Topic: War & Conflict — Neutral reports only
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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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[2026-04-18 00:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC 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.
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[2026-04-18 00:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: US intelligence is flagging early signs that Beijing may have been eyeing a move into the Iran conflict - quietly considering sending advanced radar systems, which it is said to have been mulling since near the opening of the US-Israel war which kicked off last month.
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[2026-04-17 23:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Pakistan's air force escorted Iranian negotiators home from inconclusive peace talks with the US last weekend, launching a major operation after the Iranians said Israel might seek to kill them, three sources told Reuters.
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[2026-04-17 23:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: US President Donald Trump confirmed on Friday the opening of the Strait in a Truth Social message that read: "Iran has just announced that the Strait of Iran is fully opened and ready for full passage."
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[2026-04-17 23:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Iran has announced that it will allow passage for “all commercial vessels” through the strategic Strait of Hormuz following the declaration of a 10-day Israel-Lebanon ceasefire. However, US President Donald Trump has vowed to maintain his blockade of Iranian ports.
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[2026-04-17 23:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi announced that the Strait of Hormuz will remain completely open throughout the period of the ceasefire in Lebanon.
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[2026-04-17 23:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: More than 38,000 women and girls were killed in Gaza between October 2023 and December 2025 − an average of at least 47 each day, said a report by UN Women released on Friday.
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[2026-04-17 23:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: About 11,000 women and girls survived the war with injuries that will result in lifelong disabilities
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[2026-04-17 23:42 UTC+10:00] [UN] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: About 11,000 women and girls survived the war with injuries that will result in lifelong disabilities
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[2026-04-17 23:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: The Strait of Hormuz is “completely open” for all commercial vessels and will remain so during the Israel-Lebanon ceasefire, Iran’s foreign minister has said.
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[2026-04-17 23:30 UTC+10:00] [Chen Jie] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: US and European importers are shifting some orders back to China – but not everyone is optimistic
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[2026-04-17 23:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: US and European importers are shifting some orders back to China – but not everyone is optimistic
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[2026-04-17 23:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: With President Trump signaling on Thursday that a deal with Tehran could be close, and indicating that another round of talks may take place this weekend, the focus is already beginning to shift beyond the Gulf region and back toward the Gulf of America, where reports earlier this week suggested the U.S.
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[2026-04-17 23:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: The Iran war and resulting global energy shock are driving some countries in Africa and Asia to ramp up nuclear power generation.
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[2026-04-17 23:18 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Iran's foreign minister said on Friday that passage for all commercial vessels through the Strait of Hormuz is declared completely open for the remaining period of ceasefire, in line with the ceasefire in Lebanon.
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[2026-04-17 23:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds are eyeing a move across the pond, according to a new report.
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[2026-04-17 23:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: The main road to southern Lebanon was choked with traffic on Friday as displaced families travelled back home weeks after fleeing Israeli strikes, defying official warnings over the fragile ceasefire.
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[2026-04-17 23:13 UTC+10:00] [Air defense] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: The Pentagon’s top policy official is warning that future military support for Ukraine cannot depend on the United States, sharpening pressure on European allies to take the lead.
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[2026-04-17 23:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth has once again attacked the press, accusing journalists of producing an “endless stream of garbage” in their coverage of the Iran conflict and comparing the Pentagon media pool to the Pharisees, a Jewish group in the Bible who often clashed with Jesus.
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[2026-04-17 23:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The US has expanded its blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, telling its military to pursue Iran-linked vessels everywhere around the globe, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Dan Caine, has said.
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[2026-04-17 23:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Passage for all commercial vessels through the Strait of Hormuz is now completely open, Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi declared on Friday. He added that the waterway will remain open for the remainder of the ceasefire in Lebanon.
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[2026-04-17 23:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: While Iran pushed to include Lebanon in its ceasefire agreement with the US and Israel, it has increased its drone attacks on Iranian Kurdish parties since the announcement of the truce on 8 April.
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[2026-04-17 23:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Aung San Suu Kyi has been in detention since a military coup in 2021 ousted Myanmar's government. (Reuters: Athit Perawongmetha/File)
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[2026-04-17 23:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Pakistan is the regional go-between to help maintain the 10-day ceasefire in Lebanon and push for a conclusive deal to end the Iran war
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[2026-04-17 23:00 UTC+10:00] [Donald Trump] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Pakistan is the regional go-between to help maintain the 10-day ceasefire in Lebanon and push for a conclusive deal to end the Iran war
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[2026-04-17 23:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Iran on Friday declared the Strait of Hormuz completely open to commercial traffic during the ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon.
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[2026-04-17 22:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Lebanese President Joseph Aoun described the recent ceasefire with Israel as “the gateway to advancing the negotiations,” adding that the opportunity “must not be squandered,” according to reports from Al Jazeera.
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[2026-04-17 22:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A federal agent wears an Immigration and Customs Enforcement badge, June 10, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura, File)
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[2026-04-17 22:53 UTC+10:00] [JAPAN] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is considering skipping a visit to the war-linked Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo during its three-day spring festival that starts Tuesday, informed sources said Friday.
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[2026-04-17 22:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iranian president Masoud Pezeshkian stated in a televised address that Israel was “forced to declare a ceasefire” in Lebanon, Al Jazeera reported.
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[2026-04-17 22:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Stocks are pushing higher again on the same old regurgitated news: namely speculation that a deal to end the war between the US and Iran is getting closer, the same exact "speculation" that has pushed the Nasdaq higher for what will now be 13 days in a row, and the same speculation that may keep pushing stocks even higher until the reality of no ceasefire sends risk plunging in a few days.
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[2026-04-17 22:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Iran's Aragchi says "Strait of Hormuz is declared completely open"
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[2026-04-17 22:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Larry Fink’s BlackRock posted blow-out earnings this week – and you can thank the business it’s doing in the war-torn Middle East, On The Money has learned.
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[2026-04-17 22:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: While Iran pushed to include Lebanon in its ceasefire agreement with the US and Israel, it has increased its drone attacks on Iranian Kurdish parties since the announcement of the truce on 8 April.
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[2026-04-17 22:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: The European market is facing a critical shortage of kerosene, with only six weeks of supply remaining, and the war in Iran is threatening the continent with a major aviation crisis.
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[2026-04-17 22:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The Israeli military will “hold and continue to hold all the places it has cleared and captured," Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz announced in a statement reported by Haaretz.
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[2026-04-17 22:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Cathay Group attributes growth to spate of mega-events in city, such as Art Basel and Hong Kong International Jewellery Show
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[2026-04-17 22:00 UTC+10:00] [scmp] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Cathay Group attributes growth to spate of mega-events in city, such as Art Basel and Hong Kong International Jewellery Show
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[2026-04-17 21:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Oil prices dropped on Friday but are still heading for a weekly gain after a 10-day Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire came into effect and US President Donald Trump said war with Iran could end “fairly soon”.
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[2026-04-17 21:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Petrol and diesel prices have fallen slightly for the first time since the US-Israel war with Iran, according to the RAC.
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[2026-04-17 21:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Previous slideNext slide A defiant gesture as a Lebanese couple return to their home, after a 10-day ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah came into effect, in the southern suburbs of Beirut. ReutersInfo Relatives wait for the release of prisoners from Insein jail, Yangon, in a mass pardon to mark the Myanmar New Year.
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[2026-04-17 21:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Europe could run out of jet fuel within weeks if oil supplies continue to be disrupted by the Iran war, the head of the International Energy Agency (IEA) has said.
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