Topic: War & Conflict — Neutral reports only
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-04-10 06:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Netanyahu, who has repeatedly denied any wrongdoing, is the first sitting Israeli prime minister to stand trial for corruption
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-04-10 06:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Saudi Arabia's critical pipeline to the Red Sea suffered a recent attack from Iran, cutting throughput by 700,000 barrels per day.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-04-10 06:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Government supporters gather to mark the 40th day since the death of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in Tehran, Iran, Thursday, April 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-04-10 06:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: The United States has done Europe a huge favor and made the Middle East a more stable region.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-04-10 06:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: At least a dozen US military sites across the Gulf region have been so badly damaged by Iran's retaliation to US and Israeli attacks that their presence now creates significantly more vulnerabilities than it does benefits, a slate of Middle East experts argued on Thursday.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-04-10 06:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Attacks on Saudi energy sites have reduced the kingdom's oil production by about 600,000 barrels per day, state-run news agency SPA reported on Thursday, quoting an Energy Ministry official.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-04-10 06:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Vendors sell fruit, food and hot beverages along Road 2 next to a billboard depicting Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, right, and his father, slain Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, near Zanjan, Iran, Thursday, April 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-04-10 06:23 UTC+10:00] [Russia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Kremlin proposes 32-hour ceasefire starting on Saturday afternoon – with Ukraine expected to agree to plan
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-04-10 06:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by Connor O'Keeffe via the Mises Institute,
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-04-10 06:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Unrest, Conflict and War
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-04-10 06:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: U.S. stocks rose, even though oil prices did too, as financial markets moved more modestly a day after surging on optimism about a ceasefire in the war with Iran.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-04-10 06:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Iran’s supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, has claimed a “final victory” in the war with Israel and the United States, as a fragile ceasefire continues to be threatened by Israel’s continuing offensive on Lebanon.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-04-10 06:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Texas produced nearly half of all U.S. oil last year despite having drilled fewer new oil wells in 2025, a trend that analysts and industry groups said is possible due to the state’s geological makeup, a network of pipelines and transportation, and the ability to work on multiple production sites in less time.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-04-10 06:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Japan seeks to increase natural gas procurement from the U.S. as the conflict in the Middle East poses an energy security challenge. © Reuters
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-04-10 06:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Get news alerts fromYou can manage notifications at any time by clicking the notifications icon.SubscribeMaybe later
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-04-10 05:57 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Iran warned on Wednesday that the US must choose between a ceasefire and ‘‘continued war via Israel,’‘ saying Washington ‘‘cannot have both”.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-04-10 05:56 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: SBS News
Snippet: Authorities say more than 300 people have died in Israeli strikes in Beirut since the announcement of the US-Iran ceasefire. Source: AAP / Emilio Morenatti
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-04-10 05:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: A hacker has reportedly stolen a massive amount of highly sensitive data, including defense documents and missile schematics, according to a CNN report on Wednesday.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-04-10 05:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: A teen convicted of murdering a Navy veteran while out “hunting people” in a rival gang’s territory has launched an appeal to slash his sentence — because he is young.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-04-10 05:41 UTC+10:00] [Lebanon] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Trump is on the verge of squandering a ceasefire that serves US interests for the sake of an unreliable ally
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-04-10 05:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Russian President Vladimir Putin listens to Deputy Prime Minister, Chief of the Government Staff Dmitry Grigorenko during their meeting at the Kremlin, in Moscow, Thursday, April 9, 2026. (Alexander Kazakov/Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-04-10 05:35 UTC+10:00] [US military] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Expert said federal law bars officials from taking actions in their jobs that benefit their own financial interests
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-04-10 05:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Sri Lanka Insurance Corporation (SLIC), the nation’s trusted insurer, was the official insurance partner of the ‘Guwan Hamuda Papedi Sawariya’ 2026, Sri Lanka’s premier national cycling event organised by the Sri Lanka Air Force.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-04-10 05:30 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: A ceasefire deal struck by Washington and Tehran is a “disaster” and “failure,” several prominent Israeli politicians have said. Israel was left out of the equation, they argued, calling it a strategic mistake on the part of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-04-10 05:30 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Donald Trump has again attacked Nato for not supporting the US in the Iran war, following a private meeting with its Secretary General Mark Rutte at the White House.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-04-10 05:30 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday hoped that the temporary ceasefire between the US and Iran would become a permanent truce.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-04-10 05:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Head of the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) Country Management Board for Sri Lanka, Evan Papageorgiou, stated that he appreciates the Rs. 100 billion relief package provided by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake to the needy groups in the country affected by the war situation in the Middle East.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-04-10 05:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Global oil prices plunged yesterday, falling below the $100 per barrel mark, after the U.S. President announced a two-week ceasefire agreement , easing immediate concerns over supply disruptions in the critical .
