Topic: Military & Defence — Neutral reports only
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[2026-04-09 11:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON, D.C. — After years of sidelining the Sahel's military rulers, the United States under President Donald Trump is shifting to engagement and prioritizing the quest for security and minerals over promotion of democracy.
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[2026-04-09 11:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: SEOUL — North Korea tested weapon systems over three days this week, including the firing of ballistic missiles and cluster bombs, its state media said on Thursday.
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[2026-04-09 11:38 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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[2026-04-09 11:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Unrest, Conflict and War
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[2026-04-09 11:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 9 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and the United States launched their regular rescue training drills earlier this week aimed at enhancing interoperability between their navies, the South's Navy said Thursday.
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[2026-04-09 11:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: A-Train deserved better than to be exalted by his murderers. But in a fashion typical for a dangerous fucking idiot like Homelander, the supposed king shit supe outsources A-Train’s eulogy to Oh Father. In a chilling reverse on any Christian ceremony you’ve ever witnessed, the speedy reformed supe’s casket bears witness as the super-preacher wails about open bibles, ballot boxes, and ammo boxes.
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[2026-04-09 10:53 UTC+10:00] [Nato] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Mark Rutte praises ‘very frank’ talks but declines to say if president discussed potential withdrawal from alliance
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[2026-04-09 10:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: California’s First Lady, Jennifer Siebel-Newsom, recently accused President Donald Trump of engaging in a “war on all women.”
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[2026-04-09 10:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Hezbollah said it fired rockets toward northern Israel in response to "ceasefire violations" committed by the Israeli army.
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[2026-04-09 10:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Anthropic's release of the Claude Cowork AI system has dramatically altered prospects for companies in the previously profitable software services sector. (Nikkei montage/Source photos by Getty Images)
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[2026-04-09 10:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: ‘It will take several months for prices to gradually decline after the war ends completely,’ expert says
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[2026-04-09 10:30 UTC+10:00] [Oil price] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: ‘It will take several months for prices to gradually decline after the war ends completely,’ expert says
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[2026-04-09 10:29 UTC+10:00] [Culture / Celebrity] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Actor and filmmaker George Clooney has condemned US President Donald Trump’s threat earlier this week that a “whole civilisation will die tonight” if Iran did not open the Strait of Hormuz, calling it a “crime”.
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[2026-04-09 10:19 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The United States and Iran will have the first round of their negotiations in Pakistan this weekend to end their war, the White House said Wednesday, a day after they agreed to a two-week ceasefire.
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[2026-04-09 10:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Israeli airstrikes in the Gaza Strip killed four people on Wednesday, including an Al Jazeera journalist, Gazan health authorities said and the Qatari state-funded television network reported.
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[2026-04-09 10:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu presented US President Donald Trump with a plan for a war with Iran during his trip to the US in mid-February, according to a New York Times report on Tuesday, which laid bare many previously unknown details about the fateful meeting.
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[2026-04-09 10:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Ship traffic through the Strait of Hormuz has remained at an effective standstill in the 24 hours since Iran conditionally lifted its blockade on the critical shipping lane, amid a fragile ceasefire with the US and Israel.
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[2026-04-09 10:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: This report is from this week's "Inside India" newsletter, which brings you timely, insightful news and market commentary on the emerging powerhouse — Subscribe today
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[2026-04-09 10:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: The federal government plans to automatically register eligible men for the military draft beginning in December, according to a proposed rule published last week.
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[2026-04-09 10:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A TV screen shows a file image of North Korea’s missile launch during a news program at Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, April 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
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[2026-04-09 10:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The installation boasts more than two million solar panels and comes online as global fossil fuels face unprecedented disruption
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[2026-04-09 10:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The installation boasts more than two million solar panels and comes online as global fossil fuels face unprecedented disruption
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[2026-04-09 10:00 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: SBS News
Snippet: Iran has accused the United States and Israel of already breaking the ceasefire after Israeli strikes in Lebanon. Source: AAP, Getty / Graphic by Lilian Cao
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[2026-04-09 10:00 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 90]
Source: SBS News
Snippet: Foreign Minister Penny Wong has refused to confirm whether the Strait of Hormuz is open or closed, following Iranian attacks on Lebanon which threaten a "fragile" ceasefire. Source: AAP / Mick Tsikas
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[2026-04-09 09:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Such weapons use electromagnetic energy rather than explosives to disrupt or damage targets, especially electronics infrastructure
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[2026-04-09 09:57 UTC+10:00] [north korea] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Such weapons use electromagnetic energy rather than explosives to disrupt or damage targets, especially electronics infrastructure
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[2026-04-09 09:56 UTC+10:00] [Editors' Pick] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: This is AI generated summarization, which may have errors. For context, always refer to the full article.
