Topic: Military & Defence — Neutral reports only
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[2026-04-22 17:56 UTC+10:00] [Consumer affairs] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Farmers have been calling for higher prices for weeks, amid soaring diesel and fertiliser costs and limited supply
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[2026-04-22 17:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Representatives of Saudi Arabia and Yemen's Houthi rebels held meetings in Amman under the UN's Military Co-ordination Committee framework, the UN special envoy's office said in a statement on Tuesday.
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[2026-04-22 17:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The New York Times
Snippet: Tehran11:35 a.m. April 22
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[2026-04-22 17:30 UTC+10:00] [World / North America] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Washington: Donald Trump extended the ceasefire in Iran indefinitely amid an impasse over his blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, in a move that ostensibly delays the resumption of fighting but leaves a potential resolution of the war in limbo.
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[2026-04-22 17:09 UTC+10:00] [Opinion] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-04-22 17:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Prices are shown on a board at a gas station in London, England, Monday, March 30, 2026. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung, File)
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[2026-04-22 17:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — The Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB) on Wednesday said that the fuel surcharge for passenger and cargo flights would climb to Level 19 for April 16-30, 2026 from Level 8 in April 1-15, as the war in the Middle East continued to affect fuel prices.
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[2026-04-22 17:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 22 (Yonhap-Joint Press Corps) -- LIG Defense & Aerospace, a South Korean precision-guided weapons maker, has clinched a deal to export the "Haegung" surface-to-air missile system to Malaysia, marking its first export deal of the weapon, officials said Wednesday.
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[2026-04-22 16:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 22 (Yonhap) -- Veterans and bereaved families from four Commonwealth countries will visit South Korea this week to mark the 75th anniversary of a key battle during the 1950-53 Korean War, the veterans ministry said Wednesday.
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[2026-04-22 16:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: This report is from this week's CNBC's UK Exchange newsletter. Like what you see? You can subscribe here.
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[2026-04-22 16:19 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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[2026-04-22 16:12 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Since 2017, I have covered South Korea’s political and economic landscape as a reporter, with a focus on foreign affairs, inter-Korean relations and security.As a foreign affairs reporter, I closely follow developments from the Ministry of Unification, the Foreign Ministry and the Defense Ministry, tracking shifts in diplomacy, military policy and North Korea’s evolving posture.
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[2026-04-22 16:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: U.K. inflation jumped to 3.3% in March as the Iran war sparked a sharp increase in fuel prices, preliminary data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) showed Wednesday.
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[2026-04-22 16:05 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Hanwha Group said Wednesday it is strengthening business ties with Alberta, Canada, across key industries spanning energy, defense and shipbuilding, as it pushes for the country’s next-generation submarine bid.
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[2026-04-22 16:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: US President Donald Trump's administration has halted US dollar shipments to Iraq and frozen security cooperation programs with its military, as it presses Baghdad to dismantle Iranian-backed militias operating in the country, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday, citing Iraqi and US officials.
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[2026-04-22 16:02 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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[2026-04-22 16:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity.news,
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[2026-04-22 15:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran has executed a senior civil defence official convicted of spying for Mossad, according to Mizan News Agency.
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[2026-04-22 15:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: UPDATES photo)
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[2026-04-22 15:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — The defense team of former senator Ramon Revilla Jr. questioned prosecution evidence linking him to the P92.8 million Pandi flood control project, arguing that the claim is based on “multiple layers of hearsay.”
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[2026-04-22 15:44 UTC+10:00] [News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Michael West Media
Snippet: April 22, 2026 15:44 | News
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[2026-04-22 15:43 UTC+10:00] [World / Europe] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: When Poland sought a US military base in 2018, it pitched the idea as Fort Trump.
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[2026-04-22 15:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Capital Group Chief Executive Mike Gitlin wants Gen-Z investors recoiling from war-driven commodity trades to start thinking long-term, as the asset management industry races to win over a generation with fundamentally different rules of investing.
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[2026-04-22 15:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: When the United States and Israel attacked Iran on February 28, Iran retaliated with attacks that effectively closed the Strait of Hormuz. Oil prices spiked worldwide – and the importance of the strait became clear.
