Topic: War & Conflict — Neutral reports only
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[2026-08-25 20:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Pakistan and Oman are stepping up diplomatic engagement with Iran, sending senior officials to Tehran as efforts intensify to ease the conflict with the US and address the crisis surrounding the Strait of Hormuz.
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[2026-08-25 20:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: ‘Targeting locations where the Americans are stationed has created fear and anxiety among residents,’ a Kuwaiti national says
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[2026-08-25 20:35 UTC+10:00] [Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: ‘Targeting locations where the Americans are stationed has created fear and anxiety among residents,’ a Kuwaiti national says
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[2026-08-25 20:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The IDF and officers from Israel Police's Jordan Border Unit thwarted an attempt to smuggle weapons across the Jordanian border last night, police announced in a Tuesday statement.
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[2026-08-25 20:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Islamabad, Pakistan — Pakistani Field Marshal Asim Munir spent Monday moving through the power corridors of Tehran: the presidency, parliament, the Supreme National Security Council, and the foreign and interior ministries.
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[2026-08-25 20:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Ukraine's drone campaign against Russia's e-commerce industry is expanding from Wildberries to Ozon as Kyiv seeks to inflict fresh pain on President Vladimir Putin's wartime economy.
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[2026-08-25 20:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: The United States is pushing for tougher United Nations sanctions on Sudan’s warring parties, seeking to curb foreign military support and pressure the army and Rapid Support Forces (RSF) to negotiate an end to a conflict that has killed at least 59,000 people and displaced some 13 million.
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[2026-08-25 20:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: PLA pilots test strategic reach in 6,000km mission as Middle East conflict pushes Cairo and Beijing closer
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[2026-08-25 20:00 UTC+10:00] [Rafale] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: PLA pilots test strategic reach in 6,000km mission as Middle East conflict pushes Cairo and Beijing closer
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[2026-08-25 19:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks to Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar during their meeting at the Senate Palace of the Kremlin in Moscow, Monday, Aug. 24, 2026. (Sergei Karpukhin/Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)
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[2026-08-25 19:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: In this photo released by the Iranian Presidency Office, President Masoud Pezeshkian, right, meets Pakistan’s Army Chief Field Marshal Gen. Asim Munir in Tehran, Iran, Monday, Aug. 24, 2026. (Iranian Presidency Office via AP)
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[2026-08-25 19:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: GENEVA — The United Nations and Red Cross warned on Tuesday the world is "dangerously close" to a future where autonomous weapons — so-called "killer robots" — could target humans, and issued an urgent appeal for international regulations.
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[2026-08-25 19:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Factories manufacturing drones in the United Kingdom for export to Ukraine could come under attack from “unknown sources”, a Kremlin adviser has said, after Britain agreed to share long-range missile blueprints with Kyiv.
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[2026-08-25 19:29 UTC+10:00] [Global Affairs] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
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[2026-08-25 19:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The US Navy has released the first official fact file for the AIM‑424 Long Range Air‑to‑Air Missile, known as Malice, providing a detailed public description of a next‑generation air‑intercept weapon intended to expand the engagement reach of carrier‑based and future combat aircraft.
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[2026-08-25 19:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The IDF on Tuesday confirmed it diverted troops from standard operational duties to guard MK Zvi Sukkot (Religious Zionist Party) on what he called a 'memorial tour' in several villages in Areas A and B in the West Bank.
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[2026-08-25 19:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Missile tests hours after China’s foreign minister left Seoul won’t alter Beijing’s focus on regime stability, analysts say
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[2026-08-25 19:00 UTC+10:00] [George H.W. Bush Foundation for US-China Relations] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Missile tests hours after China’s foreign minister left Seoul won’t alter Beijing’s focus on regime stability, analysts say
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[2026-08-25 18:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: There has been significant progress during high-level talks in Tehran aimed at ending the US-Israel war on Iran, according to Pakistani officials.
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[2026-08-25 18:18 UTC+10:00] [Gold] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Bitcoin rises above $80,000 for the first time since May amid uncertainty over US fiscal plans
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[2026-08-25 18:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: NEW DELHI (AP) — Rescuers searching for 22 missing sailors have found no trace of their Panama-flagged cargo ship after the vessel sank in the Bay of Bengal last week, the Indian Coast Guard said Tuesday.
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[2026-08-25 18:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The Philippines plans to expand its unmanned capabilities, including through the development and acquisition of drones as part of efforts to modernize its military, its defense chief said on Tuesday.
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[2026-08-25 18:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Two additional US senators demanded answers from the Pentagon regarding the living conditions aboard three naval ships involved in the war against Iran.
