Topic: War & Conflict — Neutral reports only
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[2026-09-22 02:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: The UN is ready to investigate the Sudanese Armed Forces' chemical weapons programme if a mandate is approved, The National was told on Monday.
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[2026-09-22 01:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Qatari Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani has said the Middle East needs a new "regional security framework" that includes Iran, adding that the war against the Islamic Republic should be a "wake up call" for the region.
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[2026-09-22 01:37 UTC+10:00] [Europe] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Ursula von der Leyen’s outreach to Canada and new security proposals are wise – but she may not be the right messenger
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[2026-09-22 01:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The move is a fragile milestone; the conflict with Israel has killed around 22,000 youngsters and over 770 education workers
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[2026-09-22 01:32 UTC+10:00] [Palestinian] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The move is a fragile milestone; the conflict with Israel has killed around 22,000 youngsters and over 770 education workers
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[2026-09-22 01:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The Red Sea Film Festival has cancelled its sixth edition as the Israeli-US war on Iran and Saudi Arabia’s escalating conflict with the Houthis continue to disrupt the kingdom’s flagship international events.
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[2026-09-22 01:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: A series of explosions at weapons and ammunition sites across Syria this month have exposed the difficulties facing the country’s military in storing and moving munitions, as the armed forces rebuild after more than a decade of war.
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[2026-09-22 01:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The Red Sea Film Festival has cancelled its sixth edition as the Israeli-US war on Iran and Saudi Arabia’s escalating conflict with the Houthis continue to disrupt the kingdom’s flagship international events.
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[2026-09-22 01:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by Luis Cornelio via Headline USA,
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[2026-09-22 01:02 UTC+10:00] [Gaza] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Lawyer tells hearing that families wish to know whether weaponry involved in deaths was made in Britain
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[2026-09-22 01:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Uganda's decision to suspend all defence cooperation with Turkey is linked to the possible end of the African Union mission in Somalia, which could cost Kampala tens of millions of dollars in lost revenue, several sources familiar with the matter told Middle East Eye.
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[2026-09-22 00:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Ukraine’s Vladimir Zelensky sought to drag Poland into war with Russia in 2022, even floating the prospect of creating a single state, Polish opposition leader Jaroslaw Kaczynski has claimed.
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[2026-09-22 00:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Ukraine’s Vladimir Zelensky sought to drag Poland into war with Russia in 2022, even floating the prospect of creating a single state, Polish opposition leader Jaroslaw Kaczynski has claimed.
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[2026-09-22 00:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Sunday’s large-scale strike on Russia involved several weapons, including a “Pelican” for the first time.
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[2026-09-22 00:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Watch: Inside a camp for Yemeni refugees in Djibouti
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[2026-09-21 23:40 UTC+10:00] [Russia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: United Russia party’s record victory in tightly controlled vote likely to be used as evidence of support for war against Ukraine
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[2026-09-21 23:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Amnesty International is accusing Rwanda-backed M23 rebels in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo of serious abuses against miners, including killings, torture and forced labour, allegations it says could amount to war crimes.
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[2026-09-21 23:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Oil prices dropped to their lowest in 11 days on Monday, as investors hoped to see diplomatic progress on the Iran war with the UN meeting this week, as well as a partial recovery from shipments in Saudi Arabia.
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[2026-09-21 23:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Bloomberg reports that Almonty Industries has secured final administrative approval from South Korean authorities to commercially process tungsten at its Sangdong mine. The approval positions Sangdong to begin supplying major Western customers and accelerate supply chain decoupling from China for the critical industrial metal. As Beijing restricts tungsten exports, the West's looming rearmament cycle adds urgency to securing conflict-free supplies.
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[2026-09-21 23:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Houthi missiles and drones struck several “sensitive sites” across Saudi Arabia, including in the capital Riyadh, the Yemeni militant group announced on Sunday, marking a new escalation in their renewed conflict with the kingdom.
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[2026-09-21 23:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Houthi missiles and drones struck several “sensitive sites” across Saudi Arabia, including in the capital Riyadh, the Yemeni militant group announced on Sunday, marking a new escalation in their renewed conflict with the kingdom.
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[2026-09-21 23:03 UTC+10:00] [Bribery and Kickbacks] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The New York Times
Snippet: China’s Communist Party leaders expelled the country’s former top general, Zhang Youxia, from the party on Monday, accusing him of crimes and misdeeds ranging from taking bribes to disloyalty to the party.
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[2026-09-21 23:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to sign a law expanding sanctions on Russia will hinder efforts to end the war in Ukraine and further damage relations between Moscow and Washington, the Kremlin said Monday.
