Topic: War & Conflict — Neutral reports only
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[2026-03-08 15:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: An NYPD officer and decorated Army veteran tragically died from a medical episode while deployed in Kuwait with the National Guard supporting Operation Epic Fury.
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[2026-03-08 15:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: A Ukrainian state-owned bank has demanded that Hungary return tens of millions of dollars in cash and gold bars seized from an armored truck convoy, which Budapest claims could be tied to what officials have described as a “Ukraine war mafia.”
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[2026-03-08 15:13 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi says US-Israel war on Iran ‘should never have happened’ as strikes continue to hit Tehran and Beirut
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[2026-03-08 15:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi on Sunday said that the ongoing US-Israeli military offensive against Iran should “never have happened” and called for an “immediate” end to hostilities.
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[2026-03-08 15:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Industry excitement over AI-powered devices tempered by supply chain risks from Iran conflict and memory shortage affecting shipments
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[2026-03-08 14:59 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: PARIS, France (AFP) -- Lion-emblazoned flags of pre-revolution Iran fluttered in cities across the world on Saturday as demonstrators took to the streets a week after the start of the war in the Middle East.
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[2026-03-08 14:58 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Two children were among at least 10 people killed on Saturday in a Russian missile that hit a five-story residential building in Ukraine's second-largest city, Kharkiv, officials said. Sixteen others were wounded.
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[2026-03-08 14:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iranian officials say more than 1,300 people have been killed since the US-Israeli war began, with thousands more reported wounded.
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[2026-03-08 14:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: It was only a week ago when the prospect of America and Israel teaming up to attack a heavily armed Iran seemed necessary but also very risky.
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[2026-03-08 14:30 UTC+10:00] [Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Retail investors on Chinese platforms probe companies about supply-chain risks and opportunities as tensions escalate in the Middle East
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[2026-03-08 14:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: For decades, Rosa Luxemburg has been cast in the bronze of revolutionary history: the uncompromising Marxist, the defiant anti-war activist, and the tragic martyr of the 1919 Berlin uprising. However, a new English translation of The Letters of Rosa Luxemburg—the most comprehensive collection to date—peels back the “mystique” to reveal a wittier, warmer, and far more complex human being than the history books often suggest.
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[2026-03-08 14:07 UTC+10:00] [Sport / NRL] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Age
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[2026-03-08 13:57 UTC+10:00] [Russia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Zelenskyy cites Ukraine expertise with ‘Shahed’ drones; deaths and casualties rise from Russian attack on Kharkiv. What we know on day 1,474
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[2026-03-08 13:35 UTC+10:00] [Middle East] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-03-08 13:30 UTC+10:00] [World / Middle East] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: A week into their war on Iran, the United States and Israel have attacked a vast array of targets – about 4000 in all – from the land, air and sea.
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[2026-03-08 13:29 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: 9News
Snippet: Auto news: Public electric car charging cables cut and stolen at shopping centre
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[2026-03-08 13:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Anti-war protesters on Saturday gathered along Habib Bourguiba Avenue in central Tunis to demonstrate in solidarity with Iran amid the attacks by the United States and Israel.
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[2026-03-08 13:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Saudi Arabia’s defence ministry on Sunday said its forces foiled a drone attack targeting Riyadh’s diplomatic quarter.
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[2026-03-08 13:12 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran's president apologized Saturday for attacks on “neighboring countries," even as its missiles and drones flew toward Gulf Arab states and hard-liners asserted that Tehran's war strategy wouldn't budge.
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[2026-03-08 13:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: NEW YORK — Families and supporters of Americans detained in Iran say their loved ones face new dangers during the intensifying war, including the risk of becoming unintended casualties of Israeli and American bombardment or victims of retaliation from Iran’s repressive regime.
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[2026-03-08 13:09 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The government is considering adopting a price cap system for oil for the first time in nearly 30 years, sources said Sunday, amid concerns over rising energy prices following the escalating conflict in the Middle East.
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[2026-03-08 13:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: DOVER AIR FORCE BASE — President Donald Trump on Saturday joined grieving families at Dover Air Force Base at the dignified transfer for the six US soldiers killed in the war in the Middle East.
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[2026-03-08 13:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: KYIV, Ukraine — Two children were among at least 10 people killed on Saturday in a Russian missile that hit a five-story residential building in Ukraine's second-largest city, Kharkiv, officials said. Sixteen others were wounded.
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[2026-03-08 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Southeast Asia was already going electric. Then war broke out in the Middle East and it started going faster
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[2026-03-08 12:08 UTC+10:00] [Trump administration] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Deployment of US ground troops could be discussed later on and ‘would be a great thing’ says president Trump. Key US politics stories from 7 March at a glance
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[2026-03-08 12:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: FAIRFORD, United Kingdom — The United States has started using British bases for certain operations against Iran during the Middle East war, the UK government announced Saturday.
