Topic: War & Conflict — Neutral reports only
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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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[2026-04-03 05:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Italian gunmaker Beretta has been accused of plotting to gobble up to 50% of America’s biggest firearms maker, Sturm Ruger & Co. — even allegedly threatening to “go to war” in a nasty months-long boardroom brawl, The Post has learned.
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[2026-04-03 05:16 UTC+10:00] [World / Middle East] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Age
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[2026-04-03 05:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: LONDON (AP) — Britain accused Iran on Thursday of holding the world’s economy hostage as diplomats from more than 40 countries held talks on ways to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, a vital shipping route that has been choked off by the US-Israeli war against Iran.
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[2026-04-03 05:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: The fanatical Iranian regime is turning children as young as 12 into cannon fodder as part of a desperate war recruitment drive, human rights groups have warned.
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[2026-04-03 05:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Russian President Vladimir Putin held talks with Egypt’s foreign minister, Badr Abdelatty, focusing on the war in the Middle East and economic cooperation.
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[2026-04-03 05:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A series of hardened tents at the Camp East Montana immigrant detention center loom large in the desert at a U.S. Army base on the outskirts of El Paso, Texas, Friday, Feb. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Morgan Lee)
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[2026-04-03 05:00 UTC+10:00] [World / Middle East] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: London: When Ahron Bregman sees coverage of airstrikes in Lebanon, he remembers his six years in the Israel Defence Forces.
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[2026-04-03 04:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: President Donald Trump has doubled down on the U.S. war against Iran, spiking oil prices Thursday as traders prepare for a longer conflict that will exacerbate the already deep disruption to global energy supplies.
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[2026-04-03 04:51 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 04:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: WASHINGTON, April 2 (Yonhap) -- U.S. 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 U.S. will hit the Islamic Republic "extremely hard" over the next two to three weeks.
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[2026-04-03 04:34 UTC+10:00] [Emmanuel Macron] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Speaking in South Korea, the French president defended the transatlantic alliance and called for return to peace
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[2026-04-03 04:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The Israeli military said it detected missiles launched from Iran.
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[2026-04-03 04:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Amazon is adding a 3.5% "fuel and logistics-related surcharge" to fees it collects from third-party sellers who use its fulfillment services, as the war in Iran stretches into its fifth week, driving up oil prices.
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[2026-04-03 03:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Russian President Vladimir Putin called for intensified political and diplomatic efforts to end the war on Iran during a phone call with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.
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[2026-04-03 03:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump used his first major address since launching his war in Iran to assure Americans that all of his military objectives will be completed "shortly” and urge an increasingly skeptical electorate to give him a little bit more time.
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[2026-04-03 03:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Thousands of Christians across the UAE are marking Easter in the shadow of the Iran war, with some churches introducing precautionary measures for the huge congregations expected at services over the weekend.
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[2026-04-03 03:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Unrest, Conflict and War
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[2026-04-03 03:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: WASHINGTON — With fighting in Iran raging for over a month, President Trump sought to make the case that Operation Epic Fury is necessary, while teasing that the US is “nearing completion” of its “core strategic objectives.”
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[2026-04-03 03:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Qatar’s defence ministry said the country came under a drone attack launched from Iran.
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[2026-04-03 03:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: A leading UK education board has confirmed the cancellation of international GCSE and A-Level exams in the UAE, amid continuing disruption to education caused by the Iran war.
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[2026-04-03 03:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: SYDNEY, Australia — Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Thursday the original aims of the war on Iran had been met and it was not clear what more remained to be achieved.
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[2026-04-03 03:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: In this photo provided by Azerbaijan’s Presidential Press Service, Azebaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev writes a message in a condolence book for the late Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei at the Iranian Embassy in Baku, Azerbaijan, Wednesday, March 4, 2026. (Azerbaijan’s Presidential Press Service via AP)
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[2026-04-03 03:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
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[2026-04-03 02:55 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: President has said US will shortly achieve its objectives – but it is not clear what exactly those objectives are
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[2026-04-03 02:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Pakistan and Afghanistan have confirmed they are holding talks in China aimed at ending the worst conflict between the South Asian neighbours since the Afghan Taliban returned to power in 2021.
