Topic: Military & Defence — Neutral reports only
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[2026-04-29 19:08 UTC+10:00] [Conflict] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: Europe is losing nearly €500 million a day as the Middle East conflict drives up fossil fuel costs, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said Wednesday, as turmoil in the Persian Gulf continues to rattle global energy markets.
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[2026-04-29 19:00 UTC+10:00] [Immigration] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ProPublica
Snippet: As an asylum-seeker living in the U.S., Jasmir Urbina worried as she watched violence break out amid the military-style immigration sweeps across the country. Then she read about legal residents being arrested at immigration court and wondered when federal agents would set their sights on her city.
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[2026-04-29 18:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: U.S. President Donald Trump threatened Iran in a Truth Social post on Wednesday morning, saying the country "better get smart soon!"
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[2026-04-29 18:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Financial Secretary Paul Chan says surplus revised to HK$11 billion, HK$8.1 billion higher than the HK$2.9 billion originally forecast in budget
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[2026-04-29 18:54 UTC+10:00] [Junius Ho Kwan-yiu] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Financial Secretary Paul Chan says surplus revised to HK$11 billion, HK$8.1 billion higher than the HK$2.9 billion originally forecast in budget
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[2026-04-29 18:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Bill Grayden at a Perth service for the 75th anniversary of the Kokoda campaign. (ABC News: James Carmody)
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[2026-04-29 18:40 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: White House facing long economic war or risky military action to reopen strait of Hormuz – which may now be more valuable to Iran than a nuclear weapon
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[2026-04-29 18:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: London, United Kingdom – Recent headlines from British newspapers speak to different areas of tension in the UK due to the United States-Israel war on Iran: economic woes, political friction and worries about the country’s readiness for the future, strategically and militarily, if the conflict persists.
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[2026-04-29 18:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Mali's military leader on Tuesday insisted the situation in his country was "under control" as he made his first public address since unprecedented large-scale attacks at the weekend destabilised his ruling junta.
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[2026-04-29 18:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth will face tough questions from lawmakers about the Iran war on Wednesday during his first testimony to Congress since the start of the war.
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[2026-04-29 18:15 UTC+10:00] [Business / The economy] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
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[2026-04-29 18:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Is the Pope Catholic? It seems these days, we need a poll to tell us the obvious.
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[2026-04-29 18:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Troops attend a rehearsal for the Victory Day military parade at the Dvortsovaya (Palace) Square in St. Petersburg, Russia, Tuesday, April 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)
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[2026-04-29 18:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: European airlines are facing their biggest challenge since the COVID-19 pandemic as the Iran war pushes up jet fuel prices and disrupts travel through the Middle East, casting a shadow over the summer holiday season.
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[2026-04-29 18:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: As Israel grapples with Hezbollah attack drones along the border with Lebanon, Ukrainian interceptor drones have been able to neutralize 33,000 unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) of various types in the month of March alone, according to Ukraine’s Defense Ministry.
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[2026-04-29 18:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The US has slipped into stagflation for the first time in decades, billionaire hedge fund boss Ray Dalio has said. The assessment comes despite the Federal Reserve’s insistence that the term overstates the current crisis, caused in large part by the war on Iran.
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[2026-04-29 17:57 UTC+10:00] [National News] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Rappler
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[2026-04-29 17:57 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Victoria] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Thousands of government school teachers across Melbourne’s north-west are set to push ahead with rolling half-day strike next week, as negotiations with the state government over wages and working conditions drag on.
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[2026-04-29 17:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: We earlier reported that the Israeli military killed one Palestinian man, Abdul Halim Rawhi Abdul Halim Hammad, during a raid in Silwad in the occupied West Bank last night.
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[2026-04-29 17:48 UTC+10:00] [Donald Trump] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Remarks by US president likely to cause embarrassment for aides of UK monarch, who usually remains neutral
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[2026-04-29 17:45 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: You start one war – and you break everything.
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[2026-04-29 17:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: An Indian Army officer displays a cutting-edge surveillance drone in Kargil, India, on July 26, 2025. India's military drone manufacturers have ambitions to increase overseas shipments of the weapons, which likely made up less than 5% of total defense exports in the fiscal year that ended in March. (Photo by Nasir Kachroo/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
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[2026-04-29 17:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: An Indian Army officer displays a cutting-edge surveillance drone in Kargil, India, on July 26, 2025. India's military drone manufacturers have ambitions to increase overseas shipments of the weapons, which likely made up less than 5% of total defense exports in the fiscal year that ended in March. (Photo by Nasir Kachroo/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
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[2026-04-29 17:30 UTC+10:00] [World / Middle East] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: President Donald Trump has told his aides to prepare for an extended US naval blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, The Wall Street Journal reported, as Washington looks to intensify economic pressure on Iran as the war enters its third month.
