Topic: War & Conflict — Neutral reports only
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[2026-07-23 17:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: International carriers are extending flight suspensions across parts of the Middle East amid escalating tension in the region.
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[2026-07-23 17:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: As the World Cup was unfolding, Israel was continuing its uninterrupted murder and land theft across occupied Palestine and Lebanon, having also triggered the megalomaniacal US President Donald Trump to join its war on Iran.
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[2026-07-23 17:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: U.S. Central Command said the attacks were designed to “further degrade Iran’s ability to threaten civilian mariners and commercial vessels transiting regional waters,” as the Americans push to regain control over the Strait of Hormuz and restore the flow of international shipping.
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[2026-07-23 16:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Thu 23 Jul 2026 at 4:52pm
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[2026-07-23 16:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Bulgaria has for many years during the so-called Global War on Terror been a major Eastern European hub for US and Western weapons shipments as well as military aircraft transfers related to the Middle West.
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[2026-07-23 16:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: The Tehran-backed Houthis have claimed attacks on two Saudi Arabian oil tankers in the Red Sea, threatening to open up a new front in the Middle East conflict as the U.S. completed its 12th consecutive night of strikes on Iran.
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[2026-07-23 16:35 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Staff reporter at The Korea Herald’s National Desk, based in Seoul. Covers South Korea’s national security and foreign policy, with a focus on the Defense, Foreign and Unification Ministries, as well as the National Assembly.Before entering journalism, served as an Air Force officer. Experience includes providing translation and interpretation, as well as strategic input for planning efforts, at the ROK-US Combined Forces Command.
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[2026-07-23 16:07 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Since 2017, I have covered South Korea’s political and economic landscape as a reporter, with a focus on foreign affairs, inter-Korean relations and security.As a foreign affairs reporter, I closely follow developments from the Ministry of Unification, the Foreign Ministry and the Defense Ministry, tracking shifts in diplomacy, military policy and North Korea’s evolving posture.
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[2026-07-23 16:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Oil prices continued the march towards the $100 per barrel mark on Thursday after Yemen’s Houthi rebels struck Saudi oil tankers in the Red Sea, widening the regional conflict that threatens global trade and energy supply across markets.
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[2026-07-23 16:05 UTC+10:00] [Editors' Pick] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: DRONES. Iranian drones are displayed during a ceremony of the joining new drones to the Iranian Army's combat organisation in an undisclosed location in Iran, in this handout image obtained on January 13, 2025
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[2026-07-23 16:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The Iranian-aligned Houthis said they struck two Saudi oil tankers as part of a naval blockade on Saudi Arabia on Thursday, threatening to create a second chokepoint on global oil supplies alongside Iran's near-closure of the Strait of Hormuz.
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[2026-07-23 15:49 UTC+10:00] [Middle East] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-07-23 15:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The Iranian army has announced that a number of US facilities in Kuwait were targeted by "destructive drones" a few hours ago.
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[2026-07-23 15:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Houthi military spokesman Yahya Saree said that they targeted two Saudi oil tankers in the Red Sea, claiming the vessels had violated a ban imposed by the group.
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[2026-07-23 15:33 UTC+10:00] [Ukraine War] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-07-23 15:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: US President Donald Trump has threatened to target Iranian infrastructure if Tehran attacks commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, as the war continues for a 12th consecutive night.
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[2026-07-23 15:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Mainland maritime authority says entry to drill zone prohibited, advises caution while exercises are conducted near Dongshan Island
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[2026-07-23 15:16 UTC+10:00] [Fujian] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Mainland maritime authority says entry to drill zone prohibited, advises caution while exercises are conducted near Dongshan Island
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[2026-07-23 15:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: The Israeli army is building a giant earthen barrier to separate the more than 50 percent of Gaza under its control from the rest of the enclave, satellite images show, fuelling Palestinian fears that most of the territory will never be relinquished by Israel.
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[2026-07-23 15:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: ILOILO CITY — An seafarer from Antique was killed after the cargo vessel he was serving on was struck in a drone attack at the Port of Pivdennyi on Ukraine’s southern Black Sea coast, amid the Russia-Ukraine war.
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[2026-07-23 15:00 UTC+10:00] [Second world war] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Judy Bain, 81, spent most of her life unaware she was a direct descendant of the daring pilot Arthur Whitten Brown
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[2026-07-23 15:00 UTC+10:00] [Africa] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: LONDON — Canada has urged the new-look British government to join its defense bank, as it tries to deepen its European presence.
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[2026-07-23 14:54 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: WASHINGTON (AP) — The House adopted a Republican-only $95 billion budget proposal Wednesday, a long-shot effort to fund the Iran war and other White House priorities over objections from Democrats and a few Republican holdouts in a final push before the midterm elections.
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[2026-07-23 14:47 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea plans to block national pension credits for parents convicted of child abuse and conscripts sentenced to at least 18 months in prison for crimes committed during military service, the government said Thursday.
