Topic: War & Conflict — Neutral reports only
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[2026-04-20 01:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Cybersecurity and enterprise software stocks have been market dogs since the start of 2026, with fears that AI will wipe out a wide range of companies in the enterprise space dominating the narrative. But they snapped a brutal losing streak this past week, joining in the broader market rally that saw all losses from the U.S.-Iran war regained by the Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500.
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[2026-04-20 01:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Thousands of people were evacuated from a northern suburb of Paris while a World War Two bomb was rendered safe on Sunday.
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[2026-04-20 01:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Mediators are seeking to extend the United States-Iran ceasefire, as hopes of reaching an agreement before Wednesday’s deadline faded on Sunday, sources have told Middle East Eye.
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[2026-04-20 01:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: It’s reasonable for the pope to object to wars, but using Iran as an example is not credible (“Leo would do well to remember render to Caesar,” Douglas Murray, April 17).
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[2026-04-20 01:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: The United States has proposed plans to rebuild Rafah, a city in southern Gaza that was flattened by two years of Israeli bombardment. It has been touted as the centrepiece of a US-Israeli vision for a post-war Gaza, but satellite images suggest the project has stalled before even breaking ground.
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[2026-04-20 01:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Lebanese people returning to southern Lebanon have found ways to traverse the Litani River, despite Israeli strikes on bridges over the river. The fact is that the river is not very large, and people have found a way to make temporary passages over it. In videos online, it appears in many cases people have been able to drive over the river, which looks more like a stream, via ad-hoc solutions such as putting some rocks, mud, and other items over
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[2026-04-20 01:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Dubai’s rental market recorded contracts worth Dh32.2 billion ($8.8 billion) in the first quarter of this year, reflecting sustained activity and stability, according to data from the Dubai Land Department.
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[2026-04-20 01:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Kuwaiti authorities have detained US-Kuwaiti journalist Ahmed Shihab-Eldin, who has not been seen in public for six weeks, as Gulf states tighten restrictions on reporting linked to the Iran war.
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[2026-04-20 01:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: NEW DELHI, April 19 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Jae Myung pledged on Sunday to deepen South Korea's strategic partnership with India to better navigate growing uncertainties in global supply chains and the economy stemming from the war in the Middle East.
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[2026-04-20 00:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: The government of the Democratic Republic of Congo and the Congo River Alliance rebel coalition made progress on a protocol on humanitarian access, judicial protection, ceasefire oversight and the release of prisoners.
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[2026-04-20 00:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Iranians striving to maintain a semblance of normal life after weeks of US and Israeli bombing and a deadly crackdown on protesters in January remain daunted by the future as damage from airstrikes and internet cuts take a toll.
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[2026-04-20 00:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: The government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and rival M23 rebels have agreed to ease aid deliveries and release prisoners, as mediators push to resolve a years-long conflict that has persisted despite multiple peace deals.
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[2026-04-20 00:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Syrian authorities said on Sunday that they had foiled a plot by members of Lebanon’s Hezbollah to launch a surprise missile attack.
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[2026-04-20 00:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Bahrain could strip people of their citizenship if they are found to have compromised the kingdom's security during recent attacks by Iran, King Hamad has decreed.
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[2026-04-20 00:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Bahrain could strip people of their citizenship if they are found to have compromised the kingdom's security during recent attacks by Iran, King Hamad has decreed.
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[2026-04-20 00:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: The Strait of Hormuz, a chokepoint for about a fifth of the world’s oil, has again become the chaotic centre of the United States-Israel war on Iran, as a standoff between Washington and Tehran is complicating efforts to end the war.
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[2026-04-20 00:00 UTC+10:00] [Americas] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: BRUSSELS — America’s allies, stung by soaring energy costs due to Washington’s attacks on Iran, are confronting an uncomfortable truth: The escape route from fossil fuel shocks leads straight into China’s arms.
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[2026-04-19 23:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Live updates: Follow the latest news on Iran war
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[2026-04-19 23:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON,UNITED STATES — President Donald Trump said US negotiators will be in Pakistan Monday to resume talks on ending the war with Iran, as he again threatened to destroy its power plants and bridges if no deal is reached.
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[2026-04-19 23:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: WASHINGTON — Prices at the gas pump likely peaked about a week ago and should start to slowly decline over the coming weeks as the war in Iran comes to a close, Energy Secretary Chris Wright said Sunday.
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[2026-04-19 23:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: A ceasefire has paused the Iran war, but whether it marks an end or merely an interlude remains unclear. What is clear is this: The US and Israel may damage the regime but not topple it. Worse, they may produce something more dangerous – a weakened but more hardline Iran, more militarized at home and more threatening abroad.
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[2026-04-19 23:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The IDF has established a Forward Defense Line in southern Lebanon, the military announced on Sunday, publishing a map of the new line on Telegram.
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[2026-04-19 22:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: COLOMBES,FRANCE — Authorities evacuated thousands of residents of a Paris suburb Sunday as experts sought to defuse a World War II bomb, police said.
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[2026-04-19 22:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: A Dutch air-defense frigate sailing with the NATO carrier strike group centered on France’s Charles de Gaulle was inadvertently exposed after a postcard containing a hidden Bluetooth tracker was mailed aboard, according to the Register, citing Dutch broadcaster Omroep Gelderland and Dutch defense officials.
