Topic: War & Conflict — Neutral reports only
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[2026-04-15 02:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: VATICAN CITY — Inappropriate. Ridiculous. Absurd. Visitors to the Vatican on Tuesday had some choice words for US President Donald Trump after his harsh criticism of Pope Leo XIV for his calls to soften the rhetoric of war.
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[2026-04-15 02:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Fertiliser shortages due to the blockage on the Strait of Hormuz are a pressing concern for developing countries, the head of the United Nations trade agency warned on Tuesday.
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[2026-04-15 02:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Israel has carried out 2,400 attacks in Gaza during the first six months of the "ceasefire", authorities said on Tuesday, as four more people were killed in a strike on a police car.
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[2026-04-15 02:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Nearly half of Sudan’s lifesaving community kitchens have closed down in the last six months because of a lack of international support and the impact of the US-Israeli war on Iran, new research from Islamic Relief has found.
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[2026-04-15 02:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Lord George Robertson's comments about "corrosive complacency" on defence will sting the government.
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[2026-04-15 02:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Ukraine and Germany have agreed a strategic defence partnership that will include cooperation in drone production and a boost for Kyiv’s air defences.
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[2026-04-15 02:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The war on Iran has “abruptly darkened” the global economic outlook, and if it continues could trigger a worldwide recession, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has warned.
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[2026-04-15 02:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Since the beginning of the Israel-Hamas War in 2023, there have been complaints that not only are our political and military leaders not providing us with sufficient and credible information about what is happening on the various fronts that we are engaged in, but that most of the media are also stingy with information.
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[2026-04-15 02:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: This Holocaust Remembrance Day marks nearly 81 years since the end of World War II. Few living witnesses remain, whether Holocaust survivors or military veterans.
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[2026-04-15 02:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: IDF troops from the 205th Brigade and Yahalom destroyed four underground Hamas tunnel routes in Gaza over the weekend, the IDF announced on Tuesday.
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[2026-04-15 02:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The war on Iran has “abruptly darkened” the global economic outlook, and if it continues could trigger a worldwide recession, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has warned.
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[2026-04-15 02:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WITH the war in the Middle East entering a dangerous new phase and looking set to continue for at least several more weeks, economists and policymakers all over the world are scrambling to interpret what the impacts would be on ordinary citizens and businesses. Our analysts and policymakers here in the Philippines are no exception.
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[2026-04-15 02:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: China claims self-ruled Taiwan as its territory and has ramped up military and political pressure on Taipei in recent years.
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[2026-04-15 02:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: FRANCE’s refusal to participate in the latest United States military strike against Iran is, in many ways, entirely unsurprising. Anyone even casually acquainted with Paris’ strategic tradition would recognize that France has never been an automatic follower within the Western camp. Since the time of former president Charles de Gaulle in the middle of the last century, France has consciously maintained a certain tension between Atlanticism and its own sense of strategic autonomy — withdrawal from NATO’s integrated military command,
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[2026-04-15 02:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON, D.C. — US President Donald Trump warned Monday that any Iranian attack boats that approach the American naval blockade around Iran’s ports would be destroyed, despite international calls for a ceasefire to be respected and negotiations to resume.
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[2026-04-15 02:00 UTC+10:00] [US politics] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Congressman says keeping gas supplies at home could lower costs for Americans amid price hikes sparked by war
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[2026-04-15 02:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: War distractions and limited goals risk turning Beijing talks into optics over substance, as expectations shrink and planning falters
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[2026-04-15 02:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: War distractions and limited goals risk turning Beijing talks into optics over substance, as expectations shrink and planning falters
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[2026-04-15 01:56 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: 9News
Snippet: Auto news: Public electric car charging cables cut and stolen at shopping centre
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[2026-04-15 01:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Former BBC journalist Karishma Patel left the BBC because of what she perceived as its editorial “double-standards” while reporting on Israel's genocidal war on Gaza. In this episode of UNAPOLOGETIC, she takes us into the newsroom of the BBC and shows us just how the BBC built an “Orwellian” atmosphere around coverage of Israel’s war crimes in Gaza.
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[2026-04-15 01:53 UTC+10:00] [Air defense] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: BERLIN — Ukraine urgently needs more air defenses but fears surging global demand for interceptors — driven by the Iran war and European rearmament — will leave it short.
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[2026-04-15 01:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has long been considered one of Donald Trump's closest allies in Europe. (AP: Evan Vucci)
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[2026-04-15 01:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: In this episode of UNAPOLOGETIC, we speak with Gideon Levy, one of Israel’s most outspoken and controversial journalists, who has spent decades documenting the occupation of Palestinian lands. We discuss Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza, Netanyahu’s political calculations, and how Israeli society has responded. We also explore how the Israeli media and culture has eroded Israeli society, the future of Gaza and the West Bank, Palestinian leadership, and what a just resolution to the conflict might look like.
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[2026-04-15 01:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: WARSAW – Polish parliament member Konrad Berkowicz displayed the Nazi swastika on Tuesday at the Sejm (“parliament”). He claimed Israel is responsible for a death rate of Gaza children “greater by the dozens” than the death rate of children in Ukraine during the ongoing Russian invasion.
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[2026-04-15 01:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Author, thinker and activist Iyad el-Baghdadi joins us on this episode of UNAPOLOGETIC to break down the impact of Israel’s war in Gaza and its wider consequences for the region. We explore Baghdadi’s hypothesis on whether Israel can survive as a Jewish supremacist state beyond the 2030s and whether a Palestinian state is still viable.
