Topic: Military & Defence — Neutral reports only
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[2026-04-06 19:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Peace of mind is elusive for young Iranians, who wait helplessly for news of loved ones and fight disinformation amid flood of contradictory reports
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[2026-04-06 19:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — At least 26 people have been killed in three separate Easter attacks in northern Nigeria, according to the Nigerian military and local officials.
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[2026-04-06 19:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: A strike hit Beirut's southern suburbs on Monday, the latest raid since war erupted between Israel and Hezbollah last month.
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[2026-04-06 19:17 UTC+10:00] [Elections] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: Serbia’s top military brass said Ukraine was not behind an incident involving explosives near a gas pipeline with Hungary, in a rebuke to Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, who heavily implied Kyiv was involved.
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[2026-04-06 19:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: In 2018, Emirati academic Abdulkhaleq Abdulla published a book titled The Gulf Moment, arguing that states such as the UAE, Qatar and Saudi Arabia had eclipsed countries such as Egypt and Iraq - the historical core of the region - and were now projecting political, economic and cultural power on the world stage.
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[2026-04-06 19:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Sanaa, Yemen – Inside Yasser’s cramped 3-by-3-metre (10-by-10ft) ice cream shop, three refrigerators are stacked with frozen goods.
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[2026-04-06 19:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: President Donald Trump has said the United States tried to covertly arm Iranian protesters through Kurdish intermediaries weeks before the current war was launched, even as Washington was engaged in talks with Tehran.
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[2026-04-06 19:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Infrastructure costs, supply chains and industry readiness could pose problems for wider adoption of biodiesel blends, analysts say
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[2026-04-06 19:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Infrastructure costs, supply chains and industry readiness could pose problems for wider adoption of biodiesel blends, analysts say
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[2026-04-06 19:00 UTC+10:00] [Democratic Republic of the Congo] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: As a child, Dominique Bikaba, was displaced by a new national park in the DRC. Now he is helping to secure land for wildlife and Indigenous groups against the backdrop of ongoing fighting
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[2026-04-06 19:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: An AirAsia plane is seen at Kuala Lumpur International Airport on April 6. (Photo by Norman Goh)
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[2026-04-06 18:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A rescue worker walks in front of residential building which was heavily damaged after a Russian strike in Odesa, Ukraine, Monday, April 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Michael Shtekel)
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[2026-04-06 18:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: US forces on Kuwait's Bubiyan island were targeted by Iran, the spokesperson of Iran's Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters said in a video statement shared by state media on Monday.
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[2026-04-06 18:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Defense Minister Israel Katz and the IDF announced on Monday that the Israel Air Force assassinated the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps' Intelligence Organization chief, Majid Khademi.
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[2026-04-06 18:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: At least 34 people have been killed, including six children, as the United States and Israel carried out massive attacks across Iran, targeting a top university as well as residential areas, after US President Donald Trump set a Tuesday deadline for Tehran to fully reopen the Strait of Hormuz or face strikes on its power plants and bridges.
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[2026-04-06 18:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The US government has pressured satellite imaging company Planet Labs to stop publishing photos of the Middle East.
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[2026-04-06 18:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israeli reservists created and distributed a Temple-themed board game to fellow soldiers last week ahead of Passover, according to the army.
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[2026-04-06 18:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Mediators propose framework of a plan to end hostilities as fresh aerial strikes are reported across the region
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[2026-04-06 18:18 UTC+10:00] [Strait of Hormuz] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Mediators propose framework of a plan to end hostilities as fresh aerial strikes are reported across the region
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[2026-04-06 18:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: In the wake of the February 28 US and Israeli attacks on Iran, there has been an attempt by Tehran to widen the war throughout the region. One of the countries that has become a key frontline is Iraq. There, the Iranians back a group of Shi’ite militias that are called Hashd al-Sha’abi.
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[2026-04-06 18:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The Defense Ministry has recognized Israel Air Force navigator Maj. (res.) Asaf Dagan as a fallen soldier, his family announced on Monday.
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[2026-04-06 18:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: A ministerial committee responsible for weapons procurement on Monday approved a rapid increase in production of Arrow interceptors for the purpose of anti-ballistic missile defense for the second time in around a year.
