Topic: Military & Defence — Neutral reports only
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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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[2026-04-18 00:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Islamabad, Pakistan – Standing on the South Lawn of the White House before boarding his helicopter for Las Vegas on Thursday, United States President Donald Trump offered his most optimistic assessment yet of the war with Iran.
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[2026-04-18 00:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran will require all vessels passing through the Strait of Hormuz to obtain IRGC permission, according to an Al Jazeera report of an address by an Iranian military official.
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[2026-04-18 00:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Shocking video shows a UK military Land Rover flipping onto its roof and rolling over several times after its driver desperately tried to avoid smashing into a car that swerved in front of him.
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[2026-04-18 00:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: EU and NATO officials fear that European armies would be unable to conduct a major military operation – such as a hypothetical war with Russia that Brussels continues to claim could be imminent – without a secure supply of fossil fuels. EU lawmakers and NATO officials met this week to assess how reliance on oil affects military readiness, according to Euractiv.
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[2026-04-18 00:24 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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[2026-04-18 00:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: On 8 April, Israel's military launched the psychopathically titled Operation Eternal Darkness against Lebanon, with predictably macabre results. In the span of a mere 10 minutes, Israel struck more than 100 sites across the country, killing more than 300 people and wounding at least 1,150.
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[2026-04-18 00:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: US intelligence is flagging early signs that Beijing may have been eyeing a move into the Iran conflict - quietly considering sending advanced radar systems, which it is said to have been mulling since near the opening of the US-Israel war which kicked off last month.
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[2026-04-17 23:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: More than 38,000 women and girls were killed in Gaza between October 2023 and December 2025 − an average of at least 47 each day, said a report by UN Women released on Friday.
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[2026-04-17 23:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: About 11,000 women and girls survived the war with injuries that will result in lifelong disabilities
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[2026-04-17 23:42 UTC+10:00] [UN] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: About 11,000 women and girls survived the war with injuries that will result in lifelong disabilities
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[2026-04-17 23:30 UTC+10:00] [Chen Jie] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: US and European importers are shifting some orders back to China – but not everyone is optimistic
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[2026-04-17 23:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: US and European importers are shifting some orders back to China – but not everyone is optimistic
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[2026-04-17 23:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: With President Trump signaling on Thursday that a deal with Tehran could be close, and indicating that another round of talks may take place this weekend, the focus is already beginning to shift beyond the Gulf region and back toward the Gulf of America, where reports earlier this week suggested the U.S.
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[2026-04-17 23:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: The Iran war and resulting global energy shock are driving some countries in Africa and Asia to ramp up nuclear power generation.
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[2026-04-17 23:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds are eyeing a move across the pond, according to a new report.
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[2026-04-17 23:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: The main road to southern Lebanon was choked with traffic on Friday as displaced families travelled back home weeks after fleeing Israeli strikes, defying official warnings over the fragile ceasefire.
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[2026-04-17 23:13 UTC+10:00] [Air defense] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: The Pentagon’s top policy official is warning that future military support for Ukraine cannot depend on the United States, sharpening pressure on European allies to take the lead.
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[2026-04-17 23:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth has once again attacked the press, accusing journalists of producing an “endless stream of garbage” in their coverage of the Iran conflict and comparing the Pentagon media pool to the Pharisees, a Jewish group in the Bible who often clashed with Jesus.
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[2026-04-17 23:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The US has expanded its blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, telling its military to pursue Iran-linked vessels everywhere around the globe, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Dan Caine, has said.
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[2026-04-17 23:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Aung San Suu Kyi has been in detention since a military coup in 2021 ousted Myanmar's government. (Reuters: Athit Perawongmetha/File)
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[2026-04-17 23:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Pakistan is the regional go-between to help maintain the 10-day ceasefire in Lebanon and push for a conclusive deal to end the Iran war
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[2026-04-17 23:00 UTC+10:00] [Donald Trump] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Pakistan is the regional go-between to help maintain the 10-day ceasefire in Lebanon and push for a conclusive deal to end the Iran war
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[2026-04-17 23:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Iran on Friday declared the Strait of Hormuz completely open to commercial traffic during the ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon.
