Topic: War & Conflict — Neutral reports only
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[2026-04-05 05:00 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Black market cigarette prices have soared up to 50 per cent as the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, a series of major seizures and worsening violence in the nationwide tobacco war squeezes local supplies and leads to price gouging.
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[2026-04-05 04:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Polymarket removed a forum related to the rescue mission of U.S. military servicemembers amid political pressure, the latest sign of mounting scrutiny around prediction markets.
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[2026-04-05 04:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: By RT newsroom, a team of multi-lingual journalists with over a decade of experience in Russian and international reporting, delivering original research and insights often missing from mainstream coverage
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[2026-04-05 04:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: By RT newsroom, a team of multi-lingual journalists with over a decade of experience in Russian and international reporting, delivering original research and insights often missing from mainstream coverage
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[2026-04-05 03:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has met Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani in Doha to discuss the energy crisis due to the ongoing United States and Israeli war on Iran.
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[2026-04-05 03:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: ISTANBUL, Turley — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan received Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Istanbul Saturday for talks on energy and navigation security, and efforts to end the war with Russia, the Turkish presidency said.
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[2026-04-05 02:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The remains of a missing Israeli soldier, presumed killed during Israel's War of Independence, have been recovered nearly 78 years later, according to a report from the IDF released this week.
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[2026-04-05 02:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: “There are mistakes, like in any other technological system,” said the Chief of Staff of the IDF’s Air Defense Systems, Colonel L., when asked about the severe missile impact against Dimona and Arad, where over 100 people were injured.
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[2026-04-05 02:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: US federal agents have arrested the niece and grand-niece of late Iranian military commander Qassem Soleimani after Secretary of State Marco Rubio revoked their lawful permanent resident status, the State Department said on Saturday.
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[2026-04-05 02:25 UTC+10:00] [US immigration] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: State department said niece and grandniece of Qassem Soleimani, killed in 2020 US drone strike, celebrated attacks against US soldiers
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[2026-04-05 02:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: The area around Iran's Bushehr nuclear power plant has been attacked for the fourth time during the current war, Iranian officials say, as the US and Israel continue to target energy and other industrial sites.
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[2026-04-05 02:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: THE Philippines will continue its engagements with Myanmar following the election of military leader Min Aung Hlaing as president, Malacañang said.
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[2026-04-05 02:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Donald Trump on Friday asked lawmakers to approve a massive $1.5-trillion defense budget for 2027, as the United States faces rising costs from its war with Iran and mounting global security commitments.
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[2026-04-05 02:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: THE aggressive stance taken by the Philippines against China in the South China Sea dispute has backfired. Under President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s administration, the country shifted to a more confrontational policy. This included frequent public protests, highly publicized maritime incidents, and joint patrols and stronger military ties with the United States.
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[2026-04-05 02:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: THE aggressive stance taken by the Philippines against China in the South China Sea dispute has backfired. Under President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s administration, the country shifted to a more confrontational policy. This included frequent public protests, highly publicized maritime incidents, and joint patrols and stronger military ties with the United States.
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[2026-04-05 02:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON, D.C. — China is stepping up its diplomacy on the Iran war, putting forward a five-point proposal with Pakistan, rallying support from Gulf countries, and opposing a United Nations proposal to use any force necessary to open the Strait of Hormuz.
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[2026-04-05 02:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: THE war in the Middle East is now on its second month, and there is no clear end in sight. No clear concept of a victory, no apparent exit plan.
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[2026-04-05 02:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MOSCOW — A drone and missile attack killed one person and seriously wounded four in Russia’s southern Rostov region, its governor said Saturday, and a cargo ship was damaged in the Sea of Azov.
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[2026-04-05 02:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: President Donald Trump arrives to speak about the Iran war from the Cross Hall of the White House on Wednesday, April 1, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, Pool)
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[2026-04-05 02:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The war began in February 2022 after Russian President Vladimir Putin’s troops invaded Ukraine
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[2026-04-05 02:48 UTC+10:00] [zelensky] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The war began in February 2022 after Russian President Vladimir Putin’s troops invaded Ukraine
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[2026-04-05 02:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Last month, roughly three weeks into the U.S.-Iran conflict, UBS chief economist Arend Kapteyn told clients that one reason this Middle East energy shock is "not like the 2011-2014 shale boom" is the lack of a comparable response from the U.S. shale patch. In other words, the oil shock was viewed as temporary by major shale players and not worth adding new drilling rigs to the mix.
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[2026-04-05 02:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israeli media reported a power outage in the Krayot area, north of Haifa.
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[2026-04-05 02:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Two family members of assassinated Iranian military commander Qassem Soleimani have been arrested in the United States after their residency permits were rescinded.
