Topic: War & Conflict — Neutral reports only
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[2026-04-09 05:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said NATO allies have not done enough to support the US-Israeli war on Iran.
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[2026-04-09 05:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Federal Reserve officials stuck to their projection of one interest-rate cut this year at their meeting in March despite uncertainty around the war in Iran – and the odds of at least one cut tripled Wednesday following the start of a two-week cease-fire in the conflict.
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[2026-04-09 05:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Two ISIS-inspired accused terrorists charged with hurling homemade bombs into a protest outside Gracie Mansion planned a separate attack driving a large vehicle into a crowd, new court files allege.
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[2026-04-09 05:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Iran’s Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi told Iranians on Wednesday night not to view the newly imposed ceasefire between Iran and the United States and Israel as a defeat. Instead, he portrayed the truce as evidence that the Islamic Republic had suffered a historic blow and was nearing collapse.
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[2026-04-09 05:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Federal Reserve officials still expect to deliver an interest rate cut this year as they wrestle with the uncertain economic outlook because of the Iran war, according to minutes from the central bank's March meeting, released on Wednesday.
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[2026-04-09 05:30 UTC+10:00] [Local] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: In the current global war situation, where the prices of food, raw materials, gas and diesel have increased, the President of the All-Island Banquet Owners and Caterers Association (AIBOCA), Akila Jayaratne, said that his association will also take steps to increase the prices of food and other facilities provided by 15% and above from April 08.
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[2026-04-09 05:30 UTC+10:00] [Local] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Focus was made on challenges arising in the release of lands held by Security Forces in the Northern and Eastern Provinces and in reopening closed road sections, along with possible constructive solutions during the Ministerial Consultative Committee on Defence held on Tuesday (7) under the chairmanship of President Anura Kumara Dissanayake in his capacity as Defence Minister.
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[2026-04-09 05:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The blockage of the vital Strait of Hormuz to commercial maritime traffic by Iran was one of the most agonising aspects of the conflict in Iran, which stemmed from United States (US) and Israeli attempts to curb Iran’s nuclear ambitions. The war on Iran dragged on for more than one month, but both the US and Iran have now announced a two-week pause in hostilities, with Iran agreeing to re-open the Strait of Hormuz, a vital lifeline for the world’s
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[2026-04-09 05:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The European Union has started to secretly explore ways to create its own nuclear weapons production capabilities, Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) said in a statement.
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[2026-04-09 05:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: US President Donald Trump told AFP on Tuesday that he believes China got Iran to negotiate a ceasefire in the war against Israel and the United States.
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[2026-04-09 05:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: India’s airport tariff regulator has ordered major airports to cut landing and parking charges by 25% for three months for domestic flights, offering relief to the country’s airlines that are under financial pressure due to the Iran war.
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[2026-04-09 05:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The United States and Iran agreed to a two-week ceasefire brokered by Pakistan, potentially suspending a six-week-old war that has killed thousands, spread across the Middle East and caused unprecedented disruption to the world’s energy supplies.
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[2026-04-09 05:29 UTC+10:00] [Australia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: SBS News
Snippet: The landmark Brereton Report detailed allegations of war crimes committed by Australian soldiers, including Ben Roberts-Smith (centre). Source: Getty / Graphic by Rosemary Vasquez-brown
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[2026-04-09 05:22 UTC+10:00] [World / Middle East] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Washington: Iran says it has effectively closed the Strait of Hormuz after Israel stepped up its attacks against Lebanon, as the White House insists it will hold the Iranian regime to the conditions of a “fragile ceasefire” that is less than 24 hours old.
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[2026-04-09 05:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Tehran, Iran – The mental strain of living under daily bombardment has been partially lifted in Tehran and much of Iran as all parties to the war with the United States and Israel claim victory after a ceasefire was announced.
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[2026-04-09 05:18 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 Thursday, April 9.
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[2026-04-09 05:13 UTC+10:00] [Conflict] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: ROME — Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni will try on Thursday to revamp her premiership, after rising energy prices and her ties to U.S. President Donald Trump helped contribute to a bruising referendum defeat last month.
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[2026-04-09 05:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Local Government
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[2026-04-09 05:00 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Senior historians and former leaders have accused the Australian War Memorial of undermining its commitment to historical truth in its refusal to remove or relocate its Ben Roberts-Smith display in the museum’s Hall of Valour.
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[2026-04-09 04:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: RT News
Snippet: By Farhad Ibragimov – lecturer at the Faculty of Economics at RUDN University, expert and lecturer at the Department of Political Science, Faculty of Social Sciences and Mass Communications, Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation
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[2026-04-09 04:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: RT News
Snippet: By Farhad Ibragimov – lecturer at the Faculty of Economics at RUDN University, expert and lecturer at the Department of Political Science, Faculty of Social Sciences and Mass Communications, Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation
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[2026-04-09 04:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Analysts warn petrol prices could be slow to follow oil lower, as the saying goes: "elevator up and stairway down". (ABC News: Darryl Torpy)
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[2026-04-09 04:48 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The chasm between the two sides remains vast. A mega-deal remains the only path to averting a return to full-scale war
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[2026-04-09 04:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Iran's parliamentary speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf accused the U.S. on Wednesday of violating the two-week ceasefire agreement.
