Topic: Military & Defence — Neutral reports only
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[2026-04-09 20:23 UTC+10:00] [Royal Navy] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: John Healey says warship and aircraft forced Russia to abandon activity in North Sea in month-long operation
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[2026-04-09 20:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Plans for automated military conscription during a US national emergency are advancing and on schedule to be in place by the end of the year, according to the federal agency tasked with maintaining the list, the Selective Service System (SSS).
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[2026-04-09 20:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Plans for automated military conscription during a US national emergency are advancing and on schedule to be in place by the end of the year, according to the federal agency tasked with maintaining the list, the Selective Service System (SSS).
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[2026-04-09 20:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Ambassador Daniel Kritenbrink says the US still has ‘extraordinary’ influence in the region, given its trade and security ties with Asean
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[2026-04-09 20:20 UTC+10:00] [Asia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Ambassador Daniel Kritenbrink says the US still has ‘extraordinary’ influence in the region, given its trade and security ties with Asean
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[2026-04-09 20:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Britain’s Defence Secretary John Healey delivers a statement on recent UK operational activity at 9 Downing Street in Westminster, central London, Thursday April 9, 2026. (Yui Mok/Pool Photo via AP)
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[2026-04-09 20:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: For the Lebanese, the war is not over. While there is a ceasefire in Iran and many people in the region are seeking to return to a semblance of normality, Lebanon is being pounded with massive airstrikes.
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[2026-04-09 20:16 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: ULSAN -- The location of a worker who went missing in a fire that broke out on a Navy submarine under maintenance at a shipyard in Ulsan has been found, with authorities working to rescue her, officials said Thursday.
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[2026-04-09 20:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Thousands of Iranians paid tribute on Thursday to the late supreme leader Ali Khamenei, who ruled the country for nearly four decades until his killing in US-Israeli strikes at the start of the Iran war.
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[2026-04-09 20:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: Filipino and American soldiers who defended Bataan in the Second World War were commemorated at Mount Samat National Shrine.
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[2026-04-09 20:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Live updates: Follow the latest news on the Iran war
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[2026-04-09 20:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Mexican army divers have rescued a miner from a flooded underground tunnel two weeks after he was first trapped.
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[2026-04-09 20:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: An Iranian minister has told the BBC that Israeli strikes in Lebanon on Wednesday constituted a "grave violation" of the US-Iran ceasefire agreement.
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[2026-04-09 19:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Live updates: Follow the latest news on Iran war
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[2026-04-09 19:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: More than 3,000 people were killed throughout Iran during the war that began on 28 February, Iran's forensic chief told state media on Thursday, adding that 40 percent of the dead needed forensic work to be identified and returned to families.
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[2026-04-09 19:42 UTC+10:00] [US politics] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Hakeem Jeffries, the House Democrat leader, will use pro forma session to try to pass measure requiring president to withdraw US forces from Middle East
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[2026-04-09 19:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Federal Government
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[2026-04-09 19:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israeli military shot and killed a young man and a child in Gaza on Thursday, Wafa news agency reported.
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[2026-04-09 19:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: New Israeli air strikes have killed more people in southern Lebanon a day after 200 people died, as the bombardment raises further doubts over the fragile United States-Iran ceasefire that Tehran says includes Lebanon.
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[2026-04-09 19:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Local Spain
Snippet: Spain and Poland might have run afoul of European Union rules with their tax cuts on fuels aimed at curbing the economic impact of the Middle East war, the European Commission said Wednesday.
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[2026-04-09 19:19 UTC+10:00] [Military] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-04-09 19:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 9 (Yonhap) -- Hanwha Aerospace Co., South Korea's leading defense systems manufacturer, said Thursday it has halted its review of acquiring the ammunition business of Poongsan Corp.
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[2026-04-09 19:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The IDF said Thursday that it had killed a Hamas operative who posed a threat to Israeli forces and operated under the guise of a journalist, in a strike carried out in the Gaza Strip on Wednesday, according to a military statement.
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[2026-04-09 19:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Iran has suffered extensive economic losses estimated between $140 billion and $145 billion following six weeks of war with Israel and the United States, according to open-source intelligence assessments.
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[2026-04-09 19:05 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: GOYANG, Gyeonggi Province — Hours before BTS took the stage for its world tour “Arirang,” its first concert in four years, thousands of fans had already gathered outside Goyang Stadium, filling the rainy grounds with anticipation.
