Topic: War & Conflict — Neutral reports only
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[2026-09-25 20:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: Russia’s ruling party, United Russia, won a record number of seats in the lower-house State Duma, election officials announced Friday in confirming the final results of the country’s first wartime parliamentary election, an outcome that was all but predetermined in Russia’s tightly controlled political system, where true opposition had been barred from the ballot and public criticism of the war remains illegal.
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[2026-09-25 20:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: President Emmanuel Macron welcomed the Pope on his arrival at around 10am, before military honours and introductions to French and Vatican officials. The two then made their way to the Élysée Palace for talks. The four-day visit, running from Friday to Monday, will take the Pope to Paris, Saint-Denis, Lourdes and Metz.
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[2026-09-25 20:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Nepalese Prime Minister Balendra Shah has slammed the current global system, saying it allows weapons to be moved efficiently but leaves poorer countries struggling to secure food, fuel, and other essentials for their populations. “We have built a world with flawless logistics for war and broken logistics for food,” Shah told the United Nations General Assembly in New York on Thursday.
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[2026-09-25 20:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Late last week, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic inaugurated a factory producing Israeli-made drones, giving his military and the local economy a boost during an election year.
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[2026-09-25 19:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Iran has proposed a seven-day roadmap aimed at ending the war with the United States.
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[2026-09-25 19:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Unrest, Conflict and War
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[2026-09-25 19:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: In May 2022, a few months after Russia invaded Ukraine, I wrote a column in these pages warning that Israel could one day find itself facing Russian-style sanctions.
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[2026-09-25 19:04 UTC+10:00] [Middle East] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-09-25 18:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Pope Leo arrived in in France on Friday for a whirlwind four-day visit, saying he wished to be a pilgrim of peace for a world at war.
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[2026-09-25 18:48 UTC+10:00] [Military] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-09-25 18:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: How threatening is an Israeli film about war crimes and AI-enabled mass killing in Gaza?
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[2026-09-25 18:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Eyal Zamir has ordered the establishment of an expert team to investigate the recent operational accident in which two IDF soldiers were killed, the military announced on Friday.
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[2026-09-25 18:27 UTC+10:00] [Opinion] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-09-25 18:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Danish intelligence officials have warned that Russia could launch a "limited" military attack against a NATO member in the coming months, saying the Kremlin appears more willing to take risks after more than four-and-a-half years of war against Ukraine.
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[2026-09-25 18:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Sept. 25 (Yonhap) -- Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) Chairman Gen. Jin Yong-sung on Friday visited a front-line Army unit where a suspected land mine explosion occurred earlier this week and inspected readiness ahead of an on-site probe, officials said.
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[2026-09-25 18:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: At least two people were killed as Ukraine launched another nightly round of drone strikes across Russia, regional authorities said early Friday, as two oil refineries were reported to have been hit during the air barrage.
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[2026-09-25 18:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Dozens of United Nations delegates left the room in support of Palestine as the Israeli prime minister prepared to begin his address to the general assembly on Thursday.
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[2026-09-25 18:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: A soldier stands next to an armored vehicle during a demonstration at the Army Southern Testing Center in Tainan, Taiwan, on Sept. 23. © Reuters
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[2026-09-25 18:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: At least one person was killed as Ukraine launched another nightly round of drone strikes across Russia, regional authorities said early Friday, as two oil refineries were reported to have been hit during the air barrage.
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[2026-09-25 17:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Oil prices eased slightly on Friday after surging to more than $108 per barrel in the previous session, as investors weighed the possibility of a truce between the US and Iran against the bombings of Saudi Arabia by Houthi rebels that renewed fears of supply disruptions from Opec's biggest producer.
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[2026-09-25 17:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The IDF on Thursday issued a statement barring people from entering certain designated military training zones in northern Israel over Sukkot.
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[2026-09-25 17:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by Mike Shedlock via MishTalk,
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[2026-09-25 17:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: The Ireland national team is set to fulfil a pair of Uefa Nations League games against Israel amid a war of words between the two camps and a public outcry back home.
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[2026-09-25 17:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: The Ireland national team is set to fulfil a pair of Uefa Nations League games against Israel amid a war of words between the two camps and a public outcry back home.
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[2026-09-25 17:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Swedish and Finnish fighter jets were scrambled to intercept and identify Russian military aircraft in international airspace over the Gulf of Finland on Thursday, the Finnish Air Force said in a statement on X/Twitter on Friday.
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[2026-09-25 17:01 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korean President Lee Jae Myung on Thursday expressed regret that Ukraine has disclosed the transfer of two North Korean prisoners of war to South Korea, calling it a breach of a non-disclosure agreement that he said may lead to many problems.
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[2026-09-25 16:09 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Victoria] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: The lush median strips of Carlton and Carlton North are a beloved shared backyard for residents. But how they should be used is now the latest battlefront in Melbourne’s NIMBY versus YIMBY war.
