Topic: War & Conflict — Neutral reports only
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[2026-04-02 21:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: U.S. President Donald Trump says he'll end the war within weeks, but fears for oil supply and demand destruction are set to linger.
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[2026-04-02 21:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: Gazprom said Thursday that Ukraine had again attacked a compressor station linked to the TurkStream gas pipeline, which runs under the Black Sea and carries natural gas to Europe through Turkey.
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[2026-04-02 21:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: A leading legal rights organisation has warned of severe disparities in access to bomb shelters between Palestinian and Jewish citizens of Israel, raising concerns of discrimination as the country faces ongoing missile threats amidst its war on Iran and Lebanon.
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[2026-04-02 21:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: 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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[2026-04-02 21:21 UTC+10:00] [Europe] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Poland’s prime minister says prospect of an energy crisis in Europe and Viktor Orbán’s moves to block support for Ukraine also play into Russia’s hands
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[2026-04-02 21:00 UTC+10:00] [Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Regime has long used the death penalty to suppress dissent but now appears to be withholding information on the killing of hundreds of prisoners, say rights groups
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[2026-04-02 21:00 UTC+10:00] [US politics] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Exclusive: Pressure intensifies for Gabbard after president’s displeasure with Iran war testimony
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[2026-04-02 21:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: The Iran war has put Al Jazeera on high alert — building a secret backup studio amid fears of a potential Israeli cyberattack on its swanky multimillion-dollar headquarters in Doha, Qatar, The Post can exclusively reveal.
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[2026-04-02 20:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Lebanon was hit by another deadly Israeli strike overnight when a building in Zebdine, near Nabatieh in the south, was reduced to rubble, sending first responders and residents scrambling to search for victims. The attack came just hours after an Israeli raid in Beirut’s Jnah area killed at least five people and wounded 21 others, according to Lebanon’s health ministry.
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[2026-04-02 20:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Shelling, gunfire, landmines and other explosive remnants of war have killed or injured nearly 1,200 children in Yemen, Save the Children has found, despite a United Nations-led ceasefire four years ago largely reducing hostilities.
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[2026-04-02 20:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Bahrain’s Defence Force said in a post on X it has intercepted and destroyed 188 missiles and 429 drones targeting the kingdom since the start of the US-Israeli war on Iran on 28 February.
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[2026-04-02 20:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: SEOUL — French President Emmanuel Macron arrived in South Korea on Thursday after visiting fellow US ally Japan, where he praised Europe's "predictability" in an apparent swipe at Donald Trump over the Iran war.
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[2026-04-02 20:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran’s judiciary said it has executed a man convicted of attacking and setting fire to a sensitive military site during protests in January.
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[2026-04-02 20:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Eight Muslim-majority countries have “strongly condemned” Israel’s move to introduce hanging as the default sentence for Palestinians convicted in military courts of deadly attacks, Pakistan said in a joint statement on Thursday.
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[2026-04-02 20:01 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: I’m a staff reporter for The Korea Herald, covering national security and foreign policy across the Defense, Foreign and Unification Ministries, as well as the National Assembly. Before entering journalism, I served as an Air Force lieutenant, working as an interpreter and junior planner at the ROK–US Combined Forces Command.
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[2026-04-02 20:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Top Class Lawn Care owner Jake Wilson fertilizes a lawn Thursday, March 26, 2026, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
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[2026-04-02 20:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Donald Trump says the United States is nearing the end of its military campaign in Iran, while warning that some of the heaviest strikes are still to come.
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[2026-04-02 19:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iraq has restarted overland oil exports through Syria, marking a significant shift in regional energy logistics as the US-Israeli war on Iran continues to wreak havoc on traditional shipping routes through the Strait of Hormuz.
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[2026-04-02 19:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: In a televised speech on April 1, U.S. President Donald Trump said the war in Iran is nearing its end and that the flow of energy in the Middle East will return to normal soon. (Nikkei montage/Source photos by Reuters)
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[2026-04-02 19:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Sky News
Snippet: The law makes death by hanging a default sentence for Palestinians convicted in military courts of deadly attacks.
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[2026-04-02 19:45 UTC+10:00] [Itamar Ben Gvir] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Tel Aviv-based INSS reports an increase in settler attacks since the start of the Iran war, along with a rise in ‘the severity of the acts’
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[2026-04-02 19:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: French President Emmanuel Macron arrived in South Korea on Thursday, after travelling from Japan where he praised Europe’s “predictability” in remarks seen as a veiled criticism of Donald Trump over the Iran war.
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[2026-04-02 19:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Gold prices reversed course to slip more than 1% on Thursday, snapping a four-day winning streak, after U.S. President Donald Trump said the United States would continue the war in Iran over the coming weeks.
