Topic: War & Conflict — Neutral reports only
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[2026-08-22 06:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: The Department of Defense seal is seen on the podium in the Press Briefing room at the Pentagon, Oct. 29, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf, File)
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[2026-08-22 05:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The number of wounded or killed US servicemen in the Iran war jumped to 774 after the Pentagon added a new round of injured soldiers in the last few days, the Washington Post reported on Friday.
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[2026-08-22 05:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: NATO's top commander convened a videoconference earlier this week to facilitate possible contributions to support freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz, his spokesperson told Reuters, adding that this is not a NATO mission.
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[2026-08-22 05:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: At least 14 people were killed and more than 120 wounded on Friday when two Russian drones struck a shopping center in the central Ukrainian city of Kryvyi Rih, authorities said.
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[2026-08-22 05:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: WASHINGTON, Aug. 21 (Yonhap) -- Democratic lawmakers stepped up their offensive against U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday, after he ordered the scaling back of military exercises with South Korea while pushing for renewed summitry with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un this year.
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[2026-08-22 05:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The US Navy is reportedly considering whether to rename an upcoming aircraft carrier honoring World War II black hero Doris Miller after President Donald Trump in an unprecedented move.
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[2026-08-22 05:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Zomi Frankcom was killed in a drone strike in Gaza in 2024. (Supplied: Facebook)
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[2026-08-22 05:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: At least 14 have been killed and 121 injured after a Friday afternoon Russian drone strikes on a busy shopping call in the central Ukrainian city of Kryvyi Rih, regional officials say. Casualty numbers could grow amid ongoing search and rescue efforts at the scene. Some of the injured are in serious condition.
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[2026-08-22 05:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Unrest, Conflict and War
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[2026-08-22 04:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The comments come after US Treasury chief Bessent vowed Washington would ‘collapse’ the Iranian regime with sanctions
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[2026-08-22 04:29 UTC+10:00] [Tehran] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The comments come after US Treasury chief Bessent vowed Washington would ‘collapse’ the Iranian regime with sanctions
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[2026-08-22 04:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: A number of people are reported to be trapped in the rubble of the shopping centre in the central Ukrainian city of Kryvyi Rih
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[2026-08-22 04:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: WASHINGTON, Aug. 21 (Yonhap) -- An expert on Friday called on South Korea and the United States to address the "political fallout" of U.S. President Donald Trump's decision to scale back their military exercises, noting that the "unnecessary crisis" between the allies has created a roadblock to a coordinated approach toward Pyongyang.
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[2026-08-22 04:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: The most important lesson of the 2026 Hormuz crisis is not that the strait has become less important. It is that Hormuz has become so important that dependence on it is itself a strategic vulnerability.
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[2026-08-22 03:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: By Murad Sadygzade, President of the Middle East Studies Center, Visiting Lecturer, HSE University (Moscow).
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[2026-08-22 03:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: London, United Kingdom – The United States and Israel’s war on Iran was largely unexpected, given the repeated warnings from most US allies, as well as their lack of enthusiasm for a potential conflict.
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[2026-08-22 03:25 UTC+10:00] [Photography] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: View image in fullscreenKyiv, UkraineSmoke rising in the city during a Russian drone strike. A heavy Russian missile and drone bombardment killed at least 16 people in and around the city in one of the most intense aerial attacks on Ukraine’s capital since the start of the warPhotograph: Oleksandr Ratushniak/ReutersShareView image in fullscreenKyiv, UkraineCharred books after a fire at the country’s biggest book market, caused by a Russian missile attack.
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[2026-08-22 03:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: A Palestinian teenager in Hebron and a former colonel in Jenin have been shot and killed in separate incidents involving Israeli settlers and soldiers, as escalating attacks and the rapid expansion of illegal settlements drive a wave of forced displacement in the occupied West Bank.
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[2026-08-22 03:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-08-22 02:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Unrest, Conflict and War
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[2026-08-22 02:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Notre Dame quarterback CJ Carr prepares to throw a pass during the first quarter of an NCAA football game against Navy, Nov. 8, 2025, in South Bend, Ind. (AP Photo/Paul Beaty, File)
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[2026-08-22 02:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: German intelligence believes a cache of guns found in the woods near Berlin last year was for carrying out assassinations on behalf of Russia, reports say.
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[2026-08-22 02:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-08-22 02:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A man and a child observe a daily nationwide minute of silence in memory of soldiers killed in the war with Russia next to The Wall of Remembrance of the Fallen for Ukraine in Kyiv, Friday, Aug. 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
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[2026-08-22 02:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Lebanon's economy is projected to contract by 6.4 per cent in 2026 due to the Israel-Hezbollah war, the World Bank said on Friday.
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[2026-08-22 02:14 UTC+10:00] [US military] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Sources say US navy is working to rename carrier originally planned to honor second world war sailor Doris Miller
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[2026-08-22 02:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON, D.C. — The United States on Thursday warned allies and China to join President Donald Trump’s new campaign to isolate Iran’s economy, vowing that Washington would “collapse this regime” in Tehran.