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[2026-04-15 01:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Egyptian activist and blogger Hossam el-Hamalawy joins us on this episode of UNAPOLOGETIC to speak about how Egypt has changed under Abdel Fattah el-Sisi and how Isreal’s genocidal war on Gaza has affected his rule. In this extended interview, el-Hamalawy recalls the context of the revolution that overthrew Hosni Mubarak’s rule, why Mohamed Morsi lost power and Sisi’s coup.
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[2026-04-15 01:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: US Vice President JD Vance has waded into the feud between President Donald Trump and Pope Leo XIV, after the American president sparked global controversy for attacking the Catholic leader over his criticism of the US-Israeli war on Iran.
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[2026-04-15 01:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: China has dismissed reports that it supplied or plans to supply weapons to Iran as "baseless smears," after multiple outlets cited US intelligence accusing Beijing of potentially entering the war indirectly.
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[2026-04-15 01:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Meloni had been a supporter of Trump, but has criticised his decision to go to war with Iran and denounced his weekend criticism of Pope Leo
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[2026-04-15 01:10 UTC+10:00] [European] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Meloni had been a supporter of Trump, but has criticised his decision to go to war with Iran and denounced his weekend criticism of Pope Leo
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[2026-04-15 01:00 UTC+10:00] [Anthony Albanese] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Earlier this month, as the United States and Israel’s war on Iran raged, the prime minister frustrated many when he reiterated his support for the US- Australian alliance. And he did so again days later when he responded to Donald Trump’s threat to wipe out the entire Iranian civilisation by calling it inappropriate.
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[2026-04-15 01:00 UTC+10:00] [Thrillers] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: This 80s thriller straddles both a charming love affair and the threat of impending apocalypse. Somehow, it all works
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[2026-04-15 00:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: The latest World Economic Outlook from the International Monetary Fund paints a sobering picture for Sub-Saharan Africa, as escalating conflict in the Middle East threatens to derail an already fragile global recovery.
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[2026-04-15 00:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: There is rarely a day when US President Donald Trump does not command attention on social media, with posts ranging from attacks on public figures to sweeping claims about his own achievements. The same tone has carried into his handling of the war on Iran, where he has repeatedly insisted that US actions have weakened Tehran and decisively shifted the conflict in Washington’s favor.
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[2026-04-15 00:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: There is rarely a day when US President Donald Trump does not command attention on social media, with posts ranging from attacks on public figures to sweeping claims about his own achievements. The same tone has carried into his handling of the war on Iran, where he has repeatedly insisted that US actions have weakened Tehran and decisively shifted the conflict in Washington’s favor.
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[2026-04-15 00:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: As the diplomatic push to renew ceasefire talks between the United States and Iran continues, Washington and Tehran have also been negotiating a deal on Iran’s uranium enrichment.
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[2026-04-15 00:51 UTC+10:00] [Middle East] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-04-15 00:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Talks between Israel and Lebanon about a potential ceasefire are set to get underway in Washington DC, after the country was seemingly left out of a two-week agreement between the US and Iran.
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[2026-04-15 00:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Wadah Khanfar is the founder and executive director of the Al-Sharq Forum. He is also the former director general of the Al Jazeera Media Network. We speak to Khanfar about Gaza, the prospect of regional war, what it means to be a Palestinian and an Arab at this moment in time, and how the frustration being felt by Arabs due to “genocide” in Gaza will manifest itself.
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[2026-04-15 00:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: By Graham Hryce, an Australian journalist and former media lawyer, whose work has been published in The Australian, the Sydney Morning Herald, the Age, the Sunday Mail, the Spectator and Quadrant.
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[2026-04-15 00:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: By Graham Hryce, an Australian journalist and former media lawyer, whose work has been published in The Australian, the Sydney Morning Herald, the Age, the Sunday Mail, the Spectator and Quadrant.
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[2026-04-15 00:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: A second round of negotiations between the U.S. and Iran is currently under discussion, though nothing has been officially scheduled yet, a White House official told CNBC on Tuesday.
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[2026-04-15 00:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Several soldiers were wounded when the IDF encountered a terrorist cell in Bint Jbeil, where three armed terrorists opened fire on the soldiers.
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[2026-04-15 00:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) cut its growth outlook on Tuesday due to Iran's war-driven energy price spikes and supply disruptions, warning that the global economy would teeter on the brink of recession if the conflict worsens and oil stays above $100 per barrel through 2027.
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[2026-04-15 00:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Earlier this year, South Africa took the unprecedented step of asking the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to rule whether Israel's brutal military assault and starvation campaign in Gaza amounted to genocide. In this episode of UNAPOLOGETIC, Pandor, who served as South Africa's former minister of international relations until June 2024, discusses why her country took Israel to court.
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[2026-04-15 00:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Economic Growth
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[2026-04-15 00:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Live updates: Follow the latest news on Iran war
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[2026-04-15 00:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Analysts said the trip was a sign that the UAE was seeking ‘more reliable partners’ in the wake of the US-Israeli war on Iran
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[2026-04-15 00:00 UTC+10:00] [Middle East] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Analysts said the trip was a sign that the UAE was seeking ‘more reliable partners’ in the wake of the US-Israeli war on Iran
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[2026-04-14 23:50 UTC+10:00] [JD Vance] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Vice-president effectively tells Leo to stay in his lane after the pope criticized the White House over the Iran war
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