[2026-08-05 03:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Jerusalem Post

Title: All Israeli strikes in Gaza to require IDF chief's approval as military tightens policies - report

Snippet: All Israeli strikes in the Gaza Strip are set to require the approval of IDF Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir, Army Radio reported on Tuesday, citing security sources.

Read full article: https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/defense-news/article-904571

[2026-08-05 03:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: Japan says combat drones key to adapting to new warfare as regional tensions rise

Snippet: TOKYO — Japan needs to adapt to new methods of warfare like using artificial intelligence and drones that have been deployed in Ukraine and the Middle East and to strengthen its defense industry, the government said Tuesday.

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/08/05/world/japan-says-combat-drones-key-to-adapting-to-new-warfare-as-regional-tensions-rise/2398343

[2026-08-05 03:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Al Jazeera

Title: Gaza holds mass funeral for 112 people killed in Israel’s 2023 Sabra attack

Snippet: More than 100 Palestinians whose bodies were trapped beneath rubble for nearly three years have been laid to rest in Gaza City, in one of the largest mass funerals held in the enclave since Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza began.

Read full article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/4/gaza-holds-mass-funeral-for-112-people-killed-in-israels-2023-sabra-attack

[2026-08-05 02:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Nikkei Asia

Title: Japan weighs use of Palantir, Anduril AI systems for defense forces

Snippet: Japan is looking to speed up decision-making while integrating operations, considering options that include using multiple U.S.-made AI systems overseen by a domestic one. (Nikkei montage/Source photos by Kyodo)

Read full article: https://asia.nikkei.com/politics/defense/japan-weighs-use-of-palantir-anduril-ai-systems-for-defense-forces

[2026-08-05 02:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: ABC News

Title: Mass funeral held in Gaza for 112 people killed in Israeli strike

Snippet: Topic:Unrest, Conflict and War

Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-05/mass-funeral-held-in-gaza-for-112-victims-of-israeli-strikes/106997376

[2026-08-05 02:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: A time of massive profits for big oil with fighting in Iran closes key shipping artery

Snippet: The per-gallon price is displayed electronically over the various grades of fuel available from a pump at a QT gasoline station Thursday, July 30, 2026, in Greenwood Village, Colo. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/oil-prices-iran-war-gas-inflation-7f2d2d1b9d8d4ac9fd3566b200fdd577

[2026-08-05 02:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Israeli military says it destroyed weapons production machines in occupied West Bank

Snippet: The Israeli army said that it carried out several operations on Monday in the occupied West Bank, including dismantling weapon production machines in the Qabatiya area and arresting a person allegedly affiliated with the Palestinian's Islamic Jihad (PIJ) group in Nablus.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israeli-military-says-it-destroyed-weapons-production-machines-occupied

[2026-08-05 02:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Zero Hedge

Title: New Signals Point To Another Possible Migrant Invasion Against Ceuta

Snippet: The scenes from the Ceuta invasion were deeply alarming, as 60,000 predominantly military-aged men, many carrying no supplies, crossed from Morocco into the Spanish enclave. The invasion set off alarm bells across the West, reinforcing concerns that uncontrolled mass migration poses a major national security risk.

Read full article: https://www.zerohedge.com/political/new-signals-point-another-possible-migrant-invasion-against-ceuta

[2026-08-05 02:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The National (UAE)

Title: Dana Gas starts gas deliveries to Iraqi power plant | The National

Snippet: The UAE's Dana Gas and Crescent Petroleum have started supplying natural gas to a federal Iraqi power plant, bolstering electricity generation as the US-Iran war disrupts the country's energy sector.

Read full article: https://www.thenationalnews.com/business/energy/2026/08/04/dana-gas-starts-gas-deliveries-to-iraqi-power-plant/

[2026-08-05 02:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Jerusalem Post

Title: Ireland spends €53m. on gov't jet lacking Elbit-manufactured system needed to land in fog - report

Snippet: Ireland's new government jet, which cost the republic €53m, was purchased without FalconEye, a technology co-developed by Dassault Falcon and Israeli defense giant Elbit Systems, that is essential for the aircraft to land in foggy weather, local media reported on Tuesday.

