Topic: War & Conflict — Neutral reports only
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[2026-04-23 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Equity markets in the Gulf region have recovered most of the war-driven losses as investors shake off jitters, believing the worst of the Iran war is behind them.
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[2026-04-23 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Ambassadors for Lebanon and Israel are set to meet in Washington on Thursday for a second round of US-brokered talks aimed at extending the current ceasefire and tackling disputes along the neighbouring countries' border.
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[2026-04-23 12:52 UTC+10:00] [Latest Stories] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Inquirer
Snippet: CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY — Authorities arrested 20 Chinese nationals in the Davao region on Wednesday, uncovering an alleged illegal mining and smuggling network that yielded explosives and uniforms of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA).
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[2026-04-23 12:52 UTC+10:00] [National disability insurance scheme] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Minister tells Guardian Australia despite substantial changes to disability scheme, it will remain one of best support services ‘anywhere in the world’
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[2026-04-23 12:51 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: WASHINGTON (Reuters) -US Navy Secretary John Phelan has been fired, a US official and a person familiar with the matter said on Wednesday, in another wartime shakeup at the Pentagon coming just weeks after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ousted the Army's top general.
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[2026-04-23 12:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 23 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks rose Thursday, led by gains in large-cap technology shares, as investors focused on corporate earnings following the United States' indefinite extension of its ceasefire in the conflict with Iran.
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[2026-04-23 12:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Protesters hold signs during a rally in front of the Department of Migrant Workers headquarters in Mandaluyong City, the Philippines, on March 30, calling for the protection of Philippine migrant workers in the Middle East amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran. © Reuters
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[2026-04-23 12:37 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: LONDON (Reuters) -- Companies from consumer goods to travel and mining warned Wednesday that the US-Israeli war with Iran is driving up costs, disrupting supply chains and hurting consumer confidence, clouding financial outlooks.
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[2026-04-23 12:01 UTC+10:00] [Business / Markets] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: April 23, 2026 — 12:01pm
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[2026-04-23 12:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: An Abu Dhabi mental health hotline has provided a critical support network to residents grappling with the challenges of the Iran war.
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[2026-04-23 12:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Live updates: Follow the latest news on Iran war
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[2026-04-23 12:00 UTC+10:00] [Crisis] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: LONDON — Keir Starmer has wrecked his relationship with thousands of civil servants working at the heart of the British state and faces a campaign from some who want see him ousted.
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[2026-04-23 12:00 UTC+10:00] [Americas] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: When the EU was formed in the shadow of World War II, it was built for economic integration, not hard power — its security outsourced to the U.S., and its politics and institutions set up for consensus.
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[2026-04-23 12:00 UTC+10:00] [Beyond the Bubble] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: Elisabeth Braw is a senior fellow at the Atlantic Council, author of the award-winning “Goodbye Globalization” and a regular columnist for POLITICO. Her new book, “The Undersea War,” is out later this year.
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[2026-04-23 11:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: The German company that owns Lufthansa Airlines and other European carriers said Tuesday that it would cut 20,000 short-haul flights through October as the Iran war drives up oil prices and deepens worries that some countries may run low on jet fuel.
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[2026-04-23 11:51 UTC+10:00] [News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Michael West Media
Snippet: April 23, 2026 11:51 | News
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[2026-04-23 11:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The Israeli army has continued demolitions in Lebanese towns and cities, destroying 428 housing units south of the country over the past three days.
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[2026-04-23 11:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Last month's Iranian drone strike on Prince Sultan Air Base in Saudi Arabia appears to have inflicted a costly toll on U.S. forces in the region. The attack destroyed a U.S. Air Force E-3 Sentry Airborne Warning and Control System aircraft and damaged multiple KC-135 refueling tankers, highlighting a major gap in U.S.
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[2026-04-23 11:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Prices per container for shipments from India to the U.S. and Europe have nearly doubled, reaching up to $4,000 in many cases, according to one shipbroker. © AP
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[2026-04-23 11:35 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: North Korea and Russia are dramatically expanding high-level exchanges, with three Russian ministers visiting the North at the same time, as they mark the first anniversary of the recapture of the Kursk region next week amid Moscow's war with Ukraine, according to Pyongyang's state media Thursday.
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[2026-04-23 11:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Defence and National Security
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[2026-04-23 11:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam accused Israel of war crimes in an X/Twitter post early Thursday morning, claiming that the IDF had targeted journalists in southern Lebanon.
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[2026-04-23 11:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: United States Senator Lindsey Graham said in a post on X/Twitter on Wednesday that he had discussed details of the Iran conflict with President Donald Trump and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth in a phone call earlier on Wednesday.
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[2026-04-23 11:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Voters for US President Donald Trump are saying that Pope Leo is intruding on the president’s right to use military force against Iran, according to a report by NBC News.
