Topic: War & Conflict — Neutral reports only
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[2026-04-22 08:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Just as the Iran ceasefire seems on the brink of collapsing (though unilaterally extended late in the day Tuesday by Trump), so does the Lebanon one as well, as on Tuesday Israel accused Hezbollah of firing a new rocket volley at its IDF forces, effectively breaking the ceasefire.
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[2026-04-22 08:32 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Declaration comes amid intense efforts to bring two sides together in Pakistan for new round of talks
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[2026-04-22 08:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: USS Gerald R. Ford arrives to the port of Split, Croatia, Saturday, March 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Tom Dubravec)
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[2026-04-22 08:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: An adviser to Iran’s parliament speaker said Donald Trump’s extension of the ceasefire “means nothing”.
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[2026-04-22 07:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: The Israeli soldiers who smashed a figure of Jesus Christ and photographed it in southern Lebanon were removed from combat duty and sentenced to 30 days of military detention, officials said.
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[2026-04-22 07:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Taken on the Gallipoli Peninsula, this photograph shows Ernest Sidney Pilcher holding his violin, which he made from a chocolate box. (Supplied: Australian War Memorial — accession number C02180)
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[2026-04-22 07:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: At least 10 seafarers have been killed and several others seriously wounded in attacks on commercial vessels in the Gulf since the start of the US-Israeli war on Iran.
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[2026-04-22 07:22 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: SBS News
Snippet: A view of the heavy destruction after Israeli strikes in southern Lebanon, where despite the ceasefire, Israel is maintaining a so-called "buffer zone". Source: Getty / Anadolu
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[2026-04-22 07:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: US President Donald Trump issued a vague extension of his ceasefire with Iran on Tuesday hours before the agreement was set to expire, leaving the fate of peace talks between the two countries uncertain.
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[2026-04-22 07:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Myanmar’s military-backed government has invited opposition armed groups to peace talks, but two key rebel groups quickly rejected the offer.
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[2026-04-22 07:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: PLA’s next-level amphibious warship, the Sichuan, in same waters where US, Japan and the Philippines are conducting joint military exercises
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[2026-04-22 07:09 UTC+10:00] [South China Sea] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: PLA’s next-level amphibious warship, the Sichuan, in same waters where US, Japan and the Philippines are conducting joint military exercises
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[2026-04-22 07:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The upper age limit for military reservists in Germany should be raised to 70 given that people stay fit longer, Bastian Ernst, the newly elected president of the country’s Reservists’ Association, has said.
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[2026-04-22 07:07 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 90]
Source: SBS News
Snippet: US President Donald Trump has given Iran more time to submit a "unified proposal". Source: AP / Alex Brandon
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[2026-04-22 07:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: RECASTS throughout)By Song Sang-ho
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[2026-04-22 06:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Live updates: Follow the latest news on Iran war
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[2026-04-22 06:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Live updates: Follow the latest news on Iran war
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[2026-04-22 06:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: American surveillance tech contractor Palantir released a 22-point manifesto over the weekend, calling for a “new era” of AI-enabled US military supremacy. The internet went wild, with the text being labeled a blueprint for “technofascism.” Posted on X on Saturday, the document goes far beyond the typical mission statement of a Silicon Valley tech company.
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[2026-04-22 06:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: American surveillance tech contractor Palantir released a 22-point manifesto over the weekend, calling for a “new era” of AI-enabled US military supremacy. The internet went wild, with the text being labeled a blueprint for “technofascism.” Posted on X on Saturday, the document goes far beyond the typical mission statement of a Silicon Valley tech company.
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[2026-04-22 06:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: CHANGES headline, lead; UPDATES throughout; TRIMS)By Song Sang-ho
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[2026-04-22 06:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Earlier this week we featured commentary on a disturbing viral photograph: IDF Under Fire After Troops Caught Destroying Statue Of Jesus With Sledgehammer.
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[2026-04-22 06:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Big mother is watching.
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[2026-04-22 06:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: The European Union is mulling jet fuel imports from the United States and new minimum reserve quotas as it eyes options amid a supply crunch due to the Iran conflict.
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[2026-04-22 06:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Hezbollah said it launched an attack on northern Israel in retaliation for Israeli breaches of the 10-day ceasefire.
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[2026-04-22 06:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (LEAD) S. Korea secures 273 mln barrels of crude oil, 2.1 mln tons of naphtha by year-end: presidential aide
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[2026-04-22 06:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: U.S. stocks and oil prices flip-flopped as uncertainty rose about what will happen following a two-week ceasefire in the war with Iran, which is set to expire Wednesday.
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[2026-04-22 06:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: President Donald Trump on Tuesday extended the two-week U.S. ceasefire with Iran, saying the extension was warranted due to Tehran's government being "seriously fractured."