Read full article: https://www.jpost.com/diaspora/antisemitism/article-904570

[2026-08-05 02:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Officials report progress on a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz

Snippet: U.S. President Donald Trump said Sunday he decided to hold off on ordering American forces to carry out new strikes against Iran at the urging of Gulf allies Qatar, Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates.

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/iran-us-war-strait-hormuz-oman-diplomacy-6587f90f2ab5beec373ce5fabf637541

[2026-08-05 02:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: Japan sees ‘urgent’ need to boost military

Snippet: TOKYO — Japan needs to boost its military with a “sense of urgency and crisis,” its defense chief said on Tuesday, as a new government assessment again highlighted growing risks from China, North Korea and Russia.

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/08/05/world/asia-oceania/japan-sees-urgent-need-to-boost-military/2398077

[2026-08-05 02:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The National (UAE)

Title: Who is the violent settler Israel’s Defence Minister is determined to support? | The National

Snippet: Overnight on Monday, Israeli settlers attacked Palestinian towns again, torching cars and spraying graffiti in the villages of Talfit and Jalud.

Read full article: https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/mena/2026/08/04/who-is-the-violent-settler-israels-defence-minister-is-determined-to-support/

[2026-08-05 02:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: Military confirms Chinese Scarborough Shoal drills

Snippet: ERROR 404 page not found Click here to go to the home page

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/08/05/news/national/military-confirms-chinese-scarborough-shoal-drills/2398272

[2026-08-05 01:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Iraq exported under a third of pre-war oil levels via Hormuz in July: monitor

Snippet: Iraq exported less than a third of its pre-war oil levels in July through the Strait of Hormuz, data from the maritime tracking firm Kpler showed on Tuesday.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/iraq-exported-under-third-pre-war-oil-levels-hormuz-july-monitor

[2026-08-05 01:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Drought reveals WWII battleships in Danube River's record low waters

Snippet: Romania’s military on Monday used 180 kilograms (397 pounds) of explosives to blast rock near the lower Danube’s Bala Canal in an effort to redirect water into the river’s main channel and toward the state-owned Cernavoda nuclear power plant.

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/serbia-danube-river-drought-ships-7f938261b92ebbc88330d5f1b892fb2e

[2026-08-05 01:00 UTC+10:00] [Australian federal police] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Melbourne anti-weapons protest being investigated as terrorist act by ‘far-left extremists’

Snippet: Federal police say those who vandalised a defence manufacturer and torched nearby cars could face life imprisonment

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/aug/05/melbourne-anti-weapons-protest-terrorism-investigation-ntwnfb

[2026-08-05 00:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The National (UAE)

Title: Gazans mourn 112 people retrieved from rubble almost three years after Israeli strike | The National

Snippet: Hundreds of Gazans gathered on Tuesday for funeral prayers for 112 people killed at the start of the war, almost three years ago, but whose bodies were only recently retrieved from under the rubble.

Read full article: https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/mena/2026/08/04/gazans-mourn-112-people-retrieved-from-rubble-almost-three-years-after-israeli-strike/

[2026-08-05 00:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Jerusalem Post

Title: 'Baby killer': IDF reservist attacked by antisemitic Spanish tourist in Philippines

Snippet: An Israeli tourist and military reservist was harassed and physically attacked at a café on Siargao Island in the Philippines on Monday, according to the Diaspora Ministry.

Read full article: https://www.jpost.com/diaspora/antisemitism/article-904565

[2026-08-05 00:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Jerusalem Post

Title: Exhibition of ultra-Orthodox military draft cartoons vandalized ahead of Animix Festival

Snippet: An exhibition of political cartoons about the exemption of the ultra-Orthodox from military service was vandalized on Monday ahead of the opening of the Animix International Animation, Cartoon and Comics Festival at the Tel Aviv Cinematheque.

