Topic: War & Conflict — Neutral reports only
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[2026-07-29 22:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: One of the new developments in the recent conflict with Iran has been that Iran and its militias have increasingly targeted the Kingdom of Jordan. This has included ballistic missile attacks and also drone threats to the country. Americans have been killed in these attacks.
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[2026-07-29 22:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The comments follow reports that language instructors in Manila were trained by a Chinese university at the heart of Batanes controversy
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[2026-07-29 22:30 UTC+10:00] [grey zone] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The comments follow reports that language instructors in Manila were trained by a Chinese university at the heart of Batanes controversy
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[2026-07-29 22:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Leading Chinese robot makers have ambitious overseas expansion plans, but Washington’s ban may force them to recalibrate
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[2026-07-29 22:30 UTC+10:00] [Unitree Robotics] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Leading Chinese robot makers have ambitious overseas expansion plans, but Washington’s ban may force them to recalibrate
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[2026-07-29 22:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: UNICEF says at least 23 children have been killed and 25 others injured in Sudan's North Kordofan state since fighting intensified around the city of Al Obeid in late May.
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[2026-07-29 22:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: McLaren driver Lando Norris of Britain, left, leads the field after the start during the Formula One Hungarian Grand Prix auto race, at the Hungaroring racetrack in Mogyorod, near Budapest, Hungary, Sunday, July 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Darko Bandic)
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[2026-07-29 22:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Formula One remains committed to holding Qatar and Abu Dhabi Grands Prix in 2026 despite the continuing conflict in the Middle East.
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[2026-07-29 22:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Researchers identify damage patterns that reveal vulnerabilities in fixed overseas military installations and operational shortcomings
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[2026-07-29 22:00 UTC+10:00] [Washington] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Researchers identify damage patterns that reveal vulnerabilities in fixed overseas military installations and operational shortcomings
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[2026-07-29 21:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Brenda Hollis, the US prosecutor who supervised the International Criminal Court (ICC) team that built the war crimes cases against Israeli and Hamas leaders, has defended Karim Khan's handling of the Palestine investigation, rejecting the Israeli claim that the arrest warrant applications were rushed to distract from misconduct allegations.
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[2026-07-29 21:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: A month after learning she was pregnant, Sahar al-Majdalawi began suffering agonising abdominal pain that left her screaming in distress.
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[2026-07-29 21:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Gulf monarchies are hitting international debt markets at a record-shattering pace, Bloomberg figures show, amid a conflict-driven rush to harden domestic infrastructure and forge alternative supply corridors that bypass the vulnerable and effectively closed Strait of Hormuz. Added to this, just this month, Red Sea passage has become another problematic area, as the Houthis have targeted several Saudi vessels with missiles and drones.
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[2026-07-29 21:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: US and Saudi Arabia strike 'Iran-aligned' groups in Iraq
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[2026-07-29 21:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Pro-Palestinian activists involved in targeting Pablo Picasso’s masterpiece Motherhood at the National Gallery have been found guilty of criminal damage. The verdict follows a protest stunt where activists covered the famous artwork with an image related to the conflict in Gaza.
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[2026-07-29 21:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: The Abu Dhabi Grand Prix is under threat as a result of war in the Middle East
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[2026-07-29 21:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The top US commander for the Middle East has warned troops that cellphone videos shared online can help Iran target American bases, and sources told Reuters some deployed personnel could soon be ordered to surrender their phones.
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[2026-07-29 21:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The IDF Northern Command confirmed on Wednesday that overnight, a bulldozer belonging to the military was struck as a result of a Hezbollah drone explosion, according to military sources.
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[2026-07-29 21:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: A US-Saudi consortium is advancing plans for a $5 billion oil refinery and export base in the Gulf, narrowing its search to three sites just outside the Strait of Hormuz as the Iran war disrupts energy flows.
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[2026-07-29 21:01 UTC+10:00] [Canada] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The White House fails to understand that Mark Carney and Canada’s regional leaders can’t cave in to the US president: it’s too toxic to voters
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[2026-07-29 21:00 UTC+10:00] [National / NSW] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Paul Taylor of Winston Hills detects a conflict of interest: “I think the spike in the number of porcupine/echidna recipes of late is merely a cunning ploy by Granny to promote her culinary sideline. A quick online search reveals a recipe for Homemade Meat Hedgehog with Italian Recipes on a Facebook page entitled Granny’s Homestyle Cooking and Recipes.”
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[2026-07-29 20:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Influential Iraqi cleric Muqtada al-Sadr has urged Iran’s Revolutionary Guard and allied armed groups to stop launching attacks from Iraq.
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[2026-07-29 20:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Sen. Elizabeth Warren is raising concerns about the Defense Department's plan to recruit private sector professionals to improve contracting and capital allocation, warning in a letter shared first with CNBC that it could present "significant conflict of interest and revolving door concerns."
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[2026-07-29 20:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Zelensky met newly appointed British Prime Minister Andy Burnham, who reaffirmed the U.K.'s military support and announced technology sharing for the Stone Cloak electronic warfare system.