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[2026-09-25 16:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Macron pledges troops and radar systems to defend Red Sea energy hub at Yanbu following aerial barrage
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[2026-09-25 16:03 UTC+10:00] [Mecca] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Macron pledges troops and radar systems to defend Red Sea energy hub at Yanbu following aerial barrage
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[2026-09-25 16:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Ron Bradfield Jnr wins the 2026 Napier Waller Art Prize with his sculpture titled Who We Forgot. (Supplied: Australian War Memorial)
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[2026-09-25 15:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said it is up to the U.S. to decide whether to end their seven-month war, amid continued missile strikes in the Middle East and a fresh push by China to help broker a peace resolution.
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[2026-09-25 15:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan will hold an urgent, high-level meeting under a joint defense pact to discuss ways to support the kingdom amid attacks by Yemen's Houthis, while Saudi's top religious authority told troops to be ready to lay down their lives to fight their Iran-aligned enemy.
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[2026-09-25 15:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Two IDF soldiers were killed when a drone that they were operating landed and exploded within their military outpost in the northern Gaza Strip, the military said on Friday.
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[2026-09-25 15:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: 1950 -- South Korean and U.N. forces recapture Seoul, three months after the capital was overrun by North Korean invaders at the start of the Korean War. The North Koreans briefly retook Seoul four months later but were driven back by U.S.-led allied forces.
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[2026-09-25 15:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: There is scepticism around US President Donald Trump’s 20-point “Comprehensive Plan to End the Gaza Conflict” endorsed by UN Security Council Resolution 2803 adopted last November. Not least because the toxic political and security issues that embroil the wider region remain unsettled.
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[2026-09-25 14:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Foreign ministers and military chiefs of Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Turkey pose before the first committee meeting under the Mecca Joint Defense Agreement, in Istanbul on Aug. 31. © Reuters
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[2026-09-25 13:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Saudi Arabia, Turkiye and Pakistan have announced they are planning an urgent meeting of their chiefs of staff to discuss ways to support the kingdom under the Mecca Joint Defence Agreement.
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[2026-09-25 13:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Al Hamra Theatre reopened in Damascus this month following a nearly nine-month rehabilitation, the latest Syrian cultural venue to return after years of closure, deterioration or disruption during the civil war.
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[2026-09-25 12:59 UTC+10:00] [US and Israeli Attack on Iran (2026)] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The New York Times
Snippet: France will send troops and other military assets to Saudi Arabia to help protect critical energy sites along the Red Sea that have come under fire from the Iran-backed Houthi militia in Yemen, the French president said on Thursday.
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[2026-09-25 12:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — Diesel and gasoline prices are estimated to go down next week, amid hopes that recent talks between the US and Iran at the UN would ease the conflict, local industry sources said.
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[2026-09-25 12:44 UTC+10:00] [Latest Stories] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Inquirer
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines led 11 naval vessels from eight countries in a series of exercises in the West Philippine Sea, including coordinated maneuvers, search-and-rescue and medical evacuation drills, the Philippine Navy said on Friday.
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[2026-09-25 12:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Multiple protests against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu took place in New York as he addressed the United Nations General Assembly, with more than 100 people arrested as demonstrators demanded accountability over Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza and an end to United States military support.
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[2026-09-25 12:12 UTC+10:00] [Culture / Books] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Age
Snippet: A few days ago I awoke to see that the White House had posted an AI-generated video to X of Donald Trump – the 80-year-old president of the United States – in character as superhero the Green Lantern. In the video, Trump appears to be conjuring a giant border wall, building a factory and summoning fighter jets, warplanes and military hardware.
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[2026-09-25 12:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON, D.C. — Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping met for high stakes talks on Thursday at an urgent moment for the US-China relationship, with the world’s preeminent powers divided on the war in Iran and still grappling to find common ground on trade and how to best navigate the jarring advances of artificial intelligence.
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[2026-09-25 11:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: An urgent meeting of the chiefs of staff of Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Turkey is being arranged to discuss military support for the kingdom, as Saudi's Grand Mufti called on soldiers to remain prepared to fight the Iran-backed Houthis.
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[2026-09-25 11:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: France will send troops and defense systems to Saudi Arabia to help protect the Red Sea port city of Yanbu, which is key for energy transport, French President Emmanuel Macron said on Thursday.
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[2026-09-25 11:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and his Iranian counterpart met on Thursday, and Moscow said both agreed that only a diplomatic settlement could end tension in the Middle East sparked by the US-Israeli war against Iran.
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[2026-09-25 11:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Iran has offered the US a new deal aimed at ending the months-long conflict before the November midterm elections, directly challenging President Donald Trump’s claim that Tehran is deliberately waiting until after the vote to reach an agreement.
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[2026-09-25 11:26 UTC+10:00] [Middle East] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: IRANIAN LEADER. Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian addresses the 81st United Nations General Assembly at UN headquarters in New York City, US, September 23, 2026.
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[2026-09-25 11:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Oil fell Friday following a report that U.S. and Iranian negotiators in New York are discussing a phased deal to end the standoff in the Persian Gulf.
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