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[2026-04-03 02:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The UK’s Ministry of Defence (MoD) has confirmed that military planners will meet at the UK’s Permanent Joint Headquarters to take action on resolving the block on the Strait of Hormuz.
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[2026-04-03 02:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Unrest, Conflict and War
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[2026-04-03 02:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: A billionaire Dubai-based jet tycoon is warning that global airlines could soon go bankrupt as the Iran war squashes travel demand and sends jet fuel prices soaring worldwide.
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[2026-04-03 02:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Weapons that Cuban authorities say were recovered from a speedboat in Cuban waters following a confrontation that left four people dead are displayed during a media presentation in Havana, Feb. 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa, File)
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[2026-04-03 02:37 UTC+10:00] [Trump administration] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: They warned leaving the alliance would aid rivals, threaten US security and require Senate approval under 2024 law
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[2026-04-03 02:30 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 02:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: President Donald Trump walks from the Blue Room 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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[2026-04-03 02:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: United States President Donald Trump is reportedly considering dispatching US special forces to Iran to seize the country’s stockpile of highly enriched uranium in what experts say would be a complicated and risky military operation.
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[2026-04-03 02:14 UTC+10:00] [Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Ocasio-Cortez says Israel can fund its own defense and she will oppose any new US aid amid human rights concerns
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[2026-04-03 02:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Iran’s players pose for photographer prior a friendly soccer match between Iran and Costa Rica, in Antalya, southern Turkey, Tuesday, March 31, 2026. (AP Photo/Riza Ozel)
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[2026-04-03 02:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Britain accused Iran on Thursday of holding the world's economy hostage as diplomats from more than 40 countries held talks on ways to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, a vital shipping route that has been choked off by the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran.
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[2026-04-03 02:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: The Israeli Air Force, over the past 48 hours, dropped some 650 munitions on about 400 targets linked to the Iranian regime, including sites in the heart of Tehran, the military said on Wednesday night.
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[2026-04-03 02:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Iran and Oman are drafting a protocol to "monitor transit" through the Strait of Hormuz, Iranian state news agency IRNA reported Thursday morning, citing an official.
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[2026-04-03 02:00 UTC+10:00] [Strait of Hormuz] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: With no truce in sight, American forces might be preparing for a short, sharp option, analysts say
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[2026-04-03 02:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Outlander‘s final season is putting Jamie (Sam Heughan), Claire (Caitriona Balfe), and their loved ones right in the line of danger. Last week’s episode of the Starz hit ended with Roger (Richard Rankin) finding himself essentially enlisted into the Continental Army on the eve of a major battle in Savannah.
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[2026-04-03 01:59 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Yvette Cooper hosted virtual summit of more than 40 countries aimed at reopening vital shipping lane
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[2026-04-03 01:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres has called on the US and Israel to “stop the war that is inflicting immense human suffering and already triggering devastating economic consequences”.
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[2026-04-03 01:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines - The National Maritime Council on (NMC) Thursday expressed condemnation of the recent incidents involving Chinese maritime forces and against Philippine vessels and fisherfolk in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) calling it “aggressive and dangerous.”
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[2026-04-03 01:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Sunlight pierces through the clouds over Stanley on the Falkland Islands, also known as Islas Malvinas, Saturday, March 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Ricardo Mazalan)
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[2026-04-03 01:38 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 01:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: PARIS (AP) — A complaint filed Thursday in France seeks a war crimes investigation into an Israeli strike on a Beirut apartment building in November 2024 said to have killed seven civilians including the parents of a French-Lebanese artist, a human rights group said.
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[2026-04-03 01:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: WASHINGTON — Bronx and Queens Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez declared that she will no longer support any military aid to Israel, even for defense purposes, buckling to intense pressure from the far left.
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[2026-04-03 01:27 UTC+10:00] [France] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Lebanese-French man Ali Cherri demands investigation into Beirut bombing as possible war crime against civilians
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[2026-04-03 01:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: US President Donald Trump has lashed out at NATO and key European leaders, deepening tensions within the bloc over the war against Iran. According to the Financial Times, Washington has also threatened to curb weapons supplies to Ukraine to pressure European countries into involvement in the war in the Middle East.
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