Topic: War & Conflict — Neutral reports only
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[2026-07-16 02:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: An Iranian-occupied UAE island in the Arabian Gulf was hit by US strikes on Wednesday during a 90-minute wave of attacks.
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[2026-07-16 02:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Senior Israeli military officials told the Security Cabinet on Tuesday that the IDF now controls between 67% and 70% of the Gaza Strip, according to two Israeli sources.
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[2026-07-16 02:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: THE Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Office of the Presidential Adviser on Peace, Reconciliation and Unity (Opapru) signed a memorandum of agreement on Wednesday to develop prosecutorial guidelines for handling community-based conflict cases.
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[2026-07-16 02:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-07-16 02:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: CANNES, France — The Gulf ceasefire lasted barely three weeks. After Iran attacked three commercial ships in the Strait of Hormuz, the United States struck more than 80 targets, revoked Iran’s oil-sanctions waiver and declared their memorandum of understanding (MOU) “over.” Yet the market response was telling: Brent crude rose to around $79 per barrel — a meaningful jump, but far below April’s $120 peak, when the strait was closed outright.
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[2026-07-16 02:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: RIYADH — Saudi Arabia and Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthis appeared on the brink of renewed war after the fighters claimed their first large-scale strikes on the kingdom since 2022, analysts and a Gulf source said.
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[2026-07-16 02:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Matt Damon anchors a visually stunning epic in which the women – Anne Hathaway, Lupita Nyong’o, Zendaya – outshine the men
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[2026-07-16 02:00 UTC+10:00] [The Odyssey] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Matt Damon anchors a visually stunning epic in which the women – Anne Hathaway, Lupita Nyong’o, Zendaya – outshine the men
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[2026-07-16 02:00 UTC+10:00] [Film] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Doing full justice to the Homeric legend, Christopher Nolan amasses an epic cast to convey the true cost of war with film-making of thrilling ambition
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[2026-07-16 01:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: In the north-eastern city of Sumy, close to the Russian border, six guided aerial bombs struck medical and civilian facilities, killing three people and wounding 17. Firefighters extinguished burning vehicles outside a medical centre while rescue teams evacuated survivors. Regional governor Oleh Hryhorov said one of the victims was so badly injured that they could not immediately be identified.
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[2026-07-16 01:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: At the beginning of the war, I sat with Aliyah and Integration Minister Ofir Sofer (Religious Zionist Party) in a Tel Aviv studio before a recording. A technician was clipping a mic to his jacket, and I asked Sofer how he was doing.
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[2026-07-16 01:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Marcus Plunkett of the United States fills his water bottle on the 15th hole during a practice round for the British Open Golf championships at Royal Birkdale golf club, in Southport, England, Tuesday, July 14, 2026. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
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[2026-07-16 01:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Helen (left) and Joanne were able to meet for the first time after David Griffiths pleaded guilty to defrauding them by misrepresentation
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[2026-07-16 01:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Former Iranian foreign minister and current member of parliament Manouchehr Mottaki said that Iran should launch a ground war, infiltrate and seize a US military base in the Middle East, and take thousands of US military personnel hostage in Iran during an interview broadcast on Iranian state media on Wednesday.
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[2026-07-16 01:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Days of back-and-forth strikes by the US and Iran have shaken the Middle East. The interim deal to end the conflict is in tatters. Now there are fears the region could tip back into all-out war.
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[2026-07-16 01:00 UTC+10:00] [Iran] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Renewed strikes put Washington’s appetite for a prolonged war to a familiar historical test, analysts say
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[2026-07-16 01:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Renewed strikes put Washington’s appetite for a prolonged war to a familiar historical test, analysts say
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[2026-07-16 00:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: Russia’s Foreign Ministry on Wednesday warned its citizens in Gulf countries to exercise caution after an interim deal to end the war in the Middle East fell apart and Iran and the United States exchanged back-and-forth strikes.
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[2026-07-16 00:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, July 14, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
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[2026-07-16 00:30 UTC+10:00] [World news] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Beneath the drone strikes and talk of ceasefires lies a battle over history that is testing Kyiv’s chances for an end to the conflict
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[2026-07-16 00:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The EU has agreed to stop granting temporary protection to newly arriving Ukrainians liable for military service while extending the scheme for others who fled the conflict with Russia, according to the Council of the European Union. The restriction will take effect in March 2027, while the broader protection scheme will remain in place until March 2028.
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[2026-07-16 00:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The EU has agreed to stop granting temporary protection to newly arriving Ukrainians liable for military service while extending the scheme for others who fled the conflict with Russia, according to the Council of the European Union. The restriction will take effect in March 2027, while the broader protection scheme will remain in place until March 2028.
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[2026-07-16 00:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Ukraine's 35-year old defense minister, Mykhailo Fedorov, has only been in the top military spot for six months, but amid a new Zelensky-initiated major cabinet reshuffling, the FT reports that the military's top spot has been targeted as the next leadership change.