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[2026-04-09 04:40 UTC+10:00] [World / Middle East] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
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[2026-04-09 04:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on Apr. 8. © Reuters
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[2026-04-09 04:23 UTC+10:00] [US politics] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Over 70 Democratic lawmakers are calling for amendment to be invoked to remove Trump from office amid war
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[2026-04-09 04:20 UTC+10:00] [Zohran Mamdani] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Emir Balat and Ibrahim Kayumi were arrested 7 March with alleged homemade devices at Gracie Mansion in New York
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[2026-04-09 04:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: WASHINGTON, April 8 (Yonhap) -- The United States and Iran will have the first round of their negotiations in Pakistan this weekend to end their war, the White House said Wednesday, a day after they agreed to a two-week ceasefire.
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[2026-04-09 04:09 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Analysts say Pakistani officials’ efforts led to breakthrough that has helped avert catastrophe, at least for now
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[2026-04-09 04:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Republican lawmakers greeted news of a ceasefire for the US-Israeli war on Iran with polite applause and some scepticism, while their Democratic counterparts called it a monumental defeat for the US.
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[2026-04-09 04:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: When Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced the start of the Israeli-US military campaign against Iran at the end of February, he was bullish.
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[2026-04-09 04:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Federal Reserve officials at their March meeting still expected to lower interest rates this year, even with a high level of uncertainty from the Iran war and tariffs, according to minutes released Wednesday.Most of the participants said the war could result in the need for easier monetary policy if rising gas prices hit the labor market and consumer wallets.Policymakers said they would need to remain "nimble" as they weighed the impact the war had on inflation, which continued to hold
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[2026-04-09 04:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth declared victory Wednesday after the U.S. and Iran reached a 2-week ceasefire, praising Donald Trump as a “president of peace” who “chose mercy” in agreeing to the ceasefire.
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[2026-04-09 04:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: A trader who made a large bet on a stocks rocketing in the coming weeks is up about $23 million in paper profit today, according to Bloomberg.
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[2026-04-09 03:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Secretary of War Pete Hegseth rebuked a reporter mid-briefing Wednesday at the Pentagon after she interrupted as he was calling on another journalist, telling her to “just wait” before continuing with questions on Iran and the US-brokered cease-fire.
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[2026-04-09 03:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Iran’s 10-point proposal, which led to the announcement of a temporary two-week ceasefire agreement between the United States and Iran, was released by Iranian state-sponsored outlet Mehr News Agency on Wednesday.
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[2026-04-09 03:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Flight line workers push a Southwest Airlines aircraft away from a gate at Love Field Airport in Dallas, Monday, March 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)
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[2026-04-09 03:43 UTC+10:00] [Military] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-04-09 03:42 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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[2026-04-09 03:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: BEIRUT, Lebanon — At least 112 people were killed and 837 more were wounded in Lebanon on Wednesday after Israel launched a wave of strikes unprecedented in the current war, according to the latest Lebanese health ministry toll.
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[2026-04-09 03:30 UTC+10:00] [News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Michael West Media
Snippet: April 9, 2026 03:30 | News
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[2026-04-09 03:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Supply worries due to the de facto closure of the Strait of Hormuz have pushed the price of aluminum close to a four-year high. © Reuters
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[2026-04-09 03:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Unrest, Conflict and War
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[2026-04-09 03:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Ships in the Gulf have received a warning from Iran's navy that any vessels seeking to cross the Strait of Hormuz without permission "will be targeted and destroyed", the shipping brokerage firm SSY has confirmed to BBC Verify.
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[2026-04-09 03:21 UTC+10:00] [Conflict] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: BRUSSELS ― Donald Trump makes a mess. Europe gets called on to clean it up, or at least pay a hefty price to deal with it.
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[2026-04-09 03:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Delta Air Lines on Wednesday forecast second-quarter profit below expectations and said it would pull all planned capacity growth from the June quarter as soaring jet fuel prices driven by the Iran war squeeze margins.
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[2026-04-09 03:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Only days ago, Islamic Republic hardliners running the city of Tehran put up a gigantic banner at one of the busiest intersections in the Iranian capital.
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[2026-04-09 03:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: In a day, Donald Trump went from threatening that Iran's civilisation "will die tonight" to declaring that Iran's ten-point plan was a "workable" basis for negotiation in Pakistan.
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[2026-04-09 03:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Al Jazeera journalist Mohammed Wishah has been killed in an Israeli drone strike in Gaza.
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