Topic: War & Conflict — Neutral reports only
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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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[2026-04-19 18:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Iran’s parliament speaker said talks with the US on ending the war had made progress but stressed the arch-foes are some way from reaching a deal.
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[2026-04-19 18:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Friends and comrades of Ghazal Molan, a 19-year-old Peshmerga from Mahabad opposed to the Islamic Republic, laid her to rest on Thursday afternoon in Sulaymaniyah, in the Kurdistan Region, amid deep sorrow, as Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) drone and missile strikes continued across the area.
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[2026-04-19 17:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Sunday condemned the easing of sanctions on Russian oil after the United States extended a waiver meant to soften surging energy prices driven by the Middle East war.
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[2026-04-19 17:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: A Las Vegas military veteran is pushing back against his homeowners’ association (HOA) after reportedly being cited for displaying vintage fire hydrants tied to his military service and decades-long firefighting career.
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[2026-04-19 17:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: COLOGNE, Germany — Wearing a gas mask, a young man performs a rapid series of push-ups, jumps and squats at the German military's recruiting booth at FIBO, the world's largest fitness expo, held in Cologne.
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[2026-04-19 17:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The US is more coordinated with China than many assume, former Israeli Navy commander Maj.-Gen. (res.) Eliezer Marom told 103FM on Wednesday.
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[2026-04-19 17:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister Saeed Khatibzadeh said his country isn’t for a new round of face-to-face talks with the US because the Americans “have not abandoned their maximalist position.” On Friday, US President Donald Trump said the US would go into Iran and “get all the nuclear dust,” referring to the 970 pounds (440 kilograms) of enriched uranium believed to be buried under nuclear sites badly damaged by US military strikes last year.
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[2026-04-19 17:24 UTC+10:00] [Middle East] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
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[2026-04-19 17:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Global Village is reopening on Monday, bringing one of Dubai’s most popular outdoor attractions back for the remainder of its 30th season.
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[2026-04-19 16:45 UTC+10:00] [World / Middle East] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: The United States and Israel launched their war against Iran on the argument that if Iran one day got a nuclear weapon, it would have the ultimate deterrent against future attacks.
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[2026-04-19 16:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Aides kept US President Donald Trump out of the room during minute-by-minute updates on operations involving Iran, instead briefing him at key moments because they believed his impatience would not be helpful, a senior administration official told The Wall Street Journal.
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[2026-04-19 16:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: North Korea fired ballistic missiles into the sea on Sunday, accelerating its missile launches amid Iran war tensions and talk of possible meetings with the US and South Korea.
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[2026-04-19 16:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Early signs of capital inflows and tenant movement emerge as Dubai property softens and investors rethink regional bets
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[2026-04-19 16:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Early signs of capital inflows and tenant movement emerge as Dubai property softens and investors rethink regional bets
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[2026-04-19 15:54 UTC+10:00] [COMMENTARY] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: While you wouldn’t know it from the recent U.S.-Israeli military confrontation with Iran, the latest U.S. National Security Strategy, made public in December, marks a decisive departure from the post-Cold War paradigm. It explicitly characterizes previous U.S. strategy — under which Washington assumed responsibility for global challenges — as fundamentally “misguided” and declares a retreat from its role as the dominant global power.
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[2026-04-19 15:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The navy of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said it has extended the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, including a corridor previously designated for safe vessel passage, and declared the waterway fully closed until the United States lifts its blockade on Iranian ports and ships.
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[2026-04-19 15:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Ancient Greece offers no lessons for Asia. The Global South must stop letting America’s war machine write history
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[2026-04-19 15:30 UTC+10:00] [Allison] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Ancient Greece offers no lessons for Asia. The Global South must stop letting America’s war machine write history
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[2026-04-19 15:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: SEOUL — North Korea test-fired multiple short-range ballistic missiles on Sunday, South Korea's military said, the latest in a recent flurry of launches by the nuclear-armed state.
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[2026-04-19 15:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: North Korea fired ballistic missiles into the sea on Sunday, accelerating its missile launches amid Iran war tensions and talk of possible meetings with the US and South Korea.
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[2026-04-19 15:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Speaking to CNN, Gene Seroka said the war involving Iran has doubled ship fuel costs, pushing up trade expenses and ultimately consumer prices.
