Topic: War & Conflict — Neutral reports only
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[2026-06-13 02:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: Russian President Vladimir Putin said Friday that Ukraine's increasing drone strikes on Russia aimed to “sow confusion” and damage the country's economy.
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[2026-06-13 02:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: Russian President Vladimir Putin said Friday that Ukraine's increasing drone strikes on Russia aimed to “sow confusion” and damage the country's economy.
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[2026-06-13 02:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Street musicians play music as a woman carries a dog on a sidewalk in northern Tehran, Wednesday, June 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
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[2026-06-13 01:38 UTC+10:00] [Cost of living] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: The increased traffic through the Strait of Hormuz comes as Trump and Iran continue haggling over a peace deal.
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[2026-06-13 01:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Residents swim and play in the waters of the Strait of Hormuz while cargo ships and commercial vessels lie anchored in the distance off Bandar Abbas, Iran, Wednesday, June 10, 2026.(Razieh Poudat/ISNA via AP)
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[2026-06-13 01:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Sir Keir Starmer has told the BBC he has a "duty" to stay on as prime minister as he sought to justify his decisions on defence spending.
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[2026-06-13 01:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: In a move that surprises absolutely no one paying attention, the United States is planning to significantly slash the number of fighter jets and warships it feeds into the NATO machine in Europe, the New York Times reported Thursday.
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[2026-06-13 00:56 UTC+10:00] [Opinion] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-06-13 00:55 UTC+10:00] [Air defense] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: BRUSSELS — NATO countries want to give the alliance’s top military commander more leeway to shoot down drones by next month’s leaders’ summit in Ankara, according to two NATO diplomats and one alliance official.
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[2026-06-13 00:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Hezbollah conducted operations against Israeli military vehicles and forces in Southern Lebanon, according to statements and footage on Telegram.
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[2026-06-13 00:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Defending the realm is supposed to be a prime minister's first priority. Yet Sir Keir Starmer is accused by two departing defence ministers of failing to provide the means to meet that vital aim.
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[2026-06-13 00:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Participants waved rainbow flags, danced alongside music-filled vehicles and called for continued action on equality and inclusion. More than 1,000 police officers and volunteers were deployed to secure the event, according to authorities. For many attendees, the parade was both a celebration and a statement of resilience after several years marked by political tensions, war and concerns about rising hostility toward LGBTQ+ people.
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[2026-06-13 00:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: United States President Donald Trump has lashed out at Iran after state media reported alleged terms of a possible ceasefire agreement.
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[2026-06-13 00:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A small motorboat passes anchored vessels in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, Iran, Thursday, June 11, 2026.(Amirhosein Khorgooi/ISNA via AP)
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[2026-06-13 00:10 UTC+10:00] [Banks] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: LONDON — The U.K. government is in negotiations with Canada over joining its NATO-linked defense bank, and membership of a global fighter jet program, Canada’s top diplomat in Britain said.
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[2026-06-13 00:01 UTC+10:00] [World / North America] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Australia’s new ambassador to the United States, Greg Moriarty, says every American official he has spoken with about AUKUS has assured him of their strong support for the deal, rejecting claims that US commitment to the pact was shaky or that Australia needed a back-up plan.
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[2026-06-13 00:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: China’s military proposes a strategy to attack out-of-reach American military assets as distance becomes a shield
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[2026-06-13 00:00 UTC+10:00] [anti-ship missiles] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: China’s military proposes a strategy to attack out-of-reach American military assets as distance becomes a shield
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[2026-06-12 23:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Amid the dire reports from the ongoing fighting on our borders, the political scrambling, and the disturbances over the draft issue, there is a cheery item on Israel’s evening news. Israeli pop Mizrahi singer Peer Tasi has created his first album for children. Ask your children or grandchildren if you don’t know who he is.
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[2026-06-12 23:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-06-12 23:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The PM also rejected the defence minister’s criticism, saying the UK’s security was his top priority and would remain so
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[2026-06-12 23:30 UTC+10:00] [Starmer] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The PM also rejected the defence minister’s criticism, saying the UK’s security was his top priority and would remain so
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[2026-06-12 23:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A F/A-18 Hornet multi-role fighter of the Finnish Air Force lands on a road strip during NATO’s Ramstein Flag 26 exercise in Tervo, Finland, Wednesday June 10, 2026. (Matias Honkamaa/Lehtikuva via AP)
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[2026-06-12 23:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: A senior Russian lawmaker on Thursday criticized Russians who invest in Western companies and suggested that Elon Musk's SpaceX should be designated a terrorist organization because its Starlink satellite network is used by Ukraine's military.
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[2026-06-12 23:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: BRUSSELS — NATO’s top military officer is weighing alternative plans to defend Europe should it come under attack from Russia, after the United States announced that it is cutting the number of aircraft and warships that it would provide in a security crisis.
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[2026-06-12 23:16 UTC+10:00] [Keir Starmer] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: PM promises to fight any leadership challenge, saying any successor would face same problems as him
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[2026-06-12 22:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Residents said Israeli forces had ordered evacuations before the attacks, but entire housing blocks were affected. Large craters and collapsed buildings marked the impact sites as families returned to recover clothing, furniture and personal possessions. The strikes came despite a fragile ceasefire and added to the challenges facing thousands of displaced Palestinians across Gaza.