Read full article: https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/culture/article-904567

[2026-08-05 00:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The National (UAE)

Title: Dubai population rebounds after dropping by 61,000 at height of Iran war | The National

Snippet: Dubai's population has rebounded since the start of the Iran war, with 157,000 more people living in the emirate compared with the start of the year.

Read full article: https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/2026/08/04/dubai-population-rebounds-after-dropping-by-61000-at-height-of-iran-war/

[2026-08-05 00:32 UTC+10:00] [Air defense] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Politico

Title: Kyiv’s former top commander says NATO is too outdated for Ukraine

Snippet: NATO's reliance on the "doctrines of World War II" and its slow adaptation to new forms of warfare make it unlikely Ukraine will ever join the alliance, said Kyiv's Ambassador to the U.K. and former Commander-in-Chief Valerii Zaluzhnyi.

Read full article: https://www.politico.eu/article/kyiv-former-top-commander-says-nato-too-outdated-for-ukraine/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication

[2026-08-05 00:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: Rams’ Davante Adams uses four-legged metaphor to ‘separate boys from the men’

Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/08/04/sports/davante-adams-jumps-sean-mcvay-secret-weapon-bandwagon-rest/

[2026-08-05 00:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Top Huawei chip scientist opens up on strategy, ‘blind arrogance’ and his war-hero mindset

Snippet: In viral interview, Liao Heng delves into navigating US curbs to build Ascend processors, prioritising innovation over nanometres for semiconductor self-reliance

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3362960/top-huawei-chip-scientist-opens-strategy-blind-arrogance-and-his-war-hero-mindset?utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-08-05 00:29 UTC+10:00] [Silicon Valley] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Top Huawei chip scientist opens up on strategy, ‘blind arrogance’ and his war-hero mindset

Snippet: In viral interview, Liao Heng delves into navigating US curbs to build Ascend processors, prioritising innovation over nanometres for semiconductor self-reliance

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3362960/top-huawei-chip-scientist-opens-strategy-blind-arrogance-and-his-war-hero-mindset

[2026-08-05 00:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: The Moscow Times

Title: Syria and Iraq Resume Direct Flights to Russia

Snippet: Syria and Iraq have resumed direct flights to Russia, restoring air links that were suspended amid political upheaval in Damascus and the war in Iran, Russian media reported.

Read full article: https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2026/08/04/syria-and-iraq-resume-direct-flights-to-russia-a93413

[2026-08-05 00:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Zero Hedge

Title: Five Killed In Latest Ukrainian Drone Strike On Moscow As Civilian Death Toll Climbs

Snippet: Ukraine has continued to conduct long-range drone strikes focused on the Moscow region, deep inside Russian territory. Zelensky has touted that he is ramping up the military pressure on Russia, and will force it to the negotiating table to end the war "by winter".

Read full article: https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/five-killed-latest-ukrainian-drone-strike-moscow-civilian-death-toll-climbs

[2026-08-05 00:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: The Jerusalem Post

Title: US has used 'virtually all' of its long-range precision missiles during Iran war, sources say

Snippet: The US Army has used up much of its stockpile of highly accurate long-range missiles during its five-month war with Iran, according to three people familiar with the data, raising concerns about the military's readiness for future conflicts.

