Topic: Energy — Neutral reports only
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[2026-05-20 11:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The United Nations has lowered its global growth forecast for 2026 to 2.5 percent from an estimated 3 percent last year, citing rising energy costs and weaker trade linked to the US-Israel war on Iran.
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[2026-05-20 10:44 UTC+10:00] [Ukraine] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Exemption for Russian oil refined elsewhere then sold on; funeral in Kyiv for two of Russian bombing’s young victims. What we know on day 1,547
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[2026-05-20 10:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: North Asian markets are outperforming those in the south of the continent, thanks to tougher insulation from energy shocks, stronger fiscal ability and AI developments, according to a senior Goldman Sachs strategist.
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[2026-05-20 10:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The United Arab Emirates said on Tuesday that six drones had been launched against it from Iraq in the past 48 hours, including one that caused a fire at a nuclear power plant in the Gulf state on Sunday.
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[2026-05-20 10:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Rafael Grossi briefed the UN Security Council on the situation at the UAE’s Barakah nuclear power plant following Sunday’s drone strike, warning that the incident remained “of grave concern” despite radiation levels staying normal and offsite power being restored.
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[2026-05-20 10:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Key Gulf plants have been hit by Iranian missiles, causing a drop in output of the metal used in making solar panels and wind turbines
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[2026-05-20 10:00 UTC+10:00] [nickel] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Key Gulf plants have been hit by Iranian missiles, causing a drop in output of the metal used in making solar panels and wind turbines
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[2026-05-20 09:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-05-20 08:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: The South Korean-operated vessel HMM NAMU is docked after being damaged from a fire following an explosion in the Strait of Hormuz, at a port in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Friday, May 8, 2026. (Kim Sang-hun/Yonhap via AP)
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[2026-05-20 08:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 20 (Yonhap) -- Angola is willing to provide South Korea with greater crude oil supplies to help ease its supply woes amid the Middle East crisis, which could serve as a basis for longer-term bilateral energy cooperation, the African nation's envoy to South Korea has said.
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[2026-05-20 08:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The Russian leader arrives in China days after Trump in search of an energy deal, with yuan settlements, pricing potentially on the table
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[2026-05-20 08:00 UTC+10:00] [Strait of Hormuz] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The Russian leader arrives in China days after Trump in search of an energy deal, with yuan settlements, pricing potentially on the table
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[2026-05-20 07:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: India produces roughly 70% of the coal it consumes. © Reuters
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[2026-05-20 07:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Earlier we reported that after issuing a code red about a month ago, with several airlines warning they may run out of kerosene in weeks if not days, European refiners and airlines have since backtracked on their earlier warnings; instead they now have “almost zero” concerns that jet fuel could run out over summer.
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[2026-05-20 06:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: The UAE on Tuesday said that threats and attacks against nuclear plants are a red line, warning it reserved the right to defend its territory and population under international law after a drone strike at the Barakah Nuclear Energy Plant.
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[2026-05-20 06:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Beijing stands as Moscow’s “most powerful strategic partner,” with Russia’s massive natural reserves and cheap energy making it a perfect fit for cooperation in artificial intelligence development, Kremlin investment envoy Kirill Dmitriev has said.
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[2026-05-20 06:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: The thermal energy storage facility in Big Stone City, S.D., at top center, under construction in October 2025. (Bart Pfankuch/South Dakota News Watch via AP)
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[2026-05-20 05:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Drivers heading into Memorial Day weekend are set to face some of the highest regular gasoline prices at the pump in years.
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[2026-05-20 05:00 UTC+10:00] [Politics / NSW] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: The renewable energy rollout is the only thing keeping the NSW economy out of recession, state Treasurer Daniel Mookhey says, warning conflict in the Middle East has led to a significantly lower economic growth forecast for the year ahead.
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[2026-05-20 04:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-05-20 04:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: By Charles Kennedy of OilPrice.com
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[2026-05-20 04:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: GÖRLITZ, Germany — Rescue teams in eastern Germany searched Tuesday morning for three people who were missing after a building collapsed in the eastern city of Görlitz near the Polish border.
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[2026-05-20 03:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: International Atomic Energy Agency chief Rafael Grossi will brief the UN Security Council on the recent attack targeting a nuclear plant in the UAE, according to a spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres.
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[2026-05-20 03:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: A Petrobras distribution terminal in the state of Sao Paulo. Brazil can contribute to Japan's energy security, Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira says. © Reuters
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[2026-05-20 02:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: GEOPOLITICAL tensions could weigh on the region’s sovereigns and sukuk issuers through higher energy prices, weaker currencies and tighter external financing conditions, Fitch Ratings said.
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[2026-05-20 02:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: GEOPOLITICAL tensions could weigh on the region’s sovereigns and sukuk issuers through higher energy prices, weaker currencies and tighter external financing conditions, Fitch Ratings said.
