Topic: War & Conflict — Neutral reports only
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[2026-04-24 16:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Ukraine has hailed the long awaited approval and release of a whopping a €90 billion loan by the European Union, which belatedly happened Thursday after months of negotiations.
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[2026-04-24 16:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: An internal Pentagon email has provided options for the US to punish NATO allies it believes failed to support Washington operations carried out in Iran, Reuters reported.
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[2026-04-24 16:37 UTC+10:00] [Australian security and counter-terrorism] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Message on Telegram account has sparked alarm among diaspora groups, with one calling for the embassy to be closed
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[2026-04-24 16:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Organised by Razom for Ukraine and the American Coalition for Ukraine, a display on the National Mall near Capitol Hill featured 20,000 stuffed teddy bears attached to a fence to represent Ukrainian children deported or forcibly transferred to Russia since the 2022 invasion. The installation highlights the scale of the issue, with Ukrainian authorities and estimates verified by the United Nations putting the number of affected minors at more than 19,000, and calls for stronger international action, including sanctions and
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[2026-04-24 16:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Futures data pointed to a broadly negative open in Europe on Friday, as uncertainty over U.S.-Iran peace talks weighed on investor sentiment.
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[2026-04-24 16:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: US President Donald Trump says Prince Harry "is not speaking for the UK" after the Duke of Sussex called for "American leadership" to help resolve the conflict in Ukraine.
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[2026-04-24 16:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: When US President Donald Trump announced an extension of the ceasefire with Iran on Wednesday, he did not provide a deadline for the resumption of talks, simply saying the US would continue its near-one-week blockade on Tehran and wait for Iran’s “proposal” for further talks.
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[2026-04-24 16:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: London-listed equities have extended their outperformance versus the U.S. into 2026 after a stellar 2025 – but cracks are beginning to show as the war in Iran drags on.
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[2026-04-24 16:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: A torchlit procession from Republic Square to the Tsitsernakaberd Memorial paid tribute to an estimated 1.5 million Armenians killed in 1915 under the Ottoman Empire. The commemoration remains central to national identity and continues to shape relations with Turkey, which rejects the genocide label despite recognition by more than two dozen countries, including the United Kingdom, France and Germany.
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[2026-04-24 16:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: French air force crews and their Rafale fighter jets are starting a 4-month mission in Lithuania for NATO, helping to police the military alliance’s skies. The air crews have already been busy, scrambled multiple times by NATO commanders to intercept Russian bombers, fighters and other planes that neared the alliance’s airspace.
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[2026-04-24 16:01 UTC+10:00] [Sport / Soccer] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Civil war has erupted at two-time Australian soccer champions Sydney Olympic, with their main financial backer attempting to sue the anonymous administrator of a Facebook account for defamation, and a group of former players and supporters pledging to take the club to court to overturn a constitutional amendment which they say has effectively turned a members’ club into a private entity.
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[2026-04-24 16:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Traffic is back, schools have reopened and general confidence is returning to society across the country.
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[2026-04-24 15:54 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: I’m a staff reporter for The Korea Herald, covering national security and foreign policy across the Defense, Foreign and Unification Ministries, as well as the National Assembly. Before entering journalism, I served as an Air Force lieutenant, working as an interpreter and junior planner at the ROK–US Combined Forces Command.
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[2026-04-24 15:38 UTC+10:00] [US and Israeli Attack on Iran (2026)] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The New York Times
Snippet: Iran’s soccer team would be allowed to enter the United States to play in the World Cup this summer, but the Trump administration would deny entry to Iranians with ties to the country’s military, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Thursday.
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[2026-04-24 15:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: US military officials have begun planning strikes on Iranian infrastructure and capabilities in the Strait of Hormuz should the ceasefire collapse, CNN reported on Thursday night, citing multiple sources familiar with the matter.
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[2026-04-24 15:30 UTC+10:00] [Indonesia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: From Hong Kong’s triple baby bonus scheme to President Xi Jinping’s Strait of Hormuz call, here are highlights from SCMP’s recent reporting
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[2026-04-24 15:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: From Hong Kong’s triple baby bonus scheme to President Xi Jinping’s Strait of Hormuz call, here are highlights from SCMP’s recent reporting
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[2026-04-24 15:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 24 (Yonhap) -- The chief of the state arms procurement agency on Friday pledged to advance arms industry cooperation with British Commonwealth nations, underscoring the courage of Commonwealth troops that fought alongside South Korean soldiers during the 1950-53 Korean War.
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[2026-04-24 15:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: HANOI, April 24 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Jae Myung's state visits to India and Vietnam this week highlighted South Korea's growing focus on securing energy supplies and strengthening raw material supply chains as global markets face mounting uncertainty from the conflict in the Middle East.
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[2026-04-24 15:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Cargo containers are stacked on a cargo ship moving through the Panama Canal, at sunrise in Panama City, Wednesday, March 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)
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[2026-04-24 15:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: In today’s episode of Trending Middle East, the ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon is to be extended by three weeks as talks in Washington show signs of progress.
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[2026-04-24 15:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: For now, little appears capable of altering Israeli voting intentions. Neither the way the war with Iran and Hezbollah came to an end, nor the events surrounding Remembrance Day and the 78th Independence Day celebrations, have significantly moved public opinion. Most voters remain firmly in place, with only minor fluctuations occurring within the blocs themselves.
