Topic: War & Conflict — Neutral reports only
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[2026-04-22 20:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Live updatesIran war latest: IRGC navy seizes two vessels in Strait of Hormuz and transports them to Iranian coast
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[2026-04-22 20:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
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[2026-04-22 20:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) navy has seized two vessels for what it described as maritime violations and transferred them to Iranian shores, the semi-official Tasnim news agency reported on Wednesday.
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[2026-04-22 20:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: For DBS CEO Tan Su Shan, the biggest risk keeping her up at night is not just market volatility or geopolitical shocks, but cyberattacks.
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[2026-04-22 20:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: WASHINGTON — Over 400 hospices in Los Angeles have been shut down or cut off as the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) “Fraud War Room” kicks into gear, Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz revealed on “Pod Force One.”
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[2026-04-22 20:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: In this photo provided by the Russian Emergency Ministry Press Service, Russian Emergency Ministry employees work at the side of the damaged multi-storey apartment building hit by a Ukrainian drone in Syzran in Russia’s Samara Region Wednesday, April 22, 2026. (Russian Emergency Ministry Press Service via AP)
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[2026-04-22 19:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Drone strikes in Iraq's northern Kurdistan region wounded three Iranian Kurdish rebels, an exiled opposition group said, blaming the attack on Tehran.
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[2026-04-22 19:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: From tariff turmoil and stock shocks to market meltdowns, the global financial system has never been in such flux.
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[2026-04-22 19:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Drones are displayed at the office of Hsuan Yuan Tech in the Southern Taiwan Science Park in Tainan in December 2024. © Reuters
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[2026-04-22 19:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy waves from behind a glass window after he received the Freedom Medal of the International Four Freedoms Award during a ceremony in Middelburg, Netherlands, Thursday, April 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)
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[2026-04-22 19:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: As Sudan's civil war enters its fourth year, its capital Khartoum is slowly returning to life but the challenges ahead are daunting.
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[2026-04-22 19:47 UTC+10:00] [Baltics] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: The effort is the latest sign President Donald Trump plans to make good on his threats against members not deemed “model allies."
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[2026-04-22 19:45 UTC+10:00] [Crisis] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: BRUSSELS — The European Commission will coordinate with member countries on jet fuel and diesel supplies to fend off a looming shortage, as part of a major package to address the energy crisis caused by the Iran war.
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[2026-04-22 19:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: An Iranian gunboat has fired on a container vessel near the coast of Oman, according to a British maritime monitoring agency, in an incident that occurred hours after United States President Donald Trump said he would extend a ceasefire with Iran.
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[2026-04-22 19:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Nato chief Mark Rutte said the alliance would do "what's necessary to defend" its members including Turkey after intercepting four missiles fired from Iran and headed into Turkish air space over the past weeks.
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[2026-04-22 19:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Two cargo ships were attacked in the strategically vital Strait of Hormuz, authorities said Wednesday, after the U.S. extended the ceasefire and as diplomats seek to bring the U.S. and Iran together for peace talks.
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[2026-04-22 19:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: U.S. Treasury yields were broadly flat on Wednesday after President Donald Trump announced an indefinite extension to the ceasefire with Iran.
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[2026-04-22 19:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: War Secretary Pete Hegseth announced the end of the Pentagon’s long-running flu vaccine mandate for US troops.
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[2026-04-22 19:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: A precarious planting season looms amid suppressed rainfall and soaring fertiliser costs threatening the region’s harvests
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[2026-04-22 19:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: A precarious planting season looms amid suppressed rainfall and soaring fertiliser costs threatening the region’s harvests
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[2026-04-22 18:55 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-04-22 18:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Bond investors are exacting a heavy price from three of Europe's largest economies, which are struggling with a credibility crisis as the Iran conflict thrusts government borrowing back into the spotlight.
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[2026-04-22 18:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: A container ship was attacked near the Oman coast on Wednesday after US President Donald Trump announced the indefinite extension of a ceasefire with Iran, with a naval blockade of the country's ports to remain in place.
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[2026-04-22 18:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: TEHRAN,IRAN — US President Donald Trump extended a ceasefire with Iran to allow more time for talks, claiming the Islamic republic was "collapsing financially" because of the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz.
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[2026-04-22 18:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Iran’s “red lines” on restarting the talks to end the Middle East conflict with the US have changed, a leading expert in Tehran has said.
