Topic: War & Conflict — Neutral reports only
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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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[2026-04-21 21:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Nepal has resumed issuing permits for its nationals to work in the Middle East, an official said on Tuesday, six weeks after suspending the procedure because of conflict in the region.
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[2026-04-21 21:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: A makeshift pistol dated to Israel’s War of Independence was recently discovered in the Ha’emek Museum’s storage warehouse by museum staff running to and from bomb shelters during Operation Roaring Lion, after being forgotten for decades.
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[2026-04-21 21:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: This aerial photo shows the Hijudai Training Area in Oita, southern Japan after a shell exploded inside a tank during an exercise Tuesday, April 21, 2026. (Kyodo News via AP)
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[2026-04-21 21:00 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The US has failed to bomb Iran into submission. Now, from the strait of Hormuz to nuclear concessions, Tehran senses its position strengthening
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[2026-04-21 21:00 UTC+10:00] [Global development] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: An Ecuadorian fishing crew describe their ordeal as victims of Trump’s purported war on ‘narcoterrorists’
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[2026-04-21 20:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Tanker traffic through the Hormuz chokepoint remained muted as of Tuesday morning, with maritime movement still far below pre-US-Iran conflict levels. The ship backlog in the Persian Gulf has now swelled to a staggering 800 vessels, underscoring the scale of the disruption, while the International Maritime Organization is reportedly drawing up evacuation plans for stranded ships.
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[2026-04-21 20:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: Dozens of Israeli citizens were detained and questioned for several hours this weekend at Moscow’s Domodedovo Airport, Israel’s foreign ministry said Monday, with Russian media reporting that security officials questioned some of them over the war in Iran.
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[2026-04-21 20:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Sudan’s brutal conflict has entered its fourth year, and a major shift on the battlefield may signal new cracks in the fighting.
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[2026-04-21 20:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: On the first anniversary of the death of Pope Francis, one of his last wishes - to convert his popemobile into a mobile clinic for children and send it to war-torn Gaza - is still waiting to be granted.
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[2026-04-21 20:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The head of the UN maritime agency appealed on Tuesday for help for thousands of seafarers stranded in the Strait of Hormuz, as the Iran war paralyses the vital shipping route.
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[2026-04-21 20:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Americans are rightly suspicious of some questionably timed trades made during Operation Epic Fury, but federal regulators can shed some light on them at the very least by launching an investigation.
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[2026-04-21 20:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by Daniel Lacalle,
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[2026-04-21 20:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Washington has suspended security co-operation and US dollar shipments to Iraq from its oil sales, demanding that Baghdad forms a new government without Iranian influence and arrests militia members accused of attacking the US embassy and troops, Iraqi officials have said.
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[2026-04-21 20:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: For weeks, Israel bombarded Bint Jbeil and Khiam, repeatedly attempting to encircle the southern Lebanese towns. Yet neither fully fell to Israel’s invading military.
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[2026-04-21 20:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: The EU's 27 foreign ministers are expected to discuss the suspension of ties with Israel at a meeting on Tuesday, after the country's war on Lebanon sparked outrage.
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[2026-04-21 20:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The coming summer will be difficult for Europe due to fuel shortages caused by the war in Iran and the closure of the Strait of Hormuz even in the best-case scenario, European Union Energy Commissioner Dan Jorgensen said on Tuesday.
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[2026-04-21 20:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: In the days before the Iran war ceasefire, as missile and drone attacks forced airspace closures across parts of the Gulf, an unusual pattern began to emerge: dozens of wide-body aircraft were flown out of the region and into a quiet airport in eastern Spain.
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[2026-04-21 20:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: KUALA LUMPUR — 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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[2026-04-21 20:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: For weeks, Israel bombarded Bint Jbeil and Khiam, repeatedly attempting to encircle the southern Lebanese towns. Yet neither fully fell to Israel’s invading military.
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[2026-04-21 20:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Iranian and US negotiators are set to arrive in Pakistan for a second round of talks as a shaky ceasefire is due to expire.
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[2026-04-21 19:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Hezbollah announced it will hold mass funerals in southern Lebanon on Tuesday for 44 fighters killed during Israel's more than six weeks of war on Lebanon.
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[2026-04-21 19:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Chadian President Mahamat Deby Itno participates in his inauguration ceremony in N’djamena, Chad, May 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Mouta Ali, File)
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[2026-04-21 19:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israeli forces fired artillery near the town of Kunin in the Bint Jbeil district in the south of Lebanon, despite an ongoing ceasefire, Lebanon’s National News Agency reported.
