Topic: War & Conflict — Neutral reports only
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[2026-04-27 00:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: On 28 February 2026, the first day of the war, the US and Israel launched a joint strike on the office of Iran's Supreme Leader. It resulted in the death of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and several senior government officials.
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[2026-04-27 00:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: ISLAMABAD,AP — Iran 's foreign minister arrived in Islamabad again on Sunday as Pakistan's political and military leadership scrambled to reignite ceasefire talks between Tehran and Washington.
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[2026-04-27 00:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed, Crown Prince of Dubai, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence, on Sunday reviewed several projects being developed by the emirate's Roads and Transport Authority.
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[2026-04-27 00:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: United States President Donald Trump has cancelled a planned visit to Pakistan by his envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, who had been expected to explore indirect talks, which remain deadlocked over issues that include the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz.
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[2026-04-27 00:00 UTC+10:00] [Florida] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Special session comes after Virginia voted to redraw maps and as Trump pressures Republicans to protect House majority
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[2026-04-26 23:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: World leaders reacted on Sunday with shock and support for U.S. President Donald Trump after a man armed with multiple weapons charged a security checkpoint at the White House Correspondents' Dinner in Washington, D.C., on Saturday before being apprehended by U.S. Secret Service agents.
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[2026-04-26 23:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Unrest, Conflict and War
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[2026-04-26 23:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Mali has been rattled by coordinated attacks carried out by several unidentified armed groups beginning on Saturday, escalating the political and security crisis in the country, which has been under military rule for most of the past 14 years.
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[2026-04-26 23:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Gaza City – As fragile ceasefires are in place between the United States and Iran and between Israel and Lebanon, a question is vexing Palestinians in Gaza: Will the de-escalation on other fronts help Israel escalate its military assaults in the enclave or force it to adopt a more cautious path?
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[2026-04-26 23:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: RECASTS headline, lead with latest info; ADDS details in last 3 paras)
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[2026-04-26 22:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: The poet Muhammad Iqbal, a driving force behind the creation of Pakistan as a state, writes in his book Gabriel’s Wing that even a barren field shouldn’t make one hopeless – with a little soil and water, it can bloom again. Few fields are more barren than the common ground between Iran and the US, blighted by half a century of enmity.
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[2026-04-26 22:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: On 28 February 2026, the first day of the war, the US and Israel launched a joint strike on the office of Iran's Supreme Leader. It resulted in the death of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and several senior government officials.
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[2026-04-26 22:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Defence Industry
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[2026-04-26 22:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Syria has begun its first public trial of officials who served under longtime leader Bashar al-Assad, 15 years after the start of the civil war.
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[2026-04-26 22:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: SEOUL — Russia's parliamentary speaker thanked North Korean leader Kim Jong Un for "the liberation of Kursk" by sending troops there to fight off Ukrainians, Russian news agency TASS reported on Sunday.
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[2026-04-26 22:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Lebanese official media said Israel's military began striking the country's south on Sunday, despite the ongoing ceasefire.
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[2026-04-26 22:00 UTC+10:00] [Pete Hegseth] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: US defense secretary’s openly Christian nationalist church continues to have growing influence in the White House
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[2026-04-26 22:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The US war on Iran may have inadvertently triggered a global transition that will favour Beijing’s green leadership, analysts predict
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[2026-04-26 22:00 UTC+10:00] [Britain] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The US war on Iran may have inadvertently triggered a global transition that will favour Beijing’s green leadership, analysts predict
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[2026-04-26 21:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: Russian State Duma speaker thanked North Korean leader Kim Jong Un for "the liberation of Kursk" by sending troops there to fight off Ukrainians, Russian TASS reported on Sunday.
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[2026-04-26 21:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Un rescatista retira escombros tras un ataque ruso a un vecindario residencial de Dnipro, Ucrania, el 25 de abril de 2026. (AP Foto/Mykola Synelnykov)
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[2026-04-26 21:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi held talks in Oman on Sunday, discussing security in the Strait of Hormuz and broader Gulf waters, as well as diplomatic efforts to end the war on Iran, according to an Iranian foreign ministry statement.
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[2026-04-26 21:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Mali's Defence Minister Sadio Camara was feared dead on Sunday after militants linked to Al Qaeda staged one of their largest attacks in years.
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[2026-04-26 21:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: The War Zone's Ian Ellis posted on X about a suspicious Chinese vessel operating in the Gulf area, which he described as a "Chinese surveillance ship" with "close ties" to the People's Liberation Army.
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[2026-04-26 21:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: When I was a member of the Israeli team that met with the Obama administration ahead of 2015 nuclear negotiations with Tehran, we warned the US team not to allow Iran to continue enriching uranium, since that would ultimately give rise to a nuclear crisis posing an existential danger to Israel and the West.
