[2026-03-06 03:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: Middle East war expands with new strikes on Iran, Gulf

Snippet: TEHRAN — Israel on Thursday launched a fresh wave of strikes on Iran, which stepped up its attacks on Gulf nations Qatar and Bahrain, as the war in the Middle East spread throughout the region and beyond.

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/03/06/world/americas-emea/middle-east-war-expands-with-new-strikes-on-iran-gulf/2293922

[2026-03-06 03:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: The business of war

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Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/03/06/business/top-business/the-business-of-war/2293958

[2026-03-06 03:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: Global economic resilience 'tested yet again' by Mideast war: IMF chief

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Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/03/06/business/top-business/global-economic-resilience-tested-yet-again-by-mideast-war-imf-chief/2294026

[2026-03-06 02:56 UTC+10:00] [US news] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: House to vote on limiting Trump’s powers in Iran war after Senate measure fails – US politics live

Snippet: Welcome to our coverage of US politics today as the conflict as Iran continues to dominate the agenda.

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2026/mar/05/donald-trump-war-powers-latest-news-updates

[2026-03-06 02:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Al Jazeera

Title: EU leaders express solidarity with Gulf countries amid Iranian attacks

Snippet: European Union leaders have expressed support for Arab countries in the Gulf as Iran continues to launch missile and drone strikes on targets across the region in response to attacks by the United States and Israel.

Read full article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/5/eu-leaders-express-solidarity-with-gulf-countries-amid-iranian-attacks

[2026-03-06 02:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: How Israel killed Ayatollah Khamenei with a missile from space

Snippet: Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s reward came from heaven.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/03/05/world-news/how-israel-killed-ayatollah-khamenei-with-a-missile-from-space/

[2026-03-06 02:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Hegseth urges Latin American allies to go on offense against drug cartels

Snippet: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks during a press briefing at the Pentagon, Wednesday, March 4, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Konstantin Toropin)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/latin-america-drug-cartels-military-hegseth-trump-f225f1acfba313a3ffc03d8ba04c628b

[2026-03-06 02:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: RT News

Title: US preparing for months-long war with Iran – Politico

Snippet: The US expects to wage war on Iran for at least another 100 days, or even through September, Politico has claimed.

Read full article: https://www.rt.com/news/633899-politico-us-preparing-months-long-war-iran/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS

[2026-03-06 02:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: RT News

Title: Churchill wasn’t the first: Europe’s war on Russia is centuries old

Snippet: In 1946, Winston Churchill’s Fulton Speech symbolically marked the beginning of the Cold War between the Western world and the Soviet Union. Since then, relations between Russia and the West have been fraught with tension. In recent years, this culminated in a strong and almost existential antagonism.

Read full article: https://www.rt.com/news/633873-was-iron-curtain-really-beginning/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS

[2026-03-06 01:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: Kim Jong Un visits North Korean naval destroyer, oversees missile test

Snippet: SEOUL, March 5 (Reuters) – North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said the ‌navy would have a “powerful offensive capability” as he visited a 5,000-ton destroyer and oversaw a missile test, state media KCNA reported on Thursday.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/03/05/world-news/kim-jong-un-visits-5000-ton-naval-destroyer-oversees-missile-test/

[2026-03-06 01:45 UTC+10:00] [Southeast Asia] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Asia Times

Title: Terrorizing Latinos with ‘death card,’ ICE brings Vietnam War home

Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive

Read full article: https://asiatimes.com/2026/03/terrorizing-latinos-with-death-card-ice-brings-vietnam-war-home/

[2026-03-06 01:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: Azerbaijan accuses neighbor Iran of a drone attack and vows to retaliate

Snippet: BAKU, Azerbaijan — Azerbaijan on Thursday accused Iran of a drone attack on its territory that injured four civilians, and it vowed to retaliate in a sign that the war in the Middle East was spreading.

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/03/05/world/azerbaijan-accuses-neighbor-iran-of-a-drone-attack-and-vows-to-retaliate/2294182

[2026-03-06 01:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: CNBC

Title: German defense firm Renk CEO says Iran war could drive 'increasing demand' in the Middle East

Snippet: The chief executive of German defense firm Renk said the escalating war in the Middle East could boost its business in the region.

Read full article: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/05/renk-r3nk-stock-war-iran-defense-middle-east.html

[2026-03-06 01:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Al Jazeera

Title: Which Kurdish groups is the US rallying to fight Iran?

