Topic: War & Conflict — Neutral reports only
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[2026-04-22 01:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Congressional resistance, war costs and industrial limits could constrain ambitions, even as Beijing expands its naval capacity
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[2026-04-22 00:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: United States President Donald Trump says he opposes extending a ceasefire with Iran that will expire by the end of Wednesday to allow more time for negotiations.
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[2026-04-22 00:54 UTC+10:00] [US military] [Factuality: 95]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Defense secretary Pete Hegseth makes announcement and calls military’s flu vaccine mandate ‘broad’ and ‘not rational’
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[2026-04-22 00:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: KUALA LUMPUR, April 21 (Reuters) – Malaysia’s Karex Bhd, the world’s top condom producer, plans to raise prices by 20% to 30% and possibly further if supply chain disruptions drag on due to the Iran war, its chief executive said on Tuesday.
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[2026-04-22 00:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: As the US-Iran ceasefire deadline nears, Tehran’s economy faces a turning point, burdened by war and increasing structural stress. And the impact could reverberate across the Gulf.
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[2026-04-22 00:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: Thirty years ago, Dzhokhar Dudayev was assassinated by Russian forces. The former Soviet air force general served as the first president of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria after declaring its independence in 1991.
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[2026-04-22 00:36 UTC+10:00] [Bridges] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: The president said he is unwilling to extend a three-week ceasefire again, even if progress is made in peace talks.
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[2026-04-22 00:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Oil markets have lurched from panic to relief and back again since the outbreak of war in the Middle East, with markets bracing for further volatility.
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[2026-04-22 00:32 UTC+10:00] [US and Israeli Attack on Iran (2026)] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The New York Times
Snippet: When President Emmanuel Macron of France welcomed the leaders of Britain, Germany and Italy to the Élysée Palace in Paris last Friday, it looked as if Europe had finally found a worthy role to play in the Iran war.
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[2026-04-22 00:31 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The US has deployed more forces since the truce and senior Iranians seem to be relishing the prospect of the fight
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[2026-04-22 00:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Soldiers attend a ceremony commemorating Israel’s Remembrance Day for fallen soldiers, or Yom HaZikaron, at the Military Cemetery on Mount Herzl in Jerusalem, Tuesday, April 21, 2026. (Ilia Yefimovich/Pool Photo via AP)
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[2026-04-22 00:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has approved changes to her country's decades-long arms trading restrictions. (Keisuke Hosojima/Kyodo News via AP)
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[2026-04-22 00:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Israeli soldiers and settlers have killed at least 11 Palestinians across Gaza and the occupied West Bank, according to Palestinian officials and local media, in the latest bloodshed to occur during a “ceasefire” announced in October.
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[2026-04-22 00:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: US stocks jumped Tuesday morning as oil prices dipped and investors largely looked past uncertainty around the Iran war – instead hoping for a peace deal and focusing on strong earnings.
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[2026-04-22 00:00 UTC+10:00] [Trump administration] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The president’s proposed $445bn increase in military spending would batter popular domestic programs as millions struggle
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[2026-04-21 23:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Live updates: Follow the latest news on Iran war
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[2026-04-21 23:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: There was a time when various developments from this past week – such as the Israeli government spending hundreds of thousands of dollars promoting ultra-nationalist marches, a sanctioned settler leading army-escorted livestock raids on a Palestinian village, and the Israeli finance minister calling for the full military occupation and settlement of Gaza while speaking at once-dismantled occupied West Bank settlements – would have been met with outcry or debate in some corners of Israeli society.
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[2026-04-21 23:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: US President Donald Trump said that he does not want to extend the ceasefire with Iran during an interview with CNBC’s “Squawk Box” on Tuesday.
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[2026-04-21 23:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A woman holds a picture of the Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei in a memorial for school children who were killed during a strike on a school in southern town of Minab on Feb. 28, in downtown Tehran, Iran, Tuesday, April 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi, File)
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[2026-04-21 23:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Neither side wants to appear 'weak' by flying to Pakistan first without the other side having already clearly committed. Trump warns: 'Expect...bombs' & urges Tehran "release women" said to be on death row.
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[2026-04-21 23:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Fears of a resumption in fighting between Tigray and Addis Ababa are growing after the northern Ethiopian state announced plans to restore its regional parliament.
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[2026-04-21 23:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: In recent weeks, a familiar chorus has emerged from certain western media and intelligence circles: the claim that China is either supplying or preparing to supply weapons to Iran to aid its confrontation against the US and Israel.
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[2026-04-21 23:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: President Trump rejected the idea of letting talks with Iran keep going if they run past tomorrow’s cease-fire expiration without a deal in place.
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[2026-04-21 23:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: CAIRO (AP) — An armed group in Libya helped the transfer of former Colombian military personnel to fight with the Rapid Support Forces paramilitary group against the Sudanese military, according to a United Nations report released days after the third anniversary of the start of the war in Sudan.
