Topic: War & Conflict — Neutral reports only
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[2026-08-29 00:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Sudan has lifted a two-year-old night-time curfew and a state of emergency in the capital, Khartoum, in a move authorities say will allow residents to move and work around the clock.
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[2026-08-28 23:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Crude oil prices have swung sharply over six months of war in Iran, rising almost two-thirds to nearly $120 a barrel before falling back as diplomatic efforts eased fears of a prolonged disruption to global supplies.
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[2026-08-28 23:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The IDF killed a Hamas commander in Gaza's Al-Shati area on Thursday who participated in the October 7 massacre, the military said on Friday.
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[2026-08-28 23:15 UTC+10:00] [US military] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Thai navy says ‘routine’ visit’ will allow personnel to rest and recuperate amid reports of poor conditions onboard
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[2026-08-28 23:11 UTC+10:00] [World news] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: View image in fullscreenHattigauda, NepalChildren run to an army helicopter as rescue operations continue after fatal flash floods and mudslidesPhotograph: Narendra Shrestha/EPAShareView image in fullscreenKathmandu, NepalRelatives of people missing after the deadly floods wait outside the Tribhuvan University teaching hospitalPhotograph: Monika Malla/ReutersShareView image in fullscreenOslo, NorwayPeople gather at Palace Square to mourn King Harald V after news of his deathPhotograph: Thomas Andersen/NTB Scanpix/APShareView image in fullscreenMinab, IranA man who lost his son in February’s strike on Shajareh Tayyebeh primary school,
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[2026-08-28 23:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Zhang and Liu have been under investigation since January for alleged failures of discipline
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[2026-08-28 23:06 UTC+10:00] [Jiang Chaoliang] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Zhang and Liu have been under investigation since January for alleged failures of discipline
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[2026-08-28 22:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: US stock futures are flat and rates rise ahead of today's main event: Fed chief Kevin Warsh’s Jackson Hole speech at 10am ET (full preview here) as traders seek clarity on his economic outlook and his strategy for lowering inflation back to the Fed's 2% target. As of 8:00am ET, S&P futures are little changed and Nasdaq 100 futures are lower following the Nvidia-driven rally for the index in the prior session, when however only 30% of the S&P and
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[2026-08-28 22:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Swift commercial response highlights how Chinese space surveillance capabilities are expanding beyond military and government circles
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[2026-08-28 22:40 UTC+10:00] [Dongpo] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Swift commercial response highlights how Chinese space surveillance capabilities are expanding beyond military and government circles
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[2026-08-28 22:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: It has been six months since February 28, when the US and Israel shocked the world by launching missile strikes on Iran, killing Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and several senior Iranian officials in Tehran, as well as scores of children in a school in Minab, southern Iran.
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[2026-08-28 22:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Beijing will leverage its ‘whole nation’ approach under the 15th five-year plan to achieve breakthroughs in core technologies, official says
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[2026-08-28 22:32 UTC+10:00] [Washington] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Beijing will leverage its ‘whole nation’ approach under the 15th five-year plan to achieve breakthroughs in core technologies, official says
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[2026-08-28 22:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The Israeli government has instructed its military to expel Palestinians from areas of the Gaza Strip where children are flying kites and releasing balloons, Israel’s Channel 13 reported on Thursday.
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[2026-08-28 22:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: The MoD is set to start trials of a new paraglider for airborne troops
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[2026-08-28 22:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity News,
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[2026-08-28 22:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Shares of major U.S. clothing retailer Gap, whose brands include Old Navy, Banana Republic and others, jumped the most in 16 months in premarket trading after the company reported stronger-than-expected profit and upgraded its earnings outlook. The company also named retail veteran Michael Francis as Old Navy's next CEO.
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[2026-08-28 22:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Described as warm, generous, unassuming and deeply devoted to his work, Gong was a pioneer of space debris research
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[2026-08-28 22:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Described as warm, generous, unassuming and deeply devoted to his work, Gong was a pioneer of space debris research
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[2026-08-28 21:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The discovery this week of the sunken arms ship the Altalena, which almost sparked an Israeli civil war just one month after the fledgling state was created in 1948, has become a political battle ground for right-politicians seeking support in advance of the October 27 elections.
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[2026-08-28 21:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: CAIRO (AP) — Drone strikes have killed eight civilians and wounded dozens in Sudan’s Kordofan region, a rights group said Friday.
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[2026-08-28 21:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Six months ago today, the United States and Israel launched their first strikes of on Iran, assassinating Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei in Tehran and hitting nuclear and military sites around the country.
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[2026-08-28 21:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Islamabad, Pakistan – Pakistan and Kuwait signed a new defence agreement on Thursday, with Pakistan’s Ministry of Defence saying it significantly enhances a military cooperation framework in place since 2023.
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[2026-08-28 21:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The spokesperson of Iran's Ministry of Defence, Brigadier General Reza Talaei‑Nik, stated that Iran has prepared new weapons and 'surprises' for the battlefield in the event of future war, the state-run Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) reported.
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[2026-08-28 21:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Supply chains in the Middle East are shaping up to be the next major opportunity for venture capital investors, especially when the Iran war ends, the founder of Dubai's Global Ventures has said.
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[2026-08-28 21:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Iraq on Friday announced four arrests over the killing of two police officers in Baghdad, as the government tries to assert authority before a deadline to bring all weapons under state control.
