Topic: Military & Defence — Neutral reports only
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[2026-04-11 13:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: When Captain Wongduen Meesamrong steered his fishing boat back to port through the Gulf of Thailand earlier this month after spending 15 days at sea, he was not expecting to return to unemployment.
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[2026-04-11 13:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: When Captain Wongduen Meesamrong steered his fishing boat back to port through the Gulf of Thailand earlier this month after spending 15 days at sea, he was not expecting to return to unemployment.
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[2026-04-11 13:21 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: US President Donald Trump said Friday that the United States will have the Strait of Hormuz, a crucial oil shipping route, "open fairly soon," while stressing that his "number one" goal in upcoming negotiations with Iran is to ensure that Tehran has "no nuclear weapon."
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[2026-04-11 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Shortages of imported fertilisers and fuel could not have come at a worse time for many Southeast Asian rice farmers
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[2026-04-11 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Shortages of imported fertilisers and fuel could not have come at a worse time for many Southeast Asian rice farmers
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[2026-04-11 12:39 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Tehran insists a Lebanon truce and unfreezing of its assets must be granted before negotiations can start
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[2026-04-11 12:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israeli air strikes targeted the towns of Toul and Jebchit in southern Lebanon, Al Jazeera reported, amid continued cross-border hostilities.
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[2026-04-11 12:12 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: An exhibit dedicated to Victoria Cross recipient Ben Roberts-Smith at the Australian War Memorial has been updated to reflect the criminal charges the soldier is facing over the alleged murders of unarmed Afghan civilians and prisoners.
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[2026-04-11 12:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Iranian and US delegations are converging on Islamabad for what Pakistan’s prime minister has called a “make-or-break moment” in efforts to turn a fragile ceasefire into a broader agreement.
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[2026-04-11 12:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: High-level Iranian and US delegations have arrived in Islamabad for what the Pakistani prime minister has called a “make-or-break moment” in efforts to turn a fragile ceasefire into a broader agreement.
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[2026-04-11 12:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Three weeks after President Volodymyr Zelensky announced that Ukrainian drone specialists were helping five Gulf states counter Iranian Shahed drones and build low-cost interceptor-based air defenses, he revealed Friday that Ukrainian military personnel had just recently shot down Shaheds in the Gulf theater.
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[2026-04-11 12:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: Elisabeth Braw is a senior fellow at the Atlantic Council, author of the award-winning “Goodbye Globalization” and a regular columnist for POLITICO. Her new book, “The Undersea War,” is out later this year.
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[2026-04-11 12:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
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[2026-04-11 11:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: The Iran ceasefire has finally allowed Ben Gurion international airport to fully reopen after 40 days of severe war disruptions, and after the 'new normal' for people across Israel was to routinely scramble to find missile shelters.
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[2026-04-11 11:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: A 75-year-old grandmother was pummeled when she asked two women to pick up their dogs’ poop in a brutal Brooklyn attack earlier this week – and the beatdown only ended when a Navy vet neighbor stepped in, disturbing video shows.
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[2026-04-11 11:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: An AI-made viral animation released by Chinese state media mocking the United States as a white eagle is seen on a mobile phone in Beijing, China, Monday, April 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
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[2026-04-11 10:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: In the middle of an Easter lunch at the White House, President Donald Trump went off script to address speculation about JD Vance's role in securing a deal to end the war in Iran.
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[2026-04-11 10:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Ties between Pakistan and the United Arab Emirates are said to have begun showing cracks as the former keeps a neutral stance in the Iran war, while the latter condemned Iranian attacks on Gulf countries, including the UAE. (Nikkei montage/Source photos by Reuters)
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[2026-04-11 10:30 UTC+10:00] [Ukraine] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Kremlin orders temporary truce from Saturday afternoon until Sunday, a 32-hour period during which Russia would stop fighting ‘in all directions’. What we know on day 1,508
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[2026-04-11 10:13 UTC+10:00] [Australian universities] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Exclusive: Move comes after Guardian Australia revealed Gemma Seymour was facing potential suspension over video criticising RMIT’s ties to weapons companies
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[2026-04-11 10:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Rory McIlroy is the first Masters champion since Ian Woosnam in 1992 to start his defence with two consecutive rounds in the 60s
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[2026-04-11 10:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Almost all of Japan’s oil comes from the Middle East. A closed strait turned that dependence into a trap
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[2026-04-11 10:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Almost all of Japan’s oil comes from the Middle East. A closed strait turned that dependence into a trap
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[2026-04-11 09:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: JOINT BASE ANDREWS — US President Donald Trump vowed Friday to have the Strait of Hormuz open "with or without" Iran's cooperation, and said his top priority in peace talks was to ensure Tehran can't have a nuclear weapon.
