Topic: Military & Defence — Neutral reports only
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[2026-04-03 20:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Live updates: Follow the latest news on the Iran war
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[2026-04-03 20:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: NATO members are not legally required to join another member’s military operation that isn’t formally sanctioned by the alliance or aimed at protecting the membership’s homelands.
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[2026-04-03 19:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Kuwait says a power and desalination plant has been hit by an Iranian attack, as Gulf countries continue to face heavy retaliatory strikes on the 35th day of the United States and Israel’s war on Iran.
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[2026-04-03 19:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Around half of Iran’s missile launchers and kamikaze drones remain intact despite a month of US-Israeli strikes, CNN reports, citing a military intelligence assessment.
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[2026-04-03 19:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Oil prices have jumped sharply after United States President Donald Trump renewed threats to target Iranian infrastructure.
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[2026-04-03 19:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Medical personnel and Sri Lanka Navy sailors provide emergency treatment to an injured Iranian crew member rescued after responding to a distress call from the Iranian military ship IRIS Dena, torpedoed by a U.S. Navy submarine while in the Indian Ocean near Sri Lanka, on March 4. © Reuters
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[2026-04-03 19:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Live updates: Follow the latest news on the Iran war
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[2026-04-03 19:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: This image released by Bahrain’s Interior Ministry shows firefighters extinguishing flames after an Iranian projectile struck an industrial area in Ma’ameer, Bahrain, March 9, 2026. (Bahrain Interior Ministry via AP, File)
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[2026-04-03 19:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Former Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif has called on Tehran to “declare victory and make a deal that both ends this conflict and prevents the next one,” in an article published in Foreign Affairs.
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[2026-04-03 19:02 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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[2026-04-03 18:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: French President Emmanuel Macron and South Korean President Lee Jae Myung agreed Friday to work together to help reopen the Strait of Hormuz and ease global economic uncertainties caused by the war in the Middle East.
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[2026-04-03 18:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The conviction of two leaders of the Palestine solidarity movement, Chris Nineham, the vice-chair of the Stop the War Coalition, and Ben Jamal, director of the Palestine Solidarity Campaign, for breaching police conditions as organisers of a peaceful Palestine protest has been widely seen as a direct assault on the right to protest.
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[2026-04-03 18:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth has fired Army Chief of Staff Gen. Randy George, the service’s top uniformed officer, in a lingering row over promotion linked to race and gender, the New York Times reported on Thursday. Hegseth also reportedly dismissed two other generals in a purge which is feared to be undermining the US war on Iran.
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[2026-04-03 18:38 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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[2026-04-03 18:22 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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[2026-04-03 18:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Pete Hegseth, the United States defence secretary, has asked Army Chief of Staff General Randy A George to step down with immediate effect, amid the US and Israel’s war on Iran.
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[2026-04-03 18:12 UTC+10:00] [Comment & Analysis] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Michael West Media
Snippet: Don't pay so you can read it. Pay so everyone can!
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[2026-04-03 18:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: US President Donald Trump has warned that Washington “hasn't even started destroying what's left in Iran”, signalling a potential escalation in attacks on infrastructure as efforts continue to restore energy flows through the Strait of Hormuz.
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[2026-04-03 18:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Dunes of coal are piled near a mine in Ruzhou, in China's Henan province, in 2021. Coal, mostly produced domestically, shields China against oil supply risks. © Reuters
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[2026-04-03 18:02 UTC+10:00] [Iran war] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Some carriers have even removed unessential items like in-flight magazines from their planes
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[2026-04-03 18:00 UTC+10:00] [Iran] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: People leaving Iran for Turkey tell of impact of bombs and internet blackouts, while others are travelling the other way to be closer to relatives in peril
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[2026-04-03 17:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: State media said the bridge, located near Karaj west of Tehran, was hit while people were under the structure and along the riverbank. Witness videos shared online showed smoke rising around the bridge and several explosions as people ran for cover. The attack matters because it appears to have struck a civilian infrastructure site during a public holiday, adding to concern over the widening human cost of the war.
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[2026-04-03 17:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 3 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and France on Friday signed a preliminary agreement to promote cooperation on support for veterans of the 1950-53 Korean War, Seoul's veterans ministry said.
