Topic: Military & Defence — Neutral reports only
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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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[2026-04-24 21:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Groups of Israeli settlers crossed into Syria and Lebanon this week, calling for the establishment of settlements in areas currently occupied by the military.
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[2026-04-24 21:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: An email has circulated within the United States Defense Department laying out potential measures the US could take against NATO allies it believes have not sufficiently supported its war on Iran, such as Spain and the United Kingdom, according to a US official quoted by the Reuters news agency.
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[2026-04-24 21:00 UTC+10:00] [Israel] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Before the war on Gaza, the seed of Israel’s strategy of wholesale destruction was planted in a 2006 war on Lebanon. Today, the playbook repeats itself
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[2026-04-24 21:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: China’s grid operators plan to purchase thousands of robots in 2026 alone, including devices to inspect and maintain vital infrastructure
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[2026-04-24 21:00 UTC+10:00] [Unitree] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: China’s grid operators plan to purchase thousands of robots in 2026 alone, including devices to inspect and maintain vital infrastructure
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[2026-04-24 20:59 UTC+10:00] [Venice Biennale] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Jury’s statement, apparently aimed at Russia and Israel, makes clear it is committed to defence of human rights
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[2026-04-24 20:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: U.S. President Donald Trump said Thursday he has ordered the U.S. military to “shoot and kill” small Iranian boats that deploy mines to choke traffic through the Strait of Hormuz.
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[2026-04-24 20:46 UTC+10:00] [Military] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-04-24 20:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: The group visited key locations including the abandoned city of Pripyat, once home to about 50,000 people, and the New Safe Confinement structure covering the damaged fourth reactor. The commemoration highlights the lasting impact of the world’s worst nuclear accident by scale and consequences. Known as “liquidators”, around 600,000 people were mobilised across the Soviet Union after the explosion on 26 April 1986.
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[2026-04-24 20:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Local Spain
Snippet: Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez on Friday stressed his country was a "reliable member" of Nato, after a report the United States was considering possibly trying to expel Spain over its refusal to support operations in the Middle East war.
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[2026-04-24 20:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Groups of Israeli settlers crossed into Syria and Lebanon this week, calling for the establishment of settlements in areas currently occupied by the military.
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[2026-04-24 20:41 UTC+10:00] [EU-US military ties] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: The former U.S. ambassador to NATO is urging British and European politicians not to alienate Donald Trump by criticizing his administration’s handling of the Iran war and its fallout.
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[2026-04-24 20:37 UTC+10:00] [Air defense] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: KYIV — Ukraine's frontline soldiers are starved and forced to drink rainwater, according to reports.
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[2026-04-24 20:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Former Philippines' president Rodrigo Duterte will face trial at the International Criminal Court after judges on Thursday confirmed charges of crimes against humanity over his so-called "war on drugs."
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[2026-04-24 20:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The US-Israel war on Iran has impacted the European Union’s economy by 0.2 to 0.6 percent, according to EU Commissioner for Economy and Productivity, Valdis Dombrovskis, Al Jazeera reported.
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[2026-04-24 20:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Nato says there is no provision for member states to be suspended or expelled from the military alliance after a report said the US could seek to suspend Spain over its Iran war stance.
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[2026-04-24 20:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Amjad Youssef, one of the main perpetrators of the 2013 Tadamon massacre in Damascus during the Syrian civil war, has been arrested.
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[2026-04-24 20:02 UTC+10:00] [Air defense] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: NICOSIA — Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez on Friday downplayed a leaked Pentagon email suggesting Spain could be penalized for not supporting the war in Iran by having its NATO membership suspended.
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[2026-04-24 20:00 UTC+10:00] [US news] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: An internal watchdog will review the agency’s handling of records related to Jeffrey Epstein, including whether relevant documents were properly redacted
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[2026-04-24 20:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Commentary calls it ‘inevitable’ and necessary for PLA to embrace artificial intelligence to gain the advantage in future warfare
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[2026-04-24 20:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Commentary calls it ‘inevitable’ and necessary for PLA to embrace artificial intelligence to gain the advantage in future warfare
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[2026-04-24 20:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: You’re watching The Manila Times’ News Prime.
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[2026-04-24 19:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: The India-U.S. trade deal remains unsigned after months of negotiations, with the Iran war and a U.S. court ruling against tariffs creating room for fresh bargaining — a delay experts warn could come at a cost.