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[2026-03-08 12:00 UTC+10:00] [News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Michael West Media
Snippet: March 8, 2026 12:00 | News
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[2026-03-08 11:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: DORAL, Florida — US President Donald Trump on Saturday urged Latin American nations to use military power against the "cancer" of drug cartels, offering to support them with US missile strikes targeting narco kingpins.
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[2026-03-08 11:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: SYDNEY — Australia will consider a request by Gulf states for assistance against Iranian drone and missile attacks, Foreign Minister Penny Wong said Sunday.
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[2026-03-08 11:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: President Donald Trump speaks to reporters as White House Special Envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff, center, and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth listen while traveling aboard Air Force One en route from Dover Air Force Base, Del., to Miami, Saturday, March 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
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[2026-03-08 11:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: United States President Donald Trump has posted on social media that he does not need the United Kingdom to deploy aircraft carriers to the Middle East, amid the ongoing war with Iran.
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[2026-03-08 11:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: A travel influencer landed in hot water with furious followers after claiming he was “stranded” in Singapore due to Middle East flight disruptions when there were still economy seats available.
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[2026-03-08 11:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: ISTANBUL — Turkey's foreign minister advised Saturday against efforts to cause a civil war inside Iran, while warning Tehran after NATO intercepted a Turkey-bound ballistic missile launched from Iran this week.
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[2026-03-08 11:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Saudi Arabia’s Defence Ministry said its air defences intercepted seven drones east of the capital, Riyadh, within the past hour.
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[2026-03-08 11:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: The United States and South Korea are set to conduct annual joint military drills as North Korean despot Kim Jong Un continues to boast of his country’s military capabilities.
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[2026-03-08 11:10 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: US president leaves open the possibility while ruling out having Kurdish forces in Iraq mount an invasion
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[2026-03-08 11:00 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 90]
Source: SBS News
Snippet: Foreign Minister Penny Wong says Australia is "not participating in offensive actions against Iran". Source: AAP / Lukas Coch
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[2026-03-08 11:00 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 90]
Source: SBS News
Snippet: "At some point, I don't think there will be anybody left maybe to say 'We surrender,'" US President Donald Trump said while speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One. Source: AP / Mark Schiefelbein
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[2026-03-08 10:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Live Blog Update| War on Iran This is an entry from: Live: Iran accuses Trump of ‘killing’ Iran’s gesture towards its neighboursIn photos: Aftermath of strikes on Tehran7 March 2026 23:53 GMT An explosion erupts following strikes near Azadi Tower close to Mehrabad International Airport in Tehran on 7 March, 2026.
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[2026-03-08 10:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) and the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) announced another batch of Filipinos returning from the Middle East, amid the ongoing conflict in the region.
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[2026-03-08 10:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Mumpuni Ken Desti says she is disappointed by racist comments made by South Koreans. (Supplied)
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[2026-03-08 10:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Saudi Arabia’s ministry of defence says eight drones were intercepted and destroyed after entering the country’s airspace.
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[2026-03-08 10:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Qatar's defence ministry said on Sunday that Iran had fired a dozen missiles at the country a day earlier, as Tehran continued its strikes across the Gulf.
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[2026-03-08 10:29 UTC+10:00] [Penny Wong] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Foreign minister says Australia ‘not participating in offensive action against Iran’ but may help protect other countries
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[2026-03-08 10:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: President Donald Trump speaks to reporters as Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth listens while traveling aboard Air Force One en route from Dover Air Force Base, Del., to Miami, Saturday, March 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
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[2026-03-08 10:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: US President Donald Trump has denied American responsibility for the strike on an Iranian school that killed 175 people, most of them children, suggesting instead that a faulty Iranian missile was to blame.
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[2026-03-08 10:12 UTC+10:00] [WORLD] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: President Donald Trump said the U.S. will consider striking areas and groups of people in Iran that were not previously considered targets, escalating a weeklong war that’s upended energy markets and reverberated worldwide.
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[2026-03-08 10:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Federal Government
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[2026-03-08 10:03 UTC+10:00] [iran war] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The US president says he has ruled out such action despite Kurdish forces indicating they were ‘willing to go in’
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[2026-03-08 09:50 UTC+10:00] [World / Middle East] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Washington: A classified report by the National Intelligence Council found that even a large-scale assault on Iran launched by the United States would be unlikely to oust the Islamic Republic’s entrenched military and clerical establishment, a sobering assessment as the Trump administration raises the spectre of an extended military campaign that officials say has “only just begun”.
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