Topic: War & Conflict — Neutral reports only
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[2026-04-25 13:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Iran's foreign minister arrived in Islamabad on Friday and US envoys headed to the Pakistani capital in a bid to kickstart a new round of peace negotiations amid a fragile ceasefire.
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[2026-04-25 13:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran’s parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf condemned remarks by Israeli defence minister Israel Katz about potential action against Iran’s leadership, warning that Iranian forces would defend the country “trench by trench”.
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[2026-04-25 13:11 UTC+10:00] [Anzac Day] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: View image in fullscreenA navy officer plays the bugle during the Anzac Day dawn service on the steps of the Shrine of Remembrance in Melbourne.Photograph: Con Chronis/EPAShareView image in fullscreenPeople attend the dawn service at the Shrine of Remembrance in Melbourne.Photograph: Con Chronis/EPAShareView image in fullscreenFlying Officer Kbora Ali (centre) poses for photographs with Anthony Albanese and his wife, Jodie Haydon, during the Anzac Day dawn service at the Australian War Memorial in Canberra.Photograph: Lukas Coch/EPAShareView image in fullscreenAustralian army
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[2026-04-25 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: GAPYEONG, South Korea, April 25 (Yonhap) -- Partnership between South Korea and Canada, forged on battlefields of the 1950-53 Korean War, has endured for decades and is growing even "stronger" amid deepening military cooperation, the commander of the Canadian Army has said.
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[2026-04-25 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Gaza will hold its first election in 20 years on Saturday, this time without the participation of Hamas as the Palestinian armed group faces growing pressure to disarm and cede power after two years of devastating war with Israel.
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[2026-04-25 12:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Several people stand at the War Memorial in Perth's Kings Park following the 2026 dawn service. (ABC News: Lauren Smith )
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[2026-04-25 12:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: The White House is reportedly considering a plan to take over Spirit Airlines and use part of the bankrupt carrier’s fleet for military missions.
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[2026-04-25 12:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has announced that he underwent treatment for early-stage prostate cancer, admitting that he delayed publication of the medical report for two months during the war with Iran.
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[2026-04-25 12:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Perhaps the NFL draft couple of the year is now on the celebrating side of things.
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[2026-04-25 12:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Falklands War veteran Simon Weston has said he hopes King Charles III can convince US President Donald Trump to "back down" over reports the US could review its position on the UK's claim to the territory.
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[2026-04-25 12:13 UTC+10:00] [Drug Abuse and Traffic] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The New York Times
Snippet: The U.S. military attacked a boat in the eastern Pacific Ocean on Friday, killing two people and raising the death toll to at least 182 in the campaign against people the United States accuses of smuggling drugs at sea.
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[2026-04-25 12:03 UTC+10:00] [US military] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Small boat destroyed in video posted on social media as US campaign has killed at least 178 people since September
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[2026-04-25 12:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Unrest, Conflict and War
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[2026-04-25 12:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: UAE schools are striving to help students stay on course for academic success after the Iran war led classrooms to temporarily close and critical GCSE and A-level exams to be scrapped.
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[2026-04-25 11:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — President Donald Trump is sending his envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner to Pakistan to meet with Iran's foreign minister, the White House said Friday, as officials in the South Asian nation pushed to revive ceasefire talks between the U.S. and Iran.
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[2026-04-25 11:39 UTC+10:00] [National / Victoria] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Three men have been arrested over the second arson attack on CBD venue Bar Bambi in a week, following a wave of firebombings, shootings and attempted kidnappings that have plagued Melbourne’s late-night hospitality scene for the past two months.
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[2026-04-25 11:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: A round detonating inside a tank turret is virtually unheard of. The last time it happened in Japan was in 1979
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[2026-04-25 11:30 UTC+10:00] [Type tank] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: A round detonating inside a tank turret is virtually unheard of. The last time it happened in Japan was in 1979
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[2026-04-25 11:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Washington is eyeing how to pressure Spain out of the NATO alliance, after the Spanish government has taken firm anti-Israel positions, as well as come out strongly against Trump's Iran war, even disallowing some base and logistics access to the US armed forces.
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[2026-04-25 11:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: The two explosions at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant came decades apart in the dead of night. The first, at 1:23 a.m. on April 26, 1986, spread a cloud of deadly radiation that raised fears across Europe and shook the very foundations of the Soviet Union. Some say it led to its eventual collapse.
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[2026-04-25 11:00 UTC+10:00] [Trump administration] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Brussels officials will draw up a plan on how to use the EU’s little-known mutual assistance pact in the event of a foreign attack – key US politics stories from Friday 24 April
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[2026-04-25 11:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: After Lee Jae Myung’s recent visit to New Delhi touting expanded bilateral cooperation, Beijing is likely to be uneasy, analysts say
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[2026-04-25 11:00 UTC+10:00] [K9 Thunder] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: After Lee Jae Myung’s recent visit to New Delhi touting expanded bilateral cooperation, Beijing is likely to be uneasy, analysts say
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[2026-04-25 10:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 25 (Yonhap) -- North Korea on Saturday criticized Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi for making a ritual offering to a controversial war shrine in Tokyo, calling it a "challenge to international justice."