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[2026-04-22 18:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: ATMs stand at a shopping mall in Bangkok: Thailand's four largest banks lower earnings from lending in the first quarter compared with the previous year. (Photo by Ken Kobayashi)
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[2026-04-22 18:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: As Chinese President Xi Jinping called for the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz this week, the pragmatic approach Beijing has taken to the US-Israel war on Iran was on full display.
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[2026-04-22 18:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: By Courtney Barrett Peters
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[2026-04-22 18:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: The UK inflation rate rose to 3.3% in the year to March, after the US-Israel war with Iran caused the largest jump in petrol and diesel prices in over three years.
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[2026-04-22 18:03 UTC+10:00] [Ukraine] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Member states meet this morning to discuss loan after longstanding disagreement between Kyiv and outgoing Hungarian PM Viktor Orbán
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[2026-04-22 18:00 UTC+10:00] [Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Members of Rafi’ Nia synagogue braved airstrikes to celebrate Passover hours before it was destroyed
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[2026-04-22 18:00 UTC+10:00] [Business / Consumer affairs] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Age
Snippet: The fallout across industries from the Iran war has now hit condoms.
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[2026-04-22 17:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Moncler shares struggled on Wednesday, despite posting quarterly results that beat earnings expectations on Tuesday.
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[2026-04-22 17:56 UTC+10:00] [Consumer affairs] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Farmers have been calling for higher prices for weeks, amid soaring diesel and fertiliser costs and limited supply
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[2026-04-22 17:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Donald Trump has announced the extension of a fragile ceasefire with Iran, citing a request from Pakistan and saying he is awaiting what he called a “unified proposal” from Tehran.
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[2026-04-22 17:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Representatives of Saudi Arabia and Yemen's Houthi rebels held meetings in Amman under the UN's Military Co-ordination Committee framework, the UN special envoy's office said in a statement on Tuesday.
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[2026-04-22 17:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The New York Times
Snippet: Tehran11:35 a.m. April 22
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[2026-04-22 17:30 UTC+10:00] [World / North America] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Washington: Donald Trump extended the ceasefire in Iran indefinitely amid an impasse over his blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, in a move that ostensibly delays the resumption of fighting but leaves a potential resolution of the war in limbo.
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[2026-04-22 17:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: A container ship sailing 15 nautical miles northeast of Oman was fired upon by an IRGC gunboat, sustaining significant damage to its bridge but leaving all crew members unharmed, the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations reported Wednesday.
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[2026-04-22 17:09 UTC+10:00] [Opinion] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-04-22 17:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Prices are shown on a board at a gas station in London, England, Monday, March 30, 2026. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung, File)
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[2026-04-22 17:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — The Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB) on Wednesday said that the fuel surcharge for passenger and cargo flights would climb to Level 19 for April 16-30, 2026 from Level 8 in April 1-15, as the war in the Middle East continued to affect fuel prices.
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[2026-04-22 17:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 22 (Yonhap-Joint Press Corps) -- LIG Defense & Aerospace, a South Korean precision-guided weapons maker, has clinched a deal to export the "Haegung" surface-to-air missile system to Malaysia, marking its first export deal of the weapon, officials said Wednesday.
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[2026-04-22 16:55 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: 9News
Snippet: Property News: Australia's most popular suburbs in every capital city.
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[2026-04-22 16:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: One person was killed and two others injured in an Israeli drone strike in the western Bekaa Valley of Lebanon, according to the National News Agency.
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[2026-04-22 16:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 22 (Yonhap) -- Veterans and bereaved families from four Commonwealth countries will visit South Korea this week to mark the 75th anniversary of a key battle during the 1950-53 Korean War, the veterans ministry said Wednesday.
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[2026-04-22 16:38 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-04-22 16:19 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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[2026-04-22 16:12 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Since 2017, I have covered South Korea’s political and economic landscape as a reporter, with a focus on foreign affairs, inter-Korean relations and security.As a foreign affairs reporter, I closely follow developments from the Ministry of Unification, the Foreign Ministry and the Defense Ministry, tracking shifts in diplomacy, military policy and North Korea’s evolving posture.
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[2026-04-22 16:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: U.K. inflation jumped to 3.3% in March as the Iran war sparked a sharp increase in fuel prices, preliminary data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) showed Wednesday.
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