Topic: War & Conflict — Neutral reports only
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[2026-03-24 12:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: The Victorian government says fuel shortages at more than 100 service stations are likely only temporary. (ABC News: John Gunn)
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[2026-03-24 12:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: BEIRUT — A series of strikes hit Beirut's southern suburbs on Monday and early Tuesday, the first attack on the Hezbollah stronghold in days, as Israel's military said it captured two members of the Iran-backed group in southern Lebanon.
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[2026-03-24 12:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Asian countries are turning to coal as the Iran war disrupts oil and gas shipments. The continent is exposed because it relies on imported fuel, much of it passing through the Strait of Hormuz — a chokepoint for about a fifth of global oil and natural gas trade.
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[2026-03-24 12:09 UTC+10:00] [Business / Markets] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: March 24, 2026 — 12:09pm
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[2026-03-24 12:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — A male Filipino worker sustained a leg injury during a missile impact -- from Iran's attack -- in Arad town, was treated at the Sorokoa Medical Center and was expected to be discharged on Tuesday, the Philippine Embassy in Israel said.
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[2026-03-24 12:01 UTC+10:00] [Sport / AFL] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Essendon forward Kyle Langford says it is the senior players’ fault that the Bombers team defence is “not up to AFL standard” after two poor displays to open their season.
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[2026-03-24 12:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The ‘eye-watering’ surge in oil prices may push consumers around the world to switch to electric cars, boosting Chinese brands, analysts say
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[2026-03-24 12:00 UTC+10:00] [Ukraine] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: President vows to respond to move that would draw Belarus more directly into the war; EU anger at Hungary over Russia information sharing. What we know on day 1,490
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[2026-03-24 12:00 UTC+10:00] [Trump administration] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Trump teased a deal could soon be reached to end his war on Iran, which Tehran denied – key US politics stories from Monday 23 March at a glance
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[2026-03-24 11:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The impact of the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran could surpass the effects of Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine, the top executive of Austrian energy firm OMV said.
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[2026-03-24 11:39 UTC+10:00] [World / Middle East] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: The man whom Iran has entrusted to lead negotiations to end the war with the US has never shied away from doing the regime’s dirty work.
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[2026-03-24 11:38 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korean stocks opened sharply higher Tuesday, as investors pin hopes on easing military tensions in the Middle East.
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[2026-03-24 11:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Unrest, Conflict and War
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[2026-03-24 11:17 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: From a shop owner in India to a community worker in New South Wales, rising fuel prices are forcing people to ration oil usage
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[2026-03-24 11:11 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: US President Donald Trump said Monday that he ordered the postponement of threatened military strikes on Iranian energy infrastructure for five days, stressing that both Washington and Tehran want to make a deal to end their war.
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[2026-03-24 11:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Asia-Pacific markets jumped Tuesday, with South Korean equities leading regional gains after a sharp drop in oil prices eased investor concerns following signs of de-escalation in the Middle East conflict.
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[2026-03-24 11:01 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Tehran denied negotiations that delayed US strikes and Trump was vague on the details, but talks signal renewed push for peace from regional powers
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[2026-03-24 11:00 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: SBS News
Snippet: The plane hit the ground just one-and-a-half kilometres away from where it took off. Source: AAP / EPA / MiPutumayo.com.co
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[2026-03-24 10:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: A loud blast rang out over Jerusalem early Tuesday after Israel's military said it detected another Iranian missile launch, the second of the day, AFP is reporting.
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[2026-03-24 10:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: An air strike has targeted a military base used by Iraq’s Popular Mobilisation Forces (PMF) in the town of Jurf al-Sakhar, Babil province, south of Baghdad.
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[2026-03-24 10:06 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: The combination of spiralling petrol prices, the war in Iran and the Reserve Bank’s latest interest rate rise has crashed consumer confidence to its lowest level on record.
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[2026-03-24 10:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Pine Gap expert Richard Tanter says the intelligence base is "very involved" in the current Middle East war. (Supplied: Kristian Laemmle-Ruff)
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[2026-03-24 10:00 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: US officials in the Donald Trump administration said the ultimate objective of the war in Iran was to prevent the development of long-range nuclear ballistic missiles capable of striking the US mainland.
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[2026-03-24 09:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: HOUSTON — The United Arab Emirates on Monday condemned Iran's attacks against shipping in the Strait of Hormuz as a form of "economic terrorism" that is holding the world hostage.
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[2026-03-24 08:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: An Israeli air strike in Lebanon’s southern city of Tyre targeted a civil defence ambulance, killing one medic and wounding four others, Lebanon's National News Agency reported.