Read full article: https://www.jpost.com/international/article-904564

[2026-08-05 00:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: How Taiwan is preparing for a PLA sea blockade in its biggest war games

Snippet: Taipei to move weapons production, prepare for internet outages and adopt US ‘back briefs’ during Han Kuang drills

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3362965/how-taiwan-preparing-pla-sea-blockade-its-biggest-war-games?utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-08-05 00:00 UTC+10:00] [Tamsui River] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: How Taiwan is preparing for a PLA sea blockade in its biggest war games

Snippet: Taipei to move weapons production, prepare for internet outages and adopt US ‘back briefs’ during Han Kuang drills

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3362965/how-taiwan-preparing-pla-sea-blockade-its-biggest-war-games

[2026-08-05 00:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: ABC News

Title: Police investigate arson on Victorian defence company as 'far left terror'

Snippet: Wed 5 Aug 2026 at 12:00am

Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-05/terrorism-police-investigate-arson-at-melbourne-defence-company/106997004

[2026-08-04 23:50 UTC+10:00] [Defense budgets] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Politico

Title: Ukraine becomes fault line in Italy’s next election

Snippet: Former Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte, who leads the left-wing 5Star Movement, set off a political firestorm this week by casting doubt on further military aid to Ukraine if the center-left wins the next election.

Read full article: https://www.politico.eu/article/ukraine-becomes-fault-line-next-italy-election/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication

[2026-08-04 23:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: South Korean students detained for allegedly breaking into US military base

Snippet: SEOUL, South Korea — A group of eight South Korean students were detained Tuesday for allegedly breaking into a United States air base while shouting anti-U.S. slogans, South Korean authorities said.

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/08/04/world/south-korean-students-detained-for-allegedly-breaking-into-us-military-base/2398184

[2026-08-04 23:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Jerusalem Post

Title: Ukraine's Fire Point starts to integrate European tech into missile defense system

Snippet: Ukrainian drone and missile maker Fire Point has secured agreements from over a dozen European defense companies to provide radar, guidance and other systems ​for the Freyja missile defense project, and is starting to integrate the various systems, its CEO has said.

Read full article: https://www.jpost.com/defense-and-tech/article-904561

[2026-08-04 23:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Gaza families bury 112 people recovered nearly three years after Israeli strikes

Snippet: Palestinians on Tuesday buried 112 members of a single clan killed in Israeli air strikes in November 2023, after their remains were recovered from beneath the rubble last month.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/gaza-families-bury-112-people-recovered-nearly-three-years-after-0

[2026-08-04 23:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The National (UAE)

Title: UAE restarts Syria business council as investors seek post-war opportunities | The National

Snippet: The UAE and Syria have revived their joint business council to boost trade and investment ties, as Damascus seeks Gulf capital to help rebuild an economy battered by years of civil war and sanctions.

Read full article: https://www.thenationalnews.com/business/economy/2026/08/04/uae-restarts-syria-business-council-as-investors-seek-post-war-opportunities/

[2026-08-04 23:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Palestinians hold mass funeral for over 100 victims of Israeli strike in Gaza

Snippet: Bodies of members of the Hassayna and Abu Sharia families, killed in an Israeli strike in 2023 and recently recovered from the rubble, are draped in Palestinian flags during their funeral in Gaza City, Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/israel-palestinians-hamas-war-gaza-news-1215e52022856b9de9837237a0e188fa

[2026-08-04 23:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: RT News

Title: Russia. The only thing holding the West together

Snippet: By Fyodor Lukyanov, the editor-in-chief of Russia in Global Affairs, chairman of the Presidium of the Council on Foreign and Defense Policy, and research director of the Valdai International Discussion Club.

Read full article: https://www.rt.com/news/643831-russia-holding-west-together/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS

[2026-08-04 22:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: South Korean students detained after protest at US air base

Snippet: Air Force One with U.S. President Joe Biden arrives at Osan Air Base in Pyeongtaek, South Korea, Friday, May 20, 2022. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man, file)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/south-korea-us-military-students-detained-87e996c2f3a10f696911bf6204668a5b

[2026-08-04 22:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: US-Saudi strikes test Iraq's balancing act between Riyadh and Tehran

Snippet: The unprecedented joint US-Saudi strikes on Iran-linked militias in Iraq last week have done more than raise the prospect of retaliation.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/us-saudi-strikes-test-iraqs-balancing-act-between-riyadh-and-tehran

