Topic: War & Conflict — Neutral reports only
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[2026-08-23 02:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Watch: Stars and Stripes editor Erik Slavin speaks to the BBC after his dismissal
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[2026-08-23 02:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Actor Mark Ruffalo, known for his role in the Avengers films, sparked controversy in Hollywood on Friday night after sharply criticizing the Ellison family and the planned merger between Paramount and Warner Bros. by linking the deal to Oracle’s activities in Israel and the war in Gaza.
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[2026-08-23 02:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Former Mossad counterterrorism division head Oded Eilam said a military confrontation between Israel and Turkey was highly unlikely despite what he described as Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's long-term strategy of regional expansion, in an interview with 103FM on Friday.
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[2026-08-23 02:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: A South Korean container ship is sailing to Europe via the Arctic, in the nation’s first commercial voyage on the route to test its viability as the war in the Middle East rattles global shipping.
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[2026-08-23 02:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-08-23 02:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-08-23 02:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: BUSAN NEW PORT, South Korea — South Korea was set Saturday to send its first trial container through the Arctic, as the Middle East war rattles global shipping, while environmental groups warned the route could accelerate polar ice melt.
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[2026-08-23 02:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-08-23 02:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
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[2026-08-23 02:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: THE days that followed the Commission on Appointments’ confirmation of the ad interim promotion of Air Force Reservist Michael Odylon Romero to brigadier general were humiliating. He was severely criticized for adorning his uniform with more military medals and badges than Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Chief of Staff Gen.
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[2026-08-23 01:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: "Peleliu: Guernica of Paradise," written and illustrated by Kazuyoshi Takeda, is about a kind-hearted Japanese soldier in World War II. (Photo by Yo Inoue)
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[2026-08-23 01:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Decommissioned Syrian air force planes are seen at the Abu Duhur military air base east of Idlib, following the takeover of the area by Syrian opposition fighters on Saturday, Dec. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Omar Albam, File)
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[2026-08-23 01:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Japan's crude inventory has declined 18% since the start of the Iran war. © Kyodo
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[2026-08-23 01:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: People rally in response to U.S. President Donald Trump’s threats to Canadian sovereignty on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, March 9, 2025. (Justin Tang/The Canadian Press via AP File)
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[2026-08-23 01:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: US-Canada trade negotiations collapsed at the 11th hour, just before the midnight deadline, triggering 50% tariffs on about $20 billion worth of Canadian goods (under a never-before- used Section 338 provision of the Tariff Act of 1930) and prompting globalist-aligned, China-sympathizing Prime Minister Mark Carney to promise an equivalent response.
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[2026-08-23 00:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: An Israeli drone strike in southwestern Syria has injured several people, the country’s foreign ministry says, in the latest of near-daily Israeli incursions and attacks in the area.
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[2026-08-23 00:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Tehran, Iran – The Iranian military is looking at how to respond to the United States’s planned implementation of economic measures that are designed to “collapse” the government in Tehran.
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[2026-08-23 00:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The US president’s push to revive negotiations with Kim Jong-un could see Washington scaling back its military presence in the South
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[2026-08-23 00:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The US president’s push to revive negotiations with Kim Jong-un could see Washington scaling back its military presence in the South
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[2026-08-22 23:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Unrest, Conflict and War
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[2026-08-22 23:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israeli defence minister Israel Katz has said that a strike on northwestern Syria’s Abu Duhur military airport was conducted due to alleged plans by Turkey to deploy troops thee.
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[2026-08-22 23:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Two people have been wounded by Israeli forces during a military raid on the town of Beit Furik, east of Nablus in the occupied West Bank, Wafa news agency is reporting, citing medical sources.
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[2026-08-22 23:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The Israeli army has said it has carried out an attack in southern Syria, claiming that it targeted a person who was preparing an attack.
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[2026-08-22 21:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Arsenal start title defence with comfortable win over Coventry
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[2026-08-22 21:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Iraqi President Nizar Amidi on Saturday said Iran had granted permission for several Iraqi oil tankers to pass through the Strait of Hormuz, after repeated requests from Baghdad as the waterway remained disrupted by the regional conflict.
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[2026-08-22 21:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Unless Israel draws concrete red lines in Syria and the eastern Mediterranean, the Turkish army and navy will further encroach upon Israel’s northern and maritime borders.
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[2026-08-22 21:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: One person was injured by an alleged IDF drone strike in Syria on the outskirts of Damascus, Qatari state-funded broadcaster Al Jazeera reported on Saturday.
