Topic: War & Conflict — Neutral reports only
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[2026-08-20 20:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
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[2026-08-20 20:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
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[2026-08-20 20:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: Idite Lesom (“Get Lost”), a group that helps Russian men avoid military service, has reported receiving a growing number of complaints from individuals who were forcibly detained and coerced into signing contracts with Russia’s Defense Ministry.
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[2026-08-20 20:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: At least 13 people have died after Russian ballistic missiles damaged buildings and severed the power supply to some parts of Kyiv, officials say.
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[2026-08-20 20:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Syria has no plans to establish a Turkish military presence at the Abu al-Duhur airbase attacked by Israel earlier this week, Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani has said.
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[2026-08-20 20:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: In this photo released by the Pakistan Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad Hassan al-Shibani, left, shakes hands with his Pakistani counterpart Ishaq Dar before their meeting in Islamabad, Pakistan, Thursday, Aug. 20, 2026. (Pakistan Ministry of Foreign Affairs via AP)
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[2026-08-20 20:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: South Florida quarterback Byrum Brown (17) runs against Navy during the first half of a NCAA college football game, Nov. 15, 2025, in Annapolis, Md. (AP Photo/Gail Burton, File)
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[2026-08-20 20:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israel issued a veiled threat against Turkey on Thursday, following Israeli strikes on the Abu al-Duhur military airbase in northern Syria, about 70km from the Turkish border.
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[2026-08-20 20:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Soldiers participate in the annual Han Kuang military exercises in Yilan, northeastern Taiwan, Monday, Aug. 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Chiang Ying-ying, Pool)
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[2026-08-20 20:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The extended service of the world’s longest-serving carrier points to flaws in the US shipbuilding industry, observers say
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[2026-08-20 20:00 UTC+10:00] [F-C] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The extended service of the world’s longest-serving carrier points to flaws in the US shipbuilding industry, observers say
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[2026-08-20 20:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — Military reservist and former 1-PACMAN party-list representative Michael Romero on Thursday relinquished his duties commander of the Tactical Operations Wing Reserve Northern Luzon and retired from the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Reserve Force.
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[2026-08-20 19:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Dubai inflation rose by 5.33 per cent on an annual basis in July, lower than its peak in June, as the US-Iran war drives prices of fuel, transport and imported food higher.
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[2026-08-20 19:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: The senior official who spearheaded the Russian government’s wave of private asset seizures since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine has been quietly returned to his job after Prosecutor General Alexander Gutsan reportedly dismissed him last month, the news outlet Fontanka reported Wednesday, citing a source familiar with the matter.
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[2026-08-20 19:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: UPDATES with details in paras 5-6)
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[2026-08-20 19:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: South Korea detected 10 ballistic missiles hours after Pyongyang dismissed Washington’s decision to scale back joint exercises with Seoul
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[2026-08-20 19:43 UTC+10:00] [Donald Trump] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: South Korea detected 10 ballistic missiles hours after Pyongyang dismissed Washington’s decision to scale back joint exercises with Seoul
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[2026-08-20 19:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Residents across Seoul took part in civil defence drills as sirens sounded and police cleared roads for emergency vehicles. People were directed to metro stations and underground shelters, while evacuees at Seoul City Hall were shown how to give first aid and perform CPR. The exercise was part of Ulchi Freedom Shield, the annual US-South Korean military drill, which also featured military equipment and drone simulators for children.
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[2026-08-20 19:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (2nd LD) Lee proposes dialogue with N. Korea to officially end Korean War, halt Pyongyang's nuclear program
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[2026-08-20 19:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Pupils and school staff spoke of their relief at exceeding expectations in this year's GCSE exams despite the impact of the US-Iran war.
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[2026-08-20 19:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: The husband storms towards his wife, angry that their son Humaid, a militia fighter, refuses to hand over his weapon to the government. “He thinks life is all about war,” the man tells her.
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[2026-08-20 19:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The perception that Israel’s military interventions against neighboring countries are routine and acceptable must absolutely not be allowed to take hold, Turkey's Defense Ministry stated on Thursday.
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[2026-08-20 19:23 UTC+10:00] [Australian immigration and asylum] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Prolonged detention of children, insufficient staffing and hazardous damage to buildings are among the ombudsman’s concerns
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[2026-08-20 19:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: IDF officials warned that the widespread use of Chinese-made drones by frontline combat units could expose troop locations and sensitive operational information to hostile monitoring, Walla learned on Wednesday.
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[2026-08-20 19:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: From a small makeshift tent in the central Gaza Strip, a dedicated team works to carefully store and document some of the war-shattered territory's most precious commodities: local seeds. "We consider this project a ray of hope amid the complete darkness hanging over the agricultural sector," says ICRC economic security officer Osama Al-Mukhalalati.
