Topic: War & Conflict — Neutral reports only
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[2026-09-18 04:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Donald Tusk says there is a "real risk" that Moscow's drones could fall in NATO territory. (Reuters)
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[2026-09-18 04:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The Israeli military has carried out a “massive explosion” in Aita al-Shaab village in the Nabatieh governorate in southern Lebanon, the country's National News Agency reported on Thursday.
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[2026-09-18 04:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Secretary of State Marco Rubio stands with Costa Rica’s Foreign Minister Manuel Tovar Rivera, not shown, at the State Department, Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
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[2026-09-18 04:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Fighting between the Houthis and Yemeni government forces and their Saudi backers has killed 63 people in the last 24 hours, AFP reported on Thursday, citing military sources from both sides.
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[2026-09-18 04:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: The leaders of France, Lebanon and Jordan convened in Paris to drum up international support for the Lebanese army.
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[2026-09-18 04:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: China is using its top supplier position in yttrium, a silvery metal used in heat-resistant ceramic coatings for jet engines and power turbine blades, as well as in electronics and optics, to pressure the Trump administration. Disrupted shipments expose another critical material dependency that gives Beijing leverage over Washington as resource wars continue to play out.
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[2026-09-18 03:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-09-18 03:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-09-18 03:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Typically, the Israel Navy signs new recruits to join the naval command course from the start of their IDF service.
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[2026-09-18 03:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Nato chief Mark Rutte has said he is confident the UK government understands the need for a "credible path" to increase defence spending.
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[2026-09-18 03:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The IDF Manpower Directorate chief, Maj.-Gen. Dado Bar Kalifa released Lt.-Col. "A" from military service, the military confirmed on Thursday.
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[2026-09-18 03:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: UN mission says US may have committed war crimes in Iran, accuses Tehran of crimes against humanity
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[2026-09-18 02:56 UTC+10:00] [Air Force One] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The US president has threatened to tear down the famed arts venue because he has been blocked from renaming it after himself
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[2026-09-18 02:46 UTC+10:00] [Cooperation] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: The global response to the Russia sanctions bill the U.S. Congress approved late Wednesday has been swift and defiant, with Moscow warning it would prolong its war on Ukraine, India vowing to protect its interests, and Beijing pushing back against what it called illegal “long-arm jurisdiction.”
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[2026-09-18 02:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Inside a beauty salon in northern Sudan, intricate crimson patterns are being painted onto a bride's hands — preserving a centuries-old tradition under growing threat.
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[2026-09-18 01:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Ever since the outbreak of war with Iran earlier this year, motorists have been warily eyeing prices at the pump. While unleaded gas prices have largely avoided historic highs, the same can't be said for diesel fuel, which hit an all-time high of $6.31 per gallon on Wednesday.
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[2026-09-18 01:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The Yemeni government’s army said on Thursday that it targeted Houthi supplies and military positions in Taiz and Mocha in southwestern Yemen.
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[2026-09-18 01:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Dozens of far-right Israelis gathered outside NAZA filmmaker Rachel Szor's family home on Wednesday, demanding she be hanged over her documentary on war crimes Israel committed during its genocidal war on Gaza.
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[2026-09-18 01:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The US House of Representatives passed a Russia sanctions bill on Wednesday intended to pressure the Kremlin to end the war in Ukraine.
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[2026-09-18 01:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The US helped evacuate 9,000 US citizens in the first months of the war with Iran. In addition, Iran carried out 600 attacks in Iraq, either directly from Iran or using proxies.
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[2026-09-18 01:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Pakistan’s defence minister has said the time has come to implement the Mecca defence agreement with Saudi Arabia and Turkey as Houthi attacks on the kingdom intensify.
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[2026-09-18 01:13 UTC+10:00] [Air Force One] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: US president will personally greet Chinese counterpart on the tarmac at Joint Base Andrews in Washington when Xi lands next Wednesday
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[2026-09-18 01:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-09-18 01:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: A UN fact-finding mission has found reasonable grounds to believe the US committed war crimes by carrying out indiscriminate strikes on civilian targets in Iran, according to a new report.
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[2026-09-18 01:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: At least 156 people, including 120 children, were killed in February's strike on the primary school in Minab
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[2026-09-18 01:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said on Thursday that Serbia had opened a factory to assemble advanced Israeli-made drones, which will supply the Serbian military and armed forces in other countries.
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[2026-09-18 01:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-09-18 00:47 UTC+10:00] [Conflict] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: DUBLIN — A bare-knuckled attack on one of Ireland’s best-known politicians has the country questioning how much longer its leaders can go about their business without security.