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[2026-04-17 22:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A federal agent wears an Immigration and Customs Enforcement badge, June 10, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura, File)
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[2026-04-17 22:53 UTC+10:00] [JAPAN] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is considering skipping a visit to the war-linked Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo during its three-day spring festival that starts Tuesday, informed sources said Friday.
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[2026-04-17 22:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Stocks are pushing higher again on the same old regurgitated news: namely speculation that a deal to end the war between the US and Iran is getting closer, the same exact "speculation" that has pushed the Nasdaq higher for what will now be 13 days in a row, and the same speculation that may keep pushing stocks even higher until the reality of no ceasefire sends risk plunging in a few days.
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[2026-04-17 22:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Iran's Aragchi says "Strait of Hormuz is declared completely open"
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[2026-04-17 22:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Larry Fink’s BlackRock posted blow-out earnings this week – and you can thank the business it’s doing in the war-torn Middle East, On The Money has learned.
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[2026-04-17 22:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: The European market is facing a critical shortage of kerosene, with only six weeks of supply remaining, and the war in Iran is threatening the continent with a major aviation crisis.
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[2026-04-17 22:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The Israeli military will “hold and continue to hold all the places it has cleared and captured," Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz announced in a statement reported by Haaretz.
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[2026-04-17 22:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Cathay Group attributes growth to spate of mega-events in city, such as Art Basel and Hong Kong International Jewellery Show
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[2026-04-17 22:00 UTC+10:00] [scmp] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Cathay Group attributes growth to spate of mega-events in city, such as Art Basel and Hong Kong International Jewellery Show
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[2026-04-17 21:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Oil prices dropped on Friday but are still heading for a weekly gain after a 10-day Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire came into effect and US President Donald Trump said war with Iran could end “fairly soon”.
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[2026-04-17 21:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Petrol and diesel prices have fallen slightly for the first time since the US-Israel war with Iran, according to the RAC.
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[2026-04-17 21:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Europe could run out of jet fuel within weeks if oil supplies continue to be disrupted by the Iran war, the head of the International Energy Agency (IEA) has said.
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[2026-04-17 21:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: U.S. tech companies are ramping up lobbying of government officials at home and further afield amid the Iran war, as they look to defend their interests and map out contingency plans, industry insiders told CNBC.
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[2026-04-17 21:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Saeed Khatibzadeh told reporters at the Antalya Diplomacy Forum that Iran is “not accepting any temporary ceasefire,” according to Anadolu Agency.
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[2026-04-17 21:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: China's regular military activities around Taiwan are "entirely justified and reasonable," and any tensions are the fault of the government in Taipei, the Chinese defense ministry said in a rare comment on Friday.
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[2026-04-17 21:00 UTC+10:00] [US news] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Bipartisan backing for special relationship is fraying as Middle East conflicts turn public opinion
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[2026-04-17 21:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: City Hall is opening up Grand Army Plaza but locals see a dead end.
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[2026-04-17 21:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Countless protest signs have informed us over the years that “war is not the answer.”
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[2026-04-17 20:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: An Indian delegation is visiting the U.S. next week for talks on an interim trade agreement. © Reuters
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[2026-04-17 20:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: A US-brokered ceasefire that aims to halt an “idiotic war” between Hezbollah and Israel will stop “senseless killing”, President Donald Trump’s envoy Tom Barrack said.
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[2026-04-17 20:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: An advertisement for prediction market platform Kalshi hangs at 13th and L Streets in northwest Washington, April 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Allison Robbert, File)
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[2026-04-17 20:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Energy shipments are increasingly being used as foreign policy tool as the Trump administration attempts to hold down two blockades on opposite sides of the globe.
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[2026-04-17 20:34 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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[2026-04-17 20:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Displaced Lebanese have begun cautiously returning to their homes in the south after Lebanon and Israel agreed to a 10-day truce, even as the Lebanese army calls on residents to delay their return and Hezbollah warns it has its “finger on the trigger” in case of Israeli violations.
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[2026-04-17 20:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: French President Emmanuel Macron and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer are hosting an international conference on Friday in Paris to ensure that Iran does not continue blocking the Hormuz Strait once the war ends.
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