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[2026-08-20 19:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: UPDATES with details throughout)
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[2026-08-20 19:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Palestinian responder Rana Faqih, who spent hours on the phone with Hind Rajab, 5, before she was killed by Israeli troops in Gaza, told The National that opening an Israeli investigation into the crime is nowhere near enough.
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[2026-08-20 18:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (2nd LD) Lee proposes dialogue with N. Korea to officially end Korean War, halt Pyongyang's nuclear program
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[2026-08-20 18:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-08-20 18:33 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Vernon of Seventeen will release his new digital single "I'll Be Back" at 6 p.m. Thursday, the same day he begins his mandatory military service.
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[2026-08-20 18:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: U.S. Army soldiers try to dismantle a floating bridge during a training exercise on a river in Yeoncheon, South Korea, near the border with North Korea, Thursday, Aug. 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
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[2026-08-20 18:26 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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[2026-08-20 18:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Serbian filmmaker Emir Kusturica has accused YouTube of waging a “war” against people who think independently and “tell the truth,” after the Google-owned platform deleted his channel without any warning.
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[2026-08-20 18:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Serbian filmmaker Emir Kusturica has accused YouTube of waging a “war” against people who think independently and “tell the truth,” after the Google-owned platform deleted his channel without any warning.
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[2026-08-20 18:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 20 (Yonhap) -- North Korea fired an unidentified projectile toward the East Sea on Thursday, South Korea's military said.
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[2026-08-20 18:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: At least 33 people were wounded, according to Ukraine’s Emergency Service, while the air-raid alert remained in force into the early hours. The strikes hit 12 locations in the Darnytskyi, Sviatoshynskyi and Solomianskyi districts, damaging residential buildings, a medical facility and an educational institution. Fires broke out at warehouses, vehicles and other non-residential sites, adding to the pressure on emergency crews working across the city.
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[2026-08-20 18:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Somali pirates are back in business.
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[2026-08-20 18:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (2nd LD) Lee proposes dialogue with N. Korea to officially end Korean War, halt Pyongyang's nuclear program
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[2026-08-20 18:09 UTC+10:00] [Israel-Gaza war] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: In strongly worded statement, family says IDF announcement an ‘insult’ to Australian woman’s memory
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[2026-08-20 18:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: A former adviser to Iran's central bank pushed back against U.S. President Donald Trump's claim that the country is on the brink of economic collapse, but warned that the United Arab Emirates' decision to sever trade ties could deepen Iran's contraction to about 5% this year.
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[2026-08-20 18:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: “This is not Europe’s war,” declared EU chief diplomat Kaja Kallas on 16 March, just over two weeks after the US and Israel began their assault on Iran in late February.
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[2026-08-20 18:04 UTC+10:00] [National / NSW] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: NSW Premier Chris Minns has admitted the government’s gun buyback scheme will result in some gun owners reimbursed for less than what their weapons are worth on the market.
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[2026-08-20 17:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: Russian strikes killed 16 people and injured more than 40 in Kyiv and the surrounding region on Thursday as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said a failure by Ukraine's allies to replenish its stock of air defense missiles was costing lives.
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[2026-08-20 17:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: Russian strikes killed 17 people and injured more than 40 in Kyiv and the surrounding region on Thursday as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said a failure by Ukraine's allies to replenish its stock of air defense missiles was costing lives.
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[2026-08-20 17:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: In the past few days, the US has ordered its last aircraft carrier out of Asia and sent it to shore up its fleet in the Middle East, and President Donald Trump told his defence department to “substantially reduce” military exercises this week with South Korea. Despite the latter being a US treaty ally and home to about 29,000 American troops, Mr Trump wrote on Truth Social: “These exercises are not only costly, but send a signal that is totally
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[2026-08-20 16:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: DUBAI — Entertainment organizers have announced the cancellation of a UAE concert by US singer Christina Aguilera and a festival featuring Shakira in Abu Dhabi, amid the ongoing Middle East war.
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[2026-08-20 16:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: For decades the European elites have pretended as if US integration into the progressive agenda is an afterthought on the way to a liberal Utopia. The EU has long criticized Americans as backwards in their principles and politics, while at the same time being desperately dependent on American consumers, American innovation and American military might.
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[2026-08-20 16:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Dhaka, Bangladesh – Bangladesh is holding its first contested presidential election in 35 years, with the ruling Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) candidate Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir pitted against former army officer Oli Ahmad, the nominee of the Jamaat-e-Islami-led 11-party opposition alliance.
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[2026-08-20 16:32 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-08-20 16:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 20 (Yonhap) -- Vernon, a member of K-pop boy band Seventeen, will release a new song Thursday, as he begins his mandatory military service.
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