Topic: Military & Defence — Neutral reports only
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[2026-04-10 04:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: The Navy quietly yanked a photo from the Pentagon’s official image hub after eagle-eyed viewers spotted a cheeky detail.
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[2026-04-10 04:00 UTC+10:00] [Primatology] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: New study describes what may be the first case of a unified community of chimps, in Uganda, turning on itself
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[2026-04-10 03:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: LONDON — European leaders remained on the sidelines of the US-Israel war with Iran on Thursday but tried to make their voices heard to help shore up a shaky ceasefire, quell fighting in Lebanon and reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
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[2026-04-10 03:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Unrest, Conflict and War
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[2026-04-10 03:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: A group of Democrats in the United States has condemned Israel’s intensifying attacks on Lebanon, stressing that the escalation risks collapsing the ceasefire between the US and Iran and reigniting a regional war.
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[2026-04-10 03:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te on Friday proposed a nearly $40 billion military buildup amid tensions with Beijing. This came just days after the head of the self-governing island’s main opposition party, the Kuomintang (KMT), traveled to the mainland seeking rapprochement in the first such visit in a decade.
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[2026-04-10 03:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te on Friday proposed a nearly $40 billion military buildup amid tensions with Beijing. This came just days after the head of the self-governing island’s main opposition party, the Kuomintang (KMT), traveled to the mainland seeking rapprochement in the first such visit in a decade.
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[2026-04-10 03:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The Irish government has announced that it will use the military to clear trucks and tractors blocking “critical infrastructure.” Protests launched over soaring fuel prices have brought Dublin to a standstill in recent days.
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[2026-04-10 03:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The Irish government has announced that it will use the military to clear trucks and tractors blocking “critical infrastructure.” Protests launched over soaring fuel prices have brought Dublin to a standstill in recent days.
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[2026-04-10 03:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: BEIRUT — In the hours after the US and Iran announced a tentative ceasefire, Israel dramatically escalated its attacks in Lebanon against the Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah.
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[2026-04-10 02:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Smoke rises following several Israeli airstrikes in Beirut, Lebanon, Wednesday, April 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
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[2026-04-10 02:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: People walk by an electoral poster showing Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban and the slogan “Let’s stand together against the war!” in Albertirsa, Hungary, Thursday, April 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Eldar Emric)
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[2026-04-10 02:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Several soldiers were killed during an attempt to raid a military base in northeastern Nigeria early Thursday, the country’s military said.
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[2026-04-10 02:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: A federal appeals court in Washington, DC, on Wednesday rejected Anthropic’s request to temporarily block the Pentagon’s blacklisting of its AI tech while its lawsuit against the Department of War plays out in court.
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[2026-04-10 02:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: (Update 1245ET): House Republicans thwarted Democrats’ attempt to unanimously restrict President Donald Trump’s war powers in Iran, declining to recognize the lawmaker who sought to offer it during a pro forma session Thursday.
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[2026-04-10 02:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: WASHINGTON, April 9 (Yonhap) -- A senior U.S. diplomat said Thursday that the details of a ceasefire deal with Iran have proven a "little more elusive," but stressed ongoing U.S. efforts to achieve a "lasting and effective" pause in the war, as a dispute continues over whether the deal covers Lebanon.
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[2026-04-10 02:37 UTC+10:00] [Energy] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: BERLIN — German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said Thursday that Berlin won't participate in securing the Strait of Hormuz before the U.S.-Israel war with Iran ends, ruling out concrete steps in the coming days despite pressure from the Trump administration.
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[2026-04-10 02:33 UTC+10:00] [House of Representatives] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Resolution was expected to fail but introduction signals unease on Capitol Hill about conflict with no clear endgame
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[2026-04-10 02:29 UTC+10:00] [Benjamin Netanyahu] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Israel has intensified its bombing campaign in Lebanon, prompting Iran to warn it could withdraw from the ceasefire agreed with the US. Hundreds have been killed and wounded since the agreement was announced, after Israeli forces launched mass strikes on densely populated areas. Israel says the strikes are aimed at the Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah, while Iran claims they are a blatant violation of the ceasefire.
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[2026-04-10 02:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Twenty-three years ago, I sat beside Hamid Karzai in his presidential office in Kabul, watching US bombers pound Saddam Hussein’s Iraq live on Al Jazeera.
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[2026-04-10 02:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: President Trump has asked that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu scale back the strikes in Lebanon that are threatening to undo the fragile cease-fire with Iran — with the Jewish state agreeing to negotiate with Beirut next week, according to reports.
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[2026-04-10 02:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: The Selective Service System plans to automatically register eligible American men between ages 18 and 26 for a U.S. military draft by December, almost a half-century after compulsory registration for the draft by that group became law, a government filing shows.
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[2026-04-10 02:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: WASHINGTON — The White House lashed out at actor George Clooney for publicly accusing President Trump of “war crimes” with his terrifying Tuesday ultimatum that a “whole civilization will die tonight” if Iran failed to cut a deal with him.
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[2026-04-10 02:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: The humanitarian situation has reached “catastrophic levels” for civilians and is even more critical for persons with disabilities three years into the war in Sudan, the nongovernmental organisation Humanity & Inclusion says.
