Topic: War & Conflict — Neutral reports only
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[2026-03-12 17:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: UNITED NATIONS — US and Israeli strikes on Iran have damaged at least four cultural and historical sites, including palaces and an ancient mosque, raising alarms about the impact of the widening war on protected landmarks that are important to Iranian identity and world history.
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[2026-03-12 17:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: At least 17 people have been killed, including female students, teachers, and health workers, following a drone attack by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on a secondary school and a health centre in war-torn Sudan‘s White Nile State, in the south of the country, according to the Sudanese Doctors Network.
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[2026-03-12 17:00 UTC+10:00] [War crimes] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: There are rules and world leaders must insist they are honoured in practice and in spirit. After this atrocity in Iran, a more effective tribunal for crimes against children is essential
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[2026-03-12 17:00 UTC+10:00] [US-China trade war] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Beijing is pushing for bigger harvests in its new five-year plan, coinciding with renewed pressure on global supply chains
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[2026-03-12 17:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: The energy price shock that followed Russia's invasion of Ukraine four years ago is fresh in the minds of European policymakers as the conflict in Iran once again drives oil and gas prices higher. Experts, however, think this time could be different.
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[2026-03-12 16:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Mourners and supporters of the Iranian government attended a funeral in Tehran on Wednesday for senior military commanders and others killed during the ongoing war with the United States and Israel.
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[2026-03-12 16:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: TEHRAN — Iran's military vowed on Wednesday to launch strikes against US and Israeli economic interests in the region, including banks, while an Iranian news agency listed tech giants as possible "future targets".
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[2026-03-12 16:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [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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[2026-03-12 16:23 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: 9News
Snippet: Property News: Australia's most popular suburbs in every capital city.
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[2026-03-12 16:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Government and Politics
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[2026-03-12 16:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Helen Cable's (middle) testimony will form a key part Barry Cable's defence in his child sex abuse trial. (ABC News)
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[2026-03-12 16:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: An Iran-linked hacker group has claimed responsibility for launching a debilitating cyberattack against a US medical company Wednesday — marking the first such hacking since the war between the nations began.
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[2026-03-12 16:00 UTC+10:00] [OpenClaw] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Shares of companies seen compatible with the AI tool soar, while the broader CSI 300 Index languishes
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[2026-03-12 15:44 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Iran has set ablaze two tankers in Iraqi waters as it increased attacks on oil and transport facilities across the Middle East
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[2026-03-12 15:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines—The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) announced that several Filipinos from Qatar, Israel, and the United Arab Emirates have returned to the country amid the ongoing conflict in the Middle East.
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[2026-03-12 15:20 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: I’m a staff reporter for The Korea Herald, covering national security and foreign policy across the Defense, Foreign and Unification Ministries, as well as the National Assembly. Before entering journalism, I served as an Air Force lieutenant, working as an interpreter and junior planner at the South Korea–US Combined Forces Command.
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[2026-03-12 15:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: This report is from this week's "Inside India" newsletter which brings you timely, insightful news and market commentary on the emerging powerhouse. Subscribe here.
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[2026-03-12 15:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Golestan Palace, a UNESCO world heritage site in the Iranian capital, was reportedly damaged by U.S.-Israeli airstrikes in its vicinity. A strike on Monday hit Tehran’s Arag Square in the buffer zone of the palace, the U.N. agency reported. The palace was damaged by debris and shock waves from the strike, it said.
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[2026-03-12 15:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Four-hundred million barrels of oil are being released by the IEA to calm prices. (ABC News: Zathia Bazeer)
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[2026-03-12 15:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: A drone targeted a residential building south of Kuwait at dawn on Thursday, the spokesman of the Ministry of Defense said.
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[2026-03-12 15:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Fire crews were working to contain a blaze Wednesday at the fuel storage tanks at Oman’s Port of Salalah, amid days of Iranian attacks, according to the Oman News Agency.
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[2026-03-12 15:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: One crew member was killed and 38 others rescued after an attack on two foreign oil tankers in the Iraqi port of al-Faw, Iraqi military officials have confirmed.
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[2026-03-12 14:57 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: PARIS (AP) — A group representing many of the world's wealthiest countries agreed Wednesday to release the largest volume of emergency oil reserves in its history, in a bid to counter the effects of the Iran war on energy markets and the halt of cargo shipping through the Strait of Hormuz.
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[2026-03-12 14:53 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: GENEVA (AFP) -- The war in the Middle East is likely to result in worsening institutionalised repression of Iranian citizens, UN-mandated investigators probing rights abuses in Iran said Wednesday.