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[2026-04-21 23:12 UTC+10:00] [Tucker Carlson] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The podcaster admits he ‘misled’ supporters as his rift with the US president deepens over the Iran war
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[2026-04-21 23:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: A deranged veteran who murdered seven of his children and one of their cousins killed himself in the driveway of his ex-Army mentor’s home after leading police on a chase in a stolen vehicle.
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[2026-04-21 23:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: GENEVA, SWITZERLAND — The United Nations said Tuesday that nearly four million people had voluntarily returned to their places of origin in Sudan despite the ongoing civil war, warning they face stark challenges.
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[2026-04-21 23:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Islamabad, Pakistan – As United States Vice President JD Vance prepares to fly to Islamabad, Pakistan is racing against time and the odds to try to convince Tehran to join talks with the US aimed at ending their war, now in its eighth week.
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[2026-04-21 23:00 UTC+10:00] [US news] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Civil rights group logs 300% yearly rise from before war and says ‘authoritarian repression … went into overdrive’
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[2026-04-21 23:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: In this photo, provided by the French Army on Monday, April 20, 2026, a Russian Su-35 fighter jet flies over the Baltic Sea. (Etat-Major des Armees via AP)
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[2026-04-21 22:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Fears of a resumption in fighting between Tigray and Addis Ababa are growing after the northern state announced plans to restore its regional parliament.
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[2026-04-21 22:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Local Spain
Snippet: The European Union said on Tuesday that it was considering importing more jet fuel from the US and requiring member states to hold minimum reserves as the Middle East war squeezes supplies. Brussels will lay out a series of measures on Wednesday.
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[2026-04-21 22:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: As gang violence continues to plague Haiti, Chad is doing what it can to help. Chadian President Mahamat Idriss Deby announced his country will send 1,500 troops to Haiti as part of the UN-backed security force.
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[2026-04-21 22:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A woman carries reuable shopping bags to her car on Monday, March 16, 2026, in Portland, Ore. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane, File)
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[2026-04-21 22:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: President Donald Trump on Tuesday said he believes the United States is "going to end up with a great deal" with Iran to end the weeks-long war, even as he said he does not expect to extend a ceasefire due to expire on Wednesday.
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[2026-04-21 22:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Live updates: Follow the latest news on the Iran war
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[2026-04-21 22:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The IDF discovered weapons and explosives in a West Bank school, which belonged to terrorists who attacked an Israeli settlement weeks ago, the IDF announced Monday.
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[2026-04-21 22:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Two Druze attendees of the Remembrance Day ceremony at the Druze military cemetery in Usfiya, northern Israel, accused Energy Minister Eli Cohen of delivering empty promises on behalf of the government.
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[2026-04-21 22:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The US military conducted a "maritime interdiction and boarding" of the M/F Tifani, a "stateless sanctioned" vessel, during the overnight hours, the Pentagon confirmed on Tuesday.
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[2026-04-21 22:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: The Pentagon is seen from an airplane, Tuesday, April 7, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
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[2026-04-21 22:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Vice President JD Vance is scheduled to lead a team of United States negotiators in Islamabad on Tuesday for talks with Iran aimed at ending their war, even though Tehran is yet to confirm its participation in this latest round of negotiations.
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[2026-04-21 22:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The US and Israel have committed war crimes in Iran, Russian Ambassador to Tehran Aleksey Dedov has declared while inspecting the ruins of a hospital in the Iranian capital destroyed in the strikes.
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[2026-04-21 22:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: Russia is leveraging commercial assets to expand its military presence in Mali, bolstering a force that has come under scrutiny for perpetrating human rights abuses, according to a new report by Washington-based investigative organization The Sentry.
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[2026-04-21 22:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Condom demand has surged with rising freight costs and shipping delays leaving many of Karex’s customers with lower stockpiles
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[2026-04-21 22:13 UTC+10:00] [Britain] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Condom demand has surged with rising freight costs and shipping delays leaving many of Karex’s customers with lower stockpiles
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[2026-04-21 22:01 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 90]
Source: 9News
Snippet: Two regional officials say the US and Iran have signalled they will hold a new round of ceasefire talks in Islamabad as a fragile two-week truce was due to expire.Neither the US nor Iran has publicly confirmed the timing of the talks, with Iranian state television denying any official was already in Pakistan's capital.Pakistan-led mediators received confirmation that the top negotiators, US Vice President JD Vance and Iran's parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf, will arrive in Islamabad early Wednesday to
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[2026-04-21 22:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Lebanon’s Prime Minister Nawaf Salam arrives for a meeting of EU foreign ministers at the European Council building in Luxembourg, Tuesday, April 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)
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[2026-04-21 21:57 UTC+10:00] [Budget] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: PARIS — France is putting €6 billion of spending on hold this year because of the economic fallout of the war in the Middle East.
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[2026-04-21 21:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Myanmar’s newly elected President Min Aung Hlaing talks to journalists as he leaves after a swearing-in ceremony at Union Parliament in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, Friday, April 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Aung Shine Oo)
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[2026-04-21 21:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: By Tsvetana Paraskova of OilPrice.com,
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