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[2026-03-24 08:30 UTC+10:00] [Narendra Modi] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Beyond oil, remittances and cultural ties, trade and defence pacts in recent years have added to strategic and security interconnectedness
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[2026-03-24 08:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Israel’s far-right minister of finance, Bezalel Smotrich, has urged his country to annex southern Lebanon, as the military has destroyed bridges and homes in an intensified assault on the area.
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[2026-03-24 08:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Kurt Campbell expects to see both leaders being ‘extraordinarily polite and engaged’ during key rescheduled meeting despite Iran conflict
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[2026-03-24 07:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israel's second-largest airline is moving its operations to Jordan and Egypt as restrictions tighten at Ben Gurion Airport four weeks into the US-Israeli war on Iran, Walla reported on Monday.
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[2026-03-24 07:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: President Donald Trump said Monday the U.S. was talking with a “top" and "respected” Iranian leader and claimed the Islamic Republic was eager for a deal to end the war.
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[2026-03-24 07:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A cautious relief swept through financial markets after President Donald Trump said the United States has talked with Iran about a possible end to their war.
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[2026-03-24 07:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: HOUSTON — Asian countries want to buy more U.S. energy to reduce their dependence on oil and gas exports from the Middle East, Interior Secretary Doug Burgum told CNBC on Monday.
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[2026-03-24 06:57 UTC+10:00] [US news] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: New online accounts on Polymarket platform betting a total of $70,000 suggest ‘some degree of inside info’
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[2026-03-24 06:55 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Speaker Mohammad-Bagher Ghalibaf at first dismissed talks took place, insisting Trump’s claim was ‘fake news’ designed to soothe markets
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[2026-03-24 06:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Financial Markets
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[2026-03-24 06:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: President Donald Trump said yesterday (23) that he has ordered the United States military to postpone strikes against Iranian power plants and energy infrastructure for five days after holding “good and productive conversations” with Tehran.
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[2026-03-24 06:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The Lebanese armed group says it carried out several attacks against the Israeli army, the National News Agency reports.
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[2026-03-24 06:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has released a short video statement backing US President Donald Trump's attempt to make a deal with Iran, but he says attacks on the country will not stop.
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[2026-03-24 06:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: President Donald Trump said Monday the U.S. was talking with a “respected” Iranian leader and claimed the Islamic Republic was eager for a deal to end the war. (AP Production: Marissa Duhaney)
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[2026-03-24 06:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Unrest, Conflict and War
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[2026-03-24 06:37 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: 9News
Snippet: Hello and welcome to our live rolling coverage of the war in the Middle East this Tuesday, March 24.
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[2026-03-24 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: A steep hike in the prices of fuel was inevitable, given the unprecedented rise in global crude prices in the wake of the war on Iran waged by the United States (US) and Israel. Even though the Government initially raised fuel prices by just eight percent, this was deemed insufficient as the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) and the three private companies (Lanka IOC, Sinopec and RM Parks/Shell) were making huge losses by selling fuel below market rates.
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[2026-03-24 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: With the rapid decline in the price of gold in the world market due to the prevailing war situation in the Middle East region, there has been a significant decrease in the price of gold in the local market as well.
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[2026-03-24 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Oil prices dropped by over 13 percent yesterday (23) after an announcement by US President Donald Trump that he would instruct the military to delay any strikes on Iranian power plants and energy infrastructure.
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[2026-03-24 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Iranian Navy guided an Indian liquefied petroleum gas tanker through the Strait of Hormuz last week, Bloomberg reported on Saturday.
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[2026-03-24 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: China urged on Monday an immediate stop to military operations and return to dialogue and negotiation, as fighting in the Middle East continues to spread and the risk of further escalation grows.
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[2026-03-24 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The war in the Middle East could see the world face its worst energy crisis in decades, International Energy Agency (IEA) chief Fatih Birol warned yesterday (23), describing the situation as “very severe”.
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[2026-03-24 06:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: JERUSALEM — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Monday that he spoke with Donald Trump, saying that the US president believed US-Israeli military gains in Iran could be converted into a negotiated agreement that protects Israel's interests.
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[2026-03-24 06:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: A Colombian military plane with 125 people on board has crashed after takeoff in the south of the country, the Colombian Air Force said.
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[2026-03-24 05:58 UTC+10:00] [C-130] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Military sources said 71 people had been rescued alive from the wreckage; the air force said 125 soldiers were travelling on board
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