Snippet: Iran has launched operations targeting Iranian and Iraqi Kurdish groups in the semi-autonomous Kurdish region in neighbouring Iraq as the regional war ignited by the United States and Israel entered its sixth day, with more than 1,000 people killed across the country.

Read full article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/5/which-kurdish-groups-is-the-us-rallying-to-fight

[2026-03-06 01:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]

Source: RT News

Title: Iran crisis escalates: oil prices jump as attacks paralyze Strait of Hormuz shipping

Snippet: Oil prices held near multi-month highs on Thursday as attacks on tankers and the escalating conflict in the Middle East disrupted shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, one of the world’s most critical energy chokepoints.

Read full article: https://www.rt.com/news/633892-iran-crisis-oil-price/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS

[2026-03-06 01:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: The war on Iran has ignited rare civil unrest in Bahrain

Snippet: The US and Israel have suggested their war could bring about regime change in Iran. Some are now joking that they might have sparked it in Bahrain, a close western ally, instead.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/war-iran-ignited-civil-unrest-bahrain

[2026-03-06 01:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Azerbaijan accuses neighbor Iran of a drone attack and vows to retaliate

Snippet: This image shows damages of a school in Julfa following, what Azerbaijan’s Foreign Ministry says was a drone attack carried out by Iran, on its exclave of Nakhchivan, Azerbaijan, Thursday, March 5, 2026. (AP Photo)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/azerbaijan-iran-drone-war-airport-neighbor-34ab541f4bee87337f35e44b9e3fece6

[2026-03-06 01:04 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 90]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: ‘This is a needless war’: Americans share their thoughts on the US-Israel attacks on Iran

Snippet: The Guardian asked US readers about the military action in Iran – their responses were largely disapproving

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/05/guardian-readers-us-israel-war-on-iran

[2026-03-06 01:00 UTC+10:00] [Australia news] [Factuality: 90]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: ‘The scale of war is getting bigger’: joy turns to worry for Iranian Australians cut off from family

Snippet: While many welcomed the killing of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, they now have grave concerns about relatives amid an internet blackout

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/mar/06/iran-war-bombings-cut-off-contact-iranian-australians-ntwnfb

[2026-03-06 00:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Azerbaijani president slams 'act of terror' after four injured in alleged Iran drone strike

Snippet: Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev denounced a suspected Iranian drone strike on an airport on Thursday as an "act of terror" that left four people injured.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/azerbaijani-president-slams-act-terror-afte-four-injured-alleged-iran

[2026-03-06 00:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: RT News

Title: Sri Lankan economy ‘at great risk’ from Middle East crisis – former minister

Snippet: Sri Lanka could take an economic hit from the protracted Middle East conflict, former minister Harin Fernando has said.

Read full article: https://www.rt.com/news/633879-sri-lankan-economy-at-great/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS

[2026-03-06 00:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Al Jazeera

Title: Missiles fired by US, Israel hit two schools near Tehran: Iranian media

Snippet: Missiles fired by the United States and Israel have hit two schools in the town of Parand, southwest of Tehran, Iran’s semiofficial Fars news agency has reported.

Read full article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/5/missile-attack-hits-two-schools-in-irans-parand-iranian-media

[2026-03-06 00:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: RT News

Title: Trump and Rubio out of step on reasons for Iran war

Snippet: US President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio have offered conflicting justifications for the American war with Iran, as the White House scrambles to contain a growing political firestorm over contradicting narratives about what necessitated the operation against Tehran.

Read full article: https://www.rt.com/news/633884-trump-rubio-iran-explanations/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS

[2026-03-06 00:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: China keeps defence budget growth steady as modernisation deadline looms

Snippet: Beijing plans to set aside 7 per cent more for the military this year, with the total still a fraction of US spending

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3345588/china-keeps-defence-budget-growth-steady-modernisation-deadline-looms

[2026-03-05 23:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Kenyan families urge parliament to stop recruitment for Russia's war

Snippet: A woman whose relative joined the Russian army to fight in Ukraine weeps during a protest calling for their repatriation in Nairobi, Kenya, Thursday, March 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/kenya-russia-recruits-ukraine-war-10ca4bc12170ef69eca5976e96a7b39f

[2026-03-05 23:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Al Jazeera

Title: Will the US benefit from the oil crisis sparked by the war on Iran?

