Topic: Military & Defence — Neutral reports only
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[2026-04-25 01:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Activists in the British city of Leicester have abseiled through the roof of a factory owned by Israeli defence firm Elbit Systems.
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[2026-04-25 01:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: The trip was intended to show support as the war enters its fourth year since Russia’s full scale invasion on 24 February 2022. Prince Harry travelled by train and attended the Kyiv Independent Security Forum, where he met figures including combat medic Yuliia Paievska. In a speech, he called for an end to the violence and addressed Vladimir Putin directly, saying no nation wants to see further human losses, while praising Ukrainians for their resilience.
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[2026-04-25 01:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Israel is waiting for a go-ahead from the US to resume the campaign against Iran and bomb the Islamic Republic back to “the Stone Age,” Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz has stated.
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[2026-04-25 01:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The US is allegedly weighing unprecedented measures to punish NATO members it believes failed to support its war against Iran, Reuters reported on Friday, citing an internal Pentagon email. The options are said to include the possible suspension of Spain from the bloc, according to the outlet.
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[2026-04-25 01:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: On April 20, the United States fired at and then seized an Iranian-flagged container ship close to the Strait of Hormuz in the northern Arabian Sea, amid its blockade of Iranian ports.
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[2026-04-25 00:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has revealed that he was treated for prostate cancer. (Reuters: Ilia Yefimovich )
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[2026-04-25 00:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The Israeli military conducted artillery shelling in the Tyre district of Southern Lebanon, Lebanese National News Agency (NNA) reported.
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[2026-04-25 00:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: WASHINGTON, April 24 (Yonhap) -- U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth reiterated the need Friday for Asian and European allies to play a role in securing the crucial Strait of Hormuz, saying "the time for free riding is over."
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[2026-04-25 00:37 UTC+10:00] [Photography] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: View image in fullscreenPripyat, UkraineA visitor takes a selfie at the abandoned city of Pripyat near Chernobyl. Ukraine will mark the 40th anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster on 26 AprilPhotograph: Sergey Dolzhenko/EPAShareView image in fullscreenOdesa, UkraineA woman walks by a wounded resident near an apartment building hit by a Russian drone strikePhotograph: Nina Liashonok/ReutersShareView image in fullscreenPrague, Czech RepublicA history enthusiast dressed in a second world war US army uniform carries a flag during the Convoy of Liberty paradePhotograph:
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[2026-04-25 00:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: A UK government unit responsible for documenting Israel’s possible war crimes during its genocidal war in Gaza has been shut down amid funding cuts, the Guardian has reported.
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[2026-04-25 00:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Nigeria has inaugurated a military court to try officers accused of involvement in a failed coup attempt, marking a significant step in the government’s response to a plot that authorities say could have ended decades of democratic rule.
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[2026-04-25 00:31 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: 9News
Snippet: Auto news: These are Australia's safest roads.
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[2026-04-25 00:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Cambodian military members participate together with government civil servants in the country’s 70th Independence Day, in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Thursday, Nov. 9, 2023. (AP Photo/Heng Sinith, file)
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[2026-04-25 00:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Falkland islanders voted almost unanimously to stay under British rule in a 2013 referendum. (Reuters: Marcos Brindicci)
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[2026-04-25 00:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Friday that the US blockade on Iran is going global, adding Tehran had a chance to make a "good deal" with Washington.
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[2026-04-24 23:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: New rules permitting the sale of lethal weapons overseas come as Japan ramps up defence ambitions and seeks to enter the global arms market
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[2026-04-24 23:54 UTC+10:00] [NHK] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: New rules permitting the sale of lethal weapons overseas come as Japan ramps up defence ambitions and seeks to enter the global arms market
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[2026-04-24 23:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi is expected to head to Islamabad Friday night to discuss the next steps in stalled peace negotiations with the U.S., a Pakistani official involved in the matter told MS NOW.
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[2026-04-24 23:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi will be traveling to Islamabad with a delegation of officials, indicating a step towards resuming US-Iran talks to end the war, according to Al Jazeera.
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[2026-04-24 23:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The IDF ordered citizens of Deir Ammar in southern Lebanon to evacuate their village after Hezbollah shot down an Israeli drone on Friday afternoon.
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[2026-04-24 23:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a ceremony commemorating Israel’s Remembrance Day for fallen soldiers, or Yom HaZikaron, at the Military Cemetery on Mount Herzl in Jerusalem, Tuesday April 21, 2026. (Ilia Yefimovich/Pool Photo via AP)
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[2026-04-24 23:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: United States Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Dan Caine provided updates on the US blockade of the Strait of Hormuz and ongoing maritime operations against Iran, in a press conference alongside US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth.
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[2026-04-24 23:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine National Police (PNP) Forensic Group has confirmed through DNA testing the identity of a decomposing cadaver recovered in the hinterlands of Cabalagnan, Hinabangan last March as a high-ranking leader of the New People's Army (NPA).
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[2026-04-24 23:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: If you need evidence of the geopolitical waves caused by the US war with Iran, the fact that they have now reached the shores of this remote archipelago provides it.
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[2026-04-24 23:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Live updates: Follow the latest news on Iran war
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[2026-04-24 23:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: China has newly placed a slew of EU defense and aerospace firms on a control list, or effectively a new blacklist, reportedly with an eye on Taiwan tensions. It has barred its exporters from supplying dual-use items to seven EU firms, including FN Herstal and Omnipol a.s., according to a statement from the Chinese commerce ministry.