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[2026-04-06 18:13 UTC+10:00] [Middle East] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-04-06 18:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: MizarVision published images of the deployment of US air defence systems in the Middle East in the lead-up to the Iran war and after it began. (Supplied: MizarVision)
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[2026-04-06 18:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Israeli rescue teams comb through debris after Iranian attack on Haifa
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[2026-04-06 18:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by Victor Davis Hanson via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours),
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[2026-04-06 17:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Libya’s oil production has increased to 1.43 million barrels per day, the highest level in more than a decade, which could prove crucial as supplies of oil to global markets through the Strait of Hormuz remain disrupted by the Iran war.
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[2026-04-06 17:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: India has begun buying oil and gas from Tehran after a seven‑year hiatus as it grapples with supply disruptions and elevated energy prices triggered by the U.S.-Israel war on Iran.
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[2026-04-06 17:39 UTC+10:00] [Breaking News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Navy has warned that the Strait of Hormuz “will never return to its former state, especially for the US and Israel,” according to a statement posted on social media. The IRGC added that it is in the final stages of operational preparations for what Iranian officials have described as a “new order” for the Gulf.
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[2026-04-06 17:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israeli reservists created and distributed a Temple-themed board game to fellow soldiers last week ahead of Passover, according to the army.
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[2026-04-06 17:09 UTC+10:00] [WORLD] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: United Arab Emirates official Anwar Gargash said any settlement of the U.S.-Iran war must guarantee access through the Strait of Hormuz, warning that a deal that fails to rein in Iran’s nuclear program and its missiles and drones would pave the way for "a more dangerous, more volatile Middle East."
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[2026-04-06 17:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Sales of electric heavy-duty cargo trucks surged by 182 per cent in 2025, with more growth forecast as oil and gas prices soar
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[2026-04-06 17:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Sales of electric heavy-duty cargo trucks surged by 182 per cent in 2025, with more growth forecast as oil and gas prices soar
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[2026-04-06 16:56 UTC+10:00] [Petrol prices] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: How much fuel does Australia have left today, and when could we run out? Check how much petrol and diesel prices have risen near you in Sydney, Melbourne and across the country since the US and Israel’s war on Iran began in late February
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[2026-04-06 16:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran executed a man named Ali Fahim convicted over an attempt to storm a military facility and access an armoury during unrest in January, state media said on Monday, after the Supreme Court upheld his sentence.
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[2026-04-06 16:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: In 2018, Emirati academic Abdulkhaleq Abdulla published a book titled The Gulf Moment, arguing that states such as the UAE, Qatar and Saudi Arabia had eclipsed countries such as Egypt and Iraq - the historical core of the region - and were now projecting political, economic and cultural power on the world stage.
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[2026-04-06 16:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Pyongyang has not sent weapons and supplies to its long-time ally , nor has it issued messages to mark Iranian leadership changes
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[2026-04-06 16:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi said Monday that US President Donald Trump's threats to strike power plants and bridges in Iran could amount to war crimes.
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[2026-04-06 16:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: An Israeli attack targeting a car killed at least four people in the town of Kfar Rumman, Al Jazeera said, citing the Lebanese Civil Defence.
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[2026-04-06 16:20 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea’s spy agency on Monday assessed that the conflict between the United States, Israel and Iran could enter a lull by late April, depending on the outcome of Washington’s intensive airstrikes in the coming days.
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[2026-04-06 15:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan met in Damascus Sunday for a high‑level, three‑way meeting.
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[2026-04-06 15:46 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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[2026-04-06 15:46 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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[2026-04-06 15:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Iran is firing missiles from dozens of tunnel silos in remote mountain regions that are proving hard to destroy pre-emptively
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[2026-04-06 15:43 UTC+10:00] [Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Iran is firing missiles from dozens of tunnel silos in remote mountain regions that are proving hard to destroy pre-emptively
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[2026-04-06 15:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Japan has been bearing the brunt of the Iran war as the resource-poor nation relies on the Middle East for most of its crude oil imports
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[2026-04-06 15:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Japan has been bearing the brunt of the Iran war as the resource-poor nation relies on the Middle East for most of its crude oil imports
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[2026-04-06 15:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Investors are caught between positioning for a swift deal that ends the war and a significant escalation that could send oil prices and bond yields soaring further as they start a holiday-thinned trading week.
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[2026-04-06 15:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines—The Office of the Vice President (OVP) on Monday said that it will implement a flexible work scheme to conserve energy amid the war in the Middle East.
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[2026-04-06 15:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The US, Iran, and regional mediators have been discussing terms for a potential 45-day ceasefire, Axios reported on Sunday evening, citing four US, Israeli, and regional sources.
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