Topic: Military & Defence — Neutral reports only
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[2026-04-28 03:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaks to the media at the prime minister’s office in Tokyo Wednesday, April 15, 2026. (Philip Fong/Pool Photo via AP)
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[2026-04-28 03:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Iran appears “serious” about reaching an agreement with Washington but stressed any deal must prevent it from developing a nuclear weapon.
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[2026-04-28 02:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Malians have been reacting to the death of the Mininster of Defence Sadio Camara over the weekend. The 47 year old Camara a key junta member, was killed on Saturday in a car bomb attack at his home in Kati, the government said in a late Sunday statement.
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[2026-04-28 02:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: The defense minister is dead, strategically located military bases and entire cities have been captured and the president is reportedly in hiding.
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[2026-04-28 02:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Bahrain has revoked the citizenship of dozens of people it accused of sympathising with Iran and “aiding foreign entities”.
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[2026-04-28 02:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus serves the ball to Naomi Osaka of Japan during the Madrid Open tennis tournament in Madrid, Monday, April 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)
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[2026-04-28 02:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: SEOUL - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has reaffirmed Pyongyang's support for Russia's invasion of Ukraine, vowing to help Moscow achieve victory in its "sacred" war, state media reported on Monday.
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[2026-04-28 02:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: WASHINGTON — Iran has made another offer to try to wind down its war with the US by reopening the Strait of Hormuz but has yet to address stalled talks over ending Tehran’s nuclear ambitions, according to a report.
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[2026-04-28 02:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Israel's Defense Ministry detonated 700 landmines near the Syrian border, the ministry announced on X/Twitter on Monday.
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[2026-04-28 02:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Five people appeared in court in Stuttgart on Monday on charges of causing about 1 million euros of damage at the German site of an Israeli defense company, the court said.
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[2026-04-28 02:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Despite a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah, hostile drones continue to attack and kill Israeli troops, most recently 19 year-old Sgt. Idan Fooks. Hezbollah’s persistent use of their inexpensive yet effective unmanned systems begs the question: where are the counter-UAS systems meant to neutralize the threat?
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[2026-04-28 02:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Iran has offered to reopen the Strait of Hormuz if the U.S. lifts its blockade of Iranian ports and the war ends, while setting aside negotiations on its nuclear ambitions for a later date, Axios and the Associated Press reported Monday.
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[2026-04-28 02:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: BERLIN — What will Europe be like without a United States military and political presence? Europeans had better start preparing themselves for this eventuality, because there is no longer any doubt that US President Donald Trump wants to end the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and is well on his way to doing so.
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[2026-04-28 01:46 UTC+10:00] [Conflict] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: German Chancellor Friedrich Merz tore into Washington on Monday, warning the Trump administration is being played and “humiliated” by the regime in Tehran and lacks a clear strategy to end the conflict.
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[2026-04-28 01:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: DUBAI — Diplomatic efforts to end the Iran war stalled again over the weekend as both sides dug in on their demands, even as they face mounting pressure to reach a compromise.
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[2026-04-28 01:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The trial of five activists accused of breaking into a facility of Elbit Systems, Israel's largest weapons manufacturer, in Ulm, Germany, has been postponed after the defendants were placed behind a glass barrier, preventing contact with lawyers.
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[2026-04-28 01:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: SAINT PETERSBURG, Russia — Iran's top diplomat blamed Washington on Monday for the failure of Middle East peace talks during a visit to Russia, where President Vladimir Putin promised him Moscow's support in bringing the war to a close.
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[2026-04-28 01:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: German Chancellor Friedrich Merz in a rare moment torched US foreign policy and the Trump administration's Iran war gambit. There's been plenty of criticism out of Europe since Operation Epic Fury kicked off on February 28, but Merz's Monday words are especially direct and scathing.
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[2026-04-28 01:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Germany should reintroduce compulsory military service in order to increase the size of its armed forces, Markus Soder, the leader of Bavaria’s Christian Social Union (CSU), has said.
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[2026-04-28 01:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Germany should reintroduce compulsory military service in order to increase the size of its armed forces, Markus Soder, the leader of Bavaria’s Christian Social Union (CSU), has said.
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[2026-04-28 00:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Live updates: Follow the latest news on Iran war
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[2026-04-28 00:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: The remains of a suspected serial killer have finally been booted from a US military cemetery thanks to a new law that closed a loophole allowing them to stay there for decades.
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[2026-04-28 00:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: A series of coordinated attacks carried out by armed groups across Mali has exposed security vulnerabilities in the military-ruled country, analysts say.
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[2026-04-28 00:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: There are five G10 central bank meetings scheduled this week and not a single policy move is expected between them. That said, the signalling of policymakers will be crucial. For each of the BoJ, Fed, BoC, ECB and the BoE, the market will be watching to see how rate setters are gauging the two sided the risks to growth and inflation implied by the Iran war.
