Topic: Military & Defence — Neutral reports only
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[2026-04-02 16:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: The sprawling Middle East crisis is expected to spur drivers to abandon traditional internal combustion engine vehicles in favor of EVs, analysts told CNBC, although early evidence suggests this will be a gradual gearshift.
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[2026-04-02 15:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Donald Trump insisted Wednesday that the United States was nearing victory in Iran as he laid out his case more than a month into a war that has sent his approval rating tumbling.
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[2026-04-02 15:45 UTC+10:00] [Iran war] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The remarks come after Trump said the conflict is ‘very close’ to completion, while signalling plans for fresh attacks in the coming days
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[2026-04-02 15:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israel's military said air defences were responding to a new wave of Iranian strikes, the fourth within the past six hours.
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[2026-04-02 15:30 UTC+10:00] [World / Middle East] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Washington: There was almost nothing new in Donald Trump’s live address to the nation (and the world) about the war against Iran. Whatever questions you had at 11.59am on Thursday AEDT, you would have still had at 12.20pm, too.
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[2026-04-02 15:22 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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[2026-04-02 15:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: AP News
Snippet: In this image from video circulating on social media, protesters dance and cheer around a bonfire as they take to the streets of Tehran, Iran, on Jan. 9, 2026. (UGC via AP, File)
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[2026-04-02 15:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: In his first national address since launching the Iran war, President Donald Trump said U.S. forces are “on track to complete” their mission soon, as the “core strategic objectives are nearing completion. Still, he vowed heavy strikes would continue.
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[2026-04-02 15:12 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said US forces will “finish the job” in Iran soon as “core strategic objectives are nearing completion,” offering a full-throated defense of the war Wednesday night in his first national address since the conflict began more than a month ago.
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[2026-04-02 15:11 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Beetaloo Energy has significantly bolstered its war chest, banking a cool $15.4 million cash refund courtesy of the Federal Government’s Research and Development tax incentive scheme.
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[2026-04-02 15:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The Abu Dhabi Media office reported a "successful interception of a missile" by air defence systems in the vicinity of Khalifa Economic Zones Abu Dhabi (KEZAD).
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[2026-04-02 15:02 UTC+10:00] [Latest] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Duran
Snippet: Switch to the dark mode that's kinder on your eyes at night time.
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[2026-04-02 14:23 UTC+10:00] [United States] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-04-02 13:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iranian television announced that missiles reached the port of Haifa, just minutes after Trump declared to have "decimated" the country.
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[2026-04-02 13:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: President Donald Trump speaks 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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[2026-04-02 13:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Persons walk in front of an electronic stock board showing Japan’s Nikkei index at a securities firm Thursday, April 2, 2026, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
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[2026-04-02 13:48 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: WASHINGTON (AP) -- US President Donald Trump has been fuming about NATO, musing about leaving the alliance, ratcheting up his criticism of European leaders and exposing a wider rift in the trans-Atlantic alliance -- this time over the Iran war.
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[2026-04-02 13:47 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: US president’s apparent decision to leave highly enriched uranium in hands of regime creates a more risky scenario than before the war began, experts say
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[2026-04-02 13:39 UTC+10:00] [World / North America] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Washington: US President Donald Trump sought on Wednesday night (Washington time) to explain his rationale for the war against Iran at a pivotal moment at home and abroad, but he offered few new details as he amasses extraordinary executive authority to prosecute the military operation.
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[2026-04-02 13:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Thursday that original objectives of the war on Iran had been met, adding that it was not clear what more needs to be achieved.
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[2026-04-02 13:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: US President Donald Trump revealed on Wednesday that the US only launched its war on Iran to assist its partners in the region, a statement that likely references a long-held Israeli bid for Washington to attack Tehran.
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[2026-04-02 13:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: Israel's military said air defences responded to three waves of Iranian missile fire early Thursday, with media reporting several light injuries in the Tel Aviv area.
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[2026-04-02 13:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The Israeli military said air defences were responding to an Iranian missile salvo, shortly after US President Donald Trump delivered an address.