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[2026-08-25 18:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The global satellite market, both civilian and military, is growing, and with it the fear of threats. Due to this, US Space Command commander General Stephen Whiting recently told a conference in Alabama that the development of anti-satellite weapons is high on the US list of priorities.
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[2026-08-25 18:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Air strikes intended to curb Turkish expansion risk triggering the very encirclement Israel fears, analysts say
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[2026-08-25 18:00 UTC+10:00] [Syria] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Air strikes intended to curb Turkish expansion risk triggering the very encirclement Israel fears, analysts say
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[2026-08-25 17:52 UTC+10:00] [Latest Stories] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Inquirer
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — No Chinese navy warships were monitored in four key areas of the West Philippine Sea from Aug. 18 to 24, according to the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP).
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[2026-08-25 17:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Families grieve at least 155 killed in US-linked Tomahawk missile attack on Minab school during opening hours of war
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[2026-08-25 17:09 UTC+10:00] [Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Families grieve at least 155 killed in US-linked Tomahawk missile attack on Minab school during opening hours of war
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[2026-08-25 17:04 UTC+10:00] [Military] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-08-25 17:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: It’s been one year since Israeli strikes killed 33-year-old Mariam Dagga, a visual journalist who worked for The Associated Press and other news organizations, while she was with other journalists and rescue workers at Nasser hospital in Gaza. (Production by Wafaa Shurafa)
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[2026-08-25 17:00 UTC+10:00] [Environment] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Although mobiles blared in public are nothing new, this crop of headphone-dodging irritants are truly maddening. It’s time to take them on
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[2026-08-25 16:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The wife of a US Army sergeant was deported to Honduras on Monday, marking the latest example of the impact of the Trump administration's immigration crackdown on relatives of members of the US military.
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[2026-08-25 16:03 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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[2026-08-25 15:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Nastya Podorozhnya stands in the kitchen of the shelter which the Martynka non-profit is running in Krakow, Poland, Thursday, July 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Claudia Ciobanu)
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[2026-08-25 15:00 UTC+10:00] [Canada] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: A fundamental rupture in the values that have united North America is not a problem that can be wished away: this is a warning to the western alliance
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[2026-08-25 14:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Before the US-Iran war began, Sumit Augustine's weekly grocery bill ran to about Dh150 ($41). Now it's Dh300, as the conflict is affecting shipping costs and the supply of goods across the Gulf.
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[2026-08-25 14:40 UTC+10:00] [Military] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-08-25 14:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Saudi Arabia and France boost cooperation: agreements reached on theme parks, AI and defence
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[2026-08-25 14:36 UTC+10:00] [West Philippine Sea] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Inquirer
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines – The Department of National Defense (DND) is eyeing more warships as part of the Philippines’ military buildup, Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro, Jr. said on Tuesday, though it has yet to finalize acquisitions.
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[2026-08-25 14:17 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Jo Jung-rae had spent more than five decades writing about war, history and the upheavals of Korean society. He had never written a love story.
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[2026-08-25 14:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: UNITED NATIONS — The United States is urging beefed-up UN sanctions against the warring parties in Sudan to build pressure on them to negotiate an end to the fighting that has killed at least 59,000 people, displaced some 13 million and pushed many parts of the African nation into famine.
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[2026-08-25 14:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: President Donald Trump speaks with Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen after a back to school event in the Rose Garden of the White House, Monday, Aug. 24, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
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[2026-08-25 13:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: A group of 12 US senators have called for a congressional hearing into the toll the war on Iran is taking on troops, amid "poor planning and mismanagement of extended deployments".
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[2026-08-25 13:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Pakistan's army chief Asim Munir held discussions with Iran that were focussed on measures including the prevention of a further escalation of the conflict and the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, the Pakistani military said in a statement on Tuesday.
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[2026-08-25 13:29 UTC+10:00] [Woodside] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Australia’s biggest oil and gas company recorded a 27% increase in sales profit to $1.67bn in the six-month reporting period
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[2026-08-25 13:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The Defense Ministry's Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT), said Monday that drugs had been smuggled into the Gaza Strip inside food products intended as humanitarian aid for residents of the Strip.
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[2026-08-25 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Global companies, including some from China, are clawing back refunds for tariffs that were improperly charged by U.S. President Donald Trump's administration. (Nikkei montage/Source photos by Reuters and Getty Images)
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[2026-08-25 12:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON, D.C. — US President Donald Trump vowed Monday to double tariffs on Canadian vehicles beginning next year, as the historically friendly neighbors spiral into a trade war.
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[2026-08-25 12:35 UTC+10:00] [JAPAN] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has pledged to steadily continue Japan’s sanctions on Russia over its invasion of Ukraine.
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