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[2026-04-21 19:42 UTC+10:00] [Benchmarks] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: BRUSSELS — The European Commission wants to restart coordinated EU-wide gas purchases as the Iran war raises supply fears, according to planned remarks seen by POLITICO.
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[2026-04-21 19:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: The U.K. government is trying to turn geopolitical upheaval into an opportunity, encouraging thousands of Britons to reconsider life in Dubai, as war in the region threatens the city's reputation as an attractive haven.
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[2026-04-21 19:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Beijing also outlines progress in disarmament and its long-standing policies in first such report since 2021
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[2026-04-21 19:19 UTC+10:00] [Moscow] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Beijing also outlines progress in disarmament and its long-standing policies in first such report since 2021
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[2026-04-21 19:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: An employee holds a nozzle at a gas station in Beijing on March 22. © Reuters
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[2026-04-21 19:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Iran's armed forces are ready to deliver an "immediate and decisive response" to any renewed hostile action by its adversaries, a senior Iranian military commander said on Tuesday, according to semi-official Tasnim news agency.
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[2026-04-21 19:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Unrest, Conflict and War
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[2026-04-21 19:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: The Japanese government has revised limits on defense equipment exports, paving the way for companies in the defense industry to sell more weapons overseas. (Photo by Konosuke Urata)
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[2026-04-21 19:00 UTC+10:00] [Military] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-04-21 19:00 UTC+10:00] [Donald Trump] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The president’s fixation on culture-war grievances is a colossal misreading of voters who just want prices to come down. He has forgotten why he was re-elected
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[2026-04-21 19:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: The challenge in the ongoing negotiations between Washington and Tehran is not confined to the substance of the issues under discussion. It extends more fundamentally to the question of representation.
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[2026-04-21 18:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Iraq reopened the Rabia border crossing with Syria after more than a decade, in a move that aims to boost fuel shipments during a global crisis sparked by the Iran war.
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[2026-04-21 18:49 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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[2026-04-21 18:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: As Sudan's civil war enters its fourth year, the head of country's armed forces, General Abdel-Fattah Burhan, arrived in Jeddah on Monday for talks with Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.
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[2026-04-21 18:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 21 (Yonhap) -- South Korea is considering various options, including playing diplomatic, humanitarian or military roles, to contribute to international efforts to secure freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz, a senior foreign ministry official said Tuesday.
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[2026-04-21 18:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Initial members of the Iranian and US delegations landed in Islamabad for ceasefire talks, a Pakistani diplomatic source told Qatari outlet Al Jazeera and Saudi outlet Al Hadath on Tuesday morning.
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[2026-04-21 18:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: TOKYO, Japan — Japan will ease decades-old arms export curbs, the government said Tuesday, in a major policy shift that paves the way for the sale of lethal weapons overseas as Tokyo ramps up its defence ambitions.
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[2026-04-21 18:18 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 18:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: More than $71 billion will be required over the next decade to recover and rebuild Gaza following the brutal Israel-Hamas war, according to a new report. Hamas leadership has been largely decimated, though the group has yet to be completely disarmed, and there are still calls within the Israeli government among some hawkish officials to simply conquer and promote Jewish settlement of the whole territory.
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[2026-04-21 18:13 UTC+10:00] [Sport / NRL] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Broncos skipper Adam Reynolds says the club’s premiership defence is still alive, despite being cruelled by injuries, with a casualty ward exceeding $5 million worth of talent.
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[2026-04-21 18:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Police officers stand guard at a checkpoint ahead of the second round of negotiations between the U.S. and Iran, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Tuesday, April 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)
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[2026-04-21 18:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: It has long been considered offensive and antisemitic to draw comparisons between Nazi Germany and Israel, but on the specific question of Israel’s genocide in Gaza and its wars of expansion, including the war on Iran, the dam has broken.
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[2026-04-21 18:01 UTC+10:00] [World / Middle East] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: The United States has expressed confidence that peace talks with Iran will go ahead this week in Pakistan, and a senior Iranian official has said Tehran is considering joining, but significant hurdles and uncertainty remain as the two-week ceasefire approaches its end.
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[2026-04-21 18:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: TEHRAN, Iran — The United States and Iran both warned they were ready for war as the clock ticked down on a ceasefire on Tuesday, with uncertainty over whether talks that President Donald Trump had announced would resume in Pakistan.
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[2026-04-21 18:00 UTC+10:00] [Environment] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The country is seeing an increase in human-wildlife conflict as the number of megafauna, including rhinos and tigers, grows. But there are efforts to tackle the problem around Chitwan national park through education and training
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[2026-04-21 17:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: The Japanese government has announced plans to lift a ban on lethal weapons exports, marking the latest shift away from the country's post-war pacifist policy.
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