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[2026-04-24 14:52 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: US president claims ‘total control’ of strait of Hormuz despite Iranian seizure of two ships and report warning it could take months to clear waterway of mines
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[2026-04-24 14:52 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Yoon tried to provoke N. Korea to create pretext for martial law, exposed military secrets in drone crash, special counsel finds
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[2026-04-24 14:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: President Donald Trump announced Thursday that a temporary ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon has been extended by three weeks, even as a timeline for a full peace deal to end the Iran war has yet to be laid out.
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[2026-04-24 14:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: ENID, Okla. (AP) — A powerful tornado in Oklahoma on Thursday ripped roofs off buildings, knocked down power poles and sent emergency crews rushing into a rural community near Vance Air Force Base, officials said.
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[2026-04-24 14:21 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Tesla chief executive Elon Musk and Sam Altman, CEO of ChatGPT-maker OpenAI, are scheduled to face off in court next week in a case brought by Musk that claims Altman and others enriched themselves by allegedly betraying the artificial intelligence company’s founding mission.
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[2026-04-24 14:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: The Iran war poses new risks for Bahrain's deteriorating fiscal position, where warning lights were already flashing red before the regional conflict broke out.
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[2026-04-24 14:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: A US Army Green Beret has been arrested on charges that he used classified information from the operation to capture Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro to place high-stakes bets on prediction markets already rocked by billions of dollars in suspiciously timed wagers during the US-Israeli war on Iran.
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[2026-04-24 13:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israel’s ambassador to the UN said that the ceasefire situation with Lebanon was "not 100 percent" following US President Donald Trump's announcement of a three-week extension.
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[2026-04-24 13:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 24 (Yonhap) -- A special counsel team on Friday demanded a 30-year prison term for former President Yoon Suk Yeol on charges of benefiting the enemy for allegedly ordering the dispatch of military drones over Pyongyang in 2024.
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[2026-04-24 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The ads, some of which experts say were linked to China, aimed to get unsuspecting Filipino defence specialists to give up key information
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[2026-04-24 13:00 UTC+10:00] [Newsbytes.ph] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The ads, some of which experts say were linked to China, aimed to get unsuspecting Filipino defence specialists to give up key information
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[2026-04-24 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: In less than a week, it will have been two months since the start of the Iran war, after the US and Israel attacked Tehran and Iran responded with attacks on at least eight countries. In addition to the death and injury of many civilians in Iran and elsewhere in the region, this war has set off a chain reaction that threatens to upend the world’s economy.
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[2026-04-24 12:54 UTC+10:00] [Military] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-04-24 12:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: TEHRAN, Iran — President Donald Trump said Thursday the United States is in no rush to end the war with Iran but "the clock is ticking" for the Islamic republic, as a third American aircraft carrier arrived in the Middle East.
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[2026-04-24 12:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Exiled from Russia for defending Ukraine, a rising director expected freedom when he fled for the Big Apple – but instead found crippling censorship eerily similar to life under the eye of the Kremlin.
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[2026-04-24 12:04 UTC+10:00] [EU Confidential] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: Stories driving the day in Brussels and beyond.
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[2026-04-24 12:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Iran is not seeking war, but it is ready to keep fighting, Tehran’s ambassador to Moscow, Kazem Jalali, said in an exclusive interview with RT, arguing that the Islamic Republic has never been the side to abandon diplomacy despite repeated stabs in the back.
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[2026-04-24 12:00 UTC+10:00] [Australian politics] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Before his trip to Papua New Guinea for Anzac Day commemorations, the minister for veterans’ affairs and defence personnel, Matt Keogh, speaks with political editor Tom McIlroy.
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[2026-04-24 11:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The war in Iran has significantly depleted a huge portion of the US military's global ammunition stockpile, according to a report published by The New York Times.
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[2026-04-24 11:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Oil prices rose Friday as the Middle East conflict continues to stoke energy worries, with both the U.S. and Iran seizing ships as the Strait of Hormuz stays shut.
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[2026-04-24 11:50 UTC+10:00] [Australia news] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: It’s been almost two months since the US and Israel launched a war on Iran, unleashing violence across the region and chaos in the global economy. But one of the strange and definitely unintended consequences of this war has been a renewed focus on green energy. Jo Tovey sits down with Gabrielle Jackson and Adam Morton to discuss whether this crisis will energise or end the renewables revolution
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[2026-04-24 11:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: A McKinsey survey of 50 global investors in March found that private markets accounted for nearly 73% of the alternative investments by Middle Eastern funds in India. (Nikkei montage/Source photos by Evolvence Group, KAAF Investments and the Olayan Group's websites)
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[2026-04-24 11:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Hamas is significantly recovering its capabilities under the cover of the ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, N12 News reported on Wednesday, citing an intelligence document.
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[2026-04-24 11:36 UTC+10:00] [World / Europe] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
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[2026-04-24 11:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON, D.C. — Israel and Lebanon on Thursday extended a shaky ceasefire by three weeks, President Donald Trump announced Thursday, as he voiced hope for a historic three-way meeting soon and a potential peace deal.
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[2026-04-24 11:00 UTC+10:00] [Editors' Pick] [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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[2026-04-24 11:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [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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[2026-04-24 10:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 24 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and Australia will begin a monthlong project next week to excavate the remains of an Australian soldier who went missing while fighting during the 1950-53 Korean War, Seoul's defense ministry said Friday.
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