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[2026-04-28 00:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: The Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT), the cornerstone of global efforts to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons, has opened its five-year review conference in New York under the shadow of a fragile ceasefire between the United States and Iran.
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[2026-04-28 00:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Iranian arms supplies to Islamist-aligned factions within Sudan’s military have been continuing throughout the country’s civil war, a former Sudanese minister has said.
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[2026-04-28 00:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: A fragile calm prevailed on Monday in the Malian capital, Bamako, and the ruling junta's stronghold of Kati, after two days of fierce fighting between the army and jihadists allied with Tuareg separatists, which have plunged the country into uncertainty over the military government's future.
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[2026-04-28 00:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: As the death toll in Iran moves above 3,500 and energy bills rise for UK households, fossil fuel and weapons companies have seen their profits rise dramatically since the war by the US and Israel began two months ago.
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[2026-04-28 00:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 27 (Yonhap) -- More than 80 lawmakers of the ruling bloc plan to send a joint letter to the U.S. government protesting its defense of e-commerce giant Coupang, arguing it constitutes an infringement on South Korea's judicial sovereignty, political sources said Monday.
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[2026-04-28 00:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Tomorrow marks exactly two months since the strikes on Iran began. As DB's Jim Reid writes, while there is currently a rolling, open ended ceasefire that started on 8 April, the risk of it collapsing at any point remains real. Just as the weekend news looked like it was leaning negatively though, last night reports came through that Iran have offered the US a fresh proposal to reopen the strait and end the war.
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[2026-04-28 00:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Around 60 governments, including Brazil, Germany, Canada, and Nigeria, will hold the first international meeting this week to discuss phasing out fossil fuels, as the Iran war upends global oil and gas markets and sends prices soaring.
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[2026-04-28 00:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Beirut negotiating with Israel is "not treason," Lebanese President Joseph Aoun said on Monday, according to Israeli and Arab media.
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[2026-04-28 00:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: How has Israel been handling Gaza hospital doctors who have alleged connections to Hamas and other Gazan terror groups, and how could it be doing it better?
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[2026-04-28 00:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The trial of five activists accused of breaking into a facility of Elbit Systems, Israel's largest weapons manufacturer, in Ulm, Germany, has been postponed after the defendants were placed behind a glass barrier, preventing contact with lawyers.
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[2026-04-28 00:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Analysts are divided on who has the most to lose as the conflict drags on
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[2026-04-28 00:08 UTC+10:00] [Ni Lexiong] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Analysts are divided on who has the most to lose as the conflict drags on
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[2026-04-28 00:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — Malacañang on Monday said reports that disgruntled former military officials plotting to oust President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is nothing new and has tasked concerned agencies to probe the alleged “power grab”.
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[2026-04-28 00:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: Coal miners in Russian-occupied Ukraine’s Luhansk region say they have been left without pay and facing mass layoffs after the company operating several major mines moved toward bankruptcy, deepening economic hardship in a region already battered by more than a decade of war.
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[2026-04-28 00:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The UAE has criticised its Gulf allies over its response to the Israel-US war on Iran.
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[2026-04-27 23:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Lebanon's President Joseph Aoun speaks during a press conference after the EU Summit in Nicosia, Cyprus, Friday, April 24, 2026. (AP: Petros Karadjias)
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[2026-04-27 23:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: The Israeli military has been caught destroying solar panels in an isolated south Lebanese border village – days after soldiers desecrated a statue of Jesus Christ in the same place.
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[2026-04-27 23:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Beijing has barred seven EU-based entities from receiving Chinese dual-use goods, citing their involvement in arms trade with Taiwan.
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[2026-04-27 23:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Beijing has barred seven EU-based entities from receiving Chinese dual-use goods, citing their involvement in arms trade with Taiwan.
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[2026-04-27 23:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [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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[2026-04-27 23:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: A Beverly Hills socialite and a UCLA doctor are locked in a vicious $200 million divorce war — with bitter texts, hidden cash claims and clothes hurled from a mansion balcony.
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[2026-04-27 23:20 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: 9News
Snippet: Property News: Australia's most popular suburbs in every capital city.
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[2026-04-27 23:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran believes its military should have authority over the Strait of Hormuz, according to a proposed law, a senior official said Monday.
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[2026-04-27 23:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: DeepSeek senior researcher Victor Chen announced on X that the company's newly released DeepSeek-V4-Pro model will be offered at a huge discount over the next week, a move that threatens to unleash an AI platform price war just as Anthropic, OpenAI, and Google are rolling out newer, more expensive models.
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[2026-04-27 23:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi met with President Vladimir Putin in St. Petersburg on Monday as he seeks support from Moscow amid a flurry of diplomacy aimed at bringing an end to the war with the United States and Israel.
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[2026-04-27 22:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: German Chancellor Friedrich Merz says the United States is being “humiliated” in its war with Iran, warning that Washington lacks a clear path out of the conflict as Tehran gains the upper hand.
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