Topic: War & Conflict — Neutral reports only
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[2026-04-03 12:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 3 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean won strengthened against the U.S. dollar Friday, rebounding from a steep decline in the previous session, as talks on reopening the Strait of Hormuz showed signs of progress amid a prolonged conflict in the Middle East.
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[2026-04-03 12:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Donald Trump delivers an address to the United States about the Iran war. (Reuters: Alex Brandon)
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[2026-04-03 11:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Pentagon officials are not offering a reason for the general's departure. (AP: Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
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[2026-04-03 11:49 UTC+10:00] [US military] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Defense secretary signs memo letting members request permission to carry firearms on military installations
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[2026-04-03 11:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: An Amazon truck makes deliveries in Wheeling, Ill., May 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, File)
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[2026-04-03 11:34 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korean stocks opened higher Friday, rebounding from sharp losses the previous session, as investors had guarded hopes for the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz amid a prolonged conflict in the Middle East.
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[2026-04-03 11:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 3 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks opened higher Friday, rebounding from sharp losses the previous session, as investors had guarded hopes for the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz amid a prolonged conflict in the Middle East.
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[2026-04-03 11:20 UTC+10:00] [Ukraine] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: ‘Ukraine has expertise concerning sea waterways, and the defence and reopening of maritime traffic,’ says president. What we know on day 1,500
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[2026-04-03 11:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: The moment Tiger Woods is next seen on a golf course — or pulling into its parking lot as per TV’s Tiger excesses — NBC’s Dan Hicks or CBS’s Jim Nantz will reprise their previous welcome-backs. He will be saluted for his “remarkable courage, commitment and desire” to make another heartfelt comeback and resurrection, as if he were one part saint, one part wounded war hero and all parts the world’s greatest human.
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[2026-04-03 11:08 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: US President Donald Trump on Thursday stepped up pressure on Iran to make a deal with the United States to end the Middle East war "before it is too late," a day after he warned that the US will hit the Islamic Republic "extremely hard" over the next two to three weeks.
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[2026-04-03 11:00 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: SBS News
Snippet: Israel has deployed ground troops to Lebanon's south and are now poised to seize more territory in the country. Source: Getty / Chris McGrath
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[2026-04-03 10:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: TEHRAN — Iran and its allies traded fire with Israel and the United States, as Washington-linked assets across the Middle East were targeted alongside energy and civilian infrastructure — with the month-long war on Friday showing little sign of easing.
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[2026-04-03 10:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks to members of the media during a press briefing at the Pentagon in Washington, Tuesday, March 31, 2026. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
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[2026-04-03 09:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: According to President Trump’s critics, there is no reason why America is involved in a war against the terrorist regime in Iran. According to America’s enemies, the US is, in fact, losing the war.
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[2026-04-03 09:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 3 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has given a "field guidance" at the Memorial Museum of Combat Feats at the Overseas Military Operations under construction, honoring the North's fallen soldiers who were killed in support of Russia in the war against Ukraine, state media said Friday.
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[2026-04-03 09:00 UTC+10:00] [Paris] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: A fragile truce prevented all-out confrontation, but Beijing and Washington remain locked in a struggle few analysts see easing any time soon
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[2026-04-03 08:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Yemen’s Houthi group said it carried out a military operation using a barrage of ballistic missiles targeting what it described as “vital Israeli” sites.
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[2026-04-03 08:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Cargo ships near the Strait of Hormuz on March 11. More than 70% of Japan’s imported naphtha comes from the Middle East. © Reuters
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[2026-04-03 08:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: A coalition of 40 nations on Thursday huddled on how to meet President Trump’s demand to reclaim the Strait of Hormuz — and opened the door to military escorts if Iran eases off ambushing commercial ships.
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[2026-04-03 08:23 UTC+10:00] [Afghanistan] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Chief of Staff Randy George has been asked to take early retirement, in the latest of over a dozen firings of top generals and admirals
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[2026-04-03 08:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: US Army Chief of Staff Randy George has been asked to step down by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and take immediate retirement, two US defense officials and a source familiar with the matter told Reuters on Thursday.
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[2026-04-03 07:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Army Chief of Staff Gen. Randy George speaks during the POW/MIA National Recognition Day Ceremony at the Pentagon, Sept. 19, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson, file)
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[2026-04-03 07:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Stocks overcame early losses to finish with slim gains and close out their first winning week since the start of the Iran war.
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[2026-04-03 07:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: At least 43 people have been killed in an attack by a rebel group linked to ISIL (ISIS) in northeast Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), according to the army.
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[2026-04-03 07:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: The United States has reiterated that Washington is open to diplomacy with Tehran as the US-Israel war on Iran drags on – and as US President Donald Trump renews his threats to destroy the country’s civilian infrastructure.
