Topic: Military & Defence — Neutral reports only
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[2026-04-18 07:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Backdropped by ships in the Strait of Hormuz, damage, according to local witnesses caused by several recent airstrikes during the U.S.-Israel military campaign, is seen on a fishing pier in the port of Qeshm island, Iran, Monday, April 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Asghar Besharati)
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[2026-04-18 07:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Prospective pilgrims in South Tangerang, Indonesia, practice at a replica of the Kaaba that sits in the middle of the Grand Mosque in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. Each year the Hajj pilgrimage season attracts travelers from across Asia, home to about two-thirds of all Muslims. © AFP/Jiji
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[2026-04-18 06:57 UTC+10:00] [Canada] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Spirit Airlines reportedly seeks emergency US government funding as war against Iran keeps aviation fuel costs high
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[2026-04-18 06:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: The man accused of killing conservative leading light Charlie Kirk was in court Friday for a marathon hearing as his lawyers argued to push his case back four months and to keep cameras out of the courtroom going forward.
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[2026-04-18 06:38 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 90]
Source: 9News
Snippet: Hello and welcome to our rolling coverage of the war in the Middle East on Saturday, April 18.
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[2026-04-18 06:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The IDF took control of a key ridge in southern Lebanon on Thursday night, minutes before the ceasefire came into effect, with soldiers from an elite unit being parachuted into the position in order to maintain an operational presence in the area before the halt to the fight.
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[2026-04-18 06:22 UTC+10:00] [Breaking News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Defence Deputy Minister Major General (Retd) Aruna Jayasekara stated that more than 150 kilograms of heroin were discovered in the multi-day fishing vessel that arrived in Dikowita Fisheries Harbour noting that the estimated street value of the drugs was exceeding Rs. 4 billion. “These drugs were delivered to a Sri Lankan fishing vessel by a foreign ship.
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[2026-04-18 06:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Unrest, Conflict and War
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[2026-04-18 06:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Unrest, Conflict and War
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[2026-04-18 06:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Oil prices dropped back to where they were in the early days of the Iran war, and U.S. stocks raced to another record.
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[2026-04-18 05:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: All war restrictions were lifted on Friday, with activity expected to return to normal on Sunday evening, according to statements from the IDF, Culture and Sports Minister Miki Zohar, and Defense Minister Israel Katz.
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[2026-04-18 05:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Unrest, Conflict and War
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[2026-04-18 05:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Defence Industry
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[2026-04-18 05:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: BEIRUT — A truce took hold Friday between Israel and Lebanon's Hezbollah, providing relief on both sides of the border and an opening for Iran and the United States to reach a deal to end the wider war.
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[2026-04-18 05:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Sri Lankan Navy personnel and cadets of the Indonesian Navy participated in the Sri Lanka – Indonesia Navy Friendship Parade and Marching Band Display at the Galle Face on Thursday (16) as part of the goodwill visit (muhibah) of the Indonesian Navy training ship KRI Bima Suci.
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[2026-04-18 05:30 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The Iranian President praised Islamabad’s role in mediation and establishing a ceasefire in the US-Israeli war on Iran, saying Tehran seeks lasting peace and stability in the region while pursuing the Iranian nation’s rights within the framework of international law.
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[2026-04-18 05:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: President Donald Trump on Thursday said that “the war in Iran is going along swimmingly.”
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[2026-04-18 05:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: The US on Friday imposed sanctions on five people and entities accused of recruiting and deploying former Colombian military personnel to fight in Sudan.
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[2026-04-18 05:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Over 38,000 women and girls were killed in the Gaza war by the end of 2025, the UN estimated Friday, amounting to over half of the more than 72,000 deaths recorded by the territory's health ministry.
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[2026-04-18 04:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Slowly, the issue of the state of Donald Trump's mind is becoming the subject of serious discussion. (Reuters: Jessica Koscielniak)
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[2026-04-18 04:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: In Olympic sporting terms, the degree of difficulty in delivering this year's federal budget is unusually high. (ABC News: Callum Flinn)
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[2026-04-18 04:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Washington, DC – United States President Donald Trump has posted a series of rapid-fire messages on the US-Israeli war with Iran, claiming that his government secured major concessions ahead of a possible next round of ceasefire talks.
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[2026-04-18 04:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: The United States is considering releasing $6 billion in frozen Iranian assets as part of a first phase in a potential deal to end the war with Iran if certain conditions are met, a source familiar with discussions exclusively told The Post on Friday — with the potential to ultimately release a total of $20 billion.
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[2026-04-18 04:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: By Murad Sadygzade, President of the Middle East Studies Center, Visiting Lecturer, HSE University (Moscow).
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[2026-04-18 04:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: By Murad Sadygzade, President of the Middle East Studies Center, Visiting Lecturer, HSE University (Moscow).
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[2026-04-18 04:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A 10-day truce appeared to be holding in Lebanon early Friday, promising a pause in fighting between Israel and the Hezbollah militant group and possibly clearing one major obstacle to a deal between Iran and the United States and Israel to end weeks of devastating war.
