Topic: Military & Defence — Neutral reports only
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[2026-04-03 03:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Unrest, Conflict and War
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[2026-04-03 03:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: WASHINGTON — With fighting in Iran raging for over a month, President Trump sought to make the case that Operation Epic Fury is necessary, while teasing that the US is “nearing completion” of its “core strategic objectives.”
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[2026-04-03 03:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Qatar’s defence ministry said the country came under a drone attack launched from Iran.
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[2026-04-03 03:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: A leading UK education board has confirmed the cancellation of international GCSE and A-Level exams in the UAE, amid continuing disruption to education caused by the Iran war.
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[2026-04-03 03:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: SYDNEY, Australia — Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Thursday the original aims of the war on Iran had been met and it was not clear what more remained to be achieved.
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[2026-04-03 03:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: In this photo provided by Azerbaijan’s Presidential Press Service, Azebaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev writes a message in a condolence book for the late Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei at the Iranian Embassy in Baku, Azerbaijan, Wednesday, March 4, 2026. (Azerbaijan’s Presidential Press Service via AP)
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[2026-04-03 03:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WELLINGTON — New Zealand and the Cook Islands signed a new defense and security declaration on Thursday, ending a breakdown between the Pacific nations sparked by a partnership that the Cooks signed with China.
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[2026-04-03 03:00 UTC+10:00] [US immigration] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Central American country to receive up to 25 migrants a day expelled as part of Trump’s immigration crackdown
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[2026-04-03 03:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
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[2026-04-03 02:55 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: President has said US will shortly achieve its objectives – but it is not clear what exactly those objectives are
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[2026-04-03 02:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The UK’s Ministry of Defence (MoD) has confirmed that military planners will meet at the UK’s Permanent Joint Headquarters to take action on resolving the block on the Strait of Hormuz.
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[2026-04-03 02:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Unrest, Conflict and War
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[2026-04-03 02:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: A billionaire Dubai-based jet tycoon is warning that global airlines could soon go bankrupt as the Iran war squashes travel demand and sends jet fuel prices soaring worldwide.
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[2026-04-03 02:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Weapons that Cuban authorities say were recovered from a speedboat in Cuban waters following a confrontation that left four people dead are displayed during a media presentation in Havana, Feb. 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa, File)
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[2026-04-03 02:30 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 02:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: President Donald Trump walks 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 02:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: United States President Donald Trump is reportedly considering dispatching US special forces to Iran to seize the country’s stockpile of highly enriched uranium in what experts say would be a complicated and risky military operation.
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[2026-04-03 02:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: TEHRAN, Iran — US-Israeli strikes hit a bridge near Tehran on Thursday, which had already been hit around an hour earlier, Iranian state TV reported.
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[2026-04-03 02:14 UTC+10:00] [Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Ocasio-Cortez says Israel can fund its own defense and she will oppose any new US aid amid human rights concerns
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[2026-04-03 02:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Iran’s players pose for photographer prior a friendly soccer match between Iran and Costa Rica, in Antalya, southern Turkey, Tuesday, March 31, 2026. (AP Photo/Riza Ozel)
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[2026-04-03 02:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Britain accused Iran on Thursday of holding the world's economy hostage as diplomats from more than 40 countries held talks on ways to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, a vital shipping route that has been choked off by the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran.
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[2026-04-03 02:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: The Israeli Air Force, over the past 48 hours, dropped some 650 munitions on about 400 targets linked to the Iranian regime, including sites in the heart of Tehran, the military said on Wednesday night.
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[2026-04-03 02:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Iran and Oman are drafting a protocol to "monitor transit" through the Strait of Hormuz, Iranian state news agency IRNA reported Thursday morning, citing an official.
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[2026-04-03 02:00 UTC+10:00] [Strait of Hormuz] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: With no truce in sight, American forces might be preparing for a short, sharp option, analysts say
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[2026-04-03 02:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Outlander‘s final season is putting Jamie (Sam Heughan), Claire (Caitriona Balfe), and their loved ones right in the line of danger. Last week’s episode of the Starz hit ended with Roger (Richard Rankin) finding himself essentially enlisted into the Continental Army on the eve of a major battle in Savannah.
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[2026-04-03 01:59 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Yvette Cooper hosted virtual summit of more than 40 countries aimed at reopening vital shipping lane
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[2026-04-03 01:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres has called on the US and Israel to “stop the war that is inflicting immense human suffering and already triggering devastating economic consequences”.
