Topic: War & Conflict — Neutral reports only
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[2026-03-04 08:21 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Religious freedom group says 200 troops sent complaints of superiors using extremist Christian rhetoric to justify war
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[2026-03-04 08:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A sell-off for stocks wrapped around the world and hit Wall Street, while oil prices climbed even higher on worries about the widening war with Iran.
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[2026-03-04 08:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday said France was sending its aircraft carrier, Charles de Gaulle, to the Mediterranean and working to build a coalition that would help secure maritime traffic imperilled by the US-Israeli war on Iran.
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[2026-03-04 08:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: An Iranian flag is placed among the ruins of a police station struck Monday during the U.S.–Israeli military campaign in Tehran, Iran, Tuesday, March 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
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[2026-03-04 08:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Secretary of State Marco Rubio insisted Tuesday that he was misunderstood one day prior when he said the US attacked Iran on Saturday because “we knew that there was going to be an Israeli action” that would “precipitate an attack against American forces.”
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[2026-03-04 08:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: Frustrated and anxious travelers clamored Tuesday for ways out of the Middle East and beyond as the widening Iran war constrained commercial flights through the region for a fourth day, stranding tens of thousands of people.
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[2026-03-04 08:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Donald Trump says Iran's navy, air force and air detection systems have been "knocked out", as Israeli and US forces keep pounding targets across the country.
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[2026-03-04 08:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Military veterans and families of service members reacted to the news that the U.S. and Israel attacked Iran and what that means for American troops. (AP video/Kristin M. Hall and Allen G. Breed)
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[2026-03-04 07:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: ANKARA, March 3 (Reuters) – Turkey is engaging with all parties to find a way to end the war in Iran and return to negotiations, Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said, adding that Ankara was also in talks with Oman on the matter as the Gulf nation works for the same goal.
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[2026-03-04 07:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Financial Markets
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[2026-03-04 07:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: The 2026 primary season, in which voters in the United States determine which candidates will represent the major Republican and Democratic political parties in the November midterm elections, has begun in earnest with votes in Texas, North Carolina and Arkansas.
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[2026-03-04 07:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON — The United States said Tuesday that it had arranged charter flights to help Americans leave the Middle East after Washington joined Israel in attacking Iran.
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[2026-03-04 07:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: The United Kingdom is deploying a warship and helicopters to Cyprus, the British government has said, as global concern continues to mount over the fallout from deadly US-Israel attacks on Iran and retaliatory Iranian strikes across the region.
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[2026-03-04 07:13 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 90]
Source: 9News
Snippet: Auto news: Will Australians spend over $100,000 on a Chinese car?
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[2026-03-04 07:09 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: SBS News
Snippet: Lebanon is being pulled deeper into the war in Iran as Hezbollah trades blows with Israel. Source: Getty / Marwan Naamani
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[2026-03-04 07:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Pages from the Anthropic website and the company’s logo are displayed on a computer screen in New York on Thursday, Feb. 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Patrick Sison)
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[2026-03-04 06:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: RT News
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
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[2026-03-04 06:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The US and Israel’s war on Iran has raged into a fourth day, with hundreds killed and thousands forced to flee as the conflict continues to spread across the Middle East.
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[2026-03-04 06:54 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The rationale keeps changing – from Iran planning a preemptive strike to lobbying by Israel
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[2026-03-04 06:51 UTC+10:00] [Dubai] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Contradicting images of parties and war flooded feeds after Iran targeted Gulf states in retaliation for US-Israeli attacks
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[2026-03-04 06:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Authoritarian politics and military aggression are a dangerous mix. As President Trump announced his war on Iran wearing a baseball cap in a video released in the early hours Saturday morning while he was at Mar-a-Lago, that lesson hung heavily over the proceedings. This was a decision made by one man with no legal basis, little public support and no coherent explanation of an endgame.
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[2026-03-04 06:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Restoring civilian life after nearly three decades of separatist conflict is neither immediate nor linear. In the Jaffna Peninsula, the return to normalcy hinges not only on physical reconstruction but on the restitution of land — the most tangible measure of post-war recovery.
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[2026-03-04 06:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: BAGHDAD, Iraq — An air strike hit a military base in southern Iraq housing the Iran-backed Kataeb Hezbollah group on Tuesday, a source from the armed faction said.
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[2026-03-04 06:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: US President Donald Trump has said his administration’s war against Iran “successfully knocked out” the country’s air force and navy.