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[2026-08-22 21:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The Israeli strike on the Abu al-Duhur military base in Syria on Tuesday, which nearly led to a direct military confrontation with Turkey, may have been intended to provoke Ankara and could have been linked to political considerations ahead of Israel’s elections, US Special Envoy to Syria and Ambassador to Turkey Tom Barrack suggested on Saturday.
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[2026-08-22 20:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: An Israeli drone strike targeting a truck in Beit Jinn village in southwestern Syria has wounded at least one person, Al Jazeera Arabic is reporting.
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[2026-08-22 20:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: An Iranian military official on Saturday called on Qatar to transfer detained Iranian pilots to a hospital on land, saying they were being held on water and were in "poor physical condition", Tasnim news agency reported.
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[2026-08-22 20:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The recent Mecca Joint Defence Agreement, signed by Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan, has reinvigorated longstanding US ambitions for a subcontracted "Middle Eastern", "Arab" or "Muslim" Nato to serve US regional security interests.
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[2026-08-22 20:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: An Iranian military official called on Qatar on Saturday to transfer detained Iranian pilots to a hospital on land, saying they were being held on water and were in "poor physical condition," Iranian Tasnim news agency reported.
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[2026-08-22 19:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The Tong Ji, operated by a Shanghai university, has a range of advanced equipment and can collect data that may have military uses
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[2026-08-22 19:31 UTC+10:00] [Hua island] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The Tong Ji, operated by a Shanghai university, has a range of advanced equipment and can collect data that may have military uses
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[2026-08-22 19:00 UTC+10:00] [US midterm elections 2026] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: As the president tries to extract the US from his Iran war quagmire, leadership in Tehran is only too happy to crush his midterm dreams
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[2026-08-22 18:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Three men were arrested on suspicion of importing drones from China for use in weapons and drug smuggling on Wednesday after an extensive investigation uncovered the operation.
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[2026-08-22 17:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Lebanon’s economy is projected to shrink by 6.4 percent this year as conflict turns a brief post-crisis recovery into a sharp downturn, says the World Bank.
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[2026-08-22 17:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: In this photo provided by the Ukrainian Military administration, firefighters work on a fire at a shopping mall following a Russian drone attack in Kryvyi Rih, Ukraine, Friday, Aug. 21, 2026. (Ukrainian Military administration via AP)
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[2026-08-22 17:00 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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[2026-08-22 16:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The World Bank projects that Lebanon's economy would contract by 6.4 percent this year, as the ongoing war derailed the country's efforts at recovery.
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[2026-08-22 16:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Mark Carney, pictured with Donald Trump at the White House in 2025, says Canada will match the US's tariffs. (AP: Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press, File)
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[2026-08-22 16:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Members of a bomb disposal unit, Dieter Schwaetzler, left, and Rene Bennert sit next to 1.8 ton World War II bomb after defusing it in Frankfurt, Germany, Sept. 3, 2017. (AP Photo/Michael Probst, File)
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[2026-08-22 15:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran’s foreign ministry spokesperson, Esmaeil Baghaei, says new US sanctions against Iran amounted to a “declaration of war” on all countries and went beyond “an illegal economic war against a single nation”, according to Iran’s Fars news agency.
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[2026-08-22 15:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — A heartwarming moment between BTS member Jimin and a young fan battling cancer has inspired fans around the world to come together for a fundraising campaign that has raised more than $91,000.
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[2026-08-22 15:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Commercial shipping through the Strait of Hormuz has yet to recover from the war, with new data showing traffic still running at roughly a fifth of pre-war volumes.
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[2026-08-22 15:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: A US Navy P-8A Poseidon aircraft transited the Taiwan Strait in international airspace on Friday, in a move the US 7th Fleet said "demonstrates the United States' commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific".
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[2026-08-22 15:11 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: BANGKOK — An airstrike on Friday by Myanmar’s military on a Buddhist monastery in Myanmar’s central Sagaing region killed 14 people who were taking part in a weeklong meditation retreat, an opposition group and a resident said.
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[2026-08-22 15:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — SB19’s A’Tin fandom has made Billboard history after defeating Harry Styles’ Harries to claim its fourth consecutive Fan Army Face-Off title, making it the most successful fanbase in the competition’s history.
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[2026-08-22 14:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Abuja, Nigeria – In December 2025, Burkina Faso detained 11 Nigerian Air Force personnel after their C-130 transport aircraft made an emergency landing in Bobo-Dioulasso while travelling to Portugal for scheduled maintenance.
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[2026-08-22 14:15 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: WASHINGTON -- The United States and Canada failed to reach a trade deal late on Friday, and the US said it would impose 50 percent tariffs on some imports from Canada, an escalation of tensions between the two long-time allies.
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