Topic: Energy — Neutral reports only
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[2026-04-13 07:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The US Department of War has announced that American forces will begin enforcing a blockade of all maritime traffic entering and exiting Iranian ports from 10 am ET (2 pm GMT) on April 13, after US-Iran talks in Pakistan ended without a deal.
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[2026-04-13 07:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The US naval blockade of Iranian ports has come into force, heightening fears over security and trade routes in the region and adding to market jitters after US‑Iran talks in Pakistan on Saturday ended without a deal. US Central Command has said that the measures apply to vessels calling at Iranian ports in the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman.
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[2026-04-13 07:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The International Monetary Fund warned that the closure and reduced traffic in the Strait of Hormuz might become the new reality for the waterway, similar to what happened with the Strait of Bab al-Mandeb in the Red Sea.
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[2026-04-13 07:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Pressure on the domestic economy and military strikes in the key oil-producing region of the Middle East are adding to the challenges faced by the Indonesia Stock Exchange. (Source photo by Yuki Kohara)
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[2026-04-13 06:56 UTC+10:00] [Business / Markets] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: The Australian sharemarket will be the first major bourse to react to the US and Iran’s failure to strike a peace deal over the weekend, which is expected to weigh on investor sentiment, send oil prices higher again and lift demand for safe haven assets on Monday, according to analysts.
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[2026-04-13 06:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Unrest, Conflict and War
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[2026-04-13 05:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: As Californians face soaring prices at the gas pump, the newly re-opened Santa Ynez Refinery is now churning out 60,000 barrels of oil a day.
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[2026-04-13 04:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: The rise of solar power shows no sign of slowing down, with the International Energy Agency predicting it will overtake coal as the world's biggest source of electricity next year. Behind its success is a little-known Australian inventor.
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[2026-04-13 03:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: WASHINGTON — Iran warned Sunday that military vessels approaching the Strait of Hormuz would be a violation of the fragile cease-fire and face a “strong and forceful response” — following President Trump’s announcement of a blockade on the critical oil chokepoint.
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[2026-04-13 03:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: The Federal Aviation Administration has given the green light for the U.S. military to deploy high-energy counter-drone laser weapons in U.S. airspace, adding a new, low-cost layer of protection against the rising threat from kamikaze drones. The decision follows a two-month interagency standoff over whether the systems posed a risk to general aviation and commercial aircraft, as well as incidents in Texas earlier this year that briefly led to an airspace closure.
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[2026-04-13 02:43 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: An American blockade in the strait of Hormuz raises energy-market dangers after failed negotiations – pushing a fragile ceasefire closer to collapse
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[2026-04-13 02:24 UTC+10:00] [Coachella] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Empire Polo Club, Indio, CaliforniaFor a reportedly record-breaking amount of money, the increasingly reclusive star proves his voice is still golden in a headliner performance light on enthusiasm
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[2026-04-13 02:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: A MEASURE has been filed in the House of Representatives to protect Filipinos from the oil crisis.
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[2026-04-13 02:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
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[2026-04-13 00:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: The US has been warned to expect a long haul in negotiations with Iran after 21 hours of talks in Islamabad failed to reach a deal to end the Middle East war.
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[2026-04-12 23:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Live updates: Follow the latest news on US-Iran war
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[2026-04-12 23:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: President Trump begins blockading Strait of Hormuz, warns US military will "finish up the little that is left of Iran"
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[2026-04-12 23:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: WASHINGTON — President Trump announced that the US will begin a sweeping blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, vowing to fight back against “WORLD EXTORTION” and ensure that no one paying tolls to Iran will get through the critical oil chokepoint.
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[2026-04-12 23:14 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 90]
Source: 9News
Snippet: US President Donald Trump says the US Navy will "immediately" begin a blockade to stop ships from entering or leaving the Strait of Hormuz.After US officials ended peace talks with Iran in Pakistan, Trump on Sunday sought to exert more strategic control over the waterway responsible for the transportation of 20 per cent of global oil supplies — hoping to takeaway Iran's key source of economic leverage in the war."Effective immediately, the United States Navy, the Finest in the World,
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[2026-04-12 23:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Gavino Rivera talks about the decline of the Hillcrest neighborhood Thursday, Nov. 16, 2023, as he gathers scrap metal near a Citgo oil refinery in Corpus Christi, Texas. (Jon Shapley/Houston Chronicle via AP)
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[2026-04-12 22:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines —The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said any agreement on oil and gas exploration with China or any other foreign government would be made in line with the Philippine Constitution.
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[2026-04-12 22:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: A key Saudi oil pipeline to the Red Sea was restored on Sunday and is now pumping at full capacity after an Iranian drone attack last week damaged a pumping station.
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[2026-04-12 22:30 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Almost one million Australians could be out of work and inflation could pass 6.5 per cent if the crude oil price spikes to $US150 per barrel in one of two nightmare scenarios modelled by Deloitte Access Economics.
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[2026-04-12 22:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The protests have led to blockades at Ireland’s only oil refinery and prevented tanker trucks from delivering fuel to petrol stations
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[2026-04-12 22:13 UTC+10:00] [Christopher Duffy] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The protests have led to blockades at Ireland’s only oil refinery and prevented tanker trucks from delivering fuel to petrol stations
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[2026-04-12 22:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by Haley Zaremba via OilPrice.com,
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[2026-04-12 22:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — Globe has tapped technology to make energy use more efficient, help build a more climate transition-ready digital infrastructure, and expand renewable energy.
