Topic: Iran — Neutral reports only
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[2026-04-30 12:25 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: US President Donald Trump said Wednesday that the US is considering reducing the number of its troops in Germany, amid a row with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz over the Iran war.
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[2026-04-30 12:20 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke by phone with US counterpart Donald Trump, Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov said Wednesday, adding the two leaders discussed the Middle East war and Ukraine.
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[2026-04-30 12:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Page Six has reported that Donald Trump Jr. and Bettina Anderson have seemed in a hurry to get hitched.
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[2026-04-30 12:16 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The majority of Iran’s highly enriched uranium is likely still at its Isfahan nuclear complex, which was bombarded by airstrikes last year and faced less intense attacks in this year's US-Israeli war, the UN nuclear agency's leader told The Associated Press.
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[2026-04-30 11:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran condemned Bahrain for revoking the citizenships of 69 people who were accused of expressing "sympathy" for Tehran during the US-Israeli war on the country.
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[2026-04-30 11:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: China's factory activity topped analysts' expectations, albeit growth slowed from the prior month when it hit a year-high, as new orders saw a slowdown.
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[2026-04-30 11:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Taken from CNBC’s Daily Open, our international markets newsletter — Subscribe today
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[2026-04-30 10:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by Ryan Morgan via The Epoch Times,
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[2026-04-30 10:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: El presidente Donald Trump se reúne con el canciller alemán Friedrich Merz en el Despacho Oval de la Casa Blanca, el 3 de marzo de 2026, en Washington. (AP Foto/Mark Schiefelbein, archivo)
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[2026-04-30 10:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Varias personas aparecen silueteadas contra una pantalla de vídeo durante el lanzamiento de la gira del trofeo de la Copa Mundial de la FIFA en Vancouver, el viernes 10 de abril de 2026. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press vía AP)
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[2026-04-30 10:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON, D.C. — Making his first appearance before Congress since the Trump administration went to war against Iran, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth faced withering questioning Wednesday from skeptical Democrats over a costly conflict being waged without congressional approval.
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[2026-04-30 10:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: People are silhouetted against a video screen during the launch of the FIFA World Cup trophy tour in Vancouver, on Friday, April 10, 2026. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP)
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[2026-04-30 10:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Oil extended gains Thursday on signs of a prolonged U.S. blockade of Iranian exports and stalled nuclear negotiations, stoking fears that supplies will remain tight for longer.
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[2026-04-30 10:15 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: US President Donald Trump said Wednesday the United States is weighing a possible reduction of American troops in Germany, with a decision to be made over "the next short period of time," after he decried European allies over a lack of support for the US-Israeli war against Iran.
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[2026-04-30 10:00 UTC+10:00] [Tehran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: After arduous trek to Asian championships in Meishan, Ali Salimian will be able to compete in another meet after help from climbers, gyms
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[2026-04-30 10:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: SBS News
Snippet: LIVE, FREE and EXCLUSIVE
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[2026-04-30 09:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: An Iranian football federation delegation, including a former member of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, said they turned back at Toronto's main airport this week, citing their treatment by Canadian immigration, and are set to miss a pre-FIFA World Cup gathering in Vancouver.
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[2026-04-30 09:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Asia-Pacific markets were poised to open lower Thursday, tracking overnight losses in key Wall Street benchmarks as oil prices extended gains amid a U.S. blockade of Iranian ports, while the Federal Reserve held interest rates steady.
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[2026-04-30 09:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: With less than three weeks to go the Trump-Xi summit in China, the scramble for leverage and superiority - whether in terms of the Iran war or the just as important supply chain of rare earths - is on. That explains why the Pentagon’s push to get its hands on the rarest of the rare-earth elements leads all the way to this small port city in Malaysia.
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[2026-04-30 09:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: President Donald Trump meets with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz in the Oval Office at the White House, March 3, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)
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[2026-04-30 09:36 UTC+10:00] [Germany] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: US president’s threat comes after Germany’s Friedrich Merz suggests Trump team is being outplayed in its negotiations with Iran
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[2026-04-30 09:21 UTC+10:00] [Middle East] [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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[2026-04-30 09:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: The USS Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier leaves Naval Station Norfolk, June 23, 2025, in Norfolk, Va. (AP Photo/John Clark, File)
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[2026-04-30 09:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Interest rates are expected to be held at 3.75% by the Bank of England, with uncertainty dominating the UK and global economies.