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[2026-04-03 01:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines - The National Maritime Council on (NMC) Thursday expressed condemnation of the recent incidents involving Chinese maritime forces and against Philippine vessels and fisherfolk in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) calling it “aggressive and dangerous.”
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[2026-04-03 01:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Sunlight pierces through the clouds over Stanley on the Falkland Islands, also known as Islas Malvinas, Saturday, March 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Ricardo Mazalan)
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[2026-04-03 01:38 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 01:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: PARIS (AP) — A complaint filed Thursday in France seeks a war crimes investigation into an Israeli strike on a Beirut apartment building in November 2024 said to have killed seven civilians including the parents of a French-Lebanese artist, a human rights group said.
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[2026-04-03 01:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: WASHINGTON — Bronx and Queens Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez declared that she will no longer support any military aid to Israel, even for defense purposes, buckling to intense pressure from the far left.
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[2026-04-03 01:28 UTC+10:00] [Strait of Hormuz] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Crude prices had been inching back towards US$100 per barrel before Trump’s Wednesday address in which he promised more strikes on Iran
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[2026-04-03 01:27 UTC+10:00] [France] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Lebanese-French man Ali Cherri demands investigation into Beirut bombing as possible war crime against civilians
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[2026-04-03 01:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: US President Donald Trump has lashed out at NATO and key European leaders, deepening tensions within the bloc over the war against Iran. According to the Financial Times, Washington has also threatened to curb weapons supplies to Ukraine to pressure European countries into involvement in the war in the Middle East.
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[2026-04-03 01:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: US President Donald Trump has lashed out at NATO and key European leaders, deepening tensions within the bloc over the war against Iran. According to the Financial Times, Washington has also threatened to curb weapons supplies to Ukraine to pressure European countries into involvement in the war in the Middle East.
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[2026-04-03 01:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: In this image made from video provided by Russian Defense Ministry Press Service on Tuesday, March 31, 2026, Russian soldiers fire a grenade launcher towards Ukrainian positions on an undisclosed location in Ukraine. (Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP)
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[2026-04-03 01:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: Civilians close to Russia’s border with Ukraine are being told to avoid wearing camouflage and driving in vehicles marked with army symbols, as it could make them look like military targets amid near-daily Ukrainian drone attacks.
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[2026-04-03 01:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam said that there is no end in sight to the war which has already led to the displacement of a million people, as Israel’s latest bombardment on the country enters its second month.
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[2026-04-03 01:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Mayhem in the Middle East. Catastrophic disruption to world energy supplies. The risk of future food shortages as crucial fertiliser stocks are blocked behind the Strait of Hormuz. And in all this, the dog that didn’t bark – or not so you’d notice – has been the UN and its Secretary General, Antonio Guterres.
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[2026-04-03 00:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Burkina Faso’s military is committing atrocities, including the ethnic cleansing of Fulani civilians, Human Rights Watch has found, which amount to war crimes and crimes against humanity in the West African country.
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[2026-04-03 00:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: The United Kingdom is gathering foreign ministers from 40 countries to discuss options to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, a vital shipping route that has been choked off by the United States and Israel’s war against Iran.
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[2026-04-03 00:25 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: 9News
Snippet: Property News: Australia's most expensive streets, and how much it costs to live in them.
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[2026-04-03 00:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The Strait of Hormuz will not return to the status quo enjoyed before the US-Israeli war against Iran, a security official has told RT.
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[2026-04-03 00:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Recruiting people with criminal records and duping teenagers into carrying out plots: has Iran stumbled on the perfect formula to unsettle European cities and absorb police resources across multiple countries?
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[2026-04-03 00:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Islamabad, Pakistan – Pakistan intends to continue to nudge the United States and Iran towards negotiations aimed at ending their war, but the Ministry of Foreign Affairs acknowledges “obstacles” in its efforts.
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[2026-04-03 00:17 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 00:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Tehran to ‘fight back’ after Trump pledges to bomb Iran into ‘Stone Ages’
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[2026-04-03 00:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: The Strait of Hormuz has been held hostage by war for more than a month. With no end in sight, the world is realising just how much it depends on a waterway that is, at its narrowest, about 33 kilometres.
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[2026-04-02 23:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Government forces in Burkina Faso killed over twice as many civilians as militant jihadist groups over a two-year period, according to a study by Human Rights Watch, which accused both sides of war crimes and crimes against humanity.
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