Topic: War & Conflict — Neutral reports only
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[2026-05-01 21:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: The Japanese yen surged against the dollar on Friday, extending gains that came the previous day after officials in Tokyo said they stood ready to intervene in the foreign exchange market.
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[2026-05-01 21:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: There is no evidence of widespread price-gouging by UK fuel retailers in the weeks after the US-Israel war with Iran began, the competition watchdog says.
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[2026-05-01 21:09 UTC+10:00] [Pilgrimages] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The New York Times
Snippet: For decades, the government of India, home to one of the largest Muslim populations in the world, has set the cost of air travel incurred every year by the hajj, the pilgrimage to Mecca that every able-bodied Muslim is expected to make at least once in their life.
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[2026-05-01 21:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth has argued that the clock has paused on a deadline for the Trump administration to seek approval from Congress for the US-Israeli war with Iran.
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[2026-05-01 21:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office of the White House, Thursday, April 30, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
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[2026-05-01 20:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: The Donald Trump administration has argued that a key May 1 deadline it faces to secure congressional approval for the US-Israel war on Iran no longer matters because of the ongoing ceasefire with Tehran.
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[2026-05-01 20:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: All five Japanese trading houses reported earnings and predicted profit rises for their current fiscal years on Friday. (Source photos by Nikkei)
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[2026-05-01 20:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: The impact of the war in Iran is on full display this morning in the earnings of two oil giants - Chevron and Exxon Mobil - as both smashed earnings expectations (despite production pressures).
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[2026-05-01 20:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Surging oil prices due to the Iran war did not result in a windfall for Exxon Mobil and Chevron in the first quarter.
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[2026-05-01 20:23 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Islamabad has reportedly switched to lower-profile role but believes peace can make progress without face-to-face meetings
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[2026-05-01 20:22 UTC+10:00] [Finance] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-05-01 20:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israel supplied the United Arab Emirates with a laser defence system and other advanced weapons during the war on Iran, the Financial Times reported on Thursday.
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[2026-05-01 20:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israel supplied the United Arab Emirates with a laser defence system and other advanced weapons during the war on Iran, the Financial Times reported on Thursday.
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[2026-05-01 20:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Oil prices are spiking again as efforts to resolve the Iran war remain at an impasse, with Tehran continuing to block the Strait of Hormuz and the United States Navy blockading Iranian ports and exports of Iranian crude.
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[2026-05-01 20:00 UTC+10:00] [Fact Check] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: This is AI generated summarization, which may have errors. For context, always refer to the full article.
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[2026-05-01 19:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: At least 44 Iranian seafarers have been killed and 29 injured since the start of the United States-Israeli war on Iran, according to the head of Iran’s merchant marine union.
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[2026-05-01 19:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran’s foreign minister Abbas Araghchi has accused the Pentagon of misleading the public over the financial toll of the war launched by Donald Trump alongside Benjamin Netanyahu on 28 February.
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[2026-05-01 19:21 UTC+10:00] [Defense] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: U.S. President Donald Trump said Thursday he would "probably" remove American troops from Spain and Italy, in renewed attacks against Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez and Italian leader Giorgia Meloni.
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[2026-05-01 19:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Live updates: Follow the latest news on Iran war
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[2026-05-01 19:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Human rights organisation Amnesty International on Thursday called on Nigerian authorities to investigate the reported deaths of 150 members of the Fulani ethnic group in a camp run by the country's military.
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[2026-05-01 19:15 UTC+10:00] [Global Risk-Reward Monitor] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-05-01 19:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: A global base oils shortage is starting to filter through to drivers of luxury cars, with analysts and industry groups warning that stocks could soon run dry if the Iran war drags on.
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[2026-05-01 19:00 UTC+10:00] [Business / The economy] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
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[2026-05-01 18:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Treasury yields were unchanged on Friday as investors digested a week of key economic data and policy releases.
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[2026-05-01 18:47 UTC+10:00] [Political Prisoners] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The New York Times
Snippet: In recent years, Myanmar’s military has tortured political prisoners, strangled democracy and killed civilians, even bombing hospitals. Now, as it seeks international legitimacy for its reincarnation as a seeming civilian government, it is promoting a softer image.
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[2026-05-01 18:43 UTC+10:00] [Military] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-05-01 18:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, the global order is endangered by increasing geopolitical chaos.
