Topic: War & Conflict — Neutral reports only
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[2026-04-18 16:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: US President Donald Trump said on Friday there had been some "pretty good news" regarding Iran, adding that the US and Iran's temporary ceasefire may end unless a long-term deal to end the war is agreed upon by Wednesday.
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[2026-04-18 16:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The US Department of the Treasury issued a waiver allowing the delivery and sale of sanctioned Russian crude as the administration seeks to ease prices during the war involving Iran, CNN reported.
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[2026-04-18 16:08 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Iranian parliamentary speaker also says passage through waterway will depend on Iranian authorisation and accuses Donald Trump of multiple falsehoods
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[2026-04-18 16:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Geopolitical risk is driving a rethink of where bullion is stored – and Hong Kong’s unique status is drawing attention
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[2026-04-18 16:00 UTC+10:00] [Germany] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Geopolitical risk is driving a rethink of where bullion is stored – and Hong Kong’s unique status is drawing attention
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[2026-04-18 15:50 UTC+10:00] [Military] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-04-18 15:30 UTC+10:00] [San Remo Manual] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Neutral ships have a legal right of passage, even in war. Singapore has defended international law, which provides for a stable world order
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[2026-04-18 15:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Neutral ships have a legal right of passage, even in war. Singapore has defended international law, which provides for a stable world order
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[2026-04-18 15:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The Israeli military said a person carrying a knife was killed in the settlement of Negohot in the occupied West Bank.
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[2026-04-18 15:20 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: President Donald Trump said there had been "some pretty good news" about Iran, suggesting optimism about peace talks to end the war in the Middle East, but he said a ceasefire in the conflict may not be extended without a deal by Wednesday.
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[2026-04-18 15:12 UTC+10:00] [Middle East] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
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[2026-04-18 15:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: People walk past closed shops at the nearly empty traditional main bazaar during Iranian New Year, or Nowruz, holidays in Tehran, Iran, Sunday, March 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi, File)
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[2026-04-18 15:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: The two centres of this crisis are the 24-mile Strait of Hormuz south of Iran and 7,000 miles away in the White House.
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[2026-04-18 15:00 UTC+10:00] [Donald Trump] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The president has opened fissures in his base by starting a war he couldn’t finish with Iran, stoking inflation and offending Christians. Barred from running again, he may feel he has nothing to lose
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[2026-04-18 15:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Policymakers around the world are closely watching developments in the Middle East as they gauge the most prudent response to the economic fallout of the war.
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[2026-04-18 14:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Iran said Friday it fully reopened the Strait of Hormuz to commercial vessels, but President Donald Trump said the American blockade on Iranian ships and ports “will remain in full force” until Tehran reaches a deal with the U.S., including on its nuclear program. The narrow, bending waterway has been the subject of global attention since the war in the Middle East between the U.S.
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[2026-04-18 14:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said Canada stands in “full solidarity” with Gulf partners and welcomed a ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon, as well as the announcement that Iran will be reopening the Strait of Hormuz.
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[2026-04-18 14:19 UTC+10:00] [Military] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-04-18 14:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Turkey hosted a diplomatic forum bringing together regional leaders as efforts to end the Middle East war intensified, with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan saying “the shortest cut to peace is constructive dialogue and diplomacy”.
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[2026-04-18 14:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: A cruise liner has sailed through the Strait of Hormuz, becoming the first passenger vessel to make the crossing since the war began, ship tracking site MarineTraffic said.
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[2026-04-18 14:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: As the Iran war continues to shape the regional security environment, the resilience of urban infrastructure across the Gulf is being tested in new ways. For the region’s rapidly advancing smart cities, this is no longer a theoretical concern. It is a design challenge that must be addressed from the outset.
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[2026-04-18 14:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: For almost a decade, Iraq has enjoyed relative peace, stability and economic growth. That may all be at risk due to the political fallout from the war that the US and Israel launched against Iran in February.
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[2026-04-18 14:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Live updates: Follow the latest news on Iran war
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[2026-04-18 13:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines must move beyond rhetoric and fully operationalize an “active defense” posture amid China’s continued assertiveness in the West Philippine Sea, a policy expert said, pointing to expanded joint military exercises with allies as a key step forward.
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[2026-04-18 13:22 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: 9News
Snippet: Property News: Australia's most popular suburbs in every capital city.
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[2026-04-18 13:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The world’s largest aircraft carrier, USS Gerald Ford, has entered Middle East waters again, Associated Press reported, quoting two defence officials.
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[2026-04-18 13:07 UTC+10:00] [Breaking News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Oil prices have plummeted after Iran said the Strait of Hormuz would be “completely open” to commercial ships for the remainder of the ceasefire in the US-Israel war with Iran.