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[2026-08-22 02:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: JAKARTA — China's foreign affairs and defense chiefs were in Jakarta on Friday for talks with their Indonesian counterparts to seek greater political and military cooperation, days after a joint navy drill Taiwan blasted as a "provocation."
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[2026-08-22 02:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: SEOUL — Annual war games between South Korea and the United States ended on Friday, Seoul's military told Agence France-Presse (AFP), days earlier than initially planned after US President Donald Trump had abruptly ordered them to be scaled back.
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[2026-08-22 02:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: AS this column goes to press, information has reached us that a group of American soldiers had conducted an inspection of the premises of the Sanjia Steel Corp. inside the Phividec Industrial Estate in Misamis Oriental. As this column stressed a number of times before, the May arrests by Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr.
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[2026-08-22 01:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Russian ballistic missile attacks have begun to cause record civilian deaths in Ukrainian cities without any Patriot interceptors to stop them, but Ukraine’s long-range strikes have destroyed Russian fuel supplies.
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[2026-08-22 00:50 UTC+10:00] [Military] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-08-22 00:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s interior minister said Friday that a cache of weapons and ammunition found near Berlin last year was intended for use in attacks, and that a suspect has been arrested in Romania.
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[2026-08-22 00:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: An Israeli navy vessel patrols off the Mediterranean coast as Palestinian children participate in the “Swimming with Gaza” event in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, Friday, Aug. 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
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[2026-08-21 23:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The closure of the Strait of Hormuz should, in principle, have caused a far greater shock to oil markets than it has. This, in large part, is due to China’s policy of using its strategic stockpiles rather than purchasing crude oil at inflated prices due to the war.
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[2026-08-21 23:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: United States President Donald Trump has threatened a crushing financial campaign against Iran, which he has referred to as “economic D-Day”, as the war on Tehran continues to drag on.
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[2026-08-21 23:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: BANGKOK (AP) — An airstrike Friday by Myanmar’s military on a Buddhist monastery in Myanmar’s central Sagaing region killed 14 people who were taking part in a week-long meditation retreat, an opposition group and a resident said.
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[2026-08-21 23:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: The National Transportation Safety Board logo and signage are seen at a news conference at NTSB headquarters in Washington, Dec. 18, 2017. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)
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[2026-08-21 23:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistani security forces acting on intelligence raided multiple militant hideouts in the country’s northwest and southwest, killing 49 militants, the military said Friday, as authorities intensify operations against insurgents amid a surge in militant violence.
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[2026-08-21 22:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has called for an end to the war while Tehran remains “in a position of strength and dignity”, warning that Iran would crush any renewed attack.
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[2026-08-21 22:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: China has firmly rejected Washington's call to join in implementing US sanctions to "squash" Iran's economy, pushing back against Trump administration pressure to be part of the "toughest sanctions in history" which has marked a new phase of conflict focused on extended economic warfare, as a military solution is seen as increasingly unrealistic and unlikely.
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[2026-08-21 22:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: US futures rebound from Thursday's slump, and trade at session highs on. As of 8:15am ET, S&P 500 futures were 0.4% higher with Nasdaq 100 contracts up 0.6%, while Bitcoin headed for its best week in more than three years, rising just shy of $80,000 before reversing. S&P 500 futures jerked higher and yields extended declines as oil edged lower shortly after 7am ET on this headline: *IRAN’S PRESIDENT SAYS BETTER TO END WAR TODAY WITH DIGNITY:ISNA, and while the
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[2026-08-21 22:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Abu Dhabi's Al Hudayriyat Island has topped the emirate's real estate sales in the first half of 2026 in a further sign of the property market's resilience despite the Iran war.
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[2026-08-21 22:32 UTC+10:00] [Alaska] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: ‘Civilian-contracted aircraft’ crashes in western Alaska killing two pilots and six passengers, officials say
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[2026-08-21 22:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: United States allies in Asia are watching warily as Washington scales back some military assets in the region to meet demands in the Middle East, where the US-Israel war on Iran is dragging into its sixth month.
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[2026-08-21 22:00 UTC+10:00] [International criminal court] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The US is engaged in a lawless quest to protect American and Israeli officials
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[2026-08-21 21:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: In a former quarry surrounded by farmland outside the city of Deraa in southern Syria, experts are preparing to detonate an unexploded Russian missile left over from the war. A shepherd discovered it a few days earlier in a nearby field.
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[2026-08-21 21:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Five years ago, the world watched in stunned disbelief as the final American military aircraft left Kabul, bringing a chaotic and humiliating end to a 20-year occupation.
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[2026-08-21 21:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran’s acting Defence Minister Seyed Majid Ebn al-Reza says Tehran will resist any attack on the country’s territory, independence or security.
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[2026-08-21 21:44 UTC+10:00] [Defense] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: BERLIN — The German government expects it will need almost €12 billion to build a new arsenal of long-range weapons aimed at deterring Russia, according to defense ministry documents seen by POLITICO.
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