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[2026-04-02 13:07 UTC+10:00] [Ukraine] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Ukrainian president says ceasefire could show diplomacy works, while Russia dismisses statement as ‘PR stunt’. What we know on day 1,499
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[2026-04-02 12:55 UTC+10:00] [New Zealand] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Agreement comes after Wellington halted millions in aid to its former colony after Cook Islands formed strategic partnership with Beijing
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[2026-04-02 12:50 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: US President Donald Trump said Wednesday the United States will hit Iran "extremely hard" over the next two to three weeks, while highlighting that its "core strategic" military objectives in the war against the Islamic Republic are "nearing completion."
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[2026-04-02 12:42 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-04-02 12:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: President Trump vowed to bomb the Iranian regime “back to the stone ages” during his primetime address to the nation Wednesday.“Thanks to the progress we’ve made, I can say tonight that we are on track to complete all of America’s military objectives shortly, very shortly,” Trump said.
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[2026-04-02 12:22 UTC+10:00] [Lebanon] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: ‘Never in the history of warfare has an enemy suffered such clear and large-scale losses in a matter of weeks’, US president says
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[2026-04-02 12:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: US President Donald Trump said in a televised address to the nation said that the war on Iran has left it "decimated".
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[2026-04-02 12:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Oil rose in volatile trading as U.S. President Donald Trump in his address to the nation on Iran war said that he expected the conflict to last another two to three weeks.
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[2026-04-02 12:14 UTC+10:00] [Editors' Pick] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
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[2026-04-02 11:57 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The South Korean won weakened against the US dollar Thursday, following a sharp gain in the previous session, ahead of US President Donald Trump's scheduled message on the ongoing conflict in the Middle East.
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[2026-04-02 11:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Indonesia sits on major seismic faults and is frequently hit by earthquakes and volcanic eruptions. (AFP: Goh Chai Hin)
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[2026-04-02 11:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The UAE defence ministry said that its air defences are dealing with missile and drone attacks coming from Iran.
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[2026-04-02 11:34 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korean stocks opened higher Thursday as US President Donald Trump hinted that an end to the monthlong war in the Middle East could be near.
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[2026-04-02 11:30 UTC+10:00] [public safety] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Wild boar numbers have dropped by half in recent years, prompting calls from experts for an end to aggressive control measures such as culling
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[2026-04-02 11:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Hezbollah said it launched missiles targeting Israeli army infrastructure in Kiryat Ata, east of Haifa.
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[2026-04-02 11:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: This report is from this week's "Inside India" newsletter, which brings you timely, insightful news and market commentary on the emerging powerhouse — Subscribe today
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[2026-04-02 11:08 UTC+10:00] [News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Michael West Media
Snippet: April 2, 2026 11:08 | News
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[2026-04-02 11:00 UTC+10:00] [Politics] [Factuality: 100]
Source: SBS News
Snippet: US President Donald Trump (left), Australia's Anthony Albanese (centre) and UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer (right) addressed their nations on Wednesday as the Middle East war drives global fuel disruptions. Source: SBS News
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[2026-04-02 10:58 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: President is expected to offer a timeline for end of the war, and speak about his threat to withdraw the US from Nato as he faces falling poll numbers and global energy crisis
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[2026-04-02 10:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Asia-Pacific markets were set to rise on Thursday, tracking similar moves on Wall Street as investors await an address by Donald Trump later in the day amid hopes that the U.S. president is looking to exit the Iran war.
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[2026-04-02 10:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — A powerful magnitude 7.4 earthquake has struck in the Molucca Sea region northeast of Indonesia, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
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[2026-04-02 10:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Attention, operator: There seems to be a connection problem.
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[2026-04-02 10:16 UTC+10:00] [Earthquakes] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The quake was at a shallow depth of 10km in the Northern Molucca Sea region, the USGS said
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[2026-04-02 10:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Iran has unleashed a number of new executions, with many more expected to come, over fears of another citizen-led uprising as the embattled regime fights for survival in its war against the US and Israel.
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[2026-04-02 10:06 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 90]
Source: SBS News
Snippet: Prime Minister Anthony Albanese addressed the National Press Club in Canberra on Thursday. Source: AAP / Lukas Coch
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[2026-04-02 10:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: The new Hulu series Dear Killer Nannies is about the life of Juan Pablo Escobar, the son of notorious Medellin cartel kingpin Pablo Escobar. What’s unusual about the show is that it’s not only told from his perspective, but Juan Pablo himself narrates the scripted story.
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[2026-04-02 09:58 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: 9News
Snippet: Auto news: These are Australia's safest roads.
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