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[2026-04-24 19:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: A key suspect in one of the most notorious killings of the Syrian civil war has been arrested, Syria's interior minister has said.
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[2026-04-24 19:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: Ukraine and Russia released hundreds of prisoners of war on Friday, with officials in Kyiv saying that the exchange was a “continuation” of a swap held earlier this month.
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[2026-04-24 19:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez arrives for the EU Summit in Nicosia, Cyprus, Friday, April 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)
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[2026-04-24 19:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi spoke with top Pakistani government and military officials, including Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Mohammad Ishaq Dar and Field Marshal Asim Munir in a phone call on Friday, Al Jazeera reported.
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[2026-04-24 19:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: International equity markets are priced too high and will fall, according to a senior leader at the Bank of England.
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[2026-04-24 19:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Live updates: Follow the latest news on US-Iran war
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[2026-04-24 19:18 UTC+10:00] [Global Risk-Reward Monitor] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-04-24 19:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: When US President Donald Trump extended the ceasefire with Iran this week without setting an end date, he did more than buy time. He redefined what this phase of the conflict is about.
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[2026-04-24 19:11 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: I’m a staff reporter for The Korea Herald, covering national security and foreign policy across the Defense, Foreign and Unification Ministries, as well as the National Assembly. Before entering journalism, I served as an Air Force lieutenant, working as an interpreter and junior planner at the ROK–US Combined Forces Command.
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[2026-04-24 19:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by Victoria Friedman via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours),
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[2026-04-24 18:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: U.S. Treasury yields were little changed on Friday as investor optimism around a resolution to the Iran war remained firmly muted.
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[2026-04-24 18:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The Israeli military has blown up houses in the town Khiam, in southern Lebanon, according to Al Jazeera.
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[2026-04-24 18:51 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Ben Roberts-Smith plans to attend Anzac Day commemorations while on bail facing war crime charges he has denied.
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[2026-04-24 18:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: By Tarik Cyril Amar, a historian from Germany working at Koç University, Istanbul, on Russia, Ukraine, and Eastern Europe, the history of World War II, the cultural Cold War, and the politics of memory
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[2026-04-24 18:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: By Tarik Cyril Amar, a historian from Germany working at Koç University, Istanbul, on Russia, Ukraine, and Eastern Europe, the history of World War II, the cultural Cold War, and the politics of memory
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[2026-04-24 18:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The world’s focus has been on energy shortages but famine and widening food insecurity are faces of the same coin
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[2026-04-24 18:30 UTC+10:00] [Financial Times] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The world’s focus has been on energy shortages but famine and widening food insecurity are faces of the same coin
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[2026-04-24 18:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: United States President Donald Trump announced a three-week extension of the ceasefire in Lebanon, even as Israel continued bombing the country on Friday.
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[2026-04-24 18:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: It's no secret that Europe and western satellite nations like Canada and Australia have been rather hostile in rhetoric when it comes to the US. This trend started well before the war in Iran and is owed largely to the ideological break between American conservative movements and European globalists and "multiculturalists".
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[2026-04-24 18:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: An internal Pentagon email outlines options for the United States to punish NATO allies it believes failed to support US operations in the war with Iran, including suspending Spain from the alliance and reviewing the US position on Britain’s claim to the Falkland Islands, a US official told Reuters.
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[2026-04-24 18:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Iranian speedboat swarms add to the danger for commercial ships and US Navy warships
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[2026-04-24 18:12 UTC+10:00] [War] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Iranian speedboat swarms add to the danger for commercial ships and US Navy warships
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[2026-04-24 18:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: In a working-class neighbourhood of Abidjan, a small group of young volunteers armed with shovels and rakes is scrubbing rubbish-clogged drains. Their message: “Our streets are not rubbish bins.”
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[2026-04-24 17:58 UTC+10:00] [Ben Roberts-Smith] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Former soldier says he will ‘pay my respects’ at commemoration in Queensland where he has been living since being released on bail
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[2026-04-24 17:50 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: I’m a staff reporter for The Korea Herald, covering national security and foreign policy across the Defense, Foreign and Unification Ministries, as well as the National Assembly. Before entering journalism, I served as an Air Force lieutenant, working as an interpreter and junior planner at the ROK–US Combined Forces Command.
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