Topic: War & Conflict — Neutral reports only
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[2026-06-29 15:05 UTC+10:00] [Latest] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Duran
Snippet: Switch to the dark mode that's kinder on your eyes at night time.
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[2026-06-29 15:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, June 29 (Yonhap) -- The arms agency said Monday it has deployed an upgraded flight training simulator for a military utility helicopter to Army units for operational use, a move expected to help enhance the Army's response capabilities.
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[2026-06-29 14:45 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: China will be blocked from establishing a military base in Vanuatu as part of the terms of a $500 million treaty with Australia that was watered down because of fears it would limit the Pacific nation’s economic ties with Beijing.
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[2026-06-29 14:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The treaty is the latest in a string of Pacific deals Australia has signed seeking to curb China’s expanding security influence
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[2026-06-29 14:39 UTC+10:00] [Washington] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The treaty is the latest in a string of Pacific deals Australia has signed seeking to curb China’s expanding security influence
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[2026-06-29 14:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: An aerial view of Ras Laffan Industrial City, Qatar's production base for liquefied natural gas, shows damage in areas around facilities.
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[2026-06-29 14:05 UTC+10:00] [Brussels Playbook Podcast] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: Stories driving the day in Brussels and beyond.
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[2026-06-29 14:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Kevin Warsh focused his first conference as Federal Reserve chair on June 17 on a familiar problem: fast-rising prices fuelled by the Iran war.
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[2026-06-29 13:10 UTC+10:00] [Pakistan] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The attacks on Monday were the latest flare-up of violence between the two countries, which fought a weeks-long war in February
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[2026-06-29 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Drug abuse is a global scourge that spares few societies. But recent initiatives in the UAE show that a multifaceted strategy combining enforcement, prevention and family-centred rehabilitation can be effective in tackling what is a growing menace around the world.
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[2026-06-29 12:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: At least 1,400 people were killed and 3,360 injured after two powerful earthquakes struck Venezuela on Wednesday evening, officials said.
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[2026-06-29 12:44 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: President Vladimir Putin said Sunday that Russia will press ahead with its battlefield aim of fully capturing four Ukrainian regions, rejecting what he said was a new proposal by Ukraine to rein in hostilities in the more than four-year-old war.
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[2026-06-29 12:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MOSCOW, Russia — Russian President Vladimir Putin acknowledged that the country was suffering from "a certain shortage" of fuel in an interview published by the Kremlin Sunday, after repeated Ukrainian strikes in their four-year war.
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[2026-06-29 12:28 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea said Monday it is maintaining close coordination with the United States on North Korea's missile launches, after criticism arose over its delayed announcement of the North's latest launch.
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[2026-06-29 12:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, June 29 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks traded sharply lower late Monday morning as investors remained cautious amid renewed concerns over the fragile U.S.-Iran ceasefire and rising oil prices, with tech shares leading losses.
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[2026-06-29 12:28 UTC+10:00] [WORLD] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: Uganda’s army chief, the son of long-serving President Yoweri Museveni, ordered the country’s main independent media group to halt operations, after accusing it of biased reporting.
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[2026-06-29 12:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, June 29 (Yonhap) -- South Korea said Monday it is maintaining close coordination with the United States on North Korea's missile launches, after criticism arose over its delayed announcement of the North's latest launch.
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[2026-06-29 12:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Türkiye has said Israel was trying to divert attention from war crimes in Gaza with its “politically motivated” resolution on the killing of Armenians during Ottoman rule.
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[2026-06-29 11:59 UTC+10:00] [Business / The economy] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: June 29, 2026 — 11:59am
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[2026-06-29 11:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Unrest, Conflict and War
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[2026-06-29 11:30 UTC+10:00] [World / Europe] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Gdansk: Ukraine is planning a funding surge for its defence industry to gain an edge over Russia in the race to build millions of drones, as it embarks on a dramatic increase in long-range strikes on enemy territory.
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[2026-06-29 11:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, June 29 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean won weakened against the U.S. dollar Monday due to fresh concerns of conflict between the United States and Iran in the Middle East.
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[2026-06-29 10:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: NAIROBI, Kenya — Uganda's army chief said on Sunday that he did not believe in a free press and ordered an independent media group to shut its newspaper, TV station and radio outlets.
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[2026-06-29 10:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, who is stepping down following a revolt within his own party, is interested in becoming the next secretary general of NATO, The Observer reported on Sunday.
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[2026-06-29 10:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer, who is stepping down following a revolt within his own party, is interested in becoming the next secretary-general of NATO, The Observer reported on Sunday.
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[2026-06-29 10:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The new US-brokered framework between Israel and Lebanon was signed within a larger regional architecture that remains fragile, contradictory, and far from settled.
