Topic: Military & Defence — Neutral reports only
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[2026-04-12 11:58 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Russia and Ukraine on Saturday accused each other of violating a brief ceasefire in their four-year-old war hours into the truce put in place to mark Orthodox Easter.
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[2026-04-12 11:54 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-04-12 11:35 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: WASHINGTON (AFP) -- Two US Navy warships transited the Strait of Hormuz to begin clearing Iranian-laid mines, US Central Command said Saturday -- a claim Tehran denied as the Revolutionary Guards threatened to deal "severely" with military vessels crossing the strategic waterway.
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[2026-04-12 11:35 UTC+10:00] [Australian politics] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Catherine King says while peace talks were ‘best chance’ at lowering fuel prices, further help may be included in budget
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[2026-04-12 11:04 UTC+10:00] [Sport / AFL] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-04-12 11:02 UTC+10:00] [Russia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Warring sides exchange 175 prisoners as Ukraine accuses Russia of 469 ceasefire violations, and Moscow blames Kyiv for gas station attack. What we know on day 1,509
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[2026-04-12 10:55 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The Navy is considering assigning the hull numbers of two decommissioned Chamsuri-class patrol boats to next-generation high-speed patrol ships in a bid to honor their role in naval skirmishes against North Korea in the Yellow Sea, a Seoul lawmaker said Sunday.
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[2026-04-12 10:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: ISLAMABAD — The United States and Iran concluded a third round of historic, face-to-face negotiations before dawn Sunday in Pakistan, days after a fragile, two-week ceasefire was announced, as the war that has killed thousands of people and shaken global markets entered its seventh week. Two Pakistani officials said discussions between the heads of the delegations will resume after a break.
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[2026-04-12 10:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Indian workers have been impacted by the conflict in the Middle East. (ABC News: Som Patidar)
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[2026-04-12 10:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israeli warplanes carried out air strikes on the town of Qounine and the outskirts of Halta farm in southern Lebanon, Al Jazeera Arabic reported.
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[2026-04-12 10:18 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: US President Donald Trump said Saturday that the United States was in "deep negotiations" with Iran in Pakistan, stressing that "we win" regardless of what happens in the high-stakes talks aimed at ending the Middle East war.
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[2026-04-12 10:00 UTC+10:00] [Australia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: SBS News
Snippet: Fuel prices have surged globally as Iran effectively blocks the Strait of Hormuz, through which a fifth of the world's seaborne oil travelled before the war. Credit: AP
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[2026-04-12 08:51 UTC+10:00] [UK news] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Suspect in 40s arrested after man apparently climbed on to USAF C130 Hercules transport plane on remote taxiway in County Clare
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[2026-04-12 08:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: John-Paul (left) and Roger Drake run the Drakes Supermarkets chain. (Supplied: Drakes Supermarkets)
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[2026-04-12 08:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The Lebanese armed group Hezbollah has said that it fired missiles at Israeli army positions near Bint Jbeil in the south of the country.
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[2026-04-12 08:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: President Trump threatened “big problems” for China Saturday if they deliver air defense systems to Tehran while the US is locked in a war with Iran.
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[2026-04-12 08:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: WASHINGTON, April 11 (Yonhap) -- U.S. President Donald Trump said Saturday that the United States was in "deep negotiations" with Iran in Pakistan, stressing that "we win" regardless of what happens in the high-stakes talks aimed at ending the Middle East war.
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[2026-04-12 08:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: War-crime allegations are floating as many Democrats question US President Donald Trump’s entry into a war with Iran. Shouldn’t the question be how the Iranian regime could push its people, including children, to encircle energy plants as human shields without that being considered a war crime?
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[2026-04-12 07:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON — US President Donald Trump said Saturday he was not bothered about the outcome of US-Iran talks in Pakistan, insisting the United States had come out ahead from the war.
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[2026-04-12 07:41 UTC+10:00] [Pope Leo XIV] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Leo’s comments did not directly mention war in Iran but read as his strongest condemnation of the conflict yet
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[2026-04-12 07:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) have warned that any attempt by military vessels to transit the Strait of Hormuz would be met with “a strong response” in a statement broadcasted to Iranian media.
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[2026-04-12 07:29 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 90]
Source: SBS News
Snippet: US Vice President said the United States had, "made very clear what our red lines are" during historic talks in Pakistan. Credit: Jacquelyn Martin/AP
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[2026-04-12 07:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: US President Donald Trump told reports outside the White House on Saturday that “regardless of what happens” in Iran war negotiations, “we win”.
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[2026-04-12 07:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Lebanon’s prime minister canceled a planned upcoming trip to Washington amid threats from Iran and Israeli strikes that continue to batter his country.
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[2026-04-12 07:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 12 (Yonhap) -- The Navy is considering assigning the hull numbers of two decommissioned Chamsuri-class patrol boats to next-generation high-speed patrol ships in a bid to honor their role in naval skirmishes against North Korea in the Yellow Sea, a Seoul lawmaker said Sunday.
