Topic: War & Conflict — Neutral reports only
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[2026-06-17 21:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Palestinian terrorists released during hostage-ceasefire deals should be allowed to return to the territories to reunite with their families, officials from the Palestinian Liberation Organization asserted online last week.
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[2026-06-17 21:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: There is no Israeli military presence in Somaliland and no talks for Israel to open a base there, Somaliland's Defense Minister Mohamed Yusef Ali told Reuters on Wednesday.
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[2026-06-17 21:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: By Fyodor Lukyanov, the editor-in-chief of Russia in Global Affairs, chairman of the Presidium of the Council on Foreign and Defense Policy, and research director of the Valdai International Discussion Club.
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[2026-06-17 21:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: By Fyodor Lukyanov, the editor-in-chief of Russia in Global Affairs, chairman of the Presidium of the Council on Foreign and Defense Policy, and research director of the Valdai International Discussion Club.
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[2026-06-17 20:52 UTC+10:00] [World news] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Meanwhile, back to G7, the White House has published a video of the moment Trump arrived in the room for this morning’s session – and told other leaders “I am the boss.”
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[2026-06-17 20:47 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Israel’s continued military operation in southern Lebanon puts at risk the agreement reached between Iran and the US on Sunday
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[2026-06-17 20:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: El presidente de Ucrania, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, durante una cumbre del G7 en Evian-les-Bains, Francia, el 16 de junio de 2026. (AP Foto/Vadim Ghirda)
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[2026-06-17 20:36 UTC+10:00] [Television] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: With Two Weeks in August and the return of The Four Seasons, TV dramas about nightmare getaways are having a moment. Here are Guardian readers’ tales of their own
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[2026-06-17 20:35 UTC+10:00] [Editors' Pick] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
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[2026-06-17 20:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: On the same hill where bakers, butchers and candlemakers battled the most powerful army in the world, veterans of a new generation went on their knees in the dirt – searching for artifacts from the conflict 251 years ago. (AP Video: Rodrique Ngowi.)
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[2026-06-17 20:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A woman waves an Iranian flag during a pro-government campaign as a portrait of the slain Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed in U.S. and Israeli strikes on Feb. 28, is displayed at right, in downtown Tehran, Iran, Monday, June 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
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[2026-06-17 20:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy attends the G7 summit in Evian-les-Bains, France, Tuesday, June 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)
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[2026-06-17 20:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Animal lovers travel from afar to avail themselves of ‘Miracle Doctor’s’ services who says his techniques give ‘fur babies’ chance of survival
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[2026-06-17 20:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Animal lovers travel from afar to avail themselves of ‘Miracle Doctor’s’ services who says his techniques give ‘fur babies’ chance of survival
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[2026-06-17 20:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Animal lovers travel from afar to avail themselves of ‘Miracle Doctor’s’ services who says his techniques give ‘fur babies’ chance of survival
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[2026-06-17 20:00 UTC+10:00] [China] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Animal lovers travel from afar to avail themselves of ‘Miracle Doctor’s’ services who says his techniques give ‘fur babies’ chance of survival
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[2026-06-17 19:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: For 30 years, the Gulf monarchies rested their security on a single assumption: that the United States would keep them safe.
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[2026-06-17 19:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Leaders of the G7 countries demanded a ceasefire in Lebanon on Wednesday and said they will diversify energy supply routes to reduce dependence on the Strait of Hormuz in response to the war in Iran, as they welcomed an interim deal to end the conflict.
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[2026-06-17 19:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Their red jerseys stood out against the green pitch. Most were teenage girls. Some had fled war. Others had never played in an organized soccer league or set foot in a major stadium before.
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[2026-06-17 19:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Vice-chairman of China’s top military decision-making body says first-of-its-kind course sharpened officers’ ideological transformation
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[2026-06-17 19:23 UTC+10:00] [Marxism] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Vice-chairman of China’s top military decision-making body says first-of-its-kind course sharpened officers’ ideological transformation
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[2026-06-17 19:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: The brain of a Scottish solider who died during World War Two has been buried alongside his remains in Germany.
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[2026-06-17 19:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: A soldier with leg injuries climbs onto a UGV in May, in eastern Ukraine. (Courtesy of the Armed Forces of Ukraine)
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[2026-06-17 19:00 UTC+10:00] [Somalia] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Abdiqadir Salah was pierced by shrapnel in a bombing that killed 12 in Somalia. But as the US denies civilians were hurt they face no hope of compensation
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[2026-06-17 18:59 UTC+10:00] [G7] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Joint statement welcomes Trump’s deal with Iran to end war and calls for further talks involving European leaders
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[2026-06-17 18:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Several tankers carrying Iranian oil have crossed the United States blockade line in the Strait of Hormuz, according to a tracking website, two days before Washington and Tehran are to launch more talks after reaching a framework agreement to end their war.
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[2026-06-17 18:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Leaders of the G7 have pledged at a summit in France to strengthen Ukraine’s air defences and increase pressure on Moscow’s war economy, including by tightening sanctions on the Russian oil and gas sectors.
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[2026-06-17 18:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Etihad Airways and Emirates airline are planning to offer insurance for international passengers to reassure travellers flying into the UAE following the Iran war.