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[2026-04-03 17:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Sky News
Snippet: The army general, who led the country since a 2021 coup against the elected government of Nobel Peace Prize winner Ms Suu Kyi, consolidated his power as head of a civilian regime.
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[2026-04-03 17:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: United Airlines is raising checked bag fees by $10 to $50 for travelers purchasing tickets starting Friday, the company confirmed to Fox Business on Thursday.
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[2026-04-03 17:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Parliament chairman Aung Lin Dwe, center, arrives for a session of Union Parliament in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, Friday, April 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Aung Shine Oo)
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[2026-04-03 17:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 3 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Jae Myung will meet leaders of rival parties next week to discuss ways to support an economy hit by the war in the Middle East, a senior aide said Friday.
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[2026-04-03 17:26 UTC+10:00] [Just Security] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Over 100 US experts warn that strikes on civilian infrastructure in Iran may violate international law
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[2026-04-03 17:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Myanmar's military representatives in parliament and other lawmakers arrive for a session of the assembly in the capital, Naypyidaw, on April 3 to elect the new president. © AP
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[2026-04-03 17:13 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Iranian foreign minister criticises security council vote on military protection for shipping in the strait a ‘provocative action’
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[2026-04-03 17:10 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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[2026-04-03 17:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Myanmar’s coup leader has won a parliamentary vote to become the country’s president, formalising his grip on political power in the war-torn nation five years after he ousted an elected government.
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[2026-04-03 17:02 UTC+10:00] [Asia Pacific] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
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[2026-04-03 17:00 UTC+10:00] [Aung Kyaw Soe] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: His transition from top general to civilian president follows a recent lopsided election won overwhelmingly by an army-backed party
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[2026-04-03 16:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Iran’s paralysis of the Strait of Hormuz has continued to upend global oil and gas markets as the United States-Israeli war on the country enters its second month.
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[2026-04-03 16:13 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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[2026-04-03 15:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has asked the Army’s top uniformed officer, Gen. Randy George, to step down as the United States wages a war against Iran.
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[2026-04-03 15:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Islamabad, Pakistan – At the start of this year, Pakistan had more imported liquefied natural gas (LNG) than it could use. Demand had been falling for three straight years, from a peak of 8.2 million tonnes in 2021 to 6.1 million tonnes by late 2025, as cheap solar panels flooded the market and factories cut back.
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[2026-04-03 15:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: The narrow, bending waterway in the Persian Gulf is a key trade route between the Middle East and the rest of the world, with global impact. It links crude oil producers in the Middle East to key markets in Asia, Europe, North America and beyond, with around 20% of the world’s traded crude oil, and a similar share of natural gas passing through it.
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[2026-04-03 15:38 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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[2026-04-03 15:34 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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[2026-04-03 15:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: President Donald Trump arrives to speak about the Iran war from the Cross Hall of the White House on Wednesday, April 1, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, Pool)
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[2026-04-03 15:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: **Content Warning: This video contains disturbing violent footage.
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[2026-04-03 15:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A now hiring sign sits on the side of the road in Garland, Texas, Monday, March 23, 2026. (AP Photo/LM Otero)
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[2026-04-03 15:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: President Donald Trump arrives from the Blue Room to speak about the Iran war from the Cross Hall of the White House on Wednesday, April 1, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, Pool)
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[2026-04-03 14:09 UTC+10:00] [Military] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-04-03 13:58 UTC+10:00] [Hong Kong Tourism Association] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Number of outbound tour groups to the mainland rose 30 per cent year on year, according to Hong Kong Tourism Association head Timothy Chui
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[2026-04-03 13:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Snark really is all that President Trump’s critics have left. They greet his every utterance, whether made in the flesh or on Truth Social, with instant sarcastic derision. Their cliquish cynicism was on full display during Trump’s address to the nation on the Iran War Wednesday night.
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[2026-04-03 13:30 UTC+10:00] [World / Asia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Beijing: In between NASA astronauts blasting off for the moon, Anthony Albanese’s prime-time appeal to keep calm and carry on, and Donald Trump’s threat to bomb Iran “back to the Stone Ages”, you might’ve missed that China has devised a plan for peace in our time.
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[2026-04-03 13:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — Diesel and gasoline prices are expected to spike again next week, as the war in the Middle East drags on, local oil industry sources on Friday said.
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