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[2026-04-22 06:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: UPDATES with more info in paras in paras 2, 16-21)By Song Sang-ho
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[2026-04-22 05:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: The deranged Army vet who savagely murdered his seven kids and nephew in Louisiana on Sunday once ominously warned his wife he would kill their entire family if she ever left him.
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[2026-04-22 05:50 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: 9News
Snippet: Hello and welcome to our rolling coverage of the war in the Middle East on Wednesday, April 22.
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[2026-04-22 05:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The terrorist threat to Western nation’s following the February 28 strikes, is significant and multifaceted. The U.S-Israeli war against Iran is amplifying terrorism risks across Europe and adjacent theaters like Turkiye, characterised by State-linked retaliation tactics, proxy actors, and self-radicalised individuals. The threat currently manifests as a diffuse, cross-border campaign that blurs terrorism, criminality and statecraft.
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[2026-04-22 05:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The United States imposed new sanctions on Tuesday targeting 14 people and companies that help Iran obtain weapons as Tehran works to rebuild its ballistic missile inventory after US-Israeli attacks, the US Treasury Department said.
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[2026-04-22 05:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: After years of delays, South Sudan is for to hold elections in December, despite the nation being on the brink of civil war.
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[2026-04-22 05:35 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: SBS News
Snippet: The US and Iran seem to have had different interpretations of the ceasefire agreement. Source: Getty / SBS / Graphic by Lilian Cao
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[2026-04-22 05:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Mourners gather over the body of Jawad Younes, 11, who was killed in an Israeli airstrike during his funeral procession in Saksakieh village, south Lebanon, Saturday, March 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)
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[2026-04-22 05:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Indian Navy Ship (INS) Nireekshak arrived in Sri Lanka on April 21 for Operational Turnaround (OTR) and a training visit. The Sri Lanka Navy welcomed the visiting ship at the port of Colombo with time-honoured naval traditions.
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[2026-04-22 05:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: President Donald Trump on Monday again threatened Iran with overwhelming military force, saying “lots of bombs [will] start going off” if no deal is reached before a shaky ceasefire with Tehran expires on Tuesday evening.
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[2026-04-22 05:24 UTC+10:00] [Business / Markets] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: US stocks are losing ground as Wall Street weighs the latest round of profit reports from big companies with the lingering risks from the ongoing war between the US and Iran.
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[2026-04-22 05:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: The two-week Iran ceasefire ends Wednesday, and President Trump is saying he doesn't plan to extend it if a second round of talks in Pakistan fail. These Islamabad talks, it should be noted, have not so much as even gotten off the ground.
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[2026-04-22 05:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: CHANGES headline, lead; UPDATES throughout)By Song Sang-ho
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[2026-04-22 05:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Alex Jones is vowing to wage war on a stunning court-backed deal that would hand control of his embattled media empire to satirical outlet The Onion — blasting the move as an attempt to “steal his identity” as the conspiracy king fights to keep his platform alive.
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[2026-04-22 05:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Even if the US-Iran ceasefire holds, the larger war will likely continue, the leader of Yemen’s Houthi group says.
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[2026-04-22 05:00 UTC+10:00] [World / North America] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Washington: The Pentagon’s new submarine boss says the US Navy’s priority is its next generation of nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines – not the Virginia-class vessels Australia is depending on under AUKUS - while maintaining the pact is “on-plan”.
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[2026-04-22 04:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: United States forces have detained an oil tanker in the Indian Ocean sanctioned for smuggling Iranian crude oil, the Pentagon says.
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[2026-04-22 04:40 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: There is growing international concern as the fragile two-week ceasefire reaches its Wednesday deadline. Whatever happens next, the poor will pay
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[2026-04-22 04:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: The first-order effect of the U.S.-Iran conflict and the resulting shutdown of the Hormuz chokepoint was the disruption of global energy flows, from LNG to crude to refined products. The second-order effect was a spike in petrochemical prices and a widening shortage of key industrial inputs. Now the third-order effects are beginning to hit everyday goods, with Malaysia-based Karex, the world's largest condom maker, warning that prices are about to explode.
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[2026-04-22 04:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said a pipeline carrying Russian oil to Europe is ready to resume operations after being damaged during Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
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[2026-04-22 04:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: The White House has discussed offering a financial lifeline to the United Arab Emirates as the U.S. war with Iran wreaks havoc on the Gulf state's economy, a White House official told CNBC.
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[2026-04-22 04:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam said the country needs €500m to address the humanitarian fallout over the next six months as a fragile ceasefire with Israel holds.
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[2026-04-22 04:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Unrest, Conflict and War
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