Topic: War & Conflict — Neutral reports only
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[2026-04-18 04:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Slowly, the issue of the state of Donald Trump's mind is becoming the subject of serious discussion. (Reuters: Jessica Koscielniak)
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[2026-04-18 04:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Washington, DC – United States President Donald Trump has posted a series of rapid-fire messages on the US-Israeli war with Iran, claiming that his government secured major concessions ahead of a possible next round of ceasefire talks.
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[2026-04-18 04:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: The United States is considering releasing $6 billion in frozen Iranian assets as part of a first phase in a potential deal to end the war with Iran if certain conditions are met, a source familiar with discussions exclusively told The Post on Friday — with the potential to ultimately release a total of $20 billion.
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[2026-04-18 04:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: By Murad Sadygzade, President of the Middle East Studies Center, Visiting Lecturer, HSE University (Moscow).
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[2026-04-18 04:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: By Murad Sadygzade, President of the Middle East Studies Center, Visiting Lecturer, HSE University (Moscow).
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[2026-04-18 04:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A 10-day truce appeared to be holding in Lebanon early Friday, promising a pause in fighting between Israel and the Hezbollah militant group and possibly clearing one major obstacle to a deal between Iran and the United States and Israel to end weeks of devastating war.
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[2026-04-18 04:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Lebanese President Joseph Aoun on Friday said his country was no longer an "arena" for anyone's wars after a ceasefire in Lebanon went into force.
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[2026-04-18 04:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Significant differences between Iran and the United States remain to reach a deal aimed at ending the war, a senior Iranian official told Reuters on Friday, adding that keeping the Strait of Hormuz open is "conditional on US adherence to the terms of ceasefire".
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[2026-04-18 04:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Previous slideNext slide Paramedics react to an airstrike in Nabatieh, Lebanon. Getty ImagesInfo Displaced people make their way back to their homes as they cross the bridge linking southern Lebanon to the rest of the country, which was hit earlier in an Israeli strike, after a 10-day ceasefire between Lebanon and Israel went into effect, in Qasmiyeh, Lebanon.
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[2026-04-18 04:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: The Iran war is having an uneven impact on economies within the Middle East and the Gulf, although many are expected to recover by next year if the conflict ends soon.
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[2026-04-18 04:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Among the many congratulatory messages Said Khatibi received after becoming the second Algerian novelist to win the International Prize for Arabic Fiction, one stood out: a video from a rural village on the outskirts of Algiers.
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[2026-04-18 04:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Talks between the US and Iran are expected to resume soon as a fragile ceasefire holds, but American officials involved in previous nuclear deal negotiations with Tehran have some advice for President Donald Trump's administration.
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[2026-04-18 04:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Live updates: Follow the latest news on Iran war
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[2026-04-18 03:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: BEIRUT, Lebanon — Lebanese President Joseph Aoun on Friday said his country was no longer an "arena" for anyone's wars after a ceasefire in the Israel-Hezbollah war went into force.
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[2026-04-18 03:54 UTC+10:00] [Latest] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Duran
Snippet: Switch to the dark mode that's kinder on your eyes at night time.
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[2026-04-18 03:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Trump, meanwhile, says he received a Nato offer to help secure the key waterway but told the alliance to ‘STAY AWAY’
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[2026-04-18 03:35 UTC+10:00] [UK] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Trump, meanwhile, says he received a Nato offer to help secure the key waterway but told the alliance to ‘STAY AWAY’
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[2026-04-18 03:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Air Canada will suspend service to New York’s JFK International airport over the summer as the war in Iran creates jet fuel shortages that have sent prices soaring.
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[2026-04-18 03:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Believers slept overnight on mats to hear the address from the pontiff, who has drawn Trump’s ire with his anti-war comments
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[2026-04-18 03:15 UTC+10:00] [Angola] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Believers slept overnight on mats to hear the address from the pontiff, who has drawn Trump’s ire with his anti-war comments
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[2026-04-18 02:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: TEHRAN — Tehran declared the Strait of Hormuz open to commercial shipping on Friday, as a ceasefire came into effect in Lebanon, raising hopes that two of the main obstacles to a US-Iran peace deal could have been cleared.
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[2026-04-18 02:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Defense Minister Israel Katz said Israeli forces will continue holding territory inside Southern Lebanon as part of efforts to dismantle Hezbollah’s military capabilities, even as a ten-day ceasefire remains in effect.
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[2026-04-18 02:49 UTC+10:00] [Opinion] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-04-18 02:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: YAOUNDÉ, Cameroon — Pope Leo XIV on Friday warned against the use of AI to fan "polarization, conflict, fear and violence" and criticized the "environmental devastation" caused by the extraction of rare earths to fuel the digital boom.
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[2026-04-18 02:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: As a 10-day ceasefire came into force on Friday 17 April 2026, halting weeks of heavy fighting between Israel and Hezbollah, residents began returning to southern Lebanese cities such as Nabatiyeh to find widespread destruction. Streets were strewn with debris, shattered glass and the remains of damaged buildings after strikes continued until the final hours before the truce.
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[2026-04-18 02:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Tens of thousands of displaced people began returning home in the early hours of Friday, against Israeli warnings, after a 10-day ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon came into effect at midnight.