Snippet: Middle East unrest sends European gas prices soaring

Read full article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/5/will-the-us-benefit-from-the-oil-crisis-sparked-by-the-war-on-iran

[2026-03-05 23:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Iran says Israeli-US strikes hit schools, hospitals and medical facilities

Snippet: Iran says Israeli and US attacks have struck multiple civilian and medical facilities since the conflict began.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/iran-says-israeli-us-strikes-hit-schools-hospitals-and-medical

[2026-03-05 23:30 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 90]

Source: 9News

Title: PM confirms Australian 'military assets' deployed to Middle East

Snippet: Australia has deployed "military assets" to the Middle East as Israel and Iran launch waves of strikes against each other and a prominent cleric calls for "Trump's blood" over the sinking of an Iranian warship.Prime Minister Anthony Albanese confirmed the deployment in parliament today, following a historic address by his Canadian counterpart.He welcomed the return of hundreds of Australians from Dubai on the few flights out of the emirate so far and said the government was working with its agencies

Read full article: https://www.9news.com.au/national/us-israel-attack-iran-anthony-albanese-confirms-australian-military-assets-deployed-to-middle-east-amid-iran-war/d906fec1-69a7-44c7-a87d-3941f4b66720

[2026-03-05 23:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: UK says drone attack on Cyprus base was not launched from Iran

Snippet: A drone which hit Britain's Royal Air Force Akrotiri base in Cyprus was not launched from Iran as many had initially assumed, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) has revealed.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/uk-says-drone-attack-cyprus-base-was-not-launched-iran

[2026-03-05 23:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Al Jazeera

Title: Iranians get by as US, Israeli bombs rain down, internet blocked

Snippet: Tehran, Iran – “The war might last weeks, so my family and I will only leave if it gets too bad. For now, life goes on,” says Sepehr, a resident of eastern Tehran.

Read full article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/5/iranians-get-by-as-us-israeli-bombs-rain-down-internet-blocked

[2026-03-05 23:14 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Korea Herald

Title: Russia, Ukraine to exchange 500 prisoners of war on March 5-6: negotiator

Snippet: Moscow and Kyiv will each release a total of 500 prisoners of war over Thursday and Friday, Russia's top negotiator said, with the Russian defense ministry saying the first 200 on each side had already been swapped.

Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10688132

[2026-03-05 23:11 UTC+10:00] [Chinese characteristics] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: China boosts diplomatic budget by 9.3% as US leaves ‘fiscal void’

Snippet: Growth rate in foreign affairs spending this year to outpace that of military budget as Beijing consolidates global influence, analysts say

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3345590/china-boosts-diplomatic-budget-93-us-leaves-fiscal-void

[2026-03-05 23:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: UAE says it intercepted six missiles and 131 drones

Snippet: The United Arab Emirates says its air defence systems have intercepted ballistic missiles and drones targeting the country.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/uae-says-it-intercepted-six-missiles-and-131-drones

[2026-03-05 23:02 UTC+10:00] [In-depth] [Factuality: 90]

Source: Rappler

Title: The treacherous road to The Hague for the victims, their lawyers, and advocates

Snippet: Already have Rappler+? Sign in to listen to groundbreaking journalism.

Read full article: https://www.rappler.com/newsbreak/in-depth/victims-lawyers-advocates-drug-war-journey-icc-the-hague/

[2026-03-05 23:00 UTC+10:00] [US politics] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Americans are finally taking a critical approach to Israel. We can do that without sliding into antisemitism | Joel Swanson

Snippet: Israel’s role in drawing the US into a war on Iran is attracting healthy scrutiny. It’s also creating a permission structure for antisemitism

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/mar/05/us-israel-iran-antisemitism

[2026-03-05 22:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: New York Post

Title: Declan Coady, youngest of six US soldiers killed in Iranian drone strike in Kuwait called his brother hours before death

Snippet: The youngest of six US soldiers killed in an Iranian drone attack in Kuwait called his brother and tried to reassure his family back home – only hours before his death.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/03/05/world-news/declan-coady-youngest-of-six-us-soldiers-killed-in-iranian-drone-strike-in-kuwait-called-his-brother-hours-before-death/

[2026-03-05 22:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: RT News

Title: This speech started the Cold War – and still haunts the world 80 years on

Snippet: By Tarik Cyril Amar, a historian from Germany working at Koç University, Istanbul, on Russia, Ukraine, and Eastern Europe, the history of World War II, the cultural Cold War, and the politics of memory

Read full article: https://www.rt.com/news/633862-churchill-fulton-cold-war/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS

[2026-03-05 22:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Bahrain says air defences down 75 missiles and 123 drones

