Topic: Military & Defence — Neutral reports only
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[2026-04-07 01:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: A member of staff from the World Health Organization (WHO) has been killed in Gaza and several others injured when the Israeli army fired on their vehicle, according to sources, including an Al Jazeera correspondent.
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[2026-04-07 01:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Ordinary Iranians have been responding to US President Donald Trump's threat to destroy Iran's power plants and bridges unless it opens the Strait of Hormuz.
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[2026-04-07 01:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: President Lee Jae Myung said at a cabinet meeting April 6 that South Korea must "accept a certain level of risk to ensure a stable supply of crude oil." © Reuters
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[2026-04-07 01:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: DUBAI/WASHINGTON - The US and Iran on Monday weighed a framework plan to end their five‑week-old conflict, as Tehran said it wanted a lasting end to the war and pushed back against pressure to swiftly reopen the Strait of Hormuz under a temporary ceasefire.
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[2026-04-07 01:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israeli drones and fire from a military vehicle killed at least 10 people in an area close to the Maghazi camp in Gaza, according to reports by Al Jazeera from a source in Al Aqsa Martyrs Hospital.
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[2026-04-07 01:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Over the long weekend, we reported that with traffic across the Hormuz strait continuing to rise, and reaching the highest since the war began, one particularly favorable development was Iran's permission for Iraqi ships to use the Strait. We also noted that this declaration had the potential to unleash as much as 3 million barrels a day of Iraqi oil cargoes.
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[2026-04-07 01:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The Israeli Air Force conducted a large-scale wave of strikes overnight on Sunday, targeting three airports across Tehran and aimed at wearing down the Iranian Air Force and the IRGC Air Force capabilities, the military said on Monday.
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[2026-04-07 01:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The Israeli military reported that Israel’s southern city of Eilat was hit by drones coming from Yemen in a “coordinated attack” from Iran, Lebanon and Yemen, according to Israel’s Arutz Sheva media.
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[2026-04-07 00:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran has delivered a list of demands in response to the Pakistan-mediated peace proposal to end the war with the US.
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[2026-04-07 00:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Two Qatari liquefied natural gas tankers aborted an attempted crossing of the Strait of Hormuz on Monday, dashing hopes of the first LNG shipments out of the Gulf since the war began.
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[2026-04-07 00:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: President Donald Trump has not backed an idea for a 45-day ceasefire that would take effect before his upcoming deadline for Iran to either reopen the Strait of Hormuz or else face major attacks on its civilian infrastructure, a White House official told CNBC on Monday.
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[2026-04-07 00:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Tens of thousands of people took to the streets across Iran over the weekend, voicing support for the country’s leadership as the campaign against the Islamic Republic entered its 36th day on Sunday.
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[2026-04-07 00:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Oil prices seesawed Monday morning as the next stage of the Iran war remained unclear — with President Trump threatening heavy attacks but reports indicating regional mediators are working on a 45-day ceasefire.
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[2026-04-07 00:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran will permit the ships of some friendly nations to pass through the Strait of Hormuz, in exchange for security fees to serve as compensation for the war, according to an Iranian official speaking to Al Jazeera.
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[2026-04-07 00:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: A judge in the southwestern Kursk region on Monday sentenced former Governor Alexei Smirnov to 14 years in prison after he was found guilty of defrauding the government, making him the highest-ranking ex-official to have been jailed in a years-long corruption saga involving border defense construction projects.
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[2026-04-07 00:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The IDF struck the South Pars petrochemical facility near Asaluyeh in southern Iran, the largest such facility in Iran, Defense Minister Israel Katz confirmed on Monday afternoon.
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[2026-04-07 00:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: The Ukrainian military reported that it has struck a Russian warship and a drilling rig in the Black Sea.
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[2026-04-07 00:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Both the United States and Iran have received a draft urging a 45-day ceasefire. The proposal also calls for Iran to loosen its grip on the Strait of Hormuz shipping lane.
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[2026-04-07 00:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: A new wave of Israeli strikes have hit three airports in Iran’s capital of Tehran, according to the Israeli military.
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[2026-04-06 23:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) chief Rafael Grossi has called for attacks on Iran’s Bushehr nuclear power plant to stop, warning they “pose a very real danger to nuclear safety”.
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[2026-04-06 23:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON — The White House on Monday confirmed there was a deal under consideration for a 45-day ceasefire with Iran, but that President Donald Trump had "not signed off" on the proposal and is continuing the war.
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[2026-04-06 23:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Two years ago at CinemaCon, the vibes were hopeful. “Survive until 2025” was the unofficial motto as industry was still recovering from the 2023 labor strikes (and pandemic). Everyone was just happy that the major studios were finally prioritizing movie theaters again following their streaming love fest.
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[2026-04-06 23:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: In addition to Iran war developments, this week’s economic calendar will focus on the inflation side of the Fed’s dual mandate following a solid March employment report. The key data releases this week are the February durable goods report on Tuesday, the February PCE report on Thursday, and the March CPI report on Friday.