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[2026-05-01 18:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israel is preparing to spend nearly three-quarters of a billion dollars on propaganda as it tries to reverse a collapsing global image shaped by its genocide in Gaza and a metastasizing war across Western Asian countries.
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[2026-05-01 18:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: While countries grapple with the perils of a continuing oil shock, essential internet cables are also at risk
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[2026-05-01 18:30 UTC+10:00] [Strait of Hormuz] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: While countries grapple with the perils of a continuing oil shock, essential internet cables are also at risk
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[2026-05-01 18:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The US has delivered 6,500 tons of munitions and equipment to Israel within 24 hours, West Jerusalem has said.
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[2026-05-01 18:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Oil prices rose on Friday, heading for a weekly gain, as the Iran war kept the Strait of Hormuz effectively shut and Tehran pledged a new framework to oversee the waterway that carries about a fifth of global crude supply.
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[2026-05-01 18:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The "noble" Iranian population will safeguard the regime's nuclear and missile technologies as "national assets," a Thursday speech attributed to Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei read.
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[2026-05-01 18:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Ukraine used its latest technology to deepen strikes against Russian oil storage, ports and refineries in the past week, bombing targets in the Urals 1,600 kilometres (990 miles) from its borders and prompting protests about “terrorist attacks” from the Kremlin spokesman.
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[2026-05-01 17:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: India fears the tussle between the Maldives and Mauritius over the Chagos Archipelago could open the door for China in the Indian Ocean. (Nikkei montage/Source photos by Getty Images and U.S. Navy/AP)
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[2026-05-01 17:51 UTC+10:00] [World news] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The US president said he would carry out of a review of US military presence in Europe after public criticism of the US-Israeli war on Iran
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[2026-05-01 17:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Beijing is reversing its curbs on refined fuel exports after halting shipments in the opening days of the U.S.-Iran conflict. This move suggests that Chinese domestic inventories are now at comfortable levels, allowing state refiners to reopen the export spigot, even as much of Asia remains gripped by a fuel shock caused by disrupted Gulf energy flows through the Hormuz chokepoint.
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[2026-05-01 17:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: White House signals it will ignore Friday’s War Powers cut-off, arguing April ceasefire ‘paused’ hostilities
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[2026-05-01 17:22 UTC+10:00] [Foundation for Defence of Democracies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: White House signals it will ignore Friday’s War Powers cut-off, arguing April ceasefire ‘paused’ hostilities
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[2026-05-01 17:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: US Democratic Senator Richard Blumenthal in an interview with CNN indicated that "an imminent military strike is very much on the table".
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[2026-05-01 17:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: President and naval chief attend ceremony in Sanya for the advanced Hangor-class vessel as the two countries step up defence cooperation
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[2026-05-01 17:00 UTC+10:00] [Indian Ocean] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: President and naval chief attend ceremony in Sanya for the advanced Hangor-class vessel as the two countries step up defence cooperation
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[2026-05-01 16:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has been a bit on the defensive since his earlier in the week swipe at President Trump over launching the war against Iran. The German leader had told students in a talk that the US is being "humiliated" by Iranian leaders. He had also asserted, "If I had known that it would continue like this for five or six weeks and get progressively worse, I would have told him even more emphatically."
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[2026-05-01 16:43 UTC+10:00] [Gaza flotilla] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The activists’ vessels were intercepted off the coast of Crete on Wednesday evening while travelling as part of the Global Sumud Flotilla
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[2026-05-01 16:29 UTC+10:00] [Sport] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Brazilian Carlos Prates is pledging to produce a knockout win on enemy territory in Saturday night’s UFC showdown in Perth, but hometown hero Jack Della Maddalena is bracing for a five-round war.
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[2026-05-01 16:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: In a scene reminiscent of a computer war game, three battle-fatigued soldiers, dressed in white snow camouflage, emerge from a war-torn alley with their hands raised above their heads.
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[2026-05-01 16:19 UTC+10:00] [Middle East] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
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[2026-05-01 16:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: At least three vessels have been targeted in hijackings this week off the coast of Somalia in what analysts fear is a replay of past piracy around the Horn of Africa.
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[2026-05-01 16:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: US President Donald Trump believes that the Islamic regime in Iran would use a nuclear weapon if it ever acquired one, he said during an interview with Newsmax's Greta Van Susteren on Thursday.
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[2026-05-01 15:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: A state funeral was held on Thursday for Mali's former defence minister, General Sadio Camara, a key architect of the military government’s security partnership with Russia.
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