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[2026-04-02 19:30 UTC+10:00] [interest rate] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Central banks cannot pump oil into the global economy in the same way they can flood the financial system with liquidity
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[2026-04-02 19:19 UTC+10:00] [Middle East] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
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[2026-04-02 19:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: US President Donald Trump has called the war on Iran an investment in the future of American children as he delivered his first address to the nation since the start of the conflict a month ago.
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[2026-04-02 19:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: LONDON — Almost three dozen countries will meet Thursday in an effort to exert diplomatic and political pressure 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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[2026-04-02 19:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Oil prices rose more than $5 as President Donald Trump said the United States would continue attacks on Iran without committing to a specific timeline to end the war, fanning investor fears about sustained disruptions to supply.
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[2026-04-02 19:00 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Battlefield outcomes are connected by the sharing of weapons and intelligence as well as the damage to the global economy
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[2026-04-02 18:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Iran’s military threatened on Thursday to launch crushing and destructive attacks on the US after President Trump declared Operation Epic Fury an “overwhelming” victory in an address to the nation.
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[2026-04-02 18:55 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The state-run Economic Daily says the real problem with the global economy is not China’s strong exports, but rising protectionism
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[2026-04-02 18:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Iran has launched a new wave of missiles at Israel after United States President Donald Trump said Washington had “destroyed the Iranian military” and was close to achieving its war objectives.
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[2026-04-02 18:45 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has marked out a contentious tax reform package to boost home ownership as a way to counter populism. He is also pledging to rebuild Australia’s fuel stocks and floating the prospect of caps on coal and gas prices if the war in Iran further spikes commodity prices.
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[2026-04-02 18:44 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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[2026-04-02 18:11 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Seoul stocks fell sharply Thursday, as US President Donald Trump's renewed threat of strikes against Iran rattled investor sentiment and pushed up global oil prices. The Korean won weakened against the US dollar.
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[2026-04-02 17:58 UTC+10:00] [ASIA PACIFIC] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: South Korean President Lee Jae Myung has urged citizens to "save every drop of fuel,” ramping up an official call for energy conservation as the deepening Iran conflict hits the energy-importing nation hard, straining households and businesses.
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[2026-04-02 17:36 UTC+10:00] [Comment & Analysis] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Michael West Media
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[2026-04-02 17:35 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: I’m a staff reporter for The Korea Herald, covering national security and foreign policy across the Defense, Foreign and Unification Ministries, as well as the National Assembly. Before entering journalism, I served as an Air Force lieutenant, working as an interpreter and junior planner at the ROK–US Combined Forces Command.
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[2026-04-02 17:34 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: 9News
Snippet: Auto news: Public electric car charging cables cut and stolen at shopping centre
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[2026-04-02 17:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Europe-listed shares look set to open broadly lower on Thursday, as concerns about the trajectory of the U.S.-Iran war grip global markets once again.
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[2026-04-02 17:19 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Lack of ceasefire clarity fuels risk aversion, dollar's strength
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[2026-04-02 17:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran will continue to launch attacks in the region until the United States and Israel face "permanent regret and surrender", the spokesperson of its armed forces' said said on Thursday.
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[2026-04-02 17:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Iraqi oil fields once alive with the buzz of workers are nearly deserted. Ports that pulsed with the churn of cargo have fallen still, the din of commerce replaced by the soft rhythm of waves. (AP Video shot by Farid Abdulwahed)
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[2026-04-02 17:08 UTC+10:00] [News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Michael West Media
Snippet: April 2, 2026 17:08 | News
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[2026-04-02 17:02 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: I’m a staff reporter for The Korea Herald, covering national security and foreign policy across the Defense, Foreign and Unification Ministries, as well as the National Assembly. Before entering journalism, I served as an Air Force lieutenant, working as an interpreter and junior planner at the ROK–US Combined Forces Command.
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[2026-04-02 16:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Hello, this is Dylan Butts writing to you from Singapore. Welcome to another edition of CNBC's Daily Open.
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[2026-04-02 16:45 UTC+10:00] [Business / Markets] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Fuel companies and the federal government are in talks about further lowering Australia’s fuel-quality standards to widen the pool of available imports, as Donald Trump’s declaration the war with Iran would continue for up to three weeks exposes Australia to heightened risk of shortages by the end of April.
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[2026-04-02 16:41 UTC+10:00] [Asean] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Granting Southeast Asian vessels safe passage through the strait allows Iran to come across as a diplomatic good guy, analysts say
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[2026-04-02 16:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: One of Donald Trump's defining traits is his tendency to call a loss a win.
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[2026-04-02 16:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Sky News
Snippet: It was the latest in a series of attempts by Donald Trump to allay voter and investor worries about the war's duration, oil and gas supply and the cost of living concerns.
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