Topic: War & Conflict — Neutral reports only
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[2026-06-24 22:19 UTC+10:00] [iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: ‘We will obviously have to inspect,’ said Rafael Grossi, the boss of the International Atomic Energy Agency. ‘This is going to happen’
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[2026-06-24 22:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Israeli forces have deliberately targeted and killed Palestinian children in Gaza and the West Bank, according to a UN inquiry, which says the attacks amount to war crimes and point to genocidal intent.
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[2026-06-24 22:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces are tightening their siege of the army-held city of Al Obeid in the contested North Kordofan region, with residents reporting drinking water shortages and soaring food prices.
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[2026-06-24 22:00 UTC+10:00] [Chatham House] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: At World Economic Forum meeting in Dalian, observers see regional self-reliance and economic needs as motivators for change after Iran war
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[2026-06-24 22:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: At World Economic Forum meeting in Dalian, observers see regional self-reliance and economic needs as motivators for change after Iran war
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[2026-06-24 21:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: JEJU, South Korea, June 24 (Yonhap) -- Former U.S. Ambassador to South Korea Harry Harris said traditional notions of defense are no longer enough, arguing that security must extend beyond military cooperation to include the economy, technology and supply chains.
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[2026-06-24 21:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: US Senate votes to pause Iran war in rare rebuke to Trump
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[2026-06-24 21:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Wednesday that Russia remained committed to understandings reached between presidents Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump at a summit in Alaska last August and was not willing to take any other interim decisions or bend to ultimatums.
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[2026-06-24 21:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: In the basement of a dilapidated building in Yemen’s capital, Sanaa, Nasser Sharhan, 46, sits under the dim light of a candle.
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[2026-06-24 21:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reiterated his comittment to phase out American military assistance to Israel during a meeting with reservists at a combat officers' course in Gush Etzion last Thursday, the Government Press Office (GPO) announced on Tuesday.
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[2026-06-24 21:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Iran stands with Hamas against Israel, and is raising the issue of Israeli aggression in Gaza with the US during talks, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi told senior Hamas official Basem Naim on Tuesday, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps-affiliated Tasnim News Agency reported.
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[2026-06-24 20:58 UTC+10:00] [Europe] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Country is ‘militarily the strongest in Europe’, says Anders Fogh Rasmussen, who wants coalition ready in case US pulls troops
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[2026-06-24 20:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Rheinmetall shares plunged as much as 17%, the largest intraday drop in more than a year, after the Financial Times reported that Berlin has scrapped a multi-billion-euro program to build six F126 frigates.
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[2026-06-24 20:53 UTC+10:00] [Israel] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Leaked letter to PM and military demands action to stop violence against Palestinians in occupied West Bank
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[2026-06-24 20:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: When neoconservative writer Robert Kagan, who spent decades as a cheerleader for America's forever wars, warned that the confrontation with Iran could become one of the greatest strategic defeats in modern American history, many dismissed his assessment as alarmist and exaggerated.
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[2026-06-24 20:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: People buy food at an improvised outdoor market surrounded by damaged buildings covered with street artist paintings close to a big city marketplace that was ruined recently by Russian missiles in Kyiv, Ukraine, Monday, June 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)
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[2026-06-24 20:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Lebanese President Joseph Aoun confirmed on Wednesday that his country is awaiting Israel's approval of occupied positions to be taken over by Lebanese troops as part of a “pilot” Israeli military withdrawal from southern Lebanon.
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[2026-06-24 20:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Senior defence industry official Bian Zhigang put under investigation for ‘serious violations of discipline and law’
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[2026-06-24 20:30 UTC+10:00] [Tan Ruisong] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Senior defence industry official Bian Zhigang put under investigation for ‘serious violations of discipline and law’
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[2026-06-24 20:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The IDF on Wednesday struck four rocket-firing positions that Hamas has newly constructed in Gaza since the October 2025 ceasefire.
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[2026-06-24 19:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: US President Donald Trump criticised Congress passing a symbolic resolution calling for an end to the war with Iran, calling it "poorly timed and meaningless."
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[2026-06-24 19:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: U.S. Treasury yields fell on Wednesday as Brent crude prices fell to levels not seen since before the Iran war began, and investors await key inflation data due to be released Thursday.
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[2026-06-24 19:55 UTC+10:00] [Opinion] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-06-24 19:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: On the eve of World Environment Day, the Israeli army targeted The Orange House, the south Lebanon home of marine ecologist and environmentalist Mona Khalil, leaving her critically wounded. Two weeks later, on 19 June, Khalil succumbed to her wounds in Beirut.
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[2026-06-24 19:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: China dominates the global supply of rare earths, which are essential for manufacturing high-tech products ranging from electric vehicles to weapons. © Reuters
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[2026-06-24 19:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: The UAE on Wednesday launched its largest aluminium recycling plant - three months after operations were halted by Iranian missile and drone attacks.
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[2026-06-24 19:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Inflation, which contracted 0.08% on the year in March, jumped to 2.89% in April as the effects of the Iran war began to push energy prices higher. (Photo by Lauren DeCicca)
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[2026-06-24 19:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran’s chief negotiator Mohammad Baqer Ghalibaf has described the agreement reached with the United States to end the regional war as an “American declaration of defeat”.
