Topic: War & Conflict — Neutral reports only
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[2026-06-17 09:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Maritime tracking service TankerTrackers says two Iranian supertankers have successfully exited a US Navy blockade area, marking "Iran's first crude oil exports in two months".
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[2026-06-17 09:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Mazaar's small motorbike is so laden with plastic canisters filled with petrol that there's barely room for him to sit.
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[2026-06-17 09:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: The first Iranian ships crossed the area of the US naval blockade without obstruction after a memorandum of understanding was reached to end the war between Washington and Tehran, Iran’s semi-official Fars News Agency reported Tuesday.
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[2026-06-17 09:36 UTC+10:00] [Cancer] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: EVIAN-LES-BAINS, France — G7 leaders including U.S President Donald Trump have backed a joint declaration promising to boost military support to Ukraine and to strengthen sanctions against Russia.
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[2026-06-17 09:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Elon Musk’s Grok AI has become an integral part of America’s war machine, and its data centers must be treated like munitions production plants in future conflicts, according to a sworn declaration by the Pentagon’s artificial intelligence chief.
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[2026-06-17 09:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Elon Musk’s Grok AI has become an integral part of America’s war machine, and its data centers must be treated like munitions production plants in future conflicts, according to a sworn declaration by the Pentagon’s artificial intelligence chief.
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[2026-06-17 09:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: The boss of Cadbury chocolate-maker Mondelez has defended its decision to continue doing business in Russia but admitted he is "not pleased" the firm's taxes are funding the war with Ukraine.
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[2026-06-17 08:47 UTC+10:00] [California] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Bomber that crashed during test flight at Edwards air force base in California killed all eight crew members
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[2026-06-17 08:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: In the almost three years since the October 7, 2023, Hamas invasion of Israel, Great Britain has seen “a relentless focus on everything to do with the Jewish community in the public domain, and it’s about antisemitism or Israel,” said Adam Ma’anit, the communications manager for the Board of Deputies of British Jews.
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[2026-06-17 07:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Wed 17 Jun 2026 at 7:55am
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[2026-06-17 07:48 UTC+10:00] [Latest Stories] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Inquirer
Snippet: AFP public affairs chief Col. Xerxes Trinidad. —INQUIRER.net/JOHN ERIC MENDOZA
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[2026-06-17 07:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Israel must ensure northern security “at any cost” and hold territory up to the Litani River, Heritage Minister Amichai Eliyahu (Otzma Yehudit) told The Jerusalem Post on Tuesday, amid criticism over the emerging US-Iran agreement and its potential impact on Israel’s military operations in Lebanon against Hezbollah.
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[2026-06-17 07:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: El presidente de EEUU, Donald Trump, posa para una foto junto al primer ministro de Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu, antes de subir al avión Air Force One en el Aeropuerto Internacional Ben Gurión, el 13 de octubre de 2025, mientras el presidente de Israel, Isaac Herzog, observa a la izquierda. (AP Foto/Evan Vucci/Archivo)
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[2026-06-17 07:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., walks from the chamber to his office at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, June 16, 2026. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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[2026-06-17 07:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran's armed forces have accused Israel of violating the ceasefire in southern Lebanon 84 times since the US-Iran agreement was announced on Sunday.
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[2026-06-17 07:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: President Donald Trump has invoked the US Defence Production Act in a bid to accelerate the delivery of weapons after stockpiles were depleted during the war with Iran and other conflicts.
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[2026-06-17 06:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: President Donald Trump poses for a photo with Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu before he boards Air Force One at Ben Gurion International Airport, Oct. 13, 2025, near Tel Aviv, as Israel’s President Isaac Herzog watches at left. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)
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[2026-06-17 06:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Southeast Asian countries could face sharply rising energy costs unless they accelerate efforts to diversify their energy supplies, according to a new report released on Tuesday by the International Energy Agency (IEA).
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[2026-06-17 06:30 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: My great uncle Fred, a former World War II prisoner living in the Cascade Mountains of Oregon, had little to his name but a four-wheel-drive truck. When the treacherous winter storms came, he would drive around, offering to help poor souls who had gotten stuck in the snow. But he was no good Samaritan: He charged exorbitant prices, sussing them out to determine the maximum he could extract.
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[2026-06-17 06:02 UTC+10:00] [Drones] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: ÉVIAN-LES-BAINS, France — Group of Seven leaders came to Évian-les-Bains braced for a blowup with U.S. President Donald Trump over Iran and the war in Ukraine.
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[2026-06-17 05:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-06-17 05:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A man sits with a cat outside St. Georges Orthodox Church in the southern town of Marjayoun, Lebanon, Wednesday, June 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
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[2026-06-17 05:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Western diplomats told The Jerusalem Post that the framework agreement between Iran and the United States, which includes a ceasefire in Lebanon, is expected to affect the negotiations currently taking place between Israel and Lebanon.
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[2026-06-17 05:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Donald Trump says both he and JD Vance have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to end the war the United States and Israel launched on Iran more than 100 days ago.