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[2026-03-12 14:47 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: LONDON (Reuters) -- Naval drones have been used in at least two attacks on oil tankers in the Gulf region since war erupted between the US, Israel and Iran, according to maritime authorities and analysts, demonstrating a dangerous new threat in the key shipping lane.
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[2026-03-12 14:46 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: PARIS (Reuters) -- UNESCO said it is deeply concerned about the fate of world heritage sites in Iran and across the region, after Tehran's Golestan palace, often compared to Versailles, and a historic mosque and palace in Isfahan were damaged in the war.
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[2026-03-12 14:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: The Middle East conflict has disrupted trade through the Strait of Hormuz and its impact could ripple far beyond the energy markets, risking a spike in global food prices.
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[2026-03-12 14:40 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: From fuel caps to four-day work weeks, the Middle East conflict has left the world’s top crude oil importing region desperate to shore up supplies
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[2026-03-12 14:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: UAE air defences are currently responding to incoming "missile and drone threats" from Iran, the Ministry of Defense said in a post on X.
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[2026-03-12 14:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Plans to release the largest emergency oil stockpile in history are sending a clear signal: energy markets are preparing for a conflict in the Middle East that may last far longer than initially expected.
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[2026-03-12 14:25 UTC+10:00] [Fact Check] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: This is AI generated summarization, which may have errors. For context, always refer to the full article.
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[2026-03-12 14:05 UTC+10:00] [China] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-03-12 13:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: BlackRock Chairman and CEO Larry Fink insisted the United States’ war with Iran will not have lasting economic consequences, even as oil prices continue to surge nationwide.
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[2026-03-12 13:34 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AFP) -- US President Donald Trump would "welcome" Iran's participation at the upcoming World Cup in North America, despite the ongoing Middle East war, the White House said on Wednesday.
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[2026-03-12 13:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: TEHRAN, Iran — Iran warned it could wage a prolonged war with the United States and Israel that would "destroy" the world economy, even as US President Donald Trump said late Wednesday the Islamic republic was facing imminent defeat.
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[2026-03-12 13:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: As the United States-Israeli war on Iran closes in on two weeks, one specific attack stands out as the bloodiest incident of the conflict so far.
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[2026-03-12 13:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The Israeli military said that a new barrage of Iranian missiles were heading towards Israel.
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[2026-03-12 13:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Donald Trump has criticised European nations, and the UK, for not doing enough to help his country's attacks on Iran. (Reuters: Kent Nishimura)
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[2026-03-12 13:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Donald Trump has criticised European nations, and the UK, for not doing enough to help his country's attacks on Iran. (Reuters: Kent Nishimura)
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[2026-03-12 13:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: JERUSALEM — Israel's military said Thursday Iranian missiles were heading towards Israel and that air defences were active as AFP correspondents heard blasts from Jerusalem, before Israel announced "wide-scale" strikes on Tehran and Hezbollah.
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[2026-03-12 13:00 UTC+10:00] [Iran war] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Observers say SMEs are typically more vulnerable as they have less capital to absorb sudden increases in operating costs
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[2026-03-12 12:47 UTC+10:00] [Middle East] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
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[2026-03-12 12:25 UTC+10:00] [Tourism (Australia)] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Qantas flights on European routes are closer to capacity with non-stop Perth to London flights temporarily flying via Singapore to add extra 60 seats
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[2026-03-12 12:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Oil prices surged more than 7% Thursday, as traders appear to be unconvinced that government stockpiles can offset the massive supply shock triggered by the war in the Middle East.
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[2026-03-12 11:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: TEHRAN, Iran — Iran warned it could wage a prolonged war with the United States and Israel that would "destroy" the world economy, even as US President Donald Trump said late Wednesday the Islamic republic was facing imminent defeat.
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[2026-03-12 11:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and his teenage daughter fired pistols during an inspection of a light munitions factory, state media photos showed on Thursday, as he pushes to modernize conventional forces after years of focus on nuclear weapons.
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[2026-03-12 11:54 UTC+10:00] [Environment / Climate change] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Households that bear the brunt of rising urban heat are rationing the energy to cool their homes, as they simultaneously face bill shock at the petrol bowser amid the war in the Middle East.
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[2026-03-12 11:52 UTC+10:00] [Lifestyle] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-03-12 11:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: An Iranian "precision-guided drone" struck a building in Dubai, Iranian state broadcaster IRIB said.
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[2026-03-12 11:45 UTC+10:00] [Trump administration] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Trump continues contradictory messaging on Iran; US will release 172m barrels of oil from strategic supplies. Key US politics stories from 11 March
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