Topic: War & Conflict — Neutral reports only
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[2026-09-02 23:44 UTC+10:00] [Air defense] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: BRUSSELS — The EU and NATO will not back down from supporting Ukraine despite attacks against European countries blamed on Russia, the leaders of the two institutions said Wednesday.
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[2026-09-02 23:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge had no authority to overturn former U.S. Army soldier Bowe Bergdahl’s military conviction for deserting his post in Afghanistan before Taliban-allied forces abducted him and held him captive for nearly five years, an appeals court has ruled.
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[2026-09-02 23:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: With the high-stakes meeting just weeks away and tech tensions escalating, Beijing uses a G20 ministerial forum to advocate collaboration on the emerging technology
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[2026-09-02 23:30 UTC+10:00] [AI] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: With the high-stakes meeting just weeks away and tech tensions escalating, Beijing uses a G20 ministerial forum to advocate collaboration on the emerging technology
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[2026-09-02 23:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Israel's army has gradually expanded its so-called security zone despite a ceasefire with Hezbollah in southern Lebanon, crossing its self-established “yellow line” into at least three villages in recent weeks, The National has found.
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[2026-09-02 23:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: An army soldier helps a girl disembark from a helicopter after she is rescued from an area cut off by flash flooding in Nepal’s Nuwakot district, Friday, Aug. 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)
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[2026-09-02 23:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Ursula von der Leyen and Mark Rutte accused Russia of becoming increasingly reckless in its attacks on Europe
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[2026-09-02 23:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israel's defence minister has said his country is ready to expel the Palestinians from Gaza once the US settles on somewhere to send them.
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[2026-09-02 22:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Russian drone attacks across Ukraine have killed at least one person and wounded more than a dozen others, as Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Vladimir Putin threatened to escalate the conflict.
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[2026-09-02 22:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Iran carried out a number of attacks on the Kurdistan Region of northern Iraq as clashes with the US escalated overnight. The Iranian attacks fit a pattern going back to February. Iran has sought to spread the war to Iraq and other countries via attacks. It has often singled out the Kurdistan Region for attacks.
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[2026-09-02 22:34 UTC+10:00] [Latest Stories] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Inquirer
Snippet: PAGADIAN CITY – The Philippine Army (PA) has ramped up security in the Bangsamoro region with the deployment of three more battalions in the past two days, with another battalion expected to arrive before the Sept. 14 historic parliamentary elections.
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[2026-09-02 22:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israel's defence minister, Israel Katz, said on Wednesday that Palestinians will leave Gaza.
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[2026-09-02 22:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: U.S. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., looks on during a press conference with the American delegation, consisting of senators and members of the House of Representatives, in Copenhagen, Denmark, Saturday, Jan. 17, 2026. (Ida Marie Odgaard/Ritzau Scanpix via AP, File)
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[2026-09-02 22:00 UTC+10:00] [Donald Trump] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The US president’s need to assert dominance is igniting patriotism abroad and a backlash at home
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[2026-09-02 22:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Tokyo plans to send retired destroyers to Manila and Jakarta, but it may not demand alignment against China as part of deal
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[2026-09-02 22:00 UTC+10:00] [Japan] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Tokyo plans to send retired destroyers to Manila and Jakarta, but it may not demand alignment against China as part of deal
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[2026-09-02 22:00 UTC+10:00] [Editors' Pick] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
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[2026-09-02 21:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: More than 900 people have been killed in Israeli attacks in Gaza this year despite the ceasefire, according to latest figures from the territory's Hamas-run Ministry of Health.
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[2026-09-02 21:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: More than 17 million barrels of oil transited the Strait of Hormuz by ship on Monday, a record since the Iran war began in late February, U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright told CNBC in an interview Wednesday.
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[2026-09-02 21:48 UTC+10:00] [US military] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Shore leave comes after reports of deterioriating living conditions on board the vessel during record stint
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[2026-09-02 21:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran has launched missiles and drones at US military facilities across the region in retaliation for American attacks that killed at least 18 people in the country on Tuesday.
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[2026-09-02 21:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Analysts say while India could act as a potential bridge in engaging parties locked in conflict, ensuring a resolution works will be harder
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[2026-09-02 21:35 UTC+10:00] [Ukraine] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Analysts say while India could act as a potential bridge in engaging parties locked in conflict, ensuring a resolution works will be harder
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[2026-09-02 21:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: The U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln arrives at the port in Laem Chabang, Chonburi, Thailand, Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)
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[2026-09-02 21:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The US embassy in Saudi Arabia has warned Americans in the kingdom to take precautions over intensification of Iran war.