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[2026-06-17 18:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: The oil supply shock caused by the Iran war has eroded global demand for crude — but a lasting resolution to the conflict could drive a surge in supply volumes and trigger a major oil overhang next year, the International Energy Agency said on Wednesday.
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[2026-06-17 18:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney has said a US-Iran deal to end the war could be a "game changer" in the region and beyond.
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[2026-06-17 18:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — The Commission on Appointments (CA) on Wednesday approved the promotion of five senior military officials and 85 foreign affairs officers whose confirmations were delayed due to the Senate power struggle.
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[2026-06-17 18:00 UTC+10:00] [National / NSW] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Corrective Services NSW staff devised a plan to sneak accused war criminal Ben Roberts-Smith out the back exit of a Sydney prison to avoid a waiting media pack after being granted bail, documents obtained under freedom of information laws reveal.
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[2026-06-17 17:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Emergency services worked for several hours to bring the blaze under control as thick smoke rose above the neighbourhood. The attack destroyed parts of the roof and upper floors, while firefighters, police officers and rescue teams were deployed to assist residents and secure the area. Video from the scene showed rescue workers repeatedly interrupting operations as air raid warnings sounded overhead.
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[2026-06-17 17:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: As Ireland prepares to assume the presidency of the Council of the EU on July 1, lawmakers and security experts question whether one of the EU’s weakest military powers is ready to protect the bloc’s summits and critical infrastructure from drones and cyberattacks.
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[2026-06-17 17:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: By Courtney Bembridge
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[2026-06-17 17:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: KAZAN, Russia — President Vladimir Putin hosts a summit of Southeast Asian leaders in the central Russian city of Kazan from Wednesday, as the West pressures Moscow to end its Ukraine offensive.
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[2026-06-17 17:00 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: While much of the world focuses on the conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East, the Korean War — which began in 1950 — remains quietly unresolved. Held in check only by a fragile 73-year-old armistice, millions on both sides of the Demilitarized Zone continue to live under a perpetual state of war.
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[2026-06-17 17:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Ineos Automotive on Tuesday announced a partnership to deliver vehicles for the U.K.'s Ministry of Defense, marking the latest in a series of recent collaboration agreements between Europe's auto and defense sectors.
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[2026-06-17 17:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: In 1936, one of the leading Nazis, Hermann Goering, coined a phrase that resonates almost a century later. Goering told Germans that taxes needed to pay for weapons, not subsidise cheaper food. As he put it: “Would you rather have butter or guns? Preparedness makes us powerful. Butter merely makes us fat.”
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[2026-06-17 16:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: UFC President and CEO Dana White watches the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds and U.S. Navy Blue Angels fly over the White House, before the UFC Freedom 250 fights on the South Lawn of the White House, Friday, June 12, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
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[2026-06-17 16:47 UTC+10:00] [COMMENTARY] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: Three months ago Iran launched two intercontinental ballistic missiles toward the U.K.-controlled island of Diego Garcia in the Indian Ocean. Neither reached its target: A U.S. destroyer shot down one and the other broke up in flight. Yet the strike blew an enormous hole in the credibility of Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s grandiose foreign and security policy.
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[2026-06-17 16:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi has called for a firm commitment to the ceasefire between the United States and Iran, urging all parties to work towards building a "sustainable security architecture in the region", according to the state-run Xinhua news agency.
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[2026-06-17 16:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
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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[2026-06-17 16:12 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Staff reporter at The Korea Herald’s National Desk, based in Seoul. Covers South Korea’s national security and foreign policy, with a focus on the Defense, Foreign and Unification Ministries, as well as the National Assembly.Before entering journalism, served as an Air Force officer. Experience includes providing translation and interpretation, as well as strategic input for planning efforts, at the ROK-US Combined Forces Command.
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[2026-06-17 16:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: The US military attacked a boat accused of smuggling drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean on Tuesday, killing one man and leaving two survivors, as the Trump administration continues its monthslong campaign against alleged traffickers in Latin America.
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[2026-06-17 15:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Lionel Messi said every experience for him now was a "bonus" after kickstarting Argentina's World Cup title defence with a hat-trick in their opening game against Algeria.
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[2026-06-17 15:41 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Staff reporter at The Korea Herald’s National Desk, based in Seoul. Covers South Korea’s national security and foreign policy, with a focus on the Defense, Foreign and Unification Ministries, as well as the National Assembly.Before entering journalism, served as an Air Force officer. Experience includes providing translation and interpretation, as well as strategic input for planning efforts, at the ROK-US Combined Forces Command.
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[2026-06-17 15:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: A UN-backed court in the Central African Republic on Tuesday opened the trial in absentia of former president Francois Bozize over crimes against humanity committed between 2009 and 2013. The alleged crimes by members of Bozize's security forces include murder, enforced disappearance, torture and rape.
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[2026-06-17 15:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The United States' war against Iran represents a more serious strategic setback than the Vietnam War, contending that it directly damaged core US interests and weakened Washington's position on the global stage, a Foreign Policy analyst has reported.
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[2026-06-17 15:11 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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