Topic: War & Conflict — Neutral reports only
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[2026-04-08 18:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: U.S. President Donald Trump said late Tuesday he’s pulling back on his threats to launch devastating strikes on Iran, swerving to deescalate the war less than two hours before the deadline he set for Tehran to capitulate or else a “whole civilization will die tonight.”
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[2026-04-08 18:19 UTC+10:00] [Australia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: SBS News
Snippet: Tonnes of aid and Australians aboard global flotilla bound for Gaza
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[2026-04-08 18:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Global markets rallied on Wednesday, while oil prices fell below the $100 line, after the ceasefire announcement between the United States, Israel, and Iran.
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[2026-04-08 18:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Opposition leader Yair Lapid sharply criticized on Wednesday the ceasefire with Iran announced earlier in the day, calling it a failure of political and strategic leadership and warning of long-term consequences for Israel’s security.
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[2026-04-08 18:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Iran has thanked Pakistan for its mediation efforts following the announcement of a two-week ceasefire in the war with the US and Israel.
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[2026-04-08 18:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Iran has thanked Pakistan for its mediation efforts following the announcement of a two-week ceasefire in the war with the US and Israel.
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[2026-04-08 18:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: At a time when waterways like the Strait of Hormuz have occupied almost every headline and have been the impetus behind a good portion of the ongoing conflict in Iran, Kraken Robotics has successfully completed a new demonstration of its autonomous mine countermeasure technology, highlighting the growing role of unmanned systems in maritime security.
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[2026-04-08 18:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has welcomed a two-week ceasefire between the United States and Iran, while criticising Washington for triggering the conflict.
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[2026-04-08 18:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Djibouti and the Horn of Africa: new front in the war on Iran
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[2026-04-08 18:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
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[2026-04-08 17:58 UTC+10:00] [National News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
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[2026-04-08 17:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 8 (Yonhap) -- The defense chiefs of South Korea and Japan held a video call Wednesday to discuss North Korea's nuclear and missile threats as well as their trilateral security cooperation with the United States, Seoul's defense ministry said.
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[2026-04-08 17:52 UTC+10:00] [Hungary] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: US vice-president has repeatedly endorsed Viktor Orbán ahead of key election on Sunday
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[2026-04-08 17:50 UTC+10:00] [Conflict] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: Europe breathed a cautious sigh of relief Wednesday after U.S. President Donald Trump agreed to a two-week ceasefire with Iran, halting missile strikes in exchange for the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz.
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[2026-04-08 17:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: The Jag Vasant tanker transfers liquefied petroleum gas at a port in Mumbai after it became one of the few vessels to transit the Strait of Hormuz during the U.S.-Iran conflict. © Reuters
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[2026-04-08 17:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: The Jag Vasant tanker transfers liquefied petroleum gas at a port in Mumbai after it became one of the few vessels to transit the Strait of Hormuz during the U.S.-Iran conflict. © Reuters
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[2026-04-08 17:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: U.S. Treasury yields were down sharply early Wednesday following the announcement of a two-week ceasefire in the Middle East conflict.
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[2026-04-08 17:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Live updates: US and Iran agree to conditional ceasefire
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[2026-04-08 17:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: UPDATES with details in 2nd para)By Lee Minji and Kim Hyun-soo
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[2026-04-08 17:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: ADDS bond yields at bottom)
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[2026-04-08 17:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Average UK house prices fell by 0.5% in March, according to Halifax, as mortgage rates driven higher by the repercussions of the Iran war dampened demand.
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[2026-04-08 17:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Lebanon is seeking urgent clarity on whether it's part of the ceasefire pausing the Iran war, its economy minister told CNBC, adding it was getting "mixed signals."
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[2026-04-08 17:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: A ceasefire has opened a narrow window for diplomacy after weeks of escalating conflict, triggered by the US and Israeli war on Iran and followed by retaliatory missile and drone attacks across the region.
