Topic: War & Conflict — Neutral reports only
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[2026-06-12 04:52 UTC+10:00] [John Healey] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Former defence secretary accuses PM of putting UK’s security at risk at a time of growing international threats
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[2026-06-12 04:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: ABIDYAN, Ivory Coast — Military-run Niger has enacted a new penal code criminalising same-sex relations with heavy jail sentences, following other west African countries in adopting tough anti-LGBTQ legislation.
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[2026-06-12 04:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Senior security officials from the United Arab Emirates and Iran met face-to-face for the first time since the start of the Iran war, Bloomberg reported on Thursday, citing sources with knowledge of the situation.
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[2026-06-12 04:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: John Healey has quit as defence secretary amid a battle within government over funding for a long-delayed military spending plan.
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[2026-06-12 04:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israeli forces opened fire on and seized a vehicle near the Awarta military checkpoint south of Nablus, according to the Wafa news agency, citing Palestinian security sources.
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[2026-06-12 04:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-06-12 03:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Drone strikes on the central Sudanese city of el-Obeid have killed up to 23 people, officials and a rights group have reported.
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[2026-06-12 03:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The Israeli army says it has established “operational control” over the area north of the Wadi Saluki stream in southern Lebanon, about 10km from the Israeli border.
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[2026-06-12 03:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: President Donald Trump on Thursday canceled the U.S. military's latest round of strikes against Iran, claiming, "Discussions and final points have been, in both concept and great detail, approved by all parties involved."
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[2026-06-12 03:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Ground-level footage from around the globe which millions of Pokemon Go users gathered over the years was likely fed to the US military, augmenting its satellite mapping for potential use in warfare, Google whistleblower Zach Vorhies has told RT.
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[2026-06-12 03:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Ground-level footage from around the globe which millions of Pokemon Go users gathered over the years was likely fed to the US military, augmenting its satellite mapping for potential use in warfare, Google whistleblower Zach Vorhies has told RT.
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[2026-06-12 03:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — A group of lawmakers in Southeast Asia promoting human rights called on Foreign Affairs Secretary Ma. Theresa Lazaro to "resist pressure" from some countries in the region seeking premature normalization of ties with Myanmar's military regime.
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[2026-06-12 03:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Husam Badran, a member of Hamas’s political bureau, says discussions with mediators on implementing the US-brokered Gaza ceasefire agreement are continuing in the Egyptian capital.
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[2026-06-12 03:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: President Trump is vowing another consecutive night of even heavier US military strikes on Iran. Yesterday's salvo involved at least 49 Tomahawk missile strikes, mainly happening against southern coastal areas off the Strait of Hormuz.
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[2026-06-12 03:17 UTC+10:00] [Middle East] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-06-12 03:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A small motorboat passes anchored vessels in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, Iran, Thursday, June 11, 2026.(Amirhosein Khorgooi/ISNA via AP)
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[2026-06-12 03:08 UTC+10:00] [John Healey] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: He served through the eras of Blair, Brown, Miliband and Corbyn in a party that knows and respects him. It will matter that even his patience has run out
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[2026-06-12 03:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Three tankers have been struck by the US military over the past three days, killing at least three people.
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[2026-06-12 02:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WHERE were you 10 years ago?
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[2026-06-12 02:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: The surprise thing about John Healey's resignation is that he never looked like a quitter.
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[2026-06-12 02:41 UTC+10:00] [Banks] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: FRANKFURT — The European Central Bank raised interest rates on Thursday for the first time in almost three years, becoming the first major central bank to respond to the inflationary fallout of the Iran war.
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[2026-06-12 02:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: NEW DELHI — Three Indian sailors died in a United States military operation to halt a tanker off Oman as part of Washington’s efforts to blockade Iran-linked shipping, Indian authorities confirmed on Thursday.
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[2026-06-12 02:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: BANGKOK — Two Chinese Uyghur men were sentenced to death on Thursday for carrying out a 2015 attack on a Bangkok shrine that killed 20 people, a long-awaited verdict in Thailand’s deadliest bombing case.
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[2026-06-12 02:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON, D.C. — United States President Donald Trump on Wednesday brushed off concerns about consumer inflation surging to a fresh three-year high in May, on the back of soaring energy prices caused by his war on Iran.
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[2026-06-12 02:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A “For Sale” sign is seen on Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2026, in Portland, Ore. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane, File)
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[2026-06-12 02:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
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[2026-06-12 02:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: While President Trump has softened his rhetoric on China since his recent visit to Beijing, he has continued to keep the answer to one question close to his chest: would the United States go to war to defend Taiwan if China attempts to seize the island by force?