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[2026-04-12 20:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The images of the Bazan oil refinery in Haifa with a column of smoke rising through the complex following an Iranian missile strike earlier this month set off alarm bells over Israel’s reliance on its power sources.
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[2026-04-12 19:04 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Since 2017, I have covered South Korea’s political and economic landscape as a reporter, with a focus on foreign affairs, inter-Korean relations and security.As a foreign affairs reporter, I closely follow developments from the Ministry of Unification, the Foreign Ministry and the Defense Ministry, tracking shifts in diplomacy, military policy and North Korea’s evolving posture.
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[2026-04-12 19:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Cargo ships sail in the Arabian Gulf towards Strait of Hormuz in United Arab Emirates, Thursday, March 19, 2026. (AP Photo)
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[2026-04-12 18:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Emirates Global Aluminium, among the largest UAE non-oil industrial conglomerates, has declared force majeure for certain products after damage to its Al Taweelah plant sustained from an Iranian drone attack.
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[2026-04-12 18:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Saudi Arabia’s Energy Ministry said it had restored full pumping capacity through the East–West pipeline, returning about 700,000 barrels per day lost to Iranian attacks. However, two crucial sites remain fully or partially offline, with a fragile ceasefire between the US and Iran in place.
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[2026-04-12 17:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: City’s finance chief says security is key to China’s high-quality growth as geopolitical tensions drive risks to energy supplies, financial markets
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[2026-04-12 17:41 UTC+10:00] [Richard Li Tzar-kai] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: City’s finance chief says security is key to China’s high-quality growth as geopolitical tensions drive risks to energy supplies, financial markets
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[2026-04-12 17:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 12 (Yonhap) -- Industry Minister Kim Jung-kwan said Sunday that Saudi Arabia has promised to prioritize oil shipments to South Korea as Seoul seeks an alternative route through the Red Sea.
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[2026-04-12 17:00 UTC+10:00] [Women's Super League] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: With the season reaching its climax and weather improving, it’s ideal for attracting fans, but the fixture list is blank
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[2026-04-12 16:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: After an absolute marathon of overnight negotiations and historic high-level talks between the United States and Iran, a deal to end the war that has thrown the Middle East and global energy supplies into chaos has not been reached.
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[2026-04-12 16:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Haiti, the most impoverished country in the Western Hemisphere, has been hit the hardest by rising oil prices that experts warn will deepen a spiraling humanitarian crisis. The conflict in Iran has caused oil prices in the Caribbean nation to surge, disrupting critical supply chains, doubling transportation costs and forcing millions of undernourished people to cut back on already scarce meals.
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[2026-04-12 16:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Calls for tighter approvals highlight how excess capacity is undermining growth despite global demand tailwinds
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[2026-04-12 16:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Calls for tighter approvals highlight how excess capacity is undermining growth despite global demand tailwinds
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[2026-04-12 14:30 UTC+10:00] [National / WA] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Energy Minister Amber-Jade Sanderson has warned the state will not hesitate to utilise harsh penalties of as much as $100,000 a day for fuel companies that failed to hand over supply chain information, as she confirmed WA was mulling a strategic stockpile of diesel amid the fuel crisis gripping the nation.
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[2026-04-12 13:38 UTC+10:00] [Business / Markets] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Australia’s massive gas-export terminals are running at near-total capacity, leaving little room to boost production and limiting the Albanese government’s ability to offer additional shipments to Asian trading partners in return for priority access to their petrol, diesel and jet fuel supplies.
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[2026-04-12 13:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: A night of high-energy beats at Coachella took a frightening turn when a heavy lighting fixture plunged down on the audience — striking at least one concert-goer in the head and leaving her bloodied. leaving at least one attendee bloodied.
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[2026-04-12 12:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 12 (Yonhap) -- The number of passengers using South Korea's railroad services reached a record high of over 42 million in the first quarter of the year, data showed Sunday, partly driven by expanded train operations and rising oil prices that reduced private vehicle use.
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[2026-04-12 11:02 UTC+10:00] [Russia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Warring sides exchange 175 prisoners as Ukraine accuses Russia of 469 ceasefire violations, and Moscow blames Kyiv for gas station attack. What we know on day 1,509
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[2026-04-12 10:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Environmental stress is rapidly becoming a central driver of global stability, shaping food systems, energy networks, and economic resilience, yet international attention remains heavily concentrated on major emitters and highly visible climate hotspots. This focus risks overlooking regions where environmental change is advancing quickly, with consequences that extend well beyond their borders.
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[2026-04-12 10:00 UTC+10:00] [Environment] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
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[2026-04-12 10:00 UTC+10:00] [Australia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: SBS News
Snippet: Fuel prices have surged globally as Iran effectively blocks the Strait of Hormuz, through which a fifth of the world's seaborne oil travelled before the war. Credit: AP
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[2026-04-12 09:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: In a Somerset field, with a distant view on one side of Hinckley Point nuclear power station (under construction) and on the other side the windswept grassy folds of Glastonbury Tor, lies the future of the British car industry. It is possibly also the foundation of our future economic resilience, at what is a troubled moment in the global economy.
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[2026-04-12 08:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: War-crime allegations are floating as many Democrats question US President Donald Trump’s entry into a war with Iran. Shouldn’t the question be how the Iranian regime could push its people, including children, to encircle energy plants as human shields without that being considered a war crime?
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