Topic: War & Conflict — Neutral reports only
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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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[2026-08-14 05:30 UTC+10:00] [Culture / Music] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: After a year of behind-the-scenes hand-wringing over the withdrawal of Spain, the Netherlands, Ireland, Slovenia and Iceland from the Eurovision Song Contest 2026, the competition’s organisers have moved to steady the ship. The new rule: any country involved in “an armed conflict [or] a sensitive geopolitical situation” will be unable to host the competition.
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[2026-08-14 05:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The drums of war are beating once again along the Saudi-Yemeni border. As Houthi drones and ballistic missiles resume their trajectories toward Saudi airspace and international shipping lanes, reports out of Riyadh suggest the Kingdom is quietly mobilizing for another round of military operations.
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[2026-08-14 05:14 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 05:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Unrest, Conflict and War
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[2026-08-14 05:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Two people were killed in Israeli air strikes on Gaza on Thursday, one of whom was a senior police official in Gaza city.
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[2026-08-14 05:00 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Washington: An influential Trump-aligned think tank is urging Australia to spend billions buying US-made missile interceptors to defend key bases, while also suggesting AUKUS could be used to boost lagging production of the weapons.
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[2026-08-14 04:39 UTC+10:00] [West Bank] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Former PM of Israel calls events ‘concerted and meticulous attempt at ethnic cleansing’ against Palestinians
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[2026-08-14 04:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Saudi Arabia's defence minister called Iraq a "cherished neighbour" in talks with a senior Iraqi army official on Thursday, despite last month's deadly US-Saudi strikes on targets in the country.
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[2026-08-14 04:32 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 04:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: US mainstream media has this week been dominated by claims that an Iranian assassination threat prompted President Donald Trump to secretly switch planes while flying out of Turkey last month, with Air Force One serving as a decoy while he flew out on a smaller military aircraft.
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[2026-08-14 04:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: US military installations across the Pacific are in an alarming state of decay, a new Pentagon inspector general’s report has found, calling for “immediate attention” to fix crumbling infrastructure.
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[2026-08-14 04:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: US military installations across the Pacific are in an alarming state of decay, a new Pentagon inspector general’s report has found, calling for “immediate attention” to fix crumbling infrastructure.
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[2026-08-14 04:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Yemen is facing a more serious risk of return to large-scale conflict than at any point since the 2022 truce, the UN's envoy to the country said on Thursday.
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[2026-08-14 03:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Dubai's parking operator has reported an increase in revenue for the second quarter of 2026 despite a decrease in transactions.
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[2026-08-14 03:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: An Israeli drone strike on a vehicle in western Gaza City killed Gaza City police chief Colonel Jamal Abu Kamil, 43, and critically wounded two others on Thursday, Al Jazeera reported, citing Gaza’s interior ministry.
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[2026-08-14 03:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Dubai's parking operator has reported an increase in revenue for the second quarter of 2026 despite a decrease in transactions.
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[2026-08-14 03:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Fidel Castro, the revolutionary leader who ruled Cuba for nearly five decades, was one of the defining figures of the Cold War, defying successive US administrations and surviving hundreds of reported assassination attempts.
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[2026-08-14 03:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Fidel Castro, the revolutionary leader who ruled Cuba for nearly five decades, was one of the defining figures of the Cold War, defying successive US administrations and surviving hundreds of reported assassination attempts.
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[2026-08-14 03:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Vladimir Zelensky has made an unusually specific claim about what Ukraine needs to defend itself against Russian ballistic missiles.
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[2026-08-14 03:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Vladimir Zelensky has made an unusually specific claim about what Ukraine needs to defend itself against Russian ballistic missiles.
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[2026-08-14 03:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Israeli defense officials have been shocked by the speed of Iran’s recovery following the early 2026 war, The Jerusalem Post has learned.
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[2026-08-14 03:04 UTC+10:00] [US military] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Defense secretary said conditions on aircraft carrier deployed in support of Iran war have been ‘completely misrepresented’
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[2026-08-14 03:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Flexport founder and CEO Ryan Petersen posted on X what appears to be a recruitment ad from Singapore-based maritime crewing agency Singhai Marine Services, offering a rare look at the pay and "transit" bonuses available to tanker crews transiting the highly contested Strait of Hormuz.
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[2026-08-14 02:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Cyprus is ramping up pressure on Israel to allow them to purchase Merkava tanks (Mk3 or Mk4), pan-Cypriot daily newspaper Phileleftheros reported on Monday.
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[2026-08-14 02:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: About 150 kilometres west of Gwadar, the port city often described as the heart of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), lies Kuntani Hor, a small creek near the Iranian border on Balochistan’s remote and picturesque Makran coast.