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[2026-04-26 21:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Previous slideNext slide Panic reigns as agents draw their guns after loud bangs are heard during the White House Correspondents' Association dinner at the Washington Hilton hotel. AFPInfo Atif Najib, former head of political security in Deraa during Bashar Al Assad's rule of Syria, faces trial in Damascus, charged with committing war crimes.
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[2026-04-26 21:00 UTC+10:00] [Energy industry] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Exposure of world’s reliance on Middle East supplies accelerates global shift towards new energy superpowers
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[2026-04-26 20:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Mali’s Defence Minister General Sadio Camara has been killed amid coordinated attacks on military sites across the West African country, sources told Al Jazeera.
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[2026-04-26 20:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The 1986 disaster shone a spotlight on lax safety standards and government secrecy in what was then the Soviet Union
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[2026-04-26 20:44 UTC+10:00] [Chernobyl] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The 1986 disaster shone a spotlight on lax safety standards and government secrecy in what was then the Soviet Union
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[2026-04-26 20:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Finnish Finance Minister Riikka Purra has warned of growing pressure on the country’s public finances. The warning comes just days after the government unveiled a multi-year fiscal plan that combines increased military aid to Ukraine with domestic spending cuts.
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[2026-04-26 20:30 UTC+10:00] [Nuclear weapons] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: If lawless aggression by ‘might is right’ nuclear-armed powers spreads unchecked, what other option do middle-ranking countries have?
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[2026-04-26 20:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Israeli attacks have killed at least four Palestinians across the Gaza Strip, according to medics and local health officials, despite a “ceasefire” agreed last October.
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[2026-04-26 20:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: An ariel view of Bamako, Mali, Saturday, April 25, 2026. (AP Photo)
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[2026-04-26 20:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Female sharpshooters go the extra mile physically and mentally to become the very best at handling heavy weapons
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[2026-04-26 20:00 UTC+10:00] [China] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Female sharpshooters go the extra mile physically and mentally to become the very best at handling heavy weapons
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[2026-04-26 19:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The recent report in The New York Times that Hamas officials are prepared to hand over weapons from their police and internal security forces has been widely interpreted as a partial and insufficient concession. Measured against the maximal demand for full and immediate disarmament, that reading is understandable.
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[2026-04-26 19:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The Jerusalem Post is right to say that Israel faces a real military strain. Reservists are exhausted, the war has dragged on, and the IDF’s manpower shortage cannot be brushed aside.
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[2026-04-26 19:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: US President Donald Trump said that a shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner would not deter him from the war on Iran, adding that the incident was not likely linked to the conflict.
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[2026-04-26 19:34 UTC+10:00] [New People's Army] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The two Americans, Lyle Prijoles and Kai Dana-Rene Sorem, arrived in Negros Occidental province about a month before they were killed
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[2026-04-26 19:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — Rear Admiral Roy Vincent Trinidad will remain the spokesman of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) for the West Philippine Sea (WPS), after he retires from military service, the Philippine Navy said on Saturday.
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[2026-04-26 19:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The most dangerous misunderstanding about today’s information environment is the belief that it is merely chaotic.
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[2026-04-26 19:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The Israeli army dropped leaflets over Mansouri village in the Sour district of southern Lebanon, warning civilians not to enter nearly two dozen villages in the area.
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[2026-04-26 19:01 UTC+10:00] [Drug Cartels] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The New York Times
Snippet: Top Condom Producer to Increase Prices Due to War in Iran0:37
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[2026-04-26 19:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Live updates: Follow the latest news on Iran war
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[2026-04-26 18:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Talk of a dollar collapse or ‘petroyuan’ order arriving amid the Iran war misses the mark. The larger shift is subtler and no less consequential
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[2026-04-26 18:30 UTC+10:00] [Gulf] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Talk of a dollar collapse or ‘petroyuan’ order arriving amid the Iran war misses the mark. The larger shift is subtler and no less consequential
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[2026-04-26 18:06 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: HD Hyundai said Sunday it has secured two research contracts from the US Office of Naval Research, the first such deal awarded to a Korean company.
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[2026-04-26 17:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Forged in the 1960s, the enduring US-Israel special relationship remains a cornerstone of regional stability. Central to this alliance is the United States’ statutory commitment, codified in Section 36(h) of the Arms Export Control Act, to maintain Israel’s Qualitative Military Edge (QME) vis-à-vis its adversaries.
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[2026-04-26 16:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: It was one of the largest coordinated attacks in Mali in recent years, as armed groups launched assaults across the capital, Bamako, and several other key locations. Government officials confirmed that at least 16 people were injured in the attacks, which targeted both civilian and military sites.
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