Topic: War & Conflict — Neutral reports only
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[2026-03-19 00:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Fars News Agency reports that Iran intends to respond to strikes on its gas faculties by targeting “enemy infrastructure that was previously thought to be safe”, citing Iranian military sources.
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[2026-03-19 00:44 UTC+10:00] [World Baseball Classic] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Venezuela played with heart, Italy sipped espresso and the Dominicans showed off their verve at the tournament. America wanted to concentrate on war
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[2026-03-19 00:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israeli jets hit natural gas facilties in Iran, according to Israeli officials and Iranian state media.
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[2026-03-19 00:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israel’s war on Lebanon has killed or wounded the equivalent of an entire classroom of children daily, according to a top official of the UN children’s agency.
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[2026-03-19 00:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: People and vehicles crowd at a popular market in Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, March 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)
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[2026-03-19 00:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Andrie Yunus, from KontraS, is a promiment human rights activist in Indonesia. (Supplied)
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[2026-03-19 00:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, left, with President Donald Trump, reacts as she was speaking to members of the military aboard the USS George Washington, an aircraft carrier docked at an American naval base, in Yokosuka, Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)
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[2026-03-19 00:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Sky News is set to sever ties with its UAE-based Arabic sister channel over the broadcaster's coverage of the war in Sudan.
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[2026-03-19 00:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Poland is set to extradite a Russian archaeologist accused of carrying out illegal excavations in occupied Crimea to Ukraine, deepening tensions over a case that has raised questions about cultural preservation amid the war in Ukraine now in its fifth year.
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[2026-03-18 23:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: El presidente Donald Trump se baja del Air Force One en la Base Aérea Dover en Delaware el 7 de marzo del 2026. (AP foto/Mark Schiefelbein)
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[2026-03-18 23:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The Turkish government has tightened controls on the transit and re-export of military equipment and defence-related items to third countries through Turkey under a new regulation introduced on Monday.
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[2026-03-18 23:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Vehicles move along the 2023 Chevrolet Bolt EV and EUV assembly line at the General Motors Orion Assembly June 15, 2023, in Lake Orion, Mich. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio, File)
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[2026-03-18 23:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: The U.S. and Israel's war with Iran has upended the supply of aluminum in the Middle East, sending prices of the base metal skyrocketing.
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[2026-03-18 23:31 UTC+10:00] [Africa] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Unit of Cosco Shipping reports 1.1 per cent profit increase on 6.2 per cent rise in throughput in 2025
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[2026-03-18 23:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The Turkish government has tightened controls on the transit and re-export of military equipment and defence-related items to third countries through Turkey under a new regulation introduced on Monday.
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[2026-03-18 23:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said Wednesday that Iran's Intelligence Minister Esmail Khatib has been killed in overnight strikes in Tehran, marking the third assassination of a high-ranking official in just two days.
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[2026-03-18 23:22 UTC+10:00] [Anxun Information Technology] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The PLA delegation will travel to Brussels next week, where the Ukraine war remains a major barrier to better relations with Beijing
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[2026-03-18 23:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: Albay Mayor’s League President Carlos Baldo of Camalig town tells The Manila Times on March 18, 2026 that the tourism arrival in his town is not affected by the current economic turmoil as it is increasing despite spiking gasoline prices to watch the effusive eruption of Mayon Volcano. Baldo also cancelled the Pinangat Festival in June as part of austerity measures following the US-Israeli led war in Iran.
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[2026-03-18 23:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on March 18, 2026 ordered the Department of Transportation to suspend the implementation of the new round of fare hikes amid the skyrocketing prices of fuel and commodities caused by the war in the Middle East. Marcos issued the directive to ease the burden of commuters and also gave reassurance that the government would continue to provide assistance to all those affected.
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[2026-03-18 23:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: For more than a year and a half, Kiryat Shmona, the largest Israeli city on the border with Lebanon, was a ghost town. Now, booms from Hezbollah launches and the sharp explosions of Israeli artillery once again echo through the city’s streets as residents, who just started coming back, find themselves under fire once again, this time from both Iran and Lebanon.
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[2026-03-18 23:00 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Instead of regime change, all the bombing has produced so far is regime reinforcement and no end in sight
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[2026-03-18 23:00 UTC+10:00] [Trump administration] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: $11.3bn more than enough to fund EPA or National Cancer Institute, where administration sought to slash budgets
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[2026-03-18 23:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Germany’s foreign minister says political change in Iran cannot be imposed through external military force.