Snippet: Bahrain’s military says its air defence systems have intercepted dozens of incoming missiles and drones since the conflict began.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/bahrain-says-air-defences-down-75-missiles-and-123-drones

[2026-03-05 22:46 UTC+10:00] [Turkey] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Azerbaijan vows to respond after Iranian drones injure 4

Snippet: Azerbaijan and Iran already have tense ⁠relations over Baku’s growing economic, energy and military ties to Turkey and Israel

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/world/russia-central-asia/article/3345600/azerbaijan-vows-respond-after-iranian-drones-injure-4

[2026-03-05 22:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: UK says drone attack on Cyprus base was not launched from Iran

Snippet: A drone which hit Britain's Royal Air Force Akrotiri base in Cyprus was not launched from Iran as many had initially assumed, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) has revealed.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/uk-says-drone-attack-cyprus-base-was-not-launched-iran

[2026-03-05 22:33 UTC+10:00] [Italy] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Italy to send aid to Gulf states and Cyprus after Iranian strikes

Snippet: Sources said that supplies to Gulf nations may include ‌surface-to-air missile SAMP/T batteries

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3345596/italy-send-aid-gulf-states-and-cyprus-after-iranian-strikes

[2026-03-05 22:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: The Moscow Times

Title: Over 150 Russian Tourists Stuck on Cruise Ship in Qatar as Middle East War Rages

Snippet: More than 150 Russian tourists have been stranded for days aboard a cruise ship near the Qatari port of Doha after the war triggered by the U.S.-Israeli attack on Iran disrupted travel across the Middle East.

Read full article: https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2026/03/05/over-150-russian-tourists-stuck-on-cruise-ship-in-qatar-as-middle-east-war-rages-a92125

[2026-03-05 22:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Iranian warship sunk by US submarine was in India for a joint drill

Snippet: A torpedo fired by a U.S. submarine sank an Iranian warship off the coast of Sri Lanka, whose navy said Wednesday it recovered 87 bodies and rescued 32 people.

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/iran-warship-iris-dena-india-14916ad657e50f048bbeb42b38224ecb

[2026-03-05 22:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Iranian warship hit by US torpedo did not carry ammunition, say Indian sources

Snippet: An Iranian warship destroyed in a US torpedo strike on Wednesday was "defenceless" and participating in an international naval exercise as a guest of the Indian navy, according to reports.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/iranian-warship-hit-us-torpedo-defenceless-say-indian-authorities

[2026-03-05 22:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Regional chaos sown by Iran's attacks is key to its strategy

Snippet: Officers from Israel’s Home Front Command inspect a damaged apartment building after an Iranian missile strike in Petah Tikva, Israel, Tuesday, March 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/iran-strategy-israel-drones-us-war-gulf-36a51df550a4bd766f8c83b8d8c0f701

[2026-03-05 22:01 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Korea Herald

Title: ECB policymakers warn of inflation spike if Iran war lasts

Snippet: Three European Central Bank policymakers warned on Thursday that euro zone inflation would likely rise, and growth sag, if the war in Iran were to ‌become drawn out and suck in more countries.

Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10688121

[2026-03-05 22:00 UTC+10:00] [Renewable energy] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: UK must double down on renewables as wars drive up energy costs, experts say

Snippet: Fossil fuel price surge after US-Israeli attacks on Iran prompts calls to end dependence on ‘volatile’ energy source

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/mar/05/uk-clean-energy-iran-war-fossil-fuel-prices-surge

[2026-03-05 21:55 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 90]

Source: The Korea Herald

Title: France allowing US aircraft on some Mideast bases: military

Snippet: France has allowed US aircraft on some of its bases in the Middle East after US-Israeli strikes on Iran triggered regional conflict, the French military said Thursday.

Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10688119

[2026-03-05 21:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: The Local Spain

Title: Spain to send frigate to Cyprus after Iranian drone strike

Snippet: Spain will send its most advanced frigate to protect Cyprus after a drone strike on a British base on the Mediterranean island sucked it into the Middle East war, the defence ministry said on Thursday.

Read full article: https://www.thelocal.es/20260305/spain-to-send-frigate-to-cyprus-after-drone-strike

[2026-03-05 21:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Iranian drones hit passenger terminal of Azerbaijan airport

Snippet: Iranian drones struck the passenger terminal of an airport in Azerbaijan, marking the first instance of the country's conflict spilling over into its northern neighbour.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/iranian-drones-hit-passenger-terminal-airport-azerbaijan