Topic: Military & Defence — Neutral reports only
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[2026-04-23 08:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: The U.S. military has intercepted at least three Iranian-flagged tankers in Asian waters and is redirecting them away from their positions near India, Malaysia and Sri Lanka, shipping and security sources said on Wednesday.
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[2026-04-23 07:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told lawmakers Wednesday that gas prices will start to come down once the Iran conflict concludes – and could plummet to below pre-war levels.
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[2026-04-23 07:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: President Trump is replacing his Secretary of the Navy as the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz continues in the Persian Gulf.
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[2026-04-23 07:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Secretary of the Navy John Phelan speaks, as President Donald Trump listens, at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club, Dec. 22, 2025, in Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, file)
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[2026-04-23 07:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The US downplayed Iran's seizure of two European-owned vessels in the Strait of Hormuz, as both sides sought the upper hand in their rival maritime blockades, with a stalemate in negotiations to end the war showing no sign of breaking.
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[2026-04-23 07:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: WASHINGTON — DC pipe bomb suspect Brian Cole Jr. appeared emotionless in court Wednesday as he pleaded not guilty to new terrorism charges.
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[2026-04-23 07:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: It's a sombre gathering in the backstreets of one of China's biggest manufacturing hubs, where workers are smoking under a tree in front of storefronts advertising temporary factory jobs.
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[2026-04-23 07:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: California oil giant Sable Offshore Corp is seeking more than $100 million in damages from Santa Barbara County, accusing officials of “withholding” permits during a legal battle over restarting oil production in the state.
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[2026-04-23 07:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Belgian Defense Minister Theo Francken has defended the costly drone scare, which cost some €50 million (some $ 58.5 million) in emergency spending, and offered a lackluster apology for personally disseminating images purporting to picture the UAVs, which turned out to be false.
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[2026-04-23 07:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Bayern’s Harry Kane celebrates after the German Soccer Cup semifinal match between Bayer Leverkusen and Bayern Munich in Leverkusen, Germany, Wednesday, April 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
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[2026-04-23 07:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: The 11-year-old boy gunned down by his troubled Army veteran dad in a tragic murder-suicide at a Nevada airport last week had once penned an award-winning “Father of the Year” essay.
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[2026-04-23 07:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Perhaps indicative of the fragility of the current rebound - as Software stocks have recently ripped higher for 8 straight days - SaaS stocks are all deeply in the red after-hours as ServiceNow - the potential poster-child for AI disruption - cut its margin outlook amid lackluster results, sending shares reeling.
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[2026-04-23 06:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman blasted his own party on Tuesday, accusing Democrats and the American media of undermining U.S. efforts to topple the Iranian regime.
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[2026-04-23 06:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: ServiceNow reported first-quarter results on Wednesday that narrowly beat Wall Street's estimates as the software company said the conflict in the Middle East dragged on subscription revenue.
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[2026-04-23 06:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A Lufthansa aircraft rolls on a bridge over a highway at the airport in Frankfurt, Germany, Wednesday, April 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)
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[2026-04-23 06:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Specialist Meric Greenbaum works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Wednesday, April 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
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[2026-04-23 06:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: President Donald Trump departs after speaking at an event for NCAA national champions in the State Dining Room of the White House, Tuesday, April 21, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
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[2026-04-23 06:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Interim President Jose Maria Balcazar speaks to reporters upon arriving at the presidential palace after he was appointed by lawmakers, in Lima, Peru, Feb. 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Gerardo Marin, File)
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[2026-04-23 06:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Live updates: Follow the latest news on US-Iran war
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[2026-04-23 06:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Unrest, Conflict and War
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[2026-04-23 05:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: “Our capable and powerful forces have been at full readiness for a long time and are on trigger,” Lieutenant Colonel Ebrahim Zolfaqari, a spokesman for the Khatam Al-Anbiya Central Headquarters—Iran’s highest operational command unit—said Tuesday.
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[2026-04-23 05:47 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: 9News
Snippet: Hello and welcome to our rolling coverage of the war in the Middle East on Thursday, April 23.
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[2026-04-23 05:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: United States (US) President Donald Trump has unilaterally extended the Iran ceasefire, which was due to expire yesterday. Trump said on Truth Social that the ceasefire is being extended at the request of the military and political leadership of Pakistan, which hosted the first round of peace talks at its capital.
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[2026-04-23 05:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The UK and France will convene a meeting of military planners from more than 30 nations this week to develop a coordinated strategy to reopen the strategically vital Strait of Hormuz.
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[2026-04-23 05:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: A commemorative service was held at the National Shrine of Our Lady of Matara on April 21, marking the seventh anniversary of the Easter Sunday bomb attacks. The service was dedicated to remembering those who lost their lives and those who were injured in the tragedy.