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[2026-04-30 09:01 UTC+10:00] [Middle East] [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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[2026-04-30 09:01 UTC+10:00] [Middle East] [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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[2026-04-30 08:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: WASHINGTON, April 29 (Yonhap) -- U.S. President Donald Trump said Wednesday the United States is weighing a possible reduction of American troops in Germany, with a decision to be made over "the next short period of time," after he decried European allies over a lack of support for the U.S.-Israel war against Iran.
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[2026-04-30 08:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump held a phone call in which Putin put forward ideas to resolve the conflict over Iran’s nuclear programme.
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[2026-04-30 07:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Rafael Grossi, director general del Organismo Internacional de Energía Atómica (OIEA) y candidato a secretario general de la ONU, habla en entrevista en la sede de Naciones Unidas, el martes 28 de abril de 2026. (AP Foto/Yuki Iwamura)
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[2026-04-30 07:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: WASHINGTON — President Trump is reviewing options, including renewed strikes on Iran, as negotiating progress stalls.
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[2026-04-30 07:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: With things in the Persian Gulf and the Iran War 'stuck'... it's apparently time to pivot back to that other 'stuck' war, in Ukraine. President Trump on Wednesday spoke over the phone with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, with the call reportedly lasting an impressive 1.5+ hours, and the talk centered on finding ways forward both with the Iran and Ukraine conflicts.
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[2026-04-30 07:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Iran’s currency plummeted to a record low on Wednesday, dropping to 1.8 million against the dollar following the brutal US-Israeli war, coinciding with uncertainty over the fragile truce and rising energy prices worldwide.
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[2026-04-30 06:35 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 90]
Source: SBS News
Snippet: Jules Hurst, acting comptroller of the Pentagon (left), Pete Hegseth, the US secretary of defense (centre) and John Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, faced congressional questions over the war. Source: Getty / Bloomberg
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[2026-04-30 06:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: US President Donald Trump on Wednesday rejected an Iranian peace proposal to lift competing blockades of the Strait of Hormuz and defer nuclear talks to a later date, as the US-Israeli war on the Islamic Republic shows no sign of ending.
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[2026-04-30 06:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Small businesses already navigating the costs and chaos of tariffs must now also contend with the effects of the war in Iran.
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[2026-04-30 06:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iranian football federation officials will not attend the FIFA congress in Canada after what state media described as “inappropriate behaviour” by immigration officials at Toronto airport.
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[2026-04-30 06:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: For fifty-five days and counting, the Islamic Republic of Iran has kept ninety-two million people offline.
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[2026-04-30 05:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: US President Donald Trump said Iran must fully concede in order to secure an agreement with Washington.
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[2026-04-30 05:59 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Donald Trump has revived his “no more Mr Nice Guy” warning to Iran, as ceasefire talks remain stalled following the abrupt cancellation of the second round of negotiations in Islamabad last week.
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[2026-04-30 05:56 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Iran’s Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations in New York, Amir Saeid Iravani, has described the United States’ seizure of Iranian commercial vessels as “state-sponsored piracy and terrorism,” emphasising the right of the Islamic Republic to counter these actions.
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[2026-04-30 05:55 UTC+10:00] [Vladimir Putin] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Russian president welcomed decision to extend Iran ceasefire in what US president said was a ‘very good conversation’
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[2026-04-30 05:42 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: 9News
Snippet: Hello and welcome to our coverage of US politics, Donald Trump and the war in Iran on Thursday, April 30.
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[2026-04-30 05:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: United States Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has faced his first public questioning from Congress on the US-Israel war with Iran.
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[2026-04-30 05:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran’s government has accused Bahrain of violating the rights of 69 people whose citizenship was revoked over alleged support for Iranian attacks.
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[2026-04-30 05:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: FIFA President Gianni Infantino follows an international friendly soccer match between Iran and Costa Rica, in Antalya, southern Turkey, Tuesday, March 31, 2026. (AP Photo/Riza Ozel, File)
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[2026-04-30 05:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MOSCOW — Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke by phone with US counterpart Donald Trump, Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov said Wednesday, adding the two leaders discussed the Middle East war and Ukraine.
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[2026-04-30 05:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: President Donald Trump says the United States will continue its naval blockade of Iran until a nuclear deal is reached with Tehran.
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[2026-04-30 05:00 UTC+10:00] [World / Middle East] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: April 30, 2026 — 5:00am
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[2026-04-30 04:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The US president says the Russian leader offered help with the issue of Iran’s enriched uranium, and they discussed a ceasefire with Kyiv
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[2026-04-30 04:53 UTC+10:00] [Moscow] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The US president says the Russian leader offered help with the issue of Iran’s enriched uranium, and they discussed a ceasefire with Kyiv
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