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[2026-04-09 09:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: A street food seller on the Thai island of Koh Lam: Prices for plastic packaging used by such vendors have risen sharply across Southeast Asia since the Iran war started. (Photo by Yuki Kohara)
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[2026-04-09 09:32 UTC+10:00] [South Korea] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The dish, adapted from one brought by US soldiers after the Korean war, has sparked thousands of variations and sits at the forefront of the K-food wave
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[2026-04-09 09:27 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Iran, the United States and Israel agreed to a two-week ceasefire on Tuesday, an 11th-hour deal that headed off US President Donald Trump’s threat to unleash a bombing campaign that would destroy Iranian civilization. Hours after the announcement, Iran and Gulf Arab countries reported new attacks Wednesday, though it was not clear if the strikes would scuttle the deal.
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[2026-04-09 09:08 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: North Korea said Thursday that it has test-fired a tactical ballistic missile tipped with a cluster bomb warhead, claiming it can "reduce to ashes" any targeted areas with the highest-density power.
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[2026-04-09 09:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Iran’s chief justice demanded all executions of “enemy agents” be sped up in a jarring video leaked the same day the US secured a temporary cease-fire with war-torn Tehran.
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[2026-04-09 09:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Liberal filmmaker Michael Moore torched the US as the “bad guys” in the war with Iran – while hailing the Middle Eastern nation as one of the world’s “greatest civilizations” in a deranged online tirade.
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[2026-04-09 09:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: When fruit grower Ali Capper woke to news that war had broken out in Iran, she says she "felt quite sick" anticipating the repurcussions for the UK farming industry.
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[2026-04-09 09:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A sign for Fort Bragg is seen, March 7, 2025, in Fort Bragg, N.C. (AP Photo/Chris Seward, File)
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[2026-04-09 09:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: A senior Iranian official told Al Jazeera that Tehran will “punish Israel” over what it described as violations of the ceasefire and attacks in Lebanon.
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[2026-04-09 09:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: The world breathed a sigh of relief Tuesday night on news of a cease-fire in the Iran war, but this is certainly no time for President Donald Trump to go wobbly.
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[2026-04-09 08:57 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-04-09 08:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: REWRITES lead; UPDATES with more details, photos throughout)By Kim Soo-yeon
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[2026-04-09 08:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: US President Donald Trump said countries supplying Iran with military equipment will face immediate 50 percent tariffs on all goods entering the United States.
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[2026-04-09 08:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: The spot price for cargos of Brent crude oil came in at $124.68 per barrel on Wednesday in a sign that the Iran ceasefire agreement is unlikely resolve the deep supply disruption triggered by the five-week war.
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[2026-04-09 08:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: End the war completely'Double sided' ceasefire in Iran must be sustained and become final
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[2026-04-09 08:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: NEW YORK (AP) — A Pakistani man pleaded guilty to a terrorism charge Wednesday, saying it was a “morally reprehensible idea” to support the Islamic State group by plotting to use automatic weapons to kill Jewish people at a Brooklyn center.
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[2026-04-09 08:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: A federal appeals court in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday denied Anthropic's request for a stay in its lawsuit against the Department of Defense.
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[2026-04-09 08:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: As the conflict has intensified, more energy and civilian sites have been targeted in what is seen as a broader approach
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[2026-04-09 08:00 UTC+10:00] [China.com] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: As the conflict has intensified, more energy and civilian sites have been targeted in what is seen as a broader approach
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[2026-04-09 08:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: In an early clue how the Iran war will impact energy earnings, ExxonMobil warned of a $6.5bn hit to Q1 earnings from the Iran war but said the bulk of this was the result of unfavorable timing for its accounting of hedging contracts, which would be offset as underlying transactions were eventually completed.
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[2026-04-09 07:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said the US must choose between a ceasefire or continuing the war through Israel.
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[2026-04-09 07:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: US forces struck more than 13,000 targets in Iran, including most of the regime’s weapons factories and every attack drone production facility, as part of the “decisive military victory” achieved during Operation Epic Fury, according to the Pentagon.
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[2026-04-09 07:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: WASHINGTON, April 8 (Yonhap) -- U.S. President Donald Trump's administration is considering punishing some members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) that he perceives as unhelpful to the United States during the Iran war, a report said Wednesday.
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