Topic: War & Conflict — Neutral reports only
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[2026-04-25 02:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Friday defended the possibility of the U.S. participating in currency swaps with allies in the Persian Gulf and Asia who are seeking financial backstops due to the Iran war.
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[2026-04-25 02:48 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Abbas Araghchi to visit Pakistan, Oman and Russia to see if talks can be reopened, with both sides still in stalemate
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[2026-04-25 02:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The Israeli military says it has killed six Hezbollah fighters in southern Lebanon, in what it described as an exchange of fire near the border.
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[2026-04-25 02:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: The question hanging over Tehran since the opening strikes of Iran's current war with the US and Israel is simple: Who is in charge?
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[2026-04-25 02:29 UTC+10:00] [EU-US military ties] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: NICOSIA — EU leaders were pressed by Cyprus this week to clarify how the bloc's little-used mutual defense clause is supposed to work, aiming to better protect member countries while not undermining NATO.
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[2026-04-25 02:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: BEIRUT, Lebanon — Israel and Lebanon extended their shaky ceasefire by three weeks on Friday, as Iran's foreign minister prepared for meetings with officials in Pakistan, which has been mediating efforts to end the wider Middle East war.
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[2026-04-25 02:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: In September 1980, Saddam Hussein ordered a full-scale ground and air attack on Iran, hoping for a quick victory.
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[2026-04-25 02:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: The United States has three aircraft carriers in the Middle East for the first time in 23 years with the arrival of the USS George HW Bush, the US military has said, amid a fragile ceasefire with Iran.
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[2026-04-25 02:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: NOWADAYS, when the United States-Israel war against Iran is threatening to get out of control again, China’s apparent dogged resolve to stay out of trouble defies comprehension.
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[2026-04-25 02:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
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[2026-04-25 02:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
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[2026-04-25 02:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
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[2026-04-25 02:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — After weathering unprecedented attacks from Iran, the wealthy Gulf states are now stuck between war and peace as talks stall and the Strait of Hormuz remains all but closed, threatening economic recovery.
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[2026-04-25 01:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The British Foreign Office has closed a special unit that had been keeping a record of breaches of international law by Israel in the Gaza Strip, The Guardian has reported.
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[2026-04-25 01:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: Will Bulgaria become the next Hungary, holding up the bloc’s effort to rearm and to help Ukraine prevail in the war against Russia? That is not an unthinkable proposition, given the nature of Bulgaria’s new parliamentary majority and public opinion in the country.
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[2026-04-25 01:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Secretary of War Pete Hegseth discussed the prospect of negotiations with Iran.
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[2026-04-25 01:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Activists in the British city of Leicester have abseiled through the roof of a factory owned by Israeli defence firm Elbit Systems.
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[2026-04-25 01:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: The trip was intended to show support as the war enters its fourth year since Russia’s full scale invasion on 24 February 2022. Prince Harry travelled by train and attended the Kyiv Independent Security Forum, where he met figures including combat medic Yuliia Paievska. In a speech, he called for an end to the violence and addressed Vladimir Putin directly, saying no nation wants to see further human losses, while praising Ukrainians for their resilience.
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[2026-04-25 01:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Terrifying home invaders strangled a 70-year-old woman at a Hollywood Hills home before making off with a fortune in cash and jewelry, police said.
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[2026-04-25 01:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The US is allegedly weighing unprecedented measures to punish NATO members it believes failed to support its war against Iran, Reuters reported on Friday, citing an internal Pentagon email. The options are said to include the possible suspension of Spain from the bloc, according to the outlet.
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[2026-04-25 01:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: On April 20, the United States fired at and then seized an Iranian-flagged container ship close to the Strait of Hormuz in the northern Arabian Sea, amid its blockade of Iranian ports.
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[2026-04-25 00:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: The Apostolic Nuncio to Lebanon Monsignor Paolo Borgia, center, poses with residents next to a crucifix sent by Italy to replace one that was defaced last week by an Israeli soldier in the Christian village of Debel, south Lebanon, Wednesday, April 22, 2026. (Houssam Naddaf via AP)
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[2026-04-25 00:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has revealed that he was treated for prostate cancer. (Reuters: Ilia Yefimovich )
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[2026-04-25 00:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The Israeli military conducted artillery shelling in the Tyre district of Southern Lebanon, Lebanese National News Agency (NNA) reported.
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[2026-04-25 00:37 UTC+10:00] [Photography] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: View image in fullscreenPripyat, UkraineA visitor takes a selfie at the abandoned city of Pripyat near Chernobyl. Ukraine will mark the 40th anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster on 26 AprilPhotograph: Sergey Dolzhenko/EPAShareView image in fullscreenOdesa, UkraineA woman walks by a wounded resident near an apartment building hit by a Russian drone strikePhotograph: Nina Liashonok/ReutersShareView image in fullscreenPrague, Czech RepublicA history enthusiast dressed in a second world war US army uniform carries a flag during the Convoy of Liberty paradePhotograph:
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[2026-04-25 00:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: A UK government unit responsible for documenting Israel’s possible war crimes during its genocidal war in Gaza has been shut down amid funding cuts, the Guardian has reported.