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[2026-04-10 02:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: A heavily armed madman who pulled a gun on a Texas pastor during Sunday service was also feared to be detonating a bomb — while calling himself “a prophet called Warlock,” according to authorities.
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[2026-04-10 02:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: SEOUL — North Korea said on Thursday its testing spree this week involved various new weapons systems, including ballistic missiles armed with cluster-bomb warheads, as it pushes to expand nuclear-capable forces aimed at rival South Korea.
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[2026-04-10 02:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Since US President Donald Trump announced a two-week ceasefire with Iran on Tuesday, Israel has responded by launching its deadliest series of strikes on Lebanon since early March.
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[2026-04-10 02:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: The war is inside his head now. A slamming door or cutlery being dropped makes him jump. The ceasefire doesn't change that.
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[2026-04-10 02:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: WASHINGTON — Spain moved to reopen its embassy in Tehran on Thursday after criticisms from President Trump of NATO nations that have opposed his war against Iran.
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[2026-04-10 02:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: President Donald Trump's top economic advisor Kevin Hassett said Thursday that getting even one oil tanker through the Strait of Hormuz would provide a "huge chunk of what's missing" amid a global supply crunch caused by the U.S.-Israel war in Iran.
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[2026-04-10 01:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: In an era defined by simultaneous geopolitical crises, three conflicts are collectively reshaping the way nations develop, deploy, and adapt military technology. The simultaneity of the three has led to a transformation of the global defense tech landscape unmatched since the height of the Cold War.
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[2026-04-10 01:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: The United States and Iran agreed on Wednesday to a two-week ceasefire following 40 days of war, with talks set to begin on Saturday in Islamabad, Pakistan.
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[2026-04-10 01:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Nato chief Mark Rutte said that Nato countries are responding to Donald Trump’s requests for support to strengthen their military alliance, despite some initially being “a bit slow”.
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[2026-04-10 01:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by Jill McLaughlin via The Epoch Times,
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[2026-04-10 01:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Kristalina Georgieva, managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), listens during a briefing in Beijing, China, Dec. 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan, File)
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[2026-04-10 01:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Israel has on Thursday warned civilians in south Beirut to evacuate their homes and neighborhoods, amid fears of a fresh impending aerial assault, after IDF strikes across Lebanon and the capital the day prior led to at least 250 Lebanese deaths and over 1,400 people wounded. These were the heaviest strikes of the war.
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[2026-04-10 01:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Yet again, most Israelis are upholding the covenant uniting wartime democracies. Citizens must be loyal, today supporting this necessary war against Iran’s nuclear-hungry, ballistic-missile-toting, genocidal jihadis – and their Lebanese lapdog Hezbollah. The government should reward this hyper-patriotism by being hyper-responsible: declaring war reflects the profound decision to risk soldiers’ and civilians’ lives to save the country.
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[2026-04-10 01:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: In the famous baseball movie "Bull Durham", one of the mantras is "sometimes you win, sometimes you lose, and sometimes it rains."
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[2026-04-10 01:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Some of Lebanon's hospitals could run out of life-saving trauma medical kits within days as supplies near depletion following mass casualties from large-scale Israeli strikes over the past day, the World Health Organization said on Thursday.
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[2026-04-10 01:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Almost 30,000 property damage claims have been filed by Israelis since the beginning of Operation Roaring Lion, the Tax Authority said on Thursday.
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[2026-04-10 01:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Israel's strikes in Lebanon are a "blatant violation of the initial ceasefire agreement," Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said in a Thursday post on X/Twitter.
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[2026-04-10 01:31 UTC+10:00] [World War II] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen defended his nation against Trump’s remarks, emphasising global unity and Nato’s importance
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[2026-04-10 01:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: It took five weeks of combined military pressure exerted by Israel and the United States for Iran to yield and eventually agree to a tentative ceasefire. The critical question is why?
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[2026-04-10 01:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: While the war with Iran sent shock waves across the Middle East, many in the Gaza Strip watched closely, hoping that whatever the outcome, their dire reality might finally change for the better.
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[2026-04-10 01:21 UTC+10:00] [News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Michael West Media
Snippet: April 10, 2026 01:21 | News
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[2026-04-10 01:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: On March 2, 2026, US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth stood in the Pentagon briefing room and declared a phrase already etched into strategic consciousness: “American deterrence is back.” Beside him sat Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Gen. Dan Caine. Together, they described Operation Epic Fury – the ongoing US military campaign launched two days earlier against Iran’s offensive capabilities: its ballistic missiles, production infrastructure, navy, and security apparatus.
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[2026-04-10 01:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The military campaign in Gaza has focused, understandably, on dismantling Hamas’s armed infrastructure. But demilitarization alone cannot produce durable security.
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[2026-04-10 01:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The war with Iran has created a real opportunity for regional realignment – but how it plays out now may determine whether normalization moves forward or stalls.
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[2026-04-10 01:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: For decades, Israel was the ultimate Start-up Nation, a hi-tech powerhouse that grew rapidly despite the constant instability of the Middle East.
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[2026-04-10 01:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israeli troops are attempting to besiege the town of Bint Jbeil, which is about 5km from the southern border with Israel, according to reports from Al Jazeera.
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