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[2026-07-16 00:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The IDF on Tuesday killed a Hamas terrorist responsible for taking the remains of three IDF soldiers hostage into the Gaza Strip during the October 7 massacre, the military confirmed on Wednesday.
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[2026-07-16 00:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-07-15 23:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The US has announced the end of its 23-year military presence in Iraq, as it shifts its focus to expanding the war against Iran.
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[2026-07-15 23:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The US has announced the end of its 23-year military presence in Iraq, as it shifts its focus to expanding the war against Iran.
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[2026-07-15 23:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Daniel Mendelsohn has little time for the staged culture wars that have erupted over Christopher Nolan’s highly anticipated film adaptation of Homer’s Greek epic “The Odyssey” which comes out on Friday.
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[2026-07-15 23:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israeli forces briefly closed one of the gates to Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied East Jerusalem on Tuesday, citing military exercises.
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[2026-07-15 23:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: When the US resumed strikes on Iran after the ceasefire collapsed on July 8, the targets extended beyond nuclear sites to a series of locations along the southern Iranian coast.
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[2026-07-15 23:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Unrest, Conflict and War
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[2026-07-15 23:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A sign marks the entrance to a series of hardened tents at the Camp East Montana immigrant detention center in the desert at a U.S. Army base on the outskirts of El Paso, Texas, Feb. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Morgan Lee, File)
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[2026-07-15 23:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Iran has concentrated its firepower on Jordan’s military bases in a potential “shaping operation” to knock out air defences for a renewed assault on Israel, The National can disclose.
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[2026-07-15 23:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda speaks during a joint press conference with Czech Republic’s President Petr Pavel during the visit to the Rukla military base some 100 kms (62.12 miles) west of the capital Vilnius, Lithuania, Friday, March 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Mindaugas Kulbis, File)
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[2026-07-15 23:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: When Argentina take on England in their World Cup semi-final in Atlanta, Georgia, on Wednesday night, Lionel Messi will have an unlikely army of fans cheering him on.
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[2026-07-15 23:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: The fragile calm that has defined relations between Saudi Arabia and Yemen's Houthi rebels since a 2022 truce is facing its most serious test, with a recent military exchange threatening to pull both sides back towards confrontation.
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[2026-07-15 22:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The High Court of Justice on Wednesday temporarily froze a law passed by the Knesset a day earlier that would halt arrest, investigation, and enforcement proceedings against qualifying haredi yeshiva students who failed to report for military service.
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[2026-07-15 22:43 UTC+10:00] [Migration] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: European countries have agreed to extend the temporary protection granted to Ukrainian refugees until 2028 — but have excluded men who could be called up to the military.
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[2026-07-15 22:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: If there is one thing that has long defined the political career of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, it is Iran.
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[2026-07-15 22:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: American AI pioneer eyes 75 per cent fee cut for flagship software to counter market gains by Claude and low-cost alternatives from Chinese providers
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[2026-07-15 22:30 UTC+10:00] [China] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: American AI pioneer eyes 75 per cent fee cut for flagship software to counter market gains by Claude and low-cost alternatives from Chinese providers
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[2026-07-15 22:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israel's military court sentenced an active-duty soldier to five years in prison for sending videos of missile interceptions to an Iranian agent, the Israeli army announced.
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[2026-07-15 22:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Three members of a family – a father, a mother and their six-year-old daughter – have been killed in an Israeli air attack on an apartment in central Gaza as Israel continues to violate a “ceasefire” with near-daily attacks.
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[2026-07-15 22:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: An attempt to turn controversial American influencer Clavicular into an unlikely ambassador for Israel has ended in embarrassment, with an Israeli soldier working for the military's propaganda unit removed from her position after appearing in his livestreams.
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[2026-07-15 21:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Old munitions buried in the soil from an abandoned military training ground in Mueritz National Park have forced firefighters to stay away
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[2026-07-15 21:47 UTC+10:00] [climate change] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Old munitions buried in the soil from an abandoned military training ground in Mueritz National Park have forced firefighters to stay away
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[2026-07-15 21:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Palestinians carry the bodies of people killed in an Israeli military strike on a residential building on the back of a vehicle as they attend their funeral at Al-Aqsa Hospital in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip, Wednesday, July 15, 2026.(AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
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[2026-07-15 21:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The Controlled Unclassified Information label has been criticised for allowing the Defence Department to block data from going public
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[2026-07-15 21:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The Controlled Unclassified Information label has been criticised for allowing the Defence Department to block data from going public
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[2026-07-15 20:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Several consecutive days of strikes exchanged between the U.S. and Iran have once again thrown oil prices into the spotlight — and cast uncertainty on the European Central Bank's interest rate decision next week.
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