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[2026-09-21 23:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Washington and Beijing are seeking new ways to manage risks as competition intensifies, though analysts warn establishing effective safeguards may prove difficult
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[2026-09-21 23:00 UTC+10:00] [China] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Washington and Beijing are seeking new ways to manage risks as competition intensifies, though analysts warn establishing effective safeguards may prove difficult
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[2026-09-21 22:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Zhang Youxia served under Xi Jinping in the Central Military Commission, China's top military body. (AP: Ng Han Guan)
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[2026-09-21 22:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: President Trump continues to seek to pressure Ukraine's Zelensky to halt long-range drone strikes on Russia's refineries, in a bid to calm rising diesel prices especially while the parallel Strait of Hormuz crisis persists.
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[2026-09-21 22:37 UTC+10:00] [Mining] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: BRUSSELS — EU countries are divided over whether to lift sanctions on a controversial billionaire listed among hundreds of businesspeople, politicians and traders accused of supporting Russia’s war in Ukraine.
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[2026-09-21 22:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-09-21 22:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: The report comes two days after the US military released these pictures of an attack on alleged traffickers in the Caribbean
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[2026-09-21 21:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Pakistan’s interior minister Mohsin Naqvi arrived in Tehran on Monday, where he was received by his Iranian counterpart Eskandar Momeni, Iran’s Tasnim news agency said.
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[2026-09-21 21:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Pro-Israel think tank Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD) has urged Israel to deepen its “military, technological, intelligence and economic” integration with the US to sanction-proof itself against attempts to hold it accountable without also imposing costs on Washington.
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[2026-09-21 20:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: A series of explosions ripped through a military installation near the town of al-Eis in Syria’s northern Aleppo province on Monday, injuring at least four people, Syria’s state news agency SANA reported.
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[2026-09-21 20:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Amid the US-Israel war on Iran, the country’s economy has suffered a sharp contraction, with its crucial oil and gas sector taking the biggest hit as the United States tightens its economic and military pressure on Tehran.
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[2026-09-21 20:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: ADDS details in para 3. 10) By Kim Hyun-soo
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[2026-09-21 20:32 UTC+10:00] [Rugby union] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Defence guru left French men’s team in June
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[2026-09-21 20:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Helicopters roared overhead and fighter jets tore across the skies as crowds gathered for an aerospace and defence show in Tshwane, South Africa, showcasing the country’s growing defence capabilities.
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[2026-09-21 20:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran's military says the US is preparing to attack the country again.
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[2026-09-21 20:14 UTC+10:00] [Elections] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: President Vladimir Putin’s United Russia party secured a majority in the State Duma, Russia’s lower house, following the country’s first parliamentary elections since Moscow’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine began in 2022.
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[2026-09-21 20:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israeli forces launched a series of air raids and artillery attacks across southern Lebanon overnight, with shelling reported in several towns despite a ceasefire, Lebanon’s National News Agency reported.
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[2026-09-21 20:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Yemen is back in the global spotlight after the Iran-aligned Houthi group earlier this month made military gains against the forces loyal to the internationally recognised government, tightening its grip over the Red Sea coast.
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[2026-09-21 20:00 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Trump’s mess has rekindled Yemen’s civil war and a years-long conflict between the Houthis and Saudi Arabia
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[2026-09-21 20:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: It was smooth sailing for the world’s highest-rated racehorse after he departed Hong Kong on Sunday night
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[2026-09-21 20:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: It was smooth sailing for the world’s highest-rated racehorse after he departed Hong Kong on Sunday night
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[2026-09-21 19:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Commercial imagery reveals two new communication sites built near foreign military bases in East Africa, US think tank says
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[2026-09-21 19:58 UTC+10:00] [China] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Commercial imagery reveals two new communication sites built near foreign military bases in East Africa, US think tank says
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[2026-09-21 19:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Israel’s upcoming general election coincides with the third anniversary of the October 7, 2023 attacks, and the issues that concern voters relate, directly or indirectly, to the wars this event triggered. There is ultra-Orthodox anger about conscription, an economy affected by conflict, and questions of culpability for the Hamas-led assault.
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[2026-09-21 19:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A rescue worker puts out a fire at the Intrade trade center after a Russian drone strike on Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, Monday, Sept. 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Kateryna Klochko) Correction: Byline corrected to Kateryna Klochko, instead of Evgeniy Maloletka
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[2026-09-21 19:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Russia's ruling United Russia party is on track to comfortably win a tightly controlled wartime election after Ukraine launched what is thought to be the largest drone attack on the Moscow region on the last day of voting.
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[2026-09-21 19:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: A ballistic missile strike hits a fuel depot close to Riyadh’s international airport. Air raid sirens wailed across the Saudi capital before dawn on Saturday, as they did across other regions, including Jeddah, Taif, and Yanbu.
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