Topic: Military & Defence — Neutral reports only
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[2026-04-07 18:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: Welcome to The Manila Times, where we bring you stories that shape our world.
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[2026-04-07 17:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 7 (Yonhap) -- South Korea has taken note of remarks by U.S. President Donald Trump that Seoul is not doing enough to support U.S. efforts in its war against Iran, an official at the foreign ministry said Tuesday.
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[2026-04-07 17:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: United States President Donald Trump has warned of the “complete demolition” of Iran’s key infrastructure if the Strait of Hormuz is not reopened by a looming deadline, signalling a sharp escalation in tensions. He described Tehran’s response to a US ceasefire proposal as “significant” but ultimately “not good enough”.
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[2026-04-07 17:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 7 (Yonhap) -- A special counsel team on Tuesday sought a five-year prison term for former Defense Minister Kim Yong-hyun on charges of deceiving the Presidential Security Service into issuing a secure phone for use after former President Yoon Suk Yeol's declaration of martial law.
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[2026-04-07 17:49 UTC+10:00] [Ben Roberts-Smith] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Queensland senator ‘steadfast’ in her support of former Australian soldier as police charge him with five counts of war crime – murder
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[2026-04-07 17:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Tehran hit by US-Israeli strikes as Iran warns of retaliation and fears grow of wider attacks
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[2026-04-07 17:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Local Spain
Snippet: Industrial action by ground staff at numerous Spanish airports has now entered its second week of walkouts, with delays and baggage chaos which complicated Easter travel set to continue.
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[2026-04-07 17:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israeli attacks across southern Lebanon have killed at least five people and wounded others, as air raids and artillery bombardment intensify.
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[2026-04-07 17:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Australia’s most decorated living veteran, Ben Roberts-Smith, faces war crime charges on allegations that he killed five unarmed Afghans while serving in Afghanistan from 2009 and 2012, police and media reported on Tuesday.
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[2026-04-07 17:32 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Nine years after investigative journalists Nick McKenzie and Chris Masters started reporting on war crime allegations against Ben Roberts-Smith, Australia’s most decorated living soldier is sitting in a police holding cell after being arrested at Sydney Airport.
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[2026-04-07 17:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Trump says Iran could be 'taken out in one night' as US deadline nearsIsraeli army threatens trains and railway lines in Iran'We have to have a deal that’s acceptable to me,' Trump saysMojtaba Khamenei 'unconscious' since strike that killed his father, report saysUAE air defences respond to missile threat on Tuesday morningUS military says more than 13,000 Iranian targets struck since start of warIran rejects temporary ceasefire, insisting on permanent end to the warBookmarkShareLinkCopy linkXShare on XFacebookShare on FacebookLinkedInShare on
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[2026-04-07 17:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Several locations in central Israel were hit by fragments from an Iranian missile following a launch towards the region, according to reports received by Magen David Adom and United Hatzalah on Tuesday morning.
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[2026-04-07 16:57 UTC+10:00] [Ben Roberts-Smith] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Australian federal police commissioner, Krissy Barrett, says a former soldier was arrested at Sydney’s domestic airport on Tuesday morning, and will face court in New South Wales later on Tuesday. She says, ‘It will be alleged the man was a member of the ADF when he was involved in the death of Afghan nationals between 2009 and 2012 in circumstances that constitute war crimes’
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[2026-04-07 16:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 7 (Yonhap) -- Defense Minister Ahn Gyu-back on Tuesday called on the military to maintain its readiness posture by thoroughly securing and managing oil supply amid the Mideast crisis, calling oil an "axis of combat power."
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[2026-04-07 16:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: A fire broke out at Jubail Industrial City on Monday after Saudi Arabia’s defence ministry said that air defences intercepted and destroyed seven ballistic missiles launched towards the Eastern region.
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[2026-04-07 16:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: A weakened Iran - or worse, an Iran that collapses into a failed state - would not stabilise the Middle East. It would plunge it further into chaos.
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[2026-04-07 16:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Europe has been dancing on the edge of a knife, flirting with notions of war with a battle hardened Russia over the conflict in Ukraine. As these tensions escalate, questions are being raised about the actual combat readiness and capabilities of countries that have relied on the US for their security for so long.
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[2026-04-07 16:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran’s ambassador to Pakistan has said Islamabad’s diplomatic push to halt the US-Israeli war on Iran is entering a decisive phase.
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[2026-04-07 16:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Former Australian special forces soldier Ben Roberts-Smith has been arrested at Sydney airport and is expected to face charges for alleged war crimes committed in Afghanistan, according to the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC).
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[2026-04-07 16:14 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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[2026-04-07 16:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: The ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute survey was conducted across Southeast Asia between Jan. 5 and Feb. 20, before the outbreak of the war with Iran. © Reuters
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[2026-04-07 16:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Roberts-Smith reportedly kicked an unarmed Afghan civilian off a cliff and drank out of a prosthetic leg of a man who was gunned down
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[2026-04-07 16:06 UTC+10:00] [Afghanistan] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Roberts-Smith reportedly kicked an unarmed Afghan civilian off a cliff and drank out of a prosthetic leg of a man who was gunned down
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[2026-04-07 16:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: European stocks are set to open marginally higher on Tuesday as investors brace themselves ahead of President Donald Trump's deadline for Iran to reopen the Straight of Hormuz, due later in the day.
