Topic: War & Conflict — Neutral reports only
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[2026-03-23 06:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Redeveloping the Second World War-era oil tank farms in the Trincomalee district is the “permanent solution” to the energy crisis, Foreign Minister Vijitha Herath said, adding that the Government was taking steps to expedite the project backed by India and the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
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[2026-03-23 06:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Sri Lanka Navy conducted a series of operations across the country’s waters from March 3 to 18, in an attempt to safeguard the country’s marine resources and ensure sustainable fishing practices. These efforts resulted in the arrest of 53 individuals engaged in various illegal fishing activities. During the raids, Naval personnel also seized 13 dinghies and four tractors used for these unlawful purposes.
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[2026-03-23 06:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: A formal programme to minimise the impact of the war in the Middle East on the agricultural sector has been prepared by agriculture authorities.
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[2026-03-23 06:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Unrest, Conflict and War
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[2026-03-23 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: The federal government was warned last year of the "significant economic impact" of a fuel crisis. (ABC News: Sharon Gordon)
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[2026-03-23 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: United States President Donald Trump has threatened to attack Iran’s power plants if freedom of navigation is not fully restored at the Strait of Hormuz within 48 hours, a dramatic escalation as the US-Israeli war on Iran continues for a fourth week.
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[2026-03-23 06:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Hezbollah says it launched a series of rocket, missile and drone attacks on northern Israel, including several targeting Israeli military facilities.
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[2026-03-23 06:00 UTC+10:00] [Sport / Rugby Union] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Rugby Australia has recruited former All Black centre Scott McLeod as the Wallabies’ new defence coach, in the first key staffing appointment of incoming Test coach Les Kiss.
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[2026-03-23 05:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent argued Sunday that President Trump may need to “escalate to de-escalate” the war in Iran — while asserting the higher prices Americans are facing because of the conflict are worth it to ensure Iran never builds a nuclear weapon.
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[2026-03-23 05:50 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Ella Baron on Donald Trump and the Iran war – cartoon
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[2026-03-23 05:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Moment Israeli strike hits bridge in southern Lebanon
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[2026-03-23 05:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Unrest, Conflict and War
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[2026-03-23 05:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Housing Construction Industry
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[2026-03-23 05:41 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 90]
Source: 9News
Snippet: Hello and welcome to our live rolling coverage of the war in the Middle East this Monday, March 23.
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[2026-03-23 05:38 UTC+10:00] [Middle East] [Factuality: 100]
Source: SBS News
Snippet: Australia is not a superpower, but experts say it remains a stakeholder in the ongoing war in the Middle East. Source: SBS, Getty
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[2026-03-23 05:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: The International Energy Agency says this is the greatest "supply disruption in the history of the global oil market". (Reuters: Vivek Prakash)
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[2026-03-23 05:00 UTC+10:00] [Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: In the weeks since US-Israeli bombs started falling on Iran, about 1,500 people have been killed, homes destroyed and ancient sites damaged
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[2026-03-23 05:00 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Age
Snippet: The corporate regulator has been provided with an explosive phone recording which casts doubt on controversial billionaire Richard White’s defence to insider trading allegations.
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[2026-03-23 04:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israel's military said it was investigating whether its own fire killed an Israeli civilian near the Lebanese border on Sunday, after Hezbollah claimed an attack in the same area.
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[2026-03-23 04:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has urged allies to keep up sanctions pressure on Russia’s economy ahead of a second day of talks between Ukraine and United States officials on ways to end the more-than-four-year Russia-Ukraine war.
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[2026-03-23 04:00 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: With a 7 October inquiry looming, the Israeli PM’s political career, legacy and personal freedom may all be on the line
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[2026-03-23 03:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Americans traveling abroad for spring break and the upcoming summer should keep their heads on a swivel as global tensions and anti-US sentiments mount across the world, travel security experts warn.
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[2026-03-23 03:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz, after an assessment of the situation in Lebanon with top-ranking Israel Defense Forces staff on Sunday, said he and the prime minister have ordered the IDF to “immediately destroy all the bridges over the Litani river” to prevent the movement of Hezbollah terrorists and weapons to the south.
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[2026-03-23 03:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Iranian missiles have struck the towns of Arad and Dimona near an Israeli nuclear research centre in what Iran says was a response to an Israeli attack on its Natanz nuclear facility in Isfahan province.