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[2026-04-06 23:39 UTC+10:00] [US military] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: US congressman decried bets on when two crew members on the F-15 jet shot down by Iranian forces would be rescued
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[2026-04-06 23:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: The “spirit” of Vladimir Zhirinovsky, the late firebrand founder of the ultranationalist Liberal Democratic Party, has resurfaced with fresh predictions of nuclear war, U.S. collapse and a strong recommendation to start planting potatoes — at least according to a pro-Kremlin tabloid.
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[2026-04-06 23:30 UTC+10:00] [Trump administration] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Trump to speak to media at 1pm ET after threatening Iran on Easter Sunday over the closure of the strait of Hormuz
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[2026-04-06 23:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by Alan Mosley via AntiWar.com,
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[2026-04-06 23:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: Russia is seeking to build an alternative cross-border payments network in Africa using a ruble-backed cryptocurrency, as it looks to bypass Western financial systems following sanctions imposed over the war in Ukraine, the Financial Times reported Monday.
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[2026-04-06 23:17 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Mediators want both sides to agree to suspend hostilities but Tehran warns peace talks ‘incompatible with threats’
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[2026-04-06 23:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Monday called for stronger collaboration between national and local governments to help Filipinos overcome the challenges posed by the war in the Middle East.
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[2026-04-06 23:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: As the war in the Middle East continues to drive up fuel prices, the Zambian government has called the current fuel supply situation an emergency.
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[2026-04-06 23:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: An Israeli air strike on a vehicle in Kfar Roummane, in Lebanon’s Nabatieh district, has killed four people, Lebanon’s National News Agency (NNA) reported on Monday.
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[2026-04-06 23:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The IDF killed two senior members of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Quds Force (IRGC-QF) in separate strikes over the past day, the military confirmed on Monday.
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[2026-04-06 23:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Border Police officers arrested a Hamas-linked terrorist who was planning a terror attack near the Palestinian West Bank village of al-Mughayir on Sunday night, Israel Police said on Monday.
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[2026-04-06 23:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The International Atomic Energy Agency on Monday said it can confirm recent impacts of military strikes close to Iran's Bushehr nuclear power plant, but said that the plant itself was not damaged.
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[2026-04-06 23:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The shadow of a wider war is darkening across the Middle East.
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[2026-04-06 23:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: As hundreds of US troops approach the Gulf in their transport aircraft ahead of a possible invasion of Iran, they may permit themselves a glance out of the window to the terrain below.
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[2026-04-06 22:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: A youth rugby team from the UAE battled to overcome cancelled flights and unfamiliar weather to triumph at the world's largest youth tournament.
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[2026-04-06 22:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Global asset managers with more than $20 trillion in assets under management say they are committed to the UAE and the broader Middle East and are boosting their regional operations despite the Iran war.
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[2026-04-06 22:39 UTC+10:00] [Military] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-04-06 22:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israeli military spokesperson Nadav Shoshani has claimed that the leader of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard undercover unit in the Quds Force, Asghar Barkeri, has been assassinated by Israel.
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[2026-04-06 22:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: US stock futures rose, but were off session highs (and lows) and crude oil dipped as the bipolar market focused its attention on a report of a push to secure a potential ceasefire in the war in Iran, following a reversal in those exact same hopes late last week. As of 8:00am ET S&P 500 futures added 0.1% in light trading after the Easter holiday, reversing an earlier loss of as much as 0.8%, but also off session highs.
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[2026-04-06 22:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: British police on Sunday arrested seven people at a protest near a military base in eastern England that the US military is believed to be using to attack Iran.
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[2026-04-06 22:26 UTC+10:00] [Middle East] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-04-06 22:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: President Trump on Sunday warned Tehran to "Open the Strait" and make a deal by the end of Tuesday, or the U.S. military would "blow everything up" and "take over the oil." Meanwhile, Iran rejected Trump's ultimatum to reopen the Hormuz chokepoint, saying it would only reopen the critical waterway once damage from the war is compensated.
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[2026-04-06 22:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Several leaders of Iranian Kurdish parties have denied that they received weapons from the United States, after President Donald Trump said that Washington had sent weapons to the Iranian protesters through the Kurds.
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[2026-04-06 22:14 UTC+10:00] [Bridges] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: U.S. President Donald Trump’s threats to bomb power plants and bridges across Iran if it does not reopen the critical Strait of Hormuz would be a war crime, one of the EU’s top leaders cautioned on Monday, hours before Washington’s deadline expires.
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[2026-04-06 22:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon began his annual shareholder letter on Monday by tying the bank's legacy to the nation's history: "In 2026, America is celebrating its 250th anniversary. This year, we are also celebrating the 227th anniversary of JPMorgan Chase, which was founded in April 1799."
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[2026-04-06 22:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The US sent “a lot” of weapons to Iranian protesters during unrest in January, President Donald Trump has told Fox News.
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[2026-04-06 22:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The US sent “a lot” of weapons to Iranian protesters during unrest in the country in January, President Donald Trump has said.
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