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[2026-04-22 15:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: At the centre of the major town intersection, Dorrigo's marble soldier guards a special place in local hearts. (Supplied: Bellingen Shire Council)
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[2026-04-22 15:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: President Donald Trump says he is extending the ceasefire with Iran at Pakistan’s request while awaiting a “unified proposal” from Tehran, even as the U.S. military maintains its blockade of Iranian ports.
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[2026-04-22 15:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Iran sets conditions as ceasefire extended, tensions persist
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[2026-04-22 15:18 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Hanwha Aerospace said Wednesday it had signed an agreement with US defense company Northrop Grumman to jointly develop a long-range missile system, marking the South Korean company’s latest push into the US defense market.
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[2026-04-22 15:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A baker hangs bread in an Iranian bakery in Istanbul on Tuesday, April 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)
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[2026-04-22 15:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The Pentagon said the United States is reviewing its military presence in the Middle East following strikes by Iran during a roughly 40-day conflict.
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[2026-04-22 15:00 UTC+10:00] [Opinion] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-04-22 14:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: More than a dozen Democratic lawmakers voiced support for US Representative Yassamin Ansari after threats and doxxing following her criticism of the war with Iran.
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[2026-04-22 14:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: British broadcaster Piers Morgan says that the claim that the Israeli military is the “most moral army in the world” is increasingly difficult to accept, especially as more evidence of atrocities committed by Israeli soldiers in Gaza and Lebanon becomes apparent.
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[2026-04-22 14:13 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: US Treasury secretary Scott Bessent says Iran’s Kharg Island storage facilities will be full and their ‘fragile’ oil wells shut in mere days because of the blockade
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[2026-04-22 14:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: U.S. President Donald Trump, left, and Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi have traded blame on social media for stalled ceasefire talks. (Source photos by Reuters)
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[2026-04-22 14:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: U.S. President Donald Trump, left, and Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi have traded blame on social media for stalled ceasefire talks. (Source photos by Reuters)
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[2026-04-22 14:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Plush toys are displayed at a Camp store in New York. Camp, Nov. 21, 2019. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)
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[2026-04-22 14:06 UTC+10:00] [Military] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-04-22 14:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides gestures as he speaks during an Associated Press interview ahead of this week’s major EU-Middle East summit, at the presidential palace in the capital Nicosia, Cyprus, Tuesday, April 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)
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[2026-04-22 14:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Caught between Washington and Tehran, Riyadh may shift towards self-reliance and diversifying partnerships, observers note
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[2026-04-22 14:00 UTC+10:00] [Jeddah] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Caught between Washington and Tehran, Riyadh may shift towards self-reliance and diversifying partnerships, observers note
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[2026-04-22 14:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: The global energy crisis is not only the result of recent geopolitical shocks from the Iran war. It reflects how the system itself was built with known vulnerabilities.
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[2026-04-22 13:56 UTC+10:00] [Philippine News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: The International Criminal Court‘s appeals chamber is set to issue its ruling on Wednesday, April 22 (5 pm Philippine time) on whether it has jurisdiction over crimes against humanity cases tied to former president Rodrigo Duterte.
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[2026-04-22 13:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: The boss of the world's biggest condom maker, Karex, says the firm will raise its prices by up to 30% or possibly more if the Iran war continues to disrupt supplies of the raw materials used in its products.
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[2026-04-22 13:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Cars wait to enter Fort Bliss, Texas, Sept. 9, 2014. (AP Photo/Juan Carlos Llorca, File)
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[2026-04-22 13:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines – Over 50, 000 beneficiaries under the National Home Mortgage Finance Corporation (NHMFC) stand to enjoy the three-month moratorium it set on housing payments to help mitigate the impact of the Middle East war.
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[2026-04-22 13:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Should a war break out between China and the U.S. in the Pacific, "what you are seeing in the Strait of Hormuz will be a dry run," Singapore Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan said Wednesday.
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[2026-04-22 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: It is almost three centuries since seminal Scottish economist Adam Smith introduced his concept of an "invisible hand". In Smith’s view, this metaphor described how individuals pursuing their own self-interest unintentionally led to balanced, competitive and functioning markets. That is the principle that drives much of the world's modern economy.
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[2026-04-22 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: The downstream consequences from the Hormuz closure are popping up in the most unexpected places.
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[2026-04-22 12:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The United States has not moved its Terminal High Altitude Area Defence system out of South Korea, a senior US military official said, following reports that parts of it were being shifted to the Middle East for use in the war with Iran.
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