Topic: War & Conflict — Neutral reports only
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[2026-04-21 14:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Driverless trucks carry coal at a mine in Hulunbuir, in China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, in May 2025. Conversion of coal to gas and chemicals is seen as a way to foster higher-value industries in inland regions. (China News Service/VCG via Getty Images)
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[2026-04-21 14:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: The U.S. and Iran escalated their war of words as a shaky ceasefire nears expiry, with each side raising the stakes ahead of a second attempt at reaching a peace deal.
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[2026-04-21 14:22 UTC+10:00] [China] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-04-21 14:10 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: K-pop star admits to all charges, says will serve faithfully if given chance
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[2026-04-21 14:09 UTC+10:00] [Business] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: This is AI generated summarization, which may have errors. For context, always refer to the full article.
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[2026-04-21 14:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Donald Trump offered mixed messages on Monday about the path ahead for the U.S. war against Iran, declaring that he was in no rush to end the conflict while also expressing confidence that further negotiations with Tehran will soon take place in Pakistan.
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[2026-04-21 14:00 UTC+10:00] [Military] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-04-21 14:00 UTC+10:00] [Pablo Picasso] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Forty years after the 1937 masterpiece returned to Madrid from its Franco-era exile in New York, it is again embroiled in politics
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[2026-04-21 14:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: “Not our war” seems to be the British government catch-phrase for the Iran war. Where that leaves King Charles III as he visits the US in a week’s time is in an impossible situation.
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[2026-04-21 13:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 21 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will repatriate the remains of 12 Chinese troops who were killed while fighting alongside North Korea during the 1950-53 Korean War this week, the defense ministry said Tuesday.
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[2026-04-21 13:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: A Hezbollah lawmaker said the group will break the “yellow line” established by Israel in southern Lebanon, despite a 10-day ceasefire.
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[2026-04-21 13:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Readers discuss the opportunity for the city created by the Iran war, the proposal to allow taxis into Discovery Bay, and a planned pig farm in Sheung Shui
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[2026-04-21 13:30 UTC+10:00] [Agriculture] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Readers discuss the opportunity for the city created by the Iran war, the proposal to allow taxis into Discovery Bay, and a planned pig farm in Sheung Shui
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[2026-04-21 13:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: SEATTLE — An Iranian citizen who was indicted more than a decade ago on charges that he shipped military sonar equipment from the US to Iran in violation of American trade sanctions has been extradited to Seattle, the Justice Department said Monday.
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[2026-04-21 13:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The participation of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states and their continued membership in the Arab League have become a subject of questions and speculation, especially after the Arab League came under fire following the Israeli-American-Iranian conflict and the Iranian attacks on the Gulf states and Jordan.
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[2026-04-21 13:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: When Varda Morell stands by her son’s grave in Jerusalem’s Mount Herzl military cemetery this Remembrance Day, the official ceremony unfolding nearby will barely register. That was true in the two Remembrance Days since Maoz was killed in Gaza in February 2024. What she will see instead is a swath of fresh graves, the once-empty section where he is buried now completely full.
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[2026-04-21 13:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The war on Iran has weakened the global influence of the United States and widened the gap with its allies, according to a report by Politico.
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[2026-04-21 13:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Unfolding across multiple spaces around the small Portuguese city of Coimbra, this year's Anozero – Bienal de Coimbra has gathered artists and architects from around the world to engage, exchange and examine the concerns of today, from war and displacement to collective memory and cultural connection.
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[2026-04-21 13:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Unfolding across multiple spaces around the small Portuguese city of Coimbra, this year's Anozero – Bienal de Coimbra has gathered artists and architects from around the world to engage, exchange and examine the concerns of today, from war and displacement to collective memory and cultural connection.
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[2026-04-21 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: The broader impact of the Iran war could weigh more heavily on the UAE's economy than a traditional oil shock, International Monetary Fund regional director Jihad Azour has said.
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[2026-04-21 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: At the start of April, during the height of the Iran war, Iraqis of all backgrounds took to the streets to celebrate something special. Aymen Hussein’s winning goal against Bolivia did more than send the country’s footballers to the 2026 World Cup – it sparked joyous scenes across a nation that for too long has been pushed and pulled between the agendas of rival foreign powers.
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[2026-04-21 12:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: One year ago, in the immediate aftermath of Trump's Liberation Day tariffs, there was a flurry of discussion over who is more reliant on whom: the US on Chinese rare earth materials, or China on US ethane output (see "Chinese Plastics Factories Face Mass Closure As US Ethane Supply Evaporates" and "Who Blinks First?