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[2026-08-28 21:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: CIA Director John Ratcliffe delivered a grim assessment of Russia’s situation regarding the war in Ukraine during a secret visit to Moscow this past week, The New York Times reported on Thursday.
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[2026-08-28 21:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Forget “Let’s go fly a kite” from Mary Poppins. The song from Disney’s movie sends spirits soaring, but in Israel, post-October 7, 2023, kites are not symbols of innocent childhood fun. They have transformed from symbols of freedom into weapons of physical and psychological warfare. It’s evil, but brilliant.
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[2026-08-28 21:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said a return to diplomacy to end the war with the US was not "impossible", with the conflict still unresolved as it reached the six-month mark on Friday.
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[2026-08-28 21:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: A US judge on Aug. 27, 2026 blocks the Pentagon’s blacklisting of Anthropic, the latest turn in the Claude maker’s high-stakes fight with the military over AI safety on the battlefield. Anthropic’s lawsuit in California federal court alleges that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth overstepped his authority when he designated Anthropic a national security supply-chain risk, a label the government can apply to companies that expose military systems to potential infiltration or sabotage by adversaries.
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[2026-08-28 21:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Football in the occupied West Bank has been brought to a near standstill since Israel launched its genocidal war on Gaza.
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[2026-08-28 21:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: This report is from this week's The Tech Download newsletter. Like what you see? You can subscribe here.
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[2026-08-28 20:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: Peace negotiations between Russia and Ukraine are on a “deep pause” as Russian troops press their offensive in eastern Ukraine, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Friday.
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[2026-08-28 20:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Palestinians walk past a food-aid warehouse damaged in an Israeli airstrike that targeted a nearby house in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip, Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
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[2026-08-28 20:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: President Donald Trump, center, walks from Marine One to board Air Force One, Aug. 21, 2026, at Joint Base Andrews, Md., en route to South Carolina. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)
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[2026-08-28 20:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: In this photo provided by the Ukrainian Emergency Service, cars burn as firefighters try to put out a fire following a Russian drone attack in Kyiv region, Ukraine, Friday, Aug. 28, 2026. (Ukrainian Emergency Service via AP)
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[2026-08-28 20:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Long power cuts and severe fuel shortages have disrupted daily life in Libya, a country already plagued by an enduring political deadlock, conflict and corruption, and holding Africa's largest oil reserves.
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[2026-08-28 20:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Police moved to disperse demonstrators at Trampolín and Benítez beaches after belongings and makeshift shelters used by migrants were set alight during the unrest. Footage broadcast by Spanish public television showed protesters throwing objects into bonfires as police pushed them back, while migrants retreated behind a police cordon on a pier.
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[2026-08-28 20:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The defence pact signed by Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan, known for now as the Mecca Agreement, has laid down a firm statement of political intent: to sharpen regional deterrence, and to put the burden of the region's security back in the hands of the region itself.
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[2026-08-28 20:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Prosecution and defence barristers delivered their final addresses to jurors in Lindsay Kennedy's Supreme Court murder trial today. (ABC News: Tristan Hooft)
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[2026-08-28 20:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [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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[2026-08-28 19:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: In Rasuwa, army rescuers were filmed pulling a man from thick mud at the entrance to a hydropower tunnel and helping others to safety before evacuating survivors by helicopter. The rescue operation is focused on the Upper Trishuli-3A hydropower project, where more than 100 workers and local residents are believed to have been trapped after floodwaters and debris surged into the tunnel on 26 August.
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[2026-08-28 19:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Six months after the US and Israel launched Operation Epic Fury against Iran on February 28, the Strait of Hormuz has yet to recover even a quarter of the roughly 20 million barrels a day of crude it carried before the war.
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[2026-08-28 19:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Russian forces have intensified attacks within Ukraine's so-called "fortress belt" of industrial cities in the eastern Donetsk region, seeking to ramp up pressure on critical Ukrainian strongholds after more than four and a half years of full-scale war.
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[2026-08-28 19:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Volkswagen CEO Oliver Blume held meetings this week at the company's plants around the country to present streamlining plans to workers and unions and discuss the cuts needed to overcome the German carmaker's financial troubles. As passed of these meetings he confirmed for the first time that Volkswagen is in talks to save the factory in Osnabruck by using the plant for military production.
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[2026-08-28 19:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Digital‑intelligence company Cellebrite has introduced a portable field system designed to help military teams extract and analyze data from digital devices directly on the battlefield. The Cellebrite Tactical Extraction Kit (C‑TEK) is built as a rugged, backpack‑sized mobile forensics kit intended for units operating in disconnected or time‑sensitive environments.
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[2026-08-28 19:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 28 (Yonhap) -- A government selection committee finalized Friday its designation of a southwestern county as the site for a military air base relocation from the neighboring city of Gwangju, a decision that clears the way for an expedited build-out of a major semiconductor cluster.
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[2026-08-28 19:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Dhaka’s decision to buy the fighters shows that views on Chinese weapons are shifting and the market is opening, military expert says
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[2026-08-28 19:00 UTC+10:00] [AESA] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Dhaka’s decision to buy the fighters shows that views on Chinese weapons are shifting and the market is opening, military expert says
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[2026-08-28 18:41 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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