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[2026-04-23 11:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Taken from CNBC’s Daily Open, our international markets newsletter — Subscribe today
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[2026-04-23 11:26 UTC+10:00] [COMMENTARY] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: For years, climate campaigners have claimed that our food supply is under grave threat from climate change caused by excessive fossil fuel use. Ironically, the war in the Middle East is highlighting that the much bigger food challenge for the world is not having enough access to fossil fuels.
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[2026-04-23 11:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON, D.C. — US Secretary of the Navy John Phelan will leave office "immediately," the Pentagon announced Wednesday, without providing an explanation for the sudden exit.
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[2026-04-23 11:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 23 (Yonhap) -- North Korea and Russia are dramatically expanding high-level exchanges, with three Russian ministers visiting the North at the same time, as they mark the first anniversary of the recapture of the Kursk region next week amid Moscow's war with Ukraine, according to Pyongyang's state media Thursday.
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[2026-04-23 11:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The Thai hotel sector is seeing fewer European visitors as the conflict disrupts long-haul travel routes
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[2026-04-23 11:08 UTC+10:00] [Thailand] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The Thai hotel sector is seeing fewer European visitors as the conflict disrupts long-haul travel routes
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[2026-04-23 11:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Quasi-military schools accused of using ‘physical and sexual’ abuse to punish teenagers, leading to calls for better supervision
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[2026-04-23 11:00 UTC+10:00] [China] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Quasi-military schools accused of using ‘physical and sexual’ abuse to punish teenagers, leading to calls for better supervision
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[2026-04-23 10:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: US leader sees ‘no time pressure’ on ceasefire while Iranian president says blockade, threats are ‘main obstacles to genuine negotiations’
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[2026-04-23 10:48 UTC+10:00] [Donald Trump] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: US leader sees ‘no time pressure’ on ceasefire while Iranian president says blockade, threats are ‘main obstacles to genuine negotiations’
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[2026-04-23 10:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Optimism surrounding the Iran war and the global tech rally sent the Nikkei Stock Average to a historic intraday high on April 23. (Photo by Hazumu Urushiyama)
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[2026-04-23 10:39 UTC+10:00] [Ukraine] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Drones minimise Russian manpower advantage on battlefield, says foreign minister; Moscow shies from Turkey push for Zelenskyy-Putin talks. What we know on day 1,520
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[2026-04-23 10:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: ADDS more details in paras 2-3, 6-14)
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[2026-04-23 10:28 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korean stocks opened at a record high Thursday, with the benchmark index approaching the 6,500-point level, driven by large-cap tech gains and the United States' indefinite extension of its ceasefire in the conflict with Iran.
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[2026-04-23 10:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: In a terse, one-paragraph statement released this afternoon, the Pentagon announced the immediate departure of Secretary of the Navy John C. Phelan, effective immediately.
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[2026-04-23 10:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 23 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks opened at a record high Thursday, with the benchmark index approaching the 6,500-point level, driven by large-cap tech gains and the United States' indefinite extension of its ceasefire in the conflict with Iran.
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[2026-04-23 10:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Lebanon’s Prime Minister has slammed Israel’s targeting of journalists, describing them as a systematic pattern of attacks in southern Lebanon.
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[2026-04-23 10:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: After more than a month of conflict, a fragile ceasefire has allowed people in Tehran to begin assessing the scale of destruction, according to a new Bloomberg report.
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[2026-04-23 10:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The Cambodian public is maintaining a boycott of Thai businesses even if the country’s economy is reeling from the global fuel crisis
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[2026-04-23 10:00 UTC+10:00] [Thai] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The Cambodian public is maintaining a boycott of Thai businesses even if the country’s economy is reeling from the global fuel crisis
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[2026-04-23 10:00 UTC+10:00] [Australia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: SBS News
Snippet: Energy Minister Chris Bowen said the government was doing everything it could to lock in fuel supply. Source: Getty / SOPA Images
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[2026-04-23 09:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Asia-Pacific markets were set to open higher Thursday, tracking U.S. stocks, which rose overnight after President Donald Trump's extension of the Iran ceasefire helped to buoy investor sentiment, while upbeat earnings reports also lifted sentiment.
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[2026-04-23 09:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The White House has reportedly drawn up a NATO “naughty and nice” list, sorting member states into tiers as it considers how to reward countries that backed the US war against Iran and punish those that did not.
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[2026-04-23 09:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Pages from the Anthropic website and the company’s logo are displayed on a computer screen in New York on Feb. 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Patrick Sison, File)
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[2026-04-23 09:44 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 90]
Source: 9News
Snippet: Auto news: Will Australians spend over $100,000 on a Chinese car?
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[2026-04-23 09:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: US Navy Secretary John Phelan is leaving the Trump administration, the Pentagon announced on Wednesday.
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