Topic: War & Conflict — Neutral reports only
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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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[2026-04-22 16:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: US President Donald Trump's administration has halted US dollar shipments to Iraq and frozen security cooperation programs with its military, as it presses Baghdad to dismantle Iranian-backed militias operating in the country, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday, citing Iraqi and US officials.
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[2026-04-22 16:02 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 16:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity.news,
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[2026-04-22 15:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran has executed a senior civil defence official convicted of spying for Mossad, according to Mizan News Agency.
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[2026-04-22 15:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: UPDATES photo)
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[2026-04-22 15:43 UTC+10:00] [World / Europe] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: When Poland sought a US military base in 2018, it pitched the idea as Fort Trump.
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[2026-04-22 15:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Capital Group Chief Executive Mike Gitlin wants Gen-Z investors recoiling from war-driven commodity trades to start thinking long-term, as the asset management industry races to win over a generation with fundamentally different rules of investing.
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[2026-04-22 15:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: When the United States and Israel attacked Iran on February 28, Iran retaliated with attacks that effectively closed the Strait of Hormuz. Oil prices spiked worldwide – and the importance of the strait became clear.
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[2026-04-22 15:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: The hammer has come down on a group of Finnish Air Force trainee pilots who deviated from their flight patterns to draw two giant penises in the sky.
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[2026-04-22 15:34 UTC+10:00] [Middle East] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-04-22 15:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: At the centre of the major town intersection, Dorrigo's marble soldier guards a special place in local hearts. (Supplied: Bellingen Shire Council)
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[2026-04-22 15:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: President Donald Trump says he is extending the ceasefire with Iran at Pakistan’s request while awaiting a “unified proposal” from Tehran, even as the U.S. military maintains its blockade of Iranian ports.
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[2026-04-22 15:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Iran sets conditions as ceasefire extended, tensions persist
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[2026-04-22 15:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: In today’s episode of Trending Middle East, the US extends its ceasefire with Iran while maintaining the naval blockade of Iranian ports. The announcement comes as Tehran accuses Washington of breaching the truce and signals it will defend its interests.
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[2026-04-22 15:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: LONDON — European stocks are expected to open in negative territory on Wednesday as traders assess the Iran ceasefire extension and the prospect of further peace talks.
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[2026-04-22 15:18 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Hanwha Aerospace said Wednesday it had signed an agreement with US defense company Northrop Grumman to jointly develop a long-range missile system, marking the South Korean company’s latest push into the US defense market.
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[2026-04-22 15:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A baker hangs bread in an Iranian bakery in Istanbul on Tuesday, April 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)
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[2026-04-22 15:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The Pentagon said the United States is reviewing its military presence in the Middle East following strikes by Iran during a roughly 40-day conflict.
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[2026-04-22 15:00 UTC+10:00] [Opinion] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-04-22 14:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: More than a dozen Democratic lawmakers voiced support for US Representative Yassamin Ansari after threats and doxxing following her criticism of the war with Iran.
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[2026-04-22 14:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: British broadcaster Piers Morgan says that the claim that the Israeli military is the “most moral army in the world” is increasingly difficult to accept, especially as more evidence of atrocities committed by Israeli soldiers in Gaza and Lebanon becomes apparent.
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[2026-04-22 14:26 UTC+10:00] [Breaking News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Tuesday began as a frantic day of diplomacy in Washington, with Air Force Two ready to fly Vice President JD Vance to Islamabad for another round of peace talks between the US and Iran.