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[2026-04-19 22:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: US President Donald Trump said Iran has committed a "serious violation" of the ceasefire but still thinks he can get a peace deal, ABC News reporter Jonathan Karl posted on X/Twitter on Sunday.
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[2026-04-19 22:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: The US military is deploying unmanned and autonomous surface platforms that can tow an advanced mine-hunting sonar system to detect sea mines that were deployed by Iranian naval forces. This development comes even as Iran closed the Hormuz chokepoint on Saturday morning.
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[2026-04-19 22:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said on Sunday that Muslim countries in the region are concerned by a growing military alliance between Israel, Greece and Cyprus.
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[2026-04-19 22:37 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Donald Trump said on Truth Social that his representatives were going to be in Islamabad on Monday night for more negotiations.
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[2026-04-19 22:23 UTC+10:00] [World news] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: View image in fullscreenShostka, UkraineA residential area attacked by Russian drones in the north-eastern cityPhotograph: Francisco Richart/Anadolu/Getty ImagesShareView image in fullscreenQasmiyeh, Lebanon Displaced people hold portraits of the late Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah as they return to their villages on the second day of a ceasefire between Hezbollah and IsraelPhotograph: Bilal Hussein/APShareView image in fullscreenHebron, West BankPalestinians stage a demonstration for children who have been unable to attend school for a week due to Israeli settlers blocking a road in
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[2026-04-19 22:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: ISLAMABAD — President Trump’s Middle East envoy is headed to Pakistan this week to restart negotiations to end the Iran War, the commander-in-chief told The Post Sunday.
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[2026-04-19 22:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Russia’s Ministry of Defense said that its forces had destroyed 258 Ukrainian drones overnight on Saturday over 16 Russian regions, as well as over the annexed Ukrainian peninsula of Crimea and the Black and Azov seas.
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[2026-04-19 22:00 UTC+10:00] [China] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Beijing could send in GJ-21s – which have long endurance and high manoeuvrability – to counter uncrewed combat boats, military magazine says
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[2026-04-19 22:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Beijing could send in GJ-21s – which have long endurance and high manoeuvrability – to counter uncrewed combat boats, military magazine says
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[2026-04-19 22:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
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[2026-04-19 21:47 UTC+10:00] [Lebanon] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Determined to see their homes, displaced residents use shaky ceasefire to journey to their villages – but the mood turns sombre when they arrive
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[2026-04-19 21:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Nearly two months into the US–Israel war on Iran, the conflict has killed thousands of people and disrupted major energy flows. At the centre of the crisis is the Strait of Hormuz, the vital chokepoint where about 20 percent of the world’s oil supplies normally flow, which has been repeatedly restricted or threatened with closure by both parties, Iran and the US.
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[2026-04-19 21:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Both Kiev and Washington have been met with a new provocation related to North Korea's role in supporting Russia during the over four-year long Ukraine war, at a moment Russia continues to claim sovereignty over Donetsk, Kherson, Luhansk and Zaporizhzhia oblasts.
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[2026-04-19 21:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: A ceasefire offered hope after weeks of intensified Israeli strikes on Lebanon, but renewed Israeli attacks and the creation of a military boundary similar to the “Yellow Line” in Gaza are casting doubt on the agreement.
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[2026-04-19 21:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Iran claims it is replenishing its missile and drone launchers at a higher speed than it did prior to the war with the US and Israel, the Revolutionary Guards Aerospace Force commander, Majid Mousavi, said on Sunday, according to Nournews.
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[2026-04-19 21:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Turkey's Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said on Sunday that both Iran and the United States had the will to continue talks to end the war.
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[2026-04-19 21:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran is updating and replenishing its missiles and drone launchers at a higher rate than it did before the war with the US and Israel, an Iranian Revolutionary Guards Aerospace Force commander claimed on Sunday.
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[2026-04-19 20:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Military advisers intentionally excluded President Donald Trump from the command room during the recent high-stakes extraction of a downed American airman in Iran, fearing his erratic temper would jeopardize the mission, the Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday, citing a senior administration official.
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[2026-04-19 20:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva strongly criticised the members of the United Nations Security Council during the Meeting in Defence of Democracy in Spain on Saturday.
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[2026-04-19 20:13 UTC+10:00] [Israel] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: With Orbán gone and Meloni distancing herself, EU sanctions on trade and settlers are looking more likely
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[2026-04-19 19:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Taking into account the continuously changing objectives of the US-Israeli war on Iran - which range from inciting internal turmoil and regime change, to dismantling Iran’s civilian nuclear programme, eliminating its missile capacity and unconditionally opening the Strait of Hormuz - it is clear that none have been achieved. Rather, the campaign largely failed.
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[2026-04-19 19:36 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: 9News
Snippet: Auto news: Public electric car charging cables cut and stolen at shopping centre
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[2026-04-19 19:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: The strategic Strait of Hormuz was closed again amid the standoff between Iran and the United States, as the influential Iranian parliamentary speaker indicated that a conclusive peace agreement was still “far” away, even though talks made some headway.
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[2026-04-19 19:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: U.S. forces under President Donald Trump have extensively used artificial intelligence in strikes against Iran during the war between the two countries.
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[2026-04-19 19:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Mohamed Amersi, who is close to Iranian negotiators, says regime is prepared for long haul and will not give up its missile programme
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[2026-04-19 19:00 UTC+10:00] [Antalya Diplomacy Forum] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Mohamed Amersi, who is close to Iranian negotiators, says regime is prepared for long haul and will not give up its missile programme
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