Topic: Military & Defence — Neutral reports only
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[2026-04-24 02:37 UTC+10:00] [Artificial Intelligence] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: DELPHI, Greece — The European Union is making a serious mistake by not engaging directly with Russian leadership over an end to the war in Ukraine, Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama told POLITICO.
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[2026-04-24 02:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: José Altuve de los Astros de Houston observa el sistema automatizado de bolas y strikes durante un juego contra los Medias Rojas de Boston, el lunes 30 de marzo de 2026, en Houston. (AP Foto/Ashley Landis)
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[2026-04-24 02:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: By RT newsroom, a team of multi-lingual journalists with over a decade of experience in Russian and international reporting, delivering original research and insights often missing from mainstream coverage
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[2026-04-24 02:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: By RT newsroom, a team of multi-lingual journalists with over a decade of experience in Russian and international reporting, delivering original research and insights often missing from mainstream coverage
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[2026-04-24 02:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: The Iran war will push more than 30 million people back into poverty, with the knock-on effects of the conflict likely to increase food insecurity in the coming months, the United Nations has warned.
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[2026-04-24 01:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Siam Cement Group expects to lose over $7 million a month by halting a Vietnam ethylene plant. (Photo by Ken Kobayashi)
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[2026-04-24 01:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The Israeli-US war on Iran is driving up global costs and undermining humanitarian operations, forcing aid groups to scale back support even as needs surge.
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[2026-04-24 01:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The Netherlands is facing the greatest threat to its national security since the end of World War II, chiefly from Russia and China, against the backdrop of a much more "unpredictable" world order, Dutch intelligence agency AIVD said on Thursday.
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[2026-04-24 01:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Two IDF soldiers were indicted on charges of spying for Iran in exchange for financial compensation, the military, police, and Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency) announced on Thursday.
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[2026-04-24 01:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: A ramming attack was attempted against IDF soldiers near the West Bank village of Burka, the military stated on Thursday.
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[2026-04-24 01:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A damaged building is seen following Russia’s missile attack in Kyiv, Ukraine, Thursday, April 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)
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[2026-04-24 01:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: President Vladimir Putin on Thursday addressed the escalating wave of mobile internet blackouts sweeping Russia, defending the disruptions as a vital defense against “terrorist attacks” and dismissing calls for advance public notice as a threat to national security.
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[2026-04-24 01:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israel has charged two air force personnel with allegedly working for Iranian intelligence, according to a joint statement from the Israeli military, Shin Bet and police.
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[2026-04-24 01:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Order targets small craft as tensions persist; Pentagon warns clearing advanced mines could take months, raising energy concerns
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[2026-04-24 01:15 UTC+10:00] [Tehran] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Order targets small craft as tensions persist; Pentagon warns clearing advanced mines could take months, raising energy concerns
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[2026-04-24 01:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: It has been almost two months since the US and Israel launched a war on Iran, unleashing violence across the region and chaos in the global economy. But one of the strange and definitely unintended consequences of this war has been a renewed focus on green energy. Josephine Tovey sits down with Gabrielle Jackson and Adam Morton to discuss whether this crisis will energise or end the renewables revolution
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[2026-04-24 01:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: In going from international rule-maker to ‘predatory hegemon’, the US is risking it all, Chinese state media and observers warn
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[2026-04-24 01:00 UTC+10:00] [Harvard Kennedy School] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: In going from international rule-maker to ‘predatory hegemon’, the US is risking it all, Chinese state media and observers warn
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[2026-04-24 00:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: President Donald Trump has said he ordered the United States Navy to “shoot and kill” any Iranian boat laying mines in the Strait of Hormuz, a move that could jeopardise the fragile ceasefire between the two countries.
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[2026-04-24 00:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: KYIV — US weapons deliveries to Ukraine haven't stopped despite the Iran war, and Ukrainian long-range strikes continue to hammer Russian oil production and manufacturing plants, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Thursday.
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[2026-04-24 00:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Kuwaiti-American journalist Ahmed Shihab-Eldin has been released from prison after being acquitted of all charges related to sharing images on social media of the US-Israeli war on Iran.
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[2026-04-24 00:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: AI developer Anthropic insists it has no backdoor or “kill switch” for its Claude AI once it is deployed in classified Pentagon military networks, according to a new court filing.
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[2026-04-24 00:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: The Free Russia Foundation has published a report on the criminal prosecution of crimes committed by Russia against Ukrainian civilians and prisoners of war.
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[2026-04-24 00:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Thursday vowed the United States would destroy any vessel laying mines in the Strait of Hormuz, as he ratchets up pressure on Iran to reopen the crucial sea passage.