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[2026-04-08 17:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (3rd LD) Lee says S. Korea, France agree to cooperate on safe passage through Strait of Hormuz
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[2026-04-08 17:28 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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[2026-04-08 17:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Russian and Belarusian athletes were widely banned from international sport following the invasion of Ukraine four years ago
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[2026-04-08 17:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 8 (Yonhap) -- Cheong Wa Dae on Wednesday pledged to make utmost efforts to ensure South Korean ships can safely pass through the Strait of Hormuz, based on conditions under a two-week ceasefire plan agreed between the United States and Iran.
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[2026-04-08 17:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: French President Emmanuel Macron has welcomed the ceasefire between Iran and the United States, but warned that the situation in Lebanon remains fragile.
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[2026-04-08 17:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Live updates: US and Iran agree to conditional ceasefire
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[2026-04-08 17:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: North Korea fired several short-range ballistic missiles toward the sea Wednesday in its second launch event in two days, South Korea’s military said, hours after a senior North Korean official released crude insults against Seoul’s hopes for warmer relations.
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[2026-04-08 17:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Government supporters chant slogans after the announcement of a two-week ceasefire with the United States and Israel in Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, April 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
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[2026-04-08 17:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: UPDATES with details, USFK statement)By Lee Minji and Kim Hyun-soo
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[2026-04-08 17:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: RECASTS lead with more info; ADDS details in paras 2-3, 10)
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[2026-04-08 17:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: The Taiwan Semiconductor Industry Association says long-term supply chain impacts of conflict in the Middle East need to be monitored. © Getty Images
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[2026-04-08 17:08 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korean stocks spiked nearly 7 percent after the United States and Iran agreed on a two-week ceasefire and the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, leading to a steep decline in global crude prices. The Korean won also sharply rose against the US dollar.
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[2026-04-08 17:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: US ceasefire allows negotiations on Iran’s ‘workable’ 10-point plan
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[2026-04-08 17:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: ADDS details in paras 3-4, last 6 paras; CHANGES photo)
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[2026-04-08 16:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israeli political leaders criticised the ceasefire with Iran, accusing the government of failing to achieve its objectives.
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[2026-04-08 16:55 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-04-08 16:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Donald Trump says he has agreed "to suspend the bombing and attack of Iran for a period of two weeks". (Reuters: Evelyn Hockstein)
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[2026-04-08 16:47 UTC+10:00] [Politics / WA] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Western Australia’s Energy Minister says the two-week ceasefire and reopening of the Strait of Hormuz agreed to by the US and Iran have given the world some breathing room, but would not halt the work being done to shore up the state’s fuel supplies.
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[2026-04-08 16:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Asian technology and semiconductor stocks surged on Wednesday after the U.S. and Iran agreed to a conditional two-week ceasefire that includes a temporary reopening of the Strait of Hormuz.
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[2026-04-08 16:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Russia has announced that it has successfully evacuated a last main group of Russian workers from Iran's Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant (NPP), which has been hit several times by US-Israeli strikes throughout the over one-month long war.
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[2026-04-08 16:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Keir Starmer welcomed the ceasefire agreement between Iran and the US as he travelled to meet with leaders of countries in the Gulf on Wednesday.
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[2026-04-08 16:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 8 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks spiked nearly 7 percent after the United States and Iran agreed on a two-week ceasefire and the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, leading to a steep decline in global crude prices. The Korean won also sharply rose against the U.S. dollar.
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[2026-04-08 16:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (3rd LD) Lee says S. Korea, France agree to cooperate on safe passage through Strait of Hormuz
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[2026-04-08 16:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Workers load gas cylinders onto a rickshaw for local distribution in New Delhi. India's government is one of many in Asia that is rolling out energy subsidies to help people cope with the global energy crisis. © AP
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[2026-04-08 16:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The Israeli military issued an urgent warning for residents of Tyre, particularly in the Shabriha and al-Abbasiya areas of south Lebanon, to evacuate and move north of the Zahrani River.
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[2026-04-08 16:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: UPDATES with more details throughout; COMBINES with story slugged 'N Korea-projectile launch')By Lee Minji
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[2026-04-08 16:13 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korean lawmakers held talks Wednesday with envoys of seven Middle Eastern countries as the country seeks to ensure a stable oil supply through alternative routes amid an energy crisis.
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