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[2026-07-29 20:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: Footage shows the moment an Israeli airstrike hit a mosque in Gaza City on July 28, 2026 causing an explosion and sending smoke and flames into the sky. In an October ceasefire, U.S. President Donald Trump set out a peace plan for Gaza that largely halted major fighting, after two years of devastating Israeli war in Gaza triggered by Hamas' attack on southern Israel.
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[2026-07-29 20:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, is joined by from left: Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., Sen. Katie Boyd Britt, R-Ala., Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Miss., and Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, as he arrives at the U.S. Capitol for a meeting of bipartisan leaders of the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026, Tuesday, July 28, 2026, in Washington.
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[2026-07-29 20:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: The UAE's floating hospital in Egypt has fitted prosthetic limbs for 51 Palestinian amputees since the launch of a humanitarian campaign delivering a lifeline to those caught up in conflict.
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[2026-07-29 20:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: CCTV computer-generated footage shows how the 40,000-tonne Sichuan uses electromagnetic catapult to launch GJ-21 drones
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[2026-07-29 20:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: CCTV computer-generated footage shows how the 40,000-tonne Sichuan uses electromagnetic catapult to launch GJ-21 drones
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[2026-07-29 20:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Such receipts date back to 1930s, when Red Army borrowed grain from villagers, promising future repayment backed by Communist authorities
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[2026-07-29 20:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Such receipts date back to 1930s, when Red Army borrowed grain from villagers, promising future repayment backed by Communist authorities
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[2026-07-29 19:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: US Air Force fighter jets and bombers flew from Israeli bases to attack Iran in recent weeks, Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz has said, highlighting Washington’s use of Israel as a launchpad for its widening regional war.
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[2026-07-29 19:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Deir el-Balah, Gaza Strip – Every day at around 9am, after providing for her five children’s needs, Ola Saleh steps out of the tent sheltering her family in al-Amal camp.
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[2026-07-29 19:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The meeting between Lebanese President Joseph Aoun and US President Donald Trump in Washington last week carried substantial symbolism, but the more difficult test is unfolding far from the White House: across southern Lebanon and along the regional corridors that have historically supplied Hezbollah with weapons.
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[2026-07-29 19:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Defence and National Security
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[2026-07-29 19:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: Russia's biggest online retailer Wildberries is seeking warehouse space in Kazakhstan after a wave of Ukrainian drone strikes damaged its logistics network, the Kommersant newspaper reported, as the company also holds talks with the Russian government over possible financial support.
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[2026-07-29 19:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: All Nippon Airways has been raising fuel surcharges on international flights because of high jet fuel prices caused by conflict in the Middle East. (Photo by Yuki Kohara)
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[2026-07-29 19:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Ukraine's drone attacks on Russia's biggest online retailer Wildberries have ratcheted up the pressure on Moscow's wartime economy, with Kyiv seeking to force President Vladimir Putin back to the negotiating table after nearly four-and-a-half years of war.
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[2026-07-29 19:00 UTC+10:00] [UK criminal justice] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Experts say lower-severity charges for American service personnel are deepening traumatic impact on survivors
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[2026-07-29 19:00 UTC+10:00] [Global development] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: At least 135 medics in Lebanon have been killed by Israel’s bombardment since March
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[2026-07-29 18:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON, United States — US and Saudi Arabian forces said they struck Iran-backed militants in Iraq on Wednesday in retaliation for recent attacks, following a short pause in Iran war hostilities.
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[2026-07-29 18:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: The US military said Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps launched ballistic missiles in an “attempted surprise attack” on American forces in the Middle East, but the assault was thwarted.
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[2026-07-29 18:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, July 29 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean Navy's participation in the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise has been a "valuable" opportunity to strengthen its capability to lead and execute combined maritime operations, a Navy admiral said Wednesday.
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[2026-07-29 18:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited the White House Tuesday for his first in-person talks with President Donald Trump since the Iran war began, as the US military reported it had intercepted multiple missiles launched by Tehran.
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[2026-07-29 18:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Berlin, Germany – Music is a major part of Rayhan Butt’s life. The 18-year-old from the west German city of Bielefeld discovered his passion for the piano a few years ago, and now plays daily, sometimes for 12 hours a day. Picking up singing along the way, he performs regularly across the country.
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[2026-07-29 17:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: A 79-year-old veteran of war with America sees the carrier’s visit as proof of how far relations have come
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[2026-07-29 17:59 UTC+10:00] [South China Sea] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: A 79-year-old veteran of war with America sees the carrier’s visit as proof of how far relations have come
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[2026-07-29 17:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: For generations, support for Israel united Washington. Now Israel's attacks on Gaza, the Iran war and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's close ties to US Republicans are eroding Democratic backing, threatening to turn one of America's closest alliances into a partisan divide.
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[2026-07-29 17:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) said on Wednesday that it had charged Telegram founder Pavel Durov with facilitating terrorist activities, and that it had issued an international warrant for his arrest.
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[2026-07-29 17:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: Ukrainian attacks across Russia and annexed Crimea killed at least three people, authorities said Wednesday morning, as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky claimed his military struck several industrial sites in an overnight blitz.
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