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[2026-09-18 00:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Pakistan has said it is ready to implement its defence agreement with Saudi Arabia and Turkey, amid recent Houthi attacks.
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[2026-09-18 00:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The Houthis pose a threat to the region, and they have demonstrated their capabilities through their recent offensive along the Red Sea. A new report by Conflict Armament Research examines the sources of their weapons and highlights their continued close ties to Iran.
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[2026-09-18 00:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: One person was killed and two others injured by debris from a drone launched by Yemen's Houthis that fell on Taif governorate, Saudi Arabia, after it had been intercepted and destroyed, Saudi Civil Defence said.
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[2026-09-18 00:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Iran’s missiles and drones have downed dozens of US aircraft, damaged or destroyed hundreds of the United States’ buildings at its bases in the Middle East, and drained its inventories of military equipment worth billions of dollars, the Pentagon conceded earlier this week.
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[2026-09-18 00:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: By Eva Bartlett, an American/Canadian journalist who has spent years on the ground covering conflict zones in the Middle East, Venezuela and the Donbass, recipient of the 2017 International Journalism Award for International Reporting, granted by the Mexican Journalists’ Press Club and first recipient of the Serena Shim Award for Uncompromised Integrity in Journalism.
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[2026-09-18 00:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: By Eva Bartlett, an American/Canadian journalist who has spent years on the ground covering conflict zones in the Middle East, Venezuela and the Donbass, recipient of the 2017 International Journalism Award for International Reporting, granted by the Mexican Journalists’ Press Club and first recipient of the Serena Shim Award for Uncompromised Integrity in Journalism.
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[2026-09-18 00:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Two sides have been discussing ways to improve communication channels, according to sources familiar with the talks
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[2026-09-18 00:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Two sides have been discussing ways to improve communication channels, according to sources familiar with the talks
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[2026-09-17 23:40 UTC+10:00] [Islamic State] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Mohammad Sharifullah, 28, was convicted of aiding the terrorist group that took credit for the suicide bombing
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[2026-09-17 23:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Islamabad, Pakistan — More than 16 months after India and Pakistan fought a four-day air war, firing missiles and drones at each other, the South Asian neighbours came the closest since then to a military face-off — this time in the Arabian Sea.
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[2026-09-17 23:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Israel has nearly tripled the size of its plan to build thousands of houses in an area that has become one of the most contentious issues in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
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[2026-09-17 23:00 UTC+10:00] [Canada] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Trump himself has acknowledged the US need for Canadian aluminum – and has largely exempted metals from new tariffs
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[2026-09-17 22:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Saudi Arabia has turned to regional and global players for help defending its airspace against attacks from Yemen’s Houthi rebels after its main security provider, the US, declined to step in, The Associated Press has reported, citing regional officials. Riyadh is running low on missile interceptors, according to the outlet.
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[2026-09-17 22:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: China has privately asked Tehran to help rein in Yemen's Houthis after an appeal to Beijing by Saudi Arabia following the Iran-backed group's military blitz in the past week, according to three Iranian sources familiar with the matter.
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[2026-09-17 22:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has welcomed the European Union's ambition for Canada to become its first "associate member", calling for closer cooperation on defence, critical minerals and energy security.
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[2026-09-17 22:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: UN investigators also said Tehran had ramped up the use of ‘repressive laws’ and ‘lethal force’ to quell protests over rising living costs
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[2026-09-17 22:16 UTC+10:00] [United Nations] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: UN investigators also said Tehran had ramped up the use of ‘repressive laws’ and ‘lethal force’ to quell protests over rising living costs
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[2026-09-17 21:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: UN Human rights experts have confirmed following a fact-finding mission that they have "reasonable grounds" to believe that the US attacks on an Iranian school and a sports facility in February are tantamount to war crimes.
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[2026-09-17 21:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Unrest, Conflict and War
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[2026-09-17 21:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Russia and Ukraine exchanged the bodies of their war dead on Thursday, with Moscow handing over 252 corpses and receiving 23 bodies in the swap at the Belarusian-Ukrainian border, Belarusian state news agency BELTA reported.
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[2026-09-17 21:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The Lebanese Parliament renewed confidence in Prime Minister Nawaf Salam’s government on Wednesday, with 68 lawmakers voting in favor despite some Hezbollah lawmakers withdrawing from the session and heated exchanges involving other members of the Shiite bloc, according to official statements and recordings of the session.
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[2026-09-17 21:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: FILE -Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic speaks during a press conference at the Serbia Palace in Belgrade, Serbia, Saturday, Aug. 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic, File)
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