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[2026-06-29 10:29 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korean stocks opened lower Monday as investor sentiment remained cautious amid renewed uncertainty over the fragile US-Iran ceasefire and rising oil prices.
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[2026-06-29 10:06 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: North Korea on Monday condemned the ongoing joint military exercise between Japan's Ground Self-Defense Forces and the United States Marine Corps, labeling it "a war rehearsal."
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[2026-06-29 10:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, June 29 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks opened lower Monday as investor sentiment remained cautious amid renewed uncertainty over the fragile U.S.-Iran ceasefire and rising oil prices.
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[2026-06-29 10:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: A vendor tends to a customer at a public market in Quezon City, Metro Manila. The Philippines reported 7% year-on-year inflation in April and May due to the impact of the Iran war on fuel prices. © Reuters
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[2026-06-29 10:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Oil edged higher on Monday after renewed military strikes between the U.S. and Iran reignited concerns over crude supplies from the Middle East.
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[2026-06-29 09:52 UTC+10:00] [Russia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Russian president says he expects to host US representatives once Middle East crisis eases; Siberian region of Irkutsk sets 50-litre limit at state-run outlets. What we know on day 1,586
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[2026-06-29 09:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by Haley Zaremba via OilPrice.com,
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[2026-06-29 09:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-06-29 08:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, June 29 (Yonhap) -- North Korea on Monday condemned the ongoing joint military exercise between Japan's Ground Self-Defense Forces and the United States Marine Corps, labeling it "a war rehearsal."
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[2026-06-29 08:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Plans to build a new destroyer to replace ageing warships will be scrapped in favour of at least six new modern "hybrid" vessels equipped to deploy drones in the UK's upcoming defence plan.
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[2026-06-29 06:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Moscow will not give Kiev a chance to halt the advance of Russian troops or force negotiations on Ukraine’s terms, Russian President Vladimir Putin told journalist Pavel Zarubin on Sunday. Strikes on Russian civilian infrastructure are being carried out not only to cause damage, but also to fuel an information operation aimed at undermining public confidence, sowing division in Russian society and pressuring Moscow to pause its offensive, Putin added.
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[2026-06-29 05:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Smoke rises from an Israeli airstrike in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip, Saturday, June 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
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[2026-06-29 05:21 UTC+10:00] [Business / Markets] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Most of the US stock market rose after oil prices eased back to where they were before the war with Iran, but drops for stocks swept up in the mania around artificial-intelligence technology kept the market in check.
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[2026-06-29 04:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Moderate Democrats are growing more and more alarmed after the centrists in the party lost to more leftist candidates who won several primaries in New York City last week, leading some analysts and party members to brace for an internal civil war.
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[2026-06-29 04:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The Israeli targeting strategy is constantly shifting on all fronts.
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[2026-06-29 04:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israeli forces have expanded their occupation in Syria’s southern Deraa province, setting up new checkpoints and moving military vehicles deeper into the area, Syria’s state news agency SANA reports.
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[2026-06-29 04:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: A Qatari citizen has been killed after sustaining shrapnel wounds from “military operations in the area”, Qatar’s Ministry of Interior says.
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[2026-06-29 04:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: By the 1980s, the Soviet Union’s attempt to centrally plan every detail of human existence swelled its Council of Ministers to over 100 cabinet-level officials. They had a ministry for everything. There was a Ministry of Heavy Machine Building, a Ministry of General Machine Building, and a Ministry of Medium Machine Building (which, absurdly, was the cover name for the nuclear weapons program).
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[2026-06-29 03:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: A bipartisan group of US House lawmakers is urging the Trump administration not to approve the sale of F-35 stealth fighter jets to Turkey, warning that Ankara's continued possession of the Russian-made S-400 air defense system poses a serious threat to US military technology.
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[2026-06-29 03:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Flights between Tehran and Dubai are set to resume on Monday, Iranian media report, months after the Israeli-US war disrupted air travel across the Gulf.
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[2026-06-29 02:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said that the hostages are home thanks to him, claiming a critical role in how the war played out in an interview for Nadav Perry's podcast on Sunday.
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[2026-06-29 02:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: THE Regional Development Council for Central Visayas (RDC-7) has made it a top priority to bring down poverty incidence from the 17.3 percent among population recorded in 2023, to 10.5 percent by 2028. This was announced by RDC-7 chairperson Cebu Gov. Pam Baricuatro in her first state of the region address.
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[2026-06-29 02:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON — US President Donald Trump said Saturday that Iran would "no longer exist" if the United States is "forced" to resume the war, as he accused Tehran of violating a ceasefire.
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[2026-06-29 02:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Late in 1940, a Japanese scholar took five or six Kobe police officials to the best restaurant in the city and told them nothing. There was shellfish soup, lobster in soy sauce, sake, and a geisha with a shamisen.
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