Topic: War & Conflict — Neutral reports only
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[2026-07-21 16:14 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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[2026-07-21 16:13 UTC+10:00] [Latest Stories] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Inquirer
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. condemns the recent incident at Ayungin (Second Thomas) Shoal, where a Philippine Navy personnel was assaulted by members of the China Coast Guard (CCG), Palace press officer Claire Castro said on Tuesday.
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[2026-07-21 16:09 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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[2026-07-21 16:01 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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[2026-07-21 15:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (3rd LD) Hourly minimum wage set at 10,700 won for 2027, up 3.7 pct from this year
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[2026-07-21 15:48 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The Ministry of National Defense announced Tuesday that it will change the restrictions on military zones covering 29 square kilometers of land nationwide.
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[2026-07-21 15:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: US President Donald Trump unveiled 50% tariffs on a wide range of imports from Canada on Monday in response to what the US administration called its discriminatory treatment of American-made cars, alcohol and dairy goods, threatening a new front in a global trade war.
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[2026-07-21 15:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Russia said on Monday it had declared two Italian diplomats persona non grata, calling it a reciprocal measure in response to the expulsion of two Russian embassy staff in Italy.
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[2026-07-21 15:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Foreign ministers of the Southeast Asian bloc ASEAN will issue a statement on the Middle East crisis after expressing grave concern about the evolving situation, the Philippines' top diplomat said on Tuesday.
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[2026-07-21 15:26 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Revolutionary Guard claims attack on oil tanker and two other ships; Houthis in Yemen say they are imposing an immediate maritime blockade of Saudi Arabia in the Red Sea
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[2026-07-21 15:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: The scam industry in Myanmar is morphing and heading into the jungle, according to satellite imagery, victim testimony and local investigators.
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[2026-07-21 15:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: It's been 10 days since U.S. President Donald Trump declared the ceasefire with Iran "over," with both sides launching military strikes and renewing geopolitical uncertainty.
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[2026-07-21 15:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: US completes 10th consecutive night of strikes as tankers are targeted in the Strait of Hormuz and Yemeni rebels threaten broader war
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[2026-07-21 15:12 UTC+10:00] [Iran] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: US completes 10th consecutive night of strikes as tankers are targeted in the Strait of Hormuz and Yemeni rebels threaten broader war
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[2026-07-21 15:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: This satellite image from Planet Labs PBC shows a section of an earthen barrier being built by the Israeli military, right side of image moving top to bottom, in the central Gaza Strip, July 1, 2026. At left is the Maghazi refugee camp, and on the other side are homes demolished by the military.
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[2026-07-21 15:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Law, Crime and Justice
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[2026-07-21 15:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: 1943 -- Japanese colonial authorities issue an expanded order for the mobilization of Korean students for Japan's World War II efforts. Hundreds of thousands of Koreans, many of them students, were forced to become soldiers for the Japanese army toward the end of Japan's 1910-45 colonization of the Korean Peninsula.
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[2026-07-21 14:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Lebanese army soldiers stand at a checkpoint in Froun village, southern Lebanon, Thursday, July 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Mohammed Zaatari)
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[2026-07-21 14:09 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Iran has attacked a tanker in the strait of Hormuz, forcing its crew to abandon the ship, after the US launched a tenth consecutive night of strikes
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[2026-07-21 14:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: President Donald Trump, right, salutes Air Force 89th Air Wing Deputy Commander Melissa Dombrock, left, before boarding Marine One upon his arrival at Joint Base Andrews, Md., Sunday, July 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Luis M. Alvarez)
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[2026-07-21 14:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Inflation fears are back on the table, amid worries over escalating tensions between the U.S. and Iran in the Middle East conflict which has kept oil prices elevated, according to analysts.
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[2026-07-21 14:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Japanese defence ministry confirms the navy vessels were spotted in the Pacific, southwest of the remote Okinotori Island
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[2026-07-21 14:00 UTC+10:00] [Chinese] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Japanese defence ministry confirms the navy vessels were spotted in the Pacific, southwest of the remote Okinotori Island
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[2026-07-21 14:00 UTC+10:00] [Global development] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Amid fears of fresh bloodshed, the country is hoping its offer of education and employment can provide a model for other nations to follow
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[2026-07-21 13:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: If the phrase Argentina’s Jewish community has adopted to mark the 32nd anniversary of the worst terrorist attack in the country’s history sounds familiar to their compatriots, it’s intentional: “Today we cannot lose … our memory” echoes the soccer-mad nation’s World Cup slogan.
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[2026-07-21 13:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The escalating conflict between the US and Iran could cause 30 Israeli passenger flights to be canceled each day without Iran even firing at Israel, according to a Monday N12 report.