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[2026-04-11 09:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: WASHINGTON, April 10 (Yonhap) -- U.S. President Donald Trump said Friday that the United States will have the Strait of Hormuz, a crucial oil shipping route, "open fairly soon," while stressing that his "number one" goal in upcoming negotiations with Iran is to ensure that Tehran has "no nuclear weapon."
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[2026-04-11 09:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: The Brazilian government has announced a new security partnership with the United States to combat criminal networks, as well as the illicit traffic of drugs and weapons.
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[2026-04-11 09:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Since the outbreak of war in Iran, the world has been gripped by another energy crisis and economic analysts expect the UK to be particularly badly affected.
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[2026-04-11 09:15 UTC+10:00] [International Relations] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The New York Times
Snippet: How Trump’s Advisers Felt About Going to War With Iran2:44
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[2026-04-11 09:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: A young Palestinian man was wounded on Friday evening by Israeli forces firing rubber-coated metal bullets during a military raid of the town of Birzeit, north of Ramallah.
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[2026-04-11 08:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Get this in your inbox every weekend. Sign up for Five Great Reads here
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[2026-04-11 07:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: The West Coast Eagles' hot start in part relied on long-range scoring. (Getty Images: Daniel Carson/AFL Photos)
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[2026-04-11 07:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Members of the Nigerian army provide security during an event in Minna, Nigeria, Dec. 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba, File)
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[2026-04-11 07:07 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: 9News
Snippet: Hello and welcome to our rolling coverage of the ongoing conflict in the Middle East on Saturday, April 11.
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[2026-04-11 07:02 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: 9News
Snippet: Property News: Suburbs where house values rose most in the past 12 months.
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[2026-04-11 07:00 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: 9News
Snippet: Property News: Suburbs where house values rose most in the past 12 months.
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[2026-04-11 07:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Taxi drivers at Suvarnabhumi International Airport, the main arrivals point for Bangkok, await customers April 10. Sectors across the Thai economy from tourism to farming, street food sales and fishing face a hit from the shortage of oil triggered by the closure of the Strait of Hormuz. (Photo by Wissarut Weerasopon)
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[2026-04-11 07:00 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: 9News
Snippet: Property News: Australia's most popular suburbs in every capital city.
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[2026-04-11 06:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: While not as dire as previous years, the US budget deficit remains a ticking time bomb.
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[2026-04-11 06:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: In launching his attack on four conservative commentators who have been critical of the joint US-Israeli war against Iran, Donald Trump wrote that they were "stupid people" and that "nobody cares about them".
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[2026-04-11 06:31 UTC+10:00] [Middle East] [Factuality: 100]
Source: SBS News
Snippet: For the first time in weeks, the people of Lebanon held hope. That was destroyed overnight. Source: SBS News
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[2026-04-11 06:30 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: SBS News
Snippet: There are still more questions than answers about the future of the conflict as the US and Iran prepare for ceasefire talks. Credit: Contributor/Getty Images
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[2026-04-11 06:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: The Navy is canceling a long-delayed overhaul of the USS Boise after costs ballooned to nearly $3 billion, with Secretary of the Navy John Phelan saying the submarine no longer made financial or strategic sense to repair.
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[2026-04-11 06:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Vice-President J.D. Vance to lead negotiations in Islamabad as Tehran sets preconditions, Trump warns of military action if diplomacy fails
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[2026-04-11 06:24 UTC+10:00] [Masoud Pezeshkian] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Vice-President J.D. Vance to lead negotiations in Islamabad as Tehran sets preconditions, Trump warns of military action if diplomacy fails
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[2026-04-11 06:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: The White House warned staffers not to use insider information to place bets on prediction markets as critics grow suspicious of lucrative trading activity around the Iran war.
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[2026-04-11 05:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: An Ethiopian Orthodox Christian worshipper takes part in prayers during Good Friday in Addis Ababa, Friday, April 10, 2026. (AP Photo)
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[2026-04-11 05:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: In the 12th century, Maimonides wrote The Guide for the Perplexed to help educated readers reconcile belief with observance. Nearly 1,000 years later, we may need a new guide, not for theological confusion, but for something more immediate: informational confusion.
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[2026-04-11 05:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Israel's Ambassador to Australia has admitted his country was surprised by the scope of Iran's response to the Middle East war.
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[2026-04-11 05:25 UTC+10:00] [Budget] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: Israeli officials say the real test is whether military pressure and nuclear talks can produce a more durable outcome with Iran — and avoid another costly cycle of escalation.
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[2026-04-11 05:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Ben Roberts-Smith was celebrated as Australia's most decorated living soldier. (AAP: Alan Porritt)
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