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[2026-04-18 13:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: US President Donald Trump said “things seem to be going very well with Iran” after receiving what he described as “pretty good news twenty minutes ago,” adding he “maybe won’t extend the ceasefire if no deal by Wednesday, but will keep the US blockade of Iranian ports.”
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[2026-04-18 13:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Court documents reveal details about the prosecution case against Ben Roberts-Smith, who faces war crimes charges. (AAP: Bianca De Marchi)
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[2026-04-18 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: The Iran war seems to be cooling, as a two week ceasefire holds, but people are still dying from spillover effects and sporadic conflict in neighboring Iraq.
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[2026-04-18 12:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The US Central Command (Centcom) said 21 ships attempting to enter or leave Iranian ports have complied with directions from US forces to turn around and return to Iran.
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[2026-04-18 12:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: NEW YORK — Donald Trump's war of words with Pope Leo has angered some American Catholics, a key voting bloc, who say the US president has gone too far in his criticism of the pontiff.
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[2026-04-18 12:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaks at a roundtable event with President Donald Trump about no tax on tips, Thursday, April 16, 2026, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Lucas Peltier)
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[2026-04-18 12:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Two U.S. Army soldiers have been injured after encountering a brown bear in a mountainous training area in Anchorage, the military said Friday.
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[2026-04-18 11:54 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Iran said Friday that it reopened the crucial Strait of Hormuz to commercial vessels in line with a temporary Israel-Lebanon ceasefire, but US President Donald Trump said a US naval blockade of Iranian ports will remain "in full force" until a peace deal is signed.
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[2026-04-18 11:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: The US Navy denied a report Friday that warships deployed to the Middle East were short on food and sailors were purportedly being served what some on social media described as “rationed slop.”
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[2026-04-18 11:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The war on Iran has removed about 500 million barrels of crude from the global market, the largest energy supply disruption in modern history, according to data from analytics firm Kpler.
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[2026-04-18 11:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: A spokesperson for Iran’s Defence Ministry said the Strait of Hormuz is “only open under ceasefire conditions and conditionally,” according to Fars News Agency.
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[2026-04-18 11:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: NEW YORK — Oil prices dropped back to where they were in the early days of the Iran war, and U.S. stocks raced to another record Friday after Iran said the Strait of Hormuz is open again for commercial tankers carrying crude from the Persian Gulf to customers worldwide.
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[2026-04-18 11:06 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Finance Minister Koo Yun-cheol said Friday that the Korean won has been stabilizing against the US dollar following its depreciation amid the ongoing US-Israeli war against Iran, expressing hopes that it will align with market expectations.
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[2026-04-18 11:00 UTC+10:00] [Trump administration] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Iran’s parliamentary speaker warned it would will shut the strait again if the US blockade continues, which Trump said would remain in place until the conflict was fully concluded – key US politics stories from 17 April at a glance
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[2026-04-18 10:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Does California really want to go to war with ICE?
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[2026-04-18 10:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The American Jewish Committee is calling on US President Donald Trump to make the return of Americans in Iranian custody an “urgent national priority,” as his administration works to preserve a fragile ceasefire with Iran.
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[2026-04-18 10:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The Israeli public has suffered multiple negative effects on health-related behavior due to the Iran war, according to the results of a study published by the Hebrew University School of Public Policy.
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[2026-04-18 10:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Ex-al Qaida member and former British Secret Intelligence Service agent Aiman Dean claimed that the US-mediated ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon is being used as leverage against Iran in a post on X/Twitter on Thursday.
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[2026-04-18 10:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: IDF officers stationed in southern Lebanon said they were not informed about the ceasefire and only found out via foreign media reports and Telegram posts, according to an N12 report on Friday.
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[2026-04-18 10:46 UTC+10:00] [Ukraine] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Building of artillery positions and roads suggest fresh military efforts likely from the north, says Ukrainian president. What we know on day 1,514
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[2026-04-18 10:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: It has been more than 24 hours since air raid sirens sounded in any part of Israel, with the last alert early Friday in a small community near the border with Lebanon later determined to be a mistaken identification, Associated Press reported.
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[2026-04-18 10:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran’s parliament speaker, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, said all recent claims by US President Donald Trump were “false,” adding that “they did not win the war with these lies, and they will certainly not get anywhere in negotiations either.” Writing on X, Ghalibaf listed several of Trump’s statements from the past hour and dismissed them.
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[2026-04-18 10:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Explosions were reported in southern Lebanon as Israeli troops blew up homes in border towns they continue to control, despite a ceasefire in place, local media said.
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