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[2026-06-24 18:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Latest updatesIran war latest: Israel and Lebanon discuss plan to hand over parts of south to Lebanese army
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[2026-06-24 18:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Concern is rising in Israel after the US and Iran reported progress in talks in Switzerland, with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu saying his country must “free” itself from dependence on the US.
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[2026-06-24 18:39 UTC+10:00] [US and Israeli Attack on Iran (2026)] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The New York Times
Snippet: Dressed in a pink top and acid-washed jeans, the young woman in the video hardly looked the part of a pious loyalist to Iran’s clerical rulers, standing alongside a crowd of women draped in black from head to toe. That was exactly the point.
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[2026-06-24 18:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: A mutually beneficial pact must acknowledge a new economic reality and more fully tap the potential for two-way investment
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[2026-06-24 18:30 UTC+10:00] [Brussels] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: A mutually beneficial pact must acknowledge a new economic reality and more fully tap the potential for two-way investment
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[2026-06-24 18:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Kyiv, Ukraine – Ukraine’s president, prime minister, parliament speaker, top ministers and generals stood solemnly at a military cemetery outside Kyiv on May 22 as servicemen carried the coffins of Andriy Melnyk and his wife Sofiya past them.
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[2026-06-24 18:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Israeli troops have killed two people in southern Lebanon, in the first reported fatalities since Sunday. The fragile Israeli-Hezbollah ceasefire is a key condition set by Iran for peace talks with the US, a process that has drawn sharp criticism from West Jerusalem.
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[2026-06-24 18:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Senate for the first time approved a war powers resolution Tuesday seeking to block US military action against Iran, as lawmakers warily watch President Donald Trump’s efforts to resolve a conflict that the administration launched on its own and now needs Congress to fund.
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[2026-06-24 18:09 UTC+10:00] [ASIA PACIFIC] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has unveiled plans to build two large warships each year over the next five years — while outfitting his navy with nuclear weapons — but questions remain over the effectiveness of the move.
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[2026-06-24 17:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, June 24 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will hold a ceremony marking the 76th anniversary of the 1950-53 Korean War this week to commemorate the sacrifices of troops who fought in the conflict, the veterans ministry said Wednesday.
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[2026-06-24 17:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON, D.C. — Donald Trump said on Wednesday he ordered an investigation into major oil companies over high gasoline prices as the US leader faces criticism over the impact of the Mideast war.
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[2026-06-24 17:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: As the world marks the International Day of Women in Diplomacy today, it is worth reflecting not only on the role women play in diplomacy, but on what their contributions reveal about the strength of the institutions they serve.
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[2026-06-24 17:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: The initial agreement that ended nearly four months of war between the US and Iran laid out a framework for negotiations on a final agreement within 60 days.
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[2026-06-24 17:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, June 24 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Jae Myung visited a front-line Marine Corps unit near North Korea and stressed the importance of strong deterrence against the enemy to ensure peace on Wednesday, the eve of the 76th anniversary of the start of the Korean War.
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[2026-06-24 17:18 UTC+10:00] [WORLD] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: Taiwan’s military needs to test if it can respond immediately to a war breaking out, as the warning time for any Chinese attack is shortening, Defense Minister Wellington Koo said on Wednesday.
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[2026-06-24 17:05 UTC+10:00] [US news] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Reged Ahmad and Jonathan Yerushalmy are back after a short break and in this episode they examine the on-again, off-again talks to end the Iran war and why Donald Trump says it’s now all up to his deputy to deliver an outcome.
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[2026-06-24 17:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Iran and the United States have offered conflicting accounts of key issues as negotiators work towards a final agreement within a 60-day window. Differences remain over nuclear oversight and the implementation of any deal, underscoring the challenges facing both sides.
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[2026-06-24 16:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Wed 24 Jun 2026 at 4:28pm
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[2026-06-24 16:23 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: For over a decade, I’ve navigated the complexities of North Korean affairs, security, and foreign policy from both Seoul and Washington, D.C. As the National Desk Political Team Lead, I track the pulse of geopolitics, closely following developments from the Unification Ministry and the Foreign Ministry. My mornings start with Rodong Sinmun—North Korea’s state mouthpiece—before diving into the day’s headlines from Seoul and Washington.
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[2026-06-24 16:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: US President Donald Trump criticized the US Senate in a Truth Social post on Tuesday night, saying that the newly passed war powers resolution was "meaningless" and "poorly timed."
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[2026-06-24 16:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The majority of the Israeli public believes that the lessons of the October 7, 2023, massacre require Israel to maintain defensible borders, buffer zones, and a security presence in strategic areas, according to a new nationwide public opinion survey conducted for the Jerusalem Center for Security and Foreign Affairs (JCFA) published on Tuesday.
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[2026-06-24 16:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Sudanese soldiers from the Rapid Support Forces unit patrol during a rally for Gen. Mohammed Hamdan Dagalo, in Garawee town, north of Sudan, on June 15, 2019. (AP Photo, File)
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