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[2026-09-02 21:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The resort city has faced a grim low tourist season, driven in part by the economic downturn triggered by the Iran warThe resort city has faced a grim low tourist season, driven in part by the economic downturn triggered by the Iran war.
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[2026-09-02 21:23 UTC+10:00] [US news] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Cao has been serving as acting navy secretary since John Phelan departed the job unexpectedly and without explanation in late April
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[2026-09-02 20:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Tehran, Iran – The city of Kuhestak, located in southern Iran’s Sirik County in Hormozgan province, close to the Strait of Hormuz, was the target of multiple overnight attacks by the United States military, with local sources and authorities saying a wedding ceremony was struck.
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[2026-09-02 20:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-09-02 20:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Top aides to US President Donald Trump are pushing to keep the Iran war from escalating before November's midterm elections to staunch Republican electoral losses, four people familiar with the discussions said, a strategy that is already under strain as the United States and Iran resume their back-and-forth attacks.
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[2026-09-02 20:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: NATO member Turkey would consider taking its relations with the China and Russia-led security bloc, the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, to a higher level, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday.
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[2026-09-02 20:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: In this photo provided by the Ukrainian Emergency Service, firefighters arrive to put out a fire in a residential building after a Russian drone attack in Odesa, Ukraine, Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2026. (Ukrainian Emergency Service via AP)
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[2026-09-02 20:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: The technical advantages enjoyed by the US military have been undermined by the Pentagon’s failure to develop strategies to exploit them, Gen David Petraeus has said in a strong criticism of Washington's approach to warfare.
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[2026-09-02 20:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: Law enforcement authorities searched the home of Lida Moniava, a prominent advocate for critically ill children’s care, and took her in for questioning as part of a criminal probe into “fakes” about the Russian military, her attorney told Russian media on Wednesday.
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[2026-09-02 20:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Iran launched missile and drone attacks on four US allies in the Gulf overnight after American forces struck about 100 targets in the Islamic republic.
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[2026-09-02 20:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: Lida Moniava, a prominent advocate for critically ill children’s care, has been charged with spreading false information about the military, her attorney told Russian media on Wednesday.
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[2026-09-02 19:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has urged airlines to avoid Russian airspace as Kyiv expands its drone operations.
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[2026-09-02 19:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: With tax cuts and a factory boom offsetting oil volatility, analysts expect momentum to hold – if El Nino doesn’t wreck the harvest
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[2026-09-02 19:34 UTC+10:00] [AI] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: With tax cuts and a factory boom offsetting oil volatility, analysts expect momentum to hold – if El Nino doesn’t wreck the harvest
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[2026-09-02 19:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: For more news, analysis, and the latest updates, head to jpost.com.
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[2026-09-02 18:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Five years after the US withdrawal, Afghanistan is no longer a country at war in the way the world once knew it. The streets of Kabul are busy, markets are open, and the booms of airstrikes have faded away from villages that once shuddered under them. But the country that emerged from two decades of conflict is also more isolated, poorer, and firmly under Taliban rule.
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[2026-09-02 18:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: The United States and Iran have exchanged a new round of attacks – the biggest in more than a month – raising fears of escalation into a wider regional war.
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[2026-09-02 18:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: President Vladimir Putin has dismissed growing speculation that he plans to announce a new round of military mobilization following State Duma and regional elections later this month.
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[2026-09-02 18:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The IDF killed two Hamas terrorists in a Monday strike on Gaza, including a commander from the Military Security Department of Hamas’s Gaza City Brigade, the military confirmed on Wednesday.
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[2026-09-02 18:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The German Navy successfully completed a dual trial of Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI)'s Naval Lora ballistic missile on Tuesday night, as part of the German Navy's Operational Experimentation (OPEX).
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[2026-09-02 18:18 UTC+10:00] [Sport / Racing] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Australian Turf Club chief executive Steve McMahon has welcomed the challenge of his Victorian counterpart in the battle to establish and host a dream match race between Hong Kong superstar Ka Ying Rising, Australia’s champion Autumn Glow and Doncaster winner Sheza Alibi.
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[2026-09-02 18:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Jakarta says it has to determine if the eight people were recruited through job offers but then duped into joining Russia’s military
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[2026-09-02 18:17 UTC+10:00] [Ukraine] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Jakarta says it has to determine if the eight people were recruited through job offers but then duped into joining Russia’s military
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[2026-09-02 18:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: In recent days, several high-level regional diplomatic initiatives have signalled an effort to revive US-Iran negotiations.
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[2026-09-02 18:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: AS Sept. 3 approaches, the Philippines has good reason to remember that the end of World War II in Asia is not merely someone else’s history.
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