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[2026-03-04 06:38 UTC+10:00] [Foreign policy] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Despite rebukes from Donald Trump, many MPs back Keir Starmer’s stance so far, and say lessons from conflict in Iraq must not be forgotten
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[2026-03-04 06:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Iran players line up for the national anthem but don't sing it, ahead of their opening Women's Asian Cup group game. (Getty Images: Albert Perez)
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[2026-03-04 06:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa convened an emergency meeting at the Office of the Leader of the Opposition in Parliament yesterday (3) with party leaders and MPs representing the Opposition to discuss the adverse impacts of the escalating Middle East conflict on Sri Lanka.
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[2026-03-04 06:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Sri Lanka Navy seized 360kgs of smuggled Kendu leaves, during a search operation carried out in the sea area of Pitipana, Negombo on February 26.
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[2026-03-04 06:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Unrest, Conflict and War
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[2026-03-04 06:32 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Strikes on Iranian leadership are putting Tehran under unprecedented military and diplomatic pressure
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[2026-03-04 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz in the Oval Office at the White House, Tuesday, March 3, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
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[2026-03-04 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Sri Lanka Navy Ships (SLNS) Sagara and Nandimithra sailed back into the Port of Colombo on February 27, having proudly flown the Sri Lankan flag at the International Fleet Review (IFR) and MILAN-26 multilateral naval exercise held in India. The vessels were welcomed with traditional naval honours upon their return.
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[2026-03-04 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Problems have arisen due to the war in the Middle East for the T20 and ODI series between the Sri Lanka and Afghanistan teams to be started on the March 13.
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[2026-03-04 06:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: French President Emmanuel Macron with members of the army at the end of his speech at the Nuclear submarines Navy base of Ile Longue in Crozon, France, Monday March 2, 2026. (Yoan Valat/Pool Photo via AP)
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[2026-03-04 06:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Smoke rises up behind Azadi, or freedom tower, following a U.S.-Israeli military strike in Tehran, Iran, Tuesday, March 3, 2026. ((Davoud Ghahrdar/ISNA via AP)
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[2026-03-04 06:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: United States President Donald Trump enjoys being seen as unpredictable. But when it comes to the military campaign against Iran, his shifting messaging on the length and aims of the conflict obscures the failure to achieve his apparent goal: a quick conclusion that he can declare a victory.
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[2026-03-04 06:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A group of men inspects the ruins of a police station struck Monday amid the U.S.–Israeli military campaign in Tehran, Iran, Tuesday, March 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
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[2026-03-04 06:02 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 90]
Source: 9News
Snippet: Hello, and welcome to our continuing coverage of the conflict in the Middle East.
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[2026-03-04 05:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON — Social media platform X announced Tuesday it would suspend creators from its revenue sharing program for 90 days if they post AI-generated videos of armed conflicts without disclosing they were artificially made, the company said.
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[2026-03-04 05:53 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-03-04 05:50 UTC+10:00] [Middle East] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-03-04 05:48 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: SBS News
Snippet: Numerous US polls in the past few months point to voters seeking Donald Trump to focus on issues like the economy and the cost of living. Credit: Leon Wang/AAP
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[2026-03-04 05:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: US commanders from every arm of the military have told their units that the war on Iran is “anointed by Jesus” and would bring about his return to Earth as part of the Armageddon, resulting in scores of complaints from serving members of the military.
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[2026-03-04 05:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: US and Israeli strikes against Iran, which have sparked a regional war, likely violate the UN Charter’s prohibition on aggression and lack any valid legal justification, experts say.
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[2026-03-04 05:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Un caza se prepara para aterrizar en la base aérea RAF Akrotiri, Reino Unido, tras ser alcanzado por un ataque con dron cerca de Limassol, Chipre, lunes 2 de marzo de 2026. (AP Foto/Petros Karadjias)
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[2026-03-04 05:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israelis and some in the Iranian diaspora celebrated when the first blow in the third Gulf war was struck early on Saturday morning, as Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and dozens of other military and political leaders were wiped out.
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[2026-03-04 05:19 UTC+10:00] [Business / Markets] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: A selloff for stocks is slamming into Wall Street after wrapping around the world, as oil prices leap even higher with worries that the widening war with Iran may do more sustained damage to the economy than feared.
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[2026-03-04 05:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Multiple commanders across all branches of the US military have offered a fundamentalist Christian explanation for the attack on Iran, describing President Donald Trump as the harbinger of the Second Coming and the conflict itself as a “signal fire” for Armageddon, the Military Religious Freedom Foundation (MRFF) has reported.
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[2026-03-04 05:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The US stock market plunged, bonds sold off, and energy prices continued to soar on Tuesday, in a sign that markets are increasingly alarmed by the escalating war on Iran after an earlier muted reaction.
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[2026-03-04 05:10 UTC+10:00] [World / Middle East] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: March 4, 2026 — 5:10am
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