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-04-10 05:30 UTC+10:00] [World / Asia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Beijing: While the US is preoccupied with extracting itself from its war in Iran, China has been busy getting on with its core interests on its home turf.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-04-10 05:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MOSCOW, Russia — Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a ceasefire with Ukraine for the duration of the Orthodox Easter holidays, the Kremlin said Thursday, after Kyiv also proposed a pause in hostilities.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-04-10 05:24 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: 9News
Snippet: Hello and welcome to our rolling coverage of the ongoing conflict in the Middle East on Friday, April 10.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-04-10 05:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: The war on Iran is darkening the outlook for the world economy — whether or not a fragile ceasefire holds, the head of the International Monetary Fund warned Thursday.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-04-10 05:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: By Ladislav Zemánek, non-resident research fellow at China-CEE Institute and expert of the Valdai Discussion Club
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-04-10 05:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: By Ladislav Zemánek, non-resident research fellow at China-CEE Institute and expert of the Valdai Discussion Club
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-04-10 05:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: WASHINGTON, April 9 (Yonhap) -- U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday expressed optimism that a peace deal with Iran was within reach, a report said, as U.S. and Iranian negotiators are set to meet in Pakistan this weekend for negotiations to end their war.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-04-10 05:01 UTC+10:00] [Court decisions] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: In the wake of U.S. President Donald Trump’s threat on social media to destroy an entire civilization ahead of a fragile Iran ceasefire, legal experts are questioning whether such incendiary language can amount to a war crime — even if it is never carried out.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-04-10 05:00 UTC+10:00] [World / Middle East] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Age
Snippet: You have reached your maximum number of saved items.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-04-10 05:00 UTC+10:00] [Environment / Climate change] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Healthy urban trees are known to be a crucial defence against lethal heatwaves, but councils and governments are planting too few saplings, placing them in the wrong places, and failing to water them.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-04-10 04:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Portraits of Hezbollah’s late leaders Hassan Nasrallah, right, and his cousin, Hashem Safieddine, are seen, as smoke rises following an Israeli airstrike in Dahiyeh, Beirut’s southern suburbs, Lebanon, Monday, March 30, 2026. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-04-10 04:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Rep. Ritchie Torres, D-N.Y., listens during a House committee on homeland security hearing addressing threats to election security at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, July 20, 2022. (AP Photo/Amanda Andrade-Rhoades, File)
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-04-10 04:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has said that it would be “dumb” for the United States to allow Israel to jeopardise the regional ceasefire by continuing its intense attacks on Lebanon, which have killed hundreds of people since the truce came into effect.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-04-10 04:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Pete Hegseth has been one of the chief spokesmen for the US's war on Iran, and frequently cites his religious views. (Reuters: Kevin Lamarque)
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-04-10 04:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The Israeli army warned citizens on Thursday that launches of projectiles by Hezbollah, usually limited to the border area with Lebanon in the north, may expand to other parts of the country.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-04-10 04:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: About 26 weeks ago, the Israel-Hamas War officially ended with the signing of the ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas on October 10, 2025. Ten weeks ago, Ran Gvili, the last remaining (deceased) Israeli hostage, was retrieved from Gaza, ending the 842-day saga starting on October 7, 2023. About five-and-a-half weeks ago, on February 28, Israel and the United States launched their attack on Iran, and the Middle East is a very different region than it was before.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-04-10 04:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Police arrive outside Old Dominion University’s campus after reports of an active shooter on March 12, 2026 in Norfolk, Va. (Kendall Warner/The Virginian-Pilot via AP, File)
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-04-10 04:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: A sleepy county in rural California has the highest gas prices in the nation – and on top of the Iran war, motorists can thank the state’s stiff taxes and regulations, experts told The Post.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-04-10 04:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Greenland Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen has called on NATO allies to stand together to defend international law as he pushed back against United States President Donald Trump’s latest comments about the Arctic island.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-04-10 04:22 UTC+10:00] [Israel-Hezbollah war] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Thursday that Israel would pursue direct peace talks with Lebanon “as soon as possible.”
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-04-10 04:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Under the law, anyone who damages monuments to victims of the Soviet occupation - in Russia and abroad - will be jailed for up to 4 years
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-04-10 04:21 UTC+10:00] [Soviet Union] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Under the law, anyone who damages monuments to victims of the Soviet occupation - in Russia and abroad - will be jailed for up to 4 years
--------------------------------------------------------------------