Topic: War & Conflict — Neutral reports only
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[2026-04-04 02:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: Russia’s FSB security service said Friday that it thwarted a Ukrainian plot to assassinate a high-ranking security official in Moscow, which allegedly used “similar tactics” to the December 2024 assassination of the head of the Russian military’s chemical weapons unit.
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[2026-04-04 02:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: The Israel Defense Forces said Friday morning that it has struck more than 3,500 targets and killed about 1,000 Hezbollah terrorists in Lebanon since the Iranian-backed group entered the war in support of Tehran a month ago.
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[2026-04-04 01:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Over 100 US-based legal experts and practitioners have signed a letter declaring the war launched by President Donald Trump, jointly with Israel, on Iran a violation of international law, with the strikes potentially constituting war crimes.
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[2026-04-04 01:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Israel’s military has threatened to destroy more bridges in southern Lebanon in what observers say is an attempt to cut the area off from the rest of the country as Israeli forces press forward with a devastating ground invasion.
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[2026-04-04 01:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Harvard University, among the most prestigious of America’s Ivy League universities, has revealed a few chinks in its finances as it continues its battle with the Trump administration, On The Money has learned.
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[2026-04-04 01:35 UTC+10:00] [Late-night TV roundup] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The late-night host reacted to Trump’s primetime address on the war and his firing of attorney general Pam Bondi
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[2026-04-04 01:32 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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[2026-04-04 01:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Turkey has established a maritime command in Istanbul that will lead the naval mission under prospective security guarantees for Ukraine, the Turkish defence ministry said on Thursday.
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[2026-04-04 01:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: As the war in Iran continues to fuel gas prices across the US, pizza chain Papa John’s is serving up a slice of relief.
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[2026-04-04 01:28 UTC+10:00] [Military] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-04-04 01:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Over 100 US-based legal experts and practitioners have signed a letter declaring the war launched by President Donald Trump, jointly with Israel, on Iran a violation of international law, with the strikes potentially constituting war crimes.
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[2026-04-04 01:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: KYIV — Russian strikes killed at least five people across Ukraine on Friday, including in a “massive” missile and drone attack near the capital, local authorities reported. Ukrainian officials claim the Kremlin is changing its tactics to increase civilian suffering, shifting to daytime barrages and preparing to target more key infrastructure.
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[2026-04-04 01:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Following S&P Global's Manufacturing PMI's better than expected print higher (signaling resilience in the face of March's war in Iran), the data released this morning showed the US Services Sector experienced a contraction of activity at the end of the first quarter of 2026.
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[2026-04-04 01:00 UTC+10:00] [Australian foreign policy] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The global energy shock and Trump’s ‘flip-flopping’ objectives could accelerate the PM’s pursuit of the kind of longer-term changes he has shied away from in the past
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[2026-04-04 01:00 UTC+10:00] [Australia rugby union team] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Australia’s incoming coach is out to build on the foundations set by Joe Schmidt after having to earn his shot while coming from a rugby league background
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[2026-04-04 01:00 UTC+10:00] [Airlines] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: President Donald Trump wants the U.S. to export more oil to make up for Iran war-induced supply crunches.
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[2026-04-04 00:58 UTC+10:00] [Banks] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: That report gives the president some useful talking points as polling shows deep dissatisfaction with the state of the economy.
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[2026-04-04 00:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The Trump White House has said it will request $1.5 trillion from Congress in defence funding for 2027, an approximate 40 percent increase on the most recent fiscal year.
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[2026-04-04 00:49 UTC+10:00] [Americas] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: The president says the U.S. can walk away from the Strait of Hormuz. The global market says otherwise.
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[2026-04-04 00:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: WASHINGTON, April 3 (Yonhap) -- U.S. President Donald Trump said Friday that "with a little more time," the United States can easily open up the Strait of Hormuz, take the oil and "make a fortune," amid growing concerns over the impact of the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran on oil prices and inflation.
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[2026-04-04 00:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: A federal judge’s message in the Blake Lively-Justin Baldoni legal war on Thursday was clear: settle.
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[2026-04-04 00:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran's army has begun searching for the pilot of an F-35 jet shot down earlier on Friday, according to the Fars news agency.
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[2026-04-04 00:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — State-run public transport in Pakistan's capital and most populous province will be free for the coming month, officials said on Friday, after the government drastically raised fuel prices due to spiking global energy prices caused by the Iran war.
