Topic: Military & Defence — Neutral reports only
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[2026-04-16 07:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Patient Saidal Altaher, aged two months, receives treatment for malnutrition at the paediatric hospital stabilization center in Port Sudan, Sudan, Wednesday, April 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
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[2026-04-16 07:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: SBS News
Snippet: US President Donald Trump flagged peace talks with Iran about the ending the war in the Middle East could soon resume. Source: Getty / Salwan Georges
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[2026-04-16 06:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The French government is pressing the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to release the 86-year-old French widow of a military veteran from immigration custody after she was detained earlier this month.
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[2026-04-16 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The war involving the US, Israel and Iran has triggered a wave of alarm across the international community. Commentators speak of a collapsing US order, the return of an era of war and self-help. These reactions are understandable. Alarm is natural. But misreading is not. Much of the current debate is driven less by prudent analysis than by impetuous perceptions.
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[2026-04-16 06:21 UTC+10:00] [United States] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-04-16 06:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Long Island has some of the lowest gas prices in the state but locals said that’s no victory as they watch fuel costs soar due to the Iran war.
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[2026-04-16 06:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Unrest, Conflict and War
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[2026-04-16 06:18 UTC+10:00] [US and Israeli Attack on Iran (2026)] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The New York Times
Snippet: How Stephen Miller Is Adjusting Trump’s Immigration Agenda1:49
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[2026-04-16 06:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Former Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons is a unique framework that should be maintained. (Photo by Shintaro Ino)
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[2026-04-16 06:14 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-04-16 06:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: A super-rich California city has splintered over a rent freeze that local property owners claim is unconstitutional.
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[2026-04-16 06:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: WASHINGTON, April 15 (Yonhap) -- Top U.S. commanders in the Indo-Pacific will attend Senate and House committee hearings at the Capitol in Washington next week, Congress's website showed Wednesday, amid concerns that the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran could affect America's focus on countering threats from China and North Korea.
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[2026-04-16 06:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israeli military chief Eyal Zamir said the army has approved plans to continue operations in both Iran and Lebanon.
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[2026-04-16 05:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Washington, DC – A resolution to rein in US President Donald Trump’s authority to wage war with Iran has failed for the fourth time in the US Senate, where lawmakers have pledged to introduce the measure weekly.
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[2026-04-16 05:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) is on the cusp of cutting its backing for LIV Golf, as it tightens its belt amid the US-Israeli war on Iran and delayed megaprojects at home.
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[2026-04-16 05:50 UTC+10:00] [Environment / Conservation] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: A battle has erupted before Anzac Day between those who would reinstate view lines to one of Australia’s most beloved war memorials, and locals desperate to save one of the last fragments of snow gum forest in the region.
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[2026-04-16 05:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: A majority of the US Senate backed US President Donald Trump's military campaign against Iran on Wednesday, voting to block a Democratic-led resolution aiming to stop the war until hostilities are authorized by Congress.
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[2026-04-16 05:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Israel will expand the buffer zone in Lebanon while continuing to strike Hezbollah forces, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced on Wednesday evening.
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[2026-04-16 05:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: US economic activity continued to increase at a "slight-to-modest" pace across most regions as the war with Iran generated a new wave of uncertainty and higher energy costs, the Federal Reserve said. The just released Beige Book - which featured information compiled by the New York Fed and collected through April 6, capturing the early effects of the war on the US economy - was the first one to discuss the state of the US economy after the Iran war
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[2026-04-16 05:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: US President Donald Trump has said he is “permanently opening” the Strait of Hormuz, presenting the move as benefiting “China and the world” after claiming Beijing agreed “not to send weapons to Iran.” Trump’s remarks come as the US military claims American warships have effectively blocked Iranian trade through the vital waterway.
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[2026-04-16 05:33 UTC+10:00] [Middle East] [Factuality: 100]
Source: SBS News
Snippet: Experts say the impact of the Middle East war on Australia is inevitable. The real question is how prepared the nation is to respond. Source: SBS News / Graphic art by Elana Kwong
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[2026-04-16 05:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: A high-level Pakistani delegation has travelled to Iran to hold talks focused on arranging a fresh round of negotiations between Iran and the United States, a week before their fragile truce is due to expire.
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[2026-04-16 05:27 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 90]
Source: 9News
Snippet: Hello and welcome to our rolling coverage of the war in the Middle East on Thursday, April 16.