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[2026-04-24 23:21 UTC+10:00] [Conflict] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: NICOSIA — European countries need to step up strategically in the Middle East, strike deals with partners across the region and try to bring an end to the Iran war, Cyprus’ foreign minister said Friday.
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[2026-04-24 23:18 UTC+10:00] [Falkland Islands] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Internal email proposes US should reassess support for UK claim to islands because of lack of support for Iran war
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[2026-04-24 23:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: United States Secretary of War Pete Hegseth addressed journalists in a news conference on Friday morning, stating that “ultimately, Iran will not have a nuclear weapon.”
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[2026-04-24 23:13 UTC+10:00] [Nato] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Members will plan how to come to each other’s aid in the event of an attack as Nato faces worst crisis in its history
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[2026-04-24 23:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: Boris Nadezhdin, the anti-war politician who was blocked from running in Russia’s 2024 presidential election, has announced that he is launching a bid for two offices in the lower-house State Duma and the Moscow legislative assembly in races later this year.
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[2026-04-24 23:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: The global gas market has flipped from double-digit growth to a sharp drop in just a month, losing about a fifth of global supply, as the conflict between the US and Iran ripples through energy markets, the International Energy Agency has said.
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[2026-04-24 22:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: On Friday, President Donald Trump extended a temporary waiver of the century-old Jones Act (Merchant Marine Act of 1920) for an additional 90 days. The move allows foreign-flagged vessels to transport fuel, oil, fertilizer, and other essential goods between U.S. ports, aiming to stabilize domestic supply chains and ease price pressures stemming from the ongoing U.S.-Israeli war with Iran and resulting disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz.
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[2026-04-24 22:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Live updates: Follow the latest news on Iran war
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[2026-04-24 22:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: TELL, West Bank (AP) — Three Palestinian teenagers have been killed in the occupied West Bank this week in a spike of renewed violence, the latest shot dead by Israeli forces during a mid-week raid.
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[2026-04-24 22:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: A dual outbreak of measles and meningitis is sweeping eastern Chad, driven by the continued influx of refugees fleeing Sudan's civil war, Doctors Without Borders (MSF) warned Thursday, as overcrowded camps and limited healthcare accelerate transmission.
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[2026-04-24 22:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The Liaoning aircraft carrier appears to be among 14 large naval vessels snapped on manoeuvres in a satellite image circulating online
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[2026-04-24 22:29 UTC+10:00] [Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The Liaoning aircraft carrier appears to be among 14 large naval vessels snapped on manoeuvres in a satellite image circulating online
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[2026-04-24 22:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Live updates: Follow the latest news on Iran war
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[2026-04-24 22:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Live updates: Follow the latest news on Iran war
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[2026-04-24 22:22 UTC+10:00] [Japan] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Officials hope more casual attire for public servants will save electricity during Iran war as summer heat approaches
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[2026-04-24 22:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Long ignored or dismissed as a marginal player in world affairs, Pakistan is suddenly asserting itself. Its role in seeking to broker peace in Iran has propelled it onto front pages, but this shift has been long in the making. It is driven not by Pakistan's skills at diplomacy, but by its growing military power.
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[2026-04-24 22:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: The US is tightening conditions on its support for the Lebanese army, as discussions in Congress link future funding more explicitly to the disarmament of the Iran-backed Hezbollah, US and Lebanese sources have told The National.
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[2026-04-24 22:00 UTC+10:00] [Television] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: He is one of the most chilling actors around. Yet Matthew Rhys is now playing a Basil Fawlty type in comedy horror Widow’s Bay. He talks about fluffing his James Bond audition, unzipping in Girls – and why he almost jacked in acting to join the army
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[2026-04-24 21:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Europe's biggest economy was set for a rebound, but now it's being hammered by soaring energy costs caused by the Iran war, prompting the federal government to halve growth forecasts.
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[2026-04-24 21:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Lebanese politician Ali Fayyad, representing Hezbollah as a Member of Parliament, called the renewed ceasefire agreement “meaningless” as long as the Israel military persists in its “destructive annihilation of Lebanese border villages and towns,” according to reports from local news platforms Al Mayadeen and An-Nahar.
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[2026-04-24 21:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Previous slideNext slide Flowers in full bloom during the annual Azalea Festival in Gunpo, South Korea. AFPInfo About 20,000 teddy bears are displayed in Washington, with organisers saying they symbolise the abduction of Ukrainian children during the war with Russia. ReutersInfo Bags and belongings are laid out at Valiasr Square, in Tehran, in tribute to the schoolgirls killed in an air strike on Minab.
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[2026-04-24 21:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Spokesman of the Kuwaiti Ministry of Defence, Colonel Saud Abdulaziz Al-Otaibi announced on X that two sites along Kuwait’s border region had been attacked by drones “originating from the Republic of Iraq."
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[2026-04-24 21:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The US has threatened to "punish" its Nato allies for their lack of support in the war on Iran, including ejecting Spain from the alliance.
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[2026-04-24 21:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been given a clean bill of health following successful treatment for early-stage prostate cancer, revealed publicly for the first time, according to an official medical report released by the Prime Minister’s Office on Friday.
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