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[2026-04-09 19:03 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Information on drones and other threats being shared but defence chief confirms crew taking ‘active steps’ to only contribute to defensive actions
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[2026-04-09 19:00 UTC+10:00] [Red Sea] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Strong overseas demand, fuelled by the rise of AI-powered systems, could continue amid Iran war pressures, analysts say
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[2026-04-09 19:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Strong overseas demand, fuelled by the rise of AI-powered systems, could continue amid Iran war pressures, analysts say
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[2026-04-09 18:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan held a phone conversation with his Iranian counterpart Abbas Araghchi, the Saudi foreign ministry said Thursday, in the first official contact between the countries since Tehran launched strikes against its Gulf neighbours in retaliation for Israeli-American attacks.
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[2026-04-09 18:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Emergency workers in Beirut searched for survivors on Thursday after Israeli strikes on busy commercial and residential areas of the Lebanese capital the previous day.
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[2026-04-09 18:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Kyiv, Ukraine – Villagers whisper that Maryna, a refugee from Russia-annexed Crimea, kept a black hen’s egg under her armpit to hatch an evil critter that makes wishes come true.
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[2026-04-09 18:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Live updates: US and Iran agree to conditional ceasefire
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[2026-04-09 18:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: The Iran war may do what financial markets have already shown they can: constrain President Donald Trump’s tariff war. As higher energy prices begin to feed US inflation, it becomes harder to justify raising duties further, after a year of aggressive increases.
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[2026-04-09 18:49 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Australia must acknowledge “wrongdoing” in Afghanistan while also respecting the rule of law following the arrest of Ben Roberts-Smith, says shadow defence minister and former SAS captain Andrew Hastie.
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[2026-04-09 18:42 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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[2026-04-09 18:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: UPDATES throughout with details; CHANGES headline, lead)
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[2026-04-09 18:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israel's military said Thursday it killed Ali Yusuf Harshi, the nephew and close adviser of Hezbollah chief Naim Qassem, in Beirut a day earlier.
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[2026-04-09 18:26 UTC+10:00] [Middle East] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-04-09 18:21 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Since 2017, I have covered South Korea’s political and economic landscape as a reporter, with a focus on foreign affairs, inter-Korean relations and security.As a foreign affairs reporter, I closely follow developments from the Ministry of Unification, the Foreign Ministry and the Defense Ministry, tracking shifts in diplomacy, military policy and North Korea’s evolving posture.
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[2026-04-09 18:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said Thursday the European Union should consider temporarily suspending its strict spending rules if the Iran war and the resulting energy shock worsens.
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[2026-04-09 18:17 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 92]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: I’m a staff reporter for The Korea Herald, covering national security and foreign policy across the Defense, Foreign and Unification Ministries, as well as the National Assembly. Before entering journalism, I served as an Air Force lieutenant, working as an interpreter and junior planner at the ROK–US Combined Forces Command.
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[2026-04-09 18:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Live updates: Follow the latest news on the Iran war
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[2026-04-09 18:00 UTC+10:00] [Military] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: U.S. President Donald Trump tore into NATO after a roughly two-hour private meeting with Secretary-General Mark Rutte on Wednesday, underscoring the transatlantic rift following what the military alliance chief described as a blunt exchange of views.
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[2026-04-09 17:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Russian President Vladimir Putin appears to have benefited from the Iran war and the oil crisis. (Getty Images)
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[2026-04-09 17:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Israel’s claimed killing of the top militant follows the deadliest day of the war in Lebanon
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[2026-04-09 17:55 UTC+10:00] [Middle East] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Israel’s claimed killing of the top militant follows the deadliest day of the war in Lebanon
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[2026-04-09 17:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The carefully collapsed term “Islamofascism” is having its moment. Its use across the western mainstream media and blogosphere - including UK, US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Israel and Europe - increased in frequency by 33 percent in 2025 over the previous year, according to my own tracking.
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[2026-04-09 17:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Myanmar’s military representatives stay stand as Parliament chairman Aung Lin Dwe, unseen, leaves after a session at Union Parliament in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, Thursday, April 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Aung Shine Oo)
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[2026-04-09 17:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: On Wednesday, Lebanon was hit with the heaviest bombardment by Israel in this conflict.
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[2026-04-09 17:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: United States President Donald Trump has warned that US forces will remain deployed around Iran and threatened overwhelming military action if Tehran fails to meet Washington’s demands, casting doubt over a fragile ceasefire.
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