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[2026-04-25 00:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Nigeria has inaugurated a military court to try officers accused of involvement in a failed coup attempt, marking a significant step in the government’s response to a plot that authorities say could have ended decades of democratic rule.
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[2026-04-25 00:31 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: 9News
Snippet: Auto news: These are Australia's safest roads.
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[2026-04-25 00:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Cambodian military members participate together with government civil servants in the country’s 70th Independence Day, in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Thursday, Nov. 9, 2023. (AP Photo/Heng Sinith, file)
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[2026-04-25 00:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Falkland islanders voted almost unanimously to stay under British rule in a 2013 referendum. (Reuters: Marcos Brindicci)
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[2026-04-24 23:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) chief Gen. Romeo S. Brawner Jr. on Friday reminded everyone that firing against government troops automatically makes the attacker a “combatant” which legitimizes counter action from soldiers.
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[2026-04-24 23:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: In one eventful week for the Middle East, Saudi Arabia has intensified its engagement with Lebanon through high-level contacts, providing a significant political boost towards efforts to consolidate the ceasefire between Israel and Iran-backed Hezbollah.
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[2026-04-24 23:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: New rules permitting the sale of lethal weapons overseas come as Japan ramps up defence ambitions and seeks to enter the global arms market
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[2026-04-24 23:54 UTC+10:00] [NHK] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: New rules permitting the sale of lethal weapons overseas come as Japan ramps up defence ambitions and seeks to enter the global arms market
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[2026-04-24 23:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi is expected to head to Islamabad Friday night to discuss the next steps in stalled peace negotiations with the U.S., a Pakistani official involved in the matter told MS NOW.
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[2026-04-24 23:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi will be traveling to Islamabad with a delegation of officials, indicating a step towards resuming US-Iran talks to end the war, according to Al Jazeera.
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[2026-04-24 23:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The IDF ordered citizens of Deir Ammar in southern Lebanon to evacuate their village after Hezbollah shot down an Israeli drone on Friday afternoon.
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[2026-04-24 23:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a ceremony commemorating Israel’s Remembrance Day for fallen soldiers, or Yom HaZikaron, at the Military Cemetery on Mount Herzl in Jerusalem, Tuesday April 21, 2026. (Ilia Yefimovich/Pool Photo via AP)
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[2026-04-24 23:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: United States Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Dan Caine provided updates on the US blockade of the Strait of Hormuz and ongoing maritime operations against Iran, in a press conference alongside US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth.
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[2026-04-24 23:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine National Police (PNP) Forensic Group has confirmed through DNA testing the identity of a decomposing cadaver recovered in the hinterlands of Cabalagnan, Hinabangan last March as a high-ranking leader of the New People's Army (NPA).
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[2026-04-24 23:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: If you need evidence of the geopolitical waves caused by the US war with Iran, the fact that they have now reached the shores of this remote archipelago provides it.
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[2026-04-24 23:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Live updates: Follow the latest news on Iran war
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[2026-04-24 23:21 UTC+10:00] [Conflict] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: NICOSIA — European countries need to step up strategically in the Middle East, strike deals with partners across the region and try to bring an end to the Iran war, Cyprus’ foreign minister said Friday.
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[2026-04-24 23:18 UTC+10:00] [Falkland Islands] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Internal email proposes US should reassess support for UK claim to islands because of lack of support for Iran war
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[2026-04-24 23:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: United States Secretary of War Pete Hegseth addressed journalists in a news conference on Friday morning, stating that “ultimately, Iran will not have a nuclear weapon.”
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[2026-04-24 23:13 UTC+10:00] [Nato] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Members will plan how to come to each other’s aid in the event of an attack as Nato faces worst crisis in its history
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[2026-04-24 23:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: Boris Nadezhdin, the anti-war politician who was blocked from running in Russia’s 2024 presidential election, has announced that he is launching a bid for two offices in the lower-house State Duma and the Moscow legislative assembly in races later this year.
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[2026-04-24 23:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: The global gas market has flipped from double-digit growth to a sharp drop in just a month, losing about a fifth of global supply, as the conflict between the US and Iran ripples through energy markets, the International Energy Agency has said.
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[2026-04-24 22:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: On Friday, President Donald Trump extended a temporary waiver of the century-old Jones Act (Merchant Marine Act of 1920) for an additional 90 days. The move allows foreign-flagged vessels to transport fuel, oil, fertilizer, and other essential goods between U.S. ports, aiming to stabilize domestic supply chains and ease price pressures stemming from the ongoing U.S.-Israeli war with Iran and resulting disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz.
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[2026-04-24 22:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Live updates: Follow the latest news on Iran war
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