippet: Africa's muted response to the US-Israeli war on its territory has led Iran to accuse Israel of leveraging its expanding diplomatic footprint across the continent to deflect criticism of its actions in the Middle East.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/iran-questions-africas-silence-us-israeli-war-grinds

[2026-03-24 23:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Rubio to attend G7 meeting in France on Friday

Snippet: US secretary of State Marco Rubio will meet with his G7 counterparts in France on Friday to discuss the war in Iran, the State Department announced.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/rubio-attend-g7-meeting-france-friday

[2026-03-24 23:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Donald Trump voted by mail in Florida special election as he bashes mail ballots

Snippet: President Donald Trump walks down the stairs of Air Force One upon his arrival at Joint Base Andrews, Md., Monday, March 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Luis M. Alvarez)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-vote-by-mail-bd52fd205f4484237d5b77d2e7319350

[2026-03-24 23:10 UTC+10:00] [Iran] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: US-Israel war on Iran: how football in the region is struggling to deal with the fallout

Snippet: From World Cup preparations to Champions League complications, the issues facing football in the region

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/football/2026/mar/24/us-israel-war-iran-how-football-dealing-with-fallout

[2026-03-24 23:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Philippines declares energy emergency over Middle East conflict risks

Snippet: The country has around 45 days of fuel supply based on ‌current consumption levels

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3347737/philippines-declares-energy-emergency-over-middle-east-conflict-risks

[2026-03-24 23:00 UTC+10:00] [Southeast Asia] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Why DHL is betting on rising Chinese exports – even as war and tariff risks grow

Snippet: The global logistics giant still sees huge growth potential in the wave of Chinese companies looking to expand overseas

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3347709/why-dhl-betting-rising-chinese-exports-even-war-and-tariff-risks-grow

[2026-03-24 23:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: CNBC

Title: EV battery startup pivots to defense industry amid Iran war, weak electric vehicle market

Snippet: An Arizona-based battery startup led by a former General Motors executive is pivoting from making products for all-electric vehicles to ones for the aerospace and defense industries amid the war in Iran and growing demand for U.S. drones by the Trump administration.

Read full article: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/24/ev-battery-startup-sion-power-defense-drones.html

[2026-03-24 23:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: WATCH: Israel vows aid for family of slain in Middle East

Snippet: Israel Ambassador in Manila Dana Kursh vows that the family of Mary Ann Velasquez de Vera, the overseas Filipino worker (OFW) who died in Israel amid the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, will be given financial assistance. Speaking at the launch of a women’s health center in Rizal Medical Center on Tuesday, Kursh told The Manila Times that the financial assistance will cover De Vera’s parents, siblings, and husband.

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/03/24/videos/watch-israel-vows-aid-for-family-of-slain-in-middle-east/2306356

[2026-03-24 22:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Iran questions Africa's silence as US-Israeli war grinds on

Snippet: Africa's muted response to the US-Israeli war on its territory has led Iran to accuse Israel of leveraging its expanding diplomatic footprint across the continent to deflect criticism of its actions in the Middle East.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/iran-questions-africa-silence-us-israel-war-grinds-on

[2026-03-24 22:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: ABC News

Title: Breaking: Israel planning to occupy southern Lebanon

Snippet: Topic:Unrest, Conflict and War

Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-24/israel-planning-to-occupy-southern-lebanon-to-the-litani-river/106493608

[2026-03-24 22:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Al Jazeera

Title: How does the current global oil crisis compare with the 1973 oil embargo?

Snippet: The United States-Israeli war on Iran has caused the biggest oil disruption in history, according to the International Energy Agency (IEA). The agency was founded in 1974 as a direct response to the 1973 oil embargo, which saw Arab nations, led by Saudi Arabia, cut production in response to Washington’s support for Israel during its war with Egypt and Syria that year.

Read full article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/24/how-does-the-current-global-oil-crisis-compare-with-the-1973-oil-embargo

[2026-03-24 22:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: CNBC

Title: Britain responds to Iran war energy shock by requiring solar panels and heat pumps in all new homes

Snippet: The U.K. government on Tuesday introduced new rules requiring developers to install heat pumps and solar panels in all new homes across England, in policymakers' latest response to the economic fallout of the Iran conflict.

Read full article: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/24/iran-war-britain-new-homes-solar-heat-pumps-energy-crisis.html

[2026-03-24 22:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Israel military says completed large wave of strikes in Isfahan

Snippet: Israel's military on Tuesday said it had conducted a large number of air strikes in several areas of Iran, including the central city of Isfahan.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israel-military-says-completed-large-wave-strikes-isfahan

[2026-03-24 22:00 UTC+10:00] [Argentina] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Argentina was the model of how to survive a dictatorship. Javier Milei is changing that | Jordana Timerman

Snippet: By questioning the scale of atrocities and deriding human rights activists, Milei is dismantling the consensus over the country’s dirty war

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/mar/24/argentina-50th-anniversary-coup-dictatorship-javier-milei

[2026-03-24 22:00 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: What to understand why Trump is still bombing Iran? Look to Nixon and Vietnam | Kenneth Roth

Snippet: Richard Nixon’s strategy was about shielding his own reputation. Now Trump needs a face-saving exit of his own

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/mar/24/trump-iran-strategy-nixon-vietnam

[2026-03-24 21:56 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Korea Herald

Title: FM Cho requests LNG, oil procurement support in call with Omani counterpart

Snippet: Foreign Minister Cho Hyun on Tuesday asked his Omani counterpart to help South Korea with liquefied natural gas and crude oil procurement amid supply disruptions due to the prolonged conflict in the Middle East, officials said.

Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10701813

[2026-03-24 21:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: German president calls Iran war a disastrous mistake, in rare rebuke of Trump

Snippet: The Iran war is a "disastrous mistake" that breaches international law, Germany's president said on Tuesday in an unusually blunt rebuke of US President Donald Trump's foreign policy, which he said marked a rupture for German ties with its biggest post-war ally.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/german-president-calls-iran-war-disastrous-mistake-rare-rebuke-trump

[2026-03-24 21:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Russia launches attack on Ukraine with signs its spring offensive started

Snippet: Rescue workers try to put out a fire of a residential building burning after a Russian drone attack on Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, Tuesday, March 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Kateryna Klochko)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-war-offensive-civilian-attacks-48a46d2503513c903bc3e4de31b96e00

[2026-03-24 21:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: Al Jazeera

Title: Amazon says AWS Bahrain region ‘disrupted’ following drone activity

Snippet: United States tech giant Amazon has said its Amazon Web Services (AWS) region in Bahrain was “disrupted” amid the current conflict in the Middle ⁠East, following Iran’s threats to target US offices and infrastructure run by top US companies.

Read full article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/24/amazon-says-aws-bahrain-region-disrupted-following-drone-activity

[2026-03-24 21:39 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 90]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Pakistan’s army chief attempts to broker Iran peace talks in call with Trump

Snippet: Diplomatic sources say negotiations in Islamabad may begin next week, though no formal agreement is in place

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/24/pakistan-army-chief-iran-peace-talks-trump-call

[2026-03-24 21:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: How spring breakers’ drunken flash mobs turn Florida towns, beaches into war zones

Snippet: Coastal Florida towns are playing hot potato with spring breakers who use social media to organize “takeovers” of gatherings by drunken flash mobs, leading to violence and mass arrests.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/03/24/us-news/how-spring-breakers-turn-florida-beaches-into-war-zones/

[2026-03-24 21:12 UTC+10:00] [Dongguan] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: New Type 055 destroyers for PLA East China Fleet tested in first live-fire drill

Snippet: Exercise will ‘rapidly integrate’ the advanced vessels into the joint combat system covering Taiwan and the seas near Japan

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3347726/new-type-055-destroyers-pla-east-china-fleet-tested-first-live-fire-drill

[2026-03-24 21:04 UTC+10:00] [Opinion] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Asia Times

Title: Iran war exposing deeper risks of US financial dominance

Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive

Read full article: https://asiatimes.com/2026/03/iran-war-exposing-deeper-risks-of-us-financial-dominance/

[2026-03-24 21:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Israel says it will control bridges and area south of Lebanon’s Litani River

Snippet: The Israeli military will control the remaining bridges over Lebanon's Litani River and the area south of the river, Israel's defence minister said on Tuesday.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israel-says-it-will-control-bridges-and-area-south-lebanons-litani-river

[2026-03-24 21:00 UTC+10:00] [Argentina] [Factuality: 90]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Fate of Argentina’s disappeared remains ‘open wound’ as more victims identified

Snippet: Fifty years after the military seized power and disappeared 30,000 people forcibly, some families are finding closure

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/24/argentina-disappeared-victims-identified-dirty-war

[2026-03-24 20:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: In photos: Aftermath of Iranian strikes in Tel Aviv

Snippet: Live Blog Update| War on Iran This is an entry from: Live: Iran dismisses Trump's talk of negotiations as 'fake news'In photos: Aftermath of Iranian strikes in Tel Aviv24 March 2026 09:51 GMT Israeli emergency service personnel gather at the site of an Iranian missile strike in Tel Aviv on 24 March 2026 (AFP) Israeli emergency service personnel gather at the site of an Iranian missile strike in Tel Aviv on 24 March 2026 (AFP) A man looks a part

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/photos-aftermath-iranian-strikes-tel-aviv

[2026-03-24 20:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Iran's parliament speaker, Qalibaf, floated as US contact

Snippet: Iran’s parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf, speaks during a press conference in Beirut, Lebanon, on Oct. 12, 2024. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein, File)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/iran-mohammad-bagher-qalibaf-us-israel-war-a5fdb9d743c3325155da0bc91458077d

[2026-03-24 20:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: RT News

Title: US considering sending airborne troops to Iran – NYT

Snippet: Senior US military officials are looking into the possibility of deploying airborne troops to capture Kharg Island, responsible for 90% of Iran’s crude oil exports, the New York Times has reported, citing American defense sources.

Read full article: https://www.rt.com/news/636006-us-iran-kharg-island/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS