Topic: War & Conflict — Neutral reports only
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[2026-04-12 21:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: With the ceasefire in the Iran war, Israel has time to take stock of what is changing in the region. One narrative about the US and Israeli war on Iran is that it will redraw the region.
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[2026-04-12 21:24 UTC+10:00] [Defense] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: Ukraine and Russia accused each other of breaching an Orthodox Easter ceasefire hundreds of times within hours of it taking effect.
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[2026-04-12 21:00 UTC+10:00] [Trump administration] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: President’s proposed budget slashes health department by 12% while throwing $1.5tn – a 42% increase – to the military
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[2026-04-12 20:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The images of the Bazan oil refinery in Haifa with a column of smoke rising through the complex following an Iranian missile strike earlier this month set off alarm bells over Israel’s reliance on its power sources.
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[2026-04-12 20:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The Israeli military halted 40 boats assembled by the same organisation in October last year, arresting more than 450 activists including Greta Thunberg
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[2026-04-12 20:40 UTC+10:00] [Liam Cunningham] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The Israeli military halted 40 boats assembled by the same organisation in October last year, arresting more than 450 activists including Greta Thunberg
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[2026-04-12 20:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: U.S. Vice President JD Vance, left, talks to Pakistan's army chief, Field Marshal Asim Munir, right, and Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar, center, before boarding Air Force Two after peace talks with Iran in Islamabad on April 12. (Pool via Reuters)
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[2026-04-12 20:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: A ceasefire with Iran may have stopped the immediate exchange of missiles or drones, but just like the last war, less than a year ago, it will not halt the technological processes that underpin Iran’s arsenal of ballistic missiles and drones still aimed at and primed to be launched toward Israel and the Gulf states.
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[2026-04-12 20:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON, D.C. — Two US Navy warships transited the Strait of Hormuz to begin clearing Iranian-laid mines, US Central Command said Saturday — a claim Tehran denied as the Revolutionary Guards threatened to deal "severely" with military vessels crossing the strategic waterway.
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[2026-04-12 19:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The world's eyes were on Islamabad for nearly 21 hours as marathon ceasefire talks took place between the United States and Iran.
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[2026-04-12 19:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Health Secretary Wes Streeting has said it is "disappointing" initial talks to end the war in Iran had broken down without a deal, as he defended the UK's decision not to join the conflict.
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[2026-04-12 19:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON, D.C. — In 2011, President Barack Obama declared it was time for America to leave behind the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and “pivot” to Asia to counter the rise of China. Fifteen years later, the US finds itself still at war in the Middle East and has pulled military assets from the Asia-Pacific as it aims to eliminate the threat posed by Iran's nuclear and missile programs.
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[2026-04-12 19:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Ukraine and Russia have each accused one another of hundreds of violations of a short ceasefire coinciding with Orthdox Easter celebrations.
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[2026-04-12 19:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Disappointment. This was the first reaction of many across the Middle East and the wider world today to the news from Islamabad that talks between the US and Iran had ended without agreement. Given the death and destruction that has accompanied six weeks of war in the region, it is an understandable response.
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[2026-04-12 19:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Russian President Vladimir Putin crosses himself during the Orthodox Easter service at the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour in Moscow, early Sunday, April 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, Pool)
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[2026-04-12 19:04 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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[2026-04-12 19:00 UTC+10:00] [AI (artificial intelligence)] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The firm says it withheld an AI model on cybersecurity grounds but sceptics say this was hype to lure investment
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[2026-04-12 18:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The IDF destroyed on Friday an explosives manufacturing lab in Tulkarm in the West Bank, the military said on Sunday morning.
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[2026-04-12 18:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: A US Army veteran was charged on Wednesday with providing classified information to a journalist for a book that alleged drug trafficking, murder, and corruption at a military base where she had worked, the Department of Justice said.
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[2026-04-12 18:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Live updates: Follow the latest news on the Iran war
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[2026-04-12 18:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The High Court of Justice on Friday allowed broader anti-war demonstrations to go ahead over the weekend under wartime restrictions, while making clear that the state still has not formulated a policy that balances security considerations with the fundamental rights at stake in the case.
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[2026-04-12 18:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Saudi Arabia’s Energy Ministry said it had restored full pumping capacity through the East–West pipeline, returning about 700,000 barrels per day lost to Iranian attacks. However, two crucial sites remain fully or partially offline, with a fragile ceasefire between the US and Iran in place.
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[2026-04-12 18:00 UTC+10:00] [Ukraine] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Four years after the Ukrainian town experienced some of the war’s worst atrocities, a 21-year-old planted bombs outside his own apartment building
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[2026-04-12 17:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Mark Rutte may not be a household name in the Chicago area or the rest of America, but the man is perhaps the only thing standing in the way of a full-blown collision between US President Donald Trump and the NATO alliance.
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[2026-04-12 17:51 UTC+10:00] [World / Middle East] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Islamabad: The United States and Iran ended a historic round of face-to-face talks on Sunday without reaching an agreement, with the fate of the fragile, two-week ceasefire still unclear.
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[2026-04-12 17:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: ISLAMABAD — The United States and Iran failed to reach an agreement at the end of historic, face-to-face talks after the US said Tehran refused to commit to not developing a nuclear weapon, leaving uncertainty over a fragile, two-week ceasefire.
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[2026-04-12 17:15 UTC+10:00] [National / Queensland] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: The Attorney-General has refused to weigh in on concerns raised about the new Queensland Human Rights Commissioner, following an event that left staff in tears and led to concerns about possible conflict of interest.
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[2026-04-12 17:01 UTC+10:00] [Business / The economy] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Some Australians are stocking up on essentials as uncertainty remains around war in the Middle East, but experts say most consumers aren’t resorting to COVID-era panic buying.
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[2026-04-12 17:00 UTC+10:00] [US military] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: War with Iran has brought 15 American sites across the UK countryside firmly into the spotlight
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[2026-04-12 16:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: After an absolute marathon of overnight negotiations and historic high-level talks between the United States and Iran, a deal to end the war that has thrown the Middle East and global energy supplies into chaos has not been reached.
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[2026-04-12 16:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Haiti, the most impoverished country in the Western Hemisphere, has been hit the hardest by rising oil prices that experts warn will deepen a spiraling humanitarian crisis. The conflict in Iran has caused oil prices in the Caribbean nation to surge, disrupting critical supply chains, doubling transportation costs and forcing millions of undernourished people to cut back on already scarce meals.
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[2026-04-12 16:12 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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[2026-04-12 16:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Tensions between Israel and Turkey escalated this week, as leaders from both nations exchanged pointed accusations, amid a deepening geopolitical rift centred on the ongoing war in Gaza and regional influence in Syria.
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[2026-04-12 16:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The top US diplomat in Taiwan said China should abandon its threats and military pressure against Taiwan and talk to the island's leaders, as that would avoid misunderstandings and stabilize relations.
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[2026-04-12 16:00 UTC+10:00] [Photography] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: View image in fullscreenClodagh O’Leary: Who Fears to SpeakThis series explores the experience of children and young people in the Republican strongholds of Bogside and Creggan in County Derry. These areas were strongly impacted by the conflict during the Troubles, as much by the British army as by local paramilitary groups.
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[2026-04-12 15:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Australia’s foreign minister, Penny Wong, urged the United States and Iran to uphold the ceasefire and return to negotiations after talks in Islamabad ended without agreement.
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[2026-04-12 15:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: After both the US and Iran reported a failure to reach a deal during the weekend’s ceasefire talks in Islamabad, US President Donald Trump on Sunday shared an article suggesting he would "out-blockade Iran’s hold over the Strait of Hormuz."
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[2026-04-12 15:35 UTC+10:00] [Australia news] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Australia’s foreign affairs minister says priority ‘must be to continue the ceasefire and return to negotiations’
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[2026-04-12 15:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: An Iranian delegation led by Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf has arrived in Islamabad, Pakistan, for talks with the United States, with the U.S. delegation led by Vice President JD Vance. On Saturday, Iranians in Tehran reacted to the talks.
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[2026-04-12 14:56 UTC+10:00] [Trump administration] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Trump reported saying he will issue mass pardons at end of term; vice-president says Iran and US at an impasse over nuclear weapons question – key US politics stories from Saturday 11 April at a glance
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[2026-04-12 14:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran’s foreign ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei said it was unrealistic to expect a deal with the United States in a single round of negotiations, noting the talks took place after weeks of conflict and amid deep mistrust.
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[2026-04-12 14:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar urged the United States and Iran to maintain their commitment to the ceasefire and continue negotiations in a “positive spirit.”
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[2026-04-12 14:23 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: KB Kookmin Bank said Sunday it will launch a 6 trillion won ($4.04 billion) support program offering preferential interest rates for small and medium-sized enterprises, particularly those affected by the Iran war.
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[2026-04-12 14:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: An Orthodox Easter truce agreed by Russia and Ukraine came into force on Saturday afternoon but 38 minutes later we heard air raid sirens in Kharkiv region, northeastern Ukraine.
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[2026-04-12 14:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Speaking to reporters outside the White House on Saturday, U.S. President Donald Trump claimed military victory against Iran and downplayed the importance of ongoing ceasefire negotiations involving Vice President JD Vance because “regardless what happens we win.”
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[2026-04-12 14:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Live updates: Follow the latest news on the Iran war
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[2026-04-12 14:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: In this photo provided by the U.S. Navy, the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Halsey (DDG 97) conducts routine underway operations while transiting through the Taiwan Strait, May 8, 2024. (Mass Communication Specialist 3rd class Ismael Martinez/U.S. Navy via AP, File)
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[2026-04-12 13:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Readers discuss the subtle changes afoot when cities age, and double standards in the US-Iran war
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[2026-04-12 13:30 UTC+10:00] [Japan] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Readers discuss the subtle changes afoot when cities age, and double standards in the US-Iran war
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[2026-04-12 13:30 UTC+10:00] [World / North America] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Donald Trump’s astonishing social media post last Tuesday threatening “a whole civilisation will die tonight” attracted appropriately furious reactions around the world. To threaten the extinguishment of an entire people (Iran has a population of 93 million) is to threaten genocide on a scale without parallel in human history. The excuse offered by Trump’s apologists – that it was a negotiating tactic, and therefore not to be taken seriously – misses the point.
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