Topic: War & Conflict — Neutral reports only
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[2026-08-28 08:25 UTC+10:00] [Sport / NRL] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-08-28 07:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Donald Trump's order instructs the name change to be reflected in government maps, contracts and other documents. (Reuters: Evan Vucci)
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[2026-08-28 07:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-08-28 07:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: US President Donald Trump's Africa envoy on Thursday condemned the air strikes by Sudan's military inside the territory of Chad, after Chadian authorities reported bombings in the eastern Ennedi region last week.
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[2026-08-28 07:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: Washington — US President Donald Trump on Thursday insisted Russian leader Vladimir Putin would not attack NATO territory, downplaying reports that Washington had warned Moscow against a possible move on Europe.
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[2026-08-28 06:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Thursday he is renaming Lake Ontario to be known as “Lake America” in the United States as he escalates his trade war with Canada.
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[2026-08-28 06:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: US President Donald Trump's Africa envoy on Thursday condemned the air strikes by Sudan's military inside the territory of Chad, after Chadian authorities reported bombings in the eastern Ennedi region last week.
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[2026-08-28 06:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Amid ongoing global oil supply disruptions due to the Iran war and Hormuz Strait crisis, and also as Ukraine's war on Russian oil refineries and export terminals heats up, the Trump administration has been scrambling to tap new reliable and long-term energy sources.
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[2026-08-28 06:30 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: As if US officials didn’t have enough on their plate these days, they can now add a trade war with Canada to the mix — and with it, one more dent to a relationship that historically is one of the closest the United States has with another country. President Donald Trump has done the impossible by turning America’s pleasant neighbor up north into a combatant.
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[2026-08-28 06:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Zambian army officers walk outside the precinct of the election results center at the Mulungushi International Conference Centre in Lusaka, Zambia, Friday, Aug. 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Anita Reed)
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[2026-08-28 06:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: How far will the US-Canada trade war go?
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[2026-08-28 05:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The US war on Iran has caused a "beyond critical" shortage of advanced missile interceptors, especially Patriots, which have been used to shoot down Russian ballistic missiles, a Nato official and US official told the Associated Press (AP) in a report published on Thursday.
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[2026-08-28 05:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: El presidente de Estados Unidos, Donald Trump, izquierda, sale del Marine One para abordar el Air Force One, el viernes 21 de agosto de 2026, en la Base Conjunta Andrews, Maryland, de camino a Carolina del Sur. (AP Foto/Jacquelyn Martin)
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[2026-08-28 05:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran's security chief, Mohsen Rezaei, said on Thursday that Tehran is preparing a list for mediators of its conditions to open the Strait of Hormuz, including ending the war in the region.
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[2026-08-28 05:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: President Donald Trump walks to board Air Force One at Morristown Airport, Sunday, Aug. 16, 2026, in Morristown, N.J. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
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[2026-08-28 05:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: The US Army's Project Janus, which we detailed at length back in November, has selected its initial batch of reactor developers to bring advanced nuclear energy to Army installations to ensure resilient and ready power.
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[2026-08-28 05:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-08-28 05:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The US war on Iran has caused a "beyond critical" shortage of advanced missile interceptors, especially Patriots, which have been used to shoot down Russian ballistic missiles, a Nato official and US official told the Associated Press (AP) in a report published on Thursday.
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[2026-08-28 05:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: From left, U.S. Ambassador to NATO Matthew Whitaker, U.S. Undersecretary of Defense Elbridge Colby and NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte walk together after addressing the media at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Thursday, Aug. 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)
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[2026-08-28 05:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: China's July 6 test of a missile, left, that traveled more than 7,000 kilometers across the Pacific before landing south of Kiribati will provide a fresh focus for members of the Pacific Island Forum, headquartered in Fiji, right. (Source photos by Xinhua/AP and Reuters)
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[2026-08-28 04:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Defence Industry
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[2026-08-28 04:49 UTC+10:00] [World / North America] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Washington: Donald Trump signed an executive order to rename Lake Ontario – which sits between the US and Canada – to “Lake America” amid an ongoing trade war between the two North American neighbours and allies.
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[2026-08-28 04:44 UTC+10:00] [Donald Trump] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Symbolic move to rename lake bordering New York and Canada comes amid escalating trade war with northern neighbor
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[2026-08-28 04:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: US President Donald Trump told reporters on Thursday in the Oval Office that Washington is "in control" of the Strait of Hormuz and continues its blockade of Iranian ports, while Iran is in "deep trouble" and is "not paying their troops".
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[2026-08-28 04:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Bosnian Serb commander Ratko Mladić, dubbed the "Butcher of Bosnia" for his actions during the Balkan wars of the 1990s, has died in prison.