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[2026-06-12 22:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Analysts say Beijing may be trying to ‘kill the chicken to warn the monkeys’, as Manila faces calls for a tit-for-tat response
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[2026-06-12 22:50 UTC+10:00] [Philippines] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Analysts say Beijing may be trying to ‘kill the chicken to warn the monkeys’, as Manila faces calls for a tit-for-tat response
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[2026-06-12 22:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Etihad Airways and Emirates airline are planning to offer insurance for international passengers to reassure travellers flying into the UAE amid the Iran war.
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[2026-06-12 22:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: University students were among protesters in central Jakarta on Friday condemning Indonesian government policies, including state budget spending, a fuel price hike, a free meals program and growing military involvement in civilian affairs. © Reuters
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[2026-06-12 22:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: As others exert geopolitical influence based on economic or military might, North Korea’s leader has turned a weaker hand to his advantage
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[2026-06-12 22:30 UTC+10:00] [Beijing] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: As others exert geopolitical influence based on economic or military might, North Korea’s leader has turned a weaker hand to his advantage
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[2026-06-12 22:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: US stock futures and global markets are higher, extending their rally while oil hit the lowest level in months following fresh reports that the US and Iran are nearing a provisional agreement to end their war, even if top leadership has yet to sign off. Meanwhile, all eyes are on SpaceX - the world's biggest IPO- where shadow markets are pricing a spike of at least 35% for SpaceX on its debut, while online market see odds of a 30%
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[2026-06-12 22:10 UTC+10:00] [UK news] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: View image in fullscreenJakarta, IndonesiaStudents clash with police during a protest against a fuel price risePhotograph: Mast Irham/EPAShareView image in fullscreenLondon, UKPeople protest outside Woolwich crown court before a hearing where Palestine Action activists are due to be sentenced over a break-in at the UK base of an Israeli-based defence firm, Elbit SystemsPhotograph: Yui Mok/PAShareView image in fullscreenGaza StripChildren play in the wreckage of a car in the Bureij refugee campPhotograph: AFP/GettyShareView image in fullscreenNakuru, KenyaRed Cross officials help a
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[2026-06-12 22:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: The most fundamental rift in Israeli politics is arguably not the wars it is fighting on multiple fronts, nor the international isolation stemming from its genocidal war in Gaza. Instead, the conscription of young ultra-Orthodox men into the military continues to divide the country’s major political parties and bring demonstrators to the streets.
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[2026-06-12 22:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: An Israeli air raid on the small village of al-Bayyad in Lebanon’s Tyre district injured one person as attacks continue despite a United States-brokered “ceasefire”.
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[2026-06-12 22:00 UTC+10:00] [Israel] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Russia is also included on the UN’s blacklist – and it faces enormous pressure from sanctions. The same consequences must apply to Israel
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[2026-06-12 21:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Rising fuel prices linked to the conflict in the Middle East are accelerating Kenya’s shift to electric mobility. As petrol costs soar, thousands of riders are abandoning fuel-powered motorcycles for cheaper electric alternatives, driving record sales and reshaping urban transport.
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[2026-06-12 21:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: After having heard the same line many, many times before - and yet with no result (instead, more often the opposite of sliding into further conflict and escalation) - Pakistan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Friday welcomed the "progress" made between the United States and Iran in indirect negotiations.
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[2026-06-12 21:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: It was a short news headline, but it said a lot. The 9 a.m. radio news on Israel’s public broadcaster on Monday, June 8, announced: “No rockets have been launched on Israel in the last hour.”
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[2026-06-12 21:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: An American businessman who wrote a book about living through a military coup in Myanmar was detained on his return to the Southeast Asian nation on Thursday, according to two people briefed on the matter.
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[2026-06-12 21:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Lab director says fundamental scientific challenges need to be overcome to achieve theoretical performance
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[2026-06-12 21:30 UTC+10:00] [photonic-electronic hybrid AI accelerator chips] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Lab director says fundamental scientific challenges need to be overcome to achieve theoretical performance
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[2026-06-12 21:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Nigeria’s military has “neutralised” more than 13,000 “terrorists” in the past year, the president says, as armed groups and criminal gangs continue to carry out mass attacks and kidnappings in the country.
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[2026-06-12 20:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: A lawmaker from Russia’s systemic opposition has broken ranks and issued a scathing criticism of the Kremlin’s mismanagement of its war in Ukraine, saying the war risks plunging the country into social upheaval.
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[2026-06-12 20:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: A lawmaker from Russia’s systemic opposition has broken ranks and issued a scathing criticism of the Kremlin’s mismanagement of its war in Ukraine, saying the war risks plunging the country into social upheaval.
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[2026-06-12 20:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A student protester holds up a mask of Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto during a rally against a fuel price hike, government inefficient spendings, and military involvement in civilian affairs in Jakarta, Indonesia, Friday, June 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)
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[2026-06-12 20:44 UTC+10:00] [Politics] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Al Carns also indicated that he has leadership ambitions in the resignation letter than he released last night.
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[2026-06-12 20:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A woman stands at an entrance of the office of Mytel telecom in Yangon, Myanmar, Friday, June 12, 2026. (AP Photo)
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