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[2026-08-14 02:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Lawmakers in the United States have raised the alarm over reports of dire conditions on an aircraft carrier deployed to the Middle East amid the US-Israel war with Iran, including accounts of sailors trying to jump overboard.
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[2026-08-14 02:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Thousands of US military members who have been living aboard an aircraft carrier for more than 250 days are reportedly contending with food shortages, broken plumbing, exhaustion, and other hardships, leading lawmakers to demand answers from the Pentagon and putting pressure on the Trump administration over the Iran war.
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[2026-08-14 02:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Yemen's Houthis on Thursday claimed a drone attack on an Aramco refinery in southern Saudi Arabia, the group's affiliated news agency Saba reported.
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[2026-08-14 02:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: TAIPEI — Through its military drills this year, Taiwan has chosen to emphasize the flexibility and resilience of its army and society, as opposed to primarily putting advanced weapons on display. Experts say the exercises’ structure indicates closer ties with the United States military in the face of Chinese threats to the island.
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[2026-08-14 01:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Olimpia’s Tim Payne, of New Zealand, kicks the ball to score during his debut for the club at a Paraguayan soccer league match against Rubio Nu in Asuncion, Paraguay Sunday, Aug. 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Jorge Saenz)
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[2026-08-14 01:42 UTC+10:00] [Artificial Intelligence] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: NATO plans to fortify its eastern edge using drones, sensors and artificial intelligence in a massive network designed to spot and help repel a potential Russian attack.
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[2026-08-14 01:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Far-left influencer Hasan Piker's China-based producer, Eric Hovagim, who also worked on socialist Zohran Mamdani's campaign, has said on recent podcasts and streams that he wants to "ban the American stock market" and has boasted about his relationship with a known Beijing-based propagandist waging an informational war on the US.
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[2026-08-14 01:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — Separatists in northern Mali have released 82 soldiers, including some taken captive during a nationwide attack on government forces in April, the Malian military and a rebel spokesperson said Thursday.
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[2026-08-14 01:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Four days before then-Venezuelan strongman Nicolas Maduro was captured by US forces on January 3, the United States Treasury announced sanctions against 10 Iranian and Venezuelan individuals and entities involved in the two countries' weapons trade.
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[2026-08-14 01:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: A series of Houthi attacks in recent weeks, which are among the deadliest in years, is raising fears that Yemen could be sliding back towards all-out war as conflict spreads across the Middle East.
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[2026-08-14 01:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Iran can stay in the fight in a prolonged armed conflict with the US, even if it lasts the rest of Donald Trump’s term in office, a senior Iranian general has said.
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[2026-08-14 01:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Iran can stay in the fight in a prolonged armed conflict with the US, even if it lasts the rest of Donald Trump’s term in office, a senior Iranian general has said.
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[2026-08-14 01:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: High school graduates will face higher competition for tuition-free university spots in Moscow this academic year, state media reported Thursday, as paid seats are being eliminated while military quotas expand.
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[2026-08-14 01:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Reporters Without Borders, or Reporters Sans Frontières (RSF), has been caught removing at least two Gazan terrorists from its database and list of Palestinian media workers slain in the October 7 War, after they had previously been identified as journalists by the Paris-based media rights non-profit.
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[2026-08-14 01:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: A massive explosion has been reported at a major Italian manufacturer of medium- and large-caliber ammunition, formerly known as Simmel Difesa. The plant operates in Colleferro and Anagni, near Rome.
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[2026-08-14 00:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: At a moment US officials as well as media headlines have been voicing alarm over depleted US missile stockpiles - something which President Trump sought to bat down as false - Iranian leaders have been busy boasting that their domestic defense production has not only kept pace but even expanded on the local production front.
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[2026-08-14 00:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: JD.com expects stronger synergies between its food delivery and retail businesses over time. (Photo by Tomoki Mera)
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[2026-08-14 00:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The US State Department reportedly ordered Israel to stick to its word and pull its troops out of Lebanon after Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said his forces were “here to stay” in the south of the country.
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[2026-08-14 00:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The US State Department reportedly ordered Israel to stick to its word and pull its troops out of Lebanon after Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said his forces were “here to stay” in the south of the country.
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[2026-08-14 00:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Poland says its role as a hub for military and other supplies to neighbouring Ukraine has made it a target for Russian espionage
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[2026-08-14 00:25 UTC+10:00] [Ukrainian-American] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Poland says its role as a hub for military and other supplies to neighbouring Ukraine has made it a target for Russian espionage
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[2026-08-14 00:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The Iranian military has rejected the US claims that vessels are transiting the Strait of Hormuz normally, saying that no ship can pass through without its permission.
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