[2026-08-04 22:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: ABC News

Title: Five dead in Moscow region as Kyiv targets more Wildberries sites

Snippet: Topic:Unrest, Conflict and War

Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-04/ukrainian-drone-attack-on-moscow-industrial-zone-kills-five/106997120

[2026-08-04 22:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: WATCH: Defense rejects Kapunan's 'scam' remark on OVP confidential funds

Snippet: The defense team of Vice President Sara Duterte on Aug. 4, 2026 pushes back against prosecution counsel Lorna Kapunan's description of the Office of the Vice President's confidential funds as a 'scam,' calling the remark a mischaracterization of the evidence presented before the Senate impeachment court. Defense spokesman Michael Wesley Poa said Kapunan's statement went beyond the testimony of former Commission on Audit Intelligence and Confidential Funds Audit Office auditor Roderick Wamil, who was discussing an Audit Observation Memorandum (AOM)

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/08/04/videos/watch-defense-rejects-kapunans-scam-remark-on-ovp-confidential-funds/2397988

[2026-08-04 22:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Al Jazeera

Title: Seventh round of Israel-Lebanon talks begins – what’s on the agenda?

Snippet: A seventh round of United States-mediated talks has begun in the Italian capital with the aim of establishing new “pilot zones” in southern Lebanon from which Israeli forces will begin withdrawing, and the Lebanese army will assume control.

Read full article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/4/seventh-round-of-israel-lebanon-talks-begins-whats-on-the-agenda

[2026-08-04 22:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Gaza families bury 112 people recovered nearly three years after Israeli strikes

Snippet: Palestinians on Tuesday buried 112 members of a single clan killed in Israeli air strikes in November 2023, after their remains were recovered from beneath the rubble last month.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/gaza-families-bury-112-people-recovered-nearly-three-years-after-israeli-strikes

[2026-08-04 22:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Jerusalem Post

Title: US and Iran disagree on war casualty numbers

Snippet: For more news, analysis, and the latest updates, head to jpost.com.

Read full article: https://www.jpost.com/podcast/jpost-headlines/article-904546

[2026-08-04 22:00 UTC+10:00] [Film] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Lucky Strike review – likably manly Scott Eastwood fights his way home in second world war yarn

Snippet: Scott (son of Clint) is a wounded soldier behind enemy lines in this competent thriller with tense set pieces and clunky passages

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/aug/04/lucky-strike-review-scott-eastwood

[2026-08-04 22:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Japan sounds alarm over China’s expanding Pacific footprint, vows defence boost

Snippet: Beijing is strengthening its aircraft carrier force as it improves capacity to operate in more distant seas and airspace, white paper warns

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3362957/japan-sounds-alarm-over-chinas-expanding-pacific-footprint-vows-defence-boost?utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-08-04 22:00 UTC+10:00] [China] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Japan sounds alarm over China’s expanding Pacific footprint, vows defence boost

Snippet: Beijing is strengthening its aircraft carrier force as it improves capacity to operate in more distant seas and airspace, white paper warns

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3362957/japan-sounds-alarm-over-chinas-expanding-pacific-footprint-vows-defence-boost

[2026-08-04 21:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: A serviceman in Russian-held Crimea shoots fellow soldiers and civilians, killing 4

Snippet: A serviceman in Russian-held Crimea opened fire on fellow soldiers and civilians, killing four people and wounding four, the Moscow-installed governor of Sevastopol said Tuesday.

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-war-crimea-shooting-soldier-574bd915ebf7625955fc1cefbf3ef918

[2026-08-04 21:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Trump insists Iran talks under way, warns Tehran’s ‘last chance’ to secure deal

Snippet: US President Donald Trump claims that direct negotiations with Iran are under way, and has warned that the latest round is Tehran’s “last chance” to secure a deal to end the war.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/trump-insists-iran-talks-under-way-warns-they-are-tehrans-last-chance-secure-deal