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[2026-04-18 04:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Significant differences between Iran and the United States remain to reach a deal aimed at ending the war, a senior Iranian official told Reuters on Friday, adding that keeping the Strait of Hormuz open is "conditional on US adherence to the terms of ceasefire".
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[2026-04-18 04:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: The Iran war is having an uneven impact on economies within the Middle East and the Gulf, although many are expected to recover by next year if the conflict ends soon.
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[2026-04-18 04:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Among the many congratulatory messages Said Khatibi received after becoming the second Algerian novelist to win the International Prize for Arabic Fiction, one stood out: a video from a rural village on the outskirts of Algiers.
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[2026-04-18 04:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Live updates: Follow the latest news on Iran war
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[2026-04-18 03:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: BEIRUT, Lebanon — Lebanese President Joseph Aoun on Friday said his country was no longer an "arena" for anyone's wars after a ceasefire in the Israel-Hezbollah war went into force.
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[2026-04-18 03:54 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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[2026-04-18 03:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Trump, meanwhile, says he received a Nato offer to help secure the key waterway but told the alliance to ‘STAY AWAY’
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[2026-04-18 03:35 UTC+10:00] [UK] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Trump, meanwhile, says he received a Nato offer to help secure the key waterway but told the alliance to ‘STAY AWAY’
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[2026-04-18 03:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Air Canada will suspend service to New York’s JFK International airport over the summer as the war in Iran creates jet fuel shortages that have sent prices soaring.
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[2026-04-18 03:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Believers slept overnight on mats to hear the address from the pontiff, who has drawn Trump’s ire with his anti-war comments
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[2026-04-18 03:15 UTC+10:00] [Angola] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Believers slept overnight on mats to hear the address from the pontiff, who has drawn Trump’s ire with his anti-war comments
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[2026-04-18 02:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Defense Minister Israel Katz said Israeli forces will continue holding territory inside Southern Lebanon as part of efforts to dismantle Hezbollah’s military capabilities, even as a ten-day ceasefire remains in effect.
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[2026-04-18 02:35 UTC+10:00] [Beef] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: BRUSSELS ― The EU is to game out how it would respond if one of its countries was attacked.
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[2026-04-18 02:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: On Friday night at the Cosmopolitan in Las Vegas, Dayne “Da Hawaiian Hitman” Viernes will just have to stand there — not moving, chin up, hands behind his back — as Makini “Big Mak” Manu, a fearsome 390-pound behemoth, strikes him in the head as hard as he can with an open hand.
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[2026-04-18 02:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: As a 10-day ceasefire came into force on Friday 17 April 2026, halting weeks of heavy fighting between Israel and Hezbollah, residents began returning to southern Lebanese cities such as Nabatiyeh to find widespread destruction. Streets were strewn with debris, shattered glass and the remains of damaged buildings after strikes continued until the final hours before the truce.
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[2026-04-18 02:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: (UPDATE) PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos Jr. ordered the excise taxes on liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) and kerosene suspended for three months to help ease the financial burden of households in the face of the energy emergency driven by the war in the Middle East.
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[2026-04-18 02:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: THE account of how successful United States President Donald Trump’s war on Iran was, which has been made by Defense Secretary Peter Hegseth and the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. Dan Caine, in a recent press conference, makes one wonder whether the US should have demanded unconditional surrender from Iran, instead of agreeing to a ceasefire and sit down and talk peace.
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[2026-04-18 02:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: THE original intention for the meeting was to discuss the filing of a petition at the Supreme Court for restraining Raymond Powell from interfering with the internal affairs of the Philippines, particularly the conduct of government. Asian Century Philippines Strategic Studies Institute (ACPSSI) President Herman Tiu Laurel and the institute’s legal counsel Raffy Tuvera scheduled the afternoon meeting at the Valle Verde Country Club.
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[2026-04-18 01:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: This image from video provided by U.S. South Command, shows a vessel accused of trafficking drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean shortly before it was destroyed by the U.S. military, killing two and injuring one, on Jan. 23, 2026. (U.S. Southern Command via AP, File)
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[2026-04-18 01:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: The rise of "war unicorns" will be an impressive development to watch over the next several years, as we've diligently laid out for readers for months, well before the U.S.-Iran conflict, how a massive government push and in capital markets would begin to prioritize the next generation of defense-tech firms rather than big, bloated legacy defense contractors.
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[2026-04-18 01:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: At the Antalya Diplomacy Forum in Turkey, Erdogan also stressed the importance of acting with ‘prudent understanding’ to end the Iran war
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[2026-04-18 01:16 UTC+10:00] [Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: At the Antalya Diplomacy Forum in Turkey, Erdogan also stressed the importance of acting with ‘prudent understanding’ to end the Iran war
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[2026-04-18 01:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Tension related to Iran and the crisis in the Middle East have spurred conversations about the idea of technological sovereignty and, more specifically, artificial intelligence sovereignty.
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[2026-04-18 01:00 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: See more of Fiona Katauskas’s cartoons here
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