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[2026-04-22 14:13 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: US Treasury secretary Scott Bessent says Iran’s Kharg Island storage facilities will be full and their ‘fragile’ oil wells shut in mere days because of the blockade
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[2026-04-22 14:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: U.S. President Donald Trump, left, and Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi have traded blame on social media for stalled ceasefire talks. (Source photos by Reuters)
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[2026-04-22 14:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: U.S. President Donald Trump, left, and Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi have traded blame on social media for stalled ceasefire talks. (Source photos by Reuters)
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[2026-04-22 14:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Plush toys are displayed at a Camp store in New York. Camp, Nov. 21, 2019. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)
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[2026-04-22 14:06 UTC+10:00] [Military] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-04-22 14:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides gestures as he speaks during an Associated Press interview ahead of this week’s major EU-Middle East summit, at the presidential palace in the capital Nicosia, Cyprus, Tuesday, April 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)
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[2026-04-22 14:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: National Guard troops patrol the Teotihuacan pyramids, which remained closed a day after a gunman opened fire on tourists at the archaeological site outside Mexico City, Tuesday, April 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte)
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[2026-04-22 14:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Caught between Washington and Tehran, Riyadh may shift towards self-reliance and diversifying partnerships, observers note
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[2026-04-22 14:00 UTC+10:00] [Jeddah] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Caught between Washington and Tehran, Riyadh may shift towards self-reliance and diversifying partnerships, observers note
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[2026-04-22 14:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: The global energy crisis is not only the result of recent geopolitical shocks from the Iran war. It reflects how the system itself was built with known vulnerabilities.
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[2026-04-22 13:56 UTC+10:00] [Philippine News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: The International Criminal Court‘s appeals chamber is set to issue its ruling on Wednesday, April 22 (5 pm Philippine time) on whether it has jurisdiction over crimes against humanity cases tied to former president Rodrigo Duterte.
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[2026-04-22 13:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: The boss of the world's biggest condom maker, Karex, says the firm will raise its prices by up to 30% or possibly more if the Iran war continues to disrupt supplies of the raw materials used in its products.
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[2026-04-22 13:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Cars wait to enter Fort Bliss, Texas, Sept. 9, 2014. (AP Photo/Juan Carlos Llorca, File)
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[2026-04-22 13:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines – Over 50, 000 beneficiaries under the National Home Mortgage Finance Corporation (NHMFC) stand to enjoy the three-month moratorium it set on housing payments to help mitigate the impact of the Middle East war.
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[2026-04-22 13:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Should a war break out between China and the U.S. in the Pacific, "what you are seeing in the Strait of Hormuz will be a dry run," Singapore Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan said Wednesday.
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[2026-04-22 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: It is almost three centuries since seminal Scottish economist Adam Smith introduced his concept of an "invisible hand". In Smith’s view, this metaphor described how individuals pursuing their own self-interest unintentionally led to balanced, competitive and functioning markets. That is the principle that drives much of the world's modern economy.
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[2026-04-22 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: The downstream consequences from the Hormuz closure are popping up in the most unexpected places.
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[2026-04-22 12:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The incidents are among several that have occurred since a 10-day ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah came into effect last Thursday
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[2026-04-22 12:55 UTC+10:00] [Nawaf Salam] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The incidents are among several that have occurred since a 10-day ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah came into effect last Thursday
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[2026-04-22 12:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The United States has not moved its Terminal High Altitude Area Defence system out of South Korea, a senior US military official said, following reports that parts of it were being shifted to the Middle East for use in the war with Iran.
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[2026-04-22 12:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran’s Education Minister Alireza Kazemi said more than half of the schools damaged during attacks have been repaired, with 775 of 1,300 facilities restored, according to IRNA.
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[2026-04-22 12:40 UTC+10:00] [COMMENTARY] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s Cabinet on Tuesday made a landmark decision to abolish decades-old restrictions limiting military equipment transfers to “nonlethal” categories, paving the way for the export of lethal weapons even to countries currently engaged in combat.
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[2026-04-22 12:30 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Lebanese armed group Hezbollah said it fired rockets and drones into northern Israel on Tuesday, accusing the Israeli military of violating a ceasefire ahead of US-mediated talks between the Israeli and Lebanese governments this week.
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[2026-04-22 12:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A minibus drives past an empty checkpoint where a mannequin dressed as a soldier stands in downtown Khartoum, Sudan, Sunday, April 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
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[2026-04-22 12:25 UTC+10:00] [Latest] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Duran
Snippet: Switch to the dark mode that's kinder on your eyes at night time.
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[2026-04-22 12:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: A 23-year-old Syrian man was charged with planning to stab Jews and other non-Muslims in Berlin and commit a suicide bombing, the Berlin Public Prosecutor's Office announced on Tuesday.
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