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[2026-04-05 02:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran has unveiled a new air defence system which it said was used in the downing of a US fighter jet on Friday.
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[2026-04-05 01:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Two rescue helicopters have been deployed in the search for an American pilot missing behind enemy lines in Iran — as armed tribesmen have fanned out across the desert terrain in a bid to find the vanished US military member.
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[2026-04-05 01:43 UTC+10:00] [US military] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Alan Hayward James, who called himself ‘Al Capone’, admitted to rigging bids for IT contracts with Pentagon
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[2026-04-05 01:31 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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[2026-04-05 01:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said during a telephone conversation with Nato chief Mark Rutte that the international community has to "redouble" efforts to bring the war in the Middle East to an end.
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[2026-04-05 01:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Local Spain
Snippet: The price of diesel fuel has rocketed by more than 30 percent across Europe since the start of the Middle East war highlighting the continent's dependence on imported energy and the lingering prominence of diesel on the car market.
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[2026-04-05 01:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: WASHINGTON, April 4 (Yonhap) -- A former commander of the South Korea-headquartered U.S. Eighth Army has been appointed to serve as acting Army chief of staff after Gen. Randy George recently left the post, a Pentagon official has said, raising expectations about his potential role for the Seoul-Washington alliance.
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[2026-04-05 01:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: President Donald Trump has launched another attack on the New York Times – after the paper had to run an embarrassing correction after misidentifying NATO in its print edition headline.
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[2026-04-05 01:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: US and Israeli attacks during their war on Iran have damaged 55 libraries across Iran, including two that have been completely destroyed, the head of the country’s public libraries’ association was cited as saying by local media.
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[2026-04-05 01:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: “We are on track to complete all of America’s military objectives shortly,” President Donald Trump said in his televised address to the nation this past Wednesday, his first since Operation Epic Fury began on Feb. 28.
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[2026-04-05 00:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: As the U.S.-Iran conflict enters its second month, America's Low-Cost Unmanned Combat Attack System, or LUCAS, is becoming increasingly visible across the Middle East theater, a sign that the Department of War has learned one critical lesson from both the Iranian drone playbook and the Ukraine-Russia war: cheap drones are the future of warfare.
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[2026-04-05 00:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: PM says budgets in one of the world’s poorest nations were based on an oil price of US$62 a barrel. However, that has almost doubled
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[2026-04-05 00:45 UTC+10:00] [government ministers] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: PM says budgets in one of the world’s poorest nations were based on an oil price of US$62 a barrel. However, that has almost doubled
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[2026-04-05 00:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Immanuel Feyi-Waboso jinked his way through the Munster defence to score Exeter's fourth try
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[2026-04-05 00:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: France is seeking to quadruple its stockpile of kamikaze drones and drastically expand missile arsenals by the end of the decade, Politico reported on Friday, citing a draft military planning law which describes the push as preparations for a “war economy.”
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[2026-04-05 00:30 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: 9News
Snippet: Property News: Suburbs where house values rose most in the past 12 months.
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[2026-04-05 00:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The Israeli army on Saturday launched another attack targeting areas in southern Lebanon.
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[2026-04-05 00:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: A hospital in the coastal Lebanese city of Tyre has been damaged by Israeli air strikes on nearby buildings that injured 11 people, according to Lebanon’s Ministry of Public Health.
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[2026-04-05 00:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Mayor of London Sadiq Khan speaks during an interview in London, Monday, Jan. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth, File)
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[2026-04-05 00:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: In his first national address since launching the Iran war, President Donald Trump said U.S. forces are “on track to complete” their mission soon, as the “core strategic objectives are nearing completion. Still, he vowed heavy strikes would continue.
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[2026-04-05 00:00 UTC+10:00] [US military] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: As Trump’s administration aims to bring ‘warrior culture’ back to the military, young service members express anxiety and snark online over potential deployment
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[2026-04-04 23:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Live updates: Follow the latest news on theIran war
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[2026-04-04 23:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Missile fragments impacted in central Israel's Ramat Gan and in Tel Aviv following the launch of a cluster munition from Iran on Saturday afternoon.
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[2026-04-04 23:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated in Friday remarks that Israeli airstrikes have wiped out roughly 70% of Iran's steel production capacity, dealing a major blow to its ability to manufacture weapons - from missiles and drones to ships.
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[2026-04-04 23:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The government in Tokyo is considering relaxing its restrictions on exports of lethal weapons amid heightened tensions with Beijing
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[2026-04-04 23:37 UTC+10:00] [Liberal Democratic Party] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The government in Tokyo is considering relaxing its restrictions on exports of lethal weapons amid heightened tensions with Beijing
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