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[2026-04-18 02:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: (UPDATE) PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos Jr. ordered the excise taxes on liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) and kerosene suspended for three months to help ease the financial burden of households in the face of the energy emergency driven by the war in the Middle East.
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[2026-04-18 02:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: THE account of how successful United States President Donald Trump’s war on Iran was, which has been made by Defense Secretary Peter Hegseth and the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. Dan Caine, in a recent press conference, makes one wonder whether the US should have demanded unconditional surrender from Iran, instead of agreeing to a ceasefire and sit down and talk peace.
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[2026-04-18 02:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: THE original intention for the meeting was to discuss the filing of a petition at the Supreme Court for restraining Raymond Powell from interfering with the internal affairs of the Philippines, particularly the conduct of government. Asian Century Philippines Strategic Studies Institute (ACPSSI) President Herman Tiu Laurel and the institute’s legal counsel Raffy Tuvera scheduled the afternoon meeting at the Valle Verde Country Club.
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[2026-04-18 01:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: This image from video provided by U.S. South Command, shows a vessel accused of trafficking drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean shortly before it was destroyed by the U.S. military, killing two and injuring one, on Jan. 23, 2026. (U.S. Southern Command via AP, File)
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[2026-04-18 01:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: A vessel in the Strait of Hormuz, off the coast of Oman’s Musandam province. (File photo via Reuters)
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[2026-04-18 01:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: The rise of "war unicorns" will be an impressive development to watch over the next several years, as we've diligently laid out for readers for months, well before the U.S.-Iran conflict, how a massive government push and in capital markets would begin to prioritize the next generation of defense-tech firms rather than big, bloated legacy defense contractors.
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[2026-04-18 01:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Despite the newly mounted Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire, the IDF will continue to attack fighters of the Lebanese terror group who have remained in the southern part of the country should they not surrender, the IDF said on Friday.
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[2026-04-18 01:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Israel is prohibited from “bombing Lebanon any longer,” said US President Donald Trump in a Truth Social post on Friday.
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[2026-04-18 01:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: At the Antalya Diplomacy Forum in Turkey, Erdogan also stressed the importance of acting with ‘prudent understanding’ to end the Iran war
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[2026-04-18 01:16 UTC+10:00] [Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: At the Antalya Diplomacy Forum in Turkey, Erdogan also stressed the importance of acting with ‘prudent understanding’ to end the Iran war
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[2026-04-18 01:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Iran's Foreign Minister said on Friday that the strategic Strait of Hormuz is declared “completely open” for all commercial vessels for the remaining period of the Middle East ceasefire.
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[2026-04-18 01:12 UTC+10:00] [Conflict] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: The EU is prepared to send additional warships as part of a mission to protect shipping in the Middle East and keep the Strait of Hormuz open “once a ceasefire takes hold,” the bloc’s top diplomat, Kaja Kallas, said Friday.
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[2026-04-18 01:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Tension related to Iran and the crisis in the Middle East have spurred conversations about the idea of technological sovereignty and, more specifically, artificial intelligence sovereignty.
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[2026-04-18 01:00 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: See more of Fiona Katauskas’s cartoons here
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[2026-04-18 00:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Islamabad, Pakistan – Standing on the South Lawn of the White House before boarding his helicopter for Las Vegas on Thursday, United States President Donald Trump offered his most optimistic assessment yet of the war with Iran.
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[2026-04-18 00:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran will require all vessels passing through the Strait of Hormuz to obtain IRGC permission, according to an Al Jazeera report of an address by an Iranian military official.
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[2026-04-18 00:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: At the stroke of midnight, gunfire and fireworks celebrated the start of the ceasefire in Beirut.
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[2026-04-18 00:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Shocking video shows a UK military Land Rover flipping onto its roof and rolling over several times after its driver desperately tried to avoid smashing into a car that swerved in front of him.
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[2026-04-18 00:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: When Israel and Hezbollah agreed on a ceasefire in November 2024, almost immediately Hassan Younes rushed to Beirut's devastated southern suburbs as people returned to celebrate and survey the damage.
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[2026-04-18 00:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: EU and NATO officials fear that European armies would be unable to conduct a major military operation – such as a hypothetical war with Russia that Brussels continues to claim could be imminent – without a secure supply of fossil fuels. EU lawmakers and NATO officials met this week to assess how reliance on oil affects military readiness, according to Euractiv.
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[2026-04-18 00:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: By RT newsroom, a team of multi-lingual journalists with over a decade of experience in Russian and international reporting, delivering original research and insights often missing from mainstream coverage
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[2026-04-18 00:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: On 8 April, Israel's military launched the psychopathically titled Operation Eternal Darkness against Lebanon, with predictably macabre results. In the span of a mere 10 minutes, Israel struck more than 100 sites across the country, killing more than 300 people and wounding at least 1,150.
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[2026-04-18 00:19 UTC+10:00] [Music radio] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Broadcaster who brought world music to a mainstream audience on BBC Radio 1 and travelled widely to report on conflict and the cultures that fascinated him
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[2026-04-18 00:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: Russian stocks fell on Friday after Iran declared the Strait of Hormuz “completely open” on the heels of a ceasefire announcement between Israel and Lebanon.
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