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[2026-03-23 03:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: An Israeli air strike destroyed the Qasmiyeh Bridge over Lebanon's Litani River. The strike followed a warning issued by the Israeli military that it would destroy the bridge, along with other crossings spanning the Litani River in southern Lebanon. pic.twitter.com/i6JK4kxgnq
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[2026-03-23 03:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: TOKYO — Japan could consider deploying its military for minesweeping in the Strait of Hormuz, a vital artery for global oil supplies, if a ceasefire is reached in the US-Israeli war on Iran, Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi said on Sunday.
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[2026-03-23 03:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: IRONICALLY, while the world's governments failed to agree on a Global Plastics Treaty that would have mandated drastic cuts in plastic production, the Israel-US-initiated war in the Middle East appears to have accomplished precisely that. The war has all but cut the supply of chemicals essential for plastic production in especially Asia and the Pacific and Europe.
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[2026-03-23 03:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
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[2026-03-23 03:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
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[2026-03-23 02:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: With oil prices at levels not seen in years and global business supply chains across sectors of the economy shut down by the de facto closure of the Strait of Hormuz, faith in the C-suite that the worst isn't yet to come is being tested. On Friday, United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby said he is planning for $175 oil, and for an oil price that remains above $100 through 2027.
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[2026-03-23 02:26 UTC+10:00] [Military] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-03-23 02:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Tehran, Iran – Military and political authorities in Iran are projecting a message that “victory” is near as war with the United States and Israel continues to escalate, and air strikes and assassination attempts are reported across the country.
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[2026-03-23 02:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Turbulence in the fuel markets caused by the US-Israel war on Iran is hitting African airlines hard.
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[2026-03-23 01:54 UTC+10:00] [Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Israel has sent troops into Lebanon and carried out extensive air strikes in the country, while Hezbollah continues to fire rocket barrages across the border
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[2026-03-23 01:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: As the United States-Israeli war on Iran enters its fourth week, the conflict seems to have escalated beyond President Donald Trump’s control.
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[2026-03-23 01:27 UTC+10:00] [United States] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: With war raging in the Middle East, tickets for mainland Chinese destinations are being snapped up
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[2026-03-23 01:00 UTC+10:00] [Australian military] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: University polling and focus groups found sharpest increase in those worried about national security was cohort aged 18 to 24
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[2026-03-23 01:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: In a conflict over Taiwan or western Pacific, Beijing may overwhelm air defences through sheer numbers in a war of economic attrition
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[2026-03-23 00:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Hezbollah has claimed a series of missile attacks targeting Israeli soldiers near the Lebanese-Israeli border.
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[2026-03-23 00:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israel's army has reported a fresh wave of missiles fired from Iran heading towards the country.
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[2026-03-23 00:26 UTC+10:00] [Russia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Since the US-Israel war against Iran began, the cost of 95-octane petrol and diesel in Vietnam has soared by 50 per cent and 70 per cent respectively.
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[2026-03-23 00:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: An attack by Hezbollah has killed at least one person in northern Israel, the first such death from fire originating in Lebanon since the United States and Israel started their war on Iran more than three weeks ago.
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[2026-03-23 00:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: The United Kingdom has slammed “reckless Iranian threats” after missiles targeted a joint United States-UK military base located on the Indian Ocean island of Diego Garcia.
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[2026-03-22 23:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The Israeli military has claimed it killed a commander of Hezbollah’s Radwan Force, along with two other group members in a strike in southern Lebanon.
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[2026-03-22 23:53 UTC+10:00] [International trade] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Growers face soaring fertiliser and fuel costs as shipping choke point of the strait of Hormuz hits supply chains
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[2026-03-22 23:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Israeli security forces survey the site that was struck by an Iranian missile in Dimona, southern Israel, Sunday, March 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)
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[2026-03-22 23:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: SENATOR Win Gatchalian said the government needs to accelerate the country’s adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) to mitigate the impact of higher oil prices amid escalating armed conflict in the Middle East.
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[2026-03-22 23:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The Israeli army has said that its air defences have downed 92 percent of some 400 ballistic missiles fired at the country from Iran.
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[2026-03-22 23:00 UTC+10:00] [US news] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Though the majority of the president’s base backs the war, a schism has developed among Trump-touting media stars
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[2026-03-22 23:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Imagine if Allied intelligence had located Adolf Hitler in late May 1944 and killed him before the Normandy invasion. Imagine that in the same hour, strikes eliminated Hitler’s designated successor; the head of the German Armed Forces High Command; the chief operational planner of the war effort; Field Marshal Erwin Rommel, responsible for defending Western Europe; and the rest of Germany’s field marshals and senior commanders.
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