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[2026-04-25 10:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Many residents of northern Israeli towns are frustrated with the extension of Israel's ceasefire with Lebanon, Ynet reported on Friday, with some local leaders criticizing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government as yielding to Washington’s influence.
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[2026-04-25 10:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Two Israeli Air Force technicians working on F-15 fighter jets have been charged with spying for Iran, according to a report by Jewish News Syndicate.
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[2026-04-25 10:25 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-04-25 10:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: It's become a joke - through gritted teeth - these days in EU circles, that whenever leaders meet, as they did these last two days in Cyprus - expecting to discuss practicalities, such as the new EU budget - they get railroaded by yet another crisis.
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[2026-04-25 10:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Soaring packaging costs amid the Iran war hint at a deeper malaise as the middle class contracts and growth hits a plateau
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[2026-04-25 10:00 UTC+10:00] [Indonesia] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Soaring packaging costs amid the Iran war hint at a deeper malaise as the middle class contracts and growth hits a plateau
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[2026-04-25 10:00 UTC+10:00] [Australia] [Factuality: 90]
Source: SBS News
Snippet: Chai bar owner and army veteran Ambi says he is proud to support those serving in the armed forces. Source: SBS / Spencer Austad
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[2026-04-25 10:00 UTC+10:00] [Australia] [Factuality: 90]
Source: SBS News
Snippet: Uncle Ray Minniecon (L) — himself an ADF veteran — delivered the Acknowledgement of Country in Sydney's Martin Place, where a small but vocal group booed. RSL NSW acting president, retired brigadier Vince Williams (R), apologised directly to Uncle Minniecon. Source: Supplied / RSL NSW
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[2026-04-25 09:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Hezbollah said its fighters carried out several attacks on Israeli forces inside southern Lebanon. In a statement, the group said it targeted troops and military vehicles in the town of al-Qantara with drones.
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[2026-04-25 09:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Can we afford to let talks to end the war with Iran go on for a while?
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[2026-04-25 09:00 UTC+10:00] [Business] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
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[2026-04-25 09:00 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Iran partially reopened its eastern airspace this month, offering a positive sign for a region roiled by war.
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[2026-04-25 08:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Federal authorities are trying to seize a palatial $30 million Beverly Hills mansion after filing a civil complaint alleging its Kurdish general owner defrauded the government to buy it.
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[2026-04-25 08:12 UTC+10:00] [Trump administration] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Move creates conflict between state and administration as Trump seeks federal framework over states handling issue
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[2026-04-25 08:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The European Union made a “big strategic mistake” by severing all communication with Russia after the escalation of the Ukraine conflict, Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama told Politico in an interview published on Friday.
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[2026-04-25 08:06 UTC+10:00] [Anzac Day] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Roberts-Smith, who has denied five charges of war crime murder, says he was always going to attend: ‘I never thought about not coming’
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[2026-04-25 08:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Syrian authorities have accused Hezbollah-linked cells of plotting attacks inside Syria and across its borders, marking a striking turn in the relationship between Damascus and a group that helped prop up Bashar Assad during the Syrian civil war.
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[2026-04-25 07:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) chief Gen. Romeo S. Brawner Jr. on Friday said University of the Philippines (UP) student leader Alyssa Alano was “armed and fighting” during the Toboso, Negros Occidental clash supporting the military’s claim that all 19 casualties were identified members of the New People’s Army (NPA).
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[2026-04-25 07:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Israeli forces have killed 12 Palestinians in attacks throughout Gaza, medical sources in the enclave tell Al Jazeera, as Israel continues its daily violations of the ceasefire struck last year.
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[2026-04-25 07:40 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: 9News
Snippet: Property News: Australia's most popular suburbs in every capital city.
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[2026-04-25 07:29 UTC+10:00] [Australia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: SBS News
Snippet: Valentine Hare was an Aboriginal veteran who served in World War One. His niece, Nana Iris Glenbar, spent 40 years searching for him after displacement and government policy erased him. Source: Supplied / Nana Iris' family has granted SBS permission to use her image. Image of Valentine Hare courtesy of the State Library of Queensland.
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[2026-04-25 07:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Lebanon’s health ministry says Israeli air strikes have killed six people in the south, confirming earlier Israeli claims of fatalities.
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[2026-04-25 07:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: The recent surge in fuel prices due to the war in Iran has spurred demand for electric vehicles around the world, and Chinese car makers are making the most of the opportunity.
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[2026-04-25 06:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Kuwait’s military says two drones launched from Iraq struck northern border positions on Friday, causing damage but no casualties.
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[2026-04-25 06:52 UTC+10:00] [Finance] [Factuality: 100]
Source: SBS News
Snippet: Oil prices surged this week as the war in the Middle East once again rattled global markets. Source: AAP / Jay Kogler
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[2026-04-25 06:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: RT News
Snippet: A newly announced extension of the Lebanon ceasefire has been described by Israel’s UN envoy as “not 100%.” RT’s correspondent in Beirut, Steve Sweeney, says the remarks by Ambassador Danny Danon reflect the situation on the ground, with monitors recording repeated violations by West Jerusalem.
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