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[2026-03-18 22:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: President Donald Trump steps off Air Force One, Saturday, March 7, 2026, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
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[2026-03-18 22:50 UTC+10:00] [US news] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Republicans almost certain to push through appointment following the ousting of Noem amid public backlash to her aggressive immigration approach
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[2026-03-18 22:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Large crowds gathered in Tehran on Wednesday for the funeral of senior Iranian officials and sailors killed during the Israel-US war on Iran.
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[2026-03-18 22:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Jim Chalmers will outline how the federal budget will fix surging oil prices and inflation in an address in Melbourne on Thursday. (ABC News: Luke Stephenson)
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[2026-03-18 22:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Turkiye’s Ministry of National Defence has said NATO is sending another Patriot missile defence unit to its Incirlik Air Base, after several ballistic missiles Ankara says were fired by Iran were downed heading towards or in Turkish airspace.
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[2026-03-18 22:20 UTC+10:00] [Middle East] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: This is AI generated summarization, which may have errors. For context, always refer to the full article.
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[2026-03-18 22:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The United Arab Emirates Ministry of Defence says its air defences intercepted 13 Iranian ballistic missiles and 27 drones on Wednesday.
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[2026-03-18 22:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: As United States President Donald Trump tries to build a coalition of navies willing to open the Strait of Hormuz, some countries are negotiating safe passage directly with Iran, underscoring a new de facto reality, analysts say: Regardless of military results, Tehran is calling the shots on who gets to use the world’s most important energy waterway.
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[2026-03-18 22:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Saudi oil giant Aramco restarted its Ras Tanura refinery on March 13 after shutting the facility on March 2 following a drone strike, industry monitor IIR said.
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[2026-03-18 22:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Russia says it is considering redirecting its remaining energy supplies away from Europe as markets reel from the Israeli-US war on Iran.
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[2026-03-18 22:00 UTC+10:00] [Bank of England] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: We’ve been here before with Covid and Ukraine. Making borrowing more expensive won’t work – only price controls, caps and public ownership can do that
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[2026-03-18 21:50 UTC+10:00] [Ali Larijani] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Israel’s defence minister promised ‘significant surprises’ throughout this day on all the fronts
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[2026-03-18 21:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: One person was killed and another injured in a shooting on Tuesday evening at a US Air Force Base in New Mexico, according to military officials cited by AP.
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[2026-03-18 21:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Defence Minister Israel Katz has claimed Israel has killed Iran’s intelligence minister, Esmaeil Khatib. Tehran has not commented on, nor confirmed the attack.
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[2026-03-18 21:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israel’s Defence Minister Israel Katz claimed that an overnight Israeli attack killed Iran’s intelligence minister, Esmail Khatib.
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[2026-03-18 21:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Somewhere along the way, we have seen the rationale for the existence of the state of Israel transition from reliance on western guilt and being a safe haven for Jews after the attempted destruction of Jewish communities in Europe, to the violent biblical rhetoric now deployed across the spectrum.
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[2026-03-18 21:22 UTC+10:00] [Military] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-03-18 21:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Emergency teams were seen evacuating wounded people and recovering personal belongings, including photos and toys, from the debris. Iran's Red Crescent said the site was hit during US-Israeli strikes, part of a broader campaign across Tehran. The footage emerged as Iran prepared funerals for senior figures killed on 17 March, including security chief Ali Larijani, according to state media Fars and Tasnim.
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[2026-03-18 21:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: The conflict between the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Rwanda is ongoing despite recent US-backed efforts to ease tensions. At the heart of the crisis lie deep geopolitical, historical, and economic tensions, especially over Congo’s rich mineral resources.
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[2026-03-18 21:16 UTC+10:00] [Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The man was accused of providing images and information about Iran’s sensitive locations to Israeli Mossad officers
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[2026-03-18 21:13 UTC+10:00] [Iran] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: With the war affecting the outlook of Dubai’s medical hub, Malaysia could draw more patients from the Middle East
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[2026-03-18 21:00 UTC+10:00] [Donald Trump] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The US president is using the language and the strategy of authoritarians once again
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[2026-03-18 20:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: JAKARTA — The Indonesian military detained four soldiers on Wednesday suspected of links to an acid attack that maimed a rights activist critical of the growing role of the armed forces, an official said.
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[2026-03-18 20:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Austria’s government says it will temporarily cut fuel taxes and cap retailer margins to shield consumers from soaring oil prices linked to the Iran war.
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[2026-03-18 20:34 UTC+10:00] [Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: IAEA chief renews calls for restraint as strike raises specter of a radiological disaster
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[2026-03-18 20:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The Israeli war on Lebanon is killing or wounding the equivalent of an entire classroom of children every day, a senior Unicef official said.
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[2026-03-18 20:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: As Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi travels to Washington for her first summit with U.S. President Donald Trump stateside, the Iran conflict will loom large over their meeting.
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