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[2026-07-21 13:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The US State Department issued an alert urging its citizens around the world to "exercise increased caution", amid its war on Iran.
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[2026-07-21 13:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Ahn Gyu-back’s accuser claims a gap in his military record reflected an absence without leave. Ahn has called it an ‘administrative error’
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[2026-07-21 13:14 UTC+10:00] [Lee Jae Myung] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Ahn Gyu-back’s accuser claims a gap in his military record reflected an absence without leave. Ahn has called it an ‘administrative error’
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[2026-07-21 13:11 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: NEW YORK (AFP) -- A US Army veteran was arrested Monday for starting a fire outside a federal building in New York, apparently in protest against President Donald Trump's immigration policies.
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[2026-07-21 13:04 UTC+10:00] [Editors' Pick] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: This is AI-generated and may have errors. For context, always refer to the full article. Report issues here.
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[2026-07-21 12:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) it struck more US military targets in Kuwait, state news agency IRNA reported.
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[2026-07-21 12:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Vessel traffic through the Strait of Hormuz has slumped since U.S. President Donald Trump's blockade took effect last week, with shipowners increasingly avoiding one of the world's most important energy corridors as fighting between the U.S. and Iran intensifies.
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[2026-07-21 12:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: When darkness fell over eastern Gaza city on Saturday, Amin Dawla gathered his children and fled under heavy gunfire and artillery shelling.
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[2026-07-21 12:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: The U.S. condemned what it termed China's "dangerous and aggressive" actions against Philippine navy personnel in the contested South China Sea waters, after Manila said a Chinese coast guard officer repeatedly struck a Filipino sailor on the head with a wooden baton, injuring him and damaging a navy rubber boat.
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[2026-07-21 12:18 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The defense ministry on Monday said it will lift or ease restrictions in military protection zones equivalent to 10 times the size of Yeouido in western Seoul, as the government seeks to address public inconveniences and promote balanced regional development.
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[2026-07-21 12:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: A former US Army soldier has been arrested after igniting a fire in front of a federal building in New York City, says the FBI.
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[2026-07-21 12:11 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Taiwan will deliberately slow mobile internet speeds for the first time during annual civil defense drills in August, testing how citizens would communicate if bandwidth became scarce in emergencies ranging from disasters to a Chinese invasion.
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[2026-07-21 12:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, July 21 (Yonhap) -- The defense ministry on Monday said it will lift or ease restrictions in military protection zones equivalent to 10 times the size of Yeouido in western Seoul, as the government seeks to address public inconveniences and promote balanced regional development.
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[2026-07-21 12:10 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: KYIV, Ukraine (AFP) -- As protestors gathered in Ukraine for another demonstration against the ousting of a reformist defense minister, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was facing one of the most urgent political crises of the Russian invasion.
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[2026-07-21 12:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Multiple large-scale projects in the UAE, ranging from transport infrastructure to world-class entertainment venues, remain on track despite the Iran war.
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[2026-07-21 11:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Air force drones are tracking stagnant water on rooftops, while its troops are helping overstretched hospital staff keep track of patients
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[2026-07-21 11:48 UTC+10:00] [monsoon] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Air force drones are tracking stagnant water on rooftops, while its troops are helping overstretched hospital staff keep track of patients
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[2026-07-21 11:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: US Central Command (Centcom) said that it ended another wave of strikes against Iran, claiming attacks on military command centres, maritime capabilities, missile and drone launch sites as well as air defence systems.
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[2026-07-21 11:24 UTC+10:00] [Ukraine] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Russia using up more ballistic missiles than it makes, thinktank says; military chief may go in fallout from defence minister’s sacking. What we know on day 1,609
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[2026-07-21 11:21 UTC+10:00] [National News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: Already have Rappler+? Sign in to listen to groundbreaking journalism.
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[2026-07-21 11:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: An Ontario police department is warning residents not to bring unexploded military munitions to the station after a woman walked in carrying a live World War II grenade, according to the NY Post.
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[2026-07-21 11:09 UTC+10:00] [Latest Stories] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Inquirer
Snippet: WASHINGTON — Washington on Monday condemned what it called “dangerous and aggressive” action by China, whose personnel are accused of injuring a Filipino sailor at a shoal in the disputed South China Sea.
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[2026-07-21 10:56 UTC+10:00] [ASIA PACIFIC] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: TAIPEI – Taiwan will deliberately slow mobile internet speeds for the first time during annual civil defense drills in August, testing how citizens would communicate if bandwidth became scarce in emergencies ranging from disasters to a Chinese invasion.
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[2026-07-21 10:55 UTC+10:00] [Northeast Asia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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