Topic: War & Conflict — Neutral reports only
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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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[2026-04-17 21:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: U.S. tech companies are ramping up lobbying of government officials at home and further afield amid the Iran war, as they look to defend their interests and map out contingency plans, industry insiders told CNBC.
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[2026-04-17 21:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Saeed Khatibzadeh told reporters at the Antalya Diplomacy Forum that Iran is “not accepting any temporary ceasefire,” according to Anadolu Agency.
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[2026-04-17 21:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Several Palestinians have been killed in two days of separate Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip, despite the so-called “ceasefire” that is now in its seventh month, as raids and assaults continue in the occupied West Bank.
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[2026-04-17 21:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: China's regular military activities around Taiwan are "entirely justified and reasonable," and any tensions are the fault of the government in Taipei, the Chinese defense ministry said in a rare comment on Friday.
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[2026-04-17 21:00 UTC+10:00] [US news] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Bipartisan backing for special relationship is fraying as Middle East conflicts turn public opinion
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[2026-04-17 21:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: City Hall is opening up Grand Army Plaza but locals see a dead end.
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[2026-04-17 21:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Countless protest signs have informed us over the years that “war is not the answer.”
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[2026-04-17 20:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Israel and Lebanon have announced a 10-day ceasefire to allow negotiations for a more permanent security and peace agreement to continue.
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[2026-04-17 20:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Aluminum prices on the London Metal Exchange are climbing into the end of the week, reaching $3,621 a ton and approaching the peak seen during Russia's 2022 invasion of Ukraine. The problem now is that the aluminum market has been thrust into a serious supply shock amid the U.S.-Iran conflict in the Middle East, one that is unlikely to be reversed in the near term.
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[2026-04-17 20:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: An Indian delegation is visiting the U.S. next week for talks on an interim trade agreement. © Reuters
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[2026-04-17 20:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: A US-brokered ceasefire that aims to halt an “idiotic war” between Hezbollah and Israel will stop “senseless killing”, President Donald Trump’s envoy Tom Barrack said.
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[2026-04-17 20:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: An advertisement for prediction market platform Kalshi hangs at 13th and L Streets in northwest Washington, April 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Allison Robbert, File)
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[2026-04-17 20:41 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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[2026-04-17 20:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Energy shipments are increasingly being used as foreign policy tool as the Trump administration attempts to hold down two blockades on opposite sides of the globe.
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[2026-04-17 20:35 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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[2026-04-17 20:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Live updates: Follow the latest news on US-Iran war
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[2026-04-17 20:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Displaced Lebanese have begun cautiously returning to their homes in the south after Lebanon and Israel agreed to a 10-day truce, even as the Lebanese army calls on residents to delay their return and Hezbollah warns it has its “finger on the trigger” in case of Israeli violations.
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[2026-04-17 20:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: French President Emmanuel Macron and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer are hosting an international conference on Friday in Paris to ensure that Iran does not continue blocking the Hormuz Strait once the war ends.
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[2026-04-17 20:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: In a statement released on Telegram, Hezbollah expressed that it is “cautious about the enemy’s treachery and breach of promises.”
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[2026-04-17 20:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: FILE -Two Iranian sailors, center, who were rescued from IRIS Dena warship by Sri Lanka’s navy are escorted to a Judicial Medical Officer from the National Hospital, in Galle, Sri Lanka, March 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena, File)
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[2026-04-17 20:08 UTC+10:00] [ENVIRONMENT] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: When Hurricane Michael, a Category 5 storm, tore through Florida’s Tyndall Air Force Base in 2018, it battered F-22 stealth fighter jets, destroyed hundreds of buildings and churned up 700,000 cubic yards of debris. The total cost of the damage approached $5 billion.
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[2026-04-17 19:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: US President Donald Trump’s war of words with Pope Leo XIV appears to have split his own MAGA movement. While a number of prominent Republicans have distanced themselves from the exchange, others have stepped in to reassure him of their continued support.
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[2026-04-17 19:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: US President Donald Trump’s war of words with Pope Leo XIV appears to have split his own MAGA movement. While a number of prominent Republicans have distanced themselves from the exchange, others have stepped in to reassure him of their continued support.
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[2026-04-17 19:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Northrop Grumman released new images of its B-21 Raider stealth bomber performing "more advanced stages of flight test" and "aerial refueling."
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[2026-04-17 19:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
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[2026-04-17 19:40 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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[2026-04-17 19:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: NATO member Estonia has no doubt that the United States would help defend it if Russia attacks, its defense minister told Reuters, while warning that Europe is not ready to stand up to Moscow on its own.
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[2026-04-17 19:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: When representatives of Israel and a neighboring state with which it has been in a formal state of war since 1948 sit down across the same table for the first time in 33 years, there is a natural tendency to hear the faint flutter of a peace dove’s wings.
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[2026-04-17 19:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: US officials have warned their European counterparts that the supply of previously contracted American arms could be delayed due to dwindling stockpiles as a result of the war on Iran, Reuters has reported, citing sources.
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[2026-04-17 19:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: President Donald Trump has said that talks between the US and Iran to end the war could resume as early as this weekend, with Washington and Tehran "very close" to making a deal.
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[2026-04-17 19:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: The Israeli economy is facing a significant hit to growth projections as a result of the Middle East conflict — but its central bank chief is hopeful that a rapid resolution to the wars in Lebanon and Iran can help ease the shock.
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[2026-04-17 19:00 UTC+10:00] [Christianity] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Trump administration has riled head of Catholic church over use of theology to justify conflict in Iran
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[2026-04-17 19:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The Cheongung-II has reportedly achieved a 96.7% intercept rate against Iranian drones and ballistic missiles
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[2026-04-17 19:00 UTC+10:00] [Egypt] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The Cheongung-II has reportedly achieved a 96.7% intercept rate against Iranian drones and ballistic missiles
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[2026-04-17 19:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by Alex Komani via OilPrice.com,
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[2026-04-17 18:50 UTC+10:00] [Pakistan] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Trump’s ‘favourite field marshal’ has been a key figure in mediation efforts and now much rides for Asim Munir on the success of talks
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[2026-04-17 18:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: An Australian court ordered bail with travel restrictions on Friday for the country's most decorated soldier, following his arrest on accusations of war crimes while deployed in Afghanistan more than a decade ago.
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[2026-04-17 18:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif welcomed the ceasefire in Lebanon “facilitated through bold and sagacious diplomatic efforts led by President Donald Trump,” via a statement on X.
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[2026-04-17 18:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Last week, JPMorgan - which correctly noted that headlines tend to focus on the fact of damage not the scale - was the first itemize the damage from the war in Iran, finding more than 60 energy infrastructure assets in the Gulf have been affected by drone and missile strikes, with roughly 50 sustaining different degrees of damage.
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[2026-04-17 18:13 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The Financial Services Commission on Friday unveiled an 80 trillion won ($54 billion) support package for the steel industry, seeking to contain fallout from war in the Middle East before it spreads to sectors such as machinery and electronics.
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[2026-04-17 17:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Spanish Economy Minister Carlos Cuerpo lauded the country's energy resilience to the Iran war, saying a pivot to solar and wind power has shielded Madrid from the worst impacts of the resulting energy shock.
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