Topic: War & Conflict — Neutral reports only
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[2026-08-14 13:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: US Vice President JD Vance said that Washington is using "diplomatic, military and economic" means to pressure Iran.
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[2026-08-14 13:39 UTC+10:00] [ASIA PACIFIC] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: SEOUL – North Korea is denouncing upcoming joint military drills by U.S. and South Korean forces and warning it could respond with stronger deterrence measures.
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[2026-08-14 13:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israeli forces opened fire on civilians in Syria's Daraa province, Syrian state television Al-Ikhbariya reported.
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[2026-08-14 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: This week’s push by Pakistan to broker a new understanding between the US and Iran comes with an increasingly familiar – and repetitive – sense of urgency. The 60-day framework for peace agreed by the two countries in June expires soon, and there is little certainty about what comes next.
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[2026-08-14 12:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Air defence systems intercepted drones over the northern Kurdish province of Erbil early on Thursday, Iraqi security sources told Al Jazeera.
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[2026-08-14 12:47 UTC+10:00] [News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Michael West Media
Snippet: August 14, 2026 12:47 | News
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[2026-08-14 12:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON, D.C. — Vice President JD Vance said Thursday that the top US priority in the Iran war was keeping oil and gasoline prices low for Americans, with preventing Tehran from acquiring a nuclear weapon ranking second.
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[2026-08-14 12:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: ADDS more details in last 2 paras)
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[2026-08-14 12:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: GOYANG, South Korea, Aug. 14 (Yonhap) -- A district court has fined a photojournalist 5 million won (US$3,500) for illegally traveling to Ukraine in 2022 to cover the country's war with Russia, legal sources said Friday.
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[2026-08-14 12:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Below we've detailed the immense strain placed on the long-deployed USS Lincoln aircraft carrier, which has been the main floating naval hub of operations amid the Iran war. The past weeks have seen growing US media coverage of the immense strain placed on the some 5000-member crew, and given the typical port calls have been nearly absent for the extended deployment and operation.
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[2026-08-14 12:05 UTC+10:00] [Ukraine] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Two explosions kill six personnel in Sevastopol; drone-hit Russian refinery shuts down as sanctions block repairs. What we know on day 1,634
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[2026-08-14 12:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: European Union and NATO member Latvia issued an air threat alert for some of its eastern parts that border Russia and Belarus, its Armed Forces said on X/Twitter on Friday.
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[2026-08-14 12:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: The Houthis had mostly stayed out of the Iran war. But in recent weeks they have started attacking ships in the Red Sea, as well as Saudi-linked targets inside Yemen and across the border.
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[2026-08-14 11:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Hello, this is Anniek Bao writing to you from Singapore. Welcome to another edition of CNBC's Daily Open.
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[2026-08-14 11:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: The U.S. will be applying economic measures "that have never been seen on Iran," according to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent.
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[2026-08-14 11:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz said on Wednesday that Israeli forces would not withdraw from what Israel calls its "security zones" in southern Lebanon or Gaza, in a video statement filmed from the Israeli-occupied Beaufort Ridge in Lebanon.
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[2026-08-14 11:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-08-14 11:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Compared to what Ukraine and Russia are learning in the context of their grinding years-long war, the Pentagon is a bit late in putting together comprehensive drone swarm battle plans and tactics, but it seems to be the clear direction of future conflict spaces.
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[2026-08-14 11:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 14 (Yonhap) -- The arms procurement agency said Friday it delivered the first vessel of the upgraded fast attack patrol ship program to the Navy, aiming to enhance naval combat capabilities defending the western maritime border with North Korea.
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[2026-08-14 11:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A vehicle from U.S. Army’s the Stryker Combat Team crosses a floating bridge on the Namhan River during the combined river-crossing drill between South Korea and the United States as a part of the Ulchi Freedom Shield 25 in Yeoju, South Korea, Aug. 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man, File)
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[2026-08-14 10:48 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: North Korea on Friday denounced an upcoming joint military exercise between South Korea and the United States, warning it will respond to the drills "with a new level of a deterrent."
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[2026-08-14 10:45 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: US President Donald Trump on Thursday signed a national security memorandum permitting foreign shipbuilders to build up to two ships in their parent shipyards for delivery to the United States, as the US seeks to rebuild its Navy and shipbuilding industrial base.
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[2026-08-14 10:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Yemen is now closer to renewed all-out war than it has been at any point since the 2022 truce was struck, a United Nations envoy has warned.