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[2026-04-21 12:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Sergeant Garry John Chad served in the Vietnam War from 1962 to 1975. (ABC News: Emily Dobson)
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[2026-04-21 12:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 21 (Yonhap) -- The United States has partially limited South Korea's access to intelligence on North Korea-related technology collected via satellites, military officials said Tuesday, following a controversy over the unification minister's disclosure of information on the North's nuclear facility.
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[2026-04-21 12:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Democrats sometimes win the battle of ideas with big promises of what government should do. They lose the war when we see what it actually does.
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[2026-04-21 12:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: More than 780 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli strikes across the Gaza Strip since a ceasefire was agreed in October, according to the territory’s health ministry.
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[2026-04-21 12:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Live updates: Follow the latest news on Iran war
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[2026-04-21 11:50 UTC+10:00] [International Relations] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The New York Times
Snippet: The Japanese government moved on Tuesday to allow the sale of more weapons abroad, in the latest shift away from pacifist policies imposed after World War II, as it grapples with rising security threats from China and a rapidly changing global order.
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[2026-04-21 11:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has maintained high approval ratings during her half-year in office despite a series of domestic and diplomatic challenges. (Photo by Sae Kamae)
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[2026-04-21 11:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaks to reporters at her office in Tokyo Monday, April 13, 2026, after holding telephone talks with her Pakistani counterpart Shehbaz Sharif. (Keisuke Hosojima/Kyodo News via AP)
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[2026-04-21 11:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: US Vice President JD Vance is expected to travel to Islamabad for talks with Iran aimed at ending the war, according to a report by Axios citing unnamed sources.
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[2026-04-21 11:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Oil prices declined Tuesday during Asia hours amid uncertainty over the fate of the second round of peace talks between the U.S. and Iran.
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[2026-04-21 10:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by Naveen Athrappully via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours),
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[2026-04-21 10:50 UTC+10:00] [Ukraine] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Macron says ‘reasonably optimistic’ loan with go through after election defeat of pro-Russian Hungarian PM. What we know on day 1,518
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[2026-04-21 10:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: CHANGES data in para 2; UPDATES throughout with more details)
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[2026-04-21 10:38 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea’s benchmark Kospi rose to a fresh intraday high on Tuesday, surpassing its previous peak set before the outbreak of the Iran war.
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[2026-04-21 10:32 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korean stocks opened sharply higher on Tuesday ahead of the deadline for a two-week ceasefire in the US-Iran war.
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[2026-04-21 10:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Operator of Wellcome, Mannings, 7-Eleven and Ikea tackles crisis with key initiatives but Sa Sa warns of pressure on beauty items derived from petroleum
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[2026-04-21 10:30 UTC+10:00] [FedEx] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Operator of Wellcome, Mannings, 7-Eleven and Ikea tackles crisis with key initiatives but Sa Sa warns of pressure on beauty items derived from petroleum
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[2026-04-21 10:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Oil prices jumped, and global equities pulled back on Monday as markets grew increasingly concerned that the ceasefire between the US and Iran might not hold, while tensions over the Strait of Hormuz escalated.
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[2026-04-21 10:14 UTC+10:00] [Middle East] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
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[2026-04-21 10:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: This is AI generated summarization, which may have errors. For context, always refer to the full article.
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[2026-04-21 10:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Commander of Iraqi militia group Saraya Awliya al-Dam, said fighters are at “full readiness to resume our military operations” and could escalate in the coming days.
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[2026-04-21 10:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 21 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks opened sharply higher on Tuesday ahead of the deadline for a two-week ceasefire in the U.S.-Iran war.
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[2026-04-21 10:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
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[2026-04-21 10:00 UTC+10:00] [Politics] [Factuality: 90]
Source: SBS News
Snippet: Foreign Minister Penny Wong has conducted a series of high-level talks with counterparts, discussing ongoing negotiations between the US and Iran, and the implications of the Strait of Hormuz closure on global fuel supplies. Source: AAP / Bianca De Marchi
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[2026-04-21 09:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: An Israeli drone strike targeting a police post northwest of Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip killed two people, the Palestinian Information Centre reported.
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[2026-04-21 09:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 21 (Yonhap) -- Hanwha Group has formed a strategic partnership with U.S.-based Magnet Defense to jointly develop medium unmanned surface vessels (MUSVs) for the U.S. military, the Korean conglomerate announced Tuesday.
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[2026-04-21 09:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Asia-Pacific markets were set to open higher Tuesday amid hopes for a resolution to the Middle East conflict, even as tensions between Iran and the U.S. continue to simmer. "Trump, by imposing a siege and violating the ceasefire, seeks to turn this negotiating table— in his own imagination— into a table of surrender or to justify renewed warmongering," Iran's parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said in a X post.
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[2026-04-21 09:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Chinese-made EVs accounted for 16 per cent of the EU market in the year’s first two months, up from 12.2 per cent in 2025, CPCA data shows
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