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[2026-04-23 05:19 UTC+10:00] [Business / Markets] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: The US stock market is rising toward more records after GE Vernova, Boston Scientific and other big companies joined the list of those reporting fatter profits for the start of the year than analysts expected. But caution is still hanging over Wall Street, and oil prices are also rising on uncertainty about what will happen in the war with Iran.
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[2026-04-23 05:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Kevin Durant thought he saw the best version of the Lakers’ defense a month ago.
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[2026-04-23 05:02 UTC+10:00] [World / Middle East] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Age
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[2026-04-23 04:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A cargo ship sails in the Persian Gulf toward the Strait of Hormuz, Wednesday, April 22, 2026. (AP Photo)
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[2026-04-23 04:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: When tragedy strikes at one of the most grueling sporting competitions on Earth, it would be easy to assume that a lack of preparation was to blame.
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[2026-04-23 04:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: A Texas jury was shown a picture of killer FedEx driver Tanner Horner smiling as a young boy — at just about the age of his victim — as the defense brought his drug-addicted mother to the stand.
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[2026-04-23 04:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: The U.S. government's weighing of a financial lifeline for the United Arab Emirates posts bigger questions about what is in store for the booming Mideast economy post-war. The UAE has spent decades engineering one of the world's most resilient tourism economies, built on global connectivity and continuous infrastructure expansion. That model is now under acute stress due to the U.S.-Iran war and attacks Iran has launched targeting its infrastructure.
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[2026-04-23 04:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: President Trump signed five presidential determinations under Section 303 of the Defense Production Act on Monday. All five declare critical energy capacities essential to national defense and authorize federal purchases, commitments, and financing to cut through financing shortages, permitting delays, and supply chain choke points.
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[2026-04-23 04:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Wednesday that "many" oil-rich U.S. allies in the Persian Gulf have requested a financial backstop amid economic turbulence from the war with Iran.
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[2026-04-23 04:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Unrest, Conflict and War
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[2026-04-23 04:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Israeli strikes have killed four people in southern Lebanon and wounded several others, including journalists, Lebanon’s National News Agency (NNA) reported, further straining the fragile ceasefire.
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[2026-04-23 03:51 UTC+10:00] [Pope Leo XIV] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The pontiff’s criticisms of Donald Trump’s illegal war in Iran indicate a welcome resolve to follow in his predecessor’s footseps
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[2026-04-23 03:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Israeli civilians called the Israel Police after locating a large missile fragment in an open area near Ramat Hasharon, central Israel, on Wednesday.
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[2026-04-23 03:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Although US President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have made the ultimate war and ceasefire decisions regarding Iran, The Jerusalem Post now reveals the details and extent to which IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Eyal Zamir, US Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Dan Caine, and CENTCOM Chief Admiral Brad Cooper have been the next most dominant figures.
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[2026-04-23 03:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The Israeli military said it intercepted about 40 Israeli settlers who attempted to cross into Syria earlier today.
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[2026-04-23 02:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: A series of video appeals by celebrities to President Vladimir Putin about the plight of ordinary Russians has set off an unusually public debate across the political spectrum.
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[2026-04-23 02:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: President Sheikh Mohamed on Wednesday hosted Guido Crosetto, Italy's Minister of Defence, for talks centred on efforts to boost security ties between the nations.
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[2026-04-23 02:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: The mother of three of the eight children massacred by deranged Army veteran dad Shamar Elkins in Louisiana still has a bullet lodged in her head and is struggling with her memory — sometimes believing her kids are still alive, according to a relative.
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[2026-04-23 02:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: In 1778, British troops stormed into Pilesgrove, New Jersey’s Seven Stars Tavern, a busy stop along Kings Highway, then an important Colonial route linking the northern and southern halves of the state.
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[2026-04-23 02:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Palestine Action defendants facing charges in connection with a raid on an Israeli-owned factory wanted to “destroy as many weapons as possible” and “shut the site down”, an English court heard on Wednesday.
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[2026-04-23 02:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: The European Union is expected to sign off on a 90-billion-euro ($106bn) loan for Kyiv after a months-long standoff over the stalled operations of a war-damaged pipeline transporting Russian oil via Ukraine to Europe.
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[2026-04-23 02:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: In this year of America’s 250th anniversary, archaeologists and college students recently discovered artifacts dating back to the American Revolution — including one infamous 18th-century robbery.
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[2026-04-23 02:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Live updates: Follow the latest news on Iran war
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[2026-04-23 02:07 UTC+10:00] [Latest] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Duran
Snippet: Switch to the dark mode that's kinder on your eyes at night time.
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[2026-04-23 02:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: ON March 26, I had a meaningful exchange with Rev. Ricky Sarthou of the Christ Commission Fellowship. He pointed me to a passage that speaks deeply about God’s hand and providence in the middle of war and economic turmoil in a nation. I took his counsel seriously and spent time reading and reflecting on it.
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