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[2026-08-14 10:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, from right, speaks as President Donald Trump and Jennifer Hegseth listen during a meeting about military families, in the Oval Office of the White House, Monday, Aug. 3, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
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[2026-08-14 09:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The move, which comes despite opposition from navy officers, is likely to cost hundreds of millions of dollars
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[2026-08-14 09:40 UTC+10:00] [us navy] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The move, which comes despite opposition from navy officers, is likely to cost hundreds of millions of dollars
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[2026-08-14 09:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: The debut jersey of Tim Payne for Olimpia has become a popular piece of memorabilia. (AP: Jorge Saenz)
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[2026-08-14 09:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: An Israeli drone strike has killed the head of the civil police force in Gaza City.
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[2026-08-14 09:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 14 (Yonhap) -- North Korea on Friday denounced an upcoming joint military exercise between South Korea and the United States, warning it will respond to the drills "with a new level of a deterrent."
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[2026-08-14 09:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 (Yonhap) -- U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday signed a national security memorandum permitting foreign shipbuilders to build up to two ships in their parent shipyards for delivery to the United States, as the U.S. seeks to rebuild its Navy and shipbuilding industrial base.
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[2026-08-14 08:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz has said settler attacks and the scenes in Qusra in the occupied West Bank are “costing Israel” and “its friends," Al Jazeera reported.
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[2026-08-14 08:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Peggy Flanagan, the likely next senator from Minnesota, defeated a moderate pro-Israel congresswoman, accuses Israel of genocide and says she would oppose offensive weapons sales to Israel.
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[2026-08-14 07:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Defence pact between Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan presents a complex strategic calculus for Beijing, demanding a masterclass in balance
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[2026-08-14 07:30 UTC+10:00] [Beijing] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Defence pact between Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan presents a complex strategic calculus for Beijing, demanding a masterclass in balance
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[2026-08-14 07:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Umyla Hanley's second-half try proved to be decisive for Leigh
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[2026-08-14 07:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Club-wielding Palestinians ambushed a Jewish settler near Kiryat Arba, Army Radio reported on Thursday evening.
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[2026-08-14 06:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Former military lawyer David McBride was granted parole after serving more than two years of his sentence in a Canberra prison. (ABC News: Adam Kennedy)
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[2026-08-14 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Imagine the vast Central Park in New York or Hyde Park in London being occupied by foreign troops. It would be a tremendous humiliation for New Yorkers or Londoners, as well as for Americans or Britons more generally. Unfortunately, such an unthinkable and unpleasant situation has actually been taking place in Seoul.
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[2026-08-14 06:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The Mecca Joint Defence Agreement between Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and Turkey was unexpected but hardly surprising.
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[2026-08-14 06:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The US intelligence community doubted reports of an Iranian plot to kill President Donald Trump by shooting down Air Force One as it departed a NATO summit in Türkiye, the Washington Post has reported. Their assessment was reportedly conveyed to the administration, yet the Secret Service still opted to covertly move Trump to another aircraft.
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[2026-08-14 06:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The US intelligence community doubted reports of an Iranian plot to kill President Donald Trump by shooting down Air Force One as it departed a NATO summit in Türkiye, the Washington Post has reported. Their assessment was reportedly conveyed to the administration, yet the Secret Service still opted to covertly move Trump to another aircraft.
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[2026-08-14 06:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-08-14 06:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The Israeli army confirmed killing the chief police officer, Jamal Abu Kamil, in Gaza, on Thursday.
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[2026-08-14 06:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Reports have emerged about mental health and supply issues on the current ship after a long deployment in support of the Iran war
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[2026-08-14 06:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Reports have emerged about mental health and supply issues on the current ship after a long deployment in support of the Iran war
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[2026-08-14 05:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces and allies of the paramilitary group have advanced into a strategically important town on the Sudanese border with Ethiopia, military and government sources told Al Jazeera.
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[2026-08-14 05:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-08-14 05:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The IDF and Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency) killed Hamas commander Jamal Mahmoud Abu Kamil in a targeted strike in Gaza City on Thursday, according to a statement from the military.
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[2026-08-14 05:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: via Miah Blackwell of The Cougar Chronicle,
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[2026-08-14 05:32 UTC+10:00] [Poland] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Donald Tusk says it is first time ‘someone on the order of Russia’ has sought to attack US citizen in Nato country
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