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[2026-06-12 01:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The week the hosts try to untangle on this episode of The Deep Dive reads like a thriller no writers' room would dare pitch: Israeli strikes on Beirut, Iranian missiles aimed at the north, an American Apache downed over the Strait of Hormuz, and a US retaliation that Trump announced on social media before the dust had settled.
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[2026-06-12 01:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Germany and the EU risk “sleepwalking” into a direct confrontation with Russia by becoming parties to the Ukraine conflict after abandoning diplomatic engagement with Moscow, the former head of the German Navy has warned in an interview with Berliner Zeitung.
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[2026-06-12 01:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Germany and the EU risk “sleepwalking” into a direct confrontation with Russia by becoming parties to the Ukraine conflict after abandoning diplomatic engagement with Moscow, the former head of the German Navy has warned in an interview with Berliner Zeitung.
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[2026-06-12 01:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Opec has lowered its oil demand outlook for this year for the second consecutive time, while remaining confident of a “resilient” global economy amid the disruption caused by the US-Iran war.
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[2026-06-12 01:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The Pentagon updated its list of verified religious affiliations that US service members can identify with, and removed Christian as a classification for several religious groups, including the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
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[2026-06-12 01:00 UTC+10:00] [World Cup 2026] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Australia, the US and Paraguay will have their work cut out to match the Crescent Stars’ young midfield but a shaky defence is a genuine concern
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[2026-06-12 00:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-06-12 00:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The IDF promoted two officers to the General Staff earlier this week, with Guy Markizeno becoming the new prime minister's military secretary, and Tal Politis becoming the new defense attaché in Washington.
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[2026-06-12 00:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: United States President Donald Trump has said the US will be hitting Iran “very hard tonight”, adding the military will be “taking Kharg Island” and other Iranian “oil infrastructure points in the not too distant future”.
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[2026-06-12 00:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The United States will sanction thirteen individuals and entities that attempted to purchase and transfer weapons systems on behalf of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), State Department spokesperson Tommy Piggot announced in a press statement on Wednesday.
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[2026-06-12 00:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: 1920 — Man o’ War wins the Belmont Stakes, which was run at 1 3/8-miles, in 2:14 1/5. He shatters the world record by 3 1/5 seconds and sets the American dirt-course record for that distance.
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[2026-06-12 00:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Japanese companies primarily produce chemicals using naphtha, at large complexes like these that line Tokyo Bay in Chiba prefecture. (Photo by Tomoki Mera)
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[2026-06-12 00:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Drone and shell casings lie inside a room at the Sudan National Museum in Khartoum, Sudan, Monday, April 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
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[2026-06-12 00:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: US inflation accelerated to a three-year high in May as soaring energy costs linked to the US-Israeli war on Iran pushed prices higher across the economy, according to government data. Food prices also rose sharply.
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[2026-06-12 00:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: US inflation accelerated to a three-year high in May as soaring energy costs linked to the US-Israeli war on Iran pushed prices higher across the economy, according to government data. Food prices also rose sharply.
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[2026-06-11 23:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: The UAE on Thursday unveiled an expanded prosthetics support programme for Palestinians who have suffered amputations after being injured in the Gaza war.
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[2026-06-11 23:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: By Michael Every of Rabobank
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[2026-06-11 23:30 UTC+10:00] [World Bank] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Forecast for this year downgraded to 2.5% and inflation expected to jump as a result of war in the Middle East
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[2026-06-11 23:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A woman walks past the World Bank building in Washington on April 5, 2021. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)PRNTO
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[2026-06-11 23:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: The global economy is this year set to expand at its lowest rate since the Covid-19 pandemic, with nearly zero growth forecast for Gulf nations as a result of the Iran war, the latest World Bank report has found.
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[2026-06-11 23:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — Malacañang on Thursday rejected Vice President Sara Duterte's claim that the conflict in the Senate reflected the weak leadership of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., insisting that the disarray in the upper chamber was motivated by attempts to shield her from impeachment.
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[2026-06-11 23:20 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Since 2017, I have covered South Korea’s political and economic landscape as a reporter, with a focus on foreign affairs, inter-Korean relations and security.As a foreign affairs reporter, I closely follow developments from the Ministry of Unification, the Foreign Ministry and the Defense Ministry, tracking shifts in diplomacy, military policy and North Korea’s evolving posture.
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[2026-06-11 23:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: British Defense Minister John Healey resigned on Thursday amid a dispute over military spending, accusing Prime Minister Keir Starmer of failing to commit the government resources needed to defend the country at a time of heightened threat.
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