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[2026-04-03 07:11 UTC+10:00] [Tehran] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Families celebrate the last day of the Persian new year holidays, even as the US president vows to bomb Iran ‘back to the Stone Ages’
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[2026-04-03 06:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: President Donald Trump has told the nation in a televised speech that the US military has nearly completed its goals in the Iran war.
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[2026-04-03 06:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Government has decided to strictly manage public expenditure to minimise the impact on the country’s economy due to the prevailing war situation in the Middle East region.
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[2026-04-03 06:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Navy professional golfer Chalitha Pushpika produced a clinical five-under-par 68 to clinch the Sri Lanka Golf Ranking Tournament title, while Sithara Dedunu Lawrance won the women’s category at the Victoria Golf Resort in Digana, Kandy yesterday.
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[2026-04-03 06:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The world is unsettled now. Whether it is the street protests in the United States or the strategic waterways of the Middle East, the meeting point of mass dissent, geopolitical ambition, and military brinkmanship is reshaping the global order. It may prove irreversible.
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[2026-04-03 06:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Unrest, Conflict and War
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[2026-04-03 06:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Gold prices fell sharply yesterday (April 02), snapping a four-day winning streak, after U.S. President Donald Trump signalled an escalation in the ongoing conflict with Iran, dampening investor sentiment and triggering a broader market pullback.
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[2026-04-03 06:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Unrest, Conflict and War
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[2026-04-03 06:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Unrest, Conflict and War
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[2026-04-03 06:46 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 90]
Source: 9News
Snippet: Hello and welcome to our coverage of the ongoing conflict in the Middle East and reaction in Australia for this Good Friday, April 3.
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[2026-04-03 06:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Passage through the Strait of Hormuz has plummeted to an average of seven ships a day — just 5% of its regular traffic prior to the Iran war — as Tehran exerts full control over the critical waterway.
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[2026-04-03 06:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Nipun Dhananjaya of SSC and Navy SC’s Dilanka Auwardt won best batsman and best bowler awards while Army SC’s Shehada Zoyza was adjudged most valuable player of the recently concluded Tier B three day cricket tournament conducted by Sri Lanka Cricket.
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[2026-04-03 06:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Two individuals with 98 kg of cardamom were apprehended by the Sri Lanka Navy in the seas of Kirimundalama in Kalpitiya.
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[2026-04-03 06:23 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Eight people reported killed in attack on newly completed suspension bridge after strike splits structure in half
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[2026-04-03 06:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Sudan's army chief and de facto ruler Gen Abdel Fattah Al Burhan on Thursday named his second-in-command Gen Yasser Al Atta as his chief of staff, a statement said.
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[2026-04-03 06:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: The heart of Holy Week has opened on Thursday as Pope Leo XIV celebrated the Chrism Mass in St Peter’s Basilica, warning against the abuse of power and the desire for domination. Before cardinals, bishops and hundreds of priests, the pontiff blessed the oils to be used across Rome during baptisms, confirmations and the anointing of the sick, while urging Catholics to choose service over force.
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[2026-04-03 06:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Anthony Albanese's language has shifted on the war in the Middle East. (ABC News: Matt Roberts)
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[2026-04-03 05:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: The price of oil could continue to rise. (Reuters: Edgar Su)
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[2026-04-03 05:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: The UN Security Council is set to vote today on a Bahraini resolution addressing Iran's “unlawful and unjustified” attempt to control the Strait of Hormuz, as part of a broader diplomatic push to reopen the vital trade waterway.
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[2026-04-03 05:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: A crazed doctor has been caught on camera brandishing a large cane at a man before allegedly slashing his tire during a war over a public parking spot.
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[2026-04-03 05:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: A few days ago, according to a leaked exchange, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian told an Iranian military counterpart that their nation’s economy will face collapse in three more weeks without an immediate cease-fire.
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[2026-04-03 05:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Tehran, Iran – Many Iranian families picnicked outdoors during daylight hours on Thursday for Sizdah Bedar, which marks Nature Day in the Persian calendar, despite the ongoing bombardment by the United States and Israel.
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[2026-04-03 05:31 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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[2026-04-03 05:29 UTC+10:00] [Donald Trump] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The US president couldn’t give a single coherent reason for why this aggressive war of choice must still be prosecuted
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[2026-04-03 05:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Videos circulating from the area showed repeated blasts and a large fire, while reports indicated the attack struck close to strategic and industrial infrastructure. The latest bombardment came after earlier strikes this week on Esfahan, a key transport and industrial hub, underlining the sustained pressure on central parts of the country as the conflict entered a second month.
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