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[2026-04-07 16:02 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
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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[2026-04-07 15:56 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: When Ben Roberts-Smith boarded a plane from Brisbane to Sydney for a family holiday, he had no idea scores of officers would be waiting for him on the tarmac, ready to arrest the former soldier over alleged war crimes.
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[2026-04-07 15:49 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Hanwha Aerospace is seeking to buy the ammunition division of Poongsan, in a move that would give the country’s largest defense company control over everything from artillery systems to the shells they fire.
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[2026-04-07 15:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: More than 40,000 Filipinos who were set to leave for jobs in Israel, Lebanon and Gulf countries are unable to depart due to the war, as limited flight availability has disrupted worker deployment to the region, the Philippine Daily Star reported.
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[2026-04-07 15:40 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Sales of electric vehicles jumped 50 per cent in the month after the war against Iran began as motorists, scarred by soaring fuel prices, sought ways to escape pain at the petrol pump.
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[2026-04-07 15:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Nigeria’s Dangote refinery, Africa’s largest, is stepping into a critical role as fuel and fertiliser shortages ripple across the continent amid disruptions linked to the Iran war.
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[2026-04-07 15:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Donald Trump has delivered increasingly erratic language on the war in Iran. (Reuters: Kevin Lamarque)
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[2026-04-07 15:20 UTC+10:00] [News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Michael West Media
Snippet: April 7, 2026 15:20 | News
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[2026-04-07 15:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: A historic splashdown is just days away off San Diego — and the Navy is ready to be a part of the action.
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[2026-04-07 15:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: HOUSTON — Little-known lunar craters, a solar eclipse and meteor strikes: the Artemis II astronauts wrapped their lunar flyby and began their journey back to Earth late Monday, bringing with them rich celestial observations scientists hope will open doors.
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[2026-04-07 15:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Rashed Al Mahmud Titumir, economic and planning adviser to Bangladeshi Prime Minister Tarique Rahman, says that while there is pressure on the energy system due to the Iran war, "there is no nationwide fuel supply collapse." (Photo by Faisal Mahmud)
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[2026-04-07 15:00 UTC+10:00] [Greenhouse gas emissions] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Worst polluters hold world’s future in their hands as they benefit from higher fossil fuel prices, but global trends favour renewables
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[2026-04-07 15:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — Israel, through its embassy in Manila, mourns with the Philippines over the death of another Filipino, killed in an Iranian missile attack on Haifa on April 5.
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[2026-04-07 14:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Zahra Arghavan, left, and Mehdi Alishir check one of the windows at their home in Tehran, Iran, Sunday, April 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
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[2026-04-07 14:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Democratic senator Chris Murphy warned that President Donald Trump’s threat to strike civilian infrastructure in Iran was “perhaps the most jarring and diabolical” of his presidency.
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[2026-04-07 14:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday he’s “not at all” concerned about committing possible war crimes as he threatened to destroy Iran’s bridges and power plants if Tehran does not meet his Tuesday 8 p.m. ET deadline to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. (AP Production: Marissa Duhaney)
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[2026-04-07 14:37 UTC+10:00] [Middle East] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-04-07 14:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: President Donald Trump said Monday he’s “not at all” concerned about committing possible war crimes as he continued to threaten the destruction of Iran’s bridges and power plants if they don’t meet his Tuesday 8 p.m. ET deadline to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
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[2026-04-07 14:16 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: 9News
Snippet: Auto news: Public electric car charging cables cut and stolen at shopping centre
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[2026-04-07 14:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — A former Australian soldier was charged on Tuesday with war crimes on allegations that he killed five unarmed Afghans while serving in Afghanistan from 2009 and 2012, police said.
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[2026-04-07 13:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israeli left-wing activists protested outside the US Embassy in Tel Aviv on Monday, calling for an end to the ongoing war with Iran, news agency APF reported.
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[2026-04-07 13:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: The events industry in the UAE is recalibrating as regional conflict disrupts airspace and touring schedules. The majority of organisers are moving dates rather than outright cancelling, as flight delays and shipping issues complicate plans for large-scale shows.
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[2026-04-07 13:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: The Iran war is affecting daily life in Japan, impacting local ferry services, food prices and public baths. (Source photos by Nankai Ferry/Kyodo and Akitoshi Sugiura)
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[2026-04-07 13:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: US Central Command (Centcom) said its forces have struck more than 13,000 targets in Iran during the war, according to a statement posted on social media.
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[2026-04-07 13:24 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: US demands Iran reopen the strait of Hormuz while Tehran rejects 45-day ceasefire proposal and insists it wants permanent end to conflict
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[2026-04-07 13:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Today is US President Donald Trump’s deadline for Tehran to decide whether it intends to move toward a serious agreement or continue a war it is not winning.
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