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[2026-04-12 06:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: As expected, Israel says it is preparing to keep waging war against Iran - even as the US and Tehran are engaged in high level talks in Pakistan. Clearly Tel Aviv has a dim view of the potential outcome in the Islamabad summit.
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[2026-04-12 06:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — American and Iranian officials were holding face-to-face talks in Pakistan on Saturday, the most significant since the 1979 Islamic revolution as the foes try to end a war that plunged the Middle East into violence and rocked the world economy.
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[2026-04-12 06:36 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 90]
Source: 9News
Snippet: Hello and welcome to our rolling coverage of the ongoing conflict in the Middle East on Sunday, April 12.
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[2026-04-12 06:33 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: SBS News
Snippet: Fourteen people have been executed since the start of the war in Iran, with human rights organisations warning the regime is sending a brutal message to citizens who attempt to challenge it. Source: SBS, Getty / Graphic by Yi Yin
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[2026-04-12 06:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Israeli strikes have killed at least 18 people across southern Lebanon, as Lebanese authorities reported that the overall death toll from the war that began last month between Israel and Lebanese group Hezbollah has surpassed 2,000.
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[2026-04-12 06:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: U.S. Vice President JD Vance waves after arriving for talks with Iranian officials in Islamabad, April 11. (Pool via Reuters)
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[2026-04-12 06:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Pope Leo XIV again condemned the US-Israel war on Iran which he said is spurred by the “delusion of omnipotence” from world leaders in an evening prayer service in Saint Peter’s Basilica.
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[2026-04-12 06:06 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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[2026-04-12 05:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: This is a locator map of Israel and the Palestinian Territories. (AP Photo)
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[2026-04-12 05:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Mourners react during the funeral of 13 state security officers killed the previous day in an Israeli strike in Lebanon’s coastal city of Sidon, Saturday, April 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
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[2026-04-12 05:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: One IDF soldier was severely injured during an operational accident in central Gaza, the military announced on Saturday.
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[2026-04-12 05:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: The wait is over: after the Persian Gulf side of the Hormuz Strait had turned into a bit of a parking lot late last week as tankers piled up hoping to use the ceasefire and make the crossing, two Chinese supertankers loaded with crude sailed through the Strait of Hormuz hours after a Greek vessel moved through the waterway, marking a significant uptick in oil shipping traffic.
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[2026-04-12 05:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: The United States military command that oversees the Middle East (CENTCOM) has said that two of its ships have travelled through the Strait of Hormuz, a claim swiftly denied by Iran.
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[2026-04-12 05:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Pakistan has deployed fighter jets to Saudi Arabia, its first visible military move under a mutual defence pact between the two countries, as it hosts ceasefire talks aimed at ending weeks of regional fighting between the US, Israel and Iran.
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[2026-04-12 05:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: ISLAMABAD/DUBAI — Pakistan has sent fighter jets and other military forces to Saudi Arabia to boost security under a defense pact between the two countries, the Saudi defense ministry said on Saturday, as Islamabad hosted talks aimed at ending the Iran war.
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[2026-04-12 05:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Defence Industry
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[2026-04-12 05:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: A maniac reportedly attacked a US war plane with a hatchet at a major civilian airport in Ireland Saturday, causing extensive damage at a controversial stopover site for American military.
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[2026-04-12 05:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: The price of diesel continues to soar, despite government measures to decrease the cost. (ABC News: Jasmine Hughes)
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[2026-04-12 04:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Runners take off at the start line of Pat’s Run, a 4.2-mile race honoring former NFL player and Army Ranger Pat Tillman, in Tempe, Ariz., on Saturday, April 11, 2026. (AP Photo/John Marshall)
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[2026-04-12 04:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Donald Trump has put Gulf diplomacy front and centre of his foreign policy agenda, but the Iran war could throw a spanner in the works. (Getty: Majid Saeedi)
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[2026-04-12 04:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: ROME — In his strongest words yet, Pope Leo XIV on Saturday denounced the “delusion of omnipotence” that is fueling the US-Israel war in Iran and demanded political leaders stop and negotiate peace.
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[2026-04-12 04:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Surely one of the best ways to counter the hate, grief and horrors of the world is to foster communities driven by decency, calm and care. Enter: the nannasphere. (ABC News: Michelle McNamara)
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[2026-04-12 04:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON — Two US Navy warships have transited the Strait of Hormuz at the start of an operation to clear the strategic waterway of mines laid by Iran, US Central Command said Saturday.
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[2026-04-12 03:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Lebanon’s health ministry says that at least 2,020 people have been killed and 6,436 wounded in Israeli strikes since 2 March.
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[2026-04-12 03:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: The UAE on Saturday announced the success of the latest mediation efforts between Russia and Ukraine, resulting in the release of 350 prisoners of war.
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