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[2026-08-28 04:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The US president called Canada ‘the worst’ to deal with on trade, saying: “They feel entitled, and we can’t have that”
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[2026-08-28 04:04 UTC+10:00] [Buffalo] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The US president called Canada ‘the worst’ to deal with on trade, saying: “They feel entitled, and we can’t have that”
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[2026-08-28 03:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The criticisms of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s handling of war and peace by his challengers in the October 27 election are well-known: whatever tactical wins he achieved militarily, he has either failed or not yet succeeded, after losing an unprecedented amount of the country’s global legitimacy, to lock in long-term diplomatic gains.
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[2026-08-28 03:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Qatar’s prime minister has held meetings in the Iranian capital, discussing key issues including the future of the Strait of Hormuz, amid international hopes that dialogue between the United States and Iran on ending the war will resume.
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[2026-08-28 03:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by Tsvetana Paraskova via OilPrice.com,
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[2026-08-28 03:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order that he said will "immediately" change the name of Lake Ontario to "Lake America."
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[2026-08-28 03:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Yemen’s Saudi-backed government said on Thursday a fighter with one of its factions was killed on the al-Ahtoub front lines in the western countryside of Taiz governorate fighting against the Houthis, according to Yemen’s army media centre.
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[2026-08-28 03:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Ratcliffe was taken to Moscow in a US military plane
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[2026-08-28 02:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The UN deputy special envoy for Syria, Claudio Cordone, condemned an Israeli air strike on Syria's Abu al-Duhur airbase and expressed concern about "statements from senior Israeli officials advocating an open-ended Israeli military presence on Syrian territory".
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[2026-08-28 02:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Ratko Mladic, a war criminal convicted over the first genocide on European soil since the second world war, has died prison in The Hague at the age of 84.
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[2026-08-28 02:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: A US military judge has ordered Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the alleged mastermind of the 9/11 attacks, to stand trial in June 2028.
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[2026-08-28 02:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: ZAMBOANGA CITY — Operatives of the Naval Command Western Mindanao (NCWM) dealt a major blow to regional smuggling networks after intercepting undocumented diesel fuel and foreign-brand cigarettes with a combined estimated value of over P147 million in two separate maritime operations on Aug. 22 and Aug. 24.
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[2026-08-28 02:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Kuwait and Pakistan on Thursday signed a defence and military co-operation deal, in the latest move to reshape regional alliances in the shadow of the Iran war.
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[2026-08-28 02:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Kuwait and Pakistan have signed a joint defence and military cooperation agreement during the Kuwaiti defence minister's visit to Islamabad on Thursday.
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[2026-08-28 02:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: From the very start of the Ukraine war, the United Kingdom has consistently been among Kiev's most open and ardent military supporters, time and again transferring heavy weaponry, including cutting edge long-range missiles like the Storm Shadow.
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[2026-08-28 01:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: One Palestinian has been killed and several others wounded by an Israeli drone strike on a bicycle in Gaza City's central area, according to Gaza’s civil defence and hospital sources, Al Jazeera reported.
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[2026-08-28 01:49 UTC+10:00] [Defense] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: BRUSSELS — Poland "does not want" allied nuclear weapons stationed on its territory, the country's Deputy Defense Minister Paweł Zalewski said Thursday, despite growing worries of a Russian incursion into NATO territory.
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[2026-08-28 01:26 UTC+10:00] [French Language] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The New York Times
Snippet: Canada’s minister responsible for trade with the United States said on Thursday that a pledge from a Trump administration official to not challenge Canadian laws around French language and Canadian culture could provide an opening to renew negotiations.
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[2026-08-28 01:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israel is considering expelling British officials from the US-led International Gaza Support Center (IGSC), which was established to monitor the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas.
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[2026-08-28 01:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Mossad Director Maj.-Gen. (res.) Roman Gofman will not handle any investigations into the "Qatargate" affair due to a conflict of interest, The Jerusalem Post confirmed on Thursday.
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[2026-08-28 01:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has a serious problem. Israel is approaching an election in which voters will be asked to judge not only the country’s longest-serving prime minister but the man who was prime minister on October 7.
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[2026-08-28 00:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A Russian serviceman was killed by a car bomb Thursday, officials said, the latest in a string of deadly blasts targeting military personnel and others linked to Russia’s war in Ukraine.
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[2026-08-28 00:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Local Spain
Snippet: Protests over security in Spain's North African enclave of Ceuta escalated into violent clashes with the Spanish military on Thursday, a month after a mass influx of migrants from Morocco.
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[2026-08-28 00:12 UTC+10:00] [Genocide] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: Ratko Mladić, the former Bosnian Serb military commander who was the architect of the 1995 Srebrenica massacre during the Bosnian War, has died aged 84, according to Serbian state media.
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[2026-08-28 00:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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