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[2026-04-04 00:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: The Pentagon shake-up under Trump has not ended, as on Thursday Pete Hegseth has dismissed Army Chief of Staff Gen. Randy George, asking him to step down into early retirement.
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[2026-04-04 00:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Iran is a victim of illegal aggression by the US and Israel, prominent American economist Jeffrey Sachs has told RT’s Sanchez Effect, rejecting Washington’s claims that Tehran was seeking a nuclear weapon.
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[2026-04-04 00:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The Iran war has ushered in the “end of American Empire”, conservative host Tucker Carlson has argued, suggesting that US President Donald Trump’s call for allies to secure the Strait of Hormuz proved that Washington could no longer function as the world’s policeman.
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[2026-04-04 00:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The Iran war has ushered in the “end of American Empire”, conservative host Tucker Carlson has argued, suggesting that US President Donald Trump’s call for allies to secure the Strait of Hormuz proved that Washington could no longer function as the world’s policeman.
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[2026-04-04 00:25 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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[2026-04-04 00:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Multiple weapons experts have disputed a US claim that Iran may have been responsible for a deadly strike on the town of Lamerd on the first day of the war.
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[2026-04-04 00:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: The Abu Dhabi Festival will begin its main programme in October after postponing its April 12 start because of the ongoing regional conflict.
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[2026-04-04 00:00 UTC+10:00] [International law] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: International law experts ‘seriously concerned’ about ‘strikes on schools, health centres and homes’ in contravention of Geneva conventions
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[2026-04-04 00:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Nearly four years after seizing power, Burkina Faso’s military leader Ibrahim Traoré is calling on citizens to abandon democratic ideals.
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[2026-04-03 23:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The Israeli army is proposing to replicate its Gaza “Yellow Line” model in southern Lebanon by seizing territory and destroying entire villages.
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[2026-04-03 23:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: The United States and Israel have carried out multiple attacks on medical facilities in the course of their war on Iran.
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[2026-04-03 23:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The Israeli army is proposing to replicate its Gaza “Yellow Line” model in southern Lebanon by seizing territory and destroying entire villages.
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[2026-04-03 23:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: The White House released its 2027 budget request to Congress on Friday — with a $1.5 trillion request for the Department of War, upping defense spending by $445 billion from the previous year.
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[2026-04-03 23:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Hiring in March was surprisingly strong, signaling the labor market was stabilizing as the Iran war continues – though economists have warned higher energy prices from the conflict could spook employers and keep the Fed from cutting interest rates.
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[2026-04-03 23:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: World food commodity prices rose in March for the second month in a row, due largely to higher energy prices linked to the conflict escalation in the Near East, according to the latest benchmark measure released today (3 Apr) by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
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[2026-04-03 23:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Britain has deployed its Rapid Sentry air defence system to Kuwait to help protect British and Kuwaiti interests, the UK has announced.
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[2026-04-03 23:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Live updates: Follow the latest news on US-Iran war
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[2026-04-03 23:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The first French ship has passed through the Strait of Hormuz since the war began after changing its destination to signal French ownership.
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[2026-04-03 23:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Britain has deployed its Rapid Sentry air defence system to Kuwait to help protect British and Kuwaiti interests, the UK has announced.
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[2026-04-03 23:13 UTC+10:00] [Trump administration] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: As casualties mount, those who share a home state with the deceased in Iowa, Kentucky or Ohio question the war’s legality
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[2026-04-03 23:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: A drone strike in the southern province of Bushehr destroyed two containers on Friday, a spokesperson for the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) has said.
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[2026-04-03 23:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: It has been widely reported that US bombers have been using a base in Gloucestershire in southwest England, RAF Fairford, to launch bombing missions over Iran.
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[2026-04-03 23:02 UTC+10:00] [Strait of Hormuz] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: As the ripple effects of the Middle East war continue, the government says Islamabad will give people free public transport for 30 days
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[2026-04-03 22:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: More than 100 experts on international law have signed an open letter expressing "profound concern" about what they see as serious violations of international law by the US, Israel and Iran in the Middle East war.
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[2026-04-03 22:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Nearly four years after seizing power, Burkina Faso’s military leader Ibrahim Traoré is calling on citizens to abandon democratic ideals.
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[2026-04-03 22:39 UTC+10:00] [Sport / NRL] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-04-03 22:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Twelve people were injured after missile debris fell in Abu Dhabi’s Ajban area following a successful interception, according to the Abu Dhabi Media Office.
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