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[2026-04-19 15:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Australia's most decorated living soldier, Ben Roberts-Smith, has publicly denied all allegations against him in his first statement after being charged with five counts of the war crime of murder last week.
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[2026-04-19 15:07 UTC+10:00] [Ben Roberts-Smith] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The Victoria Cross recipient faces five charges of war crime murder over allegations he killed unarmed civilians during his service with the Australian SAS in Afghanistan
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[2026-04-19 14:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Confusion over the critical chokepoint threatened to deepen the energy crisis roiling the global economy and push the two countries toward renewed conflict, even as mediators expressed confidence a new deal was within reach. Iran’s joint military command said on Saturday that “control of the Strait of Hormuz has returned to its previous state ...
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[2026-04-19 14:49 UTC+10:00] [Middle East] [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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[2026-04-19 14:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: As the US and Israel’s war with Iran squeezes global oil supplies, travelers have valid reasons to worry about the cost and availability of flights as they plan their late spring and summer trips.
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[2026-04-19 14:30 UTC+10:00] [Breaking News] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Cuba is a peaceful nation, but it will use all means to defend itself in case of US aggression, the Caribbean country’s president, Miguel Diaz-Canel, has told RT.
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[2026-04-19 14:19 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The Ministry of Defense on Sunday vowed to increase the application of psychological investigations after military suicides, as the military seeks to combat its biggest killer.
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[2026-04-19 14:00 UTC+10:00] [Ukraine] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Troops frequently use substances to help cope with untreated PTSD and anxiety, producing a negative spiral
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[2026-04-19 13:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Vice President JD Vance hailed Pope Leo XIV on Saturday for dialing down tensions in his explosive clash with President Trump over the Iran war.
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[2026-04-19 13:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran’s Supreme National Security Council said negotiations with the United States ended without concrete results after Washington raised “new and excessive demands”, despite earlier agreeing to Tehran’s framework.
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[2026-04-19 13:42 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-04-19 13:41 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Australia is calling on Iran and the United States to intensify efforts to negotiate an end to their war after the Iranian regime again closed off the Strait of Hormuz and began firing at ships, just a day after reopening the critical waterway.
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[2026-04-19 13:25 UTC+10:00] [News] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Michael West Media
Snippet: April 19, 2026 13:25 | News
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[2026-04-19 13:17 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: JERUSALEM (AFP) -- Israel's military said Saturday it had established a "Yellow Line" in southern Lebanon, similar to the one separating its forces from Hamas-held areas in Gaza, adding it had hit a "terrorist cell" operating along the demarcation.
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[2026-04-19 13:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Beyond postponed concerts, the Iran war also disrupted parts of the music business less visible to the public.
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[2026-04-19 13:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Two US soldiers were wounded by a brown bear during a training exercise in Alaska on Thursday, the US Army stated.
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[2026-04-19 13:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: RECASTS headline; UPDATES throughout as meeting starts)
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[2026-04-19 13:04 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (Reuters) -- 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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[2026-04-19 13:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The news that emerged on Thursday afternoon that Israel and Lebanon had agreed to a ceasefire beginning that night did not come from an official announcement by the leaders of either of these sides.
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[2026-04-19 12:53 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Accused war criminal Ben Roberts-Smith has issued his first public statement since his release from a Sydney jail on bail last week to categorically deny the allegations against him and plead for privacy, hitting out at police over what he described as his “deliberately sensational arrest” at Sydney Airport last week.
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[2026-04-19 12:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Former vice president Kamala Harris said US President Donald Trump was “pulled into” a war “the American people do not want” at the urging of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
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[2026-04-19 12:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: By Victoria Pengilley
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[2026-04-19 12:33 UTC+10:00] [World / Middle East] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Iranian warships sunk by US and Israeli attacks litter naval harbours along the Persian Gulf coast, but what is sometimes called a “mosquito fleet” lurks in the shadows.
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[2026-04-19 12:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
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[2026-04-19 12:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Island vulnerable to panic should real-world crisis happen ‘because we are unprepared’, security scholar says
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[2026-04-19 12:00 UTC+10:00] [Liu Fu-kuo] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Island vulnerable to panic should real-world crisis happen ‘because we are unprepared’, security scholar says
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[2026-04-19 11:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Turkey wants to extend a natural gas supply contract with Iran that is due to expire in the coming months, but talks have not yet begun because of the war, Energy Minister Alparslan Bayraktar said.
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