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[2026-04-16 05:26 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: White House feels ‘good about the prospects of a deal’ as Pakistani officials launch new round of diplomacy
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[2026-04-16 05:22 UTC+10:00] [Business / Markets] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: US stocks are flirting with a record following their big rally the last two weeks on hopes that the global economy can avoid a worst-case scenario because of the US-Iran war.
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[2026-04-16 05:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: The U.S. and Iran will likely return to Pakistan next week for a second round of peace negotiations, two senior Pakistani officials told MS NOW on Wednesday.
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[2026-04-16 05:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Xi Jinping's meeting with Taiwanese opposition party leader Cheng Li-wun on April 10 in Beijing allowed the Chinese president to project a conciliatory mood toward some factions in Taiwan, particularly the KMT. (Nikkei montage/Source photo by Xinhua/AP)
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[2026-04-16 04:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: The Middle East war has damaged as much as $58 billion worth of energy infrastructure, according to an estimate published by consulting firm Rystad Energy on Wednesday.
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[2026-04-16 04:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., listens during a news conference after a policy luncheon on Capitol Hill,Tuesday, April 14, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)
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[2026-04-16 04:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Three successive Israeli attacks have killed at least three paramedics in southern Lebanon in one day, including one featured in a BBC report this week, Lebanese officials say, as they accuse Israel of deliberately targeting health workers in its war against Hezbollah.
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[2026-04-16 04:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: The Pentagon is seen from an airplane, Tuesday, April 7, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
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[2026-04-16 04:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Unrest, Conflict and War
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[2026-04-16 04:12 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: US president will need to show heavy costs of war were worthwhile while Iran must choose between instant and delayed gratification
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[2026-04-16 04:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Countries affected by the Iran war should prepare for conflict-related disruptions to last for months, even if the current shaky ceasefire lasts and the Strait of Hormuz is reopened, World Bank President Ajay Banga said Wednesday.
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[2026-04-16 04:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: A senior official in the British Ministry of Defense met earlier this year with the Governor of Ramallah for a briefing, despite the governor having been documented in recent years holding frequent meetings with Palestinian terrorists responsible for killing and injuring Israelis, according to information obtained by The Jerusalem Post.
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[2026-04-16 04:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by Zachary Stieber via The Epoch Times,
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[2026-04-16 03:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Donors have pledged 1.3 billion euros ($1.5bn) for humanitarian aid in Sudan as international leaders met in Berlin on the third anniversary of its devastating civil war.
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[2026-04-16 03:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The global economy is about to feel the full economic impact of the Iran war, Qatar's finance minister said on Wednesday, but he added that his country's finances would be able to ride out the problems for at least a year.
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[2026-04-16 03:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The combat engineering battalion 603 is blowing up "endless" amounts of Hezbollah's terror infrastructure in southern Lebanon, Lt.-Col. "R", the battalion commander, told The Jerusalem Post in a recent interview.
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[2026-04-16 03:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: The US made a "mistake" by ending diplomatic negotiations and entering into military conflict, Chancellor Rachel Reeves has said, voicing sweeping criticism of the war on Iran.
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[2026-04-16 03:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Oil tankers and cargo ships line up in the Strait of Hormuz as seen from Khor Fakkan, United Arab Emirates, Wednesday, March 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri,File)
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[2026-04-16 03:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: UN experts have denounced Israel’s actions in Lebanon as an “illegal aggression” and an “indiscriminate bombing campaign”, according to the United Nations Human Rights Council.
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[2026-04-16 03:31 UTC+10:00] [Australia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: SBS News
Snippet: Defence Minister Richard Marles says an increase in military spending is necessary given the shift in the global environment. Source: AAP / Dita Alangkara
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[2026-04-16 03:30 UTC+10:00] [News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Michael West Media
Snippet: April 16, 2026 03:30 | News
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[2026-04-16 03:30 UTC+10:00] [News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Michael West Media
Snippet: April 16, 2026 03:30 | News
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[2026-04-16 03:30 UTC+10:00] [News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Michael West Media
Snippet: April 16, 2026 03:30 | News
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[2026-04-16 03:30 UTC+10:00] [News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Michael West Media
Snippet: April 16, 2026 03:30 | News
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[2026-04-16 03:30 UTC+10:00] [News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Michael West Media
Snippet: April 16, 2026 03:30 | News
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[2026-04-16 03:28 UTC+10:00] [Bernie Sanders] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Attempt by independent senator set to test Democratic support for longtime US ally amid Trump’s war on Iran
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[2026-04-16 03:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Iran quietly secured a Chinese spy satellite in late 2024 and used it to track US military bases across the Middle East during the current war, the Financial Times has newly - an allegation Beijing has flatly and angrily denied.
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