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[2026-07-23 14:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) announced attacks targeting US military infrastructure in Kuwait.
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[2026-07-23 14:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio met on Thursday on the sidelines of the ASEAN summit in Manila, Philippines.
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[2026-07-23 14:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: In this photo provided by the Ukrainian Presidential Press Office, from left, acting Minister of Defense Major General Yevhen Khmara, former Commander-in-Chief of the Ukrainian Armed Forces Oleksandr Syrskyi, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and new commander-in-chief of Ukraine’s Armed Forces Mykhailo Drapatyi, pose for a photo during their meeting in Kyiv, Ukraine, Wednesday, July 22, 2026.
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[2026-07-23 14:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: United States Navy personnel salute during the national anthem at a watch party in a fan village in New York’s Rockefeller Center for a World Cup round of 16 soccer match between the United States and Belgium, Monday, July 6, 2026 in New York. (AP Photo/Adam Gray)
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[2026-07-23 14:00 UTC+10:00] [Iraq] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: With the outbreak of this year’s war, Iraq’s balancing act between the two antagonists has collapsed, exposing a perilously fragile state
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[2026-07-23 14:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Indian leader faces ‘perfect storm’ at home as proposed US trade deal sparks backlash and Trump ramps up pressure over Russian oil and China
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[2026-07-23 14:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Indian leader faces ‘perfect storm’ at home as proposed US trade deal sparks backlash and Trump ramps up pressure over Russian oil and China
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[2026-07-23 13:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Five Thai paramilitary soldiers have been killed and six civilians wounded in an attack on a security checkpoint in the country’s rebel-hit south, according to the army.
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[2026-07-23 13:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The US Department of State has urged citizens to "exercise caution and heightened vigilance" amid the escalating conflict in the region.
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[2026-07-23 13:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by Julio Rivera via American Greatness,
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[2026-07-23 13:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: NEW YORK — Former Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro and his wife will go on trial on drug trafficking charges next June, a judge said Wednesday, as their lawyers continue to object to the US military action that snatched them from power.
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[2026-07-23 13:11 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: BUNIA, Congo (AP) — More than 1,000 people have died in the Ebola outbreak in Congo, according to Africa's top health body, a grim toll in the fastest Ebola outbreak in history, as conflict, community resistance and an uneven response fuel its spread.
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[2026-07-23 13:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The US House of Representatives narrowly passed its version of a massive defence policy bill on Wednesday, despite Democrats' concerns about its huge price tag, the Iran war and a provision that would boost Pentagon ties to Israel.
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[2026-07-23 13:10 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner spoke Wednesday about the prospects for pursuing more active diplomacy and moving towards an accord to end the more than four-year-old war with Russia.
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[2026-07-23 13:04 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Lebanon is working toward a "complete Israeli withdrawal" from areas it occupies, Prime Minister Nawaf Salam said Wednesday on a visit to a village where Lebanon's Army recently deployed.
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[2026-07-23 13:04 UTC+10:00] [COMMENTARY] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: Of all the culture-war flash points that could become political wedge issues, you might think “don’t waste energy” would be toward the bottom of the list, down around “a hot dog is a sandwich” and “puppies are nice,” especially during a supposed energy emergency. And yet here we are. Your electric bills should feel the effects first.
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[2026-07-23 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio are expected to hold an important, rare meeting on Thursday to address shaky bilateral relations in the context of the Ukraine war, as well as recent nuclear rhetoric out of European NATO countries.
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[2026-07-23 12:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, July 23 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean military on Thursday called for caution against land mines planted by the North being washed into the South amid recent heavy downpours.
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[2026-07-23 12:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: NEW YORK — US stock indexes barely budged on Wednesday after oil prices climbed another 3% as fighting continues in the war with Iran.
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[2026-07-23 12:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani has urged the US federal government to enforce an International Criminal Court arrest warrant for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu because New York City lacks the legal authority to do so.
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[2026-07-23 12:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The US military announced Wednesday that it was conducting a 12th night of strikes against Iran as both sides increasingly targeted civilian infrastructure.
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[2026-07-23 11:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, right, arrives for a group photo session during the ASEAN Post Ministerial Conference with the United States on the sidelines of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in Pasay city, Metro Manila, Philippines Wednesday, July 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila, Pool)
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[2026-07-23 11:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Hello, this is Hui Jie writing to you from Singapore. Welcome to another edition of CNBC's Daily Open.
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[2026-07-23 11:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-07-23 10:59 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Reform Party Floor Leader Rep. Cheon Ha-ram on Tuesday upped the attack against Defense Minister Ahn Gyu-back, raising questions over Ahn's military service and against military reform measures.
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[2026-07-23 10:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Nikkei wrote a custom program to trace the flow of cryptocurrencies used by a smuggling network using Japan as a key transit point. (Photo by Hiroki Endo)
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