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[2026-04-29 17:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by Mrigakshi Dixit via Interesting Engineering,
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[2026-04-29 17:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A military police person, far left, escorts Indonesian military personnel, from left, Sami Lakka, Nandala Dwi Prasetya, Budhi Hariyanto Widhi Cahyono, and Edi Sudarko, accused of an acid attack on human right activist Andrie Yunus, during trial at a military court in Jakarta, Indonesia, Wednesday, April 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)
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[2026-04-29 17:19 UTC+10:00] [Philippine News] [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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[2026-04-29 17:18 UTC+10:00] [JAPAN] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: WELLINGTON – New Zealand officials rejected on Wednesday an application to install a statue commemorating so-called "comfort women," or women who suffered under Japan’s military brothel system before and during World War II, after Tokyo suggested it could harm diplomatic relations.
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[2026-04-29 17:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: US President Donald Trump has said he's "not happy" with Australia's position on the Iran war, criticism Joe Courtney says is "harmful". (Reuters: Jonathan Ernst)
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[2026-04-29 17:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: French oil giant TotalEnergies said Wednesday that it had restarted its Satorp refinery in Saudi Arabia in mid-April, after the facility had been shut down following damage sustained in air strikes during the Iran war.
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[2026-04-29 17:00 UTC+10:00] [Global development] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Soaring oil prices and the blockade are preventing food, fuel and medicine being delivered to millions of people in desperate need, say NGOs
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[2026-04-29 17:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Indian-administered Kashmir – Rashid Ahmad Mughal was barely six when armed rebels barged into their home in Chunt Waliwar village, in Ganderbal district of Indian-administered Kashmir, on a freezing January night in 2000.
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[2026-04-29 16:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
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[2026-04-29 16:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: US President Donald Trump says Iran is in a “state of collapse” and has urged a swift lifting of the US blockade, as Gulf leaders meeting in Saudi Arabia call on Tehran to rebuild trust after “treacherous” regional attacks.
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[2026-04-29 16:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Mali's military leader on Tuesday insisted the situation in his country was "under control" as he made his first public address since unprecedented large-scale attacks at the weekend destabilised his ruling junta.
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[2026-04-29 16:49 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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[2026-04-29 16:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: There's growing outrage and political division in Israel after news emerged that the government and defense ministry fulfilled a weapons contract with Germany, sending vital Arrow air defense missiles to Berlin during the middle of the Iran war.
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[2026-04-29 16:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Israel has killed three Lebanese civil defence rescuers in a strike on the southern town of Majdal Zoun despite the current ceasefire.
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[2026-04-29 16:14 UTC+10:00] [National / Queensland] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Queensland Deputy Premier Jarrod Bleijie accused Labor leader Steven Miles of orchestrating chaos on the rail system, as a union urged the NRL to intervene and pressure the LNP government to resolve an industrial impasse before the city’s sporting flagship, Magic Round, is derailed.
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[2026-04-29 16:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: As residents return to Sudan’s capital Khartoum after months of fighting, unexploded ordnance and landmines left behind by the war are creating a growing danger across the capital. Associated Press reporter Sam Mednick, reporting from the city, says deminers are working to clear contaminated areas, but aid groups warn the process will take years amid limited funding and international attention.
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[2026-04-29 16:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Moscow will exclude military equipment from its May 9 celebrations, citing the ‘current operational situation’
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[2026-04-29 16:04 UTC+10:00] [Armed Forces of the Russian Federation] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Moscow will exclude military equipment from its May 9 celebrations, citing the ‘current operational situation’
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[2026-04-29 16:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s defense team asked the Jerusalem District Court to delay the start of his testimony on Wednesday, but the judges rejected the request and ordered the hearing to proceed as planned.
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[2026-04-29 16:01 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: North Korea’s state-run Rodong Sinmun on Wednesday reported that people from across society are paying their respects at the new memorial museum for overseas military operations, in an apparent continuation of the regime’s efforts to justify deploying troops to support Russia.
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[2026-04-29 16:00 UTC+10:00] [Television] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: In some ways, this expansive Spanish language series improves on the Chilean family saga about a psychic girl and a military coup. But it mainly just feels old-fashioned and naive
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[2026-04-29 15:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The Israeli newspaper Haaretz reported that Israeli civilian contractors have been carrying out demolition operations in southern Lebanon, citing testimony from soldiers who said army units were tasked with providing protection during the work.
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[2026-04-29 15:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: Russia will not deploy military hardware in this year's parade commemorating 81 years since the Soviet victory over Nazi Germany in World War II, the Defense Ministry said Tuesday.
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[2026-04-29 15:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: Russia will not display military hardware in this year's parade commemorating 81 years since the Soviet victory over Nazi Germany in World War II, the Defense Ministry said Tuesday.
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[2026-04-29 15:45 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 90]
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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[2026-04-29 15:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 29 (Yonhap) -- Defense Minister Ahn Gyu-back expressed hope Wednesday for expanding defense industry partnership between South Korea and Latvia, as he met with the speaker of the Latvian parliament, Seoul's defense ministry said.
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