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[2026-04-24 00:44 UTC+10:00] [Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Tehran has shown that its grip over the strait of Hormuz is its most potent deterrent – arguably more consequential than its now defunct nuclear programme
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[2026-04-24 00:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: The European Union formally approved on Thursday a 90-billion-euro ($105-billion) loan to Ukraine and new sanctions against Russia, ahead of an informal summit of the bloc’s leaders in Cyprus which Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will attend.
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[2026-04-24 00:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Live updates: Follow the latest news on Iran war
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[2026-04-24 00:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Defense attorney Mark Collins, right, speaks to the judge as defense attorney Steve Nodler, center, listens during the arraignment of former Franklin County, Ohio, deputy Jason Meade, appearing on video screen, Dec. 3, 2021, in Columbus, Ohio. (AP Photo/Paul Vernon, File)
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[2026-04-24 00:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: The United States and Israel’s war on Iran has pushed up the price of nearly everything.
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[2026-04-23 23:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: CHANGES headline, lead; UPDATES throughout)By Song Sang-ho
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[2026-04-23 23:56 UTC+10:00] [Banks] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: BRUSSELS — EU governments have banned another 20 Russian lenders from handling payments in euros and doing business with companies across the bloc under the latest package of sanctions in response to President Vladimir Putin’s war on Ukraine.
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[2026-04-23 23:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: The impeachment lawyers of Vice President Sara Duterte say that the unreported P6 billion bank transactions in her Statement of Assets, Liabilities and Net Worth (SALN) are aggregated transactions from 2006 to 2025, which could result in 'bloated' figures. In a press briefing on April 23, 2026,, Defense panel spokesman Michael Wesley Poa said that the Anti-Money Laundering Council presented the aggregate of all transactions during the years covered.
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[2026-04-23 23:47 UTC+10:00] [Zelensky, Volodymyr] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The New York Times
Snippet: Tehran5:35 p.m. April 23
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[2026-04-23 23:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: WASHINGTON, April 23 (Yonhap) -- U.S. President Donald Trump said Thursday he had ordered the United States to "shoot and kill" any boat laying mines in the Strait of Hormuz in a warning against Iran, which seeks to assert control over the crucial waterway.
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[2026-04-23 23:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Not only did President Trump this week unilaterally extend the Iran ceasefire by at least three to five days (upon initial announcement), but he has refrained from ordering new attacks against the Islamic Republic even as the IRGC navy continued intercepting foreign tankers.
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[2026-04-23 23:26 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: 9News
Snippet: Property News: Australia's most popular suburbs in every capital city.
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[2026-04-23 23:25 UTC+10:00] [Southeast Asia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-04-23 23:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The US Defense Department said Thursday its forces boarded a vessel in the Indian Ocean that was transporting oil from Iran, as disruption from a stand-off with the Islamic republic continued to batter the world economy.
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[2026-04-23 23:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: President Trump claimed Thursday he had ordered the US Navy to take lethal action against Iranian mine-laying vessels attempting to obstruct trade through the Strait of Hormuz — in another apparent blow to the recently extended cease-fire between Washington and Tehran.
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[2026-04-23 23:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: New emission rules for strategic sectors come as the Iran war reinforces the need for energy security
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[2026-04-23 23:00 UTC+10:00] [State Council] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: New emission rules for strategic sectors come as the Iran war reinforces the need for energy security
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[2026-04-23 23:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Financial Times
Snippet: Myles McCormick in Washington
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[2026-04-23 22:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: President Donald Trump on Thursday said he has ordered the U.S. Navy "to shoot and kill any boat" that is laying mines in the Strait of Hormuz.
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[2026-04-23 22:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Live updates: Follow the latest news onIran war
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[2026-04-23 22:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Iran’s semi official Tasnim News Agency, linked to its Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps warned Wednesday about the vulnerability of undersea internet cables in the Strait of Hormuz. The thinly veiled warning, though not official, targeted a critical though often overlooked part of global infrastructure: the fibre‑optic lines that carry much of the world’s data.
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[2026-04-23 22:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: US equity futures are lower, but rapidly rising and now at premarket highs after a CCTV report that talks between Iran and the US in Pakistan may see a breakthrough "tonight or tomorrow"; still the optimism of recent days is being tested, with peace talks in limbo, software concerns reemerging and the bond market flashing warning signals.
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[2026-04-23 22:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The loan will help Ukraine meet its economic and military needs for the next two years
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[2026-04-23 22:41 UTC+10:00] [Vladimir Putin] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The loan will help Ukraine meet its economic and military needs for the next two years
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[2026-04-23 22:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Airport Authority CEO Vivian Cheung also says she aims to turn facility into alternative aviation hub for Middle East
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[2026-04-23 22:35 UTC+10:00] [scmp] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Airport Authority CEO Vivian Cheung also says she aims to turn facility into alternative aviation hub for Middle East
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