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[2026-06-17 05:00 UTC+10:00] [World / Middle East] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: June 17, 2026 — 5:00am
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[2026-06-17 04:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A B-52 bomber crashed shortly after takeoff at a U.S. Air Force base in Southern California’s Mojave Desert and burst into flames Monday, killing all eight people aboard, military officials said.
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[2026-06-17 04:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: This courtroom sketch depicts Rahmanullah Lakanwal, 29, seated left, with defense attorney Michelle Peterson, seated foreground, before U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta, Feb. 4, 2025 at Federal Court in Washington, as Assistant U.S. Attorney Christopher Tortorice speaks at the podium. (Dana Verkouteren via AP)
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[2026-06-17 04:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Iran’s foreign minister has declared that any agreement ending the conflict with the United States must also include Israel’s withdrawal from Lebanese territory, warning that continued military action or occupation would violate the emerging memorandum of understanding.
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[2026-06-17 04:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Selim Sharaf, a beekeeper who has been unable to access most of his beehives caught in an area in southern Lebanon controlled by Israeli troops, inspects a beehive among his remaining hives in Hasbaya, southern Lebanon, Friday, June 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
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[2026-06-17 04:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The Israeli military says it intercepted several rockets launched by Hezbollah towards its forces operating in southern Lebanon.
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[2026-06-17 04:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: GENEVA, Switzerland — A US-Iran deal aimed at ending the Middle East war will be signed at Switzerland's mountainside Burgenstock resort on Friday, the Swiss foreign ministry said.
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[2026-06-17 03:49 UTC+10:00] [Defence policy] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The recent abandonment of plans for a Franco-German fighter jet sent a disastrous signal. Strategic autonomy will be jointly achieved or not at all
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[2026-06-17 03:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: The signing ceremony to halt the US-Iran conflict, which has rattled the global economy and claimed lives, stands in stark contrast to the serenity and tranquillity of the location, nestled in Switzerland's central canton of Nidwalden.
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[2026-06-17 03:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Iran FM Araghchi: No end to war without Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon
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[2026-06-17 03:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The conflict has spurred fears that the US has stretched its resources, drawing down supplies of critical munitions
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[2026-06-17 03:39 UTC+10:00] [trump] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The conflict has spurred fears that the US has stretched its resources, drawing down supplies of critical munitions
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[2026-06-17 03:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A man who returns to his village following the announcement of an initial ceasefire agreement between the United States and Iran, flashes victory sign as he stands on the rubble of his destroyed house in Nabatiyeh town, southern Lebanon, Tuesday, June 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)
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[2026-06-17 03:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iran’s top diplomat said Tuesday that the tentative deal to end the war with the United States would require Israel to withdraw from Lebanon — a condition Israel has already rejected and that could sink the agreement, leading to the resumption of all-out war.
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[2026-06-17 03:22 UTC+10:00] [Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Abbas Araghchi says war ‘not fully come to an end’ without Israeli forces leaving territories occupied during present conflict
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[2026-06-17 03:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Unrest, Conflict and War
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[2026-06-17 03:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Qatar shut the world's largest LNG facility early in the U.S.-Iran war after Iranian Shahed one-way attack drones struck critical energy infrastructure, triggering chaos across global gas markets, just as the Hormuz maritime chokepoint was shuttered.
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[2026-06-17 03:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Israel is not mentioned in the US-Iran Memorandum of Understanding, according to a reported draft of the 14-point deal shared by Al Arabiya on Tuesday.
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[2026-06-17 02:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israel has carried out three consecutive drone strikes targeting the town square of Mayfadoun in Lebanon's southern Nabatieh district, according to the country's National News Agency (NNA).
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[2026-06-17 02:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: US President Donald Trump threatened to attack just one Arab Gulf country during the war on Iran: Oman. Now, it is emerging as the biggest winner from a new Middle East order being hashed out by the US and the Islamic Republic.
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[2026-06-17 02:49 UTC+10:00] [Defense] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: LONDON — The U.K.’s Ministry of Defence is investigating reports that a Russian frigate fired shots at a British yacht in the English Channel.
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[2026-06-17 02:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: With oil prices plunging after the announcement of a U.S.-Iran ceasefire agreement and plans to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, traders are asking: Is the geopolitical risk premium gone, or is the market setting up for another shock?
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[2026-06-17 02:35 UTC+10:00] [Asia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: BRUSSELS — The United States and Iran's provisional agreement on Sunday to end the war sent share markets soaring as oil and gas prices dropped to their lowest level since early March.
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[2026-06-17 02:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: On Monday, hours after the announcement of a ceasefire agreement between the US and Iran, families that had been displaced because of the war began to return to communities in southern Lebanon, despite warnings from the authorities that it was not safe yet.
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[2026-06-17 02:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Israeli drone strikes targeted three vehicles in southern Lebanon on Tuesday, killing at least four people and wounding others, Lebanon's National News Agency reported.
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[2026-06-17 02:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: SYDNEY, Australia — The United States military is planning a permanent war-ready weapons stockpile for its Marine Corps on Australia’s southeastern coast beyond the range of most Chinese missiles, tender documents show and officials confirmed to Agence France-Presse (AFP).
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