Topic: War & Conflict — Neutral reports only
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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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[2026-04-03 22:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: A year after President Donald Trump declared his "liberation day" and imposed sweeping tariffs on imports, kicking off a wave of economic and political uncertainty, some companies are still feeling the effects.
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[2026-04-03 22:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: From a lectern at the White House, US President Donald Trump offered his latest assessment on how long the US-Israeli war with Iran might last.
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[2026-04-03 22:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Lebanese artist Ali Cherri has filed a complaint in France after the death of his parents in an Israeli strike against a residential building in Beirut in November 2024.
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[2026-04-03 22:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Burkina Faso’s military leader, Ibrahim Traore, says that people need to “forget” about democracy, just three months after his government dissolved all political parties in the West African nation.
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[2026-04-03 22:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: In South Sudan, aid organizations are raising alarm over reports of serious abuses, warning that civilians could be facing grave violations of international law.
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[2026-04-03 22:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Pope Pope Leo has urged Israel to “reopen all paths of dialogue” to help end the war with Iran, following a phone call with Israeli President Isaac Herzog, the Vatican said.
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[2026-04-03 22:00 UTC+10:00] [Iraq] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Country is torn between those who hope for end to Tehran’s influence and those loyal to Islamic republic
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[2026-04-03 22:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: This report is from this week's The Tech Download newsletter. Like what you see? You can subscribe here.
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[2026-04-03 22:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: WASHINGTON — Secretary of War Pete Hegseth’s top aide Ricky Buria told colleagues last year that he and his boss donned disguises and went out drinking together — a juicy bit of gossip that’s widely believed to be a lie and recklessly planted to sniff out leakers, The Post has learned.
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[2026-04-03 21:57 UTC+10:00] [Food & drink industry] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Biggest rises were in vegetable oil and sugar prices, which increased by 5% and 7% respectively
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[2026-04-03 21:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: In this image made with a long exposure, President Donald Trump speaks 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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[2026-04-03 21:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: More than 100 United States-based international law experts have signed an open letter condemning US and Israeli military strikes on Iran as a violation of the United Nations Charter and potentially amounting to “war crimes”.
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[2026-04-03 21:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Ireland’s Defence Minister Helen McEntee has cancelled a planned visit to Irish troops serving with the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon, citing security concerns.
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[2026-04-03 21:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: In this image made from video provided by Russian Defense Ministry Press Service on Tuesday, March 31, 2026, Russian soldiers fire a grenade launcher towards Ukrainian positions on an undisclosed location in Ukraine. (Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP)
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[2026-04-03 21:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: US President Donald Trump has warned Iran that there will be strikes on its bridges and electric power plants if its leaders do not agree to his terms to end the war.
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[2026-04-03 21:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: A high-level migration summit in Egypt has been overshadowed by the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, as leaders warn of growing pressure on host countries and call for greater international support.
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[2026-04-03 21:22 UTC+10:00] [Myanmar] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Min Aung Hlaing seized control five years ago and plunged Myanmar into conflict and economic chaos
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[2026-04-03 21:18 UTC+10:00] [Burkina Faso] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Ibrahim Traoré, who took power in 2022 coup, tells state broadcaster ‘we must tell the truth, democracy isn’t for us’
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[2026-04-03 21:16 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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[2026-04-03 21:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The IDF has admitted that its goal of disarming Hezbollah in Lebanon is unrealistic, as it would require the military to launch a full-scale invasion of Lebanon, which it will not do, The Jerusalem Post learned on Friday morning.
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[2026-04-03 21:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Approximately half of Iran's missile launchers and one-way attack drones are still operational despite five weeks of heavy strikes by the US and Israel, according to a Friday CNN report citing recent US intelligence assessments.
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[2026-04-03 21:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Tokyo plans to introduce loitering munitions with a range of more than 1,000km, according to Japanese media reports citing official sources
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[2026-04-03 20:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Russia is conducting a rolling aerial attack on Ukraine since Thursday evening, Ukraine’s air force said on Friday, adding that a large number of enemy drones were in Ukrainian airspace.
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[2026-04-03 20:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: This is a locator map for Sudan with its capital, Khartoum. (AP Photo)
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[2026-04-03 20:43 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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[2026-04-03 20:26 UTC+10:00] [Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Lebanon’s health ministry said on Thursday that 1,345 people have been killed and 4,040 wounded since the war began, including 125 children
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[2026-04-03 20:19 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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[2026-04-03 20:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: NATO members are not legally required to join another member’s military operation that isn’t formally sanctioned by the alliance or aimed at protecting the membership’s homelands.
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[2026-04-03 19:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Kuwait says a power and desalination plant has been hit by an Iranian attack, as Gulf countries continue to face heavy retaliatory strikes on the 35th day of the United States and Israel’s war on Iran.
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[2026-04-03 19:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Around half of Iran’s missile launchers and kamikaze drones remain intact despite a month of US-Israeli strikes, CNN reports, citing a military intelligence assessment.
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[2026-04-03 19:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — Manila Archbishop Jose Cardinal Advincula on Friday likened the Middle East conflict to Jesus’ crucifixion, urging the faithful to pray for peace.
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[2026-04-03 19:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Medical personnel and Sri Lanka Navy sailors provide emergency treatment to an injured Iranian crew member rescued after responding to a distress call from the Iranian military ship IRIS Dena, torpedoed by a U.S. Navy submarine while in the Indian Ocean near Sri Lanka, on March 4. © Reuters
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[2026-04-03 19:05 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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[2026-04-03 19:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: This image released by Bahrain’s Interior Ministry shows firefighters extinguishing flames after an Iranian projectile struck an industrial area in Ma’ameer, Bahrain, March 9, 2026. (Bahrain Interior Ministry via AP, File)
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[2026-04-03 19:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Former Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif has called on Tehran to “declare victory and make a deal that both ends this conflict and prevents the next one,” in an article published in Foreign Affairs.
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[2026-04-03 19:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Live updates: Follow the latest news on US-Iran war
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[2026-04-03 18:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: French President Emmanuel Macron and South Korean President Lee Jae Myung agreed Friday to work together to help reopen the Strait of Hormuz and ease global economic uncertainties caused by the war in the Middle East.
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[2026-04-03 18:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The conviction of two leaders of the Palestine solidarity movement, Chris Nineham, the vice-chair of the Stop the War Coalition, and Ben Jamal, director of the Palestine Solidarity Campaign, for breaching police conditions as organisers of a peaceful Palestine protest has been widely seen as a direct assault on the right to protest.
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[2026-04-03 18:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth has fired Army Chief of Staff Gen. Randy George, the service’s top uniformed officer, in a lingering row over promotion linked to race and gender, the New York Times reported on Thursday. Hegseth also reportedly dismissed two other generals in a purge which is feared to be undermining the US war on Iran.
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[2026-04-03 18:38 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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[2026-04-03 18:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Iraq secured the final of 48 spots at the 2026 Fifa World Cup, completing a tumultuous qualifying process that was greatly impacted by the ongoing conflict in the Middle East.
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