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[2026-05-20 02:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Perovskite solar cells will be installed at Self-Defense Force facilities across Japan starting in 2027 if the trial pans out. (Photo by Mizuho Miyazaki)
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[2026-05-20 02:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: LONDON — Oil prices eased Tuesday but remained above $100 a barrel while stocks wavered as investors tracked a potential deal between the US and Iran to end a war that has sent energy prices soaring.
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[2026-05-20 02:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
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[2026-05-20 02:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
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[2026-05-20 01:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Esta fotografía sin fecha publicada por la agencia estatal WAM de los Emiratos Árabes Unidos muestra la central nuclear de Barakah, en construcción, en el desierto occidental de Abu Dabi. (Arun Girija/Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation/WAM vía AP, Archivo)
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[2026-05-20 01:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-05-20 01:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-05-20 00:49 UTC+10:00] [Drones (military)] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Attack marks first time military action has forced a fully operating nuclear power plant to rely on backup generators
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[2026-05-20 00:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Bond yields continued to move sharply higher today, driven in large part by the aggressive repricing in the oil strip as markets (finally) price in a lengthy disruption to Hormuz traffic which has pushed year-end prices higher by about $12 in the past month.
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[2026-05-20 00:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: The UAE said on Tuesday that a drone strike which caused a fire near to the Barakah Nuclear Energy Plant was launched from Iraqi territory.
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[2026-05-20 00:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: American flags wave in the wind on Fifth Avenue in the borough of Manhattan in New York City on Friday, Jan. 21, 2022. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey, file)
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[2026-05-20 00:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: This undated photograph released by the United Arab Emirates’ state-run WAM news agency shows the under-construction Barakah nuclear power plant in Abu Dhabi’s Western desert. (Arun Girija/Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation/WAM via AP, File)
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[2026-05-20 00:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: In a huge and unexpected announcement, amid stalled US-Iran peace talks - which have proven a failure and illusive thus far, NATO now says it could deploy military assets to forcibly reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Per breaking newswires Tuesday late morning:
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[2026-05-19 23:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: La planta eléctrica Jeffrey Energy Center, alimentada por carbón, cerca de Emmett, Kansas, el 3 de enero del 2026. (AP foto/Charlie Riedel)
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[2026-05-19 23:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: The United States has announced another 30-day extension of a sanctions waiver for countries buying Russian oil and petroleum products currently already loaded on tankers at sea, as global energy markets have been roiled by the US-Israel war on Iran.
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[2026-05-19 23:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Local Spain
Snippet: Tax return deadline, schools break up for summer, increase in electricity and gas prices, changes to asylum rules, new salary transparency law, festivals, protests and more - here's everything to know about June 2026 in Spain.
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[2026-05-19 23:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Researchers build system that can send energy to multiple moving targets, taking another step towards dream of an orbiting power station
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[2026-05-19 23:00 UTC+10:00] [Omega] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Researchers build system that can send energy to multiple moving targets, taking another step towards dream of an orbiting power station
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[2026-05-19 22:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: UPDATES with details of banquet dinner in paras 21-25)By Park Bo-ram
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[2026-05-19 22:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: This image from an Airbus Defence and Space’s Pléiades Neo satellite shows a fire at an oil refinery on Iran’s Lavan Island, left, and an oil slick in the waters of the Persian Gulf around Shidvar Island, right, April 10, 2026. (Airbus Defence and Space© via AP)
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[2026-05-19 22:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Qatar's foreign ministry spokesperson said that there were no special arrangements in place for the export of energy products, but that the closure of the Strait of Hormuz had added complexity to supply chains in the region.
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[2026-05-19 22:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: The two young alleged gunmen who descended upon a San Diego Islamic facility on Monday -- killing three men and themselves -- have been identified, along with early indications of their motives. Police sources have told multiple outlets that 17-year-old Cain Clark and 18-year-old Caleb Velasquez -- driven by hate -- scrawled racist themes on their weapons and carried a gas can emblazoned with a Nazi SS sticker.
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[2026-05-19 21:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: US equity futures are lower, set for a 3rd drop in a row, as traders waited for futile signs of progress toward a peace deal in the Middle East. and as tech and small cap stocks reacted adversely to higher bond yields around the globe, but nowhere more so than in Japan, where many tenors are trading at record lows, as the wheels have fully come off the clown bus, aka the Bank of Japan.
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[2026-05-19 21:19 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: For over a decade, I’ve navigated the complexities of North Korean affairs, security, and foreign policy from both Seoul and Washington, D.C. As the National Desk Political Team Lead, I track the pulse of geopolitics, closely following developments from the Unification Ministry and the Foreign Ministry. My mornings start with Rodong Sinmun—North Korea’s state mouthpiece—before diving into the day’s headlines from Seoul and Washington.
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